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ADora Greeawell.)
v1; There is la all thing aa ideal, divla prla
eiple, revealing itself ia tpit of eoatradietory
elemsats sorasthiag which it only eaa be ia a
tuddoa transitory flaih, as aa ordinary faes will
: ia Mm momsnt of satisfaetioa, of sxsltsd feilinf,
,,be transfigured into beauty aad aobleaeaa.
; UNCLE WALT MASON
ENVIRONMENT.
' I hear msn say, aemetlmes, "Groat Scott! Thla
M Uo Tillage Cod forgot! Thoro Is a chance for
to to' rise, la thla old berg of aaaaabaek guys."
:. thsa they go forth, apoa a day, to liirtr pastaree
; far dway; aad thoro tiey lad telega Jnst at bad
aa la their owa abtadoaod trad. It cata ao
- Uo where swale dwells: wellshreys Bee H wesr
lafi holla. Tha sua who has tho goede nay to to
' dsssrt waata or arttla aew, aad thevw haag aat
hid atodoat alga, aad ha will gad that trade la too.
- Oara la a qalet, dreamy tewa, hat It woald hold
a follow dowa. If some yeath ahawa tha proper
Ira, with wroath or hammer, brash or lyro, u
draw tholr work for half a day, to htla hlai if
ward aa hie way. Whh aroaer ataMac la year
J hoad, thara laa't aay towa aa dead that yoa aaa't
Uat a awath rlfht there, aad alaetaea Uadt af
' Itareia wear. Aad la tha deadee), freyeat tewa a
' i aa auy wla a world roaawa. If yoa, fair mdvr,
where yoa are, caa'l hitch year waged to a alar,
yot aaajla't da th (rich la Chrk, Id Beataa, Jeatla
- a Naw York. '
If 70a lad a proatier tell him what yoa tkiak
. of him. It will halp leilue tha aoat of Ut1b.
' 111 haada are calling for tho aealpa of tha food
hoardera, and rightly ao. They juitly belong iu
tha' category of "the meaaeet aaM."
Two hundred thouaaad atrlkiaf coal attain ia
- Torkikire, England, alaa hare rottd lo go back tt
work. The thing la getting contagtoaa.
Shoe retailere aay tha people won't boy ekcap
, abaca. Thia may be daa aot ao moth ta aipeaeiva
taataa at to tha fact that ia tha caea of practically
aajr tort af wearing apparel the beat iradea are
tha eheapaat la the loag raa. f
Tha Bumaniaaa new aay that they anttred
Bucharcit ia aompliaaea with what they bettered
ta bo the wicket of tha Alllea, which iadieatea that
there may be aomathiag ta pay with tha power
6f aaderttaadiaf af tha Bumaajaaa,
Senator Poiadoxter, af Waahingtoa, hal takia
another fling at arraigning tha Prealdeat- That
ia tome Bepublicaat' way of raMlaiag aolid with
their eeaitltuiata, bat wonder if It laat oome.
thiag ia tha nature of a boomerang.
Oawaora of aom af tha State hare aotilvd
tha federal Dcpartmeat af Jnrtit that "amaalng
fttBtitleaM of food are beiag held ia storage ap
parently waiting higher prteea. Plalaly eaongh
there are plaaty af tha folk ha ara aot alive
ta the enormity of tho greed of lome of their
r fellow citiaea ia thia country.
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. Tha Senate Foreiga Solatloaa Committee ia,
arged to haitea actioa aa tha peace treaty. Sin-
aUt Fall aaya it aaa't be doaa and it la a fact
that there la ao way af getting back tha time that
. ha been waited ia a eaia effort by tha reprina-
tatiri of Mr. Fall' party to make political capital
out of tha diaruuioa of the treaty.
Tiatoaat Edward Gray, tha aew Brltiah ambaa
(ador, la favorably kaowa ta tho Amerioaa read
lag public. It 1 recalled how earaeatly he atroTO
ta prevent tha war which Germany waa beat aa
aalaoaiag oa tha world. Comparatively few Amerl
fau eaa peraeaally welcome thia great Engliih
eiaa, but ia tpirlt million of them will do ao.
. One aatharityblamaa bad debt waata with a part
of. tha retpoaaibility for tha high cost of living.
- Tha rnaa whe get aad doe aot pay I a dreee
and tha drone have alwaya had to be carried at tha
aspenta af other. A atrietly eaih baaia for boil
cm would frccte oat the droae, put them to work
tad tku iaereai tha productive capacity of the
ropalatlon. ,
. Oaa af tha witaetyaa la the atreel car iaveitiga
tioa at Waiuingtoa Hid that the thruit which
brought hi tyitem aear death waa tha wag award
of tha War Labor Board which had take the poU
tioa that it wa aot concerned with the flniaclal
itatn of the (treat car eompaait bat ealr with
what conitituted a living wage for the mta. M
payiag a living wag put a-cqrporatioa aear diath,
it la a cjucitioa if it wocld. o b batter for It
ever ta hav beea bora.' -
;, TM COOO 10AOI ASSOCIATION. ,
Tha North CareUaa Good load Aaaociatioa
acaaioa thi week at WrighUvUle Boach ha beea
at) laportaat factor ia road pregreee U tha Bute.
