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up brain and sinew, but did not tickle
the palate. True, there was sugar in
plenty for two ordinary men, but these
two were little else than children.
They early discovered the virtues Of
hot water judiciously saturated with
sugar, and they prodigally swan their
f1apjacks and soaked their crusts in
the rich, white strip. Then coffee and
tea, and especially the dried fruits,
made disastrous inroads upon it. The
first words they had were over the
sugar question. And it is a really seri-
GUS thing when two men wholly de-
pendent upon each other for company
begin to quarrel.
Weatherbee loved to discourse bla-
family on politics, while Cuthfert, who
had been prone to clip his coupons and
let the commonwealth jog on as best
1t might, either ignored the subject or
delivered himself Of startling epigrams.
But the clerk was too obtuse to appre-
cfate the clever shaping Of thought,
and this waste Of ammunition 1rritated
Cuthfert. He had been used to blind
ing people by his brilliancy, and it
worked him quite a hardship, this
loss of an audience. He felt PERSONAL
~ aggrieved and unconsciously held
his muttonhead companion responsible
for it.
Save existence, they had nothing in
common-came in touch on no single
point. Weatherbee was clerk who
had known naught but clerking all his
life; Cuthfert was a master of arts, a
dabbler in oils and had written noe a
little. The one was a lower class man
who considered himself a gentleman.
and the other was a gentleman who
knew himself to be such. From this
it may be remarked that man can
be gentleman without possessing the
first instinct of true comradeship. The
very presence of either became a per-
sonal affront to the other, and they
lapsed into sullen silences which in
creased in length and strength as the
days went by. Occasionally the flash
Of an eye or the curl Of a lip got the
better Of them, thougE they strove to
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ignore wholly each other curing these
mute periods. And great wonder
sprang up in the breast of each as to
how God had ever come to create the
other.
As the sugar pile and other little lux
uries dwindled they began to be afraid
they were not getting their proper
shares, and in order that they might
not be robbed they fell to gorging
themselves. The luxuries suffered in
this gluttonous contest, as did also the
men. In the absence Of fresh vegeta-
bles and exercise their blood became
impoverished, and loathsome, pur-
plish rash crept over their bodies. Yet
they refused to heed the warning.
Next their muscles and joints began
to swell, the flesh turning black, while
their mouths, gums and lips took on
the color of rich cream. Instead of
being drawn together by their misery,
each gloated over the others symp-
toms as the scurvy took it's course.
They lost all regard for personal ap-
pearance and, for that matter, common
decency. The cabin became a plgpen,
and never once were the beds made or
fresh pine boughs laid underneath.
Yet they could not keep to their blank
cts. as they would have wished, for
the frost was memorable, and the fire
box consumed much fuel. The hair Of
their heads and faces grew long and
shaggy, while their garments would
have Disguised ragpicker. But they
did not care. They We're sick, and
there was no one to see. Besides, it
was very painful to move about.
To all this was added a new trouble
the fear Of the north. This fear was
the joint child Of the great cold and
the great silence and was born in the
darkness Of December, when the sun
dipped below the southern horizon for
good. It affected them according to
