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Newspaper Page Text4 THE SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL A TLA MT A. OA., 5 MOBTH FOBSYTH ST.— "> Entered at the Atlanta Postotfiee as Mail Matter o the Second Class. BUBSC*IPTIOM PRICE. Twelve months * 40c Six months „ 25c Throe months The Semi-Weekly Journal is published on Tues day and Friday, and is mailed by the shortest routes for early delivery. ft contains news from all over the world, brous by special leased wires into our office. It has a sta of distinguished contributors, with strong depart ments of special value to the home and the farm Agents wanted at every postofflce. Liberal com mission allowed. Outfit free. Write R R- BRAD ‘ LEY. Circulation Manager. The only traveling representatives we have are B F. Bolton. C. S- Coyle, Charles H. Woodllff. J. M. Patten. W. H. Reinhardt. M. H- Bevil and John Mac Jennings We will be responsible only for money paid to the above named traveling representatives. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. The label used for addressing y«er patxr abowa the time rose a»toscn?tton eaptres By renewing at least two weeaa be fore the date cn tMs label, yoe insure regular aervlee. In erdenug paper changed, be sure to mention your old. aa well at year new addreaa. If oa a route. please gtwe tn* eannot ester •■ibarriptloea to begin with back numbers. Remittaucee «b<ok! be sent by postal order or registered «■“_ Add’aw sll oßJers and notices for tb<« Pepartment to THK BXM I-WEEKLY JOUKNAI Atlanta. Gs. Georgia Products Day.. The celebration of Georgia Products Day throughout the state Thursday again brought to at tention the value of this celebration and the ob jects which it would attain. The day was Institu ted by- the Georgia Chamber of Commerce with the view of giving concrete evidence of Georgia's food resources and in this way of stimulating every progressive interest in the state to renewed thought and renewed energy in the cause of making Geor gia a self-sufficient commonwealth in food produc tion. The celebration, started several years ago, has grown in Importance. It is observed by dinners at which Georgia-produced eatables alone are served. Such dinners are held by wide-awake groups of Georgians in representative sections of tha state and even by Georgians resident in other cities. Atlanta staged a befitting feast Thurs day night at which the visiting delegatee to the Na tional Tax conference were guests. The purpose of Georgia Products Day is strik ingly told by the Savannah Morning News as follows: It is possible to laden the table with good things to eat because Georgia produces in abundance fruits, vegetables and meats, the three principal items, besides an almost end less variety of things "on the side." The occa sion also offers one of the best possible means of advertising the state and its products. Georgia produces nearly everything which goes to make a substantial meal and all that the most discriminating epicure could desire. Such a meal properly prepared and served fully densonstrates to the most skeptical the possibilities of diversified farming. The move ment is a worthy one, well founded, and should grow until it is generally observed in both, town and country throughout the state. All reports indicate that Georgia is particularly opulent this year in the things that appease hun ger and satisfy the palate. The first duty of a state is to produce as much food as possible and its next great duty, especially under war condi tions, is to conserve and make wise use of the food that it produces. That Georgia is discharging both these duties In an admirable way no one can doubt. Diversified farming has been entered upon on a scale never, before undertaken. Improved cattle raising Is already showing gratifying results, while the production of pork has mounted to figures that are noted beyond the bounds of the state. Velvet beans and other feed crops are playing a more 'prominent part In the yield of Georgia farms. Geor gia Products Day has served in no small way in bringing about these beneficial results. Continuing its discussion the News considers correctly another angle of the Georgia products celebrations as follows; Perhaps it may occur to some folks that • su**h an observance of the day is not in keep ing with Mr. Hoover's efforts to conserve food. But if it tends to increase the production of food in Georgia, may it not be a very good in vestment? The whole idea of the observance is to make Georgia a continually greater food producing state: it has had that effect already in the past, and especiallyJn a period when unusual stress is laid upon the necessity of producing great food crops, it should serve this intention all the more acceptably. Manifestly a state that produces little food sup plies can play a very small part in food conserva tion, for it will have little upon which its citizens may exercise their patriotic willingness to econ omize. Instead of J>eing a helping factor in the conservation