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Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-12-07

The Cooperative Society of Spring.
field. ILL.,, has paid $3.50 in dividends
during the two years of it's existence.
The society has 362 members and its
total resources amount to $1S,172.7O.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-07-27
,BHHP list SITUATION
Continued From First Pagc.)

began to crumblc. Inc split that oc-
|:urred In Chicago appalled, and dis
mayed millions OF people who had
Expected so much OF tho organization.
crushed out much of the faith that
great following had not only In tho
BAPTIST leaders but in The leaders Of
he race.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-07-27
TIIN EFFOETS AT EEUNION.

From tho day that this disruption
hll like u thunder clap upon the
Denomination, efforts have been
lade b, reconcile the warning fac
ons and to reunite the Denomination
+ more effective work. II is to the
edit OF the rank and file of the
enomination that they have never
Fsired OF endorsed the split. The
orl1 for Peace and Reunion has met
Tn tho hearty approval OF the men
4 women who fill our churches and
no support tho work under our di-
tEion. This work has been carried
by prayers, personal letters, news
per articles and resolutions fasoring
movement.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-07-27

no Conventional lines; they should
undcrsland each nthcr. and work to
! gcther Tor one common, end. In every
convention, District, State or Nation
III We must oppose every Baptist office
! holder who is opposed TO Peace and
! leunion. In every convention we
Must offer resolutions to illSe all our
hpGWcrs ;V get them adopted, in favor
tDf Peace and Reunion. These rcs0lu-
Intions then should be Published in
niio Newspapers. In the two National
bodies we must seek to put tho con
vcntion Oil record in favor of Peace
ulld kcuniun. The work before us is
hard and Il Will take mon who are
! brave aud Unsclfish. Duty calls and
! we must ans wcr: We must go against
:, friend or relative IL i,e stano in tho
J way Of the program of the Lords
caus3. :, E:.:,1 I'm
THE DENOMINATION WILL WIN
! The denomination will win against
these selfscekers and schemer.s. TOO
long already We have been plnndercd
by thcso autOcrats who have begun
to feel that they own us and all our
substance. This is a fiEht against
these autocrats on both sides to re-
81
our Baptist liberty. They are strong
ly entrenchcd and they don't mean TO
give up. We must go to these Nation
, al bodies prepared to look after the
peoples interest. This fight for Re-
union must he and it will be kept Up
until it wins.
PATIENCE AND CRAFTSMANSHIP
NEEDED.
In @ recent editorial the Roy. Jos.
a. Booker, u. D., editor of the Bapt
: list Vanguard and q member of the
Morris Convention advises that nego-
tiations be broken of and the Con
, yention over which DR.. Morris presid.
es Prosecute the Lawsuit" DR.. Book
or is president of the Arkansas Bapt
list college and FOR 80 years has been
one of our prominent Baptist leaders.
In this case though, we cannot help
but feel that his advice Is unsound
and untimely. 1t must not be forgot
ten that the cloud that broke in Chi
eagO had BEEN several years gath
nying and that the Denomination
as such has been working at this
Peace and Reunion business only
tibouC o ulohUuS. IL ll1uSl llOI UC boJ
ten also that this Peace and Reunion
question has never been thoroughly
discussed and passed on by the Nat
i0nal bodies. Shall wo by one wave
OF the hand dismiss the whole mat
ter without giving the people an op-
portnity to consider it? The writer
does not agree with such q course.
What We must all have in dealing
with this matter is more patience and
not be too willing to give UP this
, fight for Peace and Reunion.
Ont OF three millions Of Baptists is
there not enough of Christian States
manship to deal with these questions
until they are solved. Must our lead
crs throw up their hands and declare
their inability and incompetence? I
believe that we havo enough OF Chris
tian atesmanship left to deal with
these questions and win the victory
for Peace and Reunion and we shall
DO found at our post of duty.
I am yours for Peace and Reunion,
r. G. JUDKINS, pastor,
Salem Baptist Church, Jersey City
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-07-27

building ana Iindcred ythoir prcGross
in many directions. Not only have
we two National bodies. hut in several
States We have two Safe Conventions
Us Il. result Of the National split. We
have two National Sunday School
Congresses, two National Women's
Conventions and two se.s Of officers
and two sets OF National Boards col
Letting money FROM the Denomination.
Tho Disgrace OF it all is not even
measured by the Increase Of our Dc
nominational machinery. All OF this
is disappointing but not dishcnrtcning-
We believe that the Pence and Re
union movement has taken such firm
root in tho heart of The Denomination
that it will win. IL will win in spite
of the distractors and those who are
opposed to the Union OF our forces.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-07-27
CAUSES FOR PRESENT AND
TEMPORARY DEFEAT

