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Briimlinugli Stands llic Acitl Test
BRUMBAUGH'S position Is nt clear cut ns
a cameo. In his speeches ho leaves no
fringes of uncertainty; In his pledges there
is no twilight zone. If anything were ever
made emphatic and final it Is Brumbaugh's
position on local option.
There Is no vague clap-trap about tem
perance a word that may apply to a gill or
n gallon. There are no reservations, alterna
tives or postscripts. Flntly, bluntly and
squarely Brumbaugh stands for local option.
Speaking on that subject he says: "I don't
want any oter or any mother or any child
to be taught an untruth or to have a mis
representation of myself on a moral Issue
presented to them In this campaign. I will
not say a thing to get a vote that I will not
do after the vote Is given."
There stands the man. Incorruptible and
unafraid, with every Inch nnd every ounco
of his superb character pledged solemnly to
a great cause. Any one who pretends not to
understand him or who perverts his posi
tion docs so with mean and sinister purpose.
Every word he has uttered in the campaign
is guaranteed by 30 years of unimpeachable
public service.
Sharing Alaska's Resources
THE prosperity of Alaska Is of near con
cern to the whole country, but the coal
land leasing bill, now awaiting the Presi
dent's signature. Is of special Interest to the
Pacific coast States, for their Industrial de
velopment will bo greatly aided by the sup
plies of bituminous coal which the opening
of the Alaska deposits will make available.
A system of leases and the retention by the
Government of large areas In the coal regions
guurd against the perils which have been
feared ever since the unlocking of Alaska's
vast fuel resources became a public Issue;
nnd so, with the avoidance of private
monopolies and perpetual franchises, tho
economic future of that Territory seems to
have brightened.
His Vision Is Oblique
CITY SOLICITOR RYAN brought upon
himself the well-merited rebuke admin
istered by the Mayor. It was no part of tho
business of the city's law officer to echo an
Organization slander against the municipal
administration In a formal communication
to the city's chief executive.
Mr. Ryan was elected by the votes of the
reformers of Philadelphia, but he appears to
forget that his allegiance, in honor and
loyalty. Is due to the reform administration
which carried him Into ofllce and not to
those forces of maladministration which are
seeking every opportunity to discredit Mayor
Blankenburg and to mislead the public.
Mr. Ryan is doing his duty as he sees it,
but tho peoplo of Philadelphia are beginning
to discover that his vision Is oblique, and
they are also becoming convinced that the
city's Jegal adviser ought to be an appointive
rather than an elective officer.
Pennsylvania Women for Suffrage
THE State Federation of Women, meeting
at Pittsburgh, has declared for equal
rights by a two-thirds majority. YVhllo
there may be a difference of opinion among
women themselves as to whether they want
to assume the responsibilities entailed In the
franchise, ther.o can bo no doubt that an in
creasing number are feeling that they aro
under obligation to claim their rights for the
sake of the multitudes of female workers
who ought to have a voice in their own
conditions of labor. The promise of the fed
eratlon to give suffrage their "moral sup.
port" is tho sure way to success.
Conquest of Culehra Cut
CULEBRA CUT is pretty slippery, but the
engineers will find some way of conquer
tng its bothersome proclivities. It will take
time and money, of course, but in the face of
the great triumph so far achieved at Panama
only the most hopeless pessimist can doubt
that the problem of landslides will be solved.
Culehra Cut will Anally become adjusted to
the new order of things on the isthmus, nnd
after a few rhr-Mous movements the rock;
nnd clay will subside into quietude. These
struggles of nature are simply helping the
engineers to get things settled, though they
do make a good deal of trouble now and
then. The Panama Canal Is there stay.
Cultivate South America-,
THE United States hds made sIlghtAtffort
to understand and appreciate the repub.
Jics of the Southern Continent, In many
ways they have been more ' alien to our
thought than the nations of Europe or the
countries of the Far East. We need the
markets of South America and South Amer
lea needs our products. The basis for this
trade must be made In a sympathetic Jn
tlmacy.
John Barrett, Director General of the Pan
American Union, appeals to the bankers and
manufacturers of America to make a careful
study of the history, temperament and
material development of the Latin-American
countries in order to open easy channels of
trade Intercourse. If we are ever to seize the
markets lying at our door, it must be while
JJurope is paralyzed by war.
