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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-16

late, to measure, to foresee and
foretell by analysis and induction,
based on solid, verifiable, incon-
trovertible facts. Metaphysics
does not place man on q pedestal,
or. if It does the pedestal Il one
composed Of elouds-clouds that
are continually rolling, and shift
ing in form and outline. Modern
psychology Is . great and pro-
gressive science; but the old spec
ulative philosophy never ad-
vaneed; it simply drifted from
dream to dream.
Even such subjects as politics
and sociology arr more and more
found to rest upon mathematics.
A few years ago IEhappened to
stay over night in a hotel in Co
logne, and there / met a brilliant
young American mathematician
who had gone TO Europe to study
sociology from the mathematical
standpoint, which does not mean
merely counting persons and
amassinR statistics, but applying
exact analysis to great bodies 81
facts, and deducing conclusions
which may eventually prove COM
parable for accuracy and RELIABLE
ity with the results Of an engi-
neers calculations on the digging
Of a canal or the boring Of a tun-
mel.
His Recreation.
There is no branch of solid
knowledge that is not based on
mathematics. That is true Of cleo
tricity in a very notable degree.
Il is, true of physics, mechanics
and all the arts Of construction.
And there is no man whose think
ing is as true, unwavering, direct,
clear and straight to the point as
is that of the mathematician. To
get cobwebs out of your brain
study any branch Of mathematics.
The greatest mathematician who
ever lived, Sir Isaac Newton. was
a thorough believer in God as ian
intelligent and omnipotent Being,
ruling the universe" The best
mathematician / ever personally
knew was a devout Christian. Such
men are able clearly to see the
limits beyond which physical
science cannot be carried without
calling in question the existence
Of something to which that science
is inapplicable 1t Is in vain efforts
IT, Cross this line that men become
involved and lost in mental fOgs.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-16
MESSAGE OF THE WIND
FROM AFAR
By Winifred BIac K

been. How often we say things
like that. ! wonder what we mean
by it.
Is he not tenfyears old today, no
matter where he is, Just as much
as if he were with us in this world
that is not always sunshine and
laughter? =
When he left It all behind him,
the misery and the disappointment
and the cruelty Of the thing we call
life, did he stop growing, wonder,
or did he begin to grow really for
the first time?
How old viii he be ten years
from now? Will he remember the
little toys he left behind him, the
ball and bat and the baseball glove
that were the JOY and pride Of his
heart, the tennis racket, the books
he was so fond Of and used to read
over and over, word for word, till
he knew them all by heart?
The dog that was his, that used
to wait for him at the steps Of the
schoolhouse door. Hes gone, too.
He ran away after the little boy
had said goOd-by. Does the little
boy know where he Is, do you sup
pose, and does he remember?
is there much for him to learn
in the new life he has entered;
enough to keep him very, very
busy, so that he has no time TO be
lonely and to grieve for those he
loves?
Wind and Sea-
Is there a school there Of any
kind, and does he like the teach
ers and bring them flowers that
he has gathered in the fields, and
shells from the shore Of the great
sea? And are his lessons hard
sometimes, and does he wish
again that he could hurry up and
grow to be q man?
How many mothers are wonder
ing about it all today, all over the
world?
It is all very well in the day
time, when there is work to do
and other people to remember.
But at night, when the moon
shines white upon the ground, or
when the clouds scurry over the
sky, what is it the wind and the sea
are always trying to say?
/ wonder if the mothers Of the
brave boys who have died fight
ing cover there" in their blood
and agony can understand the
message Of the sea and Of the
wind.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-16