movement, it becomes a liability, the burden of which must be borne by other common wealths more to the food needs of the hour. Therefore, the Georgia Products dinners are in no sense antagonistic to the purpose of the Hoover campaign, but viewed rightly are in aid and fur therance of it. t ♦ In Terms of Steers and Hogs. A meeting that will undoubtedly be fruitful of additional progress in the movement for more live stock in Georgia and the south is to be held at Savannah on November 19. It will bring together representatives of four organizations that are laboring in a specific way to make southern lands yield morp meat These organizations are the Georgia I.a nd* Owners’ association, the Florida Cattle Tick Eradication committee, the North Car olina Land Owners’ association and the Southern Cut-Over Land bureau. Altogether representatives from nine southern states will participate in the deliberations of the gathering. Preliminary news accounts of the coming con vention state its purposes as follows: "The elim ination of animal diseases, the establishment of cheao. permanent forage crops, improvement of breeds and thejnaucing of farmers, bankers, and business men to think and finance the agricultural activities of this section in terms of steers and cows and hogs and sheep as well as in terms of the bale of cotton. ’• Too long have all the business interests of this section thought cotton, sought cotton, and brought cotton. The bale of cotton was indeed considered the unit of value if not the medium of exchange. When the money power of hogs and cattle can share equally with cotton the thought of this section, then truly will the south have entered a new era of its progress THE ATLANTA SEMI-WEEKLY JOURNAL, ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1917. ’ The New Selective Questionnaire. The reading of the questionnaire that is soon to ' be mailed to all the men registered under the selec tive service law but not yet called for service dis-* closes the fact that department officials have arrived at a much greater degree of efficiency in making effective the real purpose of this law than was manifest under the call for the first increment. That the initial operation of the law should be attended by some confusion, inconsistency and even hardship in certain cases was to be exnected. It was something entirely new in the processes of our government and affected so many millions of cit izens that Its very magnitude, prevented it from running smoothly at the beginning. The law as originally contemplated had two great objects, namely service and selection. The first operation of the measure, however, brought the required quota of men for service but because its processes were new. Its selective aim was not brought strikingly to the fore. But now the questionnaire just issued has made selection the chief feature, balancing well the need of men In the army with the need of men at home both for the support of dependents and for the maintenance of the industrial, commercial and agri cultural life of the nation. Five classes are designated, the men in the first class to see service first and the other classes to be called as the classes above them are exhausted. In telligent discrimination Is disclosed in the way the members of each class are chosen. They are ranged according as they are fitted and circum stanced for an early call to the colors. In this way every man has his place and-his place is assigned to him according to the needs of the nation. The questionnaire has been prepared with great discernment and should be read carefully by every registered man, for It makes specific demands of him with w’hich he should become familiar at once. Stricter Safeguards Against Alien Enemies. The announcement from Washington that President Wilson is soon to issue a proclamation requiring all alien enemies in this country to reg ister, portends the adoption of more severe precau tions by this government against the recurrence of Incendiary fires and other crimes by German agents. XThe nation recognizes that the adherents of Germany will stop at no outrage in this country or anywhere else and yet It has been slow to adopt the only kind of measures that outlaws will respect. Its practices heretofore have been remote from anything of that nature. But now for Its own self-protection and for the safe-guarding of its support of Its fighting men, It must‘make effec tive the repression of enemies that are within Its borders, and the measures to be adopted must have In them teeth and claws enough to attain the de sired end. The destruction of munition plants means a blow to our men In the trenches, for their own safety and their effectiveness against the enemy depend on an abundant and ever ready supply of ammunition. The burning of warehouses or docks where government food supplies are stored means by just so much a defeat of all the nation’s great plans for food conservation. It Is exasperating to the last degree to think that the labor of our farmers, of our