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hammer to the new nrtlst with the new
message. As an English critic has written:
tn rrnialc. In literature. In the conduct of
'Ife, our fathers used to build the tombs of
the prophets whom their fathers had stoned
Now, even If a stone is picked up, It drops
from the half-hearted Angers of the critic,
who docs not know whether In a few dajs
ho will not have become a dlsclpte.
Too hasty, too violent criticism has turned
aside many a sensitive artist from the" ac
complishment of great things. It has never
deterred the ' bounder." The creative life
of society depends on never-ending experi
ment. It must not be stilled: It must not be
hampered Accept or reject, but do either
with consideration That Is what the critics
hno learned
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No Grab This Time: The Light Is On
THE loan hill calls for Jtoo.ono with which
to purchase ground for the proposed Mu
nicipal fourt buildings. The land Involved
Is scarcely one-fourth nf what Wilt be neees
sarj If the whole scheme for palaces at the
taxpajers' expense goes through. Some In
terested gentlemen are looking for Invest
ments. There will be rich pickings later on
If the city can be dedicated to this adven
tnre In so dubious a manner.
There is a smell of sraft in the entire en-
let prise. The drawing elsewhere In the
Evemno Ledger tells the storj. If there '
were any necessity whatever for abandoning
the excellent detention house already avail
able. If there were every reason for housing
the Municipal Court In the manner purposed,
ordinary business sense would require con
demnation of the whole plot of land, not a
part of It
Theie was hurrying and scurrying to and
fro to secure the one vote necessary to over
ride the Mayor's veto. The full strength of
Pcnroseism was brought to bear in behalf
of this enterprise. The Bang Is still at work.
It Is making ready to take its profits. The
plum Is almost ripe.
It Is a pity, with things going along so
nicely for the gentlemen with itching palms,
that publicity should suddenly throw Its
brood glare on the whole infamous con
spiracy. There is nothing for those soldiers
of profit to do now, of course, except give up
In disgust A footpad cannot woik In com
fort when a policcmun's gun Is ttgalnn his
cheek.
Quick Revolution in .Mexico
V1L.L1A h tapucitv us a general N great. 1
There seems tn be no cutnmander 111
Mexico who tan contend succes"fiill with 1
him, nor any body of soldiers which can bo
relied on to check his wild troops. Carianza j
s left in a position where discretion will be
the bettor part of valor. His courageous
Hand against the demands of Villa marked
him months ago as a strong man, one likely
to take thp bit in his teeth and awe even the
former bandit into compliance with civil
edirts on the other hand. Carrana, mice
In the capital has failed to distinguish h.s
personal fortunes from those of his countift
He has not clung tenaciously to the program
of the Constitutionalist There is nothing
left for him to do but accept a compromise.
If Villa can be persuaded to jield at all now
that the die has been cast. But this will not
tie a long revolution The result will be do.
termlned one way or the other within a few
months at the most.
Highest Expression of Pcnroseism
THH highest expression of Pcnroseism In
Pcnns)Ivanla Is the Organization, which
has been Impeding and hampering the devel
opment of the city for so long that It has
come to be accepted by citizens, who do not
realise wnat n pack or cards It is, as a t-mia
dolphin institution There is no apologist
for this machine except among Us beneficia
ries Indeed, ordinal y citizens elsewhere are
so satisfied with simple Americanism that
they would ridicule the idea of substituting
for it In Washington the trlckorj nnd loot
which o often in Philadelphia have gone by
the name of government After an experience
with a mild form of Penroseim in Wash
ington the nation repudiated it utterly. It
will not now take any part in 11 conspiracy
tn revive the political system Pcnroseism
connotes Pennsylvania can recover her
prestige and political Influence or she can
cut herself off from her sister States by lash
It.t? herself once more to a sinking and rotten
craft
Put a Feather in His Cap
SKNAToR HCRTON can well afford to bo
abused for his superb work in defeating
the extravagant harbors and rivers bill.
Undoubtedly many meritorious items were
lost, but the country congratulates Itself
th.it still more unworthy ones were stricken
from the measure. It is not a good time for
"pork." It is a period when national econ
omy Is Imperative. Senator liurton pre
vented a raid on the Treasury. Put a
feather in his cap for It.
Stifled National Ideals
TNTKP.NATIONALISM Is not a denial of
JL nationalism, (in the contrary, it presup
poses the free and unretarded assertion of
national powers and qualities. The rate
hatred fostered in Russia, In German Poland.
In the Dual Motiatchy. is merely the locloal
result of the stilling of national Ideals and
nspiiations by oppression and despotism.
There can never be peine in Europe, there
can never be an end to rate hatred, until
every people, from the weaken to the strong
est, is given an opportunity to a-isert Its man
hood and in the light of freedom la.v Its
contributions upon the altar of mankind.
