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WEDNESDAY EVENING. JUNE 2
Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay;
falsehood fry haste and uncertainty.—Tacitus.
SANE MOVE FOH WORLD PEACE
THE world is so sick of war Just
now that it is ready to listen to
anybody with a plan for inter
national peace; so eager, indeed, that
even the most impossible and fan
tastic proposals are not only listened
to with gravity, but solemnly dis
cussed. The peace treaties have been
t step in the right direction, much
is they have been criticised, but far
»nd away the best idea that has been
brought out is that of ex-President
Taft, who, as the head of a commit
tee of 100, has issued a call for a con
ference to be held in Independence
Hall, Philadelphia, on June 17, to
consider the adoption of proposals
for a League of Nations in the interest
Of permanent peace.
The idea is very largely that of Mr.
Taft, which at once stamps It as
workable and practical. It is signifi
cant, also, that it has the endorse
ment of President Wilson and of the
national government, although for ob
vious reasons the United States will
Hot be represented officially at the
gathering. The plan is said to be
vastly more ambitious than anything
that has been undertaken hitherto by
advocates of international peace. It
will carry out to a large extent, if
adopted, certain thoughts presented by
British peace advocates and endorsed
by Viscount Bryce.
The conference is called not merely
for the purpose of discussing abstract
questions of peace and arbitration,
but to put squarely before the con
ferees this proposition—that the
United States ioin a league of all great
nations, binding the signatories to
agree to certain definite lines of In
ternational action, the most impor
tant of which is that the powers join
ing the league use their Joint mili
tary forces to prevent any one of their
number from going to war precipi
tately. The other principal proposals
are, first, an international judicial tri
bunal and (which has not been dis
cussed hitherto) an international
council of conciliation, for questions
that are known as nonjustifiable; that
Is, those questions that are not con
sidered triable in a Judicial tribunal.
Noted men are behind the move
ment. It is practical in its applica
tion to international conditions and
simple of operation. It remains to
be seen whether the nations of Eu
rope still put ambition for power and
territory above a due regard for the
rights of humanity. They may be
judged in this respect by the manner
in which they receive the Taft pro
posal. If the plan should succeed
Mr. Taft will have written his name
higher in the annals of the benefac
tors of mankind than he could have
achieved by any act, no matter how
great, as President of the United
States. It remains to be seen whether
this is to be merely another vain
groping for a peace that cannot be
attained in this stage of the world s
development or a new manifestation
cf those "mysterious ways" in which
we are told Providence moves "his
wonders to perform."
OUR NEW SUBMARINES
THE announcement that the United
States is to have the largest and
' swiftest submarine boat in the
world does not mean a great deal. The
so-called "giant" or "dreadnaught"
submarines are in reality small vessels.
The largest boats now in existence are
probably the six boats of the English
y class, which are said to be 950 toes
in light condition and 1,200 tons sub
merged. They were laid down already
In 1913 and the design of much larger
boats is now being seriously consid
ered. Several French and probably
also German boats approach the size
of the English.
Recently the United States has laid
idown one boat of this class, the Schley,
fudging from the high surface speed,
from eighteen to twenty knots, for
which all these boats are designed, it
appears that the limits of Bpace and
power will be closely approached and
the desired result may not In all cases
be attained without serious difficulties.
Submarine boats may be stationed
for defensive purposes off one's own
icoast, or. for offensive purposes, off
the coasts of an enemy. Apart from
tiarbor and coast defense in & narrow
rrmm. where boats oi»erate in the im
mediate vicinity of * base, both, of
WEDNESDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH JUNE 2, 1915.
these duties require that submarines
should remain on their station as loss
as possible so aa to avoid the necessity
of frequent reliefs. For such station
ary or patrolling service endurance is,
in fact, the primary requirement, in
cluding in this term enduriilff efficiency
of the personnel as well as of the ma
terial and a great radius of action.
High speed is not for this service of
so great Importance as endurance.
Submarine boats may also be used for
performing raids, for reconnoitering
and for acting In conjunction with
larger vessels, as In the action of the
Helgoland last August. For such active
service endurance Is again a neces
sary requirement, but high speed Is
perhaps of even greater Importance.
Hence, endurance is desirable for all
kinds of duty, but for local defense It
may be secured with boats of small or
moderate displacement.
