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PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, MAY . 1U.
JVo man I wtier for his learning. John
BcUtn.
Great Britain Is not pleased with tho Ger
man reply. Germany did not intend that she
should be.
If tho fates continue to bo kind to htm,
"Joe" Cannon will somo day bo tho oldest
living Republican, for it Is unthlnkablo that
so inveterate a standpatter could over chango
Ms party.
,
Can the police stop playing politics long
onough to put an ond to reckless automobile
driving? Forty.flvo fatal accidents on tho
street since the beginning of tho year and tho
list Is bolng added to every day.
, "We presume that there will bo rio demand
'that wo send our navy over to rescue Mr.
'Sullivan from tho British authorities. Ho will
'doubtless be given a fair trial, and that Is
about all a man who meddles in tho Jnternal
'affairs of foreign nations can expect. Pos
sibly Mr. Sullivan contracted the revolutionary
habit in Santo Domingo. '
It may help the development of aviation a
lot if Mr. Adams builds an aeroplane that
will lift fourteen tons and bo capable of fly
ing around the world. But why around tho
world? It would be a good thing to have a
typewriter that would work twice as well
as- thoso wo have, but who would want to
learn to write on It with his toes?
Now that $10,000 worth of drugs havo been
seized in the Tendorloin, tho illicit dealers who
supply that district will not envy tho muni
tion manufacturers. They can ralao the price
ana increase their profits. Some rrioro effectlvo
way to stop tho drug habit must be found
than seizing the stock on hand in tho resorts.
Those who violate the law by selling the
drugs without a prescription are responsible
for the spread of this terrible scourge. t
Camden may well plume Itself on its
greatness during its approaching exhibi
tion. As Philadelphia grows It is in
evitable that Camden .should grow, for that
city is part of this great industrial unit. Men
by no means yountr will live to seo Camden
twice ita present sizo, with manufacturing
, establishments lining its water front, fo that
the Delaware River will be a thoroughfaro
'between shores crowded to their utntpst
capacity with factories and piers and ship
ping. It should be easy to find the touchstone to
decide whether or not speakers should be
showed to draw crowds on City Hall plaza
A man who comes thero to talk politics,
morals or religion should hayo the right to
, do so. A man who comes to sell wares should
bo very greatly restricted in getting free
J spade from the city for an open-air shop. Of
course, it would be a good thing to be able
' to weed out tho political and moral and re
ligious cranks from those who have an
acceptable message. But when we are ablo
to do that we shall bo so nearly perfect as to
make debate of any kind unnecessary.
The, growth of tho Society for tho Preven
tion of Cruelty to Animals has kept pace
with tho growth of the city. The announce
ment that the society will build new head
quarters in North Broad street because its
present quarters in Chestnut street are too
small indicates that the introduction of the
automobile has not made it unnecessary for
tho agents of the organization to continue
teir work. Thye are as many horses as
th-ere were before the perfection of the Inter
nal combustion engine made the motor vehicle
possible, and they and all other animals need
tl) caro of a humane society. Such an or
ganisation is one of the most worthy chari
Uw appealing to the support of the kindly
disponed. i
Unless all signs fall, the people of Philadel
phia, will be paying $3,230,000 a year more to
th Rapid Transit Company in 1931 than they
are, paying now. The population then will be
200,000 greater, according to an estimate
mad by the City Parks Association. The
average number of fares paid each year by
each, citizen la 3?? a.t present. Tlie 209,000
new citizens who will take up their residence
here within five years will add 64,600,000 to
lh number of passengers carried on the street
car. At Ave cents a ride these people will
. pa, ta the company that operates the cars
th um already mentioned. This la per
cent, on J8Q,000,000, or E per cent, on 64,
i0.840. And yet thero 'are people who say
, tit the Rapid Transit Company would he
cora bankrupt if it were called upon to oper
ii'tHe new transportation )inea and tha the
cfty would never be able to get ita money
4ok!