Waking Up Football
ONE of the secrets of football's continued
fascination is the variety that each year
t: rings to the game Between natural human
tafeauity and a committee busy each sum
mer tinkering up the rules, not a season
passes without the introduction of somo
novel play.
This year, football "fandom" there really
should bo some special and exclusive designa
tion for the pigskin enthusiast Is to be ro
galed with tho now "Rugby pass," If present
signs mean nnythlng. It Is one of the princi
pal reliances In tho English game, and con
sists In passing tho ball from one bnck to
another ns they attempt to circle the end.
Alreedy Princeton and Yale have found tho
piny a good ground-gainer when well ex
ecuted. Tf ripping up tho baseball rules a llttlo
would liven up the game as much ns tho
const" nt revisions In football have done, the
Nutlnnnl Commission Is neglecting a big
opportunity. .
Position of the 1912 Progressives
RICHARD R. QUAY, of Pittsburgh, who
possesses certnln boss tendencies by
Inheritance, 1ms quarreled with Wllllnm
Fllnn, of Pittsburgh, who Is a 8elNmn.de bos3
nnd worship his creator, Mr, Quay says:
"tt Is our opinion that tho Republican ticket
this fall will poll four-fifths of the votes cast
for Roosevelt In 1912."
If by the Republican ticket Mr. Quay
mentis Penrose, ho Is counting out the one
factor that made the Roosevelt voto so
nstoundingly lnrge. Roosovolt's vast major
ity was due to a revulsion from Penroselsm.
It wns u revolt nf conscience and civic
manhood from the corrupt nnd corrupting
otgnnlzatlon that Penroso hnB built up In
this Commonwealth.
There are multitudes of citizens who will
vote the Republican ticket for Governor.
Congressmen nnd State officials, but not all
the armaments of Europe could force them
to stand for Penroso. It Is simply Incon
ceivable that any considerable portion of the
Progressives, who went Into the 1912 cam
paign with the Bplrlt of crusaders, could so
far fall uway from their Ideals as to vote for
Penroso, the Frankenstein of Republicanism.
A Stamp That Fights for Health
THE war on the White Plague goes on
relentlessly, but without blare of trum
pets. Yesterday tho first of four meetings
of the North Atlantic Tuberculosis Confer
ence was held In Philadelphia. Every phase
of prevention and cure came In for thorough
discussion, yet the only outcome that will be
noised abroad Is tho decision to press with
renewed energy the sale of Red Cross seals
this year. There lies the public's part, to place
on every Christmas package that added
messago of good will nnd good works, tho
little stamp which means a contribution to
tho never-ending battle for health.
Italy Conserves Ilcr Energies
RENEWED assertion.1- from official sources
that Italy will, remain neutral reflect the
wisdom of the course which that country has
pursued. Her future International position,
her colonial Interests, her domestic, social
and economic progress are all best subserved
by non-partlclpatlon in the war.
The policy of enlightened self-interest
which she has followed Is not so noteworthy
at this time as the fact that, despite threats
and Inducements, popular sympathies and
enmities, Italy has found It possible to keep
out of the conflict. It Is a tribute both to
tho people and to the Government.
Carson College
IT IS difficult to conceive of any bequest
at once more beneficent and more prac
tical than the provision made by the Iato
Robert X. Carson for orphan girls. Tho
foundntlon is adequate for creating an Insti
tution that will be an honor to Philadelphia.
What perhaps is the most Important feature
of thp projected college Is a curriculum that
will fit girls for tho actual work of living and
of making a living.
An '"Ad" on Every Foot
TF THE boosters of American goods want
JL to send Uncle Sam's fame ringing 'round
the world they should devise some means of
affixing "Made In America" to all the new
dance steps. Perhaps a rubber-stamp Insert
In tho solo of tango pumps would do. Then
the floor of every ballroom,, where fox trot or
lamo duck flourished, where roulu roulu or La
Rousse beat the atmosphere, would be a
staring, glaring "ad" for one of America's
largest and most gladly characteristic prod
ucts. On with the dance!
Apples Our National Fruit
WEBSTER is reported to have declared
back In the days of Marcus Whitman
and the opening of Oregon that he "would
not give a dollar for the whole Northwest,"
An Eastern firm has Just bought $1,000,000
worth of apples from this very region.
The apple Is our national fruit, and knows
no East or West. It is the fruit of the fire
side, reminiscent of long winter evenings.
