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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-27

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-12-27
Shoulder Show

From the Jack-o'- Lantern.
 Yankee Stude-What do you think of ol girls? How do they compare with tho of Japan?
 Jap Stude glancing about at the evel ing gowns)-Well, really, I can't tell. W never see half as much of our ladies.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-03
Mr.. Chesterton on Other Peoples Religions

The author writes like a man who really has
ideas; Tor ideas are always most original when
they are grown from the old religious origins.
II Is not a paradox but a very common fact OF
human nature mans IDEAS are much more
his own n they come out OF bis fathers creed
than u he had got them out % n book. Just as a
mans cublaFcs are much more his own
n they come out Of HIS fathers field than u he
had got them out Of a shop. And there is some
thing convincing even In sort Of weird sim
pclty which the writer shows, and which Ia
often shown by men writing In the language
Of another civilization; ~ where he speaks OF
"our revered Master-RUSKIN. 20 whom / be-
long entirely and 30 devotediy that I In.
variably use his words. expressions. and even
paragraphs as N they we're my own"
I feel myself on delicate ground and I DO
not know whether ! shall be considered AZ
clearing him OF the charge 81 Imitation. or IN.
sulting him with the charge Of bad Initiation,
n ] say that ! DO not think there are any solid
chunks Of Huskin really embedded In his prose.
But there really are solid chunks Of what IL
much more fresh and interesting for English
readers the real IDEAS OF real and able Do
uovcr IN the creed OF Zoroastcr.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-03

The great principle Of the zoroastrian
philosophy seems 10 be that the thorn Is essen
tai to the rose. Or. 20 put II more correctly.
that the life Of man Il a chessboard, because
chess II a royal game-the great game for ths
human intellect. And IN chess Il IL necessary
not only that there should be black and white
but that black and white should be equal
There must be a pattern OF black and white.
and the pattern must be exact
To all this view Of lifc ] should only answer
that the ohess-board is only a pattern. and
therefore cannot be picture. blaok-and-
white artist algays treats one or other color
the background. The artist may be scrawliag
black on white, when be Is an illustrator IN
pen-andink. lie may be scrawlnE white on
black, when he - a schoOlbOy chaiking the
achOolmaster's nose on the blackboard. Bot
the pen-andink artist knows that the page Il
white previous 90 the arrival Of the pen and
inn. The wicked schoolboy knows that the
blackboard is black. So we. as Christians,
should always believe that this is a white world
With black spots. not black world with white
spots should always believe the good IN Il
was its primary rlan. Also. ] should always
remember that chess came from Persia
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-03
BY Sir Herbert Tree
The Famous English Actor and Playwright.

graded by the soldiery-then they shot him
for anarchist. This hump OF mine-n
soldier struck me with his gun-my shoulder
shattered. In our exile every night my
mother would stroke my back while shs
prayed that God would straighten me. And
here | am what am. This is my moment
snail l fall to ease. to comfort, and con-
yenience? I whose father shrieked for free
dom as he fell. This war-I can prevent
it see IL coming OIL am not blind as
those that make war-war for the vanity OF
King who made God in his own image.
War for greed of commerce Hundreds,
thousands. millions OF lives. will be lost 20
satisfy the lust OF five men, Can five hun
dred years OF happiness compensate for one
years spoil OF a monarchs sport? An EN-
peror OF the Shambles declares war to make
a madman's holiday. l can hear the yells OF
the poor deuded men in the trenches-they
call II gloryi / can see their stark bodies
mangled and twisted in the frozen mud-they
call IL glory / can smell the stencil Of their
decay waiting disease through the land in the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-03
REVEILLE--By John GaIsworthv
English Dramatist. Novelist and essayIs.


