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The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-06-23

TMr. Barker" she said, "do you real
ly think that man has lived on the
earth hundreds of thousands Of years?
'T don't know" replied Donald, still
picking away on his mandolin, "hav-
ing only been here about twenty years
myself"
1t was plain to any one that he had
no desire TO air his knowledge, but
Evelyn persisted:
Here's a picture in this book of
bison painted on the wall Of a cave.
The animal has been extinct for many
thousands Of years, and yet the pic
ture must have been painted by a
man"
'How about the baseball team of
your college this year?" I asked him,
with a view to changing the sub
Ject.
''The best we've had in many years."
he said, frightening up at being able
to talk on an ordinary subject. "Our
fellows have got new twirler, who is
going to develop into a wonder"
Evelyn was turning the leaves Of the
book, but l noticed that she was look
ing at the pictures
Here's a man." she said, referring
to a picture of a primitive man that
somebody had built of plaster on a
| Jawbone found in a cave, "who lived
not less than $4,000 years ago"
Donald frowned. 1t was evident that
he wanted to get away from heavy
subjects and feed on light ones I,
having failed to turn Evelyn from
what was going on many thousands of
years ago by introducing modern base
ball, concluded to try another tack. I
didn't know much myself, but re-
solved to utilize what did know.
Don't you think, Mr.. Barker" I
said, that the spectroscope is a won
derful 1nventlon?" /.
He cast a quick glance at me and
caught on at once.
"You mean," he said, "that spectral
analysis is a remarkably scientific de-
velopment."
Evelyn looked blank. She knew no
more about spectroscope than I did
and was evidently uneasy lest she
should be compelled to display her ig-
norance.
what do they do with a spectre
scope, anyway, Ev?' 1 asked.
"What do they do?" she repeated In a
patronizing tone, as though she was go
ing to enlghten my ignorance. why,
they break up a ray Of light and In that
way find out what the substance that
gives out the ray is made Of"
"HOw do they do that?" asked.
'Why, just as have said, by break
ing up ray Of light"
"But how can they do it that wayY'
I asked.
She was stumped. 1 started In to
talk Of something else, but in a few
minutes she interrupted me to say:
"Oh, remember now. They do It
through certain lines that appear on
the rainbow Of colors from the break
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-06-23
well, I suppose it's about me- Gc
quick! Stop themr'

well, / suppose it's about me. Go
quick! Stop themF'
(which way did they go?"
They're out on the tennis court"
The two men ran out through back
door. 1t was just light enough to see
two dim figures on the tennis court
hacking at each other with the short
knives they had worn in their belts
during the evening. The two men AMI
the girl ran to where they were, and
the combatants, seeing that they had
attracted attention, desisted. One OF
those who had interfered took Faust
By the arm, and the other, a large,
powerful fellow, took Mephistopheles
by the ear and led them back TO the
house and into the ballroom
The dancing had ceased, and the
dancers were promenading or resting.
On seeing Faust and Mephistopheles
led In like two naughty schoolbOys
there was a shout Of laughter. Mar
guer1te made for door, but she was
caught and brought back.
Even the absurdity Of the situation
did not prevent the rivals from scowl-
ing at each other, and Mephistopheles
was unconsciously playing the part of
Satan to perfection.
Hello, JimI" said one Of his chums.
when did you come up from belowY'
Jim cast a malevolent glance at the
speaker, but made no reply.
'eKate," said the lady who had made
the hit, 'tI knew you were match for
any man, but didn't think you were
superior to Satan"
"Come to the supper roomT' cried
the man who had lost the gloves.
"rve toast for you all"
The rivals and the girl they had
fought for were pushed into the supper
room, fresh champagne was opened,
and this was the toast given:
"To the only girl that ever Aved who
has been too much for the devil"
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-06-23

