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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
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rave 10 consumption,
~ despite all the reports that
reached this country by cable
and by letter. The rumors to that ef-
feet may be said TO have been set at
rest by the u~tterances OF Premier Her
bert Asquith n Of the Secretary OF
state for War, Lord Kitchener. during
the past week in the House OF Com
mons and in the House OF Lords re-
spectively.
The Prime Minister on Tuesday last.
at the opening OF Parliament. con-
demned in 40 measured terms the
controversy which has been raging for
some time past between the champions
n the foes of conscription. He de-
clared that the necessity OF providing
large reenforccments to the British
armies In the field during the next
twelve months had been engaging
the very eriou attention Of the Ad-
minlstration." and that when the
Government. without undue delay. but
with the due elaboration which the
gravity of the subject demands. has
arrived at its conclusions they will be
presented to beth houses OF Parlia-
ment and will become the subject OF
parliamentary discussion"
ON the following evening that IL 10
ssv IN "Wednesday might the Field
Marshal speakinp in the upper cham
her delivered himself as follows. ct
am sure we all fu,ly realize that the
strength q, the armies 10 are sending
out mus, he fully maintained to the
yery end. To fulfil this purpose we
shall require a large addition to the
number OF recruits joining. The prob
lem OF how to secure an adequate
supply OF men and thus TO insure the
field force being kept mp TO its full
strength Is engaging u close atten-
ton, n will, | hope. very soon re-
ceive a practical solution. The re-
turns of the registration act which
will shortly be available will no doubt
give us a basis on which TO calculate
the resources OF the country. and SO
determine the number OF men available
for the army after providing for the
necessary services OF the country az
well as those of our ammunition
works"
This must be taken to confirm the
information received through private
sdylces from official sources to the
effect that the Government is resolved
70 have recourse to methods OF rem
edylns the shortage OF recruits that
will necessitata new Legislation. This
means that there will he no conscrip-
,ion. For the latter il already au-
thorized nv existing English laws.
though fev seem IN he aware of the
sa,t and II the Administration had
contemplated conscription there would
have been no need 10 amply to Parlia-
mon, ahou, tho matter or TO seek
legislative sanction.
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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19

Continued on Si1tk PAGE.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-27
A WRONG IMPRESSION

- A German looking for person by:
the name of Dunn, who owed him
money, asked a young fellow near
Sweeney's eating house where No. sc
Chatham street was, as he wished to
find Mr.. Dunn"
The fellow told him to go to
4 Sweeney's eating-house, and the man
) near the window was Mr.. Dunn. The
German went into the eating house
.anl went up to man, who happen
1 ed to be an Hishman.
, "Are you DUMB" said the Ger
z man.
"Done?p said Pat. "By my soul,
have just started"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-27
EATE's PERVERSITY

Z" zone of my daughters has tonsil-
atis3;' exclaimed Mr.. Growcher, and
the other sprained her wrist"
That's hard luck"
eyes. Nothing seems to work out
sthe way it ought to-. The girl who
'sprained her wrist sings and the one
with sore throat plays the piano"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-09-27


A Madison street conductor offers
: this one:
; my car was pretty well crowded
as it usually is-and l was doing
;. a football rush to get the company
some dividends. A lady and little boy
- boarded the car. She gave me one
fare.
"'A.f fare for the boy, please said.
"T gave you fare, didn't II
eyes, ma'am, but want one for;
the boy. He's way over the age limit
and I'll lose my job if let him get my
without paying. Somebody will re-
port me and need the work
2 What do l care about your work?
Go on and collect your fares and
don't bother me-. ~.
x "'But I've got to have fare for
the boy insisted, noticing she was
getting madden all the time.
"'A fare for the boy, please, L re-
peated. Then she shouted:
"'Wel, why don't you ask him for
5 a fare? He doesn't belong to me-! "
The broad ax., 1915-09-11
w,v, d the su4ch.r Bird.

Some can 1t the butcher bird. but
the real name Il shrike- II Is one OF
the oldest birds we have. because it
represents creature that Is changing
its type. Should you happen 70 walk
through the country and come across
q thorn tree with small garter snake
or a mouse impaled on a spike you
may know that a shrike Is around
Originally the bird was insectiYorous
and spent fits time eating grasshoppers
and such Ike. Somehow II got taste
OF mouse or perhaps a smaller bird
that It killed In a fight. Il liked the
meal and naturally the bill OF fare
was extended to include mice, snakes
and lizards Very foxy Is the shrike,
It had no talons TO tear Its prey apart.
soft hit on the plan OF impaling the
victim upon a thorn. where IL could
dine leisurely and on the instaIlnent
plan The butcher bird is about nine
inches long and looks something like q
mocking bird = Philadelphia North
American.
The broad ax., 1915-09-11
III. chinam.n,s Mardrob..

