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—Henry VT.
, BEGINNING THE BAY—Thou
knotvrat. O God, beftor than I can
w herein l lack. Bleaa me. then. In
Thine otvn xvny, for by Thy grace
I would make tills a day which will
add something to the health of my
soul, tinea.—II. M. 1-1.
Excellent Appointments
As Attorney General of the United
States James C. McReynolds has been
one of the strongest men in Presi
dent Wilson’s cabinet and as an asso
ciate justice on the supreme bench,
to which the President has appointed
him to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Judge H. H. I.urton, he is
sure to achieve distinction. He is not
only a brilliant lawyer but he is a
man of uncommon force of character.
After practicing his profession in
Nashville many years, and filling the
chair of law in Vanderbilt university
for three years he removed to New
York, where he was especially re
tained by the United States in mat
ters relating to antitrust proceedings.
While he has been firm and aggres
sive he has always shown himself to
be free from prejudice. With such
equipment and such a record as his
Mr. McReynolds will prove a very de
cided acquisition to the supreme court.
Thomas W. Gregory, who succeeds
Mr. McReynolds as the head of the
department of justice, is another ex
cellent selection on the part of the
President. He js a native of Missis
sippi but has spent the greater part
of his life in Texas. In law practice
he has had wide and successful ex
perience. About a year ago he was
appointed special assistant attorney
general of the United States in charge
of New York, New Haven and Hart
ford railroad investigations.
Manufacturers to Participate
One of the most important organi
zations growing out of the American
trade situation precipitated by the
European war is the National Foreign
Trade council, of which James A. Far
rell, president of the United States
Steel corporation, is chairman. This
council is a small, compact body, but
every member of it is of high stand
ing in the business world. In reply
ing to a recent editorial in the Daily
Iron Trade of Cleveland Mr. Farrell
said:
Your assumption that the National
Foreign Trade council are only de
voting their attention fo two lines of
exports is erroneous, sine© the ques
tion of facilitating exports of manu
facturers is considered as equal in
every respect and as important as
moving grain and cotton. In fact, the
whole merchandise export situation is
having the attention of the commit
tee appointed without regard to any
pa rticular commodity.
Before Mr. Farrell became presi
dent of the Steel corporation he was
at the head of one of its subsidiary
companies and was recognized as a
great authority on foreign trade. He
is a great merchant, and the leaders
of industry were fortunate in inducing
him to take the chairmanship of the
National Foreign Trade council. He
naturally inspires confidence, and it
is safe to say that no more resourceful
business man could have been found
for working out large problems in
the peculiar situation that has recently
arisen.
A Festive Resort
In spite of the fact that Europe is
engaged in deadly strife and prophets
of evil are croaking throughout the
land, while the prices of foodstuffs
soar and many a sailorman is cooling
his heels in port with nothing to do,
the joyous atmosphere of Atlantic
City continues to be its most dis
tinguishing feature. Last Saturday
and Sunday it is estimated that 300,
000 men, women and children from all
parts of the United States and Canada
visited the famous resort. With a nor
mal population of 55,000 Atlantic City
entertained the throng in such accept
able fashion that all were pleased and
not a few were delighted. From the
Inlet to Chelsea the shore was black
with bathers and near-bathers, while
! many other thousands promenaded
the Boardwalk.
The crowd was “out for a good time-’
anil easily diverted. If a toy balloon
escaped from the hand? of a small boy
tremendous interest was aroused and
thousands of necks were craned in an
effort to follow the toy in its flight.
If a balloon merchant lost his grip
on his entire stock and they soared
aloft the visitors were in transports.
A dog worrying a rubber ball drew
hundreds of eager spectators, a young
man who ducked his best girl in the
surf was sure of a large and appre
ciative crowd to applaud him and a
bevy of beauties overwhelmed by a
hungry wave brought forth swarms of
potential heroes.
Meanwhile the happy hotel men
wear the smile that never fades and
collect toll with a light heart. The
war is not hurting their business at
all. On the contrary, they predict ^tat
the crowds will he augmented this
year by tourists returning from
abroad who will visit Atlantic City to
forget amid its manifold delights the
nerve-wracking experiences they met
with while abroad.
Atlantic City flourishes, but Os
tend ? That's another story. ..
