THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1917.
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Industrial peace makes patriotism and prosper
ity pals.
Again, in the case of the packing house strike,
"All's Well That Ends Well."
Revised version: Waste not so that our allies
in the war arena may want not.
Don't worry. ' We're due for several weeks yet
I of good old Indian summer.
I Slow up, you auto speeders. Better be safe
than be sent to the hospital for repairs.
Ak-Sar-Ben never disappoints his subjects.
He'll deliver his goods this year as always.
What's the score? Who cares to know? Local
pride takes little interest in a pennant out of sight.
The world's series may not pull the spotlight
from' the world war, but will localize a larger
number of momentary thrills.
Next to King Corn speeding under the safety
wire the rumble of coal prices on the chute insures
a rouser from a hopeful audience.
Another promise of a fattened bread loaf for
less money hoovers over the horizon of hope. The
next question, "When will it materialize?"
The Russians are once more learning the time
proved lesson of history that the only liberty
worth, while must be won through blood sacrifice
and bitter experience.
American papers, no matter in what language
printed, run no risk of government interference
if they stand loyally for the country. Divided
allegiance spells trouble.
Girls to run elevators? Why not? In these
parlous times, with womankind in demand to
fill the gaps, the elevator stands first as an intro
duction to the ups and downs of workaday life.
"Are you saving your money to invest in
the second issue' of the Liberty Loan?" asks
the government's official bulletin. Sure, what
is left over after trying to catch up with the'
high cost of living.
Persistent publicity continues driving home
solid arguments against food waste. Gratifying
progress has been made in this direction. There
is room for more. Only by steady hammering
are wasteful habits jarred loose.
Canada lines up, with the United States in fixed
wheat prices, taking the -Chicago basing rate as
the standard.. Even at that moderate war figure,
the wheat growers of the Dominion' tull down
more toin than the pioneers ever dreamed of.
Sounding health 'warnings' is conservation of
the first order. . The bulletins of the State Board
of Health Indicate not present' danger, but the
need of care and watchfulness and a practical ap
plication of the motto: "An ounce of prevention
is worth a pound of cure."
"You never know them until you .live with
them," remarked a joykiller philosophiiing on the
gentle are of catching husbands. No more can
one anticipate the spending talent of urban
charmers until they are annexed. Who would
imagine Florence and Benson had the. nerve to
.blow themselves for the bridal and send the bills
to dad? r - ' ,
Confidence in the patriotism ' of American
farmers is not misplaced." It will be shown pres
ently in the distribution of seed wheat. In view
of the government's generous assistance toward
agricultural development, financial and educa
tional, to assume a holdout against the nation's
welfare is to impute ingratitude to "the farming
community. Events will prove the wheat growers
are loyally m the fight to win the war.
Cold Science of Money-Getting
Jfew Tork World-
Fixing Wages as Well as Prices. ,
The function of the federal government 'seems
to have been extended to include the adjustment
of wage disputes as well as the establishment of
basic prices lor staple commodities. The settle
ment of the Omaha packing house strike is a no
table incident of this new activity. Here the
actual difference between the employers and em
ployes were not so serious, but the situation
lacked a medium through which a coalition should
be reached. The government's mediator pro
duced the necessary reaction and the fusion seems
complete. The ending happily-attained was reached
by both sides conceding something, a conditionJ thev actually feared was. the Cossacks
that must always prevail if harmonious work
ing relations are to be had. It is fortunate that
someone who would be listened to by both sides
could so speedily be brought to the scene and it is
to be hoped that the operation of the packing
houses will be continuous hereafter, that wise
counsel will prevail on both sides and that no
further interruption will interfere with the supply
of meat foods urgently needed by the world.