One a day, goes the rhyme, keeps the doctor
away. Apples are raised on a large scale In
the West nnd Northwest, but it must not
be forgotten that tho flavor of the Pennsyl
vania apples beats them all.
Our farmers, moreover, must be up and
doing if they mean to keep up with Hood
River. Wenatcr.ee and Yakima Valley In the
far corner of the continent.
"Stocking" tho Christmas ship Is an ap.
propriate way of describing the process.
An automobile going around a corner at
even eight miles an hour should have no
trouble in overhauling ordinary pedestrians.
With Us $18,000,000 construction plans, the
gaintller of the Twin Cities, seems to be off
on a regular tear.
With the railroads asking advances In
rates to make both ends meet, Jt is not the
best time for disclosures such as attend the
Rock Island investigation.
Sooner or later some one is going to con
nect up Clarence Wiener's antf-Muenster.
berg bequest with the well-known German
sausage.
With the signing of the Clayton bill and
the passage by the House of the Alaska
leasing measure, President Wilson's auto,
matic Congress has about finished its aU
lotted labors,
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The first 'all rains and the first fall colds
have come, and today the town hangs in
doubt between resignation to more persecu
tions and hopes of clear, fair Indian summer
weather.
The mere Increase in the assessed value of
property in Philadelphia enhances the bor
rowing capacity vt the city by an amount
almost as great as the total sum asked of
the Union Tractlvn Company in connection
with the rapid transit plans. There U food
for thought In this fact.
CAPITAL
The Story of Two Marshall's Some Kentucky "Booze," n Charge anil an Apology.
The Vice President, Having Erred, Arranges a Reconciliation With Another
Pleasant Thomas, who Doubted.
Special ll'tisMitpton Correspondence.
THERE arc two Marshnlls In Washington
with tho same inltlnls Thomas Riley
Marshall and Thomas Rusk Marshall. The
former Is VIco President of tho United
States, submerged In the art of "watchful
waiting," and the latter a plain, humble pub
lican engaged in tho rather thankless busi
ness of pleasing the public with food and
drink. Though so far separated lit estate
they are not altogether unlike In temper and
disposition, and both are very good men. In
Indiana Thomas Riley Is well known and
murh tlWoff. ntirt tnnv rrttflnn I ti the. United
States have heard of him. Until ho was
elected Governor of his State (and ho made
I a very good Governor) ho had worked nt
, tho law 33 years, with varying success. He
has been much written tibout since ho be
came VIco President, written down rather
than written up, because he has a qunlnt
wny, or a Booth Tarklngton way, of saying
things. His biography Is In nil the regular
nnd special editions of the Congressional
Directory "based on Information furnished
or authorized" by himself. It Is very brief,
filling only ten lines, while tho story of the
"Llfo and Times" of Senator Vardamnn, of
Mississippi, consumes four times tho space,
nnd William Scott Vorc, of the 1st Philadel
phia District, is embalmed In twice the num
ber of lines. Four times nn LL. D., onco
Governor of his native State, tho only one
of the name ever elected Vice President of
the United States, much sought for nftor
dlnner and religious occasions, utterly un
selfish and worrying about nothing, doing
tho best he enn with an extinct 'species of
motorcar, while Tumulty, tho President's
secretary, goes about In a brand now car of
tho latest model, without any very dcftnlto
placo In tho Government and not able even
to have a moving picture of the Senate taken
without the permission of Senator Overman,
of North Carolina, ho still persists In tho
belief that this Is a very good sort of world
to live In. nnd so made public proclamation
on his GOth birthday.
THE case is somewhat different with
Thomas Rusk Marshall, tho F street
publican. His name does not appear In any
book of biography, but It happens to bo
written on the Government's roll of honor
for services rendered his country In times
that tried men's souls. He was born In Bal
timore, Md., In IS 11, and celebrated his 73d
birthday last August. His father was a
cousin of John Marshall, tho great Chief
Justice, nnd his mother a cousin of Jeremiah
Rusk, tho first Secretary of Agriculture.