IU aetirltiea auggttt the qoeaUoa aj ta what the
8Ute weold do, ta what ctteat IU progreoa would
ba impeded, if tha various voloatary argaaicatiaa
working along different line of eadoaver ahaald
decide to autpaad operataaa.
Mack af tha headway that ta made la the Stat
la mad purely from tha aslaV aad pabtie
tpirited activitie of a few af it citiuaa. Let a
admit that aome of the worker get a ccrtaia
reward in-the eclat which attacheCU tha publicity
attending their activitie. Bat thia if aaly partial
reeompente and for it aome af the boat worker
do aot care at all. The fcreatett alagla eoaeldira
Uaa it pride ia the good aid State aad ?he datir
ta aea her take her proper place la tha froat rank
of tbo eommoBwealthi. Thia toacera for tha Stat
maaifeiU itaelf ia many argaaiaatioaa who aim
embrace auay af tha forward alepe which a State
eaa take la aa age like' thi wherela aew aeeda
era conitantly arlalag.
Of the varioua State aeaeciatioaa one of tho
noat robuat aad virile haa beea for maay yeara
the North Carolina Good Boada Aitoclatioa. Aa
atatcd, it baa beea one of the reaaoat the State ha
taken aa advanced aland la road construction. The
good road anociatibn haa had delBita aim aad
vigor men (alio on taergeti womaa) behind
those aim. A eaa ia point that ia fresh ia the
mtnerye maay-waa the good road Jegltlatiaa
af the laat Xeglilatur. The good road aawcla-
tioa did aot get the aort of road law that it wasted,
but it earn Beanr getting what it waated than a
lee ttclout aad determined argaaiaatiaa would
have gottea. It wa faithfal ta iU parpoa aad
it aied vry legitimate meahi of attaining them.
rerbapa It wa aot to be expected that it eouU
attain tlioie purpoaca eompleUly. Aa argaalxa.
tioa devoted to a peifiq aim aeeeaaarily will al
way bt ia advaaee f the roat af tb population
aad th Lcgiilatare onght to reflect the withe
of tha people at a whole.
Tki wok tb good road aaaociatioa will adoft
a program for the eoming year, aad it will be
program of tha advanced idea and lively State
pride which have alwayfeharaetcrixed the organ!,
nation.
The good road people la their enthuiiatm and
their tntrgeUc effort to pat Berth Carolina for
ward in th great traduce af read building act aa
example to all lover f the State. Observing their
activity, North Carolialaaa lot already engaged
ia tome similar work should feet aad act upon the
imrmluc to go and likewise.
VKFUICHASABLB.
Tke great righta af lUtehood poeaaoaed by th
mailer Statea of the TJaloa have beea tha (ob
ject of criticism maay'tlmea, aad there la much
la the record of these Statea ta upporthis. How-
aver, though abuses have maay times grona to
large proportions, yet invariably they have beea
curbed in time.
A particularly atrikiag iastaaee ia afforded by
tha State of Delaware. It i small la site. It fa
email ia population, and its wealth eaa hard'y
be considered preteatiaua. All la all it has offered
a most Inviting prospect for the furtherance af tha
ambition pica ef ma of targe meaa. Thia ie
recalled by the reoeat death af i. Edward Addieka,'
kaawa a tha Oa King." Begardlcss of hia pur
poses or method, hi peraiateaey la seeking politi
cal honors ia the littler' Bute eaaaot but excite
certaia aort af admiratioa. Three timee he
tried to overwhelm the voters of tho State and
three times his efforts were rejected.
Coming from a neighboring State, Mr. Addieka
seemed to have cultivated interests la Delaware for
the deliberate purpoae of promoting himself to the
United States Senate. It seemed easy. The Legis
lature wo email, thua making it necessary to
petsaade but a few. 80 away back ia 1899 be
tried his hand tret and made a fairly good show
lag, toasidering 4he rigidity of the poll tax ro
Qolrement. Again he sought the toga from the
feoplo of tho State a few year later aad agila
ba failed.
Nothing daunted by these defeats, he essayed
aaa last aprm effort to gaia tho office he wished
SO much, Th whole country remember that effort
how meaty wna speat like water ia addition
ta every athsr influence to cajole the voter but
all id val. The more flagrant aad nascrupolons
be grew the more determined became those who
had moived that the honor of the little common
wenlth ahould aot be bartered. Thua wa proved
that though a maa might acquire aa exceedingly
high standing ia th commercial world by the
same tokea he eoald aot ruthlessly aelse public
bonori, aad Delaware triumphantly vindicated her
eonitltutioBal right ot membenhin ia what hi
beea called the "greatest deliberative body ia the
world."