A Significant Dispatch
German troops continue to press
forward in Belgium and the occupa
tion of Brussels was announced yes
terday trom Condon. The importance
of this victory is more apparent
than real.
Brussels is an unfortified city and
its fail was forecast several days'ago
when (lie seat of government was re
moved. The German troops have
therefore taken an undefended town,
while exposing their flank to the at
tack of the allies, with a strong base
at Antwerp should they advance
further.
An extremely significant event of
yesterday was the inquiry from the
Chinese government if the United
States would accept the trusteeship
of the German protectorate Kiauchatt,
in the interim between the evacua
tion of the Teutons and its formal
transfer to China. The Washington
government was non-committal in its
reply.
Unless Japan and Great Britian ex
press a willingness to agree to the
proposal* it is assured that the Pres
ident will refuse. To accept under
any circumstances would prove un
wise, because tending to involve the
United Slates in complications which
might arise In the far east in addition
to the already grave danger of such
an eventuality.
Germany cannot accept the ultima
tum of Japan and as the Kaiser has
shown no previous hesitation about
declaring war it. Is certain Iha^ unless
Germany can find some honorable
way to meet ihe situation hostilities
will result. Peace between Japan and
Germany is of great importance but
not sufficient to justify jeopardizing
tire neutrality of Ihe United States.
The general war situation on the
surface appears little changed. The
French have reoccupied Muelhausen
at the point of the bayonet and in con
junction with their possession of Sar
reburg gives them a foothold suffice
jently strong to strike at Strassburg.
in Ihe far east, as yet the slow mov
ing Russians have not concentrated
in sufficient force to bring on a seri
ous clash but the indications ate that
very soon they will be heard froty.
War Prices Prevailing
Since the beginning of the Euro
pean war extraordinary advances
have occured with great rapidity in
quotations on almost all of the sta
ple groceries sold in Birmingham.
Reports, however, show that these ad
vances have not been confined to any
one city or locality, nor to retailer,
wholesaler or producer alone; but
have been widespread, affecting pro
ducer, middleman and consumer in a
marked degree.
Consumers of Birmingham as well
as those of New York and other large
cities throughout the country have ex
pressed indignation concerning the
record breaking prices now prevailing
on many commodities. The public ex
pected an increase in prices as a re
sult of the war and would, no doubt,
have submitted without protest to a
moderate advance in quotations on
wheat products, but an advance of al
most 75 per cent on sugar proved too
much for the most “easy going" of
consumers. Exorbitant sugar prices
now in effect should not be paid with
out convincing evidence of justifica
tion on the part of dealers and re
finers.
If the sugar men have justice on
their side and conditions really war
rant present prices there should be no
hesitation on the part of representa
tives of these concerns in placing all
the facts before the public. If this is
t
not done popular indignation will be
come thoroughly aroused and public
wrath will be quickly vented upon
any interests which may be found to
have a ntonoply or be acting in re
straint of trade. The government at
Washington has already taken the
matter up, and if conditions are not
speedily Explained to the satisfaction
of the administration, decisive action
will be promptly taken.
Tlie largest United States flag in exis
tence has just been finished by the Amos
keag Manufacturing company. It is 93
feet long and 50 feet wide. Each of the
13 stripes is nearly four feet high or 47
inches. The stars on the flag are con
structed within a 39-inch circle, and are
about three feet from point to point. The
blue field is 38 feet in length and a lit
tle over 25 feet in height. The stars alone
weigh nine pounds, while the completed
flag weighs 200 pounds. Jn making this
huge flag the government regulation that
the nation’s banner shall never be allowed
to touch the ground was complied with,
although this was difficult on account
of the dimensions. A pole 285 feet high
has been prepared to hold the flag. Un
usually strong bunting had to be used to
prevent the Mag from being torn to pieces
by the strain it will be subject to. Mathe
matical persons' are now trying to esti
mate How much wind pressure will be re
quired to make an American flag weigh
ing 200 pounds and containing 4750 square
feet of bunting fly out straight from the
flag pole.
A Paris dressmaker predicts that women
of the future will wear clothes that are
essentially mannish, but he is not predict
ing anything more than the women are
predicting themselves.
And now spaghetti has joined the soar
ing foodstuffs. After a person has learned
how to eat spaghetti it's a darn shame
that tin* price should be made prohibi
tive.
The man who gambles in foodstuffs
must be first cousin to the man who fore
• loses a mortgage and turns a poor widow
with 17 children out to starve.