(a) This whole fight Is over Office
and money. '"Officc for mo, and money
| for NO." When the denomination Cur
ries out its Peace and Reunion pro
gram some body is going to lose their
Office and therefore their money. a
laigc number who are holding CT
| flee now will be compell%d to seek
work and occupation in other parts
This is a mighty force and will delay
our program as long as it can.
CD Our two presidents are not yet
reconciled. 1t is reported that in
Memphis, Tenn, where the Holy
Ghost did wonders in tho way OF mel
I ting hearts and causing tears, these
| leaders never met each othsr, nor
did they shake hands with each 9th,
CT. Tho writer was in Hot Springs
/ at the executive hoard meeting OF
tho Morsis Convention and was told
| by good authority that they did not
sec each other or exchange greet
ings.
; Out in a western city few months
ago eX-prcsidcnts Roosevelt and Taft
met and settled their old scores. They
! had had their differences and give
had had their differences an: had leo
many Of their party apart. But now
tl.eir party is face to face with the
enemy and they met to wipe OUT
oil differences and Give their party
an opportunity 30 reunitc.
| These men are leaders Of political
party, but they arc beginning to
sec that the interest OF the party Is
paramount to their personal inter,
est. Here they set our two leaders
IAN example worthy of note. Mr..
=, Roosevlet and Mr.. Taft arc leaders
Of a political party; our leaders arc
leaders Of the hosts of Jesus Christ
We call upon them to settle up old
scores and lead us in this effort we
: are making to get together.
u =.
! A CALL TO THE YOUNG MEN.
sssEsti sss;S :9s $50. s:.cr>e-::.:
We would not separate between old
and young men in this matter; for il
will take both of these classes tC
make a just and lasting peace. We
desire though to call the attention Of
the young men to the fact that If this
Peace and Reunion movement fails
it will saddle permanently upon then
this shame and iniquitv. 1t means
that on down through the years tht
young men will be face to face will
conditions they do not want and which
+. they ought not to be compelled tt
face. The young men should know
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-07-27
THE PEACE MEETING AT
MEMPHIS.

This work created tho sentiment
4 resulted in the Peace Meeting at
mphis in March, 1918 The report
the Peace Meeting was published
and wide and met with universal
|rOval. 1T was hailed as the dawn
of q new day; a call to RENTED
TT on the part OF the great Denom-
!. ion; and a movement to neal the
lch and forget the past.
cars OF Joy We're shed and from
lsands OF pulpits tho announce
t was made that 1hc Dcnomina-
-ong bleeding from wounds made
the hands OF the wicked would
II be at peace. The report OF the
be Commission expressed the deep
q feelings and desires of tho hearts
\ ur constituency and they said
en-" What else could they say?
had been praying earnestly and
. ently for conditions to change and
better day To them this better
had arrived and their "Amen'
from the heart.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1918-07-27
SENT BALK IS DISAPPOINT.
BUT NOT DISHEARTENING.


BUT NOT DISHEARTENING.
sooner than the people began to
!! be than the schcmers and those
arc opposed to Reunion began to
the defeat Of this most glorious
We have said from tho begin
and we say now that these plot
nd schcmers arc on both sides.
epoat also that the number Is
small. There are six men on
lido and four on the other side
s question who could speak the
and remove every difficulty this
4 md effect the Union. But they
90 selfish and short-sighted.
err before in the history Of the
have three millions Of free peo-
en- so completely dominated by
len. Not only have these ten
ominated these millions but they
demolished their Denominational
Catoctin clarion., 1918-03-07
FIRST TELEGRAPH IN 1774
Wire Used for Each Letter Of the A.
phabet--EquIpment Placed In
Trough Underground.