In all other cases this quality, which
Implies seaworthiness, good living con
ditions and a large fuel supply, can be
attained in a sufficient measure only
In boats pt large displacement, and
It is to this class that the United States
is now turning in its search for vessels
that shall he more than mere harbor
defense boats.
BASEBALL GAMBLING
THE baseball gambling which in a
local way Chief Hutchison
broke up here more than & year
ago appears to have broken out again
in a Statewide form. In Philadelphia
alone, it is said there are 50,000 pat
rons of daily or weekly baseball pools
and the stakes have approached in
size and number the prizes that
used to make the Louisiana lottery so
attractive to persons with a desire to
risk their money in games of chance;
if such schemes as professionally op
erated lotteries and baseball pools
can be termed chance.
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
has unearthed a national baseball pool
with officers in New York which has
in Philadelphia alone over 200 agents
disposing of the tickets. This com
pany has agents in nearly every city
east of Pittsburgh and the profits from
the "suckers" are said to be enormous.
It was said that Its operations are
much larger than tha baseball lottery
that was unearthed a few days ago
in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., when agents
throughout the country were arrested
by police officials. This company is
sued a small weekly paper with a lot
of baseball "dope."
The sooner those in control of pro
fessional baseball in the United States
take concerted action to break up the
growing practice of betting on the na
tional game the better it will be for
league baseball. The end of horse-,
racing in this and other States camej
with the abuse of betting. Public
opinion is opposed to gambling, no
matter how far the individual citizen
may venture in that direction, and the
ruin of baseball as a popular sport will
come just as soon as people begin to
suspect that it Is a mere instrument
for the promotion of a gambling de
vice.
TAKING NOTE OF DIXON
EVIDENTLY the United States
Public Heajtli Service is taking
a leaf from the notebook of
Dr. Dixon. State Health Commissioner
of Pennsylvania, whose health talks
are a popular weekly feature of almost
every newspaper in the State and are
widely copied all over the country. At
any rate, the national bureau comes
forward with a very entertaining and
very practical suggestion to men who
use the street car. the carriage and
the automobile to the exclusion of
their legs as a means of transportation
from one place to another. Says the
bureau:
The death rate after the age of
in is increasing in spite of more
sanitsry modes of living and
greater protection against com
municable disease. The expecta
tion of life after 40 is less than it
was thirty years age. This is due
largelv to increased prevalence of
the diseases of degeneration. The
muscles, arteries and other organs
of those'who. as a result of seden
tary occupation or indulgence,
take too little exercise degenerate.
Heart disease, kidney disease and
other ills follow. Take exercise.
Take daily exercise. Have a hobby
that gets you out of doors. Walk
to your business, to your dress
maker's, walk for the sake of walk
ing. Join a walking club and keep
your weekly score of miles. Keep
chickens, make a garden, wheel the
babv or play golf, or any other
game, but take two hours outdoor
exercise every day. Gymnasium
work is good for those who like it
and can afford it, but avoid heavy
athletics. Don't try to be a
"strong man." The champion ath
letes die young. Be a moderate,
persistent, dally exponent of exer
cise. You may not burn the family
carriage, as Benjamin Franklin
suggested, but at least, as he ad
vised, walk, walk, walk.
And now, with respect to the auto
mobilist. The man who drives his own
car may not walk enough for his own
good, but certainly he gets sufficient
exercise. The most docile of motors
becomes balky at times and the best
of tires go out with a bang many miles
and miles from the nearest garage.
You who envy the automobilist who
goes whizzing by as you walk, think
not of him as a man of luxury un
acquainted with physical exercise. Fre
quently he does work that by com
parison would make a woodchopper
look upon his job as aa easy thing.
The United Btates health bureau is
doubtless right in general, but it need
have no worry about early death due
to lack of exercise for the man who
runs his own car. No, indeed. We
speak as one with authority; ex-garage,
as it were.
THE RIEHL CASE
JUDGE McMICHAEL, of Philadel
phia, Is to be commended for ad
mitting to ball, pending her trial,
Ida Riehl, who shot and killed the
man who spat upon and reviled her
when she begged him to save her
from impending disgrace by marriage.
Not only that, but her trial should
be fixed for an early date. The hor
ror of the electric chair should not be
permitted to hang over tills sorrow
stricken child a moment longer than
necessary. Of course, slie will be ac
quitted. It would he a perversion of
Justice if she were not. No jury made
up of red-blooded men could do other
wise.
