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New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

himself 10 his neighbOrs. one young man
% fourteen interrupted me with:
There's woman our block has that
idea, and nay mother says she's the pest of
the whole neiehborhood. What / want to
know is, how are you going draw the
line between helping your neighbor and
meddling in his affairs
a week before tl.at. while / was speak
ing to them of the life hereafter. some one
asked me a question. then another followed
and another. until discussion became gen
.ral- Finally one Of my girls said. coolly:
- Well, anyway, the matter of a future
life is so purely speculative. 1 don't think
any one can build any arguments upon it
that should control our actions now
And before / had recovered from that
one of the boys chimed IN with:
= heard my father say this morning,
when he didn't think l around. that
We did not have any more future life than
the meat hanging in front OF a butcher
shop Yet he licks ME when / play hockey
from Sunday school. Why do you older
people teach The things that you can
no longer believe yourselves? ! asked
father that. and he did not answer me.
asked him why I could not hear the truth
aboI; people. and what they were and
what tiey thought. ana he said that dis
illusionments cnnie soon enough. ] have
had some disillusiCnncnts already that 7
needn't nave had if people had told me
th. truth AT ~ -
These are fair examples % what my
fellow teachers and have 10 meet And to
jlIse iron. similar stories told by men III
some Of the newer kinds of Sunday schools
where scientific moGeTn methods ana points
OF view are made use Of. the children are
even franker with their comments. few
DAYS ago visited a class led by a woman
teacher who was giving q course ON the
Bible from social point OF view, showing
that mans first. last and whole duty was
TO society, the development OF his own
character resulting as q by-product.
Looking out for Number One. the
teacher was saying, is q result OF the Old
theology. which taught that tie individual
should develop himself Now We teach that
the individual should not think Of himself
or try to cultivate his own virtues, but
should work for the betterment Of society
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

cessfully adopted in foreign cities ex-
planned how night inspection is carried on
In English cities.
Liverpool" said Mr.. Marsh. has the
host svsten, of night inspection. The in
spectors are appointed by the Board OF
Health. and work under it's direction IN
the first place every room in the tenement
district is placarded, the cards stating no"
many adults and how many children under
twelve years of age may occupy each
room. The number permitted is based upon
the amount of air space required by law
for each .lerson-
Two inspectors visit the tenements be
room relief is given but if it is found that
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

Dr.. George Albert Coe. professor of the
psychology of religion and religious edu-
cation at the Union Theological Seminary
of New York He is a consulting editor OF
the new series of books, completely
graded series which conducts the student
from infancy up to the age of twenty
beginning with Bible story cards for color
ing and ending with scientific and construc-
tive criticism of Bible history and Biblical
characters
Some of the definite topics relating TO
good citizenship. which will be included
in this course, are novel For instance.
there will be a comparison between the
moral laws of the Old Testament and the
common laws of this country, showing that
the common law was IN part drawn from
the laws of the Testament and that even
in technical details the old law and the
new are parallel
Another point will be the study of the
community morals and customs of ancient
peoples, their treatment of one another.
Of animals, OF the afflicted, showing what
those ancient communities lauded a. good
and what they considered evil. These GUS
toms will be compared with those OF mod
ern times to show how the standard of
morality changes and to locate the i'm
portant principles that have never changed.
~Impromptu dramatics will be d feature OF
the work. Bible stories will be acted in
stead of told. and every now end then
prepared dramaticsI with costulning and
accessories. will be gone into as part of the
study \ play based on Joseph, the
prophet and Interpreter OF dreams. has al
ready been written. 1t is expected that
many paywrights Will take up this new
branch OF the dramatic art, and draw from
the book that has supplied the world with
stories material that viii furnish the stage
with action and romance.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
MOVING PLATFORM PLANS.

