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with their eyes slightly more than 60 mar
cent asked for books of fiction.
mere the reading taste OF the blind and the
seeing diverges, Whereas books classed pndar
the general head of Sociology ranked next 10
those OF netion throughout the city. the ehoics
ot tns olind FOR books on religion is far ahead
OF all other classes but general works Tbts
20 quite natural because blindness is an af
hleuoh Tor which religion is the natural soIaca
volumes on religious subjects circulated among
the ohnd totaled 1871 These consisted q,
Hioies and books devoted to religious topIcs
BOOKS classified General Works lead those ~,
rsnslon with total OF 2sss volumes for the
year This classification however. includes
'he hssaAines and other periodicals. which
many OF the blind read regularly.
ono OF the books most eagerly sought hv tha
pnna Is The Story of My Life" bv Hsls1
tNs"sF' Copies OF It are always IN demand 81
the achievements OF this wonderful ~, -,
ai"aSs an Inspiration to the blind. "a ,,su -
to those blessed with sight as
AAsh the Free Library eontributes 70 ~.
musical education OF the blind. In ssa,,,,,, !.
providing two periodicals devoted 10 ,,,,s,. :.
mas collection Of sheet music ,,b,ch =
eusa'ea Heeiy' The readers study the r,,,s,.
with the fingers and then msmorize 4,
H',eaoush there are nearly 100 blind persons
IN Fhl'aaeiphia. there are only sss ipsivid,,a,
borrowers from this city The library No.,
ever sends Its books to a0s blind psrsons :,
s'Asf parts Of the State outside the eltv ana
20 an additional "a outside the STATE @Au
me yslls O the department for ths b,ns
N the Free Library. as wen as slmilsr ,,sra
res Tor the blind all over the country ~,
e considerably enhanced when the stsnaats
Htai'le type e used By all printing sstssl,ss
ps'l- .s- ief 'as blind Fhiz Is to be dons wits,n
'ls s'.a'ns year. through an agreement nsss
= ~ ne saasaslonai institutions sor ths bliss
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more Ensiand's war than frances II should
be fought by Enghsbmen 1t least Is de-
votediy as by the French.
The vuisarity Of volunteer service In such
time has oppressed many English observ-
ers; to be compelled to beg for what should
be freely given is humiliating enough; to be
subjected to inquiry and sneers II one does
not volunteer Is inevitable but ineffective.
Nothing can be effective except compulsion
And how effective compulson can be Ger
many is now Indicating, somewhere in
Poland
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-07
ALosT BRITISH ISLE
Heligoland Was England's 25 Years Ago
The Bargain" of 1890.

Inc DhfEhhi VI Aovv'
Now comes the 18th anniversary Of Eng
lands cesslon Of Heligoland. to Germany.
But England isn't celebrating the event. On
the contrary. Engllshmen are repentlng in sack
cloth and ashes the exchange OF that rocky
island for Zanzibar OH the coast Of Africa.
! or course, when that trade was made neither
/ England nor Germany foresaw the value OF
! HeiigoIand as a naval base In such war as
they are now engaged In. Curously enough
many Germans at that time viewed the trade
with Indifference, while some short-sshted Eng
iishmen oomptimented themselves on the trade.
What wouldn't England give for Heisoland
today9
Germany has made Heligoland a veritable
Gibraltar This triangular shaped island, with
solid cliffs OF granite, fairly brstles with guns
OF the most powerful calbre In fact the
island ls 30 strongly fortified that Germany be-
lieves It is absolutely impregnabie. They would
even match It against Gibraltar.
But its greatest value to Germany is the pro-
lection Il affords for the German navy and the
screen It furnishes for aeronautic and other
operations from the coast There now two
islands, though originally one. In l72O an erup-
ton Of the sea cut Hellgoland in two The
larger portion is known as Rock Island, with
Dunen-lnsel a quarter mile TO the east Dunen-
1nsel has a magnificent harbor deep enough to
take the biggest battleships Then there are
bases for submarines. on top of Rock Island
sheds for zeppelins and alrshlps.
Originally Hellgoland belonged to Denmark,
but in 1907 the islands were seized by the Brit
ish and ceded to England in 1914. 1t was in 1890
that the British made their unfortunate trade
with Germany
would have happened had they retained Heligo-
land. The double island is situated only 81
miles from the German mainland and com
mands the mouths Of the Ebe and weser
Rivers What II England had utilized It's mill
.ary and naval advantages? What II Germany
nad never had the opportunity of doing so?
What If? IF-but that "if' is why English
men gnash their teeth every time they think
" that unfortunate bargain" of 25 years ago.
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amazing has been his
contribution TO the
advance Of SURGERY
This wonder-woriSer
whose discoverleshave
repeatedly made him
the benefactor Of the
human race is still a
young man. He is
only ~.
Announcement comes
from Paris that Doc
tor Carrel, in collabo-
ration with Doctor
Dakin, of the Lister
Institute, has discov-
. = - AH-n.NH.
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"a sMALL-ToWN MAN
Such Was Christ, Whose Way of speaking
Was a Folk-way.


