8 EVENING LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 101. m if EVENING S$3 LEDGER POnLIG LEDGER COMPANY CTntI8 It K. CUnTIS. PassniesT. Geo W Och. Secretary; John C Mirlln, Treasurer! Charles U Islington, Philip S. Collins, John II. Wl. Ilams. Directors. EDtTOMAL nOAtlU! Ctnos II. K. Curtis, Chairman. P. II. tVHAt.KV .L . . nxerutUd TMIlor JP"N C- MAIlTl.V J)e nerol Business Manager PuMJ,,,!1 daily, except Sunday, nt ftnrtc t.rniES HUllillnff Independence flquat-e PhlHitelphla. Lfmm Central Broad and Chestnut Streets atumic cm rrc.t;iioTi nuiiding nkw Youk , 170-A, Metropolitan Tower citicAoo 17 Home Insurance nulldlng "'Wi 8 Waterloo Dace, Tall Mall, S. VV. NEWS Bf IIBAUS ! JJABniRtira BrnrAD The Pnlrlol Building JVASlitMiTov Bcnriu...,., The Post Building Nfiv Iobk ntBCic The Times Building ntRttv Ucrfac no Krledrlchstrna fcosDON BtBFtn a Ball Mall East. 8 W. I'iRis Bcnuu 32 Hue Louis le Grand t'nt iiirTios trims By carrier. DAtn O.sir. six cents By mall, postpaid eutalile of rhlladclphli, exrrpt where foreign po'tagis Js required. Dailt um.i, one month, tnentj-nve eont-j ijailt ostv. one ear. three, dollars All mall subscrip tion pajablo In advance. DEI I, 3000 V H.MiT hnvroM AIM 3000 Pi tier. tint' for ' 1 ami iiim a rtIV I iui jj tho.8 'alhf ;t; Mil par tpr Athlrcii nil roinMuntt-nHoiM (0 Eienlng aorr Imlrprml.vre gquttrc Philadelphia irrLIlATIO MADK IT TIIF l-llll UlMrtltl I0t0fHCB 0B ESTI1T AS SteHNIl-l'l (81 MUt. MltTFft Will 11)11 l'lltv, UHlNL-iim, tllMl.MIII.lt 23, 1"I I Penroscism is Dciiiolt.icj's Chief Asset THERE will lie no woe-plug in thu into House1 11 Penroselsm Is Indulged In l'onn sjlvnnia Tho Deitieitrncv Is quitu ready to do without one olo In the Senate in icttirn for the continued use of Penroselsm its cam paign nmterlal It has n majority, tin.vhow Tho President Knows, and his udvtbers know, that 1 '.timer victorious will not be worth half so much to the putty as l'nlmer defeated If the Kepubinans In this State wish to deal tho Admlnlxiiutiim a mighty blow, they can do It l eliminating Penroselsm as an Issue In American politic. Intoxication of the I'.uioelus Pilaccus No, THIS Is not a now cocktail nor a cot di.il of monastic mnnutneture For tho iltitn of tho "glass that heels' many and various have been the substitutes devised, but it has remained for model n science to discover a stimulant mote potent than alco hol and, if reports are correct, with no after depression The panoolus pllaceui Is Mild to confer upon the pat taker thereof visions as ladlant, as exhilarating, as llnelj hallucinatory as those of hasheesh, as stibllinln.il as tho men tal vapoiings of opium and a sense of .super-well-being and llt-fcoling transcending that afforded by the vintages of Burgundy or John Barlcicorn. Tho pnnoclu.s pllnceus is a mushroom. Its dlseoverj is announced by no less a savant than Dr. A n. Vr-irlll, of Yalo University. In the current number of Science ho de scribes the "case of Mr V.," a middle-ngcd man, vigorous, sttictly temperate- and a bot anist, who experimented with the hilarious fungus Accoidlng to tho description, the panoelus pllaceus Is delicate, umbrella-shaped and will gtow In any jrurdon. Possibly with fields, gnrdens find flower beds given over to a fond and assiduous cul tivation of the newly discovered fungus, tho reign of Bacchus may be over! Imagination Lifts Up Posterity WE, Tlin people, need to have eyes of imagination in order that we may be good citizens A voter with sulllciftit ability to so,, the rest of mankind and the genera tions ,t unborn will sacrifice his conven ience ind ev, n much more, to go to the polls The InttM- we come to know mankind the nctual i haracter and lives of people whom perhaps wo have nevei seen or never will pee the sttonger grows our altruism, which Is a noitnul quality of human natuio The literature ot the niagny.lnos Is rendering an invaluable seivice. It Is forwntdlng u giad ual re conciliation of classes and inces by Its vivid portinjul of what people loallj are It 1 biinging our conception of "tho lost of humanit" nearer to the human teallty The psjchologv that tells us clearly how wo ate se,arated by time, rather than space, from those who will be affected by our acts, is impoitant In the development of civic Imagination For eveiy ton of coal that we mine, for f veiy beautiful hillside that we rob of us for-Ms, for every law put on the stat ute books b the Legislators that we elect, for evorv vote that is cast at the polls, we nte answerable to future generations. Without Imagination it is ImpoMilble to comprehend our t ivlc responsibilities. Young Men ill IS'ot lie Tricked TI.Mi: was when men voted as they wor shipped, as th-ir fathtis did before thtm. i3.umple was ev.rv thing Vartv lined wero rigid and nn-n voted blindly, m, th, y were told, tor tiie part let,' candidates, Irreapectivo of the mi rits of the other side. Times