hill authorizing the Public sarvt..
Commission 20 build an experimental mo,.
ing platform under 34th street vas sigu,s
bv Mavor Gaynor last week Cap;al-
schmidt believes that this platform. whse,
is 10 be run BY belt conveyor. VIII be n.
first step toward a redistribution Of "a.
population Of New York City that VII
eventually relieve the present congss,sc
districts
The Committee on Congestion OF Popuss-
ton in New York, Of whicn Professor
Frank j. Goodnow OF Columbia UNIVERSITY.
IS president. has gathered a considera5l.
amount Of data as 20 the causes and Ii.
phvsicaI and moral results Of congestion
II has also charted the zones OF density
II backs up its assertion that New York
contains the worst congestion OF any CIV
iIized city by presenting an array OF CON-
parative statistics
The activities CT this committee have eul-
minated in an effort TO bring about the ap-
pointTnent OF two commissions. one a city
and the other state commission 70 e.
Iaborate IN an investigation Of the enfis.
subject Of the distribution OF population.
resolution urging Mayor Gaynor to ap-
point an unpaid city commission TO pre-
pare a comprehensive plan for present re-
lief and future prevention" has already
been passed by the Board Of Aldermen. and
il is expected that the Mayor viii soon av-
point such commission The resolution
calls for report from the commission In
ninety days.
a state commission is provided for in a
bill now before the Legislature. introduced
through the efforts OF the COMMITTEES on
Congestion. This will create. if passed. an
unpaid commission OF sixteen members TO
inquire into the Present distribution OF pop
ulaticn throughout the State OF New YORK.
into any causes for imperfect or incomplete
distribution and any methods TO secure bet
ter distribution"
This bill carries an appropriation q
$4,000. The commission is 10 inquire par
ticuIarIy into the cost and ownership of
farm and village homes and into the school
facilities provided
IL is understood that the Committee on
Congestion o: Population desires to CO.
operate in every possible way with the two
proposed commissions. and that all its data
obtained through investigation, will be at
the disposal OF the commissions.
NJ
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
90 Carry War on Graft
INTO the >(undor ~|cboofsf
d finished one of her

las soon as she had finished one of her
class said:
II know if dad wasn't keen on the job
TO look out for Number One mother and
sis andsI would have no home and no din
ner.'
And another followed with,
Unless you could reform everybody all
al once your plans would not work very
we'll and think It is dead wrong 10 send
a fellow out into business with theories
that would make him charge on the com
munitv if he followed them
Then another difficulty in some of the
Sunday schoels is not to conflict with what
is taught in public schools. The danger
was Ill st shown t. me few months ago
when | visited a class which was being
conducted through course described as
Heroes Of the Faith In this study Bibli-
cal heroes art grouped with historical and
contemporary characters Abraham tor
instance is coupled pioneer with
David Livingstone. and Moses as lib
orator with Harriet Beecher Stowe. just
happened in when Mrs. Stowe was offered
TO the class as a heroine of the faIth on
account of her grand writings for the free
dom of the negro. A little gill Immediately
said.
MY teacher at school on Friday told US
that Harriet Beecher Stowe was one OF the
causes OF the Civil War
Conflicting points of view. certainly
And it is not only the puzzling questions
went on the Sunday school leader, taat
make things so difficult for us. II is the
decreas sing numbers of children who attend
the school They are beginning to prefer
to go to church with their parents. Per
haps their parents find it easier to take tle
Youngsters with them than TO send them TO
a different service. But ] know / heard a
little girl SIX years old ask her mother not
to send hei tn Sunday school any more
Why asked the mother.
Cause said the tot. too many chill
dren there
.Ir. r.vans's plan OF bringing such
subject as sraft into the Sunday school
NAV be a good thing. 1t is certainly up TO
date. and may be interesting enough
topic to repopulate the Sunday schools
How do you suppose anti-slaft is going
to be taught?'' the veteran Sunday school
teacher was asked
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
A DOGS LIFE.

