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has broken down In rridst discreditable
fashion.
Sir Lionel Cardcn's anti-American out
bursts are distinctly adverse 'to the success
of our country's steadfast purpose- and policy
In the establishment of cordial political and
closer commercial relations with Latin Amer
ica) nnd should he put a rtop to with Im
pressive promptitude by our British cousins.
PASSED BY THE CENSOR
Piticliol, the Impossible Candidate
THERE Is nothing left of the Progressiva
party except the family quarrels. Mr.
IMnchot, It Is true, continues his Junket about
the State, a candidate without a colleague
and without a party, but otherwise the Pro
gressive movement has simmered away. It
accomplished hut one thing worth while In
American politics; that is, It demonstrated
beyond all doubt the utter unwillingness of
Republicans any longer to ncqulesec In the
meretricious leadership which hnd seized
upon the party.
Mr. IMnchot is eloquent In denunciation of
renrnseism. Ho wants to sec it driven out
nnd utterly disunited, he says. There Is a
way. Mr. Lewis saw the hopelessness of
eloction and withdrew. The Pennsylvnnlan-for-the-putposc-of-hls-eandldncy-only
should
be equally quick In immolating his ambition.
Let him prove the sincerity of his Intent by
doing the one thing that Is certain to ruin
Penroselsm. He is now the senior Senator's
most formidable ally.
Abolish the Magistrates
THE Magistrate's Court system has again
been discredited by the scandals In the
"straw ball" cases traced to the oltlce of the
notorious Mr. Call. The pilm.a facie evi
dence Is quite sulllclent to convince the pub
lic that the petty courts of Justice In this city
are practically In league with the criminal
classes to safeguard them from the conse
quences of their wrong-doing. They afford
no protection to law-abiding citizens, who
look to them in vain for redress or simple
Justice.
Since the establishment of the Municipal
Court the Magistrates have been a llfth
wheel to the coach, and a very Hat wheel,
too. They should be abolished by a consti
tutional amendment at the very earliest
opportunity. They have brought law and
justice Into the utmost disrepute among the
most numerous class in the city, whose chief
protection they were Intended 'j be against
just such sharks and shy.'tors as now use
them at will to harass ..nd oppress those
whose real hope of Jo 'ico and equity lies In
their prompt suppression.
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Great Britain Does IN'nt Own the Seas
REAT BRITwUN has been for generations
the pig of the oceans. Venice onco
claimed tho sea as her bride, and warned all
others to cease their illicit intercourse. The
United Kingdom assumes the same' position
today. There are many ships owned by
American corporations that fly the British
flag. There can be no Justifiable protest
against transfer to American registry of the
Robert Dollar, owned nominally by a British
corporatiop, but in fact by American capltnl.
Our Government cannot afford to yield one
Jot or tittle in this matter. The nation when
a comparative weakling dared the might of
the British Empire in defense of Its right to
use the seas. It will bo no less vigilant in
protection of American interests now. Tho
nation has decided to put the Hag back on
the oceans, and it Is going to do it. London
has failed to appreciate the depth of Ameri
can purpose in this matter. In fact, the Brit
ish attitude is extremely Impolitic In view of
the abnormal conditions now existing, when
the friendliness of the United States is some
thing which no nation In the world can
afford to alienate.
A Livelihood in Brain and Hand
THE value of vocational guidance and
training as a remedy for Juvenile delin
quency and dependency Is not properly
appreciated. While the percentage of actual
illiteracy is large, even among American
born delinquents, adult and Juvenile, tho
amount of delinquency due to partial or
deficient education and lack of vocational
guidance is even greater, and tho danger
from the half-educated Is more to be dreaded
than that from the wholly ignorant. Their
limited knowledge has brought them to the
point where discouragement induces the
belief that, since it can carry them no fur.
ther, education Is of little alue: and that
"the world owes them a living, anyway."
Their lack of vocational education shows no
way out of the "blind alley" of Industry but
crime, and to It they drift, becoming at once
a burden and a menace to society.
The average boy and girl In America
should be vocationally guided for tho simple
reason that the majority must eventually
earn their own living. If the public schools
do no more than discover the youthful bent
toward future technical, vocational educa
tion, they will fultll their mission, leaving to
more advanced departments of the educa
tional system, trades schools and the like,
the task of actual instruction In the techni
cal details necessary to any trade.
