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PKIPAY, ATC. UST 13. 1?15.
Is Allied Strategy Revealed?
CONTEMPORANEOUSLY with descriptions
of a Gorman drive against the Russian i
fortress at Kovno and of a strong Gorman at;- j
gresrive all along the eastern line, with i
Petrograd as its apparent objective, come re- i
ports from France and Flanders of the actual
appearance of detachments of Kitchener's '
"now army" on the western battle front.
Apparently, there is reality in these re- |
port--, carefully guarded as they are. The J
training camps of England are beginning, or i
so it would seem, to empty themselves of j
part of the three million. These additions j
to the allies' lighting forces are not mere re- !
placements <>f losses from death or injury, i
but act uk 1 military units in themselves.
Perhaps the allied strategy is beginning to
reveal itself, '^ho Russians are drawing the i
invader.1-- into the interior of the empire, and j
Britain is sending her millions to the firing j
line. Aiso there is new activity in the Par- I
danelles. It is possible to draw interesting '
deductions from this concatenation of cir- |
cumstances. but we shall not hazard them, j
The experts, however, will not hesitate.
Th< cable reports a dearth of soap in Bnda- j
pe:-t. A similar condition in Constantinople
would create no excitement.
Vniillicr "I'llimy Man" Poml
1-HF. croator of "Old Si wash" is no morn, j
t'.corpo Fitch (1 iocl in r\ sanatorium in .
IV r'.<? !- y <"a 1.. the other day. Ho had made j
. r< i utation a? an American humorist in the
storii h< wrote of Olo Skjarssen, the uncon- :
ij. rod full had;, and tiio doings of tho Kta [
Mita Pi Fraternity of Knox College, Cinlos
I? 11r. Ml., tho college which started Eugenn
I*"ol?! on his way. All of tho incidents in j
Fitch's tirst stories were culled from Knox. i
'>f course. ho wont from liis alma mater to |
;otirnr lis in. It is tho first road otit for !
; inioris's. They must havo tho training of ?
;he ?.ew-.papor shop. In order to prove that i
it" s ? i joke. one must conic in contact with
tliat which is the antithesis of the Joke. One
go- . this contact in the newspaper business.
V"h> F ??-h went into politics he was in the
Illinois Legislature in 1911' he host know.
Not hint'. : more pathetic than tho grind of
a daily humorist The man who has to ho
funny, according to the rule who is ox- j
pected to snatch the black from every phase !
and pi? t it r? ! is a subject 'or ctntnisera j
tion. Fitch complained of this at one time,
and broke away from his bondage. He chose i
his own hours ???.>'r lining funny, and died j
happy. j
Carrant'.a Phows His Teeth.?Headline.
That doesn't count for much in the United
States, eh. < <>io\> i?
i'he Honor of tho Nation
THOSF. American newspapers and indi- j
vidua'.s t':;.t talk glibly of overlooking
Iritif 1 -. it fractions of neutral rights, bocause, j
r.s the> s:?; "Britain and her allies are fight
ing ?].' ? of civilization and of democracy
against :<u* >cracy." give greater hoed to al
lied siKt ' !:, Mm- war than to their own coun- i
try's honoj .tu: dignity
President W'iison has proclaituod tho neu- ]
trallty of 1'nited States, and the nation ;
thereby has assumed the duties and obliga- j
tions that neutrality entails. To the dis
charge i f ;hest- obligations, the national faith j
is ? Popular sympathy is one thing;
tI.e sfa:. ! o: tho Government is another, and
the r<>vornt: ? :it itself obey the law and ;
require ' eiliu.; rents to obey if i;. would com- I
ma: '. at- .? s< rv?- international respect.
