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 of the mountain range, is a tangible witness of international brotherhood Chile and Argentina have not only created a symbol; they have inculcated into the minds of men for all ages an idea of greater significance than any other in our contemporary age, by erecting that colossal monument to the Christ, with the inscription on its granite pedestal: 'Sooner shall these mountains crumble to dust than Argentines and Chileans break the peace which, at the feet of Christ, the Redeemer, they have sworn to maintain.' On the opposite side of the base are the words of the angels' song over Bethlehem: 'Peace on earth, good-will to all men.' The statue cost about $100,000, and was paid for by popular subscription, the working classes contributing liberally." (Text.)

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PEACE PACT

When William Penn made his treaty with the Indians under the spreading branches of an elm-tree on the banks of the Delaware, it was not for lands, but for peace and friendship. "We meet," said Penn, "in the broad pathway of good faith and good will; no advantage shall be taken on either side, but all shall be openness and love. I will not call you children, for parents sometimes chide their children too severely; nor brothers only, for brothers differ. The friendship between me and you I will not compare to a chain, for that the rains might rust, or the falling tree might break. We are the same as if one man's body were to be divided into two parts; we are all one flesh and blood." The Indians replied: "We will live in love with William Penn and his children as long as the sun and moon shall endure."

Such a peace pact does God make with men; and such a pact ought man and man, and nation and nation to make with each other.

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Peace Predicted—See.

PEACEFUL INSTINCT OF SIMIANS

The acquisitive energy of a monkey-swarm must be witnessed to be credited. In the banana-gardens of the tierra caliente a Mexican capuchin monkey will exhaust his business opportunities with the dispatch of a Cincinnati bank cashier; but, in his attempt to reach the Canadian side of the hedge with a good armful of plunder, so often falls a victim to the pursuing dogs that monkey-trappers frequently rent an orchard for the special purpose of capturing the retreating marauders. In spite of their mischievous petulance, nearly all the Old World species of our four-handed kinsmen are emotionally sympathetic and ever ready to rescue their wounded friends at the risk of their own lives. At the cry of a captured baby baboon the whole tribe of passionate four-fisters will rush in regardless of consequences, and a similar tendency of cooperation may have given our hairy forefathers a superior chance of survival and secured their victory in their struggle for existence against their feline rivals. Their list of original sins may have included gluttony, covetousness and violence of temper, but hardly a penchant for wanton bloodshed. With the exception of the fox-headed lemurs and the ultra-stupid marmosets, nearly all our simian relatives evince symptoms of a character-trait which might be defined as an instinctive aversion to cruelty. Menagerie monkeys indulge their love of gymnastics by frequent scuffles; but the sight of a bona fide fight awakens a chorus of shrieks expressing a general protest rather than an emotion of fear or even partizan interest, for in an open arena the stouter members of the obstreperous community are sure to rush in and part the combatants.—, Popular Science Monthly.

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PEACEMAKER, THE

Just in the shade of the arena's gate, They trooped and paused; and to the ranks of eyes That questioned ere they drove them on to fate, Steel-swift, steel-steady, did their answers rise— "I fight to break the tyranny I hate!" "I come to tear the veil from ancient lies!" "I seize the odds! Let others share the prize!" "I fail, that some may conquer, soon or late!" But one who bore, within that radiant line, A look as cool as joy, as firm as pain, And touched his sword, as some rapt village swain Touches the cup that holds his wedding wine, Spoke not, until they urged: "What aim is thine?" "I fight, that none may ever fight again!"

—, London Nation.

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