Been a-workin' like a dosF'
Heard a white man say
Ef it's les de same to YOU.
L-smme work dat way
Lemme find a quiet spot
Where de sunshine gieans.
DOin' nothin' ell day long.
'Cep' adreamin' dreams
Lemme make arrangements foh
Several meals day
In exchange fOh TrieudlincSS
An not a cent TO pay
Though sometimes he wanderS or.
Tain no harm 70 roam,
AlluS has place TO sleep
Au' a welcome home
Lots q time for Scttiu' round.
Plenty mo- fch play
II it's tes' de same 20 you
Lemmc work dat way
Washington star,
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
gu66esfions for ReHex1f Congestion Man6affan

could be squeezed out Of the stock OF the
transit companies"
Lucien c. Knapp who is resident OF
Queens. advocates a new tax law as
preventive measure against congestion
would secure distribution Of popUlatioh'
said Mr.. Knapp, by making inducements
to people to go out into those sections ol
New York City which are now but little
built up. + would make these inducements
i'm the form of transverse subways ana TAX
discrimination.
There are acres upon acres OF land IN
Queens and in Richmond that are waiting
to receive the surplus population OF Man
haitian. But so long as our transit systems
all spread out like the rays of IAN the
people will congregate along these rays
We must have subwaJs running across
these fan lines and make inducements Tor
PEOPLE to travel on the cross lines
II would exempt residences from taxaloii
up to the amount Of $4,000 On the improve
ment / do not advocate renting the
ground tax, but tax on TIE improvement
would not apply this TO commercial ouild-
ines or 20 tenement blocks, but to the
small one family, or possibly two family
house.
For Turing population from Manhattan 10
Queens Mr.. Knapp advocates the erec'Ioii
of two subway lines. one of these ne wouid
have run from Long Island City along the
north side to Flushing and eastward TO the
city une-that is, to the Nassau County
line.
The other subway he would run on the
south side. through Broadway, Williams
burg. and out through WoodnaVen anu
Jamaica to the city line
.'Is New York does not scatter ner popu-
latton into her outlying sections. SAID MI
knapp. Jersey will settle the congestion
question by initiating transit facilities that
will take the workers of Manhattan out
into her territory.
The recent announcement that Jersey Clty
and other municipalities in Hudson County
are planning for a subway service mat
shall give them direct connection with the
McAdoo tubes and the projected HUDSON
River Bridge seems to bear out MY
knapps assertion
New York architect suggests that II
the city would decree that its new sec
tions should have the streets laid out
around centres in the form of hexagon'
with proper building restrictions future
congestion could for all times be prevented
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

Rainy weather in RoadtoWn will not be
greeted with the same disgTuntled express
sion with which most persons now look up
Oh it. For If Mrs. A wants to call on Mrs.
B., who lives a mile distant, she needs
neither cvershoes. macintosh or umbrella
She merely walks down her own stairs,
takes the noiseess subway car underneath
her house, and whsks along without being
touched by drop of rain. And if The man
of the house on d rainy morning wants 20
take his usual walk to business half mile
OF three miles away, he steps up to the roof
and gayly strides along under the covered
arcade.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
PARK AND SHOPS AT CENTRE.

The hexaconal form can be multiplied
indefinitely without loss of space The core
at the heart of each hexagon, according 10
this plan, would have, first, park
Around this would be grouped the shops
and public buildings. Industries wodio also
he at the centre of the hexagon-
With streets leading from the angles OF
the hexagon to this centre and other cross
streets connecting these radiating ones.
easv- access from the outer rim of the
hexacon to the centre would be attained
This would make it possible for the man
working at the centre to reside within the
zone of the hexagOual perimeter and yet
he able to walk TO his work
With the multiplication of small hexag-
onaI districts in this way. having indus
tries at the core and residences outlying,
DopuIatfon would no longer herd as now
the architect says, but each man could be
near his work. and there would be no
transit problem.
Alfred j. Bou1ton, Deputy Receiver OF
Taxes, of Brooklyn, suggests that If there
is remission of taxation on tenement houses
built after approved models II Will cause
an exodus from the unsanitary tenement
houses in which people now crowd. and
will be a factor in preventing future con-
gestion-
Captain Max Schmidt, civil engineer, be-
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
THE FAIR MINDED FAN"

Twas plain 10 all the man was out.
Though safe the umpire said:
In slee heard nv neighhOr shout.
The home team forged ahead
I'm sure that man vas out" I cried.
The umpire failed to ScC
The hall had beaten him stride'''
The jumps al right" said he.
But later on. With things reversed
The visitors at bat.
\ close decision went their way,
said he; jos look at dat
Il think the umpiFC's right" said I.
That's how u looked 70 me.
"DSy had him by CITY block
The jumps a crook. said he.
Detroit Free Prcss
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
CLASSIFIED.

