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AMERICAN SHIPS TIED UP
BY ILLEGAL U-BOAT WARFARE
Cannot Be Permitted to Continue Much
Longer is View Taken
By Officials.
AMERICANS IN YARROWDALE CREW FREED
Administration Officials, Watching Acts Of Submarines, See
Little Hope Of Avoiding Clash With Germany.
Washington. The ruthless German
submarine campaign and Its effects
upon the United States were discussed
by President Wilson and the Cabinet
The meeting lasted only an hour and
afterward It was said no new steps
lad been decided on.
Arming of American merchantmen
and the economic effects of Uie partial
tie-up of shipping out of American
ports were the subjects on which the
Cabinet centered attention. Secretary
McAdoo is compiling a list of vessels
held in port and Secretary IledOeld Is
making a comprehensive analysis of
the Inroads submarines are making on
shipping generally.
Consideration is given by the Gov
ernment to all the different phases of
the situation that have developed
since the break Is relations with Ger
many, Including the detention of the
Yarrowdale prisoners, the crisis with
Austria, the plight of Americans In
Turkey and Belgian relief. High
officials took pains, however, to
emphasize that the great fundamental
problem before tho nation Is the Il
legal submarine campaign Itself.
Against this campaign the United
States has made the most vigorous
protest possible short of war, but the
Administration realizes that so long
as It permits American ships to be
held Jn port for fear of attack by sub
marines it In effect Is acquiescing In
the German policy. This state of af
fairs, It I admitted, cannot be per
mitted to continue Indefinitely.
What the United States must do to
end It, and when, are the only Ques
tions. The President Is understood to
have a very definite opinion as to what
should be done, but he has not yet
decided that the time to do it has
come.
Press dispatches from Berlin an
nouncing that the 72 American sea
men brought by the Yarrowdale had
been released caused the demand that
the men be freed to be withheld pend
ing official advices on the subject A
cablegram was sent the Spanish Am
bassador at Berlin asking whether
the report was truo. It is not doubted,
as it has been assumed from the first
that Germany would not hold the men
after rumors reaching there of the im
prisonment of German sailors In the
United States had been elearea up.
Another Inquiry was sent the Span
ish Ambasador to ascertain the cause
of delay in the departure of the Ameri
can train from Munich, which Mr. Ger
ard previously had reported would
"leave some day this week," with 86
consuls and their families and an un
known number of other persons.
RAILROADS PLAN FOR WAR.
New York. The railroads of the
United States informed President Wil
son that the resources of their organ
ization were at the disposal of the
Government In the event of war.
Presidents or other officials of 18 of
the roads were appointed as a special
committee on national defense, which
will work In conjunction with the
commanders of tho four departments
of the United States Army. W. W.
Atterbury, vice-president of the Penn
sylvania Railroad, sent a telegram to
the White House saying this was the
plan of the railroads.
The committee, organized here at a
meeting of the American Railway As
sociation's executive committee, will
act under tho guidance of President
Wilson's National Council for Defence.
Daniel Wiilard, president of the Balti
more and Ohio, Is a citizen member of
the council, in charpe of the transpor
tation and communication, and will
act in an advisory capuclty both for
the new committee and for tho coun
cil in the railroads' preparedness
measure.
CERARO PARTY IN PARIS.
Iarls. James W. Gerard, former
American Anibnusador at Berlin; Mrs.
Gerard and their party, 42 persons In
all, arrived in Paris from Berne,
Switzerland. They were met at the
station by tlio American Ambassador,
. William G. Sharp, and the embassy
staff.
William Martin, tho Introducer of
ambassadors and ministers at the
Forelcn Ofncc. who Is charged with
r.ll ouostlons relating to ceremony,
WB3 at tho station to receive Mr. Ger
ard on behalf of rrcmier Biland and
tho French Government.
Sees Ambassador Sharp.
A battalion of French photographers
took itnnpshops of Mr. and Mrs. Ger
T.rd as they alls'ited from the train.
Tho Journey from Berne was with
out Incident. The French Government
. .laced two cars at tho disposition of
the party, attaching them to a regular
train. Mr. and Mrs. Gerard aro stop
ping at a hotel.
"BITTER PILL FOR GERMANY."
New British War Loan Declared a
Great Success.
