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Tibe ConteníanVolume XXVI. BETHLEHEM, PA., MARCH, 1917. Number 6 .

Unbivtbual TResponsíbílít^C. CONRAD SHIMER, ’12

TO the ind ivid ual w h o c u rso rily g lan ces th ro u g h th is artic le and , w ith the th o u gh t

th at q u estio n s o f th is n atu re do n ot in terest him , q u ick ly p asses on to m ore in te re stin g new s, sm all benefit w ill accru e .from the re a d in g of th is d iscu ssion . W e h ear the term “ m issio n s” u sed so o ften , and a lm o st in v a ria b ly w ith re fe r ­ence to the w o rk o f the C h ristian C h u rch , that w e a re apt to conn ect w ith this word' but one idea— the p re ac h in g o f the go sp e l.

T h e C h rist-g iv e n com m an d , “ G o y e ,” g iven to a sm all co m p an y of d isc ip les, and td d ay ac­cepted by C h ristia n s e v e ryw h ere as th e ir p er­son al ch arg e , h olds fo r e v e ry n ation c a llin g it­se lf “ C h rist ia n ” a la rg e r m ean in g th an it held fo r the fa ith fu l few to w h om it w as o r ig in a lly g iven . A s cen tu ries p ass and the w o rld p ro g re sse s , o u r id eas open and exp an d lik e the ro se , g ra d u a lly an d s lo w ly , but n everth e less su re ly . W o rd s and id eas, w hich at one tim e su g g e ste d but one th o u gh t, now a re in te rp rete d in term s o f o u r w id er and d eep er k n o w le d g e o f facts and con d i­tion s w hich help to m ak e life in te re stin g and w o rth w hile. Ju s t a s the C h u rch w as g iv e n this D iv in e com m and , so to e v e ry n atio n com es the sam e o rd er , “ G o y e ,” not on ly w ith the sim ple g o sp e l o f C h rist, but w ith the in terp reta tio n of th at g o sp e l in te rm s o f b ro th e rlin ess , h elp fu ln ess and fo rb e a ra n c e fo r the d ifficu lties and sh o rt­co m in g s o f o th er p eo ples.

P a rt ic u la r ly d oes th is statem en t ap p ly to ou r ow n loved 1 lan d , the hom e of freed om in re lig io n , in th o u gh t and in actio n . U p o n u s d ev o lve s the ta sk o f le ad in g the n ation s n o w g ro p in g in the d a rk n ess o f d esp a ir an d h o rro r in to the b ro ad d a y lig h t o f rig h te o u sn e ss.

T h e w o rk o f sp re a d in g the g o sp e l does not be­lo n g to the C h u rch a s an in stitu tio n , but to the in d ivid uals w ho co m p o se th at C h urch . C an this

tru th of p erso n a l resp o n sib ility fo r the^ su ccess o r fa ilu re of an y u n d e rta k in g be an y the le ss ap ­plicab le to n ation al a ffa irs th an it is to re lig io u s w o rk ? N a y , ra th e r sh ould this fact be b o rn e hom e to e ve ry citizen o f th is g re a t land , th at up­on Aw th o u gh ts an d his actio n s d ep en d s the a tti­tude o u r co u n try is a ssu m in g and w ill, in the fu ­tu re , tak e o v e r a g a in st o th er n ation s. A t this critica l p eriod o f o u r n a tio n ’s ex isten ce a s a w orld le ad e r hr th o u gh t an d actio n , d iscu ssio n o f this tru th sh o u ld .be o f p articu la r in terest to e ve ry m an o r w o m an w'ho w ould be lo ya l c iti­zens.

W h a t is this d istin ct and c lear-cu t w o rk m ap ped out fo r u s? Is it the assu m p tio n o f the financial le ad e rsh ip o f the w o rld , to the e x c lu ­sio n o f all o th er c o n sid eratio n s ? T h e in satiab le desire fo r g o ld w hich seem s to h ave g rip p ed A m e ric an s a s - if in a, v ise , w o u ld certa in ly seem to ind icate an affirm ative an sw er to this q u es­tion. Is the le ad e rsh ip o f the w o rld in a rm a ­m ent and p h ysica l p o w e r o u r aim ? Is th is cou n ­try to h ave as its g o a l t h e ta k in g a w a y o f the trad e o f o th er n atio n s an d its g ra sp and re ten ­tion o f th at com m erce fo r itse lf? N a y , the m is­sio n o f this nation lies in the a tta in m en t o f none of these d esires . N o one o f th ese p u rp o ses sh ould be stre sse d to the e x c lu s io n o f the m ore im p o rtan t but le ss tan g ib le g o a l— the le ad in g of the nation s now in the b o n d ag e o f m isgu id ed am b ition s, m iscon ceived id eas and d isto rted ideals into the “ p ro m ised la n d ” o f in tern atio n al com ity and b ro th erh o o d , even tu a lly re su ltin g in w o rld -w id e p eace.

N e ith e r d oes the fu ture p o sitio n o f the U n ited S ta te s depend o n ly u p o n the few m en w h o h a v e been elected to the p o sitio n s o f im p o rtan ce in the go ve rn m en t. T h e y a re but the re fle c to rs o f the w ill o f the m a jo r ity o f the people. T h e r ig h t

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d iscern m en t and in te rp reta tio n of th is op in ion is on e o f the m ost d ifficu lt ta sk s co n fro n tin g th ose in au th o rity . In a land1 w h ere the op in ion s of th e in h ab itan ts o f the v a r io u s sectio n s th ereo f a re co lo re d la rg e ly b y th e ir p h ysica l and g e o ­g rap h ic a l lo catio n , it is p ecu lia rly a rd u o u s to act in such a w ay as is b est fo r even, th e g re a te r n um ber o f th ose d w ellin g th ere in . W h en w e re ­m em ber a lso that even in one p a rtic u la r sectio n of th is land th ere a re p o ly g lo t p o p u latio n s re p re ­sen tin g a lm o st e v e ry co u n try on earth and, co n ­seq u en tly , b o u n d in som e d eg ree to the lan d o f th e ir b irth , w e w ill ap p reciate the b urden re stin g u pon o u r C h ie f E x e c u t iv e and le g is la to rs , f

I t m atte rs not h ow lo y a l an y m an w ish es or tr ie s to be to the co u n try o f h is ad o p tio n , it is unreasQ nable to e x p e ct h is op in ions n o t to be c o lo red , h o w e ve r s lig h tly , by the a ffe ctio n fo r his old homie w hich still lin g ers in his h eart. H is f irs t lo v e is a lm o st in v a ria b ly the s tro n g e st, and an y ig n o r in g o f such in b orn sym p ath y w ill b r in g d isa ste r to an y e ffo rt to fo ste r lo ve and d evo ­tion fo r the co u n try w ith w hich he has ca st his

fo rtu n es.-I t is a p p aren t, th e re fo re , th at the e x p re ss io n

o f o u r id eas and o u r sym p ath ies d oes h a ve even a rem o te e ffect upon the con sen su s o f op in ion w hich m ay be g a th ered fro m a la rg e num ber, m an y o f w h om m ay im ag in e , lik e w e, th at the th o u g h ts o r id e a s of. one m an c a rry no w eigh t.

O ne o f the g re a te st so u rces o f stren g th , and a lso a m ost fru itfu l so u rce o f d a n ger, is found in the treatm en t w e acco rd to th o se d w elle rs in o u r m id st w h o h ave com e to o u r sh o re s . A s to w h at h a rv e st— of stren g th o r o f d a n g e r— w e are to re a p fro m th ese n ew co m ers depends a lto ­g e th e r up on th e attitude w hich w e assu m e. I f w e a re p rou d and inclined to claim a fa lse su ­p e r io r ity o v e r a g a in st o u r fo re ig m b o rn n e ig h ­b o r, o r if w e sh ow to them th at w e re g a rd th eir c o m in g to us as an in d ication o f th e ir e ag ern ess to becom e p art o f the w arp and w o o f o f o u r n a­tion al b e in g ; in e ith er case o u rs w ill be the re ­sp o n sib ility fo r the resu lts.

T h e A m e ric an iz atio n of th ese n ew co m ers is a v e ry p otent m eans, o f w in n in g th e ir a ffectio n to the S ta r s and S tr ip e s and to th e id ea ls fo r w hich o u r fla g stan d s. N o m an can en ter in to the life and a ctiv ity o f an y p eo p le u n less h e first under-

stan d s the la n g u a g e w hich is the m edium fo r the e x p re ss io n o f th at a c tiv ity . N e ith e r can the ideals o f a n y n ation be im p ressed upon the th o u gh t o f an y p erso n w ith no co n sc io u s e ffo rt to im plant th ose id ea ls in h is life . A com m en d ­able e ffo rt to teach the “ fo re ig n e r” E n g lish and to p re p a re him to becom e a g o o d citizen is be in g m ade in m an y la rg e c ities. A n d it is indeed tim e that w e, w h o are e n jo y in g the benefits fo r w hich ou r fo re fa th ers to iled , sh ould be e n g a g e d in this lau d ab le a c tiv ity if .we do n ot w ish th ese s tra n g e rs w ith in o u r g a te s to rem ain fo re ig n e rs , in fact as w ell a s in nam e.

N o t o n ly upon the treatm en t th us acco rd ed to peoples o f o th er to n g u e s d ep en d s th e future o f this n ation . In o u r d a ily e x p re ss io n s m ade to people of o u r ow n la n g u a g e , in the p o sitio n s w hich w é co n stan tly assu m e o v e r a g a in s t the little d ifficu lties and q u estion s w hich a r ise , do w e re ve a l the m o tives w hich actu ate u s n ot m erely in ou r sm all restr ic ted sp h eres o f a c tiv ity but in the la rg e r q u estio n s w hich w e a re som etim es ca lled upon to an sw er. F o r it is im p o ssib le to fo llo w tw o d istin ct co u rses o f con d uct—-the one J a s a gu id e in o u r p riva te and n a tu ra lly restr ic ted life , the o th er as a s ta n d a rd o f con d uct in la rg e r , m o re im p o rtan t d eliberatio n s.

