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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-09-04
THINKING THROUGH THE UNI
VERSE.

s(By FLETCHER Holman, A. M, d. D.,
President OF Willamette University, Sa-
lem, Oregon)
"Peruse the works OF our philoso-
piers; with all their pomp OF diction,
how mean. how contemplate are they,
compared with the Scriptures. Is II
possible that book at once so simple
and sublime should be merely the work
of manY-Jean jacques Rousseau,
famous French agnostic philosopher.
Each man individually, and men col.
effectively, need great breadth OF pur-
pose. Some men have within them the
. desire for all around glimpses OF
knowledge. The world especially needs
I. such men this day. for humanity Is BE-
coming one industrially. one socially.
. and will ultimately become one reiig-
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-09-04

THE true man of science is also a
man Of faith. He. as wellAs the Chris
tan believer, walks in the light OF the
evidence of many things unseen. and
satisfies his mind with the substance
of many things hoped for."-G. Freder-
lex Wright LII. D., F. G. 8. A.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-09-04

She was a woman with a basket,
probably not a prepossessing woman.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-09-04

iously., The education Of our day recog
nizes these existing conditions and
seeks every aid to bring the race into
unity.
No one book has had such a domin-
ating influence in this direction as the
Bible. When many million volumes
Of single book are published every
year and scattered over the wide
world. It must be because Of the tre-
mendous influence and power that the
book possesses The Bible has a world
wide vision. The God of the universe
and the God Of infinite power. the God
Of eternity, the God Of infinite love and
wisdom, the God who $50 loved the
world" Is the God of the Bible.
No man can read this great book
without getting these visions and pur-
poses that are there inwrought with
not only world activity. but universal
and eternal activity. This In itself
compels men to think big thoughts.
form big ideas. generate universal
ideals applicable TO all humanity.
The inspirational power Of thinking
that ranges through the universe is
one Of the finest educational influences
that can possibly come into the lives
Of men. No man Of intellectual ability
or Of wide sympathy or great force
in any line can read the Bible with
out being enriched, broadened, awak-
ened to the meaning OF life.
"A Iu
to think about his personal life, but
kindles with enlivening power his ap-
probation Of his relation to society.
The thoughtful reader Of the Bible re.
ceives lessons in integrity, in legisla-
ton and government, in industrial
betterment, In social service Of the
highest order. In sacrifices for the ele-
vation Of social institutions.
Service is the keynote Of the Scrip
lures. In the twentieth century 1t In
likewise the keynote of education. 1t
Is impossible for the educated man 70
get an understanding of the finest
ideals In connection with social serv-
ice and governmental purity without
careful study of the ideals Of the
DiOiC. consequently, ~ CuuCotiOn ID
complete without the Scriptures.
EDUCATION IN GREAT PRINCE.
PIES.
By CHARLES F. THwING, IL. D..
President Of Western Reserve Univer-
sity. Cleveland)
1.-THE Bible Is better worth readinS
twenty times than any other book Ia
worth reading once."-Albert s. Cook.
Phi. D.. LII. D.. professor of English
language and literature. Yale Univer-
sity.
The college seeks to train men In
the great principles. intellectual and
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1914-09-04
IN GREAT PRINcI-
PIES.

(By CHARLES F. THwING, IL. D..
President Of Western Reserve Univer-
sity. Cleveland)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-18
PUNISH THE PACKERS.

The statement Is made in dispatch from
Washington that the congressional committee.
which is probing the packing industry and the
high price OF beef has found that packers are
buying UP the imported beef in order to keep
up the prices II that be true the packers ought
to be >rigtdly prosecuted for plain violation Of
the federal statute, Just as the facts can
be laid before the attorney general. The conn
inittee has been six months on the job now. and
II would seem has had sufficient time TO have
done all the probing necessary, Protests against
the high prices of beef according 10 this dis
patch are pouring into Washington urging some
action
The intent Of the new tariff law was to
benefit the consumer and. as II result of the
new law there has been of late a considerable
importation Of cattle principally from South
America, If the packers can be convicted Of
buying up these imports to corner the market
and sti1e competition they ought 10 be punished.
II is up TO the committee to act
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-18
VIRGINIA HORSES BEST.