London. The Weekly Nation says
il bears that the war loan Is a greut
success, and that sums have been men
tioned suggesting that the collection
of new money Is approaching 1,000,
000,000. Arthur Neville Chamberlain,
director-general of national service,
speaking at Brlhtol said that he ven
tured to predict that tho result of the
war loan would bo a bitter pill for Ger
many to swallow.
Mr. Gerard had a long talk with Mr
Sharp at the Embassy. He probably
will be received by distinguished rep
resentatlves of the French Govern
mcnt, and will meet some of the mosl
Important personages at a dlnnei
which Mr. and Mrs. Sharp are arrang
Ing.
GERMANS LIFT BAN IN BELGIUM
-London. Representatives of the
American Commission for Relief in
Belgium will not withdraw from the
occupied portions of Belgium and
Northern France as previously had
bpen arranged, but will remain for the
present, it now is stated.
Arranged In Brussels.
The commission received a dlspntch
from Its office in Rotterdam stating
that at a meeting held In Brussels the
German authorities announced that all
representatives of the commission
might remain in Belgium and North
ern France on the same footing as
heretofore. Present at this meeting
were Baron von der Lancken, Civil
Governor of Brussels; the American
and Spanish Ministers, representatives
of the Belgium Relief Commission and
of the Belgium National Committee.
German Plane Upset
Washington. News of Germany's
retraction of her order forcing the
American members of the Belgium Re
lief Committee to loave Belgium and
Northern France was received by State
Department officials and by Herbert
C. Hoover, chairman of the commis
sion, with both surprise and pleasure.
Apart from a brief telegram from
Brand Whltlock saying negotiations of
some sort were under way, neither the
department nor Mr. Hoover had any
official advices on the subject
The impression here is that Ger
many did not expect the commission's
prompt and final response to the sug
gestion that "a few Americans, among
them Brand Whltlock, might reside In
Brussels and exercise general super
vision of the work." The commission
refused flatly to accept this com
promise and at once ordered all Its
men to withdraw from the field.
Half American control probably
never. would have been recognized by
the Allied governments. If a handful
of Americans had continued on In re
stricted supervision, unable to leave
Brussels, thore had been official Intima
tions from the British that supplies
would no longer be passed through the
blockade. The question, therefore, was
Dlaced directly before Germany by the
complete withdrawal as to whether she
would or would not evict American re
lief from Belgium and Northern
France.
ALL SHIPS NOW TO BE SUNK ON
SIGHT.
Amsterdam. All periods of grace
for neutral ships entering the zones
announced as prohibited by Germany
have now expired, according to 'a Ber
lin official statement received here.
The statement says . that Immunity
ceased in respect to the Atlantic and
English Channel zones on the night
of February 12, for the North Sea
zone on February 6. and for the
Mediterranean zone on February 10,
It continues:
"From now on. therefore. In nil pro
hibited zones the warning which has
been Issued Is in full force and ship
pins can no longer expect Individual
warning. Vessels which enter the
prohibited areas do so with a full
knowlodgo of the dangers threatening
them and their crews. It is expressly
stated that all news spread from
enemy sources about any torpedoing
of neutral shins without previous
warning, before tho dates mentioned
for tho various prohibited areas, Is in
correct
"The periods of grace mentioned
were nlso In force for enemy nassen
per vessels, because It was possible
that they were carrying neutral pas
senders, who were, perhaps, Ignorant
of the new blockade regulations."
THE FAREWELL TO BERNSTORFF
Washington. In a farewell state
ment before leaving here for Now
York to sail for home, Count von
Bernstorff expressed the hope that
war between the United States and
Germany mlsht bo averted and. that
friendly relations might Boon bo re
established. Tho former German am
bassador said to a croup of newspaper
correspondents gathered at his house:
"In' leaving the United States after
a stay of eight years, I wish to ex
tend to my ninny personal friends my
heartfelt thanks for the great kind
ness and cordial hospitality they have
Bhown me.
VOTE TO SAVE DAYLIGHT.
French Deputies Advance Legal Time
An Hour In Summer.
Paris. Tho Chamber of Deputies.
adopted a bill permanently advancing
the legal time one hour during the
summer. The setting forward of the
clocks Is to begin the first Sunday in
April, and this time will be in force
until tho first Sunday In October.
A combined dishan and draining
board for dishes Is covered by a re
cent patent.