Then the sky blackened to night And the
terrible dark water broke ON that dyke OF life;
and from all the thin living wall rose such cry
OF struggle as never was heard
But above II ever the Voice called: Hold,
My brave ones. hold" And ever the answer
came from those drowning mouths OF men and
women. OF little children and the very beasts;
Brotherl We holdi" But the black flood
rolled over and on There. down In its dark
tumult beneath its cruel tumut, | saw men
still with arms linked; women on their knees
clinging TO earth: little children drifting
Dead all dead; and the beasts dead. And their
eyes were still open facing that earth. And
above them the savage water reared But
clear and high / heard the Voice call:
'Brothersl Hold Death is not! We
hreE And. fronting the edge OF the flooding
alters saw the shades OF those dead. with
arms yet linked. and heard them crying:
Then came oblivion.
Then once more ! dreamed 70 was light
she p'ain was free OF darkness. free OF waters.
The River. shrunk and muddied. flowed again
within It's banks And Dawn was breaking;
but the stars were stiil alght
At first Il seemed to me that only trees
stood on that plain; but then. In the ground
mist fast clearing. ] saw the forms OF men
and women. children, beasts and moved
among them, looking at their faces--not those
broad and prosperous faces whose eyes were
banded with invislbility, but grave with suffer
ing carved and strong. And all their eyes.
lifted 20 the sky. were shining.
While ] stood thus watching the sun rose
and heaven frightened to full morning And,
amazed saw that the stars had not gone In,
but shone there in the blue. crystals OF i'm
mortality.
And above the plain. clad in the hues OF
Spring. I heard the Voice call:
"Brothersl Behold The stars are III for
everi"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-03

Spring that Is coming-they call II glory
can read the outpourings of their hireling
professors l hear Christ's priests chanting
their blessings on the holocausts-they call
IL glory The means OF millions OF mothers
90 up 10 God, unheeded by man. My mind
is mirage OF ruined cathedrals. OF devastated
homes. of spectres OF famished people-all
these l see-they call II gloryi NY little hand
oan stay all this. NE takes from HE Dor the
hihe bottle labelled "Poison."J Here Is my
aily-a few drops of this in his liquor ana
II Is done (He tastes the poisoa.J
(The scene changes to the pirate dining
room Of the great Ruler. Seated round
the table are Princes. Cabinet Ministers
Professor, and a Priest. 10 is the end
OF dinner. There are signs Of debdHeh-
eTg The Ruler, stepped IN ioinc. Oazes
6Jore him Nth pale eyes. Papers are
IN front Of him and an inksfand. info
rhtch nc dips his pen irrcsoIufeIv The
clock strikes fueIreJ
WAR MINISTER: At twelve the decision was
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-03

Generally. the difficulty Is not 10 tolerate
other peoples religion. The trouble Is 20 toler-
ate our own religion. or rather Ito speak
more strictly, to get our own religion 20
tolerate us. Comparatively few modern religi
Gus people are ntolerant But great many
modern religious people are intolerable. Nor
are these especially those that are called
bigots. q Is rather, I think. the other way.
The person We really End exasperating o. he
who does not understand our beliefs, and yet
also does not agree with his own. Now, the
author ~ this book does agree with his own.
Ills philosophy is not In the least like mine;
but @ seems 90 me % be one Of the two or
three intelligent alternatives 20 mine II r.
that philosophy which Is roughly, perhaps TOO
roughly. described a. Duaiism. the theory that
good and evil are. IN one sense AZ least. eN'
actly balanced On The universe. that, In one
sense az least their balance creates the uni
verse The very pattern % the cosmos, 50 20
speak. is q pattern Of crossed swords Life
and death are fencing forever, and II say.
again. In ore sense no loasU The Issue Is al
Ways doubtful With a movement OF Iron
self-controi, 7 here refrain from making a pun
about a uuallet and duelliet.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-03
By @. K. Chesterton.

- My the other day came across little
book by a man who really defend
- ing one Of the great PHILOSOPHERS % the
earth. and not merely excusing H. Ills book
f. really an APOLOGIZE, and not apology. Il
f. concerned with the creed OF Zoroaster. the
great Persian mystic who has left behind him
the sect of the Parseea II Il published b. Mr..
Dent aud the name OF the author on the title
page "a Ardaser Sorabjee n. Wadla I intend
no nippancy about this highly intelligent
author N ! say that do not know which part
% this a. HE name, OF hia address, or the
priestly or political titles attached 70 his name.
I only intend n Indicate my own blank igno-
rance Of the subiect-of all such subjects as
Persia or Parsees. "Wadia" At the end Of his
name may be something like Esquire" for all
I know M may be HIS telephone number.
for All I know. know nothing about his ma
ton, ] know nothing about bis civilization,
know nothing about him. But I do know
somsthinF about he religion, and owe what
! know 70 him. His book is one o. the very
few books about the religions Of the world %
which this can be said.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-03
By Sir Oliver Lodge