The price of perfume has gone up, but
there Is plenty of good soap made in this
country ami there is no embargo on the
supply of water.
Most of those pictures you see of bat
tles in the air are merely the artist’s
conception of what he expects to take
place.
The oyster will soon be In the game
again. There is nearly always something
cheerful to think about.
Doubtless Carbajal managed to squeeze
into history, but Ills share can't possibly
be more than five lines.
The Austrians started the trouble, but
the French, Belgians and Germans seem
to be carrying it on.
Well, anyhow, nobody can blame the
Wilson administration for what is hap
pening in Europe.
The war correspondent these days gets
hot under the collar, but he doesn't get
any inside facts.
You can hardly recognize the old-fash
ioned dance hall since it acquired a
French name.
If you hear anything about Huerta these
days it is apt to be more or less hear
say.
The treaty Fncle Sam signed with Ice
land will probably be kept in < old stor
age.
THE COAL SI PPLY
From the New York Telegram.
It is gratifying to learn from, experts
of the United States geological survey
that orinigally there was enough coal in
this cpuntry to make a solid block 10
miles long. 10 miles wide and 10 miles
high.
A block of tills size would weig^i more
than 3,600.000,000,000 tons, and up to the
present time tlie coal that has been re
moved amounts only to something like 15,
ooo.ooo,(xm) tons.
The coal mined during 1914 will amount
to about 600,000,000 tons, containing about
300,000,000 cubic yards.
.lust how much coal this is can be partly
estimated when it. is said that it is far
greater than the excavation of the Pan
ama canal; that the total excavation for
the Panama canal from start to finish is
computed at some 262.000.000 cubic yards.
In the face of this there is talk of the
I price of coal going to $20 a ton this win
ter. Of course, warships and merchant
steamships will want more than usual,
but the supply should be equal to the de
mand.
With no desire to interfere with big
business, manipulation to curtail produc
tion and raise prices should be watched
and headed off.
( ASET AT THE rf\T
From t)%» Popular Magazine.
De Wolf Hopper, whose name will ever
be associated with t'asey at the bat, is
something of a batsman himself when it
comes to a game of repartee.
At a dinner party he had finished his
speech, and ^as lie sat down a lawyer
arose, shoved his hands deep into his
trousers pockets—as w'as ills habit—and
laughingly inquired;
“Doesn’t it strike this company as
a little unusual that a professional comed
ian should be funny?’’
When the laughter that greeted this
sally had subsided, We Wolf Hopper
drawled out:
“Doesn’t it strike this company as a
little unusual that a lawyer shouid have
his hands in his own pockets?”
DUKE M’Ll’KE SAYS
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Isn’t it strange that poor people do not
need as many surgical operations as
wealthy folk?
Almost every man has a flock of preju
dices that he calls his principles.
Maybe a man would quarrel oftener with
his wife if it didn’t cost so much to
make up.
There was a time when a young man
took a drink and w’ent to the dogs when
a girl turned him down. But nowadays
lie says good-by, lights a cigarette, walks
around the corner and runs into an
other girl.
Most men have to suffer for their
crimes. But Edison Invented the phono
graph and he is as deaf as a post.
The old-fashioned man who used to wait
around for years for some one to die so
lie could get a promotion, now has a soiv
who does undertaking as a side line.
Mother does a lot of indignating be
cause sugar has gone up 2 cents per
pound. But father can’t see anything to
worry about as long as beer is only 5
Indians per copy.
And how Is a fellow' going to get inter
ested Jn the wrar news in his paper when
he is sitting in a summer street car and
the girl in front of him is wearing a
transparent waist and nn X-ray corset
cover that doesn’t come up higher than
the middle of her back?
The fellow who hollers murder if his
wife asks him to carry an eight-ounce
package home for her is the same lad
who would cheerfully carry a 180-pound
tiunk anywhere a strange girl asks him
1 to lug it.
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
Prosperity Ahead
"Early In the summer there was much
talk about prosperity scheduled for
the autumn and business men as a rule
are still expecting it," said L. T. Gart
right of Chicago.
