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PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, MAY , 191.
pcath hath to man's doora to let life out.
Bcaimont and Fletcher.
Germany has given herself one good reason
fof colobratlng Lusltanla Day.
"Bryan Is Sure " Oh, tush! What differ
ence Is it what Bryan Is sure of?
Straw votes and men of straw having had
their official spring presentation, today ushers.
In tfce third of the trilogy the straw hat.
An oasis Is to bo built on the top of a new
Atlantic City hotel. But what thirsty wan
derer on that Island ever round It to be a
desert?
Vhat man who nttended tho suffragists' ball
last night will vote wrong next time after
having been allowed to attend In business
olbthea arid take off his coat?
The offensive passed Into German hands nt
VerdUn at the time when tho noto was made
public Apparently In German minds some
thing was needed to chcci1 tho populace.
Tho city's "anvil chorus" which greeted the
knocking off of work In the subway has at last
had a reaPecho under City Hall. Tho clink
4 of shovel and pick resounds in the corridors
in welcome refrain.
tilebknecht In prison seems more dangerous
to German domestic trantjullllty than Pearso
shot dead in tho Tower, Is torltlsh unity.
As a climax extenslon,'ofi conscription to Ire
land is a program that mustilcnvo German
psychologists aghast. T , '
v. It was chiefly tho Kalser'6 bad literary
' style that made stocks swoop down and then
up again as tho note came In piecemeal over
jcpo w;re. ii Hiarica acnanuy ana enaea witn
a, leap off. the high horse. But this author's
best-sellers are' for home consumption.
Thero is pothlng -very assuring in Ambas
sador Thomas 'Nelson Pago's remark that
peace w11 conio aa suddenly as tho war came.
Germany foresaw tho warit least ten years
ago, and England could have foreseen it If she
Tiad allowed herself to bo directed by her
' better minds. I
T,he death of a high-salaried railroad official,
resulting from day and night work and worry
over' freight congestion, flouts onco more the
cry of "luck" and "pretty soft" nnd "favor
itfsm" thai marks tho aimless envy of the
men who don't get ahead. There's always
room at the top, and It pays to get there. It
costs a lot to stay there, too.
Tho loss of two Zeppelins within twenty
four hours Is at a- rate which Germany can
not 'afford If tho French specialist, Prade,
is correct in estimating that there are only
forty German Zepppllns in oxlstenco, after
the destruction of thirty since the war be
gan. It would seem that no more than ona
'of these airships can bo manufactured every
ten days, as the'L-24 was finished on the
eve of the war and the L-77 was brought
dowh recently, Indicating that' flfty.threo had
been built in about a year and a half. The
fact that It was a British cruiser which
brought down on of them proves tho ac
curacy of Prade's information, that the raid
ing Zeppelins arrive over England at a low
altitude and perhaps even nt a reduced speed
so as to economize petrol whllo nt sea. Such
economy also indicates a painful shortage of
petrol In Germany.
A subcommittee of tho Board of Education
ha reported against tho inclusion of military
drill In the curriculum of the public schools.
The reasons are not public, but it appears that
a number, of letters were received opposing
the plan an,d only a very few favored it. The
situation ' fa analogous, to that In Congress,
Where thousands of' telegrams have been re
ceived urglnff peacp, at, any price or an em
bargo on arms "and virtually no telegrams
ha.Yo been received In opposition. The reason Is
simply that the people exp-ct their represen
tAtivts t$ do" the American thine and do hot
presume to Instruct them, rrhe antlmilltarfats
bavo"raaae the astounding discovery that mill
tiry -training in the schools, wilt corrupt the
youth, ahd lettera of protest have followed.
TJhere, A no reason to believe that (heV are
rlBhtrarid lew excuse for thinking that" there
IS any prevalent oblotlon to a simple course
in .military 'training (n the public schools. The
colleges r falling in line. If the school
hold our, more thetplty,
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When tho Berate, passed tho Hollla
farrrf loan bill ft did notblnp to under
JBlpo th.e safety and aecurlty of the national
tfeMuYtf. Thi, 0ystem of rural credits is
familiar 'tnreWhQut Europe, and In several
tAodfl6atloP3 haa been uniformly succesaful
fci iflt-r"iTT Thrtn th IU.ifTeIun u-uiJi. .A
I I , r -,- - ir ,--..-.-.,, WYSHM, M...4
v tisrt o f nu!a,DeiMMr both hav the same
j, -atpem W$ establishment of credit or the
jor;-particularly b furfti population ia the
, mhw grj&ip, oo, the basis of, jQlnt liability,
4 fid xerk ? JVUia 4W pot begin until
- iHt, ?t fejiiJ? her w,wi a rural cc-opeiu.