ate changed. That's trite, but true. Wo live in a different day and generation. Today the intelligent man who is not tied down b paid party service owns his own vote He and his follow havu beun to weMb men, methods and policies. They are thinking tor themselve. Their ranks are In creasing dally. You see it In tho revolt of the Progi cash es. In their return to the Repub lican fold when they fount themsflves tricked by their leaders una deluded by false prom ises. These are the men who count, the men Who tmnk tor therm-elves Throusb, them tlw hope of scotching the. snake of PenroseUrrt comes France, Marcel Sembat and Jules Guesdo Joined tho Cabinet, abandoning their part In petty political quarrels. Qtistave Herve, called by somebody "antl-mllltnrlst, antl-par- llamentarlan, anti-patriot," asked the French Minister of War to send him to tho front with the first regiment of Infantry. In tho minds of theso men there Is no Issue now, if there ever was, between so cialism and patriotism. Only tho weakest thinkers among tho socialistic groups see an antagonism between tho two. Patriotism, moreover, Is rooted far deeper In human na ture than socialism, with a possible exception lh tho case ot the Inferior socialism of tho very smallest men. Patriotism Is one ot the highest expressions of the human trait of loyaltj. It is lovalty to "all we have nnd are." It Is really conservatism: Using Childhood to Muddy the Waters THU massed cohorts of the Organization wcro able by the slender margin of one vote to override the Mayors veto of tho Municipal Court gtab. In explanation of this action, John P. Connelly, commander-in-chief of Penroselsm In Councils, declared, so the report tuns, that "It comes with exceedingly hud grace fiom the gentleman on tho second' lloor (the Mayor) to obstruct the efforts tho Municipal Court Is making to help tho delin quent child." Tho Municipal Court has been chiefly noted up to this time fot helping itself to tho funds of the municipality. The .solicitude of Mr Connelly for childhood might have aroused tho sympathy and support of all good citi zens had thev not read elsewhere, In the same Issue of tho UvriNiNo LEn0rjn, tho declaration of Paul N Put man, secretary ot the Child Labor Association of Pennsvlvanla, that cer tain deplorable conditions In tho matter of child labor In Pennsylvania are "due entirely to tho lnlltience of tho Pcnrosc-controlled political machine " It Is bad enough to have such n gtab as this Municipal Court ndven turo will be, If achieved, put through, but It Is posltivelv nauseating to have the re sponsibility for It placed on children who cannot speak for themselves Things That Abide In a Changing Order TIMI3 never halts. War or no war, tho seasons como nnd go. Tho rose withers em the stem, and already tho pencils of autumn begin to tint tho leaves. The guns of Europe do not stop tho sun, though they may smash the clock. Time moves on like a river. It Is a satisfaction to know that some things aro above tho might of man. The Imperishable forces of life abide above the danger line of rust nnd moth and gunpowder. The Hhelms Cathedral may be laid in ruins, but the devotion that built It Is everlasting. In the wot Id clash between materialism and Idealism It Is well to lay hold of the best things the indestructible forces of truth, true love, friendship and eer reality of life. These realities are like blocks of granite in a sea of changing conditions. Tho fact that others have gone mad Is only another reason why the rest of us should remain sane. 'PASSED BY TIIE CENSOR THAT Joseph Illrt, tho artist, married a Philadelphia girl shows his good sense: that he was chased n couple of thousand miles by an earthquake Is Indicative of hid ability to dodgo trouble. It began in San Francisco, whero Hlrt was more or less busy drawing cartoons for a tially paper. It so happened that he was not busy on tho night In question, that Is, not until the earthquake started then he became extraordinarily bo. In fact, ho' never stopped being busy until he reached Oakland In safety, minus cloth ing and money. For three weeks ho lived In tho refugco camp, awaiting a remittance from his family In this city. Then, dis gusted, ho became a passenger dc luxe on a freight train for Los Angeles. But work and money wore cvon scarcer there, and so ho continued In haphazard fashion until Chi cago was reached, Thero ho beenmo chef In a quick lunch room for a week, but, having higher aspira tions, he started onco ngatn, this tlmo for Uuffalo. There, too, work was unobtainable. For two weeks ho managed to cko out a de cidedly precarious living. Ono day, Just by chance, he sauntered Into the postofllco and Inquired nt tho general delivery whether any mall had been forwarded to him via Los Angeles, Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago, etc. There was, said the man. In tho letter, which was