pected that 1t would result In a draw,
for it was not likely that definite re-
suit could be obtained Faust naturally
gravitated toward Marguerite, and the
two disappeared in an unfrequented
part Of the house, where occasional
passers saw them sitting tete-a-tete,
unmasked. They seemed very much
absorbed in each other.
Faust left Marguerite to keep an ell
gagement to dance-he had broken two
engagements for Marguerite, but the
woman with whom he had the third
came for him-and Mephistopheles
Joined her. When Faust finished his
dance he came back to continue the
tete-a-tete and, finding Mephistopheles
In his place, scowled Mephtstopheles
scowled back. Marguerite gave the
latter a nod, indicating that she pre-
ferred the former, and MephistOpheles
went away suIlen.
Later Marguerite danced with Me-
phistopheles, while Faust was seen
standing apart, evidently in no good
humor. Whenever the couple whirled
by Faust MephistoPheles gave one of
those cha, has'r' for which the devil is
famous. Faust involuntarily fingered
the jewel hilted dagger in his belt
By this time this version of the poem
Of Faust" not intended by the author
began to attract the attention Of a
small coterie who were In the secret of
the bet.
Those who knew Marguerite best
were Of the opinion that she would
plunge Faust down into the fiery fur
mace without the slightest injury to
herself, and there were those who con
gidered her a match for the devil.
Il is astonishing howSman, when
made mad by woman, VIII forget that
ho is an intelligent human being. And
there are cases where no time is re
Guired to turn his head. By common
consent Marguerite was left to hel
lover Of the poem and the party tc
whom he had sold his soul. To all Rp
pearances Faust seemed TO be playing
hiy part well, but Mephistopheles was
evidently paying more attention tc
Marguerite than does his prototype in
the poem or in Gounod's famous opera
Faust, instead Of being under Meph1s
topheles' influence. seemed to be an
tAgon11ed by him.
Il was shortly before the first glim
mer Of dawn, when the dancers were
at their gayest, that Marguerite went
up to one Of the men and excitedly
whispered something in his ear. The
man calling another, the two hurried
" left the ballroom In company will
Marguerite. AS soon as they were ou
o4 sight and hearing Of the dancers she
said 10 them hurriedly:
".hoSo two men are going TO Kill
each otherp
~The devtly' exclaimed one OF thC
man
Eyes, the devil and Faust-MF. Bur
nee and Dr.. Wells"
what fort"
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-06-23
A MATCH
FOR SATAN
By MARTHA v. MONROE

One night at a masquerade ball two
persons appeared, man and woman,
who excited considerable interest. The
man represented Faust, the woman
Marguerite. Presently a third person
entered, representing Mephistopheles.
The interest was heightened by Me-
phAstopheles and Faust talking tOgeth-
Or, both at the same time casting
glAnCes at Marguerite.
'"That girl wiII lose her heart" said
q guest representing Rob Roy to an
other dressed as Martha Washington.
''The feIlOw got up as Faust is lady
kRRlRr.7
And know the GIRL" said the other
IL Faust tackles her she'll make him
regret It."
''FH tell yoH what you do. Tell Mar
gnertte to go for Faust. I'll tell Faust
b 60 for her. I'll bet you dozen pairs
OG gloves against a box Of cigars that
I win"
The bet was made, though it was ex.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-06-23
How She
Won Him

When Donald Barker had been grad
uated at college with high hOnors and
came down to Mayside with Phi Beta
Kappa key dangling at his watcN
chain Evelyn Clarke and I became
rivals for his favor. We girls had al
ways considered Evelyn boOky, but
rather to show off than possessing any
depth Of knowledge. She, Donald and
were sitting On the porch one morn
ing, I with my crochet work, Donald
strumming his mandolin, while Evelyn
was holding In her lap q work recently
issue on the cave man.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-06-23

to be my modeSty quite won him. Since
then he has been devoted to me- /
confess, however, am always ON the
anxious seat for fear that he viii dis
cover how shallow / am. But so long
as he thinks that my keeping my knowl-
edge to myself arises from a dislike to
appear to be showing of / am in no
great danger. After our marriage, If
be learns the truth, it won't matter.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-03
PLEASING CONTEST.

