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Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1912-12-26

9ef9eibene 9itte. Bauer
gum poItbsamten); Sch, lei 10 gut
uno i9reib' mir an msinen Sobn, Der
teim NilitGr 1T, cine Sarte, aber
redt bumm, iOnIt elaubt sr nidbt, NaB
ilr bon mir 1T!
= Der f9lt9te Stoff.
.Run? Was buite in Dem Patet!" :
e StOTf for si Ssmo!" = ~3sig
ber! - So a Stoff! Der taugt mir,
het IGBt ii9 ia mid a an5igesmuG ipds
f6enl" - $50 @sreo'! Wer idgt,
oab id i'm maiden IaB9"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1912-12-26

- Grfer @eoante. @aitiu
(dIs oas 4uto, in Dem iie nit ibrsm
Gatten iibt. in ods S9aufeniter eis
nss neutrality-suspicious. bineinraii):
rRun .pirft Du mir unffaubsbdlber
erlpus tuufsn miifsn, @ussn."
abgetiir3t. @uf: @insn
mertiuiirOisen Numen bat uber euer
Fittolo; beibt er benn ipirtlib fo2
= STUDENT: SarpobI. 0as b:iBt.
Ell bsibt siesntli6 Popp, ab,r ,pip
renuen ibn INNER tur8pss Poppos
tGtepetl.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1912-12-26

-MitGeib. @iiffsIs mitleiesz
prIIe 8etra4tung beim QlnbIid zines
Grtruntsnsn: Primer &erl, oaB er
gsraoe i'm Waier ertrintsn mubte!"
- 8ers9ttgttr 3psifeI.
Sin @ait ibt in einem 8irtsbaus
9aisnbruten. Sine tIGgli9 miaIenz
ee 8aBe iiebt ibm gu. Gr ruff Den
SeIlner: nSaIenbratsn foil bas fetn9"
,aber gstuiB - ssipiB!" - -Ra bO=
rsn Sic nal, i6 CLAUDE Der traueruz
Den Bitpe 6a mebr aIs Sbnen!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1912-12-26
g Gherafrnne

= S9er5fraee n@arum
Sibt Somer Dem Sopfeus ben 8sis
ncmen Der r2iitenret6e"2" - Weil
OopfeuS auf ieiner S.imfabrt nDers
I6lus.n" puroe.
= MtBtrauif9. 8riminaI>
btdmter tim Gafe gu f.insr SraD:
uSn Der biibiden iunsen DAME, Ole
gerabe binausgsbt. srtsnn' i9 cine
longgefu6te So9itaplertn! Der mub
i6 nudgebenl" = Satin: ,glcin,
ou blsibit, on S9pinoIer!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1912-12-26
Der 5plhesterz @rauttgam
Sumorssts BON Sulius &nOpf.