BLOCKADE LIQVOR.
The persistence with which blockade liquor stills
are raided in North Carolina might indicate a
growing Industry ia the illicit' traffic, or it may
meaa, aa it probably doea, that tha reviaae officer
ara mthlag more of aa effort to root out the ob
jectionable business.
Thire 1 aot th (lightest doubt that tho maaa-
facWr ef mooaahlae Hquar I growing tnor ca
psular every day! Ia the few yeara si are the
Stajs became dry mia have drifted away from
ahiihey, aad ia doing it-have gradually realized
the drawback of druakoaacse. Now ta be drank
is te be objectionable. Atdrankea maa ia not
desired around by anybody. Ha ia unreliable as
sa employe, so th employer waata whiskey pro
hibited. He la ebjeetieaable aa amighber, so th
neighborhood waai whiskey prohibited. Ha ia a
aulsaaee aad the eemmuaity waata whiskey that
out. Thte aeatimeat ia mora aroaotiaeed even-
day, aad eteadlly th willlngmtt grow ta help th
oSeer break ap the whitkey traffic. .
It I aot laag aew aatil tha amendment take
effect, aad thta the Federal sjoveramot ill 1
after whirtey with a more determined' iatcatiea
la have tha law eeforeed. Whoa it become aa
offense agaiakt th Federal govrasaat, trith te
morMleta govtrament mrhal'oa tha Job th maa
whe arill think ta play tbs gam aad get away with
it from the busy sheriff will fad that thr-y have
laid eat a Job that will aot work. " Whiskey ha
about had If dsy la North CareUaa, and the twa
certaia reason ara that pabtla aeatimeat and Fed
eral authority r both nit It, Either eaa
aloe i rather competent Influeaee, bat bo'h
together are Impressible. " v
' j. : ;- ; EXIT STKIKEB. ,;(.
Tha shopmea ef th Southeast have called off the
strike, aad gradually what for a time threatened
te be a Hvely stem has been settling down ta a
welcome ejoiei. - - .; 'v-' V'c'. V
U that brief parted dariag which the strike was
aa, the whale eaaatry haa bhraod soma thiag.
Tha people hare come to aeo that labor ifU
suia s warwax, aa roat w must givfaemo at
tea tioa, ta fha caadittoaa against which tb mo
are prtetiag, W eaat dismiss Uelr demand
with Us ausukea aotioa that the trouble Is ovor.
Temporarily It ia, bat la the actual fact it la aot
la the slightest ehaaged. Tha railroad mea hav
their Ideas about their work aad their pay for it,
aa4 they are aeeest la their coivictioa. That
being tha ease they are aat goiag t quit aatil they
haver either btubN what they are after tr hav
baea shewn tha fit is impossible. We are to hear
ere af thi scatter.
But aa tha other head the railroad mea have
aotieed by thia time that the people have some
views oa every topic that coaeeraa the public
welfare aad that aa tha people pa tae bill they
ara quiietlyjMTaaging to have a wIcIm everything
that ia'doae iavolviag outlsy of "moscy'from the
public treasury or from their owa pocket. The
whole affair passed aver with so little noise that
we mast not snake the miataht of thinking It was
aot a detcmOnod move oa either aide. . It was the
limit af decision. The railroad mea hav oallod
ia their fore. So have tha people. Both sides
are rsfermiag their liacs, aad both have seen the
strength of the other. It is to bo hoped that this
measuring af strength will also iacluda the wiadora
of diaerotioa which amy prompt aot ta tavite Its
test.
RELIEF SHOULD BE GIVEN.
The story ia the Washington dispatches tivj
morning with respect to Csmp Bragg disclose a
situation that should lead the delegation la Com
gross- from thia 8tate to come to the relief of the
people there aad at ease. Everybody la North
Carolina will be glad ta See Camp Bragg eoatiauod,
aa it is a highly desirable additioa to tha 8Uto's
hutitatioB. But la additioa ta tha prestige the
camp would give the State, the condition of the
people ia the camp area ia each that almpla justice
should lead Congress now to conclude the pur
chase of the land that haa beea appropriated.
It is well kaowa that tha people of th regloa
taken did net want ta sell their lead, bat a large
amouat of it ha beea tahea aad auit haa beea
brought la the Federal Cowrt te eoadema the re
mainder. Of that tahea much haa beea paid for,
but several thouaaad acres la tied ap aad aot paid
for. That ahould ba taken at onee, that the people
might have their money. With tho community de
stroyed, their land has loot Ita value to them.
