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Tlic Knife in the Bowels of Reform
THOMAS S. T. MACKLEEP. voted In Select
Council to override tho' Mayor's veto of
the Municipal Court grab. Mr. Mneklcer Is
employed by tho Municipal Court at n salary
of $260 the month. Of course, ho was quite
competent to take a Judicial view of tho
question. It Is even possible that he could
have been Influenced by argument or fact to
voto against the source of his salary. But
he was not so influenced; not a bit of It. On
the contrary, he stood "with the boys," first,
lost and all the time.
Mr. Mackleer Is but ono of many whose
Jobs depend on their votes. It Is nover safe
for the people to cnnfldo their Interests to
men whoso own Interests are paramount. If
any citizen wants to know why tho reform
administration Is hampered at every turn by
Councils, he has only to dlcover tho means
of livelihood of certain "representatives of
the people." They owe their sinecures to tho
contractor bosses, to tho Organization, and
the Organization Is their first and only love.
When the public asks who and what they
are, these sweetly coo, "Wo arc Republicans."
And the remarkable thing is that so many
people believe them.
"Twill Be Dry in Ole Virginia
VIRGINIA has gone dry by a decisive
majority. The fight there has been going
on for years, the real battle having been to
persuade the Legislature to submit the ques
tion to a general vote. When that much was
won the rest was easy for tho Prohibi
tionists. It would bo Idle to deny that in
the rural districts of tho South prohibition
h is achieved some splendid results, and it
would bo Just as futile to question Its failure
In the cities. "Blind rlcs." "blind tigers."
"speak-casles" have flourished. Violation of
the law in most of tho larger towns is open
and notorious. Making vice a crime by
H'atute can never be a great success. Local
i jition is the real remedy for tho liquor prob
lem, for It restricts prohibition to localities
where enforcement of tho law Is practically
automatic
Militarism No "Worse Than Navalism
THE German people are quite right In
resenting a great deal of the unreason
able criticism of tho Fatherland. It would
be a pity if fair-minded men could have no
love for a nation which In the last half
century has amazed the world by Its mate
rial accomplishments. That England and her
Allies have been Jealous of German achieve
ment Is too obvious to require comment. It
would be entirely Illogical, therefore, for
American citizens to grow bitter over Ger
man militarism and not consider England's
navalism. Gorman preparation on land has
not been ono whit more destructive of tho
peace of tho world than England's prepared
ness on the oceans. It Is six of one and half
a dozen of the other. The Kaiser's long reign
of peace is at least presumptive evidence of
his sincere aversion to war. The Fatherland
Is entitled to a fair show, and there la every
Indication that It will get it.
Vital History Should Be Taught
CTJBRENT events should bo studied in the
schools in order to make pant history
more real to the pupils, and In order also to
promote among them such a civic intelligence
as good citlHenshlp requires. Current events
ore hiBtory. and hlatorj Is nothing except as
It considers civics and economies. In those
phases and aspects of the war which belong
to American economic history, the school
have a great educational opportunity which
should not bo neglected. To enlighten the
young people in the questions that have to
do with American dependence ami independ
ence in commerce and industry is to teach
them tho economic resources and posslbill.
ties of their country; and to show thetn how
these questions ore affected by the European
war is not to violate neutrality, but merely
to give due recognition to tho flow of events
in the history of their own country.
Courage is the Conquest of Fear
WE DO not conquer the world by shedding
the blood of others. Victories are won by
the loss of our own blood. Such Is the
vicarious law of progress. To do right when
there is every inducement to do wrong is
heroic.
To have the courage of standing alone is
He attribute of ft strong man. Courage and
f ,ir are related as innocence Is to virtue,
. ne makes possible the o'ther. There ran he
rn seal courage without fear. Courage is
the conquest of fear; virtue Is innocence un
der temptation. The battlefield of every life
Is tho soul. drowning writes. "When the
fight begins within himself a man's worth
something " Lafe. Is not a promenade
through streets of cheering crowds, but a,
hard inarch over rough roads.
Running away from the battleground it
one's own soul may be set down as a, great
sin
Re-enter Mexican Revolution
THE long expected has happened. The in
tolerable tension is over." This morning
II. Q. Wells' words on the European explo
sion apply as fitly to Mexico. Villa's break
with his ' First Chief" is now "official" He
has dropped the mask Mexico is not to he
without its habitual revolution. Men familiar
wth the situation in Mexico have long: ex
1 ected Jui this move All Villa's protest,
'ions of loyally muM nut alter the fact that
arranza was not the mtn the Northern
Utncral and his people wanted to see in the
National Palace. Jealousies and ambitions
aside, there have been signs of profound dif
ferences between tho great nntural divisions
of Northern and Southern Mexico that spelt
conflict. Villa's revolution may be an at
tempt to put himself or his man In tho chair
nt Mexico City and his Ideas Into operation.
