Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 41, Number 233, 17 August 1916 — Page 4

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND 2UN-TELEGRAM, THURSDAY, AUG. 17, 1916 m ' -

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Looking After the Family One of the criticisms directed against the Democratic administration is that senators and representatives as well as higher officials have taken good care of their relatives. They have spared no effort in seeing to it that the family received government jobs. One senator made a hasty survey of the topic and announced that among others who protected the family was Finly Gray, Sixth district congressman who employed his sister as his secretary. His list begins with the cabinet. When William J. Bryan was secretary of state he had his son appointed to a position in the department of justice and his son-in-law to a position in the treasury department.- ' Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo, the President's son-in-law, on coming to Washington, put two of his sons on the government pay roll at fat salaries, one in the department of justice and the other in the department of commerce. Secretary of Navy Daniels turned to the department of justice for a place for his brother. Daniel C. Roper, who resigned only two weeks ago as first assistant postmaster-general, at one time had three members of his family on the pay roll. , U. Grant Smith was private secretary to William C. Redfield when Redfield was a congressman from New York. U. Grant Smith now is private secretary to Secretary of Commerce Redfield, which is regarded as reasonable. But Smith keeps his family well supplied with government jobs. He has one son on the house rolls as a page and a son-in-law as a special agent of the department of commerce. Until recently his brother-in-law had a position with the federal trade commission. Turning to Democrats in the congress, Speaker Clark's son, still in his twenties, holds the $4,000 position of parliamentarian. Young Clark obtained this position before he concluded his law studies. He was elected by the Democratic majority, but the cynical Republicans believe he would not have been selected but for the fact his father is Speaker and wished him chosen.

Turning to the senate. Vice-President Marshall escapes criticism, but numerous Democratic senators have taken care of their relatives. Senator Overman of North Carolina, has a son in a $2,500 job and a daughter in a $1,440 job. A brother-hvlaw of Senator Kern, of Indiana, has a place in the senate document room. Ten other senators whose relatives have been taken care of in various ways, he says, are mentioned by this authority. Turning to the house, he says Illinois has three Democratic congressmen who have taken care of their relatives. Referring to Indiana, he says : "Indiana Democrats in the house have taken good care of their families. Gray employed his sister as his secretary; Cullop has his stepson as his secretary; Cox, the most outspoken of all northern anti-civil service Democrats, has a brother who is doorkeeper of the house. Morrison's son is his secretary."

But the informant says the real nepotists of the house are to be found among southern Democrats. He then names something like twenty

congressmen from the south whose relatives

have been taken care of and says that that does

not exhaust the list.

Fooling Yourself

You often run up against a person who believes he is fooling the whole town in respect to his real character. Such a man believes the town doesn't know that he is a cheat, liar and tell-tale. He believes that he is fooling the whole community, forgetting that every man, woman and child knows he is a humbug and fraud. A' man can't put up a false front and delude the crowd. A quack may deceive patients for a little while, but the town soon drives him out of its border. A short change artist gets away with the game until a victim lands on his nose. A counterfeiter may pass his coin for months, but some day a secret service man puts him behind the bars. Nature cannot be fooled. She did not create a monkey to be a lion, and the monkey's vain efforts to imitate a lion end in disaster. So also in life. You cannot fool nature. If at heart you have a mean temper, adopt short cuts, disregard other's rights, your evil and shame will stare out of your face and be reflected in your carriage. You cannot deceive nature.

LOOK TOWARD HUMANITY; WRITTEN BY EDGAR ILIFF

Your Soup Is Music A professor at the University of Chicago asserts that he can detect the taste of all kinds of fruits, meats, soups, vegetables and dainties in the music written by the world's greatest composers. Our ear for music is not so keenly attuned that we can follow his course of reasoning, but we suspect if the Chicago professor is correct the dominant tone in every German composition would be frankfurters, in every piece of Italian music it would be spaghetti, in every French composition it would be. champagne, in every British piece roast beef, and in every American it would be mince pie.