WILSON WORKING
El
President Expected to Go Before
Congress Next Week.
SHIP TIE-UP INTOLERABLE
Administration Officials Assert Pres
ent Conditions Cannot Be Per
mitted To Continue Mak
ing Country Ready.
Washington. The American Gov
ernment continues its waiting policy
toward Germany's ruthless submarine
warfnre, and although it' is taken for
granted in all quarters that President
Wilson will go before Congress on the
situation before adjournment on
March 4, the statement was authorized
that so far he had made no definite
plans to that end.
The visit of the President to the
Capitol to "discuss with Senators the
advisability of appearing before a Joint
session to ask authority for protecting
American sailors and ships from sub
marines has given rise to much specu
lation as to when the step will be
taken. No one professes to know, how
ever, and the official answer to all
queries is, "the President will decide.
The confident belief everywhere that
there will bo action not later than
next week, if nothing happens to
precipitate it before, Is based upon the
knowledge that the President wishes
to avoid calling an extra session of
Congress If possible, and upon the
reiterated declarations of members of
the Administration that the present
conditions under which most of the
American ships in overseas trade have
been frightened into canceling sailing
dates cannot be permitted to continue.
The small number of vessels sunn
by submarines within the past few
days is attracting no little attention.
Officials always point out, however,
that this does not alter the fact that,
through fear of the consequences,
American shins and many of those of
other nationalities are remaining In
port The opening of Halifax as a
port of examination, allowing some
vessels to avoid the danger zone area
by not going to Kirkwall, is expected
to somewhat lessen the effects of the
virtual blockade of Eastern American
ports.
Every means at the disposal of the
Government continues to be used to
prepare for any eventuality, and the
Administration believes no time has
been wasted. If a decision to arm
American merchantmen should be
reached, it is understood that it could
be done very quickly.
GERMANS IN LAW CASE.
Affidavits From Crew Give This Be
lief Of Nationality.
Washington. Ambassador Page, at
Rome, has obtained affidavits from the
officers and crew of the American
schooner Lyman M. Law, recently
sunk by a submarine in the Mediter
ranean. A brief summary of the affidavits,
submitted to the State Department,
said the survivors were of the opinion
that the submarine was of German
nationality. Previous dispatches had
said It was an Austrian vessel without
flag.
Before the Law was sunk, the dis
patch said, about $1,400 worth of
stores were taken off the Law by the
submarine's crew.
PEACE LEAGUE WITH WILSON.
Committee Declines To Join Conven
tion In Washington.
New York. Support of the Govern
ment In "the adoption of vigorous and
adequate measures to protect our
citizens and defend their rights on
land and sea and to provide for the
defense of tho country" was pledged
to President Wilson by the national
executive committee of tho League to
Enforce Peace.
The executive committee by unani
mous vote declined an Invitation to
send representatives to the forthcom
ing convention of peace societies at
Washington.
WOULD DIVIDE WEST VIRGINIA.
Move Made To Form New State From
Northern Panhandle.
Charleston, W. Va. A resolution
was introduced In the West Virginia
House of Delegates to create a new
State from the counties of Ohio,
Brooke. Hancock and Marshall with a
view of thereby providing sufficient
revenue to pay the Virginia debt Judg
ment. The four counties have an area
of 5S9 square miles. The resolution
provides that the four counties, known
as the rnnhnndle counties, pay the
$12,000,000 debt Judgment by a bond
Issue In consideration for separate
stntoshlp.
SAY3 HE'S GERMAN SPY.
Solaian Arrested Tells Police
He
Investigated Factories.
York, Fa. Adolphus Wrucilla, who
-.sys he is a native of Belgium and a
derman spy, has been arrested by tho
York pol'ce and Is being held pending
r.n investigation. Wrucilla says he Is
one of six spies sent to York to ascer
tain to what extent manufacturers of
this cjty are assisting tho Entente
Allies.
MILLIONS FOR DEFENSE.
WERGENCYPLAN
Weeks Introduces Bond Issue Bill For
$760,000,000.
Washington. Senator Weeks, Re
publican, of Massachusetts, Introduced
as a substitute for the Administration
Revenue bill a measure to provide .for
Issuance of Government 3V& per cent
Interest-bearing bonds up to $760,000,
000, of which $400,000,000 vould be
utilized for expenditures of nationul
defense, ,
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KEYSTONE STATE
in sim
Latest Doings In Various Parts
of the State.