Or It may menn the setting Up of nn inde
pendent Northern republic. At any rate, It
means more months of turmoil and destruc
tion. Whether this will be worth the price
depends on Villa's sincerity In his stand for
a non-mllltary government and tho redis
tribution of tho land.
Meanwhile, Vera Cruz becomes once moro
a knotty problem.
No Stultification for a Mess of Pottage
AT WATSDNTOWN yesterday "Doctor
i-HrumbaURh assured his audience that
even the competent business administration
fell short unless sustained by high moral
purpose." Moral principles come first. It
docs not profit a man or a State anything If
tho wholo world Is gained and tho soul is
lost. It Is only at this late date In social
history that the contrnry doctrine Is being
preached. It is only now that a mess of
pottage Is being dangled before the eyes of
the peoplo of Pennsylvania In tho expecta
tion that It will tempt them into stultifica
tion of their collectlvo conscience. Doctor
Brumbaugh understands the aspirations of
this peoplo and the deep purpose underlying
their efforts. It 's only Penrosclsm which
Imnglnes that morality Is not nn Issue.
Stand Up for Pennsylvania
STAND up for Pennsylvania," says Doctor
Brumbaugh, who haH always stood up
for her himself and to whom the public Is
looking with full confidence for further serv
ices of tho enmo kind. Stand up for Penn
sylvania! Aye, tako away from her the re
proach which designing men have fastened
on her. Sweep out the nntl-mornllsts, who,
by a conspiracy of plunder, have managed
to get control of the offices Cleanse the
atmosphere, which Is pure In all else but
politics.
A great State, magnificent In its resources,
moro magnificent in its accomplishments; a
veritable nation among nations, generous In
the complexity of Its endeavor, the Industrial
prldo of tho hemisphere; a State founded by
a man with a vision, a moral vision; a Com
monwealth which owes its greatness to
tho stern principles of right which ani
mated and inspired its early and subsequent
struggles.
Only one blot Is on her banner, only one
stain attaches to her name. Penrosclsm, tit
successor to Qunyism, is tho State's solo
humiliation. Discipline it, excise it, drive it
out! Stand up for Pennsylvania!
Dr. Bacon Overrules the Mayor
AN EXAMINER'S report, confirmed by
XJ-Judge Audenrlud, declares that Dr. Wil
liam D. Bacon was never elected to Select
Council from the 44th Word. The examiner
found that Dr. Philip II. Moore, fusion candi
date, received a majority of the votes cast.
By the use of dilatory writs in tho courts,
Doctor Bacon continues to hold the office
which does not belong to him. It will prob
ably bo January before his appeal can be
disposed of by the Supremo Court.
Doctor Bacon Is also a dual officeholder.
He Is a real estate assessor, a position which
puts $3000 a year into his pocket.
Tho Mayor's veto of the Municipal Court
grab was defeated by one vote. Doctor
Bacon cast lt
"He Watched anil "Wept"
MANY a country parson has run his godly
race remote from towns without ever
wishing to change his place.' His content
ment with his lot and his devotion to the peo
ple of his parish are almost incomprehensible
to men more ambitious for position and
power. There was such a man. perhnps, who
came Into your life There was such a rann,
perhnps, who molded the community where
you once lived nearer to Christian ideals.
A man he was to all the country dear
. . . . In his duty prompt at every call,
He watched and wept, he prayed and felt.
for all
He was tho burden-bearer and burden
sharer of his people. He was a soldier of
the Cross, risking his health and exhaust
ing hip strength In ceaseless toll and self
forgctful performance of duty. He came to
his white hairs and bent figure prematurely,
and there were thoo who ppoke of him then
ns a "broken-down minister" of no further
use. But tho angols had kept the scroll, and
the record of his deeds and character had
been written in human hearts forever. From
the modest little parsonatre in the villnge,
with lilacs in tho door yard, ho was called,
not to a larger salary or a city pulpit, but
to the golden cltv and a mansion prepared
of old for his coming
The hardships of peace proved too much
for General Villa.
The submarines have a way of getting
under things.
Don't despise consolations however small
the scrapple season is almost ready to open.
Hats manufactured In Philadelphia are
known all over the world and they covor a
multitude of sinners.
Senator Penrose never has anything to
say about morality, but Dr. Brumbaugh is
full of It.
mi imwtpKWiiiii in
As a matter of fact, the Delaware could
tret along without the Government, but the
Government could not set along without the
Delaware.