The first electric telegraph of which
we have historic record, and also that
on which most writers and authorities
agree, is that Of George Louis lie
Sage, a Frenchman living in Geneva,
Switzerland, and who built his first
telegraph in 1774, says the Electrical
Experimenter. The LIE Sage telegraph
system employed "a wires, placed in
trough in the ground, the wires being
suitably spaced and insulated by means
of glass partitions ut frequent inter-
yals, Each wire represented certain
letter of the alphabet. AS Is known,
gold leaf Is extremely sensitive to mi
mute electric impulses, and so we find
that LIE Sage placed small piece OF
gold leaf at the end Of each wire. TO
send q signal over any particular wire
corresponding to certain letter of the
alphabet, small static charge was
sent through the wire by touching 1t
ut the transmitting station with glass
rod which had previously been cleo
trica!ly excited by rubbing 1t with silk.
This system was rather limited in its
application, as 1t Is very difficult to
ipsulate static charge for any great
distance.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-03-07
Effect Of War on Trade,

It would be Impossible to give in de-
tail the effect Of the European war on
American trade, but partial statements
show the approximate effect on some
branches Of trade. Thus 1t appears
that during the first 20 months of war
our exports of articles used expressly
for war purposes amounted to Sl,O92,-
5S2,2i9. The smallest shipments We're
in the opening month of the war, Aug
ust, 1914, when such exports amount
ed to only $S,55l OH ana increased al
most steadily up to March, 1916, when
the total was S1l4,326 1926 For the
20 months the exports Of explosives
amounted to SlG6, l59,515; gunpowder,
$l04 600, 7S5; cartridges, S4O30S,617;
dynamite. $3,2il,p13 commercial au.
tomobiles, So G67 l25; mules. $3O,026,-
591; horses, $l25,2il BOG; airplanes,
S7,40l ,7O7; firearms. $40 l409S1 mis-
celaneous iron and steel, including
empty shells, Sill ,603,3l6; rubber, in
Guiding auto tires, SIS, ,SjS. TGSi barbcd
and plain wire, $44, ,4S5,3S5. According
to statistics of the United States de-
partmVUt Of commerce, more than
three-quarters OF the total export
trade Of the United States In 1916
went to the allied nations Of Europe,
and this including only war exports,
and not provisions or foodstuffs.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-03-07
Wound Statistics,

Statistics Of men wounded In trench
warfare have been published for the
period between January, 1916 and
June, 1916. Seven and eighty seven
hundredths per cent of wounded men
die on the battlefield. Ten and six
teen -hundredths per cent die later
from their injuries, or 1903 succumb,
proportion far less than % per cent
estimated mortality which surgeons
drew up when the war began.
Artillery causes 54.7I per cent Of
wounds, rifles and revOlverS 33.lG per
cent, bagOnets O.59 and gas 5.Gl.
Bombs, which have supplantcd bay
onet work SO largely, are classed with
artillery.
Percentages OF wounds In the head
and neck are 2l.92 per cent, for the
trunk, they are 2l.G3 per cent, while
wounds in the eXtremities stand at
56,4 per cent.
Twenty-three and sixty-two hun
drcdths per cent of the wounds are
cnssed rs serious, 63.O1 as medium,
and 1907 as so slight that the vic
tins can return to the lines imme-
dintely.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-03-07
Beating the Post Office.

A stranger, accompanied by his wife.
walked into a cigar store and asked
for stamp. The clerk told him that
he did not have stamps for sale, but
that he could get them at the post
Office, two blocks away, or at a drug
store on nearby corner. The wife
proposed that they 90 to the post Of
fee, but the husband insisted that the
purchase be made at the drug store.
II know what I'm about" he proud
ly proclaimed. ave been readin' the
newspapers and saw the other night
where the post Office had raised its
rates. They won't ketch me nappin'.
Wen just go to the drug store. They've
got one of them machines there and l
know l can get two two's and II one
cent stamp fur a nickel, out of it.
Then we'll drop the letter in the box
on the corner"
"A fellers got to watch his corners
these days." he said, as he left for the
drug store.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-03-07
Fur Farming,

Fine furs have reached fabulous val
ues on account of growing scarcity,
and this gives financial importance to
the conclusion of Ned Dearborn of
the United Stutes bureau Of biological
survey that the problem Of future
supply has only one sOutiOn-fur
farming. or the score or more of diff
ferent fur-bearing animals native to
North America, about u dozen seem to
be suitable for domestication. The
skunk, mink and silver fox have been
successfully bred in captivity, and the
marten, fisher, otter, blue fox, raccoon
and beaver have given promise in par
tial tests. Minks first bred in Oneida
county, New York, seem to have been
the first wild fur bearers domesticat-
ed In the United States, the breeding
having begun so years ago. The skunk
Is the most easily and commonly do
mesticated, and has more breeders in
the United States than all other fur
bearers combined.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-03-07
OLD METHOD OF TRANSPORT
Raft as Used In America Today Has
Its Counterpart in Every Coun.
try In the World.