1 THE TREMBLING TREE Once upon a time two tiny plants grew close together in the field. The sun and rains warmed and watered both, and they both began to shoot up Into tall, fine looking plants. Both were green and strong and wanted to be something in the world. One night when the North Wind was tired of roaring among the icebergs, it came sweeping down past the two tiny trees. It was a long journey, so he lay down to rest for a while before continuing his trip. The little trees were talking, and the North Wind listened to every word they said. "I would like to grow to be a tree which would be some good in the world," said one. "I would like to have men use me for their work." "That is a poor ambition," said the other tree, who was full of tiny leaves tinted on the under sldo with silver. "I would like to be beautiful and brave. See now my silvery leaves. You are a Ftumpy fellow that no one could ever call pretty at all." "That is true." replied the first, "but some day I may be tough and strong. 1 will do the best I can in the world." "Oh, pshaw," laughed the other tree. "I am tho prettiest tree In the land, tind I bow my head to no one. There is nothing before which I will lower myself, and I mean to be queen of the forest." "I think you are not wise," replied the first speaker. "We are both young now, and let us act with judgment, so wo- may grow strong and be of use in the world. "Stuff and nonsense!" laughed the tree with the silvery leaves. "I am beautiful that is enough. I am brave, too. To nothing will I bow my head." "Do not be so sure of your strength" pleaded the other. "You may not be nblo to carry out your boastings." The North Wind heard the talk, and his fides shook with laughter., How funny it was for him to hear such brassing from a email ' plant which was not yet firmly rooted, whose trunk was yet tender and who had yet exnnHpnced nothing in life!

He had roamed in the Arctic in the blizzards and swept around the oceans in a gale that crushed all before it. He knew his power, which blew., the ships like chips before his icy breath. "I think I will show that silly .little tree a thing or two." he roared to, himself. "That first little tree is a sensible one, and will grow into a 6turdy oak. But I must teach that other a bit." .,So he drew in his breath and began to blow- -At first softly, then stronger and stronger.. It grew cold the snow,

began to fall, the air grew icy and the little oak shivered. "I will stay still and fold in my leaves, to protect them," It said, and as it felt the blast roar past, it bent and swayed so its branches would not be harmed. But the other tree determined to be too great to be harmed by the' North Wind. "Let the old fellow blow," it said. T am not afraid, and will not bend to his blast." . The North Wind heard this. "Oh, ho!" he roared.'T will show you a thing or two." With a sound as of a thousand cataracts it burst by. The oak bowed before it. But the other held its head up high. Then the blast grew more furious the roots of the proud tree began to give way. It was beginning to fall. Its silvery leaves shook with fear. Then at last, in terror, it bent slowly, slowly, 6lowly to the blowing of the North Wind. "Ha, ha!" laughed the North Wind, as he sailed away. "My sensible little

oak will help you build the ships and the houses of the world, but for thej

coming ages mis snvery- tree snail be called aspen, and . its leaves shall

tremble at every breeze.

last one of a series of union meetings arranged by the churches of the city will be held Sunday evening at First Christian church. The sermon will be delivered by Rev. Sara L. Stoner, of the Universalist church. Her subject is, "Why are there so many different denominations?"

EXPECT TO REQUEST RICHMOND FOR FUNDS TO BUILD NEW LINE

John A. Shafer, a consulting engineer from Indianapolis, was in Richmond Tuesday evening and Wednesday consulting with members of the Commercial club concerning the revival of the Richmond, Greensburg and Columbus traction line project. The engineer has gone over the entire survey of 1905 and says that the project will be submitted to a financing company within ten days. In case the line is a go, Richmond will be asked for a subsidy and this was the purpose of his visit here to find the prospects of getting such financial aid.

Dr. Socis Joseph, age 103, of Lewiston, Me., the Quoddy Indian, has never missed a celebration of Corpus Christi day until this season, when his poor health would not permit it.

Eaton News Lettei

By R. C. Greene.