Another Blazing Indiscretion
SIR LIONEL CARDEN, now British Am.
bassador to Brazil, and ex-Ambassador to
Mexico, has again violated every canon both
of good tnste and diplomacy in criticising
President Wilson's Mexican policy. Ever
since the Mexican situation became acute Sir
Lionel has deliberately ignored the higher
neutrality and has been guilty of blazing In
discretions that call for his immediate sup
pression or recall. It is not enough that the
British Ambassador at Washington should
apologize for his colleague. If Great Britain
is sincere in her friendly attitude toward this
country she should give the "blood-is-thlcker-than-water"
theory a practical exemplifica
tion by promptly recalling her Brazilian En
voy. America has had to play a difficult part In
Mexico, and so far our South American
''watchful waiting" diplomacy shines in most
brilliant contrast with that of Europe, which
Morality Conies Before Economics
MR. PENROSE Is or Is not tho directing
brains of the Organization In Philadel
phia and the Stnte. Ho Is or ho Is not re
nponslblo for Its nets. He approves or ho
does not npprovo tho bipartisan nlllanco
through which the liquor Interests are
brought Into support of his candidacy. If he
Is responsible for the notorious political Im
morality with which his name 13 associated,
he has no right to nsk even consideration of
his economic views, A candidate must come
Into court with clean hands. Can Mr. Pen
rose do thnt7
Prophecy in Process of Achievement
THE prophecy of Olivier In France, and of
August Rebel In Germany, Is coming to a
realization. It was Olivier, the Prime Min
ister of Napoleon HI, who in n letter to Wll
heitn I warned him ugnlnst the annexation
of Alsace-Lorraine. It was August Rebel who
In 1871 alone had the courage to stand up
In the Reichstag and plead with tho rulers
of Germnny not to tear asunder the bonds
which tied a people together. He boldly pro
claimed the lurking danger to the Interests
of the German Empire nnd the peace of Eu
rope In such an act But In vain. Germany
was to become n world power, and In execut
ing this design she wns to stop at naught.
Educational Appropriations
THE educational budget of the city of
New York for 1915 Is expected to total tho
magnificent sum of J43.13if.3ST, the largest
amount ever spent by any municipality In the
history of the world, that its children might
obtain educations, that they might become
useful citizens.
But largo as Is the sum which New York
spends for Its splendid school system, Phila
delphia is not only equally liberal, but, its a
matter of statistical fact, it spends more per
child than does Now York. Next year tho
metropolis will expend JST.jI for each of the
estimated total of "30.000 pupils. This year
Philadelphia is spending 66.35 for each of
Its 105,000 students.
Philadelphia may pride Itself on Its schools.
It is only a question of time when the old
structures will be replaced by new; when
vocational schools will come Into vogue more
generally: when summer day and night
schools will be the rule rather than the ex
ception. Hercules in Bondage
BECAUSE .the soundness of Republican
principles has been confirmed by tho
risks and fatuities of a Democratic National
Administration, the Republican party ap
peals with redoubled force to the country.
Its long reign of accomplishments furnished
Its positive warrant, and now this has been
strengthened by the record of a Congress
which, always on the verge of ruinous follies,
has been preserved from outright destruction
only by the hand of a President far stronger
In personal ascendency than In party
regularity.
Should Mr. Wilson let go the steering
wheel, tho legislative car would plunge
through the fence. By exercising the pre
rogatives of a benevolent autocrat, Mr. Wil
son, with what measure of tribulation none
but he can fully know, has contrived to savo
his party's face.
With the Republican party precisely the re
verse Is true. The party principles are
snurd; the party Itself is trustworthy and
efficient at the core. But it Is blocked from
power by an evil leadership which the peo
ple do not dare to trust with their national
destinies. The Republican party is the only
party in this State that can safely be given
political power If permitted to act of Itself,
free from boss dictation. It is the boss of
Republican Pennsylvania who has driven it
out of power and kept It out of power. It Is
Penrose who hns been the head and brains
of that bipartisan betrayal of public Inter
ests in this State which has shamed the
Republican party no less than It has lent the
Democratic party a fictitious influence that
alone it could not have exerted.
Mr. Tuft Set the Example
MR. TAFT was not considered a traitor
to his party when he excoriated the Cox
machine In Cincinnati. Good partisans every
where realized that it was proper for a Re
publican President to take the party livery
off men who had stained nnd soiled it. Only
in Pennsylvania Is tho theory advanced that
when burglars have broken Into a house they
have a legal and ethical right to retain pos
session. The big fact for tho rank nnd file
In this State to remember Is that Republican
candidates everywhere else in the Union are
praying, openly or secretly, that Pennsyl
vania will prove Uk party allegiance by giv
ing an overwhelming majority to Doctor
Rrumbaugh and just as emphatic a minority
to Mr. Penrose.