Thomas Rusk went to sea when ho was 12
years old. Thnt was before Thomas Riley
could fairly crawl; Indeed, It was In tho
very year Thomas Riley first saw tho light
(1854) that Thomas Rusk was doing duty
in the United States revenue cutter service,
and until he settled down In Washington 23
years ago his life was filled with many hair
breadth experiences on sea and shore. His
father and all his father's people were what
used to be called "rebels"; but his mother's
peoplo were for the Union. "When I put on
the blue uniform nnd went to say good-bye
to my father." bald Mr. Marshall the other
day, "he was very angry with me, asked
whether I Intended to wear 'that damned
uniform' nnd when I told him that I did ho
declared that he would nover speak to mo
again nnd would not tell me good-bye. It
so happened, however, that ho did speak to
me after the war was over and that I took
care of him for 27 years before ho died, I
was his only child,"
THESE two Thomases were brought to
gether In a rather unusual way last win
ter. A wholesale house In Louisville sent a
case of particularly fine "samples" to
"Thomas Rt Marshall, Wnshlngton." It was
Intended for tho publican in V strcot, but It
was delivered to tho Vice President at his
hotel. The address was perfectly clear and
the man at the desk paid tho charges. That
was a mistake of Judgment, of course, but It
was quite natural seeing that tho name of
the boarder was the same as tho name on
the box. As soon ns he found It out, tho
VIco President made remarks, as ho Is liable
to do almost any time, In the presence of a
Western newspaper correspondent, to the
effect that It was a rather good Joke on him
that a case of samples Intended for "the
rumseller In F street" should have been de
livered to him Instead. He did not Intend
that this jocular remark should bo printed,
but It was, and then there was the mischief
to pay. The publican resolved to write to
the Vice President and protest against the
apparent reflection made upon him. Nothing
that could be said against such a course by
his family could deter him from his purpose
and, taking down tho family Bible, he proved
by this proverb of Solomon that he was well
within his rights. Indeed, that he was obey-
CURIOSITY SHOP
Callgorant was an Egyptian giant of fable,
and a cannibal who used to entrap strangers
with a hidden net. This net was made by
Vulcan to catch Mars and Venus. Mercury
stolo It to catch Chlorls and left It In the
temple of Anubls, and Callgorant stole It.
At length Astolpho blew his magio horn, and
the giant, affrighted, ran into the net and
was made a captive.
George Washington was not tho only man
who bore the title, "Father of His Country,"
the others being Julius and Augustus Caesar;
Cosmo de Medici, 1359-H61; Andrea Dorla,
the Genoese patriot, 1465.1580, and Andronlcus
Palaeologus II.
"The Seven Sleepers" was tho name of a
festival Introduced by the early Christian
church In 250 According to the legend, Em
peror Decius, having set up a statue in the
city of Ephesus, commanded all the inhab
itants to worship it. Seven young men. de
cllnlng to do so, fled to a cavern on Mount
Coellus. Decius, enraged, ordered all the
caverns sealed. They remained so until the
year W when they were opened. The
..young" men, who had been asleep, awoke,
and when their story was heard, the cir
cumstance was pronounced miraculous and
the festival was Instituted. According to the
Moslem version, a dog named Kratlm also
slept, and being a sage was admitted to
paradise, to sit beside Balaam'B ass. The
other animals which, according to the Koran,
enjoy this privilege, are the ant of Solomon,
the whale of Jonah, the calf of Abraham, the
camel of Selah. the cuckoo of Belkis, the ox
of Moses and the mare of Mohammed.
Helvetia, the old Latin name for Switzer
land, occurs often in prose and rhyme
Holmes says,
"See, from thrashes of Helvetia.' pile,
"h9 whitened buU of. old Servetua smile,"
GOSSIP
Ing a Scriptural command: "Reprovo not a
Bcornor, lest he halo thco; rebuke a wlso
man, and he will lovo thee," and that was
warrnnt enough for tho publican.
AND this was tho letter the Publican
. wrote:
The Loseknm, Washington, D, C, January
17, 1914.
Hortorablo Thomas tt. Marshall,
The Shoreham, Washington, D, C.
Sir In a recent number of tho Cincinnati
Commercial-Gazette I havo been referred to
an article, wherein you sco fit to refer to mo
ns a "rumseller," and other expressions of
contempt, because my name happens to bo
"Thomas R. Marshall." I also note that, by
reason of the Identity of our names, you
contemplato to petition tho Legislature of
Indiana to have your name changed.
I exceedingly regret that tho Identity of
our names should havo caused you any In
convenience or annoyance, and yet I must
beg you to remember that my name was
given mo without any conscious agency of
mine, by honorable parents, who bear un
questioned descent from that family of Vir
ginia Marshalls which, to say tho least, has
been no discredit to tho name.
