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of our country' steadfast purposo nnd policy
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Morality Conies Before Economics
MH. PILVROSIJ Is or Is not tho directing
brains of the Organisation In Phlladel
phlu and tho Stutc. lie Is or lie Is not te
sponsible for its ucts. He approves or he
does not approve tho bi-partisan ulllunce
through which the liquor Interests nro
brought Into support of his cnndldncy. If ho
Is responsible for the notorious political Im
morality with which his naino Is associated,
ho has no light to usk oven consideration of
his tronoinlc views. A candidate must como
Into court with clean hands. Can Mr. Pen
rose do that?
MASSED BY THE CENSOR
fcr Addrtti oil commurrlrnllnrM to Vventng
Lcrfgrr. r,rrmrnct Sqnntr, I'hlladrlphla.
irpttcATio.v viam: At inn nut uiErrtm roTorncs ron
KVTM A3 ErOD-et.AR mail JiATtrn.
I-HILUIEU-IIM, SA1UHDAV, SElTl'MlinP. 19, I'M t
Piuchnt, tho Impossible Camlidnto
THERE Is nothing left of the Progressive
party except tho family quarrels. Mr.
1'inchot, It is true, continues his junket about
tho State, a candidate without n collonguo
and without a party, but otherwise the Pro
gressive movemont has simmered away. It
accomplished but ono thing worth while in
American politico; that is, It demonstrated
beyond all doubt the utter unwillingness of
Republicans any longer to -acquiesce In tho
meretricious leadership which had seined
upon tho party.
Mr. Pinchot Is eloquent in denunciation of
Pcnrosctsm. Ho wants to ae It driven out
nnd utterly disrupted, ho says. There is a
way. Mr. Lewis saw the hopelessness of
election nnd withdrew. The Ponnsylvnnian-for-tho-purposo-of-hls-candldacy-only
should
be equally quick In Immolating his ambition,
Let him provo tho sincerity of his Intent by
doing the ono thine? that Is certain to ruin
Pcnrosclsm. He Is now the senior Senator's
most formidablo ally.
Abolish the Magistrates
THE Magistrate's Court system has again
beon discredited by the scandals in tho
"straw ball" cases traced to the otllce of tho
notorious Mr. Call. The prima facie evi
denco Is qulto sulllctcnt to convince the pub
lic that the potty courts of justice in this city
aro practically in leacruo with the criminal
classes to safeguard them from tho 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.
Slnco tho establishment of the Municipal
Court Iho Magistrates have been a fifth
wheel to tho coach, nnd a very Hat wheel,
too. They should bo abolished by a consti
tutional amendment at tho 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 to bo against
just such sharks and sh stirs as now use
them at will to harass nnd oppress those
whoso real hope of justice and equity lies In
their prompt suppression.
Great Britain Does Not Own the Seas
jiiiAT BRITAIN has been for generations
,''JC tho pig ot the oceans. Venice once
.aimed the sea as her bride, and warned all
triers to ceaie their illicit intercourse. The
p nited Kingdom assumes tho sumo position
T'iday. There are many ships owned by
nmerlcan corporations that fly the British
ag. There can be no justifiable protest
tr.galnst transfer to American registry of the
btobert Dollar, owned nomtnally by u British
Corporation, but In fact by American capital.
t Our Government cannot afford to yield one
Jot or tittle In this matter. The nation when
n comparative weakling dared the might of
tho British Empire in defense of its right to
Iuse the seas. It will be no less vigilant In
protection of American interests now. The
, nation has decided to put the tlug 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
tho abnormal conditions now exlstinur, when
the friendliness of the United States la some
thing which no nation in the world can
afford to alienate.
Prophecy in Process of Achievement
THE prophecy of Olivier In France, and of
August Bebcl In Germany, Is coming to ti
leallzatlon. It was Olivier, the Prime Min
ister of Xnpolcon III, who In n letter to Wll
helm I warned him against tho annexation
of Alsaco-Lorrnlnc. It was August Ucbcl who
In 1SJ1 nlono hnd tho courngo to stand up
In tho ttciehstag and plead with tho lulers
or Germany not to tear asunder the bonds
Which tied a peoplo together. Ho boldly pro
claimed the lurking danger to the lntcicsts
of tho German Empire and tho pence of Eu
rope in such an net. But In vain. Germany
was to become a world power, and 111 execut
ing this design she was to stop at naught.
Educational Appropriations
THE educational budget of tho city of
Now York for 3013 Is expected to total the
magnificent sum of $13,1S9,SS7, tho largest
amount over spent by any municipality In the
history of tho world, that Its children might
obtain educations, that they might become
useful citizens.
