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status Of Churches i'm Germany.

Status OF ChurcneS I'm Germonye
The official order book Of church menu
bership in Germany, issued by Pastor
Schneider of Elberfeld, as translated and
reviewed by the Literary Digest, shows
that the number of conversions from thu
Roman Catholic church to the Protestant
is considerably greater than those who
have gone from the Protestant ranks into
the Roman faith. According to this au-
thority, 1878 members of the Catholic
church in Germany became Professionals
between 1890 and 1894, while only 1,O54
went from Professionalism to Catholicism.
The order book draws attention to tho
fact that not only in the empire as .
whole, but in each and every State the
Protestants have been making the greater
gains. Relatively these are much greater
in France than elsewhere.
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DOUBT FACTS OF HISTORY.

Persons So Fond Of the 1EiraeuIoua
that Questions Are Easily Raised.
The love Of the miraculous is enough
to keep alive the belief that the nc
cepted facts Of history concerning Il
person who has greatly interested the
world either by bis life or his death, are
all wrong. Within twenty years q big
book has been published In this county
to demonstrate that MArshal Ney was
not shot In the garden Of the Luxem-
bourg Dec. Z, 1915. but escaped to
America and dwelt In North Carolina.
Tor some years there flourished In
Germany man who declared himsoaf
% b Tho son Of tie Duke OF RsichstSuit
~ I secret marr ~ ana therefore =
grandson and dlscts see Napsl :
This ilnposter 49, ! elznlU fellow = IS
did not know his book. for ths datel b.
eeGpsd q that Of bic birth was q u
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ROMA Eide FILINGS
MAY GO TO PROOF

Washington, Dec. 8.-The admins
tration has abandoned it's proposition
to make the presidents order with
drawing all coal lands in the Western
states and Alaska retroactive.
when this order was issued the pres
ident hoped he could find the way to
make the withdrawal cover hltngs that
had already been made, his object BE-
ine TO prevent the formation OF any
now coal monop0lies-
j Il was found, however, that there
~ no basis IN law Tor such action,
~ Renrssentatiye Jones Was informed
y "a interior department that per-
so6,n. Tho have filed on coal lands Will
- allowed s. obtain title ultimately,
nspvided the1 show that they hled
Il cood foith for tl1clr 0Nn benent ana
- Is bshali q : ndioats Or conn
1n1nunw sssft2SS
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1622-Surrender of Mannheim to lilly:
l64O-Long Parliament began.
1760-Foundation stone laid for BLACK.
friars bridge across the River
Thames.
1769-La Sale arrived at mouth Of the
Miami.
1795-French Directory chosen.
1SO6-French occupied Hesse Battle
of Strelitz.
1812-French. defeated Russians near
Wanna.
18l4-Americans abandoned and de-
stroyed Fort Erie.
INSTRUMENTATION of Hanover abrogat-
ed by royal ordinance.
1S54-Battle Of Inkerman.
1S56-Visit of Victor Emmanuel of Italy
to Queen Victoria.
1S61-The Confederate schooner Bermu-
da, ran the blockade at Savannah. >.
Gen. Mcclellan succeeded Gen. Scott
as commander of armies of the Unit
ed States.
1061-Gen. Burnside succeeded Gen. Nc
Clellan in command of army Of tho
Potomac.
1864-Confederate ram Albemarle de-
stroyed by Lieut.. Cushing.. !. Nevada
admitted to the Union.
1867-Gen. Sherman announced the In
dian war at an end.
1S71-Eleven women and children killed
in panic in negro church in Louis
vile.
1872 Monument to Sir Walter Scott UNI
vefled in Central Park, New York.
1889-Presidentia proclamation declar.
ing North and South Dakota States
of the Union.
1S9O-Grand hotel, San Francisco, de-
stroyed by fire. :. The first Japanese
parliament opened.
1S91-Maverick National Bank, Boston.
failed. President Foneeca pro-
claimed himself dictator Of Brazil.
1892-Celebrations in honor Of Luther
at Wittenberg.
1894-Nicholas II. proclaimed Emperor
of Russia. The new serum cure"
for diphtheria announced by DR..
Roux of Paris.
1895-Two earthquake shocks felt in
many of the Western States.
1898-American peace commissioners
demanded whole of Philippines from
Spain. :. American naval reserva-
tion established at Honolulu. -.
Russia modified a strong naval
feet at Port Arthur.
19OO-Cuban constitutional conven. ION
opened at Havana.
1902 british cable completed around tho
world. Fifteen killed and seventy
injured by explosion of election fire.
works in Madison Square, New York.
19O3-New Irish land act went into OPP
Grafton. :. Panama proclaimed its
independence.
10O4ELiberals victorious in Canadian
elections. 4. Russian warships left
Vigo, Spain, for the East. Eva
Booth appointed commander Of the
Salvation Army in the United States.
19O5-Five thousand Jews reported killed
in Odessa during the riots.
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x......t,on for Germ pi.ea.es.