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trtiether 0, reply is. made to the Ger
wmm not or not, it wjll not bewithln tho
prpvtoce of the United Ptates Govern
tnaat to Question the propriety of Herr von
Jmv'S' implied appeal for sympathy for
of German women and children.
it rt the avowed Intention" of- tho
Tli tltah Government to starve. But the peo.
jij l the VnlUA States, -whose sentiment the
Adsafeitstratton is supposed ultimately to
ilrtfl', have the right to weigh the argu
wrt ot Ivonl Robert Cecil to tha effect that
Mm iTag logia ertea for both tha penny
a4 fc c&i-o. OgJy m, nontb ago the German,
rtmrtlr c Wr4 U th Kl klis ta.S that it
wwrto
mum mitjirtnrni urn - mum
was Impowiblo to starve Gerfemny out. 'W
have not run short of anything In the past,
nor shall wo run short of anything In the
future." tt may bo a good lawyers argument
to put all the emphasld on the intention of
tho British blockade while proclaiming else
where Its futility.9 But It in hard to sway the
sentiments of a whole people In tho direction)
of sympathy fo' hardships which no ono Is
I going to suffer. There has been so much
actual distress suffered by women and chil
dren, so many of them have suffered worse
than starvation, that tho popular mind Is
not tuned to hypothetical distinctions and
unrealizable Intentions to be cruel. There
wltl bo as much sympathy here for a German
child actually being starved as for ruUrltlsh
child struck by a Zeppelin bomb. Hut who
will weop over the starving of a child that
can't be starved?
LET'S TAKE AN INVENTORY
In the heat of factlonnllam the ao-eatled
leaders are exposing; one another, ft la
time to take an Inventory and dlioorer
what we hare In the way of veal leader
hip.
IET us take an inventory and find out what
J men we have to represent us in high pub
lic office.
1. Governor Tlrnmbaush. This gentleman
Is accused of having converted to his own
use one thousand dollars, which had been
contributed to his campaign fund and for
which he made no return. There are
rumors of other checks similarly used. As
to tho Governor's guilt, there Is only this
to be said! He had agreed to withdraw
from the light against Penrose rather tban
face publication of the charge against him.
2. Senator l'enroae. This gentloman was
boonted once more Into office in the 1914
election by the employment of an enormous.
"slush fund," contributed in largo part by
tho booze contingent. His very name has
come to symbolize throughout tho nation a
sort of politics which Is so unsavory that
ptcept In his own State few decent men will
have anything to do with It. Occasionally
he visits Washington and expresses, In tho
Senate, his views on matters of vital Im
portance to Pennsylvania and tho nation.
3. Senator Oliver. This gentleman, tied
to the cdattnll of the other Senator, is known
as a person of great wealth. His political
connections nnd contributions havo entitled
him to consideration, Ho struts about tho
Senate Chamber In the manner of a peacock,
feeling his Importance and doing nothing -of
Importance.
4. Attorney General Brown. This gentle
man is legal adviser to the Vares nnd their
major domo In the translation of orders to
the Governor of Pennsylvania and the Mayor
of Philadelphia. Ho Is recognized as an
"In-tho-bnckground" politician of more
than ordinary sltckness, well versed In the
tricks of tho trade and ganerally considered
as the brains of that continuous conspiracy
which goes by the name, "The Vares."
6. Mayor Smith.
To such a condition has this groat Common
wealth been roduccd by Penroselsm and Varo
lsm5 Groat is the inherent virility of tho re
publican form of government that not oven
tho prostitution of It to the bnso ends of pub
lic defraudcrs can vitiate its benoflconco!
ON FRIDAY night, having a factional fight
on his hands, Senator Penrose proceeded
to an Indictment of Varclsm. Every word in
that indictment was true.
Tho Varos did seek out, nominato and elect
Martin G. Brumbaugh. They did establish in
his office, as hl3 principal advisor, their own
political brain nnd master manipulator.