To hold <.:any to rigid accountability
while w:nk::iL at British violations of tho
same v. would lie hatneful. President
Wilson, despite 'he \a;.- rings of the pro
German pr?*-s aid svn:pathi/.ers, has never
done so. Whether our neutral rights were
invaded by Brita ?. <r c.< rtnany. a protest,
commensurate Ait.: the gr. vity of the offense,
has been
That is the atti'-de loyal Americans should
approve. If tiii- ce-sn'rj decide.- :nr any rea
son t< declare war against tlermuny, or, by
sever ? " diplomatic relations- abandon its
neutrality it "ill b<- po.- tide to tak" a lenient
view of I'.ritlsh transgression As things are,
ihat cour e would t> dishonorable, moan and
cowardlj It will never t nd any favor with
th" Pre.?id<-:;t and his advisers or wt". the
great mass of the American p< p!<
l or the bctiefit of any wl.o ? .v j-,.. curious,
v i ?-x| . i n tliat t :.e A; ricuit r;.! 1 >? ;. trt merit
does not make its estimate on tl . rye crop
in the sail.*- wa> that the <i is * ler makes his
( banco for \incrb ari Plat \vright>
BKFOKK t: European war Am? : can play
wrights were wont to complain ?hat man
agers and producers in the United State. were
so favorab!> impressed with the work of h r
.cign writers of plays that tho America: with
similar talent was not encouraged to offer the
product of his brain. .Managers like the late
Charles Frohn.an always denied this, and Mr.
Itolas'O, :t if. known, has always been disposed
to g.vo an American playwright tho prefer
??nee. Nevertheless, it is a fact that previous
to last August t>0 per cent of the dramas,
comedies and operettas seen on the American
stage had the foreign brand.
The statement is made by Augustus
Thomas, who adds that playwritiug in Europe
being paralyzed, tt is apt to remain so for
ten years to come. The golden harvest of
the playwright of this country is at hand. If
ho has the stuff within him. he has an advan
tage which he has not always had in the offer
of Mr. Thomas, art director of the Charles
Frohman Company, to give any dramatic
writer necessary information of the construc
tion of a play. The lack of this knowledge
has been the death of many otherwise well
written dramas.
The hydrostatic paradox of controversy is
a confab between a wise man and a fool, if
we remember Oliver Wendell Holmes. The
fool knows that he has a lift he could not
otherwise get. This is what ails Frank
Buchanan, of the Labor National Peace
Council, who thinks he has insulted the
President of the United States.
Warning to State Troops
THAT Virginia will receive 56.000 less
than last year's quota of the ?4.000.000
Federal appropriation to aid the organized
militia of the States, will cause regret
throughout the Commonwealth, but it ought
to inspire also a fixed determination that the
deficiencies which have resulted in the reduc
tion shall be mado good.
The Times-Dispatch is so convinced that
the military preparedness of this country must
be based on the National Guard, that it can
not condemn a policy of the War Department
which seeks to promote efficiency, even
though this policy reduces the funds avail
able for the support of the Virginia Vol
unteers.
Secretary Garrison has based his allotment
of the fund on the actual strength of the
National Guard at the annual inspections.
Special credit was given and special allow
ance made for auxiliary companies. The old
rule of "to him that hath shall be given" was
followed faithfully.
There can be no sensible objection to this
course. The whole theory of national aid to
the organized militia of the States is to make
those commands an efficient instrument of
national defense. Strength on paper counts
and should count for nothing at all. What
tho War Department wants to know is
whether the volunteer forces of the States
are capable actually of bearing arms and ren
dering good service, without too much pre
liminary training, should they be called on
to tight for their country. That is the sort
of preparedness that should be encouraged by
the liberal uso of Federal appropriations.
There are no better citizen soldiers In the
country than those of Virginia, so far as most
of the commands are concerned. Some regi
ments or eompauies, it would seem, have
fallen below the mark, or at least have not
shown an actual strength that agrees with
their papor strength. Those are the com
panies or regiments that oucht to receive the
attention of tho State authorities, so that next
year we may got. hack our lost $fi,000 and
pain ground never before occupied.
Part of tho blame, it is likoly, belongs to
employers, who fall to encourage their em
ployees to render military service. They
should change this attitude promptly. Either
the Cnlted States must develop "a citizenship
trained and accustomed to arms" or greatly
increase its regular establishment. Tax
payers will decide ultimately which course
will bo followed, and they might as well be
gin now to consider which they would prefor.