V MsJWfen for every 33J5 acre of ari-
EfetyiiJ j4- Jtt ih Gfrman Pmplre. Wyron
KiVrte. tfc avrof of; Ohio ana Am-
kM4BrT4BH(V(r mri of the RaUfeUen
DA'' 'Th&bwH! of ralUIw of dollar
ffimm wn W cieulUu rui the
Wmim tnts want, & 4
IMNtair. iha aww mm tk
BdHKWW,w "'"MMP!!1 ' '
ii t ,11. i.iiin"ii , ... mil. mm ,i urn. ii-i
In tho Keale of Ma arid put them In tho way
of helping themselves Una their neighbors."
There hnro ben neither Federal nor Stale law
Under which til farmers of the United States
might gain such advantage -although, to be
sure, they are not n6w what the Oerman
farmers ward In 1610. Out they have heeded
credit, and they have offered as security the)
most solid property In the world, good land.
When the Mouse bill arid the Senate bill are
compared arid adjueted, a piece of necessary
and profitable legislation will be complete. It
will differ widely from the Continental co
operative schemes, largely because our"
farmers are cast In a different mold and
understand commuiial effort with difficulty.
Hut It will bo a great gain In making the
farmer the ctjual of the industrial exploiter
In borrowing money for his work.
THE GERMAN NOTE
Ocrmonr mnhm impoftnnl roncelon In
the rocnlitlon of itnhHiitrlno aotlrlty. The
ulttiKtlon entem Into xecnnd ptiane, the
tterlnpmnt of which will ileptnd on Oer- ,
mitn perforntnnee.
TMB ultimatum contained In the American
note of April 19 wan as follows:
Unlexs the Imperial Government should
now Immediately declare and effect nn
ob"Jonment of Its PRnSHNT METHODS
of tibmarlno warfare against passenger
ana freight-carrying vessels, tho Govern
ment of the United StAte can have no
choice but to sever diplomatic relations with
the Ue.-mnn Empire altogether.
Stripped of the verbiage Intended for home
consumption, the essence of the German
answer to that demand U found In the Instruc
tions Issued to submarine commanders, as
follows:
In accordance with the general principles
of visit, pcnrclt and destruction of merchant
venqel. rccocnlzcd by International law.
surh vedsels, both WITHIN' AND WITH
OUT THE ATU2A Di:CL,AnnD A NAVAL,
WAIt 7.0SI;, shall not be sunk without
warning and without saving human lives,
unless ships attempt to escapo or offer re
sistance. In considering whether or not this Is a suffi
cient answer. It Is well to recollect that tho
operations within tho war zona ha . been
those against which .aur protests have been
directed. Tho note of April 19 was devoted,
In largo part, to a discussion of outrages
within tho war zone. Wo quote:
No limit of nny kind has. In fact, been
set to their (submarines') Indiscriminate
pursuit nnd destruction of merchantmen of
nil kinds and nationalities WITHIN THH
WATIHtS WHICH THH IMPERIAL QOV
ERNMHNT HAS CHOSEN TO DESIGNATE
AS LYING WITHIN THE SEAT OP WAR.
Tho war zone hns been the very crux of tho
problem, because tho whole purposo of tho
declaration of that zono was to relievo sub
marines of any legal restrictions whatever
nnd clothe them with llmltlcssauthorlty to
work their will. It has been In tho war zono
that flagrant violations of neutral rights havo
occurred.
The determination of the German Govern
ment, therefore, to apply to submarines operat
ing within the wnr zone the general principles
of International law. Is an acceptance In prin
ciple of tho American demand. It cannot,
however, be considered ns finally acceptable
until It has been demonstrated . In practice-
that, tho Instructions to submarlno com
manders will bo implicitly obeyed, with tho
termination of nil outrages of the sort which
havo' Injured and sorely tried this nation as
'well ns other noutrats.