Each side complains that the other Is
guilty of inhuman cruelty in tho conduct of
the war. German character is not an un
known quantity and a nation dots not chanso
its qualities over night. War is war. I'or
haps tho Allies do complain too much.
Thro has been too much other escitemont
for the people to pay much attention to the
anti-trust bills, but the conference chiy.
ton measure seems to be about as sensi
ble as could reafeoniibly bo espeetea in the
circumstances.
It is an era of indiscreet diplomats. Our
own service seems to have no claims for
superiority. In fact, the rivalry among
envoys to say wrong things at the pycho
logunl moment indicates that we must exert
ourselves if we expect to hold the cham
pionship. The success of the buy-a-bale-of-cotton
movement In the South has been remarkable.
If the people Instead of the Government step
to the front In an industilal crisis of this
kind, not only are the results accomplished
t.nrer hut the underlying principles of our
constitutional sj stein are preserved.
V"
PASSED BY THE CENSOR
mHERK arrived In Philadelphia this week
JL a copy of the "Courier of Political Exiles,"
the official paper of those sent to Siberia by
tho Crnr. It Is printed In Russian, but for
obvious reasons Is published In the capltnl
city of Russia's nlly, France. The Courier
contains tho first authentic account of the
death of Dszhepnridzo, ono of tho 160 Social
Democratic members of the second Duma,
who were exiled to Siberia for affixing their
signatures to tho famous Vlborg manifesto
a Russian declaration of Independence.
Laying nsluo entirely the pathetic human
sldo of the story, the account of the Inst
hours of the Russian sounds strangely out of
harmony with the honeyed words of the Czar,
addressed to his "Dear Jews" and "My Loyal
Poles." In part, the Courier says:
"At 8 o'clock In the evening tho train
approached a small station, Yamskaya, where
we were to change trains. 'All out,' shouted
tho hend of tho convoy, opening the doors,
Dszhoparldze rose together with the others,
but Immediately fell to the ground, crying,
't cannot. I am all In.' Tzeretcll and Miiclut
rndzo picked him up and placed him on a
dlrfy rug nearby.
" 'How dnro you sit down, you dog?'
shouted a gendarme, whereupon his com
rades picked him up and carried him out of
the car to the station platform. We had to
wait fully an hour for the nrrlval of tho
train for Kursk. Surrounded by a host of
gendarmes, beneath the open sky, In tho hor
rlblo cold and but tho scant prison clothes
on our backs, we waited In tho snow, shiv
ering, hungry and trembling for our lives
lest ono of tho gendarmes take n fancy to
shoot us. Dszhoparldze alone was permitted
to sit down on the ground. Beside him
stood his wlfo with her 2-yenr-old child in
her arms. After our arrival at the Kursk
depot wo were dispatched to the prison.
"All of us, 45 men in nil, were locked up
In a cell 12 feet by S. All a:ong the floor lay
the victims of Russian barbarism. Not only
was It Impossible to pass from one end of
tho cell to tho other, but It was Impossible
for one to stretch out on the floor. In a half
hour tho air In tho room became intolerable.
Ono of us took a chance and attempted 'to
open a little window, but the soldier on duty
ordered him back to the floor. In an hour
Dszhepnridze began to snore heavily. We
pounded nt the doors and demanded that
some of us bo transferred to another cell. At
midnight the warden of the prison, Kalml
koff, entered and ordered that members of tho
Imperial Duma be given room In another cell
nearby. That night Dszheparidze died with
out having received any medical attention."
JAMES O'DONNELL BENNETT was the
most vitriolic dramatic critic in Chicago,
where he sat in theatrical Judgment for tho
Record-Herald. Ho was feared by actore
and managers alike, yet, when it was learned
that he had been captured by tho Germans
in Belgium and was threatened with death
as a spy, even his enemies in the profession
were sorry. Of course, he was released,
hence this story.
The other night two actors who had felt
the sting of Bennett's pen stood In front of
the Garrlck Theatre discussing the war. One
referred to Bennett's visit to the sceno of
conflict.
"Wouldn't it bo awful." exclaimed the other
with heartfelt worry, "If he didn't like the
way they fought!"
THE original manuscript of Arnold Ben
nett's "The Regent," also known as "Tho
Old Adam." is now In this country, tho prop
erty of Edgar Selwyn, tho dramatist. How
Selwyn smuggled the manuscript out of Ben
nett's house at Thorpe-le-Sokcn, In Essex,
England, is an interesting talc. Mrs. Ben
nett is tho feminine Cerberus who guards
original manuscripts with a. zest and care
verging on the fanntic. No manuscript has
ever been known to leave her possession be
fore. Bennett and Selwyn were discussing
things in general when the former offered tho
desired manuscript to the dramatist.