But largo ns Is the sum which New York
spends for its splendid school system, Phila
delphia is not only equally liberal, but, U3 a
matter of statistical fact, It spends more per
child than doe3 New York. Next year tho
metropolis will expend $57.51 for each of tho
estimated total of 7SO.00O pupils. This year
Philadelphia Is spending JCC.35 for each uf
its 196,000 students.
Philadelphia may prldo itself on Its schools.
It Is only a question of time when the old
structures will be replaced by now; when
vocational schools will como into voguo more
generally; when summer day nnd night
schools will be tho rule rather than the exception.
A Livelihood in Brain and Hand
THE valuo of vocational guidance and
training as a remedy for juvenile delin
quency and dependency la not properly
appreciated. While the pircftuage of actual
illiteracy ts large, even among Ameriuan
born delinquents, adult and juvenile, the
amount of delinquency due to iartial or
deficient education and lack o atlounl
Kuidanco la even greater, una the danger
from tho half-educated is more to be dreaded
than that from the wholly isior.mi. Their
llmltod knowledge has brought tin in to the
point where discouragement Inducts the
belief that, since it can carry thun no fur
ther, education is of little value; and that
"the world owes them a liwnjr, anyway."
ThQlr lack of vocational education hows no
way out of the "blind alley" t,f industry but
crime, and to it they drift, bm.oinu.K ut oijce
a burden and a menace to buUuj,
The average boy ami girt in Ameuru
bhould be vocationally guldt-d for ti e simple
reason that the majority mut,t (vuntuaUy
tarn their own living. If the umiic schools
do no more than dietovtr the youthful bent
toward future technical, vocational tuuoa.
non, they will fultil thftir miswoii. leaving to
more adauced departments of tju- etfura
tionai system, trad's schools and the like,
tho tasU of actual lntru-Uon la the technl.
cal details necessary to any track.
Aiiotlw Biasing liidiwretiou
Sill LIONEL, CARUEX, now ur,Sh Am
bassadur to Uraiil, and e-Amb.isaaor tg
Mexico, has again violated every auon both
uf good taste and of diplomacy in ciitiuaius
President Wilsons Mexican i.licy. i;N.r
since the Mexican situation became neiite S:r
Lionel has deliberately igium-l tiu i,iKiu.r
I'uutnjlUy and has lu suihy uf buying iM.
discretions that tail for his inunedute sup.
pression or recall. It is not enough that the
British Ambassador at Washington ahould
upoloUe for his colleague. If tireut Britain
is sincere lit hw friendly attitude toward this
country she sbouhl give the "bbx,4-i-thU'ltfcr
thuu-water" theory practical xtnuiiiOia
tion by promptly retailing hr Brasilian tJn
My. America has bud to plity a dirlkuit part in
Vexta. and u far our South American
watchful waiting" diplomacy aWnrtt la nuet
brilliant coutrast with that of Europe, which
Hercules in Bondage
BECAUSE tho soundness of Republican
principles hns been confirmed by tho
risks and fatuities of n Democratic National
Administration, the Republican party ap
peals with redoubled force to tho country.
Its long reign of accomplishments furnished
its positive warrant, and now this hns 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 tho steering
wheel, the legislative car would plunge
through the fence. By exercising the pie
rogatives of a benevolent autocrat, Mr. Wil
son, with what measure of tribulation none
but he can fully know, has contrived to save
his rarty's face.
With the Republican party precisely the re
verse is true. The party principles are
sound: the party itself is trustworthy and
efficient at the core. But it Is blocked from
power by an evil leadership which tho peo
ple do not dare to trust with their national
destinies. The Republican party Is tho only
party In this State that can safely bo 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 p"ver. it Is
Penrose wiio has been the ha 1 and brains
of that bipartisan betrayal uf p"'llc 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. Taft Set the Example
MI'.. TAFT was not tonsldered a traitor
to his party when he excoriated tho Cox
machine In Cincinnati. Good partisans every
where realised that ii was proper for a Re
publican President to take the party Jlvry
off men who had stained and sailed 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
Ffssiou. The big fact for the rank and file
in this State to remember i that Republican
candidates everywhere else In the L'nlou arc
praying, openly or secretly, that Pennsyl
vanla will prove its party allegiance by giv
ing on overwhelming majority to Doctor
Brumbaugh and Just as emphatic a minority
to Mr. Penrose.
The principal die-stuff from Europe still
continues to ho red.
it appear from the new stoiite mm the
ja,il Revere of Brussels rode a motorcycle,
Sir Edward Carson has just been married.
Be will now learn what home rule means.