. A n d it is th is co u rse o f con d uct w hich w e fo l­lo w each d ay that d eterm in es/ the attitu d e we tak e in the d iscu ssio n o f in tern atio n al p ro b lem s. T ru e it is th at the influence each in d ivid u al e x ­erts is in fin itesim ally sm all a s co m p ared w ith the influence w ie ld ed by the n ation , but it is lik ew ise ind isputable that as the n ation is -co m p o se d of in d iv id u als, so the p o sitio n w h ich o u r co u n try J a ssu m es in the coun cils o f the w o rld depends a l­to g e th e r on the see m in g ly in sign ifican t op in ions h eld b y h e r citizens.

T h e p re se rv atio n o f the c o rre ct ba lan ce b e­tw een the m ateria l and sp iritu a l p u rsu its o f o u r p eoples w ill lik ew ise a ss is t in m o ld in g the atti- • tude this g o ve rn m en t w ill assu m e in in tern a­tion al d iscu ssio n s. T h e u se o f th e term “ sp iritu a l p u rsu its ” sh o u ld h ere be in terp reted as in c lu d in g a ll th o se th in gs w hich stim u late and e n larg e the p ow ers o f the m ind.

D e fin ite ca re need be tak en to cu ltiva te in ten­sive ly th o se q u alities w h ich w ill p re se rv e the p ro p e r p rep o n d eran ce o f th o u gh t. T h e m a-

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te ria lis tic aim s o f ou r lives sh o u ld n ot be fo l­low ed' to the e x c lu s io n o f e v e ry th in g w hich w ill m ak e fo r b ro a d e r in te llectu al ab ilities, to the de­stru ctiv e o v e rb a la n c in g o f a ll m atu re and w ell- sea so n ed ju d g m e n t. I f th is e rro r is p erm itted to sw a y o u r ind ivid ual th o u g h t and op in ion , w h at can be exp ected o f the in fluence ou r nation w ill e x e r t in in tern atio n al q u estion s, its p osition b e in g d eterm in ed la rg e ly , as w e h ave seen, by the th o u gh t and e x p re ss io n o f its in d ivid u al c iti­zen s? M u sic , a rt , lite ra tu re , and m o re than a ll th ese, w o rsh ip o f the T riu n e G o d , m ust be stressed if w e, as a n ation , w o u ld escap e the fate

o f B a b y lo n , o f G re e ce and o f R o m e .E v e r y m an , w h eth er he w ills o r not, has a

sh are in sh ap in g the d estin y o f th is g re a t nation . U p o n the ind ivid ual re sts the re sp o n sib ility fo r the influence th is co u n try w ill e x e rt in the de­term in atio n of the statu s o f the w o rld a fte r the w ar. W h o o f its lib e rty -lo v in g , lo y a l citizens w ill deny to th e ir b e lo ve d la n d the ro le o f a M o se s to le ad the w a r-to rn , o p p ressed n ation s o f the w o rld out o f th e ir b o n d ag e in to the lo n ged - fo r freed om fro m p etty je a lo u sy , str ife and d is­sension-— into the G o ld en A g e o f L ib e r ty ?

Œolebo ScalesRALPH W. EVERROAD, ’18

FA T H E R , p lease dion’t sw e ar so ,” req u ested d a in ty D o ro th y B la d e s fro m the d o o r

w h ich con n ected th e ir ge n e ra l m erch an d ise em ­p oriu m w ith the a d jo in in g scale shed. “ H e re com es R e v . H o w e ll fo r the g ro c e rie s his w ife o rd ered y e ste rd a y .”

T h e d a rk b lue re p ly she rece ived w ould not be a su itab le one to put into the o p en in g lines o f a s to ry . “ D a d d y ” B la d e s ju stifie d h im self, h o w ­e v e r, b y k n o w in g “ th at no sk y -p ilo t, n o r a n y ­b o d y e lse , co u ld be p e ste re d b e yo n d end urance b y th o se a g g r a v a t in g scales, as he had been , w ith out lo s in g th e ir tem p er.”

“ I f yo u could on ly lo se y o u r tem p er w here yo u co u ld not find it ,” w as a th o u gh t th e g ir l d ared n ot e x p re ss le s t she b rin g d ow n w ra th on h er ow n h ead , but she tu rned b ack g re e t in g h er cu sto m er w ith un affected ch eerfu l frien d lin ess, w hich w as not m eant to a ttra c t b u sin e ss but w hich w as the u n co n sc io u s s tr iv in g o f a sunny d isp o sitio n fo r so m eth in g to tak e the p lace of the hom e lo v e , o f w hich she had been ro b b ed b y the d'eath o f h er gen tle m oth er, and the h arsh selfish n ess o f h er fath er.

T h e en tire trad e o f the little sto re w as due to the esteem in w hich D o ro th y w as h eld b y the v illa g e people . F o r , w hile it w as the on ly sto re the v illa g e b o asted , all w o u ld h ave d riven ten m iles to the c ity fo r th e ir n ecessities ra th e r than b u y fro m h er g ro u c h y fath er.

T h e w rin k led face o f the g ra y -h a ire d sh ep h erd

of the v illa g e flo ck b eam ed as he p assed th ro u gh the d o o r and s ta rte d b ack o v e r the c inder-path to the p a rso n a g e . A v o lle y o f g u ttu ra l oath s a rre ste d h is a tten tio n , and he p au sed , but sh o o k his head and w a lk e d on. H is sm ile, h o w ever, van ish ed a n d he p o n d ered h ow fath er and child

cou ld be so u n alik e .T h e M o n d ay m o rn in g trad e o f the little sto re

w as n ever h ea vy , in fac t D o ro th y had m an y h o u rs to p ass in the little w in dow a lco ve w h ere she e n jo yed h er b o o k s and h er c ro ch etin g . B u t th is p articu la r m o rn in g w as to o b rig h t and b a lm y to sp en d 'in sid e . S te p p in g out, she stood at the ed ge o f th e p la tfo rm , w h ere she w o uld be aw a re o f a n y c u sto m e r’s ap p ro ach and could ta lk w ith h er fa th er a t the sam e tim e.

“ C a n ’t yo u m ak e them w eigh , fa th e r? ” she in ­

quired .“ I t d on ’t lo o k a g re a t s ig h t lik e I can , .seein’

them c a rs m u st be em p ty b y fo u r o ’ c lock and th o se s ix w a g o n s h ave been w a itin ’ fo r th ree h o u rs. I s ’p ose if I cou ld m ak e ’ em w eigh th e y ’d be w e ig h in ’ coal abou t n o w ,” he g ro w le d . “ I t ’s no use. T h e re th ey g o a g a in , all out o f k el-

ter. T h e y ’ re a ll sh o t.”“ Y o u lo a fe rs , d rive y o u r w a g o n s a c ro ss the

tra ck an d lo a d up. W e ’ll h a ve to tak e ra ilro a d w e igh t on th at coal even if th ey do a lw a y s skin yo u , the p e sk y c ro o k s .”. K ir k e r M c C a ll, o f the T o le d o S ca le s C o m ­

pan y, h ad re cen tly been g iven te rr ito ry su r­

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ro u n d in g Q u ee n sb u rg . W ith his u su al g o o d lu ck he stru ck the tow n w h en its so le scale o w n er felt the need, o f a new one m ost. T h a t v e ry need, and the in a b ility to m ak e the old one w o rk , b ro u g h t all the' c o n tra ry c h aracter istics o f B la d e s ’s m u le-like d isp o sitio n to the fron t and m ade him d eterm ined to use no oth er. T h u s the tim e w as o p p ortu n e b u t the cond itions w hich K ir k e r faced w ere n ot p ro m isin g .

T h e fact th at he had a p p e ared unnoticed did n ot tend to sm o th e r the old. m an ’s ruffled fe e l­in g s. T h e d a rk scow l w hich w as the on ly re ­spon se to his an n oun cem en t th at he w as “ the v e ry m an yo u w an t to se e ” did not ind icate an e asy b arg a in . K ir k e r , h o w e ve r, had n ot o v e r ­lo o k ed the g ir l on the p la tfo rm , an d as she a p ­p eared both in te re stin g an d in terested , he u n co n ­sc io u sly had an ad d itio n al incentive to action .

K ir k e r ig n o red the d a rk lo o k s . “ Seen th eir

best d ays, I g u e s s .”

“ Y o u n g m an , I ’m not in the m arket fo r sca les , so yo u need n ’t w aste y o u r tim e h ere ,” B la d e s cut him off, sh rew d ly sen sin g his busin ess.

“ T h a t 's a ll r i g h t ; y o u ’re g o in g to be one o f th ese d ays, and w h en yo u a re I ’m re a d y to in ­sta ll, at re aso n ab le p rices, the best scales m ad e.”

B la d e s tu rned h is b ack on the sa lesm an and began tin k e rin g w ith the b a la n c in g a p p a ra tu s in the scales.

K ir k e r w a s n ot ch eck ed in his p u rp o se. H e th rew o ff his lig h t b a lm acaan and, p u sh in g back his s leeves, said , “ I h ave t.wo h o u rs h ere until tra in tim e. I f y o u w ill ju s t stan d asid e, I ’ ll have th ese th in gs re a d y to w eigh y o u r coal b y the tim e y o u r w a g o n s are lo a d e d .”