"But how will I get It past your wife?"
queried the American.
"Here It Is; Just put it under your coat
and wall; out," responded the Briton.
"But It's a bulky package and she'll see It."
"If she stops you give her this." replied
Bennett. And seizing a pen he wrote on the
cover of the bundle: "This manuscript be
longs to Edgar Selwyn und Is the property
of no woman."
And that Js how the manuscript was smug
gled out of the Bennett home.
IT WAS In the Pocono Mountains the last
week-end. A number of legal lights, mem
bers of the I.ehlgh County bar, Including
Judge Frank M. Trexler. were holding a
friendly debate nn the fine points of tho
law. Two men of tho Poconos passed by.
"Are nil those lawyers?" queried the first.
"Most of them are," replied the second,
"and tho others aro Judges."
THE present attempt on the part of Russia
to stop alcoholism in the nrmy Is not tho
first of Its kind by any means. Czar Alex
ander made every effort to stop the drinking
habits of soldiers und especially of officers.
Whenever n case of Inebriety came under his
observation the punishment was swift and
severe. One evening nn officer of the impe
rial guards had dined neither wisely nor
well, nnd was showing dectded symptoms of
intoxication. Knowing tho fato that would
await him If caught, he took a drnshky to
drive to regimental quarters.
Suddenly, to his undisguised terror, he saw
approaching the carriage of tho Emperor.
Moilonlns tho carriages to stop, tho c?ar ex
claimed angrily:
"Major, what nro you doing hero?"
"Tour Majesty." replied the still quick
wlttcd officer, "I am Just taking a drunken
oftlcpr to the guardlinuso."
The reply so pleased the Emperor that ho
pardoned the officer thero nnd then.
niUDFORP.
CURIOSITY SHOP
An authority describes a "Bohemian" as
"a iiorson. man r woman, who does not go
into society, hut who Is happy-go-lucky, un.
conventional, now flush, now short of money:
who. having money, spends It freely, and.
having nom hopes for it in tho near future:
who mskes he best of everything and takes
llf aa It comes Your true Bohemian Is a
philosopher, und, In spite of his uneunvon
uonaUiy. he is at least as likely to he re.
spactaWe as a leader In conventional society."
The "dav of tho camel" was November 4.
056. when Talha and 55obehr. rebellious Arab
, hief tains, were roasted to death by the
Caliph Ah. AycshR. the widow of Moham
med. Is said to have looked on from the back
of a camel, whence its name.
Estotiland was an Arctic country existing
only in the imaginations of olden geogra
phers. It was plated by them In the spot
now occupied on the maps by Newfoundland,
Labrador and the Hudson Bay district. It
was alleged to have been discovered by two
Frlesland fishermen, driven out of tholr
course by adverse, winds. In 1497 Cabot set
sail to tho mystic continent and discovered
Newfoundland. Milton, In "Paradlso Lost,
refers to this land! "Tho snow from cold
Estotiland."
Tho term "Galway Jury" originated In
Ireland In 163G, during state trials held to
dccldo the right of the English crown to
Mayo, Sllgo, Leltrlm, Roscommon and Gal
way. Tho four first named decided In favor
of the king, with Gnlway opposing. In con
sequence the Sheriff of Galway was fined
$5000 and each of the Jurors $20,000.
The exclamation, "God save the mark," or
iginated In nn Irish superstition. If ft person,
on telling of an Injury sustained by somo ono
else, touched the corresponding spot on his
own person, he was able to avert similar
Injury by exclaiming "God savo the mark."
IN A SPIRIT OF HUMOR
Comparisons
The little taxpayer appeared worried. He
owed one cent and waR nervous and uneasy.
"If I were ns easily nffected by debt ns
he." said the ruler of tho land nnd sea, "I'd
have St. Vitus' dance."
Which explains to Rome extent the differ
ence between tho Individual and tho Stqte.
On tho Rnttlcficld
"Wo shall conquer." exclnlmed the general
to his troops. "Our hearts arc In the fight."
"But." queried the troops, "ate we In It?"
A Literary Color Scheme
Most poots nro blue because they aro not
read.
There's No Accounting Tor Taste
"Dies In a policeman's arms." Ncwspnpcr
headline.
The Deduction
"What foolish things a fellow will do when
he's in love."
"Oh, Murgy, has ho proposed?"
From Solomon Jr.
It doesn't pay to be too forward, especially
In a hend-on coltlslon.
The Countersign
"Now mind, Mary, If a sentry asks you
who you are, you must Immediately answer,
'Friend.' "
"Yes'm; but what am I to say If he asks
me how baby Is?" Punch.
