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THE PEACE PROPOSAL;
Along with the estimate of the Japanese loss be
fore Tort Arthur said to have been 50,000 men
slaughtered comes the announcement through of
ficial channels, the Cologne Gazette, that Germany
will not join with the United States in furthering
the proposal for peace in the far east. The Gazette
makes it plain that Germany does not wish to inter
fere with Russia's plans, adding that any step to
ward intervention would be considered unfriendly by
the czar.
In. marked contrast with this declaration on the
'; part of Germany is the determination of President
Eoosevelt to invite the powers to name delegates to
a second peace conference at The Hague. Consider
ation of the warlike feelings of the czar has not
deterred Mr. Roosevelt. He realizes the need for some
concerted action on the part of the powers that will
put a stop to the ruthless slaughter of thousands of
men, arid has characteristically taken the initiative.
Germany is of military government, with which,
usually, hunianitarianism is a second consideration.
With such governments, it is a matter of slight' con
cern that tens of thousands of men fall in battle
' if the military aims of the administration are
achieved. Perhaps it was too much to expect of Ger
many, hut at all events it is gratifying that her po
sition has been thus clearly defined; the president
, will not count upon support which will not be forth-
wining-.
Te the intelligent element of the world war ap
" peals as the most cruel of all things. Naturally, tlje
t1.r.rJU TIT1 1 11 . V
uiuuuii. m;tuvs iu uue. tuv suuuiu men nv at eacn
ethers tnroat why should tens of thousands of
Eyes be sacrificed when the; issues involved could
as wefi 6e settled by an international court! The
iff All rtf natinna murht tn lie innr1nrnrl inct no .Via
affaks ef individuals are conducted. Individuals
i who. disagree depend upon the civil courts for ad
justment; occasionally one kills the other, but he is
promptly hanged for the greatest of crimes. Is
there any reason why nations should not settle their
Eff erences in similar manner f An arbitration court,
ompoBal of representatives of all the nations of the
world and endowed with the necessary power, ought
todbad all disputes between nations, just as civil
rarts adjudicate contentious between individuals.
"War is barbarous. It demands the lives of inno
cent men and leaves desolation in its wake. Almost
as k4 3: requires the expenditure of enormous
inms thai eould be used to wonderfully advance the
mterss af the belligerents , A Japanese statesman
las ifKtSmated that the present conflict will entail
the expenditure of two billions of dollars. This
turn, properly expended, would make Japan a ver
iaN paradise, enable her to increase her commer
cial niGerest? and provide educational facilities with
which- none other in the world could compare. The
jum ffiafi Enssia will devote to prosecution of the
war would work even greater wonders for the czar's
country. But instead of expenditure along these
IafB the two nations are placing the funds in the
lands of their troops to assist them in the wholesale
iesfjrmrtujQ of human life.
War k absurd just as absurd as deadly con
flict hstween contentious individuals would be. It
las no just place in our civilization and should be
tm&ratftL Those who stand in the way of this at-
put down only by the surgeon's knife. Hut even
Barrie and the surgeon did not assail the institution
of three square meals.
Eating, like all things human, is largely a mat
ter of habit, and old habit change before new con
ditions, says the Saturday Evening Post. The elab
orate and heavy modern dinner is a very recent
matter. Most of us renieinlier the simpler midday
dinner and ti o'clock supjer of a generation ago.
In the middle ages breakfast was unknown. At
Oxford it was regarded as an invasion of luxury
when students wen1 allowed to get bread and beer
at the college buttery to begin the day. Now the
Oxonian makes breakfast a function, and invites his
friends in to three or four courses. If breakfast
and dinner have increased on us lunch must give
way.
