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FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1»16.
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The HatMn Pott Corpontkm. James E. Stiles, President and Treasurer; V|mond Stiles, Secretary. Addresa, Freeport, New York.
Bntered aa Second-class matter AprU 3. 1914. at the Poet Offlce at Freeport, New York, under the act of March 3, 1879.
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Look at them. Just figures, num •rais, digits. Have you really ever "¦seen them before? Oh. in a general way of course, just as we see most things. But how wonderful they are How we live by them, eat by them, aleep by their command and arise at their bidding. And what vast funds of information they convey every mo ment of the day and hour, all the time, everywhere. No orank has ever flgured out all the combinations these aame little characters are capable of and probably never will. And if he does there will be a string of these same numerals long enough to reach from one ocean to the other. How good they look on a check—and how mean and big on a bill.
Do you remember the first time you ever said a flgure or realized its sig¬ nificance? Of course you do not. Emerson says all learning Is but a remembering, for the soul knows all things. And when we know of the marvelous calculations performed by uneducated persons in some instances we are compelled to admit there Is something in the capacity to combine flgures utterly beyond all education. Each one of these characters le quite harmless when taken alone. No one fears a debt of one flgure. No man is accounted rich unless there are several flgures used to convey the amount of his wealth. But get the aine of them together with that mys¬ terious 0 to flll vacant places, and there is something doing immediate¬ ly. The row looks like a baseball nine sitting on their bench with the 0 for a mascot and the . for the um¬ pire. This little black gentleman sep¬ arates tbe good players from the bad ones, the saucy scrappers that must go to the club house and be fined. We could all pay our debts if they came one flgure at a time. But their power of combining, the team work they are capable of—makes them the most for midable, the most fearful things in the world.
We have talked anout them all onr lives. They have been written mil¬ lions of times. They have been jug¬ gled as a mountebank Juggles glass balls. We have tried to dodge tbem coming and going. We have twisted out and in, behind one and stood in front of another. There is a snake called a blue racer, about as long as a fence rail. If you run he pursues. It you chase him, he turns and flees. So it is with flgures. But coming or KOing, they are everywhere, Tbey are about the flrst thing we learn and about the last thing we hear. More than one ead heart, feeling that the gljfn of life waa setting forever, blind- Ijr entering that narrow passage, groping with tired hands for that narrow door that leads to rest, haa heard some one coolly discussing the number of "bones" he would leave. And he may have wondered what tbere was about his anatomy that would cause such scientific Interest at such a time. So the lot is num- bared where he rests, the death cer¬ tlflcate is filed by its number, figures are graven on his headstone, dates that tell about all there is to tell of the average life history, so even after death, he is repreaented by some com¬ bination of the mystic nine. ' On the whole, the man who loves and sticks close to figures, comes out n^ He generally keeps both feet ;^.aarthV Poets usually have no apti- iitia tor flcurea. And yet even they Maat ateasura the faat and naasura
The EaMira Post adToeatet the ereetion of a Mnnieipa] Bnilding and Anditorinm.
It adToeatei ardently the pnrehase o. motor tractors for all Ire aplNuratos.
It nrget the installation of an electric alarm system and the centralization oi flre apparatus.
It advooatet the immediate approp'lriation of |5,000 to be ei^ended for publicity in tecuring the iMablithment of manufacturing indnttriet for Freeport
their measures. It ia said flgures do do not lie. The ones at tbe head of this column is meant. But lies can be loaded upon and wrapped around these so they do not know them¬ selves or what th*y represent. And tbis is probably true ot all kinds of figures. Suppose you expect a call from two men, one the tax assessor, the other a money lender. You must show the latter that you have plenty of property to get the loan that you must have. You must show the tax fellow that you have nothing or you will have nothing left. How you will look that little row over to select the ones you want for the right fellow. And there'll be such a distance be¬ tween them that they could not get each other with any long distance in the State. Mkkes a difference. The two statementa would look about iike this: |l,000,000.$.000000,1. Same number of flgures, same marks. Shows what an umpire can do with a game.
And each one of these flgures has a value of his own, notwithstanding all fombinations. Short stop is short stop and so on. Must keep out of each others territory.
