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Middletown transcript., 1914-01-10

by American garters. Over the un-
derwear they wore shoulder braces
from which were stretched across the
breast white bands bearing the name
of their organization. Their leaders
wore blouses and caps and carried
swords. In parades they sometimes
carried arms full of bombs and were
in danger of blowing whole streets
to atoms. In public meetings on two
occasions there were accidents in
which numbers of people were killed
and wounded"
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stony Of HohenzoIIern ehn...

1t was a Prussian royal wedding OF
four centuries ago that gave to FAe
tradition of the white lazy the ia
nous Hohenzollern ghost The Bur
grave Albert loved young widow OF
the house of Orlamunde, but once
thoughtlessly remarked that their wee
ding would be impossible until four
eyes are out Of the way" He aIlured
to his uncle and brother. but she
thought he meapt her two little chill
dren. whom she accordingly murdered
with knitting needle, The horrified
Albert forsook her and married So
pliia q Hehneberg, whereupon the err
ing Widow. went mad, died and ever
since has haunted the royal palaces
in burning garb with white veil
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GIVE THIS A LITTLE THOUGHT
There Is Point to This Imported
Joke, But Perhaps You Will Have
To Look for 1t.

This is not an American joke. The
reader is solemnly warned that it
is of German extraction Germans,
as everybody. knows, like their jests
broad and brutal The victim of this
one was Cousin Hugo.
1t seems Cousin Hugo made a night
of it and got home as the small hours
began to cease to be so small AS
he climbed the stairs ne stumbled Tin
spite of the most elaborate care) and
rolled down into the hall below. The
consequence, for Cousin Hugo is not
so young as he used to be, was brok.
en- collarbone and a strained back
Ahead even of the milkman. then,
came the family doctor. an estimable
old gentleman, and administered
soothing words while he encased the
patient in plaster.
Il know, my dear sir" re said. that
it hurts like the deuce put It Is not
a bit dangerous. All the same you'll
have z stay in bed Tor a while. You
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aeoneg. I repeated. blankly.

LOuSs l repeated, Dlduklys
lay looking at him, striving to. real
ize the change that had occurred in
so brief a time-trying to understand
the abrupt severing of ties and condi-
tions- to which, already, had become
accustomed-perhaps attached.
They all sent their love to you,
he said, They knew you were out
of danger-I told them there was no
fracture, only a slight conclusion.
Byram came to look at you; he
brought your back salaTy-al Of It.
I've got it."
After moment said: HAS JacQue-
line gone with them?''
Yes. They sail today from Lori
ent The governor made money yes
terday-enough to start again. Poor
Byram! He's frantic to get back to
America; and, Oh, Scarlett, how that
good old man can sMeari'
Speed, did you say that little JAG.
queline went with Byram?"
He looked at me miserably.
Yes" he said.
| was silent.
YES" he repeated, she went, lug
ging her pet cat in her arms. She
would go; the life has fascinated her.
l begged her not to- felt l was dis
loyal to Byram, too. but what could
do? tell you, Scarlett, l wish had
never seen her. never persuaded her
to try that foolish dive. She'll miss
some day-like the other one"
He walked to the window and stared
moodily at the sea.
Meanwhile" I said. quietly, 81 am
going to get up"
He gave me look which l inter
preted as, Get up and be damned"
compIied-in part
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Abolition of War.

On one occasion Mr.. Mason came in
to Mr.. Summers Office and found him
engaged in writing an address to be
delivered before a peace society. After
a little good-natured banter on the
part of Mr.. Mason and an equally
good-natured defense Of his views by
Mr. Summer, the former, rising to take
his leave, said: well. Summer, yea
may be right but l should Just as soon
think Of joining society for the sup
preston of thunder aud ptning as !
society for the suppressi war
From Memoir OF Jarnni gon. By
q. HfIisra
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try. But the millionaire determined
to buy it, and then the owner offered
to paint snow scene over the can
vas and ship it to New York, where
it could be cleaned and restored. This
was done, but the cleaners usRd tur-
pentine, which removed not only the
snow scene but the Raphael painting
Is well, and revealed a fine portrait
Of Marconi underneath.
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got a nasty fall How did it happen?
Was it dark?"
1T was not, Doctor replied Cousin
Hugo with some asperity. 1T was
light"
But perhaps you are not beer
drinker.-New York Evening Post.
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"Gone!a | echoed. astonighed.