W h e th er it w as the h op e o f u s in g his scales, o r w h eth er it w as the b ro a d sh o u ld ers o f the w ell-built y o u n g sa lesm an w h o stepped in fron t o f B la d e s that m ade him g iv e p lace , is h ard to sa y , but w hen he saw the a m u sed e x p re ss io n ab ou t the eyes o f his d a u g h te r, he g ru ffly ord ered h er to “ g e t in sid e .”

K ir k e r , b en d in g o v e r the o ffen d in g m ech a­nism , lo o k ed up. H e r eyes m et his and a sm ile o f m utual sym p a th y p assed 1 betw een them . K ir k e r w ent o v e r the sca le s care fu lly . H e k n ew he cou ld re p a ir them if a n y on e could . H e had n ot spent fo u r y e a rs at the b ig fa c to ry fo r noth- in g . H e le arn ed sc a le co n stru ctio n fro m th e.

bottom and not on ly k n ew T o le d o S c a le s but un­d ersto o d all k in d s and m ak es eq u ally w ell. L o o s ­en in g a p art o f the flo o r, he re in fo rced a co rn er o f the p it, pu lled away, som e o f the ro tted p arts o f thjg fram e, then set to w o rk at the ad ju stm en ts — tig h te n in g them a few th read s h ere and lo o s­en in g th ere until, in a sh o rt tim e, the ru sty beam sw u n g up and dow n in p erfect ba lan ce.

“ N o w ,” sa id K ir k e r , “ yo u can w e igh y o u r coal. A d ju s te d lik e ' th is, y o u r scales m ay do a ccu rate w o rk fo r a w eek , p erh ap s a m onth, but h ard iy lo n g er . Y o u ca n ’t help re a liz in g th ey are w o rn out. T h e w o o d fram e is ro tten , the a d ju s t­m ents a re c o rro d e d w ith ru st, and the p it is re a d y to fall in. W h e n ev er yo u w ish to b u y , I w ould a p p rec ia te y o u r o rd er .”

H e d idn ’t w ait fo r a re sp o n se , sim p ly to ssed his c a rd on the d esk an d started fo r his coat. T h en first he noticed the b ig “ S tu d e b a k e r” that had pulled up to tak e on a c a rg o o f the s to re ’ s p rod u ce . T h e o w n er, a p ro sp e ro u s-lo o k in g farm e r, had w atch ed the p erfo rm a n ce w ith a p ­p aren t in terest. E n g a g in g K ir k e r in c o n v e rsa ­tion he m ade p lain to him th at he believed a scale on his fa rm w o u ld be a p ra ctica l, in v est­m ent and a g r e a t con ven ien ce. K ir k e r had facts re a d y co n ce rn in g the va lu e o f farm sca les . T h e y w ere soon d eep ly e n g ro sse d in the su b ject o f T o le d o “ P it le ss .” B o th w ere in terested and tim e flew . A third, p a rty listen ed , a t a d esk w h ere he p retended to fig u re w e igh ts.

A w h istle sou n d ed d ow n the tra ck and K ir k e r k n ew he had not en o u g h tim e to m ak e his tra in . M ech a n ica lly he g rab b ed his co at and b a g but q u ietly set them d ow n w ith a subdued “ no u se .”

“ Y o u r n e x t tra in w ill be the 4 : 1 0 . C o m e w ith m e and w e w ill ta k e up the scale q u estion m ore le isu re ly .”

K ir k e r had d inner at the fa rm e r ’s hom e and, w hen he retu rn ed to the v illa g e in th e e v e n in g he b ro u g h t w ith him , b esid es an o rd er fo r scales, the h isto ry o f S im o n B la d e s . O f all h e had h eard one th in g in terested him m ost. N o sa lesm an in th at te rr ito ry stopp ed to trade. A ll h is g o o d s w ere o rd ered b y m ail. H e tru ste d no m an. T h is lack o f faith in his fe llo w m en seem ed to be the cau se o f the old m an s h arsh n ess. . H is n e ig h ­b o rs g a v e him a c lear path and did b u s in e s s w ith h is s to re o n ly b ecau se o f its con ven ien ce and

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th e ir re g a rd fo r h is d au gh ter. T h in k in g o v er th ese th in gs at the little sta tio n , K ir k e r vo w ed th at so o n e r o r la te r he w o uld rep lace th at old scales w ith a n ew “ T o le d o .”

S e v e ra l m inutes rem ain in g b e fo re tra in tim e, he decided to step o v e r an d le av e B la d e s som e lite ra tu re ab ou t his p ro d u ct, h o p in g he m igh t lo o k it o v e r and be re a d y to ta lk b u sin ess w hen he re tu rn e d to in stall the “ P it le s s ” fo r F a rm e r G ro ss .

B la d e s w as n ot p resen t bu]t K ir k e r w ent inside and asked 1 p erm issio n to leave som e o f his p am ph lets, D o ro th y g ra n te d the req u est and ap o lo g iz ed fo r h e r fa th er ’ s ru d en ess d u rin g the m o rn in g . S h e “ h oped he w o uld e x cu se him , fo r it w as ‘D a d d y ’s ’ w a y ” and' she “ g u e sse d he co u ld n ’t help it .” T h e re w as' a to u ch in g little note o f w istfu ln e ss in h er vo ice th at m ade K ir k e r feel u n co m fo rtab le . B e fo re he w en t b ack to the station he a ssu re d h er th at he h oped to w in h er fa th e r ’s con fidence b y the tim e he fin ish ed his w o rk in that n e igh b o rh o o d ,

D o ro th y s to o d on th e*p latfo rm , w h ere he first sa w h er, and re tu rn e d his w a v e as th e tra in pulled out.

K ir k e r m ad e a num ber o f tow ns b e fo re he reach ed h ead q u arters on S a tu rd a y . H e had m et w ith co n sid erab le su ccess on the trip but the freq u en cy w ith w hich the im a g e of a g rac e fu l, d a rk -h a ire d c reatu re in a m id dy suit fo rce d it­se lf up on his m ind, w o rried m o re than am used him . N o r cou ld he fo rg e t the ro w o f p ea rly teeth w hich g leam ed th ro u g h the sm ile she g a v e

him .M o n d a y m o rn in g a cra te d “ T o le d o P it le s s ”

le ft the b ig w a re h o u se . M o n d a y e ven in g , u nd er co v er of the g a th e r in g d a rk n ess, an yon e liv in g n ear the Q u e e n sb u rg sta tio n m igh t h ave seen B la d e s p ry in g ab ou t the c ra te s th at cam e in on the la st fre igh t. B e fo re he sn eaked b ack he w as im p ressed b y the fact th at the g o o d s w e re as re p resen ted in the pam ph lets w hich D o ro th y had cu n n in g ly b ro u g h t to h is n otice w ith ou t a ro u s­in g his an tago n ism by a p p e ar in g in terested .

K ir k e r fo llo w e d up his o rd er the n ext m orn - - in g and , fin d in g the w a g o n s fro m G ro s s ’ s farm at the sta tio n to h au l the cra tes, he clim bed up b y the d riv er an d , ru m b lin g p ast the little s to re ,

w aved so h ea rty a g o o d m o rn in g to B la d e s that it m ade him sw ear. W h a te v e r in clin atio n to buy scales had been g e n e ra te d b y his in v estig a tio n o f th e p am p h lets, an d o f the scales th em selves, w as tu rn ed in to d eterm in ation not to “ g iv e in ” to th at “ fresh u p sta rt .”

S ix o ’c lock th at eve n in g saw the scales on th e ir fou n d ation . E n o u g h “ f ix in g ” and a d ju s t­in g , h o w ever, rem ain ed to m ak e it n e c essa ry fo r K ir k e r to sta y until the fo llo w in g m o rn in g fo r its com pletion . K ir k e r w illin g ly accep ted the h o sp ita lity o f the b ig fa rm h o u se in p re feren ce to th at o f the d in g y little inn at the v illa g e .

A fte r su p p er K ir k e r w as invited to acco m p an y the fam ily in the b ig S tu d e b a k e r to a m u sicale the “ L e a g u e ” w as g iv in g in th e v illa g e church .

I t is n eed less to sa y “ D a d d y ” B la d e s d id n ’t “ w aste his tim e o n such fo o lish n e ss ,” but K ir k e r k n ew he w as g o in g to e n jo y the p ro g ra m w hen he saw D o ro th y b u sy ab ou t the sta g e , m an ag in g the final a rra n g em e n ts . D u r in g the e x e rc ise s D o ro th y ’s p o p u lar ity w as sh ow n by the en th u si­asm w hich g ree te d h er at e ve ry app earan ce . H e r ab ility w as p ro v ed b y h er ab le ren d ition o f som e h ea vy extracts, fro m “ II T ro v a to re .”

A t the Close o f th e e x erc ise s , K ir k e r w as not the la s t to e x p re ss h is a p p rec ia tio n , n o r w ere his c o n g ra tu la tio n s le ast in the ap p rec ia tio n o f the recip ien t.

F a rm e r G ro ss w as' not b lin d to the co n g en i­a lity w hich e x iste d betw een the tw o y o u n g people. K n o w in g D o ro th y seldom had the o p ­p ortu n ity o f a sso c ia tin g w ith the h igh typ e of m en w hich , in th e ir sh o rt acqu ain tan ce, he had found K ir k e r to be, he su g g e ste d to h is w ife th at she invite h er to g o a lo n g fo r a spin.

In stin ctive ly , D o ro th y sen sed the d isa g re e ab le in terv iew w hich she k n ew w o uld be fo rth co m in g w ith h er fath er, but th e en ch an tin g m o o n ligh t and p u rrin g m o to r w ere indeed in v itin g . H e r h esitan cy w as b rief. N o t in g the app eal in K i r k e r ’ s eyes, she decided to accep t, w illin g to p ay the p rice . S h e w as h ard en ed to h e r fa th e r ’ s con tin ual sco ld in g and, a lth o u g h she h u m o red his e v e ry w him , she c ra ft ily m an ag ed to d o as she saw p ro p er.