The Rights of the Cossacks
By Fre eric J. Hashn
Washington, Sept. Id The news that the
Russian government has attacked the traditional
privileges of the Cossacks is causing a great deal
of apprehension among those who are anxious
to see the new government succeed. Russia needs
all of its fighting force at present if it is to check
the advance of the Germans, and the Cossacks
number 200,000 in the army, representing the very
pick of the fighters. It was said of the Germans at
the beginning of the war that the only enemy
Of the short-cuts favored by Wall street opera
tors in tne pursuit ot weaitn, -Mrs. Hetty Green,
according to her son's recent testimony, was
scornful. The system she followed aa her rule of
business was simpler and surer in adding to her
riches. ' She; was not tempted to buy and sell
stocks by the prospect of quick gains; speculation
was not so sinful as risky. - She was a conserva
tive investor, whose holdings consisted for the
most part of bonds and real estate mortgages, and,
pcing inriiiy tn tier manner 01 living, ner surplus
income increased at a rate to Keep ner Dusy look'
insr for new oooortunities.
Some people chase dollars for the sport there
Is in it; some for the power to be acquired through
the possession of money; others for the pleasure
to he tiar! in cnrnrlintr nr oivintr Mr, r.r.n hat
early mastered the science of interest and knew
.hat it was infallible. A moderate fixed return
'.rom her investments was more to her liking than
jpasmodic profits of larger volume and not infre
quent losses. Any one of a saving disposition, by
icvere self-denial, could imitate her on a small
.cale, if willing to pay the cost in personal
comfort.
In the end it, comes down to the question: Is
t worth while? ; If life'Vere all money-getting
nd hoarding there, could not be two sides to it.
But Americans for the most, in keeping with their
eputation as spendthrifts, look for a reasonable
; amount of enjoyment after their day's work.. For
that reason private fortunes in this countrv are
less likely 40 be piled up by gradual accumulation
man tnrougn uoia enterprise.
Revenue Bill Nearing Completion.
I'assag by the senate of the great war reve
nue bill brings that important measure one step
nearer completion. Considerable work is yet to
be done before the bill becomes law and it is
expected this will be expeditiously undertaken.
The measure has been entirely rewritten since
passed by the house "with its eyes shut," as
Chairman Kitchin of the ways and means com
mittee phrased the process. Unworkable pro
visions originally contained have. been sweepingly
reformed and some of its most radical innovations
greatly moderated. Yet it is designed to raise trie
largest sum of money ever collected by a single
revenue bill, its total of $2,400,000,000 by far ex
ceeding any ltvy hitherto made.
A billion dollars levied on war profits and
eight hundred millions on incomes ought to sat
isfy the demand for the conscription of wealth,
for the present at least. High taxers lost their
arguments on the mistaken theory that the en
tire excess profits should be seized, leaving no
margin for the perpetuation and extension of
capital required to keep industry going. Their
plan would defeat itself by destroying the source
from which all taxes must be derived. The "pay
as you go" plan has many attractive features, but
caution must govern approach to the limit that
is to be established between cash and credit in
conduct of the great operations of the war. Some
share of the cost must be left to the future and
what this proportion is to be is not to be settled so
easily as the proposed seizure of war profits would
indicate.
The abolition by the senate of breakfast table
and other similar special taxes will materially
lessen the burden to be borne by the general
public. AH of these provisions yet .have to. run
the gauntlet of fierce opposition in the house,
where the radicals are reported to have united to
insist upon some extreme measure. Time for
final agreement is yet unknown, but the sooner
it comes the better for business now awaiting
definite knowledge necessary for guidance in ac
tion. . ' "
Germany's Diplomatic Muddling.
Argentina is reported to have sent to the head
quarters of the German legation at Buenos Aires
passports for Count Luxburg, charge d'affaires,
whose ineptitude as a diplomat has brought his
government and that of the South American re
public near to a rupture. This does "not neces
sarily mean a break in relations between the two
countries, but it amounts almost to that. Cer
tainly the offense against the dignity of Argentina
is such as scarcely coufd be overlooked, short of
willingness to swallow 4 deliberate insult. Swed
en's part in the affair is even more amazing. In
extenuation the Swedes now plead the dispatches
complained of were in German code and the con
tents therefore unknown to jthe country transmit
ting them, ii this is true it shows such a degree
of complaisance on part of the Swedes as surely
transcends the obligations of neutrality and
amounts xto friendly" interest if nothing more.