THE situation, however. Is materially af
fected by tho condition under which Berlin
makes Its concession. After discussing the
confidence of tho German Government that
the United States would act vigorously now
against certain violations of International law
by Great Britain, tho answer says:
Should the Bteps taken by tho United
States Government fall to attain the object
It desires, I. e , to havo the laws of hu
manity followed by all belligerent nations,
the German Government would then be fac
ing a new situation. In which It must re
serve for Itself complete liberty of decision.
This Is a condition SUBSEQUENT nndVnot
a condition precedent. It means n compliance
with our demands immediately, subject to
change, presumably after notification. In the
event that future events are not to the liking
of Berlin. The American Government can
afford to accept tho compliance. It being under
stood, of course, that a notification of a re
sumption of provlous illegal submarine activ
ity would be equivalent to a declaration ct
rupture. Germany puts herself on probation.
Had the loosening of the British 'blockade
been made a condition precedent to the new
method of submarine activity, a break would
be Inevitable. It may be that the condition
was ndded to tho note at all only for the
benefit of German readers at home as a sop
to national pride.
ASIDE from the arrogant tone of the answer,
XX which Indicates the sort of childishness
which so often characterizes military regimes,
a striking feature of the communication la the
reference to peace. It Is entirely possible that
German public opinion needs to be convinced
at this time that the Kaiser Is prepared to
make peace, even anxious to make it. This is
not of Itself of great Importance, except as It
Indicates a conviction In Germany that high
tide In German aggression has been reached
and that Berlin can get more out of a peace
now than she would bo likely to get at any
subsequent time. Taken In connection with;
the change In the Lloyd betting, which favors
peace within the calendar year, it is significant
of the thought which is beginning to dominate
the European mind, namely, that the cost of
the war has become too staggering and that
some means tor its cessation must be found.
The crisis has not passed. It has moved
Into another phase, which may take months
to develop, the condition of which will depend
solely on the loyalty with which the German
Government clings to its latest promises.
NO SUPPRESSION
THERE does not seem tabe anything espe
cially sacrosanct about the day of May 16,
but Superintendent of Police Robinson has
refused to make publlo the facta concerning
motorists who have been summoned to court
before that date, "Ho bases his refusal," ac
cording to the news report, "on the ground
that the record might reflect upon Jdaglstratea
allied with either of the warrlntf factions of
the Republican Organization." Mr. Roblnaon
thereby gives Philadelphia, warning that the
health of tho Magistrates 'allied with, either
faction Of the Republican Organization, U In
comparably more Important that tha safety
of pedestrians who have suffered from Speed
ing motorists. Tha Superintendent or Police
U pot appointed to protect Magistrates allied
with either faction of the Republican Organi
zation, nor tjet Magistrates, whatever their
allegiance, eytcted to free, motorist who havo
broktn thelaw. When the equal eye of Jus
tice beglni to wink; at small offenses jt in
likely totlflse entirely to groat ohm cpa
eiatif U i&b Wtr4 with, aUtafeae to Ittowf
of tk Tii aiie& 4 tit SUibUc4H
! illimllnii n.nl.lir In in Iihi'lhIii .i ;
Tom Daly's Column
OVR VlhLAOB POtT
When It's a fnlni Baturdav and al mv icorh
Is throuoh
1 Uki to tenJte on Ohcttmtt street and tee what
'new it new.
The only thlnb about it that's cmbartasslna
to me
(Oh, not the things you- think I'm goln to ten
you thai I teel
for nowadays the ultra cut of women's styles
Is such
That whither ueather's wet or dry that
doesn't matter much)
"But here, as I ocean to sal, is what's dls-
turbin' nid:
4 soon as 1 i each up to uct my faithful old
ttmbrellcr
From off the hook, I'm Me to find a tall, red'
headed feller
A'Standin' by the watcr-cooier, over at the
door,
1'hat'i sura to ask me, hands on hips: "An'
where you headed fort"
I'll start to tell him: "Well, you see, it's
. simply a disprace
The brazen way that I've been lookln' pay-
days in tho face,
An' so 1 thought I'd do a little httslUn' for a
change,
Espcsh'lly now there's such important bits o'
news in range.
I want to get out near the bars and such'liko
dangerous quarters,
An' watch the Ship of Slate, poor thing,
a-bobbln' on the waters,
An' listen to the patriots, McNtcholous an'
Var-lous,
Discuss our To'vn Improvements, and grow
tearfully hilarious.
1 want to get a line on whafs to come of
llapUl Transit,
Bincc neither of the factions here seem anx-
iotti to advance it.