Also, her acquittal may be a lesson
to some other heartless young rascals
of the type this girl slew. Tha com
munlty lost nothing of consequence by
his death and If a few more of hla ilk
are mada to fear a like fate sufficiently
to prevent them from trifling with
trusting young women much more
good will have been accomplished
than by any punishment tha law
might inflict on Ida Riehl.
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TURKEY AND PEACE
IT ia doubtful if there la any truth
in the report that Turkey Is ready
to make peace, but It is not hard to
understand that peace would be far
more to her liking just now than war.
Turkey plunged into the present con
flict at the behest of Germany, with
the belief held by millions of Germans
that hostilities would be of brief dur
ation and that Germany would be eas
ily victorious. The longer Turkey re
mains in arms against the allies the
greater will be the price exacted from
her at the close of the war. Her
statesmen must see the hopelessness
of the German cause and that the end
of Turkey in Europe is almost in
sight. Indeed, it is altogether likely
that the allied powers have agreed
already upon the disposition of Tur
key at the close of the war, so that
any action that country may take to
save herself at this Juncture or later
will come too late.
1 EDITORIAL COMMENT |
Some Lsrk For J. D.
{From the Charleston News and
Courier.]
Chairman Walsh is the best thing
that ever happened for John D. Rocke
feller.
Dernburg wants the United States to
give him safe conduct on the sea, and
he can wager his whiskers that that
is precisely what we propose to do for
him and everybody else on earth,
Boston Transcript.
Have you noticed that Dr. Dernburg.
who says Germany has proved that
Britannia no longer rules the waves,
asks us to get Great Britain's permis
sion for him to go home?— Philadelphia
North American.
OTHER TIMES
My Uncle Jim he used to v be
Quite confident and gay,
He talked with unaffected glee
On topics of the day.
But now ho doesn't act go wise;
He's thoughtful like and slow;
And every now and then he sighs;
"Well, mebbe I don't know."
Great questions used to seem quite
clear
When he had talked awhile.
It was encouragin' to hear
His calm an' lucid style.
He now says, "Life's a wilderness
An' doubts are bo.und to grow,
So. boys, I might as well confess
That mebbe I don't know.
"The arguments that once were plain
Have all been kicked around;
And folks are speakin' with disdain
Of thoughts once called profound.
This world is all a stage ao vast,
Likewise a fleetln' show,
And since they sort o' changed the
cast —
Well, mebbe I don't know!"
—Washington Star.
ALCOHOL AND LIFE INSURANCE
[Quoted from the Journal of the
American Medical Association from
the Monthly Health Letter, Life Ex
tension Institute.]
In a number of life insurance com
panies, chiefly in Great Britain, the
abstainers were separated from the
rest of the policyholders (all accept
ed as temperate and healthy risks),
and the difference in the death rate
determined. In one institution of
London over a period of forty-five
years the mortality of the nonabstain
ers, or so-called moderate drinkers,
accepted as temperate and healthy
risks, was 37 per cent, higher than
that among the total abstainers. In
another association of London over a
period of twenty-seven years the mor
tality of the nonabstalners was 54 per
cent, higher than among the total
abstainers. In a third life assurance
company of Glasgow, o"ver a period
of twenty-nine years, the mortality of
the nonabstainers was 4 4 per cent
higher than the mortality among ab
stainers. In a Canada company over
a period of eight years the mortality
of the nonabstainers who had been
accepted as temperate and healthy
risks was "8 per cent, higher than
among the abstainers.
POTATO RINGS IN WAR
At the Red Cross auction in London
the other day two silver potato rings
were sold which had a pathetic his
torv. This Item figured In the cata
log: "An Irish potato ring, with trellis
work and circular panels of scroll
foliage, by Richard William Dublin,
1774." The next lot contained a simi
lar article These two potato rings
(circular stands for holding potato
dishes) belonged to Samuel Pepys
Cockerell. of the Royal Flying Corps.
He ni« his death in Egypt in the
service of his country, and his parents
in .loving memory presented these
relics to the cause of relieving the
suffering. Lord Newlands bid 500
guineas for each ring. The auctioneer
said: "Lord Newlands intends to re
store these rings to the father and
mother of Lieutenant Cockerell. and
he also wishes to pay a tribute to the
worth of Lieutenant Cockerell." These
pathetic Impulses recall what was said
of a captain in the Roman army to
induce Christ to cure his servant: "For
he loveth our nation." (Luke 7:5.) —
The Christian Herald.