course you don't know that the cir
Gus has gone"
"Gone!" l echoed, astonished.
Gone to Lorient. Buckhurst is in
town again with raft of picturesque
rufians," he said "They marched in
last night, drums beating, colors un-
firled-the red rag, you know-and
the first thing they did was to order
Byram to decamp
"Byram's people, elephant and all,
struck the road a little after three
O'Clock this morning, in good order,
not tent-peg nor frying-pan miss
ing. They ought to be in Lorient by
early afternoon"
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Evangeline Booth, commander Of the Salvation Army

. she has none. There never has been
in this world any influnoe SO good, so
penetrating, SO pervasive, and SO per-
suasive, as that of good woman
bound to do her best by those who come
within her reach. A nations women
should be it's saving salt. and must be.
II 81 IS to be redeemed"
What are the most fragrant and
dangerous tendencies Of the modern
woman away from idealsr'i asked.
Gambling. among some women. Is
not uncommon these days." came the
decisive reply, land the other so-called
sn II vices of men, such as smoking,
drinking and the rest, come in for their
share. These cannot but tend toward
the destruction of the best In femininity;
these cannot but lead and not slowly,
either. toward the elimination of tho
stronger powers and higher forces of
a woman's character. The card fiend
is as much of slave to her appetite
as the drunkard Is to his: the love OF
dress Is an appetite not always Tor
good; the desire of the more pros
porous woman to spend money which
she might use to better advantage in
running hither and thither in motor
cars with no worthier object than vul-
gar ostentation or the dangerous use
of satisfying an acquired love Of NOV
ing at high speed, Is another appetite
wholly unworthy, Ino mOuern woman
yields to her appetite as our forefath-
ers never did, and she is destroying the
natural potential usefulness which God
gave her.
motherhood, as we once knew it and
as 1t should be known. is now a rarity"
concluded the commander, land 1t Is
the little children who must suffer. Glad
stone said, Give me one generation Of
Christian mothers and I will save the
world That is something worth ponder
ing. The murderer, the hariot-would
they have been II they had had the in
fiuence OF worthy motherhood? The home
suffers when the mother influence is gone;
the very foundation Of society Is shaken
to the roots. Read history; no nation
has ever permanently prospered in which
the first consideration was not given to
the home The tendency of the modern
woman to neglect her home may think,
be held largely responsible for the pit
liable state of divorce which afflicts the
world today. The husband who has no
home influence must necessarily degen-
crate. 1t is less his fault. for the pres
ervation OF the home life, the transforms
ton of the home into the place in which
he will be glad to stay when he comes
home tired and worn, is the womans
part. The children-poor little things!
Mothers gone to bridge party 'Fa-
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Tiers down at the club Qf he's rich) or
at saloon Of he's poor Is a pitiable
state of affairs What does 1t leave in
the home? The servants and the poor
little babies! The older children, follow
Ing In the footsteps of their parents, are
out having a good time wonder II
John Howard Payne were here now and
living In modern city, II he would write
another Home. Sweet Home! won
der! Only the servants and the babies
are at home! What sad commentary
for baby lips to utter, when a. chance
visitor calls at the door! Sometimes serv-
ants prove worthy, but like master like
servant Is an aphorism worthy of con-
sideration in these days. Sometimes there
is an exception. Lord SALISBURY, whom
we call in England the costermongers'
friend. because he did SO much for the
plain people, said that he owed all that
he had to the holy influence of his nurse
girl when he was a child, but there are
few nurse girls of that sort Marriage.
that hottest of institutions, is growing to
be ofttimes a mere experiment in these
days" :
You speak hopelessly." I suggested.
ION the other hand" the commander
informed. II am emphatically an opti-
mist. There never was time when
there was so great an effort among men
and women who have the welfare Of their
fellows at heart to hold out the help
ing haNd'-yes-'the cup OF cold water
to the parching lips. as there Is today.
That a larger proportion of these peo-
pie cannot be classed among the useful
members of society is q melancholy fact.
Perhaps there are more evil INFLUENCES
at work, but good by no means lies SUI
pine. We are organized and are still
organizing to fight evil and stem the
tide of sorrow. with an intelligence and
in greater numbers than ever before, In
spite of the sad tendency which seems
to affect SO many of them. The Mems
Forward movement, backed by those of
ability, wealth and vigor. has aroused
the public conscience and awakened men
to a realisation of their obligations; and
has worked wonders in the way of good.
I think may be pardoned when say
that the Salvation Army has never be-
fore been so hard at work with finer
evidences of success than just now. There
is terrific thirst for something real,
something satisfying in the peoples soul
these days and We find it continually in
our work.
ITO what then do you attribute the
falling off In church attendace-thc
constant and growing talk that re-
ligious fervor is decreasing and the
constant birth Of new denominationss
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new cults. new sciences each one of
which seems to be striving to make
religion easier Gas 1t were) to bear,
through relaxation of rigidity in it's
moral code?" 1 ventured.
Commander Booth thought that too
great severity was implied in the
wording of the question and she said:
Religious counterfeits. it Is true,
have been foisted upon the public and
they have had vicious influence I'M
doubtedly. These counterfeit religions.
| am bold to say. believe have done
much to drag its white flag in tho
dust-to trail it in the gutter"
"A Well known socialist leader"
suggested predicted not so very long
ago the death of all religion"
The tendency is all the other way"
said Commander Booth. emphatically.
Religion has always been, and al
ways will be, at the bottom of all hui
man progress. No movement, if wholly
separated from religion. no matter how
high and observable its object may be,
can really accomplish much that will
last long"
what. aside from irreligion, do you
consider the most dangerous symptoms
of the times?' I inquired.
Commander Booth looked at me with
that Madonna-like look that binds you
to her with hooks of steel. and with
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A Brief Sketch
of Commander Miss
Evangeline Booth