He was small-town man. and no world
builder He preached the Kingdom OF Co
knowing God for spirit and having an ineresA
ing realization of the Kingdom as state q
being. But He had no program He followsa
the inward voice, and followed II instinctyty
with the freedom of a river in its natural chan.
mel, with no frettlng of the flesh. But whefs u
voice left Him uniformed, he was simply msH
from Nazareth; His social outlook was the out.
look OF vlllager. \ All the great prophets q
Israel had come out of the wilderness thif
words were full of the terrible things-thundgs
earthquakes, fire on the mountains
But the words of Jesus are all of the stn,s
town-the candle and bushel. the housewife
measure of yeast the children playing in as
street. The rich He knew only as the poor al
the oppressed know them the kings of His psfl
aoles were the kings Of fairy tale and legsai
such rulers and potentates as make the stod'
OF the village story-teller. His very way n
speaking was a folk-way: the pithy sentenr
the pregnant figure He saw God reflected d.
every surface OF the common life, and taught u
paraoles which are, after ALL but a perfeels
FORM or the qulZzes and riddles dear to the un
lettered wit. That is why so many of them "a
remembered, while His profounder say1r
escaped His audience II is evident from %
form OF these, blunted as they are by re-traH'
lation, that they were many OF them cast IN h
matched and balanced sentences of Hebfs'
verse which accounts in part for their saa
He was man wise in life, but unIearned b
read no books but the Scriptures wrote nothlns
took the folk-way Of transmitting his teachg
from mouth to mouth. and trusted God for 2
Increase; and he had the follS-way in his pe
toundest speech. of Identifying Himself With 2
Power that used Him. He dramatzed all y
relations to the invisible. And with It ALL,
was a Jew OF the circumcision. He grew up 3
gond Judaism as a stalk of grain grows ~
Us sheath, but never out of It. Always 10 A
ieath, II was there about the roots of His LIE
Mary Austin, in the North American Review
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$50. 900 900 for a Comma

TN ONE day and one operation the war
i ate up 800, 900. The Petrograd War
Office granted S5O,OOOOOO for the removal of
mills and factories from Warsaw to the in
terlor. Experts place the value of buildings
and stores destroyed before the evacuation
at s25,OOOOOO, while the wrecked bridges on
the Vistula are said to be worth SIS 200, 900.
Such is the slight punctuation--no more than
n comma-which the fall of Warsaw makes
in the tale of wars progress.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-07

the taking OF the Pol
ish capital, after the
failure Of two pre-
vious campaigns, is
unquestionably the
crowning military
achievement Of the
Teutonlc arms.
The advanced age Of
Prince leopold makes
him n nt companion
Of the military com
manders on both sides
OF this fray. Field Mar
shal Won Hindenburg,
...a, la A. ..a.A
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-07

0yHE part which Or. Alexis Carrel Is play
j Ing in the great war beyond the sea IS
the part which for 20 years he has been
playing in the great war against disease In
those 20 years-not many. after all-how
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-07
PRINCE LEOPOLD,
CAPTOR OF WARSAW
Septuagenarian Chosen by the
Kaiser to Enter Polish Capital as
His Representative Is One of
Many Aged Commanders.
Rr EDWARD R. BusHNELL