EATON. O.. Aug. 17. Mrs. Mary Thompson and daughter, Miss Georgianna. of Newport. Ky., and Miss Esther Clark, of Madisonville, have been spending several days with Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Straw and daughter, Miss Dortha The Afternoon Reading Circle was entertained Friday by Miss Ella Huston at her home on North Maple street. -Returns From East Miss Edna Parker has returned from a several weeks' visit in the East F. R. Christman was a visitor in

Cincinnati Monday Mrs. John Zel-

ly and daughters, Misses Sylvia, Elsie and Flora, Misses Minnie Stanza, Minnie Schwarztrauber, Rossie Armstrong and Mrs. J. W. Hollhan spent several days the past week in Cincinnati. Attends Fair Harry D. Silver attended the Carthage fair last week and looked after the Interests of E. L. Huffman, of Camden, official programmer. Mr. Huffman's wife lately underwent an operation for appendicitis at Camden, aad he was prevented at tending...,! The,

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By EDGAR ILIFF It is certainly one of the good signs of the times when churches everywhere in America are trying to get into closer relationship with the masses, and put themselves in touch with the aims, objects, modes of thought and habits of the people. The old Idea that the mountain must come to Mahomet is passing away. The church is descending from its little molehills of dogma and ezclusiveness. and is going forth to greet the great mountains of humanity whose slopes and peaks are gilded by the sunshine of God. No great and enduring thing has ever been accomplished by man unless he went with the current of his age. There was Lutheriam before Luther, Wesleyism before Wesley, and beneath and behind Lincoln was a nation's heart panting and throbbing for the liberation of its slaves. Church Guides Humanity The church today is about to put itself in the stream of humanity, to guide it, purify it, and no longer stand idly by and let the waters rush past This is not offered as a prophecy, but as a conviction forced upon us by daily events. The union of the masses and the church, and the loving care of the church for children in every avenue, alley and . slum of life are signs that point to a great and noble and truly Christian civilization to come. Mrs. Barr, an American novelist, has said that it is unfortunate that the old Christmas customs have been transplanted from the home to the church. This is a crude remark, for, in the first place, in the olden times, before the age of Puritanism, there was a complete union between the

church and the home and all the

Christmas customs and pastimes. In

the second place, the church has not supplanted the home in the keeping

of Christmas customs, but has Joined in their keeping.

Our ancestors, especially those hale

old fellows of the great Germanic

races, believed most heartily in Christ

mas, both as a religious and a domes

tic institution. It was a day more

closely connected with Jesus than any

other, and it was also "Children's day." They had two beautiful names

for it. One of the "Children's Festival," the other the "Feast of Light." The home was decked in flowers and

the Christmas tree was always set up in the best room. The church was

hung with holly, mistletoe and ever

greens, and enormous candles were lighted as symbols of the Light of the World. The home was the scene of festivities; the church was the sponsor of these festivities, and the bishops and lower clergy entered into

the singing of carols, the playing of

games and many sports with all their hearts. And Christmas was so closely connected' with religion in those days that it was a current superstition that

on every Christmas eve the very oxen

fell upon their knees in adoration of

the child Jesus. Beliefs Pass Away

There, were many beliefs about

Christmas that have passed away, one of which Shakespeare has made immortal by his genius: "Some say that ever 'gainst that season comes

Wherein our Saviour's birth is cele

brated, The bird of dawning singeth all night long. And then, they say, no spirit dares stir abroad; ' ' The nights, are wholesome; then no planets strike. No fairy takes nor witch hath power to charm. So hallowed and so gracious in the time."

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Christmas in the olden time was a day to forgive and forget; a time to loosen heartstrings, melt down pride, thaw out old grudges, love your neighbor as yourself, and garnish and sweep clean the soul from all uncharit. ableness and enmity. It was leveling day. The spirit of equality was uppermost. All class and social distinctions were wiped out. Landlord and servant met on perfect equality. Distinction and royalty lowered their crests for one day. The slave was free. The serf, the drudge, the poor clod who lived in his mud house, the wretched- peasant who nightly crawled to his pallet of stubble and straw, all dined at the master's table. High and low, rich and poor, freeman and bondman, master and servant, were equal, and then and there the rainbow of promise, the prophecy of the future shown forth. Truly Christ's Day Both at home and in the church there was a brief season of freedom, sympathy and love. It was Christ's day, truly. The gentle, the broad, the liberty-giving spirit of Jesus a gospel not yet comprehended after centuries of preaching held full sway for a few short hours. I so vividly remember the first impression of the World's Fair. I entered from the lake, by the peristyle and the collonade, and thought I had never dreamed of such beauty, and had never before seen such soft, velvety green

grass; but as I turned and looked at

one of those white buildings, now forever gone, I saw upon its facade, in letters writ large, these words: "And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free." And for a moment I seemed to stand