Tho principal die-stuff from Europe still
continues to be red.
It appears from the news stories that the
Paul Revere of Brussels rode a motorcycle.
Sir Edward Carson has just been married.
He will now learn what home rule means.
"K. of K." has used more language In the
last few weeks than In his whole previous
life.
Servla's army Is not so large, but her of
ficial news bureau Is fully up to tho standard
of the allies in sending out reports.
To the first German soldier wl seta foot
on English soil a Berlin newspaper has
offered ?t;o Just about enough to give his
remains a decent burial.
The pity of Jt Is that the vast horde of
amateur strategists In this country cannot
be sent to the front, and to that part of the
front where the firing is heaviest.
It may not have had anything to do with
Jt, but the decision of Turkey not to Join
Germany came remarkably soon after tho
successes of th allies along the Marne began.
Those African troops of the French are
said to be the best shots among the allies, but
the Africans In American can be backed
against any of them when It come3 to shoot
ing craps.
Philadelphia school children can't lose very
much on account of the elimination of Euro
pean geography from the schools. They
couldn't keep up with all the changes in the
map anyhow.
t TTP near Brown's Station In tho Catskllls
U they destroyed seventeen villages and
toro up tho tracks of two railroads. No, this
Is not a story of the war, merely a recital of
what man can do' Having finished tho work
of destruction, they built a reservoir thirteen
miles long and two miles wide tho largest
In tho world. They nlso constructed a dam
of gigantic proportions, the wholo work cost
ing more than $12,600,000.
A young man, blue-eyed, straight of build
nnd nllve to his work, was In charge. He was
unknown to tho great mass of tho people,
for ho had no press agent, but Philadelphia
heard of him nnd his work. So Mayor Blank
enburg Induced him to leave tho employ of
tho city of Now York and take charge of tho
water system of this city. At onco a huo
and cry was raised that the salary of tho
new man, $10,000 a year, was out of propor
tion to his services and that In any case the
position tihould have gono to a Phllndelphlan.
Slnco then, Carleton E. Davis hns worked
wonders with our wnter system. Typhoid
bos been reduced to a minimum. Tho water
Id clean tho department is run on a busi
ness bnsls which should delight taxpayers.
even, now n masterpiece may bo taking shape.
Springfield Republican,
Tho problem of stock market resumption In
this country Is the problem of providing tho
proceeds In such other shape than gold as
Europe will bo willing to take. Now ork
Sun,
We put Henry Lane Wilson out of tho busi
ness of so-called diplomacy. If Great Britain
Wishes to satisfy tho United States-, It will dp
the same with Sir Lionel Carden. New ork
World. '
Tho Immigration restriction bill that ap
pears to have been pigeon-holed somewhere
in tho Senate should bo resurrected nnd
passd. Nashville Banner.
IN A SPIRIT OF HUMOR
T"AVIS Is tho wrong man in that Job,"
XJ said a member of City Councils to tho
writer. "How In 'war' can he do his work
right when ho drives out to tho pumping
stations nnd filters nt three In the morning to
sco If the men nro on the Job? No man can
dissipate that way and get down fresh to
tho offlco In tho morning."
Which Is one of the reasons why Davis Is
making good.
ONCE upon n time there was a gentlemanly
waiter nt the exclusive Philadelphia Club.
Because of his pleasant ways, he was de
servedly popular with the members. Now, It
so happened that ho fell In love with tho
daughter of tho club's steward, who frowned
upon a young man who had no prospects.
Tho members watched tho love affair with
interested eyes, and when they saw how mat
ters were going they decided to help tho
waiter.
Encouraged by them, ho finally eloped with
tho girl and married her. Then tho mem
bers furnished sufllclent capltnl for tho waiter
to take charge of the old Hotel Bcllevue.
Slnco then, Gcorgo C. Boldt lias become rich
and famous in hotel life.
VOLTAIRE was one of thoso who proved
to the world that tho pen was mightier
than tho sword. Once, when he hnd paid for
a box at the Paris opera, the Due de Lauzun,
a favorite of Louis XV, drove him out. Vol
taire brought suit for tho ejectment, and the
duke's lawyer, In his opening address, ex
coriated tho plaintiff thus:
"What! Is It Monsieur Voltaire, a petty
Ink-slinger, who dares to plead against tho
Due de Lauzun, whoso great-grandfather
was the first to scale the walls of La Rochelle,
whoso grandfather took twelve cannon from
the Dutch at Utrecht, whose father captured
two standards from the English at Fontenoy,
whose "
"Excuso me," Interrupted Voltaire, "I am
not pleading against that duko who was
first on the walls tf La Rochello, nor against
the duke who took twelve cannon, nor against
him who captured two standards. I am
pleading against tho Duo de Lauzun who
never captured anything In his life except
my box at the opera."