That" said the distinguished author.
pointing to rttle red headed inlpOssibiliJy,
aged six. who was standing on his head IN
the middle of the drawing room ,iurius
the muStcal-"that is my second edition
Not an e(iitiOn-de-lookS, eVldently.% Sus-
made the cOnteSSiOn.-Harper'S Weekly.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
MADE 1T a BEST SELLER.

Sinniek-I hear that. the craze for auto
mobiles has so increased the sale Of rot
previously very popular book that the pub
Usher can't keep up with the demand
for it
Minnick-Indeed, What book Is tnat2
Sinnick-'First Aid 70 the Injured =
BrOwninS's Magazine.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
ON 4 SLEEPING CAR.

Pullman Porter-HQpe YOU are well. sar.
Passenger Wen ana happy, Sam. We
had d birth at our house to-day. My wife
presented me with twins.
Pullman Porter Excuse mt, sar. but dat
WASH I ID single berth. We calls dat see
tion.-Iippincott's
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
Cbe Req. Or. EJons Has
q Metz idea T5af Nay
Prove FRUITFUL

While the government is seeking 10 root
out graft by Investigations. as If the evil
had come upon Us by nlischance and from
the outside. like a plague. the Rev DR.,
Anthony II. Evans, Of the West Presby-
terian Church. in I'D street. believes the
pest IL spread 80 wide and runs SO deep
il must be an evil in the blood and can
be cured only by bringing up = new race
with sounder ideals Of honesty. To back
up his belief. he has lately made a public
announcement that he would go down from
his pulpit to his Sunday school each week
and teach there. as a separate and holy
subject, The wrongs and the horrors OF
graft
To him T. .l:iy proclaimed govern
rpert invesr:....4ons are like the Chinese
method of hunting a thief The Chinese
make z public proclamation that thief is
among Them. Then, on an appointed morn
fng the citizens gather in public square,
and with horn and drum ahead. 10 an
17ounce their approach. they search the
town Meanwhile the thief, amply warned,
escapes
Whether am 10 be accused Of trying
70 ioin Church and State not declared
DR. Evans 10 . reporter for The Tribune.
81 am going 10 turn nay Sunday school
snte an Intermediary for public school
and pulpit. where ! shall teach the tiail-
dren good citizenship and the evils OF
graft When political corruption is as
widespread ard deep rooted as il Is in
This country. there Is uu way of curing
II except TO begin with the children and
r,Tine them up with the habit Of disgust
for loose morals in citizenship just they
ere now taught disgust for immortality in
their private lives
-.NIn there ;iot have 10 he d change in
the methods and subjects now used IN the
Sunday schools - TriLuue-s repre-
sentative asked
There viii, certainly Dr. ENans an
Fw3red-
sa!- tne details of his plans are not yet
ready for announcement
II order 10 obtain some light "n the
ground in which the neH seed Of good
citizenship is 10 be soWD the reporter
so;irh nj .oai ar experienced Sunday school
teacher. nbo asked shat Ms name be with
held.
IN the course Of ears "f experience.
said fhis teacher with Sunday school
classes .vf.ose members have ranged ia age
from -v. 10 eighteen wears. j haze had
yoo2 opportunity 10 watch both the growth
of Intelligence in the child hinself and the
change IN the iimea which i gradually
coming ahc:5i THO critical spirit that has
cref,t through modern life has invaded the
sunday school, Cle children being less SIM
pIe than they were They are not confined
10 the nursery. they read more and are at
the family dinner table. wllere. in these
days. everything is discussed
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

OTHERS Think kemitfins
Taxes on .SUburbos
Homes Would Do.

ueves that IL moving platforms were n.
Stalled In various parts OF New York -.
congestion problem would soon solve lts.,
people are willing to ride out some aI..
tanee 10 reach their homes says Ca5s,,,
Schmidt. "ff they can be sure OF a ss.,
and sure that there viii not be 1ozg desav,
fnr sfons -
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
SUITABLE. INDEED.

