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Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-15
THE DELUGE PRECEDED
THE FALL OF MAN

According to a translation of re-
Gently deciphered inscription on one
Of the Sumerian tablets, Prof. Lang
don, of Jesus college, Oxford, says
the deluge preceded the fall of man.
The tablet, which has been almost
completely restored, contains six fine
ly written columns of about 240 lines.
most of which are intact. 1t begins
by describing the land of primeyal
bliss, which it locates at Dilmun, an
island in the Persian gulf. 'In this
paradise dwelled mankind, whom Min
tud, the creatress, with the help of
EMIL had created. After the delupe
this king is called Tagtug. the Di-
vine. And this Tagtug lives in a gar-
den, is himself gardener. and the
wise Enh reveals unto him wisdom,
s.he Greeis hi ffians d too prese
Ills soend IN the story Of f,ssss L
teach men wisdom in primeval times
And so Tagtug, as in the Hebrew HIS
Wy VI ANoai, Pi"ieo a guideh, ihhh'o
the trees and plants, and is permitted
to eat of all but the cassia tree, an
herb of healing par excellence. OF
this plant Tagtug was not to eat,
for thereby he would attain eternal
life. Mankind until this time pos
sessed extreme longevity, but not inn
mortality. Tagtug, on his own initia-
tive, takes and eats. He is cursed by
Nintud and becomes prey to disease
and ordinary mortality. Thus in the
original Sumerian story Noah, the
survivor of the flood, is the one who
eats from the tree of life. No wom-
an is concerned in this disobedience
which resulted in our loss of perfect
health, peace and countless years"
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-15
GOVERNOR REFUSES TO HEED
GARRISON'S REQUEST.

In the fifteen fiscal years since the
opening Of the twentieth century, the
eight graet powers of the world have
expended on military and naval bud
gets more than $25, 100000. The
exact figures prepared for the Inves-
tors Magazine, is s26,67s, ,l37, ,5S2,
s18,043, s4,306 Of this having been
spent for the armies and $7,635, 1885,
276 on the construction and main
tenance of fleets. Stop a moment and
consider how enormous a sum of $685.
0O0, 100000 is. II is almost twice all
the money there is in the world, gold,
silver and paper. which amounts TO
a little more than 100000. 1t
is five-eighths of the value Of all the
farms in the United States, about
SAC, 700, 100000. 1t is five times all
the gold and silver mined in the
United States since the Declarat on
sf Independence. 1t is more than
twice the total national banking re-
sources of this country.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-15
WHO HE WAS.

George Kreitlien. an Indianapolis
business man Is self-made and sue
cessful His gun club decided to hold
IN open trap shoot, and it was an
nopnced that all events must be in
before o'clock Wednesday evening.
About o'clock in the evening the
clubs telephone bell rang, and a voi;e
AZ the other end of the phone s1ld:
81 desire to speak to the head Of the
shoot committee" Kreitlicn hapoa"ed
to be near and he answered the phone.
"The head Of the shoot committee ia
: eaking," he said. "What can I do
for your" "This is John Astorbilt
Jones-Yalc '9S,' said the voice. I'D
like to enter your tournament"
Sorry" said Kreitlein, "entry list
closed at o'clock" But" said the
voice, 81 am sure you'll make an ex-
ception in my case Cant be done,'
repeated the voice. II don't think you
quite understand who am. I'm John
Astorbilt Jones--Yale 3d. sAnd
this" was the reply. "is George Krsit-
lein--nisht school, 's7--and say 4
cant be DONE"
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-15

AS has been frequently pointed ous
by this Guide of Gladncss, it is hard
for husband to prove satisfactory.
If he stays at home as persistently
as his wife thinks he should, the
neighbors either pity him, or abuse
him for lack of proper spirit, what
ever that is, and if he goes :.ad-
ding he is brute, who needs watch
ing. Even il he stays down to the
office to put in little overtime, he
is likely to be accused of neglccting
his home life. That much for the
neighbors' point Of view. And the
domestic vision of this scenario may
also be biased some. His WIFI knows
Of other men who do better, and he
doesn't look anything like the hero Of
\ Bonn Chambers novel, much less act
Ike one. But don't pity him grea.
deal; he knows model husbands are
scarce, and he'd hate lot to b. like
such of them as he may have en-
countered.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-15

