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FRIDAV, Ot'TOIlEIt 16. 1914.
THE WHOLE TRUTH.
The reticence displayed hy a cor
respondent of The Morning Post of
London in his revelation of the fore
sighted manner in which tlie Ger
mans fortified some quarries, on the
present line of their army in France,
many years ago. so as to make them
useful in their recent retirement from
(lie neighborhood of Paris, is doubt
less due to the dispiriting influence
of the censor. The correspondent
tacitly admits (hat the retreat fol
lowing tlie advance on Paris was a
strategical movement, which is all
the Germans claim. He does not tell
tlie whole truth, however, about the
wonderful skill exhibited hy the Ger
mans in preparing beforehand vast
works for occupation hy their army
in a foreign country with which un
til lately their relations were peace
able. He merely states that, the
miles of passages in the quarries were
reinforced with concrete walls, neg
lecting to mention tlie tons of steel
surreptitiously carted into France
years ago to make this fortress im
pregnable.
He admits that the inhabitants of
the neighboring country were induc
ed hy German craft to drive their |
herds of cattle, sheep and pigs into
the quarries in the belief that they
could lie kept safely there, hut fails
to explain that tlie Germans had sec
retly stored in tlie remote recesses
large quantities of hay and corn to
feed the live stock and thus insure
an ample supply of fresh meat for
the soldiers. About the barrels, sup
posed to contain explosives or other
supplies needed in quarries, but really
filled with sauerkraut which carters,
speaking French with a guttural ac
cent, have been depositing in the
quarries for some years, or the sup
plies of iimlmrger cheese stealthily
stored there since the war of 187D,
much of which is already sufficient
ly aged for wholesome consumption,
he is strangely silent.
Of the large assortment of dachs
hunds imprisoned in the quarries to
■serve as amiable and sprightly com
panions for German soldiers in their
few moments of leisure and to be
converted as occasion requires into
choice Frankfurters, not a word does
he say. But that is natural, as the
mention of German sausages maddens
an English censor fed from infancy
on the national "sausages and .mash
ed” of the Fleet street shops. Worst
of all, this English correspondent ig
nores the masterly construction of a
pipe line all the way from Munich
to the hills of the Oise, so that Ger
man soldiers in a hostile country may
be abundantly supplied with the best
of beer on draught. The English cor
respondent is to be commended for
revealing to the world a matter which
reflects so much credit on the fore
sight and skill of the Germans and so
little on the intelligence of England’s
allies, but we have felt that the whole
truth concerning it should now be
told without delay.—Ex.
TESTS OF ENDURANCE.
The poorly Informed, who have been
prating about the degeneracy of mod
ern races and their inability to stand
the hardships and exertions borne by
races of the past, will have to revise
their theories in the light of the rec
ord being made by men of many races
in the battlefields of Europe at the
present time.
Not for hours, but for days and
weeks, the “soft” men of the cities,
theoretically weakened by the easy
life of modern days, have been giving
exhibitions of s'rength and endurance
of which history has seldom record
ed a parallel, if ever. And they show
no evidences of breaking under the
strain.
They have spent days in trenches,
without shelter from the downpour
of rain. They have slept in the cold
mud, and with the rdin pouring down
on them. And they have fought with
lire and energy, day after day, with
out evidence that the hardships have
had serious effect upon (hem.
After weeks of such work, the dis
patches record that on Saturday and
Sunday two divisions of French in
fantry, in the endeavor to turn the
flank of the western German army,
marched thirty and twenty-eight
miles in the two days. This was in
heavy marching order. The "foot cav
alry” of Jackson, during the civil war,
lightly equipped, made few records to
equal this. This might not be con
sidered remarkable for fresh troops,
but this was done by men who had
spent twenty days or more in des
perate fighting, practically without
cessation.
This war has shown a studendous
test of endurance. The theory that
the modern man has lost his tough
ness of liber, that he is unequal to
the tasks which were easy to his an
cestors, may as well be abandoned.
It is doubtful whether better men,
physically, were ever known than
those now facing each other on the
battlefields of Europe.—Ex.
CURIOUS MEXICAN TREES.
One Whole Fruit Is the Counterpart of
the Green Parrot.
Mexico probably has a greater range
of remarkable vegetation than any
other country in the world. The par
rot fruit tree produces an odd shaped
fruit bearing a close resemblance to
green parrakeets. When the parrakeet
is frightened it makes a dash for the
parrot tree, where it assumes a position
which makes it look like the fruit it
self. So close is the resemblance that
their enemies, the hawks, occasionally
fly by a tree on which a dozen or more
of these birds are sitting, apparently
unaware of their presence.
Another remarkable tree is the ar
bol de dinamlteJ*dynamlte tree—whose
fruit if kept in a warm place, bursts
with considerable force and a loud re
port scattering its flat seeds to a sur
prising distance.