II ie Of interest TO note that the United States
government, which has recently established near
Front Royal a great remount station for the
breeding Of horses for the cavalry service, has
found. after the severest tests of horses from
every section Of the country, that the animals
bred In that section-the Shenandoah Valley
hold up the best The Virginia horses the
army experts say. show superiority In strength
Of limb and ankle, due to the rocky pastures on
which they are bred. and are consequently
exactly suited TO the purposes of the cavalry.
The government has reservation Of several
Thousand acres in the valley well equipped for
the training of animals, and the experts are
buying up many horses. II is fine encourage
ment for the Virginia stock raisers to raise more
and better horses. and should prove an incen-
tive to boosting a somewhat neglected indus
Try.
II is of further interest to note that the war
department has sounded the death kneli Of the
gray horse Tor cavalry Fuse In the event OF
warfare they would be too prominent figure
for the bullets of an enemy. The officers many
OF whom have favorite grays. will be- allowed
to retain them II they desire, but OF course. at
their own peril In time Of war.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-18

counts some OF his actual sayings and doings Mt
that age 1t has proved Mrs Burnett's most
popular book and II has been estimated that she
has realized over 100000 on IT.
Mr. Burnett was a student at Harvard. He Is
member Of the Players the Manhassett Bay
Yacht and other clubs He is about thirty-eight
years Of age In recent years he has taken an
active part in politics IN his home district on
Long Island. where he spends most Of his time.
The Burnett estate at Piandomc, overlooking
Manhassett bay, is one Of the show places on the
North Shore Of Long Island
Mr.. Burnett Is the only living child of Mrs.
Burnett, HIS brother. Lionel, who two years
his senior. having died in Paris in 1891 from
rapid consumption.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-18

and 1t is not necessary to go over the same
ground again. The senator's who had in
terest In the matter one way the other. pre-
sented the names of the men they understood
the people of the several communities wanted
The senator's take the same position they
are with the people and whatever the people
want pleases them to r. 1t Is to be regretted
however, that the postmaster general could not
his way clear in the first instance TO en-
dorse the senatorial nominees. 1t is 10 the
credit Of the senators that they are big enough
to swallow pride and agree without hesitation to
the primary plan.
It Is To be hoped that Mr.. Burleson will have
no excuse for further delaying these appoint
ments after the people Of the district have ex.
pressed their will at the primaries.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-18
AMERICAS SLEUTH DE LUXE

The prince of the printers ink product Of de-
tectives was not In the least surprised when he
learned that the International Association of
Chiefs of Police had, without the of pres
tdigitation mysterious acids removed this
name from its membership ron. 1t is part Of
the business Of a great detective never to be
surprised and william j. Burns Is by his own
admission great detective. His keen and
original processes Of reasoning revealed to him
Just what coming Off at that Grand Rapids
convention. incidentally, he might have OBJ
tanned the information from any policeman in
any large city, but of course real detective
must never condescend to speak to policeman
The truth is, Burns was altogether out OF
place In any organization Of policemen. He and
the police inevitable foes, because when the
bluecoats masked emerging from
second story window at midnight carrying a
bag OF silver and pistol. they stubbornly cling
to the theory that burglary has been commit
ted soothing In their thiclk-wtted way at the
deduction OF the modern and progressive sleuth
that the man with the bag is none other than
the church vestryman taking the Sabbath col
lection to bank. and that the revolver Is for pro-
lection against the police
Burns is graduate OF school OF detectives
for which Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote all
the Textbooks. and most entertaining books
they are. though when the people who read
them have any real detective business on hand
they don't send for a graduate Of Sir Arthur's
school They prefer the obtuse bluecoat the
clumsy precinct detective. Burns did his best
to make famous and effective in real life the
methods Of Sherlock Holmes, seeking to achieve
in the actual haunts of crime the brilliant tri-
jumps with which his prototype dazzled the
world on paper IN attractive binding Even
he rushed to the dock to meet Sir Arthur on
his recent arrival IN New York, to tell him OF
his success the police chiefs were planning to
rid themselves Of the influence Of sleuth whose
training tells him that circus poster il a mil
nonaire's VIII written In vanishing ink. and
that murder is merely the tri6ne mistake Of
the village chiropodst.
Hence Burns is ont OF the police chiefs' co,n-
ellis and free to pursue his destiny America
sleuth Dc luxe Washington Herald
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-18
DEATHS TOLL.