"The European war has been a dis
turbing factor in many branches of
business in this country, but the effect
is only temporary. I believe that we
will have prosperity spelled with a
big P. The enormous crops form the
basis of our thrift and the fact that
stocks of commodities have run low
will certainly tend to make a business
boom. There will be a demand for ev
erything. No one pretends to know
how long the foreign war will last;
but when the fight is over there will
be a great rebound, which will mean
the greatest measure of prosperity this
country has ever seen."
QiicMtion of Humanity and Might
"In reference to the working of con
victs by thp state and the state ap
propriating the revenue piade by the
convict to the exclusion of the con
\ :ct s wife and children, too much cen
sure should not be passed on -Ala
bama. said .1. W. Forbes, a well known
traveling man. “it is a well known
fact that the federal government tffeats
its prisoners with the utmost care and
consideration and provides means by
which the federal convict can improve
himself, morally and materially, yet
i he great government of the United
Slates makes no provision for the rare
of the wife and family of a federal
prisoner. The department of justice
es to it that a United States pris
oner, both before and after convic
tion, is properly cared for, but is silent
on the welfare of those dependent on
the convict. S
,%Tt is deplorable that innocent wom
en and children Hhould be made to suf
fer for the misdeeds of the husband
auu father, and it is reflection on our
boasted civilization when The state
should place the burden of tile punish
ment on them.
"rl here is no greater Injustice, and,
to my rn!nd. no greater crime than for
this or any other state to place in its
treasury the earnings of a convict and
at the same time let his wife and
babies starve. The difference between
the federal government and that of the!
slate is that the government derives
no revenue from the earnings of the
convict, while the states does and to
its shame boasts about It.
"1 sincerely hope that the time is
near at hand when county, state and
the federal government will make some
provision for the innocent dependents
of a wrongdoer, especially when pris
oners are made a source of revenue, ’
Ill the MiiHlrnl World
"Thi Treble Clef club, the Music
Study club chorus and the Arion club
''ill unite in rehearsing a beautiful
oratorio and one or two short compo
sitions for next springs festival," said
a music lover.
"Mr. Kienzi Thomas, who conducted
last spring’s festival with such bril
liant success. Is the musical director
of each of the clubs named and will
have a splendid consolidated chorus for
the 1915 festival. While definite ar
rangements have not been made, it is
understood that there will he two night
performances and a symphony matinee.
There was no deficit from the lust
festival and there will be no deficit
next spring provided the same good
"ork Is done by members of the Mu
sic Study club in selling tickets.”
In Attractive Publication
The Alabama Merchant, volume 1, No.
1. published by the Alabama Merchants'
association, Chamber of Commerce, Bir
mingham, is a bright paper, and is full
or useful Information. It contains tho
official programme for the second an
nual convention of the Merchants' as
sociation. which meets here next week
amt every article in the paper is well
worth reading.
"The Alabama Merchant is the most
attractive trade publication I have seen
for sometime, ' said a business man.
"It is admirably edited and it should lie
widely circulated. The merchants' con
vention will l>e a great success, no
doubt.
"Nashville is to have something of
the sort at the same time the Alabama
merchants arc meeting here. But I like
I be Birmingham manner of doing things
better than Nashville’s In relation to
the state merchants. Nashville is mak
ing strong appeals to the merchants of
Tennessee to come anil buy goods. Bir
mingham makes no suclt appeal. The
I urpose of the convention is social and
educational. If merchants wish to lay
in stocks from our manufacturers and
jobbers while they are here, so well
and so good, but according to the rule
of hospitality no one will lie asked to
buy."
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A Feeling Tribute
“On tin* pages of history there are
many names that claim tin attention
and admiration of manftlnd to a far
greater extent than does that of Pope
Pius X but none that claims and wins
the heartfelt love of the 350,000,000 or
•ICO,000,000 Who constitute his flock
than does this gentle Gueseppe .Sarto,
v. ho lies dead in Home,” said F. I.
Monks.
“While by no means lacking In great
mental qualities, his greatness really
lay In his heart; he realiy loved man
kind with a love that, made his life
sad as he saw the suffering and sor
row that the world endured, and all
of its own making. From his lonely
chamber he looked out upon the war
ring- world and bethought him of the
words of his Divine Master. •.Jerusalem,
Jerusalem, how often would 1 have
gathered thee, even as a hen doth
gather her chickens, and still thou
wouldst not.’ -4>he last words of the
expiring pontiff express the whole feel
ing of the man's life, the thought of the
impending horrors that threaten Eu
rope and the woes to follow.