The world j. the richer for the experience
or the past few months. and Belgium has in
scribed its name on an eternal roll OF honor
the roll VI those who have died in holding a
pass against overwhelming odds.
humanity blesses the heroic struggle for
freedom Of the Belgian nation: for without
their aid the face OF Europe would have been
changed past redemption and the earth might
nave been subject to brutal and intOlerabie
dominance We have witnessed in our own
garcrafIon enc ~ the classical contests % the
vcfu. aud TIE tale will 60 down TO remote
p0stcFitya tale ~ deep infamy and lofty
hcnor-reatng how ~ this time the powers
~ evii were frustrated and how the holiest
cause emerged. stricken but Victorious
Ir.gnnhLng D. nlNaya Lhrumgl grIevons pain.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-03

In my dream I saw fertile plain rich with
the hues OF Autumn. Tranquil it was, and
warm. Men and women, children and the
beasts worked and played aud wandered there
N peace.
While unused on this the sky began to
iarken. muttering OF distant winds and
waters came travelling. The children stopped
heir play, the beasts raised their heads men
md women halted and cried to each other;
The River-the River Is rising! IL Il
foods we are lost Our beasts will drown:
ye. even We. shall drown! The Rverl" And
Vomen stood like things OF stone listening;
ind men shook their fists at the black sky
and at that travelling mutter OF the winds
and waters; and the beasts shifted at the
darkening air.
Then. clear. heard a Voice call: ''Brothersi
The dyke Is breakingl The River comesi
Link arms. brothers; with the dyke OF our
bodies we win save our homel Sisters, be-
hind u.s. link armsi Close In the creyices,
tude, whom ! had seen treading quietly the
grass and fallen leaves with prosperous feet.
came hurrying. their eyes no longer fixed on
the rich plain. but lifted in trouble and def
ance, staring at that rushing blackness. And
the Voice called. Hasten brothers! The
dyke is broken. The River Hoods"
And they answered: Brother, we GOMEZ"
Thousands and thousands they pressed,
shoulder to shOulder-men. women and chill
dren. and the beasts lying down behind. till
the living dyke was formed. And that black
ness came on, nearer. nearer, till, like the
whites OF glazing eyes, the wave erests ginted
In the dark rushing food And the sound OF
the raging waters was as a roar from million
harsh mouths.
But the Voice called: Hold. brothers,
Hold"
And from tho living dyke came answer:
"Brotheri We hold!"
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-03

20 be given-it has already struck.
the Ruler hesitatss and takes Ito
from the hsrds Of the nom respiendem
Chiropodist)
PRIME MINISTER: II is time TO sign. your
Majesty.
WAR MINISTER: Might Is right.
RULER: Is Might always right? Turning 70
elderly Priest) Father, you have often told
me that the true divine right OF kings In
peace. What did you say in your sermon
during the Peace Conference? IL the sacred
head of the State were To pronounce himself
10 the world as the leader of Peace-f he
will declare himself-if he will proclaim that
the highest prerogative OF kings-that their
true Divine right is universal peace-h in
his greatness he will carry this ideal into
effect then he Will go down the centuries not
only as King OF his land. not only as En-
peror OF the globe, but as the temporal
saviour OF mankind. Those were your words,
father Surely God Is good.
PRIEST; Yes. your Majesty. very good. But
now we are talking war. The needs OF your
people sanetify the sacrifice Of your ideals.
(Greaf cheers ring out from the Square
from many thousand UOices. Here aud
there angry iBlprecafioHs too are heard.
The cheers come nearer and nearer and
the jiHgie-tiHgie Of approaching cdrdiTv
Is heard beI0io.J
RULER: Are they cheering me?
CHORUS OF MINISTER'S AND PRINCE (sHr-
rounding the Ruler; They are cheering the
war They are cheering the Prince-he waves
his hand TO them.
RULER: Ingrates-ls my popularity then
waning?
PRIME MINISTER (his iodtch IN hand: You
are twelve minutes and fifteen seconds less
popular than you we're at midnight, your
Majesty.
RULER NfiofsttnO the quiH pen IN his hdHd):
That Is the voice OF the peoplel
PRIEST: Vox populi, VOx Dell
WAR MINISTER: IL is the voice OF the Armyi
(The royal Dukes and Minister'S, Priest.
aud Professor surround the Ruler. cdjot
ing, faftering and brOto- beating him in
farm. A military band btdres out the
National Hymn IN Uhich hundred thoH-
sand rOices jofH Ruler takes the pen
more; herring himself TO the great
effort. ne beck0Hs 10 the Chiropodist. tcho
makes 10 seruo the hQuOrJ
CHiROPODIST; Now IL my momentl (Tdkin0
from MS pocket the lille bottle labelled
Poison" he IS about 10 pour 10 into the glass
phen a royal Duke approaches him wifh
something OliftcrfHg IN his hdHdJ
ROYAL DUKE ITO ChirOpodist): In recognition
OF your valuable services His Majesty desires
me To confer upon you the order OF the
Golden Lamb. of the second class pins
decoration his bredsfJ
CIiIROPODIST fOrercome. mechanically az In
a dream, he clasps the bauble IN his hGnd
then hesitdfos. OaspinOJs o Mother Mother,
RULER; IL Is warl
CHIROPODIST; Let 70 rip! NE spfus fhe
poison on the fOor.J
THE Ruler Of Great People signs fhe
Uifimafum. The ChiropOdist shrHgs hfs
hump
THE CURTAIN FALLS
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-03