from home, was an express order for $200. Hlrt says that ho dined that night and tho after effects of that dinner will bo his death some day, but ho doesn't care now, for he is wed to that Philadelphia girl and has more orders than ho can fill. Junt of the following year, winning in nddl tlon to the mortoy, tho soubriquet of "Jeru salem," "Fleet marriages" were so common In Eng land at ono tlmo that between October 19, 1704, and February 12, 1705, there wcro con tracted 2954 marriages In Fleet prison, Lon don, from which the ceremonies derived their name. Twenty to thirty couples wcro wedded In a day, their names being concealed by pri vate marks nron navment of an extra, fee. Tho first marriage act of 1753 stopped this abuse, Tho English word "lullaby" Is thought to have a strango origin. It Is said that Llllth or Llllls, tho first wife of Adam, according to tho legend, haunted tho abodes of men, seek ing to kill their children. So when mothers lulled their babes to sleep exclaimed, "Lllla, abll" ("Hegono Lltllth"), this being converted Into "lullaby." DONE IN PHILADELPHIA A" IN A SPIRIT OF HUMOR L Why L'xchange Editors Die With n daring worthy of a better cause, tho editor grasped his shears, adjusted his eye glasses, nnd from the heap of newspapers before him extracted tho following gems: Adclbert Fuller Is back tit homo from litts fleld, whero ho attends school on account of Illness. Miss Vera Castner returned to the hospital In Grand Itnplds after nearly two months' vacation. G. II. Clifton, Third, and Lowell Bonovvoll have gone to Grand Itaplds, Minn., for a visit with those who have gone before. But Not for Tathcr LOTT-HARDEIt I HAVU no desire to claim credit for tho discovery, but I have found tho champion fisherman, nnd ho halls from To ledo. His name Is Howard Wclglo and ho dates his fish story from Frankfort, Mich. According to this modern l7aak Walton, ho went fishing near Frankfort during his va cation In 1913. In the course of tlmo ho hooked a huge pickerel, which, after a long struggle, got away. This summer Wclglo went to the same stream and dropped his line into tho hole left In tho water by tho dropping of the escaping fish. A cast was made, a bite and Welglo had caught the same fish, so ho savs. In Its gill was fast ened the selfsame bait which Welglo had lost the previous summer. Which proves that, after all, home fish arc honest enough to return things, which do not belong to them. In Reply to Gerhardt Ilanptmann NO OXH will dispute Hauptmann's conten tions that Gotmanv, the Germany eif "Kant and Schopenhauer," is tho great bea con light of civilisation. No one will dispute th.it she has bi ought immortal contributions upon the altar of art, science, Industry and literature. Hut all, all who think in the light of inc-xotiible hlstoiical facts, will dispute tho brazen claims of tho ruling class of Germany that German industrv and the feudal idea.s of government and administration should dominate the rest of tho woild. This Is not .i tight for the "preservation of German culture." It Is rathet a battle for the libera tion of German culture and all culture from military and financial Prubsinnlsm. Tho defeat of Weimany will be the victoiy ot Getmany and the victoiy of the entire world. Not an Er.t for Political I3roker3 POPULAIi government consihts, in the con ttol of political aifaits by public opinion nossism auu popular government are Incon sistent. "Tho boss." says President Lowell, ol Harvard, "does not act mainly as an expo nent of public opinion or frame tho issues theiefor. Ho cares little for public policy or legislation reluting to tho general welfare so long as ho is allowed to pursue his trade in peace. He is a political broker, hut ono whoso business relates far less to subjects of a. genuine public opinion than to private benefit!,." Tho reason why tho boss has been allowed to cemtlntie at his nefarious trade is public indifference, b'o declares James Hryee, whose judgment comes of long and close observa tion of American politics How long is this indifference to continue? How long are tho voters to overlook the weapon which lies ut band? Fnleas, all signs fall they are going to uso It in Pennsylvania on next election day Jndifferenco to public welfare Is a crime of citizenship. The 'sufe-ty first" program is not making much heudway iu Huropo. TAKING breakfast with a real, live Presi dent is undoubtedly an honor, but some times thero are drawbacks, as in this In stance. I had been In Johannesburg, South Africa, for well nigh a. year, when William J. Loyds, Secretary of State, invited me to par take of a fiugal morning meal with Presi dent Kruger. So to Pretoria, the capital, I wont by stage coach. 