Evening journal., 1915-10-21
GETTING ABREAST OF THE TIMES.

J 16 Napoleon Bonaparte who only short time
before had lost his proud position OF Emperor OF
France was landed from British vessel upon the
bleak rock of St Helena, and there entered upon a
lonely and tortuous exile which ended only with his
DEATH" says the Every Evening
True but isn't our esteemed contemporary little
late even for it, in imparting readers the
OF that important and epoch-making event?
Has it finally decided to speed up and get abreast
OF the times?
May we look for field sport column rectng in cir
cumstantia detail the dangerous diversion INDUCED in
by the preAdamite in pursuing the ceratosauras.
the diprotodon the dinosaur, the chhyosauras, the
compognathus, tn brontotherum and the great aux
May we hope for hrstpage cable exclusives, delayed
in transmission reciting in pathetic detail the incl
dents attending the expulsion Of Adam and Eve from
the Garden of after they had slipped an apple
and bruised their reputatons2
May we expect criminal court telling all the
sinister facts of the murder OF Abel by Cain, with dou
ble-column cuts of the slayer and his victim and
four-column streamer Of the scene of the tragedy!
Are we to have a financial column that will contain
as its star features by Esau to Jacob of his
birthrght for a Of potage; exposures OF the
South Sea and the John Law bubbles and official an
nouncements the Louisiana Purchase and the Alas
kan acquisition?
MAY we look for maritime page containing high
and low water on Mount Ararat and exhaustive reports
relative 10 the movements and final grounding of the
Ark. with exclusive interviews with Captain Noah and
/ his first and second mates?
May we hope for thrilling special articles the
drowning the hosts of Pharoah in the Red Sea; the
fall Of Babylon and Troy the bloody work of Genghis
Khan, Ata. Nero and the Mana sahib and sterilized
cable messages telling the grewsome story of the great
plague in London?
Are we to have social page with the romances Of
Marc Antony and Cleopatra. Napoleon and Josephine
Nelson and Lady Hamilton, and Lewes and George
Eliot recited with heart-throb effects special articles
IIftr F,.I that
was held the Field Of the Cloth of Gold, and Marc
Antonys al fresco wne-dissolved pearl and humming
bird tongue uncheon?
win the sporting page bristle with the sangunary
records made the gladtoria contests in the Coliseum
in Rome and the scores made by Greek athletes in the
preliminary bouts in Ellis and the subsequent compet
tons in Olympia?
VIII the editorial leaders denounce Hannibal for
subecting elephants to the crueltes attending the
crossing Of the Alps and call upon the S P c. A. for
immediate action; a bitter denunciaton of the Roman
taxgatherers their spoation of the unhappy in
habitants of the Holy Land; a TRADE on graft and
extravaganza i'm connection with the building OF King
solomon's Temple and the Appan Way and con-
demnaon Of the destruction of the bridge across the
Tiber while Horaus held it against Lars Porsena and
his murderous minded host that was bent upon the
destruction OF Rome?
I Are we to have a live stock and poultry department
telling OF the fabulous offers made for Balaams talk
sized cut of the cloven hoof OF Mrs Murphy's Gov
y that kicked over the lamp and started the conhagra
tion in Chicago7
And finally. will the building department b
distinguished by the plans and specifications for th
Tower OF Babel the Hanging Gardens Of Babylon. tn
Chinese Wall and the Temple to Diana, and will
also contain stories OF the letting OF contracts "a
d building the Pyramids, the Sphinx and the Ia
Mahal?
We admire the enterprise of the Every Evening
endeavoring TO catch up with the times We feel how
ever that when It starts with the taking Of Ma
poleon TO ST. Helena and attempts to publish fires
all that has occurred in the intervening time
has for itself stupendous task. However, the p;
tience OF the paper buttressed by the patience of
readers. may in years to come bring its own rewar
enable It to bridge the centurywide gap betwee
its news columns and the worlds current W
shall look confidently for the story of Napoeons II
in the next issue OF backward neighbor an
would suggest that keep in mind the fact that Vcto
g Hugo ecpsed all other star reporters in handn
u that event Of worldwide interest