T h e ro a d s w ere p erfe c t, an d the b ig c a r floated th ro u g h the b a lm y air. L it t le F re d d ie w ould sit

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p lish in g them a re requ ired . S o m etim es one h ears in q u iries in re g a rd to w h y M . C . d oes n ot u n d ertak e certa in p lan s o r does n ot en ter in to a c tiv ities w hich seem to be in se p a ­rab le fro m co lle g e life. W h a te v e r th ese m ay be, w e can o n ly a n sw er th at th ey w o uld n ot be n e g ­lected if the re q u isites w e re ob tainable .

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p rom in en t p art. In o th er b ran ch es o f co lle g e a c tiv ities w hich req u ire a la rg e r num ber o f p ar­tic ip an ts, w e a re not so fo rtu n ate , due to the la ck o f m en needed to conduct them .

T h is n eed o f m en is s tro n g ly fe lt n ot on ly at the co llege but- a lso th ro u g h o u t the entire C h urch . T h e p rob lem becom es m o re serio u s w hen w e tu rn fro m ath letics, m u sicales and p lays to the ch ie f aim fo r w hich the C h u rch is w orking-— sp re a d in g the G o sp e l to w in souls fo r the K in g d o m .

R e ce n tly , B is h o p H am ilto n , b y m ean s o f an illu stra ted lectu re , b ro u g h t b e fo re the students the need of m en in N ic a ra g u a . T h is , a lth o u gh the m ost serio u s p rob lem at the p resen t tim e, is but one in stan ce o f w h at w e a re fac in g . W h en w e reco g n ize this g re a t need th ro u g h o u t o u r C h u rch , d oes it n o t stir the v e ry b lo o d in ou r ve in s an d p rom p t us to put fo rth e ffo rt to m eet th is w an t?

N o doub t the m in isters o f o u r v a rio u s ch urch es h ave rece ived a le tte r fro m P re sid e n t S ch u ltze in re g a rd to the m atte r o f se c u r in g can ­d id ates fo r the m in istry and fo r m issio n serv ice . T h is is a m atter w hich sh ou ld be o f v ita l in terest not o n ly to each o f o u r p a sto rs but to e v e ry a lum n us and stud ent as w ell. W e need m en, and until each m em ber o f the M o ra v ia n C h urch h as done a ll in h is p o w e r to p ro m o te g re a te r in­te re st a lo n g th ese lin es he can n ot ju s t ly sit back and bem o an the fact. L e t ’s g e t bu sy .

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lEnaltSb fOC O n e o f the m o st re g u la r and , d o m i n g p ro d u ctive ac tiv ities o f th eH m e r t c a n s C o lle g e Y . M . C . A . is the te a c h in g o f E n g lish to fo re ig n e rs . T h e w o rk is c arried on b y m eans o f n ig h t sch o o ls in So u th B eth leh em , u n d er the lead ersh ip and d irection o f sev era l m em b ers o f the L e h ig h facu lty . Inan o th er p art o f th is issu e m ention is m ad e o fthe com m end able e ffo rts to teach the “ fo re ig n ­e rs ” E n g lish and the ben efic ia l re su lts o f such activ ity . In d eed such an e ffo rt is n e c e ssa ry be­fo re the m an y a lien s and s tra n g e rs in -o u r cou n ­try can even becom e u se fu l re sid en ts, m uch less tru e A m e ric a n citizens.

T h is so r t c5f w o rk is m u tu a lly beneficial. T o the fo re ig n e r w h o e arn e stly d esires to becom e

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an A m e ric a n a sch o o l o f this k ind p resen ts b o u n d less op p ortn u ities. H e n ot on ly learn s the rud im ents o f the la n g u a g e and b eco m es m ore or less e fficient in its u se , but he a lso g a in s an in ­sig h t in to m an y a ffa irs th at a re p ecu lia r to o u r co u n try . H e learn s m uch o f the h isto ry , lite ra ­tu re , cu sto m s, and trad itio n s o f the land o f his ad op tio n . F ro m the b eg in n in g , th e b en efits and a d v isa b ility o f n atu ra lizatio n are im p ressed on him so that he m ay rea lize and1 ta k e a d v a n ta g e o f the o p p ortu n ities o f c itizenship . H e is su b ­je c te d to the b est in fluences o f the M e lt in g P o t and ra p id ly p asse s th ro u g h the ch an g es and de­ve lop m en t w hich h ave been g o in g on since the tim e o u r co u n try becam e an independ ent n ation .

B u t to one w h o teaches E n g lish to a c la ss of fo re ig n e rs th is w o rk a lso p resen ts m an y op p or- ttm ifies if he w ish es to m ak e use o f them . H e m eets m en o f m an y n atio n a litie s and m ay e x ­ch an g e v iew s on a ll so rts o f su b jects . H e finds id eas w hich a re to ta lly op p osed to h is ow n and th us is a lm o st com pelled to becom e m ore b ro a d ­m inded. T h e educatim , h is to ry , and custo m s o f d ifferen t p eo p les a re su re to le av e an im p res­sio n on his m ind, and th ese th in gs a re n e c e ssa ry to the p ro p e r ed u cation o f a m an. O n the w h ole an y p erso n w h o e n g a g e s in th is w o rk w ill h ave a g re a te r u n d e rsta n d in g and d eep er sym p ath y fo r “ fo re ig n e rs ” and w ill a lso g a in m uch th at is p ro fitab le fo r h im self. r . w . s.

G t e e & S * * In c re a s in g ly do w e lo o k uponaitD © t b e t ' creed s a s testim o n y and not asG b i f l d S tests . B u t the latter v ie w isp ro b a b ly still the m ore com m on. W e determ ine w h eth er a p erso n can be a C h ristia n o r n ot b y p u ttin g to him sev era l q u estio n s on the o rd e r o f, D o yo u accep t this creed , o r p re fe r this fo rm o f w o rsh ip , o r w ill y o u jo in o u r d en o m in atio n ? R e ce n tly som eo n e h as w ritten a creed in w hich he b e lieves. M a n y people do n ot k n o w w h at th ey b e lieve , but th is m an d oes. H e h a s 'g iv e n us t h i s :

“ I b e lieve in G o d , the M a ste r m ost m igh ty , ‘ s t ir re r up o f h eaven and earth . A n d in Je s u s , the ca rp en ter at N a za reth , w h o w as b o rn o f p ro ­

le ta ria n M a ry , to iled at the w o rk bench, de­scended in to la b o r ’ s h ell, su ffered u nd er R o m a n ty ra n n y a t the hands o f P o n tiu s P ila te , w a s c ru ­cified1, dead and buried . T h e p o w e r, n ot o u r­se lves w hich m ak es fo r freed om . H e ro se a g a in from the dead to be L o r d o f the d em o cratic a d ­van ce , sw o rn foe o f s ta g n a n cy , m ak e r o f fo lk up­h eavals. I believe in w o rk , the se lf-resp ectin g to ile r, the h o lin ess o f b eau ty , fre e -b o rn p ro ­d u cers, th e com m union o f co m rad es, the re su r­rectio n o f w o rk e rs , and the in d u stria l com m on ­w ealth , the co -o p era tiv e k in gd o m e te rn a l.”

W e ch oo se n eith er to fa v o r n o r condem n it h ere. W h a t w e w o uld p articu larize upon is that it w ould be u se le ss to a sk the au th o r to su b ­scrib e to an o th er creed . I t is his p rod u ct, and he h as a licen se to w rite it.

A n y w a y , creed s can n ot b e identified w ith the C h ristia n ity o f Je s u s . H e g a v e none. T h e first C h ristia n creed w a s fo rm u lated in the cen tu ry a fte r he lived .

N o r , fo r th at, did he fo rm u late a sy stem o f th e o lo g y , o r an y fo rm o f w o rsh ip .

H e o rg a n iz e d no church .H e did' n o t, a s is g e n e ra lly h eld , com e to found

a new re lig io n .H e lived , a s it is , p re g n a n tly , in H e n ry V a n

D y k e ’ s sen tence, “ the h um an life o f G o d .”H is p u rp o se in c o m in g H e h as to ld us. “ I

am co m e,” sa id H e , “ th at th ey m ay h ave life, and that th ey m ay h ave it m o re ab u n d a n tly .”

H e cam e, then, to use the w o rd s o f D r . L y m a n A b b o tt , “ to im p art a new exp erien ce o f G o d , and to found a new life , ra th e r th an to su b stitu te a n ew creed fo r an old , o r to found a new re lig io n . . . . F o r C h ristia n ity is n ot the sam e as C h u rch - ian ity . I t is a new life , and it can no m o re be con fin ed in a creed o r creed s, a ritu a l o r ritu a ls , a ch urch o r ch u rch es, th an sp r in g can be co n ­fined in a g la ss h o u se . I t is the sp irit o f v isio n , o f asp ira tio n , o f se lf-sa crific in g serv ice . I t is w a n tin g in som e w h o call th em se lves C h ristian s. I t is rad ian t in som e w h o do n ot call th em selves C h ristia n s . I t e x is ts w h erev er faith , h op e, and lo v e dom inate the life .” b . y . l .

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paragorical ’KecorberManager Sam, in drug store, asking for ten cents’

worth Of carbolic acid-^>J|C'erk (suspiciously glancing at the scar above Sam’s

eye) | “What do you want it ion?”Sam is “ For five c.ents.” , ,

Clarence Tyrole Richter to Victor Tumutch Richter: “ Pray couldst tell me upon,Tyhat day came Christmas in the year of pur Lord 19 11 ?”