Death has seemingly lurked in every nook and
cove and has exaeted an appalling toll Of lives
by violence already this summer. Accidents like
the awful collision in which six lost their lives
near Norfolk yesterday are becoming common
OF late that they hardly comment unless
enc of these deplorahle catasrophes brings the
Reaper close 10 our doors. Two or three &C
edents Of a similar nature occurred in Virginia
the same day. manning and fatally injuring sew
cral others.
The water too and the automobiles, especially
In this State. have claimed an unusual number
of victims. and avery day read accounts from
every section Of the country Of victims Of the in
terse heat.
Not satisfied. apparently with the usual and
unusual methods OF claiming toll the Grim Mon
ster SCENE TO he going out Of his way to deplete
the population OF the earth. We noted recently
the death of a man in the State from the bite OF
a rattesnake; a day ago young lady on
Long Island was bitten by q copperhead and died,
and yesterday a child in Frederick county was
bitten by the same deadly variety Of snake and
Ia like to die Of the poison There is something
uncanny that In this civilized country we should
have to lose precious human Ike by means of
a snake bite.
We do not want to seem pessuistic. but II the
weather man does not give ne something better
soon there will be an unusual record OF deaths
from natural causes. II is especially hard on old
persons, inva1ids and children. the obituary
columns of the daily papers Of late have shown.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-18

Victory in sight.

That the of temperance is going 10
win and win big in the State of Virginia is now
taken as a foreRone conclusion by those best
m position to know. The editor OF the News
Record has had opportunity to discuss the mat
ter with of prominence from every part
OF the State, and the consensus of opinion Is
that at the most only three out OF the ten
congressional districts will be carried by the
liquor people
A prominent citizen of Richmond who ts a
believer in local option, and who asked
by the liquor people TO take charge OF their
publicity campaign. declared a few days ago
that If the election held today Richmond
itself would likely be found in the dry column.
Accounting for this, he said that It was due to
the fact that the churches have succeeded in
4 lining up thousands of young men Ia behalf
! Of Statewide, and that they getting In some
telling work Furthermore said this gentle
man. the liquor people are the worst dis
organized lot of people have ever seen They
are fissing among themselves. accusing one an
other of being tightwads and the like and moth
Ing In the world but overconfdence on the
part of the temperance people can save liquor
from being outlawed by majority OF from
sc, 900 40. 600"
This is the general trend Of opinion among
the most careful observers of the progress of
the cam paign. They see standon among the
cities Taking the ak cities that are dry al
ready, and reckoning the fnalorlueH py Wnich
they went dry and assuming that those which
are wet Will all be carried by the same ratio
that those which went wet under local option
election were carried. the urban vote will be
Just about tie The gains OF drys In the
country districts therefore will Just about rep
resent the majority which the cause OF tenn.
perance will have.
With this situation in mind II behooves the
people OF the Shenandoah Valley to get busy.
They have always been a people who could be
Cd IN ha at he fore from r>f
movement for the better moral condition OF the
State. a people whose voice Is always raised in
support of the things for which the best men
IN the State stand, and Of all times there has
never been any like the present for doing
With victory for the cause oe temperance In
sight. let every voter who loves the good name
OF the great Shenandoah Valley join with the
ranks of those who stand for health and hap.
piness and cleanness OF mind and body and
outlaw liquor It deserves to be outlawed.-
Harrisonhurg Daily Record.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-18
personal LIBERTY.