90 psnbtlts @iintber BIN unb fer
spii4en ben beiosn MGo9en. So
sins ibm. ipie 8ilsam's @isl; stpsis
felnp, mo er anbsiBen ioIlte, madte
er bel 4einer ernit. Wobl ipubtsn
Die Mdb9en Inn feline 8emiibunsen,
lie modten ibn au9 germ = nos
rnentlih batte Sbea Jpn in ibr Ser3
9f9loFen - aber 70 emanSipiert
iuar.n fie benn bod ni9t, baB iie
ibm einen antras ma9ten uno ii9
ibm gu SiiBen legten.
9ie SpOlfte Stunoe nabte, Oas
nIte Sabr ging Su gnbe.
S.in 9sii9t parb Tdmal unb
Helm, Die &usen blin5elten INNER
triiber unb berI9lufener unO nun. E.
bic nabe &tr4enubr Idbt ibre metal
Ienen S6ldge srt6nen ssbn -
eff - SlpDIf. 9as aIte Sdbr 1T
tot, man oriidt ibm bic 2(u9en gu,
man ldBt Ous frembe &ndblein bins
elm. oas bor bsm Sor munter Der
Ginlaoung gebdrrt: Elm neu 9eIi9t,
elm neues Sabr.
Nit brauienoen proiitrufsn nirb
es begriibt; es bampft Die 8oiple,
bic pfanntudsn buftsn. Man I6reit
Surrdb, umarmt iid. nidt fib gu unb
trintt - unb trintt - unb irintt.
Sie Stimmuns pirb INNER lee
benbiger, luitiser, auseeluFener. Ql'
les 1T bsfdpipi. SiinsIinse, Mdns
nsr, 9reie, 5ruuen un6 Sungfruus
en- iino Der fiiBsn 9opIe boil.
Man ioblt, iubsIt, I6reit unb
fingt bic rWa9t am Rbein" unb
sd tpsiB nidt. mas foil ss be-
oeuten", @iintber umarmt ben alien
9iimdsn unb ertlGrt peinenb, oab
er feline SD@ter lie6e. S9Iu63enb
eripioert 9iim9eu, baB ibm @iint6er
ols SdtpieserfObn bo9piIltommsn
fei. 9lu9 Srau 9iimden umarmt
i'm, tpGbrenb ibr bide, belize, aes
riibrte SrGnen iiber bic 8di,gen rols
len. Die Stimmung bat Den bD6s
ften 9rao Der 9luseeldFenbeit err
reibt. &ein Msnf9 ipeiB m.br ipas
er fast, frast, tut. Cine allgemsins
8erbriibsrung bsbt an, in biefer ers
bubsnen, feierli9.n Stunbe piro
9iintb,r Der 8rdutigam SrGul.in
9iimhens. 3ur Deibe bes 8unbes
itedt ibm Der S9pisserpatsr Ieinsn
bliBenben 8rilldntring auf ben 5ins
ger. Wtan beeliidipiinibt bas iunge
pour unb lGBt .s bo9leben. Wisber
elm Inlab gum Srintsn.
9lIs 9iintber am auberen 8prmits
tag ertpddte. lu9te bic Reuidbrss
fonne in iein Sdlaf5immer binsin.
Sbm mar ober gar ni9t gum 2as
den. Sein &opf fdmerste, pie
ipenn er in einen S6raubfod ees
sipdnst pdre. Der lunsfum, absr
fiGer INNER feitsr Sufammensesossn
ipirb. Gr ris6 Iib ole brsnnenOen
ausen unb sriff mad bem @aiIers
elus duf Dem Ra9ttif9. Da funs
felt, ibm ettpus sntgesen; arf bem
RinoFinger ber ltnten Saub mar C.:
tin 8riIIuntreif.
@r fturrte ben Rins an, ipie elm
nuitraIiides 9ufdpeib bas Goriet.
Serrsott, tpie fam .r gu Dem gfins9
9atte er ibn sefunben, ssitoblen
ooer i'm Raufb bus Ssniter zines
SupelierIaoens einseibIasen2 80ie
abnunsen burdsOeen isin umbiiitsr.
tes Gsmiit. @r fam uub fam.
slIImdIig funt.n bic RebsIidlsisr BON
Seinem -birn, er ~hIidte ildrer uHo
crirAtsfie gtiatis, Batter Diim'
den baiir ibm ben BrilIanten per'
ebrt. Abet tparunts Gs mar spar
lin Ts6t gutter Wlenfh. absr trobs
bsm ipirft er bod feinsn JrembIins
10 mir nt&ts Dir Hi4ts sinen tOit.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1912-12-26

Rt6tis. Batter gum fIeis
nen mar, Der iid itart bsi9mubt
bait: nMar. pis iiebit ou aus! 9u
biit bod Elm tpabres Sertel!" (Osr
Snube ii.bt feinen Batter sritaunt any.
Run, psiBt bu oenn ni9t, mas Elm
SsrtsI iit?"
Mur. nSalpObI. pupa - einem
groben S9tpein isin &ino."
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1912-12-26