ANOTHER aged commander enters the
n llmelight OF the European war; Prince
Leopold OF Bavaria, who will be 10 years old
on his next birthday. Is the man who, tech-
nically at least. has captured Warsaw. And
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NOTHING IN A NAME

It will be noted that the prediction that the
Progresslves will win in 1916 comes from ex-
Congressman and Defeated Senatorial -Asplrant
Victor Murdoch, whose baptismal patronymic
noby holsters up the theory that there's nothing
In name.-Boston Transcript
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-07

He married on April 20 1873, che Arch
duchess Giseia Of Austria Hungary. eldest
daughter Of Emperor Franz Joseph I. one
Of his sons Prince Conrad, is also IN the
army, and was wounded last winter when
commanding an tIhlan divIgion In 0alloia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-07

a hint Is one that hangs around until ~
orders him out OF Mexico.-Washingto PED
There Is no more evidence OF any need
soVernment-owned ships now than there p
when the measure was shelved at the last e.
sion-Boston Post
The bare, unpleasant fact stands that @.
american case IS iatly rejected, The UnlH
states cannot reeede from it's attitude
miugate it's denial OF the British olaims-Aa
falo Commercial.
German submarine activity is rapidly bripga
:. me war TO a close, averaging five victims q
~ Whleh rate Il viii take only about Is 80
70 wipe out the entire British merchant msr
-boston Transcript
Arbitration. which Britain proposes, Is a ~
epls means for adjusting commercial die
sHees ana assessing damages; a course W
eS1tIoyH human lives Is not matter for A
uallon. 50 long as it is adhered TO. Life s
q q ul4t'er OF Springfield kep
me Administration intends 10 seek pa
opilloh on the proposed defense plans, aa1
- res. assured that every town and yltl
VII enthusiastically favor the erection
a,,.s tGffsss within the limits Of it. e
York sun.
9tisen tsins sing and 10 put prisoners in
49, 80 ~ HaeqailnR - eyery issue ana e0ntrqY
e0ilal el othsrHise, that arises Ia copnse
- y, e % foster q spirit ~ insubordinsl
t1fott ana lay the foundation for 3
'el.a - 1oupia Ter the Ianra judicQA'
= e must Inevitably step inle ths
-%s Ar Osborne Springfield unie+
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Pie Needs No Panegyrist

NNHE BLUEBERRY season is open" in
L New England, and Boston editor is in
spired thereby to the pious task of concoct-
ing paean on pie; as If pie needed eulogy.
Grabbed critics, whose allegation that the
favorlte Wand of Amercansm and its most
indigenous contribution to Lucullan menus
Is poisonous to the system, hurl charge that
comes not from their heart of hearts. but
from disordered stomach that can no longer
know the beauties or relish the Joys of pie.
Every one-except, of course chronic dys-
peptics, whose lack of relish for their food
Is the just penalty OF gastronomic sins of
youth-cheerfully acquiesces in the substan-
tial character of pie. Every one knows that
pie, we'll contrived with flaky crust duly
short" and juicy "flin'," is toothsome
morsel ft for the palate of gods In fact
there is abundant room for belief that the
divine denizens of high Olympus would have
speedily deserted their ambrosia had thew
had any inkling of the merits of pie They
were unfortunate In that the invention of
pie did not add lustre to their golden age.
That invention adds distinction to younger
era It's product casts poetical glory on a
perlou OF materialism. In pie we, of the
present nave an enjoyment denied to the
ancients' All OF us should be grateful for
~ 'uii''eiy' Some OF us are constitu-
tionally incapable of that gratitude.
Pie, speaking absolutely. is good Compar-
atively' some pie is better than other-the
kind that mother devised, for the sake of
example Relative values in pie are. of
course. matter of individual taste and
preference, Sour apple, peach, pumpkin,
eheeseeake even custard-each has its pro
ponents. Mince pie. TO single out one var-
ETY., is both meat and drink.
Pie, indeed, needs no panegyrist.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-07