33 miles in six hours, and called upon the Staats-Sekretaer. "I suppose S o'clock Is the breakfast hour?" I asked. "Tho President has a Cabinet meeting at 4 In the mornlnp-, so jou'd better come half an hour before that," leplicd Doctor Loyds. Regtetfully I tetlred, sleepily I arose, dressed and went to tho little cottage which served for the Boer White House. It was still dark, but tho President, surrounded by Generals Joubert, De Wet, Botha and Doctor Loyds, was awaiting my coming. Tor ten minutes Oom Paul cross-examined me on America, then Vrovv Kruger brought huge bowls of steaming coffee nnd black bread, covered with real cieamery butter. And at 1 a. m. sharp the Boer Cabinet went Into session with praver. DO YOr recall school j on we that when you went to ere induced to learn some thing about I'etcr the Great and Catherine and how wicked and cruel Catherine was? Well, she wasn't so bad as jou imagine, for Diderot, the encyclopedist, says she was not, and he know. Desiring to provide a dowry for his daughter and not having tho moans, Diderot decided to sell his magnifl tent library. It came to Catherine's ears and she sent for Diderot. Then she showed how cruel she could really be when tho occasion offered itself. She bought tho library at Diderot's own priee, made him the librarian of her new purchase nnd Paid him 30 years' salary In advance! Caption of Buffalo wedding report. Fair Warning Maid nt Country Hotel "Please, sir, will you use the hot water soon, as tchrc's an 'olo In tho can?" London Punch. Internal Strategy For Idiotic strategy why not have the French nnmo one of their towns Ipecac and let the Germans take It? It would bo all up with them. Chicago Tt Ibunc. A Burning Question Parke Is your house Insured against Arc? Lane I don't know. I've Just been reading over tho Insurance policy. Life. For Home Industries "Whut Is your opinion of our fotelgn rela tions?" asked the patriotic citizen. "They don't do you any good," replied tho local politician. "What you want is a lot of relations right hero In your own country that'll vote the way you tell o mto." Wash ington Star. Wedded Persiflage Miss Fluff Mr. Decpthought, do you think marriage Is a failure7 Mr. Deenthought Well, tho bride never gets tho best man. JUtige. International Diet It Is reported that tho animals of the Ber lin zoo have been killed for food, vvhlcb may explain why tho Germans have latclj taken to eating crow. War Fever I Ubed to think that Jones was strong Within tho law's domain, But now I know that 1 was wrong His forte's Alsace-Lorraine! And Smith (nnother sudden blow) Ills hobbles, I was sure. Were golf and cigaiettes, but no! Thej're Brussels and Namur. And Brown, so reticent befoie, Now keeps waylaying mo To mobilize whole nrmy corps Of words on strategy! And Green, who thought the one best bet Was peace, Is now alas! Continually storming Motz Armed with a demi-tasse. And Johnson but enough of spite! Thu worst of all I am For on a tablecloth last night I diew a diagram! New York Times. INSTITUTION that enters upon Its 91st year of activity, It seems to mo, might very well be called venerable, but knowing the enterprising character of the Franklin Instltuto as I do, tho termj vener able does not exactly fit. It Implies weakness along with tespcctablllty; It seems to echo tho past. But, while 90 years ago tho Instl tuto was the most progressive organization in Its own field In this country, so It Is tho very last word In modernity In science applied to mechanics today. And I write this Just because I had my at tention called to tho reopening of tho schools of tho Institute last week. I BELIEVE that probably half tho popula tion of Philadelphia, If asked, would con fess to a belief that tho Institute was founded by Benjamin Frnnklln. I do not know how this Idea got abioad, but I find thero Is a strong Inclination to attribute to Franklin even more numerous achievements than he claimed for himself. But when It Is realized that tho institute Is only now entering upon Its 91st year It will bo needless to assuro any ono that tho Immortal Ben had no hand In Its organization. How over, I feel sure that It was out of compliment to tho valuablo contributions to science made by Franklin that tho group of young men who formed the Instltuto took prldo In associating his name with their movement. yldtiat at the hearth of his home in i... . iouna wisdom of peace, ffn ami . PT our hands tho twit of eaucaUhg1" coffin of Individuals, tho mob. COIHctlon ""-'i'. "ciusu oi oiooet and riM- dovolop only ono true hero. Ho wfii LYc'il man who changes It to peace. bo lh I , THBIDEALIST. VIEWS OF READERS ON TIMELY TOPICS Contributions That Reflect Public Opin Ion on Subjects Important to City State nnd Notion. " To tht Editor ot the Evening Ltiotrt Sir-England did not envy Germany her w.n, earned commerce nor was sho Jealous of n. many's nrmy for defense, nor of Germaol small but efficient navy. manya nut Germany violated tho neutrality nr ,., Klttrn, and England, all at once, became , ho nee at such a breach of International fej and declared wnr nn nimnm,... !"