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About Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1908)
rW * f v * ' % X > % 'ir . : = . - - . . LrJ. J Mrpif ' " TJ vS OF OMISSION. Ey Hev. Adam Keock. rJ hi-rofore do him that knoweth to do and tiopth it not , to him it is sin. James 4 :17. I1the presence of / such a text : ill fill's separate themselves into two -classJs. like the sheep and tlie goats In Thb .judgment , and sins of omission take the left hand , for they are worse. Fc-w people realize the gravity of these sihs. "See , " said the young man who caij.i- running to Clirist , "all these com mandments have I kept from my youth up ; what lack I yetV" lie never dreamed there were sins of omission. It is not impossible to keep the ten commandments , at least in the letter. Thousands there are who do not wor ship false gods , who do not swear or lre-k the Sabbath , who honor their parents and hold sacred the family rex - x lations. who would scorn to steal or /.iie. and if possessed of good health are not tempted to covet. But , having -done this , have they fulfilled all right eousness ? When Jesus had a great truth to ut ter lie made a parable and at the same time poured It full of vital truth , so that the truth would keep the parable alive and the parable embody truth for ages ; just as tiie soul vitalizes the body and the body contains the soul. We ha\e some of these parables as fresh and pertinent ns if tittered for the hour. If we balance the emphasis of all the parables of Jesus the over whelming weight rests on this very point the seriousness and danger of sins of omission. Everyone knows well the poor fel low with the one talent. His sin was a sin of omission. He neglected to im- pn-ve his talent. Five expectant vir- gii svere shut out from the wedding. THi.nt was their mistake ? They took no oil with them. It was a sin of omis sion. In that scene of the judgment tln-se who condemned were turned away beoause they failed to help their unfortunate fellows. This also was a sin of omission. While sins of commission have slain tlv ir thousands , sins of omission have shvn their tens of thousands. The study of misfortunes and evils always re\cals the sin of omission as the tint - t derlying cause. If events could be reversed - > versed as easily as moving pictures tn ° y be we svotild in every case dis- . -vn ( r the place where an ounce of pre- Tf ni ion would have outweighed a ton .of iire. Wo can measure the results of sins - -ommission. . and we often are greatly impressed , but the sins of omission will not pli-ad their case until we all stand be ; .re the Judge. There is no premon itory intimation , and the disclosures will be astounding. These seems one dis'-overanle reason why the attain- mnnts of present civilization should not have been reached a thousand years .sooner. We sny "It takes time" to do -things. In nine cases out of ten it is simply an excuse for our unwilling ness to act promptly at the call of duty and according to the light we have. There is nothing the matter with this world , except that it "knows to do .good. " but hesitates , deliberates and ar- rhe < ; too late by some circuitous route. Wo must teach our youth to harness knowledge , and doing the marvels of th * present will be eclipsed by great er. We must swing the whole fabric of modern life from the negative basis Jn action , ethics and religion the "Thou shalt not" regime of the past to -the positive basis of life suggested ii one test : "To him that knowcth tr do good and doeth it not , to him it 5 : sin. * Certainly no man or institution cai achieve greatness or endure for an > length of time --r'no knoweth to do good and doeth it not : PIETY IN ACTION. By Henry "F. Cope. "By their fruits ye shall know them/ ' * -Mass. 7 : 1C. Fruit bearing Is a vital process. We care learning to-day to express religion In terms of life , to measure it not by its power to repress but by its power to develop and express the best in man. The test of any creed is not the an tiquity of ifs authorities , but the vital ity of its ideals , its power over the iev lier.rts and lives of men to make a new litMven and a new earth wherein dwells Tightness. ' 1 hia. is the reason the old creeds pass 4n\ay , because each new day sees a higher vision , catches larger glimpses of what man must b > \ Ileligion br- -conics democratic , it is the voice of the people crying out for the highest good. , ] I The spiritual in this world is the soul j of humanity seeking after truth and I ' fullness of life. In our day religion passes from phi losophy to practice. Once when i-flig- ion w-as regar'i.