Here's smother little story that the Local Self
Government association might send out in its
Arguments for personal liberty"
The story came over the wires from Phi1a-
delphia 'Mr. Bob" as he is known who was
also ex-oonvict No 5o97 Of the Eastern peni.
tensiary. is in again by his own request He was
paruled last November, after serving four years
Of -wenty~yesr sentence for killing his wife
Rum has got Tie again, warden" lie said
when he asked 70 be taken back I'm afraid
I'll Kill my boy If I remain out and continue
drinking, SO iocis -3e MP Sorfetp p~ofrfts me
from the rs4n dcvi1, IN this prison, bat 1t does
nothing Tor mr. ovtst7e'
Wed like to have the opportunity OF asking
each and every member Of the Local Self
Government association what he thinks of this
poor fellows stor5--his honest opinion. Deep
down In hts heart doesn't each and every one
of them believe that society should protect poor
devils Hike these en- the outside2 II convict No,
s2a7 had not been invested with the personal
liberty to get liquor when he wanted it. he
would not have killed hts wife aud he has sense
enough to realize that the same personal
liberty" unresl rainesi may lead him to another
murder.
If Virginia were dry. convict No. 52s7. who
at least IS honest, If his hands are stained with
blood. might come to Virginia and make man
Of himself. Other boys and who are living
right in this community today may he wearing
stripes and numbers because Of this same per
sonai liberty the court records are ample proof
Of this prediction.
II is the duty Of every conscientious citizen
to remove this temptation from this class OF
people who might otherwise become good citt
gems. and all the arguments the opposition can
employ In this campaign will not convince the
good people Of Virginia to the contrary
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-18

The legislative refernce bureau. es-
tabiished by the last legislature. anu
placed under the direction of Lewis
H. Machen, Of Alexandria. is un~
dertaking to gather large amount OF
material for the use of coming gene
rations of legislators. The idea or
the bureau la to prevent n repetition OF
the hasty and ill-advised legislation
that has sometimes marred the work
Iof American States. and notably the
work OF American cities, which, in
the famous statement of Ambassador
Bryce, In his American Common
wealth, constitutes the one conspi-
cuous failure OF American systems o.
government.
Mr.. Machen Is at work gathering his
material, and hopes to have in time a
complete file OF newspaper clippings
and other trans.tory literature giving
Information as to the progress of tho
various reform movements that are
taking place In the different States of
the union. He hopes to inaugurate
clipping bureau that will keep In
touch with all OF these things
Card Index System.
In addition to his work, and really,
the more important part OF the process
of gathering sources Of information.
will be system of card indexes to
all the legal volumes In the capitol
and State libraries. BY this system.
which Is at present Mr., Machen's
fondest dream and dearest ambition,
there will be placed In easy reach Of
all who desire to write their countrys
laws the works Of other States on these
same subjects, and thus. It Is felt that
much expense and needless legislation
will be saved the State.
Another side of the department Is,
of course. the actual framing OF the
laws, a work that the bureau Is ex-
pecting TO do a great deal of and In
which II can probably be more effec-
tive than in any other manner, For
instance, when a rural legislator de-
sires to draft law on subject of
which he Is ignorant, the services OF
the experts employed by the bureau
will be at his disposal. All laws be-
fore the legislature will be scanned,
and there will be a chance for expert
advice and the detection of any pos
sible riders in innocent looking laws.
Saves Expense.
II may very often be that there will
be saved to the State the expense Of
suits over laws that are palpably I'M
constitutional. but which manage to
and Baltimore and Chicago, have mu-
assembly.
All in all. the new bureau gives
promise of being OF great value to
the State. In no less than thirty -four
Of the States of the union there are
bureaus. departments and officials that
correspond in a general way to Vir-
ginia's new department. and several
cities. notably New York, Philadelphia
and Baltimore and Chicago have mu-
nicipal reference bureaus.
That these organizations do much
work is attested by the fact that In
one State alone f1ve-sixths of all the
laws passed were drawn by similar
body. in another one-half, and in 9TH
ers in varying proportions.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-18
To MOVE PART Of
CRAB INDUSTRY