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Sir Almeroth r. Wright, the noted LON
don physician, who Is credited with tho
discovery of the opsonic index, which
indicates the power Of the blood to de-
strov diseased germs, is now visiting in
this country, and recently delivered an
address at the Philadelphia College o.
Physicians. He said he had reached the
conclusion, after much experimentations
that meteorological incubation Is tho
best means to fight any disease that owea
its inception to germs, not excepting even
tuberculosis. The general plan OF treat
ment ID the same with that as with other
d;.ea.es After the opsonic test on tho
natIent,s blood the vaccine is introduced
into the body until the blood Is sum-
GENTLY strengthened to throw Oh its im-
purities.
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LUMBER INVESTIGATION
Senate Considers Combine Ser;ou.
Enough to Look Into.

A8A % LOOK into.
warrington, Dec. 10.-An inyesti.
CATION OF the lumber combine. as nro-
posed in the resolution introduced bv
senator klttridge, Of South Dakota.
viii De productive of more good to the
people, in the opinion Of some West
ern senators, than any inquiry insti-
tuted in recent years. Mr.. Kittredce
mas collected considerable material.
ana, when it is presented to the sem
ATE In connection with details Senator
La Toilette and other Western sena-
tors will bring out, strong majority
Is expected to favor of the resolution.
In many respects the ''gentlemen's
agreement which controls the price Of
lumber is like that which was alleged
IN the beef -packcang industry. There
are several associations, such as the
Hemlock Association. the Pine Associ-
alton and the Hardwood Association.
whose representatives meet once a
month, discuss the conditions and fix
prices.
There are no records and no docu-
ments that would incriminate, but
through an agreement of gentlemen
the output is regulated and prices
liked. Immediately after these
monthly meetings, it is asserted, mott
ces are sent out fixing the price of
lumber. Every dealer gets his or
ders, and if he cuts prices. he is una
BILE to buy more lumber. In some
sections, it has been shown that offend
ing dealers are driven out of bust
ness by the establishment of opposi-
ton houses with Instructions to un-
dersell him.
Statistics show that during the last
10 years the prvirce of lumber have
gon up steadily. In this time the lum-
Der associations have been perfecting
their organization, until they have
reached the point where all COMPETE
tiOn has been stiffied.
About 1895, 900, 900 is invested in
lumber manufacturing. OF this ST.
100000 is found in Wisconsin and
500, 600, 600 in Michigan.
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Jonathan Mayhem.
OF one Of the oldest
and beSt-knOwn Of
Massac husetts fam
lilies, a family ever
noted for it's devO-
ton to the welfare
Of the West Church
Of Boston from
1747, three years
after his gradua-
ton from Harvard,
until his death in
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Too Much for Railway Mail

Washington, Dec. lat is the
opinion of Representative Victor MUIR
dock, of Kansas, as he outlined bis
position in speech yesterday In the
mouse. that the government Is paying
Zoo much for the carriage Of railway
mall. He proposed to reduce COM
pensation on dense routes and to re-
adjust postal car pay.
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RELIGIOUS CRISIS
SENSATION In FRANCE OVER AC.
ton OF POPE.
Government Said to Regard Re-
lection Of Its Latest Proffer As
a Summons to Open Rebellion.
Decision of the Vatican Dis
cussed.