millers, the sacrifice of our citizens who are shortening their food allowance, that the supply of our soldiers and those of our allies ma v be lengthened, should thus go for naught. It force upon us as a nation the conclusion that we must find away of conquering our enemies at home be fore we can expect to conquer them abroad. Un doubtedly the national government should and will make special efforts to detect the dastards that would work such destruction and will make their punishment fit their crimes. It should be remem bered, too, that this is an endeavor In which every one may help. Says vhe Country Gentleman in this connection: Nothing, save shipping, is at present more important than otir food supply, and the most important item in the food supply is grain. During the next few months many hundred millions of bushels of grain will be coming into the elevators and flour mills. There it will be particularly open to destruction by fire. Local police organizations are seldom equipped to handle such a situation. Private watchmen seldom have adequate powers or backing for such work. The Federal authorities have not over looked the posibllities and the insurance com panies are very active, but there is need for a still greater safe-guarding of grain. There •• may yet be work for many a company of the homeguards. With the munition plants always a subject of prey, it will tinquestionably be the case that stored grain will be the particular mark for some time to come for the destructive work of German spies. Every citizen and every organization should lend the authorities, both state and national, all the aid and co-operation in their power. Much valuable and effective work for the winning of the war can still be done by those of us who remain at hom£. Editorial Echoes Darwin now shares with Nietzsche the doubt ful honor of inspiring Prusslanism in its assault on the liberties of the world—Darwin with his hypothesis of the survival (as Germany puts it) of the strongest, and the supposed suggestion in his doctrine that the breeding of fierce soldiers is the key to national pre-eminence in the world’s af fairs. But just as both parties In the world war can, if they like, claim that Nietzsche is on their side--hater of Prussians and of all Prussianlsm as he certainly was. yet author of the "superman” theory—so the Darwinians may point out that, ac cording to Darwin, it is the fittest, and not neces sarily the strongest physically or materially, that survives, and fitness may reside as much in pa tience, in Industry and in moral purpose as In physical strength and in military efficiency. Dar win was certainly not a preacher of militarism, either directly or inferentially. We cannot put the blame for this war either Darwin or Nietzsche. When a man is intent upon evil pur poses he can quote Scripture to his purpose. The men of cold science may indeed have “inspired” the German aggressors, but it must be noted that the Prussian mind was capable of perverting every utterance and every principle to its purpose.— Boston Eveninc Transcript. War Time hairs. The fairs are now about over for this year and it is hoped that they have accomplished ranch good by creating greater actlvit*in pro ductivity and* that, new- ideas have been im bibed and more successful efforts will be put forth to make next year's exhibits marvels of the skill and forethought of the managers of our farms and domestic arts. —Sandersville Progress. Both county fairs anti those that appeal to larger areas are undoubtedly among the most valuable institutions that contribute to our coun try’s progress. They stir flagging ambition, they disseminate the newest and best ideas and meth ods of production, they yield an impetus to thrift and this year especially have they emphasized the lesson of patriotism. They are able to accomplish these things even more effectively than the written or spoken word because they are object lessons in what can be done. The witness of the eye is the most potent appeal for the further progress of any movement. What ft sees cannot be doubted. The results of labor so presented are incontrovertible proof. Processes so visualized are not to be forgotten. The individual takes them home with him, incorporating them into the activ ities of his own life, according them such modifica tion or improvement as the energy of his mind is suited to evolve. Diversification of farm crops has long been the slogan of the south. Each year the fairs bring ocular demonstration of what has been already ac complished and thereby unavoidably pointing the way to still greater achievements. Thrift in the preservation and use of food has long been a south ern need. Each year the fairs show the advances made in solving this problem. From these sources cattle and hog raising has received its greatest in centive. From them the adaptation of improved farm machinery to the needs es the southern farmer has shown its value. The fairs everywhere should therefore receive the wholehearted support of all