I've got to work some time, you know, and
anyicay this rain
Prevents my " Here I'll see Ills face take on
a look o' pain,
And "ralnl You call this little bit o' driszlln'
rnln'7" he'll say,
"Have you forgot that game o' golf that us
two has to play
With J. It. Maxwell, Jr., an' Richard Strong
bow Francis t
You think I'm gain' to undergo them fellers'
scornful glanccst
Ucrcl Chuck atcay that old umbrcll't How
delicate you're gcttln':
We're goln' 'to play that game o' golf If top do
get a wcttin'l"
So natch the Bportln' Extras (but no rootln',
please, or bcttln')
For Sykcs tclll claim my Saturday, when all
my work Is through
An' keep me off of Chestnut street, where so
much news is new.
Well, It looked llko rain when wo were
writing It.
' MAKIUAOKH
DHOOP J10I.ONY On the tlth April, nt Rt. Pniil's,
Onslow square, by the Rev. PrfbrnUary Webb
PtDloe. Vicar Of the parish, assisted bv thn nv.
II S T Wermrdson. JOHN l'EnCIVAl.. uneest
on of the lato Henry nichmond Droop, narrlster-iit-Lv,
of Lincoln's Inn, nnd Mrs. Droop, of II.
Cleeland-rnrdfn. H'.. to ITA nnillR. lv.r rimith.
ter of tho lato lllchael Molony, Ilarrlster-at-Law,
o mo Aiiaaio Mfmpie, ana Ada Juolony.
HERE wo aro again! Tho above clipping Is
from n recent Insue of tho London Times.
Apparently somebody was married, becauio,
as you can readily see. the notice Is In the "Mar
riages" column, but I defy you to prove It.
I count 22 names, including "the Rev. Preben
dary Webb-Peploe." How many do you get?
Do you. suppose "Ita Bride" is "the bride, or is
that a British "compo's" Idcn of a Joke?
E A. M.
We're poor at mathematics, but names in
terest us strangely, especially Prcbby and Ita
Brldo.
The poverty of Daly's rhyme
Is shown in all its starkness
When ha asserts he knows but one
That rhymes with Mr. Harkncss.
II. Tims.
Thanks. Wo thought you'd overlook that,
too.
The Bedizening- Value of Education
THERE was a minister up In Kensington who
boasted one day. that In nil that district he
was tho best educated man. for he knew five
languages, five of them!
A very good woman who was kind neighbor
to the mother of the minister when the lad was
being put through college went to hear him
preach to please the mother. She came away
entranced.
"Oh, sure, he's the grand preacher," says she.
"It Is worth all tho backaches his mother ever
had over her washing tub and suds to have a
son like htm. He's been to college for years
and years, and he's learned so many things so
many of them that ypu have to listen for hours
and hours until you hear all the namea he gives
to them. And even then, of course, sure you
don't know what he's been talking about."
SHON REA.
Sir: Speaking of durability, how's this? An
ad In one of the "L" trains displays the fol
lowing;
ROOT'S
TIVOLI STANDARD
UNDfcRWEAR.
MADE FOR SIXTY YEARS.
J. P. C.
ONE of our morning contemporaries, the
other day, disturbed the solemnity of Its
news of the passing of a prominent clergy
man by announcing that he "died on Saturday
evening of pneumonia In the parochial rec
tory," Is a Canoe Safe?
(From a Utter br William Ellsworth in the Wyslusln
(Pa.) nockit.
Relative to the sns of William Ellsworth,
of Wyaluslng, Pa., who came so nearly being
drowned on March 31, 1916. who Is widely
known throughout Bradford, Wyoming and Lu
seme counties.
About S o'clock, Tracy, age 14 years; How
ard, age 8 years, together with two other boys,
John Lewis and Joe Randall, started out for a
ride In a canoe over the flats on account of
high water making a large amount of water
over tha flats, below the barn, which had the
appearance of a still lake. Just at
that time one of the boys said, "isn't this a
beautiful rider The Lewis boy, seeing that
they were going ta tilt a tree, stuck out tho
paddle and it capsized the canoe, throwing all
the occupants Into the water, Howard being'
the only one that could not swim, the Randall
boy and the Lewfs boy got to phoj-e. Tracy,
who exercised a large amount' of nerve and
Judgment, at this time, managed to get th. fcoaA
at from Howard. T.d-when lie -wW VSlSlKg up
for the second time, grabbed him, Tracy hold
ing Howard UP out of tha water. Some
of the bystanders said, that Tracy was detery
log of a Carnegie Medal, aa he said that he
would drown with Howard, before he would let
him go. having a powerful Voice, and hollering
for help, and the use of the telephone, rot In
touch with Bruc Dodge and plaude Kinney,
and through, their fcerolo efforts, managed to get
the boys nW the boat and got them hota.