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their natures. Weatherbee fell prey
to the grosser superstitions and did
his best to resurrect the spirits which
slept in the forgotten graves. 1t was
a fascinating thing, and in his dreams
they came to him from out of the cold
and Struggled into his blankets and
told him Of their tolls and troubles ere
they died. He shrank away from the
clammy contact as they drew closer
and twined their frozen limbs about
him, and when they whispered in his
ear of things to come the cabin rang
with his frightened shrieks. Cuthfert
did not understand, for they no longer
spoke, and when thus awakened he
invariably grabbed for his revolver.
Then he would sit up in bed, shivering
nervously, with the weapon trained on
the unconscious dreamer. Cuthfert
deemed the man going mad and so
came to fear for his life.
What with the fear of the north, the
mental strain and the ravages of the
disease, the pair lost all semblance Of
humanity, taking on the appearance
Of wild beasts hunted and desperate.
Their cheeks and noses,> as an after
math Of the freezing, had turned black.
Their frozen toes had begun to drop
away at the first and second joints.
Every movement brought pain, but the
fire box was Unsuitable, wringing a
ransom of torture from their miserable
bodies. Day in, day out, it demanded
it's food, a veritable pound of flesh,
and they dragged themselves into the
forest to chop wood on their knees.
Once, crawling thus in search of dry
sticks, unknown to each other they
entered a thicket from opposite sides.
Suddenly, without warning, two peer
ing deaths heads confronted each 9TH
er. Suffering had so transformed them
that recognition was impossible. They
sprang to their feet, shrieking with
terror, and dashed away on their man
gled stumps, and, falling at the cabin
door, they clawed and scratched like
demons till they discovered their mis-
take.
Occasionally they lapsed normal. and
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good. Now, these two men don't like
work. They won't work. We know
that. They'll be all alone in that cabin
all winter-a mighty long, dark winter.
Kilkenny cats-well?'
The Frenchman in Baptiste shrugged
his shoulders, but the Indian in him
was silent. Nevertheless it was an
eloquent shrug, pregnant with proph-
ecy.
Things prospered in the little cabin
at first. The rough badinage of their
comrades had made Weatherbee and
Cuthfert conscious of the mutual re-
sponsibility which had devolved upon
them. Besides, there was not so much
work, after all, for two healthy men.
And the removal of the cruel whip
hand, or, in other words, the BULLDOG
ing half breed, had brought with it a
joyous reaction. At first each strove
to Guido the other, and they performed
petty tasks with an JUNCTION which
would have opened the eyes of their
comrades who were now wearing out
bodies and souls on the long trail.
All care was banished. The forest,
which shouldered in upon them from
three sides, was an inexhaustible wood
yard. A few yards from their door
slept the porcupine, and hole through
its winter robe formed a bubbling
spring Of water, crystal clear and pain
fully cold. But they soon grew to find
fault with even that. The hole would
persist in freezing up and thus gave
them many a miserable hour Of ice
chopping. The unknown builders of
the cabin had extended the side logs
so as to support cache at the rear.
In this was stored the bulk Of the par
tvs provisions. Food there was, with
out stint, for three times the men who
were fated to live upon it. But the
most of it was Of the kind which built
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Correct.