"K. of K." has used more language in the
bifct fw weofes than In his whole previous
lit-.
Hema's army la not so large, but her of.
t ciitl news bureau is fully up to the standard
f the allies in Bending out reports-
To the ilret Uerman soldier wb seta foot
on English soil a Berlin newspaper has
offered 1750 Just about enoufh to give his
re mains a decent burial.
The pity of It is that the vast horde of
ainuieur strategists Ju this country cannot
be sent to the front, and to that part of tho
front where the firing is heaviest.
it may not have had anything to do with
it, but the ai.I.ion of Turkey not to join
ct-rmany ame remarkably soon aftep the
sucoesaes of th allies along the Marno began-
'iiinwm iym nm i. -
Those African troops of the French are
said to he the best knots among the allies, but
we'll back the Africans in America against
any of them when it comes to shooting craps
Philadelphia 8,-hool children can't Jose very
much on aeeoum of the elimination of Euro
pe eograph- from tte sfeal 'hey
couldn't keep up with all the changes In the
'njp ahow.
UP nenr Brown's Station In tho Cntskllls
thoy destroyed soventoon villages and
tore up tho tracks Of two railroads. No, this
Is not n 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 wldetho largest
In tho world. They also constructed a dam
of glgantlo proportions, tho wholo work cost
ing moro than 12,BOO,000.
A young man, blue-eyed, straight of build
and nllve to his work, was in charge. Ho was
unknown to tho great mass of the people,
for ho hnd no press agent, but Philadelphia
heard of him and his work. So Mayor Blank
enburg Induced hi in to leave the employ of
the city of Now York and tako charge of tho
Water system of this city. At onco a hue
nnd cry was raised that tho Balary of tho
now man, $10,000 a year, was out of propor
tion to his services nnd that In any case the
position should have gone to a Philadelphia!!.
Slnco then, Carloton E. Davis has worked
wonders with our water system. Typhoid
has been reduced to n minimum. Tho water
Is clean the department Is run on a busi
ness basis which should delight taxpayers.
tT"AVIS Is the wrong man In that Job,"
XJ said a member of City Councils to the
writer. "How In 'war can he do his work
light when ho drives out to tho pumping
stations and filters nt three In the morning to
sco If the men aro on the Job? No man can
dissipate that way nnd get down fresh to
the oiTlco In the morning."
"Which is ono of tho lessons why Davis Is
making good.
ONCE upon a time thoro was a gentlemanly
waiter at tho exclusive Philadelphia Club.
Because of his pleasant ways, ho was de
servedly popular with the members. Now, it
so happened that ho fell in love with the
daughter of tho club's steward, who frowned
upon a young man who hnd no piospects.
The members watched the love affair with
Interested eyes, nnd when they saw how mat
tors were going they decided to help tho
waiter.
Encouraged by them, be finally eloped with
tho girl nnd married her. Then tho mem
bers furnished sufllcient capital for the waiter
to take chargo of the old Hotel Bcllevue.
Since then, George C. Boldt has become rich
nnd famous In hotel life.
VOLTAIRE was ono ot those who proved
to tho world that tho pen was mightier
than tho sword. Once, when ho had paid for
a box at the Paris opera, the Due do Lauzun,
a favorite of Louis XV, drove him out. Vol
tnlro brought suit for the ejectment, and tho
duke's lawyer, in his opening address, ex
coriated the plaintiff thus:
"What! Is it Monsieur Voltaire, a petty
ink-slinger, who dares to plead against tho
Due do Lauzun, whose great-grandfather
was the first to scale the walls of La Rochello,
whose grandfather took twelve cannon from
the Dutch at I'trecht, whose father captured
two standards fiom tho English nt Fontenoy,
whose "
"Excuse me,'' interiupted Voltaire, "I am
not pleading against that duke who was
first on tho walls of La Rochellc, nor against
the duke who took twelve cannon, nor against
him who captured two standards. I am
pleading against the Due da Lauzun who
never captured anything In his life except
my box nt tho opera."
Ho won his suit.
LITTLE MISS NINE-YEAR-OLD went to
1 tho theatre with her father. They had
tho best of seats and a box of candy. Uer
father treated her as a grown-up. The light
opera was drawing to a close.
"Kathor," 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
bis promise to trcnt her like a real lady.
UNDERNEATH Uroad street Is a river. It
has caused untold bother for builders and
it will cause the expenditure of much extra
moiioy when tho subway Is constructed.
So far, it has been traced from the north
east corner of Broad and Arch streets,
south, curving around tho City Hall, as far
as Walnut. When the church at Broad and
Arch was being built, the subterranean flow
was observed nnd dammed In more ways than
one. It camo to light again when the Rlu
Carlton Hotel was in courso of construction.