Tho Vares did sook out, nominate and elect
Thomas B. Smith. They did establish, ns his
principal adviser, their own political brain and
master manipulator.
The Vares then did undertake to use both
offices, that of Mayor and that of Governor,
to further their own political schemes and to
build up through these two men of straw,
under ono direction, a machine of their own,
which should dominate this imperial Com
monwealth. The Varos havo grown rich In politics,
through golden contracts which they havo
secured through their political 'power, and
their intronchment In Btill greater authority
would exposd tho public revenues to dissipa
tion and waste, under such legal forms that
recovery by tho people would be impossible.
In no other place on earth, savo Turkey, as
Senator Fonrose declared, Is such a situation
possible. It is bad enough to havo political
contractors running wards; it Is tho very
apotheosis of Irregularity to have them con
trolling great cities and great States.
Tho case against tho Vares is complote.
Their attempt to rule tho State is an Imper
tinence. They should and must be repudiated.
BUT what of tho new soldier of reform.
Senator Penrose, tho virtuous proselyte,
who tramps forward scarred from toe to eye,
his fingers cramped and his vision bleary,
to sound the tocsin for good government
and a revival of common decency? Wo re
joice when philanthropic enterprises receive
"tainted" money. All money Is good that is
used for good purposes. There Is no man with
such leprous marks of political perfidy and
trickery upon him that he cannot .bo wel
comed into the host that battles for civic
progress, if some ,rnlrace has reformed him
and ho has "hit the trail." Wo all might
raise our hallelujas to see the czar of stand
pattism helmeted In righteousness and fight
ing for the abolition of child labor or other
equally good causes. JBut we fear the Greeks
bearing gifts. Blessed Is he who sltteth
upon a redhot stove, for he shall surely rise
again. But he Is not necessarily converted.
THERE is no hope for good government in
either the Vares or Penrose. TJjere is no
hope in any men who are politicians for
revenue only. There Is no hope in any men
who are ready to sacrifice the future of such
a great city aa Philadelphia on tho altar of
factionalism. Think of it, citizens! They are
planning to deprive you of rapid transit and
port Improvement next Tuesday, although It
has been planned for these Improvements to
come to you gratis, without a dollar being
taken from your pockets. They have no vision
of the kind of city you expect to have and
can have. They glimpse only a factional tri
umph for thU or the other side. There are
other interests they have to serve in prefer
ence to your own,
THERE is one thing the Republicans of
Pennsylvania can do. They ought to
have dona It two years ago when they had
a chance. They cannot 40 it this year, for
the opportunity has passed. They ought to
sweep aside the Vares and the Penrosea and
the whole prow of tricksters and consplrat
tors wl9 havo prostituted tho-vrty. The
party is In much the Bameflx that Wncoln
found himself Jn when all"of Ms generals
had failed. He brushed them aside and sent
for Grant, Then something worth while hap
pened, The present leadership pt ths-party in
Pennsylvania has been tried and found want
ing. It has failed miserably. Let the whole
coterie of misfits be pushed into oblivion and
a new leadership be brought forward. In
tha rank and ills are men of brains, of con-
science, of convictions, pf purpose nd of
pronjta. In them gnd ln.trj.em only is our
BSJrW f
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Tom Daly's Column
TilB YOVNO MA MObJf
"(To Tom Moore, wh nret n bt It.)
Tho vouno Man moon t beamino, Tom,
Tha oloiO'icorm'aUamp Is (fleaminst, Tom;
But tplrita rove '
Throuph Motna't prove,
That for ape long tatf dreaming, Toml
Then awake t Tho hcavtna 'prow tUtek, dear
hard,
Tour people are caltlnp iou SacAJ, dear lard,
'Ti yourtclf knows the leayi
To briphten their days,
For tf harmonVe soul they loofc, dear bardl
The world Goi'i peace it scorning, Tom,
And coons that die a-bornlng, Tom,
Are left to prope,
With dwindling hope,
For" the sunburst of the morntnp, Tom,
Then awaket and let vour lyre, dear bard,
Their drooping souls inspire, dear bard,
And the lilt of 'vour song.