and at this writing, I want to men
tion, that Bruce Dodge, la certalSly deserving
of a, Cunegle Medal, this making! somewhere
about twenty persons, that he has saved from
a. watery grave, seven of that number were.
tJcn out H4, W olvinr and getting them,
Sf7Wsat A it two iaiwSft
?htaC fMh, : wanUnir, smny jrmt
ppls, who jjr tha came ddr for caaaslwr.
I i irtnifiin n I T ' !'
JUL fSmMKmm JESs-v
' '' Tilt - 4K
AN ANNIVERSARY"
OF GREAT HORROR
The Destruction of the Lusitania
One Yeur Ago Showed How
Heroic Men Can Be, as
' i ' Well as How Base
A YEAR ago today tho world wns a very
different sort of place from that which
It became n year ago tomonow. There was
more confidence In tho humanity of civilized
man on May 6, 1915, than thcro wns on Mny
7, for the Lusitania had not been Bunk. Threats
had been made In tho past to bring such a
retribution upon nn offending nation that It
would stagger humanity, but those boasts
had usually been nothing but rhetoric. Rival
races nnd contending nations have, as a rule.
In modern times recognized that wo nro all
brothers, and In a rough sort of way they
havo acted on tho principles of tho gnldon
lule. Perhaps it would bo truer to say that
they havo acted on tho reverse of thnt ex
cellent formula, for they havo rcfinlnod from
doing to others those things which thoy did
not want others to do to them. T)ioy havo not
slaughtered women and children In wnr be
cause they havo loved their own wives arid
children. Thoy linvo icspectcd tho rights of
nil noncombntants, so far ns It was posslblo to
do so, and at tho same tlmo accomplish tho
ends of war.
"A Glorious Wny to Potcr Out"
Notwithstanding tho fotmal warning Issued
ftom tho Imperial German Embassy In Wash
ington, under date of Apt II 22, and printed in
thb nowspnpers throughout tho country on
Mny 1, calling public attention to tho creation
of n war zono about tho British Islands and
announcing "that travelers sailing In tho war
zone on ships of Great Britain and her Allies
do so nt their peril," no ono really believed
that Germany would go so far as to sink n'
gieat passenger ship. It was unthinkable.
Tho anonymous letters and telegrams sent to
passengers who had arranged to sail on tho
Lusitania wero not taken seriously. Tho com
mon impression was that a practical Jokor was
engaged in an unusually gruesomo sort of
sport. Alfred G. Vondorbllt, who received
such a telegram, remarked:
"Why should we be nfrald it German Bub
marines? Wo can outdistance any submarine
afloat."
And Elbert Hubbard, with characteristic
thrift, said: "To bo torpedoed would be a
glorious way to peter out, and It would be a
good advertisement."
The ship Bailed with more than 1000 persons
on board, including 188 Americans. A few
persons who had engaged passage cancelcdy
their reservations, it Is truo, but the most of
thoso who had arranged to go wero on the
ship. John II. McFadden, of this city, was
ono of those who had a prerponltlon of disas
ter, and remained at home.
When the first report came on the morning
of May 7 that the Lusitania had been dis
abled, the Impression wns that the ship had
struck a floating mine. When the truth was
known, neither the Imagination nor the mem
ory could find any horror with which to com
pare it. The tragedy will remain to tho end
of time the great outstanding Indictment of
twentieth century civilization. No history
will be complete without the story of It and
no study of the heights and depths to which
human nature can sink will cover the ground
If It fails to take account of the state of mind
and morals of the men responsible for torpe
doing the passenger ship and the exhibition of
heroism In the face of death brought to view
by the passengers.
"The Moat Beautiful Adventuro"
To the credit of the Germans it Bhould be
said that they have devoted themselves In
the intervening months to an attempt to
Justify to their reason an act Which they can
not Justify to their consciences. The German
fighting machine boasted of the deed, but the
German heart was moved as the great horror
was disclosed.