Applied Arithmetic
Puzzled Diner What have you got for din
ner?" Walter RoastbeeffrlcaRseodchlckcnstcwcd
lambhaHhedbakedandfrledpotatoe s J a m p u d
dlngmllktoaandcoffce. Diner Give mc tho third, fourth, fifth,
sixth, eighteenth and nineteenth syllables.
Tlt-Blts.
One Word, Please
Where'er 1 go there linunts me
A word of strangest sound;
It mocks at me and taunts me
And chases mo around.
When I am getting sleepy,
About the morning bell,
The zephyrs sing to me, "P-R-Z-M-Y-S-L!."
In early dawn,
Across tho lawn,
The crickets shrilly swell
That P-P-P
And Z-55-Z
And R-M-Y-S-L!
When spuis of trooper rowel
Their horacH In attack,
That town without a vowel
Oeta up and slams 'em bnok.
When other hamlets skimpy
Such consonants repel. -
I dearly lovo to hymn P-R-Z-M-Y-S-L!
In sound It Is
The bullets' whiz
Where serfs at last rebel
This P-P-P
And Z-Z-Z
And R-M-Y-S-L!
Ah. niel the music verbal
That lies within the word!
Its consonantal burble.
Beats anything I'vo heard.
When guests nio getting gapy
You ring old boredoni'B knell
By bidding them, "now, say P-R-Z-M-Y-S-L!"
It brings the buzz
Of bees, It does
Tlio droning of a shell!
This P-P-P
And 7.-7.-7.
And lt-M-Y-S-L!
John O'Keefe in New York World.
Horse of a French Color
The Groom Well, Bill, you won't seo tho
guv'nor's hots-e any more; they've taken him
for the army. ,
The Gardener Oh! I suppose now he's
going to be what the Frenchlcs call a "horbe
de combat." London Opinion.
An Alternative
Mr. Nowlywed Did you sew tho button on
my coat, darling?
Mrs. Newlywed No, love. I couldn't find
the button, and so I Just sewed up the but
tonhole. Judge.
The Lesser Evil
Mr. Bnrem Shall wo talk or dance?
Miss Weerelgh I'm very tired. Lot us
dance. Boston Transcript.
A Culinary Sherlocl: Holmes
"Walter, give me the monu."
"Wp have none, but 1 can tell you what we
have."
"You must have n Jolly good memory."
"Not at all. I simply look at tho tabic
cloth." Pele Mele.
Tales of Three Cities
Thoro was a young man In N. Y.
Who never would eat with a FY.
Said he, "All my life
I have et with a nlfe
Roast beef, veal and mutton nnd PY,
A fisherman from Terre Haute
Once bragged of a fish he had caute;
Hut the fisherman's dautor
Knew moro than she autcr,
And cried. "It was one that you. bauto!"
There was a young fellow In Hutto
Who went on n butteful tutto.
Next morning In bed,
ll put ice on his head
And murmured; 'Ohwhydldldutte!
New York World.
Hampered Ambition
liny As long as there was nnother boarder
at the farmhousu you had somebody to
talk to.
Fay Hut as there were only the two uf
us thvro was nobody to talk about. Judge.
Till: SWIMMER AT KLSINOUB
(SLMUsfi
Above tho Swedish shore a bar of gold
Shows In the gray the colored torches light
Among the clouds rose, asure, chrysolite
Flame. gNw and flicker in the young house,
huld.
ubsidlan-tintetj waves mo awlft enfold
With glittering sprays of pearls; u where
he night
Ha. Uft a biting coldness I take flight.
This u turns my blood and makes my heart
more bold!
Am I in bky. in water, or in air?
For all seems one I glide through lucent
grten.
Through turquoise blue, through chang
ing hues of red
Vermilion, scarlet, wild rose, and the glare
Of ruy lire; on golden stars I lean.
Then float 'mid tangled rainbows In an
emerald bed.
Maurice Francis Egan In Scrlbnef s.
DONE IN PHILADELPHIA
WHEN you como to think of It, It is rather
remarkable that wo have hnd our old
friends tho minstrels with Us for moro than
GO years. They have weathered every Inno
vation In theatricals; tho decline nnd foil of
tho stock ventures; the advent of tho travel
ing companies, comic opera, vaudeville and
now oven moving pictures. And Ihey are
going on, but not telling the samo old Jokes,
night nflor night.
All my efforts to run down to 113 dark
origin tho libel that minstrel Jokes are ven
erable resulted In failure. Some of tho best
Jokes I recall were first passed over the foot
lights by a minstrel company. Only after
they became public property did they find
their way Into periodicals.
HAVING become a venerable Institution
many yents ago, there naturally arose
a dispute as to the placo where negro mln
Btrelsy had Its birth. Probubly not so many
cities ns claimed Homer for tholr own con
tended, but certainly Philadelphia and Now
York hnd tholr advocates.