BAKED IN THE OPEN
Did you ever cook baked potatoes
in the open. Here is a receipt from
"On the Trail" by Lina Beard and
Adelia B. Beard (Scrlbners): "Wrap
each potato In wet leaves and place
them all on hot ashes that lie over
hot coals, put more hot ashes on top
of the potatoes, and over the ashes
place a deep bed of redhot coals. It
will require about forty minutes or
more for potatoes to bake. Take
one out when you think they should
be done; if soft enough to yield to the
pressure when squeezed between
thumb and finger, the 'potato is
cooked."
THE SILEXT CURFEW
By WIBR Dinger
Well, it looks as though we're going
to
Have a curfew law at last.
And that at next Council meeting
By that body 'twill be passed.
And the air by bell or whistle,
Mark you, won't l?e rent in twain.
No Indeed, our curfew, brother.
Will be modern—"safe and sane."
|
But. pray tell me. how will children I
Know when ther must hie for home
If no warning signal's given
As about the streets they roam?
| ;
I'd suggest that each policeman
Wear a clock upon his coat
Lighted by an incandescent,
1 So the kids the time may note. j
T>OUUc*CK
By the Ex •Committeeman
Some of the cleverest men in poli
tics in Pennsylvania are lining up be
hind Governor Brumbaugh In the pre
liminary work for his campaign for
the nomination and election of a leg
islature pledged to enact a local op
tion law in 1917. The movement in
behalf of local option, which was
given such an Impetus at the mass
meetings held here in April, has been
pushed quietly in every county In the
State and civic, business, industrial,
religious and other organizations have
been pledging their adherence to it.
In short, without any fuss there has
been built the frame work for one of
the strongest nonpartisan movements
known in the State in years.
As soon as Governor Brumbaugh
completes work on the bills now in his
hands and gets the public service, ag
ricultural and other commissions
working along his lines he plans to
begin a series of visits throughout the
State which will bring him Into con
tact with the leaders of the local op
tion movement everywhere. In addi
tion there will be meetings In Phila
delphia and Pittsburgh as well as Har
risburg.
This local option movement is the
big thing behind the meetings of coun
ty committees and primary contests
this year. Efforts will be made all
over the State to check the Governor
and the local option movement and
some of the xnen active in behalf of
the Williams bill last session will be
singled out for attack. The charge
will also be made that the Governor
In seeking election of local option
legislators will also work for election
of men who will follow him in every
thing.
—Senator Charles A. Snyder while
here yesterday declared that the was
sntlsfied that the people were calling
for him as auditor general.
—Judgo E. N. Reppert. recently ap
pointed by the Governor to the vacan
cy on the bench of Fayette county,
took the oath of office yesterday.
—E. A. Jones, who has Just retired
as second deputy highway commis
sioner, recalled last evening that it
mas Just twelve years ago that William
A. Stone, then Governor, appointed
him controller of Lackawanna county.
According to rumors Mr. Jones may
candidate for controller
again. ""
—H. F. Ferber, chief of the Scran
ton fire department, is being boomed
for ono of the deputy fire marshal
ships. The Lackawanna delegation is
urging his selection to the place.
—Friehds of A. L Martin, deputy
secretary of agriculture, are pointing
with a great deal of pleasure to the en
dorsement given to him at the recent
meeting of the people interested in the
farmers' institute work of the State
held at Conneaut Lake. The resolu
tions commended Governor Brum
baugh for his interest in agriculture,
and thanked Mr. Martin for his work
in establishing the farmers' Institute
Bmsteni, which is declared second to
none in the land.
—John W. Von Bergen, ex-mayor of
Scranton, is among those being boom
ed for a place in the workmen's com
pensation administration system.
—At Chester last night the Dela
ware County Bar gave a strong en
dorsement to Judges Orlady and Head
for re-election to the Superior Court.
The resolution was presented by Su
preme Court Reporter William I.
Schaffer. George M. Booth acted as
chairman, and John E. McDonough,
a Democrat, was secretary.
—Political circles are much inter
ested in the Greene county upheaval.