PREPAREDFORQUICKREADING
George Baker, of Irwin, in a fit ol
despondency, ended hU life by the use
of chloroform.
- A report circulated that the county
bridge aorosi the Aquashicola Creek,
at Lehigh Gap, Is unsafe, is being vig
orously denied by the County Commis
sioners. Practically every icehouse through
out the Quakake Valley has been filled,
the general average of the blocks meas
uring from eight to fourteen inches in
thickness. The ice crop never wa
better than this winter.
Aaron Benfleld, of Landis' Store, an
aged farmer, while pruning trees was
struck by a heavy limb, resulting in
concussion of the brain. He has been
unconscious most of the time since the
accident .
Homer Black, secretary of the Har
flsburg Young Men's Christian Asso
ciation, announced that he will not
again be a candidate for re-election.
Black has been under fire for several
months.
The Monroe County Automobile As
sociation will father the proposed con
solidation of Stroudsburg, and East
Stroudsburg, by presenting a tentative
plan of proceedure at the next meet
ing.
The high cost of living threatens to
throw the Sunbury poor district Into
bankruptcy. Banks have refused to
honor the district's paper, and Milton
P. Krelder and W. N. Neagley, poor
overseers, are without funds with
which to pay current bills and to pro
vide for future expense until tax money
is available next summer.
One of the most destructive fires in
the history of Glrardvllle was con
quered by the combined efforts of
Glrardvllle, Mahanoy City, Ashland,
Mt. Carmel and Shenandoah fire com
panies, a square in the heart of the
business section was wrecked. The
firemen were badly handicapped by
frozen fire plugs and a poor water pres
sure. A tract of one hundred acres sur
rounding the site from which Wash
ington crossed the Delaware River
prior to the Battle of Trenton will be
taken over and made into a publlo
park or memorial if a bill Introduced
in the House by Representative Pick
ering, of Bucks county, Is passed by
the Legislature. A similar bill was
introduced in the Upper Chamber by
Senator Buckman.
At a meeting of the Berks County
Historical Society, it was announced
that the city will donate a site for the
location of the proposed monument to
the late General D. McM. Gregg, of
Reading, Gettysburg hero, for which
a bill appropriating $25,000 Is now
pending in the Legislature. Former
Mayor Ira W. Stratton is chairman of
the local committee that is planning
the matter.
Two men met violent death at Sun
bury falling but five feet off a ladder
while at work at the Susquehanna Silk
Mills. Martin I. Zimerman, fifty-seven
years old, a carpenter, suffered a frac
tured skull and died in a short time.
George R. Schlee, thirty-three years,
stepped off a freight train in front of
an express and was picked up dead.
He was a Pennsylvania Railroad brake
man. Rev. Emll NpsT, a Hungarian Re
formed clergyman, of South Bethle
hem, In a fall on an Icy pavement, suf
fered a fractured right l?g. Ernest
Hutchlns, head of the British War
Commission at the Bethlehem Steel
Works, slipped on a piece of Ice and
fractured his right wrist. Michael
BcUz, in a fall down a flight of steps
nt his home In South Bethlehem, suf
fered a fractured shoulder blade and
left forearm.
Samuel B. Shrlver, of North Wood
bury Township, petitioned the Blair
County Court to mark satisfied a mort
gage against his property entered
March 27, 1855, when it was owned by
William F. Bridenthal, who sold it to
Shrlver's father in 1863. The mort
gage is for $1,965,, of which $982 was
paid in 1867, since which time neither
principal nor intcrost have been paid,
the whereabouts of the holders of the
mortgage, Harrison, Andrew and
Thomas Tyher being unknown.
L. F. Donnelly, of Lansford, hag
solved the Daner question with a
chemical process, by which he cannot
only cleanse every speck of Ink ana
dirt, from an ordinary newspaper, but
can. through the same process, mane
the caner more elastic, whiter, and in
every respect a better material, so that
the rotten substitute which the paper
trust is now pushing on the market
becomes the real thing after a chemi
cal application of the new formula. The
process is inexpensive and requires
very little time or labor.
The C. M. Dodson Coal Company, of
Weatherly, has Imported another score
of laborers, secured in some of the
larger cities and towns throughout the
country. The scarcity of labor hamp
ers coal operations to a very large ex
tent
Officials of the Freeland Water Com
pany have been notified by the State
military authorities to guard their
pumps, stntlons and machinery, and
nermit none but employes to enter
their stations or approach their reser
voirs.
