Lgc ri&)pitlGi!iqii faywaWiaaMiW3W'W,' " ',: iSB Kk.flifl MfeSiP?Mw5J v-fjt.-Si V?i. SKtftiwiWn&SrT, ggfefeNW 8 EVENING LEDG3ER PHILADELPHIA, THTTESDAY, SEPTEMBEB 17, 19145. I 115-! ml trr EVENING SA& LEDGER PUnLIC LEDGER COMPANY cvnt'sH k ct'nTis. rRMinisNT. John (Irlbbel. VlreFeMnt . Oeo. V Oulu, Secretary i John l Martin. Trcnnm ; t'hiirle It. t.tidlngton, Philip 8. Collins, John H William. Directors. i:DITOUtAL DliARU: Ctm r It. K. Cmtn, Clialrmnn. P lT.WItAM.V. Exwiitlvc lMHnr JOHN' C. MAUTIN' Ctfnornl Itmlness Manager Published ilnllv nt t'cnttc t.finnt-R ItulMliiff, lmL-r-pnilence frpmro riilln.leHihlrt I-rnnER CF.vrmr llroad nnJ Chestnut Street Atlantic Citt I'tfM-rnlon HulMlhK New TnnK 1 iQ-A, Metropolitan Tower CmcAno Rl7 Home Insurance Uutldlhg London S Waterloo Place, Pall Mall, 3. W. N'nwsumuArst ITAtmKnrno Ht'REAU The JMfrlnf llulMlns Waiiioton IHrkiu ...,..., The I'ost itulldlnjr, New yoiuc HtREiu.... The Ttmtt MulMIng Biar.tv lit'RPtc , mi Krleilrlrhtra;a I,aMio.N lit nnu i! Pall Mall lt, S. W. Paris Ucreau 82 lluo Louis le uraiid sonal force and Influence will govern Colo rado Until the strlko Is settled. It Is not settled yet, and will not bo settled till reason and Justlco prevail. Tho trueo gives nit parties time for sober second thought. It gives Colorado another opportunity to prove Its capacity for self-government. PASSED BY THE CENSOR St lC!llPlU)NTi:ttM3 By carrier, fruit Onm lx cents. Ily tnftll, peMpftl.t ttutalde of I'hlhiitdphla. ecept whero foreign postnga it required, Dun ovlt, one month, twenty-live cent: DAttit Only, one year. threa Joltafs. All mall subscrip tions pnnble In advance. DELI, 3000 WAL.MT KKYSTO.M? MUN 3000 CT" -4rflrM oil comtntiillcrtftorH to Evening Ledger, Intlriirndrncr Squnrr. Vhlladrlphin ArPMCAT.ON HI)B AT Till! Plltt tCt,Pttlt roltOfrFICH POtt hNTRV AX SEenMl-ClASR MAtl MATTKB. riittnmriiix, Titrittim, M-t'ittMliKit it, iui4 "Unclean! Unclean!" Tlin personality of Woodrow Wilson has powerfully impressed the country. Ills obvious sincerity nf purpose nnd hla clear moral vision have given him strength out of all proportion to the peculiar economic theo ries he espouses. Put to one side the business of tho country, and he has measured Up In a remarkable decree to tho political Ideals of the nation. He Is at once the leader and the Impetus of thu Democratic party, which has followed him wherover he led without regard to traditional principles or historic purpose. The glamour of tho President's morality makes it Impossible for any party to defeat him unless It enters the arena with hands as clean as his. His economic theories, if weighed on an even scale with Republican principles, would be utterly repudiated by the national electorate. But Pennsylvania Is asked to manhandle Republicanism, to tie it up with a cause that Is utterly discredited, to retain in Its leadership a man whoso name Is "used to frighten children with" In many part3 of the Union. "Unclean! Unclean!" That Is the answer to men who Insist that tho country can bo fooled Into accepting Penroseism in national affairs. It would bo Just as sensible to ask the nation to send tho plague to Washington. What's tho Use? THE rehabilitation of the Republican party Is essential to tho prosperity of tho na tion. It cannot be rehabilitated In ono State! it must bo rehabilitated In many States. It cannot be rehabilitated at all until tho soro spots on It aro cured. Convalescence assumes eradication of disease No, It Is Penroseism that has given the country n free-trade tariff. That tarllf will bo perpetuated If Mr. Penrose Is Indorsed In November. This Is so open nnd obvious n proposition thnt politicians In Pennsylvania aro tho only ones who do not understand It. The way to get a protective tariff is to get n Republican President and a Republican Con gress. Mr. Penrose cannot get It. His Inilu eneo lit Washington has dwindled to such an extent that It Is scarcely known whether ho is In town or out of town. Hven Republicans who nro close to him are careful not to let their constituencies know It. What's the uso of having a Senator who must be apologized for In nnd out of season? Stockholders for Rapid Transit THE greatest corporation in this commu nity Is the municipal corporation. In It every citizen Is a stockholder. Whatever tho stockholders of the Union Traction Company, through their directorate, decide to do and they are well within their rights to do or not do whatever they please tho stockholders In the municipal corporation aro overwhelm ingly for rapid transit. They have at their command an incomparable credit. They are able through their own patronage to assure tho financial success of the project. They, at lrast, are willing to dedicate the!