do you think that concen-
trating upon q study like Rlge-
bra would make ones mind
more vivid?-M. E. r"
n CONCENTRATING upon
any subject will energize
- the mind. Concentra-
ton is the great secret Of all sue
cess. Since you say that you
wish to strengthen your powers Of
computation, algebra would be a
particularly good subject for you
to attack, after you have mas
tered the principles of common
arithmetic. One Of the defni-
tons Of algebra is "generaliZed
arithmetic" or, as Newton called
it, universal arithmetic"
Algebra. Is a very beautiful sci
enee, and, even in its most ele-
mentary forms, a powerful in
strument for the discovery of
truth. A thoughtful boy, when
first he becomes aware Of the
seemingly magical qualities lock-
ed up IN an algebraic equation
and so easily called, forth TO help
him out Of his difficulties by the
application Of q simple key, feels
something Of the wondering de-
light that the little Arab Aladdin
had in rubbing his marvellous
lamp and seeing the obedient
genie spring into sight, ready and
able to build him a palace Of dia-
v,,nVd9 - y,-rrTr liz, - AZ. Cy,I
tan's daughter, or transport him
and his bride from China to
Africa in the twinkling Of an eye,
or perform any other apparently
impossible task.
Magical Key.
The letter Hx' becomes to his
eyes the sign and symbol Of math-
ematical magic, and truly there is
no magic like that Of mathemat-
les! There is no other study that
puts so irresistible a weapon and
so useful a tool in the hands Of
human intelligence. The entire
weight Of modern material civili-
cation, and Of much modern civili-
cation that is not material"
rests upon a mathematical foun-
dalton.
The best part Of education, best
because most useful, is mathemat-
ical-arithmetic, geometry, alge-
bra, trigonometry. The surest
token Of mans infinite superiority
to count, to reckon, to add, sub
tract, multiply, divide, to calcu-
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OLD TIMER,
900 Ninth St n. ".


what q sight for the missions q
our ailissI" Correct. But, again;
also what q sight for everybody Is
the beautiful scenery IN and around
Alexandria-ienco-roEs Of rusty tin
cans. wash-boIlers, etc, and . block
IN Alexandria Uttered with rubbish
and garbage. And have you ever
ridden on such q trolley line any
where else In this eountry7 That
sure Is some rocky road" Why not
touch up the pride Of Alexandria?
z. A. VAN ALLEN
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-16
SboW YolF CoIorS.

note that Eorty-lVs ~eonseisn-
tious directors" Who refused 70 fight
or even wear the uniform Of the
country, were given tWeaU-aEs-yeaP
sentences At hard labor. / believe
that the country as q whole heartily
approves Of such drastic action. But
Why eonfne the visiting Of penalties
on these fellows. alone WIN have bad
such doctrine inBtilled into them
from their youth? Why not 80 after
the "objector'-not "conseientious'--
who fails to contribute to war
activities buys bonds nor
stamps, nor contributes 10 the Red
Cross or Y. N. c. A., nor assists In
food conservation, many Of them on
the Government payrolls in Wash
ington3 Why not make the Alb
SENCE Of window evidence Of con-
tributing to these things . badge OF
shame, and bring the householdefs
without such window signs to the
notice Of the public?
hen one. dollar viii buy q Red
Cross window card, surely it Is no
hardship to ask them to place II
where their neighboFs can see II.
Winning this war Is eVerybodys
business, and it is certainly due the
loyal citizens to know who are the
disloyal. Yours very truly,
%. J. W."
Hand these to BILL PALMER"
saws a friend. who remembers the
old huckster cries Of the eighties:
Strawberries,
Strawberries,
Pretty BHTTies,
Pretty BMrTjes,
SIX QUARTS FOR A QUAWTA.
Red Ripe WatsTmslOns,
Red to the RiIsd;
Ten CeHtSd piece,
An III plug 'sm every tiHss.
Big Roe Herring;
Ten osntSo dozen fOT Big Roe HsF.
ring.
Bring out 70 dial pan,
HYGh eORas the fish man.
Mrs. ]. A. NICoL, Of 1914 I street,
proposes that children be employed
at a thrift stamp q day to pick up
the papers in the public parks.
Not a bad idea. Manv a little vii
lage has its town improvement aSso-
citation, where companies Of ehildren
are formed TO keep the lawns eleaA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-16
nat Paisdt Ofaes Firo.

~old Patriarch and sNOFthsEa
Liberties" are both right about ths
Patsnt Office fires. The Chen 4
Osborn Livery and Sales Stables On
G street northwest, near Seventh
burned in 1876, sparks fired tie
Patent Offiei. Engines from Balh-
more City came over B. 8 o. r B
(forty minutas), and. helped eZtin-
guish the bad IRE. The 1880 IRE
was small matter; spontaneou1
combustion the cause. 80
Yours.
OLD TIMER,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-16
HEARD AND SEEN
d EARL COD W..