I am willing to admit a prejudice In favor
of this city, and ns no other placo on tho
globo over supported minstrelsy for so long
a lime we seem to havo something of a pro
prietary right In this form of entertainment.
Tho beginning was very modest. Before
tho word had been heard In connection with
such an entertainment there were black-faced
acts on tho American stage. Ono of tho
first big hits was mndo by Thomas B. Rico
In his "Jim Crow," which has got Into the
vocabulary of the language. No one could
call that nondescript act minstrelsy as wo
havo known It, yet It had Its Influence,
THEN came black-faced banjo acts, such
as Billy Whttlock used to do; others simi
lar to George Washington Dixon's "Hip
Coon," and still minstrels did not appear on
tho scene. All of these acts wore familiar to
Philadelphia theatro-goers in the 30s and
early 403. Dixon resided here for a time,
and during the epidemic of chotera In 1S32
published a weekly "Cholera Gazette." Ho
sung "Zip Coon" at tho Tlvoll Garden, on
Market street west of Thirteenth, and every
boy In the city was whistling the refrain.
Billy Whltlock In hla autobiography gives
a version of his connection with the organi
zation of tho minstrel show. Dining the
winter of ISiO ho and his partner, Master
John Diamond, whose real name was Frank
Lynch, were playing at tho Walnut Street
Thentre, and when the night for their benefit
approached Whltlock conceived the Idea of
Introducing a novelty.
Whltlock asked Dick Myers, a violinist, if
ho would play tho violin with them and form
a trjo on their benefit, and Myers agreed. So,
on that occasion, for tho first time in public,
Whltlock said, banjolsts were accompanied
on tho stago by a violinist. And even that
does not look like a minstrel show, does It?
Yet it was from this germ that tho big. sable
semicircle which wo recall with pleasure
grew into the minstrels.
IN its early form minstrelsy was essential
ly musical. The flr3t band of minstrels
that traveled around tho country hud Master
OIo Bull ns one of Its members. There weie
Virginia Screnaders and New Orleans Ser
enades, and while nil tho acts were done in
blackface, they were of a musical character.
They gave somo clover travesties on the
Italian opera, which was then attracting tho
attention of the musically inclined, and from
all accounts these burlesques were not only
bright and witty, but were admirably set, so
far as musical numbers went.
Ono of the first minstrel troupes which
performed In this city was the New Orleans
Screnaders. They were here in 1S4D, and
probably earlier, and they gave a perform
ance In old Musical Fund Hall. In tho com
pany was Nelson Kncass, a song writer and
musical composer, whose songs were sung all
over the country at the time. There may still
bo persons who recall the strains of "I Hear
tho Hoofs," "Go Way Black Man," "Rosa
Clare" and "Nelly Was a Lady." I feel con
fident that tho Inst nnmed at least will bo
remembered, far It was sung In the days of
Carncrnss' Minstrels, In the little Eleventh
Street Opera House.
THERE were also In tho company Max
Zorer, George Swaine, Thomas Burke,
Master OIo Bull, J. H. Collins, Sam Sauford
and J. C. Rainer. Sanford, whose real nnmo
was Lindsay, took his stage name from an
other pet former, Jim Sanford. His uncle,
William Lindsay, also was In the business.
Sanford may be said to havo been respon
sible for the vogue negro minstrelsy has had
In Philadelphia. Ho opened Sanfoid's Opera
Houso, nt Twelfth and Chestnut streets. In
1S53. When tho place was burned ho took
tho tdd church building on Eleventh street,
which had already been transformed into n
playhouse by Curtee. This was tho begin
ning of tho history of the Eleventh Street
Opera Ilnuso. whero minstrelsy was pro
served for more than hnlf n century.
T.N' SANFORD'S company at tho time was
J. Jiilleu. as ho appenrod on tho bills, but tho
singer subsequently levcnled himself as Ira
D. Snnkey when ho engnged In evangelistic
work with Dwight L. Moody.
The last time I saw Sam Sanford was al
most 20 years ago, when he danced Bob Rid.
ley nt the Walnut Street Theatre with Prim
rose and West's Minstrels. Ho was then n
very old man. but very nimble on his feot.
GRANVILLE.
The Female of tlio Specie
From the Ohtn Stale Journal
It takes a man a Ion;; tiino to get back Into
the awing of his tegular work after a vaca
Hon. hut a woman without a moment's delay
r-j.urn the charge on tho red ants In the re.
frlgrtitnr witli all the zeal nnd ero with
which she luftjof;
TIIK IDIJAIJST
What Is tho most powerful phrase in the
Hnnlish language?