He won his suit.
LITTLE MISS NINE-YEAR-OLD went to
J the theatre with her father. They had
the best of seats and a box of candy. Her
father treated her as a grown-up. Tho light
opera was draving to a close.
"Father," said the miss, "don't you think
I'm getting old enough to be taken to supper
after the show?"
And It cost father two dollars to make good
his promise to treat her like a real lady.
UNDERNEATH Broad street Is a river. It
has caused untold bother for builders and
It will cause the expenditure of much extra
money when the subway Is constructed.
So far, it has been traced from tho north
east corner of Broad and Arch streets,
south, curving around the City Hnll, as far
as Walnut. When the church at Broad and
Arch was being built, tho subterranean flow
was observed and dammed In more ways than
one. It came to light again when the Rltz
Carlton Hotel was In course of construction.
There It was observed that It ebbed and
flowed In synchronization with tho river tide
two Inch above normal and as much below.
No r.ne appears to know whence It comes,
nor where it empties, but it is a really, truly
river nevertheless.
ON the street corner of Lyons, In France,
stood Elizabeth Felix, dnughter of a poor
Jewish peddler, playing tho violin nnd sing
ing, that she might aid her sisters and broth
ers. Eventually she drifted to Paris, whero
the revolt of 1S4S had turned tho city topsy
turvy. Somehow or other she fell In with
a mob of rioters, maddened with excitement.
The rabble rolled along one street Into nn
other, until it came to the Theatre Francals.
renamed Theatre de la Rcpubllque.
A man lifted Elizabeth to the stage and
holding a gun to her head, ordered her to sing
the "Marseillaise."
She raised her voice overcome by emotion,
vibrant with the Import of the events In
which she was participating and Intoned the
famous battle hymn. Half singing, half
chanting, her voice rose and fell, the hushed
rabble seemingly hypnotized by tho frail girl.
Then she ceased and an uproar of wild ac
claim burst forth.
From that moment, Rachel, greatest of
French actresses, was firmly established In
the volatile hearts of her countrymen. Event
ually, when stricken with tuberculosis, she
camo to this country, but was forced to can
cel her tour. Sho returned to France to
die there. BRADFORD.
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW
The National Municipal League Is a very
well-meaning and high-minded Institution, but
If it Imagines for a moment that the peoples
of cltle in general, and Boston In particular,
have the slightest notion of giving up the right
to choose their own Mayors it is gravely de
luded Boston Post.
Tho moral damaga of this war to the school
child will be Incalculable. It fills his head with
daily stories of bloodshed, fightings, passions,
revenge. Religion is so overshadowed by the
dally story of Christians blowing each other's
brains out that it Is hard to make it even a
reality to him. and as to human brotherhood
there Is no euch word in our vocabulary at
present except as wo Americans can exemplify
il.-Christian Work and Evangelist.
Thus far the war has produced no great
poem, and tho first forthputtlngs of the poets
of distinction have been disappointing, but it
is too soon to abandon hope. The first shock
was too strong for poetic expression, which
requires a transformation of emotion into
definite form. It will be surprising If some
notable poetr) is not inspired by the war, and
A Ilnir-llnising Joke
-cs-nm v, ilitln u'n Imvo Keen of mimic
hair, It appears to bo womnn'a clowning
glory. .
Twns But a Dreamt
Ho ato two big Welsh rabbits
In tho land of horror tnrrled.
Ho dreamt It wns a frightful dream
Ho drenmt that ho was married.
Cause for Mirlh
"Why aro tho hyenas laughing so hysteri
cally?" asked tho visitor to tho Zoo.
"Somebody mentioned Just now,"
explained tho keeper.
Insert no mo of statesman you don't like
over well. "
Thus Died a Hero
There was fire In his eyo nnd his fist In
his hnnd.
"Where's tho dlshdonged printer who sot
this obituary notice?" he thundered.
"What's wrong with It?" meekly asked tho
third subasslstnnt city editor.
