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EDITORIAL
"OLD] GLORY"
"America ror Americans
AMERICA'S ARMY
"Iu not mor$ th.an two years
there wil. bo u, trained force of 2,
ouo,000 men or more with th© col
ors," says Fa.mi and Fireside. "One
gets a grip on the magnitude of the
task iu considering the first estim
ate of the war department for the
pease of the new army. For the
firs*, year it was ia round numbers
Jo,000,000,000. The outlet of th.
war wi'a Germany, as a matter of
/act, found us even more uuyrepare
than England in the fateful summer
o' 1811. Not only have we refused
a Iar^e standing army, but only with
in tie last year have we wakened to
the importance of universal milita
ry training.
' It takes 6,000 field guns and
thousands of machine guns properly
to euuip our proposed army of 2,
000,000 men to fight as th^ troops
in Europe fight today. The war do
parrment cannot muster a sixth of
the field guns needed for the pur
pose. It has but a few machine
gur-s. It has not enough modern
magazine rjHes to fit out an army
of 2.000,000 men. It does not even
i»-ve the clothing.
"How long the war will last or
what its results will be no man can
foresee. But one thing seems plain
tha* whether the United States
suiiiis large forces *o European bat
tlefields or not, whether its forces
decide the issue or not, the end of
the conflict will see in existence an
American army and an American na
vy »' such proportions that no sin
gle world power and probably no
alliance of powers at all likely to
be affected will care to undertake
to attack Uncle Sam."
Daily History Class—June 30.
lt>>5—Archibald Campbell, ninth earl
of Argyll, beheaded for rebellion
airulust James II.
1SCT>—The Federal Army of the Poto
mac was formally disbanded.
19C9—Carrie Buruham Ki'^ore, pioneer
woman lawyer, died: born 1S37.
1916—French drove Germans from
Thiaumout and were themselves
ejected at nightfall.
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
The Northern Cross (Cygnus) seen
low. north of east, athwart the Milky
way early In the evening. Planet Mer
cury invisible^
Daily History Class—July 1.
1725—The Comte Je Roe ham beau (Ro
sham-bo), French general, born;
died 1807. Hoc ham beau reached
America with 0,000 French allies
for the Revolutionary army. At
Torktown he led a decisive assault.
1862—Battle of Malvern Hill; repulse
of Confederates before Richmond.
1S63—Battle of Gettysburg begun.
1S9S—Land battle before Santiago.
1916—French and British began furiouu
drive on the Somme. New Uniteo
States army law went into effect
ASTRONOMICAL EVENTS.
July constellations visible early at
night: Ursa Major, Corvus, Serpens,
Bootes, Ophiuchus, Hercules, Ursa Mi
nor, Lyra, Perseus. Andromeda, Pega
sus, Aquilla, Cepheus. Cygnus, Sagitta
rius, Scorpio, Libra. Virgo, Leo, Cas
siopeia, Draco, Aauaniu*.
WHEN THE SOLDIER
BOY HAS "ARRIVED."
By CAPTAIN GEORGE. L. KILMER.
Some day, suddenly perhapa, like a
revelation. It will dawn upon the re
cruit, after weeks and months of toll
and setbacks, that he has "arrived"
and Is a soldier. He needn't be told.
Among other lessons he has learned
to be true and square at all times
with officers above him and comrades
his equals—true and square to duty's
Photo by American Preea Am delation.
rsspscno*.
demands; no Bhlrklng the rigors of
camp and field. It Is well, then, for
the novice to brace up the moral and
spiritual man as well as the physical.
All this comes to the fore In train
ing. Nerve and muscle need moral
backing to enduro. The army must
K"et at tho enemy. Now. the enemy's
first play Is to block that game. He
puts * deep river to be crossed or a
mountain barrier to be scaled between
his camp and the foe.
Amateurs can tackle no better Job
than Improvising a bridge, wading and
swimming to put In place material
that they must back from a distance
to the shore. £1111 and mountalu
climbing Is simpler In details, but
harder on a man's powers. All good
training of recruits from towns and
cities Includes mountain work.
Bridge building calls for skill and
courage. Mountain work tests endur
ance and push. In campaigns cannon
and machine guns, ammunition and ra- J
tlons sometimes have to be hauled up
steep mountain sides bare of roads by
sheer man strength. Horses and mo
tors can't go there. But men can and
may have to do It on "all fours." In a
fight they do It on three limbs, keep
ing one hand free to clutch tho rifle.
AVOID PREJUDICE.
It Is an Evil Thing That Warpa Judg
ment and Brseda Injustice.
Prejudice Is an Insidious thing. It
creeps Into the soul unaware. It leads
us to say and do wrong things; It
warps our Judgment and leads to ln
| Justice, unklndriess and even cruelty.
It paves the way for hatred and mal
ice. In proportion as we learu to cleur
our minds of prejudice we become bet
ter men and women; we win friends
and dissolve enmities; we are mora
worthy of respect and confidence.
Xo one wants to be Judged by falso
standards that prejudice sets up. Be
ware of judging others In such a light.
Prejudice cramps the mind and the
heart; It stands In the way of rightful
growth of character. It Is wise to
search your heart and if you find prej
udice there to set about to root It out
wholly.
Do not be sure you of all men are
unprejudiced. That Is the danger, for
prejudice is guarded by vanity. Seek
to be Just In all things, small as well
as great In all the relations of life be
sure you are not Judging another, not
for his error, but from your prejudice.
For the worst thing about this weak
ness is that it breeds Injustice and un
kindness and malice. It hurts Innocent
folk and makes no one happier.—Mil
waukee Sentinel.