I put the (iiiodUon to n gathering of folks
whose presence there Indicated their fa
miliarity with tho literature of history.
Of course, the phrases that have thun.
dered down through tho years predominated.
'"Olvp me liberty or give mo death!" "Don't
give up tho ship!" Lincoln's ennobling
"All that I arp I owe to my mother" tho
offerings stemed interminable.
I'p rose a inodebt -appearing young
woman. "Friends." hho eald, "nro wo nnt
up tun far among tho mountain lops? These
suggestions are real thrillers. I confess, and
I certainly shnll not attempt to detract from
tholr inuRi-iflcent grundi-ur. um give me a
Phrase tlut makes me hunpy each day
lin't that the right conci ptlon of 'power
ful'?" We admitted It was. Then she ex.
plained:
"I am employed in un office where tho
former boss was a lerilable grouch. And,
of course, bis grout h was contagious. Every
body &ci-med beared: afraid to move out of
a rircumkcribed path. Naturally, on
thusiuMn und initiative both lay dormunt.
That the highest efficiency was not secured
from the emploves was attested when this
man was relieved of the of dee's management
by the company's president.
"In came a new man. The first morning
he walked briskly dbwn the long nlM vi
tween our deske, but ndt too briskly tn.,
a. bright, cheery 'Good mornlhg' to each of
You wohld havo thought that a bomb";
sunshine had exploded. Typewriters TL!
pounded harder, clerks moved about faM
and the office boy actually ran. The 5i!?
part of It Is that ho kept It up, day after- A
In fact, he's doing It yet. And wo all s
by him. It Isn't tho 'Good morning,' frffi'
If" the fact that these simple words sffi
lis that we work with him rather thnn ?w
him. And 'Good morning' started It aU for
You employers who arrive In tho mo'rnln
with yesterday's troubles still bearing
down, try a simple "Good morning" t0 thn
who serve you. nos9
as'mucl! astfelri.0 y"r 0W" fCd Corpus
VIEWS OF READERS
ON TIMELY TOPICS
Contributions That Reflect Public Opin.
ion on Subjects Important to City,
Stale nnd Nation.
To the Krfltor of the Kvenlng LcAacri
Slr-"IJone In Philadelphia" promises to bi
an Interesting feature of the EVENMn Lrpqeb!
but many of your readers, I believe, would ll!j
to see the reviews lino a little better with his.
tory than tho Bradford article did a few day.
ago. A better view of Franklin can be had
than tho following extract gives by readin
Franklin's story of tho occurrence mentioned"
How Franklin tnnnnged to get this office
and how he turned tho tables on Bradford
by. bribing tho postboys to neglect Brad.
fouls Mercury nnd tiiko care of his .
?lte Is very clmrncterlstlc of the great
Phllonophor. who was not all philanthropist
whero business was concerned.
Franklin says thnt Samuel Kclmer nnd David
Hnrry had both failed and left the city, nnd
"thoro remained now no other printer In Phlla.
delphla but the old Bradford, but ho vvns rich
and easy, did a little business by straggn
hands, but was not nnxlous about It However
as he held the postofllce, It was Imagined h
had better opportunities for obtaining the news
his paper wan thought n better distributer of
ndvci Using than mln". nnd therefore hnd more,
which wns profitable to him nnd a disadvan
tage to in. For though I did Indeed receive
and end papers by the post, yet the pub'la
opinion wnn otherwise; for what I did send
wns by bribing the riders, who took them nrfj
vately, Bradford lielng unkind enough to forbid
It, which occasioned somo resentment on mr
pnrt, and I thought so meanly of the practice
that when I afterwards came Into his position
I took care never to repeat It."
As to another point: Wallace's History of th
Bradford Family shvws tho location of A.
Bradford's offices. SAMUEL W. HOSK1N8
Philadelphia, September 22. 1914.
ADMIRATION FOR THE GERMAN PEOPLE
To the Editor of'th Evcnlnn Ledger:
Sir Americans In their attitude toward thi
present European v.nr aro not going to try to
Judge the Gorman people. They arc going to
render their judgment, and are doing so now,
on the question of Prussian militarism. That
wns the great fact behind all this conflict,
Nowhere In this count! y Is thero very much
hostility to the German people. We havo ,d
great n liking for them as for any peoplo In
the world. We admire and are greatly In
debted to their achievements In all the am
of pence, Anicilcan public opinion hns no an
tipathy toward them, only criticism of the feu.
dnl Ideal of government that aro held by th
ruling clns?, and any attempt to state the mat.
ter otherwise, such ns somo writers have lately
made, Is a rank Injustice to the peoplo of this
country. J. K. VARNU.M,
Philadelphia, September 2.'. lt14.