One of the most interesting fruits in
Mexico is known os the melon zapote,
or papaya. It contains considerable
pepsin, which reacts ngninst both acid
and alkaline conditions of the stomach,
and it is said that a diet which in
cludes papaya precludes dyspepsia.
Both the fruit and the leaves possess
the singular property of rendering
tough meat tender. When the pulp of
the fruit is rubbed over a piece of
tough meat the Juice attacks the fiber
and softens it—National Geographic
Magazine._
Mexico’s National Pawnshop.
One of the most remarkable Institu
tions In the City of Mexico Is tl>e Mon
te de Pledad. or nationnl pawnshop.
The monte Is one of the oldest build
ings. In the capltalt having been buUt
for the private residence of Cortes In
1520, and 11 has been fortunnte enough
to escape the bands of restorers. It
was acquired In 1741 by Count de Reg
ia Terreros, who laid out $300,000 In
organizing the Monte de Pledad, with
the Idea of saving the needy from the
usury of the ordinary pawnbroker. Its
success Is attested by Its long history,
and Mexicans today can get one-third
value on their goods at a rate of Inter
est seldom exceeding 3 per cent per
annum. If any one falls to keep up
his payments the deposited goods are
sold, and any balance over the sum
advanced Is banded to the depositor.
A Monstrosity Among Newspapers.
Those who object to the widespread
newspaper may see the apotheosis of
their bete noire In the museum at Alx
la-Chapelle, the only existing copy of
the Illuminated Quatruple Constella
tion, published In New York in 1859.
Happily this monstrosity did not sur
vive the first Issue, for Its pages meas
ure eight and one-half feet by six feet,
and each contains thirteen columns
forty-eight Inches long.
By way of comparison It may be
mentioned that the smallest newspaper
In the world Is the Mexican El Tele
grama, with pages four Inches square.
—London Chronicle.
Stoats Hunt In Packs.
In some years stoats appear to be
more numerous than In others, and
they are seen not In ones and twos,
but In dozens, hunting together In
small packs. Stoats will hunt together
from scent and in full cry like a pack
of hounds, one always keeping the line
and followed closely by tbe others.
This sight has been recorded by differ
ent observers who have also seen wea
sels hunting In the same way.
' THE TOMB OF TUSITULA.
Samoan Natives Keep 8teveneon’a
Qrave Buried In Flowers.
It was In December, 1894, that Ste
renson died at Valllma, near Apia, on
the Island of Upolu, In the Samoan
group. Lovers of this quaint, charac
ter—tbe modern who was an ancient,
the ancient who was a modern, the
contemporary who became a classic
becnuse he translated new things Into
thoughts for all time—will be glad to
know that since then he has slept In a
distant grave, but not In a neglected
one. For the natives of that Island
keep his tomb on the lodely mountain
side fragrant with flowers. “Tbe tomb
of Tusltula,” they call lb—that was the
great Scot’s Samoan name.
Stevenson went to Uve in Samoa In
1887. He was a comparatively young
man, but be bad seen the vanities of
the world, and, captivated by the cli
mate, the scenery, and the kindly char
acter of tbe natives, he at once deter
mined to live out whatever space of
life might remain to him In that for
tunate Island. And 'there be did live
for seven years. Long ere he died he
wrote his own epitaph, and that epi
taph 1b graved on the brass tablet that
was put there In 1895:
Under the wide and starry sky
Dig the grave and let me lie.
Qlad did I live e nd gladly die
And laid me down with a will.
This be the verse that you grave for me: j
"Here he lies where he longed to bo. .
Home Is the sailor, home from the sea.
And the hunter home from the hill."
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President Woodrow Wilson
ALASKA as a storehouse, should be
unlocked. One key to it is a sys
tem of railways. These the govern
ment should itself build and adminis
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should itself control in the interest of
all who wish to use them for the ser
vice and development of the country
and its people.
PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON
C. E. Bunnell
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JOHN LYONS
Independent candidate
for Representative in
Alaska Legislature.
Resided in Alaska since
1897. Resided in Valdez
since 1901. Believes in
opening up Alaska for
this generation, and that
such a course is best for
all future generations.
nos. C. PEE
of Cordova.
Democratic candidate for Senator.
Believes in government con
trol and immediate development
of the resources of Alaska.
If elected will work In harmony
with the National Democratic Ad
ministration in its attempt to open
up Alaska. A vote for him is a
vote in support of President Wil
son.
For Repretentative
Thomas H. Holland
of Chitlna.
Democratic Candidate.
Has lived in Alaska since 1902.
Knows Alaska, knows the needs
of Alaska and if elected will work
for Alaska.
A vote for him is a vote in sup
port of Woodrow Wilson in his
attempt to develop Alaska.
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