., Ialln Gcrmnny's commerce and navy, prima" ly. 22 ,i on her army, but with Ices alacrity a.,? 11 lOUinff 11. WliV nniilrln'f TTVrt., . " -""w her (England's) numerous other allied tn 1H IN 1S21, when tho Instltuto was formed, an inspiring movement among young me chanics spread over the eastern part of tho country. It led to tho formation if mechanics' Institutes. I believe there were several of them In this city at tho time. But It was rather exclusive. Because of the stringency In their qualifications for membership, the very names of these organizations arc forgotten, but tho nnmo of the Frnnklln Institute Is held In high reputo by scientists all over tho world. Samuel Vnughan Merrick, afterward one of Philadelphia's most ndtetl ironmasters, found himself, as ho onco mentioned, tho owner of a workshop at 21 years, but without a mo chanlcal education or with scarcely a me chanical Idea. Ho bollevcd he could lmprovo himself In order to properly superintend his foundry If ho could becomo a member of a mechnnlcs' Institute. Ho npplled for admis sion to one of them. But Mr. Merrick was promptly blackballed, because ho was not a mechanic. Ho was nn employer. HE COULD not say in 1824 what a man in a similar position today could say; ho coultl not take his rejection lightly and turn his steps to a technical school. If he could not share the Information with these young mechanics, ho must settle himself to learn his trade and Its secrets by the slow process of observation In his own foundry. Mr. Met rick did not choose to do that, but deter mined to Interest others In tho establishment of an Instltuto that would bo founded not only upon more democratic principles, but also would considerably expand tho original Idea of mechanical Institutes. German cannon? hi, .,,i.i ,. uco..hl would, for Englishmen would mn,. rnt,l ...I." "!r cricket and fnntt.nlt ti.nn fn .'" "-r. 'W -". n.u vdll'l'll, M cause. an Does England forget-tho world ,ln. . L. ?Z?Jt?.DXF.0nhn?n ' Napoleon's tlm7, ......,. i.iu uuimiiesa nation uscu as a piccednnk to excuso Its attack on tho Ilussliin fleet with ftSi; ulo'cherVy'-VaHeyd'eo'm Valley massacres, and In tho battle ol Cowpens, where no quarter was given thn wounded Americans, still brave, but too weak to resist their slaughter In cold blood? And htt3 England further forgotten hoi. prison ships In which many bravo American patriots wero doomed to starvation and death? And Is It, ns a memorial to England's own past good faith with other nations, that tha tffl nnrnr elm U1l., ..., n. "!al l" her nearest nelghbore-nro alike always readv to exclaim, with feeling of contempt. oZ thou perfidious Albion!" ' ' oh' Philadelphia, September 21, 1914. ER' . i ENTITLED TO APPROVAL I To the Editor of the Eiculna Ledger: ' Sir Slnco tho first Issue of your paper I have taken It each evening and studied It with Interest. Tho opposition that Is matlo In jour columns to Penrose and all that ho represents Is of Itself enough to earn tho approval of every right-thinking citizen in this boss-rldtlen St , , , . QEOItGH 55- ILLINGTOX. Philadelphia, September 21, 1914. STATE IS TIRED OF BOSSES To the Editor of the Eicnlng Ledger: Sir-In my view tho State of Pennsylvania la tlrcd of Boles reniose as Its icpresentatlvo In the United States Senate, and more tired of a corrupt State Government known as "Penioselsm." Patriotic citizens want to de feat both. The Evening; Lbdocu will be a, powerful aid In that righteous work. T. KITTEHA VAN DYKE. Harrlsburg, August 31, liu. Viorth tlio Purchrue WHlLK ionKrt!.fcnun ar busyins them s,ehi .r tt hiij f-oP emergency tax. tion, it niaj inttre-ht others to take little historical exeursion buck to February 16, 17W nn that du I'eluuuh Webster published in Philudt Iphiu. at the very doui of the L'uugtess of the Confederation, an entil'iis new plan of Federal Uu ernment, tia of the basic principle involve.! 4j, the imtej pendent authority of the K.dirul Government to levy taie-a. Nu Federal system that ha1! over existeil had hn arnwej with the power to tax, and 1'claliuh's prutosal was without a precedent in histor. In th 'oii8titutlonal Convention of 1787 it was adopted though writei s of text-biMiks have bfn in tha habit of giving the iiedtt to other men. "The power of taxation," Webster saW, "Is a dreadful engine of oppression, tyranny antj Injury, when ll!