Then ran be no Parliament of Man until
ever nation !earn the leagon of democraej
and self-government in a parliament of its
own. If out of the holocaust In Hurope there
shall arise a redistribution of national ana
racial boundaries compatible with the aspira
tions of the people' enrnlng for emancipa
tion, the price of the achievement will not
have been too dear.
K.
m.
Another HoMnue to Health
No CITY can be too well supplied with in- ,
stitutions where the most expert medi
cal aid can be hud at reasonable ust. The
hospital, especially when of modern construt- '
tlon, pleasing to the eye, us well as sanitary '
end complete in all its necessaries, is vastly I
superior to the average home. It gives bet- j
ter service: It promotes medual progress;
nnd it Is cheaper In the end
The proposed new hospital, for which funds
are already accumulating, Is particularly de
slrable because of its probable location. Situ
ated near the boundur line of West Phila
delphia and Delaware County, it will servo
a distinct distn t The overcrowded t'nlver
slty Hospital, the nearest to the ut.st. Is fully
four miles away, while the losest institu
tions In other directions tiw from five to a
dozen miles distant. In the case of many
ticldents and sudden illnesses, speedy access
to a hospital means everything
Calm of Gormany
Jilifr ! A MKP.lf'Adoesnottake kindly to militarism,
fif ' t XJL Prussianism or any of the relics of the
Dark Ages vvhkh ae. ni to have drawn what
Is otherwise the m'si prosreuivf, finely
iitltured nation of Kurope into Hie black lis.
aster of war. That is onl natural. Our
whole inherltan e Is against It VVt stand
with Sthtller, Goetht", lieethoven: not Von I
Kh'k and Prince Frederltk William,
But havo wo given (iormai.y the benefit t
the doubt" Have we believed ih l-,t of the
land of the great poets, philosophers and ,
musicians of the ISth eBturj" It U onlv
now that sober second thought Is beginning ,
to draw from our minds the anitnttit that was
natural to the rtrst news or war, W 4r '
beginning to contrast the diffftina spirits m j
which the combatants he undertaken the
struggle. We are learning more and more ,?
the petty hysteria that fiiodxl England ami
Kran.e with confusion worse 'on.fmmded, Ve
, ara discovering from return d tourists thftt U
did not extend 10 Clermany Jt due much, to '
bring back canity when u leurn hst fterttn
proeeds on almost in normal tours, with
theatres open, trams running, tcaijy monty I
for all and no moratorium. V must at least j
respect suih signs of t ivihsation in the fae j
of world-wide vituperation and hysuria.
, - -m I
Captious Critics of Capahlo Ar (his
ONLV in siuh small matters as wars a4 1
the'Nfute of luces an- the American pu
pi given to simp judgments U very where 1
, even down to fusmujis und the ' movie.'
y tire chary of uulck vituperation. T&y I
e learned their letwun. A few Wagners, ,
1 sens und Darwin, misjudged vet tri
iniphunt, have hem enough Now it is the
irue or the foolish man who takes the sledge
Making Ready the Leaven
T11K euuse may be war or bad business,
but the 1 olleges report record eniol
ments. The auditorium at the I'nlversity
was crowded bevnnd its capacitj. during the
opening exeti Ises. The State College was
compelled to if fuse admission to more than
joo applicant. No country need despair
when its eriuiatioral institutions are flourish
me. Tbev .ire the true foundations of pos
tentv and prosperity Thej make ready the
leaven. Industrial depression is always .1
passing phase in the nation's progress, hut
the uplift from education is continuous and
without interruption.
Rip Van Winkles in Citi.en-hip
PItELIMINARV to the November balloting,
the better element in polities must always
face that deadly enemv, popular apathy
lroiilcall enough, it is not thf ranks of boss
lsiu that are blind to publii dut Their
registration lists will be full on October .1
full to overflowing. It is the vveakl-goud who
barter their privilege for ease.
In an effoit to bring out a hig itglstration
a table has been prepared of the number 01
assessed citizens tn 1013, the number who reg
istered on the three allotted days and the
number-a full thirdwho failed to reclstet
and who thereby cast a silent vote against
the public good. If Pcnroseism does not go
down to final defeat this fall, the blame ean
be laid at the comfortably closed flout of
the somnolent third Theirs is the power,
and theirs ma be the guilt.
Rewards of the Commonplace
''TV VOL' want to go anjwheie ou have
X to start from where you are, ' said Hurke,
First iteps are as important as last steps.
Starting from where one is involves a right
understanding of the eommonplac.
A great motive invests everv deed with
significance. Murillo painted 'Angels'
Kitchen," The onvent porter, faithful to his
humble duties, finds the kin hen filled with
angels, each doing n simple serviee, Tho
monk's vision was his reward for ordinary
work well done, Commonplace t4sks bei oine
great achievements when performed with all
uur might. The soldier djing in the trench
--is he not ni'iual to the king on his throne?