upon the pinnacle of our civilization

and look down the long centuries, with

their struggles and pains and" never ending strivings for progress and free

dom, and I realized what a great rac

tor this truth had been, awakening nations, and bringing men everywhere

to a broader sense of human brother

hood; and I thought, perhaps we are coming to a better future when the

spirit that blessed the olden time Christmas will prevail, and every day will be a "children's festival" and a "feast of light" and there will be neither bondmen, drudge, clod or outcast, nor pinched and starving beings huddled into hovels of squalor and degredation. Church Makes Mistakes Of course the old church made mistakes in its festivities. We all do. We are not insensible to the fact that the puritan did good service to the cause of civil liberty, and snatched the flickering torch of freedom from ttu) wrecks of corrupt government and hauded it on to us; but when he started in to wipe out the mistakes he swung the pendulum too far. He destroyed the good with the bad. He in every, way attested his hatred for Christmas and its pastimes and amusements. He checked the child with terror, stopped its voice and stilled its song, and not alone committed error, but a grevious moral wrong. One of the sins the puritan must answer for is that he curdled religion. Religion, pure and undeflled, is sweet milk. The puritan turned it to clabber. It is hard to tell which he hated worse, happy children or custard pie. A man without a gaunt jaw or sniveling whine, and with a twinkling eye and a hearty laugh was to him a great sinner. The refinements and amenities of life were awfully wicked. It was the puritan who drove Christmas festivities from both the church and the home. It was the puritan who made people enjoy them

selves as if they were setaling chickens. He invented dyspepsia as the badge of piety. He made the hypocrite and time server a saint and the honest man a blasphemer. Divorces Two Lights He divorced the light of home from the light of the church. He threw a gloom over the children's festivals and put out the candles at the feast of light. He cast such a pall over religion that people have been saying for years, "You can't have any pleasure in life if you are a Christian." It was the puritan who shackled mind and heart and soul and tried to drive men and women like dumb driven cattle. Oh, you can't build stone dams against human nature and expect goodness to blossom out like roses in the sun of June. ' But we are awakening from this mad delirium. The home should be sacred and beautiful, with its altars of love and duty, and the church should be a home, too, filled with Joy and sunshine, radiant with sympathy and charity for all God's creatures. And a church without little children what would It be? Nothing but an ugly garden. There must be pansies and daisies to make a beautiful flower garden. Nature is Beautiful External nature is beautiful, but there never bloomed a flower half so sweet as the face of childhood; there never flowed a brook clearer than the deep eyes of the little babe; there never was a sound of nature equal to the melody of the laughing voices of children. And there must be good fellowship. Can we expect to win a child's love if, behind a fatherly countenance, we hide an ugly whip? Can you ever expect to win men if beneath a smooth exterior, you cover a scheming heart? Why, a man might talk sympathy and brotherhood till doomsday, and if he never grasped the hearty hand of fellowship, nor felt the electric current of good feeling, man to man, bis words would be idle. They would

be sounding brass and tinkling cymbals. So we may say the signs are good and full of promise. The church is coming to its own to the multitude upon whom Jesus so often turned back that noble and sympathetic face, and who always heard him gladly the common people; and it is working upward through the children to a better civilization. The church cannot shirk from her responsibilities put upon her here and now. The old religion of force and iron have forever gone, and in its place are coming sweetness and light and the sweet reasonableness of divine truth.

WOMAN ROLLS OVER TO ESCAPE INJURY

NEW MADISON, O., Aug. 17. An automobile accident occurred at Main and Washington streets Monday evening. Clark Mote, son of D. L. Mote grain dealer, was driving the family car and was making the turn on the right side of the the street and at a slow rate. Another machine, driven by Benjamin Butts, came rather rapidly another direction and attempted to go between the Mote machine and the curb. Mrs. Minnie McGriff, proprietor of a music and jewelry 6tore, was standing on the iron grate at the cross walk, talking to a lady friend, was directly in the path of the machine. She was struck and fell to the street, but had presence of mind to roll over, and thus avoided being run over. She was only slightly bruised.

Biddeford, Me., was startled by the presence, as it seemed to many, of President Wilson on its streets, but inquiries proved the man to be Daniel J. Murphy, of Lawrence.

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