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Uncle Sam’s Great Military Prize,
the Medal of Honor.
NOT WON BY MERE BRAVERY.
It Takes a Deed of Almost Superhu-
man Fearlessness to Gain This Cov-
eted Badge, the Hardest to Win of
All National War Decorations.
“Hardest to gain, fewest in numbers,
ghe least known of the military decora
tion of honors of the world,” sums up
the medal of honor of the United States,
the bit of ribbon and the piece of metal
that are so eagerly coveted and highly
prized by the soldiers and sailors of
Uncle Sam,
‘When you see a man with the incon-
Sspicuous bronze star pinned to his coat
by a blue ribbon on which are thirteen
white stars you may know that he has
done a deed that has placed his life in
such jeopardy that escape from it was
nearly a miracle,
The medal of honor was first author-
ized by congress in 1862 and was for
noncommissioned officers and privates
only. But in the following year the
law was changed to extend the award
to commissioned officers also. In all
about 1,500 of the medals were pre-
sented for services in the war between
the states, and it is a remarkable fact
that 96 per cent of them went to pri-
vate soldiers.
In its present form the medal of
bonor is a five pointed star with a
medallion in the center bearing the
head of Minerva and around it “Unit-
ed States of America” in relief. On
each ray of the star is an oak leaf, and
the points themselves are trefoil shap-
ed. A laurel wreath in green enamel
encircles the whole, aud this wreath is
surmounted by “Valor,” which in turn
is surmounted by an eagle that at-
taches the decoration to its ribbon.
Accompanying this medal there is a
badge, or lapel button, hexagonal and
made of blue silk with the thirteen
original stars in white. The army
medal is represented by a small blue
button studded with stars, while the
navy medal is represented by a smaW
red, white and blue bowknot.
It was not until 1897 that regula-
tions definitely enuuciating the condi-
tions under which the medal should be
awarded were promulgated. They em-
phasgized the difliculty of winning the
decoration and the great honor attach-
ing to its possession.
» “Medals of honor authorized by the
act of congress approved March 3,
1863,” say the regulations, “are award-
ed to officers and enlisted men in the
name of congress for particular deeds
of most distinguished gallantry in ac-
tion. In order that the congressional
medal of honor may be deserved, serv-
ice must bave been performed in ac-
tion of such conspicuous character as
to distinguish clearly the man for gal-
lantry and intrepidity above his com-
rades, service that involved extreme
jeopardy of life or the performunce
of extraordinarily hazardous duty.
Recommendations for the decoration
will be judged by this standard of ex-
traordinary merit, and incontestible
proof of performance of the service
will be exacted.
“Soldiers of the Union have ever
displayed bravery in battle, else vic-
tories could not have been gained. But
as courage and self sacrifice are the
characteristics of every true soldict,
such a badge of distinction as the con-
gressional medal is not to be expected
as the reward of conduct that does not
clearly distinguish the soldier above
other men whose bravery and gallan-
try have been proved in battle.”
In other words, the medal of honor
is a medal for superheroes, for men
who not only risk their lives in some
extraordinary way, but who display
such intelligence in the action that it
stands out as something apart from
conduct in the line of duty. Executive
orders prescribe as follows the way
in which the medal may be gained:
The recommendations must be pre-
sented by some one other than the
proposed recipient, one who is person-
ally familiar with all the facts and
circumstances claimed as justifying the
award, but the application may be
made by the one claiming to have
earned it, in which case it will be in
the form of a deposition reciting a
narrative description of the distinguish-
ed service performed. Recommenda-
tions will be made by the commanding
officer at the time of the action or by
a soldier or an officer having personal
*cognizance of the act for which the
ibadge of honor is claimed.
The regulations also provide for ex-
haustive examination of the circum-
stances in each case and for an inves-
tigation that removes every possibility
of fraud. Affidavits from witnesses
are required, and the system safeguard-
ing the distinction is hedged about
with innumerable restrictions. It may
be taken for granted that a man who
secures one of the coveted medals has
earned it with interest.—New York Sun
Akron and Rubber.