To do common things in a perfect manner is
a truer sign of u-iigiun than to do great
things in n imperfee-t manner. The de.
Hiised ordinary relationship of life may be
the rounds in the ladder that reaches t
the skies,
PASSED BY TlfE CENSOR
ivr
mental viewpoint Is best rellccted In tho
"agony" or personal column of the London
Times. At present, when the land Is dis
tracted by war, the column Is n veritable
mirror of human emotions, running the
whole gamut, from pathos to bathos; from
love messages to the sale of an auto. Most
often, "Urovvn 12es" appears:
I LOVU jou, speak. Yours, Brown Kcs.
The next day she spoke thusly:
lirtOWN UYKS probably off shortly. Don't
phone me 116 till 1 ltt ou know. 1$, 13.
Uut she was misunderstood evidently, as
the following notice Indicated:
UIIOWN l;VUP, for whom Is jour mesngo
meant" Be as explicit as you can H.
Hut "Urovvn L!cs" was not the only one,
for there were messages from the front,
tinccnsorcd, and from the heart:
LtUL'TKNANT .1. McD. My heart U with
jou JUAN.
ADA V. M Am still well and unhurt, dear
est. Uvcty one In best of spirits and very
confident. All m love. AHCI1.
Hut we are not through with women a3
yet. though this one Is of a different type
perchance 11 militant:
DOCTOR'S WIKK, middle-aged, will under
take to perform the work of ativ tramwny
conductor, coachman, shop assistant or
other married worker with children, pro
vided that worker will undertake to enlist
and fight for his countr.v In our hour of
need. All wages earned will be paid over
to the wife and family. Apply Mrs I.owry,
1 Priory terrnce, Kew-green, s. W.
Then comes a plea:
BOY, 7 months, son of oltlcer going to war,
wants some one, good familv, to adopt
him: H C. preferred. Hot II HO, Tlio
Tlmp.
There ate many others, some begging for
funds for hospitals; others asking help to
obtain military equipment. One, extra long,
denounces Unglishmen for staying homo at
their work Insteud of getting themselves
carefully killed. And at the bottom of the
column we find
TO THt; CLHItOY Sermon supplied ench
week. New, fresh, simple and drawing
lessons fiom the piestnt war Send for
full list and specimen, lxpence. Onston,
13 Page street, Westmlnter, S, W.
ON TUC Nle of Cnpil, beloved by the mur
deied Umpicss Clixabeth of Austila, Is
an Inn some SO jenr.s old, conducted under
tho will of Its founder, nn artist of the .school
of Intempeinnce and 111 fortune. Tho will
provides:
"The charge a day. two bottles of led
Capri wine Included, shall never be mote
than six francs ( $1.1 Ii. If any artist Is too
poor to pay he shall paint a pletuie on some
wall space, tccoiviug nil tho accommodation
accorded those who pay the highest pi Ice.
If any German aitlst shall corne to the inn
he shall be accommodated and shall lecelve
the amount of his fare to German, upon his
promising never to return to Italv."
What grudge the proprietor had against
German nitists is not known pei haps he
was one himself
AMACHINi: politician and nn Independent
.weie discus-dug the Penrose candidacy.
. "Don't ou like the way I'm dealing with
tho question?" growled the machine man.
"I don't mind the way you dial." ictorted
the independent, "it's the way jou shuftle."
name, tha other tnkcth away his Hches, which
Is of much less value nnd estimation than his
good name."
Tho superstition that certain persons have
the "evil eye" has Its strongest hold In Italy.
In Carnlola or Nnples, or In fact In any part
of Italy. If eou tell a fanner that his crops
arc good or his cattlo fine, ho will expecto
rate nt your feet to nvort the evil. It Is said
that once, when driving through Home,
Plus IX, one of the best beloved of modern
Popes, looked tip and smiled at n baby in a
window. A little while later tho nurso
dropped the Infant to the street. Ever after
the superstitious looked upon Plo Nono as
the possessor of the evil eje.
IN A SPIRIT OF HUMOR
is
T OHD KITCIIKXnir.S press censorship
XJ mild computed to that oxerelseil in km
l linger 1 Estrange In London. Heing placed
In charge b the Government, he advocated
a reduction in the niiml.tr 01 master printers
fiom 6n to .'a, ordeied periodic inspection of
Pilnt shops: dosed their back doors and
Issued an ordei that all printeis guilty of
even the slight, st infraction of his law be
eompelled to wear insignia of their disgrace.
Hut his spetlal aversion was the newspaper,
becausi "leading of thnn makes the multi
tude to 1 familiar with the actions and coun
sels of their superiors, too pragmatical and '
lensorious and gives thm not only an itch,
but a kind of light and h - nse to I e meddling
with the Government ' He was so success
ful in suppressing newspapers that ho elicited
the admiration of the Government, according
to eontemporaneous accounts.