I was mado a Mason In February, 1865. and
for many years havo been a memher of tho
Shrlno Altnns Temple. I was an officer In
tho United States Navy during the Civil War,
captured In 1SG3 and Imprisoned nt Camp
Gross, Texas, for nearly a year. At the closo
of tho war I was appointed by tho President
Lieutenant In the Revenue Service, from
which I resigned on account of 111 health In
1S87, and went West, returning to Washing
ton In 1590.
I nm a member of the Union Soldiers' Al
liance, Grand Army of tho Republic nnd tho
Prisoners of War Association. So far a3 I
could, as a loyal citizen of Washington of
2t years' residence, minister to your happi
ness nnd comfort during your temporary
residence, It has been and will contlnuo to
be my duty as well a3 my pleasure.
But I beg you to believe thnt, humble as
my occupation Is, I havo endeavored to
mako It the best of Its kind, nnd that three
Presidents of tho United States and dis
tinguished men without number havo been
entertained for long periods at Tho Losekam,
without apparent loss of self-respect.
In order further to avoid tho annoyance
you evidently feel at having mall and express
matter confused In delivery, I shall hence
forth ask all matter( to bo sent to me at Tho
Loseknm, and If you will kindly order yours
to tho Shoreham, or add tho designation of
"Vice President," I am sure any confusion
in delivery of mall or express may bo avoided
In tho ruttire.
In conclusion, permit mo to say, that while
I can claim no such lofty distinction as that
which you have attained, 1 have yet a humble
pride In claiming an untarnlshod name, which
I have no intention of changing for any rea
son yet apparent.
Very respectfully,
THOMAS R. MARSHALL,
Tho Losekam
Nc
0 "RUMSELLER" tho Vice President
had ever known could wrlto such a
letter as that and Thomas Rusk brought
Thomas Riley up standing. Being a "wlso
man," In the meaning of tho proverb, tho
Vice President had Immediate resort to tho
telephone and assured tho publican thnt
ho had simply blurted out tho objectionable
epithet rather as a Joke on himself without
Intending offence and with no purpose of
changing his name ns the report had It, nnd
followed tho explanation by wlro with this
letter by post:
The VIco President's Chamber
Wnshlngton, March 11, 1911.
My dear Mr. Marshall Since talking with
you over the telephone, I have been hoping
that you would drop In and see mo that I
might have opportunity to tell you again,
and In a fnce-to-face talk, convince you,
that the Joking remarks, which, by the way,
I never dreamed would find their wny Into
the newspapers, were mado altogother In
good spirit. My only purpose was to relate
what seemed to bo a good story on myself.
That the remarks hurt your feelings, I
regrot sincerely, and I want you to know
that they were not Intended In any way to
be malicious. I would not wound the feel
ings of any one without cause and certainly
not yours.
Sincerely yours,
THOS. R. MARSHALL.
Thomas R. Marshall,
Washington. D. C.
IINCE the correspondence tho two
Thomases havo met several times,
Thomas Rusk visiting Thomas Riley at tho
Capitol and Thomas Riley visiting Thomas
Rusk at his placo of entertainment, and tho
threatened breach has been healed. It Is a
"human Interest" story.
RANDALL.
HU3M OF HUMAN CITIES
Penology Is making bigger strides of lato
years than ulmost uny branch of public ac
tivity. Among tho many schemes for turn
Ins the criminal Into an honest citizen, the
most popular Is easily the return to the soil.
From one end of tho country to tho other
prison wardens are turning their prisons into
farms to let Mother Earth try her hand nt
cases which no amount of discipline could
cure.
The adult prisoner and tho Incorrlglblo
youngster alike respond to the reforming in
fluence of the "earth cure," as It Is called.
Katherlne Davis, a woman commissioner of
charities and corrections, has taken young
offenders who terrorized the old style reform
school until they were considered hopeless
and has put them under the honor system
on a farm where thoy are In every way re
paying her confidence.
An Instance of the success of this part of
Miss Davis' work is given In an article In
the current American Magazine, written by
a girl, who before her commitment to the
reformatory had been a member of n gang
of thieves, and who went to the reformatory
determined to learn as much evil as she
could and come out as bad as possible. After
the girl's first inbubordlnate tendencies had
been quelled. Miss Davis put her to work In
the garden, and of the effect on the pris
oner's mental attitude and conduct the girl
herself writes:
"The Bun beat down upon my baro head
and burned my neck and arms and I gloried
in it. I never felt so full of vitality and
energy in my life, but for once it was well
directed energy, the ambition to excel others
In my work, and to watch the marvelous
growing things come up under my hand.