There are thirty or more rubber fac-
tories in aud z2round Akron. Three of
them are so vast that the visitor feels
a bewilderment that merges into awe
as he follows his guide hour after hour
through titanic These three
colossal plants are said to represent 70
per cent of Akron’s life, while Akron
itself stands for 60 per cent of the
total rubber production of the United
States.—Fdward Mott Woolley in Mc-
Clure’s.
hops.
ack from
and re-
weter.—W. M.
The only
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THE KILLA
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THE RIGHT PATH
And when you think of REDPATH
Chautauqua
DAY PRESENTS:
AFTERNOON.
EVENING.
THE KILLARNEY GIRLS and RITA RICH
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In an interpretation of that great new play, “TURN TO THE RIGHT I"
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IS REDPATH
you think of
Week
There are nearly 20 sessions.
All for $2.00.
Children (6 to 14) $100.
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of Irish Music and Stories
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Salisbury, September 2 - 8, 1917
Country Children.
Alice Freeman Palmer, the far famed
president of Wellesley college, grew up
as a farmer's daughter. In after years
it is said that she was always sorry
for children who do not grow up with
the sights and sounds of the country.
“One is very near to all the simple,
real things of life on a farm,” she used
to say. “There is a dewy freshness
about the early out of door experiences
and a warm wholesomeness about
tasks that are a part of the common
lot. A country child develops, too, a
responsibility—a power to do and to
contrive—that the city child, who sees
everything come ready to hand from
a nearby store, cannot possibly gain.
However much some of my friends
may deplore my own early struggle
with poverty and hard work, I can
heartily echo George Eliot's boast:
But were another childhood world my
share,
I would be born a little sister there.
—St. Nicholas.
Origin of Chalk.
Deposits of chalk are found on some
shores of the sea. A piece of chalk,
such as the teacher uses to illustrate
something on the blackboard at school.
consists of the remains of thousands
of tiny creatures that at one time lived
in the sea. All of their bodies ex-
cepting the chalk—called carbonate of
lime in scientific language—has dis-
appeared, and the chalk that was left
was piled up where it fell at the bot-
tom of the ocean, each particle press-
ing against the other with the water
pressing over it all, until it became al-
most solid. It took thousands of years
to make these chalk deposits of the
thickness in which they are found.
says the “Book of Wonders.” Later on.
through changes in the earth's surface.
the mountain of chalk was raised un-
til it stood out of the water and thus
became accessible to mankind, idclud
ing schoolteachers.
Guinea Pigs as Food.
The cavy (guinea pig) is typically a
pet animal and has no other excuse
for existence than the pleasure he gives
those who appreciate his good quali-
ties. But it is to the undeniable edi-
bility of the cavy that we owe the ex-
istence of the cheerful little squeaker
of today.
The Incas of Peru long ago domes:
ticated the wild ancestor of the mod-
ern animals—a small, tailless, wuni-
colored member of the genus Cavix.
the exact identity of which is a matter
of some doubt. These creatures were
allowed to .run freely about the home
of their owners, whose object in breed-
ing them undoubtedly was for their
food value.
The time which must undoubtedly
have elapsed since this domestication
was first begun is evident from the en
tirely changed color of the present
day cavy.—*Pets,” by Lee S. Crandall.
Encourage the Workers.
If you have people working for you
one way to encourage them to do more
and better work is occasionally to pick
out instances where they have shown
signs of ability and commend them.
Any worker, particularly a young work-
er, is likely to be unable to discrim-
inate always between his good work
and his poor work. If you are his
boss it is up to you to help him distin-
guish between the two. It is also up
to you to take the young man in hand
and explain to him why the good job
is good and why the poor job is poor
In the first instance he will be hearing
something pleasant and inspiring, and
in the second instance he will be in a
better mood to listen to you. You can
also depend upon it that the man who
is intelligently praised for a good piece
of work will try to duplicate that work,
80 that he may earn more praise.—
American Magazine.
Sneezing In Persia.
The well known superstition that to
Sneeze once is a bad omen seriously
interferes with many of the duties and
pleasures of the Persian. When he is
so unfortunate as to sneeze once he
quickly says, “Sebar amad” (a time for
waiting has come), and for at least
two hours thereafter he cannot be per-
suaded to take medicine, start on a
journey or begin any new or important
work, A missionary surgeon who has
more than once had to postpone an op-
eration because he or the patient
sneezed once says, “I have now become
| an adept at producing double sneezes.”
