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The Washington herald., 1907-09-09
Hope of Future Life.

Editor The Washington Herald:
have been greatly interested in the
letters in your paper discussing the i'm
mortality Of the soul As / have often
thought upon this subject. I would be
very glad if you would permit me to add
a word in your columns to what has al
ready been said
It seems to be natural for mankind to
hope that when we have "shufFled off
this mortal coil" we continue our ex-
istence beyond the grave. We have no
evidence from the natural world that
such is the case. and are compelled to
fall back upon the inspired record for all
reliable information.
Coming to the Bible, we read that God
formed man of the dust OF the ground
and breathed into his. nostrfls the breath
of life. and man became a living soul.
Genesis. ii:7) We notice here the state
ment that 1t was the breathing into man
the breath Of life that caused him 10 be-
come a living SOUL and just as truly the
separation of the body from the breath
causes a cessation Of the soul or being.
In Psalms cxlvi.4 we read: His breath
goeth forth. he returneth TO the earth In
tNal very Gay Ills liouEAL hFii9ils Az
EccIesiastes, ks For the living know
that they shall die. but the dead know
not anything" and in Psalms, cxv:7, ''The
dead praise not the Lord. neither any
that go down into silence.
Job describes the condition Of death as
the place where the wicked cease from
troubling and the weary be at rest
dob. iH1-.) In the New Testament as
,t-aII az in the old death Is referred 10
as a sleep (See John. Kill. Acts, vii6o;
ThessaIonians. iV:13. IA
In view OF these Scriptures, the only
logical conclusion We can form is that
if there is a hope Of a future life at all,
il must be in the resurrection Of the dead.
And I am glad TO add. in the words Of
the Apostle Paul. II have a hope toward
God that there shall be a resurrection Of
the dead. both Of the Just and the un-
just" acts, xxiv:l5)
J. F. STEPHENSON, IT.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-09

God make himself partner IN the crime
by bestowing upon it the gift Of ar Inn
mortal soul? No; for physical life. and
physical life only, is the heritage Of men
by physical birth. This is the universal
testimony Of the Scriptures, and human
experience comedies.
I might quote from many eminent men
to prove that man is not naturally immor-
tai, and / might also give a list of other
equally distinguished men stating just
the opposite; but what is the use? What
shall we do when doctors disagree?"
What is the truth? There is one greater
than all. who says: THE soul that
sinneth, it shall die" Ezekiel, xviii:4.
Shall mortal man be more Just than
God? shall a man be more pure than
his maker?" Job. iv:17.
Why not believe the Bible, which has
stood ike an inpregnablc rock for ceu-
turtles. rather than to pin our faith to
the opinions Of men. who swing from
one position to another Ike the pendU-
lum OF a clock?
To Christians Who believe in the inn
mortality OF the soul I should like 10
leave with them the following PROPOSE
ton; II all men possess inherent i'm
mortality, so also did Christ; this would
mean that, when He came to the cross,
only His body died, the soul continuing
its existence in the presence OF God.
Thus we would have but human sac
rifice. which is altogether insufficient 10
atone for the transgression Of a divine
law. C. T. HOLMES
The Washington herald., 1907-09-09
LINCOLN MADE HIM a CANE.
Pastor Tells How President Came to
Make the Gift.

From the Chicago Inter Ocean.
Ira T. Haw0Tth, who was a friend Of
Abraham Lincoln celebrated his eight
ieth birthday anniversary yesterday at
his bone, 100 North Tenth street. West
Side Rev. ". A. Brown. pastor of the
Washington Avenue II. E. Church, and
many other friends called at Mr.. Ha-
woTth's home during the day.
Mr. Haworth has a cane and gavel
given to him by President Lincoln in
1860. They are made from the wood Of
a black walnut tree, which was cut down
by Lincoln. The cane was whitfield
by Lincoln, and around the top of It is
a band of German silver which is en-
graved: ITO Ira Haworth from Abra-
ham Lincoln, 1850"
yes. Abe gave them to me-" said Mr..
Haworth yesterday, when ] was chair
man Of She township committee in his
home county. 1 used them in the cam
paign OF 1860 When he gave them TO
me, he said:
This gavel is to keep order. The
cane Is to use when you set old. l know
you will live to be old, because the
good die young.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-09
where Rubies Are Found.