The Uitimatum; or Every Man has His Price.
Characters; The Ruler Of Great People;
Chiropodtsf; Princes, GrdHd Dukes. Ministers
OF State Priest, Professor, and Svcophanfs.
Scene; The Rulers marble bathroom In the
Palace.
(At the rise Of curtain the Ruler Of a
Great People Is discovered seated IN his
dressing -0otCn; the chtropodisf plies his
frddeJ
cHIRoPoDIST: What remarkable corns your
Majesty has.
RULER: Yes. they are ancestral all my
predecessors noted for them.
CHlROPODIST: l have heard. your Majesty.
that In the seventeenth century many Of the
Court wore tight shoes In order to cultivate
the Royal iniirmity correcting HIMSELF pre-
rpgativei
RULER: I daresay. Take care-you hurt me.
(Chiropodist takes from his fry drops
from little bottle labelled Poison" and
applies them tcith brush to the royal foot.
and resumes his pedicure.)
RULER: To-day is Friday, is IL not? have
superstition against signing important
documents on Friday. Tonight It is the Ulti-
matum. (BOredJ Oh, this war! What is
the feeling among the people? You have
leave to speak the truth.
CHIRoPoDIsT: Your Majesty is too gracious.
The people, your Majesty. do not wish for
RULER: The Minister OF War assures me
they do
CHIRoPoDIST: The people, your Majesty will
regard the decision Of their King as the Will
Of God (BotctnD Orcr the royal foot
RULER: You are a clever fellow. You might
20 far.
CHIRoPoDIsT (toifh momentdrV erpGHsion):
My hump has stood in my light, your
Majesty.
RULER: I shouldn't wonder BY the by,
should like 10 keep you near me tonight.
Your hump may bring me luck. / have TO
make mOmentous decision Now listen 10
me. l trust you-you have availed yourself
OF my permission to be truthful. l do not
trust all my servants. Will you look to the
wine tonight? (The Chiropodist crtn0eS as
sent) The royal Dukes and my Ministers
are 20 dine at my table BE near me to-
night. my little hunchback.
1.-THE Chiropodlst kisses the royal toes IN
deep obetsdnce. The Ruler OF a Great
people erifs 10 his dressnO-room. The
Chiropodist rises)
CHIROPODIST: II has cOme-fhe day, their
day. my day God Of my fathers Keep me
from madness. Mother, hold my hand from
out OF your gravel You said IL should be-
My hunger be stilled-I can almost
stralghten my back with pride. (He crosses
himself beneath the image Of the YirOfn.J
Help me In my hour. There two roads
which shall I take7 / can move
step by step, as others have done nearer the
thrOne--and then. who knOwsG But there a.
another rOad-the road where humanity tolls
or trudges-the road my father and mother
trod when I was a little child. II was the
revolutionary mother was torn from my
fathers arms-before his eyes she was de-
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-03
By Paderewski

There Is no country where the tragedy %
belgium created more sorrow and Indignation
than Ina Poland. Nowhere did the unshakable
her0ism Of the Boigians and their glorious King
inspire more sincere admiration, more profound
reverence Ana yet Of these sentiments no
ilas been heard. Though over one million AMI
q quarter n her sons are under arms. Poland
has no right To speak; though before spOliation
her territory was much larger than the whole
Of present Germany. she d now destitute. poor.
The terrific storm which destroyed Belriums
most deserved prosperity ~ raging furlOusly
over our country and wherever u comes n
leaves Notwithstanding but eyes 70 weep. There
"a no land where Begium's fate has moved
~ many hearts, but we 10 not weep. We do not
complain, we DO not despair King Albert's
and bis peoples immortal example Rives us
oournge nnd strength, a. n always vii com
fort strengthen and encourage al countries
ana nations suffering and longing for Liberty
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-03
Bv Sarah Bernhardt