progressive and patriotic citizens. In time of peace they are fruit ful agencies of progress, in war time they per form a service of inestimable value. “BE THY OWN PALACE” By H. Addington Bruce I HAVE lately been thinking much about that wonderful line of ohn Donne's: “Be thy own palace, or all the world’s thy jail.” Donne is not a modern psychologist. He was a poet who lived and sang long before the science of psychology was ever heard of. He was, in fact, a contemporary of Shakespeare’s. And, like Shakespeare, he was a master student of human life, giving expression to truths vital to mankind, but to which most men paid all too little heed. Os a certainty, there are comparatively few men, even today, who have really taken to heart, and applied -for their own benefit, the profound truth in Donne’s warning: "Be thy own palace, or all the world’s thy jail.” Among the people whom I have met is a certain millionaire, a millionaire many times over. He owns a magnificent city home, a veritable palace. He owns several beautiful country estates. He owns automobiles innumerable. And he had a retinue of servants at his beck and call. But he cannot truthfully be described as a happy man. One can Indeed hardly describe him as a free man. His vast fortune entails on him heavy respon sibilities. He has contrived in various ways to rid himself of many of these. He is no longer actively engaged in business. Yet he has found it Impossible to settle dow’n and enjoy his leisure. He Is nervous, he suffers from sleeplessness, he Is forever moving feverishly from place to place. Before the war he was a persistent tourist in Europe. Nowhere did he remain long in any one city or country. Back and forth between America and Europe he voyaged, like some prisoner pacing restlessly up and down in an enormous jail. The trouble with this man, though he does not know it, is that he has failed lamentably to be his own palace. He has given years to amassing the kind of wealth represented by his manifold material posses sions. He has given scarcely as many days to accumulating true personal riches. He is totally uninterested in literature, art, music, philosophy, the sciences, the beauties and wonders’ of nature. His ego is a miserable hovel, not a palace. No wonder he keeps in flight from himself. No wonder he perpetually feels and behaves like some wretched, restless captive in a jail. The w«rld is full of men conditioned like this. They may not be as wealthy as the millionaire. Pew of them are. But like him they have neglect ed to amass wealth of the spirit. Contrasting with them, pleasantly contrasting, there are some men. even men living in tenements, who live joyous and free because they are their own palaces. Never are they at a loss for mind-filling, soul satisfyihg occupation. They do not need to harry themselves all over the world in quest of the blue bird of happiness. It comes fluttering to them in the pages of a book, In a corner of some art gallery, In the trees of a park, In the sights and sounds of the street. Free men? Os course these are free men, the freest in the world. (Copyright, 1917, by The Associated Newspapers.) TRAVELETTE—By Niksah . SANDY SPRINGS In one of the richest farming sections of Mary land lies the little town of Sandy Springs. Like a demure little Quaker lady the town has the quaint charm of age and dignity and peace. The beauti ful old homes shaded by stately trees have an air of permanency. “We were here before your grand mother's grandmother’s time,” they seem to say, while a dignified little bank and numerous motor cars lend an air of thrift' and prosperity. The people are among the most progressive farmers in the state. There are no wornout farms in Sandy Springs. In rtiost cases the land has been In the nands of the same family for generations. The Millers. Stablers, Thomases and Bentleys farm the land their ancestors farmed and farm it well. On the Bentley farm, tbe Bentley apple was first grown, grafts of which have been sent all over the world, even to far-away Japan. A Caleb Bentley ran the first store in the village in the early days. Sandy Springs was first settled in 172$ by a party of Quakers, who found the tolerant laws of Maryland a refuge from tne persecution that they had suffered in New England. The women in the party found the sandy waters of a tiny spring about one-half of a mile south of the village useful in washing and scouring, and called the new town “Sandy Springs’’ in its honor. They were a simple and kindly people, these sturdy Friends. The story is told of one pair of boots and singlet great coat owned by the colony and loaned to any daring member of the party un dertaking the long and tedious journey to Annapo lis or any other distant town. Once, so the legend runs, when this famous great coat was being worn on a trip by James Brooke he was attacked by a panther. His bullets had given out, so he jerked a button from the coat', placed it in hit musket, fired and killed the panther with the but ton. It is not recorded whether he had to make good the loss to the community garment on his safe return. ’ ■> " WHY TO SAVE FOODS, AND HOW.