"Wrong with It? Everything! I wrote
a beautiful poem, beginning: 'Sho wns left
a weeping widow and thnt blabgastcd
printer made It read: 'Sho had cleft n
weeping willow.' Then I wrote: 'Throw thy
pearls before tho Bwlno.' And how did It
como out7 How? I ask I 'Buy thy curls
as I do mine.' I "
Gently, yet firmly, they killed him, for
obituary poets aro taboo In highest Journal
istic circles.
Speaking of Names
She was round and she was ruddy,
And her checks were like the roso:
And sho weighed at least one-eighty
As tho hny scnlo record shows.
She was sound as any dollar,
And no stronger girl you've mot;
Yet this big nnd robust creature
Had been christened Violet.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Ho is sisslflcd and happy
And he shrinks from blows and strife,
And ho never said a scrappy
"Word in all his peaceful life.
Ho would shpw a streak of yellow
If he saw a wooden gun;
Yet this flossy little fellow
Has been christened Well-lng-ton.
Springfield Union.
She was built of bone and grlstlo,
And her nose was sharp nnd thin,
And her eyes were sharp as gimlets,
And sho had n scrappy chin;
With her tongue she tore her neighbors'
Reputation up, and she
In tho days beyond recalling
Had been christened Cha-rl-ty.
Houston Post.
He is crooked and a grafter
And he seldom tells the truth;
Has been robbing other people
Ever since he wns a youth.
Beats his wife and plays the bully,
But from any man would run;
Yet this much-detested villain
Has been named George Washington.
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Why There Are No New Jokes
King Ashurbanurpal laid down the morn
ing paper, remarking to the Mesdnmes
Ash, etc., that there was nothing new under
the sun.
"Where didst thou hear that, great King?'
asked the court Jester. Which goes far to
prove that oven tho wisest of ancients wasn't
original. "
An Aged Infant
"Miss Carter was., born In Mazle, Kansas,
at the ngo of 29 years, five months and one
day." Beardstown, 111., Star.
For Norwegians Exclusively
I once put on -a. pair.. of skis
And Jumped Into the skies;
But Just how to pronounce the name,
I haven't been put wise.
Just heard from tho human cncylopedla
who adjoins us on the northwest that the
plural of ski Is ski and that the singular of
ski Is bkl. For which Information an ex
pectant world should be duly thankful.
A Diplomat
"How do you like your new music master?"
"He Is a very nice, polite young man. When
I made a mistake yesterday he said, 'Pray,
mademoiselle, why do you take so much
pains to improve upon Beethoven?'" Paris
Figaro.
One Good Bathroom, Surely
"That rich Mr, Smith Is going to build a
home that will cost $3,000,000."
"That looks as If tho plumbing was in
cluded." Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Two Essentials
"Tommy," said tho Sunday school teacher,
who had been giving a lesson on the bap
tismal covenant, "can you tell me the two
things necessary to baptism?"
"Ves'm," (.aid Tommy, "water and a baby,"
Western Mail.
.Survived the Ordeal
A Scot of Peebles said to his friend Mac
Andrew: "Mac, I hear yo have fallen In
love wi' bonny Kate McAllister,"
"Weel, Sanders," Mac replied, "I was
near verra near daern' In, but the bit
lassie had nae siller, so I said to maself,
'Mac, be a mon,' And I wis a mon, and noo
I jlst pass her by." Argonaut.
Fair Words or Nothing
"George." said tho wife to her generally
unapprcciatlve husband, "how do you like
my new hat?"
"Well, my dear," said George, with great
candor, "to tell you the truth "
"Stop right there, George! If you're going
to talk that way about It, I don't want to
know," Ideas.
A Pleasant Ride Ahead
"Great Scott! I forgot to bring the tool kit
along."
"Good," exclaimed his wife. "Now we can
go right on without taking time out for you
to tinker with the engine." Detroit Free Press.
The Explanation Man
Oh, de explanation man, ho come around
a-talktiV strong;
De words ho uses soun's like dey wa3 five
or six feet long.
He talks so ornamental dat you has a great
desire
To drop yoh dally work an stan" an' listen
an' admire.
You kin ax Mm any question dat you chance
to have on hand;
His answer will be mos' too fine foh you to
understand.
He will tell you 'bout de taxes an' de cost
of what you eat
An 'bout de wars dat fill de world wlf sor
row so complete.
But wlf all dls conversation 'bout do mos'
dat he can say
Is dat men Jes' keep on ftghtln' an' dey's
got de tax to pay.
Though he's very Informatlous an' he does
de bes" he can.
You never gets much comfort fum de ex
planation man.
Philander Johnson in the Washington
Star.