= Gin trsuer DG9ter.
0irt Unit ieiner Srau am 5enitsr
ftcbsnO. ais Elm sbemaIiger Stamms
GAIT pOrbeitOmmD: nllnierem alten
Resiitrator ideint's aud fbun leio
gu tun, buB er oas 8iertrinten aufs
gcgeben bat idau nur. pie Der
Suno INNER an Der 2eine aieben
mub, ipsnn iie bier porbeitommen."
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1912-12-26
Die Stunt Ses @artens.

rSSai fai[Ii atten0re" (beinabe bate
i9 ipartsn miifen), Iugte emit CUB
mig XIV, 0omit onOeutenO, hab
aud sr, Der mG9tige Serri9er unb
9ebister, nur nit senauer Not Dem
S9idial entgangen, Dem iih 10 lei4t
tein SterbIidsr ent5iebt; SugIei9 be-
tunoete er oamit aber au6, 0ab er
pie aubere MsnI9en Sur1t por Den
Sualen oes Wortens babe. limo tpsr
tpGre frei bapon9 @er bdtte ni9t
f9On empfunosn, ipeldes 2sioen, ipel=
DIE Nerbenpein in Den glugsnblidsn
bes Wartens !iegt. 0od pds fpres
9e i9 BON 9lugenbliden! Sir ben
Darten6sn eibt es feline iol9en, fir
i'm ipsrbsn Die Minuten 5u Stunben,
hie Stunoen gu @ipieteiten. SsOer
PsnbsIi9Ius Ser ubr Isst ibm cine
briidenos 2aft Guf oas Ser5, ieoes
naben6e uno F6 pieoer entfsrnsnoe
@erGui9 iit eins Murter fir bas @es
birn, Dem es unm0sli9 miro, cine Be
f6Gftisuns gu eriinnen, bie iiber Die
enoIOs fdsinenoe 3eit binpssSutGus
f6en permng. Wie piele 9ii6er tann
elm @ortenoer Dffnen uno f9liebsn.
ipte oft Iia an Die Irbsit ieben unb
ipieoer aufItebsn. bas 3immer per-
laFen un6 oubin suriidte9ren, aus
Dem 5snitsr feben. nit sroben Sbrits
Ten aufs uno obIaufen ales in
Dem 3eitroum bon peniser oIs elmer
8iertelItun6e. @r mag fonit niemals
ir eifris barauf bsoo6t Iein, feline
3sit gut unb niiBIi9 un5upsnoen; er
mag itun6enlana ins 8laue itarren,
einsn groben Seil bss Saaes ouf
miiBigIte @eiIe binbringen t0nnsn-
Gle turse Spanne 3sit, Die er gu
iparten gealpungen lit, I6eint ihm
unsnOIid toItbor. ibr @erluTt uners
Ieblid, elm Rnub an fsinsm unn Dem
Slide anberer. Der Wurieno, miro
lei6t beftie, rsi3bor, un5ufrie6su nit
f6 uno Ger DeIt, uno nur ipeniee
Weni6en aibt ss. ole. 6ieIe Briifune
beItebenn, 9emiitsrube uno @Iei9mut
bepabren.
0us Warten lit cine pflage, unter
ser mir alIe mebr ooer lpeniaer Ieufs
3en. Weil ober Gle MenI6sn iie ten=
rem, iollte ieOsr bsmiibt Isin, CUR Q6s
tilfe oes llebsls beisutrngen; uno
siuar psrm0een mir Nies ouf Speiia6e
DeiIe. Der DunI9. teinen Ieiner
Hsbenmsni6en tsmaIs in sinen 70
quaIbolIen 3uItanb gu perieben, foaa
te isosu onfpornsn, Iich Der srOBtsn
piinttIidhteit gu befleiBiesn, trcu Ieis
nen 9erfprehungen uno 8srpflit!uni
gen nahsutommen. aud Iol6sn, Die.
fpie @srdbreounesn su 4usfIiigen uno
Gql., Iih nur ouf iraenosin 8eroniiz
gen besieben. 9erisni9e uber, iuel6er
tur6 Menffen oOer 8erbdItniife gum
Worten asnDtilt miro. Iolte 9eoulo
I60pfen aus Oem @soanttn, baR Iein
outer @ngei 6ie Ulinuten ocer iiters
toupt Die 3eit bss 9lufI6ubss pieIz
leift spiIhen i'm uno ibm brobenoes
llnbsil Issi 3upeilen f9eint es.
uIs CD cine h0hers Sauo ben Dor
bore ipsssDas. Samit ser gRurrsuOs
t.I6Gmt ertenne, ipie t0ridbt er ,mps
furoen bat. pie oos Wdrten, iporiiber
sr astfust. ibm gum sr0Btsn Slid se'
.ti5lts.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1912-12-26