What happened on that ship during the
short 'fifteen minutes between the time when
the first torpedo exploded and the time when
the vessel disappeared beneath the water
makes ono proud of the brave and valiant
spirit of man. Charles Frohman enjoyed a
fame among the patrons of the theatre, but
the manner of his taking off has lifted him
Into an Immortality nlotig with that entnyM
by other .souls who looked on the bearer of
the scythe without terror. He went about
the ship cheering; and encouraging the timid, f
and when some one asked him why he was so
calm he said, "Why should we fear death?
It is tha most beautiful adventure- in life,",
There have been many "last words" put on
record, but none has shown a serener con
fidence or n mora wholesome curiosity about
the future than this.
Elbert Hubbard "petered out," to pso his
colloqulalUm, by the aid of the torpedo, and
so long as the people aro Interested In the
literary history of this period they wH read
of the LUislUnla and hU voytga to death on
it Hu1?Kurl U w Immortal thing 1 the
"Meawse to GAtcte," which raakea it ta-
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LOOK WHO'S HEIJ3i
potntUo thnt literary history tako noto of
him, cvon If his end had not raised, him Into
a consplculty above that of greater men.
Whon tho story of tho wny Alfroq G. Van
derbllt died was read In tho reports of tho dis
aster many persons discovered for the first
tlmo that a millionaire mny bo a man also.
Vandcrbllt, who 'could not swim, was climbing
over" tho rail with a llfo belt strapped about
him when ho saw a woman como on dock.
He leaped ftom tho rail, took off his life bolt,
strapped It on tho woman and cased her Into
tho water. Then ho wagered his llfo against
the ability of tho sea to tako It arid'lost. In
tho stories of grea't American fortunes ho
will bo linked w Ith John Jacob Astor, who went
down with tho Titanic, after giving his plnco
in n lifeboat to n woman.
Bnnklng and manufacturing In Philadel
phia have been linked with .the tragedy
thiough the death of W. S. Hodges, of tho
Baldwin Locomotlvo Works, nnd Harry J.
Ktaer, vlco president of tho Philadelphia Na
tional Bank.
Thero wero marvelous escapes as well as
heroic deaths. When one reads tho tale which
Samuel M. Knox, president of the NowcTork
Shipbuilding Company, of Camden, told of his
experiences, ono wonders with him that ho Is
allvo at nil. Ho was ono of the last(to try to
leavo tho Bhlp. Ho remained on deck till It
wu3 awash. Then he uteppod Into a boat, but
It was found thnt tho falls hnd fouled the boat
and she could not bo cut loose before the ship
would sink. Mr. ICnox Immediately Jumped
ovorboard and tried to got clear of tho vessel,
which wns slowly keeling over toward him.
Whllo still near the ship ho wns caught by
ono of tho smokestacks nnd carr!cudown a
long wny befoto ho succeeded In releasing him
self. Ho enma to tho surfaco and floated about
for n long time. Ho wns finally picked up by
a llfo raft, which had floated off from the deck
when tho vessol sank, Thlrty-ono others were
picked up by tho samo raft, which was finally
.owed to n fishing smack flvo miles away. The
ivscued wero taken on board tho smack, and
several hours later wero landed nt Queens
town. G. W. D.
TRENCH JOURNALISM
The editor of tho Orowler explains that the
publication of a newspaper In tho trenches Is at
tended with considerably more excitement than
Its production In times of peace, and that fre
quently Is exciting enough. Neither the Huns
nor the elements gave any encouragement when
the first Issue of tho Growler was being prepared,
for as the editor wa writing his opening para
graph a shower of shells fell in "our editorial
back yard, and wo betook ourself and our staff
to tho deepest trench we could find, and. having
once more taken possession of our dTofcout, we
find, the river being In flood, the floor Is 12 Inches
deep In decidedly ley water. In which our editor
ial feet are now resting." In his Invitation to
readers to make contributions, tho editor says
that the columns are open to every grouch In the
battalion, and that every growl and grievance
will be Joyfully received and Immediately
inserted. -Toronto Mall and Empire.
NATIONAL POINT OP VIEW
If the Kaiser had closed that reported deal
for the Philippines prior to the battle of Manila
Bay ho would at least have saved the present
Administration at Washington a terrible case of
cold feetNew l'ork Evening Sun.