-u?il, yet . . I do con tend that our Union is worth this purchase." Socialists Flirt With War ACCOHPINfl to the reports of American .correspondents, the Socialist movement in German has disappeared in these times ot vvur, Vorwaerts, the famous SoeialUt paper, has turned patriotic and for the Hist time in its history may be sold on Government property and even In thw army A few weeks ao tha Socialist deputies in the Reichstag voted unanimously fori' he war credits. In Everybody except tho Interstate Commerce Commission thinks the railways aro entitled to relief, Doctor Brumbaugh is confounding his critics and he will confound I'enroseism be. fore he sets through Now Jersey has n, habit of standing by the President The Pt-mucraey gets the credit for Wnadnm Wilson's personal victories. Herman Itidder explains that the war is "an expression of the acute neurasthenia from which the nations are suffering " This, of coure, makes It entireh plain, but isn't it stealing Mr. Wilson's psychological theory? New York's JlOO.OOO.OOO loan oversubscribed three times by private investors and a tidy bit of the money from Philadelphia' Wo still have a few pennies to rub together In spite of the pessimists. It whW have been a fine thing for Penn sjlvania if Wr Knos hod offered for tha fSenate last spring. It would be finer thing If Mr Penrose would retire In his favor nvv. But such things do not happen in Penroselsm. The world dte3 move, Jt seems but yester day that universal excitement W4S caused by a successful aeroplane flight across the Chan nel from Franco to Rnslanil Just a few days ago 38 British army 'planes were reportet to be making tha passage from England to Franc at one time Thirty-six thousand tons of British arm ored cruisers are at the bottom of the North Sea as the result of a submarine attack Measured in dollars there is no comparison between cruisers and submarines, measured in results, the little fellows have nothing to be ashamed of. IT IS a considerable step from Presidents nnd Empresses to a mere Mayor, but there was ono Mayor who was as autocratic in his way as was Ooni Paul or Catherine tho late William J. Gaynor, whose hibt otll clol words were, "I have been Mayor." In contradistinction to some of his predecessors, who wuro mere tools of Tammany, Mr. Gay nor was recklessly fearless In his outspoken opinions. He cared not whom he hit nor what the consequences might bo. One Inci dent shows this eleaily. He had been in ofllce two dnjs when a friend called on him. After tho usual preliminaries, Mr. Gaynor commented upon previous administrations and their lack of common sense. ".My predecessor In this ofllce was the smallest man who ever sat in the Major's chair!" thundeed Mr. Gainor, bringing his first down on his desk. That predecessor wns Georgo H, McClellan. son of the Little General, who fought Tammany furiously and was crushed beneath tho claws of the tiger. Not that there was ever a bieath of suspicion of wrong against Mr. .McClellan, but ho played politics Instead of governing the city and paid the price. The Inquiry Courteous Exasperated telephone subscriber (having found sl different numbers engaged) "Well, what numbers HAVE you got?" London Punch. The Horrors of War Ethel (In apprehenslvo whisper which eablly reaches her German governess, to whom she is deeply attached) Mother, shall we have to kill I'rauleln? London Punch. To Cover the Ground The great American novel that The nation still expects Will havo to be, oxperts agree, In 40 dialects. Louisville Courier-Journal. THERE are not many young men of 21 with the force of character or the neces sary Initiative for organizing such an asso ciation. But young Merrick managed to interest such men as Matthias W. Baldwin, who, it must be remembered, had not yet built his first locomotive; James Ronnldson, tho typo founder; Dr. James Bush, who founded the Bidgway Library; William H. Knoass and Samuel R. Wood, among others, In his plan. Consider tho method by which these orgnnl7ers obtained an nudienco for their mooting. They held it in what wo now nllude to as Old Congress Hall, nt Sixth and Chest nut stroots. They selected and sent invita tions to a list of 1500 names taken from tho dlrectoiy. Unless jou realiro that In 1S21 there was no postal servico such as we now enjoy, you ennnot appreciate tho magnitude of tlilh attempt. Tho meeting was attended by a large num ber of young men, nnd within two weeks there were enrolled between 400 and 500 members. A Man and His Money A Scot of Peebles said to his friend MacAn drew: "Mac, I hear jo have fallen In love wl' bonny Kate McAUIstei " "Weel. Sanders," Mac lepllcel, "I wis near vcrra near dacin' It; hut tho bit hw-ble had nne eillcr. to I said to mas-olf, 'Mac, be a mon.' And I wis a mon, and noo I Jlbt pass her by,' Ar gonaut. The Retort Frosty "I suppose, captain," said tho inquisitive ocean vosager, "that the passengers make you dreadfully tired with the questions they abk." "Yes, Indeed," replied tho captain. "What else is it jou want to know?" ONf'U upon n timo theio was a political boss in Philadelphia, and there are more of them now. A leporter asked him one day whether Jones, which wasn't his name, would bo nominated for pongrebs. "If WE think our opponents will win, Jones will be nominated; If WE think WE will win, then I will bo named." Jones was nominated. If this were a short story or a play, Jones