DONE IN PHILADELPHIA
THE literary ancestor of my friend Brad
ford, who chats so pleasantly every after
noon In tho next column but one to this, was
a man of historic figure in any account of
American Journalism or printing. As already
I havo mentioned the editor who first pub
lished ..an evening paper In this city, I now
want to call to your mind tho man who
printed tho flrst newspaper published In this
country south of Massachusetts.
This was Andrew Bradford, the son of
William Bradford, who was tho first printer
In Pennsylvania, and, for that matter, In the
Mtddlo Colonics. Andrew was born In Phila
delphia In lGSfi, the year his father Issued tho
first publication from his press.
Thcro Is strong reason to believe that Will
iam Bradford came to this country- with Will
iam Pcnn, and this Is one of tho things that
will bo cleared up when my friend Albert
Cook Myers completes his search for mate
rials for a llfo of the founder of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Myers Is now in England, and is hard at
work gathering and copying letters nnd docu
ments for his projected doflnltlvo edition of
the works of Pcnn. I havo assumed that
howlll subsequently write a life of Penn in
view of tho Immense amount of unknown
material ho has already garnered from the
old families In this country and in England
hnd Ireland.
It Is only fair to Mr. Myers to say that
ho has not yet declared that ho will do this,
but when I suggested It to him, ho would not
deny that such an Idea had come to him, also.
All tho early Bradfods were men of dis
tinction, and held high position among their
fellow citizens here and In New York, but
today I want t talk about Andrew In par
ticular. READERS of Franklin's "Autobiography"
will get nn Impression of tho man nnd
printer that probably Is a llttlo prejudiced. I
have no doubt that Franklin Intended to bo
fair to his rival In business, both as a printer
and as a newspaper publisher, but he does
attempt to deride both tho subject matter
thnt appeared In Bradford's Weekly Mercury
nnd nlso tho typography of that and the
other publications that camo from Bradford's
Press.
After the elder Bradford has been arrested
for nn Indiscretion, by order of the Provin
cial Assembly, and his printing shop over
hauled with tho thoroughness of the old Rus
sian Secret Police, the victim decided to
shake tho dust of Philadelphia and set up a
shop in New York, whore Inducements had
been made to him by the Legislature. TI1I3
was In 1093, when his son Andrew was about
seven years of age. Tho boy afterward was
placed In his father's shop and learned tho
trade.
Thero was only a limited amount of print
ing to be obtnlned In New York and the Brad
fords got It. Thcro wns a llttlo In New Jer
sey, and they got that, too, but In tho greater
city of Philadelphia and In the more promis
ing province of Pennsylvania thero was a lot
of trade that was going to others, and tho
Bradfords seem to have decided that Andrew
would better go to Philadelphia and, on the
strength of tho house, get the official and
other business.
So, In 1712, we find Andrew, now a man.
back In the city of his birth, opening a print
ing house or, as has been suggested, merely
taking over the shop which William Bradford
had left Jn the charge of Reiner Jensen.
At this time the only attempt to Issue a
newspaper In this country hnd been promptly
suppressed In Boston. This was tho News
Letter, a little half sheet that I believe made
Its appearance once; for the publisher, hav
ing had tho audacity to comment upon tho
chnrncters of the assembly, It was promptly
closed up.
IN THOSE days tho liberty of the press had
not yet been regarded as a constitutional
right, and no printer dared make the ven
ture. However, In 1719 another Boston at
tempt was made, with tho .Boston Gazette.
Tho same year Andrew Bradford b san the
publication of his American Weekly Mer
cury, and this was continued for many
years. Tho first number wns Issued on Tues
day, December 22, 1719, the day after Boston's
Gazette appeared. Among the reasons an
nounced for the appearance of tho paper was
tho general one, "tho encouragement of
trade."
It was a small four-page sheet, with a very
crude picture of a postboy ornamenting tho
wings of tho title. Thero was little of what
we now would call news, and for a long time
the only attempt at literary embellishment
was occasional excerpts from some of the
English periodicals.
Although tho elder Bradford renounced
his membership In tho Society of Friends, the
Friends seem to have brought a great part
of their printing to tho younger Bradford
when ho began here. He also became tho
printer to tho province, nnd tho so-called
Bradford Laws were all printed at his shop.
Tho exact location of his offlco cannot be
learned, but It seems to havo been at one
tlmo at the corner of Second street and
Black Horso alley, between Market and
Chestnut streets. Outside hung his sign of
tho Bible.
