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HURLBERT OF THE WORLD"
RecOilectIons Of an Able Press Gang
by an Old Member OF II.

To THE EpiroH OF THE SrN-Sir: You
ask, "What imp of pervcrsity linked
the name OF William Henry Hurlbert
with the Psalm OF Montreai'"' in the
latest discussion Of that masterpiece OF
satire-"the nuttiest stun that was ever
put In rhyme as n of your corre-
spondents calls IL in a fit OF true in
SEPARATION. The question is itself In
teresting. Perhaps l answer 1t.
The poem first appeared about 1873.
At that time the New York World vSs
a blazing comet in the armament OF
journalism, rivall!ng THE SCS itself In
~briiliancy. On it's staff were a consider
able number of the cleverest writer's OF
the day, and Mr.. Hurlbert. editor IN
chief. was perhaps the most gifted one
among them. At all events. lie pro-
duced a daily paper that scintillated
with Wit during the short time he con
trolled IL. Not unnatura.ly his uaiuc
was connected with much OF it's con-
tents that emanated from other minds,
as Greeley was held responsible for
everything in the Tribune and Dana WAS
popularity credited with producing the
entire editorial page o: THE SuN.
1t happened nat the World reproduced
the Psalm of Montreal almost the
first, II not the first ~ the many papers
that have copied II. George r. lauisdn.
the gifted genius who contributed col
uinns and columns OF Coruscant stuff
10 the World every week. WAS also an
oinnivorous dcvouiNr Of exchanges and
culled flowers of poesy wherever he
ound them for the bcuque; he made III,
every sunday for World readers. When
he saw the Psalm he well Nigh had a
III. | can see him now a. he came
into the city room and calling us III
around him conyuisel us all with mer-
riment as he read II to us. To I've on
the stan of the World then was. as Bal
lard Smith. the city editor. used to say.
Ike ~belong!l to = club. II cost some
thing. for the salaries were not high,
but there vas a heap of fun IN II
Well. the World was the medium
through which u small multitude he
came acquainted with the Psalm and
liurlbert was the editor. $, there You
are. Your imp Of perV.rs,ty has done
many things lees cas.ly TO be accounted
for than that.
And, by the way. can any OF THE
suns readers tell what became az Nj.
Hurlbort after he lcf, New York. !
.have heard many different %storics, but
have been unable to ,er.f! any ot them.
| have even been told 10y one who knew
him wei. that he Was met on broadway
years after he was reported dead.
The las, time J roincnhc. ~ have
seen him WAS a. a guest a. ia" famous
masquerade ball given by "Suuug cor
uelius' Vanderbilt ~ rs iirs, enter
tdinmeut after moving into ms palace
at FIfth avenue and fifty-s Nth street.
1t was the social event ~ that season
| and Mr.. lIurlbrr; attended u, taxing tie
| character of lHshrlicu Rarely hand
some ne looked, too. IN his .irl!uars
robes. wearing the hircttt which was
one ~ the Quc"r medley "r our.oS kept
IN his rooms iu the old University huild-
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ing about the company nor about vot-
Ing. All that they are for Is dlvi-
dends. They do not control now and
never will.
2. The present self-perpetuating
oligarchy Of insiders who control the
railroads have got to go: o as opcr-
ating me but as dictators. They
don't represent the public nor the
stockholders. They represent only
themselves and generally have only a
very small stake in the enterprise.
3. The public has already seized ir-
responsible control by laws and com
missions and should now be required
to assume responsible control by nam
ing the directors.
4. II Lex imagincs that Congress
will grant Federal charters merely to
increase railroad power and decrease
State control he vii. he disappointed.
Federal charters. II granted at all, will
be to take public control of the rail-
roads. put an end to the present mis-
cradle commission rule and assure n
reasonable return 10 the investor.
OF curse al. railroad men and
bankers will oppose this. Men do not
easily give up a power, and for NIFTY
years they have had 1t. But u change
Is impending. The railroad oligarchy
has got to go. and the only question IL
the order Of its going. Now. when the
railroads are knocking at the door for
relief--now Is tho time TO put out the
usurpers. There will be no peace uN-
I'll the public has control. Shall "
be some ssich control as IN outlined
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04
A. military Product Of the CITY
College,

