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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
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IN A SPIRIT OF HUMOR
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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'
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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.
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