In "Home Life In China" Isaac
Taylor HeadIand tells the following
story to illustrate the conveniences of
the Chinese costume:
A Chinese government representa-
tive who was new TO American ways
came to the home OF an eminent New
York banker for a weeks visit II was
winter. but he came without luggage.
and Jet every day he appeared at din
ner with a change Of garments At
first his hostess wondered how he man.
aged II, but soon she discovered that
his body was his trunk and that In
stead OF putting his clothes into his
trunk be put his trunk into his clothes.
BIS garments we're like the layers of
an onion. except that any layer might
be worn on the outside. and as some
OF his gowns-for such they might be
caIled-were Of silk. lined with fur, or
fur, lined with silk. he could wear
them either side out at viii
The broad ax., 1915-09-11
Harvest Time In sL

Now come and see a barg
snantung. Here, too, it is The t ,, N
supreme interest to the wboIa t.tne Of
Lie In the country is practiranr --llly'
ured by so many wheat harvas,s Alsas,
every old man and woman la and
nFe 70 see one more. For 49, 70
fore all plans are made with IS oFas De
TO II Carpentry. masonrv NJ I-eAee
every kind must either be fDish@1 OF
fore pulling wheat time" or I,iI ~ 80, De-
ct that time TO wait until tho ha sue
Is over. No matter how ipnortaa. 81 .
the eyes Of a foreign rrsidsD, - -
work In hand mag become, be csns .ue
beg or buy his workmen IN con.s -
when once the wheat is rina 7" . ~.
hospitals all the patients want 70 -. ~.
well by wheat pulling time 49, :"
must stay on. but many a one ipc,Dao
itated In hand or foot for real ~.
goes home to take his or her Mo-. :,
watching the gate" that all the -.
Of the family may go to the field onS
thrashing tiOOr.-Christian Herald
The broad ax., 1915-09-11
A Rar. Bird.

The lowest form OF bird life which
exists is believed to be the kiwi. or
Apteryx nanteIli. OF New Zealand II
IL 30 scarce. however. that scientists
consider themselves lucky to get spec
linen In any condition II Is without
wings or tail; its legs are short, but
very strong. and are used for digging.
The chief food OF the bird Is earth
worms. The body covering Il q cross
between hair and feathes- The kiwis
develop great speed and make des-
perate fight when attacked A pecul-
lar characteristics Is that during the
day they conceal themselves under
rocks or roots OF trees and when at
rest resemble to some extent a hedge
hog when IL Is CURED up. Efforts to
breed them In captivity have utterly
failed, and only a few museums can
boast Of specimens
The broad ax., 1915-09-11
s.ttina Fashion.

Some years ago the coral fishers of
Tone del Greco, near Naples, were In
hard straits. The value OF coral had
fallen - low that they were no longer
able to ind purchasers for their bar
vest AT last in their despair they be-
sought the queen to come to their aid.
At the first great court bali that was
held that year at the Quirinal the
queen. to the surprise OF all beholders,
wore about her neck q collar composed
Of six rows Of coral instead OF her su-
perb collar Of pearls, and her black hair
was crowned with a diadem OF coral
and brflliants From that evening the
mode changed. Old coral ornaments
that had been hidden away for years
and years were again displayed at the
jewellers and were snapped up by
eager purchasers. Queen Helena's OBJ
Jeet was attained. and that court ball
marked the beginning Of more prosper
Gus days for the coral fishers Of Tore
del Greco.
The broad ax., 1915-09-11
Lscsnd, Of th. Bed Roa..