"This is a good time." says the Lafaypfto. i
Ind., Journal, "to think about doing the ]
Christmas shopping early." If you have just j
returned from your vacation, you have an
other think coining.
t'njustiflcri Apprehensions
BY an authority so trustworthy and vera
cious as that of "The Southern States'
Woman Suffrage Conference's Press Rulletin."
which reaches our desk with pleasing regu
larity, we are informed that in the matter of
fashions "this year of grace, 1915, sounds a
new departure from frills to enhance physical
charms."
"The Southern States' Woman Suffrage
Conference's Tress Bulletin," speaking in
mournful retrospect, says that "styles and
fashions for women have dealt largely with
frills and furbelows in the past. To he
hooped like n barrel or confined in a skirt
narrow as a pantaloon leg has been seriously
discussed in columns of magazines and news
papers. Sleeves bouffant or skintight re
ceived their share of consideration. Through
all the varying swelling and shrinking of
frou-frou changes, the feminine note has been
doll-like in expression."
Of course, we would not undertake to op
pose a merely masculine view, on a subject
sn intimately feminine, to that of "The South
ern States' Woman Conference's Press Bul
letin.'' but we do cherish a timid belief that
all is not lost. Despite the. influence of war
on fashions despite even the influence of
| the feminist movement on fashions?we shall
continue to expect that whether sleeves shall
be bouffant or skintight will receive a fair
: share of the attention of the fair sex. The
I other matters alluded to by "The Southern
I States' Woman Suffrage Conference's Press
Bulletin," which we would not dare to dis
cuss without the protection of quotation
marks, will not be forgotten, either. If they
are, we shall be prepared to surrender our
pliophetic license and close up that depart
ment of the shop.
The report that the apple trees in the. coun
try. are breaking down under their load ?^f
; fruit makes pleasant reading, but buying an
apple from a fruit peddler makes a different
kind of thinking.
The numerous automobiles that will go to
the Kansas harvest by night, combined with
the effulgence of the harvest moon, will make
the farms of that State look like the Great
White Way.
Major-General (loethals will go to the
Panama Exposition conditionally that he lie
treated as a private citizen. The average
private ei'izen usually treats himself.
Count Oku ma resigned, but will remain in
ti.f- .Japanese Cabinet by request This is not
the story of all Premiers who resigned.
The < upenie woman is to be a brunette and
plump. Nevertheless, the blonde was and
w.ll be the artist's style of beauty
j According to recent reports there are over
a million married men In the British army.
' What's lho answer*'
SONGS AND SAWS.
Simply Awful!
Hehold the fierce Carranza,
Whoso whiskers fill tho air!
No crippled, halting stanza
Can tell all ho would daro.
His lilacs fairly bristle
With valor and with rage,
While through thorn mad winds whistle;
His wrath naught can assuage;
At this poor puny nation
He shakes his fist in might
And barks at all creation
He docs not think will fight.
He knows ho is a hero.
Whose fame will live for aye,
Though others mark him zero
And laugh and laugh away.
Now, as Carranza dares us.
We wait with baited breath.
My! how the old boy scares us?
He scares us half to death!
The PennimlNt Snys:
"Faint heart ne'er won fair lady," but stout
hearts have been known to become faint after
the victory had been achieved.
Snnrc for tlie ITnwnry.
He ? Why does old Miss
Tittletattie use an car trum
pet? Is she deaf?
She?Not a bit. She em
ploys that Instrument as a
bluff and to induce people
to talk freely In her pres
ence.
A Tnlented Angler.
Grubbs?Is .Tinks a successful fisherman?
Stubhs?Eminently so. Why, he can make
more of his friends believe his fish stories than
can any one else in the club.
.Simple Enough.
"I suppose you have a great deal of difficulty
in creating your heroes," said the ardent ad
mirer to the lady novelist.
"Not at all," said the great writer, sweetly.
"I simple nssemble the attributes of half a
dozen young men of my acquaintance and then
make niy hero everything those young men aro
not.-'
TukIi Trugli.
A street-car conductor named Hugh
Was peeved were his car overdugh.
"I just hate," he would say,
"To pass folks in this way,
But, late, .1 am likely to ruRrh."
THE TATTLER.