There It was observed that it ebbed and
flowed in synchronization with the river tide
two Inch above normal nnd as much below.
No no appears to know whenco It comes,
nor where It empties, but it is a really, truly
river nevertheless.
ON tho street corner of Lyons, In France,
stood Elizabeth Felix, daughtor of a poor
Jewish peddler, ploying the violin and sing
ing, that she might aid her sisters and broth
ers. Eventually sho drifted to Paris, where
tho tevolt of 1S4S had turned the city topsy
turvy, t-'omehow or other she fell In with
a mob of rioters, maddened with excitement.
Tho rabble rolled along one street Into an
other, until it camo to tho Theatre Francals,
renamed Theatre do la Republique.
A man lifted Elizabeth to the stage and
holding a gun to her head, ordered her to sing
the "Marseillaise."
She raised hor voice overcome by emotion,
vibrant with tho Import of the events In
which fche was paitlclpating and Intoned the
famous battle hymn. Half singing, half
chanting, lur voice rose and fell, the hushed
rabblo seemingly hypnotized by the frail girl.
Then sho ceased nnd nn uproar of wild ac
claim burst forth.
From that momont, Rachel, greatest of
French actresses, was firmly established In
the volatile hearts of her countrymen. Event
ually, when stiicken with tuberculosis, she
came to this country, but was forced to can
eel her tour. Sho returned to Franco to
die there. BRADFORD.
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW
The National Municipal League Is a very
well-meaning nna high-minded institution, but
il it Imagines for a moment that the peoples
of cities in general, and Boston in particular,
havo the slightest notion of giving up the right
to ehonjM) their own Mayors It is gravely deluded-
Boston Post.
The moral damags of thin war to the school
child will be incalculable. It fills his heart with
dally stories of bloodthed, fightings, passions,
revenge. Itollglon Is so overshadowed by the
dally story of Christians blowing each other's
brains out that it Is bard to make it even a
reality to him. and as to human brotherhood
there is no euoh word in our vocabulary at
present except as we Americans can exemplify
U.-Chrlstian Work and Evangelist.
Thus far tho war has produced no great
poem, and the first forthputtlngs of the poets
of distinction have been disappointing, but it
Uf too soon to abandon hope. The first bhock
was too strong for poetlo exprcbslon, which
requlws a tianeformatlon of emotion Into
daflnlte form. It will be surprising If some.
j notable poetry It- not Inspired by the war, and I star,
oven now n masterpiece may be taking shape
Springfield Republican.
Tho problem of stock market resumption In
this country Is the problem of providing tho
proceeds In such othor shapo than gold as
Europe will be willing to tako. Now York
Bun.
We put Henry Lane Wilson out of the busi
ness of so-called dlplomaoy. If Qreat Britain
wishes to satisfy tho United States", It will dp
tho same with Sir Lionel Carden. Now York
World.
Tho Immigration restriction bill that ap
pears to havo been pigeon-holed somewhere.
In tho Senato should be resurrected and
passd. Nashvlllo Banner.
IN A SPflUT OF HUMOR
A Hatr-Ralelng Joke
From the little wo have seen of purplo
hair, It appears to bo woman's clowning
glory.
Twos But n Dreaml
He alo two big Welsh rarebits
In the land of horror tarried.
Ho dreamt It was a frightful dream
Ho dreamt that ho was married.
Cause for Mirth
"Why aro the hyenas laughing so hysteri
cally?" asked tho visitor to tho Zoo,
"Somebody mentioned Just now,"
explained the keeper.
Insert name of statesman you don't like
over well.
Thus Died n Hero
There was flro In his eye and his fist In
his hand.
"Where's tho dishdonged printer who set
this obituary notice?" he thundered.
"What's wrong with 117" meekly asked tho
thlid subasslstaut city editor.
"Wrong with It? Everything! I wroto
a beautiful poem, beginning: 'She was left
a Svecplng widow' and that blabgasted
printer made It read: 'She had cleft a
weeping willow.' Then I wroto: 'Throw thy
pearls beforo tho swine.' And how did It
como out? How? I ask! 'Buy thy curia
as I do mine.' I -"
Gently, yet firmly, they killed him, for
obituary poets nre taboo In highest Journal
istic circles.
Speaking of Names
She was lound and she was ruddy,
And her cheeks wcro like the rose;
And she weighed at least one-eighty
As the hay scale record shows,
Sho was sound ns nny dollar,
And no stronger girl you've met;
Yet this big anil robust creature
Had been christened Violet.
Cleveland Plain Deuler.