-Good Breads That Will Save Wheat «.« By Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur EACH ship has a welfare fund derived from sev eral sources and is spent in many ways. There is but one “must” that goes with the spending of that money. It MUST give happiness. I do not wish to belittle the must of the fund, but never have I seen a body of men together who could get as much happiness for as little effort as those dear bluejackets. Their healthful, busy lives, their youth—the Navy is a place of youth—keep them enthusiastic and natural. There is no re straint upon the emotions in times of play, no pre tenses, no conventions to control laughter. They have complete happiness because they can be ab solutely natural. I shall not go into the organization of the fund, but it is in safe hands and is wisely spent, with an accounting to* every man on ship of w’here the money went. It cimes from the profits of the can teen. the laundry, the barber shop and from the special dues of athletic associations. It is a fairly large fund on ships where the quota of men is large; but it isn’t large enough. That is where the Y. M. C. A has such a bully chance to give happi ness to the men of the fleet. A Movie On Ship I xfish I could take you to a movie on the ship and let you see and hear the joy. the happiness and the wholesomeness there.. I would take you out to one of the newer ships—the« Pennsylvania— where the movies are best. After reaching the deck we would walk way forward where there is a screen of canvas lashed above the great 14-inch guns. The benches which serve as dining chairs and church pews are loaded down with boys in white. Many stand in-groups back near the ship’s rail or by the band (Uncle Sam gives every’ ship a band). Before the show begins—7:3o p. m. is the usual hour— the boys sing, sing as boys who are wholesome and happy ought to sing. Sometimes the piano can be heard above the volume qf their voices, but more often it is completely drowned. Then the lights go out; the hushes tense. The feature has already been announced at mess by word of mouth. As soon as the name of the star or stars is finished on the screen, there is wild ap plause. Then men have their favorites. "Doug” Fairbanks, with his frank smile and acrobatic man ners: Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew, Mary Pickford, how they love you! You have never had an au dience so vociferous as this, so frankly fond of you! You may not have a' "talkie” part, but they read your lines for you! The men’s comments are worth a story in them selves. When the villain comes, and the hero seems slow in action, how they speed him up! When the heroine is in distress how they give her strength! PATRIOTISM IN HAWAII—By Frederic J. Haskin WASHINGTON, Nov. 12. —A short time ago Hawaii was In a state of great excitement! over what appeared to be an unexplainable mystery. On the sugar plantations the employes talked It over and discussed the advisability of In forming the United States government; in the mountain passes the men armed themselves with rifles, and in the cities, especially around the for tifications, guards were stationed. And the cause of all this nervous activity was a country school teacher, w’ho chose to spend her vacation touring the Islands armed with a camera and notebook. Such conduct in Hawaii at this time could have but one meaning. The young woman must be a German spy. She was, of course, going about col lecting information for the Germans, photograph ing fortifications, and, worst of all, spreading an thrax germs, the last being the popular German atrocity in Hawaii. Hence,- when the school teacher returned to her village, with a notebook full of notes and several rolls of films, she was at once taken into custody by a national guardsman and her possessions carefully examined. To the great disappointment of the authorities, the pictures were all of unimportant things, such as sunsets, volca noes and people—not one view of a fortification, bridge or training camp. ’ This is only one of many recent Instances in which the fevered Hawaiian imagination has cre ated a war situation, and then been keenly disap pointed. No one can be mysterious in Hawaii these days and not be suspected. Although about as far away from the war as it is possible to get, the islands are, nevertheless, extremely patriotic, attaching great importance to their part in the conflict. As soon as the United States declared war on Germany, the Hawaiian national guard, acting on orders received from the war department, began to mobilize. Following the policy in vogue In the states, married men and those having dependents were discharged from the organization and new members recruited to take their places. There was much talk among the young Hawaiians con cerning what they were going to do wben they met the Germans.. Then it suddenly ceased; the recruiting fell off. and the talk changed to ways of obtaining exemptions. Word had been received from the war department that the Hawaiian guard would not be drafted into the federal service. This was a keen disappointment. Instead of being sent to France themselves, the men learnea that they were to Increase their number for home defense and thus relieve the troops of the United States regular army. In tltis, however, they are more than performing their duty. If a fortress remains unprotected or a German spy undetected, it is not the fault of the Hawaiian national guard. Such patriotism is all the more striking when you realize that Hawaii, like America, is ,a melting pot of many different races. Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Filipinos and Porto Ricans make up the larger part of its population, while the pure Hawaiians are now’ only a small percentage. In the national guard there Is one company made up of Hawaiians, Portuguese, Filipinos and Japanese; another company is constituted wholly of Japa nese, and still another contains only Filipinos. The guard now numbers 4,700 members. Be fore the United States declared war it was divided up into various companies which policed the islands. Now it is consolidated into two regi ments which are receiving the same camp train ing that American soldiers are receiving in the United States. Officers’ training camps for the purpose of turning civilians into officers have also been established, every effort being made to pre pare Hawaii to defend itself. Although Hawaii is presumably far from being a vital factor in the present war. it is this coun try’s most strategic possession in the Pacific ocean, and is, therefore, vital enough in the national de fense policy. Concerning thia phase of the mat ter, Mr. William R. Castle, Jr., in his book on Hawaii says: “While the Philippines remain an American possession Hawaii must always be the most' important station on the immensely long line of communication between the coast and Ma nila. Even should the Philippines be ultimately abandoned. Hawaii must constitute, not an out post of American civilization, difficult to defend, but rather a first line of defense and an invalu able aid in any offensive naval demonstration. It demands no great intelligence to perceive the ad vantages' of a friendly supply station, either in peace or in war, part way across an ocean 5,000 miles wide.” This fact, of course, was clearly demonstrated during the Spanish-American war, which led to the annexation of the islands. Prior to 1898, Hawaii led a turbulent existence, decimated by frequent wars, exploited by adventurers and badly r«led by inefficient monarchs. The first Hawaiians were some of the fittest of the Polynesian race, who survived a journey across the Pacific ocean in ca noes and set up their abodes on three of the islands This journey Is supposed by historians to have taken place about 500 A. D. For a long period there were repeated voyages back and forth be tween Samoa and the island, then, so far as can be traced by the ancient folk songs and legends, they ceased. Hawaii became a nation in Itself, How they applaud! How they live that story! There are no walls to place a soft pedal on their voices. Out under the stars and the heavens they are in that close sympathy with life which only vouth and the close companionship of the elements make possible. Life bubbles over, and there is no reason for restraining ft. When the first reel is run, "Part II will follow* is not flashed. The operator, who ha? been chosen and gets extra pay to take charge of the pictures, is also an artist. He flashes on some caricature of ship life while he makes ready the next reel. What Is a Scupper I myself was the useful stop one night. It was the night after my mess with the boys. There I was caricatured with a Urge spoon and dish of soup. I looked as if I might be making noises with my repast—a form of food I had been taught was to be eaten birt not heard. The words were. Eula McClary Is Some Scupper.” It got such a hand I’m sure it was complimentary, but each officer I asked had a different definition for scupper. But hoilin.P’ th<*m all down., I think it means “a good fellow.’” Between the feature and the comedy there is music by the band, and sometimes singing. About nine the entertainment is over. Tattoo Is sounded and the men go below’ to their “dream sacks” while w’e all return to shore. The ship’s welfare fund is also used to give “Happy Hours.” and “Smokers.” The latter con sist of much smoke, a wrestling match or two and movies, always movies. The former consists of dancing, movies and any special form of amuse ment decided upon. Sometimes to the detriment of the health of the contestants It is a pie-eating era test. other times running tied up in gunnysacks or similar healthful and wholesome amusements. If a comrade is ill, the fund can be used to give him some luxury. It may be put Into athletic fields or paraphernalia, or any of the things needed by youth w’hich Uncle Sam has not provided