Fairness require that Congress dispose oT-lhii
starter now in tha aaly way that I left. All over
the territory tracts are tahea, aad ether tracts toil
with a a agreement to cell, leaving tha owner ao
righta ia the land, aa money aad no certainty
of what ia to be don. He eaaaot make a crop.
aad many have already gone ta other location,
having little or aa crop thla year. They are all
loyal people, deaerviag of a fair deal at the hand
of the government, aad Congress hoald give it.
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FVBLIC OPINION,
Eoglaad ia raaaing a neck aad neck race with
the Coifed Statea aew in finding the coot of living,
and it may be tahea for a fact that by tha time
the inquiries are finished public eplaioa will have
fixed pa the occasion of the high costs. It is pos
sible to pall the wool over the eyas ef aa In
vestigating committee or over aa ladivMual or a
few, but it is a difficult matter to fool all the
people whether la the L'aited States, England or
aay place else.
We have started te find the eoat of living. It !s
possible it is toe high, or may be it ia aat too high.
Sentiment says ws pay too much for what we get
these days. Sentiment aaya that la England. No
doubt ia the rest ef Europe where sentiment says
living ia too expensive it Is a faet. But evoa
there it ia accounted for. Sentiment haa said we
must bo givea lower price. It i public sentiment
that ia going to get at tho bottom of the else, '
Public opinio wiQ then when the facte come in
say whether the evidence warrant th claim or
aot, aad If public eplaioa say price are too high
wo may be satisfied that pablie opinion will order
the penalty. Tha present climax in national affaii
ia interesting. But ss n crisis it hns passed. Pub
lic sentiment has tsksn hold, and when publh;
sentiment atcpa lata the box a master .is there.
A GREAT TRAFFIC OPPORTUNITY.
Carolina porta wia out la. their aa before the
Railroad Admlaistratiea nnd now freight eaa come
and go from Wtlatiagtoa aad the South Atlantic
The rate will make it possible to route freight froia
polnte in the West and Northwest a far aa Ohio,
Indiana aad te poiata well aorth ia IlliaoU aad
Iowa to Wilmiagtoa aad 8outhra porta, aad if
the railroad will accept th tttaatloa and heir
to divert traffic thia way a big flow of battats
ought to eomc to the Carolina porta.
It the people of the coast from Wilmiagtoa ta
the Gulf will take up the nutter, they have in
their haada the biggest traffi opportunity North
Caroliaa ha vr kaowa, aad coating aa th keel
of the uprising ia the shipping aiUiatioa at Wil-
mtagtoa it I roaaoaable to look for better con
ditions aad ia aurked degree.
Favor expo sing nil food profiteer,"
Stop at exposiag 'ear- ,
,Whtf
Governor Davis, addrraaiag ths Virgiaia Legis
lature, In special session, advocate among ether
things better schools aad more pay far teacher.
This u good doctrine aaywhere la the Ualted
State now. v .. , " .
vreshy la labor rank. But tho avenge of abed'
isaee to general order ha bein high. Te the
extent that tha labor law governing matters af
this character are Igaered by tho worsen the
offleaey af organization la weakened. Ia absolute
aaloa only is there strength. Disunion through
lack of obedlaea means wsakaess U both effeu
aad defease. ' t
SPIRIT OF THE PRESS ,
Lrlsaalea Aaaemg the Ibeamoa.
Washiagton Star.
While ia aome places member af the railroad
shopasea'e orgaaUatloa are returning ta work in
obedience to tho orders af their national leldcr
aad in compliance with the deauad of the Presi
dent, else v. sere these worker are laslstlag upoa
tho atrike, defyiag both organisation order aad
presideatial ultimatuaa. , The Presideet s com
mand to, of course, effective aaly aa far aa It estab
lishes a condition precedent te eeasideratioa c-f
wage demands, Bat tha orgaalsatioa order are
appoacdiy paramoaafc The apeetaela of a large
section of the shopmen refasiag to hoed ths com
maad to return ta work gives by their national
orEeers'mast bo disquieting te leader af organised
labor. ' Perfect diseipllas haa aevar prevailed aal-
Metbec. of Malatalatag Peace.
(By William H. Taft.)
Siaee tha prime object of the Leagus of Natloa
Is to preserve peace aad te rasp the benefit of
Beae-Jet us see how the league will operate te
accomplish that purpose. ' V
Ia the first place It will sock to remove the aula
eaaes af war. By th formation of aa lateraa.
tioaal court it will create a means for the peacefnl
Settlement of disputes' between motions. Then it
will seek to compel th astlon to msk ass ef this
court. That Is nothing mora aor less than aa D
plication af tha rale aad custom governing In
dividuals la civilised communities to the relaties
botweea aatioaa.