As to the origin OF the rose there Is
a legend that Jewish maid Of Beth
lehem (whOm Southey names ZillahI
was beloved by one Ham'ull. a british
sot. Zillah rejected his suit. and
Ham'ull vowed vengeance. He gave
out that Zillah was a demoniac. and
she was condemned to be burned. but
God averted the flames. the stake bud
ded, and the maid stood unframed I'M
der a rose tree full OF red and white
roses. then first seen on earth since
paradise was lost"
From other sources IL would appear
that the rose was first white. and the
Turks say Il was colored with the blood
Of Mohammed and viii never suffer
the flower TO lie on the ground, while,
contrary TO this. the Greeks hold that
II derived IT'S color from the blood Of
Venus when she trod on a thorn OF
the white thorn when going to the as
sistance OF the dying AdOnis.
The broad ax., 1915-09-11

Az one time IN Rome political ofnces
were auctiOned or In public to the high
est bidder. In ancient Greece theft was
not considered so much Of a disgrace As
being caught at II.
Our prisons are not ideal, but we
have made progress In dealing with
crime There were formerly fourteen
offenses In Delaware punishable By
hanging. In the early history Of Con-
nectieut lying. "that fouIle and gross
sin," was punishable with i've stripes
at the whipping post and confinement
IN stocks; people were imprisoned In
awful dungeons for debt. In Rome
men were sold into slavery 70 pay
debts: creditors could tear the body Of
the debtor 20 pieces. each receiving
piece according to the size Of his credit
Today Is the best day creation has
ever seen. For 1000 years the Sermon
on the Mount, Ike leaven, has been
permeating the hearts OF men. At last
only that which Is good can endure.
The fires OF time burn out the dross.
There Is lone faroff divine event. to-
ward which all creation moves" II Is
perfection-but IL is not here-Leslie'A.
The broad ax., 1915-09-11
A Terrible ABYSS.

The greatest ocean depth yet sound
ed Is 1920 feet, near the island Of
Guam. II Mount Everett, the worlds
highest mountain, were plucked from
its seat and dropped into this spot the
waves would roll 1900 feet about its
crest Into this terrible abyss the wa
tiers press down with force more than
10000 pounds 10 the square inch The
stanchest ship ever built would be
crumbled under this awful pressure
like an egg shell under a steam roller
A pine beam fifteen feet long which
held open the mouth OF the trawl used
In making a cast ut a depth OF more
than $1,000 feet was crushed fat as If
It had been passed between rollers
The body Of the man who should at
tempt to venture to such depths would
be compressed until the flesh was forr-
ed into the interstiees Of the bone and
his trunk was no larger than a rolling
pin Still the body would reach the
bottom.-Pearson's Weekly.
The broad ax., 1915-09-11
Brush Your Tongue.

Brush your teeth By all means
brush your teeth religiously and wen.
but for PHYS sake brush your tongue
too. WELD your brush backward and
forward, under and over, to the north,
to the south. to the east and west.
scour 1t with fervor, for 1t Is In truth
a tiny forest OF dense foliage wherein
turks the unseen enemy.
Every time you open your mouth q
whole regiment Of little microbes
charge through the aperture and take
up quarters somewhere In the confines
Of your chewing apparatus. Seek them
out and annihilate them before sleep
enfolds you. for. fortified with an enOr-
nous capacity for work, they rest not
neither do they weary, and you may
awaken in the morning to find whole
companies firmly intrenched In the
middle Of your tongue. II you can't
conceive OF your own particular organ
being so invaded take a microscope
and mirror and get busy.-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
The broad ax., 1915-09-11

s.If sacrifice.


No man has ever sacrificed himself
In the common meaning OF that phrase.
which Is self sacrifice for another
alone. Men make daily sacrifice for
Others, but It Is for their own sake
first. They must content their own
spirit first. A man must feel better
for doing a duty than he would for
sinking Il
Take the case Of the Berkeley Cas-
tie, a British troopship crowded with
soldiers and their wives and children.
There was room In the boats for the
women and children only. The colonel
lined up his regiment on the deck and
said. 1T Is our duty to die that they
may be saved" There was no muir
muir, no protest The boats carried
away the women and children When
the death moment was come the colo
mel and his officers took their several
posts, the men stood ut present" and
so, as on dress parade. with their flag
flying and the drums beating. they
went down. a sacrifice to duty for
duty's sake. They were soldiers with
a soldiers pride-a soldiers self re-
spect- They had to content a soldiers
spirit.-Mark Twain
The broad ax., 1915-09-11
PIoaa. wstchdoos.

In some parts OF Mexico the Wild
hogs, which the natives can jabalis
(hah-bah-leel. savage beasts In their
natural state. are used at watehdogs.
II they are caught young and brought
mp with goats they win go out into the
hills with the herd and fight on
coyotes or other wild animals; II they
are raised with chickens they win pro-
tset them, and round ranch house at
night they are as useful as any dog
Although fierce by nature. they can
be tanned until they follow their mas
ter round Ike a dog. The landlord Of
q hotel In one OF the border towns
even keeps one Of the wild hogs as a
playmate for his baby son.
The jabah Is only first cousin. how
ever, to the domestic pig. Swine are
divided into two main branches In
one line Is the farmers pig. descended
from the Wild hog Of Europe. and in
the other Is the jabah. which is really
q peccary. But the jabah Is quite
piggy" enough with his small flexible
snout, long mottled hristIes and long
sharp tusks-
The broad ax., 1915-09-11
DANES AND DAUGHTERS.