Known officially in the Saliva
Booth, this remarkable woman
standing now in general charge
of this great organization, is one
of the most notable woman in
the worlds history.
She is the fourth daughter of
the late General Ballington
Booth, who was the founder of
the Salvation army. Comman-
der Evangeline Booth was born
on Christmas Day and at the
immature age of seven years,
was converted and announced
her intention of following in the
footsteps of her illustrous faith
er. AS a school girl she sold
, copies of ''The War Cry" in the
streets of London, and later as
sisted her sister, the late Col
onel Booth Tucker, in the Saliva
tion Army work and it's organi-
cation.
Evangeline Booth has risen
from the ranks, SO to speak,
going through all the grades In
the Army, from sergeant to
commander.
Her first work was in the Lon
don slums, where she was
threatened with a serious out
break from the jewellers in these
parts, but later when she be-
came i'll one of the most violent
leaders against her-a man with
terrible name and reputation
In the worst dives of London,
pawned his vest to buy grapes
for her. showing the tremend-
Gus impression she had made on
him and his ilk. Evangeline
Booth led the Salvation army
through the streets of London
when the war against, women
salvationists was almost as
fierce as the war against the
suffragettes is at present, but
she did not finch or shirk her
duty, but kept bravely on recog.
mixing no difficulties, admitting
no defeat-the splendid, indomit-
able will Of the conqueror being
written on her life work and
which has never been erased.
Through her own personal ef-
forts Evangeline Booth going
before Parliament secured the
rights upon the streets of Lon
don which the Salvation Army
holds today and her work in the
United States has made a page
In history which will live as
long as the world stands.
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THE TOWN THAT NAMED us
Saint-Die Geographers Were the FRS
to Call This Country America