Secondly, tho league will seek to' remove a grsst
temptation to war by the general agreemsnt to re
duce the else af armies aad navies. This will
halt tb race for military aad ami sapremscy
which was largely responsible for the war just
onded. The amount of armament aay natbn may
maintain will be strictly eeaned. Thai ifwUI be
Impossible for oaa country te overwhelm lie acirh
bor by unexpected attack, ia the way that Germany
crushed Belgium and would have crashed Francs
had not tha other democratic aatioas goaa to Ui
aid. Ths ids ia that each country mey keep an
army aad navy large enough ta enable It to fallrj
Ita responsibilities ss a member af tb leagus
but ao larger. Ths Uaitsd States, for example,
probably would b expected to keep a oheek en
Mexico aad tha stats of constant turmoil In thit
country would bo taken Into consideration in de
ciding how large aa army we should need.
The third important ssfegunrg which the league
will set up is a system ef penalties. This will msx
an outlaw of aay aatloa er group ot aatloae which
goes to war la viola tioa of the rule of th league.
The outlawed aatloa will be boycotted by all the
ether member of the lesgus and will find itself
cut aff from both business tad social eomsjaalea
tioa with th rest of the world.
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Who Struck Billy Patterson?
By SAVOYARD.
Certainly it waa at Riehmoad, Va., and possibly
it wss whsa Joha Marshall was a young lavrytr,
that at a email gathering of eitisoBS there wss an
altercation between two gentlemen that resulted
ia fist fight, ia which one of them, a Mr. William
Patterson, got much ths worst of it. He wss dowa
scd greatly disfigured, whsa there arrived oa the
scene friend of Mr. Patterson, who assumed a
belligerent attitude nnd ia a provocative aad in
dlgnaat teae of voice full ef aggressloa loudly
demanded) --
"Who struck BUry PaUersoaf
No answer waa given and he several times re
peated the Inquiry, growlag more truenleat in de
meanor aad more savaga in tona all the while.
Finally the adversary ot Mr. Fattersoa whe hsd
knocked that gentleman down stepped forth sad
fiercely exclaimed : -
1 struck Billy Patterson. What coneera Is It sf
yours and what have yen to say about itf
To that the volunteer champiea mildly mar.
mured:
-All I'vs got to ssy Is you hit him a hell ef a
lick." a
Aad then tha incident wa dosed: but unfor
tunately th identity of ths geatlsmaa who struck
Mr. Patterson Was not disclosed, and it has been
subject of curiosity snd speculation for mors
thsn a esatury. . . , .' ' J . .
Some time, during the winter or early spring of
1912 somebody struek "Col." George Harvey, of the
Caioa at large, who at the time fancied himself a
master werkmaa la the craft of President-making,
and there Is no possible denial of the faet that he
gavs "Coloasl" Harvey a hell of a lick
"Colonel" Harvey imagined that be wss a politi
cal Warwick aad ha waa resolved to mskd a Preal
deat ot ths Uaited States. He waa exultent 1b the
fancy that he waa tho Mark Hanna of the period,
and he chose Woodrow Wilson for protege. Now
Wilson ii fsrther fromTWng a William McKialey
than "Colonel" Harvey is from being a Mark
ilauns. Wilson is prodigiously self-reliant ind
enormously self-confident, and Wilson, tutored ly
Harvey aad led by Harvey, would bring (.bout a
sltuatioa such aa would have been disclosed if
Thersltes had taught Hercules how to work his
mighty labors.
It was told la Gath that "Coloner Harvey ad
vised Mr. Wilson te annex certain of ths "inter
ests'' of Wall Street and get their support, sad
thtu sad there At. Wilson flatly and emphatically
rejected the counsel sad bluntly told ''Colonel
Hr.rvey that his efforts ia behalf of ths enadidstur
st Mr. Wilson for President Were in his opinion
liabilities rather than' assets. It was a stunning
truth and a reminder of the lick dealt Mr. William
Pattersoa whea we see the effect ot it in the
reviling "Coloae!" Harvey heaped on Preside at
Wilson ia Ifilfi aad since. Just now the "Colon
Is blttsr ia his opposition to the League of Nstlon.
He Is not flgln the league. That is a mistake,
though "Colonel" Harvey, to whom it it simply im
possible to explnia anything,, possibly has per
suaded himself that he 1 opposed to th league.
Certainly he ie infatuated with himself, and no
doubt ia soma sort ot vsga Aad vain way hs
Imagine! that Woodrow Wilsoa is a rery bad
man, lateat en evil, and If aot balked, he will jut
our glorious Uaion la a papsr sack snd throw It
an the ash heap. ' ,
A: thia writing "Colonel" Harvey is ia league
with Chairman Hays, Of the Republican National
Committee. Ths "Colonel" writes voluminously,
tie chairman circulate hia preachment, nnd they
are seattsred over the land far and wide. Whether
they are worth the postage I matter that might
stimulate polemic ia the miade of those who care
to read aad ponder them. Of one thing, how
ever, all are agreed, aad that is that Wilsoa gave
"Colonel Harvey "a hell of lick" In 19)8.