He is slsslflcd and happy
And ho Bhrinks from blows and strife,
And ho never said a scrappy
Word In all his peaceful life.
Tie would show a streak of yellow
If he saw a wooden gun;
Yet thl3 flossy little fellow
Has been chilstencd Well-ing-ton.
Springfield' Union.
She was built of bone and gristle, '
And her noso was sharp and thin,
And her eyes were sharp ns gimlets.
And she had a scrappy chin;
With her tonguo sho toro her neighbors'
Reputation up, and sho
In tho days boyond recalling
Had been christened Cha-ri-ty.
Houston Post.
He Is crooked and a gmfter
And he seldom tells the truth;
Hns been lobbing other people
Ever since he was a youth.
Beats his wife and plays the bully,
But from any man would run;
Yet this much-detesled villain
Has been named George Washington.
Birmingham Age-Herald.
Why There Arc IS'o New Jokes
King Ashurbanurpal laid down tho morn
ing paper, remarking to tho Mesdames
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 even the wisest of ancients wasn't
original.
An Aged Infant
"Miss Carter was born in Mazie, Kansas,
nt the ago of 29 years, five months and ono
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,
1 haven't been put wise.
Just heard from the human encylopcdla
who adjoins us on the northwest thut the
plural of ski Is ski and thut the singular of
ski Is ski. For which Information an ex
pectant world should bo duly thankful.
A Diplomat
"How do j on Ilka your new music master'.'"
"He is a very nice, polite young man. When
I made a mistake yesterday ho said, 'Pray,
mademoiselle, why do you take ho much
pains to improve upon Beethoven?'" Paris
Figure.
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 n lesson on tho bap
tismal covenant, "can you tell me tho two
things uecessaiy to baptism?"
"Yes'm," said Tommy, "water and a baby,"
Western Mail.
Survived the Ordeal
A Scot of Peebles said to his friend .Mac
Andrew: "Mac, I hear ye havo fallen In
love wi' bonny Kate McAllister."
"Weti, Sanders," Mac replied, "l was
near vorra near daeln' In, but tho bit
lassie had nae siller, so I said to maself,
'Mnc, be a mon.' And I wl3 a mon, and noo
I Jist pass her by." Argonaut.
Fair Words or Nothing
"George," said the wlfo to her generally
iinappreclatlvo husband, "how do you liko
my new hat?"
"Well, my dear." said George, with great
candor, "to tell you the truth "
"Stop right there, Georgo! 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, he come around
a-talkln" strong;
De words he uses soun's like dey was five
or six feet long.
Ho talks so ornamental dat you has a great
desire
To drop yob. dally work an' stan' an' listen
an' admire.
you kin ax im any question dat you chance
to havo on hand;
Ills unswer will bo mo.V too fine fob you to
understand.
He will toll you 'bout do taxes an' de cost
of what you eat
An' 'bout do wars dat fill de world wlf sor.
row so complete.
But wlf all dis conversation 'bout de mos
dat ho cun say
Is dat men jes' keep on flghtln" an' dey'a
got de tax to pay.
Though he's very Informations an' ho does
de bes' ho can.
You never gets much comfort fum de ex
planation man.
Philander Johnson In (he "Washington
DONE IN PJIADELPHIA
THE literary ancestor of my friend Brad
ford, who chats so pleasantly every after
noon in tho next column but ono to this, was
h. man of historic figure In nny account of
American Journalism or printing. As already
I have mentioned tho editor who first pub
lished an evening paper In this city, I now
want to call to your mind tho man who
printed tho first newspaper published In this
country south of Massachusetts.
This was Androw Bradford,' tho son of
Wlltlnm Bradford, who was tho first printer
In Pennsylvania, and, for that matter, In tho
Mlddlo Colonics. .Andrew was born In Phila
delphia In 1686, the year his father Issued iho
first publication from his press.
Thero is strong reason to believe that Will
iam Bradford camo to this country with Will
iam Pcnn, nnd this Is ono of tho things that
will bo cleared up when my friend Albert
Cook Myers completes his search for mate
rials for a Hfoof the founder of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Myers Is now In England, and is hard nt
work gathering nnd copying letters nnd docu
ments for his projected dcflnltlvo edition of
tho works of Pcnn. I havo nsstimcd that
ho will subsequently wrlto a llto of Pcnn In
view of tho immense amount of unknown
material ho has already garnered from the
old families in this country nnd in England
and Ireland,
It is only fair to Mr. Myers to sny that
ho has not yet declared that ho will do this,
but when I suggested It to him, ho would not
deny that such nn Idea had come to him, nlso.