- assets to the great program. The obstructionists are almost to Gettysburg Golden Days of Opportunity BpPME have come tho vacationists, the . seashore harvest has been reaped, play time is past, the thousands who laid down daily tasks to relieve mind and body aro again in tho ti .if daily occupation. The ivy on walls i- ti itched with red, the trees have taken their fringes of gold, while the late corn, tho pumpkin and the grape alono remain to be gathered the very air breathes of the fall time. "With bodies Invigorated by rest seasons, with minds alert, with spirits afresh, let ua approach this unborn future with a deter mination nf service. To all It Is not given to grapple with mighty problems of the day: to all It is not given to move In high spheres, to mold public opinion, to shapo the destiny of our fellows; but to all Is given the oppor tunity to work for self-service, to the con secration ot idtals, to the fulfillment of de sires. This is the time for a reconsecration to definite purposes. He who labors with bands often wearies of Injustice, of prejudice, of class hatred; ho who gains a livelihood behind a counter feels the sting of station, he who labors at thank less tasks longs for better days, for higher wages, for more appreciation of his efforts. Lnvy for the rich, the powerful, the hetter ducated, tho fortunate, Is In many hearts. The longing for another life is universal. Mtroly that God-given consciousness of self, unworthlness, of dissatisfaction with condi tions, Is never more awakened than at this time of the year. So let us awake to th opportunity with a full realization that "fate" and "luck" and "good fortune" come alone to those who con tinually strive: that Increased wages, better roent ot condition and a fuller life aro but the rewards of honi-st labor, Intelligent ap plication and sincerity of purpose. This purely is the moment for thoughtful consid eration of the future, and for all. the lowly, th medlocro and the great, to clench fists, apply brains and buckle down to the work which alono gives the rewards so fondly desired. Goethe caught the spirit of the fall time when he wrote: Are you in earnest? Seize this very mlnuts. What you con do or dream you can, Begin It. Ilnldness has genius, power and magic In H. Only engage and then th mmd Brows heated. Begin and then the work will be completed. Mexicans Entitled to Govern Themselves TH12 only excuse for keeping American troops nt Vnia Cruz now would be tho Intention to keep them there for nil time. Mexico is ns quiet us it is likely to bo for many months There is a minimum of revo lution. Tho Constitutionalist armies are amply strong enough to stamp out Insurrec tion. Tho Provisional Governmcn' when It took chargo of tho City ot Mexico, con founded Its critics by preventing nil pillage and outrage. In fact, considering the peculiar circumstances under which tho nrmlcs were recruited nnd the course pursued by them in the early stages of tho conflict, their restraint was remarkable. The Mexican1! aro entitled to another chnnco to prove that they can govern themselves. Not Blue But Sane Laws IK TIIOPI3 Interested in Innocent Sunday amusements for the masses will present rational arguments to the next Legislature that body may consider tho repeal of anti quated blue laws. The great mass of tho public, men, women nnd children, who have not tho means to go to tho shore or country In summer, should have the legal right to quiet amusements on the ono dny avail able. The Christian religion is tho religion of uplift, of happiness in this world, in prepara tion for the next. Let tliero be a sane re vision of the blue laws of mora than a century ago statutes outworn, outlived and perchance outclvilized. A Strong Pull Together for the Port. THE decision of the majority in Washing ton to keep the "pork" in tho Rivers and Harbors appropriation bill and excise appro priations for such obviously necessary work as tho Delaware channel emphasizes the blunder of depending too much on the Na tional Government for assistance. Improve ment of the approaches from the sea Is fun damentally the business of tho United States, but thero is a very big opportunity for Penn sylvania and Philadelphia to co-operate on their own account in putting this port on a parity with any other in tho world. Nature has been prodigal enough, although requiring a little coaxing It Is altogether probable that the next Legislature will take up tin matter in earnest. Philadelphia harbor la one of the State's biggest assets. It should bo treated and developed on this theory. The Delaware Is the highway from Pennsylvnnlu to tho world. Both it and the harbor must be accommodated to the requirnments of shipping, no matter what those requirements may be. A Good Pilot to Drop MAINE has sounded the warning. The Republican party must clear for action, clean tho debris from the decks, sweop over board Penroseism, Rarnesism, Lorimerism and all the other "Ims ' which have fastened themselves on the quarterdi-ck. A pilot who can only run the craft into an Iceberg Is a very good pilot to drop A Truce for Three Years GOVERNMENT by personality Is some, thing that