Former President Taft has again shewn what a
guileless saan he is. He writ n letter aad marked
it "Personal aad Confidential," aadraddresscd H
ta the chairman of the Republican Nstionsl Com
mittee. Ia it he declared he waa for the Lesgus of
Nation just s it is incorporated ia the treaty of
peace, but he suggested some reservations or in
terpretstioas to assuage the vanities of 8eaators,
slid adversely criticised ths President for going
abroad and for aot inviting prominent Republi
can te Join the Amerieaa delcgatioa at Versailles.
God blew th great big heart of W. ft. Taft I He
actually believed that such a letter, addressed to
the party It was, would aot lad Its way to the
newspapers, aad whea It wa printed broadcast,
William H. Taft wa the ealy man tn oar glorious
U nioa th least UtUi bit surprised. Tersoaal aaj
Confidential,'' Indeed I . ' - :
v Mr. Tsft Is rldlsulouily Inconsistent. If hs dis
approved Wilsoa' Journey abroad, what wa
doing at that meeting ia New York last w later
whea he spok from tb asms platform with th
President and expressed hearty approval of his
mlisioat Caa It b that the presidential be ts
again in th big fellow's bohnet and that he Is
Irvine ta 'nlaeata tha act lad hr Hearv Cabat
Lodge f They will never teach him with the tongs,
because for month he has beea in hearty aad ah
sotuts secord with Mr. Wilsoa regardiag the League
of Nations. 1 .., ..N '
And ef fill th 'silly stuff yet Invented, the
silliest Is that suggestion that President Wilsoa
erred la aot associating Senator Lodge with him
at Versa 1 lies, Lodge would aeree hare agreed
to aaythlag Wilsoa proposed, tad tker would
hv beea a treaty at all.
Washiagton, August 11.
United States Man-of-War
Was Tcssed About like Toy
. In South Pacific
Waahkgtoa,' D. C Aug. JA-Di.
patches stating that six dreadaaagata
of th Pacific fleet were shsken by aa
earthquake off the toast of Mexico re
ealla aa amaalag incident la tha aaaal
of tn Amerieaa navy ia wmiea a unite
States man-of-war was carried oa the
crest of a tidal wave three miles ap
th toast, two nilos Inlaid, aad est
ddwa, eatlrely aahsrmed, open th
beach, withia a hundred feet of the
Aadss, say a bulletla from the Wash
Ugtoa headquarter of tha National
Geographic Society. f -
This thriUiav Incident ia recounted la
eomaunleatioB to the society by eaa
af the participants, Boar Admiral L. 0.
Billings, U. 8, N retired, follow:
"la IMS I Waa atmehad to tha U. & &
Wstsree, thsa oa duty la the South
Pacific-one of a class af boats built at
tho close of oar Civil War to ascend tho
narrow, tortuous rivers of toe South
she was termed a 'double oader,' hav-
Sg a rudder at each end, aad wa quite
at-bottomeda - aotif ormatloa ' which,
whilt It did aot add to bar seaworthi
ness, -laabled her ta carry a Jargs bat
tery gad crew, aad eventually saved oar
lives, la ths eatastrepht which wa aeoa
to conic apoa as. - -1 .
Lay Qalotly at Anchor.
"August, 1868, fouad aa quietly at
aachor off tha pretty Peruvian town of
Ariea, whither wa had towed the old
Uaited State stereshin 'Fred oa la' to es
cape the r .ragee,iof yellow fever-, then
desolating Callae and lima,
"There barked the ever-present fear
la the native salad af aaotbar earth
quake, for Ariea Mimed a aort ot 'bead
eeater for sweh seismic disturbances,
baring beea twice before destroyed, with
great loss of life.
"While the aneherage at Ariea was aa
open roadstead ef almost aaltmtted ex
tent, It waa partly protected from the
prevainnt winds by Alaeraa laiaaa,
small sad apparently a lump ef rock
brokia off; from the Morro by eomc
prior eoirulsloa. All the mirehant-
mea were clustered rather closely nader
the lee of thia island, asar the Morro,
maybe a quarter ef a mile from the
usual man-of-war anchorage, aad about
the same distaaee from the shore. Ths
mea-of-war anchored more abreast ef
th towa aad possibly halt a mil dls-
taau . v
"It was August that th awful
calamity came apoa as, liks a storm
from a eloadlece iky, overwhelming as
au la oaa commoa ruin.
Violent TrembllBK Felt.
1 wax altting in tha cabla with oar
commanding offices, about fi p. m- when
we were startled by a violeat trembliag
of the ship, similar to the effect pro
duced by Jetting go tbs aachor, Kaow
lag son id aot be that, wa raa ea
deck, Lookiaa shorewsrd, ear attea
tioa was instantly arrested by a great
cloud of dost rapidly approaching from
tho southeast, while a terrible rambling
Eew fat Intensity, sad before ear, setoa
hod eye the hill seemed to aod, aad
the grgund swayed liks ths short, choppy
waves ox a troubled sea.