Chats With Virginia Editors
Reviewing some of the glories of this great
harvest year, the Fredejricksburg Star, never
satisfied with good things, says: "Virginia next
year should produce, twice as much wheat as
was raised this year. If the prediction of the
government is not upset between now and the
corn harvest by some disaster to that important
crop, the American farmer will receive more
money for his product this year than ever be
fore in the history of the country, and for onre,
the Democrats being In power. Nature and the
farmers will receive the credit which has here
tofore been consistently appropriated in blcr
crop years by the Republican party." There
you have prosperity and politics combined.
Here is a line from tho Danville Register: |
"Watermelon days arc at their height. Tho i
neprocs are keeping a watch on the rind."
Roanoke, taking lessons from Richmond.
.South Boston, Danville and some other wide
awake Virginia towns, inaugurated a booster
train venture, and it was a success all down in
the Southwest section of Virginia. The Una-.
nok?> World-News says: "When the trade train
reaches home it will have a great record to re
port. a history of interesting experiences to
tell, but the most Impressive recital will be
that which relates to the happy greeting's which
the boosters received at every point and the cor- I
dial understanding that grew and blossomed
and fruited in the happy interchange of views."
Of course the recent primary election is now
old, not to say stale news, but the serenity of
the Gordonsville Gazette on the subject is
worthy of permanent record. The. Gazette says:
"There was little excitement over the primary
election held here Tuesday, the present incum
bents being returned by a safe majority. Uittle
disappointment was manifested by the partisans
of the unsuccessful candidates, this being due
largely to the fact that they were all good
men and the public felt safe in entrusting their
interests to whosoever might be the successful
candidate."
The Portsmouth Star is interested in the vol
unteer militia or .State guard and asks editorial
ly. "What is the matter with the volunteer mil
itary organizations of this State? Commanding
officers." it is added, "report that there is great
apathy among the class of men they seek to
interest in the national defense." In this con
nection the Star says: "This organization should
not be allowed to become weakened. It is now
in such form that the men are paid for much
of the service they were formerly called upon
to perform gratuitously, and the misuse of the
military power by ordering out the forces on
the slightest provocation is a thing of the past,
as it should he. Governors nowadays thor
oughly inform themselves of the need of the
military, which must be imperative, and too ap
parent to be disregarded, before the civil power
is supplanted by arms."
Tho moral and indirect aid
f'nrrnn/.a's be given by the United
Time States government is quite suflici
.. . to establish a new govern
llns I assod mf.nt provided It Is composed
of men entitled to the confidence
of the Mexican people. Huerta was stronger than
t'arranza, a better soldier and a more experienced
administrator. !>ut he found the intangible oppo
sition of the t.'nitod States loo strong to stand
up against, Carranza would not last long as
an enemy of a decent Mexican government, and |
there is no reason why the United States or
Mexico should waste time In trying to mollify
him. lie had his opportunity, and, through
stupidity, threw it away. Now that he is show
ing his real colors as an enemy both of his own
people and of Americans, his inglorious finish
cannot come too soon for the welfare of his
countrymen.? Washington I'ost.
Courts that decide cases which
With may he used later as precedents
,, , t with regard to contraband would
, M , . save posterity trouble if they
( ontrnhniul f|jvided their Judgments into live
parts, as follows: first. they
j should explain that, they aro about to Rive a
i decision: second, they should explain the decision
they are about to give; third, they should give
j the decision: fourth, they should explain that
| they have Riven a decision: fifth, they should ex
! plain the decision they have given. In that way
I even statesmen might get the drift of the court's
Intention a feu years later.?New York Kvening
; Sun.
Housekeepers who have re
Whv Fond contly bad tho periodical experi
' U 'tiunvn Pno? of Pa>'lnK full prices for
" ' ? produce while reading of crops
Pear j0ft to rot ors tjie farms because
there was no profit In market
; ing thein have naturally put the blame on the
: dealer. No doubt that is where much of it
' belongs. Under an equitable system of mer
, chandiHlng the dealor .should bo taking advan
j tago of low prices at the farm and giving cus
j tomers some benefit of them. But blaming the
dealer doc.a not aoquit the housckccpor of com
pllclty. An inquiry by tho World as to why
farm produce is nearly always higher in New
York than elsewhere shows that housekeepers
are in large measure responsible. They aro
indisposed to patronize tho municipal markets,
where produce is always cheaper. They will
not bind themselves to support co-operative
methods of distribution. They are unable to
take advantage of wholesalo prices for luck of
home-storage facilities, and generally they havO
not the ready money to buy In bulk. But tho
vital point is their disinclination to go to tho
inconvenienoe of buying whero prices aro lowest.