we can never get away from in this country. It Is legitimate ana Inevit able, but It Is not by any means sufficient for the purposes and requirements of demo cratic self-government. The striking miners of Colorado have voted to accept President Wilson's proposal for a three-year truce. It was reasonable and patriotic action, and should be followed by similar action on the part of tha mine, owners. Mere peace Is not, of course, a solu tion of tho problems which underlie the situa tion in Colorado, but those problems can never bo solved and settled while both sides are at swords' points. A truce will gradually lead the way to calmer judgment. Without President Wilson's Interposition, apparently, the t---moH and chaos would have continued lndeflnitely. The fact that is plainest Is the fact that the constitutional and democratic resources of Colorado have proved Inadequate to their task. So far as the Issues Involved In the history of the Emergency Patriotism THE old Idea of party government has been given a severe jolt by the war. England furnishes a case In point. It is worth con sidering, even after the smoke of battle has cleared away and peace or armed neutrality is restored. Readers of British political news before tho war broke out remember how it was pre dicted daily that the Asquith Ministry was doomed. The Ulster army revolt seemed tho last straw, but when real war came and in volved tho Empire, partisan lines vanished; o party Government became the National Government by unanimous consent, In fact as well as in name, and Lord Kitchener, a I thorough-golne Tory, sits In the Liberal ; Cabinet and conducts Us War Department. Of course, the war prer-lpltatpd an unusual crisis and called forth merBncy measures ; of heroic national patriotism. It put a strain ' upon all the links in the chain of national integrity. One result has bef,n to subject tho theory of purely partisan civil government to an add test, which shows it not to bo an absolute necessity. If tho war shall teach Europe this lesson, It may be that tho world will discover a new method In the science of efllclent sovern ment Proved by a crur-lal test to be neces sary In war time, why should this new method b less desirable in the piping tlmea of peace? Belgium also Is fighting for home rule. Sir Lionel Carden will soon talk hlrasslf out of tho diplomatic class. The German colors aro being driven out of France, but American dry goods roanufac turers can't get enough of them. Minimi wv '" w iii-m""""" ' Senator La Follette Is said to have "nresl. dentlal plans," but there are some who doubt whether he has the speclflcattona. That youth of ancient days who fired the temple of Ephesus had nothing on the Ser vian boy who fired a Bun at the Aus trlan Grand Duke and Puchess. The report that the German retreat was awkward and disorderly is not surprising. They had not been having much experience in that particular maneuver. Some protest has been aroused In Brooklyn by the action of a Magistrate there whose sentences against reckless automobilists are said to be too severe. But is auth a thing WHAT constitutes a successful play?" asked David Uelasco In reply to a ques tion. And then the ltttlo wizard of tho American stage tho greatest producer In captivity delivered an hour's discourse on a subject In which ho Is concededly a past master. "The success of a play 13 duo to Its love Btory, its stage pictures and Its underlying theme. Tnke 7B per cent, stage pictures, a plot and a good lovo theme and success Is assured," said Uelasco, and then he added: "Anybody can write somo sort of a play, but It takes a genius to sell one." SOME ton years ago last summer thero came, wotd across tho wlies that tho General Slocum had burned In tho East River and that 1000 human beings, tho vast ma jority women and children, had lost their lives. On the staff of a Philadelphia paper was a young reporter who had given indica tions of nblllty in tho lino of descriptive writing, and he was rushed to New York to limn a pen picture of the horror as ho Baw it. At S o'clock that night ho returned, went to tho olllco of tho managing editor and sat down and cried. , Completely unnerved, ho could not write a line and so an unemotional copy reader wroto the pen picture. SInco then, tho former cub reporter has blossomed out until now the world of readers knows him as Reginald Wright Knuffman, whoso Income from the moving picture rights of "Tho House of Bondage" runs Into hundreds a week. ONLY those familiar with newspaper work can conceive what a night llko that of the Slocum disaster or the Titanic tragedy means. Real newspapermen do not get ex cited, no mutter whnt tho provocation. A few hurried orders to reporters and pho tographers a brief wire to a correspondent an order on the cashier for necessary funds and, apparently, tho thing Is done. But tho collecting of a great news story one, two or three pages la not accomplished In an hour