Gunner-They are now making imits-
ton cellulOid collars out Of goats milk
GuyeT-~H'm, They don't require any
fancy names for those collars.
Gunner-What would YOU suggest? "a
Guyer-Why. the 'Buttin' Brand House
be as good as any.-ChicagO News
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
DIFFERENTIATION.

Say" inquired the office devil shall l
Empty your waste basket"
Yes" returned the editor tiercely: and
instead OF using the street boX. dump this
Dad into the furnace-thcse spring poems
keep coming bacA!''--Judgo.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
THE BEARER OF TREASURE.

Il understand said Miss Miami Brown.
dat you has a position of great trust and
Responsibility
YES" replied Mr. Erastus Pinkly. dey
lets me carry de pO'terhOuse steaks al
de way FUN de kitchen 70 de dinin room
Washington Star.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
SOME BoTHERsoME QUESTIONS.

..rhose of Us who are stii cond nctins the
old-fashiored -SunCay school. where the
Bible is taught and instruction given in
the simple cardinal virtues. are confront
ed every week with questions which. TO
say the very least. are hard 10 answer.
a week ago in nay Bible class, where
the children are about fifteen years old.
I was talking TO them about the necessity
and beauty Of living a life devoted 10
others Each person. l explained. should
live for the community and should devote
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08
DlSINTERESTED ADVICE.

Jlmmie-I can't come in. Billie. Nav said
she'd lick me II ! did.
Billie--Weil, go home an get yer liCkIu'
first Then you kin enjoy your swim with
out w0rryin' Chicago News.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

c9gsE zva nT fR2r E5E &
edtuco O.
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

tween y and ! O'Clock at night III they
find that more persons than the law al
lows are in room the offenders are sum
moned into court If the court Is conVinceo
that the law has been disregarded because
the offenders are too poor to pay for more
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Saturday, Nav 2s.

'"tui uH., .nHl -.
10: lO:"O-Devotional exercises by Rev
r. G. Lee
Query; What relation should exist
between Sunday school and church
j, X. Martin and j. j. Riddle.
Comment on 25th chapter of Mat
thew from 3lst verse to end of chap
ter, w. III. Drummond and II. 4. Hell
lams
Noon intermission.
Nusic-P. NJ. Bales.
Home the foundation stone of the
nation, S. L. Watson and T. j. Hughes.
Sunday, May 20.
ll:OO-Sunday school address bv
r. G.. Lee.
1;"O-Missicnary sermon by A. r.
Stoudenmirc; alternate, S. l.. Watson.
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Catarrh Cannot be Cured

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F. j. Cheney & CO., Prop. Toledo, O.,
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EXON News Notes.

EXON, May 10.--We have had some
Very hard rains within the last week.
Aunt Jane Cooper is still quite fee
bic.
Mrs. j. w Moore is right sick at
this writing.
On last Thursday afternoon the
Woman's Missionary society met at
the home Of Mrs. Allie Culbertson. At
ter the business of the afternoon cake
ana fruit were served by the hostess.
Misses Kate and Jesse Culbertson
'of Fountain Inn visited Miss Pearle
Cnlbertson last week
Mrs. Lula Culbertson and children
Of Waterloo spent Sunday with the
family of Mr.. l.. C. Culbertson.
Mrs. j. r. Boyd of Greenville and
Mrs. Dir. Owings of Greenwood. spent
few days here last week and attend
ed the funeral of their brother Mr..
T. G.. Mcdaniel.
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Union Meeting,

The LIST division Laurcns associa-
ton meets with Harmony Baptist
church on Saturday and Sunday. Nav
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