If mora women shopped for food as they shop
for dress goods, they could quickly correct many
of the abuses of extortion.?New York World.
It is true emigration has not
Tho Demand hff0n as large as in past years;
for Higher " ,s immigration has been
below tho million mark of past
WOgO yeara; jt ;s niso true Bome forget
it takes 1,000.000 immigrants a
year to make our wheels go 'round. It is neither
immigration nor emigration which is the labor
markets' safety valve. It is the difference be
tween the two, the net sain. and this is woefully
below past years. If the present ratio continues,
we are at a standstill, and the wave of industrial
prosperity must, as it rolls along, bring further
labor troubles and additional demands for higher
wages.?Wall Street Journal.
News of Fifty Years Ago
(Prom Newspaper Files. August 13. )
General Grant, while in Quebec. Canada, the
other day. said?or is reported to have said?
that ihe Mexican situation was getting acute,
and in consequence he. as general commander
of all of the armies of the United States, had
placed 100,000 men on the Rio Grande, acting
as an army of observation. General Grant added ]
that the French would have to leave Mexico. I
peaceably If they chose, but forcibly, if they ,
preferred, and if need be. This expression on j
the part of fJeneral Grant may account for h'.s
short stay in Quebec, which, be it remembered, j
is much of a French town.
A Washington dispatch states that there were j
1.050,000 men In the United States armies on ;
tho 1st of May last, since which time some- ?
thing more than 700,000 men have been dis- 1
charged, leaving still In the military service 1
SfiO.OOO men or more. Fifty thousand more than
1.OOP.000 men. and all well armed, well equipped
and well fed. Of course, the South could not.
stand tip against that kind of a force.
A report comes to Richmond that Colonel John
Singleton Mosby has been arrested by order of
Major-Gencral Augur, the commandant of what
Is at present called the Washington Military Din- j
trict. On what charge Mosby has been called !
for no one knows, and he does not know himself. ?
| He heard that his arrest had been ordered, and j
without waiting for any explanation he left his j
home In Culpeper and hurried to Alexandria,
where he went through tho ridiculous form of '
surrendering himself, and requested ;he Feder.il
authorities to "crack their whip." It remains
to be seen what the "cracking" will mean.
The New York Times says: "The friends of
Mr. Davis in Washington, and especially the
friends of Mrs. Davis, the wife of th?' President
of the late Confederacy, are circulating a sub
scription list for the benefit of Mrs. Davis, it
being intimated that she Is in reduced circum
stances. Mrs. Davis recently made application
at the War Department for permission to visit
her husband at Fortress Monroe, but her re
quest has not yet been granted.
Among the applications for pardon that re
cently went before the President of the United
States was that of Ilershel V. Johnson, of
("ieorfiia, who was th" candidate for the position
of Vice-President of the United States on the
ticket headed by Stephen A. Doustlas in ISfirt
The application m-as presented in person by ,
Mrs. Stephen A. Douglas, and President John- |
son granted It promptly.
The work on tho Norfolk and Petersburg ?
railroad Is said to b<- progressing wonderfully, j
and It is now announced that trains will be
running through from Norfolk straight to Pe
tersburg within two weeks.
General F.well and his wife have, reached their
home in Prince William County and settled
down to th?- good old country life.
The old Rolllngbrooke Hotel, of Petersburg, ?
has been reopened. The war s?-ars are still on
the walls, both inside and outside, but the j
nollinpbtv?oke, sort)' thing like a century old, i
is still the fjreat hotel, and none of the bullets j
or cannon balls have disarranged the grand old j
kitchen, where the best of cooking has always |
been done.
