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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-10

Samuel McClay, prominent Pitts
burgh lawyer, was here yesterday in
connection with the argument in the
Wabash case, a matter which next to
the Panhandle merger is the biggest
railroad proposition presented to the
Public Service Commission in a long
time. 1t involves transfer to a new
railroad of the Wabash's famous en-
trance into Pittsburgh.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-14
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FRIENDS OF FRANCE

From Life.
 If you are going to fight. you wish
 to fight on French soil.
 You are an American. Then you must
 be brother to France Remember this. The army that we |send over may have to stay behind the Hines for months before it gets into &C., ton. So far as practical results are con- cerned. it may not do a thing. Every son of America who joins the army that is going to France is doing the whole world greater service than he can do in any other way. To raise the American flag on French soil is to put new heart into many souls tried to the very limit of endurance. We should send 100000 men as soon as possible. It will be our most glori- ous achievement to help end the war. Aside from serving our friends by fighting side by side with Frenchmen. this will be lesson in modern war fare
 When the Stars and Stripes float on French soil, there is not -man in America who will not rejoice in his
 soul.
 Enlist for the cause!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-14

From the Philadelphia Inquirer
 @EvERAL letters Have been printed N on this page recently from cor " respondent who insists that Moses wrote the oldest book in the history of the world. His argument really centers about what is called book. In these days we call a book a printed volume usually substantially bound, although paper-cov- cred publications really came under that head Five hundred years ago a book was considered any sort of written volume which also was bound. Paper was used for the most part, having sup planted papyrus for several centuries. but the most important books were written on some sort of vellum.
 In all these instances our idea is a volume containing pages whsh are bound at one edge and easily Wandled, but this is comparatively a modern in- vention. About the beginning of our era this sort of book, made from papyrus leaves, came into use, although scrolls were much more common. The more ancient book was a scroll written in more or less narrow and parallel columns so that the reader by means of con- stant rolling could get through tho scroll and put it away. Before this the only sort of books we know of were written on clay tablets which were either baked or dried in the sun. They have lasted for many thousands of years and are far older than any other literature known.
 The oldest existing piece of manuscript of any part of the Bible, SO far as known, is a portion of the first chapter of the Gospel according to St. Matthew, written on papyrus in the second cen tury and found in Egypt a few years ago. It is in this city. There are two and perhaps three manuscripts of the Bible in Greek which date from the fourth century. The two important ones differ from each other in the books they contain and in some minor details. The oldest Hebrew manuscript of the Bible
 dates from the ninth or tenth century of our era.
 As to what and how Moses wrote we
 know nothing except from tradition and some statements in the Bible. Modern scholars date the present reduction of
 the Old Testament at about 400 B. C., except that some books were added later. These were scrolls which have been copied and recopied but, as scholars be-
 lieve. have been astonishingly preserved
 as to the text. although some portions
 are obscure, owing to glosses and errors in copying.
 1 The date of Moses is now consideDed to
 be somewhere in the fourteenth century
 B. C.. and is more likely to have been
 in the days of Mernempthah. whose tenn ' pie has just been excavated by Phil
 adelphians. But the form of the book is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-14
MADAME ROLAND