or a day. Tho foundation has been laid months and years before In tho upbuilding of an organization. Tho managing editor, tho news editor, the city editor know their men they need simply start tho machine going. Take the Titanic disaster as an example. For fully 4S hours the newspapers had known intuitively thnt something was wrong with tho ship that news had been suppressed. But what? Then came the bare outline of tragedy hints of awful things as yet untold whispers of appalling loss of life. The machinery was put to work the wires clicked the type writers buzzed the story was printed and tho world shuddered! And yet, simple ns this seems, there were stretches of 4S hours when newspapermen stuck to their desks when wearied eyes and strained nerves were on the point' of. capitu lation. Still, It was all In the day's work and as such, done! FRANCIS B. REEVES, of the Glrard Na tional Bank, visited Russia In days gone j by and, as a matter of course, made a flying I i. tn dm nstnfp nf T.po Tolstov altruist. materialist, dreamer the beto nolr of tho Russian reactionaries. The free American nnd the free Russian struck up a friendship and discussed themes nearest their respective hearts. Then came tho day of parting. Tol stoy asked the banker to defer his departure. "In America," explained Mr. Reeves, "time I? money." "What a low value you put on your time," retorted Tolstoy. EVEN as our own Liberty Bell is cracked, so has a similar mishap overtaken the famous Roelandt bell In Ghent, next to its 1 prototj pe in the Kremlin, Moscow, the most noted of European bells. Roelandt is the , oldest bell In Belgium, having been cast In 13U, and forms one of -14 chimes. On Its ! face It bears the following Inscription In i Flemish: ! "My name is Roelandt; when I toll, thero I is a Are: when I peal, thcrs Is a victory In j Flanders." When the Due d'Alva proposed to Charles i V that ho should destroy the city, tho sover eign took him atop tho belfry and, pointing to Roelandt, asked: "Combien faudrait-11 de peaux d'Espagno I iinur falre un Gnnt do cetto grandeur?" (How many Spanish skins are needed to make a glove of this size?) The phrase was a play on words, Gand be ing tho French for Ghent and being pro nounced as his gant (glove). strike aw concerned. President Wilson's perv,j jgosible2 A, -"fc,'i-7-"fal- - - -r t APHILADELPHIAN, traveling through . tho South, camo upon one of the largest manufactories of smoking tobacco In the world. Impelled by curiosity he visited tho place. At the railroad siding stood a freight car. Curiosity again caused Investigation. The freight car was loaded to the brim with alfalfa! And not so long ago a freight car, filled with peanut hholls, was wrecked in West Virginia. The bill of lading showed that It was consigned to a Western breakfast food foundry. A MAORI was arraigned In a police court la tho Antipodes the other day about flvo weeks ago, according to the date of the information. Through his left ear was stuck a black stick, looking like a slate pencil. "What Is that in your ear?" asked the magistrate. Pynamlto," responded the black. They led him gently and gingerly into the court yard and separated him from tho explosive. Which shows that even on tho other side of tho world tho "safety first" campaign has mado headway. BRADFORD. The Dnm-dum Myth prom the noston Herald. The Kaiser's charge that both France and England have been using dum-dum bullets Is merely an echo of a elmllar accusation against the Germans made nt the outset of the war by the French. Both charges are surely un founded. They grow out of the hysteria and vilification which are among war's leaser by products. No one seriously believes that any of the combatant nations are officially and de liberately engaged In violating those principles Which have Klvn modern warfare the paradoxi cal qualification ot "civilized." CURIOSITY SHOP Aesop's fable about the youth who cried olf" until no one believed him Is based upon the etlewe of the AmyclaeanB. So often had the Inhabitants of Amyclaea been alarmed by the rumors that the Spartans were coming that they made a decree that no one should ever -" L. ,, when tha Hmm... Uiiiu ineimuu mo oin.- ...-- .-- -.,-. .,a actually came no ono "mentioned tho matter," and so the city was captured. In June. 1SS9. the schooner L'Amlstad. Balled from Havana for Principe with a large number of slaves who had been kidnapped from Africa. En route, the blacks rose and killed all save two of the white crew The latter steered th vessel north. Instead of to the African coast as directed, od tie schooner was eventually Aclwd by Lieutenant tledncy, of the' United States brig Washington, nnd taken to Now London. Tho Spanish Minister demanded the delivery of tho slaves, so they might be takon to Cuba for trial. President Van Buren was anxious to comply, for the snkc of comity, but the Anti-Slavery Society obtained counsel and the United States District Court decided