If the United Statoa could control Its own
foreign policy It would need no Increase In
armament. But It can't, as has been shown In
the present controversy with Germany, it lives
In a world in which International relations are
determined by military nations. These military
nations are forcing on this country a policy of
defensive militarism Just as they have forced,
that policy on Switzerland, Holland, Norway
and Sweden. Kansas City, Star,
Colonel -George Harvey, editor of the North
American Review, Inspired with the essence of
political Intuition, In one leap has boarded the
Hughes band wagon and with a motion of his
good right arm has possessed himself of the
padded stick belonging to the big bass drum.
"Come along," he says; "this is tha winning
carryall. There Is nothing like It In all the world.
The vehicle of the St. Louis convention Is a
hearse. Nobody la for Hughes but the people 1"
New York Herald;
A sudden and surprising change, however
came over the spirit of this dream. It was not
unlike what happened after Mr, Root's speech,
whloh was going to make him President, but
somehow hasn't dona It yet. Ills attack on Presi
dent Wilson was greeted with rapturous ap
plause In this region, but ominous sounds were
'heard In tho West. "Why, Mr, Root want war,"
Thereupon Mr. Root's friends put out a state
ment to tha effect that It was an entire mistake
to suppose that, because he assailed Mr! WUton
for not having gone to war. he himself ' would '
go at the first opportunlty-rNew York Evening"
Post,
REQUIESOAT '
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Undtr the snow;
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The daisies grow,
Alt her bright golden hair ,
Tarnished with rust,
Sh that waa young and fair
Fallen to dust,
Lily-like, white as anvr,
She hardly knew
aha was a woman, so
Sweetly she grjw.
Coffin board, heavy atone,
XJo on her breast,
1 vex my heart alone,
She U at rest.
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What Da You Know?j
Queries of general Interest will odflwu-wll
in this column Ten questions, the fnhiisj?!
io icnicn every wcu-njormca person MMfcl
Know, aro asKca aauyt
QUIZ 1
1. What Is meant when It I said Ihii'i ufi
is nriu in camerft"T ' ,'l
2. What Is the "three-mile limit''? flji
3. What Is bullion? i .. Ml
J tl'l.n wn. .TaI.m I.m.. l.J.L 1 SWI
...I .11.1 I.- tl 117
"lien iiiu ,.c (lie, SHB.
S. What was the origin "of the name E!!
child? . T Y?Si
8. Who In "The Sick Man of Kuroe" I
7. H'liat Is meant by a drumhead conrt-rairt&tfl
8. Whnt Is the status of, the plan to tatr l
Colombia for the faking of land lot tfc'l
Panama Canal? , I
0. Hon- many archbishops are thtrti 'lb 'tUll
viiurcu ok -i-uglBnu; , 4
10
Wli.r Is this sentence Incorrectly lrorli
"He said that he knows about ll."4
Answers to Yesterday's Quh
1, ltooseTelt got his phrase '.'Fear 04d.'
inim uie ucscripiion oi.mo annual Ml
Isopel Tlerners, a character In llarriwV'
"Lareturro." JBJ-
Washington University and, anther !
"Pan-Germanism" and ' "ran-AmcriM
Ism." ' 'M
3. Jlohnrt, Irish designer of the Wiilte lUH?
copied his design from llio Vlttrtftl
Lodge In Dublin. l
J Tlia niimh., .f vlh4lAn, ln....i .. ,i
-m. A ..u UUIIJUV. ... . ...vn ...V.CHBV ff nVj
notes ascend In the scale. , H
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o. "lieiween ynu sna'i" is incorrect oreim
the pronouns are objects of'ithe ft'
sltlon and should be In the objeetlre rn'
0. lly "the high seas" Is meant alt tnsr.ns?
tlnuons body of salt water Iwhlfh H
navleabte and which Hen autsldtt.ef tkf
territorial waters arid maritime brllffef
the various countries. Vj '
7. "Lloyd's" Is nn Ineotnorated anioclsuti
underwriters, merchants, ship oirnerk, rt(
brokers nnd insurance brokers, . !