FrJm TIE Technical World
In Mogok they see everything in q ruby
light. men, women. and children. Every
visitor must want to buy. they think.
However hungry or thirsty the traveller
may be On arrival. the first thing ne
hears spoken OF is rubies- All MogOk
seems to be fishing with bamboo
holsters. And they are fishing for rubies,
IN the precious ''byon" that rivals in
richness the famous "blue ground" of
Kimberley. But no industry is more IN
certain than whining fine rubies in
Burmah. One tunnel was supposed by
the local engineers TO contain N5,@0,oo0
worth, vet it seemed TO flzzle our sud
denly. The monopoly abandoned it. after
spending much time and money, and
then came along q few gentle. almond
eyed Shans and made an immense fortune
out Of the dereHct mine. A very few fine
rubies enormously Outvalue a great guam
tity of rough pale stones. But when all
is said ruby mining is slow and disap-
pointing work, and rarely averages more
than S15,000 for each acre treated II is
shrewdly suspected by the white men in
Mogok that the richest mines of a. are at
this moment growing scratch crops Of
poor grain bel6ns ing to fanatical natives.
who literally place above rubies. as the
Bible has It. the land and manners Of
their forefathers.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-09
A BIG RIVER OF SALT WATER.
strange Phenomenon Discovered I'm
Southern Greece.

one OF thu most curious phenomena Of
geography is found on the Southern coast
of the island of Cephalonia. in Greece.
says the New York sun. It IS a stream Of
salt water which for an unknown period
has left the almost tideless sea and flowed
inland with volume sufficient TO furnish
water power 10 two mills. For some gen
eraUons the mills were operated by IN
dershot wheels which took their power
from this little river Of ocean water.
They supplied -four TO the people Of the
island until recently, but now they
have been dismantled owing to the COM
petition of larger and better equipped
mills. The sea enters the land al four
points where the coast is practically on
a level with the salt water surface. The
four initial streams unite TO form the
little river that flows inland IN 4 broken
rocky channel until K finally disappears
in the limestone rock and sinks into the
earth. This inland flow has continued
almost certainly for several centuries. It
is far too great for removal by evapora-
ton. chemical combination. or even physi-
cal ABSORPTION by pores or caverns in the
rocks. What becomes OF the water that
is constantly flowing inland and disap-
pears finally in the assures that have
opened in the limestone? The question
has been the subject Of much study but
no conclusive answer has been given 1t
is probable there is an underground chan
mel which carries the water back into the
sea at no great depth below the surface
The constant influx Of salt water at
Cephalonia is duplicated, as far as is
known, at no other point OF the world.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-09
Immortality of the Soul.

Editor The Washington Herald:
AS a Bible reader. should like to ad-
duce a few reasons why I do not believe
in the Immortality Of the soul.
Who is more competent 70 judge the
power and purpose Of machine-the
maker or an observer? It stands to rea-
son that the one who created man should
know more about his past. present. and
future than any one else. Our first sight
OF man is in his happy Eden home We
have no record Of previous life God
formed his body from the dust, and
breathed life into his nostrils To-day
when the breath leaves the body it re-
turns 20 dust There is nothing in these
experiences that would Indicate that man
is immortal, but rather 20 the contrary.
Paul, the learned Christian philosopher,
says that Christ hath brought life and
Immortality to light through the Cos
pei" II Timothy. lilo. It is not product
of human philosophy nor science. It is
a conditional gift from the fountain Of
immortal life. If man already has i'm
mortality, why should the Scriptures tell
him to seek for it? Romans, liz. have
seen persons seeking for their spectacles
when they were on their mead. Is it any
more ludicrous for one to seekSfor i'm
mortality if one already has it?
Again: the Word says that God only
hath immortality" I Timothy. vi:16. Why
dispute God and contradict His plainest
statements?
Some persons argue that because man
was made in the image of God that he
must, therefore, be immortal. But If
that were true. why is not man omnipo-
tent. and omnipresent also? To hold that
man is immortal, because made in the
image OF God, would be TO place the
Creator In a strange condition In regard
70 his consciousness. How many per-
sons viii testify that they have a re-
membTance Of an existence before enter
ing the body they now possess? Is the
immortal Lord of the universe filed with
q spirit so devoid Of intelligence as that
Immortality cannot be communicated
By physical bi-tH that which is born Of
the flesh is flesh" JUsss--. tit Admitting
that all men are in possession of an i'm
mortal soul. the question arises. How
was it communicated to them? II not
by physical birth, then It must be by a
direct act Of the Creator. Again, when
= child Is born iIlegitimately, would not
The Washington herald., 1907-09-09
HAMPTON On the Map.