THIS strNggic for tchdt men call success begins
7, edriD and ends late-ends oniv IN the
~ cemetery. aud even there the monu-
meHts Of success toner In marble
pride dbouc the humber OraUes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-07
NATIONAL POINT oF YIEW

Our idea OF an American who IS slow to hs
hint Is one that hangs around until f
orders him out OF Mexico.-Washingto Pes
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-07

So far as the Germans are concerned the
Russian army seems to be just scrap 81
paper" =
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-07

perfect antiasptie Is all right, but what
about working out mosquito salve that
salves9
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-07

Some Of the Middle Western manufaetpr.
ers want to put II. o. b. Chicago on the
ammunition circulars
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-07

Just wait until the Phillles begin their
September drive
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-07

When Senator Penrose said that such men
as y Hampton Moore were needed "a Con-
sFess. e Is just possible that he was think
ins also q that other statesman Mr. ware
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-07

Next thing you know the Feds" win have
the price Of admission down 70 a loaf OF
bread. And picking the brand s easy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-07

What Doctor carrel ought to invent is ar
antitoXin for Kalserism
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-07

"MotoFboat going mile minute sinks IN
sound" Must have been a deen bass mote
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-07

The Kensington Board of Trades dinner
was regular Oliver Twist affair.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-07

The Allies could doubtless get along with
fewer volunteers If they had more big puns
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There is no more evidence OF any need 2
soVernment-Owned ships now than there 81
when the measure was shelved at the last 60
sion-Boston Post
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-07

II peace on any terms had been acceptable
there never would have been any war.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-07

It was great day for Napoleon when h
captured Warsaw. Later he got Moscow
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-10
CONDEMN THE SALOON.

The Catholic Total Abstinence
union at its annual convention in Mil
waukee voted to join hands with the
Dry Chicago federation and appoint
ed q committee to cooperate with
that organization. THE saloon," de-
clared the Catholics, lis engaged In
destroying civilized society. So long
as 1t confined its destroying influence
to the male portion of our population
temporizing remedies and expedients
were first to be thought of. but since
the alcohol octopus has enmeshed the
whole family In it's Shiny tentacles
with commercialized vice, symptom
Of the alcoholic blight. with woman
hood dishonored and motherhood de-
stroyed. the manhood that remains UNI
suIlied must arise in defense till the
whole bad business is swept from our
land"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-10

The night clothes Of little lads and
maids, when made for other seasons
than winter, do not differ much from
those worn by their elders. For little
girls. nainsook and batiste and the
light muslins are used for the gowns
and narrow lingerie laces for trim
ming. The trimming is simpler, that
is, not SO much lace is used, and the
methods of applying it are less intri-
cate.
With the return Of fancy needlewcrk
to fashion in the belongings Of grown
people. 1t Is sure to appear on chill
dren's clothes, where 1t seems more
appropriate than any other sort Of
trimming. The small and dainty pat.
terms in laces are chosen when laces
are used.
The little empire gown shown in the
picture has q body OF narrow lace
and fine embroidery. 1t is sleeveless,
with rufiie of wider val lace finish
ing the arm eyes. This Is pattern for
summer wear and few sleeveless
gowns are made for little girls. For
between seasons. little models are
made with high neck and long sleeves,
nnished with fancy needlework and
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-10
FUTURE or KING ALCOHOL.

The Russian minister Of finance Of
fers $362,500 in prizes for the discov-
cry of new methods for utilizing alco-
hol. Three prizes totaling $4,000, will
be given for the discovery of new de-
naturizing substances, the improve
ments to be such as will guarantee q
general use and make alcohol abso-
lutely unfit for use as a beverage.
Twenty-one prizes, totaling 1897 500,
are offered for suggestions for adding
to and improving the uses of spirits
for heating, lighting, motive power
and in the Industrial branches Of
chemical technology. The largest
single prize of $4,000 supplemented
by two other prizes totaling $50,000)
is offered for an invention relating to
the utilization of spirits in internal
combustion engines: the production of
such substances as vinegar, ether,
chloroform, dissolving agents, fuel,
lighting, etc.
Russia's wise and practical policy
with regard to King Alcohol points to
the time when that most powerful en-
envy of the human race from the begin
ming Of time shall be transformed into
valued servant and friend. Thus dc
we become more than conquerors."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-10
IDLE LAND LOSES FERTILITY
Less Organic Matter and Plant Food
Lost When Soil Occupied by Crop
Than When Resting.