Little Jim, did not know quite
50 much about scrirtural history as he
ought to have known, but when
bis sister asked him, "Where was Sol
omon's temple?" he was rather angry
that she should think him unable to
answer simple question like that.
Don't you think I know anything?''
he asked.
"Well, where was e. then?'' his sis
ter repeated.
Aed then he informed her: ION the
side OF his forehead, Of course, the
same as other folks'l Do you thsuk
am q dunceT
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Copyright, by Jack London>

HEN a man journeys
into a far country he
must be prepared to
forget many of the
things he has learned
and to acquire such
customs as are inner
ent with existence in
the new land. He must
abandon the old ideals
and the old gods, and
oftentimes he must re-
verse the very code by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29

nation. The standing Of that news.
paper a one in close touch with gov
eminent bureaus gave its announce
ment especial significance, and the
Russian ambassador immediately wired
the news to his capital The Gear
countered by an immediate order for
mobilization. Meanwhile in Berlin the
Lokal Anzeiger's special edition was
being suppressed with a great show Of
police Intervention and . supple
mentary edition was issued denying
the report Of German mobilization.
When the Russian ambassador under
took to send q correction to his gov
eminent he found that the wires had
been closed. Thus Germany was able
to point to Russian mobilization in ad-
vance Of German war orders.
It was the story Of the Ems dispatch
repeated. Bismarck's trick Of 1870 had
become a tradition in Germany. Then
France was egged on to war mani
festation by deliberate distortion Of
King Williams statement to his min
lister Of the interview between himself
and the French ambassador. Forty
four years later somebody in Berlin
emu1ated Bismarck and tricked Rus
sia into a premature mobilization
which today stands as Germany's sole
excuse for starting the war. Doubt
less Macmillan Harden knows the full
story of the Lokal Anzeiger's special
edition. When the German people
fully appreciate how badly they have
been fooled, how they have been ex-
plotted and beguiled by the military
autocracy, they Lay be ever more bit
ter than they seem to be today in their
resentment and more determined upon
q real and not a sham change Of gov
eminent.
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lasted four yvar1 vn thrown over Be-
cause he had UNNECESSARILY tEied 70
serve both the junkers and the lib
erals and kept the kaiser in hot water.
But he srssigned.s Then Hohsnlohs
served until 1900. and In his memoirs
he said that Emperor William was &C.
tually waiting for his resignation and
had already chosen his successor Blu
lows service lasted nine years, and he
won the imperial disfayor by trying
to choke of his masters voice, which
was being necessarily raised on all
sorts Of subjects in the most indis-
Greet manner. He, too, resigned"
and Bethmann Hollweg tried the role,
which he had the misfortune to be fill
ing when the junker-led kaiser tore
up the scrap Of paper. The grave mu-
sician-statesman won the enmity Of
the autocratic party by his frankness
relating to Belgium's invasion, and
eventually he also went the way Of
chancellors and "resigned." Mchaelis
was stop-gap and his resignation sim
ply cleared the way for Hertling, who
finally had to consider his health"
and retire for Maximiaian, whose
resignation" without doubt, is framed
and ready.
But Ludendorff may have bowed to
a higher power than even the kaiser
the certainty Of defeat in the field.
Perhaps he wished to be free Of the
Hohenzollerns in order to maneuver
for himself. Maybe, after all, he had
his resignation "sent to him" by the
kaiser, anxious to show the world what
reformer he really is.
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German sResignations."

Gen. Lndeniorff "resigns." Il would
be interesting to know whether his
resignation was "sent to him." after
the fashion Of the colored preacher
who closed a farewell sermon with an
nouncement Of its receipt by him.
German officials always STesign!"
Bismarck, having quarreled in 1890
with the kaiser and being biuntly told,
in response to his own specific question.
that he was in his imperial masters
way, retired to his homo to prepare q
letter Of resignation with great care.
The kaiser grew impatient at the do
lay and before evening sent . court
official to the ~iron chaneeAor's" house
to tell him to hasten.
None Of the chancellors who have
served william II since Bismarck has
been formally dismissed. CaDriyi-who
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29
Lightning Changes.

"Now you see it, and now you don't"
These are changeful, not to say par
lous, times. Yesterday dawned, with
congressional recess for q fortnight ap-
parently certain. Yesterday closed,
with the proposition abandoned. Both
House and Senate adjourned to meet
again Thursday. Will recess be taken
then until the following Monday,
bringing the next meeting the day be-
fore electionf or shall we see the propo-
sition for q recess until November II
renewed then and garfield Who may
sayf Who would be surprised at any
step taken7
It is strange that Congress, after its
experience Of a few weeks ago, should
even have contemplated a second re-
cess Of any length. The recess then
taken proved to be a mistake. Part
of the time allotted had to be Cancelled.
Business became so urgent it had to
be attended to at once; and Congress
hurried back for the purpose.
There is business now Of very ur-
gent character which should not be
postponed for any purpose, and least
Of all for a partisan purpose. There
are matters held in conference, for one
reason or another, which should long
since have been disposed of. There
are matters uncompleted in commit
tees which, with more diligence, might
have been reported and be now under
open debate.
And here comes, at the last moment,
q topic better suited for debate in
Congress than on the stump. The
President SHES his castor into the cam
paign ring as a partisan, and languor
is succeeded by uproar. Everybody is
in action. Everybody wants to talk.
And then there is the situation in
Europe, ticklish in the extreme, and
taking on new aspects every day. Much
of that concerns Congress, and par
ticularly the Senate. When matters
are moving SO swiftly and surprises are
so frequent, Congress should be ready
upon the instant to respond to any
calls made upon it.
So far as the campaign is concerned,
speeches made in Congress in these
closing days are assured of more no.
tice and a wider circulation than those
made on the stump. The press re-
ports carry liberal extracts, while the
Congressional Record carries the full
text. Why, then, go home to deliver
messages better delivered on Capitol
Hillf
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Partisan Tests of War-Loyalty.