Sweden appears in this instance to have entirely
overlooked its obligation to other belligerents, as
well as to all neutrals.
The episode has an added 'interest as further
example of the high and lofty, attitude assumed
by the German imperial government in its deal
ings with other countries. It is increditable, al
most, that ministers who have the traditions and
training available in a court such as that of Ber
lin should be so deficient not only in finesse, but
in address as well. "Shirtsleeve diplomacy" of
America, of which complaint was made a quarter
of a century ago, had the merit of containing
directness without duplicity. The Berlin article
is blunt, but full of holes.
Whatever other turn the affair may take, Ger
many has for the time at least lost the possible
friendly concern of Argentina, which may reason
ably now be expected to give whatever favor it
may have to bestow to the Allies. It is conceiv
able that the offended government may throw its
fortunes with Brazjl and become at least a pas
sive opponent of kalserism and thus provide an
other monument to the muddling of the German
foreign office.
Heading Off a Land Grab.
Only a few years ago a joke of long standing
in the Nebraska legislature was the appointment
of a committee on mines and mining. Time, how
ever, has disclosed the fact that Nebraska has
some valuable mineral resources and may have
more that are not known. The discovery is
accompanied by the traditional effort of specula
tive promoters to grab the land that gives promise
of extra profits. Therefore, the State Board of
Educational Lands and Funds has wisely moved
to restrict the area that may be held under lease,
so promoters may be limited in their operation
and not allowed to exclude possible competitors
The potash industry, for . example, is definitely
assuming encouraging proportions and is sure tp
be of great value to the state. Pioneers in its
exploitation have brought it to profitable opera
tion and invest6rs are encouraged to enter the
field. The rule just adopted provides for such
regulation as will better protect the interests of
both state and public and invite enterprising in
quirers. Exploration stimulated by necessity will
determine better just what the real mineral re
sources of Nebraska are. Whatever they are, all
rights of the public in them should be fully safe
guarded.
Crooked diplomacy, like other foul things,
comes, home to roost That which is made in Ger
many outclasses the railroad hostler's ideal of a
thing too crooked to .back into a roundhouse.
Pretty tough, surely, when "Argentina cannot
stand for it.
More interest in the Auditorium might be
awakened if the city, corns would null off a joint
debate on the thrilling topic: "Why Is a Deficit?"
For it is practically certain tha4 the Cossacks
will not relinquish their peculiar rights under the.
i.us.taii guvi finikin wiuiuui a ugui. lu.s. iiguia
date back to the seventeenth century, when the
Cossacks were the terror of Europe and Asia,
so that even the people of the other provinces
have come to regard them as sacred.
One of the rights is the land which the Cos
sacks own. This amounts to 146,500,000 acres in
southern Russia, which was given to the organi
zation by the government many years ago. Then
most of it was uncultivated or forests, but today
it is extremely fertile farm land. In addition to
this gift of land, the Russian government also
has been in the habit of paying a certain small
subsidy to the colony every year to cover various
costs of administration. Moreover, the Cossacks
are permitted to have their own form of govern
ment, which consists of an assembly to which are
elected delegates from all the Cossack villages
scattered al6ng the southwestern frontier of
Russia., In return for these rights the Cossacks
give their military service. Every male Cossack
is bound to serve twenty years in the army, be
ginning at the age of 18 years.
During these twenty years the Cossack is prac
tically sold to the government. Inasmuch as most
of the government's fights in recent years were
with its own citizens, who demanded certain re
forms, the Cossacks became exceedingly un
popular. In the sixteenth century Russia, follow
ing the example of the rest of Europe, began to
develop a large number of nobles, who owned
nearly all the tillable land. The land was not sub
ject to taxation by the government, but the noble's
laborers, or henchmen, were. Thus the word,
"ploughman," meant "one who ' is taxed." So
great was the oppression of the nobles that oc
casionally the ploughman rebelled, which kept
the country in a constant state of strife and gave
the Turks an excellent opportunity to sweep
across the southwest border, lhts lower section
of the country was captured first by the Poles,
than by the Tartars, then by some other country,
so often that it finally came to be treated as a
distinct state, known as Little Russia.