Paris, Dec. 11.-France seems to be
approaching an ALARMING religious
crisis. The reports of the pope's elev-
enth-hour rejection of the govern
ment's final prefer under which Cath
Ollie worship could be continued under
the common law turns out to be only
too true, and the deadlock now is ap-
parently complete. The official con-
firmation Of this report has created a
sensation, both in government and
Catholic circles. Cardinal Lecot,
archbishop of Bordeaux, Archbishop
German and others, who had advised
compliance with the law, have hastily
instructed the parish priests of their
dioceses that their former advice is
null and void, and Sunday in all the
churches of Paris bishops and priests
after mass read the letter from Cardi-
nal Richard, archbishop of Paris, COM
municating the decision of the Holy
See to continue services in the church
es, but abstain from any declaration,
and Cardinal Richards own instruc-
tions, in view of the order issued Sat-
urday by the project of the Seine, not
to permit for the present the employ
ment of ceremonial draperies at mar
riages and funerals.
The government regards the action
Of the pontiff as little less than sum-
mons of the French Catholics to open
rebellion, as rendering the situation
exceedingly grave and possibly entail
ing most deplorable consequences.
Premier Clemenceau and M. BRAND,
minister Of public worship, were in
conference all day. There is no sign
of the government faltering, but it is
recognized that they may be forced to
resort to extreme measures.
M. BRAND said that the decision of
the pope was entirely unexpected.
BRAND Discusses Encyclical
"The encyclical is very grave" said
M. BRAND. "While condemning the
law of 1905, it advises recourse to the
common law. Although the refusal
to form cultural associations was in
my opinion an error and to the detri-
ment of the church, it was the church g
right to refuse.
''In a spirit of Cancellation, out of
respect to the consciences of the
French Catholics, and in order to do
nothing to disturb peace and tranquil
ity, the government thereupon pre-
scribed this easy way of continuing
worship by a simple declaration in &C
cordancew it'll the law of 1882.
'The pope's order to the clergy to
reject this order practically incites
them to violate the laws of the coun-
try. He no longer acts as the spirit
ual head of the church, as the canon
ical objections against the law of 1905
cannot be invoked against the law of
1882. The pope now assumes politi-
cal leadership and the vital question
is whether the Catholics of France will
consent to follow him or not. If they
do, the government will act with even
greater energy because of the toler-
ance it has manifested heretofore"
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LITTLE LESSON II PATRIOTISM.

Another preacher-patriot who did al
most as much for the cause of liberty
as did John Peter Muhlenberg was
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Inspired by Secretary Root

- Washington, Dec. Inquiry dis
closes the fact that the legal proceed
ings to be taken in San Francisco in
the matter of the admission of Japan
ese to the public schools Of that city
without discrimination, were inspired
by Secretary Root, who expressed the
opinion that it will be one way to
effectually dispose of the controversy.
That the presidents views met with
the hearty approval of the Japanese
government was made apparent when
Viscount Aoki, the Japanese ambassa-
dor, stated that he had personally
thanked the president for what he
had said.
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COURTS TO SETTLEIT
SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOL QUESTION
SUBJECT OF SUIT.
School Board and Federal Dis.
trict Attorney Agree on Cues
tons to Be Standardization
Inspired By Secretary Of State
Root.

San Francisco, Dec. Sin accord.
ance with instructions received from
Attorney General Moody, District At
torney Robert Devlin has held a con-
ference in his Office with President
Aaron Altman, of the board of edu-
cation; City Attorney William G..
Burke and. Assistant City Attorneys
William Bsgget and John Williams
to discuss the exclusion of the Japan
ese from schools attended by white
children, with view to arranging a
suit to test the state statute which re-
uuires the segregation of children of
Monaghan parentage in separate
schools. Proceedings technically
known as Controversy without &C.
ton, will be brought either in the
supreme court of California or in a
federal court. The points in dispute
were practically agreed upon at the
conference, but the drafting of the
statement of facts was postponed for
a day or two. Mr.. Devlin will in the
meantime communicate with Attorney
General Moody as to whether the pro-
ceedings shall be brought in the su-
preme court of the state or in one of
the federal courts in this district. He
intimated that unless he is instructed
to the contrary he will ask the highest
tribunal of the state for decision.
Treaty in Question
Mr.. Devlin said that the whole issue
resolves itself into the question of
whether the state statute is in viola
ton of the treaty rights of Japan. He
is of the opinion that the law discrim-
mates against the Japanese, inasmuch
as German, Irish and other citizens OF
foreign descent are not segregated in
separate schools, whereas the treaty
with Japan guarantees the Japanese
equal rights and privileges with aliens
from other lands.
1t is on this basis that the United
States district attorney is proceeding,
and as only the points agreed upon
will be submitted, an early decision
is expected from the courts.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-10
All Have Their Good Points