8. "Jingo" has Its origin In the old faoIIH
war cry, "''? srot tile ships, wTt n4
the men, and, by Jingo, we're get ft
ntnn,r Inn' 4 . 1'3B
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v. 11 j'limsoii niarK j iiip lonu -wwh-j-mm- i
snips, so'ralieu rrom me memoer ,;
Ham..,, wl... -. ,, Him npt MfeienUSf
the locntlo'nof It. jM
10. "Consols" Is pronounced with tne actum -the
last syllable.! It Is a contraction
"consolidated 'annuities," a' part el I
Ilrltlslt national debt. M
Darwin's Lament J
ttHlfnr nf HWhnt Hn Vnu JTnnio" I haVd.TW
tml fnntinf nut mv Onfrpr nn a Tjafisaffe In whlf
Darwin regrets the fact that he had not '
enough attention ta .tjie arts, can you ."J' ",
what this passage was? , T. P. Cjf
The passage referred to Is probably theM-
lowing statement of Charles Darwin: rlfU'i
f.nrf n.. 1 1 tf. ovnln T .,.. A TnHVA IIIBllA it X fllPI
'ti ntkri anrriM nnAtl-V nnd HatAn to. SOmfi mUSlO St
least once every week;, perhaps men ino rm
01 my orain now airopnieo. woum f"-T.
taetes is a loss of happiness and may !''(
be Injurious to the Intellect, rnore probat-ljij.
the moral character, by enfeebling tne ernouu-jj'
pari or our nature." m
City of the Seven Hills ' M
Editor of "What Do You Know" I nolle"
In a recent Quls question of ours a refeTi
to "tho City of the Seven Hills." meaning Jto
Can you tell me what tho names of thjif'tt
hills are and something or their nisioryi u
READER!
The hills are the Aventlne. Caellan, CapltDlj,
Esqulllne, Palatine, Qulrlnal ana viminab ,
liuntl.. .. l,.sn ,1 ,tiA n,Anl It WAS del
unlucky because there Remus was slalni 3ft
wa Aier. ..all.. T.ti1a niinnA." from the TevrJ
pie of Diana which stood there. The C-lljI
cama to tj.e help of the Romans In ht l
"Wan. rrU PanlinMnn stf "r.fnnit Ta.m.U.fl.. "J
called "Mons Batumi," waif tha hill on.wjjj
stood tha ereat castle or capltoi or Jiomc.
it tiaaii tv.it irmnia -.? TnnlfAt" nnnltntlnUS
vaMi.iti,i .. hIuaii hi AiKtriiatiia tt Al BCA tDft-fc
who built thereon a magnificent mansion,.
Palatine was tho largest or tne seven.
TiAmiiTno nM ht court, whence the name
nM..l A.lnl..Hn T!.a n.tlrtnnl Wll Whrt
.?.-.":? :ir.-n;ur' -.; .7.i .ji
quires or vurcti bph.ch. ,...,., ---;i
called from the number of osiers (vlmlnee) ww
grew there..
"TwHleht at Sea'
Sditor of "What Do You fCnoV'S- Berw
In replying tb Enjma p. Applebach'a qutstt
finds "Twilight at Bea," by Amelia B. WW
.... ! !.. t .f ni.v rif "Crow
Jewelsr from, what 1 iuW.li In my.
Bryant's "Library.' prfetryjand Song" I J"
the Bryant verslorUs. to ptft. -What think rg
TMfa;twil!gbfvJ5urs, like hlrdf. new vj
As lightly- and as rreej
Ten thousand, stars were, In the sky,
Ten thousand on the ".(
' Yot every "wave wifh dimpled face
That leaped upon, th& Air
. " Hadf ght - r mf lis embrace
-,A-,t held It trrimbllntr there. :
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-r-tiSexla; Vltli, orsOfYe-w,
, .lttj.Ji'nf-.mvtlttt .Tin' Vnu Wrtota't C-!
ideptitxffor'ie one Juan Nnpryna, whS
lleve Was prominent n jaexican suiawaji
our civil WJ?t V -'A ( A :
Cortina 'was a Bpanljui;Mxlfc,born
Aiih, fat Xfmtatanrfiar Aitxifa. or near
villa. Tei. He wajpa.nated basalt. m-d
,lnto Texaw and even tried to 0 up a
nf Hi, nwn in inai maul in ibd,
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The First Machine Guns
Editor of "What Do You. Jf-ote'V-.Wbtn ;
tha first cractlcal machlna arum used? '
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Tb first praetlcA) machine gua waa th4t '
Ffer the TfrmA in tb Frca-Pri
litfl.1t ' 7r caaabH nJ uuu 4a or B11W
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