The Point of' View
The dnys are getting short and dark, and
winter time Is near,
Tho optimist is filled with glee and Joy and
goodly cheer;
He does not have to swat the fly nor mow
the weedy lawn,
And he may sleep In peacefulness. for
'skectcrs ;iow arc gone.
Hut, ah! the peevish pessimist Is quivering
with Ire,
He must arise nt 5 o'clock to fix tho furnace
tire;
He lias to shovel snow and fit the doors with
weather strip,
And'llvo in deadly terror of the little bugs
of grippe.
He hates the work he has to do, the cold ho
docs despise,
That thrills tho optimist to whom It's merely
exercise.
On the Itiglit Track
A -oedy-looklng man walked slowly up to
the farmhouse.
"Mtidani," he said to the farmer's wife,
"may I chop some wood for you? I'll do it
for nothing."
Tho lad.v looked at him surplclously. "Do
you be needln' exorcise?" She Inquired.
"Not exnctly, madam. Tho only thing I
tctitilte Is that you let mo sit by the woodpile
nnd paint for a few hours. I am an artist of
tho old school, nnd I have been commissioned
to do a futuristic Impression of an aeroplane.
I wish to use the woodpile ns a model."
Slaughter Ahead
And then Tin key may be superstitious, In
which event there will be no Mohammedan
paitlclpatlon In tho war until after Thanks
giving Day.
The Horrors of Peace
This Is a neutral land of ours;
No foe is at our walls;
Hut spite of all our vaunted powers
Niagara Palls!
Lines to the Hcu
O most sorcne. O calm, prosaic fowl;
O Hon, thy laziness makes millions growl.
C) barn.vnid bhd, O dawdling, dowdy hen.
When hhufl the laing mood sel7e thee again?
O loudly cackling and complacent bird.
Hy what elixir may th.v blood be stirred?
Soutce of great wealth, so plain, so simply
plumed,
I2ach day wc sco cold storage eggs exhumed.
Kneh day wo hear thy queer, discordant cluck,
Hut find no egg as motive no such luck!
And so a nation waits upon thy will.
Or with the grocer runneth up a bill,
Tor eggs "fresh laid" by
lien;
"Pi cab laid," tho gioCer
when?
thee and thine, O
saith aye, but
A Mara Avis
A worthy man
Is Thomas Wollor;
He never wore
A lubber collar.
Hoston Transcript.
A stm dv jouth
Is Guy Geblatz;
He never wore
A pair of spats.
- Till iii lo .Siit Belief
picsiilential candidate
keynote speech of
the
had
her
SAB.
ne-f
The organisation looks a long way ahead
tor its prottts
The area ut Asiatic egejujuiun tjoes not in
elude the th'utie of war.
probing Penrosjdsm may be a gocd ihinjf
for the l?mMrats, but knifing It wouM bt a
better thing for thu HeiAiibJlcans.
Director Hart', ft the Uur4U f Health,
want ITU. f"r the jroteetion f the Rtalth
uf the children of phiiadelphin. To the ordi
nary euissen this would Mem to be u mm
important wwje- sn the building 4
pah as for a Municipal eu lht does iMtt
uee4 them.
The det ision of the I'nlted StatefiistrU't
Court uubuMmg the right of the tjty to
mauitalu th Paika route throughout the
entire 4Utnce without uklng lraroe4ie
pbMtal poMUMHrion of ail the property in
to! ved is a grt triumph for the Uty.
4.ontiai ( ctsion would have required the
inirmd iii i'inl.t ire f 1 it iniount 01
1 Dilj larbe-i iutstmeut idler un.
BAH UUUNHARDT i niuiinr nt rim
Various Germans, but never again will
iie be as infuriated as sh was mice upon a.
1 time, many jiars ago when she visited
Vienna At that tinru th. Austilaii upitul
boast. d of a wit named S.iphii . who edited
I n weekly and wrote ail of its contents. Then
! Mmc Sarah was as thin as the proverbial
tail fence The day shi arrived Saphir's
paper contained the announcement:
'An empty carriage drew up to the hotel
entrance and out stepped Mme. Bernhardt."
The actress threatened all sorts of dlio
things, but the worst vvus et to come, for
when she announced that she- was learning
to play the flute Kaplur came back with:
Mme. Bernhardt is framing to play tho
flute. In order to distinguish the instru.
meat, she has dtcoruied it with u blue
bow."
But it was as an impromptu wit that
!aphlr shone. Once, when he turned a street
comer he bumped into a stranger.
"Donkej"' thundered the stranger,
"And MV name is Srhir" replied the wit
politely bowing.