-d ns a pa oka go of truth contained in : i special casket the all important thing was to preserve that package unbr'.k''ii. When we see re ligion as the soul or humanity sef'k5icr the eternally good that search forces ns beyond old truths , beyond tracks made on yesterday's road , forces us to' drop the garments < f the past , tJi packages of ancient philosophies and : jress into to-day's trutls. Every true starch for truth If our vision Is that > f a new heaven and a new earth , we , f we are sincere , seek to have that icw heaven and new earth at once , ight here. Xo man possesses any deal he docs not seek to express and calixe. Xo man has any religion ho Ices not use. Putting religion into practice becomes ni once a much broader matter than dong - ng things at a church , passing the ilate or serving in the choir ; It means bringing to prevail in human relations , n society , every principle , ideal , and lop ? that we chersh religiously ; it nc ins helping men to the perfections wo may dream of the deity possessing , c-n using our dull earth to bloom with the glory of a long ago Eden and mak- ng the streets of our city to ring with the songs of children and shine with he glory of the new Jerusalem. Religion is becoming intensely prac- ical ; it means brooms , bricks , asphalt , votes , primaries ; it means honesty , iquare dealing ; it means plain , clear. Dimple justice instead of maudlin char ity ; it means a fair wage instead of robbery condoned or palliated by the < op to Cerberus , the library or the hos- > ital : it means that a man cannot ex- ; ) res his religion in singing psalms on Sunday , then pack it away in cotton in the pious pigeonhole late on Sunday evening embalming it for a week so that he may , conscience free , go on his elfish way. Modern religion will not lift up Its voice in pious phrases while It grinds down the face of the poor , pays to shop girl a wage that forces them to vice and to men such a pittance as prohib its their rising even in ambition above dull content with being parts of the money machine. In simplest terms pos sible , it means that a man will express his religion through his thorough going morality. We greatly need to moralize our re ligion , to make It stand for the work ing out of right and right relations in every detail of life , for teaching us to live together , for bringing us all to so cial service and social efficiency. Xot less do we need to spiritualize our morality. We need that men shall be good not because they have been told it pays , not because fashion prescribes certain forms of conduct , not because ancient laws mark out the paths of moral rectitude , but because high ideals point out these paths with their clear shining , because one seeks goodness for the good of all. * " " Morality because "it pays" is immor ality : it Is refined , civilized selfishness. Morality with the spiritual ideal , the morality that somehow compele a man losein the great battle , if but the cause he loves may win , the passion that makes ns give up our individual rights and likes for the right , the eter nal right of all : this is what morality means when it is lighted with religion , \\irh devotion to an ideal. The morality becomes simply the ex pression of religion , religion simply the inspiration of morality ; both are seeking truth in life , the true life for all mankind. SHOUT METER SEKMONS. Every life is determined by its loves. You cannot hold down the man who looks up. The golden' heart does not have the brass face. > There is no gaining wthout some foregoing. An absentee God accounts for a prodigal world. Work is always weariness when its goal is only wages. It takes more than a home-made halo to make a hero. Wisdom is in aging the head and keeping the heart youthful. The best of all the churches is the temple in your own breast. It's no use believing in angels in heaven if you cannot discover any here. It often takes the barrenness of the desert to teach us to look up to the stars. Morality because it pays to be moral is simply the immorality of civilized selfishness. Every time you beat your neighbor ir.s you may be sure your adversary has beaten' you. The pessimist is the man Avho always 1li ways goes straight for the chair with a pin on it. It is a good deal easier to know the lives of all the saints than it is to show the life of one. . A man has no greater capacity of heaven than he has _ power to create heaven about him. DON'TS FOR CHURCHMEN. Don't expect too much of God. Don't discount what is due from yourself. Don't allow the rule of gold to displace place the golden rule. Don't resolve to go to heaven and then take the wrong train. Don't think so much of yourself that you have no time to think of others , Don't live that double life wherein the little good is killed by the little iievil. . evil.Don't' Don't' try to Hurt a way to men's hearts other than through your own heart Don't pride yourself on being a law- abiding citizen until you obey the laws of love. D ; > n't concern yourself wtih trivial things lest you miss your greatest op ' portunity. Don't try to satisfy your conscience with ilie thought that an evil deed coir ICI-L.S only yourself. SOMETHING 3OS EVERYBODY Some of the great Atlantic liners em ploy leO liremen. American automobiles sold in 1907 brought $100,000,000. Glass telephone poles , reinforced by wire , are being used in some parts of Germany. Mukden , Manchuria , has forty tan neries and a large fur trade , both local and export. Prices are 35 to 20 per cent lower than a year ago. A color resembling pewter may be given to brass by boiling the casting in a cream of tartar solution containing a small amount of chloride of tin. The average cost of supplying 1,000- 000 gallons of water , based on the re port of twenty-two cities , is $92. This sum includes operating expenses and interest on bonds. Orders have been posted in the shops of the Pennsylvania railroad system prohibiting swearing among the men while at work. The penalty will be an enforced vacation. It is said that the method of produc ing anoesiN'sia by means of electricity , discovered by Professor Le Due of Nantes , France , is applicable to the painless execution of criminals. The aluminum books for the blind now being printed in Edinburgh are of thin sheets embossed in the usual way. They are easier to read than paper books , do not soil and are practically indestructible. Their expensiveness Is their drawback. Representative Burleigh of Maine is one of the few members of the House whose biography omits the familiar sen tence : "Studied law at the Uni versity. " lie is a real newspaper man , the publisher of the Kennebec Journal , und has been governor and state treas urer of his state. Father Ehrle. the director of the Vatican library , has been appointed a member of the Academic des Inscrip tions , which is one of the five academies that make up t-e famous Institut de France , and the one that presides over history , archeology and ancient Orien tal : languages. Father Ehrle is a Ger man and a Jesuit lie is said to be 11t the ) living authority on the care of hooks and on the preservation and re storation of old manuscripts. Mrs. Boorman Wells , the "suf fragette. " ' said at a women's luncheon in Xew York : "You may ridicule us .is you please , but when we get the suf frage in London we shan't abuse it as romp of your Colorado women do. I heard two Denver men talking at din ner the other night 'Hello , ' said the first , 'here's a Philadelphia genius who lias invented Inittonless underwear. ' Oh , that's nothing. ' said the second , 'I've worn it ever since my wife got a vote/ ' ' For centuries Europe has enjoyed a monopoly on cathedrals , the highest ex ponents of Christian architecture. Dur ing the last few years , however , nearly a dozen beautiful structures have been in course of erection or have been completed iiI1 pleted in the United States , and tha time may come -when the whole land ivill be dotted with these masterpieces ot' art One of these , now building at St. Paul , under the direction of Arch bishop Ireland , will be one of the finest in i this country. Aerial letter boxes have been placed in all large tenement houses and apart ment buildings in Budapest , Hungary. When the postman enters the hall on tin * first lloor of a building he places the letters in the boxes allotted to the different families. A spring is then pressed and electricity does the rest The boxes are shot up to the floor re quired , where they remain until I'mptied , or until the postman comes again and brings them down by touch ing another spring. Before leaving Christchurch for the Antaictic regions , says the Westmin ster Gazette. Captain Schackleton. the commander of the Intst British south polar expedition , was duly sworn in as postmaster of King Edward the Sev enth Land. ! Ie has been authorized by the postmaster general of Xew Zealand to open an oflice in that most southerly of the King's dominions , to issue stamps and transmit mails as oppor tunity offers. These south polar stamps will doubtless be prized by philatelists und other lovers of curios. Investigating the effect of compressed air on health , two British engineers have shown that a pressure of ninety- two pounds a square inch more than six atmospheres may be endured with out unpleasant results. The pressure must be taken off at a uniform rate , however , at least twenty minutes being allowed for each fifteen pounds of re duction , and capillary circulation in the body must be kept up by muscular exercise during compression. Slight temporary neuralgic pain In the arms was the only ill effect of the great pressure. The Rev. Dr. R. S MacArthur of Calvary Baptist Church , Xew York , said at a dinner , apropos of interna tional marriages : "Some of these mar riages are , from every point of view , desirable. Some again arc but a dia logue will Illustrate my meaning. 'Oh , Helen , ' cried a girl worth $18,000,000 , 'do you think the duke is sincere ? ' 'Sincere ? ' was the reply. 'Why , rf course he's sincere. He hasn't got a dollar to his name. ' " Dr. MacArthur paused. "Or tin's , " he added : "A young marquis rushed upon his Ameri can fiancee and shouted bitterly : 'Cruel , heartless girl ! You swore yon loved me , and now I discover that your &ther is a bankrupt" 1388 Karl of Douglas killed at the bat tle of Otterbourne , Northumberland. 