u RoF A. n. BERLIN the faculty and the student
4 body OF the Wilmington High School are deserv-
ing OF much credit for the that attended the
oraoroa contest held in the auditorium that nst-
tuition last night Nor should due credit fail to be
given 70 Superintendent Clifford Scott for the whole
some encouragement he has given the movement TO
revive in the public schools the teaching OF decama-
ton and oratory. Nathan Miller donor Of the First
State sweepstake Trophy for Oratory David snelen-
burg gfver Of the First High School Trophy. and
Mayor Price, who Is in hearty accord with the move
ment TO be felcated upon the fact that they were
present and parc pated greater or lesser degree in
the exercises.
The eight contestants-four boys and four girls
acquitted themselves splendidy and we're applauded
heartily by those who had assembled to hear them In
fact all OF them we're good that the three Judges
Professor r. l. Cross Superintendent OF Schools IN
Rural New Castle county; Professor Short OF Della.
ware College. and Professor Yorger. OF the DUPONT
High School, experienced difficulty in selecting the two
winners and the alternate who will represent our
High School in the State contest that VIII be held IN
Dover.
The next contest here will be for the Grammar
School trophies and the selection OF contestants from
the Wilmington grammar schools TO contest for the
State prizes
Professor Berlin struck the nail on the head last
evening when he said that the Wilmington High school
should have a a member OF its faculty teacher Of
defamation and oratory.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-03
SPIRIT OF THE
DELMARVIA PRESS
sMYRNA AM ms RIYER.
From the Smyrna Times.

Iulu INC CMg Iud Illus.
Every advocate OF better navigation
facilities for Smyrna will be inter
ested in the proceedings and discus
sion before Congress last week in
the matter OF a $4,000 appropriation
for Smyrna River which Congress-
man Miller had a hard fight TO Sc
cure. It passed the House after
some opposition and is now before
the Senate.
Mr.. Miller championed the cause
OF Smyrna in an admirable manner
and not only made his point clear
from his own standpoint, but submit
ted a letter from ]. z. Hoffecker, OF
this town, giving additional light on
the tonnage that should be credited
to Smyrna River, but never reported.
In view OF the fact there is some
talk Of putting on this spring a fast
freight and passenger steamboat to
ply between Smyrna and Philadel-
phia, the continued improvement Of
fhe stream from here TO the Delaware
Bay is a question OF paramount ne
cessity. The whole community there
fore owes a gratitude to Congress-
man Miller for the stand he took in
behalf of Smyrna River navigation.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-03

means fanciful, and It will at least
bear study as events proceed. There
is perhaps some support for the idea
of deliberate provocatioD Of Amer
lean hostility in the insulting char
acter of the German concessions"
and prescribed limitations regarding
the regular passenger traffic Of Amer
lean liners on the neutral seas.
Whatever doubt there may be as TO
the real motive on the part of Ger
many, there can be no doubt concern
Ing the practical efficiency with which
she will put her threat into operation:
or Of the fixity of her determination
to go to extremes.
Just as little doubt can there be OF
the right course of the United States
Government in the situation forced
upon il by Germanys desperation.
There is no further occasion for note
writing. The unalterable decision of
this country has already been COM
municated to the Imperial Govern
ment in the note of April 20. II
Germany dares to assail our neutral
rights on the neutral seas, If Ger
movement of our commerce or to inn
peril the lives Of our citizens in ways
not recognized by the common law
Of nations as legitimate in time OF
war, she sewers automatically the
diplomatic relations existing between
the two nations. She has been told
plainly that break in relations will
follow an outrage or our rights. The
consequences Of such a severance
may be momentous. but the cOnse-
auences Of failure to give effect 70
our unqualified warning would be in
tolera bic to the nations dignity and
self-respect. There is not an Amer
lean worthy of the name-not an
American worthy the name even
though he be Of German descent and
in sympathy with Germany's legiti-
mate aspirations who would have
President Wilson act otherwise than
as we believe he has already de-
termined to act in this grave crisis.
There is only one thing for the
American Government to do in the
presence of an overt act on Germany
part violating our rights on the ocean
and injuring us for the sake of mill
ldIN uuNdnlabE ONNA a Ae+N+N-@
which we are at peace That one
thing was stated with sufficient clear
ness in Mr.. wilson's warning to Ger
many after the outrage on the Sus-
sex. II is to break completely with
Germany at the first offence.
There is only one thing for the
American people to do, and that Is
TO give unqualified and unquestion-
ing support to the President in every
measure undertaken for the assertion
Of American rights and the mainte
nance of the dignity and honor Of our
Gag. It is no time for the discussion
of past mistakes and weaknesses OF
Administrative policy. II IS no time
for the strategy and tactics OF parti-
san politics. The President and his
councillors constitute the only ma
chinery by which the American peo-
pie can make their will effective In
this matter Of supreme Importance;
and what sort Of an American Is ne
who would choose this time for tam
perlng with the wheels and cogs ana
gear of that machine?
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-03
HOME MANAGERS WEEK A SUCCESS.