ORDER
OB Left
Aro
on American
Enemies of Washington
and Franklin almost
succeeded in wrecking
the struggling cause.
t
"SAST year during the "Clenn
T I up week" In Philadelphia,
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Morris, the financier of the
Revolution, worked their way
to an unused attic. Having decided
to dispose of on old desk, curiosity
caused them to search its drawers,
with the result that a pile of yellow
and faded letters, written by the men
who created the nation, was uncov
ered. A glance through them showed
their great Importance, says Joseph
Jackson In the Public Ledger.
A reading of some of the letters
shows that there will have to be a re
arrangement of values of some of the
lending characters of the Revolution.
In the letters we see bow cabals and
Intrigues and 'backbiting ranged
through the whole governing and offi
cial classes. Washington's place as
commander-in-chief was resented by
some, Franklin was alleged by his
companions in France to be too old
and too Indolent one who should be
sent home. Congress was removed to
Baltimore before there was any neces
sity for the change, and the delegates
murmured at being compelled to live
In a town where there were such poor
accommodations.
Morris evidently was regarded as
the true friend of both Washington
and Franklin, and to him came the
tales of the Intrigues against them and
how the fate of the war bung in tho
balance for a time, for bad Washing
ton been deprived of his command the
whole campaign would have been
thrown Into confusion and into the
arms of the British commander. Had
Franklin been removed from France
at the Instigation of his companions,
the support that eventually made the
nation free would have been with
held. It Is very well
that John Adams
known, of course,
had declared that
he was sick of the Fabian system and
that he thanked God that It was an
other and not Washington that re
ceived the glory for the Saratoga con
vention. But In a letter written by
Benjamin Harrison, one of the sign
ers of the Declaration, under date of
Williamsburg, Va., December 18, 1777,
it Is found that both Samuel and John
Adams were In league to get rid of
Washington. The B, H. L. noted
In the letter Is, of course, Richard
Henry Lee.
"We have a story circulating here,"
Harrison wrote, "that there has been
motion made in Congress to divide
the command of the army and that R,
II. L. was at the bottom of it It
makes much noise, and if true, will ef
fectually do his business. We are also
Informed that Genl. Washington's char
acter has been attack'd publicly' by S.
& J. Adams, and that the Genl has
been so Inform'd.
"Your being sent to Camp gives me
some reason to fear that these reports
may be true, and that my worthy
Friend resents such treatment I know
hi 8 Value & would not loose blm.
If we do, America will repent it by
the loss of her Liberty. The Confed
eratlon is unanimously agreed to by
both Branches of the Legislature.
"There Is one part of it I confess
couldn't have wlsh'd to have alter'd,
which gives the Congress power of
regulating the Trades, and of course
granting a monopoly of the whole, or
any part of It to any Nations it
pleases, tho' some of our connoisseurs
say they have no such power, there
being no express grant of It, which
they say Is necessary to constitute the
right, and thai it can't be obtained by
Implication. I shall be glad of your
opinion on tho matter.
"The Men of War still keep us
Blocked up and I dare suy will do so
all the Winter, In which cuso many
Vessels will rot with their Loads In
them, and yours amongst the Rest and
my Ships I fear will share the same
fate on the stocks, which will be a
most deadly stroke to me, If they do
stny the Winter, It will be on sect
of the Frigate nt Baltimore which they
seem determined not to let proceed to
Sea.
"We have not a word of News, nor
any thing that I know of worth your
Notice, except that this Country will
act an Exnmple I hope to tho rest of
her Sister States, by sending her full
quota of Troops, and raising as much
money as the People can bear. If all
the rest do so we may once again meet
with Joyful countenances and Cheerful
Hearts."
In a letter dated February 15, 1778,
Harrison says:
MUCH IN LITTLE
Last year was a banner year for
the production of coal In Alabama.
Los Angeles city is rich, holding In
the trensury, money, bonds and securi
ties of a total value of $20,514,155.
Only nbout 30 per cent of the na
tives of Spain wre able to read and
write. ' '
An automobile cool wagon has been
Invented with four separate compart
ments, bo well balanced that they can
be dumped by hand.