Editor The Washington Herald;
In many ways my attention has been
drawn to the fact that a vast majority
Of visitors to the jamestown Exposition
are not aware that there is such a place
as Hampton, Va, In the United States.
And yet there is a town by that name,
that Is probably in easier access TO the
exposition grounds than any town or
city in this vicinity. and fun Of historic
interest: the scene OF action Of the ma
tons three great wars; thrice consumed
by flames of war, thrice rebuilt: so old
that II was considered OF sufficient i'm
portance TO merit partial anAihilation
in IT5. during the great war Of indie
pendenee. Again rebuilt. in readiness to
be partially destroyed by the British in
the war of 1872, and finally completely
destroyed at the hands Of its own people
in 1861. to prevent occupation by the Fed
eraI troops during the late unpleasant
ness. over forty-five years ago.
Hampton is next to jamestown ISL
and in point Of early settlement; by way
Of history. and probably long precedes
it by actual fact, and should be the best
known town in the whole country. She
has her own evidence to substantiate
these claims. St Johns Church stands
as a well-preserved monument TO force
these matters of history on the minds OF
people Of modern times. The old edifice
has thrice borne the brunt Of the con-
Stunning fires of war. The old walls.
thrice unroofed, have withstood three
fierce fires. and to-day support q roof
that shelters its worshipers so well that
divine worship is held within its old
historic walls. under a modern and beau
tifuIly constructed roof, designed and ex-
ecuted by the cOlored students of Hamp-
ton Institute, under the guidance of a
skillful teacher.
Hampton is the vantage point Of his
tory Of our country in the South, as Bos-
ton and vicinity holds the center Of the
stage IN the North Yorktown, James
town. and Williamsburg, about which so
much Of American history clusters, are
all within easy access.
Secoughtan as. Hampton was originally
called. was no doubt named by that brave
and ever courteous soldier of fortune,
Capt. John Smith, even before the land
ing at Jamestown Island, full forty miles
up the James river
The church spoken of, and about which
hovers so many hallowed memories. was
built in 1923. and there is abundant proof
that il was but the third Of series OF
churches built in the forest Of Elizabeth
City, back 10 near the birthday and the
birthplace Of a colony that was the incep-
ton OF the greatest world power of TO-
day.
In modern times the old town of Hamp-
ton offers better accommodations. better
facilities for visits 10 places Of historic
interest, better facilities for reaching the
Exposition than any town or city in this
vicinity. 1t Is for the benefit of your sub
The Washington herald., 1907-09-09
Calls It Barbarism.

Editor The Washington Herald:
! read with a great deal Of satisfaction
an article in your news columns this
morning under the caption Files to the
rescue" wherein Mr. Harry n. Bradford
cast q Gle in the direction OF the abolition
OF one Of the most barbarous practices Of
a civilized age-compulsory vaccination Of
children before they can enter the public
schools of this District.
It has been a matter Of no little con-
Germ to me as the proud possessor Of a
large and healthy family, and a matter. I
think, that should be given serious consid-
Grafton by all heads of families when we
have before US cases Of blood poison and
even insanity produced through the In
oculation Of the poisonous virus. Theoreti-
cary. we are told that Il lessons the Sc
verify Of the disease-who knows? There
are lots who think they do Take the
worst average. and we find less than 1
per cent have the disease. Then why
poison the 80 per cent Take a child just
starting out IN the world and give 1t a
dose of Macbeth's witch dope. and If It
does not poison the first time, il must be
done again. Now, fathers, don't this look
like il belongs in the age OF witchcraft
instead Of this enlightened age2
Theoretically. we are told that our
wells are contaminated with all kinds Of
dreadful diseases. Maybe our scientii-
cally filtered Potomac water has been
missed in the rush for the examination
Of the wells If any reader can find a
Jump in the city that Will match up with
the standard Potomac he will have to
show me. 7 have a well as clear as
crystal and very cool in the hottest
weather. and I say that II Il were found
on District property il would be con-
demned and found to contain all diseases
known to materia medica notwlthstand-
ing the elegant physical condition and
physique Of my Theodore Roosevelt fam
lily. DAVID j. WILSON.
Randle Highlands
The Washington herald., 1907-09-09
Views of People on Various Topics
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IT?