Professor Rabagliati's main plea is for modera
tion. He has no rooted objection to three meals, if
they are not too "square." In the modem busi
ness day. however, he finds no place for lunch. T01
think quickly and right -requires that all the vita
forces shall be centered in the head. But no sooner
have we given the digestive organs time to male
way with one meal than we pile in another, leavin
only the sad alternative of slowing down brain wor!
or inviting indigestion. Two square meals, eight
hours apart, are much more hygenie. At first the
change mav bring faintness even headache but
so doesthe cessation of any bad habit. In point
fact, many business men long ago found out that
to omit lunch doubles the day's work. One merchant
attributes his success to tlje fact that when he was
a clerk he kept a clear brain, and worked it, wbik'
lis rivals in the office were stuffing themselves. John
D. Rockefeller, Jr., says that he never spends more
than tinny cents lor lunch. Hut that, perhaps, is
not so much a matter of hygiene.
One eaution is necessary regularity. In all the
vital organs the power of habit is strong. Most
people will find three regular meals better than
now three and now two.
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THREE SQUARE. MEALS A DAT.
Firm in the gospel of three square meals a day,
She sensible man has looked with calm upon faddists
fdut, satirically disdainful of the farmer who set
at to prove on his horse that no food was neces
sary imtl would have done so "if the durned crit
ter hadn't up an' died"), and scornful of the in
valid wlo has to be stuffed like a prize porke? by
Dr. Wir Mitchell's rest cure. But now the citadel
f Ms belief is threatened. "No lunch!" says Pro
fessor Kabagliati in his great work on The Predis
posing: Ckuses of Disease, and comes precious near
proving that most of us suffer from overfeeding.
J. M. Barrie had some such idea when he wrote
I fantastic satirical comedy, "Little Mary," the
title part and central figure of which is the overfed
BirlSsfc stomach. The idle English aristocracy have
ive- meals a day the usual three plus afternoon tea
and strpper. King Edward used to take seven be-fcr-thc
royal Little Mary revolted and "the state
f man suffered the nature of an insurrection"
WHO IS PROFESSOR WENDELL! .
Professor Barrett Wendell, of Harvard, dipping
into municipal management and mismanagement.
from his lofty height remarks: "Our cities today
are governed by the mob made up of all the lower
classes. Abraham Lincoln certainly was of the mob
but he outgrew his class." There will be distinct
relief in the statement of Professor Wendell that
the mob is made up of. the lower classes, for, there
might have been belief in some quarters that the
mob was made up of only the upper classes and
wore broadcloth on its rampaging expeditions. :
But, apart from the municipal feature, wai Lin
coln one of the mob I Was he of the mob, a part of
it at any time in his life, from the day on which he
first saw the light until the day became a rail
splitter, and then a lawyer, and then president
and, through it all, one of the noblest, purest, most
gentle, most upright, conscientious and grandest of
Americans! Abraham Lincoln one of the mob!
There never lived a greater, nor a better, nor a truer
friend to his fellowman than Abraham Lincoln, nor
a more honest man. In all American history there
is but one name surpassing his, and that is the
name of Washington.
But who is Professor Barrett Wendell, anyway!
P. A. Stokes
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The two-headed' eagle which is the emblem of
Russia, has an ancient origin in symbolism, if not
in natural history. It is traceable to primitive Baby
lonia', and is found on Hittite monuments of Cap-
padocia; it was adopted by Turkoman princes, and
also brought to Europe by crusaders in the four
teenth century. Apparently the German emperors
got it from crusaders and passed it on to Russia and
Austria.
The Passing of Nicholas Clinton removes a iood
citizen from the community. During his 40 years'
residence in Astoria Mr. Clinton had been upright
and progressive, and for his honest career ho will
long be remembered. ,'
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The end of love is a tragedy, just like the end of
life. Both are facts in nature and must be accetrted
in the same spirit. A person is no more to be blamed
when his love dies than when his body dies. I ;
There might be more interest in the oratorical
end of the campaign if fewer of the campaign spell
binders were suffering from intellectual indigestion.
If the letters of acceptance do not take well with
the people, it might be well to charge the New York
Evening Post with having written them.
Curious, isn't it, that men have always been
willing to accept female sovereigns and absolutely
refused to accept female voters!
As Tom Watson's physician has ordered him to
take a rest, the country will get one without a physi
cian's prescription. '
Kuropatkin reports that he is not sure of Muk
den. Might get a few spellbinders to make speeches
there.
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