WHEN THE EVENING JOURNAL arranged to have
W Alice Dynes Feuling, expert domestic econ
omy and culinary science, come to Wilmington and
hold Home Managers Week and Cooking School in
the High School Auditorium we felt confident that the
housewives and others OF city and its neighborhood
would respond effort to do something for the
good Of the community
That confidence was not misplaced. Mrs. Feuling
came. She opened her school Hundreds OF wo-
men and girls went to hear her The intelligent and
practical way In which she discussed and demonstrated
home problems impressed them II appealed TO their
common Many of them attended all the sessions
ln sense. all OF them became free and welcome stu
dents school OF domestic economy and cooking es-
tabshed for their benefit They found It dspens-
ing something we'll worth while We felicitate
them upon their discriminating intelligence and the way
Ia which they grasped at the good suggestions made
10 them by their teacher who is known to domestic
economists all this country and also abroad. We
congratulate Mrs Feuling upon the important
ional function she has performed here No matter
from what side the school may be viewed strikes the
eye and the imagination having been pronounced
success
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-03
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 3. 1917.
ANERICrs ANSWER TO GERNANY.

ID ERLINs challenge to Washington is as plain It
~ could be made without specifying referee seconds
ground and weapons and IL is not necessary or wise
that President Wilson delay action until some ocean
hororr arouses the country.
On April g. 1916, IN plain terms he notified Germany
that unless she abandoned her existing methods OF sub
marine warfare against passenger and freight carrying
vessels the United States would diplomatic rela
tons.
Weeks later, Germany replied that her naval COM
manders had been positively ordered 10 sink no such
ships within without the without warning
and without saving the lives mperled; and the hor-
rors perpetrated by Germany upon the Lustania the
Falaba the and other defenseess ships passed
into history.
Now Germany declares unrestricted submarine war
fare
Uncle Sans answer should be clear and SHARP
the crack of gun. and it should be such TO b,
heard clear around the world The entire country Il
waiting for IL, knowing that the honor OF nation
has been assaed by Germany and feeling that It mus
be protected by diplomacy If possible; by other
il necessary.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-03
Only One American Allegiance; Only ON
Thing for Americans TO Do
lFrom the New York SUM

Germany's resort to methods of
warfare on the high seas in contempt
OF law and neutral rights and in de-
tance Of civilized Judgment does moi
constitute reputation of any pledge
made by her Government 10 ours
This Is the first thing to be kent in
mind. Whatever Indignation her de-
olared intentions may warrant. what
ever may be said OF the reckless and
desperate immortality of her course.
she cannot be accused of breaking
faith with the United States.
On April 20, 1916, after the attack
on the Sussex, President Wilson
through Ambassador Gerard notified
the Imperial Government at Berlin
that unless it should Immediately de-
clare and effect an abandonment of
its then avowed methods OF subma-
rine warfare against passenger and
freight carrying vessels the United
States could have no choice but to
sever diplomatic relations with the
German Empire altogether"
To this Germany replied on May g.,
in note from DR.. Won Jagow to Mr..
Gerard, that the United States ought
to insist equally upon the observance
by Great Britain Of the recognized
rules of international law; that pend
ing an effort on the part OF the United
States to bring Great Britain to a
sense OF her obligat ons in this re-
spect Germany would suspend her
attacks on merchant vessels without
warning and without saving human
lives; but that If the United States
did not succeed in having the laws Of
humanity followed by all belligerents
(meaning England) "the German
Government would then be facing a
new situation in which II must re-
serve to itself complete liberty of de-
cision."
It is only fair to remember that
Germany is now exercising, for rea-
sons satisfactory to herself II not
to us, that reserved right 20 with
draw her promise Of which she mott
fed US at the time.
There are two possible explana-
tions of the decision OF Germany at
this time to return to the barbarities
and atrocities OF submarine warfare
which were temporarily suspended
nine months ago when the United
States notified her that we should
sever all diplomatic relations unless
these illegal and inhuman practices
were abandoned.
The first is that Germany really
believes that it is within her power
to starve Great Britain into submits
sion by the relentless use Of the sub
marine weapons against all merchant
men, belligerent or neutral, ap-
preaching her enemies ports; and
that she resorts TO these measures
with as little concern about their le-
gality or morality or humanity as
attended her violation OF Belgian ter
ritory at the beginning OF the war.
The second supposition is that Ger
many, fully conscious of imminent
exhaustion and defeat, is not willing
to draw the United States and per-
haps Spain and the other neutraIs
into the combination of Powers now
arrayed against her; in order that
she may yield at last TO the inevi-
table with better face than she could
show in a surrender to her present
adversaries. This theory is by no
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-03
The Record
(From the New York Tribune.J