At Waynesburg yesterday District At
torney David R. Huss, through
County Detective A. W. Cole, caused
the arrest of the three county com
missioners, Lisbon Scott. T. J. Ross
and T. J. Hoge, and three Greene
coimty commissioners, Hart Scott, M.
L. (Chink) Morris and T. J. Barnard,
on conspiracy charges. The arrest fol
lowed a partial investigation of coun
ty bridge and road contracts, prompt
ed by the county statement of un
usually heavy expenditures for new
work and repairs. The information
was made before Justice John T.
Goodwin, of Waynesburg, before
whom the six defendants will be ar
raigned for a preliminary hearing to
morrow.
This is the season when men are be
ing industriously boomed for places,
some times without their knowledge.
In the last few days the names of
many men of prominence in State af
fairs have been mentioned as likely
candidates for this or that position,
but they have been calling up to find
out who started the wheels moving.
The names of a dozen or more men
have been mentioned for some of the
places at the Capitol without any one
being aware of it here.
Folks at the Capitol are watching
with Interest the development of the
fight for control of the Democratic
organization in Allegheny county. It
is believed that the reorganization ma
chine will be wrecked.
—Friends of Gabriel H. Moyer,
former member of the House, who
was spoken of for one of the work
men's compensation administration
positions, are now said to be boosting
him for chief of the bureau of statis
tics and information.
—The Supreme Court having re
fused to entertain an appeal of the
Perry county license case there will
be no further steps taken this year.
DISTRIBUTING AUSTRIA
[Philadelphia Record.]
Prince von Buelow was willing to
give Italy a piece of Austria In order
to avert " any hard feelings, and now
the Vossische Zeltung proposes that
Austria give a piece of Albania if it
has any—to Servia to remove any ill
feeling" that may remain from some
misunderstandings of last summer,
Austria may inquire why it should have
to pay for all the broken glass result
ing from the Introduction of the bull
into the china shop. The disposition
of Germany to satisfy the aspirations
of Italy and Servia are beautiful, but
they would seem more Impressive in
Vienna If all were not conditioned on
Austrian concessions.
Our Daily Laugh
He: Would yon
Tbe satisfied with
love a cottage 1
000.00 one—yea.
CRABBED OLD Jgrfdfcgo
Is your father iV Uj
growing old l\ 1
gracefully? V/ZjiMW ' ' V
i No; he posi- J ijUm
: tively refuses to wtniH
learn the new
THE CARTOON OF THE DAY
THE GERMAN ANSWER
—From <kr Pabllr ledger,
WHY HE THINKS
JAMES B. MORROW, In the New
York World, writes Interestingly of
Dr. Isinar John Peritz. a distin
guished Bible scholar.
"At the ag© of 17," he told me, "hav
ing read the Old and the New Testa
ments, I changed my faith from Juda
ism to Christianity. That was in 1880.
After thirty-five years of analysis and
reflection I see in Christ the culmi
nation of all the religion of the ages.
He Is necessary, historically, logically,
morally and spiritually.
"I left Germany because there were
more opportunities In America. Since
1883 I have lived in this country. But
I cannot talk of myself except to say
that I studied theology at Drew Semi
nary, jn New Jersey, and obtained my
master's degree at Harvard."
Since 1896 Dr. Peritz has been pro
fessor of Semitic languages and lit
erature and since 1904 he has been the
Wlllard Ives professor of the English
Bible at Syracuse University. In 191S
he was resident lecturer at the New
man Biblical Institute in Jerusalem.
He reads Assyrian, Aramean, Syrian.
Hebrew, Pheniclan, Arabic and 'Ethi
opia, and all their derivatives, or
branch tongues. He can travel in al
most any country of Europe and carry
on a conversation with the inhabitants.
"Probahly Ezra, the priest and
scribe," Dr. Peritz said, "took the
books containing tha laws of Moses
from Babylon to Jerusalem in the fifth
century before the beginning of the
Christian era and eight centuries after
the children of Israel left Egypt. It is
believed that he revised and edited the
earlier books of the Scriptures.
Tilings That Moses Wrote
"The earliest writings contained in
the Bible are the twentieth, twenty
first. twenty-second, twenty-third and
thirty-fourth chapters of Exodus. They
were written by Moses, and are the
laws which he gave to the Jewish
people. He was organizing a nation,
and laws were necessary for its gov
ernment."