“Not only was Pius X the 'holy fath
er’ of the Catholic church; he was tho
good and loving father of every mem
ber. Ilis encyclicals are personal ap
peals to his children to seek higher
revvards than this world can give. ‘Poor
and content is rich, and rich enough’
—he would have men understand, and
his own life was an example. He was
known as the pope of the poor and
all his sympathies went out to those
whose lives were hard. He did not en
courage the poor to grumble or be
moan their lot; he gave them words of
comfort, of encouragement, words that
strengthened.
“Amidst the clash of arms and roar
of cannon it is hardly possible to spare
a tear for a fallen brother, but when
‘the war drum’s heard no longer and
the battle flag is furled’ men’s thought*
will revert to the memory of a man
who vainly tried to save the slaught
ered millions and whose heart broke
when he failed to do so.”
WAR ECHOES
Washington Times: How m
ambitious to repeat trie coup c
Rothschild, are right now la:
plans to get, in some world m
advantage of the first news fj
drive battle, in order to specula
Nathan was not the founder ot me
house of Rothschild, but he was the (
founder of its greatness. Years before j
Waterloo, while one European coalition j
after another was crumbling before the j
strokes of Napoleon's genius, he clung
tenaciously to his faith that the Corsican
would pt last fall. He took up the com
mitments of the British government when
the treasury was unable to handle them.
! and thus saved its national credit and Jn
; cldentally, because he bought at a great
discount and cashed in at par, made a
great fortune.
.Watching the wavering fortunes of
Waterloo. Nathan hurried back to Lon
don, arriving several hours ahead of news
from the decisive battle. ’Change was
fearfully depressed by reason of having
received the news of Blucher s defeat two
days before Wellington's victory. At the
low ebb, Rothschild bought everything
offered, and in a few hours the rebound
of prices brought the fortune that has
since enabled the house to finance many
a government, to dictate. whether war
should or should not b«* made.
Today the opportunities for such a coiy>
are vastly increased by the greater vol
ume of transactions through exchanges,
and by the possibility of a great syndicate
getting together the cash and credit with
which to conduct a far greater specula
tion. A great disaster to the allies today
woud fairly put Europe in pawn. Fol
lowed a few days later by the news of a
Waterloo victory for them, it woud set
the scene for a very exp/fsion of tlie mar
kets. carrying everything up to new high
levels. The interest fhat, fortified with
a cool head, cool cash, and advance in
formation, should coofly take advantage
of such a condition to reap the oppor
tunities ff open market** would gain re
turns beyond the possibility of imagina
tion.
Small wonder that exchanges in the
great centers are kept closed or doing
only the most restricted and nominal busi
ness!
Today, instead of a relay of horses from
the battlefield to the sea coast, abd
thence an open boat and imminent risk of
death hi getting to London, there is the
possibility of tlie aeroplane, the wireless,
the wires, the corruption of a censor, the
thousand other media through which
news might be secured in advance of the
general knowledge ol events. It is a pos
sibility that cannot but appeal to the cu
pidity and the enterprise of adventurous
men, as it must to the imagination of
the writer of alluring fiction.
The censorship has its very real dan
gers, in such a time as this, as well as
its military advantages.
i nicago neraio: rne siaiemeiu usucu
by the official British proas bureau goes
as far as any assurance can go to remove
grounds for American apprehension as
to the extent and possible effect of Jap- j
anese war operations In tlie far east.
“It is understood." the statement reads,
•'that' the Action of Japan will not ex
tend to the Pacific beyond the China seas,
except a§ may be necessary to protect
Japanese shipping lines, nor in Asiatic
waters westward of the China seas, nor in
foreign territory except territory in Ger
man occupation on the continent of Asia."
It Is furthermore pointed out that Eng
land has been in constant communica
tion with Japan; that the two nations are
acting in harmony in the far east, and
that they will keep especially in view the
‘independence and integrity of China," as
p-'pvided f( r in .the Anglo-.Japanese al
liance.
The United Plate* lias thus received as
surances from betli England and Japan
iu entire harmony with its well known
policy’ of safeguarding the integrity of
China, it has, moreover, received from
those powo;:■ all the assurances that could
reasonably be demanded that the Japa
nese operations will be delimited so as
to give us no ground for apprehension.