"a plain case Of violation of the Ger
man pledge-was under consideration
our Government, on April is. 1915, de-
livered this standardization to Ber-
lin:
IF 1t is still the purpose OF the I'M
perial Government to prosecute re-
lentless and indiscriminate warfare
against vessels OF commerce by the
use of submarines, without regard to
what the Government OF the United
States must consider the sacred and
indisputable rules Of international
law and the universally recognized
dictates Of humanity. the Government
OF the United States is at last forced
to the conclusion that there is but
one course it can pursue. Unless
the Imperial German Government
should now Immediately declare and
effect an abandonment OF its present
methods of warfare against passenger
and freight-carrying vessels the Gov
eminent of the United states can have
no choice but TO sever diplomatic re-
lations with the German Empire al
together"
Here is the American record It is
a record absolutely at odds with the
German policy. The two cannot be
reconciled. They cannot live side by
side Germany therefore knows what
this country's answer must be to her
last desperate challenge Of neutral
rights at sea.
We also know. It is merely a ques-
ton now of the hour at which the
inevitable answer will be publicly
given.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-03
non MN FEERLE.MINnrn

u REPRESENTATIVE WEIGH has introduced in the
N House Of Representatives in Dover bill provid-
ing state Home for the Feeble-Mnded
II Is admitted all sides that an institution OF that
sort is needed badly in Delaware there being. at this
time, institution in which such detectives NAV he
cared for and trained properly
The appropriation proposed, $4,000. is not much
when the importance Of the taken into consid
Grafton
Introduction OF the bill shows that the work in be-
half Of the feebe-minded that has been done by Mrs
Seden s. Deemer and her associates has borne fruit
We hope the bill Will be passed and that the in
stituton planned will be placed properly to the end
that maximum OF benefit may be derived from its
maintenance and operation
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-03
eARBAGE AND THE HEALTH BOARD.

TT the Board OF Health be supplied with adequate
funds and equipment for the handling OF city's
garbage and il it show proper administrative ability
IN the matter such a change is proposed will work
oul all right H. the other hand. It is 10 be made
eua'ey financed and inadequately equipped it will be
al pe.'er Tor IT not 10 undertake work which, Inn
Pop'N performed, unquestonably will subject il 10
0ilueism' which win be none the less Sc
ss...' u7e IL Is undeserved. In dealing with a city
department the public seldom takes into account its
0"n penullousness in Withholding from that densrt
"en' the money needed to do the r,b,io -, - a.
ougnt 10 be done Our advise to the Roara -, re,
Is not TO undertake to handle the couect,on -,
unless prior assurance be received bv II tnot .s
funds Will be forthcoming to enable IL Il, A.
as ought to be done II it enter upon s,e work
out such assurance. it merely win be courtns t,
for itself NOuole
That the garbage situation has been bad in tho mo-.
there is ample proof in the complaint files NJ th A.
partment and in its correspondence with the rarh.
removal contractor. We do not think there is any %
ious misunderstanding in the public mind with resne,
TO the seat Of that trouble Certainly the service one
to be remedied by means between now and IN
beginning OF warm weather, because accumulated gar
bage constitutes serious menace to public health an
comfort
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-02-03

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