"Christ was born under the Old Tes
tament, believed it, preached its
moral and spiritual principles and
added to them, saying: 'Ye have heard
that it has been said, thou shalt love
thy neighbor and hate thine enemy,
but I say unto you. love your enemies,
bless them that curse you, do good to
them that hate you and pray for them
which despitefully use you and perse
cute you.' So. you see. Christ changed
the law, knowing It to be insufficient'
Paul the Great Witness
"While the original manuscripts of
the New/Testament can no longer be
seen by man, we know as well as any
thing can be known that Paul began
writing his letters to the churches not
later than twenty-five years after the
Crucifixion. He. too. was a preacher
and spread the gospel in the main by
talking Instead of by writing. He
preached for many years before he
WHY FEAR?
Why fear death? It Is the most
beautiful adventure In life.—The
last words of Charles Frohman on
tho sinking Lusltania.
Why should I fear Death's call? Can
there e'er be
In life more beautiful adventure,
than
To re-embark upon that unknown sea—
That mystery from which Love sum
moned me —
Upon whose hither shore my life be
gan?
So gently was I brought, that when
Life laid
Me on Time's bosom I was not aware;
And when at length I knew that I was
made
Like her who bore me, then no more
afraid
Was I, lest Love should fall of tender
care.
And when, with an instructed mind, I
read
The law that Nature hath to me re
vealed,
I know His love will satisfy each need.
That Life's adventurous hope will find
its meed.
And every lacerated heart be healed.
And I have learned. He doeth all things
well!
Yet Life, from Its own Incomplete
ness holds
A need Instinctive, which It cannot
tell.
Of future greeting for each last fare
well.
Of happiness, united love unfolds.
All forms of life are endless. Each frail
vase
Is emptied o'er and o'er—but filled
again;
And never tangled Is the wondrous
maze
Of Nature's melodies through endless
days—
And yet forever new and sweet to
men.
We know that Life upon some future
waits;
The worm cannot forecast the butter
fly;
And .vet the transformation but creates
Another stage in Nature's steps, which
mates
Our own—and may Life's mystery
untie.
The earth hath given me Its honied
store;
In its fair garden I have had my day;
Now. unknown lengthening vistas to
explore.
I set mv face unto that other shore,
And with this new adventure end the
Play.
In I,lfe> fair man.«inn I am but a Riie*t:
And life will bring fulfillment of the
Kleam!
I trust this last adventure is the best.
The crnwninir of a happiness uiiguefo
ed.
The consummation of the poet'*
dream.
—James Terry White.
began to write. The Incidents of
Christ's life and mission were known
to him because ha visited with Peter
for fifteen days in Jerusalem, and he
was also well acquainted with James,
'the Lord's brother.'
"The single purpose of Christ and
His apostles was to convert men and
to lay the foundations of the Chris
tian religion and to nave their con
verts continue the church. They were
too husy to engage in authorship and
so it happened that the history of
Christ was not written altogether by
eye-witnesses, but in the main by the
second generation of Christians.
"Thus Mark, whose gospel wan not
composed until forty years after
Christ's death, was a disciple of Peter.
Luke met Paul during one of Paul's
missionary Journeys and is supposed
to be the man who called out: 'Come
over into Macedonia and help us.'
Paul converted Luke and afterward
called him 'the beloved physician.'
"Matthew wrote his gospel fifty-five
years after the tragedy on Calvary.
Luke's gospel was written about 60
A. D., and the gospel attributed to
John about 70 A. D.
Inspiration of the Bible
'Forasmuch,' says Luke, 'as many
have taken In hand to set forth In or
der a declaration of those things which
are most surely believed among us,
even as they delivered them unto us,
which from the beginning Vere eve
witnesses and ministers of the word; it
seemed good to me also, having had
perfect understanding of all things
from tho very first ,to write unto thee
in order, most excellent Theophilus,
that thou might know the eertaintv
of those things wherein thou has been
instructed.'
"The historical integrity of Luke's
gospel, you see, cannot be questioned.
"The Old Testament prepared the
way for the coming of Christ, who was
the culmination of the evolution which
man had undergone morally and
spiritually. Christ was born, grew up,
taught and the world was changed.