I Roland, who remained in office as long
 as he could act with honor, at length re-
 signed, that his name might not be em-
 ployed to countenance crimes, the very
 mention of which struck him with hor-
 ror Finally he found 1t necessary to 1 leave Paris and conceal himself in order
 to preserve his life. He was instigated I to this by Madame Roland, who trust |. ing to her innocence and her sex, re- niained at home. But she was denounced,
 and finally arrested and carried to prison.
 At the end of a few days she was set at | liberty, under the pretext that the nec- l essary forms were not compiled with; but this was to render her more com pletely miserable, as she had no sooner put her foot within her own door than
 she was once more seized and conveyed to another place of confinement
 Intrepid and serene, though aware of her danger, no circumstances altered the equanimity of her soul. With flowers, books and her pen, she passed unrepin- ingly hours of suspense which might leave philosopher impatient. She strove UO occupy ana dInuSe neISell oHC DSS5Co of friend to secure her laudanum, as
 she considered her fate as decided, when the period arrived, to disappoint her exe- cutoners, not to expedite her own death. She, however, considered of it better be- fore the time came.
 When in the presence of any one,
 Madame Roland was calm, dignified, and apparently happy; but alone-tender rec
 oilections would cause her to weep for hours. She could not but feel for her
 husband, her daughter and even for her self
 On the day of her execution, dressed in white her long dark hair flowing on her shoulders, Madame Roland went cheerfully to her death, encouraging her companions and exclaiming: 70, Liberty, what crimes are committed in thy namev' No sooner did the account of her death reach the husband, than he began to pre- pare himself for his fate, and leaving 8 friends house where he was being har- bored he shot himself on the great road to Rouen, in 1793, in his sixtieth year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-14
NOW OR NEVER

By Oliver Wendell Holmes. Listen, young heroes! Your country is
 calling. Time strikes the hour for the brave
 and the true; Now, while the foremost are fighting
 and failing, Fill up the ranks that have opened
 for you! You whom the fathers made free and
 defended, Stain not the scroll that emblazons
 their fame; You who fair heritage spotless de-
 scended, Leave not your children birthright
 of shames Stay not for questions while Freedom
 stands gasping! Wait not till Honor lies wrapped in
 his pall Brief the lips meeting be. swift the
 hands clasping.= "Off to the wars" is enough for them
 all Break from the arms that would fond-
 1y caress you! Hark 'tis the bugle's blast! sabrcs
 are drawn! Mothers shall pray for you, fathers
 snail bless you, Maidens shall week for you when
 you are gone.-. Never or now. cries the blood of a
 nation Poured .on the turf where the red
 rose should bloom; Now is the day and the hour of salva-
 ton; Never or now, peals the trumpet of doom!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-14
LUKE M,LUKE SAYS

l No matter how deaf a woman may | be she can hear every word her hus- band says when she sees him talking to strange girl two squares away. 1 A man knows that his girl is an American beauty because she has red hair. lily white complexion and blue eyes. But he won't see the stars until after he marries her.
 And 1t often happens that hus- bands love dies long before a wife's beauty fades.
 ] The reason why mother knows that daughter is a natural musician is be- cause daughter would rather pump the jplayer piano than wash the dishes. About the time a man gets sense enough to take care of himself the world begins calling him an old fogy. If some men ever visited the Grand Canyon they would be able to suggest a lot of improvements that the Creator overlooked.
 If you tell a man that he is talking through his hat he will get mad. But if you tell him that he is "magnilo- quently wage" he will regard it as a compliment.
 1 A man may admit that he owes his financial success to his wife But he 1 is seldom willing to pay her anything on account.
 | Oh, we'll If the worst comes to the worst. and we get nationwide suf- frage, Friend Husband can stay home and wash the dishes and tend to the baby while Friend Wife goes to the polls.
 | It makes a married man snicker. But married women doesn't blame an old maid for leaving her money to endow a home for aged and infirm poodies A short prayer from the heart whef you are on your feet will get yo, more than a long prayer from the lip: when you are on your knees. 1 What has become of the old-fash' lioned family in which father always asked a blessing before they sat dowr to a meal?
 Conversation never lags when yo, ldevote your end of it to hatterins th' Iparty who is listening.
 Most any wife can tell her husband
 what she thinks of him without tnlnk
 ing very hard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-14
"BILLYc SUNDAY