Margaret an at ninety-three sup
ports herself In Wilmington. Del. b
keeping a notion store.
DR.. S. Josephine Baker, director Of
The department Of child hygiene Of the
New York board Of health, hes under
her over 300 nurses and 100 doctors
Mrs. Isabella n. Goodwin. a police
matron Of New York city, has been
placed IN the honor regiment Of the
New York police force because OF con
spicuons bravery In the performance Of
duty.
Mrs. Thomas S. Robe OF New York
went to work at the age OF stxty-eighl
as shoppers. guide for q monthly maya
zine. At seyenty-seyen she started iu
business for herself as corresponding
home decorator.
DR.. Marjorie Kimlau Of San Fran
cisco Is said to be the youngest woman
dentist IN America and the second
Chinese woman to Be graduated from
the San Francisco College OF Physi-
clans and Surgeons. Though she Is 9
native OF the United States, her par
ents are both Chinese
The broad ax., 1915-09-11

eIoth said to Diligence: ''You WORK
too hard. For two days now you have
been busy blowing that feld l heal
Ingenuity has Invented a pillow driven
BIZ steam. why not set one to pillow
for you while you sit with me IN the
shade ana enjoy lifeT
DILIGENCE bought the plow which
would pillow q Geld In a traction OF the
time It had taken him to do u But
instead Of sitting In the shade be put
more land into cultivation. and ii took
an his time 70 attend to the plow and
see that It worked properly.
When harvest time came he bad
more to do than ever on account Of
the new land he had cultivated.
Harvest over. sloth went TO pay Dill
igence visit. saying TO himself. Nov
he win have a little more time to talk
TO me" But be found him comforting
with Ingenuity in regard to a larger.
more powerful pillow, that be might
next season put sim more land in cul-
ovation
Moral-There IL no cure for dili-
gence.-Boston Journal
The broad ax., 1915-09-11
The Irish Of the Balkans

The Servians are the Irish OF sor,b
eastern Europe. with all the virtues ana
some Of the weaknesses of The Ir,gL
people. They are especially proud :,
their national poetry, which they NOS.
sess as no other nation possesses in
modern times. for they still have their
national bards-men who live by mai
ing national song. not highly cultured
poets. but men in the street They do
not go to a newspaper to report wbat
they hear, but to the next inn Or cof.
fee house, and there take up their in.
struments q recite what they have 70
say. Virtually our bards are ancient
reporters. The old ones sing. Those
Of the present day stenOgraph. The
Servian language IS the richest and
most musical Of the Slav dialects. The
Russian language has that reputation
but il Is not so musical and clear and
rich--Miyatovitch, Seryian minister TO
England. in the Manchester Guardian
The broad ax., 1915-09-11
cr.,.r Lakes camy Trout.

Whether 1t he from the temperature
or the quality OF the water Is not
known, but IL is the testimony Of ex-
perienced anglers that. pound for
pound. Crater lake trout are harder
lighters than trout found elsewhere.
Around the edges OF the lake" said
the general superintendent OF the park.
there is no foliage TO entangie your
hook and line. and IL Is the ideal place
for the amateur fisherman. When l
was there the lake was 50 clear that
you could see TO a depth Of forty feet
The first fish caught I saw take the
hy. | saw every motion OF his body
until finally landed him on the bank.
which / only did with the aid Of one OF
the concessiOners in the park do
not know OF any other place In the
world where an amateur fisherman can
swing his hy in any direction without
danger OF catching 1t on some twig
and when he hooks his fish watch
every motion us he fights for freedom.
agree with Emerson Hough In every
word that he has said about fishing In
Crater lake"
The broad ax., 1915-09-11
Clouded Windows.

Many people have a window or a
part Of one which they would like bar.
red to the too curious gaze of passerS
by or, possibly. Of neighbOrs.
This can be managed by PRETTY
crystalliZing the window glass as fol.
lows: Fill a jam pot One-third full Of
gum arabic and add little hot water.
Let this soak for some hours ami
when the gum has quite dissolved add
the same quantity of epson salts.
Then stand the jam pot in a basin Of
hot water and stir well until the salt
has quite dissolved. Apply the mix
ture to the glass quickly with cameTs
hair brush.
The effect is like crystallized ground
glass, and. while light is admitted, no
one can see through it The effect Of
plain ground glass is obtained by using
a linen rag instead Of a brush and
putting the preparation on thinly.-E1-
change.
The broad ax., 1915-09-11
The Jocose Gods.