Put shame on the wrong
And awaken the ancient fire, dear bard.
ALTHOUGH A. C, T., who sends In the
xjl following lines, doesn't say bo, we pre
sume they are his own.
TUB 2tmV LOVE,
To you, perfidious Albion, I swear eternal
wart
I swear It with mv heart and soul vour future
Ufa to mar, '
To strike at every English thing that bears
the crimson brand;
Your rule, vour trade, vour dominance will
feel mg dagger handl
I swear to never cease the strife 'til In tho
dust 101 uro;
To vou, perfidious Al&lon, J swear eternal
wart
A. C. Thompson.
The weakness of Erin Is hatred of England.
more futile than tho Corslcan vendetta. Unto
Is sheer waste of time and energy. Britannia
rules the waves because tho English aro poor
haters; a negative virtue, perhaps, but a
virtue. Tho Tommies on the western front
listen with unfeigned delight to the w. k.
'Ymn of 'Ate, and then proceed to elng ns
thoy march:
Ito of tho 'eart. an' 'Ito of the 'and,
'Ite by water, an Mto by land.
'Oo do we 'Ita to beat the band?
Hencland!
, There Is no uso In hating the' English.
They won't take It seriously. A mon or nntlon
that cherishes liato has given hostages to
fortune. B. L, T In Chicago Tribune.
That's sago perorating, Bort. Ono can't
play "fortune" on one's hlsscr, can ono? It's
tho downright stioko of fortune that takes
the sibllanoy'out of "S," making it our "dollar
mark," isn'.t It?
BY THE same toXen, hero's a truo story, not
unrelated to your thought. An English
tourist sat at tablo, not hang since, with tho
faculty of an educational lentitutlon In Wash
ington, many of whoso m?mbors are Irish or
of Irish extraction. Ono, In fact, was an on
thuslastlo Sinn Felner. This man couldn't
holp showing, for a moment, his displeasure
at tho Englishman's announcement abso
lutely definitive that tho Idea of Homo Rulo
for Ireland was qulto too absurd for sorlous
consideration. Afterward tho Briton remarked
to Another professor: "I'm afraid I offended
our littlo Irish friend." "Oh, not at all," re
plied tho professor, "no Irishman caros a rap
what any Englishman thinks about Ireland."
"Oh," said the Englishman, "I'm glad, I'm
glad."
Life-Lines for Orators
S'
IR Your effort to help 'graduation day,
Fourth o' July, political and other orators
has my hearty approval, but why not a mu
sical accompaniment?
Hero is a phrase tho orators may overlook:
"From the rock-bound coast of Maine to the
golden shores of California." I've naked Al
bert J. Doonor to "finger" It, as it wore
ir4
Awful to Contemplate
"Just think what we'd be missing,"
Said ho. "if that delighted
Discoverer of kissing
Had had It copyrighted."
SPEAKING of Ghaks, I beg to quote from
jin editorial in the Reading Herald, May
2, 1916, on "Pollyanna":
"Shakespeare tried to teach us that there
la good In everything. Shakespeare was the
original Pollyanna." W. L.
Reward will be paid for the return to this
office of a lost lady's bar pin with a Bmall
diamond In the, centre of blue stones. ML
Pleasant (Pa.) journal.
We've heard of bar straps for men who
were In a fair way to be lost, but isn't this
something new?
"When wo consider," writes Tired Business
man, "that I had literally to beg this fellow
to do his work, you'll realize how truly he
bullded in thiB note found upon my desk this
morning":
Sir, this Is to lett you no i am no longer
in yure Imnlorement JOHN.
ONCE upon a time we had an Anagram
Contest and hero's an echo of that dis
turbance, W, L. Sacrey, who won the prize
bonnet, calls our attention to the fact that
CONSERVATION, properly handled, CQVJERB
NATION.