It is difficult to say what more we could
ask for or receive, without making de
mands which belligerent nations would
not be dispot eel to grant and which neutral
nations are hardly in a position to en
force, without a substantial and a dan
gerous change of policy.
On the assumption that in time of war
no nation is to be credited witli honesty,
these assurances amount to nothing. But
on the reasonable assumption that there
is still 8uclr i thing as national good
faith, they may be taken as clearing up
the far eastern situation for the present.
Washington Evening Star: Viewed sole
ly as a political move, the Czar’s address
to the people of Poland, urging their
whole-hearted support in behalf of the
^Russian arms In tills war. and promising
practical autonomy and freedom in re
ligion and language, is a master stroke.
It sounds a note which will thrill every
Polish heart, whether it beats now under
the Russian or the German or the Aus
trian tlag. For Poland, divided into three
subject statas, remains one in spirit. Not
all of the oppression of decades nor the
suppression of language and customs and
faith 1ms affected the quenching of the
remarksble race feeling of the Polos.
Now’ the Czar speaks as one who de
sires tile reunion of the three parts into
which Poland has been divided. He vir
tually promises, if successful in this war,
to create a true Poland once again. This
means, of course, the wresting from GeV
many and Austria of those portions which
have been ruled by Kaiser and Emperor
for many years. If there is any confidence
in the Czar's pledge this proclamation
must serve greatly to weaken the alleg
iance of tile German and Austrian Poles
to their respective, rulers. But already
doubtless many of the able-bodied Poles
of Germany and Austria have been jpi
pressed into service. It has indeed been
the policy of both of those countries to
use their Polish subjects as soldiers, de
tailing them in other parts of the two
empires rather than their own lands. Per
haps the German and Austrian Poles,
serving on far-distant frontiers and en
gaged in tlie thick of the battle, will
never hear of the Czar’s words of promise.
But if they do they cannot fail to feel a
decided lessening of spirit in a campaign
the success of which will to them mean
the vanishment of the dream of Polish
patriots for centuries.
BILLETS VS. DISEASE
Girard, in Philadelphia Ledger.
In the 12 bloodiest battles of 4he civil
war there were in round numbers 23.00C
killed outright and 119.000 wounded on the
Union side. This does not include pris
oners.
The aggregate number of men engaged
I In all these battles was less than 1,000,000
1 It would appear, therefore, that if those
4wo unparalleled armies now facing eacl
ADRIFT WITH THE TIMES ; 1
AT WORK.
The Bea allures,
The mountain, too,
The shady dells.
The skies of blue;
The gentle breeze
That comes and goes,
The crimson beauty
Of the rose;
The sylvan path *
To some cool spot.
The Ultirtg stream,
The dewy Jp ot,
And all the charms
The season brings
And all delights
The poet sings,
But none will be
Permitted me—
Nor montain crest,
Nor shining sea,
For my vacation's
Come and gone
And I must still
Keep plodding on.
A WEEK’S WASH.
"Rather queer looking curtain hanging
at that window across the way. It re
minds me of a Japanese portiere."
"That isn't a curtain. Miss Hallroom
has tied a string across her window and
hung up her stockings to dry."
PLENTIFULLY SUPPLIED.
'•I’m going* shopping today, Henry.
Skinnum & Co. advertise a cut-price
sale."
“All right, my dear, but if you are
tempted to buy another ‘varz’ please re
member that we already have 27 or more
scattered about the house."
NOT APPETIZING. *
I hate to dine
On cakes and tea,
With a blowsy blonde
To wait on me.
A SHORT STAY.
"A tramp told me a curious hard luck
story yesterday." I
"What was it about?"
"He said he went to Mexico to, work on
a rubber plantation and he hadn't been
there a week before he was bounced."
DESK M A JESTS. j
I wonder if In Germany, v
A land to many dear, >'
Tlie people? knock the Kaiser, gee!
As they do over here. yg|
SURE. "
“Isn't it foolish for people to drink out
of bottles in the dark without knowing
what they contain?”
1 es, but before the pure food law went
into effect people were always drinking
out of bottles without knowing what they
contained.”
NOT WORRYING.
The Japs will take part 1n the strife,
But if they don't drag Uncle Sam j
into the brawl, just bet your life ,
That we don't care a tinker’s hoot. ;
PRUDENT. {
“Sire, if yoy will show' yourself along
the line of battle your soldiers will ^be
inspired to perform prodigies of valor.”