Victor Emmanuel Tumutch Richter to Clarence Ty- fole Annanias Richter: “Verily, upon the twenty-fifth of December.”

Fulmer (seeing Henks Lurch by) : “ Say, Henks, how do1 you feel after the Bath ?”

Henks: “Fine. Did you get your Biers home all right?”

Professor Bill, in English: “ Now, Gutensohn says ‘the negro bought the watermelon of the farmer,’ and Strohmeier says it should be ‘the negro bought the wa­termelon from the/farmer.’ What is your opinion, Mr. Hagen ?”

Hagen, speaking easily with great difficulty: “ Sure, and I believe the old nigger stole the thing.”

The other Sunday Rev. Deckie exchanged pulpits with the pastor of the only other church in the burg. The pulpit was unusually high, and was reached by a wind­ing stairway. He ascended very slowly, and for a time disappeared from sight. A t length the congregation saw a wrinkled brow raised timidly above the pulpit, so that only the eyes were visible, while Deckie announced his text in a high, squeaking voice: “ It is I, be not afraid.”

Otto: “What happened up in your room last night— a prize fight?”

H ass: “ No such luck.”Otto : “ But I heard an awful noise. What was pulled

o ff? ”H ass: “A porous plaster, if you must know.”

It has been recently said by that transcendent genius of modern times, Schmalz Wedman, der Grosse, that the seven wonders of the world a re : The Moravian Col­lege Observatory, The Great Wall of China, “Bessie” Everroad’s Crop of Hair, The Police Gazette, The Statue o f Liberty (on a windy day), Pop Sheridan’s Bath, The Prohibition Party. To this list Cyril Pfohl would add Hope, at Everroad’s suggestion.

In this day of literary appreciation, when dramatic and dime-novel bugs dispute with German hymnologists on the respective merits of their favorite authors, it is deeply to be lamented that true poetry, as a, rule, is not

appreciated. Now to really enjoy poetry to the fullest extent, the reader must exercise such control of his feelings and fancy as to force himself into the mood of the writer, to feel with him and actually put into the lines the expression, of his own s.pul. This is oftentimes exceedingly difficult but the writer, on one memorable occasion, after spending a few moments in the odorifer­ous proximity of his friend Clarence, connoisseur of limburger cheese, felt that he could appreciate as never before the famous lines—-‘Breathes there a man with soul so dead.’

An announcement was recently printed as' follows: “ Rev. Harner will administer another sermon next. Sun­day morning, after which this church will be closed three weeks for repairs.”

Herr de Funk’s latest song is now making its rounds under the title of “ Heiny, oh Heiny, oh won’t you be meine.”

In considering the county in Diana as a state, special interest has been aroused by the agricultural scientists centering about the section commonly called by a hope- ful name. Some illucidating ideas may be obtained from the following extract ofT H E S IR S C H N E ID E R d e R A L P H S T E IN P A P E R S .

(Apologies to Addison.)I have observed that a reader seldom becomes inter­

ested in a book unless the statement of facts comes at the beginning and is continued throughout. To gratify this most natural desire I will endeavor to begin this paper with the statement of facts and to continue so doing.

Having often received an invitation from my friend to pass away a month with him in that famous burg, the white hope in Diana, I finally accepted and remained with him for some time, intending to form several of my ensuing speculations of the town in which his house was situated.

I could not but observe when I came, the striking me­tropolitan appearance of everything. I will cite, as my first example, the city square. It is rather large, and one not acquainted with its immediate surroundings might judge it to be a stretch of forest coming right up to the edge of the town, if he were standing on the side­walk, across the street from it.’ To illustrate my point, I will venture to say that the man walking through the square by way of the path which runs diagonally across it, does so at his own risk, for he will be liable to snake­bites and, were he not thoroughly acquainted with it, might even get lost.

T H E C O M E N I A N 73One or, I should say, two important things connected

with the square a re : the band-stand in the center (which, by the way, can hardly be seen in the summer­time), and the railings around the edge of the square, where everyone hitches his horse on Saturday night. The band-stand, true to its name, is used once a week by the town band for the presentation of a concert, or rather, a cat fight, that being the best description for such an ear-splitting discord. The hitching railings are in use, generally, the same night as the band-stand. This night, as I have observed before, is Saturday night.

An enticing feature of the town is the moving picture theatre which is situated just across the street from the square, and one can, therefore, enjoy the “ Perils of Pauline” to the tune of the wip-poor-will and the night- owl. This theatre is open twice a week, Tuesdays and Saturdays, due, no doubt, to the two trains a week to

and from the town which bring the new films.The village is indeed quite a city, the population being

about two thousand; one thousand of these, however, are in the graveyard. The corporate limits extend about two miles from the center of the town, and one not acquainted with the situation would be quite sur­prised at this. I was riding one .morning into town and came to a sign marked “ City Limit.” I was astonished as there was not a sign of a house anywhere, but I rode on for a couple of miles and suddenly came upon the square!

This will give one some idea of the size of the town.Other interesting things in this eighth wonder of the

world are the High School, the Bank, the Fish-pond, the Postoffice, the newspaper, and the road to Indian­apolis, but I will endeavor to dwell at length upon these in my next paper.

* * # C o l l e g e I b i l l I R e w s * * *Dr. Schultze attended the meeting "of college presi­

dents, which was held at Houston Hall, Philadelphia, on Friday, February 16. At this meeting very many im­portant questions were discussed which had a bearing on all the State colleges. The following were some of the most essential questions before the meeting: ( i) Should Normal School graduates, be-registered as So'ph- omores in a C ollege;-(2) Should the two hundred hours required by the State for teaching of Pedagogy be made to include other related subjects?;-(2) Should a student be permitted to represent his -college in any ’varsity sport during his first collegiate'"year? No definite action has yet been taken regarding any of these questions.

The following extract from the Uhrichsville (Ohio) Chronicle may be of interest to many of our Alum ni: “ Bishop Reinke (Sem. ’53), nearly 83 years old, occu­pied the pulpit of the Gnadenhuetten Moravian Church on Sunday, February 25, greatly to the enjoyment and pleasure of the congregation that heard him.

“The venerable Bishop had latterly felt, at times, that he would like to have the privilege of preaching the Gos­pel once more, but he had not mentioned it to any one, it is said. Therefore, when the pastor, Rev. J . E. Wein- land, planned to be away on Sunday, February 25, and asked Bishop Reinke whether he would fill the pulpit that day, the Bishop felt constrained to say that he would try to do so in spite of weakness and infirmities.

“ The Bishop took for his text Matt. 3:2, ‘Repent ye, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.’ The sermon of this aged saint made a deep impression upon the hearers.”

Dean A. G. Rau addressed the Civics Club, of Mauch Chunk, on the subject, “ New Individualism,” a few weeks ago. He also delivered an address to the Bethle­hem High School students at their Washington Birth­day celebration.

On Sunday, February 25, Dr. W. V. Moses filled the pulpit of Christ Reformed Chitrch, Bethlehem.

Rev. J . E. Weinland, Sem. ’94, pastor of the Gnaden­huetten Moravian Church,- while-recently visiting rela­tives in town, called on his Alma Mater.

Reinhold Henkelmann conducted the services at the Laurel Street Moravian Church on the evening of Janu­ary 25, and on February 25, he conducted the se'rviCes at the Edgeboro Chapel.

C. O. Weber preached at both morning and evening services, on February 25, in the Reformed Church of Freemansburg.

Frederic Trafford filled-the pulpits of the following places during the month o f February: ,Schoeneck on the nth, Laurel Street Chapel on the 18th, and Coopersburg Moravian Church on the 25th.

George Weinland spoke to the Moravian Christian Endeavor Society, .o f Emaus, -on February 25, on the subject, “ The-California Missions.”■ The Rt. Rev. J . T. Hamilton gave an illustrated lec­

ture on the Nicaragua-Missions, to the student body on Thursady evening, March 1. The lecture made a deep impression upon the students, as it pointed out very clearly the mission activities in Central America, and it also revealed to them the great need of more men to labor in this field.

:Rev. Wayne Harnar, Sem. ’ 17, at present pastor of the Freemansburg Evangelical Church, has been appointed pastor of the Lansdowne Evangelical Church.

W. E. Vogler, ’ 16, was a visitor at M. C. on Sunday, March 4.

T. Arthur Shields, ’ 12, while visiting at M. -C., wit­nessed the Moravian-St. Joseph basketball game. ■

Messrs. Paul Hassler and Ernest Hagen spent Sun­day. February 25, visiting with the parents of the former at Lititz.

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Henry A. Kuehl preached in the Laurel Street Mo­ravian Chapel on Sunday morning, February 25.

Rev. Richard Shields, Sem. ’ 16, has been appointed assistant pastor of the Trumbel Avenue Presbyterian Church in Detroit, Mich. During the early part of Feb­ruary he was also a M. C. visitor.

The annual John Beck oratorical contest will be held this year on March 29.

Washington’s Birthday was observed as a holiday at M. C.

Three concerts were given by the' Glee Club during February. On February 8, they appeared before an au­dience at Nazareth; on February 14, at Freemansburg, and on February 21, at the Edgeboro Chapel.

Dr. W. N. Schwarze occupied the pulpit of the Firstr Presbyterian Church, Bethlehem, on Sunday, February 25-

The Allentown Morning Call issued a special edition, on February 23, in which the activities of the Allen­town Rotary Club were . shown. Prominent mention

.was made of D. Hayes Keech, Sem. ’96, Secretary of that club. In addition, Mr. Keech is also Editor of the club’s paper, entitled Smiles.

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ad. <l a.There have been only a few meetings of the Y . M.

C. A. during the course of the last month, for variousvery valid reasons. The meetings which were held were quite successful and inspiring.