Social Error Club
Sir Why not found onet For charter mem
ber I beg to nominate a young "flapper" friend
of mtno who perpetrated the following r
Six of us were seated at a table In the Bellevue
st a The Dansant, a couple of weeks ago, when
a young man known to us all skidded by,
"dolled up" In swallow-tall coat, striped trousers,
pearl-gray scarf, eta, eta, ad lib,
He attracted the attention of one of our party,
who remarked 1
"Ooshl Beevel There goes H D :
with his full regalia,"
Upon which tho yejnng lady at mv left rose
dripping but happy from a cup of tea and
bleated:
''Ooohl Is that her name?" BVR.
The 'Dummiest'! Man I Know
Tho "dummest" man know never has had
a shampoo In his Ufa. Ho cleans his head
with a vacuum oleaner,
P, Villain,
M-IONTEMPQRARY VBRSB' for May la
J out and here's one of the May-pole
things In if! -
YQtfJOSfl TBAX BPRINQ W BUB
Bjr MABT CAROLYN DAVJE8,
Tgungex than Spring is she.
Sweeter than song;
Junes gone and Junes to bg
To her belong.
IWjila the; ptdh stg for her,
WhUe tha buds- part,
1 con but Mng for tier
UmS-'as.i jay heart.
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T. F. D.
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SAVING THE BIRDS,
AND CITIZENSHIP
Bird Club Often tlje Chief Factor in
Starting a Town on a New Path
of Progress Enemies of Feath
ered Folk and Conservation .
A WRITER on birds recently came to the
end pass of having to admit publicly and
In cold typo that ho had mado a mistake.
Ho found ho had been speaking of "bird clubs"
all along in his articles, whereas ho ought to
have callpd about half of theso "ornithological
societies." The difference was, ho oxplalned,
that tho members of tho bird clubs wore bird
lovers and tho members of ornithological socie
ties wore bird students. Whon ho had gotten
that far a lot of the ornithologists camo down
on him llko a ton of bricks.
'Aron't wo lovers of birds?" cried thoy,
threateningly. "Just because a man studies a
bird docs that make him hato It?"
So, blushlngly, tho writer had to admit that
bird studonts woro bird lovers, too. As a
matter of fact, as far as sentlmonts concerning
tho conservation of bird life, always an upper
most idea among friends of the feathered folk
at this tlmo of tho year, are concerned, thero
isn't a partlolo of dlffcrenco betweon bird
lovorsand students. Many a lovor knows tho
scientific names of tho birds, and a truo bird
sclontist was nover known to shoot one. No
ono over learned anything oxcept marksman
ship by shooting a bird.
Whero Birds Aro Slaughtered
Considering tho huge increase in the num
ber of bird clubs throughout tho country In
recent years, It is surprising to learn that
there Is still a region in tho United States
where birds aro wantonly slain. This dark
patch on the map is Florida. Tho State did
establish a game wardenshlp several yearns
ago, but unfortunately tho gamo warden found
that ho had to prosecute a rich man, and so
several rich men had the office of game war
den abolished. So the Seminolo Indians of tho
Gverglades and the "poor whites" who haunt
the Big Cypress continue to slaughter the
egrets for tho nine poor dollars they get for
the plumes of each bird they bring in.
Tho National Association of Audubon Socle
tics, In combating this ornlthocldnl mania,
puts most of Its faith for the future In educa
tional propaganda, which consists largely in
trying to persuade the heartless ladles that
thoy ought not to buy "aigrettes." But while
they are waiting for all tho vain ladles to
get converted to tenderheartedness, they are
also using practical methods to limit the
actual number of crimes, for ?9 looks bIgto
poor folk In Florida. The association pays
guards to protect tho nesting colonies of tho
birds against raids, but as It has recently
pointed out, If 4he guards were withdrawn for
a single season tho accumulated results of
years of protection would bo swept away by
the plume hunters. It has happened that
there was no money tp pay a guard for a
time, and a great and immediate increase in
the number of birds slain was noticed.