THERE is something to be said even for the man
who traversed Europe so hurriedly that he could
not remember whether he had seen the leaning
retina after all furnished with certain pictures
and future contemplation may help him to develop
them more correctly. And some good is doubtless
language after three weeks in France and bStraCtlv
fails to respond to his name unless it is pro-
nounced GOr-r-rdOng There is always the chance
of picking up some little refinement convenience
that have not known home. like the seven
teenth century worthy Thomas Coryatt who excited
considerable resentment his return from Italv by
shape of fork. Even in the tossed Hebrides
the travelled man, e., the man who has been a
soldier and served abroad-s regarded as a superior
being to his untraveled brother.
So far we have rather taken for granted that the
mania for travel is phenomenon of modern davs,
and have assumed the truth of the saving that our
fathers stayed at home if they could while we go
New-York tribune., 1906-06-10
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JUNE 10. 1906

railways Against the hundreds of passengers 44I in
Ioo4) and thousands (5,973 in 1000 OF other per,
sons (not empoyees) who are annually slaughtered
bv the railroads of the United States, may be set the
fact that only six railway passengers lost their
lives in England in 1905, and that the average
number of passengers killed by German railways
between 1901 and 1901 only nine per dHnnnr.
Before leaving this subject however, want to say
that have no sympathy with those Americans who
make an annual European trip, to the total neglect
of their own country. To them l should say en-
phatically: See Europe if you will; but see America
too.
Some kinds of travellers are, perhaps, past praying
for such as the young who took to billiards on
his third day at Rome, having exhausted all there
was to see; or the woman who cannot remember
whether or no she had ever the Eternal City.
until reminded by her daughter that it was kthe
place where she had bought that beautiful lace,
or the man who said, after visiting Westminster
Abbey: "Ah, but you should see the Concord
Free Library" or the who describes the
Alps as "a smart rise of ground; the man
whose associations with Bologna Frankfurt and
Strasburg are confined to sausages and the swollen
hvers of geese. Rather dispirting too, is the old
lady who in hot and tired TO late table
dh6e in Florence announcing that she had seen
twelve churches that day; but who, on being asked
whether Or San Michele among the number,
replied that she could not say until she turned up
her Baedeker" to whether or not it was ticked
off as done"
New-York tribune., 1906-06-10

abroad if we can. / hardly know, however, whether
have been correct in this assumption 1t seems
of good right that the travel instinct should be the
blood of the denizens of globe which not content
with whizzing through space at the rate OF sixty
SIX thousand miles hour, also waltzeS gddllv
round its own axis like dancing dervish.
If we accept the chronology of Genesis and assume
that the birds OF the air have preserved their
unchanged since their creation, find in their
mgrations a mania for travel of an antiquity which
is at least respectable And it should be noted that
their Journeys not merely the gradual spread
ing of living things over empty world, but
distinctly of te nature of winter trips 70 rnOre
genial chimes the New York milhonaire's annual
visit to Florida Southern California. No human
madness for travel can exceed that of the curious
little 1cdent called the lenming, vast hordes If
which migrate periodically from their native noun
tains, proceeding obstinatey in straight direction
according some authorities, ALWAYS toward the
weSt), swimming rivers, traverSing towns and
devoured incessantly by birds and beasts OF prey
New-York tribune., 1906-06-10

latest of these unfortunates reports Il played
at Portland one evening; travelled immediately
after the concert to Montreal arriving at eight
O'Clock next morning; was at a rehearsal at ten
and PLAYED at a concert at four; then left
for Boston at seven and reached there at nine
next morning; had a concert at two-thirty and
went on at five New York arriving there at seven
in the morning to play that afternoon 1t
was a New York boy who managed to travel thirty
thousand miles for expenditure O. one dollar and
fiftv cents it is American boot-blaCk who boasts
that he has shined the boots of all the chief regnng
monarchs at their capitals. OF many an
American it may truly be said that his home is
wherever there is good hotel.
There are plenty of moralists to condemn those
who rush abroad merely because it is the thing
to do or because they find nothing else to do, and
plenty of sage advisers to assert that should
see something of his own country before resortng
to foreign parts; but l not that l agree
with either set of censors
New-York tribune., 1906-06-10
Endorsement of Foreign Travel