would have won, Just to niuke a dramatic climax. But this being a true tale, Joneb was everlastingly licked, BRADFORD. CURIOSITY SHOP The famous Salic Law is a chapter In the Sallan code legardjng the succession to Salic lands, which were limited to male heirs, chlcjly because certain military duties were connected with the holding of those lands In the fourteenth century females were excluded from the throne of France by the application of the Salic law. "Jerusalem" Whalley walked from Dublin to the Holy Land and back In one year, on a wager of ncMrly $100 000, a large sum In the dais of 17iis-i9 lieing asked In jest where he was going, he replied "To Jerusalem" and then and there the wager was undertaken, the condition being that the Journey be made on foot, save where it was necessary to take a ship. He staged In I7S3 and finished in Funny Turkey protests against the jests in American newspapers at her expense. If Turkey will stay out of the war she will not be a Joke. Washington Post. Super-Optimist "What a cheerful womun Mrs, Smiley is," "Isn't she? Why, do jou know, thot wo man can havo a good time thinking what a good time bho would have if she wero hav ing it." Boston Transcript, STAIfs NOT TIIE SKY Ye soda of battle, lords of feir. Who work vour Iron will as well As once e did with swtnd and apear, With rifled gun and rending shell Masters of sea and land, forbear The fierce Invasion of the inviolate air! With patient daring man hath wrought A hundred jenrs for power to fly, And shall wo make his winged thought A hovring horror In tho skj, Where flocks of human eagles sail, Dropping their bolts of death on hill and dale? Ah. no, the sunset Is too pure. The dawn'too fair, the noon too bright! For wings of terror to obscure Their beauty, and betray tho night That keeps for man, above his wars. The tranquil vision of untroubled stars, Pass on, pass on. e lords of fear! Your footsteps in the sea are red, And black on earth jour paths appear With ruined homes and heaps of dead, Vai on, and end jour transient reign, And leave tho blue of heaven without a stain. The wrong je wrought will fall to dust. The right je shielded will abide. The world at last will learn to trust In law to guard, and love to guide; The peace of God that answers prayer Will fall like dew from the inviolate air Henry Van Djke, In the New York; Independent. IN ITS declared object to promote and en courage the mechanic arts the Instltuto oven in Its infant dnys was true. It held the first Industrial exhibitions In this country. Small as these were nt the start, they grad ually became more Important, nnd for many years were continued annually, attracting manufacturers and Inventors from nil parts of the United States. Tho exhibition tho in stitute held In 1S74 In tho old Pennsylvania Railroad freight depot, on tho site of Wnna maket's, Is remembered with pleasure by many Phlladolphians. The Electrical Exposi tion which the institute held at 32d and Mar ket sttcots In HS4 was tho first universal showing of tho mysterious new force that tho world had seen. WILL NOT VOTE FOR PENROSE To the Editor of the Eienlng Ledger: Sir I havo been a lifelong Republican, but I won't voto for Penrose! And there are a lot of us who feel tho same way. It riles mo when I get out of the Stato to hear tho cholco slurs that are cast at tho quality of Pennsjlvdnla Republicanism which will nominate Holes Penrose for United States Senator. But I have to swallow tho pill and reply, "He Is not elected let-" L. C. DL'NISU New Kensington, Pa., September 21, 1011. An International Police Force From the Richmond Times-Dispatch. The war of nations In Utirope has revived the talk of a combination of the 'forces of the nations to police both hind and sea, and keep tho peace among nations Just as our present police foices keep tho peace among Individuals. The Idea Is an old ono, but has never made much progress until recently. Now even so conservative a writer n8 Homy Clews accepts it, saying in his latest leport that Its adoption Is necessary to permanent peace. It Id hanllv to be supposed thnt eo rndlcal a change In cus toms and tho point of view will be bi ought about soon, If at nil, but It Is certain that without practical disarmament there can never bo a permanent peace to Curope. If the war result In that consummation, It will have been worth while. .If tho Poweis that win insist upon It as, a precedent necessary lo Ihe end of the, war, those Poweis will havo justified their entrance Into It. If they do not, they will have to light another war at some future tlmo. Let the President Alone From tho Nw York W'orlrt, This war Is not our war. Wo did not mike It and we cannot end It. If we mind our own busi ness, however, wo may bo nblo to smooth th pathway to peace when blood and Iron havo determined the main Issues. If we do not mind our own business, wo shall be regarded