All the early Bradfords wero men of dis
tinction, and held high position among their
fellow citizens hero and in New York, but
today I want 1 1 talk about Andrew In par
ticular. Readers of Franklin's "Autobiography" will
got an impression of the man nnd printer
that probably Is a little prejudiced. I havo
no doubt that Franklin Intended to be fnir
to his rival In business, both as n printer nnd
as a newspaper publisher, but ho does at
tempt to deride both the subject matter that
appeared In Bradford's Weekly Mercury and
also the typography of that nnd the other
publications that cumo from Bradford's press.
After the older Bradford hns been arrested
for an Indiscretion, by order of the Provin
cial Assembly, and his printing shop over
hauled with tho thoroughness of tho old Rus
sian Secret Police, tho victim decided to
shake the dust of Philadelphia and set up u
shop in Now York, where Inducements hnd
been mudo io him by the Leglslutitic. This
was in 1693, when his son Andrew wus about
."even years of age. Tho boy alterwnrd was
placed In his father's shop nnd lcnrncd the
trade
Thero was only a limited amount of print
ing to be obtained In New York and the Brnd
fords got It. Thero was a little in New Jer
sey, and they got that, too, but In tho greater
city of Philadelphia nnd in the more promis
ing province of Pennsylvania there was a lot
of trade that wus going to others, and tho
Bradfords seem to havo decided that Andrew
would bettor go lo Philadelphia nnd, on tho
strength of the house, get the official and
other business.
So, In 1712, we find Andrew, now n man.
back in tho city of his birth, opening a print
ing house or, ns has been suggested, merely
taking over the shop which William Bradford
hnd left In the charge of Reiner .Jensen.
At this time the only attempt to Issue a
newspaper In this country hnd boon promptly
suppressed In Boston. This was the News
Letter, a little half sheet that T bollevo made
its appearance once; for the publisher, hav
ing hnd the audacity to comment upon tho
characters of the assembly, It wns promptly
closed up.
In those duys tho liberty of Hie in ess had
not yet been logarded us a constitutional
right, and no printer dared make tho ven
ture. However, in 1719 another Boston nt
tempt was made, with tho Boston Gazette.
Tho same year Andrew Bradford b "an the
publication of his American Weekly Mer
cury, nnd this was continued for many
years. The first number wns Issued on Tues
day, December 22, 1719, tho day after Boston's
Gazette appeared. Among the reasons an
nounced for tho appearance of tho paper was
tho general one, "the encouragement of
trade."
It was a small tour-pngo hheot, with u very
crudo picture of a postboy ornamenting tho
wings of the title. Thoro wns little of what
we now would call news, and for a long tlmo
the only nttempt nt literary embellishment
was occasional excerpts from some of the
English periodicals.
Although tho older Bradford renounced
his membership in tho Society of Friends, the
Friends seem to havo brought a greut part
of their printing to tho younger Bradford
when ho began hero. He also becamo tho
printer to the province, anil tho bn-called
Bradford Laws weio all printed nt his shop.
Tho exact location of his ofllco cannot be
learned, but it seems to havo beon nt one
time at the coiner of Second street and
Black Horso alley, between Market and
Chestnut streets. Outsldu hung his sign of
the Bible.
Androw Bradfoid nlso wns ono of the ear
liest postmasters of Philadelphia, if not tho
first, nnd, of course, Ids shop was tho post
ofllce. Franklin was envious of him In this
position, realizing that to bo postmaster and
havo tho coutml of tho postboys was a dis
tinct advnntngo In tho distribution of it news
paper. How Franklin managed to get this
olllco and how ho turned tho tables on Brad
ford by bribing tho postboys to neglect Brad
ford's Mercury and tako caro of his Gazette
Is very characteristic of tho great phlloso
pher, who was not nil philanthropist whero
business was concerned.
Bradford, who died lit 1712, published the
American Magazine tho previous year, tho
publication making Us nppcaranco about tho
same tlmo that Franklin's magazine up.
peared.
That was another time when Poor Richard
opposed his rival and defeated him.
OP.ANVILLE.
THE 1DKAIJST
Tho pursuit of trifles Is ono of iho most
common of human fallings.
For Instance: Hero nro two clerks In o
business olllce. Both liavo planned to go lo
the ball gamo this afternoon. All morning
the game is on tho mind nf ono of these
clerks; ho mixes baso hits with bookkeeping,
beautiful running catches with columns of
figures.
The othor fellow subconsciously knows he
Js going out tn a ball game. Rut the fact
exists In his subconsciousness only. Fur tho
present, his mind Is taken up with his day's
work. If ho completes U satisfactorily and
in time, he will go to the game. If not, well
he will go somo other day.