scribers I write. and I viii gladly answer
any inquiries that may be addressed to
me in reference 10 dear old Hampton.
Hampton may be designated as an IDEAL
location for headquarters IN making a
trip to the jamestown Exposition, which
is work Of surprising beauty, and well
worth a trip TO I'D Virginia and her
eldest daughter
CHARLES 4. JUNKEN.
go Fulton street. Hampton, Va.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-09

was on the table All who partook of It
We're taken violently sick, and were saved
from death with the greatest difficulty.
. The brother was arrested. ! assisted
in the chemical test for determining the
presence Of arsenic 10 the bread. The
test was successful. The man was tried
and sent to the penitendary for ninety
nine years.
AT the risk Of provoking from our chief
health officer a "smile." permit me to
urge the keeping Of poison out Of foods
and drinks, and by all means do not put
1t into the blood Of innocent defenseless
children and make II condition OF their
being educated. PRAISE RICHARD.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-09
Be Brief and Keep to the Point

THE WASHINGTON HERALD desires to give space freely its
Monday opinions of readers on any and all subjects
Of timely interest Wide latitude allowed in such discussions
but writers again requested keep mind space limitations
impossible make for long Be concise
and aim to compress your views into 800 words AT the most
not write 500 words 1t the desire hear from greater
number OF readers and at less length
The Washington herald., 1907-09-09
THE WASHINGTON HERALD, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER ., 1907.

the proceedings of May. 1775. to the Con-
gress at Philadelphia Is easily under
stood He conveyed the record Of the
one revolutionary meeting in the month
Of May, and knew nothing Of an earlier
one.
Error is mighty and prevalent long.
WM. HENRY BURR
The Washington herald., 1907-09-09

From LIniIansigeant Paris.
Each accident on board one OF our
ships may be-looked at sing,y-the result
Of pure chance. But when one sees all our
other arsenals immune and the single
port Of Toulon struck successfully in all
its units. one is obliged to admit that
this chance masifests a singular malevol-
lence ar1 a strange rancor toward this
one arsenal.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-09

Strangers in Washington viii find de-
sirable rooming and boardeg houses adj
vertised III The Herald
The Washington herald., 1907-09-09

October s. 1907. Remember the date.
The Washington herald., 1907-09-09
The Meeklenburg Declaration.

D R. KENNER
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-14
VOORHEES, AGAIN
BOWLING CHAMP
Beat Smith for New York
Title, and May Now Go
Abroad.

BY besting James Smith 3 out Of .S
games John VOORHEES, regained the title
OF champion bowler Of New York cits-.
The third and final block Of fifteen
games occurred at the Grand Central
alleys. Brooklyn. on Tuesday night. and
VOORHEES,. having all the luck. won out
Before rne match challenges were fv-
ing in all directions John Roster. be-
ing a New Yorker. and outside Of Smith
and VOORHEES,, probably the strongest
bowler IN IT," city. claimed first chance
at the winner in a match for 500 a side
A challenge from Frank Brill OF Chi
CagO. was also read.
NOOrheiS now C0ntemplates a trip
across the Atlantic IN the spring TO
shoot exhibition games In London AMI
Paris. in both OF which the game of
American tSn-pins has gained strong
fOOtholds..
smith took the title from me Voor-
heis said. and now that I have won IL
back from him IL * not likely that ]
viii roll many more big matches There
IS not enough money in them 10 make
the nervous strain worth while IT,
however. the public demands q series
with anyone in the country with whom
can arrange favorable terms I Will
meet him.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-14
YALE-PRINCETON
BALL DATE ROW
Tiger Faculty Turns Down
June Is for Deciding Game.
New Schedule Proposed.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. 14-Yale
and Princeton are again at odds over
the date for their third annual baseball
game.
The Yale faculty Cancelled the date in
New York city. June Is. originally
agreed upon, on the ground that it con-
fiicted with the closing scholarship ex-
aminations OF the year Yale proposed
June Is. the day after examinations.
Princeton has finally declined to meet
Yale on that date on the ground that it
keeps her nine in training ten days after
college closes.
Princeton has proposed the novelty Of
having the game on neutral grounds
played the first Of the series. asking
Yale to meet her i'm New York CITY on
June 1, the second game taking place in
Princeton, as originally scheduled, and
the third being played at Yale June Is.
Another Yale-PrinCeton conference will
De held to decide the matter.
Gales baseball schedule has been COM
pleted. The open date. May l. was given
to AndOver Academy at Yale Field The
Eastern trip schedule follows: March
Is. Annapolis at Annapolis: March %.
George WasF ington University at Wash
ington. March 30. Washington and Lee
University at Washington: April ]. Wal
brook Athletic Club at Baltimore: April
? Georgetown University at Washing
ton
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-14
Personal Comment on Men and
Things in the Field of Sports