''The raft has been used for centu.
ries for carrying various cargoes,"
writes Day Allen Wiley In st. Nicho-
las. ut carried Egyptian cotton ON
the Nile; 1t is in service on the KOngO
river In Africa and the Ganges In In
dia; but the raft which Is its own
cargo Is that composed of logs-a
method Of water transportation that
originated In Nova Scotia half CEN
fury ago.
"Tree trunks cut from Nova Scotia
forests were moved on wooden rollers
to one of the harbors. where the logs
were piled In layers and bound to-
gether with twisted wire rope. The
raft was to be taken to a lumber mill
on New York harbOr, where the logs
were to be cut into timber for building
purposes. TO haul the raft while on
the sea, one end Of n heavy wire rope
was fastened to its bow, the other was
secured to the rear deck of steam
tugboat. 1t started on its ocean jour
ney, but never reached Its destination,
for gale of wind sprang up, the tow
ing rope parted, and the raft driftcd
out to sea. Later, some of the logs
were found washed ashore on the Nor
wegian coast.
"In the Northwest the transportation
of lumber in rafts is very extensive.
They are of enormous dimensions. in
shape closely resembling a cigar, hav-
ing Its greatest number at the middle
and tapering to a point at both ends.
While these rafts are of varying sizes,
the smallest usually contains at least
five thousand pieces of timber, ranging
from so to llO feet in length and from
two TO nearly five feet In diameter at
the butt.
consequently, some Of the raftS
made In this PECULIAR fashion are near
ly as long rs the largest transatlantic
liners, measuring no less than $50 feet
from end to end"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-03-07
Lepers of Panama.

When the United States government
began to construct the Panama canal 1t
found seven pitiful lepers in The re-
public in an isolated and forlorn build
ing. In 1905 II WAS voted to spend S25,-
COO for II suitable building for these
outcasts. In April, 1907, a hospital was
opened ut Pulo Seco and each patient
was given a plot of land on which he
might raise fruits and vegetables, and
so be partly self-supporting. The
Episcopal church, in establishing here
the Mission of the Holy Comforter has
offered these lepers practically the only
society they ever see except each other
Now chapel school for the chill
dren, an infirmary for the shut-ns and
laundry and gardens for the active
make these lepers feel that they are
being given their chance.-The' World
outlook.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-03-07
Snake Stops Water Supply.

Glenylle, n hamlet three miles back
of Tarrytown, was without water Tues
day. Its only supply is obtained from
the Gypsy spring on Gen. Howard Car
rolls estate. The pipe that led from
the spring appeared to he frozen, so
William Van Wrinkle pulled the pipe
out of the spring and took it home to
thaw It out There was CONSERVATION
in the house when Il garter snake start
ed to crawl out Of the pipe.
The snake had crawed into the pipe
during the cold snap of Monday night
and had frozen in there, shutting off
the water supply. When the pipe was
thawcd the snake was released and
tried to escape from its storage prison.
Van Wrinkle caught it and Is proudly
exhibiting it in jar. While this story
has Il WinSted flavor ii is vouched for
by Van Wrinkles neighbor.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-03-07
Shark Eishino an Industry.

Shark fishing has evolved from n
sport To an organized industry in the
Pacific waters off the southwestern
coast. The skin of various species of
the fish when tanned forms II tough,
durable leather that is in considerable
demand. and the oil that Is extracted
from the carcass likewise has cO'nlner.
cial value. OF late a Japanese syndi-
cate has undertaken the exploitation of
this long neglected field and, as a re-
suit, large numbers of sharks are being
captured. The mottled skins of the
tiger sharks are being made into slip.
pers, belts, gloves and other articles.
while those of the great blue and bask-
ing sharks, which are especially thick
and strong, are used for purposes that
demand lOng-liyed material.-Popular
Mechanics Magazine.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-03-07
Drama and Comedy.

N. SardOu, the famous French
dramatist, when once asked the differ
ence between 9 drama and a comedy,
said:
"The distinction is very simple. In
a drama the plot turns on murder {;
in a comedy, on marriage. The ques-
tiOn Is, in comedy, whether the mar
riage will take place or not; and, in
a drama, whether the murder will be
accomplished. There will be a mar
riage, there will be Il murder; this is
the first act. There will be no mar
riage or no murder; this is the second
act. A new incident happens, a new
manner of killing or marrying; that
is the third act. An obstacle arises
which prevents the killing or marry
ing; that is the fourth act. In the fifth
act the marriage or the murder is con-
summated or accomplished, because
everything must have an end"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-03-07
What She Foruot,

Miss Decorous had made a special
study of biblical history, and she al
dressed the Sunday school class thus
ly:
"Now, children, ! have told you all
| can concerning the nations which
were driven out by the lSraelites.
They were the Invites, the HttiIcs
the Jebusites, the Perizzites, the Cir.
castles and, let me See--yes, tn"
Amcrites. Can you remember theu
all, children? Now you look puzzled
Rosie. Have you any questions"
mo, teacher" came the shy reply,
except that you haven't told us about
the tlea-bites?" s?"-Pearson' Weekly
Catoctin clarion., 1918-03-07
AROUSED TO FRENZY OF JOY
People Of Madrid Outdid American
Baseball Fans When Bull Fight With
Popular Matador Is Announced.