Thus It has resulted that the most striking
forms of Florida's bird life are all but swept
away. The habit of neglecting to conserve
has permeated her citizenry: her magnificent
-'pine forests aro utterly destroyed for lumber
ana turpenwno, ana now tne lanes aro Being
cleared of fish by a new, highly efficient and
diabolical trap. There has been some talk of
late that the beautiful white egrets are In
creasing rapidly despite the murders, but this
Is denied. "Millions" of them are said to have
been seen, but bird lovers say that the persons
who report large flocks of them confuse them
with the white ibis and the young of the littlo
blue heron. Tho Increase Is very slight, and
is only maintained by herolo efforts.
A Vast .Bird Reserve
The dream of 'bird lovers Is to have a
series of great reservations from the Gulf, up
the basin of the Mississippi, extending to the
northwest of Canada; and another series up
the Atlantio seaboard. The greatest bird
reservation is a tract of 234,000 acres of
Louisiana marshland. This was made up of
gifts to the State by Edward A, Mcllhenny
and the Base and Rockefeller foundations.
This reserve, which Is guarded by wardens
who go about In power boats, has saved
millions of bird Uvea. Last winter visitors
reported having seen there 6000 duck feeding
in one place. They -saw 10,01ft, ir the air.
Flights of 20,000 blue geese, and snow geese
havo been observed and all these things
Would havo been Impossible without the
efforts of a few men In getting the reserve.
If similar reserves for tho migratory birds
were spread throughout the country the birds
would soon, havo "sanctuaries" which would
be their safo resting plaoes on their trips
north and south.
Among the men who have recently made
personal sacrifice for the birds is Commodore
I SOMcrs estate t Greenwich, Conn, into a
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TWlIiL SERVE
sanctuary for thorn and will bequeath it to
them at his death.
With tho great Increase of bird clubs
resorves would soon be a reality if the clubs
woro co-ordinated. But thoy aro uncon
nected and their efforts aro scatterod. What
tho organizing spirits among thorn aro
working for is n network of closely bound
together clubs rather than the prosent inde
pendent organizations. But theso clubs havo
done a great doal for their communities, and,
in fact , tho bold claim is mado that some
towns havo made groat advances nlong tho
road of progress in ovory phase of activity
for which tho orlglnnl impetus was given
solely by a bird club. x
Birds and Citizenship
Tho way Oils process works Is something
in this wlso: Severn! persons start a bird
club. It is small nt first and gains its mem
bership mostly from tho children. Tho chil
dren sot to work making bird houses. This
fosters a skill in carpentorlng and as It makes
tho childron happy and keeps thorn inter
ested tho older peoplo naturally bocomo in
terested, too. Thore must bo somo place to
put tho completed bird houses, so a sanctunry
on tho outskirts of tho town Is established;
tho club sees that no cats aro tolerated thore,
nor guns, nor slungshots. By this tlmo
It is suggested to havo bird walks in tho
woods and fields nnd along streams; trees aro
planted, uhrubs, hedges and fountains and bird
baths aro built.
This soon sets many persons who care
nothing for birds thinking of tho "Town
beautiful" nnd an impetus is given to the
tlearlng of space for new parks. Meanwhile
tho bird club has organized a small library.
This library becomes a contro to which bird
scientists aro Invited for speeches. Soon tho
town feels that it ought to havo a better
library not only ior bird lore, but for gen
oral subjects. And if a lecturer on birds Is
invited, why not lecturers on other subjects?
Presently, from this one source, tho love
of birds, expressed by a few devoted souls In
a most humblo beginning, perhaps by ono
school teacher, working at first alone, aro
produced a score of activities which all con
verge to make that town a better place to
llvo In which raiso tho standard of citizen
ship in all lines. And this has happened In
more than ono American town.