The Old Testament in places was
harsh. Tha New Testament, however,
brought to mankind love, charity,
purity, justice, peace and mercy—right
living, in short. Therein it was In
spired. No thoughtful, reasonable and
intelligent man can doubt its in
spiration; all history proclaims it."
"And after death, what?" I asked.
"Oh, that is a great question," Dr.
Perltz replied. "We should remember
that man is the most perfect of all
physical beings. He stands erect, and
Is dexterous and graceful. He writes
books, builds railroads and holds do
minion over the earth, the sea and the
air. Evolution has wrought out won
ders with him. physically and intel
lectually. as well as morally and spirit
ually. He must go on. Paul savs: 'lf
in this life only we have hope in Christ,
we are of all men most miserable.'
The emphasis is on the word 'only'."
BOOKS AND MAQAZINES"
When we are casually told that
"business is good." we inquire sceptic
ally which brand of armor-plate or
smokeless powder our informant manu-
I factures. But when we discover that
he is not a gun person at all, but a big
) bookseller—one of the most important
In the country—and that his remark,
furthermore. Is applied to fiction and
not to war books, we find a real chance
for cheer. In other words, the sale of
fiction during March lias materially
increased over the same period last
year. That means, of course, a decided
increase since, for it must be remem
bered that during April "The Seven
Darlings" has been on the market. And
that reminds us that If you are In the
unbelievable condition of not having;
read "The Seven Darlings" (Scrlbners),
why don't you take it away with you?
Put It In your suitcase (not In your
trunk with the war books), and read it
on the train. Then when you arrive
you will be able to say "yes"' to the in
evitable question, and not be bashed bv
such remarks as: "Well! You don't
know what you've missed!"
Louise Kennedy Mabie, author of
"The Wings of Pride," does not mind
recounting a Joke upon herself. An ac
quaintance related to her recently how
much her latest book, "The Lights Are
Bright," had Interested her mother dur
ing her last illness. In fact, she added,
she had died while It was being read
to her.
TO-DAY
Sure, this world 1* full of trouble—
I ain't said It ain't.
Lord! I've had enough an' double
Heason for complaint.
Rain an 'storm have come to fret me.
Skies were often gray;
Thorns an' brambles have besot me
On the road—but. say.
Ain't It fine to-day!
What's the use of always weepln',
Makln' trouble last?
What's the use of always keepln'
Thinkin' of the past?
Each muat have hfs tribulation.
Water with his wine.
Life it ain't no celebration.
Trouble? I've had mine—
But to-day Is fine.
It's to-day that I am' llvln'.
Not a month ago.
Havin', losln', takln". plvin'.
As time wilts it so.
Yesterday a cloud of sorrow
Fell across the way;
It may rain ugaln to-morrow.
It may rain—but, say.
Ain't it line to-day!
—Douglas Mallock.
AX OLD MOTTO REVISED
(From the New York Independent.]
The Twentieth Century version of
Cromwell's motto Is "Trust in God and
keep your army dry."
lEtenittg QUjat
Back of Governor Brumbaugh's
fishing trip laut -week there ta a good
story which' Illustrates tho manner in
which the Governor appreciates faith
ful service. It happens that James C.
Delninger, executive clerk, is noted for
his prowess as a fisherman and com
ing from Sullivan county he has won
a reputation where reputations are
made only by skill. He hns never
missed the opening of a season until
this year. This year he was hitting
only the high spots in a new adminis
tration and being executive clerk to a
new Governor is a real rapid Job. So
It happened that the trout season
opened without Deininger whipping a
stream and he did not even have time
to regret it or to dream about the >
nsh he might have caught. The Gov
ernor, who is an ardent fisherman,
worked out what was wrong and
sent word to him to report, rain or
shine, at 7 o'clock in the mornlns. at
the Executive Mansion. When "Jim"
was notified he asked whether he
should bring with htm the bills left
as a legacy by the Legislature of
which he Is custodian, pending their
consideration by the Governor. Ho
was told he need not bring the bills.
He appeared promptly at the Execu
tive Mansion at 7 o'clock, naturally
curious as to the early morning or
ders. Governor Brumbaugh told htm
with a broad smile that he had a sur
prise, and bundling him into his auto
mobile, told him he was to spend the
day fishing with him for trout in the
eastern part of the State. They had
great luck, the Governor capturing
the limit. And he and "Jim" had a
fine trout supper at the mansion.