From the Kansas City Times.
 William Ashley Sunday, the evangelist, was born in Ames, Ia., November 19, 1863. He received his education at the high school in Nevada, Ia., and Northwestern university He was professional ball player from 1883 to 1890 in the Chicago, Pittsburg and Philadelphia teams of the National league. September 5, 1888, he married Miss Helen A. Thompson of Chi cago. He was assistant secretary of the Y. M. c. A. of Chicago from 1891 to 1895, and has been an evangelist since 1S96 He received from 1000 to 5000 converts a month from 1904 to 1907, and more than 75, ,OO0 conversions during the last 10 years. He was ordained to the Presbyterian min- istry by the Chicago presbytery, April 10, 1903. He is prohibitionist. His home is at Winona Lake, Ind
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-14
THE VEL TER IN RUSSIA

hope as to the safe and sane outcome lies in that the men at the head of things are true patriots-real men for the mo- ment. For, as Canning, who by those who know is acknowledged the father Of the Monroe Doctrine, said of the Euro- pean crisis of his time, and apropos or England, it is men, after all who decide As he put it, Away with the cant of measures, not men; the idle supposition that it Is the harness, not the horse, that draws the chariot along. No, sir; if the comparison must be made, men are ev- erything, measures nothing; and I speak systems are shaken and general rules of conduct fail.'
 So may it be in Russia if the freemen who are now in charge are not upset by the abhorrent radicals who unfortunately are being acclaimed over here for their attempts to overthrow all efforts at hon. est construction by the same foolish ex- treniists who have never by spoken word or printed thought shown that they truly realize what political liberty and free institutions really mean. Against this kind of fatuous folly 'the gods strive in vain;" but since the strength of America is due to the fact that, up to date, we have never let such counsels of folly prevail in legislative, executive or ju- dicial functions, not even in our town meetings, if Russia will but profit by our example the revolution will succeed and the horrors of anarchy be avoided in favor of strongly centralized govern ment of the people, not of the vision- q yi
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-14

From the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
 lH between liberty and license will
 @ sincerely hope that the acting gov- ernment in Russia will be able to hold Its own against the irreconciliables who are practically asking the> country to com init suicide Accustomed as we are for hundreds of years to orderly and dele gated government existing with full free dom of speech and the right to criticize an accepted matter it is difficult for the average American to realize how grave new government of the people has not this long tradition and experience of representative organization behind 1t to command the respect of the turbulent minority; while, at the same time, the fact that those who are loudest in their attacks on the fine men of affairs at the head are the very type which profits by disorder makes the situation one of daily menace.
 Still, there is hope that the welter will not end us berilH' where tne siiHseei wish Is father to the thought, believes it will and that even the unorganized mobs in the cities and in the country be- fore the final stampede to anarchy will realize that somebody must assume exec utive authority and that some must is- sue orders and others obey in civil life and in the army for the good of each and for the good of all, something that Anglo-Saxons have ever held as the chief creed of government. where duties as well as rights make up an orderly combina-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-14
From the Pittsburg Post.

i From the Pittsburg Post
 1DOROUGHT up in the lap of luxury IHO Madame Roland was destined to
 become one of the greatest hero
 ines of the French revolution and to go I to her death for the cause she had es- poused Born Manon Jeanne Phiipon when young girl just out of the con vent she attracted the attention of the French statesman and writer, M. Jean
 Marie Roland, who had seen and ad- mired her picture, and requested an in- troduction
 When the two met. Jeanne was 20 years of age, while the statesman was past 4o
 Roland was instantly captivated, and courtship of five years followed After all objections to the disparagement of age was overcome they went to reside
 in Rolands family mansion near Lyons. In 17S4 they visited England and in 17S7 made a tour of Germany. At length the period of the French revolution arrived, in which Roland soon distinguished himself by his talents and still more by his unflexible integrity. He was employed in an important mission to the constituent assembly, and at
 length was appointed minister of the home department. In this situation the talents of his wife were of great use to
 him. Finally he was dismissed in dis grace. but on the fatal tenth of August, when the king and royal family were made prisoners. Roland and several other ministers were recalled.
 When few sanguinary men dipped their hands in the blood of the clergy and aristocracy, after mock trials, Roland and the deputies of the Gironde com plained aloud and endeavored to bring those concerned in the September mas
 sacres to punishment.
 Roland, therefore, became very unpopu-
 lar His house was treated with out rage, his person and that of his wife threatened with every indignity, and the lives of, both were frequently in immi-
 nent danger. They were twice prevailed
 upon by their friends to sleep away from
 home, and it was said that Madame Ro~
 land always had pistols under her pillow.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-14