The inclsiy"ly logical address Of
General LEONARD WoOp recently de-
livered before the students of the Col
lege of the City of New York brings
to mind great figure of cOntem-
pOraneOus history whose achievement.
not In war but in peace, may without
q stretch of the Imagination be traced
to military incentive.
This victory of peace is NJ less an
achievement than the Panama Canal,
which Colonel COCKTAILS accomplished
by military methods. Few know that
GoETHAIs IA n boOkkeepcr In a
grocery store in Blocker street in
his boyhood and that he there earned
means To enable him to support him.
self while In attendance on his con-
tenplaicd study in the College of the
City of New York.
1t is interesting. to the extent nj
being romantic when regarded in con-
nection with recent happenings on the
campus and In the great hail of the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04
The People Are Ruling To-day.

Carefully concealed among the nor
NAL engagements OF the ordinary par
tisan citizen Of New York to-day will
b found the new obligation OF self.
rule imposed by the primary election
for the choice Of delegates TO the ma
tional nominating conventions and the
election Of State committeeman.
It Il distressing to record that most
citisens have refused to interest them.
selves In this new weapon Of liberty.
even to the extent OF informing them.
selves as to the names of the candi.
dates In their districts: and neither
the citizens nor the candidates them.
selves know for whom they want to
vote. The notable progress that has
been made toward the accomplishment
OF rule by the people AMI the extinc-
ton Of the bosses is eXemplified by
the continuance in power of the bosses
and the complete indifference Of the
electors.
Nevertheless, the primaries are not
without their compensation. 4 large
number Of eminently worthy gentle
men will receive adequate compensa-
ton for performing their functions as
primary officers; the Stnte committee
men will enter Office with unimpeach-
able commissions direct from the PEG.
pie: and when the time zones for
them to perform their functions the
delegates to the national conventions
will do as they are told. as has been
the habit Of delegates since conven-
tons first began.
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kill any women and children; IN
German Admiralty maintains that the

kill any women and children; IN
German Admiralty maintains that the
object Of raids is military, and OFF,
cially reports that munition factories
are destroyed and Notifications dam
aged in the raids. which Is never true
or no seldom true rs to be negligible
what Is true Is the inevitable slaugh-
ter Of non-combatants. with always
u large proportion Of women and
children. and this the German Gov
eminent cannot deny. by this time
1t ought to know that the one tangible
result Of these raids IL a kind Of
"frightfulness" that has the boom.
erang effect Of sending men by thou.
sands to the recruiting sergeant. In
the history Of warfare nc offensive
tactics have ever been more stupid.
barbarous and wanton than the Yep
pelin raid.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04
u This Meant for the white House
AccelePatOr:

Speaker CHAMP CLARK. having taken
stock Of the work done by the House
of Representatives and the criticisms
directed against 1t on account of al
legged dilatoriness, has denied the
charges and defended his colleagues
In 4 statement characteristic of his
habitually restrained and moderate
method Of speech. Mr.. CLARK says
'there has been much loose talk,
some Of 1t idiotic, some Of 1t mali
cious," on the subject that the House
"is not working AT all Is n bald and
malicious lie; and:
"Every human being with two ideas
above a Hottentot knowa that Congress
u Just a anxious TO adjourn before the
cenventions as the President is
This temperate justification of the
House possesses II peculiar and def
mite Interest III this time for this
reason: The impression that the
Congress Is backward in lis work,
that Its labOrs are not proceeding
with that high celebrity which the
President very frankly would like TO
e displayed. has been created and
sustained largely through the express
sions of dissatisfaction that have
come from the White House. and
these have been attributed with more
or less explicitncss to the Chief Tx.
ecutive himself. They have been di-
vulged through the we'll understood
channels by which informal communi-
cations from the President reach the
people; they have worn the uniform
of authenticity, aud the fact that they
were In Il form which left it possible
for them to be repudiated in ne man
e impaired their efficacy.
Can 1t be that Speaker CLARK had
reference to these %admonitOry and
pleading communications when he
spoke Of %"loose. malicious and idiotic
talk" of n bald and malicious lie
and introduced the Hottentot in the
discussion? We should dislike ex-
c~eedingly to believe such to he the
case and yet the dreadful suspicion
must persist that the White House
accelerator will feel constrained Ia
apply these not comforting words to
himself.
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- q means Of excluding undesirable
citizens; that by Its operation in the
past many men who became useful
and valuable citizens would have been
kept beyond the boundary line; these
facts are known to all. They have
been without effect on the members
Of the House; but In the Senate, IL
they are disregarded, the economic
condition of the nation should receive
attention /: and II good sense and the
lessons Of history are to be ignored,
the present and pressing needs of the
country at least should have intelli.
gent attention.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04
Presidential Changes Of Mind.