THE ELM OFEL"MS
Tho largest elm tree In America is believed to
be ono In Wethorsfield, Conn. It Is called "the
Great Elm," Is supposed to be about 250 years
old and Is 55 feet In circumference at tho base. .
Outlook.
DEMAND FOR CONSCIENCES
It Is Immaterial whether or not the German
U-boats have periscopes so long as their com
manders have consciences. New York Evening
Sun.
BUSINESS WOMAN'S DRESS
Criticising extreme plainness In dress On the
part of the business woman, a new book called
'The Efficient Secretary" says that such cos
tume Is permissible only when worn by a woman
who Is dainty, girlish and very feminine. For
others, "silk and crepe shirtwaists and walking
suits aro good clothes for business. A touch of
lace or ribbon often adds a good deal to the
look of a plain blouse, yet does not make It in
appropriate for business."
PRIVILEGES OP DIPLOMATS
Dlplomatlo agents, like heads of States, are
inviolable In their persons while holding their
offices In the countries to which they are as.
signed. This inviolability consists not only in
special rules aB to the safety of their persons,
but also as to their exemption from all kinds
of criminal jurisdiction. Tho protection of dlplo
matlo agents Is extended to . the members of
their private and official families, to their oftl
olal residence and its contents and archWea.
as well as to the means of communication With
the home State. In the Instructions to the dlplo
matlo officers of the United States they are not
permitted to give testimony under conditions
which do not concern the affairs pf their mis
slon without tho consent of tho President An
affront to an Ambassador Is not only an affront
to hla nation, but Is a violation of the common
welfare and tho general concern of all nations.
in swuies 01 una country provide that any
writ or process of any court against a dlplo.
matlo minister or his Bervant Bhall be void and
eeyere penalties aro prescribed against ,ny per
son who shall obtain or execute such a writ
or process,
THE HOUSE OP DREAMS
Beyond the dulls, behind the dawn, across the
1 Seventh Sea.
There is a moonlit garden, lass, that waits for
you and me,
Whero past the River Lethe flows, and by its
brooding stream
That lovers know, the popples blow, It la the
House o' Dreams.
And when pur heartrare" weary; IkH' wheV ou'rl
eyes a'e blind,
wxtn tears or silent sorrowings tor loyes .-e'va
left behind.
Deep do we drink upon Its brink, until pur fin
gers meet,
And all the past U gone at last, and, oh. the
draft Is aweetl r
The heights are high, oh, love o' mine, beyond
the v?les of pain.
Yet shall we seek tha utmost peak again and
yet again;
Tha paths to God our feet have trod shall lead,
like unto tliaa
Beyond the bills, behind tha dawn, across tha
Seventh Sea
Keadali Banning, la CernhUi Booklot
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What Do You Know?
Queries of general Interest will be antwereA
in this column. Ten Questions, the aniweri
to which every welUinformed person should
know, aro asked dally.
QUIZ
1. IIow did "sandwiches" get their name?
2. In what direction Is the statoe of Tens ea
City nnll looklnc?
3. What ii 1. "ripper bill??
4. What la the significance of oonndlng "tpi"f
E. What 1 the origin of the words "Senita
and "Senator"?
0. What Is meant by "rnrnl oredlts legislation"?
7. What Is the zenith and what is the nadir?
8. Do the contents of a glass of lee and inter
tnlie np more or less space after the let
has melted? '
0. What Is the difference between cameo andj.
10. What three countries have supplied the bulk
of tho Immigrants who entered this coun
try In recent yeoraT
Answers to Saturday's Quiz
1. A trial "in camera" is one to which tht
pnbllo Is not admitted. ;
2. A line three miles from shore has come to
be recognised as the limit of a nation's
territorial wnters. O
3. Bullion Is uncoined gold or silver which has-
been reduced to the standard fineness of '
the coinage.
4. Andubon, famous naturalist, was born In
1780 nnd died In 1851. "
B. "nothschlld" . means "red shield." Mayer
Amschel took tho name from his sign
board, which was a red shield.