The name of Saint-Die which appearl
SO much In the war news from the adj
vance right wing of the French line oil
battle, Is one that ought to be more fad
miliar still to American eyes and ears, fol
1t was at Saint-Die that our own conti|
nent was first christened with the nami
America, says the Boston transcript.
In 1892 Frank II. Mason, consul general
OF the United States in France. published
remarkable study on Saint-Die and
called the venerable burgh THE Baptist
NAL Font of America"
Saint-Die calls herself the "godmother1
OF America, and this seems more fitting
than calling the wonderful old Vosgea
medieval town mere sbaptismal font |
Saint-Die as a matter of history wae
Tar more important in the twelfth cenI
fury than In modern times. 1t was a cenI
ter OF learning, with it's cathedral and al
institute of scholars-savants, poets and
artists. As did medieval Venice, 1t bel
came the site of world-fanled printind
press Immediately after the first develop
ment OF that epoch-making invention-1
greater in effects even than the mor(
sensational gasoline engine aeroplane oI
our own day. Gutenberg had set up hid
press In the neighborhood metropolis oj
Strassburg
With all the learning of the greaI
scholars of those days, they had only just
e'AS't fiN<Nfo VI iiSW 6fcftt ttIttiDtnlSs NOW
known as North and South America
thanks to Saint-Die's happy choice Of
that beautiful and inspiring word. SpaiI
kept the finding of the islands by Column
bus as much court secret as possibleI
and In those days before the newspapers|
even before the printing press, news trav1
eled but slowly from the Mediterranean
to the north of Europe-only by word OF
mouth through the visiting scholars|
passing from the hospitality of one mil
versty to another for the interchange oil
new ideas and learning. So it happened
that lie Gymnase Vosgien'' at Saint Diel
in 1907, though 1t had Vespucius' writingsI
had not yet heard of Christopher Column
bus. who, in fact, had not set foot OIL
the mainland of the American hemisphere
The Saint-Die geographers decided to call
the new world by his name quite inno1
Gently, he being then dead, and the ind
trigue and fraud which, according It'd
our school books. Columbus was victim
Of had no existence.
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are. They have luxurious churches to
be preached to effectively in: the most
highly accomplished men have conse-
Grated the best within their hearts and
minds; the rich IL they fail to take adj
vantage Of salvation must, as things
stand. blame themselves only. But 1t Is
not SO with the poor. There are many
thousands and thousands Of the poor who
never have the opportunity to learn the
lessons of religion
'But--" interrupted.
She stopped me with a quick gesture of
her beautiful hands. in much the same
nervous manner that is evident In the use
of her hands and voice on the platform,
and she said quickly:
Perhaps, though. it may be harder to
influence the rich toward righteousness
because righteousness means sacrifice,
and they have so much more to be sacri-
feed If they turned from worldly paths
to paths of true unselfshness leading to
higher things. They would have the
wealth of this world to surrender, and IL
is hard to give up luxury and all the toys
and gew-gaws which attract us So 1t is
undoubtedly harder to take the stand for
God In society than In the slums. Sneers
and Jeers must be met. besides many sac
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rihces and-yes-it must be undoubtedly
harder to follow God In the midst of
abundance than to follow Him In the
dark surroundings of the Sums"
Would you say there is less righteous
ness among the rich than the poor?" I
asked.
No. would not say that" Commander
Booth answered thoughtfully II do not
know about 1t, but scarcely think that
is the case. There Is the parable always
Of the rich man and the needles eye, you
know. Even in those old days 1t was rec
ognized that wealth made righteousness a
harder task. yet there are examples
everywhere of such people who have
overcome these obstacles. There are rich
women everywhere who have given their
money and their time, the hardest of all
things to give. and who have devoted
themselves to religion"
But" interrupted again, some
people are saying that the modern
woman Is losing her spiritual influence.
Are they on the whole, rich and poor.
such 'centers radiating righteousness,'
as they were described to be, say, half
century ago?"
The commander shook her head sadly
and then she said:
THE spiritual influence of woman
has decidedly decreased in modern
times. / notice everywhere an increas-
ing thirst on the part of the modern
woman for pleasure thirst for pleas
ure at any cost. This entails of course
carelessness toward morals and an
indifference toward religion. This is a