Now we have written all this ^'or the sake of, ending the European war. Saw a good editorial tlie other day. We resolved to steal it. All good editorials are stolen. Of course we butcher them a little, carve out a piece and put one in and then pub¬ lish It as our own. Next editor cuts off ends of our very own editorial, joins it together and it is then his. No one ever knows who writes the flret editorial. It probably grew. But the one we stole dealt in figures and ends the dreadful war mathemati¬ cally. And he is right. Napoleon declared that victory went to the heaviest artillery. It is also true that figures or their contemplation, began the war. As a miser counts bis gold, over and over until money mad, so a king may count his army, his cannon and his treasure until war mad.
Germany has 65,000,000 people, where France hae 40,000,000. That Is Germany can put into the fleld six and one-half men against every foiir that France can muster, out on tnw side of France are countless millions of Russians and an unknown number of millions whish Great Brltian can send to the front. Great Brltian has well under way atx army of 1,200,000 of English, Irish, Scotch and Welch, and in addition can count on probably from 100,000 to 200,000 from her colonies. She has already begun to draw from the teeming millions of India. There are nearly 400,000,000 people In India. Great Britain has called upon Portugal for men. Port¬ ugal has been a vlrtugal depend¬ ency of Gerat Britain for more than
200 years, and has a pol)ulation
-a somewhat in excess of 5,000,000.
As far as men are concerned, tbe Allies have a crushing preponder¬ ance, which it seems hopeless for the Germans to struggle against.
Next comees the uuestion of re¬ sources. While Germany has mude enormous strides in wealth In the last few decades, she Is still not e^ rich as Gretit Britain and France. Money and resources will be «.t-im- portant in the determination of tbe struggle. The lateat estimates give Great Britain a wealth of $80,000,- 000,000 and France $65,000,000,- 000, with $60,000,000,000 wealth to Germany, and only $40,000,000,000 to Russia. Germany will be at a great disadvantage, since all ber foreign resources are cut off by the war. and her manufacturies prqs- trated. On the other hand. Prance and Great Britain having command of the sea, will profit by this to keep their mills and factories and mer¬ chant ships running and draw ad¬ ditional wealth from seizing the markets that Germany has heretofore occupied.
Of course the unexpected may; hap pen. It sometimes does, oven-4n war. But most wars are settled by mathe- madcs, pore and aimplc. And
Judged by thla basis, it seems that all the characters ranged at the head of this article are arrayed against Germany with an awful significance. Experts flgure the cost of the war at from 7 to 10 millions of dollars per day. Oet these numbers fnto your mind and see how long any one of the nations, Judged by the figures given, can stand such outlay. And this does not ocunt the loss of sol¬ diers or the draining of every coun¬ try of Its resources. That little row commenced the war and will end it when the time comes.
THE BAY VIEW TENNIS CLUB
OBrrUABY.
Baldwin mourns the loss of an es¬ teemed resident, Mrs. Ida R. Van Tassel, widow of Charles Van Tassel of Company D, Second New York Cav- [filry. Mrs. Van Tassel was In ber 79th year. She formerly resided in Orange, N. J.
The funeral services were held at her late home on Hayes street Tues¬ day, the Rev. Dr. Barbour of tiie Church of the Holy Disciple, Eighty- ninth street and Madison avenue, of¬ flciating. She is survived by two sons, Wilbur F". and Charles M.
The .enthusiasm of the average ten¬ nis devotee is an entirely unquench¬ able entity. Over last week-end, de¬ spite the March gales and the threat¬ ening cloud bursts, the Bay View courts were crowded. Interest cen¬ tered in a challenge match between the Dow-Wallaie and Miller-Long- worth combinations. Due in the main lo Dow's powerful ground stroking, his team was victorious at 6-2, 2-6, 6-2. Longworth, who is a dangerous man when at tlie top of his game, did not attain his stride until the sec¬ ond aet. Duirng the course of this set, his opponent.s were entirely un- ai)le to handle hi.s vicious dHving and sharp overhead Kame. Whipping the ball across the net with stinging pace, his cross court slams continually found the uncovered .sections of Wal¬ lace's territory. .Miller was likewise very murl) in evidence with his sharp bounding groundstroke. In the third
act, however, Dow and Wallace again
found themselves, emerging at the . winning end of the set-to after a flght j more closely contested than the score j would indicate. Too much credit can
not be give nto Dow, who wiil merit I watching in future club affairs. He .has all of his shots well under control, :and has succeeded in working up a I pace to his forehand drives that »will I make him a difficult player to defeat. I The schedule for the season's
matches is rapidly nearing comple- . tion. Complete announcements will lbe forthcoming in the near future.