SNOW CAPPED ARARAT.
It Overlooks the Lands of the "Czar,
the Sultan and the Shah."
Great Ararat, which shoulders its
way some 17,000 feet up Into the Ar
menian sky and looks down on the
lands of the "czar, the sultan and the
shah," although so truly the rallying
point, as it were, for the Armenian
people, is (juite unknown to the native
Armenlaa by this name.
The people who actually dwell with
in sight of its great snow capped dome,
who look out tow ard It over the plain
from Erlvan. some thirty miles away
to the north, or from the frontier
mountain slopes away to the south call
it by a variety of names. If they are
Armenians they call it "Maseis;" if
Turks, "Aghri Dagh," and if Persians,
"Koh-i-Nuh," or the "Mountain of
Noah."
There are really, of course, two
mountains, or, rather, there is one vast
mass out of which rise two peaks,
"their bases confluent at a height of
S.S00 feet, their summits about seven
miles apart."
Little Ararat, upon whose slopes It is
that the territories of the three king
doms actually meet, is some 4,000 feet
lower than its big brother, but none
the less, with its 12,840 feet, it is "none
so little."—Argonaut.
"At a recent test a postal clerk read
3,000 postal cards in an hour."
"Couldn't have been much of Inter
est in them," commented the Plunk
ville postmaster's wife. — Louisville
fourler-Jniirnal
"Glorious Date,"
Brazilians Call
July 4
EREWITH are reprinted trans
lations of three articles
which appeared In three Rio
de Janeiro papers on July 4,
a few years ago. They show with
what sympathy tho people of our great
southern neighbor look upon our cele
bration of Independence day:
[From Jornal do Commorclo of Rio da
Janeiro.]
The United States celebrate today
the grand (late of the declaration of
their Independence, which was the
starting i>olut for the [>olitleal emancl
I>atton of all of the colonies of the new
world.
Today, as yesterday, the powerful
republic Is our model and our guide.
The entire continent has grown, guided
by the same ideal of liberty, peace und
progress whic h has made the grandeur,
the fortune and the prestige of our
eldest sister. The pan-American senti
ment, always reaffirming Itself elo
quently whenever the beautiful des
tiny of this part of the world is in
danger, has created a new and strong
policy whoso fundamentals are based
on the Identity of the historical forma
tion of these young countries and on
the perfect similarity of their aspira
tions.
Brazil early comprehended the value
and the significance of this close and
cordial approximation. Our diplomat
ic policy has never changed lu this re
spect. The tradition left by tho great
men of the empire was followed. In a
definite mode by Joaquin Nabuco, who
conquered for us In that great country
a situation of such a privileged sort
that our work now is only that of
maintaining this tie of afTection and
confidence
Brazilians consider, and with reason,
the Fourth of July their date also and
sincerely associate with the North
Americans in their celebration.
To the North American colony resi
dent here we leave in these lines the
expression of our compliments for the
patriotic date which the United States
celebrate today.
[From O Pals of Rio de Janeiro.]
The United States of North America
commemorate today the anniversary
of their independence.
Country of Washington, Monroe, Lin
coln, Cleveland. Edison and Roosevelt,
the great North American nation from
which have come the most striking
manifestations of the human genius
compels for Itself the consideration,
the respect and the veneration of tlio
rest of the world by Its progress,
science, richness and strength.
Brilliant light which illuminates and
guides the American continent, power
ful and cultured nation on which la
the present grave moment conflagrated
Europe fixes her anxious eyes, the
great country of North America Is
without doubt the balance on which
tlu desired peace and the future In
terests of the entire world are being
weighed.
In the person of their ambassador
In this capital we greet with enthusi
asm the United States on the glorious
da'e whose anniversary occurs today.
[From Correlo da Manha of Rto de Ja
neiro.]
Today is the anniversary of the In
dependence of the United States of
North America.
A country closely Joined to Brazil by
strong ties of friendship and com
merce, the country of Washington is
the inost brilliant example of what the
energy and wisdom of a people who
know how to love their country well
can do. The history of North America
Is a rare and most noble example
which should be followed by us In this
part of the South American continent.
To the diplomatic representative of
the United States in Brazil and to the
industrious and respected North Amer
ican colony living Lere we present our
homage on this glorious date.
EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE.
Something About the Sea of Air In
Which We Live.
We crawl about on the bottom of a
sea of air. Only very recently have
we learned to swim lu It. We call the
performance "flying."
The gaseous mixture composing this
ocean of air is so fluid and transparent
that we hardly realize Its presence.
Doubtless fishes in like manner are not
conscious of the water In which they
swim.
Put the air Js much denser than we
Imagine, A small child blows up a toy
balloon. I'robably the air inside the
inflated rubber bag is at a pressure of
no more than two atmospheres, yet the I
balloon has become in effect a solid
object. A cubic foot of air weighs
considerably over an ounce. A dry
goods box three feet cube will contain
two and one-half pounds of air. This
means, of course, at sea level.
As one climbs a mountain or goes up
in a balloon the air becomes thinner,
its density diminishing steadily until
perhaps 130 or 200 miles from the sur
face of the earth there is virtually
none of it left. It is reckoned that one
half of the entire bulk of the atmos
phere is below the three mile level.
The sea of air is a warm sea, con
serving the heat delivered by the sun
upon the earth. If it were suddenly
removed we should Cud ourselves ex
posed to the cold of outer space (406
below zero P.) and would be frozen.—
Philadelphia Press.
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