as Impertinent meddlers and shall havo no influ ence for good whatever. Tho President has been petitioned enough and nagged enough. Ho knows tho situation better than any of his self-appointed counselors 1113 motives aro quite as exalted as those of his volunteer advisois. Let him alone, THERE aro half a dozen medals and pre miums at the bervice of the Institute to bestow upon Inventors and discoverers, and I need not tell you that they are prized far above their monetary value by their winners, who nie not always Americans. They aro not bestowed until a committee thoroughly examines the claims for the Invention or dis covery enteied for the prize, and the award in itself is proof everj where of the value of the idea that Is accepted. Ill tho weekly lectures and meetings of tho various sections of the Instltuto each winter tho visitors will hear tho last word on the latest contributions to the mechanic arts. I know of no Institution that is so young and modern in spirit and feels bu llttlo the effects of ago when passing Its SOth bhthday as the Fianhlin Institute. ORANVILLE. Ethics and Politics From th New York Jlerald. Statesmen of past generations nlum n,,r.v,t to conceal thu hand of the tax gatherer but our Washington .solons of today, having cut down tho lev j concedled iu thu tariff schedules setin determined to let eveij citizen Know ami feel where tho I'tdoral Gownmcnt pinches him It's good tides But U it good politics? THK IDEALIST Every display of valor, from football to warfare, brings out a curious (rait in tho human make-up. Shortly, the feeling, tho discussion, tho enthusiasm incident to the present conflict will rebolvo themselves Into a very definite human desire a desire as old as time. Tho mob wants a hero! A contest Proves listless unless it un covers an Individual star. A battle Is only a free-for-all unless a hero emeiges Few folks realise the tremendous "part this instinctive mob-eiawnB has plajed In the eruptions of hlstorj. The individual calm and cool away from the crowd, well knows that just so long fts the laurel wreath Is pla.ceeJi.u?on. thQ brow f those that malm Sa, klli' W j will blood be spilled In W n ,10 ebnoF8. tne reflection. " comes ihewengf' fU aUer hlm' He b" We ha succeeded In educating the indl- Looking Toward Peace Sunday From the New Havon (Conn.) Journal-Courier' We may well be thinking during tho coming dajs how wo aro going to mnko of "Peace Sun rl.ij" something better than n perfunctory per formance, something infinitely Unci than mere lip-service. To ndd to Our supplications for happier dajs an offcilng for tho relief of afflicted nations will put our lellglou to a practical and blessed use. Asking Too Much Trom the St. Louii Post-Dispatch Apiopos tho Incident of the steamship Robert Dollar, It may bo remarked that, with all du respect and regaid foi England as tho land of Shakespeare, wo teallj" ciwn't, jou know, old chap, admit that tho Atlantic CXeati, or any other, Is an English lake. NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW" Mr. Roosevelt Is correct In announcing thaO he Isn't a candidate. But wait until WIS. Sprlnglleld Republican. The rnihoads can hardly be so bad as they havo been painted, If President Wilson be comes one of their advocates, Baltimore Even ing Sun. In comparison with the present European war, Caesar, Alexandei and Hannibal vvera guilty of nothing moio i-orlous than disorderly conduct. Kansas City Star. Tho Government oiuht to show its apprs ciation of what Ambassador Heruek has limo and avail Itself of his capacity foi fuitli-r service of tho samo general kind Charleston News und Courier, Reports of the first football Injuries, broken collar bones and the like, cause small thrill or protest this rar There aro too many wots thitl','3 going on behind the veil of the Euro pean censorship Spilngflcld Republican 4n., nuj -nm n.i , - i M. j-vr Ono small, imagined sUh fiom sweet Cor delta, one fancied smile upon the lips "' Imogen, ono llcetln- dream of Juliet fiom ' window leaning, brings Eiultnd closer to ih' land of ouis than Kipling, Plneio. 1'oj e. HrliUes and all that list of authors evei coukl. Chicago lieiald. The President's remark upon the activities of certain piofcssional jingoes who are now ciazj for peace thut their progmm Is un" practical and sl!iy"-is mildly tiut V hat no might havo said if ho had been in ill-humor would havo been much more to the point ivew York World. Senator Burton's bitlliuut struggle has. been amply icpald, and the admirable lules ""' l"s tumj of the fecnate which made hu UnH for Justice to the taxpajers possible have owl abundantly justitied New York Sun The British navj has done nothing so Citi Ing as the exploit of the Uennsu b, , One of the oldest lessons of hu"" , is the follj of desubjlUa' our eueiaj -."vevr York World. ) mmmmmimm0llt
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