Republicans contend that partisan
ship was made the acid test of loyalty
to war-President in the case Of their
war-Presidents only by the partisan
leaders of their political machine and
not by the war-President himself, who
as President of the whole United
States held himself entitled to the
loyal support Of all Americans, whether
democrats or republicans. If this con-
tention is true, the old method of max
ing effective partisan appeal to Ameri-
cans not ito swap horses while Cross
ing tho stream" seems wiser than the
new. For by tho old method this
strong argumentative appeal can be
brought wildly to the attention Of
American voters without compelling the
war-Presdent himself to abdicate tenn
porarily as tho war4eader Of all loyal
Americans, whatever their politics, and
to function publicly as the partisan
leader Of fractional group Of the
American people, tagged with a dis
tinctive political label.
By the old method the war-Presi-
dent was saved from entering upon an
embarrassing and dangerous policy of
reciprocal reputation. When the
President appeals to American voters
to show their confidence in him by vot-
ing for democratic representatives and
senators in the next Congress he as
serts by direct inference that if they
do not respond favorably to this ap-
peal they declare lack Of confidence in
him and that to the extent that they
elect other than democratic congress
! sional representatives they repudiate
him and his policies.
After the issue has been thus framed
by the President himself the next
House elections cannot result except in
q vote of lack Of confidence in the
President by some fraction Of the
American people. IF a majority of the
House is democratic, less than half of
Americans win be repudiated by the
President and will reciprocally repu-
date him. IF majority of the House
is republican more than half Of the
American people will be repudiated
and will repudiate.
Under the old theory Of the rela-
tions of war-President of the whole
United States to Gil Americans the
President could, after next election
day, continue to claim the confidence
and loyal support of every congress
man, whatever his partisan label. But
by the Presidents act the next House,
whether democratic or republican, viii
be in sharp contrast to the present
House, in that it will contain a frac-
/ tional membership elected in distrust
, of the President in defiance Of his di-
rect personal partisan appeal. In the
: present House congressman, irrespec-
tive Of their partisan labels, have near
" an been tho Presidents avowed
supporters as war-leader and have been
contending hotly among themselves
over tho question which party and
which set of men have rendered his
war policies the most consistent and
smoss effective support.
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Germany's sDirty Tricks

Germauy's DIRTY Trick"
Macmillan Harden, editor Of the
Berlin Zuhmft, perhaps the most out
spoken of al the German Journalists,
Is quoted IN a dispatch as having said
we started the war with a dirty trick
and an cur subsequent victories were
the result of it" Apparently, the Ger
man people are coming to a state of
mind in which to accept the truth Of
tho wars origin. Mueh1on, Lchnow-
SKY and Thyssen have contributed to
this result in their memoranda. In
deed, the former chancellor, Won Beth
mann Holweg, made the most impor-
tant contribution in the first days Of
the war when he acknowledged that
Germany's violation Of treaty in the
Invasion Of Belgium was an act Of
military necessity. For this he was
never forgiven by tho junkers at Bar
lin.
But Gumany's offending antedates
the inyasien Of Belgium, and it is
doubtless to the preliminaries that
Harden refers as "a dirty trick" Much
Ion has shown that Germany was aware
Of # It did not participate in the Aus
tHan ultimxtum to Serbia II is not,
however, % generally known that the
Russian mobilization, upon which Ger
many based her entire pretension Of
-herseh mobiizing as . means Of de-
sfense, vas the result Of deliberate Ger
.lA deception.
At noon ON the 30th Of July a spe-
ci1l edition Of the Berlin Lokal An
szdgr was publiahed announcing that
EsHsnRAad.e9derede general mahili-
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BenstorH II deservedly unpopular
with the allies. Nevertheless, his
knowledge of American resources and
} determination might have been of
/ value in the worlds affairs if the
\ HohenzoIerns had consented to listen
to him.
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The Church Ban Lifted.