that oven under Spanish law slave trado was Illegal nnd that tho ncaroes wcro free men. The Circuit Court nfllrmed this decision, nnd In March, 1811, the Supremo Court followed suit. In this tribunal, John Qulncy Adams espoused tho cause of tho slaves without re muneration. Thoy were sent back to Africa in an American vessel, Tho "Appeal to Battle," by which a man might fight with his nceusor, remained on tho statuto books of England until 1819. IN A SPIRIT OF HUMOR Circular Evolution "Jim" errand boy. "James" office boy. "Brown" clerk, "Mr, Brown" head clerk. "Brown" Junior member ot the firm. "James" son-in-law of head of firm. "Jim" head of the llrm and power on the street. St. Louts Mirror. A Fine Poem It's tough to dock a Congressman For work ho hasn't done. It la a line, and I opine It iBii't any fun. If wo taxed all our Congressmen For work, they didn't do, A lot would get Into our debt A million bones or two. Louisville Courier-Journal. Too Persuasive "But how did ho happen to get engaged to tho girl if he doesn't love her?" "Why, ho says he was convincing when he merely meant to bo plausible." Judge. Superfluous "Will I get everything I pray for, mamma?" Mother (cautiously): "Everything that's good for you, dear." Morjorle (disgustedly): "Oh, what's the uso, then; I get that, anyway." Life, The Minister and Others "Our minister," said Mrs. Oldcastlo, "appears to be a real altruist." "Oh, I think you must bo mistaken," replied Mrs. Gottalottc. "It seems to me by the sound of his voice that he must be a bass." Judge. The Retort Juvenile Mamma Johnny, see that you give Ethel tho lion's share of that orange. Johnny Ycs'm. Ethel Momma, ho hnsn't given mo any. Johnny Well, that's all right. Lions don't eat oranges. Kansas City Times. A Sharp Lad "What do you expect to be when you grow up little boy?" I "A man." "Very good; very good. And what sort of a man?" "Ono that Isn't always asking questions." Detroit Free Press, S60 Somebody is with the Boiton Transcript, as you will notice from the following pair of quo tations: Hub I've given up drinking, smoking nnd golf to please you, still you're not satislled. Now what else do you want me to give up? Wife Well, you might give up ?C0. I need a new gown. Bbston Transcript. Mudge Here's a man figured out that if all the money In the world were divided equally carh adult would get nbout $30. Meek lie's wrong. My wife would get ?C0. Boston Transcript. The Sword and the Censor It Is remarked by tho Boston Transcript that the blue pencil is mightier than the pen. A Kicking Ree While kicking a mule for kicking another mule, Worn Holloway was severely kicked by his father's mule, which he was correct ing. Had ho not received tho kick on tho arm, no doubt he would have been inoro se verely hurt. Prescott (Ark.) News At Least Our ofllce mathematician has It figured out that if all the war strategists who never saw Europe, never read a book of military tactics, never even pulled a trigger, were chloroformed and laid end to end (as wo often wish they might be), they would form a lino long enough to girdle tho earth 11 times at the Equator. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Equality of Sex There is a little girl In Springfield. Mats., who, like many of hor sex, resents the Imputa tion that the feminine mind is not so strong as the masculine. One day her mother remarked on the apparent lack of intelligence In a hen. "You can't teach a hen anything," she said. "They have done more harm to tho garden than a drove of cattle would. You can teach a cat, a i.g or a pig something, but a hen never!" "H'm!" exclaimed the child, Indignantly. "I think they know as much ns the roostors!" Youth's Companion. "The Battle or the Ballots" The conflict In Maine Is described as follows by the New York World: Tho battle in Maine appears to have been a great strategic victory. Tho army of tho Crown Prince of tha Progressives, which occupied tho extreme left of the line, was forced back upon the Roosevelt fortlflcutions, and the tirst, sec ond, third, fourttt and fifth armies nf the old Nelson Dlngley standpatters, pivoting upon Portland in an attempt to effect a turning movement, were cut In two and put to rout. In spite of the censorship, enough Is known to moke It clear that the rood to a Woodrow Wil son majority In the Sixty-fourth Congress Is open, with nothing likely to Interfere oxcept a few standpat aeroplanes and an occasional scouting party of Bull-Moose uhlans. Forgotten When the drums begin to rattle nnd tho legions clash In battle, Whero Is Wied? When the cannon do their roaring, and the airships high are soaring, Where is Wled. Willie Wied? Does ho seek an hour nf quiet, free from wrangle and from riot? Where Is Wied? Is he somewhere idly fretting 'cause he had to stop Mprettlng? Where is Wled, Willie Wled? Cleveland Plain Dealer. THE IMPERIAL COUSINS Whoso hand has set Europe's great vineyard aflame? Who was It laid