republic has the largest military force in Central America.
 In peace times the Guatemalan army number 1000 men, with a re- serve force estimated at from 7S,00O to S7,000. Guatemala could raise a force of 338,0O0 men, a considerable army, even according to the modern standards. This army would be three-fourths as large as the com bined military strength of Central America.
 Persons familiar with conditions in Guatemala were surprised when the republic aligned itself with the United States against Germany, because of the fact that German influence has been very strong in it's commercial and industrial life. There are 502 1iles of railway in the republic, much of which was built by German capital, and large part of the coffee pro- duced was consumed by Germany. Many Guatemalan plantations are owned or managed by Germans. One of the principal educational institu- tions is a German school, which was endowed by the German government. Before the war Guatemala imported large quantities of German cotton goods.
 While Guatemala may never send any soldiers to Europe, it's proximity to Mexico gives it strategic import ance in the event of trouble between this country and Mexico. Its attitude toward Germany also indicates that German influence in Central and South America will prove negligible factor.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-14
FRENCH HERO roo MODEST

From the St. Louis Star.
 Before introducing Lieutenant De Tessan, aide to General Joffre and Col onel Fabry, the blue devil of France" Chairman Spencer of the St. Louis en- tertainment committee at the M. A. A. breakfast told this anecdote which caused the greatest merriment and en- thusiasm:
 Tn Washington, Lieutenant De Tes- san was approached by pretty Ameri- can girl, who said:
 "sAnd did you kill German sol- dier?
 "'Yes.' he replied. With what hand did you do it. she inquired.
 With this right hand he said.
 And then the pretty American girl seized his right hand and kissed it. Colonel Faber stood nearby. He stolled over and said to Lieutenant De Tessan.
 "Heavens, man. why didn't you tell her that you bit him to death"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-14
HOTEL LOBBIES
English SparroWs


 The English sparrow population of Bir- mirgham has been depleted by some spring drive began, is the opinion of Clarence Lloyd
 we have bought and paid for between soooO and 100000 eggs and sparrow heads" he declared, land the offensive against the sparrow pest has apparently not yet reached its maximum. Just after school turns out each day the youth. black and white, crowd the city hall with their days bag.
 T am not mathematician enough to figure out just the economic value of this sparrow slaughter amounts to the community, but I have heard 1t claimed to be quite a bit"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-14
Editorial Hits the Mail

The editorial in The Age-Herald Sat- urday morning, No Time to Raise Taxes Now was the finest editorial that have ever seen in any Birmingham newspa- per-" said Louis Pizitz.
 This editorial hit the nail on the head, and I am glad to see The Age-Herald take this stand, for it is undoubtedly a mingham to have their taxes raised when everything else is being raised, and with the additional tax that we are having to pay, and which Is going to be increased on account of the war it does expected and not so much raising" con cluded MT. Pizitz
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-14
Opposes Killing Calves

"The high cost of all necessaries of life is getting to be a serious prob lem" stated Frank Slaton yesterday.
 This is especially true in regard to fresh meat of all kinds which is now higher and scarcer than ever before. Unless some regulation as to thes sale and supply of this article is made there will soon be the necessity of having meat days
 "One thing, in my opinion, which has contributed to this condition is the wholesale slaughter of calves. This is very poor economy. for if the animal were allowed to reach maturity con siderably more meat could be procured from it. There should be some law passed to prohibit the killing of these animals until they grow up. In the long run greater benefits would be derived from pursuing this method of con- servation.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-14