There are now in Richmond 1S5 licensed bar
rooms where the dealers are privileged to sell
by the drink. There are also lfi^ retail stores
in which the proprietors can sell in any retail
quantity, the same "not to be drunk where
sold."
The Voice of the People
HuftKln1* Pnrt In the Wnr.
To thr t'riitor of The Times-Pispntch:
Sir.?I: spf-ms to me that Russia in the hour
of her hitter shame and humiliation is scarcely
receiving the credit and sympathy which she
deserves. I think it Is plain to Intelligent ob
server.- i>f this war that Russia saved Paris Inst
fall?the victory of the Marne hei|g a mere
tie lion of the British press agent Russia was I
the first of F.neland's allies to take the offensive.
The rapidity of her mobilization and the sud
denness of hf'r Invasion of East Prussia spoiled
the German plan for the sudden overwhelming
of France The Russian soldier, poorly equipped,
poorly trained and poorly led. Invaded Germany
and fought several great. but disastrous, bat
tles upon German soli. She overran Galictn,
i,apf;ir('d its great fortified Vieies, and Inst
spring was knocking at the Carpathian passes
and threatening the plain of Hungary. That
she has l<".*t the fruits of her heroic sacrifice
and is now hurled in confusion and overwhelming
disaster across her own borders Is due not so
much to her own fault as to the total inactivity
and inaptitude of England in the west. Russia
has lost mor? men than all the rest of England's
allies combined France has made the bravest
effort, as her great losses plainly show, hut
France Kicks the physical power for the final
punch. The ridiculous ens'* with which Ger
many has heU| Kngland nnd her allies hy the
throat with one hand in the west while thrash
ing Russia with the other shows plainly what
little assistance Kngland has given her allies.
AVith the extinction of Russia passed the last
glirnrnerinc: liope of England's allies. The re
cent report from Petrograd?patently false
though it is?that Germany has offered Russia
peace is highly significant. Russia is looking
for a soft place to fall. Tt will soothe Russian
pride to have it appear that the offer of peace
came not from her. Your correspondent. "E.
T. K.," In your ii-sue of the 10th instant enume
rates with great apparent pride "the things that
England has not <lor.e." T dispute with no man
England's primacy In the realm of things not
done. The chief thing. however, that England
has not done, cannot posslblv do. is?Germany.
THOMAS LOMAX IIUXTER.
King George. Va.. August 11. 1015.
Queries ancl Answers
fiencrn 1 ntz l.e'r.
Please tell me when General Kit as L<co was
born and died, what years he was Governor, the
family name of Mrs. I zee and how many children
are now llvltjg. T. H. E.
November 10, M3n. April 28. 100R. From
January, 188(1 to January, 1800. Fowle. Five.
Siunnc.
Referring to your recent statement about
sumac, I write to say that there are sumac
buyers In Farmville, Va., who pay 75 cents
per 100 for clean, well-cured leaves. S.
If our correspondent will do so, we Khali he
glad to have him send address of such buyers
for the benefit of persons who may write for it.
Poll Tot.
Are veterans legally bound to pay poll tax?
W. C. G.
They are except those on the State pension
rolls. Tnoy are explicitly exempted.
JVnmc of lldttle.
Can you tell me what battle it was the name
of which begins "Prlmol." the Inst letters being
Illegible In the old lotter? If possible, give
? late, the letter being dated October 1, 170f>.
PETERSBURG.
The dictionaries give but one title which fits
i yrtur letters, tho battlo of Primolano, of Napo
leon's Italian campaigns, fought September 7,
1706, when he surprised and routed tho van of
' tho AustrlAne* undor Wurmucr.
The First Exponent of the Theory of
"Unpreparedness"
Ono of tlio Day's Best Cartoons.
?AYDTTB JJ.YEAI, iHiarEVDANT. THE AMF.IUCAN PACIFICIST
ROMANCE OF THE KOHINOOR
nv GARiinrr i\
Not lonpc ago a friend asked me to
I
rtnommcnd to him a pood story, f'.ill
of mystery and romance, with which
lie could while away the tedium of nn
<ntlre day of solitude, during which
he would "not have a soul (o jrpeak to."
