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of the tablets have been found and that no effort has been made to locate the remainder. Their discovery wouid be a greater eontribution to the history of mankind than the unearthing of King ‘Tutankbamen® Tomb, he declared. He adds that he is certain that further ex- cavations would locate Mosaie biblical documents which would prove that t-e word “‘Jebovab’’ is devived from the name of the Egyptian God Jahu and tnat the Hebrew n*me for God, ''Shaddai,”’ is derived from the name of the lNgyptian God “'Saptu.”’ New York, May 6th—The local raw sugar market steadied eariy today, with prices 11716 cenis higher, to the basis of 5.6 for Cubas duty paid. London, May 7Tth—Following is the re- sult of the two thousand guineas stakes run at MNewmarket today. Diophon Ist, Bright Kaignt 2ad, Green Fire 3rd. [O A HATE-CURSED WORLD: "I SAY LOVE YOUR BNEMIES, DO GOOD 100 THEM THAT LATE fOU!” (The Literary Digest, April 12, 1924) O~ Novemboar 11th, 1918, at five o’clock in the morping, the Armistice was signed whizh ended the World War. Ten million fathers, brothers, and sons bad been slain: and countless more were broken in body and spirit. Immeasuvable anguish was the lot of motherhood and ¢hildhood and thousands of cities and homes lay in ruins. When the news flashed that the Armistice was signed, a mighty thrill of joy swept through the narions, and men vald that at last the world was safe; the supreme price of peace had been paid; there could never be another such war. But the sun bad hardly risen and set be- fore war began all over again in the hearts of millions who still remained socs. Many refused to lay down their arms. Lesser wars continued among the simalier nations, and plottings for revenge went on apace. The real price of peace had n ot yet been paid. More than nineteen centuries ago the Angels jof Heaven proclaimed that only by Men of Good Will should peace on earth be established. This was their message: '‘Glory to God in the Highest and on earth peace AMONG MEN OF GOOD WILL.’ And on thesame day The Babe was born, The Prince of Peace who was (o repeat to all men the sane message. The old law of hatred and re- venge must be cast off. ““A new com- mandmentI give unto you, that ye love one another. Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neizhbor and hate thine enemy. But I say unto you, Love your enernuies, bless them that curse you and persecute you.”’ Men have regarded these as the vords of a dreamer—as an idealism impossible _ for any practical use. They have gone on . loving only their friends withoat realiz- f Y il %V ing that'it meant chiefly loving them- selves: and hating their enemies without understanding that in doing so they were placing a sword at their ewn throats. But by every scientific law and by every human experience the rule given by Jesus Christ—the rule of Good Will and unselt- ish Service— has been proved to be the only possib'e way by which war and ha- tred can be banished from the world and the reizn of peace establishad. “There is no path to peace excent as the will of peoples mayv cpen i,”” declared Secretary of State Churles E. Hughes. In the spirit of the pecples lies the des- tiny of the worid. [t will be lifted up to the sunlit plains of peace, prosperity, and bappines=s if the Men of Good Will every where shall asszrt their will, multi- ply their number, and do their appointed work in the world. It wili agaip be erush- ed down into the deepest hell of war, and blood, and despair if ill will remains, as it is today, the controlling spirit among the peoples ol the earth. Lieagues, cove- nan s, and treaties are eftfective only as they express and are supported by the spirit anl wiil of the peopies. Otherwise soon or late, they find their way into the “serap of paper’’ baskets of the world. Many grave warnings are coming from press correspondents, travelers, states- men and others, in many countries, ail to the same effect—that ‘‘People have bitterness in their hearts, such intense bitterress. There Is no gentleness, no love, no forgiveness anywhere. There 1s just bitter hatred, [renzy of passion, or else sullen discouragemeat.’” 'The form- er Prime Minister and the present Prime Minister of Great Britain have both given the serious emphasis of their high office and 2uihority to the same warning. Da- vid Llovd George dec ared that this spirit is the “‘peril of the world at the present moment.”” J. Ramsay MacDonald, before becoming Premier, declared, as Member of Parliament, that ‘" At this moment Eu- rope is being plowed and harrowed for another world war. Was ominous writ- ing on a walk ever more plain than the events and tempers of today?”’ This spirit of ill will is rendering futile many earnest efforts for peace. The most devoted and unselflsh enterprises for the relief of suffering and for the ser- vice and blessivg of humanity are ham- pered, and hindered, aud often caused to fail by the hatreds, bitterness, suspicions and cold indifference which they meet, And now Major-General Henry T. Allen striving fwith great-hearted, magn ini- mous Good Witi to minister to the pitiful needs of over 2,000,000 children in Ger- many, is finding, even in America, the same spirit of untorziving hatred hamp- ering his woik and threatening his <tforts with failure. ° In ail ages of the world the spirit of hatred, with ruthiess disregard of blame or innocence, has visited its bitteresteru- elty upon littie childrer. [from Herod’s brutal slaughter ofi the innocents down %o the fearful holocaust of the World War, the children. innocent of all offense, help- Jess in self defense, have borne in their tender hearts and bodijes the tortures of both friend and foe. Pain-racked,starved, neglected. unloved, often unburied, these little waifs have been scattered by milli- ors hither and thither cver the earth by the blasts of war and fratricidal hatred. No bright flags nor thrilling musie led them on: no honors, ner nonuments, por hyvmps ¢f a netien’s praise marked their fell, What! Can chldren be heroes, dear to a vatien’s heart? Can children be martyrs for whem a nation cap mourn? W hat pation has ever valued its ehildren encugh? When bave the statesmen, plan- ning tativrnal sccurity and greatness—- the business men, plarring prospeiity-- or the peacemakers. planning world agreements, sought first to plant, and cubiivate, und truetify their plans in the hearts of the peeplc? And when, a2bove all others, have they chosen the children? ('["r) ffl‘ Con ;/I'{-"((’,) ANCIENT INDIAN TRIBE FOUND. A tribe of Indians. named Archnacos and numbering about 3,000 has been dis- covered in Columbia, South America, by € J. A. Mason, of Chicago Field Museu i of Natural History. He claims the Indi- ans to be of ancient civillzation which has been cut off for centuries from neigh- bouring tribes because of their practice of magic and supposed suvper-natural pcwers. Only two white men have ever penetrated their land to study their habits and customs. ‘ The tribe occujies a narrow strip of land abcut 30 miles wide and 150 miles | long., extending from the Caribbean sea 1 to the suow-ca;rped monntains. Those people are short of staturd with dark olive complexion and Lblack hair, and live principally by agrculture. Their chief erops aie sweet potatces, plantain, ‘ sugar cane and yuecs. They have their own Jlaws, customs and language, and[ lead a completely seeluded life. Most' - of their spare "time is spent in con - munily meetings where everyone chews a mixture of cocoa leaves and liie, (he parcotic effeet of which is said to place them in a state of extreme bliss. Their religion is a form of nature worship, the tree and toads being their gods. -The Pathjinder, April 26th. STATIONARY BUT NO STATION, Old Colored Mammy—'*se wan = a ticket fo’ Florence.”’ Ticket Agent (after ter minutes of weary thumbing over railroad guides) —- “'Where is Florence?”’ O!d Colored Mammy—‘‘Settin’ over dar on de b2nch.””— Pruceton Tiger.