StrengUi of a Shark. Given special advantages, snch as that of holding tne end of a stout rope at the otber eitrcT^Uv of which is a book fixed in n shark's mouth, man may, with tbe assistance of a nnmber of his fellows, have the best of the shark. Bnt alone and In the water the advantage ia wholly nnd absolutely the other way, and tlie Htrongest swimmer and the bravest heart fall wben tbe tyrant of the sen seeks to make his ac¬ quaintance. The shark is gifted with great strength, a savage temper, dog¬ ged perseverance nnd exceptional pow¬ er of jaw. The llon and tiger may mangle, the crocodile mny lacerate, the bulldog may hold fast—the shark alone of llvlnp creuture;^ possc^.^es the power of nipping off a liuiiinn limb ut a hite
Po'nting the Course. Hp -Cnn't .•¦•••: .':;.:I ;i '.vay tn make onr living cxm n-cs a little less ex- trnvncMiifr SIu'- Knslly. Cut nut sinok- liiK clrnrs. w.-ilk liniu;- from yonr neirf nnd rdirn from yonr rl'ili. Tlit'ii I will tiil:<> no l.r «1.-. otr the pric(. of m.r next liMt. I!i' liPioml Times.nUpjitch.
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To commemorate Flag Day, June 14. Our strong devotion for our flag.
As seen In its true light. Will sustain our courage and bope.
Knowing It stands for right.
4 To do full honor to our flag.
This day is set aside— Its merit stands the teet ot time.
Forever to abide.
Endeared by association.
We its splendors behold. To ever keep In remembrance.
Its spirit to enfold.
In the progressive march of time.
It shows to all Its worth. In keeping with eternal truth,
.\nd loved throughout the earth. EUGENE TITUS.
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I—Introductory
Through the Press Service of Agri¬ culture and Commerce, the master minds of this nation will be invited to the public forum and asked to de¬ liver a message to civilization. Men who achieve seldom talk, and men who talk seldom achieve. There is no sucb thing as a noisy thinker, and brevity is always a close companion to truth.
It win be a great privilege to stand by the side of men who can roll in place the cornerstone of industry; to associate with men who can look at the world and see to the bottom of it; to commune with men who can hear the roar of civilization a tew centuries away.
Too often we listen to the rabble element of our day that cries out against every man wbo achieves, "Crucify him." Mankind never has and probably never will produce a generation that appreciates the genius of its day. There never will be a crown without a cross, progress with¬ out sacrifice or an achievement with¬ out a challenge.
This is an age of service, and that man is greatest wbo serves the larg¬ est number. The present generation has done more to improve the con¬ dition of mankind than any civiliza¬ tion since human motives began their upward fiight. The Greeks gave human lite Inspiration, but while her orators were speaking with the tongues of angels, her farmers were plowing with forked sticks; while her pbil- oaophers were emancipating human thought from bondage, her traffic
moved on two-wheeled carts driven, and ofttlmes drawn, by slaves; while her artists were painting divine dreams on canvas, the streets of prond Athens were lighted by fire¬ brands dipped lu tallow.
The genius of past ages sought to arouse the Intellect and stir the soul but the master minds of today are seekyig to serve. Civilization has as¬ signed to America the greatest task of the greatest age, and tbe greatest men that ever trod the greatest planet are solving It. Their achievements have astounded the whole world and we challenge eveiy age and nation to name men or products that can approach in creative genius or mas¬ terful skill in organization, the mar¬ velous achievements of the tremend¬ ous men of the present day. Edison can press a button and turn a lig^t on multiplied millions of homes; Vail can take down the receiver and talk with fifty millions of people; Mc¬ cormick's reaper can harvest the world's crop, and P\ilton's steam en¬ gine moves tbe commerce of land and sea.
The greatest thing a human being can do Is to serve bis fellow men; Christ did it; Kings decree it, and wise men teach it It is the glory of this practical age that Edison could find no higher calling than to become the Janitor to civilization; Vail tbe messenger to mankind; McCormick the hired hand to agriculture, and Fulton tbe teamster to industry, and blessed is the age that has such masters for tts servants.
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