Ollie Collier, who broke Jail in Az
tee Saturday evening, was appreIend-
cd by the authorities here last night
ahout 10 O'Clock, placed under arrest
and lodged in the county Jail. Col
lier is wanted in both Colorado and
New Mexico on the charge of horse
stealing. Three times he has succeed
ed in escaping jail and as many times
been captured. Sheriff Fassbinder
has been on the lookout for the pris-
oner ever since the news of his get
away reached here and last night
spotted his camp fire over in the vi
cinity of the briekynrd. He hastened
to the place and arrested him.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-15
WEEKLY REPORT OF
N. Y. METAL MARK EFT

As reported by the Engineering and
minirg journal. October | to Z, in
elusive.
ICFPER-The question of the ex-
portation of copper to Holland has
been the chief subject of concern dur
ing the last week, no copper going
to Holland beyond the requirements
OF that country, which will cut off
NIL possibility of delivering copper to
Germany and that is not satisfactory
to producers who want to dispose of
all the copper they can.
LEAD.-Owing to the fact that un-
sold stocks in the hands of producers
are bigger than they want to carry
under the present circumstances, price
has been reduced from $3.50 to $3.50.
These successive cuts from the past
few weeks have temporarily produc-
ed something like decentralization in
the market.
ANC-Zinc prices have ruled far
below last week; average prices for
week October / to 7th inclusive, be-
ing S4.75. Sales have been made of
a moderate tonnage in lots of 80 tons
and over. including some for export
TO England.
SlLVER--The market has continu-
ed very steady, owing to demand from
the mint and outside orders. Quota
zion today is 81 kc per ounce.
F. C. GILBERT,
Manager Durango Plant, A. S. e. r.
Co.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-15
sa'0InIRa WV AT
vsoe rruErvysy rs,vD
ENGLISH OFFICIALS
United Press

United Press
PARIS, Oct. I4.-An official state
ment issued this afternoon says: "As
far as Disc on our left the situation
is unchanged, in the center we are
progressing in the region OF Berry
Au Bag. There is nothing to report
on our right wing. In the Belgian
fields operations. around Ghent there
have been several engagements par
ticularly on October IL, and on the
night OF. the 18th, when British and
French forces occupied Ypres."
The Germans have apparently
transferred the main field of aerial
warfare northwest of Paris. Extra
ordinary precautions against drop
ping bombs have apparently discour-
aged further attempts here.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-15
PORTUGAL WITH AN
ARMY OF 10000 HAS
JOINED The ALLIES

United Press
LONDON, Oct. 11.-An unconfrm-
ed news agency report from Madrid,
says that Portugal has declared war
on Germany. The official press bu-
reau permits its publicity without
guarantee of its authenticity.
Portugal dispatches are heavily de-
layed. One, Tuesday night stating
that Portugal cabinet summoned
congress to vote for complete mob
ilization. did not arrive until this aft
ernoon.
PortugaPs entry would aid England
In suppressing the South African re-
volt, Portugal owes its independence
to England. Il has standing army
of 10000.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-15
ALLIES ARE
PREPARING
FOR FIGHT
United Press

United Prcss
DuNKIRK, France, Oct. 1.-THE
German advance continues. Bicycle
and cavalry skirmishes have baen en-
countered less than twenty miles
from the channel ports. A nl.r.ed
massing Of the allied forces indicates
the conflict is approaching.
Casualties of such battle will be
enormous. The country is flat almost
without cover. The censorship for
bids the transmission OF the approx
mate location. of the battle-ground, but
it is learned the allies are entrench-
ing.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-15
IOWA FARMER
MURDERED BY A
SNAKE CHARMfR

United ress.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1.-THE police say
that Ruth McCullogh, age 23, srake
charmer and vaudeville artist, and
Clarence Mccormick, age Is, confess
ed they murdered /. NJ. Mollctt, a
Hedrick, Ia, farmer. They said they
lured him into a deserted field rear
Iledrick on the night of October sth.
where they murdered him and robbed
his body. The couple were liurg
tere as man and wife when arrested.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-15

Ed Kenna, formerly vice president
of the Santa Fe, who has lived in
Trance and England the past four
teen years; 'Tf Germany should be
defeated and its empire dismember.d
its people will be required to pay in
IDENTITIES that will check militarism
in that portion of the world for a
half century. But militarism will not
cease. Russia will take the place of
Germany. She will not disarm, neith-
err will Japan-and England dare ros
We will see more soldiers and great
er armament than ever The SIav
rei.l will be something hencef ,rlh
much more serious for Europe than
the German peril has ever been" Mr.
Kenna believes the time has arrived
-7hen an alliance should be formed
between the United States, Canada,
Australia and New Zealand to guar
aptee the freedom of the Pacific
ocean.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-15
PENDING WAR TAX
YIELD $1O7,4OO,
ANNUAL REVENUE