One ear Ago Today In the War.
The Zoimis ministry in Greece re
signed. French mad)-another sweep on
Combles and Peronne. "
Allies steadily increased their uffen
sive in the Balkans.
ees
7 JTA
In Omaha Thirty Years Ago.
The foundation is in position for the
new Presbyterian church, which is be
ing built on Twenty-fifth and J
streets, South Omaha.
The fire laddies at No. 3 engine
house are in a high state of dudgeon,
some thief having carried oft their
pet Australian magpie, cage and all.
from in front of the engine house. The
Into this countrv. solit bv the River Dneioer
into .green fields full of wild grain and game, fled
the oppressed of Russia, as well as those of other
countries, and set up a government of their own.
Some were Tartars, some were adventurers from
Spain and England, some even were Italians, but
the majority were Russians, which is shown by
the fact that the language of the colony was Rus
sian and the religious creed that of. the Russian
orthodox church. Their sole object in life was
to be free, their cause was everybody's, their
sole hatred was the nobles not only the nobles
of Russia, but those of Poland, Turkey, England
and every country. They called themselves 4 Kos-
sacks, which in English means adventurers or
freebooters."
In order to be "free" in the feudal days, how
ever, it was necessary to be stronger than every
body else, for might ruled the world. Thus the
Cossacks gave all their attention to making them
selves mighty. They robbed Turkish caravans un
til they got enough money to buy weapons and J
these they kept in perfect condition, shining them
daily with almost religious enthusiasm.
. The Kossatcnestovo, as the organization was
then known, was divided into two groups. One
group lived in the villages and tilled the soil, mar
ried and brought up their children to be warriors
also. 'The other group lived in what wis known
as the "Setch," a settlement situated in an inac
cessible stretch of country beyond the; cataracts
of the Dneiper river. The Setch was the great
power of the Kossatchestovo. From it came the
signal for war and from it went the messages to
other countries. These latter, being written by
some monk or knight who had fled his own coun
try, were said to have surprised thenations re
ceiving them by their excellent language and po
etical expressions. '
No woman was ever allowed inside "the Setch,,
for the laws of the Setch were not lenient. They
were: "Complete equality of rank and riches; com
plete chastity and celibacy after entering the
Seth; the orthodox creed; allegiance to Russia
and the South Russian dialect for all." No ques
tions were ever asked a newcomer, when he en
tered the Setch. His past life was his own secret,
but whie in the Setch he must obey its laws. If
he sought a quarrel with another man he was
punished by having his arm or leg broken. Steal
ing was punishable with death, while a murderer
was buried alive and the coffin of his victim placed
on top of him. v '
In the seventeenth century the Cossacks en
countered a streak of misfortune. " They organ
ized a war against Poland, forming an alliance
with the Tartars, but just as Poland was practi
cally conquered the Tartars turned traitors. Ex
hausted with a loner period of bloodshed, the Cos
sacks were compelled to appeal to Moscow fori
protection, which was only too glad to give it
and thus gain a hold over the organization. There
after the chief of the Cossacks was appointed by
the throne. Later they incurred the hatred of
Peter the Great, who believed they had sided with
Charles of Sweden against him, and ke razed the
Setch to the ground.
From that time on the Cossack has worn
chains, so to speak, but even so he has been freer
than the average Russian. His schools have been
better, his farms larger and his influence greater.
No wonder he has served the Russian government
faithfully. No wonder that now he resents the
freedom he once maintained so valiantly the
freedom that Kerensky offers.
bird was very valuable, having been
taught many tricks and being able to
talk with a volubility that would make
a city councilman turn green with
envy.
Mayor Broatch, Governor Thayer
ahd several other distinguished gen
tlemen have left for a three-weeks'
sojourn in the east. President Becnei
of the city council is presiding over
municipal affairs during the absence
of the mayor.