fire to her rick? Who trampled her fields In pursuing their game? Why7 Willy and Georgia and Nick! Who changed Into beasts all her peace-loving sons And taught them to malm and to kH? Who gave them as food to the cannibal guns? Why! Nicky and Georgia and Will! Whose pathway Is strewn with dire ruin nd waste? Who the vultures with carrion gorge? What vandals have Art and fair Nature de faced? Why! Willy and Nicky and George! How long shall this militant sport be endured? How long ere Is snuffed out tho wick Of Moloch's fell torch, and our peace be as sured From Georgia and Willy and Nli-k? N. yf. In tha New Xork Time DONE IN PHILADELPHIA 171DW readers wero worried when they read . a few weeks ngo that a strange sect, hold ing a camp meeting In West Philadelphia, had announced thnt tho world was coming to an end on tho 29th or tho 80th of tho present month. No excitement followed this weird proclamation, but what a difference thero was In Philadelphia, In 1S44, when tho Mlller ltea wore aroused by a similar belief I It was Just Buch stranco prophecies which tho cdticutcd regarded with Indlfforenco that mado llfo worth living 70 years ago. Peoplo then wero thirsting for excitement of any kind, nnd they welcomed Miller's prediction ns a break In tho monotony of life. Tho story of tho Mlllerltcs and their belief Is that of ono of thoso popular delusions which seem to havo mado their appearance In every age. Tho present generation does not havo to bo reminded of Dowlc, whoso Ideas, whllo not quite so weird, still wcro sufliclently different to arouso general in terest. In tho past thero was a number of delusions that took tho public by storm and hold them until the truo character of tho belief became apparent. The tulips that wo can buy today for a few cents onco wero sold for fortunes In Holland during the rngo of tho tulip mania. You sco, these doluslons aro not always of a religious character. Tho tulip mania was purely speculative and had been nursed to perfection by unscrupulous manipulators. But this Is wandering from my subject. I wnntcd to say something about William Mil ler nnd his delusion that sent dozens of weak-minded persons Insane, nnd In somo localities ruined numerous persons. Miller was born in Massachusetts, but ho was a resident of Low Hampton, In tho northeastern part of New York, when ho an nounced his calculation of tho dato of tho second coming of Christ. Whllo a young mnn ho had confessed himself an atheist Ho had served ns n captain of Infantry In the United States army In tho War of 1812, and It was not until long after that conflict, or In ISIS, that ho suddenly became religious. Then ho began to study tho Bible, but ho also began to calculate the time when Christ was to appear on earth again, nnd finally ho declared that ho had overcome all difficulties and had reached tho conclusion that tho dato would be in the spring of tho year 1S43, Of course, a great deal of this got lnio printed form, and soon ho had convinced numerous persons who wero willing follow ers. The delusion spread rapidly, but, of course, had Its greatest vogue when tho tlmo Miller had set approached. Miller's theory of tho second Advent was founded upon his Interpretation of tho real meaning of the terms days, weeks and years In the Old Testament. I will not attempt to bore anybody by repeating his Interpreta tions, and thero would not bo sufficient spaco hero to do It, But I can assure any In credulous reader that It was much like Ignatius Donnelly's fnmous cryptogram In Shakespearo In ono respect: you could not And the answer even after you had tho rule to find it. No ono ever could work out Don nelly's cryptogram, and, perhaps, as ho was n very bright man, ho did not Intend they should. ,Tho first date set for tho second Advent by Miller was April 14, 1S43. Tho disciples awaited the day with "deepest solicitude," but when It arrived nothing happened. But they wero not discouraged. They wero as sured that ancient chronology was not thor oughly understood and that a few months more or less might elapso beforo the wel come day arrived. In tho meantime, Miller had a stone wall built on his farm and thero wns a good deal of talk about It. Somo prying ones d ilred to know what he intended to do with a stone wall If ho was so soon to leave this world. It also wus charged that Miller had refused to sell his farm; and the newspapers wero asking him pointedly what ho needed a farm for. They also took ono of his disciples, J. V. llimes, of Washington, to task because he was engaged In publishing and selling "more than 5,000,000 books and papers." They added by way of comment that "Ho must be engaged In a speculation," and thereupon scouted the truthfulness of tho prophecy. But, as In the case of all delusions, Miller had followers In many parts of the Eastern United States. They were pretty well repre sented In Philadelphia. When tho first date had failed Sillier promptly referred to