United Press.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Oct IA
Secretary Of the Treasury McAdoo
informed the senate the pending war
tax will yield s1o7,4oO,o00 annual
revenue. The principal figures are
beer, s4s,796,00O; reetified spirits.
$5.o00,oO0; sweet wines, 81 600 COO;
dry wines, s3,262,0oo; bank tax,
81 300, 900.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-15

$50 far as | know, none of my an
eestors put over any great achieve
ments, but have a certain amour. Of
family pride; none of them ever con-
tributed d glowing testimonial to the
cause Of Lydia E. Pinkham. ."-Rufe
Hoskins.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-15
CONNIE MACK SAYS
THE BRAVES SHOULD
Be CALLFD'ThE GREATS
United Press.

United Press.
BOSTON, Oct. 14.-Stallings of the
Boston Braves today said: "The most
satisfactory feasure of the worlds
series is that we won four straight
games. If Boston had won with a
close score, the fans would have said
we were lucky. The team would not
get the credit. Our victory shows
no matter how great one team is,
another may rise and beat it. We can
not help but feel for the other fel-
lows whose title of worlds champions
was suddenly taken"
Mack Did Not Congratulate Stallings.
Connie Mack did not congratulate
Stallings. He said: "There is too
much Jack johnson style about STALL
ings. As to the Boston team they
should be called The Greats"
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-15
YOUR UNCLE THOMAS.

Tom Patterson cares about as much
for the constitution of Colorado as
that bunch Of rebels cared for Fort
surpser way back in 81 when they
declared war by firing on the stars
and stripes.-Alamosa Leader.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-15

There are several thankless jobs in
the broad field of human endeavor,
but the gent who wants to tell you .
few unpleasant truths has the great
est cineh on that line Of work.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-15
RUSSIANS
EVACUATE
LEMBERC
United Press.

United Press.
HAGUE, Oct. l4.-The Austrian
legation announced the receipt of i'd
vices from Vienna that the Russians
had evacuated Lernbcrg, following
heavy losses in battle.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-15

There are exceptions, but the rule
is that the man who asks for work
where he can get It, isn't a tramp;
the exceptions are errors In Judgment.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-15
Banquet in Honor of John W. Win
gate. Grand Commander Of Knigh
Templars of Colorado.

gate. Grand Commander OF Knight
Templars of Colorado.
Honoring John w. Wingate, mem
Der Of the local lodge who was elected
grand commander of the Colorado or
der Of Knight Templars in Septem-
Der, the Durango knight Templars
rendered him banquet at the Hotel
Strater last evening. w. w. Parshall.
commander of the local organization,
presided as POSTMASTER and responses
were made by the guest of honor, j.
c. Sanford. F. d. Burns, A. Rex Mol
lette, Edgar Buchanna, X. M. Morris,
Harry Ware, Rev. Charles Burgoon
and 8. H. Thompson. Others present
were the Messrs. A. r. Springer.
Glenn Scouton, Frank Edminsten. w.
A. Libby, W. r. Hall, John Pcrrung.
L. E. Smith, c. F. Werner, c. E.
Herr, H. L. Dixon. E. A. Smith and
Henry Caldwell.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-15

In search Of help Link Preston has
tried everything but the Panama
canal, but he has great faith In that
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-15

The most dismal thing on earth il
a receivers notice on the front door
Of store on = cold day In January.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-15

Should Konigsberg fall, heavy
blow would be dealt to Prussian pride
For here it was that, in 1901, Fred
erick | crowned himself first king of
Prussia. The grain exporting city
has grown up in modern times, but il
hsS,oIa I foundation laid in the thir-
sAss-.ssniY ''Deats5:I!:.-hta.'f eatssI: ta.'f tha
det') who built themselves a block
hotAe there and later castle. The
dukes of Prussia favored the city and
held royal state in a palace that
long since has disappeared. Konigs-
berg's scientific institutions are many,
and its university contains osme l0O,-
300 volumes.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-15
NEWS AND COMMENT.