“Perhaps so, my dear general, but the
enemy's gunners might also be inspired
to shoot as they havjy'never shot befora.
BANG! t
Fido found a cannon cracker,
Fido grabbed it in his mouth;
Fido’s hair turned ten shades blacker.
Fido’s left us—headed south. 3
—Cincinnati Enquirer.
Bridget grabbed the can of coal oil l
And she poured some on the fire; )
Biddy is no longer with us—
The poor girl has gone up high’r. j
—Allentown Democrat.
Bruno thought the mule was leeping,
And he thought he’d rut a dido;
At the mule's heels he went leaping:
Now he’s most caught up with Fido.
—Houston Post.
Bobby said, “The gun's not loaded,” ,
And looked down the tube in jest.
Pulled the trigger, and went hiking, |
Along with Fido and the rest.
—Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
Carlo never impulse quelled, A
Vhdd his imagination: *
Wondered how' the third rail smelled; I
Now' he’s full of information. *
—Marion, O., Tribune,
Algy on the lake went rowing—
Said, ’Must watch me rock the boat!”
Now he’s where the lakes are glowing
And no woman wants to vote.
P. C.
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GREAT TRIALS OF HISTORY I
TRIAL OF MONTELY ■
ON November 22, 1842, a curious
crowd was gathered in the court
of the messagerles generales, at
Orleans, France. The procurer of the
King, a commissary of police, several
agents and numerous gendarmes had just
made a descent upon the building of that.
establishment devoted to the storage of
baggage. While the procurer was ex
amining registry of departures, a man
named Bernaru, who kept the Hotel de
1'Europe in the Due de la Hailebarde,
approached the commissary of police and
pointed out an enormous trunk, and said:
"There It is." Upon forcing the lock
a terrible discovery was made. A human,
body, horribly mutilated, was discovered
to the eyes of the spectators. I'pon a sign
from the procurer a man who had, up to
this time, kept In the background, ap
proached and at tile sight of the body,
i ried: "it is Indeed our clerk at the bank,
our poor Boisselier."
An investigation was at once set on
foot, and it was learned that on the morn
ing of the 21st Boisselier had departed
from the bank to collect the amounts
due upon certafiy expired bills. Hours
passed and he did not return. It was
learned at the bank that the moneys had
been collected, but assuredly not by Bois
selter. The description was that of a
person short, thick set, of dark com
plexion with black hair and mustache.
BoissrHer lived In the banking house
with ills wife, t'pon the wife being <|U(W
tioned site averred that she had not seen
her husband since the morning of the 21st,
and she was in great distress at ids mys
terious disappearance. From her it was
learned that among her husband’s friends
was one Montely. who was a clerk in
the office of a:i insurance company. Her
desetiption of the man corresponded with
that given of the individual who had col
lecled til" money in Boisseller’s place. Ev
idence was also forthcoming that an inter
view had taken place between the hus
band and Montely on the 21st.
When the Investigation was In progress
the hotel proprietor related of a singular
discovery he had just made of evidence of
a tragedy in his hotel. A traveler calling
himself Morel, he said, arrived at Ids
house and had a large trunk taken to Ills
loom, He had afterward had the trunk
taken to tlie messagerles. whence it was
to be forwarded to Toulouse. The pro
prietor described the man Morel and
the description exactly lltted that of
Montely.
The procurer went at once to the hotel
and Secured full evidence of the crime.
At once he dispatched the police to Saint
Germain en 1-aye with a warrant for Mon
tely’s arrest, which was served in his
house on the morning of November 2. He
had removed his moustache the evening
before. On his person was found a batik
note for 1000 francs and 2000 francs in
gold. Ho was taken to prison at Orleans.
Notwithstanding the proofs against him
he denied his guilt and affirmed that he
was not at Orleans on the morning of
the 21st. The police investigated his past
life and found that he was greatly in
debt. They also left nothing undone to
trace his movements about the time of
the crime. It was ascertained that after
taking the room in the hotel he sent a
message to Boisselier expressing a wish
to see him. They had been seen together
at a cafe and the murdered man was not
afterward seen alive.