Hampton, Va. July 1.-THE an
nouncement was made this morning
by John McMenamin. OF McMenanain
IL Co, the pioneer crab packers OF the
Atlantic coast. that in the near future
they would discontinue the crab scrap
drying and grinding department at
the present location. and remove II
to some remote spot This remark was
made in connection with the burning
Of the Rowe Brothers and Son COM
panys plant. and he added that his
company had fust about consum-
mated union with the Rowe pla Mt
when the fire came. OF course ev-
erything Ia up in the air at present.
1t seems likely, however, that there
may be an amalgamatton of the two
plants.
While Mr.. McMenamin did not
touch upon this matter. II Is likely
that his company came TO this conclu-
sion on account Of a suit brought some
weeks ago by citizens living near h,s
plant. which Is located In the heart
of the best residential section OF
Hampton. The large canning fac
tory Is not Objectionable. but there ID
an unpleasant odor from the plant
when the drying and grinding Is in
process. This cause was to have CONS
before the jury for this county next
month. but will likely be withdrawn.
Similar action has been taken AGAINST
the plant of CASTOR & Whitley. near
the city.
McMenamin & Co. was founded by
the late James McMenamin and was
the first to successfully can crab In
this country. The fertilizer plant Ia a
small concern compared with the rest
of the mammoth plant. The grinding
plant takes care OF the scrap from its
own plant only.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-18
A GOOD WAY OUT.

The decision Of tbs people Of the Ninth dis
trfct 10 hold preferential primaries for the sew
en- presidential postofiice vacancies now existing
seems TO be a sensible plan.
The vacancies are at Graham, Lebanon. Hona-
ker. n.g Stone Gap, pocahontas North Tazewell
and Tante and It Is planned to hold these pri.
maries without delay
For some reason Postmaster-General Burleson
lions of Senators Swanson and Martin--we have
threshed out that story in these columns before
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-18
TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE.

It Is seldom has the opportunity to kin two
birds with stone but It comes once and
awhile. so We proceed to fay the Roanoke Times
and the Petersburg Inder-A ppeal at one fell
swoop.
This from the Indez-A ppeal viii explain the
rtuatson:
The Roanoke Times has uncovered Joke
ns the esteemed Richmond Tirg3nian, the leading
prohibition ~ Virginia. The vrgtnian re-
Gently published story from Maryland in which
two drunk white men poured oil on poor negro
and burnt hfrn 10 death The Virgtnian made
tha story the text ~ "a horniy on the need Of
s7rohHstion for the suppression OF the liquor
tra4Hc E31t Il turns out that the crime was
land, where tn allowed TO import more
thar one gallon Of liquor per month
The Virg1nian has not corrected It's story
Will IT,
Huge Jest. isn't ~ But the Joke, II one may
term perfectly serious matter Joke, harks
back upon those who discovered the nare,s
merit
RE Vfy2tasdn cited the story of the two drunk
white men pouring oil on the negro and burning
him 10 death. and used as the text tire fact that
" Trey had not been drunk they would not have
corrnitted the crime. The evil effects of liquor
that was all 1t said nothing about prohibition
In the district referred u because It knew moth.
Ing Of the conditions in that particular district
until enlightened by Cts wise contemporaries
Corrections and apologies should come from the
critics
we always did dislike these hypocritical poo
ple. but try again; next time II you are bent
cn piehing flaws. sc, right and don't mis-
quote us.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-07-18

little Lord Fauntleroy" is to be married!
There Is d wealth of human interest in the
simple announcement TO countless thousands of
Americans Of several generations who have come
e. kaow inttuase!y and to regard fondly the hero
81 Mrs Frances Hodgson Burnetts child's
ciaassc.
Little Lard FaRntleroy as you know~-for to
adnAit that you didn't knox would be confession
fhat your education had been neglected is
Vivian Burnett. the chief character Of his
mothers most popular story. The fortunate lady
-~-tAat is, she Is fortunate If the now grown Up
1iord' hasn't changed his ways since he was a
carly-haired youngster Of eight--is Miss Con
stance c. Buel New York society woman The
cate has not been announced.
The story OF Little Lord Fauntieroy" was
written when Vivian was eight years old. and re-