MOST of us have so little time to spend in travelling
AvA that am inclined to think that that little should
be spent abroad far possible 1t is well to know
ones country of course but after all one part OF
that is likely to be a good deal of repetition of
another part in all essential features. n visit
abroad however, is much more likely to widen our
sv1npathies and Our minds by the influence of
novelty of language customs, and civilization. 1t
is difficult for the most SCantIy equipped of
foreign tourists avoid the acquisition of some
little fresh enlightenment from his tour and many
a one who goes forth a blatant Jngo comes home
as a chastened cosmopolitan
1t is with some trepidation, however, that offer
this advice to Americans, seeing that important
conference has recently been held Salt Lake City,
the object of which to drive home the maxim,
See Europe if you will, but America first
The following quotation will show with what good
reason have to trembe:
While experience has seemed to demonstrate that the
protest this conference is but IN the
Wilderness it to-day this added significance that
has taken root-that the loud revele sounded from
mounain-tops has been heard the valleys, and
band of intrepid spirits constructed
the European plan have assembled beneath this roof
who will proclaim their neghborS throughout America
that have home and that two hundred
million dollars cannot be taken out of peoples
hands and hands the without at least
Il good, vigorous American kick.
If may feeble counter blast against
this loud revele," | would point out that
possibly reason for the popularity of European
travel may be the greater safety of the European
New-York tribune., 1906-06-10
Revival of the Dancing Mania +"

JUMPING to the human race, and skiprIng
y lightly the Psalmist S extravagant wish for
the wings of dove, and the voyages of such travellers
the Phenicians and the Greeks, fnd d whole
period in the early Middle Ages known as the we
of Popular Travel F6IkeruaudernngsnJ And. as
K. L. Stevenson remarks, IT dull and rrfui
explanation TO say that all that Counterrnarchlrg
of tribes and that confused old history with
its dust and runOr sprang merely from the laws
of supply and demand. The pilgrims and crusaders
of somewhat later date travellers OF the most
enthusiastic and determined nature. whose goals
are still those aimed at by thousands OF tourists
The so-called Dancing Mania of the Middle Ages
often inspired its vOtarIeS to Caper and
CaraCOle from town TO another: and even the
ubiquitous and objectionable travelling child o-
modern America never journeys IN such mass Us
did his COmpeerS in the curious Childrens Crusade
of 1911, of which we have. perhaps. a distorted
recollection in the legend living beneath Browning
Pied Piper of Hanlen-
All this would tend to make us certain that
travel must after all be of the great primal
instincts of humanity. The utmost that can be
said in favor of the ancient traveller that ne had
usually the grace to mask his frivolous desire 10
wander by some SpeCiOus and respectable reason.
He wanted (Or so he alleged either to found
colony TO eradicate paganSm or 70 deliver
Jerusalem to say his piOuS prisons at the tomb
of his patron saint. IL was LETT for the modern
tourist TO declare jauntily that he travels for
travels sake, and because he likes it. And | for
one wish him god-speed-
New-York tribune., 1906-06-10
T H E

Thou dear and most high Victory,
Whose home is the unvanquiShed sea,
Whose fluttering wind-blown garments keep
The very freshness, fold and sweep
They wore upon the galley'S Prov
BY what unwonted favor now
Hast thou alighted in this place,
Thou Victory of Samothrace
O thou to whom in countless lands
With eager hearts and striving hands
Strong men in their last need have prayed,
Greatly desiring, undiSmayed,
Thou who hast been across the fight
Their consolation and their might
Withhold not now one dearer grace,
Thou Victory of Samothrace,
Behold, we too must cry to thee,
Who wage our strife with Destiny,
And give for Beauty and for Truth
Our love, our valor and our youth.
Are there no hOnOrs for these things
TO match the pageantrieS of kings?
Are We more laggard in the race
Than those who fell at Samothrace?
Not only for the bow and sword,
o Victory, be thy reward,
The hands that work with paint and clay
In Beauty'S service, shall not they
Also with mighty faith prevail?
Let hope not die, nor courage fail;
But JOY come with thee pace for pace,
AS once long since in Samothrace.