The first clerk J due at a nartv thin ivd.
nlng, What will he wear to make a favorable
Impression? All day ho worries about jtf
mentally tries this and that on J wondetfcW
..u ..... ..-.- -...wU mere,
Tho second fellow plugs On. If ho W
party to nttend this evening, ho will taj'
caro of tho matter of dress when ovenlt
arrives. Nowi J
Which young man do you supposo will .,
tho moro real fun out of tho party or it.
ball gnmo? Tho fellow who used up big
day energy In anticipating tho occasion c
Ilin fellow who enters into It fmi,..i .
r- .- - -U..-,UlnQ( ,j
a. if ..II1. MA. ISA nP 1,nlMn ... .. 'l
unit nun , irauo -. lanun "Ompilgljtl
something worth whllo beforehand?
If your plnyis moro Important to you Unji
your work, your salary Is too big, no mall
tor how smnll It Is. If your work comes fln
nnd stnys there somo day tho other fellm
will como to you for a Job. Ho will call yc,
"lucky"; but, no doubt, ho will still bo eB
gaged In the. solfsnmo clght-hour-a-day puf.
suit of secondary things trifles.
THE IDEALIST. ',
CURIOSITY SHOP
Tho expression, "knock wood," Is Bal.i i.
,t,,ln l,,,n .i lUn Cninn.lnn l .,.-.." 1
when religious fervor and belief wcro "tOl
stronger than today, almost overy S0)
uier carncu a picco oi wnat no concclvVi
to bo a part of the truo cross. When omI
DnAmnd t1 urn-filing 1inf....n ., . 'l
u...,...... ,..j.b..u..in, ... mu.uiu Koine tjii,
battle, tho crusaders wcro wont to touch th,
bit of wood, usually kept In nn oxpensh.
golden roccptuclc. Evontunlly nny pecn )!
wood Wus touched for luck, nnd so the t-r
prcsslon enmo Into general voguo. '
Delaware gets the nickname, tho Blue Ht
Stutc, from nn expression attributed to nl.
Captain Caldwell, noted for his cock-fight
nib' pi ui-ii vines, in nays gono liy Uio endr.
State wns ntldlctcd to this kind of "sDorW
nnd Cnptuln Caldwell's ullccntlon ihnt ..
rooster could bo gnmo unless hatched by i
bluo hen stuck to tho State. 1
The so-called Fatal Stone, now lestinp i,'
Westminster Abbey, wns used llrBt ii
a place on which to crown tho kinirg 3
Minister. It wns originally deposited In n.
Cathedral of Cashel, their metropolis i,
1213 Fergus, n prlnco of tho royal line. 'hat
Ing obtulncd tho Scottish throne, obtain)
this stone for his coronation nt Dunstaff
lingo, whero It continued until the time i
Kenneth II, who removed It to Scone h
1220 It was taken by Edward I to Lo'ntlw
und placed in the world famous Abbey.
''As Goes Maine''
l-'rum tlie New York HvcnlnR Mall
Tho Mulno rcHUit remonstrates anew that thi
Republican paity cunnot hope to regain pUt,ij
confidence to the extent of winning state elec.
tlons so long as it remains, in policy ana n
IcadciHhlp, under control of tho men whoti
course In 1912 forced it to thu most overwhelm.
Ing and humiliating defeat that any national
political party over suffeted.
The Maine verdict foieshadows the natloni!
verdict because its voters aie outside the preju.
dices that afreet purple In large cities. Theyari
accustomed to do their own thinking, and It)
do It in their own peculiar way.
That independence still pievalls. Yeslerdif'i
election, tbcrufoie, has a signlllcanre that mint
not bo minimized by students or national po,
lltlcnl currents. Coming nim n State in whlca
tho Republican policy of protection fhoula, It
unywheie, strengthen iricntly the Republican
cause, the llguies must be regarded ns show.
Ing that the asset ted weakness of the Wlljon
Administration Is a RepuMlcon hope rather thia
a fact. Also to be icckoncd with, as erpiallj
decisive If not equally ns numeioiis as In 19U,
are tho forces that moved foiwaid when tbi
Republican patty, under Barnes. Pentose anl
Lorlmer, moed backwntd. Those forces art
still looking forwatd. and they i,e no P.epub.
licnn party on the horizon. It has not jl
caught up fiom the teat.
Maine sounds a warning that must be lieodM
by Republicans in every state in which they
hope to icttievo their fallen fortune
An Appeal lo tho Farmer.-l-'rom
llio New Tori; Tribune.