Concealing my opinion of the desper
ate state of the humnn being who can
not. find sufficient material in his own i
mind to carry lum through a sincrle
diurnal period, I replied: "Then read
Wllkio Collins'? 'Mofin Stone.'"
"By Jove'" he said. slapplnsr his l"c,
"the name alone takes me' Is i? about
the adventure? of some famous dia* ]
mond or other pern?"
"Yes."
"Then I'll sure read it. Much
ohlieed."
The enthusiasm of my friend for the
romance of precious stones expresses
a curious passion that lies deep in hu
nnn nature. We all like to hear about
diamonds rubies, emeralds and o'hep
rare gems. even in the abstract; *nd
when it mm's to particular stone-* that
have centered the fates of kingdoms
about themselves, have inspired |>?ot:?
involving Queens and Kinps. have
made the fortunes or caused the fr\H
of prent officers of Ftate. and have
even led to wars and other public
calamities, the interest becomes in
tense. In fact, the sober histories of
not a few famous previous stones are
more lnterestlnp than any invented
f t orv.
Take, for instance, that, great dln
mond whose fame Js dimly present in
everybody's memory. tin- Kohinoor.
"The Mountain of Lif?ht," as the In
dian imnplnation pictured it in its
name The story of the Kohinoor runs
through the history of India, in its
most romantic and trapic days. like a
thread of fire, pleamlnp frequentlj with
the color of blood'
When its wonderful rays first shone
into the eyes of men ve do not know
with anv certainty, but tradition savs
It was already famous r.,ooo years ago,
and played a part In the heroic scenes
described in the Indian epic, the Ma
habharata. It may have been as hip
as nn "tR originally, for it is said to
have weitrhed 793 carats when it made
Its first nppearnnce in recorded history,
In the time of Ala-ed-Dln, the Ottoman
conqueror, who took It to Delhi in th"
fourteenth century. He Is said to have
obtained it from a rajah named Ma'.wa.
whose family had possessed it for aces
In 162fi Baber, descendant of Tamer
lane and Oenphls, captured it at A era.
?\ccordlnp to historical statements.
It had, by that time been greatly
diminished in size by the operations of
diamond cutters. socking to improve Its
form and brilliance. In lfi73 the Grand
Mogul showed it to the celebrated
traveler, Tavernier, and then it weighed
273 carat*. In 1733 the Persian
usurper. Nadir Shah, narked Delhi and
hunted for the famous diamond amor.?
the spoils. It had he.en cunningly con.
coaled, but a member of the Mogul
Kmpernr's harem revealed Its hiding
place She said her m after had It
sewed uj> inside hiB turban. Nadir
Shah took a humorous Instead of a
bloody way to obtain It. He Invited
his prisoner to exchange turbans with
him and insisted upon It as a token of
the high personal regard which he felt
for the unfortunate monarch-.
After various adventures in Persia
the groat diamond was taken to
Kabul, again ns the spoil of war, ami
Unman Shah was Its proud possessor
for a few years until his brother,
Shujah Shah, put out his eyes and took
his kingdom. Rut the Kohinoor had
disappeared, and Shujah could not find
It. until one day an officer happened
to scratch his hand on the plaster wall
of the room In which Raman was con
fine'! He looked closely and saw a
pierrlnjj gleam. Further examination
r< vealcd the Kohinoor where Raman
had imbedded It.
From Kabul the diamond went by
devious and sometimes bloody ways
to Lahore, and it was there when the
infant monarch Dhuleep Singh in 1M1*
surrendered his crown and kingdom to
the Rtiglish and sen' the Kohinoor as
a token of his submission to Queen
Victoria.
The famous stone was found to be
badly cut, according to Kuropean tdeis.
and it contained flaws It was sent,
under guard, to Amsterdam, a ppeclril
machine was made to rccut It. and aft
er a few weeks of crlndlng, the Duke
of Wellington having started th<* mill,
the great Kohinoor was transformed,
so that It would no longer have been
re<-o^nlzed bv the Klnss. Rmperors and
conquerors who. during so many cen
turies, had fought and plotted for its
possession
Th? Kohinoor Is now an oblong,
many-faceted brilliant, about an Inch
and three-eighths in length, and
weighing about 106 carats. Queen
Victoria had it In a brooch. Rs model,
looking like a real diamond, Is to be
seen in the exhibition of royal jewel*
in the Tower of London. There is no
set value for these great stones, but.