FRED HASKn, who used 70 Be
the city editor Of the Shellhark. No,
Weekly Struggle, tells me be vas
also a member Of tie Poison Ivy
Quartet, with q voice which seemed
to be . cross between q sour tenor
and Q disappointed barytone.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-16

I was at dinner one night with
Congressman John A. ElSton Of Cali
fornia and Congressman Cassiu1 9.
DoweIl Of Iowa, and We Zen 70 talk
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-16

Perhaps some Of the old timer
remember her IN her YiYiandiere COS
tune, with q small cask q brandy
slung a-hip, and smokinr q real
cigar. And she really smoked Il, too.
Il memory serves. Doubt, however,
that the lines called for a real nip
from the brandy cask. At any rate,
I never saw her take one.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-16

who recalls Magic Mitchell ana
Minnie Maddern and the parts Ehsy
made famous when al the world vas
young; and speed, scenery and scufis
did not constitute z theatrical per-
formancei
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-16

Here d the history Of Lotta rlie.
non Crabtree as cullsd from oid 49,
ordg. In 1855 she sang in "a amafsUr
performances e Ia Porte, IND. Al
fourteen years she played 'GertrudsI
IN Loan Of q Lover In 1854 -
appeared IN New York and made 4
pronounced hit IN John Rrougham'g
Little Nell and the Marchionsss
which she repeated many tines iafsr
She played 'Topsy, SAN Willoueh-
By, 'Firehy. Zip Bob The LitiIs
Detective and 'Nltouehe.'
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-16

HAD he pleasure % escogting &
lady home nom The heater last night
and waited very patiently from 1850
Until 1880 O'Clock for q Cabin John
ear; their schedule calls for one
every half hour. Inquired q George
tnWn 6 to delay in eArs and vas told
ne ear went By an right. but The
very efficient non-uniOn CONDUCTORS
failed 70 change their signs b fead
Cabin John and the car went b.
f6utsd presumably to Georgetown.
me WRECO is stu doing very e.
SUFFERING PUBLIc-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-16

What 9 wonderful bird for
ettscldng and hghtingl How
significantly he represents
this country, the great noun
tsins whore he lives, the
plains where be feedsl
His wings are the great
Hests that We are building.
BIS beak and talonS are
s guns and the swords, the
Naehine guns, the shrspnel
end the dynamite.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-16

'-To those interested recommend
. visit to the display Of photos and
bills Of former celebFities now q the
Library Of Congress. II nothing
more rewards them they win see two
lovely photographs Of Our Mary II
street dress and e. 'Hermione.' in
which character ! had the pleasure
Of seeing her e Drury Lane ThsateF,
10 London, at the Shakespeare Ter
centenary, In 1919 Thirty years ago
! saw her IN the sane character n
ne old Boston Theatsr. Thsre vas
only one Mary Anderson-thers
never win be another"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-16

o. 81 creatures that live
q earth, the right one was
SsleCted when the eagle was
chosen to represent this cOun-
Fy and its power.
The great bird is flying
high and far in these days,
carrying his power and his
Den across the Atlantic
Ocean, % fight the eagles Of
Austria md Prussia.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-16

Sayings Of Well-lmoWn Men.
COL. ROBERT N. HARPER:
We're going to have the best looking
bank in the world when the work
men get it done.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-16

The news columns carry an an
nOuneement that DAVID E. MOVER
has been picked out By the 315th
Regiment at Camp Meade 70 point
out the Kaiser" Whsn the boys get
to Berlin. Mr.. Meyer has met the
Kaiser.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-16

John Elston Mid he believed Con
gress should provide for = WatsEside
park all the way up tie Potomac, On
THIS side. All the way up to Great
Falls, that is.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-16

Mr.. Dowell says that Pennsylya-
mia avenue near the Capitol Is = dis
grace land 50 It is), and that Con
gress should DO SOMETHING with
the Botanic Garden, tear down that
iron fence and build something
SLIGHTLY in that neighborhood.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-16

JOHN ABSOLUTE, zoos Park
road asks very pertinently:
who remembers when you could
get an egg sandwich for i've cents,
and an Irish stew for ten eents?"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-16

That bump in front Of CoMMIs-
SIoNER GARDENERS houSs Is
worse than ever. In fact al Of
Newark street hin Is q mass Of bad
paving.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-16

If q Commissioner can't get his
own street fixed, what chance has
the rest Of Us?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-16