On Sunday afternoon, February 25, the men gathered for a short prayer service, this being the universal day of prayer. The leader, Mr. Trafford, very aptly drew the attention of the men to the fact that we were facing a time which demanded the prayers of every earnest man more than at any time in the history of the college Y. M. C. A. activity, even more than at any time in the history of all Christian activity. Prayers were offered especially for the suffering ones in the war lands, for all who are working in such regions, and for the govern­ment of our own country.

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February exchanges were rich in stories and the Mo­saic was among the list with two of the best.

“ The Appassionata of Fear” is a story which might well be termed “different.” One does not anticipate the outcome but is “kept guessing” until every line is read. The writer must be accredited with considerable imagi­native genius and an insight into human nature, which are two requirements of a good story teller. We hope she will develop her ability by writing more stories for the Mosaic.

“By W ay of Bequest” can not be credited with an amount of originality equal to the former story. But the story is interesting, has good style, moves rapidly

and is realistic. Instead o f “ turning out rightly” the story ends in a manner much more true to life.

Your editorials breath a spirit of the times. “A Priceless Legacy” points us to the two supreme ex­amples of past greatness—Washington and Lincoln. “What We Can Do” presents a stern reality of the pres­ent. “W ar Poetry, Ancient and Modern,” by contrasting the soullessness of what was best in the life of the an­cient (its poetry) with what is most soulless in the life of the modern age (its w ar), shows that modern war­fare includes as an object the maintenance of worthy ideals, while ancient poetry had as its purpose the gloat­ing over clash and carnage of conquest. Nor do the two extracts quoted, one from ancient and one from modern poetry, both being characteristic of the best of the two ages represented, justify the prevalent feeling that one must go back to the past for good poetry. A compari­son, of the two extracts makes one favor the modern poem for it expresses a worthy emotion of a noble soul, while the ancient pictures only the din and color of battles degrading inferno.

Other exchanges, received are: Newberry Stylus, Wartburg Quarterly, Linden Hall Echo, Spectator, Col­lege News, Purple and White, Witmarsum, Black and Red, College Chips, A. R. C. Light, Albright Bulletin, Ursinus Weekly, The Oskimo, and Memoranda.

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HtbleticeM O RA V IA N , 46; T E M P L E , 36.

Temple University visited Moravian College on Feb­ruary 7 and played a strenuous game. The Moravian boys were superior to their opponents, as was exempli­fied in their shooting and passing. Temple was also strengthened by the addition of Hedelt, a University of Pennsylvania student. Weiler with four goals, and Smith with five, led Temple’s scoring. Hagen and Turner led Moravian. The score was 46-36. The line­up:

Moravian. Positions. Temple.Hagen ............... . . . . fo r w a r d .......................... NeffT u r n e r ....................... forward.................... WeilerKuehl ......................... center............... GesslemannWedman .................... g u a rd ....................... SmithH a s s le r ...................... guard Hedelt

Field goals: Hagen 2, Turner 3, Kuehl 2, Wedman 2, Hassler, Smith 5, Weiler 4, Gesslemann 3, Neff 2. Foul goals: Hagen, 26 out of 43; Weiler, 8 out of 17. Sub­stitutions : Mueller for Turner, Stolz for Kuehl, Kuehl for Wedman. R eferee: Walton, Lehigh. Time of halves: 20 minutes.

M O RA V IA N , 50; C O LLEG E H IL L , 41. Moravian annexed another victory by defeating Col­

lege Hill Club,, on Saturday, February 10, the score be­ing 50-41. The Eastonians put up a clean, plucky game. Both teams played aggressive ball. McCracken and

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Wright, of College Hill, excelled in long range shooting. In floor goals, Turner excelled for Moravian, while Ha­gen redeemed 22 points from the foul line. The line-up :

Moravian. Positions. College Hill.Hagen ...............T u r n e r ............ . . . . . forw ard ..Allen ................ ........ McCrackenK u e h l................ ..................... BellWedman .......... . . . . . guard ............... Wright

Floor goals: Turner 7, Hagen 3, Allen 2, Kuehl, Mc­Cracken s, Wright 5, Raub 4, Bell. Foul goals: Hagen, 22 out of 35; Raub, H out of 2 1 ; Wedman, 2. Substitu­tions : Hassler for Wedman, Bell for Boehmer, Swartz for Bell. Referee: Walton, Lehigh. Tim e: 20-minute halves.

M O RA V IA N , 42; D E LA W A R E , 23.One of the greatest victories for Moravian occurred

on Friday, February 16, at Newark, Del., when they triumphed over Delaware State. The game was fea­tured by the wonderful teamwork, the accurate shooting and close guarding on the part of Moravian. Hagen’s foul shooting was noteworthy, scoring 14 out of 18 tries. The Delaware team played wbll. The score, 42-23. The line-up:

Moravian. Positions. Delaware.- Hagen . . . . . . . . . . . .forw ard .................D. Horsey

Turner ................... forw ard .. . . . . . . .H. HorseyAllen ...........................center....................... PiersonK u e h l..........................guard------ ------- CaseyWedman ... . . . ...........guard.......................... Wilson

Floor goals: Hagen 5, Turner 5, Allen 3, Wedman, H. Horsey 2, D. Horsey 2, Pierson 2, Clancey. Fouls: Hagen, 14 out of 18 ; Pierson, 9 out of 16. Substitu­tions : Mueller for Turner, Clancey for H. Horsey.R eferee: Smith, Wilmington. Time of halves: 20 min­utes.

M O RA V IA N , 2 1 ; ST. JO S E P H ’S, 31.Saturday evening, February 17, Moravian College lost

to St. Joseph’s College, at Philadelphia. Moravian was handicapped on account of the Eastern League rules, the main difficulty being the 12-inch extension baskets. The score was 31-21.

Field goals: Turner 2, Allen 2, Hagen, J . Martin 4, Healey 2, S. Martin, Connor, Temple. Foul goals: Ha­gen, 11 out of 19 ; Connor, 1 1 out of 22. Substitution: Hassler for Wedman. Time of halves: 20 minutes.

M O RA V IA N , 49; LEBA N O N V A L L E Y , 28.In an exciting and interesting game, Moravian tri­

umphed over Lebanon Valley, February 20, at Bethle­hem. The score was 49-28. The victory was due to the all-round playing of Moravian in the second half, completely outplaying its rivals. ,

Field goals: Allen 7, Hagen 4, Turner 2, Kuehl, Keat­ing 6, Swartz 2, Walters. Foul goals: Hagen, 21 out o f 35; Walters, 10 out of 19. Substitutions': Hassler for Wedman, Addicks for Seltzer. Referee: Walton, Lehigh. Tim e: 20 minutes.

M O RA V IA N , 37 ; A L B R IG H T , 35- Besides winning from Albright on our home floor,

Moravian journeyed to Myerstown, on Friday, February 23, and there defeated the Albright aggregation. Kuehl, Turner and Hagen did the bulk of the scoring for Mo­ravian, while Hoffman starred for Albright.

Field goals: Turner 4, Hagen 3, Kuehl 3, Allen 2, Hoffman 2, Henry 2, Smith, Woodring. Foul goals: Hagen, 13 out of 2 1 ; Hoffm an,'19 out of 25. Substitu­tions: Hassler for Wedman, Teter for Walmer, Wood­ring for Smith. Referee: Smith, Lebanon. Time of halves : 20 minutes.

M O RA V IA N , 3 1 ; LE B A N O N V A L L E Y , 57. Lebanon Valley triumphed over Moravian in a fast

game, at Lebanon, February 24. Lebanon presented sev­eral new men in the line-up who: proved to be point- getters for their team. Keating excelled in field goals with 14. Allen and Turner played well for Moravian. The-score, 57-31.

Field goals: Keating 14, Loomis 5, Shetter 4, Atticks 3, Allen 6, Turner 2, Hagen, Hassler. Foul goals-: Loomis, 5 out of 12 ; Hagen, 1 1 out of 15. Substitutions: Rupp for Atticks, Mueller for Turner. Referee: Hol- linger, Lebanon. Time of halves: 20 minutes.

M O RA V IA N , 46; ST. JO S E P H ’S, 15. . Saturday, March 3, Moravian turned the tables on St. ,

Joseph’s College, of Philadelphia, and completely van­quished them to the tune of 46-15. The game was fast. Captain Byrne led St. Joseph’s attack with five field goals. Turner and Allen shared the honors for Mora­vian, each with five goals. Wedman shot fouls well.

Field goals: Turner 5, Allen 5> Hagen 3, Kuehl, Byrne 5, Gallagher. Foul goals: Hagen, 6 out of 18 ; Wedman, 12 out of 13 ; Byrne, 2 out of 9 ; Connors, 1 out of 5. Substitutions: Mueller for Allen, Hassler for Kuehl, Stolz for Hassler, Healy for Martin, Lecky for Healy, Healy for Murphy, Connors for Healy. Referee: Mueller, Lehigh. Time of halves: 20 minutes.

On Washington’s Birthday, the Scrubs journeyed to Catasauqua and played the High School of that place. The Scrubs were handicapped by the small floor. They could not do justice to their passing ability. The score ended in favor of Catasauqua, 41-22.

Friday evening, 23, M. C. Scrubs triumphed over the All-Scholastics to the tune of 31-23. The game was in­teresting throughout.

The Fairview team, of Bethlehem, proved to be no match for the Scrubs on Saturday evening, February 24. As a result, the former team went down to defeat in a loosely played game. The score was 49-14- Mueller, Strohmeier and Stolz excelled in field goals.

Lehigh Freshmen defeated the Scrubs in a very in­teresting and exciting game, Wednesday, February 28. The Scrubs played a good passing game. Straub and

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Ketcham starred for Lehigh, the latter with several long sensational shots. The score was 30-25.