ONCE upon . time an esc-President of the
I'nlted States and the Governor of a
Middle West Htate were taking luncheon at
the old Afcior House in New York city. The
tnuntry was anxious to know how the ex
Presiduit, who was soon tu be renominated,
stood on the fjte Mver issue. Hut the es
Presid' tit was m silent as the grave, so
far a public utterance was concerned.
Now it so happened that a u-porter on an
evening paper hud just ri'ilvd hi salary
and in a moment of mental distrauion had
decided to cat at the Actor House. Pate
willed it that he sit at the table adjoining
the e.Preidoit, to whom he was unjtnuwti.
Suppose Congress htiould pass a free sli
ver bill, Mr President'? asked the Governor.
"I'd veio it," thundered the rKvpresulent.
bringing his ft down on the table-
An hour later th newspaper on which the
tenurHl rw-'h reporter worked bud n
extra on the suet, annomuing the e-Prest
bmt' ttiUdt "ii tlu silver question
An4 t the day of hi dath, the ePrii
dent suspHHed the Governor (if abusing hi
eonfbjwi-'-
HBAFORP.
CUIIIOSITY SIIQP
Pot wallopers." the idiomatic namo for
dUhvshrs. via originally applied toacfrtas
furiDinti the loiistitiieuo of tertuin Knffibjb
boroushs, or housekeepers considered, guf.
fhienib ell established to toil a pot ivithiu
the limits of the borough over a Ilreplaise
erected in the open air.
The phrase, "vho steals my purse, steals
trash," is not original with .Shakespeare,
afu r all It appi.irs original!) In the "Hum
ilv imst 011I1 nt on st t forth ill the
1 nn I l.ijwaid I wl ii . i) -
rur the vut takvth awa) a inuu good
In 19
The woman
just concluded
campaign.
Hoarse liieeis from the multitude shook
the rafteis of the big auditorium, and as
to the poor old. welkin, It could ring no more.
An enthusiastic man. standing on a chair In
tho rent tlitew nwu) his hat and coat and
slapped .i glum looking neighbor on the back.
"Some speech." he jelled. "What?"
"Pnir." said the glum man, "but not the
kind that mother used to make,"
One to Carry
Teacher Who Knows what triplets are?
Bright Pupli- 7 know, miss; It's twins
one left ovii. liiftnn Tiansciipt.
and
here We Come In
Huiope wants peace nnd n. meal
sec America first. Chicago
will
When
ticket she
News,
All the Same in the End
Hotel Waiter Coino, sir, you really must
go off to bed, sir. 'Yawns.) Why, tho
dawn's n-bienking, sir.
Late Reveler Let It break nnd put It down
in tho bill, waiter, London Punch,
An Meal Match
"Are they well mated""
'perfectly. She's utrald of automobiles
and he can't afford one." Dotiolt Free Press.
In TI10 War Zono
"Venus de Milo is In tho Louvre's vaults
for fear of airship bombs." Naturally, being
unurmocl. Wall Htieet Journal,
Tin: village tmAcu:
old liiin'l Hanks hr uus this town
is Jest the best on earth;
He says there ain't one, up nor down.
That fcot one half her worth;
Hu navu theie .tin t 110 othei titate
That's ijooii us our'n. nor neat;
And all the folk that's good and great
is settled light 'round litre.
Says I. "P'jer ever travel, Dan?"
"JVu bet I itin'i!" Duyg nej
J tell you what! The puifiq Po got ,
I tfood uioui'b fer me,"
lla savs tbe other partj'g fools,
'Caue they don't vote his way
He sas the feeble-minded BtiioQls'1
U where they uusht tor atyy.
If he was law, thf li minitlis he'd slml,
or blow 'nn all tcr tutiash;
He says their plutfurm's nothin' but
A great bl(,' in-s of troali.
Ba 1, "P'jfi ever read it, Dan?"
Vou bet I ami!" says ho
"AjoI win 11 I do well, I tell you
i'U fr-i you Know, by goej"
He says that all religion's wrcil5
XV (1 1 just what he believe;
He say thetn miiustors bejnns
In .'all. the same as thieves;
lie su they Uke the blrsauxl Word
Ami tea' B all to shred;
He sat their prettehin' ta aUSUrdi
They're simply itatherhcadj,
Siy L "P'icr ever hear 'cm. Dm,?
'oi bet I ain't!" says hnj
j'd uevtr go to hear 'em, mi
Tbey make ow teH tcr sts."
Soma fellow reckon moro or lens
Before tbey aaU their uUn4,
Ai-4 swneihnes cutherlate er guejftw
But tbegj ain't Itaoi's kind;.
Tin Lrd know all thing, gnat or small.
With duubt be' jiever yoscdj
He iu Hi wi4um liuovva It ojt-
rjut Uan'l Hani: come nest!