EDDIE ToVIAL says there are two
crying needs in Washington and that
one Of them is a writing room for
soldiers in the Union Station.
Soldiers and sailors can do their
writing, resting and reading in the
big Y. N. c. A. LIBERTY HUT right
I'm front Of the station, and II anyone
does not know about it, there should
be more publicity attached to the
HUT.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-06-16
ALGEBRA Is EXCELLENT
MENTAL TONIC
By Garrett p. ServisG

do you think that eoncen-
trating upon q study like Rlge-
bra would make ones mind
more viYid2-M. E. R."
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-20
Orchestra Of Troop Z
to Play at Dedication

With one exception, the scouts of
Troop are now busily engaged in
their studies. The scoutmaster has
put lots of emphasis on the value of
a good education and the effect of
receiving the very best marks in
school work. Real scouts will not
be satisfied with just passing
mark of seventy per cent, but will
strive to secure honor marks of
above ninety per cent. The troop
boasts some of these good-mark
scouts, too. With the necessary
pep" it takes to secure the best
marks possible and the. best educa-
ton, together with living up to the
scout OATH, our boys will become
men that this great country always
needs.
Plans are now being prepared for
some real active scout work this
fall, consisting of hiking and work
for Uncle Sam.
The orchestra of the troop, un-
der the leadership of Assistant
Scoutmaster w. l.. Bailey, will meet
this evening to resume its weekly
practice, and will appear. on the
program at the dedication of the
Evangelical publishing house on Oc-
tober l and 2.
George Reinoehl, Scribe.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-20

ports are still coming in."
Scouts Are 'After the Big Pirate
The "kids in khaki have thus
been able to help Uncle Sam in his
call for this, desperately needed ma
teriai by locating and reporting
about 1867 carloads. This will add
thousands of gun stocks and air
plane propellers to Uncle Sans, pur-
pose OF force to the utmost"
Their success In this campaign is
another quick answer to Kaiser
Bill's challenge. Every scout Is
working hard to ''sink the Big Pi-
rate" as they call himi and IL they
can do 1t by furnishing gun stocks
and airplane proDellers as well as by
selling liberty bonds and war saw
ing stamps and by raising war gar
densi they will eheerfuily go forth
to do 1t.
To accomplish this task of maxi
ing a census of standing black wal
nut timber would have cost the gov
ernment millions of dollars, but the
organized boyhood of the nation has
gladly done it as their service to aid
in winning the war.
Aircraft Director Praises the Boys
The Aircraft Director is counting
on the scouts. In a letter to Chief
Scout Executive James 70. West,
from the Bureau of Aircraft Produc-
ton, II. X 8. Williams saysl
I'VE feel that this work Is going
along fine now and that the results
obtained will be a great benefit to
the government"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-20
Boy Scouts Report to Uncle Sam
About 3,667 Carloads Of WaInuts

Get every available black walnut
tree to market" is the aim of the
forest specialists with whom the Boy
Scouts of America are working in
their effort to locate this war ma
terial.
Airplane propellers and gun stocks
must be made of black walnut be-
cause II will not warp and because
1t will not splinter when hit by bull
let or shrapnel.
When the plants working on gov
ernment orders found that the coun-
try had been almost stripped of Its
black walnut and that there were
no known tracts of 1t. the Presi-
dent issued an urgent call to the
Boy Scouts of America, as the or
ganization best fitted for the great
task, to seek 1t out. In fence corners
and farmers wood lots and as shade
trees on the lawns of residences
and wherever II might be found.
Scouts Repdgt 14,038,56 Board Feet
The leaders of the Boy Scouts of
America quickly called upon the
boys to make a canvass of the eoun-
try and a plan was adopted after
conferences with and the full ap-
proval of the Bureau of Aircraft Pro-
duction. the Ordnance, Department,
the Forest Service and the Council
of National Defense. The literature
required was printed for the scouts
and sent out by the government.
The scouts went to work imme-
diately and the reports began to
pour in to Washington. The Forest
Service, in giving the total of the
figures as submitted to the Ordnance
Department, says that the scouts
had reported 14,O3S,560 beard feet
and that numerous letters and re-.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-20
Camoufaged Scouts

world expects a Boy Scout to 20 In
fluence younger boys that they, like
the scouts, Should grow up to be
the kind of men that the world Is
looking for. Our organization
should be such that no parents
should have to hesitate in entrust-
Ing their boy to the care and COM
panionshlp of older scouts, knowing
that he will receive the right kind
of training. Once an adult hears q
Boy Scout swear, or sees him lose
his temper, or Is seen cultivating
poor habits, travelling with a crowd
having questionable reputation, q
stain is cast upon an innocent Or
ganisatien by the boy, Never use
language that you would not use
In the presence of your own mother,
then your conscience will not be dis
torted, and you will grow UP to be
man with good habits forming q
strong backbone.
1t Is just that type of man that
has the right to demand the respect
and admiration of the world. and
they are the kind who succeed. You
have only one life to live. Make
the most of 1t, and live 1t right,
Using those scout laws as your
| creed. ..
Don't eamoufiage yourself!
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-20
Scouts of Troop Eight
Enjoy Corn at Dauphin