Notwithstanding all these over.wheln^j
mg proofs. Montely persisted in deny in,
everything. On FebruaVy 26. 1843, he ap
peared before the court of assizes of
Loiret, charged with murder. An immense
crowd was attracted to the trial as every
one wished to see the wretch who had
murdered his friend in cold blooci. 1 j
In the course of the trial Montely de
clared that he would confess the whole
truth. This is part of the confession: “I
had loaned 300 francs to Boisselier. w-ho
begged me to say nothing to his wife. I
came to Orleans on Nqvember 27 to collect
my money. I went to the hotel and sent
u messenger to the bank for Boisselier.
He came, but brought no money. I had
been shaving and had accidentally cut
myself with the razor. a
“Boisselier, wrho had Ills hills for Col
lection in his hand, said: ‘I have no
money, but I have a cousin who is &
bookkeeper, who wdll perhaps loan me
some.’ I said to him, You wish to put
me off again as you have done before.'
'I snatched the bills from his hand and
threatened to tell his wife and the man
ager of the hank. Then seizing my razor,
he exclaimed: ‘Jf you do I will kill my
self.’ I moved away toward my bed. He
uttered a cry and I turned and saw
that he had cut his throat. I endeavored
to take the razor from him.”
Montely then stated that after thia
frightful occurrence he lost his senses and
knew not what he did when he found that
his friend had killed himself. Then ho
said he purchased the trunk and cut up
the body to prevent exposure. This statteA
merit was creditable enough, but the iry?cu
cal testimony introduced to controvert it
showed it was not probable. Many wit
nesses testified as to the character of
Boisselier, his happy home life and hia
sunny disposition.
Montely was ably defended, but after
a deliberation of three hours the jury
returned a verdict of guilty without ex
tenuating circumstances. He was con
demned to death and the court ordered
that the execution should take place on
one of tlie public squares of Orleans. He
was executed on April 8, 1843, and persist
ed in his innocence to the last.
TOMORROW—TRIAL OF ARBUTHNOT AND AMBRISTEB
other in Europe shrfl fight as tenaciously
as Americans fought, the casualties on
each side should reach 140,000.
But it seems highly doubtful if 1,000,000
soldiers will ever be sent into action on
one day* by either commander./Armies of
such magnitude reach across scores of
rfilles of territory.
Official reports show that during the
entire civil war 07,000 Union soldiers were
killed in battle and 43,000 more died of
their wounds, making a total of 110,000.
But during those four years 199,000 Union
soldiers died of disease. We shall see
if medical science can now prevent dis
ease from killing more soldiers than bul
let and sabre.
THE ART OF NAMING BOATS
From the Cincinnati Tribune.
Individual yachts and launches almost
always carry individual names. Often
times the owner follows the name of
some woman member of the family. That
practice is common. I saw one named
Julia .III, to show that at some time
three Julias had figured in the family
history.
Quite the oddest name 1 ever saw on
ft little launch of a family nature was
EEEE. That puzzled me for a long time.
I asked no questions, preferring to get
a solution. One evening. I watched the
pretty boat with a party who were hav
ing a good time and the significance of
the capital K’s came to my mind. It
meant “Eaae.”
JOYS WORTH THE WHILE l
By Walt Whitman. ^
Know'st thou the excellent joys of youth?
Joys of the dear companions and of tho
merry wood and laughing face?
Joy of the glad light-beaming day, joy of
the wide-breathed games?
Joy of sweet music, joy of the lighted
ballroom and the dancers?
Joy of the plenteous dinner, strong ca
rouse and drinking? i
Yet. O my soul supreme! .
Know’st thou the Joys of pensivA
thought? "
Joys of the free and lonesome heart, th«
tender bloomy heart?
Joy of the solitary walk, the spirit bowed
yet proud, the suffering and the
struggle?
The agnostic throes, the ecstacies, joys
of the solemn musings, day and
night?
Joys of the thought of death, the great
spheres, time and space?
Prophetic joys of better, loftier love’s
Ideals, the divine wife, the sweet
eternal, perfect comrade? J
Joys all thine own, undying one, joy*
worthy thee, O soul? i
For not life's joys alone I sing, repeating'
—the joy of death!
The beautiful touch of death, soothing
and benumbing a few moments, fof
reasons.
Myself discharging my excrementljy *4
body to be burned, or rendere9^^
powder or buried. » •
i My real body doubtless left to me (orl
l other spheres. jg
My vdlded body nothing more to me, re- ■
turning to the purifications, further I