Druggists axe reaping a harvest this
week out of the sale of Ivy poison
cures, hundreds of Harrlsburgers hav
ing it on hands and face as a result of
Memorial Day outings. A Market
street druggist says that hundreds of
cases come to him for the treatment
after every big holiday when the city
folks flock to the woods and moun
tains. "Many of the cases are bad be
fore the victims know what they
have," said the druggist, "and they
wait until they are pretty well cov
ered. But you don't catch the old
hands that way. After a fellow has
Ivy poison Just about three times h«
learns to get a 'killer* the very moment
the first of the Itchy little pimples ap.
pear on the skin."
Mayor Jermyn, of Scranton, who is
well known to many residents of this
city, is having some fun with his
councllmen. There is to be a munici
pal parade in Scranton Saturday and
he has Invited the members of coun
cil to march. They do not seem to
like the idea.
William Perrine says in the Phila
delphia Evening Bulletin: "John W.
Frazier, in the course of a communi
cation. says that Comrade John B.
Patrick, of Post 58, Harrisburg, and
himself have succeeded in securing
from the Legislature an appropriation
of fifty thousand dollars for the erec
tion of a memorial to General George
G. Meade in the city of Washington,
making a total of eighty thousand
! dollars for that purpose, and that
credit is particularly due to the patri
otic and persistent help of Governor
Brumbaugh. Attorney General Brown
and James A. Dale, of York. With
this money there ought to be such a
memorial of Meade in the national
capital as will be distinctly worthy of
his fame and of the signal part which
he played in the preservation of the
Union. The character of the statue
and its embellishments have yet to be
finally determined, and Mr. Frazier
writes that it should be "entirely free
of allegory that no one understands and
of the archaeology of prehistoric pe
riods, but that rather it should present
latter-day ideas—something of the \
American history with which the name*'
of Meade was BO closely identified
from Gettysburg to Appomatox, and
what has grown out of Gettysburg as
the decisive battle that has assured
tha peace and prosperity that have
come to the American people."
John W. Alexander, the artist, who
died yesterday in New York, was here
a couple of years ago to see the State
Capitol In which some of his works
were to have been placed. Mr. Alex
ander was selected in the nineties to
paint the decorations for the north
corridor, which were to represent the
development of the Industries of the
Keystone State, but his reluctance to
enter Into a contract prevented the
completion of the works. The State
carried tho appropriation of $22,000 in
the general bill year after year In the
hope that things could be arranged.
Mr. Alexander on his visit here said
that he would undertake the work
when he felt able, his health being
first consideration. He was a native
Pennsylvanian and was Immensely in
terested In the art works in the Capi
tol, and it Is a great pity that he died
without giving a specimen of his skill
to the official home of his State.
1 WELL KNOWN PEOPLE
—John G. Reading, of Williams
port, heads the bankers' association
of his part of the State.
—Bishop Orttynsky, of the Greek
church, dedicated a church at Oly
phant Sunday.
—H. J. Aukerman, prominent in
Altoona affairs, has returned from the
Pacific coast.
—E. W. Buck, of Ebensburg, has
been elected president of the bankers
who recently organized at Altoona.
—'Judge W. H. S. Thompson, of
Pittsburgh, spoke to workhouse pris
oners on Memorial Day.
—Ex-Judge F. H. Kooser was the
Memorial Day orator at Somerset.
| DO YOU KNOW
That HtuTisourg was one of the
llrst cities to observe Memorial
Day?
DUTY CHEERFULLY DONE
The late Lord Roberts once sent his
orderly to the bank to cash a check
and the clerk wanted it endorsed.
"What for?" demanded the soldier.
"Well, It's the rule, and I can't pay
you tho money until you endorse It," he
was told.
"Oh, all right," grumbled the mes
senger. So he took back the check and
bit the end of his pen In deep medita
tion for a minute or two. Then he
wrote this;
"I beg to say I have known Lord
Roberts for several years and he has
proved himself, times without number,
to be as brave as a lior., but always
kindly considerate to those who serve
under him. And I have, therefore,
great pleasure in respectfully endorsing
nis check."
BUT HAS HE THE PUNCH? Q
(New Orleans Times-Picayune.)
After licking Gen. Villa Just once
more. Gen. Abregon may, without un
due immodesty, nominate himself for
the post of "strong man" in Mexico.
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June 1 to July 31
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