And then I was told that my good conduct
had earned for me promotion to a higher
grade. Good conduct" If I had been good I
bud been entirely unaware of the fact, be
cause, to tell the truth, I had been entirely
too busy to give It a thought."
In that last sentence, says an editorial
writer a .the JSJUwau-s iouraaJ, tbare t
the whole secret of successful work with
prisoners. To keep them so busy with
healthful, pleasant work that they have no
tlmo to think about tholr offenses or to
plan acts of Insubordination Is tho only way
to restore them to society, strong In mind
nnd body and ready to take Useful parts In
life.
VIEWS OF READERS
ON TIMELY TOPICS
Contributions That Reflect Public Opin
ion on Subjects IinpJnnt to City,
Slate and Nation.
To the Editor of the Evening Ledaerl
Sir Good for Doctor Brumbaugh! He has the
courage of liU convictions, and Is standing on
his own feet. Ills Independence of Penroso
and of tho Organization campaign funds will
win him many votes on election day. He rep
resents the new kind of Republicanism.
HENRY B. KLINE.
Philadelphia, October 16.
OLD FACTS IN A NEW LIGHT
To the Editor of the Evening ledaerl
Sir Your nrtlcles on tho "Hands of Esau"
havo many Interested readers, nmong whom I
nm one. They are exceedingly well written
nnd reveal tho workings of political machines
admirably. Llko many others, I knew already
many of the facts ptesented In these articles,
but I would llko to say that the relations and
mennlngs of theBO facts are made clearer thnn
thoy were before. Tho "Hands of Esau" Is a
contribution to political literature. I don't re
member any magazine series that Is any better
than this one. H. S. READE.
Philadelphia, October 16,
MUENSTERBERG OF HARVARD
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger!
Sir The news has been printed thnt Pro
fesor Mucnsterberg has resigned from Harvard
University. Naturally. What else could ha
do? And how better could ho seek to strengthen
himself ns tho great German propagandist In
America? His action savors of nn attempt to
play the martyr. Of course, Harvard will not
accept his resignation under the present cir
cumstances. That would bo tho suicide of
Harvard's reputation for freo speech. The
Nwlinln liiplrtonf la n InU VRAN'Tf nAtllUC
Philadelphia, October 16.
AMERICANS ON JAPAN'S BROADWAY
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger;
Sir Baron von Schocn didn't know what ho
wns talking about. Adachl Klnnosuke, tho
Well-known writer, knows much better what Is
Jnpan's nttltudo toward the United States. He
Rnys that on Glnza street, which is Japan's
Broadway, to bo nn American Is greater than
to bo a Roman In the classic days. ,
RAYMOND KAREL.
Philadelphia, October 16.
BELGIAN HORRORS
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir The following Ib a quotation from a letter
received by mo from nn artist living In Edin
burgh: "Business in my lino Is at a complete stand
still, nnd I am filling up my tlmo with sketch
ing nnd training with the national defense,
being nn old volunteer. Except for trade quiet
ness, you can hardly reallzo the terrible war
thnt Is going on; but Its effect was brought
very vividly to mo on Sunday last. My wife
and I paid a visit to a friend who lias adopted
two little Bclglnn girls, aged 8 nnd 9 years.
Imagine our horror to see the eldest with both
hands cu.t oft nnd the youngost with four fin
gers cut off her left hnnd! Their parents wero
killed while trying to escape from the Germans.
There is nlso a soldier lying In Crnlgleith Hos
pital here with both eyes out nnd hands cut off,
nnd a doctor Is in nn English hospital with
both hands cut off, which tho Germans did
nfter ho hnd finished nttendlng to their
wounded. The enso of the children, nccording
to tho papers, is very common. I am afraid
tho Germans will have a big reckoning to pay
when all is over. Yours sincerely, J. K. Rich
ardson." GEORGE WOODWARD.
Philadelphia, October 1C.
Pcnroscsylvania
Trom the Fftntnn Transcript.
Politically speaking. Pennsylvania Is a lump
of Indifference containing a leaven of righteous
ness. Tho leaven Is lively, but the lump Is
lnrgc. In certain counties of the lump, wo
hear, voters are still faithfully casting their
ballots for William McKlnley. The good State
goes Republican by habit. The one qualification
for office that It nslts of any man is that he
shall cnll himself Republican. Hence Senator
Penrose.