lot. and viii make that city his home
when he quits the game.
Catcher PETIT has been unable 10 agree
upon satisfactory terms with the Louis
Vile club. and there IS, therefore,
hitch about his going there
Secretary J. H. Farrell Of the Ma
uouaI Association Of Professional Base
ball Leagues. calls attention TO the fact
that the first notice Of terms accepted
received at his office by wire or other
wiz followed by proofs, shall have
precedence and shall be binding. In
other words, the early bird will get the
worm.
Cleveland expects Birmingham, a for
mer Cornell player, 10 make a strong
bid TOR one OF the places IL the Outteld.
PtttsbUrg Is anxious to get rid Of Otis
ClymeT. bu- Cincinnati refuses TO waive
claim, and is prepared u buy the player.
Pitcher Ruelbach has a three years
contract with the Chicago Nationals.
Murphy is not fTetting about him.
Two hundred and ffty-fOur errOrless
games were played by the American
League last season.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-14
FRANK SMITH SIGNS
WITH CHAMPS AGAIN

SHARON. Feb H-Frank Smith.
pitcher for the worlds champion White
SoN team, is spending a few weeks at
his old home in Grove City.
He is working out at the gymnasium
of the college. and assisting IN coach
ing the college candidates He re-
ceived his contract from the Chicago
team short time ago and signed il to
play the coming season He VIII leave
Grove City for the City OF Mexico to
Join the worlds champions on March g.
He viii be accompanied by his wife
Jimmy Williams, OF the New York
Americans. is also expected at Grove
City 10 work out and also assist il
coaching the college team.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-02-14
MIDGET RUNNERS
HOLDING TRIALS

Midget races always arouse big pub
lie interest
In the Federal games this year there
VIII be TWO classes one for the very
small boys OF four feet SIX inches in
height and under and the other for
boys between that height and five feet.
Central Western and Eastern High
Schools. the Washington School Tor
Boys The WcOdbeFry Forest School and
the Boys Department OF the y NJ g
A, viii have teams in one or both
classes.
The entries for the s0-yard and the COO
yard novice races is already as large
as last year. Inasnuch as points scored
IN the novice events count the same as.
those scored in other events for the
pennsylvania Alumni tr0Uhv every
school viii have some boys iu both
The trials Tor the team which Will
represent the boys department OF the
J. NJ. c. 4. IN the junior championship
relay We're held last night The team
VIII De composed or Captain Sharp. A.
Marks r. l. Tanner, and ID. 4. Wet
eel. with W. IT. Downs. and f L
Hloreth as substitutes Pitted AGAINST
these BOYS viii be- teams from the Alloy
SluS juniors. the Olympia A c. the
Eastern High School. the Potomac A
G. and the fremont A. @
Entries Toy The Federal games cIOsa
on saturday with ". II. Foley, ~
Eighth street Manager Foley asked
The Times this morning 10 aEain en-
ll2size the fact that every competitor
must he registered In the Amateur Attn
lcuc Union Dr. =. T. WIDER. 1929 r
street. is the local representative OF the
registration committee.