The residents of Walnut Hill have
become disgusted with the Benson mo
tor, which, they say, la equal in music
to a combination of a steam engine
and a locomotive. It shoots sparks
by the thousands and has already
caused several disastrous runaways. A
petition to abate it as a nuisance is
to be presented to the city council.
The iron, stone and lumber for the
Toung Men's Christian association
building are on the ground and the
iron has been put in proper shape for
the first story by Paxton & Vierling,
The many friends of the Parks fam
ily were apprised of the joy that en
tered that household by a gilt and
bristol-board card printed so-fashioh:
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Parks,
2513 Caldwell Street, Omaha, Neb.
Nine Pounds.
September 13. Juanita Mary Park.
1887.
Could you see around you
The enamoured air.
You would see it pale with bliss
To hold a thing so fair.
People and Events
Occasionally a speeder gets a taste of his due.
James Small of Detroit, convicted of running
down and killing a child, won three years in the
state penitentiary. At the time of the killing
Small was hitting the road at a thirty-mile clip.
Minneapolis police have broken up another
gang of auto thieves, whose operations stretched
from the Dakotas through Minneapolis and into
Illinois. A, dozen cars with altered-numbers were
recovered and nine men and three youngsters in
training jugged. In sorte stretches of the gang's
route operations were conducted with the conniv
ance of owners, the cars burned and, the insurance
money divided.
Under the auspices of the Friends of Irish
Freedom soap box orators in New York are pull
ing off a series of Donnybrook "shindies" with the.
police. Authorities regard this line of street agi
tation as a left-handed knock on the government,
inasmuch as it consists of denunciations of Great
Britain. Every blow-at the allies slants America
by indirection and provokes disturbance of the
peace. All such gatherings are now forbidden,
but enforcement of the order last week resulted
ii; two lively shindies with the spielers and their
supporters. On both occasions the cops routed
the malcontents and took a score to the lockup.
Greenwich, Conn., and Ogden, Utah, offer con
trasting samples of national duty in the concrete.
Charles H. Pearce, head of a local business in the
Connecticut city, goes to the front for active
service, while Mrs. Pearce takes control of the
business. "All women." savs Mrs. Pearce. "should
M be willing to help as far as possible in this na-
case of George L. Abbott of Ogden, exempted
by the district board on the ground of his wife
being a dependent. To achieve this result Ab
bott's father, reputed to be one of Ogden's
wealthiest citizens, filed an affidavit declaring he
would not contribute a cent toward the support
of his son's wife. Ogden's pride in wealthy citi
zenship suffered a slump in consequence.
This Day in History.
1777 General Burgoyne crossed the
Hudson and encamped on the heights
and plains of Saratoga.
1803 John Berry, the first commo
dore of the American navy, died in
Philadelphia. Born in Ireland in 1745.
1817 General John M. Palmer, civil
war commander, governor of Illinois,
United States senator and presidential
nominee of the gold democrats in 1896,
born in Kentucky. Died at Springfield,
111., September 25, 1900.
1831 Opening of the Albany &
Schenectady railroad, the first in the,
state of New York.
1842 British under General Pol
lock defeated the main body of Af
ghans at Tezeen and marched unmo
lested oh Cabul. ' . -
1817 Americans 'cfiptured Chapul
(4pec and the next day carried the
fetars and Stripes into the City of
Mexico.
1867 General pence council with
the northern hostile Indian tribes held
at Fort Laramie.
1914 Second day of the great bat
tle of the Aiane.
1915 Germans under Von llinden
burg pierced Kussian line between
Vilna and Dvinsk.
Endorses The Bee's Stand.
Columbus. Neb., Sept. 11. To the
Editor of The Bee. I beg to thank
you for yonr timely editorial, entitled
"Defense, Sense and Nonsense."
It is high time that the attention of
the public were called to the unseemly
antics and ill-advised utterances of
some of the members of the council
of defense, which, it is to be feared,
have done much to bring the' Organi
zation Into disrepute. L.