In an uninteresting game on Saturday, March 3, M. C. Scrubs bowed to ex-Moravian Parochial. The game was marked with roughness. The final score was 35-18.

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ftoleDo Scales(Continued Irom page 69)

betw een “ D o tt ie ” and K ir k e r in the to n n eau , but s leep in ess so o n q u ieted his ja b b e rin g , and the tw o w ere so o n so d eep ly e n g ro sse d in su b jects o f m utual in terest that th ey cou ld not b e lieve an h ou r h ad p assed w hen the car pulled up at the sto re p la tfo rm .

“ I ’m g o in g to tro u b le y o u , ‘D o t,’ to g e t me som e strap h in ges fo r .my scale shed d o o rs-b e ­fo re w e sa y g o o d n ig h t,” sa id M r. G ro ss .

“ I ’m so s o r ry w e a re out, but fa th er g o e s to B a n g o r on the 8 :45 to m o rro w andi can b rin g yo u so m e.”

“ T h a t w ill be O . K . N o specia l ru sh .”sji >¡5 sfc

T h a t B la d e s w as g o in g to B a n g o r on the 8 :4 5 g a v e K ir k e r an idea.

W h en the 8 :4 5 cam e th ro u gh , n ot on ly B la d e s c lim bed on but, at the la st m inute, K ir k e r and M r. G ro ss fo llow ed . In sid e th ey p u rp o sely w aited until B la d e s sa t dow n , th en ch ose a seat

_ d irec tly in fro n t o f him . K ir k e r g ree te d the s to re k e e p e r and w as su rp rise d to note a h int of co rd ia lity in the g ru n te d resp o n se. B la d e s had ju st th at m o rn in g in d u lged in w h at the v illa g e rs

■ ca lled one o f . his “ w o rst ta n tru m s,” b ecau se D o ro th y had g o n e ou t in the com p an y o f that “ y o u n g u p sta rt ,” and had forb id den her to speak to him a g a in . H is in terest in sca le s , h o w ever, w as to o rea l to g e t a w a y from . T h e n ig h t be­fo re , w hile e v e ry one e lse atten ded the m usicale , he had w alk ed up to see G ro s s ’s scales, and th eir ap p earan ce in the m o o n ligh t con vin ced him that th ey w ere ju st w h at he w an ted . H e sw o re , n ev­erth e less , th at he w o uld w e igh e v e ry th in g he b o u gh t o r so ld on his fifty-p ou n d cou n ter scales b e fo re he w o uld b u y fro m th at ob ject o f h is con ­tem pt.

A c c o rd in g to p re -a rra n g e m e n t, th e tw o m en in fro n t o f B la d e s d iscu ssed scales from all a n g le s , p r ic e s , v a lu e s, com p etitive m ak es, and

p ro sp ective b u ye rs , w hom G ro ss k n ew in the n e igh b o rh o o d . B e fo re the tra in had co vered a third o f the jo u rn e y B la d e s , w h o had h eard e very w ord behind h is n ew sp ap er, w anted th ose scales so bad ly that he w o u ld h ave te le g ra p h e d his o rd er from the n ext sto p p in g-p lace had not M c ­C all p re v io u sly m entioned that the com p an y o n ly ta lked b u sin ess th ro u g h its re p rese n ta tive s .

A t the r ig h t tim e G ro ss d rew a c ig a r from his p ock et and started t a the sm o k er. S o o n K ir k e r d ropp ed b ack and b egan ta lk in g w ith B la d e s . H e d iscu ssed e v e ry th in g from the w eath er to w ar, but n e ve r m entioned sca les , w hich w as the v e ry th in g B la d e s n o w w ish ed him to m ention . B e ­fo re th ey reach ed B a n g o r M c C a ll had sid e­stepped a dozen attem p ts to lead up to “ T o le d o S c a le s .”

A t B a n g o r , K ir k e r to ld G ro ss o f his su ccess and bet him c ig a rs on the le n gth of tim e until he rep laced the old d ecayed sca le s at the Q u een s- b u rg sto re , a lth o u gh he m eant to m ak e the old m an b e g fo r them . L e a v in g G ro ss he w ent into an o th er p art o f his te rr ito ry .

O n his re tu rn to h ead q u arters F r id a y even in g , he found a le tter from G ro ss s ta t in g that tw o o f h is n e ig h b o rs , and' a m iller from R a w le ig h , som e ten m iles d istan t, had seen his scales and w ould un d ou bted ly p lace o rd ers if he w ould see them .

T h e n e x t m o rn in g found K ir k e r in Q u een s- b u rg . M e e tin g him at the station , G ro ss di­rected him to the p ro sp ective b u yers and a lso g a v e him h is frien d ’s a d d ress at R a w le ig h .

K ir k e r spent m ost o f the d ay se llin g to the first fa rm e r and se le c tin g a m odel su ited to his needs. H e called on the o th er but h e w as aw ay . W a lk in g to the inn, w h ere he m eant to s ta y until

he cou ld resu m e his a ttem p ts on M o n d a y , he stopp ed at the v illa g e sto re to ta lk w ith D o ro th y and h er fath er.

H e gree te d B la d e s co rd ia lly , but w h eth er bv d esign o r u n co n sc io u sly , his co n v ersa tio n w as all fo r D o ro th y .

O n ly a sh o rt tim e had e lap sed w hen the fa rm e r he had called to see , d ro ve up h u rried ly fe a r in g lest K ir k e r m eant to le av e on the even ­in g tra in . H e lo st no tim e in s ta t in g th at he w an ted to p lace an o rd er fo r scales id en tica lly like his neighbor’ s, Gross. K ir k e r w as e lated at the su ccessfu l bu sin ess he w as h a y in g in his new-

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te rr ito ry . H e d re w out h is o rd er b o o k and w as fillin g the b lan k s. B e fo re he h ad fin ish ed , the fa rm e r n e rv o u sly inqu ired as to term s o f cred it. W ith o u t lo o k in g up, K i r k e r rep lied , “ T h re e p er

' cent, fo r cash , but a ban k ab le note is a lw a ys a c ­cep tab le .”

T h e fa rm e r lo o k ed re lieved . “ I w ill be ab le to p ay the n o te th is fall. I m ean to h ave a sa le to p ay the m o rtg a g e on m y farm , and th ere w ill be enough besid es to c o v e r this n o te .”

■ “ Y o u h ave a m o rtg a g e ? T h a t settles it. Y o u d o n ’t need scales until yo u g e t y o u r m o rtg a g e paid. U se G r o s s ’s. W h en yo u ; re out o f 'd e b t I ’ll tak e y o u r o rd e r .”

B ro w n , th e farm e r, w as so asto n ish ed he opened h is m outh w ide.

B la d e s w as so fla b b erg a sted he op en ed his m outh w ide, but it c losed w ith a snap. H e could not un d erstan d such actio n b y a tra v e lin g sa le s­m an. I t set him th in kin g.

S u n d a y m o rn in g , K ir k e r h eard R e v . H o w e ll at the v illa g e church . H e e n jo yed the ch o ir fo r D o ro th y sa n g in it. T h e e v e n in g serv ices a lso found him p resen t. D o ro th y had p rom ised to w alk w ith him a fte r it s ' c o n c lu s io n .. W h en th eir w a lk ended she “ re g re tte d that she cou ld not a sk h im in .” “ B u t fathdr w o uld be v e ry ru d e to y o u ,” she said .

“ I f th a t’s a ll, I ’ll tak e a ch an ce ,” he replied .“ Y o u ’re r isk in g y o u r life ,” she la u g h in g ly re ­

sponded , a s th ey w ent inside.T h e fa th er g la re d . D o ro th y had not on ly d is­

ob eyed him in g o in g out w ith “ that u p sta rt” but d e lib erate ly b ro u g h t him h om e. S u ch im pu­dence w as b eyon d him .

T h e fuse o f w h at m igh t h ave been m o re than a v e rb a l e x p lo s io n w as b u rn in g c lose to the bom b. K ir k e r k n ew he m ust re lieve the s itu a­tion . Q u ie tly he re m ark ed . “ I d ropp ed in to a sk if yo u w o u ld d rive m e o v e r to R a w le ig h , in the m o rn in g , to see a p ro sp ective b u y e r .”

B la d e s w as so d um b found ed he co u ld on ly g a sp h is con sen t, fo r w hich he m en ta lly k icked h im se lf a fte r .it w as to o la te to w ith d raw it.

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T h e trip to R a w le ig h w as a rep etition o f the tra in ride , o n ly B la d e s ac tu a lly started the sub­je c t o f sca le s sev era l tim es. K ir k e r d isc o u rag ed e v e ry attem p t.

A t R a w le ig h th ey found the “ p ro sp ec t” an en­th u siastic “ T o le d o ” a d m irer. H e q u ick ly se ­lected on e o f the m ost e x p e n sive m od els in K ir k e r ’s ca ta lo g u e . T h e n ta k in g som e m ea su re ­m ents, K ir k e r found he had a ch eap er scale that w ould an sw er the m an ’s needs m uch b etter. H e to ld him so and poin ted ou t h ow it w o u ld be a m uch b e tter selection .

T h is g a v e B la d e s an o th er sh ock , but the m iller sh ow ed no su rp rise . B y h is attitude he sh ow ed

’ that he e xp ected fa ir d ea lin g fro m all m en. B la d e s b eg a n to w o n d er if he w a s to o se v e re ,in h is ju d g m e n t o f tra v e lin g sa lesm en .

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H a lf the jo u rn e y hom e w a s spent in silence. F in a lly , w ith evident la b o r, B la d e s b ro k e forth , “ M y p esk y sca le s h ave been out of k e lte r fo r the last th ree d a y s .”