IN REFERENCE TO " PORK"
To th" Editor of the Evening Ltitgsr:
Sir You state In your editorial that Seintcr
Penrose voted for "pork." It Is enry enough to
crltlclte men In public life, but when a man '
hns to go befoio the people and get their votei
he would be a fool if ho did not try to can
their favor. Popular government means liavinj
popular candidates. Jl'STICE
Philadelphia. September 3, 1!U4
THE STREETS OF PUIf ADELPHIA
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir Lat winter Philadelphia hnd the sno
off the streets days beforo New Yoik wns abh
to clear her highways. Hut why Is it that
Philadelphia can never get the dirt off her
streets? Theto are thousands of citizens nhj
would bo glad to have oti nns ver this qu4
Hon. W. U. IZZfiANJJ.
Philadelphia. September :i, 1311.
FOLLOW VIRGINIA'S EXAMPLE
To the Editor of the Eicntng Ledger:
Sir Virginia has sono dry. I think It would
be a lino thing for Pennsylvania to do likewise.
Locnl option may bo all tight, but It Is a well
known fact that gang politics and Ikiuo- ulnajl
go together. PROHIBITIONIST.
Camden. September 2:1. l'JU.
THINKS PENROSE A WEAK GIANT
Tn the Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir You nre quite light. In tho minority
Senator Penrojo Is about n wen' a ropiesenta
tivo of the Interests of this Stutc as tould hi
rcatsonably o.pectcd. The wai hi uited witli
Mexico would have done no goid, ' , luse Pen
losiisin keeps Its followers at hoin' t vote
GOOD GOVRIJ.NMUXT.
September 23, 1914.
A Victory For Science
I'rom the Sivannnh Now.
U'hat modem medical science can nr..mp!Ul
Is shown by tho evident fact that the b-ittli
ngainst the bubonic plusuc ut New Oil-'.inhu
boon won
l.-lttl. ,...,. if tlir, nutlir.fil; of th pbUt
there would have uauied even ui..r,. vnl ."
and Intuiibo uiicauiiic than iliil it i""-j
nppeniiiiicu, and no duybt the lt of lL'a'
would havo bt-fii very lengthy n i"s f'""i
New Orleans now nre that ihrc I., "t n "
ens of buiionli. plnsuo undr-i tuitnuu in itl
city. .
That does not mean that other ci vhl n
ttppenr. but It ii, evidence thnt the mxli'JI
authentic Know how to stump out the "'"'j
and dint tills country need never f' ir trui it
will Hpieml fiom city to city nnd St1' "
State, killing hundreds nnd ivm-intf terror
everywhere. The victory of tho in. Heme nan
hns been accomplished without the h'i"'j
that would uccoinpnny a victoiy on ' bill"
fleid, but It Ifc Just as wot thy of piai"'.
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEtf
The country Is heavily indebted to SenaW
Burton und his allies fot a ,'ie"t vatory
in its bchulf. Indlannpolls News
If the prohibition movement should sain hj
way in this section. It will be dire td us nsu
ly aaalndt the breweri -financed .al""n '" "
ties as oiiulnst the beverages whuh it dirnM
New York World.
President WiUon dues well to mum uP J
truvo between the Colorado mine ''l'tiat0 m
their striking lanoiers. ine none ..,...-.-havo
to show stronger objections to u
lliey nuve it moy espeui u- ," ..,.,
thlsso with them In their lefusai of us "
New York Trlujne.
Ferocity may beget ferocity 1' fhr'11t0,Bi
reprlsul for Itl.clms with ihot rid ''';
torch If the Allies reach Herman. i '
U unlikely that they will? U ih
of Germany feel that they muot luht " ,
enemy s weapons If thoj aic ti win in
tt terrible example to follow.-New J urn
Discussion of the pending rivers inJ "ar
bill throws 11,-ht uit the cm rent i.l ' " m,
eritmunt by commissions of expert n4V,,
that, no nutter how mam ''"",'' 0PiiW
tlure will always bo work foi l"' "' ' 1jB
and the sturdy common ene
clttecn. uhlcugo Heiald.
One ywir ngo the linpr&lve funeral "' -e,BC
U.iyuor tool, pluco at Trimi ""'' vlhJi
then many, if not most, of tin- p-iki. " wd
- ... . .-,., t. ..... .....,. ii ni.'V e' cj ,
rcison -chained Hlu political un'i jBlW
t. .i . .... ti iti 'i tit . umiili ! ll t . f
project ha been stalled Truly &' ' m iu
sinister reputation of great dib-m'y ' .,nucv
Pirins man, but it U a sravejaid 01 v
hope. New iera. ileraiu.
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