Recognizing thu fact that America must sup
pi an extra huso p.ut of the world's food,
stuffs next year, tho International Harestr
Company of A merlin has begun a campaign tQ
mount the farinefo ol this countu to their
nppoi Utility and diitv. It urge er ltnter
to utilize cvuiy available acto and to Incrcut
the meingc jleltl ot each acre. Th.u'ls ex
tn'inoly good advice on two counts. '
The llrst Is the natural deshc ot all producer!
to have available n large supply of merchandlsi
when there Is an unusual demand. With En
tope in chaos, no question exists about ttl
doninnrl anil no question about the deslrabllitr
of being able to 1111 It with prollt. The setonl
I the mote hitnianitailan and altruistic con.
sldeiutlon nf ability to relieve, out of tho our
llouing t,torr Imitse of American farms, ttl
sufrei Ing which Kurojie's ..hortuge of Braiu
oiul stoik will Inevitably pioduce. This hai
been a year of bounteous crops hire Jf car(
ful planning and .skilful wot King can do It
next year's ciops should be even bigger, f
there will be need for all that the best faro
ing nnd the mojt propitious wentlur co.iditiorl
can pioduce.
America and Holland
From the Baltimore Nenn.
The fnvor of this country (.ocnis to be toartd
on all nldes. The piojnigauila which Is beinf
canted on hero is dangerous to our peace
mind rirul nnr siili If nf frilriif.s: lint to OS
national peace. But It goes on elsewhert.
Theiu ih a little country tallid Holland thai
Is, struggling- mightily to pteseive it neutral
ity, nnd to which war would pell ruin aca
net haps obliteration. Yet for all the regret anl
hnrror of war that the great Powers are dallf
expi easing, each is spending It" efforts a
Inciting that little country to hostility agalmt
the other. What rort of frlentl'lilp Is It that
pet mils fcttcli tilings? The world Is alreaor
half embroiled. Why should the other half M
inundated Willi iin.snlistantlati d ac uatl,n.
half-truths, exaggerations thut, If bellMMi
iiiui-t at the very If nut embitii-i it n. utralitr
ami may even lend It to condone nilne .igalrfl
Its utrlct iHutinlltv or ti-iupt it to dipart froa
an honestly impartial cnur&e?
Stiirer Srennil-Tlwuglit Treaties
l'rum thtt St. Louis Tlpntilitlp.
Trenttes uf peace and uibltrntlon ate aluaW
manifestation: of nubile sentiment. They "
belli to cieato mid deepen ij.ht teritlraent
Thuy tuo iducationnl and they iu.ur h tbits o;
thoubht that make for sobriety and iiioiiKrauon
The Ilryan commission treaties are d signed ''
illume delay and givo reason and common teajl
a chance, if such tientlfca had been in forced
Europe lust July, and If Austria and Servia, H
bwyln with, had lived up to them and appotrws
n blah Joint commission of Inquiry, the WH
might have benn avorted. The wlioio "
knows that delay and opportunity for more diii
ciiHslnu nnd moral pressure were ieu"
wished for at that unxlous time. WltnW
ch Halting illusions then the aci eptunce by J1
ninny powers of the Ilryan tnati. h may
welcomed us n heartenlm.- sli-ii Such treat!1
will bo pait of civilized and democratic nU
clilnery of war piovcntlon Military caMji
never can wait; peaco loving nuilons "1 P'J
themselves ample tlmo for reflection and sow
recomi tnought.
rigliliuj; it Out
from the New 1'ork Herald.
Any cessation uf hostilities (in Kurope)
this time, would lm n disaster to th? iaUM..,J
true peace, duaster to liuinunitv Par d h
Hint tno Issue or Prussian militarism " ""-'
now.
U lill'i LiUICNlllJ.l' J
Unseen, the farmer's buy from round il H
inimuca a tinmen inat sec us "
Buugni, . ,,,.
And lilts sum- time with tune, albeit wnj
Tho crieljet tolls straight on l''J slw'
...... .l ..,.1
ujr, ii nui crimciM way or . , .im
Tin I.e. Ml l.n .Imnnu In Mill m l' W" '
Far down the wood, a one dishing d0
Times mo thu beating ot u b'-.n' of 1("e'
And large benignities and luit, t 19-'
morn, i
With waving of tho corn.
' ' i
There, whllo I pause, my field ward "'',' JL,
Tako harvests, where tho stately corn rata"" i
Of Inward inanities.
And targe benignities and ms.in --
Uraeeft and modern inajetie. .
Thus, without theft, 1 leap another a BfWv,
Thus, without tilth, I house a woiidroui yi"
And heap my heait with qulii'up'e r(,l'
c drey U"'