deplorable fact. for such conditions are
certain to be cumulative. The mod
ern woman if she would only stop long
NIGH 10 think for moment would
see that her children will care less as
Tune goes on even than she does for
h~ion, Just as she cares less for 1T
than her mother did. Suppose this
attitude should attack the world and
CONTINUE by geometrical progression
backward? fear it would mean moth
ing but an irreligious world. and a
). of moral cnaos would obtain"
What, in your opinion, Is the great
est failure on the part of the modern
woman to measure up to the standard
of womanhood?" / asked.
She fails to recognize the place
w''es she was designed to fill in the
worlds SLOW climb toward universal
righteousness" said Commander Booth
quickly She forgets the influence for
good which she was planned to WELD |;
she too utterly neglects the vast re-
sponsibiiity which she should carry
Voluntarily Woman's responsibility
today is as great as mans, and yet
she Is apparently prone to feel that
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that inspired vision cleaning in her
saint-like eyes. she said in low, gen.
tie voice:
II wonder IL my answer will astonish
you? I believe the worst sign of the
times is the growing of independence. the
willingness to try to 1--we without God.
Mentally. physically and most of all NOR
ally many young man and young woman
Is attempting tasks too great for them.
They take their cue OF life sometimes
from our modern literature. which / regret
to say 10 not always wholesome. Girls
In modern stories are accredited With
achievements quite beyond the average
girls strength, but tempted by the hero
ines Of fiction, the modern girl attempts
the task and pays dear for her failure.
Seventy-flve per cent Of the sin and sor-
row Of this world II due to economic con-
ditions In great cities, quite a. much in
the American city ~ the European, No
young girl should be left to fight alone.
No wild animal was ever hunted az the
poor working girl Is hunted in the modern
city. All! the home again, or rather the
absence Of 1t. 1t il tragic. A nation IL
exactly what its people are. ana the prob
lem of the peoples education u = hard
onA That y who're the value oe relig-
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Inc nature OF the peculiar turtle az
turret forts that constitute an important
feature of the defenses of Antwerp ID
not generally understood, but they ard
explained in an interesting manner BID
Major Pforkowsk1, an expert representa-
tive of the Krupps the great gunmak erd
OF Germany in an article specially writ
ten for the war issue Of the Scientifid
Americana.
Some Of the interesting features of this
story are as follows:
Hermann Gruson was an engineer o1
s great talent, born in Madgebure. and
whose works, now owned by the KrupYl
company are near that city. He invented
What Is often called the Gruson metal
special excellent low carbon cast from
chilled by being castin partly iron molds]
thereby attaining an extraordinary hard1
ness OF surface, without apparently weak
ening the tenacity
He first used the metal for parts Oh
machinery that required such hardnessl
fIls next step was to use his metal foyl
armor piercing projectiles which werd
very efficient for penetrating into and
perforating armor plates, which at thai
time We're rolled of soft iron or low STEEL
HIS successes In this direction carried
MIN to the construction Of chilled cast
iron armor batteries and rotating turrets|
OF such metal
y Ine bulk or the Gruson arlnor and thll
hardness of It's outer surface, however,
are not the only great qualities which
make 1t a powerful shield against the
heavy armor- piercing projectiles. 1t IL
tts characteristic dome-like shape fts
curved outline, which prevent the she'll
from striking under an angle Of impact
greater than As degrees. Instead of strilS- \
ing by its point, the shell strikes by its
side, Is shattered. and the pieces glance
on and leave the turret practically UNI
injured.
+ The Gruson turrets are all in land del
lenses. the bigger ones In, coast defenses
The plates need no backing and no bolts
to fasten them and hold them together 4
they are only dovetailed by steel keys
at the Joints. The circle of plates rests
on framework made Of plates and an-
giles 6G rolled iron or steel riveted, ana
this again rests on circle Of rollera, ro-
tating on . strong circular rail. FROM
the breast Of the cupola down this sub.
structure with the gun-carriagss. rotatinel
machinery, and all the rest is protected
by another. fixed. circle of chilled iron
plates from whose upper surface runs
the glacis OF stone and concrete. This
so-called circular or ring gallery allows
the communication between turret and
the masonry cellars for the service-ths
engines. pumps. magazines and al other
necessities.