l ignorant people of the tropics, and they are harmful, since they are stimulants to the stomach, producing an abnormal appetite, and their ex- cessive use results in the acid dys- pepsias.
 The only needed flavoring for food, in addition to the extractives in meats, fruits and vegetables which are really more palatable than any artificial condiment that can be added Is. salt; [, and too much of that is harmful. One food expert is responsible for 1 the statement that i've are pickling | our bodies with the brine that we make in adding so much salt to our foods"
 Dr. Harris entire article was full of good suggestions. Everyone is now eager to know how he may do his bit for his country and the writer shows how great deal can be done in the home, simply and easily.
  Sarah Bernhardt is pleased at the way America has received the French commissioners. Sarah has had so many triumphal tours herself-see press agents mimeographed copy-that she is an authority. on the subject. The New York Herald makes "Joffre" rhyme with off" Still, that's no sign that Frenchman would know whom you were talking about if you happened to mention Gen. Joff"
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 Surprise the June bride with piano." suggests an advertiser If the average June bride were to get present like that she might drop dead
 The beauty doctor who guarantees to make an elderly dame look 10 years younger should be arrested for &C., cepting money under false pretenses.
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 It is probably dull day in Vienna and Constantinople when those cap itals fail to receive a few curt or ders from Berlin
 Judging from her picture in the pa pers, Admiral Pearys daughter is more pleasing to look at than the au- rora borealis
 T. R. may not be sent to France with an army, but he has upset Con- gress, and that is highly gratifying to T. R.
 President Wilson says the whole country is united in this war and is too polite to even mention the pa- cifists.
 Incidentally, what has become of the campaign to substitute whale steaks for ordinary beef at extraordinary rrices
 Tom Heflin's nonsinkable ship made of cotton is just the kind of ship the Teutons would like to capture
 
 One thing is certain. If we didn't know what to eat and how to eat it before, we all know now.
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 The Kaiser must follow the Czar," says the Philadelphia Inquirer. Must" is very good. but when?
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 After planting a war garden the next step in order is to wage war on an army of weeds.
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 The American flag is conspicuous in Paris. The French want to see it on the firing line.
 What should be done with the food pirates?" Is there a shortage of rope in this country?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-14
Suggestions For
 a Rational Diet

ZINE of the most timely features " of yesterdays Age-Herald was the article by Dr. Scale Harris on the conservation of the nations food SUD- ply and proper diet for war times. It is of special value as coming from a dietary expert of Dr. Harris stand ing.
 The most striking lesson to be learned from his article is the fact that food conservation means better health-in other words, we eat too much all the time. So that from a purely selfish standpoint it is the duty of every man and woman to con- sume less food. Dr. Harris is especial ly critical of those who eat so much meat and sweets. Under the heading "Dietic Suggestions" he said:
 l would not be understood as advis- ing that meats and sweets be dis pensed with altogether. though stinu- lants like coffee, tea and alcohol should have no place in rational dietary. It is the excess of any one or more classes of food that is harm full.
 One egg for breakfast, small por- ton of meat, fish or fowl for lunch con or dinner are enough proteins for the day. Peas. beans, nuts and cream cheese have large protein content and may take the place of meats.
 One teaspoonful of sugar. on cereal or fruit. or it's equivalent. a teaspoon ful of honey or syrup, is enough at one meal A light dessert may be taken once a day. Bread, rice and potatoes-"the staff of life"-shouid constitute considerable part of our food, but too much of them may cause trouble, though they are less likely to produce digestive disturbances than sweets.
 Fruits in season; the cereals like oatmeal, hominy. grits, etc.; milk, cream, butter and cream cheese; most vegetables. particularly spinach, let tuce, turnip and mustard greens and cabbage should be eaten In abun- dance.
 Refined cotton seed oil has better flavor than olive oil and is quite as wholesome Indeed most of the olive oil sold on the market today is re- fined cotton seed oil, to which a little olive oil has been added to give it the olive flavor. The cotton seed oil products may also De used as sub stitutes for butter and lard They are as palatable, have as good food values and are very much cheaper
 Most of the spices, pepper sauces and other condiments should be dis pensed with altogether The taste for them is cutivated-learned from the