0. "The Sick Man of Europe" Is the Tnrltih
Empire. ,
7. A drum-head conrt-martlal Is one held la
haste an the scene of the offense.
8. The treaty granting (25,000,000 to Colombia; VBS
for the taking of land for the Panama- - yW
unnni jinn not uoen rauuou
0. Two) tho Arohblshops of Canterbury and
York.
10. Tho sequence of tenses Is not observed. The
correct phrasing wonld be, "lie said tost
ho knew about It."
Symbols of Saints
Editor of "What Do You Know" What ars
the symbols of the authors of the four Gospels?
Can you tell me how these symbols became at
tached to their names? T. It '
St Mark Is symbolized by a lion," because h
begins his Gospel with the scenes of John the
Baptist and Jesus In tho Wilderness., St. MaV
thew Is symbolized by a man, because he be
gins his Gospel with the humanity of Jesus, as
a descendant of David. St. Luke is eymbolliel
by a calf, becauso he begins his Gospel with the
nrlest sacrificing in the temple. St. John ,1
symbolized by an eagle, because he soars high,
ana begins his Gospel with the divinity 01 me
Word. The four symbols are those of Ezeklel'f
cherubim.
Rules Concerning Contact Mines
Editor of "What Do You Know" Will you
kindly let me know what the rules are concern
ing the use of contact 'mines In war? MILES.
It Is forbidden by a convention of the second 'l
Hague conference to lay or use anohored or un-
anchored automatic contact mines or torpedoes
unless they are so constructed as to become
harmless after they have either broken adrift
or missed their target, or, In the case of float
ing mines, one hour at most after those who
use them have lost control over them.
7lan In Tr!.a Af CIIvaw
BJ,a HT1I.M, n V.... Vu..f r,an VAH
give me some figures that will Indicate the ex
tent of the rise in the price of bar silver sine
the European war started? E. P. S.
Dar silver recently rose to the highest price
in years, more tban 71 cents an ounce. In the
latter part of 1914 the price In this country was
about 48 cents an ounce.
Why All Lords Aro Not Peers
Editor of ''What Do You Know" Can you
Inform me why all persons In England who have
the title of "Lord" are not members of the
House of Lords? For Instance, it seems that
men like Lord Robert Cecil, the blockade min
ister, are not members of that body, though
they have titles, r thought peers could not sit
in the House of Commons, but several lord
seem to be in the Commons. S. T. L
The sons of peers have courtesy titles, which
are borrowed from the lesser titles of their
fathers, but which do nqt give them the
privileges of peers. For example, the Duke pf
Marlborough la also Marquis of Blandford, but
the latter tltla la borna bv hla eldest son and
heir, and hla younger sons are known by their
' "commoners' " namea. with tha comnllment&ry
title of 'Lord" prefixed, as, for instance, "Lord
Randoloh Churchill." In these cases the
Christian name is always used. It would be fas
oroner to aav "Lord Churchill." for that would
Imply that ho was a peer In his own right. Th j
sons or peers may sit in tne Mouse, or wmnwu
for before the law they are commoners.
Canadian Reciprocity
Editor of "What Do You Know" Will yp
kindly state for me what were the leading
features of the plan for reciprocity between tall
country ana vwasaj 1 t-.h-
On wheat and other grains, dairy products,
fresh fruits and vegetables, fish, eggs and
poultry, cattle and other live animals the duty
was to be Abolished entirely by bpth countries.
The United States made rough Umber freaj and
Canada -was to let in cottonseed oil free, BUi
oountrlea abolished the duty on tin, and tla
plates and on barbed wire fencing Print
paper was, by the agreement, to become fr
on the removal of all restrictions then on fh
exportation of wood pulp, Canada reduced to
the United States her duty on agricultural loj
pigments, coal and cement, and tho Unite
States made proportionate reductions on (
duty ea Iron ore and dressed lumber. T$er
were to t reductions on canned food products
and Other foodstuHs, partially mnufasturj-
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