Savs I " H..W il'vir know vou'ie light?"
lli.v 1 . ' ' 1 ' - va he
vv'ell 11 w. I vum, I know by ,um!
I ill llui O'tau-Ji 1 be '
-J na l. Uawlo.
d I
DONE IN PHILADELPHIA
MISS MARY E. PHILLIPS, of Hoston,
who has been hero for a few das In
preliminary research for her biography of
Poe, told me that her life of Kenlmore
Cooper, which she published last year, had
required seven years of travel and research,
and that when the book was ready for tho
press It had cost, op nn nverago, more than
$21 n page. An there were 400 pages In that
very excellent biography of the author of tho
Lcathorstocklng Talcs, tho reader who Is
quick nt figures will note that It Is not
always a profitable undertaking to write n
book.
In tho course of n conversation I had with
Miss Phillips sho made several remarks
nbout Poe that surprised mo. Probably the
most astonishing was that the Poo family
had declared to her that of all the biog
raphies of the author of "The Haven" to bo
found on library shelves, not one really was
authentic. Evidently, we shall have to study
the subject all over again, 1
wre
ISS PHILLIPS has mado authenticity
tor standard In biographical writing,
and sho assured mo that not only will she
be nblo to correct many errors and false
impressions nbout Poo that have become
familiar, but at least ono-qtlnrtcr of her
book will bo absolutely now.
Already she has traveled from Maine to
Virginia for materials. Sho has corresponded
with I do not know how mnhy persons who
arc believed to possess untouched manu
script material, or pictures that arc un
known, but when I asked her when she ex
pected to Issue the book she replied that
she would spend three years moro on It.
I found sho appreciated the Immense Im
portance of those 'flvo years of Poc'b llfo
which the poot spent In Philadelphia, nnd
sho assured mo that her present visit was
a mere roconnolterlng of the field; that sho
cxpocts to return and spend a considerable
period hero studying such data as Is avail
able only In this city.
In A higher future. If you don't find It this
afternoon, look for It tbntorrow Wornlng.
Uut never go rt your desk without fully ex
pecting that your opportunity Is going to be
right there before you. For tho very tnlnuto
you decide that It la not going to bo there
you are doomed."
Tim inotlvo of the advice was plain. Tho
merchant had clearly brought out the vast
difference betwofcn sitting around and wait
ing for opportunity and actively looking for
Waiting Is a passive process; looking
means nctlon. And action la creative.
VIEWS OF READERS
ON TIMELY TOPICS
Contributions That Reflect Public Opin
ion on Subjects Iinportant to City,
Stale and' Nation.
To the Editor of the Eienhp Ledgert
Sir Now that "Oermanophobia" has some
whit subsided, I should like to call the atten
tion of your readers to two fields of human en
dcavor ,ln which Oermany has set the world's
pace. Thcv are ntchltecturo and the theatre.
In Oermany alone has there been a distinct
contribution to the art of public building In
the last quarter century. She has evolved a
rare and beautiful new technique for the hand
ling of massed stone and tenuous Btecl work.
Germany theatres, court, Htate nnd municipal,
as well ns private ventures, havo similarly
pushed the technique of scenic production jcars
ahead of the rest of tho world. That Is why
Max Itelnhardt's name Is a by-word for tha
beautiful and the unique In the theatre, Is a
nation that has perfected two such arts, amonn
dozens more, barbarlan7 Arc these arts to bfi
still further hampered In their spread abroad
by the victory of the Allies? Uoth are ques
tions worth the attention of all Americans.
CAUL BUKMNGIt.
Philadelphia, September "3, 10IJ
Dt'niXO tho period In which Poo was a
resident of this city, from 1S39 to 18-14,
virtually all the work that lecalls his nnmo
to fame was written. Those wonderful tales,
such as "The Gold Hug," "The Murders In
the Rue Morgue" and "The Purloined Let
ter," to name only n few, nnd his greatest
poetical woik, "The Raven," were the prod
uct of Poe's pen while he was a poorly paid
editor of Philadelphia magazines.
Tor the last year of Burton's Gentlemen's
Magazine- Poe really was Its solo editor, for
liurton was busy with his theatiical enter
prises. Poe not only edited the magazine,
but he wrote the book reviews and an article
or story for each number. When tho mag
azine was combined with Graham's, Poo was
taken over with the property, and was an
associate editor, reviewing books, wilting
literary criticisms of popular authois, add-'
ing a tale now and then and writing an
occasional poem. In addition to this labor,
he was occasionally nsked to revise tho
poetical contributions of talented ladles who
could pay for the revision, and the writings
of some of these ladles were found to have
deteriorated after Poe's death.
One of the Impressions about the poot
which scorns difficult to eradicate Is that Poo
was a drunkard. Miss iiillllps assured me
that this impression was a very wrong one
and was not borne out by the evidence.