ANDREW BRADFORD also was one of tho
. earliest postmasters of Philadelphia, If
not the flrst, and, of course, his shop was tho
postofllce. Franklin was envious of him In
this position, realizing that to be postmaster
and have the control of the postboys was a
distinct advantage In the distribution of a
newspaper. How Franklin managed to get this
offlco and how he turned the tables on Brad
ford by bribing the postboys to neglect Brad
ford's Mercury and take care of his Gazette
Is very characteristic of tho great philoso
pher, who was not ull philanthropist where
business was concerned.
Bradford, who died in 1742, published tho
American Magazine the previous year, the
publication making its appearance about the
same time that Franklin's magazine ap
peared. That was another time when Poor Richard
opposed his rival and defeated him.
GRAN VILLE.
THE IDEALIST
The pursuit of trifles is one of the most
common of human fallings.
For Instance: Hero are two clerks In a
business ofllce. Both have planned to go to
the ball game this afternoon. All morning
the game Is on the mind of one of these
clerks; he mixes base hits with bookkeeping,
beautiful running catches with columns of
figures.
Tho other fellow subconsciously knows he
is going out to a ball game. But the fact
exists in his subconsciousness only. For tho
present, his mind Is taken up with his day's
work. If he completes It satisfactorily and
In time, he will go to the game. If not, well
ho will go some other day.
The first clerk is due at a party this eve
ning. What will he wear to make a favorable
Imarcsston? AH dav hn rvnn-t -t.....
mohtaliy tries this and that on; wonders!
no win iook us wen as me others there.
Tho second fellow plugs on. If he has 3
party to attend this evening, he will tak
care of the matter of dress when evening
arrives. Nowi
" Which young man do you suppose will Be
tho moro real fun out of tho party or the
ball game? Tho fellow who used up his all
day energy in anticipating the occasion or
tho fellow who enters Into It fresh-minded
and with a senso of having accomplished
Buuiuiiiiiig wuiwi wiinu oGiorenand7
If your play Is moro important to you than
your work, your salary Is ton bio-
Her how small It Is. If your work comes Aral
uiiu Biuya mere some uay tno other fellow
Will como to you for a job. Ho will call you
"lucky"; but, no doubt, he will still bo en-
gageu in me Beusnmo eigllt-hour-a-day pur
suit of secondary things trifles.
THE IDEALIST.
CURIOSITY SHOP
The expression, "knock wood," is said in.
data back to tho Crusades. At that tlm.
when religious fervor and belief were tni
stronger than today, almost ovory Rni
dler carried a pleco of what he conceived
to bo a part of tho truo cross. When evil
feezed 'mpendlnfr. or before going Into
battle, tho crusaders were wont to touch th
bit of wood, usually kept In an expensive
golden receptacle. Eventually any pleco of
wood was touched for luck, and so the ex.
presslon came lntd general vogue.
Delaware gets tho nickname, tho Blue Hen
State, from an expression .attributed to one
Captain Caldwell, noted for his cock-flcht.
lng proclivities. In days gono by tho entire
Stato was addicted to this kind of "snort"
nnd Captain Caldwell's allegation that no
rooster could bo game unless hatched bv a
bluo hen stuck to tho State. '
Tho so-called Fatal Stone, now resting In
Westminster Abbey, was used first is
a place on which to crown tho kings of
Munstpr. It was originally deposited In the
?a.t1?dral of Coshel, their metropolis. In
1213 Fergus, a princo of tho royal line, hav
lng obtained the Scottish throne, obtained
this stone for his coronation at Dunstnff
riago, where It continued until tho time of
ioo"."?11' Ir 'vvho removed It to Scone. In
1226 it was taken by Edward I to London
and placed in tho world famous Abbey.
"As Goes Maine"
Trom the New York Evenlne Mnll.
Tho i Malno result remonstrates anew that thi
Republican party cannot hope to regain public
confidence to the extent of winning State elec
tlons so long as it remnlns. In policy and in
leadership, under control of the men whose
courso in 1014 forced It to the most overwhelm
lng and humiliating defeat thnt any national
political party over suffered.
Tho Maine verdict foreshadows tho national
verdict because its voters are outside the preju
dices that affect people In large cities. They are
accustomed to do their own thinking, and to
do It In their own peculiar way.
