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EDITORIAL PAGE
ITALY AM) GERMANY
One c£ the queer things about
the present European war is tUe
loot that Germany and Italy, of
ficially, are not at war. Italy has
declared war against Austria-Huu
gory, and Austna-Hunga,ry h*s de
clared vir against iulj. Pter
in any remains silent. Indeed, &fi*
cording to all accounts which have
come through, Germany has pre
served, as between Austria and Italy
an attitude of neutrality. No Ger
man troops have been sent to the
aid o£ the Austriana fighting on the
frontier between their country and
Italy.
In Italy there is a singular con
dition of public sentiment. The
popular outcry is all against Aus
tria; but a generally friendly feel
ing h..s been manifested toward the
Germans, save when some such in
cident as the sinking of the Lusi
tania revolts the humanitarian feel
ings O'" the Italian people.
Diplomatic relations between the
two countries have been broken off,
but t at decs net necessarily mean
war. There are, for example, pos
sibilities that, seen or late, unless
Germany changes frout materially,
diplomatic relations between the
L'nited Stat-*s aud Germany may be
severed and this be not followed by
anythine vfc ith constitutes war.
On the otlisr hand, Germany
has rendered large assistance to
Austria, but not in any direct way.
Hy souding larger bodies of troops
to th- tost, Germany has rendered
it possible to detach the Austrian
anni.-s which have beeu fighting
Russia a.'id to use them in defense
against the Italian invasion. • But
this not an ac* of aggression against
Italy for w'lich Germany could be
called to account. Germany is
figlitinr Russia just as much as is
Austria, and the exigencies of the
war with Russia justify her in send
in<* acy force she desires to take
part in the Galician campaign.
It is a mixed-up situation; but
for the present the assumption that
Italy is acting with the allies
against both Germany and Austria
has no souud basis. That condition
may develop. Indeed, it seems al
most impossible that it should not
develop, but it has not developed
yet — Exchange.
THE BRITISH LOAN"
Post-Intelligencer: On June 21
the British parliament virtually
dre«- a blank check in favor of the
British treasury for any sum which
it might need in carrying on the
war. The exchequer plan to which
this approval was thus giveirwas in
genlous and daring. It now proves
to have been highly workable.
The exchequer proposed to float
a uew loan to the stupendous to
tal ol 53,000,000,000, bearing in
terest at the rate of 4 & -per cent.
To iuako the task of flotation more
oasv, and also as a matter of good
faith toward the holders of out
standing bouds bearing much lower
rates of interest, it was provided
that all holders of consols who
would subscribe to an equal amount
of the new issue could convert their
old holdings «nto the new, at a
fixed valuation lor the old some
what higher than the market price.
The entire loau was taken with
out the slightest difficulty and with
in a very brie/ period. To make
the loaa popular, shares were pro
vid d at iw low a price as 5 shil
hncs each, or substantially $1.25.
While tha official tabulation has
not been completed, the tstimate is
thaf mere than half a million dif
ferent persons subscribed for shares
iu the new loan. •
The biggest single financial trans
ucticn in the world's history was
closed within two weeks from the
tim* that the law was passed au
thorizing it. And it was carried
through without coercion and with
out any uartciular appeals to pa
triotism, but purely on its merits as
a financial investment.
I ngland entered the present war
with two great advantages. One
was its navy, which has kept Ger
man commerce off the ocean and
nrevenUd any attack upon Brit
ish territory. The other -was its
strong financial positiou. If the war
is to bo won finally by the nation
exhibiting the greatest financial
strength, there can be but one ans
wer *o the question which will be
the victor. '
History or Anatomy.
The way iu whieh we are so "fear
fully nnd wonderfully made" was
largely a mystery to the ancients. It
may be said that anatomical science
was practically unkuown prior to Aris
totle. 384 15. C. Before that date near
ly :i!l that was known of anatomy was
derived from the dissection of the low
er animals. Aristotle did something
In the way of si lence, but It was not
until the time of the famous Alexan
drian school, a century before and a
century after the birth of Christ, that
the anatomy of man began to be fairly
understood. The Ptolemies were great
patrons of science and were the first
who enabled physicians freely to dis
sect the human body
Tho Vatican.
Exclusive of buildings the Vatican
grounds cover 1.260 acres. The build
ings cover thirteen and one-half acres.
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work.