There is ground for public rejoicing
in the abatement Of the influenza cpl
demic to the point that the churches
are to be reopened for divine service
and prayer the day after tomorrow;
and that the danger Of further spread
Of the disease has 80 far passed that
other places of assemblage, schools and
theaters may be reopened next Mon
day.
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Prussian soIcitude for the honor of
the German people is SO tardy in as
serting itself that the German people
may decide to look out for it ON their
own account.
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A large number Of Prussian mariners
are eager to follow the example Of the
gallant Capt. Koenig, who got out Of
his U-boat and took a desk job in
Berlin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29

Trotsky and Lenin are finding bust
ness 30 bad that notice Of a dissolu-
ton of partnership may be expected
at any moment.
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Various Times.

There is q time to sing or jest
In careless vein.
There il q time for busy quest
OF worldly gain;
There - q ime to dream and-shrk
A little bit.
Tsere also is q timc to-work.
And This IL q.
There Is q time to gather round
And talk Of peace,
And specify in phrase profound
How strife shall cease;
A time when loveliness and light
VIII make . hit.
Thare. also 10 q time to fight
AndsThis is L re-
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Perhaps Mr.. Hoover is not getting
all the credit he is entitled to for this
country's fine appetite for plain,
wholesome food.
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A number Of art works have been
carefully preserved by the boches.
Cathedrals were too big to be packed
up and carried as loot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29

The apartment tenant is now making
moro inquiries about the heating facii
ties than about the wall paper and
other embellishments.
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Germany's toy trade would still be
fourishing If she had been content to
manufacture the tin soldiers for which
she is famous and let real ones alone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29

Prince Willy is another Of those dis
appointments. he was once regarded
as a young man with a remarkable
future.
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William HohenzoIlern says that he
awm not mind Indicating as kaiser if
,Afhe can be continued "a kaiser presi-
4sdent like Woodrow Wilson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29

The phrase "treat 'em rough" is an
unpolished Americanism, but not near
~ as violent in its significance as the
word "ku1turn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29

A number Of republicans emphasize
the fact that the motion to adjourn
politics was never put to q general
vote.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29

Berlin has been suspiciously slow
about sending instructions to cease fir
ing ON hospitals.
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As student Of efficiency, Germany
just now favors an armistice because
she could use it in her business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29

The kaiser is being invited to re-
sign without even being asked to serve
in an advisory capacity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29

The @bar1 Of money" used to figure
in political discussion. Later the beer
barrel came under observation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-10-29

When . Bee Means Business.
Quoth Uncle Sam, '1t seems to me
I have been like the busy bee.
I stored the golden wealth away
Like honey for a future day.
sBut bees possess. a means, weehow,
To guard 'gainst q marauding foe;
For honey now my search is done.
IN have to sting and getthe Hum
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Beautiful
Panel Curtains
$500 Each

The sheerness of the texture
and the attractiveness of the
designs are especially appeal
ing. Soft, sheer Voiles, with
lace decorations Of fi1et motifs,
embroidery squares, eltmy,
antique and other laces. Beau-
tiful combinations, showing
skill in the designing and execu-
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Trying to Explain II.

Trying to Explain II
II have had the same cook for five
years." remarked Mrs. Crosslots.
Indeed" commented Miss Cayenne.
sone Of you must have a loyely-dis-
position
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Relative Positions.

"Never say anything unkind about
person behind his back"
<But1 protested the soldier. "that's
tho only way to talk to boche when
you get him on the run"