14(51) ( Edward IV. defeated the Lancas trians at Banbury. l. r 4 Qticpn Mary of England married to Philip of Spain. , ' ) Coronation of James I. of Eug- land. ' 1001) ) Battle between Champlain and the Indians in Essex county , Xew York. f The first Sulpiciaus arrived in Canada. 1G151 Schenectudy purchased from the Indians. 10SO Forces of William III. defeated by adherents of James II. of Killccraii- kie. 17CIJ Treaty of Oswcgo , making peace with Pontiac. 1711 A British and Colonial fleet sailed from Boston for the conquest of Can- ada. 1722 Xew England colonies declared war against the Indians. 17. > S Aniherst and Wolfe captured Louisbnrg. 17. ) ! ! Crown Point abandoned by the French on the approach of the Brit ish. . .English took Ticonderoga from the French. 17G2 Moro fort.-at the entrance to Ha vana harbor , stormed by the English under Admiral Pococke. 177o The city of Guatemala laid in ruin by an earthquake and the eruption of a volcano. 17SO Rocky Mount , a British post on the Catawba , taken by the Ameri cans under Gen. Snmter. 17SO The department and secretary of "Foreign Affairs * ' created by act of Congrexs , but changed to the depart ment and secretary of state soon after. ISO ! The American squadron began the siege of Tripoli. . . .The X'ew York State Society of the Cincinnati de cided to erect a monument to Alex- ainler Hamilton. ISOtt Bnenos Ayres taken by the Brit- ish. ISIS Duke of Richmond became Gov ernor of Canada. 1S21 San Martin proclaimed the inde pendence of Peru. 1S28 Gilbert Stuart , American portrait painter , died in Boston. Born in Xarragansett , R. I. . Dec. 3 , 1755. 1S30 Charles X. of France suspended the liberty of the press. 3833 Lisbon surrendered to Dom Pedro. 1S3S Bolivian troops entered Lima. 1S52 Hudson river steamer Henry Clay burned near Yonkers , with loss of 52 lives. 1S54 The cholera made its appearance in the Massachusetts State prison at Charlestown. 1S5U Robert Alexander Schumann , com poser , died. Born June S , 1S10. 1SGS Territory of Alaska organize/ ! Military government ceased in Ar kansas. Xorth Carolina , South Care lina. Alabama , Louisiana , Georgia and Florida. 1S70 Benjamin Nathan , a wealthy Hebrew - brow citizen of Xew York , found murdered in his home ; the mystery of the crime never solved. 1S77 Statue of Richard Cobden unveiled in Bradford. England. 1 S3 Capt Matthew Webb drowned in attempt to swim the Niagara whirl pool rapids. 1SS-1 The Imperial Federation of Great Britain and Her Colonies formed in London. 1SSO Insurrection in Honolulu. 1SD7 United States Congress passed the Dingley tariff act 1S98 City of Ponce , Porto Rico , surren dered to the Americans The Amer ican troops advanced on Yuaco , Porto Rico Prince Karl Otto von Bis marck , German statesman , died. Born April 1. 1S15. . . .Pngwash , Nova Scotia , totally destroyed by fire. 1S90 Gen. Iloureaux , ex-president of Ilayti , assassinated by Ramon Ca- ceres. . . .Final sitting of the Peace Conference o The Hague. . . .Reci procity treaty between France and the United States signed. 11)00 Russians captured the forts at Xewchwang. 11)01 ) Free trade between the United States and Porto Rico proclaimed. 11)07 ) The foundation stone laid for the Carnegie Palace of Peace at The Hague Edmund W. Pettus , Unit ed States Senator from Alabama , died. Born July 0. 1821 Japn assumed control of Korea. Oilier Harmful Food Adulterants. Dr. Wiley , the government chemist , snys that the poJon squad experiments have shown that both benzoic acid and benzoate of soda should be excluded from foods as being injurious to digestion , and to general health. Mliier.s Uphold Unionism. The convention of the Western Federa- tioa of Miners at Denver reaffirmed its [ allegiance to the principles of industrial unionism and to aid in the solidifying of the working class. 3 2to THE DAY ' * J * v 3c J & -k _ $ Tariff nnd Trust I.s.sue. Is the Republican party responsible for the trusts and combines that are sheltered by the tariff ? As every trust or combine will be found to have some monopoly behind it , the party that has fostered this monopoly , principally by enacting high and in some cases prohi bitive tariff rales , which prevent com petition from abroad , must be held re sponsible. ] How is it possible to sep arate'the two questions of tariff reform and control of the trusts which are so blended with each other ? To escape from this dilemma of the tariff that has fostered and protected the trusts , the Republicans declare that tlt tariff : revision and regulation of the trusts are absolutely separate and distinct titi tinct questions. Thus President Roosevelt velt in 1903 declared In a speech to his fellow ( citizens : "One point we must especially keep in mind. The question of tariff revision , speaking ] broadly , stands wholly apart from ] the question of dealing with the trusts. Xo change in tariff duties can have any substantial effect in solving the so-called trust problem. " With all due deference to President Roosevelt , we submit that he is in er ror. , While it is true that no amount of tariff revising could effect a complete solution of "the so-called trust prob lem ] , " it is and long