tho occasional failures of even Biblical prophets, and announced that very probably his calcu lations had been wrong. He then asserted that on October 22, IS 14, tho second Advent would occur. This statement was made very positively, and tho Adventlsts became very deeply Interested. As tho timo approached some of the followers gnvo away their property. Storekeepers disposed of their stocks to who ever desired them for nothing. In one sec tion of tho country as many as 15 persons became insane. Somo of them wero not even followers of Miller, but wero afraid that ho might speak tho truth. When tho day arrived the Philadelphia followers of Miller went to Darby, whero they awaited tho end of tho world. Thero were moro than a thousand of them, nnd they began to pray and sing. But It rained. Thoy were very distressed, and when they found the day was not the day. thoy waited till tho morrow. Then there was more rain, and tho majority of the Mll lerltcs plodded their weary way hack to tho city nlong tho Darby road. A few were willing to give Miller another 21 hours of graco, but thoy, too, found his calculations were inaccurate. When the excitement was at its height, thero wero advertisements In tho dally news papers of "ascension robes," and one store had n placard in Its window to inform passors-by that "muslin for ascension robes" wns sold theje. Thero Is none of thi3 kind of excitement now. Few persons have even remembered that tho enthusiasts who held what they called an "npostolle camp meeting" last month in West Philadelphia and who are rather Irrev eutly referred to ns the "Holy Rollers," have decided that tho world Is to come to an end within the next two weeks. GRANVILLE, THE IDEALIST Wie was the man who said, "A punishment that degrades the punished will degrade the man who Inflicts it." Hero Is a little story about a man who Is the figure of power in a little church not far from our city. You know the kind of man I mean Somo men. by very reason of their dominating personalities rather than their executive abll.ty, naturally gravitate to posi tlons where those about them look up to them as a matter of course. One evening this man passed a young member of hi ihur.h on u tlu t corntr In fa. t the young man was the organist, and In receipt of ft modest salary for his services. He wax m.. ing a cigar. was Bmk Forthwith the elder man grow angry ir .,., not smoke, did not believe In smoW . 'J failed to understand how any one else rii believe In It. At his dlrtotlon, Cl7 the trustees of tho church wns ImtnedlxiM called, and tho organist was dismissed from i,! service " " Naturally, the young fellow launched lntn . tirade against churches nnd against evervhJ In them, Which, of course, was oil wrT' But how about the self-clalmed Chrl.UanltTS this church leador? " w Suppose he had gone to the young man In . fatherly way and put the proposition in tlu fashion: "Now, my boy, one of us Is w ' .' nbout this matter of smoking. Let lis tim? ! over and find out which of us Is wrong Perhaps no agreement would have' ,.. ranched. pfr'iaPB, "" y"s mnn would hat. ett his position simply because the elder inl had convinced him that his example was w a good one to placo before tho younger W. Bt ,th0 "'for" chose to perform n christian act; one qulto Incompatible with it founder's Idea of uplifting service. Ho dcgradM the Sell.'"1"1 Ct0r U, th0r momb ' Doesn't your conception of real Chrlsll., service make you believe that ho deeS himself, too7 uesraaM THE IDEALIST. OPPOSED TO DOCTOR BRUMBAUGH fo the Editor of the Kventnp Ledper: Slr-Your support of Do6tor Brumbaugh an not of Senator Penroso is very mystlfylL t me If not to many other voters throughout ti! State. I wll grant, as you say, that Doclo! Brumbaugh Is both fearless and honest h! what will that amount to should a Penroso tJ!' islaturo be elected? In what way can ME Brumbaugh be of any service to tho peonK bringing about tho reforms that tho 3 Pennsylvania aro so eagerly waiting for? Tru. the platform that Doctor Brumbaugh was nT noted on pledges to us all thoso reforms iS have not all Republican platforms which we? launched by Penroso and his lieutenants Z tho same thing? ' Has not Doctor Brumbaugh been the hen,i the Philadelphia schools for a great man years? Has any one In these many years heard of him In any way urging any ot the r. forms which his platform now olfers to th. peoplo? "" THOMAS IIUP.LEY. Philadelphia, September 1G, 1914. PRAISES TRANSIT EDITORIAL To the Editor of the Evening Ledger: Sir I want to take advantngo of your own column for letters from the people to say i commendatory word about your editorial n to night's lssuo on tho tron-slt situation, l'hlladel. phla Is a great big rich city, and If anybody or any corporation expects to keep us taxpayer, from getting what we need thero will have tn be another guess. That's my guess and that of most Phllodclphions. Keep up your good work along this lino. I am glad