Disclaimer from Mr. McDonald. -Omaha,
Sept. 11. To the Editor of
The Bee: I enclose you herewith clip
ping from the front page of today's
Bee. I know that you do not intend
to give voice to anything which is not
true, and this article is misleading,
for the reason that 1 have always ad
vocated the payment and prompt al
lowance of Sheriff Clark's feeding bills,
knowing the law and realizing the jus
tice of his claims. Therefore I do
not wish the public to feel that St
would be necessary to corner me in
order to secure my vote for some claim
that was right and just. 1
H. S. M'DONALD.
County Commissioner.
The Day We Celebrate.
D. C. Buell is celebrating h i thirty
sixth birthday today. He iu chif of
the educational bureau of the Union
Pacific railroad.
Major John J. Pershing, in com
mand of the American forces in
France, born in Linn county, Missouri,
fifty-Seven years ago today..
Princess Victoria Louise, only
daughter of th German emperor, born
at the Marmoor palace, near Potsdam,
twenty-five years ago today.
Lawson Purdy, New York lawyer,
president of the National Municipal
league, born at Hyde Park, N. Y., fifty
four years ago today.
George S. Graham, representative in
congress on the Second Pennsylvania
district, born in Philadelphia sixty
seven years ago today. .
Henry F. Ashurst, United States
senator from Arizona, born in Nevada
forty-two years ago today.
Obadiah Gardner, former United
States senator from Maine, born at
Port Huron, Mich., sixty-five years ago
today.
Timely Jottings and Reminders.
Birthday greetings to General Per
shing, the commander of our forces in
France -67 years old today.
Senator John H. Bankhead, who has
represented Alabama in one or the
other branch of congress for thirty
years, celebrates his seventy-fifth
birthday anniversary today.
Today is the centennial anniversary
of the birth of General John H.
Palmer, union commander In the civil
war, governor of Illinois, United
States senator and nominee of the gold
democrats for president in 1896. Gen
eral Palmer was a native, of Kentucky,
but resided during the greater part of
his life at Springfield, 111. . .
Storyette of the Day.
"The coal barons and the steel
barons promise to give the people a
square deal during war time, but I
guess there's no real danger of their
going too far and robbing themselves
in the people's behalf."
The speaker was Samuel Gompers.
"Yes," he went on, "there's no dan
ger c their acting like the young
lady it Jhe shore, who said to her
father:
" 'Papa, I lost my heart on the
moonlit beaoh last night, and accepted
old Rake Harduppe. Poor Rake is no
lonaer votinr. I know. but. aa I said.
Nl've lost my heart.'
" 'Hump, snorted her father, 'I
thlnii; it's your head that you've lost.' "
Washington Star.
THE CHESS BOARD.
Edrd Bqlwer-Lytton., , . ., , -r
My little love. o you remember.
Ere We wtire crown o sadly, wise,
THoae evenings In the bleak December.
Curtained warm from ttaa anowy weather,
When yon and I played cheea together,
Checkmated by each otber'a eyes?
Ah! still I ere your soft white hand
Hoverlnt; warm e'er queen and knight;
Brave pawns In valiant battle stand; , .
The double caatles guard 4he icings) -The
bishop, bent on dlatant things.
Moves, sliding, through the (tght.
Our fingers "touch : our glance meet.
And (alter; falls yuur golden hair
Against my cheek; your bosom sweet
Is heaving. Down the field, your queen
Rides slow, her soldiery all between,
And checks me unaware.
Ah -me I the little battle's me; '
Dtaperaed Is all Ks thtvalry. -Full
many a moveKslnca then, have wa
'Mid life's parplexlng chequers made,
And many a- game with fortuna played .
What It It w have won?
Thia at leaat Jf this alone:
That never, never, never more,
Aa tn those old atill nlghta ot yore
v, (Eratwe wer rqrn e. sadly wise) 5 , ;
Can you and t shut out the skies,
Shut out the world and wintry weather.