Judging from the prlcos that have
sometimes been paid, the Kohinoor
must he worth at least hnlf a million
dollars, and perhaps much more.
The Cullir.an. found in South Africa
and split into nine big gems, exceeds
the Kohinoor In size, but the lattfcr's
historical Interest, is unique.
AN AMERICAN
In Bryn Athyn, a village about fifteen
miles from Philadelphia, a cathedrnl is
being nuilt which promises to stand
unique among the buildings of its kind.
The village got its name from n col
ony composed of members of the Swe
denborjsian church, who settled there
about twenty years ago. Tn 1S54 this
church established a college In Phila
delphia for the purpose of training
ministers. Hut in 1S!>5 it was moved
to the newly founded colony, and the
village has been built round the col
lege. A few years ago it was decided
to build a new chapel for the college,
and out of this need grow the cathe
dral Idea, which promises to set a new
standard of church building in this
country. "Wealthy members of the col
ony agreed to furnish funds to erect a
cathedral which would stand, not as a
monument to the builders or the donors
or the churoh, but as a monument to
the architectural skill of the age. The
first plans included the importation of
skilled workmen from Kuropean coun
tries, but this was abandoned, when it
bccamo evident that there were men in
this country qualified to do the work.
Thi first step was to build a road
from the sito of the cathedral to a
quarry about a mile distant, from which
all the stone Is taken. All the wood
used In the. cathedral is also taken from
the woods lying about the village. Then
the country was searched for skilled
artisans, who were suited to the needs
of the architects. They responded
eagerly, and from the large number of
applicants enough men of unusual
ability wcro selected to carry the work
forward. The foundation is of con
crete, extending down to bedrock, but
the concretc work stops with the foun
dation. A set of preliminary plans was
prepared by a prominent Arm of New
York architccts, and several models of
the structure were made from the
plans. Two shops were built near the
site of the building, and then the ac
tual work of construction was begun.
This was two years ago, and to-day it
Is announced, -in a description of the
building printed In the New Tork Sun,
that the work Is littlo more than well
under way. No account of time is
taken. The men are impressed with
the fact that they are not pounding
CATHEDRAL
stone so much an hour, but are work
ing on a specimen of cathedral art
which will stand for generations as
something their descendants can be
proud of.
One of the shops is given over to the
preparation of models of the details of
the cathedral. Small models are first
prepared, and after they seem to suit
their purpose full size models In plas
ter of Paris or clay are made and
placed in position in the building. The
carving: is traced in pencil, and the
effect is studied by the committee hav
ing the work in charge. When the
model is pronounced correct it is taken
to the other shop and made into stone
or wood, as the work requires, and
then made a part of the building. It
was in this manner that the cathedrals
of roedievtal times were built, and this
plan will he followed until the Sweden
borgian cathedral stands a completed
work. The builders never lose sight of
the finished appearance of the building,
and its relation to its surroundings,
and so determined are they to make it
In truth a work of art that they have
declared that if the finished building
does not come up to expectations it
will be razed and done over.
No two of the windows are alike in
detail. There is a general resemblance,
but the carving and other details are
the work of different men and made
from different designs. Softness of line
has been obtained by employing the old
Greek scheme of curving the walls. The
church Is wider by ten inches at the
center than at the ends, and the great
columns which mark the aisles are not
in straight line. A winding stairway
has been completed which was recently
pronounced by about 100 architects who
inspected it to bo the. finest piece of
Gothic in this country. The height of
the roof called for in the original plans
has been raised three times, each time
to accommodate some now project for
adding to the beauty of the whole
church. The feature that has encour
aged the efforts of the builders more
than anything else, however, is the in
terest displayed by the stonecutters,
who had never before had an oppor
tunity to give expression to their
latent talent. They have been so im
pressed with the workmanship that
they do not hesitate to advance the
opinion that the way has been pre
pared for a new era In church building
in this country.