to see a paper with two "front" pages so that ono of them can be devoted to local news. Maybe that Idea has been applied to newspapers before, but not to my knowledge Anyway, it is a good one, and shows horn Im portant you consider tho mntters pnrtalnlnj? to our city. T. B. HILDItETH. iiuiaueipiim, aepiemoer iu, mi. OBJECTS TO COMIC PICTURES To the Editor of the Evening Ledger: Permit me to congratulate the Eventej Ledger, not only for what It represents, but for tho omission of tho alleged comic pictures, which, to my mind, are an insult to the Intel ligent reading public. For years we have been afflicted with l s antics of impossible "kids," with the buffoonery of still more Impossible beings, apparently men. Comic (?) artists havo Inflicted upon a long suffering public atrocities of pen and ink. And now, at Inst, wo have a paper which ap peals to the intellect rather than to tho evi dently atrophied sense of moro or less humor. Thank you, and for goodness sake, don't re lapse into humorous barbarism. We are willing to stand for a reversion to typo but not comlci B. J. MURPHY. Philadelphia, September 10, 1014. A WORD FOR ELLEN ADAIR To the Editor o; the Evening Ledger: Kir May I add a lino of appreciation for the excellent showing your paper has made during tho first three days of Its existence? I hue been more than pleased with tho articles ol Ellen Adair. Thero is a tone of sincerity and truth about her writing which is frequently lacking In tho conventional articles often founl on a woman's page. I hope she will continue to write her experiences. HEADER. Philadelphia, September 1G, 1914. PRAISE FOR WHOLESOME HUMOR To the Editor o the Evening Ledger: Sir I havo been a reader of tho Public Ledoeii for 20 yeais. You have my congratula tions and beat wishes for tho success of the Evening Ledger. I have been particularly lm ptesred with the hlgh-clnss and wholesom) humor which Is found on your editorial page. Ono of tho curses of tho nveinge evening paper Is tho presence of slop-stick humor Whs don't you secure tho services or a good cartoonist' M. S. B. Melroso Park, Pa., September 16, 19H. NOW EVENING LEDGER READER To the Editor ot tho Evening Ledger: Sir Just a good wish from an old reader ol tho Public LcnoEn. If you maintain the saml standard which you have set for the past three days I am sure that the people of this city ni" appreciate tho service you render tho com munity. K. Norristown, Pa., September 16, 1911. Praise From Up-Stale From the Carlisle tra.) Evening H ia'd. Tho new Evening Lcnann, slbter publication of tho Pnnuc Lunaiui, made it-, ibbut u evening nnd was cordially reeied. J-1 same vast volume of news whit h is char acteristic of tho morning U:i.hi was ap parent In the latest publication. U' ln' spected closely both editions and cai-h via' marked by a host of frtsh news stories TM bucccss of tho now Journal Is assunJ. How Warren Views Penrose From tha Warren, Ta., Evenlne Times The defeat of Senator I'enroa ti-! fall woa mean a rehabilitated and united ltepublican party. It would be a party that cuuld be prw of Its ability to overthrow the Ign. rame, po litical debauchery und uiicleaiiness tiiat in w senco aro Penroseism. Railroads and Relief Prom the Chattanooga Times. Tho railroads have been instructed to prepii' tariffs for all services they now pirfi-nn ' out charge, tho commission In the n-unu resuming consideration of the petitlun fur j anclng rates, this time It Is said n r """ Btandlngly, If not more sympnth.-tua I. ''J affords a hope that they will pruwde a nu and complete measuro of relief. NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW When wo read the statement. "BUi-IOS Alt'' Is to have another subway." ive uie CjJ 1 to admit that thero Is a spirit ot -nltrp7j H l .!. f...l. A .1 .,!.., I il.nl 111 CM fondly thought of as pecullur to uurs" New York livening Post. The war fills the newspapers, weeklies, one magazine, has gono su far as to r,r,". tirely a whole Issue devoted to th. ar ? ',, various aspects. When history is i"J "Ly children aro eager to know uuout it n schools mubt rtspond to the demand Bait"" News. Unless the Bepubllcans want to fee T'inlI"jS sweep New York by a far bigger ma'S l that of the Democrats In Maine, th MrZ Inate a Progressive Itepubliiun State tii' headed by Illnnian. Now York Tribune. In Maine the diversion of even l7000,! from the Itepubllcan candidates was suiw j to elect the Democratic candidaU-3. but " poeltlvo factor In American polities '"J.Mtf gresslve party has ceased to exlst.-AiJ (N. Y.) Journal. In opening the sanitary conference Jn S toga, Commissioner Biggs said that tne o Department of Health bus adopted as )11iJ "Public Health Is Purchasable" W'Setl not bo a better one Public hcalti is. 'CV, purchasable. Humanity still generally P" , to buy things of less importance. tut day we may bo wiser. New York Won .,iii '--in Ji ii'L,f-
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