But It Is not altogether treasonable to point
out thnt there may be distinctions even nmong
Republicans. This the nrdent souls composing
tho lenven in Pennsylvania aro trying to Im
press upon their State. One of their distinc
tions Is pointed at Senator Penroso. They wnnt
tho Ktnte to utter a strong hint to him at the
polls In November.
But the time Is short, the lump Is large, nnd
Senator Penrose is strong. In no other State
would ho be so strong. He retires to the fur
ther reaches, to the periphery, of tho lump,
where the leaven Is weak. His realm on the
circumference is larger than theirs nt the
centre. They may not beat him this time.
Yet, somo time or other, beat him they must.
The times have passed Senator Penroso by.
Ho Is one of the Unstring hindrances that keep
Republicans out of their own. So long as the
country cannot have the benefits of Republi
can direction without Republican evils along
with It, Republicans may expect to fare indif
ferently. Mr. Whitman, of New York, has been
telling the Republicans of his State some
wholesome truths of late. His message Is sim
ple. He merely wants Republicans to serve the
common weal. Senator Penrose belongs to the
old srup who want Republicans to serve Pen
rose. We all know that, and dislike It all of
us except Senator Penrose's majority In Penn
sylvania. Whitman and the new Republicans
regaid themselves as the property of the coun
try. Senator Penrose, who has always reversed
that belief. Is not to the prevailing popular
taste. The prevailing taste Is not for rule,
even by Republicans; It is for service. And
there will be no chance for Republicans to
offer themselves In service so long as tbs Pen
roso group remain to make a Joke of their
sincerity.
THE IDEALIST
"A hook Is well lost to catch a salmon" so
runs an old proverb. No day Is too hard If
you mahe good. Crossing the home-plate
before the ball reaches you la worth the hard
est kind of running.
A man gets out of the world what he puts
Into It. A snowflake dropping on a drum
head gets no response. It Is the hard stroke
that sounds.
Reciprocity is the law that obtains be
tween giving and getting. It never misses.
Scores of buds are nipped to make one
richly colored American Beauty rose.
Renunciation is another Ironclad law of
life, which it is easier to preach than
practice.
The man who thinks only of himself will
have a monopoly of his own opinion. Most
successful folks are of more use to the world
after they are dead than they are lu the
flesh. Death interprets, enlarges, reveal3
and gives understanding to their virtues.
There aro worse things than death.
He who has not made himself Immortal
in this life will have a thin sort of Immor
tality In the life to come. All honest, genuine
living is vicarious. Hell and heaven are the
rebound of our own lives.
The Original Janus
From m fcpiiogae!l (Mm.) Union
WllUam Randolph Hearst continues to be th
greatest atfvocate of peace that ever claswrd
INASPIRITOFHUMOH!
Lore's Football
They had been silting on the sofa fn
nearly an hour. Wo edged nearer and nwi.
If that wero possible. ""'
"Bo careful, Mr. Jinks," she murmurs
coyly, "or I shall have to penalize y0u .
holding." u Kt.
Busted
Ho had a gambling system,
Which ho worked with vim,
He might havo busted gamblers
If they hadn't busted him.
Temptation
Mr. J. H, Caesar was In a brown study
all studies are brown, Somebpdy had jn.i
offered the crown to him on tho LuncrcalJ
the third time.
"I'm puzzled," ho grumbled, "Gee, I lih
T. R. were here to advlso me."
Thus wo see tho futility of being born toe
soon.
Besides Which, Wc Don't Smoke Cigarettes
A great many of tho big dally papers run
a column which Is usually edited by soma
half-baked, callow, cigarette smoking nln.
compoop, who almost busts tho buttons off
his galluses In trying to bo funny nt tho ex.
pense of tho country newspapers. Marshall
(la.) Democrat.
Not Contradictory
A man can give himself away repeatedly
nnd yet bo stingy.
Them's Our Sentiments Exactly
VI komma nog att knnta oss taksamma
llto hvar, to hur pass bekvamllg och Inbju.
dandc den gnmla byggnaden varit for den
trotte resenarcn, vot man lu. Llndsbort
(Kan.) Posten. s
Self-defeated
"Well, Nature has finally put Slicker out
of business, and he's hunting for work."
"Go on."