"The dead enveloped Aries. ' In
stantly through it$ impenetrable veil
arose eriee for help, the crash of falling
houses, snd the thousand commingled
noises of a treat calamity, while the
ahip was shaksa as if grasped by
giaat head 1 thsa the cloud passed oa.
"As ths dost slowly setusd we rubbed
Utar eye aad looked again and again,
believing they must be playing as
trick: for where but a few short m
ments before wss a nappy, prosperous
city, buly with life aad activity, we be
held but a . mass of shattered ruins,
hardly a house left standing; not one
perfect, the streets blocked with debris
through which struggled frantically ths
lesst wounded of the unhappy wretches
imprlsoaed ia the ruins of their onee
bnppy homes i while groan, cries and
shrieks for help rest tho air.
Our prudent commander, however.
gavs ths accessary orders to prepare for
the worst. Additional aaebora were let
grt, hatehce battened dowa, guns Secured,
life liacs revs for aad aft, sad for
a fe.w moments sll wss the orderly eea
fusioa of a well-disciplined msn-or
war preparing for action. Many hands
made short work, sad la a few moments
ws were prepared for say emergeaey,
Teortble Ncico Heard.
''But our troubles then commenced.
We were etnrtled by n terrlbls nolss on
shore, ss of a tremendooe roar ot mus
ketry, lasting several minute. Again
the trembling earth waved to and fro,
aad thia time the eea receded antu tae
chipping , waa left straaded, while a
far to araward a oar vision could reach
we taw th rocky bottom of the eea,
never before exposed te kumaa gaxe,
with struggling fish and monsters of the
deep left high aad dry. The round-
bottomed ships keeled over on their
beam ends, while the 'Waterec' rested
easily oa her iloor-like bottom; aad
whea the returning sea, not like a wave,
but rather aa enormous tide,
sweeping back, rolling our uafortunate
eompaaion. ships ever aad ever, leav
ing soms bottom ap and others masses
of wreckage, the 'Watereo' rose easily
ever the tossing waters, aaharmed.
"From this moment 'the sea seemed
to defy tbo laws of aatura. Currents
rafi In contrary uirectioaa, and we were
borne hero aad there with a speed we
could a.t have equaled had wo beea
steaming for oar Uvea, At irregular ia-
tervala the earthquake ehoeke recurred,
but aoaa ef them so vloleaf er loag-
centlnued a th fink.
"Th Peruvlaa aua-of-war America,
said te bo tho fattest ship ta ths world
at that time, had hastily gottsa np
steam aad attempted to tot to eea. She
was well oat when- tha receding water
left her partly afloat aad broke her
back, of course destroying her engine.
With her fuunele' still vomiting black
moke and apparently auder full com
mand of her people, she backed dowa
toward tho helpless Tredoaia', which
waa thea rapidly setting In. towsrd ths
Menwt as if Intending to help her, ' ,
FrodeaU ts Crashed.
"Lieateaaat Commander Die'i oa
mending the FredouIa' saw Ihe man
euver, and, thinking the 'America Was
eoming to their aid, aad that A aehrer
approach would only involve them both
in destruction, raa ea the poor 'find
hailed the approaching ahip, thea but a
few yardst distant; " 'America ahoy I
Tea eaa do nothing, for ns our bottom
Is crushed. Sar ' yourselves. Good
bye Then dowa to his atatioa tmong
hli sflsat, anshrtakiug srew he v raa
again. The next 'moment the Fredosia
wa crushed, aad ef that ill-fated com-
Ba) V2&ax A. Guest '
WHEN A YOUNGSTER'S ON HIS
KNEE.
Whsa a youngster's oa bis knee, v
Man's 'aa good aa a eaa be;
Thea it seems his soul takes hold
Of hia tongue aad taraa to gold
All tha words ho utter low
Telling tale af laag ago.
Thea iia thooghta ara alwaya eleaa.
Never selfish, never mesa,
Thea hia touch grows, geatle, toe,
Aa he runs hia fingers throng
Silky curia like onee he had .
Whea ha was a little lad.
Whea a youagstere ea his kaeo ,
Man's as fiss aa ha can be, .
Thia tha atrong arms that have tough)
Bitterly for things they've sought
Throb with tender aeas aad Twee,
aot like aagol arms above, .
Aad hs's proud that he eaa place .
Kisess oa that little face, .
A. '. his swoetaess babbles ap "
Just liks wins witkia the cup. '
For-thoss few glad moments thea
He it iaaoeent again.
When a youngster's oa his kaee,
Maa ia what he yearn ta be.
Thea he turn away from strife -To
th happiness of life
Tarns away from oalfiah thlnaw
.fa tha Joys which kiadaeaa brings;
uiaage m laat merry hoar
From a man of force snd power
To a teacher, wise aad good
5 alking, living as hs should. -Isn't
a groat as he eaa be '
With a yonngeeter oa his kaee, '
Copyright, 1B1, by Edgar A, Guest
Anawora to Teateawayt Qasatlsaa.