A silvery moon on perfect night,
husky bunch of scouts on a good
road, good feed at the end of the
hike, and hearts free from care
that is the picture of Troop s last
Friday when they hiked to Dauphin
for a cornroast.
The troop modified at the Square
and the city was soon in the dis
tance, thanks to the Rockville troll
ley. Scoutmaster Jenkins was in
charge and Assistant Scoutmaster
Kohler was unanimously voted
cook" The road from Rockville
to Dauphin was all too long, for ap-
petites grew keener every minute.
But once on the camp ground a
good fire was soon burning and the
pot put on to boil. In went the corn
for a short boiling to make it ten
der" so the cook said, and then,
husks and all, it was buried in the
hot embers.
No verbal description can do JUS
tice to the scene which followed in
a few minutes. Mr.. Wallis. the host
of the evening, had provided soda
pop" and pretzels, and the feast was
complete.
Then came a little talk on scout
ing and the hike home.
The entire Stroop is going on a
hike tomorrow afternoon, and the
meeting on next Monday night has
number of surprises in it.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-20
Shells and Stones

Not star shells, nor gas shells, but
peach stones, olive stones, walnut
shells-in fact, all kinds of fruit pits
or nut shells. To Keep the 'boys In
khaki supplied with gas masks,
Uncle Sam must have tons of these
things. What are they for? Well,
scouts, I'll tell you to the best of
my knowledge.
The Huns make war with poison
gas-it's all against the rules, but
still they do 1t, and every soldier
within miles of the trenches has to
carry a gas mask. Charcoal enters
into the structure of these masks
and. the charcoal is made from these
fruit stones and nut shel1s.
VIII you ever throw away another
peach stone or walnut shell when
you know 1t can be used to beat the
Hun? [ guess not, No scout that
knows Will 30 get busy. Let every
troop get a basket and collect these
things that we didn't know were any
good before. Make IL one of your
daily good turns to gather In these
precious things, -
Just think that perhaps the good
turn YOU do to-day will be the
means of savias your big brother or
friend in a chlorine or mustard gas
attack. The Hun Is on the rum
help to make him go faster,
Turn In the stones to the grocer
In your section, He will know very
soon where they are to. go,
The Office Scout,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-20
TROOP SIX TO
| HOLD BIG MEET
Annual Fall Field Day and
Reunion to Be Held at
Wildwood

Friday. September 9th. has been
named as the date for the second
annual fall field day and reunion of
Troop 6. Wildwood Park will be
the place. The committee in charge
has arranged for a number of scout
craft and athletic contests, a. big
feed, and council fire'in the even
ing.
All old members of the troop are
invited to be on hand for a good
time.
Since our reunion last September
the troop has been called upon to
furnish material not only for the
United States service but for the
scout moVem ment. Two assistant
scoutmasters, Demming and Arm
strong, are representing the Green
and Gold somewhere in France,
while Lew" Seigel, the speedy end
on last years football team. is in a
training camp in 4'merica. Haehn-
len, Nye, Sparrow and Carson. who
came into the troop as tenderfoot
scouts, have graduated Into the as
sistant scoutmaster class. Haehn-
len has done good work with Troop
~, Nye Is proving valuable to-Troop
2S, Sparrow is working with six,
and Carson's name has been handed
to local headquarters for disposi-
ton. Scoutmaster Huntsberger is
serving with local headquarters as
field executive, and c. Y. Stamm has
been, commissioned as his successor
in Troop 6.
A campaign for new scouts will
be launched at the council fire on
the 9th, and 1t is hoped that the
new material will be of the caliber
to upholl the brilliant record of
the troop in signaling, first-air. ath-
letics and general scout efficiency.
Roy Reel, Scribe.