Emperor William requested ali Pro-
'es'ant pastors in Germany to make
use cf the following collect in osicr-
ing the general prayer: almighty
and merciful God. Lord of Hosts, We
implore Thee for Try all powerful
help for our fatherland, bless our
weapons, lead us to victory, and give
us grace to conduct ourselves as
Christians toward our enemies. Let
us soon have such a peace which will
protect our free and independent
country for all times to come"
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-15

Sometimes things are dull and the
rrr,DsfssIin- heraininfs Il -.-
vents story. Here's one of its in
ventions: Carroll Morton, of Okmul-
gee, Okla, was driving his automo-
bile from Ithica, N Y, to an adjoin-
ing town, when a COW laid down in
the road in front of the car. The COW
refused to move, and the Oklahoman
jumped out of the car saying, $50
boss" got the COW to her feet. The
COW still refused to get out of the
road, and so the man from Oklahoma
MIXED her, when she walked sedately
away. 1t was time for her to be
MIXED and that was the method she
usedl
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-15
TALES OF THE TELEGRAPH.

Here's another queer New York
couple. Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Gaynor,
bride and groom of month, went to
housekeeping in "a furnished apart
ment. One evening last week Gay
nor went home from his office and
found his bride unconscious. He was
terrified and wept and failed. Final
ly his wife opened her eyes and said
weakly to her husband: 81 feared
you were growing cold toward me;
have taken poison" The distracted
flew to telephone and
summoned doctor. When the bride
saw the doctor with his little stom-
ach pump advancing towards her she
said sullenly: "Let me alone; I'm
drunk Then she turned over in bed
and slept it off.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-15
|GOV. HUNT OF ARIZONA SENDS STATE MILITIA
TO BORDER; ADVISED BY WAR DEPARTMENT
TO LEAVE THE SITUATION STRICTLY ALONE
asty Action Of State Executive May Precpitate War
Which the Federal Authorities are Trying to Evade.
General Bliss Has Stationed IA Troops Of
Cavalry at Naco and Four at Douglas

WASHINGTON. ID. c., Oct. IA
The Mexican situation is grave as the
result of the action of Governor Hunt
of Arizona authorizing the militia to
protect the lives and property of those
in the states border.
ORDER CAUSES MUCH
CONCERN
When the news of the order reach
ed Washington. President Wilson and
Secretary of War Garrison conferred.
with the result that the latter wired
Governor Hunt requesting him not 10
send the militia TO the border as il
might precipitate war with Mexico
He said additional troops we're un-
necessary, as the federal troops were
doing everything possible ta protect
the lives and property of Americans.
He called attention to the fact thai
the slightest i'll considered act might
precipiiate trouble.
Governor Hunt Sfiis.ssd fiigs .fl s,si;ss,. 4. ,ha..
and that at Doublas and Naco the
Mexicans had fred on American soil.
As the result of shots which the gov
ern0r declares were deliberately fired.
one American soldier and one civilian
were wounded by the Mexieans.
DECLARES PRESENCE OF
MILITIA UNNECESSARY.
General Bliss, commanding the bor-
der troops, wired from FL PasO op-
posing the sending of the militia. He
said he had concentrated fourteen
troops of cavalry at Naco and -four
at Douglas. He reported heavy fir
ing at Aqua Prieta, across the bor-
der from Douglas.
lGOVERNOR REFUSES TO HEED
IGARRISON'S REQUEST.
Governor Hunt refused TO modify
his instructions. and the militia is
prepared to move to the border on
moments notice, He said Il am
peaceful man but | have informed
the war department that our border
must be protected. If the government
will not do it, we will"
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-10-15

Patience is virtue, but one
shouldn't devote his whole visible sup
ply to properly coloring meer-
schaum pipe.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-30

choose? A problem in real life, just
as poignant and as hard to decide as
the Lady or the Tiger. Is furnished by
the case of Mrs. Jagendorf, who is
called upon to choose between her
mother love and the welfare of her
child.
Mrs. Jagendorf is a poor woman
of humble station in life, who, having
more little mouths to feed and more
babies to look after than she could
manage, in a moment of desperation
gave the littlest baby and the one that
cried the most to a woman, of whom
she knew nothing, to take care of. AS
there was no money forthcoming for
the baby's keep the woman got tired
of 1t and left 1t in a doorway. from
which it was rescued and sent to a
rounding asylum, and from there, so
strange are the turns of the wheel of
fate the infant was adopted by a
wealthy family and taken out West to
live.
1t appears that outraged mother
love at last woke up in Mrs. Jagen-
DORIS breast, and, after having given
her baby away to a casual stranger
she met in the street, she began to
pine for the lost child, and to seek it
through all of the institutions of the
city.
At last her search has bene rewarded
IN so far that the child has been traced
and its whereabouts and we'll being
established. 1t has been adopted by a
family of wealth, education and fine
social standing. 1t bears their name
and is loved and cherished in every
respect as If 1t were their own child.
and it will be given every advantage
Of education and association. 1t will
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-30
BANQUET AT PHILA-
DEIlPHIA
By Special Coyyesbondercs