1. A mule driver.
1 BeeauM of the fnr, which ia "grU
aled," or a motley at black, white aad
gray.
I. A Bam applied to tha Argonauts
who crossed tho Amerieaa coatiaeat to
the Paciffc 4oaat ia 1849 following the
sensational discovery of gold.
a. A local name applied to a district
ef resorts that formerly floariahed ia
Saa Fraacisoot aa called boeaaeo Bailors
returning from long voyagea were ac
customed to excesses ia this district.
5. A two-auuted vasael, aquaro-rigged,
with a foro-aad-aft mainsail.
.Ox.
7. American educator; fameaa aa Su
perintendent of School , of Chicago
aow deceased.
1 Wlseonain. I
V. The sport of sheeting with bow
aad arrow at tt target.
10. The milk of eews and goats.'
V
How Qaeetiema.
L fa What familiar expression does
the name ot the city of Vewexurtls oc
cur! -
t Whe wore the Draidaf
What tasigala does a Bentaaant
eoloacl ta tha United Statea Army wear
to deslgaute hie raakf ; ?
' 4. Ia arehitoetoT, what la aa arialf
1 Who la CoL E. M. Howost
1 What la Ue Lose Star etatef
7. What ia the capital city of the Re
public ot Mexico t
8. What ia a haversack f
9. What are the six provineet af
Canada!
10. Where aad what m tho Smith
soaiaa Iastitatioat
paay aot oao waa saved, while a couu-ter-eurreat
catehiag th Peraviaa ahip
drove her rapidly ia another direction.
"About 8t30 p. m. Ue lookout hailed
the deck aad reported a breaker ap
proaching. Looking seaward, wa saw,
first, a thia Uaa af phosphoresesat light,
which loomed higher aad higher aatil
It seemed to touch tho sky; iu erect,
crowaed with the desth light of phos
phorescent glow.-shswlng ths sallsn
mssses of water below. Heralded by
the thuadering roar ef a thouaaad
breaker combined, the dreaded todal
wave waa npon a at last. Of nil th
horror of thia dreadful time, thi
teemed th wont Chained to tho spot,
belplceTto escape, with all the prep
s rations mads which human akin eoald
suggest, ws could but watch the Boa
ster wave approach without the sustain
ing help of actioa. That tho ahip could
ride through tha masses of water about
to onerwhelm aa seemed Impossible. We
could oaly grip the life-line and wait
the coming catastrophs.
Bariod Under Water.
"With-a crash oar gallant shin waa
overwhelmed and baried deep beneath
a semi-solid mass at sand aad water.
For a breathless sternity we wore sub
merged; thea, groaaiBg in every timber,
th ataoaeb. old 'Waterec' atranhM
again ta tha surface; with her gaspiac
. ..in , .... .
iuu cuaging so ine ure liaec
eomc raw seriously wouaded. bnit
aad battered: aoaa killed 1 not aaa am
missing. A miracle it eeemed to as thea,
Sad SX I look back throavk Am mm
it seems doably mlraculoua aow. :
ti mornint ana broke aa a amaa r
detolafWa seldom witaoasod. Ws fouad
oarselvea high aad dry la a little cove,
or rather Indentation, ia the coastline.
Wo Lad been carried eomo throe mime
ap the coast aad nearly two miles ia-
uaa. tbo wave tag carried as aver
the sand dunes bordcriat tho oeaaa.
stress a rallcy, aad ever the railroad
track, Wavlag aa at the foot of tho sea
toast raago ot Ihe Aadea. Oatht near
ly perpendienlar froat of the mouataia
ear navigator discovered tho marks at.
the tidal wave. aad. by nsmmnk
found it to have beea 47 feat high, not
incmuing in como, uaa the wave car
ried aa S00 feet further, wa anal u.
evitably hav beea dashed ta pieces
against the mouataia-side." ,
' . Waaer party fa Tutors.
Creedmoor, Aug. 13-Mrs. J. H. Pan. "
gavs a delurbtfui diaser aartw
evealng at her beautiful conn try home,
la honor of the visitiag girla ia the
community. Those enjoying the ecca-
a i"MT, ,U," Pntteraoa,
Apex; Sadie Thorlagtoa, Darham; Mar.
gsret aad Rath Faama. CV.t..A. r.
Ruby aad Flore ace fuller aad Loretta'
Emory, Meotra. Joha Emory Foeter.aad
Raymond Fuller and .Carmen Maatum.
all of Creedmoor. ,
Mrs. X. H. Perry has sa h
week UiMt Marnret and Bntk r..
of Oxford. '
T leara to bo content , k. -- ,.
to lubside into a colorleaa -
apathy. -V -- - , , ; - 1 "