God nGber itebt bir nod baS NSoreen,
gu aIIeruddit Der beut'ge Sag.
Ginen Gueu, aus Dem Su 2abuno
trnntit,
slIs bu matt am Rcee neoerIanfIt,
@inen Stern, Der bir NIT milSem aidt
Sinlt in YadDt eritrablt, -. per9iB lie
ni6tl
Sie G'ottesipeIt lit hebsiter G66nbcit
bon.
Sod brai6it Su Hare Nugen, iie All
iaiien,
8enu iie Elm 2eudten sir i'm Ser5en
laiien.
@enn iie begIiidenb bid erfiiIlen fol-.
$ateIt bit, neil ou nidlt anSers tonntcit,
SemanS 2ie6cs, IaB bids nie ees
relleu
Sap Su beiues Ndditen Sfab begonns
teit,
Saran iouit bu. IeIbIt enttduId6t. sid
freuen.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1912-12-26

Srdun Sill bat nn ibr f9srnen 2itbbobsr, ben bidm DID
ter SpPrianus Hember9er M nm ssmnnmsn austuge ns @rn
e einer Gngebetn Stunn lang feline poetn @reife
mfe benidofi 2iebesbr. v6 nf GI oIs aeenoet ebr
on nunberbar - ober nod mmI4er maB bus in ds Sins
III erIeben!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1912-12-26
DIerSelfer.
SUn 90 arie ;&broI.

Robl ioIlit bu fir Die 3utunft Iorgen
llno fragen, iuas Tie for6eru mag =
God ndher itebt Dir nod NaS Ror9en,
gu aIlernGdlt Der belii'ge Sag.
The Washington times., 1912-03-28
CLIMAX OF A TRAGEDY.

The climax of local tragedy has come in the
sudden and violent death of the stricken husband
upOn whom the burden of grief and humiliation had
fallen most heavily.
1t is not necessarily the language of benevolent
apology to say, he himself said in his last mes
sage to those he leaves behind that his mind for the
moment had broken down under the stress of DESC
lation and despair 1t perhaps only too true,
and by no means surprising
1t is but another illustration of the world old
fact that in most of the sins against society it is
the innocent who suffer for the dereIictons of the
guilty. The lessons conveyed by the whole melan-
choy drama lie too obviously on the surface to need
elaboration. The compensating fact is that the
concrete case with its visible wreck and run comes
home to the world at large more closely and more
convincingy than all the abstract teachings Of ethics
The sympathy of the entire community, futile though
ii be, goes out to those who suffer-
The Washington times., 1912-03-28
MYTH FOR FOUNDATION;
GRAFT FOR PURPOSE