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—T.08 Angeles Times
KEYSTONE PARAGRAPHS |
Deputy United States Marshal N.
L. Bogan arrested Otto T. Post, a me
chanical engineer for the Rust En-
gineering company, Pittsburgh. He
applied for an enemy alien permit
May 17. The application was refused.
The order for his arrest came after
an ‘investigation by the government
authorities. He will be interned for
the duration of the war. The nature
of the charges against him has not
been revealed by the government.
Residents
trict will have
nearly 4,000 national guardsmen from
Pittsburgh units before the men en-
train for the training camp at Au-
gusta, Ga. for, according to present |
| plans of the war department, the
Eighteenth Pennsylvania infantry and
all other Pittsburgh units will be mob-
ilized in Pittsburgh from guargé duty
and sent south in five trains, compris-
ing 100 coaches.
A dividend of 10 per cent on the pre-
ferred stock of the Aerican Window
Glass Machine Co. was declared at a
meeting of the directors in Pitts.
burgh. Payment 'will be made on Aug.
| 14 to stockholders of record Aug. 7.
This brings the total dividends de
881% per cent and reduced the arrear-
age of the accumulated dividends to
Owing to the number of employees
to be taken into the draft army of-
ficials of the Homestead steel works
have arranged for twelve girls to re-
port for duty at the mills. They will
do office work. It was stated, how-
ever, that the concern expeets to have
1,000 women and girls at work in the
mills by next year. They will be em-
ployed to operate cranes and light
machinery.
Figures issued by the Pennsylvania
that the state can look forward to a
crop of 35,000,000 bushels of potatoes
unless the ravages of blight and in-
The acreage |
sects destroy toc much.
given as devoted to potatoes on fsrms
year.
planted.
Center county farmers are harvest-
ing the biggest crops of wheat and hay
that have been gathered in that part
of the state in years. There are indica-
tions of a big corn crop, and as farm-
ers planted a larger acreage than
usual the yield in Center county
lone should be 50 per cent above the
average. A big crop of potatoes is in
prospect. -
Mystery surrounds the probably
fatal shooting of Peter Parich, aged
thirty-five, of Monessen, while he lay
asleep in bed. It is said he cannot re-
cover, and his wife, Helen Parich,
with their two children, is being held.
The police say they have informa-
tion that Mrs. Parich and her husband
had quarreled.
At Altoona, Pa. Patrolman D.
M. Romberger, aged thirty-eight, was
probably fatally shot in the abdomen
with his own revolver while attempt-
ing to arrest a giant Greek who was
suspected of numerous robberies in
this city. The Greek escaped and is
still at large.
Harry S. McDevitt of Philadelphia
has been appointed special deputy
auditor general by Auditor General
Snyder and will be one of counsel for
Snyder in the mandamus suit to com-
pel him to pay the reappointed state
officials, rejected by the senate, their
salaries.
Mrs. C. W. Forsythe and her son,
Charles, of McKeesport, were killed
on the Lincoln highway several miles
west of Buckstown, when their motor-
cycle was demolished by an automo-
bile. Charles W. Forsythe, husband
of the victim, suffered a broken right
leg.
Gross earnings of the Pennsylvania
railroad for June, amounting to $43,-
| 662,142, were the highest for any
{ month in the road’s history, it was an-
nounced. Net earnings of $16,045,509
| were the highest this year, but were
| slightly less than last June.
of the Pittburgh dis-
a chance to see |
clared since November, 1915, up to |
state department of agriculture show !
alone is 309,331 against 265,000 last
This does not include the war |
gardens that have so many potatoes |
[She Won
Two Prizes
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By SADIE OLCOTT
A girl sat before a table in the libra-
ry of her home studying her lessons, re-
peating the conjugation of Latin verbs.
As children are wont to do when en-
deavoring to stamp anything on their
memories, she beat her breast with her
right hand and rocked to and fro.
“Amo, I love. Amas, thou lovest.
Amat, he loves. Amamus, we love.
Amatis, you love. Amant, they love.”