Southern land should be kept at
work. In the North land is usually
left idle during part of the year. No
particular harm comes there from
such practices If 1t does not wash, but
there is another consideration for the
southern farmer Repeated soil analy-
sis at various times have shown that
less organic matter and plant food
are lost when the land is occupied by
a crop than when 1t is idle.
On idle land the plant food teaches
away. especially in loose sandy soils,
because it has no plant there to use
it as 1t becomes available. Then, too,
the sun beams down unhindered on
the soil and burns out the organic
matter which would otherwise be pro-
tected by a growing crop. The Uni
versity of Florida experiment station
is advocating that the land be plant
ed to catch crops between seasons
for the foregoing reasons.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-10
FEEDING HORSE MUsTY OATS
Likely to Produce Intestinal Troubles
and Possibly Blind staogers-
Use Much Care.

(By W. p. SHULER. Oklahoma Expert
ment Station.)
A good deal of care must of me-
cessity be taken this fall In feeding
musty oats to horses continuously,
because of the likelihood to produce
severe intestinal troubles and posi-
bly, blind staggers. Blind staggers is
caused by molds which thrive on
stunted corn. dampened barley. oats
and spoiled feed Of all kinds. II It
is necessary to feed grain In this con-
dition. give couple Of teaspoonful
doses OF common salt with 1t at all
feelings.
Watch the bowels of your animals
carefully, and whenever they show
any tendency to constipation admin
lister one-half ounce Of fluid extract
of aloes or one-half pound Of EPSON
salts as drench. This kind Of grain
can be fed II care is taken that too
much is not given and the animals
have plenty of good. clean hay. fresh
water and salt to go along with it.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-10
STUDY OF ALCOHOL.

That the dangers of alcohol should
be emphasized In every school in the
land, was the opinion voiced by DR..
G. d. Cameron of Ohio, speaking be-
fore the bureau of sanitary science
of the American Institute Of Homeo-
pathy. While the schools had touched
upon the subject somewhat, he said,
it remained for the European war to
set forth the true relation of this
demoralizer Of human efficiency"
THE utter desolation alcohol GRE
ates in the home makes 1t like WI, :"
he asserted. Like war, 1t digs the
untimely grave. 1t pauperizes.
Through heredity it creates the neu-
rotic. 1t damns and degenerates
wherever 1t comes in contact with
the human tissue. 1t paves the way
for tuberculosis and is first assistant
in disseminating the diseases of vice.
Yet the schools do not manifest the
strong interest in this subject which
its importance in social science de-
serves Let the forces OF enlightenment
array themselves where the enemies
of society are making their strong
est attack. The schools should teach
that good health is life's greatest AZ
set"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-10

water soon showed that it would be
better to place them above ground.
Good silos have been built of 2 by g.
inch timbers that were carefully
planed, for a temporary building
that will serve the purpose. provided
the anchoring is well done. One can
purchase the wood silos already set
up, and for permanency this is bet
ter than using ordinary timbers, as
they are more certain to be alright
Forms for concrete may be quite cas-
lily constructed of heavy sheet iron
and some two by fours" Steel rods
or wire fencing may be used for re-
enforcing. This kind is permanent IL
carefully put up. Metal silos are a
comparatively new experiment, but
they are recommended by their own
ers Investigate the advantages OF the
various makes.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1915-09-10
BUSINESS OF BREEDING HOGS
Much Better for Beginner to start In
on Modest Scale and Gradually
Increase His Herd.

(By e. L. JORDAN Louisiana Expert
ment Station.)
1t is much better for the beginner
in the business of breeding hogs and
other animals to start In on modest
scale and gradually increase his busi-
ness. 1t is usually impossible for him
to purchase extremely high-priced
foundation stock, and, in fact, it would
be unwise for him to do 80. He can
afford to put a considerable sum into
his herd sire, which must be up to the
standard, but he should be content
for a time to be classed as multi
plier of numbers of animals of the