t. TllE I.plTpR az VuE SrN=SU..
president Wilson rs no, the only Amer.
can President who has experienced n
chang" Of mind amounting to "A complete
reversal, There was a time when lief
fcroou was utterly opposed t. any in
"i"asc III our armed forces the events
of the war of lSl., with the miserable
failures of our militia, caused him to
think differently md express himself
very decidedly IN favor OF regular troon.
an against militia, Aud small Wonder,
RnHEnr ,iRiMsHAw.
NEW NoCk UNIVERSITY. Arril =.
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II the offer Of "a cash prize to the
inventor OF the best suffrage Slogan
has. az reported. brought more re-
Spouse from men than from women,
the explanation is probably that the
ladies are too busy selecting Easter
hats to have time for literary exer-
else. and their husbands. who under
the prevailing system of domestic
economics will have to pay. recognize
poetic Justice in the possibility of
doing Il with the money OF the workers
for woman's ECONOMIC Independence"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04
shining for the Engineers.

To THE EpIToR of THE ~SUS-Sir. The
editorial articl. in TIKI SUS OF March
~ in connection with the cloyt-jrri;ou
If iio miles Of IN" 81. PAU Railroad
is on" OF the very few goo,i lty
editorials on an engineering sahi",t
that | nave ever read. II up,trs 10
strike the proper mean "" the
words OF one syllable variety ana thai OF
the riG.dly technical. and while inter-
csting and informing to II civil on
H,ncer must be equally so 10 the host ~
average readers"
1t certainly * another evidence Of
your shining FOR all" :, *.
NEWPORT. II. /, April ..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04

Federal authorities in this city are
said TO wish that ERNEST SCHILLER.
the lone pirate" were out of their
jurisdiction. They are to be sympa-
thized with. However naughty his
deed, human nature would have to be
made over TO deprive SCHILLER OF much
sympathy akin 10 admiration. oh. OF
course he should be punished. but
every United States marshal will fer
vently pray that the scamp will be
locked up and tried In some other mar
shal's district.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04

1t is my object to write a new book
every year.-Birthdau remark Of John
Burroughs, s~crenty-ninc on Monday
To Mr.. BrRRouoHs. a happy new
year.. and many Of them. To his re-
solve, the common fate of its kind,
Will the Sage OF Slabsides make this
bargain with his friends: tha: he will
publish no more volumes on the ma
ture OF reason and OF instinct while
they engage to spend the evening
Of each April's third day over
Wake Robin and "Locusts and Wild
Honey?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04

When tho New Jersey German
Americans. convened at Elizabeth.
amended "A resolution declaring OPPOSE
ton 10 WILSON. itouT and liunsEyELr
as Presidential candidates 80 tina as
passed II urges cooperation Of all
German Americans TO defeat . . .
men known To loo opposed To- tho in
terests n welfare Of German Ameri-
cans" they proved hat describing the
printed hyphen does not alter the na-
ture OF the compound IL indicates.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04