Brazil has the largest known depos
it of 70 per cent Iron ore, practically
free from phosphorus, In the world.
The manufacture of oil from birch
bark Is becoming an Important indus
try of the southern states.
More than 1,500,000 electric storage
batteries are used in automobiles in
the United States.
In the front of a large London
building there was recently found a
pigeon's nest made of hairpins.
Dutch people are hoarding silver
and about $15,000,000 worth of the
metal has disappeared from circulation.
.Ejamin Franklin
"It gives oue great puln to be cer
tainly Inform'd thnt there are some
In the Senate who dislike our Gen-.
era!. I have long suspected It, nay,
I something more than suspect
It, but had my hopes that his
continued Lnbours and the situation
he has ever been in, of always being
inferior to the Enemy In numbers, and
his men in want of every nccessnry,
circumstances well known in Congress,
would In the end have made every man
his friend, and have satisfied them
that more than be has done would not
have been done by any man, and that
we have no one that could In any de
gree have equal'd him ; I am as confi
dent of this as I am of my existence
that the favorite of the day Charles
Lee7 Is as far inferior to him, as he
Is inferior to any officer In tho army,
and this truth America will experience
to her cost. If ever he should be placed
at the head of her armies. Certain I
am of oue thing, that If this measure
takes place a great part of the
strength of this Country will be Imme
diately taken off.
"The General is fully Inform'd of all
these Cabals, they prey on his Consti
tution, sink his Spirits, and will In the
end I fear prove fatal to him. If this
should be the case excuse me for once
more repeating it, America will loose
perhaps her only prop. He well knows
bad consequences would follow his res
ignation, or he would not leave It in the
power or the wicked ana .designing,
thus to Insult him. With a few words
more I shall finish this painful Sub
ject, Be Ware of Your Board of War.
"I am truly sorry for the conduct of
your brother, and the disagreeable
Scrape he has brot you Into, tho' it
certainly can not operate to your dis
advantage with thinking men.
"If you should be uuder the disagree
able necessity of removing your fam
ily this way, and you think I can In
any Manner be Serviceable to them,
I beg you will command me without
reserve; and I think on this occasion
you should not depend too much on
what you expect Providence will do
for us. Such Enthusiasm is very com
mendable in the Statesman, but may
be carried too far in the Husband and
Father.
"Let me earnestly recommend the
Immediate removal of your Family for
It Is my opinion Gen. Howe will
open the Cumpalgn by the first of
April well knowing that our recruits
can't Join the army till May, in which
caso our Worthy General will once
more be Induced to the mortifying ne
cessity of retreating."
There are several letters by Wil
liam Hooper, one of the North Caro
lina delegation, In which one gets tho
Idea that, more than even moderns do,
the country then believed Its fute de
pended upon the efforts of Washing
ton as commander In chief, and tlmt
to change horses or to divide responsi
bility with another commander would
be fatal to the American cause.
Three letters from Franklin, two of
them written while the philosopher
wus In France, give a very comprehen
sive view of the difficulties ho encoun
tered through the Jealousy of his com
panions. The first letter is dated at
Purls, December 21, 1777, and shows
that harmony was lacking among tho
American ministers sent there by con
gress. "I remember thnt long before I was
ordered here," he wroto, "you did me
the Honour to say, you should not dis
like being sent to France with me.
Since being here, I have frequently
wlsh'd thnt Appointment had taken
place. I think I should have puss'd
my time more comfortably. We ore
now five of us In this City, nil honest
and Capable Men (tf I may Include my
self In that Description) and all mean-
Along the Cornwall const many
miners earn a living by wushlng tin
out of the sands, the sea shattering
the metal-bearing rocks.
An Increase in parasitical diseases
among poultry and gamo birds In
England Is attributed to the distribu
tion of dust through the air by auto
mobiles. The population of Manila Increased
from 234,400 In 1012 to 200,013 ut the
beginning of 1014. Male Inhabitants
were more numerous than female by
about 32,000.
Latest In Baby Carriages.
The iip-to-tho-mlnute baby carriage
has its electric gong and batteries,
operated by a conveniently located
push button, preferably on the handle,
to clear the pathway of the carrluge.
Populur Science Monthly.
Not Surprising.
Barber (entertaining his customer
as usual) Your hair is getting very
gray, sir.
Customer I'm not surprised. Hurry
up . -
Kevomtiort jf.