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
One of the leading ecclesias sites of this
country continues to animadvert on
the decline of faith" and the growing
skepticism of the people respecting
those things which It is the business
of the ecclesiastics to class as holy"
and sacred" He ascribes as the prin-
cipal causes of the lapse, which he de-
plores, the American public school sys-
tenn, and the general dissemination Of
rationalism.
Most people today outside OF sacredo-
tai circles will tell you that they deem
the growth Of rationalism-which Is tar
tamount to the growth of education
as vastly more important to the hu-
man mind than any dogma of theology
now eXtant in the world.
] have long known, to my own salts
faction, that every form of theology
Is simply an outgrOwth Of mans striv-
ing to know the unknowable That &C.
clesiastics of every country and race
of men, from the medicine men and
ghost dancers of the savages to the eX-
ponents of the most refined systems,
are all engaged in the perpetuation OF
myths and impostures which bring to
them and their myrmidons power and
pelf, while keeping their victims in
The Washington times., 1912-03-28
THE DEMOCRACY's TROUBLES.

The Republicans are having ample measure Of
woes in their efforts to decide whom they will nom-
nate for President but let it not be overlooked that
the Democrats getting full share.
The Woodrow Wilson headquarters has for
weeks been charging that there was league of all
the other candidates against Wilson, that in New
England and New York, where Harmon is strongest,
he was having the field left to him as against Wilson
that Clark was given the rght-of-way in States sur
rounding Missouri; that in the South, Underwood was
allowed exclusive privileges of consolidating all op-
position against Wilson
Now comes from Massachusetts the report that
Governor Foss, after declining to let his name
60 the Presidential primary ballot, changed his
mind and put it on; for the reason it is ntimated
that his friends wanted to get control Of the delega-
ton for convention purposes later, without having
It instructed for any of the candidates in the
field
Of course, each group is diligently charging the
other with using vast quantities of money That is
perfectly regular, always safe, and always certain to
be Indignantly denied
1t certainly looks like the field against Wilson,
with more and more uncertainty to the position of
Mr.. Bryan If he isn't beginning to oge at the nomi-
nation as a desirable perquisite for himself, then
his procedure has sadly misled many Democrats and
other people who have been trying to keep tabs on
his movements.
Every day an increase in the number OF
political observers who believe it will be Bryan.
The Washington times., 1912-03-28
EPIDEMIC OF ROYAL CLAIMANTS.

So many rightful heirs to the thrones of the old
world die far away in obscure corners of the earth
that it seems remarkable at times how the supply of
occupants can hold out. There is John Ortiz for ex-
ample who keeps dying in every conceivable spot
which has telegraphc facilities and yet
summon the courage to 60 on over to AustriaHun-
gary and stand in line for the gded arm chair.
Ii would hardly be worth while to multiply in
stances but it is interesting to note in passing, that
the truIy-truly claimant of the Spanish throne has
just died of old age and despair his houseboat,
moored in the Ocmulgee river, down in Georgia.
That turbid stream has cast up many strange things
from Macon to mermaids, but no one suspected that
Mr. John de Montmollin former marine engineer,
who for time accepted service on the sidewheelers
which nose their way to the and back, was puIsng
with the blue blood of royalty until he had pulsed no
more. Then it all came out
At any rate gravely informed that he
had documents which definitely established his claim
So much so that the head" of Cambridge University
once offered to lead revolution to place him on the
throne to which he was entitled. The syndics of the
old university, if they ever hear of the report may
suspect that one of their former chancellors was a
nght-tippler. Not until now have they ever realized
how near they must have come to losing their head
And yet speaking in general terms, Cambridge
has not been known particularly warlike-except
in the undergraduate habit of splitting helpless in
hntves.
knowledge of this dangerous claimant, hidden
away on the bosom of the Ocmulgee, may have beer
one of the secret sorrows which have been preyine
on the vitas Of Alfonso. No wonder the doctors
! have had so much trouble in diagnosing his case
Now that the thorn in his sde his secret grief ha:
been removed il is hoped the Spanish King will perl
up. All the rivers have been dragged, and there is
positively not another claimant 10 the throne-ir
Georgia. at least .-....-..
The Washington times., 1912-03-28