Long live King Albert! Spotless nero! Mhrtyi
20 his plighted faithl lie went forth. followed
by all his little peoplethe little people that are
so great!--tO meet the lnnumeTaDle hosts OF
the Barbarians.
dauntless in the face of threats, for days and
nights he held the German freebooters In
check. Never will France forget her debt OF
gratitude! But the hour of triumph ap
proaches: and Victory who holds the scales
OF Justice in her glorious hands, Will give King
Albert and his valiant people a large share OF
German territory.
Thus Germans under the rule OF Belgium will
at last learn something Of honor and humanity.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-03
By Alfred Moves
The Distinguishes EneIish Poet.
From THE Redemption Of Europe. .

Choose We. hundyed feoions cried.
Dishonour or the instant sword.
Ye chose. Ye met that bfood-sfdiaed tide.
A LITTLE Kingdom kept its cord;
And, dying. cried ocross the night.
Hear Us. earth. we chose the Right,
whose 70 the ricforyf Though We stood
Alone a0ainsf the HHmeasared foe;
BY all the tears, on all the blood
That foiced, and hare not ceased TO folo;
BY aH the ieOiOns that ve hurled
Back, fhro' the thunder shaken World;
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-03

What shall We 10 for our Sister in the day
when she shall be spoken off, II she be a
wall. we will build upon her a palace OF silver"
Song OF Solomon
Maker OF Heaven and Earth
Thou, who hast given birth
To moving millions OF pre-destined spheres.
Thou, whose resistless might
Resolves the Wrong to Right
Missing no moment of the measured years
Behold. We come to Theel
We lift our swords. unsheath'd, towards
Thy throne
Look down on us. and see
Our Sister-Nation. ruined and undone!
Martyred Tor nobleness. for truth and trust:
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-03

BY the old mat hare not ichoro 10 rest.
By lands laid tcdsfe and hedTths deaIed;
By ererV ldccrdfed breast.
And ererV REttlated child.
Whose Is the rictoryf Ansuer We,
Who, dying. smiled at tyrdHHV:
Under the sky's triumphal arch
The glories OF the dawn begin.
Our dead, our shadowy armies march
Zen now, in silence. through Berlin;
Dumb shadows. tattered blood-stained.
ghosts,
But cast by what swift following hosts?
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-03
By Marie Corelli
For seIsIumI An Invocation.

Help US, o God. 20 raise her from the dusti
BE Thou our witness. Lordl
We swear with one accord
Swift retribution on her treacherous foei
Her bitter wrong is ours.
And heavens full-armed powers
Shall hurl her murderer TO his overthrow
Upon her broken wall
A silver palace OF sweet peace shall rise
At that high Festival
When Victory's signal flashes through the
skies
But--until thenl-welcome the hercest
fray!
We hght for Freedom, Cod. give us THE
Day"l
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-03
By Maurice Hewlett
English Novelist and Poet.

English NOVELIST and Poet
O MEN OF mickle heart and little speech.
SLOW. stubborn countrymen OF heath and
plain,
Now have ye shown these insolent again
That which to Caesars legions we could
teach.
That slow-provok'd is iong-proyok'd. May
each
Grass Caesar learn this of the Kettle grain.
Until at last they reckon Il in vain
To browbeat us who hold the Western
reach.
For even as you are. we are. III to rouse,
Rooted in Custom, order. Church and King;
And as YOU fight for their sake so shall we.
Doggedly inch by inch. and house by house:
Seeing for us too there's a dearer thing
Than land or blood-and that thing
LIBERTY.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-03
Notable Contributions to the Belgian King and People
from Representative Men and Women
Throughout the World

others Of their kind great pages
by the artists.
special arrangements King Aibsrts published
this Library
price Of $3.50 All
be King Albert Belgian
lowing overlooking
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-03

IN Wo hundred and thrynins distinguishes
and In the united In collaboration
- book Of tribute King Albert Belgium
Belgian people which hss been "kna Aibers Book"
Not only writers like KipIins
but musicians like Masessn pebussy
Edmond Rostsnd. Maurice
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-03
BY Anatole France

Ny country owes a debt Of gratitude 70 King
Albert and bic people which they viii ever hold
Cacrcd. This will be evident when. IN concert
villa our noble ally, she viii work for the
Constitution OF harmonious Europe. after our
fnai triumph
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-04-03

The Autographed Portrait of King ALDER
of Belgium in king Albert's Book"