Neither, she informed me, was it true that he
had died in a fit of delirium from drink, as
has been so oftc"n stated.
poi
J. res
H made many friendships during his
sldence here; and theie undoubtedly Is
a gloat deal of Interesting material about
this period of his life that awaits tho indus
trious seeker.
I'nfortunittely, theie does not appear to bo
moro than one residence of the poet's re
maining th.it may have any claim to tho
attention of the investigator. This is tho
small back building to the houe at Seventh
and Mrandyvvine streets. Pome claims have
been made for 11 building at "uth street and
Pairmomit avenue, but without much evi
dence. It seems.
Hut there still ma be- seen at the corner
of .Moravian and Dock streets the building
where liurton published his magalne while
Poo was his associate editor. Then, too,
thero weic until u year or two ago the former
homes of Button himself. One of these was,
and may still be, on Ninth street below Vine,
and the other on Thirteenth street north of
Race.
John Sartain, who died about ten years
ago, when ho was neailng the century mark,
mentions In his book of reminiscences that
Poo lived for n time at Sixteenth and Locust
streets. There is now, however, nothing
left of that frame house, for tho neighbor
hood has improved both In value and aichi
tecturo since IS39,
SALESGIRL PLEADS FOR CONSIDERATION
To the Editor 0 the i'lcnliiff Ijtdocr!
Sir I am a salcslad) in one of the largest
department stoics In this city, and, noticing
thnt ou publish letters In )our paper, would
like to draw your nttcntlon to a certain matter.
I think that most salesgirls will agree with
me when I nay that the thoughtless attitude
of women purchasers Is making life very hard
foi us. These women treat us as If we were
some piece of machlneij, 01 del Ing us to show
them article after aitieie, when It Is quite
obvious that they have not the slightest Inten
tion of purchasing anj thing. Combined with
this thoughtless attitude Is a good deal of In
civility. Why cannot women he more polite
nnd kindly toward working ghls? A kindly or
appreciative word would greatly lighten th
day's ask, nnd would surely cost the woman
bujer but little.
A DISHEARTENED SALESGIRL.
Philadelphia, September 25, 10H.
LET THEIR NAMES HE SEEN
To thr Editor 0 the Evening Ledocr:
Sli May 1 suggest that for the enlightenment
of unthinking voters ou place In some con
spicuous position as standing matter until after
election a list of Councltmen who hold countv
or State jobs and name the early pay of cachT
Over It nil let the caption be. "Good Republi
cans ate we."
If the rpace required is too great for Its dally
appearance, how about several times a week?
It mnkis one weary to see every effort vvoik
lng toward business methods frustrated, not to
si in) thing about dow might stealing.
JOHN S EVANS.
lOli North Camac stieet.
WASH FRANKLIN'S FACE
To the Editor of the Eieninp Ledger:
Sit I am glad to see tho Evkvi.vo Lnnonn
calling Philadelphia's attention to the shock
ing state of Hen Franklin's face. As join re
poiter truthfully sa)s, the head Is streaked
with the weather, the wnlstcn.it with what
might pass foi giuel. Suiely Philadelphia Is
nelthei so pov 1 ttv -stilt ken even with n Munl
clnal Court to p.iv foi nor so shameless, as to
begrudge the small courtesy of a bath to so
eminent a man. P. K. L.
Philadelphia, September 23, 1!1 1.
ENGLISH HAVE THE ADVANTAGE
To the Editor of the J'liblfc Ledger:
Sir The English have the advantage because
they use 0111 language and we pilot their
poem" If ome of the stirring verve vvhkh has
been wiltten in German) could be published In
tne Pnltid Stntes so that evei)hodv could read
It. th"ie would be a ver.v gieat change In opin
ion 1 nnl) got Mie London point of view in
this coiinti), and the London Journalists never
let .111) thing get by that is not fnvoiable to
their cause. S T. LEINBERGH.
Atlantic Citv. September 22, 1SH.
GARLIC OBJECTIONABLE
To the Editor of the Public Ledger:
Sit There should bo some law forbidding peo
ple who havo r.iten garlic to ride on the sub
w.iv until the 1 fleets havo dissipated them
sclve. Last snindav the mini wn.s so objection
able thnt I was lompellid to leave m seat mid
wall, to the front car, vvheie ticsh air came
thiough. Can't something be done about this'
S. T. VERNON.
Oveibiook, Septcmbei 2i, 1314.
Pt)i: was also n frequent visitor to tho
home of Henry R. Hirst, who lived in n
houso that stood on Klth stieet below
Chestnut, but was elfaoed III ISCii, when tho
Puui.ic Lt:noi:u Building was elected 011 the
site. The old Palrmount Reset voir, wiieio.