the depths OF darkness and ignorance,
and making them proof against all
real progress. ......
1t Is cheerfully admitted that Mo-
hammedanism, Buddhism, and the yari-
Gus forms OF Christianity, have, Incl
dentally, accomplished modicum of
good in the course Of their long ca
reers. But, It must be also admitted
that each one of them In its time and
place has stood as barrier and
stumbling block in the pathway of hui
man progress, and that any advance
ment by any people under their domi-
nation has been made by flying In the
face Of their authority.
Hence, in my humble opinion, the
public schools, entirely divorced from
theology; and expanding rationalism
which is setting free the minds of men
are by far the most important agencies
in the world today. That nation is most
to be congratulated which is putting tc
widest use these agencies In supplant
ing the ridiculous, hlde-bound preten
sions OF effete theologies, Which have
nothing but myth for their foundations
and little besides graft for their pur
poses. STUDENT.
The Washington times., 1912-03-28
TO ASCERTAIN TRUTH
is HIGHEST DUTY

To the Editor of THE TINES:
The highest duty we owe to ourselves
is the ascertainment of truth. We have
passed the traditional stage of human
evolution, now let us get at the truth
as fast as the intelligence of the age
will allow US to obtain II.
Let us cast aside the myths and
fables of the past and accept the
mighty truths that science has so far
revealed to us.
II the Bible is truly a revelation
from on high, | want to know that
fact and accept It as such; If ii Is
not then | want to relegate II to the
dust heap Of the past along with the
other numerous NEUROLOGICAL books.
How may I know whether or not the
Bible is a revelation from God, written
by inspired men? ! know of no other
way than to use my reason in passing
judgment upon II. The clergy tell us
to search the Scriptures" ! have
done so, and l have come to the con-
clusion that 1t is not a God-made, but
a man-made, book.
I find that II is false in geology, false
In astronomy, false In history, and false
in morality. find that it teaches
termination. | find that its God is vfn'
are told that Gods mercy endureth
forever" ] cannot reconcile the cruel.
ties of the Bible with my idea of a
good and just God and so l conclude
that God had nothing to do with the
writing of that book. ! do not con.
denim God, but l do condemn the Bible
AGNOSTIC.
The Washington times., 1912-03-28
SACRILEGE TO ACCEPT
SYSTEMS WITH BLIND FAITH

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
Considering infidelity" in the Mail
Bag, own to some perspectlves
which as yet have not been advanced.
hold that he is not an inidel, per
Sc, who examines critically any prop
osition or creed. Granting design in
creation, our minds are for thinking
it were sacrilege to accept systems
of faith without dispassionate con-
sideration. / hold he is not an infidel
who is true 20 his intellect and in
telligence, in that he questions earn
estly and strives to arrive as close
as may be to the determination of
the truth.
To my mind 1t is unfair to posteritH
to encourage neglect of Investigation:
to neglect the broad consideration of
any subject; 10 plead blind, absolute
acceptance of any faith. Such a
course tends to develop unliberal, in
and further laws which deny others
certain pleasures, which those others
deem their due. For instance, Sunday
diversions.
Largely speaking. 1 cannot believe
| that great mental power sat en-
throned lonely and alone in vast soli
| Gude since eternity. then precipitate ed
| tions of humanity.
! But, be II so. ! can not believe that
! a just mind would penalize me for
| mental frailties which 1 am not re-
! sponsible for; and my religion, tran
Quilism, inclines and invites me in a
| may wrap the draperv of my couch
| around me and lie down to pleasant
| dreams.
Ergo: Don't worry. SUBMISSIVE.
The Washington times., 1912-03-28
OFFERS A DEFINITION
OF NATURE OF SOUL