Annville, Pa. May S0.-w. Elmer
Heilman spent several days in PhiIa-
delphia this last week attending the
annual banquet of the Fraternal
Patriotic Americans at Lu Lu temple.
Over seven hundred guests attended
the banquet.-Mrs. Writers and
daughters. Isabella and Olive, of Leb-
anon. spent Sunday as the guest of
A. 8. McCauley.-Zion's Reformed
church to the south of town has de-
cided to have the annual picnic on the
twenty-ffth Of July in Wagners Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Yost of Sink
Ing Springs, visited Mrs. Elizabeth Pot
teiger this week.-Theodore Savior
spent Sunday with his father Elias
Saylor.-Mrs. A r. Kreider, of Col
lege avenue, is slowly recovering after
a severe illness.--Mrs George w.
Stine returned from York where she
attended the Woman's Missionary con-
vention of the Central Synod of the
Reformed church Of the United States.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-30
Control the Feed of
Your Ravenous Ducks

The duck is a ravenous feeder and
for this reason it's feed should be con-
trolled and measured. There Is no ne
cessity for ducks eating their heads
off, not while sand is plentiful. That
is where deception is put over on the
duck-they can be filled up, partly at
least, on sand. The fact is, their
anatomy requires 1t, for they have
no crop, and consequently cannot grind
their food like other fowls.
The following ration is excellent:
Fifty per cent. wheat bran, rs per
cent. cornmeal. Is per cent. meat
scrap, 10 per cent. sand.
Feed the above dry ration three
times daily and see that the water
supply is fresh and clean and in the
vessels before the fowls are given the
dry ration. otherwise there is danger
of their becoming checked. Place the
drinking vessels far enough away from
the feedboxes to keep the feed from
being splashed and causing sour par
ticles to cling around.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-30

her eyes upon the girl who is now
grown, but she never speaks to her,
and the little convent bred maiden will
never know who is the tall, sad-faced
stranger she passes on the street, or
sits near sometimes in a restaurant or
theater.
It's a tragic and pitiful tale of
mother love. isn't 1t, but can anyone
dispute that this woman is doing the
right thing by the girl?
1t seems to me that in any conflict
between mother love and the child's
good, the mother should efface herself
Her duty is to the child no matter how
1t wrenches her heart to perform it.
She has thrust life, unasked upon the
child. 1t is a hard gift at best, and If
she can make the burden of it any
ties, or open wider doors to 1t, she is
criminally selfish If she refused to
do so.
Her thought should always be for
the child, not herself. Unfortunately
this Is not always the case. Mother
love is not invariably altruistic. Fre-
quently 1t is the most selfish passion
on earth.
Many a woman blights her chill
dren's lives because she loves them so
much that she cannot bear to be part
gu LFOln tn6n, ana refuses TO let them
go where fortune beckons them. We
all know mothers who have kept tall
ented boys, with the ability to do big
things in them, tied down to drudgery,
without hope, in a village store. be-
cause they went into Mysteries every
time the boys spoke about going away
from home. We have known mothers
whose love was so selfish 1t turned
their daughters into household drudges
| rather than let them leave home to
follow careers full of profit and con-
geniality.
And we've all known mothers whose
love turned into a ranking jealousy
that made them keep their children
from marrying if they could. and when
they couldn't inspired them to inter-
fere between husbands and wives until
they wrecked their children's homes.
There are two kinds of mother love.
The selfish and the unselfsh. Which
have YOU? And what would you do II
you were called upon to decide be-
tween having your child with you, and
by parting from 1t give 1t thousand
advantages and chances in life that
lyou could never offer 1t?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-05-30
To Transfer Battle Flags
to Capitol, June Is

Arrangements have been perfected
for the ceremonies which will mark the
transfer of Pennsylvania battlefags
from the State Museum to the rotunda
or the Capitol on Monday, June Is,
which will be observed as flag day The
list of men who are to bear the colors
OF the various regiments is now being
made up and orders for the transporta-
tion to this city will be isued shortly.
The plan is to have the veterans as
semble in front of the State Museum in
the afternoon and after receiving the
hags to march through streets adjacent
to the Capitol escorted by five com
pan1es OF National Guardsmen and vet
Grams of the Civil and other wars After
the flags have been placed in the
rotunda exercises will be held on
Governor Tener will speak and Major
Moses Veale. of Philadelphia, will de-
liver an oration
The flags have been gone over and
covered with silk netting to preserve
them.