And. eyes exchanging warmth with eyes.
Hay chess as then we played together!
Cites Some Notable Failures.
Omaha, Sept." 1.1 -To the Editor of
The Bee: Nearly 1,900 years ago a
man named- Paul put his thought into
these words: "Without shedding of
blood is no remission of sins." That
statement has been accepted by hun
dreds of millions of human beings
in all stages of development and all
degrees of civilization and undoubtedly
has been held as of axiomatic nature.
Incidentally with my becoming a
father my soul began to revolt against
the alleged truth of that axiom. I
saw clearly that under no circum
stances would it become necessary for
any person or animal to shed its or
his blood In order that I should for
give my son or daughter for any act,
neglect or omission conceivable. There
fore, my God cannot be governed by
laws of morals and Justice below my
level. In other words, if God is our
father He must be Impelled or con
trolled by principles at least of as
high a standard as a human father.
In his letter published in The Bee
the th instant, Carl E. Herring reit
erates his proposition that "science
never fails," and adds two more of
similar import, as he thinks, vis:
"Loe destroys hate. Light destroys
darkness." Let us see whether or not
these three sentences will stand the
test of axioms.
In the spring of 1913 a ship was
completed and named Titanic. Into its
making were involved dozens of the
most advanced sciences known to civ
ilized man, such as chemistry, physics,
dynamls, electricity, etc. The ship
became the acme in the art and sci
ence of ship-building, the consummate
achievement of master minds. But all
the science available to man failed to
keep that ship afloat and the shock of
that revelation was felt around the
world.
Some years ago a trunk line rail
road in Canada decided to span the
St. Lawrence near Montreal with a
modern steel bridge. The accomplish
ment was in sight The railroad com
pany had employed the best engineers
obtainable. Every steel girder, beam,
bar and plate was of the best pos
sible make and manufacture. -But an
error had been, made, something
sllpped-a crash and a splash and in
the waters below lay the fruits of
months of labor and hundreds of men
and meant a los3 to the company
probably over II, 000,060. Science
failed to prevent the disaster.
Mathematics, probably the most
exact of all the branches of science,
"Is a science that never fails,", says
C. E. II. Nevertheless, thousands of
pupils in this city's schools are from
time to time taught that branch of
computation called mensuration. In
this department they come in contact
with a line called a diameter and a
figure called a circle. "The exact ratio
of these two is almost unknown. Lu
dolph van der Ceulen, upon exhaustive
investigation, found i ttf be 1:3.1415
with no less than sixteen additional
decimals. A workable basis has by
common consent "been adopted, which
is 1:3.1416. But this is an approxi
mation, and not an exactitude. This
approximation is involved in the cir
cumference, any and every part of a
convex and concave surface, a sphere,
cylinder, etc. With the practical
necessity of using an approximation
in sa large a number of figurings, can
it be correct and true to say, even in
mathematics, that science never fails?
Will Mr. Carl E. Herring pleate
answer.
As to hate being destroyed by love
it never happened. The American
man or woman who, during the last
three years, one month and ten days,
at no time has been tingling with hate,
contempt, detestation, etc., directed
against the German terrorism and
frightfulness, is not worthy of the
name American. Love may replace
hate, and vice versa; but the one can
no more destroy the other than the
N-pole of a magnet can destroy the
S-pole. '
Mr. Herring takes the initiative of
the role of the ketUtJ calling the pot
black, with reference to my estima
tion of the Bible. Let, us see how Mrs.
Eddy regarded its teaching, on otte
point. She says: "Christian Science is
absolute; it is neither behind the point
of perfection nor advancing towards
it. It is at this point and must be
practiced therefrom. Unless you fully
perceive that you are the child of
God, hence perfect, you have no prin
ciple to demonstrate and no rule for
its demonstration. By this I do not
mean that mortals are the children of
God far from it."
In opposition to this I place the
words of Jesus of Nazareth Be ye
perfect, as your father in heaven is
perfect! DAVID OLSON.
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