That Independence still prevails. Yesterday's
election, therefore, has a significance that must
not bo minimized by students of national po
litical currents. Coming from a State In which
tho Republican policy of protection shoulu, if
nnywhero, strengthen greatly the Republican
cause, the figures must be regarded as show
ing that tho asserted weakness of the Wilson
Administration is a Republican hope rather than
a fact. Also to be reckoned with, as equally
decisive If not equally as numerous as In 1912,
aro the forces that moved forward when the
Republican party, under Barnes, Penrose nnd
Lorimer, moved backward. Thoso forces are
still looking forward, and they seo no Repub.
lican party on the horizon. It has not yet
caught up from the rear.
Maine sounds o. wnrnlng that must be heeded
by Republicans in every state In which they
hope to retrieve their fallen fortune.
An Appeal to the Farmers
From tho New York Tribune.
Recognizing tho fact that America must up
ply an extra large part of the world's food
stuffs next year, tho International Harvester
Company of America has begun a campaign to
arouse the farmers of this country to their
opportunity and dutv. It urges every farmer ,
to utilize every avauame aero ana to mcreasi
the average yield of each acre. That Is ex- '
tremoiv good auvice on two counts. i
Tho first Is tho natural desire of nil producers ,
to have available a large supply of merchandise '
wncn mere is nn unusual uemnna. with Eu
rope In chaos, no question exists about the
demand and no question about the desirability
ot ueing awe to mi it wmi proiit. Tho second
is the more humanitarian and "altruistic con
sideration of ability to relieve, out of the over
flowing storehouse of American farms, the
suffering which Europe's shortage of grains
and stock will Inevitably produce. This has
been a year of bounteous crops here. If care
ful planning and skilful working can do It,
next year's crops Bliould be even bigger, for
there will bo need for'all that tho best farm
ing nnd the most propitious weather conditions
can produce.
America and Holland
From the Daltlmore News.
The favor of this country seems to be courted
on all sides. The propaganda which Is being
carried on here is daugeious to our peace of
mind and our spirit of fairness; not to our
national peace. But it goes on elseulure.
There is n little country called Holland that
Is struggling mightily to prereivo Its neutral
ity, and to which war would spell luln and
norhanH obliteration. Yet for all the reciet and
horror of war that tho great Powers are dally
expressing, each is spending Its effoits in
Inciting that llttlo country to hostility against
the other. What sort of friendship is It that
permits such tilings? Tho world Ih already
half embroiled. Why should tho other half bo
Inundated with unsubstantiated accusations,
half-truths, exaggerations that, if believed,
must nt tho very least embitter Its neutrality
and may oven lend It to condone offense ngalnat
Its strict neutrality or tempt It to depart from
an honestly impartial courso?
Sober Second-Thought Treaties
From th St, Louis Republic.
Treaties of peace and arbitration are valuable
manifestations of public sentiment. They alse
help to create and deepen right sentiment
Thoy aro educational nnd they foster habits of
thought thnt make for sobriety and moderation.
Tho Bryan commission treaties aro designed to
Insure delay and give reason and common sense
a chance. If such treaties had been In force In
Europe last July, and If Austria and Servla, to
begin with, had lived up to them and appointed
o. high joint commission of Inquiry, the war
might have been averted. The wholo world
knows that delay nnd opportunity for more dis
cussion nnd moral pressure were devoutly
wished for at that anxious time. Without
cherishing illusions then tho acceptance by so
many Powers of the Bryan treaties may be
welcomed as a heartening sign. Such treaties
will be part of civilized and democratic ma
chinery of war prevention. Military cabals
never can wait; peace loving nations will slve
themselves amplo time for reflection and sober
second thought.
Fighting it Out
From the New York Herald.
Any cessation of hostilities (In Europe) at
this time would be a disaster to the cause ot
true peace, a disaster to humanity. Far better
that the Issuo of Prussian militarism bo fougni
now.
IN THE CORNFIELD
Unseen, the farmer's boy from round the hill
Whistles a enatch that seeks his soul un
sought, ....
And fills some timp with tune, albeit shriu.
The cricket tells straight on his slmpw
thought ..
Nay, 'tis the cricket's way of being still
The peddler bee drones in and gos3lps ijaugm.
Far down tho wood, a one desiring dove
Times mo tho 'beating of a heart of love;
And these be all the sounds that mix, eactt
met n,
With waving of the corn.
There, whllo I pause, my fleldward farms ejes
Take harvests, where tho stately corn ranns n-
Of Inward dignities.
And large benignities and insight wise,
Graces and modern majesties, .
Thus, without theft, I reap another's new.
Thus, without tilth, I house a wondrous yw'J
And heap my heait with quintuple crops co
cealed. , ,.,
Sldnty Ian'"-
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