The British IA thCW l,H~
gong fashion a, lcEgth uJ., iH'
try too hot for liar oval. t.'l, .t
got hlull.d 20 arrcstiI.g t.
to the United States. Tn,'. Do
'u Organizing his fellow co." '...
mUtluN in India. aud ms Vu'. '..
more /" make trouble hrI' .l l.,.
thar of any other mru ul -'...
hutlsh police whom ! ht,, n'.
way around from the tHu
'hicd with bitterness agaEu,' u"
states Tor permitting liar lsui Fl. b.
50 long.
li' established - paper vi..H SO.
lisl'd il California Uuj,' 'r
s.dit u title OF CHAIR.
"Mutiul."
FOR suimC time altcr i|r H"
started It's publishers were aI.
copies of II into india tI'' ...'
over MANY copies o. som" 81 .'.
llammatorN articles separate.
Pamphlet form
II is tn hc noted wat .'
hctnr. the outbreaks of the Wal
and While the british ard 'U'
w.lr sim officially guud 'rf''..
bNul hid merely found oul.''
vent his personal spleen itgar~. '..
ish through the Instrumental ..
Whom he could incito to tlot-.'
there is always in India a sUa..N
of unrest and Dissatisfaction N
British rule,
The Brush here believe 90"
were huslly t"mcnting THIS 80.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04
Missouri Movies,


From me GiiSDoic NIS,orVfGr
Moving out ami moving IN; Nry,r moved.
going 90 SeIaiia, ana Meyer moved IN
from Sedalia. Doyle moved out, nlIic-
brand moved in from Saline county; KIus-
Icy moved out, going to omaha. Sch, and
Teller moved in from south Of Gla.gov
movcd out, going south ~ Guhl-
dust; Daniels moved in from ~S,clumrtt,
Emmett H"yinE moved to his fathers
place; Neville moved IN ana Finton moved
out, gong 10 Columbia, Mo.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04

Eighty universities and colleges in
this country are TO offer courses on
international law. It's enforcement
may be made practicable some day
by an inspired undergraduates inven-
tive genius.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04

~" i'"t'rutau ~ tai, place. vino tar.
r"wIN '."ap"d going 4" IA" ritroglvccr,n.
mas t@'u' Win Mont fpu'y upon the &c.
r'''"n ni ~" '"rTthI" explosion. was in
'"''" hN "h "ai"m"h''" ~ Ashland. Doe.
Nuu'd n'l,'r ,nuo h"uc ana STAY ,n pc,I
uuD1 lAc nVptoo passes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04

Smoking costs his life. Man ss,s
10000 gallons Of gasolenc a're. Three
others hurt-Nerspdpcr hoadhHc.
The calm fatalism Of the man who
lights his pipe. cigar or cigarette while
sitting over an open magazine Of in
tanunables or explosives would he
more admirable We're he to bc always
careful to select for his exploit a mo-
ment when other folks were not within
range.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04
A Problem,

Knicker-B Bread always fails hut,crel
side down,
Bockcr-Then why doesn't butter fall
bread side down.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04

1t was appropriate for the House.
with the river and harbor bill up, to
lenRthen the course of the Merrimac.
even II IL were by only the space of an
added tx"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04

There is a growing belief that a
Sherlock Holmes might find some
where on the premises at Sycamore
Hill a brand new band wagon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04

From ne Columbia state.
Some political lumber:
ono term planks
Presidential Timber.
Tarin boards.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04

II appears that the favoritc date OF
tbs jocosc VILLA for losing Il leg is
April First.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-04