Madrid Is the greatest bull fighting
city in the world. From her stnid pro-
fessional and intellectual classes down
to the smallest and grimiest urchin
vending newspapers OH the streets
every Madrilleno Is cOnnoisseur of
bulls and bull fighters. Anyone who
thinks that baseball can turn its devo-
tees into temporary lunatics on the
day of worlds championship game
should see the people of Madrid when
famous matador Is billed to meet
some of the ferOcious Miura bulls.
Each Of the well-known swOrdsmen
has his group of followers enthusiasts
as they are called. any one OF
whom will stake his fortune or his
neck on the prOwess of his own par.
tlcular master as compared to all other
slayers of bulls. On the day of a "cor-
rida" these enthusiasts flock about the
hotel. where their idols are staying. to
greet them hours before the combat
with cheers and adu'ntion. Early in
the afternoon the streets leading to
the plaza are chOked with surging cur
rents of humanity, all moving to II
single goal.
The plaza itself Is great amphithe-
ater with n sandcd arena for stage.
The arena Is surrounded by n thick
brick wall, broken here and there by
tiny donrs--One door to the pens.
whence the bulls are loosed. another
for the picadors, who ride in On de-
crepit old horses q third for the he.
roes of the day, the swordSmcn. who
take the money and the glory of the
occasion without running any greater
risk than their humble Subor,lnateS.
On sunny day the arena is riot
of color. Picadors are dressed in yell
low, the "cape men," who turn the bull
wave gayly cnlored silk robes the IT.
tie darts which the banderil"roS plant
In the neck of the bull are tipped with
flags, even the mules who haul out
the debris carry huge Spanish banners
in their headstalls. The matador is
the final glory, flaming from head to
foot in rich satin costume of green
or blue, heavily embroidered with gold.
He carries flaming red flag to en-
rage the bull and before the day has
gone far, the red of the flag is blended
with the red Of blood.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-03-07
Always Removed the Water.

The discovery that the removal of
water naturally present In foods would
arrest decomposition was made many
years ago. The ancient Indians and
the savage tribes of Africa are known
to have dried their surplus meat sup
plies so that they might not be in
want when game was scarce or hunt
ing difficult. Egyptian tradition called
for the placing of food in the tombs
alongside the dead, and 1t is said that
dried kernels of grain more than 6.000
years old when discovered In the
tombs in our time, yielded perfect
grain upon plantina
Catoctin clarion., 1918-03-07
Mirrors In History.

During the middle ages, from the
twelfth to the end of the fifteenth
century, pocket mirrors or small hand
mirrors carried at the girdle were con-
sldered necessary part of n ladys
toilet. The method of backing glass
with metal for mirrors was well known
In the middle ages, though steel and
silver mirrors were almost exclusively
used 1t was in Venice that th' max
Ing of glass mirrors on Commercial
scale was first developed.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-03-07
Exhaust Steam.

More attention than ever before Is
being paid this winter to careful use
of exhaust steam In power plants II
mny be applied to innumerable pur
poses, such as heating feed water for
the steam boiler. for many washing
purposes. heating buildings. pasteurlZ
ing and sterilizing and the like. A
small investment i'm additional boiler
room equipment such as an exhaust
steam heater, will ctfpnt savings OF
several hHndred GLARS a year In the
coal bill of even moderate sized pow
or plant
Catoctin clarion., 1918-03-07
Optimistic Thought.
Reform to be useful and durable
must be gradual aud cautious.
Where Elder Ducks Abound.

where in Norway. Being the producers
of the valuable eiderdown, staple ar
ticle of trade in Norway, they are rig
orously protected by law, and are In
consequence so tame as in many places
to approximate domestic fowl. The
birds are regarded with far from
friendly eyes by the fishermen, by rea-
son of the damage they work among
the spawning beds of the fish. Lob
sters in particular suffer severely from
their devustations.