What humor could be wider than
that OF life itself? Franz Schubert on
his deathbed read the complete works
OF J. FenimOre Cooper John Milling
ton Synge wrote Riders To the Sea
on a secondhand forty dollar typewrit-
er and wore cellulOid collar Rich
ard Wagner made living during four
hean years arranging Italian opera
arias for the cornet Thomas Henry
Huxley's wife called him Hal" Her
bert Spencer sang bass in barber
shop quartet and was In love with
George Eliot William Shakespeare
was a social pusher and bought him
q bogus coat of arms. Bismarck WIS
afraid OF his mother. The greatest sol
der In Hungarian history was named
Hungadi Janos- Owen Hatteras In
Smart Set
The broad ax., 1915-09-11
How Plants Die.

That plants die like animals we all
know. but we do not know the exact
moment when they die. For hours a
dead plant seems alive. There Is no
twitch, no death spasm- A scientist
has, however. succeeded not only In
noting the precise moment when a
plant gives up its life. but In recording
its death spasm- The plant Is heated
very gradually so as to avoid all excl
tatiOn- This Is done by placing the
plant in a water bath the temperature
OF which Is continuously raised by the
application of a gas or spirit fame. At
90 degrees c. a spasmOdic extraction
takes place. All attempts to obtain
response after this fail. even though
the plant is cooled down to its normal
temperature This death temperature
OF 60 degrees Is constant for all plants.
The broad ax., 1915-09-11
Il Was a Nice Stone.

General Sir John YounghuSband, the
well known writer on military sub
jects. was once cleverly victimiZed By
some Indian natives. At a village
where he was encamping the dusky
inhabitants brought to his tent num-
Der Of sapphire-like stones which they
stated had been dug up at spot some
distance from the village. Sir John
was convinced that be had luckily hit
on a treasure mine. He bought every
stone the natives possessed
Il had dreams Of bOundleSs wealth.
said Sir John when relating the story
land on my arrival at Calcutta l mas
tened to have the stones valued
Lovely color. light, perfect, not flaw
worth 80 guineas apiece-f they were
not made of Birmingham paste! was
the experts crushing criticism. Lon
don Taller.
The broad ax., 1915-09-11
District of Columbia.

The municipal government of the
District of Columbia. including the en-
tire city and adjoining territory, Is
vested by act OF congress In three COM
missioners. two OF whom are appoint
ed by the president from citizens OF
the district having had three years
residence therein Immediately preced-
ing their appointment and confirmed
by the senate. The other commission
er l. detailed by the president OF the
United States from the corps OF engi-
neers Of the United States army and
must have Iineal rank senior TO cap
tain or be n captain who has served at
least fifteen years In the corps Of engi-
gineers OF the army. The commission
ers appoint nearly all the subordinate
official service Of said government ex-
cept the board OF education. which Is
appointed by the supreme court Of the
District Of Columbia. There Is not an
elective officer I'm the District. and the
people living there have no vote In a
presidential or other election
The broad ax., 1915-09-11
Current Comment.

Mexico's right to self government Is
freely conceded Its right to prosecute
law abiding foreigners Is what Is de
nied-C Chicago News.
1t begins to look as II the American
dollar were becoming almost as impor-
tant TO the world as It Is to the United
Statess-Indianapolis News.
The eleven cent stamp has entered
our postal life. Even the task Of put
ting on stamps Is being reduced TO a
minimum these labor saving days
Baltimore American
Worth is to close his London shop be-
cause to economic Englishwomen are
buying no new dresses. Americas de-
sire for economy hasn't yet reached
that stage--New York Tribune.
The broad ax., 1915-09-11

A New York beIlhop who bought q
hotel had code for the art OF getting
tips which Is as follows:
Play the hOneymOOners hard New
" wed men Ike to make a splurge be
fore their brides.
Don't waste time on big bugs"
Shower attention on the women II
they tip at all they tip literally.
Don't stall" Do your part and
then leave it to the guest
Don't persecute tightwads- Shame
them with faultless service.
Don't make yourself obnoxious By
greed for tips
Above all. saye.-Exchange.