Now, this girl was anything but a
child. She was eighteen years and six
months old. She was petite, and the
fashion for women’s dresses was that
the skirt should not reach much below
the knees. Her father was colonel and
quartermaster of the army and station-
ed in a city where supplies were being
collected to be sent to France for the
use of the expeditionary force there. A
young soldier had eome to the colonel’s
house before office hours on army busi-
ness and was waiting to see him in the
living room, which adjoined the library
where the girl was studying. She knew
of the young soldier's proximity, but
she was pretending that she supposed
herself to be alone:
When she conjugated the present
tense of the verb “to love” a second time
she did it ig this wise:
“Amo, I love. Amas, thou Ilovest.
Amat, she loves. Amamus, we love.
Amatis, you love. Amant, both love.
Lieutenant Bob Blackstone sat wait-
ing for Colonel Henderson to come
downstairs and listened to what he
supposed was a little girl studying her
lessons. He was of the senior class in
—— university and was one of the
large number of graduates who had
donned khaki uniforms before grad-
uation. He did not need to be a good
! Latin scholar to. know that the pupil
had conjugated the verb wrong. Step-
ping to the portiere, he raised it and
saw the child, as he supposed, study-
! ing. She started at seeing him, but
the action was feigned.
“I say, little girl,” he said, “you're
conjugating that verb wrong. Amant
doesn’t mean both love. It is they
love.”
“Dear me, how could I have made
such a mistake! Are you sure it isn’t
both love?”
“I ought to know. I took a prize in
college for a thesis written in Latin.”
Miss Henderson's eyes, which were
| large and expressive, were brought to
{ bear on Lieutenant Blackstone in a
| said:
“Didn't the Romans have any ex-
about 12 per cent. ae | pression for both love?”
“] don’t see,” said the lieutenant,
| “what that has to do with your les-
son. I take it your task is to learn to
conjugate the present tense of the
verb to love. You have it right except
the last word, amant, which means
they love instead of both love.”
“What does amat mean?’
“He loves.”
“I thought it was she loves.”
“It means either he or she loves.”
“Doesn’t it mean he and she love?”
“Hardly. It means but one person.”
“And does amant mean they love
each other?”
“No; it means several persons love.
It doesn’t mean that they love each
other, It means that each person
lover some one else.”
“How do you know that?”
“I can’t say I do know it. I confess
that I don’t remember ever hearing
|
the question brought up. They might
| love each other, mightn't they ?”
“If they were both very nice.”
. He looked at her searchingly. Her
. glance was fastened to her grammar.
{ It was beginning to dawn upon him that
' he was not teaching a schoolgirl, but
: that a schoolgirl was chaffing him.
| “Let me see the text,” he said, bend-
ing over her shoulder. This brought
his face very near hers.
| Then a heavy footstep on the stairs
betokened the approach of the colonel.
| Blackstone beat a hasty retreat into
| the other room, closing the portiere be-
hind him. The child in the library
went on conjugating the verb “to love,”
but when she came to amant she in-
variably gave it “both love.”
When Blackstone had transacted his
business with Colonel Henderson he
took his departure, receiving at the
same time an invitation to dinner the
same evening. The little schoolgirl had
stung him, and when he returned to
camp he had forgotten all the colonel
had told him. What nonsense! To be
turned topsy turvy by a kid studying
the rudiments of Latin!
Bob got himself up in evening dress
for the dinner, taking as much pains
to beautify himself as if he was to meet
a woman instead of a kid. When he
was formally presented to “our little
Billy” she looked more like Miss Wil-
helmina Henderson, which she really
was. Bob didn’t know what to say or
what to do. But the colonel led the
way to the dining room, and there was
nothing for Bob to say or to do till they
reached the board, and then Miss Hen-
derson made it very easy for him.
“Have you been graduated this year,
Mr. Blackstone?” asked Mrs. Hender-
son.
“I have—only a few weeks ago.”
“Our little girl was graduated last
year. She should have remained ai
school longer, she is so childlike.”
“Did she take any honors?” asked
Blackstone dryly.
“Only one—a prize in Latin, I be-
lieve.”
“I have no doubt it was well won.”
Miss Henderson followed up her ad-
: and won him as well as
vantage with Lieutenant Blackstone
the Latin priz
aH
sort of wonderment. Presently she |:
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