"Ho was an nccldent faker, but he got so
accustomed to falling off trolley cars that
now he's too tough to get hurt."
Ye?, He Did
She was sweet, petlto nnd tonder,
She was dainty, fair and cute;
She was willing to surrender,
And her pa was rich, to boot.
Ho was polished, educated,
Handsome, clover, qutto a catch;
Friends declared tho pair well mated,
Said it was an ideal match.
He possessed a landed title,
Which wns mortgagod, It Is true;
But he gavo her lovo requital, .
And his blood was very blue.
Mother listened to their pleading,
Gavo her blessing and assent;
All was ready, naught was needing
But tho lady's pa's consent.
Fnther heard their tale of fervor,
In a manner rather grave.
Said the suitor: "I shall serve her
And shall over bo her slave."
Did her papa shako with Ire?
Did ho weep and tear his hair?
Shout, "I am no title buyer!"
Pound tho table, cuss and swear?
Did ho loso his head completely?
Did he tear away tho lid?
When his daughter pleaded sweetly
With her suitor? Yes, he did.
The Source
"Where do you get tho material for your
descriptive travel tales?" asked the admirer
of tho eminent author.
"From personal Investigation," said tho
E. A. "I spend about two hours a day In the
library."
The Caviar Bird
Two ultra-sophisticated New Yorkers were
ndmlrlng the wnlnscotlng In a certain Phila
delphia hotel and got to arguing over tho
nnmo of tho wood used. Finally they asked
a waiter. Ho didn't know, nnd asked the
bartender.
"Whatta yuh call that wood?" ho said.
"That wood?" said the bartender. "That
stuff costs a lot of money. It's Russian
caviar."
"Piffle," snorted the Now Yorkers; "cav
lar's not wood; It's a bird."
No Time to Sue
"Just tired of him, eh?" asked the lawyer.
The actress nodded.
"Well. I wouldn't advlso you to sue at this
time. Tho war Is crowding everything cist
off the front pages." I
Easy
"John, how Is It you never remember any- I
tning l nsK you to do?"
"I simply do not think of It, my dear."
Why?
Mrs. Hugo Munro gave a dinner to 1!
newspaper men nt a total cost of 85 cents,
or a rate of a trifle more than seven cents"
per guest. News Item.
Was It to garner tho utmost publicity
That she picked scrlvenlng persons to feed?
Or did she figure, with wondrous felicity,
Eating's what Journalists most badly need?
Generally
"Where was that big sea 'fight of which
you wero speaking?"
"On the front page, I think, my dear."
Revenged
She gazed with staring eyes at the life
less body on tho floor. For a moment sh
could not trust herself to speak,
"The brute." she gasped, finally, "ths
brute."
The man, too, was deeply moved. "I shall
kill him," he said.
Forthwith he went Into the back yard and
shot tho bulldog. Then he burled it beside
the slain pussy cat.
At Bay
The walking delegate from the prison
guards' union banged his fist on the table In
front of tho superintendent of police.
"You'll have to stir up the cops to mak
more arrests," he said. "Half of our men
aro out of work and If you don't fill ths
jails Inside of a week I'll call a general
strike."
It Should
Europe probably knows by this time that
somebody Is bound to lose In the shell game.
Cause of Death
"Phwat killed Casey, Ol dunno?"
"Softenin" av th' brain. A safe fell on his
head."
THE BABBLING FOOL
Nobody practices the Golden Rule. Every
body preaches it. Applied to modern busl.
ness. every bank and business house would
be closed.
Nobody thinks of living up to the Sermon
on the Mount, but there are no revised edi
tlons of this charter of character.
Peace Is the ultimate of international life,
but the fighting cock plucks every feather
from the dove of peace.
The meek have no more chance of inher
ltlng the earth than your garbage man J
mo ui iiiueruing me minions of Jlockereuer.
It is far from true that "conscience makes
cowards of us all." The tongue of your
neighbor's wife Is feared more than the voles
within.
Many a man who prays regularly forgets
to remind the conductor that he failed to
collect his fare.
While the worst cigars are at the bottom
of the box and the best fruit is at the top
of the basket tho millennium will be post
poned. Patriotism is still "the last refuge of ths
rascal" and election day draws near.
Whenever a man cries that "honesty l H
the best policy" keep your hand on your
purse.
The crook is the fellow who wants some"
thing for nothing.
The man in Jail Is worth two who ouro w
be in ieO- -