for. It may be appropriated for a new piano, for pianos at sea soon wear out. On rare occasions the welfare fund is used to entertain the crew from another ship. Three thousand boys enjoying an hour or two together in a boy’s way! Think of it! Movies, the greatest source of joy to the men of our navy, are not always to be had. Often old films must be rented, for the rental of new release is nigh. Old films are far from clear. The Y. M. C. A. is going to give happiness with the movies they are to supply. With their facilities and funds they can get the newest releases and plenty of them. lam glad there is a Y. M. C. A. with new national customs and a distinct national religion. Its organization was based on the feudal sys tem in its worst' form, consisting of three classes— the nobility, the priests and medicine men and the common people. All the land belonged to the chief, who distributed It according to his whims among the nobility, and the nobility in turn dis tributed it among the common people. In gov erning the people the chief and his nobles were * aided by the priests, who, bqjng in direct commu nication with the gods, were very powerful. These early Hawaiian gods, moreover, were most exacting, and thus served to maintain a strict - discipline. They became offended on the slight est provocation, and a tabu system, consisting of a long list of things forbidden by the gods, was enforced by the priests. For example, it dis pleased the gods for men and women to eat in the same house, and any woman found guilty of entering a man’s eating house wae punishable with death. Women also were forbidden to eat (bananas, cocoanuts and pork. Neither on certain nights could they step into canoes. The gods were also made very angry if any membqr of the com mon people should cross the shadow of a chief. So the common people lived in daily fear of their lives, for if they disobeyed one of these regula- , tions, consciously or unconsciously, they were in immediate danger of being offered to the gods as a sacrifice. THE CLOUD. By Dr. Frank Crane. Over the sky of the world is a black cloud. Its shadow lies upon every soul. Brave men blanch at its hideous lightnings. Women cringe at its ominous thunders. The unbelievable has come true. The impos sible has happened. The frightful fact has outrun Imagination. « The great war is the largest spiritual incre ment oft the minds of men today. It is In the back of every brain. It sleeps in every soul. It leaps up before us in the morning papeE It is the last topic before we go to bed. When we awake in the night we hear the roar of the guns in France echoing in our fancy. When we sink to sleep it is to dream of the detailed horrors of which we have read. Like a monomania, the war obsesses the uni versal mind. It is a ghost in every family closet. It is a spectre clutching every woman’s heart. It is an evil eye fixed upon every child. It is a threat at every man's business. Its robber hand is in every bank’s treasure, reaches toward every housewife’s store, and grasps at every farmer’s crop. It is as though hell had vomited forth in a gi gantic volcano, and the smoke had covered the heavens, and the burning ashes and lava were drop ping down oi> all mankind. No one escapes. A million young men are leav ing shop and field and school and are taking up the hard life of the soldier in the sixteen canton ments. For every one of them a woman’s heart is anguished. In how many homes little children are praying for the father that has gone away! How many mothers are weeping at midnight and smiling bravely in the morning! Yes; those guns that roar their detonating cho rus in France vibrate in every home in England, in every moujik’s cabin in Russia, in every human habitation in America, in Australia, in New Zea land, in Japan, in China, in the sunny fields of . Italy, in the lowlands of Holland. Surely the great beast of the Apocalypse has arisen and reigns his “forty and two months, hav ing a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads.” Against the cloud are arrayed the forces of , sunlight. Against the beast all the clans of honor, truth, and justice are gathering. This is no time for divided loyalty. Let us have no more argu ment, no more indecision. If ever God has spoken it is now. He calls every man and woman in America to join His ranks. For He is marching on. " He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat; He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment-seat; Oh. be swift, my soul, to answer Him! Be jubilant, my feet! * Our God is marching on. < t (Copyright, 1917, by Frank Crane.) QUIPS AND QUIDDITIES His one ambition was to become an aviator. After studying with a persistency that convinced one of the airmen that he would make a good as sistant he was allow’ed to make his initial flight. They had just ascended and were making fine headway when the assistant evinced extreme nerv ousness. “Well, what do you want now?” questioned the aviator. “I want the earth,” howled the assistant.