has been notorious that a number of trusts are sheltered by schedules that enable them to prac tice an oppressive extortion. Why have the Republicans refused to reform the tariff schedules that protect the trusts ? If the Republican leaders are correct in saying that "no change in tariff ! duties can have any substantial effect in solving the trust problem , " why keep these high schedules on the statute 'book ? These tariff schedules do sin produce revenue , because they are too ' high in most cases to permit the importation of foreign products. So why not abolish or reduce them as the people desire ? The much boasted trust-busting of President Roosevelt lias never attacked those : industrial combines that fatten by the tariff , but he has confined his efforts to another class of combinations ofwhich the Xorthern Securities mer ger is the type. Results show that was a waste of effort , for the combination Btill exists between the Great Xorthern , the j Xorthern Pacific and the Burlington jr railroads , and the rates they charge have not been reduced by the dissolution Lt tion of the merger. The prosecution of the Standard Oil Trust , with the resulting large fines , has not reduced the price of oil to con sumers , nor have the fines been collect ed , and probably never will 'be. ' The Standard Oil Trust was fined for receiv ing rebates from the railroads and the trusts may still be secretly receiving rebates for aught any of us know. If the tariff law had not been adroitly changed by the proviso tlr.it protects ; he oil trust from competition the price of oil would undoubtedly have been 50 per cent less than it has been for the > ast ten years. Otherwise the fear of foreign oil being imported would have forced the trust to keep down the price of its products to prevent loss of trade. If the steel trust and the sugar trust and all the other trusts were not like wise protected by the tariff the price of their products would be reduced for the same reason to protect their trade from foreign competition. It is only now just before election jvhen the people have been -aroused by ihe discovery of how greatly they have ieen plundered by the tariff protecting ; he trusts , that , some of the Republican politicians are willing to declare for tariff revision "after election. " If the iark political clouds should acain roll by and the people again show their be lief in Republican promises by electing a Republican administration and a Re- pjt'blican ' Congress , would not the Re publican managers endorse the position of President Roosevelt quoted above and decline to reform the tariff ? Sectionalism in I DOS. Probably there is less likelihood of control in the national election this year through merely sectional politics than in any Presidential year in which the majority of voters deciding the re sults were born since 1S5 < . With thirty-three years as approximately a generation , a new generation born between - tween 185(3 ( and 1S(50 came into major ity control between 1SSO and 1S90. The Ip results showed in the sweep which fol I- lowed the campaign of education in 1S92. They have appeared since in ways which show that the sectionalism of 1SGO will always have 1S92 as its line of division from more modern politics. Still it would be rash to hope > or expect that practical politicians will be wholly or immediately disappointed i1 pointed In calculations made in ad vance on sectional feeling as strong enough to swing half a dozen states by the sectional appeal , open or covert , which will control one of them. Ideal conditions call for the support : tf of principles , not men , with a sort of second best ideal calling for support of the best man , no matter what state he comes from. Xew York , Massachusetts ie chusetts and Pennsylvania. Tennessee , Mississippi , Kentucky and South Carolina lina could never be counted together | PARTY LEADERS SEE BH.YAIT WUTNEB AT THE POLLS. Leaders of the Democratic party men ; who have been stanch supporters of Bryan , in the past , as well as men who have been bitter political enemies of the Nebraska- commoner after Bryan's nomination gave out signed statements respecting his chances at the -polls. These statement are printed herewith : The Industrial conditions will make Mr. Bryan a winner , independent of other things. What would a man think who had had his Income reduced and his expenses Immediately increased ? That thought la goIng - Ing on over the country. It Is all vary- well to say that the same depressed conditions would have taken place under any President. Perhaps so , but the partj lu power should have tried to meet condi tions. Instead of that extravagance baa Increased In hard times. Conditions for business men and labor have been made harder. Many are discouraged. I really think that it will be better for the commer cial Interests of the country for Mr. Bryan to go to the White House. He and I have had our differences , but that trifling matter will not Interfere with his being President. Roger Sullivan , National Commltteeraan from