Just 11 week before his end iu Baltimore, poe,
showing signs of nervous strain und e.xclle
mem and accompanied by Kurtain, spout
part of a night, lins been transformed, Har
tnin went with the poet to quiet his foais of
assassination and to ptotcct I1I111 against his
fancied dangers.
There seems t be little of Poo's Philadel
phia remaining, hut what thoio is lias not
attracted the attention It piobably deserves,
for tho city litis cause to bo 111 qui! of having
lmd the poet for u citizen, oven if it wan fr
only live yours of his brief life.
URA.NV1LLH.
TUlv IDKAUST
Itecently I ovoiIhmhI i luloiisoly inter
oMliig conversation between u young man
who appaii cd t he tn the middle twenties
and nn older man, whom I lutor found to ho
an eminent business man of a liuge iiisiem
pjiy.
The jouugor man was plainly despondent
and was fieoly unloading this spirit upon
Ills elder ionip.inUm, His piogiess, he said,
Ijad been fur behind the hopes and anticlpa.
tlons of curl) )outh.
It was with a suit of disgust at the, young
man's ravings Umt the merchant jn n fow
trite words laid down .i simple campaign
for him tu tollow.
'You say )on'vo made 110 progiegs, n the
last tlnee )eara. Well, what is three )c;us!
Dju you Iwiiivv. oung fellow, that If )oq had
gone on stepping upward each month of
these three jenrs your proxies would
have developed Into nothing but a monot
onuub process? Knr one thing )ou wouldn't
bo as aggrieved, or as spirited, about jour
future as jou are todaj. You've ot the
advanluse over n good man) others of jour
tige in that jou reallj aie exuted about it.
When ou go back to jour disk this
nftiruooti -? with the. extiei'l.ii iitti ,,f fliwtim'
I svmc,thiiij lo do that will mean the 'Ipa S.le"
Down With the Dreadnought
l'rnm the Now York World.
When 0110 suhmarlno can sink three 12,000-ton
ship-. In 20 minutes, the forethought of the
C!ei mans In keeping their drcuduoughts in forti
fied harbors becomes npparent. If big navies
cannot go to sea we shall not need them, for
thoy nru altogether too expensive to maintain
as mete oiiiamont.s
King Cotton v. King Coal
I'riiin the Detroit True Press.
To a mini who in tiguriug vvlicio next winter's
ten tons ot coal 111 u coming from, that "buy a
halo of cotton" slogan sounds like saicasm,
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW
hound senso and sound patilotlsm are ills
plajed iu equal paits by President Wilson when
he refuses his consent to a secuiid-teiui in
dorsement by tho New Jersu) Democrats Nvv
oik World.
Whatever the tiuth of the charges leveled
nt Southern national banks lij Seeietary
MeAdoo. we cannot but feel that his method
of milking 1 hem was serluuslj ill-advised.
Baltimore News..
su long us it is legaided as good 11ntlon.il
morals for n countiy to bar other lountiiej'
tiadt t nieiius of taillfs, tlieiu is going to to
iiuiln a nusslblo causo of win. Kansas City
Times,
President Wilson is doing a gieat tliuih f"r
thi mutiny in Ida effort to make Coiwicssiin n
believe that 'America is gieatci thuit any
pait) " Tho Picslilent iimj- succeed In irtakin
sumo Coniesimcn believe this, but he "ill
never be iblo to make Tammany Hull bclnve
It. A I l)ii 11) Press.
The Nutiunal Allieiluin Woman K. Ullage
Association bus itppiojuiatctl fiom its sUiuUr
fund $7U(J to liuj une bale of lU-cenl totton
In each of tho II .Southern .States. I'mo
vvoniuilly helpfulness, sound eeonomj, ad
mirable politics! Winning health beat
btnushiiig windows. Kt. Louis Post- Dis
patch. These bolf-coiistilutcd udviseis ot H"
President of tho t'nltcd Htutes who 111 i the
Chief MiicutiVB 10 diop diplomatic repre
sentations and take sonic slops to "1 ompc I
the contesting nations of Wuiopo to put un
end to the war should realize thai bcvoini
the usual methods- of dipluniuej theie K 10
wuy to porsuade tho llgliteis to stop lighting
save making war on tlieni fiom these shuu-
Huston Post.
The order of the Keiietary of the .uv to
dose the Man mil uhclcju station at Hm
conset. Mass., for violation of iicutralit) will
lie conteslcd after .1 fashion iu tin muits
Enforcement of neutralit) in wur is hanlh
a judli Iul function. If a louil dia,n I
vvith the Coniniunder-ln-Chief who would
execute Its decrees' Ncutiulit) subjn I !
litigation Would be liell gerem and 1101I1 1
else The Man on! people mn as well "'
lender r eefall) The) will lav tu
lendei aiovvaj. New Yoik WuiUl.
A..,
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