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Ing well for the Public, but our T,:
eis do not suit, nnd we are got j
Disputes and Contentions that ore)
to our Credit, and which I have Pri
times feured would go to Extreme'; Bri
"You know tho natural DNiiosl:' .
of some of us, how Jealous, how ti.
uous, now suspicious even or it
Friends, and how positive, after rr
pectlng a while, that the Susplt,-'
are certain Truths, Conurniat','
strong as Proofs from noly Writ. t
will, therefore, I am persuaded, if (
plulnts of one another should o&,
your hands, make due Allowance!,
such Tempers, and suffer no Mi: ' :
be condemn'd unheard, I do not iv
thus on my own Account as I ml
apprehensive of your receiving ij
Complaints of me; for tho' It lif
cult to live in peace with such 0,"
acters, how much soever one estc; ;
them for the Virtue nnd Abilities ;
otherwise possess, I . have, how '
done it tolerably hitherto ; but i
nm not mire It rnn lust I wish '
sincerely that we were separate;? .
our being together seems of no '
and, as we hinted formerly In a X '
Letter, is attended with many It
venlences. i
"Such Inconveniences being fen,
ly experienced by other States, 1 1'
pose the Reason, that no rose ,
Europe, for a Century past, has t
more than one Person to one Or ;
Posslblv this desirable Event matJ-
fe.u
take plnce, for If France & Spalij!'
knowledge us as Independent Sr;
the other Courts will follow, til'
eclve our Envoys. f
."I have the Pleasure to assure :J
that all Europe Is of our side ey
the King of England and his IMac-.
and Pensioners, Contractors nnd!.
pectors. There is, however, a ftv
Ferment in his Parliament aboii;;
Measures, and If you could be
ate enough to treat Howe as yon!)
done Burgoyne, he would be In it'
of the old House falling on his
In the next letter, which Is 4;
from Pnssy, Juno 8, 1780, Frankli:
presses himself upon the subjtf;
free ships and free goods. Whs;
tin1 in lov must ho IllnmlnfltlnC It
present European struggle and 15
feet upon neutral commerce d'j
world.
"We are Impatient to hear
i mn.lnn nA AfWlffntfl tit f 11 A 0)
n 1 1 1 1. 1 IV I. , uv v .... .
tlons before Chnrlestown later
the 0th of March having yet cte
, 1 I t-MMTU' ,
nana. n.veryuung uero m
.. i it'. '
unues 10 wear a guuu tntc.
Sweden, Denmark and Holland l
raising a strong Naval Force, tj
tabllsh the free Navigation fort
trnl Shins, nnd of all their Ca..
tho' belonging to Enemies, excep:;
trabnnd; that is, military Storetj
"Franco and Spain have apr
of it, and it is likely to become M
forth the Law of Nations, tw'
Ships mnko free Goods. E-:
does not like this Confederacy. '
they would extend It still furthe'i
ordain that unnrm'd Trading bw
well as Fishermen, and F:
should be resnected. ns worklt;
the common Benefit of Mankind
never be interrupted in their I1
tlons even by notional Eneiulfl
let those only fight with one as
whose Trade it is, and who are i'
and paid for the purpose."
The last Franklin Item consist'
contemporary copy of a letter infj
to Franklin acquainting him tM
gress had passed a resolution ei
ing the sense of that body tlmt
not exerting himself with the 0
ment of France In a manner to !
America. On this Franklin d
lino to Morris, saying, "I need i
you thut Messrs. Lee, &c, orel
the foremost to make thesa
tlons."
So thnronchlv have the men
Instructed to avoid It thut.
foot Is now regarded as f
among Cnnudlan troops in Frao'P
A patent has been granted f
York Inventor for a guard fp"
vent the fingers of a person
sewing macnino irom oeiu
under the needle.
The Tasmanlan governing'
dammed a large lake and f
hydroelectric plant for Hs'',
power that will be dW
throughout the state.
Custom.
"Human nature Is strangely I
and adaptable. We can gro
tomed even to war."
"Yes," replied Miss . Cl
thoughtfully. "But those
farthest away from it are HkeU
come accustomed to It most
6tubborn Facts.
"So our old friend George '
rled, eh? Well, I hope he's haPj
"You may hope all you Hk j
tact rtminlnfl that ha la marn".
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