Isndon e@ce, l0-43 Fleet street
Paris once. D Rue de II Michodiere. on
du Quatre Septembre.
Nashin9ton once, Hibbs Building.
Drooklyp once. 100 Living ston street.
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-05
Aqua DULCE BUDGET

tlust of oa fnfmef au up with
their woYk ami NaitinH fur the rain.
tsri rnps " saaet Binds haer tscn
planted h6 e large HcfoaHt is te Dr.
illanird iu cotton
Ncnv ~ eur fafin w0mfn have amy
rafjAn yoeriahies 90 psrstni on ac-
seunt VI iAo weather mtn Withholding
the much nrrhfd hoNefA,
Ham aud HAmHoy With otliara visited
vnr nstic sllIsa tiat Nunday Nr.
liam adafceued mr crowd
tVtruNS twenty sNcnNa HNd MHreh
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-05

indioa AID one esenloe mst weeN
emo nrh r1rioat uf hos. uaa shin
ihat gaut thrive on dry weather
Vhu eaiirs aDhuoi h0ari visited thc
pnilic school hst WelinesdaN and dee
maudfd tfas ihc pupils Observe the
hlloWgnr resolutions stop throNus
iairr over ihe flonr amt yard atop
aileottpn papvr nnilr ana chAlk dntinE
striY hnnfa c1ch chid must use hls
nwn d,mkDne rp an peasls must STAY
Within thr huMuis nf tho huol
sfoan.s antipV sehaoi hour instcad
af down town.
fted Uobefts and family wero in oWr
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-05

, 3 Fowler and wife ana Miss Mar-
sari foWler 81 isarlett oga- are al
she NuccsA
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-05

Als Il F Iears of San Antonio Is
Visitlnr a tho city. ssarqins a. the
Nafcss
Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-05

" R Wesley ~ palhs 10 az a..
Nueces-
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PREPAREDNESS MOTION PICTUREA
BLOW ATTHE AMERICAN PACIFISTS

j. STUART BLAcKToN, AUTHOR OF WHAT IS SAID
TO BE THE WORLDS GREATEST MOTION Ply
TURE TAKES UP THE SUBJECT OF OUR PkEPAK-
EDNESS TO FIGHT AND NOT OUT COURAGE 10
FIGHT
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The Detroit times., 1916-09-12

Sometimes people don't seem to
mind the sins of other people. Don't
seem 20 mind while boys and girls
walk the streets OF their city and
know more Of evil than gray-baired
men. You are asleep.
When may revival be expected?
When the Christians have the spirit
of prayer.
When may a revival be expected?
When YOU feel the want OF revival
and feel the need Of A. Men have had
this feeling. ministers have had II UNI
III they thought they would die un.
less q revival would come 10 awake
their people, their students. their
deacons and their Sunday School
workers unless they would fall
down on their faces and renounce
the world and the works and deceits
OF the devil. When the church Of
God draws its patrons from the thea
tiers and theaters will close up, or
else take the dirty, rotten plays off
the stage
Stop Saloon Vote, He Urges.
When the church OF God stops vot-
ing for the saloon the saloon will
20 10 hell. When the members stop
having cards in their homes. there
won't be so many black-legged gam
piers in the world This IL the truth
You can't sit around and fold your
arms and let God run this business;
YOU have been doing that too long
here.
When may a revival be expected
When Christians confess their sins
one 70 another. Sometimes they con
fcss in a general way. but they have
no carnostness; they get up and~t-
il in eloquent language. but that
doesn't do H. II is when they break
down and cry and pour out their
hearts TO God in grief. when the flood
gates open. then want 10 tell you
the devil will have cold feet.
When may a revival be expected
when you are willing 10 make sac
rifice for the revival; when you are
willing 10 sacrifice your feelings. You
say. "Oh. well. Mr.. Sunday hurt my
feelings" Then don't spread them
all over this tabernacle for me 10
walk on. | despise "A touchy man or
woman.
Make a sacrifice Of your feelings,
make a sacrifice OF your business, of
your time, Of your money You
are willing TO give TO help TO advance
Gods cause. FOR Gods cause has 10
have money the same as a railroad
or steamship company.
Somebody has got 70 get on the
firing line. Somebody had to go on
the firing line and become bullet
meat for Sl3 month 10 overcome
slavery. Somebody has TO be willing
TO make sacrifice. They must be
willing 10 get out and hustle and dc
things for God.
make It a rule never 70 leave a
town without putting one.tenth OF
what got into bank in the name
OF God and checking out The Lord
says. Bill, I'll be satisfied with one
/ tenth and you can have the rest