Illinois. Bryan will win this time. He will have the popular sympathy. There Is something about the long and hard tight ho has inade- whlch will command the respect of the count try. By his own sheer force and ability ha has kept himself In the front as a champion ! of the people. They believe In him anS ) have confidence In him more than over. Thla faith ha * extended to those who woo Id' have nothing to do with him In 1898 ivnd' 1000. I feel that he will be successful this time as a President who may have the sat isfaction of knowing that he has received- this high honor because he bad a message to the American people which will causa them to respond with their highest award. D. R. Francis , ex-Goveruor of Missouri. It would not be worth wh41e talking : about electing Bryan President until wa could feel sure of carrying Nebraska for him. I do not mean by that that the vote of Nebraska Is necessary , but that If we cannot swing our own State to our faverlta It means that the Middle West is not giving- him ; feulllcient support to bring him under the wire a winner. I think that any hon est Investigation will snow any observer that Nebraska is novr for Bryan and will be for him in November. If that Is so , wa have a good chance of sweeping the Mlddlo West. That Is what we propose doing. J. C. Dahlman , Mayor of Omaha. I sometimes regret that Bryan does not pay more attention to hLs political organi zation , but when I see the reasons I am ready to think that he Is better off golns ahead saying over nnd over again what he wants instead of playing politics. It la only necessary to travel throagh the Mid dle West to learn that he is growing strong er. It is remarkable that so much hns bren accomplished by one man. This genuine de votion to him , in niy opinion , will have more to do with his campaign than any other feature. I think that he will bo elected. D. J. Campau , ex-National Com- mittpeman from Michigan. Don't overlook the fact that Koosev fC" has been in a position to appropriate and to a degree carry out many of the , 'Bryan Ideas. The people have no confttence la Taft's ability , and desire to continue this work aggressively. They will believe that Bryan will not fall them In this light. IIo will get more votes than Taft In November and will be the next President Urey Wood- son , Secretary National Committee. Bryan is the strongest man who could ba nominated for President. It Is nonsense to say that the country would bo better off with a reactionary candidate. The nominee is stronger in our State than any other Democrat. "We have more than even chances , in Ohio , Indiana and Illinois. John W. Kern of Indiana. We could not do better In Indiana than to have Bryan as the candidate. I think he will get our electoral vote. If he does , it means that the swing Is with him and that he will get the votes of the Middle Western States and his election will be assured. Thomas Taggart , Chairman National Dem ocratic Committee. geographically on an approach to such a basis. We may approach it much more closely this year than It has been approached in living memory. When they have to understand the entire United States before they can begin to use a scratch block for tabulating probable results , there will be a great exodus of political experts from the profession and a very great Increase in interstate travel and study for educa tional purposes. When Ohio , Ken tucky and Tennessee as the first far Western States took the lead in break ing down the early combinations based on Colonial history , that generation saw a closer approach to such condi tions than there has been since the sectionalism which led up to and out of 1SGO afterwards allowed. But if there will always be a political geog raphy which every American who ex pects to understand national politics must know by heart , the vote for principles and the vote for the best men who represent them is the only.re liable 1 safeguard against the "delivery of the goods" on contract to those who "pay the freight" in advance for the votes of states in job lots at whole- sale. So much voting for the best principles and the best men will be done this year that the results on the political geography of the future may surprise political experts whose educa tion began with tables headed by 1860 . in the political almanacs. St. Louis Republic A Too lin-sy Life. The messenger from Mars surveyed the multitude which had gathered to meet him with undisguised interest. Xor did he iiesitate to propound -such inquiries as his curiosity prompted. " \Vhere do you all live ? " he asked , speaking generally. "I live in the future/ ' said a young mnn good hnnioredl\ ' . "And I in the past. " said an old man. "How odd ! And does none of you live in the present ? " There Tvits an awkward silence. "Pardon me. " said the Martian hasti ly : "perhaps I press my questions too closely. " At this a voice from the outskirts of the crowd * roQ up. saying , "We have not yet learned to live In the present without interruption of business , "lon't you know. " Puck.