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
Regarding Mature of the Soul,' ! at
tempt the following definition: Con-
science is the voice of the soul. No
Christian can deny their existence; 1
dare say. no heather. The soul is sub
ject TO every emotion, JOY, anger, etc.
These feelings are not merely physical.
Conscience tells man whenever he is
doing right or wrong. The one inspires
happiness, the other fear and shame,
The wronY-doer shrinks at the thought
OF detection.
The mind discerns right or wrong, but
Is often less scrupulous, embellishes
Tor worldly designs Again, the mind
with Its reasoning powers aims at sue
cess in arts and science, to grasp all
secret powers of nature.
The great anatomist Galen, 100 A. D.,
defined spirit thus: The arteries OF
organic beings contain blood as well as
vital air or spirit. Mind, soul and spirit
make a requisite unit OF every normal
man.
Death will teach you how the soul
| escapes, and experience IS our best
teacher. The vital air, which you
breath without cessation-yOu under
| stand? 1t can be seen no more than
| the departing soul Many little drops
| make an ocean, many souls perhaps
| unit. Some may be reincarnated. Any.
| body, please answer the following: II
one milliard. 429 $4,000 persons, as many
millions of animals and plants die with.
in every forty years, will their fina'
dust remains increase the dimensions OF
| our globe, or does the output of tho
scale? n
The Washington times., 1912-03-28
FEAR OF PUNISHMENT
WHICH UPKOLDS SOCIETY

To the Editor OF THE TINES:
Abolish our penal institutions and we
will be deprived of all means to enforce
the rulings and mandates Of our courts,
and have no way to punish the vio-
lators of our laws. 1t is the fear Of the
Jail and the penitentiary that forms
the superstructure Of our system of
criminal Jurisprudence. Remove that
fear and then YOU have destroyed our
famous doctrine of eternal punishment,
then you have eXtirpated Christianity
and put to work two million preachers.
l would like to ask some of the learned
intellects of Christendom (Rachel in
cluded) a few simple but important
questions. viz: Who created the devil.
and for what purpose? Who created
hell, and for what purpose? II God Gre
ated the devil, He certainly has the
power to destroy him. II so, why
doesn't He kill him? As Cain, the first
man born, was a murderer why was
the human race created bad instead of
good? When God saw that He had
made a mistake in the creation of man,
why did He not drown the entire gang,
instead of leaving eight bad ones for
seed? Why was not prohibitionist
selected to sail the ark instead of
soon as the ark landed, and set an eX
ample that the sailors and marines have
been emulating ever since? Why should
religious fanatics he allowed to pollute
the Imagination of innocent childhood
with the Infamous doctrine of eternal
punishment? -
The Washington times., 1912-03-28
EVIDENCE FROM JOSEPHUS
OF HISTORIC CHRIST

Under the above heading. c, E.
Holmes cites from the works of Fla
Vius Josephus some supposed testimony
as to the historic Jesus of Nazareth.
Now, this alleged testimony is certainly
no part of the original writing BY
Josephus. but is evidently an intrusion.
being probably first written in the mar
gin OF some manuscript. and then by
some copyist carried into the text. If
the reader will turn to A. Jews Bk
XVIII, Chap. Ill, and will read Sec. 2,
and then read Sec. 1, ne will have a CON-
nected story. and then IL he will read
Sec. 3, he will see In one moment that
II is matter foreign to the subject, and
that the manner is also foreign to
Josephus method. Sec. deals with
Pilates bringing drinking water into
Jerusalem for which he was so abused
by the mob that lie put his soldiers into
citizens garb and giving each a dagger
sent them out to kill the whole rabble,
and the section ends, "and thus an end
was put to this sedition." Then Sec !
comes In as quoted by c. E. H., but has
no relation to the foregoing, because
it is not a record of any calamity" +"
Then Sec. begins, about the same
time also another sad calamity put the
Jews into disorder" and what follows
The subjeCt-matter of the chapter l.
If Josephus had desired to give any
testimony to Jesus, he certainly would
have found a better setting for his
eulogy. The concluding sentence of Sec
3 not quoted by c. f. II. is suggestive
of the lateness OF the writing, and the
tribe of Christians so-named from him
are not extinct at this day"
FlaVius Josephus published A. Jews
| A. D., SO, when christianity was in Its
! infancy. JAY BEE.