“ I ’ ll f ix them up fo r yo u w hen w e g e t back . T h e y lik e ly need1 a little a d ju s tin g ,” re tu rn ed K ir k e r , and then he lap sed a g a in into silence.

T h e n , in tones in d icatin g h u m ility ,, the old m an resum ed , “ N o use fix in ’ ’ em . T h e y w o n ’t last. I w an t a new p air , if y o u ’ll sell ’em to m e.”

K irk e r .c o u ld not re fra in from sm ilinsf.o *“ S u re , I ’ ll sell them to y o u , but on on e con d i­

tio n .”“ N am e it.”“ I t is, that yo u g iv e m e p erm issio n to a sk

y o u r d a u g h te r to sh are a little hom e I h ave in T o le d o .”

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F ro m th at d ay th e ro u g h old sto re k e e p e r g ra d u a lly le arn ed to w e igh m en, b a la n c in g them w ith the T o le d o sca le s sa lesm an w h o becam e his stan d ard o f m an lin ess and1, a lso , h is son -in -law .

T o d a y a “ T o le d o P it le s s ” h as seen five y e a r s ’ serv ice in the shed b y the little v illa g e sto re , but an o th er m an o p e ra te s them .

“ D a d d y ” B la d e s still has en o u g h , o f his old- tim e “ p ep ” to m ak e him the tru sted d efen d er o f a little T o le d o hom e w h ile K ir k e r is a w a y c o v e r­in g h is te rr ito ry , but little th re e -y e a r-o ld T h e o ­d ore w ould a sk n o g e n t le r ’p laym ate .

E v e n P a s to r H o w e ll w h o, h a v in g re tired and n o w re s id in g n e a r D o ro th y , e n jo ys n o th in g m ore than the q u iet ch ats he h as w ith the once h op eless b lasp h em er o f his fo rm e r p arish .

The Modern Shoe Repairing Factory,

75 S. Main StreetIf you don't deal with us we both lose

money. We Use G O O D YEA R W E L T Sxstem. Shoes called for. delivered.

TRAEOER GROCERY CO., FANCY G RO CER IES, Fine Confectionery,

Cakes of the Good Kind.

5 South Main Street, and

Comer New and Church Street»6

RECORDS RECORDS RECORDSWhat you Want. When you Want it. The only real complete Record Stock in the Valley.

Machines f rom $ 1 0 up.

Bethlehem Talking Machine Company,62 South Main Street, Bethlehem, Penna.

GOOD MUSIC Get in touch with the Musical Association

C Weber, Manager

U P -T O D A 1 E E Q U I P M E N T

SANITARY BARBER SHOPBroad and Main Stretts

T h e N E W E D I S O N D I A M O N D D I S K P H O N O G R A P H

T h e Y e a g e r S t o r eNo. 13 East Broad Street.

Sanders Engraving Co.,711 Linden Street, Allentown, Pa.

Printing Plates of Every Description.

CHAS. B. HAFNER, PROP.BARBER

SUN INN HOTEL ■ - BETHLEH EM , PA.

I. L. F E H R ,Wall Paper, Room Moulding

6 2 1 N . Mai n S tre e t

H . E . R i c k s e c k e r pianos- player P|? ™ V . , ,^ and la lkm g MachinesAny Q u a !ity o f T o n e , D esign <<f C ase o r W o od R e q u ire d , or M ade to O rder, i f D esired .

52-54 East Broad Street, BethlehemREUBEN F. OPP, Merchant Tailor,

Main Street, opp. Post-ofifi e, Bethlehem.FINE REPAIR WORK A SPECIALTY.

OALEM ACADEMY AND COLLEGE ^* FOR GIRLS a n d YOUNG WOMEN,

W IN ST O N -SA LE M , N.C THE REV. H. £. RONDTHALER, M.A., Principal.

A C H I JF F . M« St»re.PIANOS AND ORGANS,

No. 57 S. Main Street, Bethlehem, Penna. Subscription^ ReceivedF. Fogle, C. Clewell, M. Krause, L. Eysenbach, E. Bishop, A. Thaeler,

F. Klinker, M Andrews, A. Harke, Prof. Gapp.

D R . H . W. S O L T , D en tist

Riegel & Cortright, Dry Goods, Carpets, Globe Store, B e t h l e h e mP e n n a .

Try Our $2 SpecialHATS- T H E R E IN E R STORES-

The Style Headquarter-FURNISHINGS

Broad St., near New St., Bethlehem Third St., So. Bethlehem

f . €. mainland, hardware, miaflow glass, Cutltry, BETHLEHEM, PA.

L. F. L E IB F R IE D , Insurance, y ' _

F R E D E R I C K A . K R E L L ,

T o b a c c o n i s t

68 South Main Street Bethlehem , Pa.

D R . R . M . W ALLS H F N TISTOffice anti Residence

158 E. Broad Street Bethlehem, Pa.

W. M. FL1CKINGERMAKER OF

3f i n e p o r t r a i t s

Phone 370«

J a m e s T { . l ^ a g ,FINE TAILORING

6 0 E. BROAD S T ., | | BETHLEHEM .

7 BROAD STREET BETHLEHEM, PA. ADAM BRINKER W. C. LAZARUSA d a m B r in k e r & C o m p a n y

Manufacturer, of and Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Harness, Blankets, Lap Robes, Horse Furnishing«, Whips, Trunks, TrsveUing Bags and Pocket Books.

119 East Third St., South Bethlehem, Pa. Established 1867 Both Phones

THE QUALITY SHOP,TAILOfeS, CLOTHIERS AND HABERDASHERS,

5 East Broad Street, Bethlehem,. Pa.

E. F. SOBERS,UP-TO-DATE BAKERYOpen for inspection tp the public at all times

A L F R E D C . B E T G E Undertaker

17 North Main Street Bethlehem, Pa.

Readers Of the Oomenian wishing to send flowers to their friends In or near Bethlehem, can with confidence send their orders to - . '. ■

S A W Y E R & J O H N S O N F l o r i s t s

29 South Main Street Bethlehem , P a . Greenhouse:—241 Laurel Street

The Moravian College jj Theological SeminaryBBTHLEHEM, PA.

Collegiate and Theological Course.For terms apply to The Bey. A. Schultze, D.D.,L.H.D., Pres,

LEHIGH STEAM LAUNDRYNEW ST., SOUT BETHLEHEM.

Goods called for and delivered. Bell Telephone 79.

cL D : n O Y E R & S O NDEALER IN

HIGH GRADE Me ATS and PRODUCE 4 HIGH S T . A N D UNION A N D HIGH S T S . |

NAZARETH H ALLO ur M oravian B oarding S ch o o l for B o y s

Offers C o llege Preparatory and B u sin ess C ourses For Catalogue write the Principal

THE REV. F. E. GRUNERT, Nazareth, Pa.

MEYER & HEIBERGER The place where you meet your Friends

BROAD & MAIN .

You Can Save Money by BuyingFURNITURE, CARPETS and RUQS

FROM

W O R S L E Y B R O S .SOUTH BETHLEHEM, PA.

C A M E R O N PIA N O CO. 73 Main St.

fi* fi* Greiner, 150 $ . m a i l t S t r e e t , a n a 12 €. c w r a S t r e e t , So tttft B e tb k ft e m

R A U C H ’S “ V E L V E TT he C ream of A ll C ream s

42 SOUTH M AIN S T R E E T B E T H L E H E M , FA.

WOODRING T h e H a t t e r , H ats and M en s Furnishings

T H E COMENIAN

F .r % Ikf |_ | I X l f C CT 1 1 STEAM AN° WATER HEATING APPARATUS, PLUM (IMG. L i W H I I O t - Lm Lmj 74 MAIN STREET, BETHLEHEM, PA.

H. J . MEYERS, Chairman. ARNON P. MILLER, Sec. and Treaa.

Brown-Borhek Lumber and Coal Company, ltd..

RELIABLE LUMBER, MILL WORK, UPPER LEHIGH COAL.“ The beet from forest and mine.”

Main and Canal Streets, Brodhcad Ava. and Third St., Bethlehem. South Bethlehem.

SIM O N R A U & CO.,DRUGGISTS.

Medicines, Chemicals, Photographic Goods,156 SOUTH MAIN STREET.

Prescriptions carefully compounded.

K O C H B R O T H E R SManufacturers and Tailors of

Men’s and Young Men’s ClothingALLENTOWN

S u p e r io r U n d e r w e a rTOR MEN

THE B U SH <Sc B U L L CO.BETHLEHEM, PA.

m oravian SeminaryPOUNDED 174a-

and College for Women,BETHLEHEM, PA.

Ninety minutes from Philadelphia.Two hours from New York.

For Circulars address J . Ha CLEWELL, Ph.D., President.

CLOTHES AND HABERDASHERY FOR COLLEGE MEN

W e Ca ter to a ll t h e D esir es of th ese Classy Dressers

IO96 Discount to Students on Clothing'

L O U I S R E I S55 S o u t h M a in S t . . B e t h l e h e m , Pa.

Shankweiler & LehrMen’s, Young j FIN EST HIGH GRADE CLOTH-:

Men’s, Boy’s | ING AND FURNISHING S• Agency for the Celebrated “SOCIETY BRAND”

CLOTHES For Young Men and those who Stay Young UnsurpassedMerchant Tailoring The Store of G R EA TEST Values " ------ * --------------- !—I—'-----1

R. W. LEI BERT & SON ,

F I R E I N S U R A N C E .LOANS ON MORTGAGE. NOTARY PUBLIC.

BETHLEHEM, PA.

SPO R TIN G GOODSOn the Hill but on the Level, 17 N. Main Street, Bethlehem.

imesPublishíng Company'