Spots on th« Suri. ' -
Strictly speaking, siiots ott the ran
nre not spots, turn use they nre shift
ing In form and of changing duration
in particular localities. Scientists do
not accouut for them definitely, but
they are supposed to be floating masses
of gaseous matter, enough lighter than
the main body of the Bun to form ob
scuring shadows ou its surface. Of
whatever material they are composed
they belong to the sun. They are nev
er entirely stationary or quiescent, but
form and reform continually. "The
length of their life," says a scientist,
"is dllllcult to assign, because there is
some tendency for a new group to arise
where an old one has disappeared, but
one is recorded which appeared on the
same place for eighteen months. The
average Is perhaps two months. They
play some part in the magnetic action
of tho sun, but it Is not known what."
—Philadelphia Tress.
A Hint to Qolfar*.
It there is one part of the game more
than another that Is likely to try tho
golfer's patience to tho utmost It Is
patting. When we consider that half
of the game of golf Is ou the putting
green Is not this a good reason why
we should be proficient at It? But how
are we to overcome this weakness on
I the greens?
I The only real sound theory that 19
known for putting Is to swing your
putter on a dead straight line through
the hall toward the hole. You can
practice tills method by putting the end j
of the putter head close up to a wall
and practice swinging your putter back
and forth. A pendulum movement Is
best, keeping the end of tho putter
close to the wall. Try It and see if It
does not help your holing out—Outing.
Good For Something.
lie called the waitress over to his ta
ble and In a whisper said:
"Er-r, these eggs"—
"Yes, sir."'
"Excuse uie, miss, but It seems al
most a crime."
"What do you mean, sir?"
"Why should I, a big, strong man. In
robust health, with the glow of youth
pervading my system—why should I
attack this venerable couple?"
"Do you mean those eggs ain't
good?"
"Oh, no, no! Far be It from me to
make such an accusation. They may
be good. I trust they are, but not for
eating purposes. Do you get me?"
She did. and she also got au order of
real eggs.—Boston Record.
The Thermometer.
"How's th' thermometer, Denny?"
"It's slitopped. Sure 'tis th' same as
'twaz wan hour ago."—Judge.
"Flowiry* Names.
kany of the Chinese names are of a
"flowery" character. The Chinese min
ister at Washington for many years
was Wu Ting Fang, a name which sig
nifies "fragrant place." The name of
the minister to England at the sume
time was Lo Feng Lo, meaning "a rich
harvest," while the name of the con
temporary minister to FTtince, Yu
Keng, signified "much gold." The reg
ular name for a little Chinese girl baby
is "My thousand ounces of gold."
Dog* of War.
The "dogs of war" have been more
than a figure of speech for thousands
of years. They were used in Egypt
400 B. C. The Romans, the Teutons
and other fighting nations of antiquity
depended much on them fur sentinel
and defense purposes. In the middle
ages they nre said to hnve even worn
armor. The Spanish discoverers used
bloodhounds in tracking the Indians
in this country.
Rare Moaesty.
"Bllklns has been n passenger on
some of the largest ships afloat."
"Is that his sole claim to distinc
tion?"
"No, indeed. What makes Bilklns
unique Is the fact that he didn't ap
parently become an Intimate friend of
all the prominent people on board those
ships."—Birmingham Age-Herald.
Sycamore.
One of the most durable woods Is
sycamore. A statue made irom It, now
In the museum of Gtzeh, at Cairo, is
believed to be nearly 0,000 years old.
Notwithstanding this great age. It is
asserted that the wood Itself Is entire
ly sound and natural In appearance.
There Are Others.
"I thought I was brave, but I had an
experience this morning with a man
that made me lose my nerve."
"Dear me! Who was he?"
"My dentist."—Baltimore American.
Just a Quory.
Peggie—What's the time, old chap?
I've an Invitation to dinner at 7, and
my watch isn't going. Gussie—W nsn t
your watch Invited, too, deah boy?
Boston Transcript,
The Dramatio Uplift.
Magistrate—Why are you so certain
that tho prisoners threw dead eggs at
you? The Tragedian—I caught them
in the act.—Philadelphia Ledger.
There is no greater power than to ho
conscious of sincerity on self examina
tion.—Menciu3.
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dreaded disease that science has bees
able to cure in all its stages, and tl.at Is
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meets 2il &n0 4th
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