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Thoie who worship God onlu for fear would
pray to a monster If he should
threaten them.
Fly the Flag Todny
THE Stars and Stripes stands today for tho
freedom of the children to play. Repre
sentatives of the Playgrounds Association are
going about soliciting money for enlarging
the play opportunities of tho young in the
crowded districts. Tho success of their en
terprise means that tho health and morals
of tho rising generation will bo preserved
and protected. There is not a man or woman
in the whole community who dares confess
even to himself that ho hopes for any other
treatment of the children. So every ono
With n coin to spare Is expected to pay for
the little flag which the young women offer
him and then to w'car it as evidenco of his
Interest In the development of wholesomo
mlndcd citizens.
Time to Wake Up
TTAVE you ever seen a number of former
J-i. football stars line up against a college
team in training? It's slnughtcr. Be it a
baseball nine or a pugilist, track team or
swimmer, the untrained champion is nn easy
victim for the trained challenger. Efficiency
wins. Opportunity knocks at thousands of
doors. If the answer is "not ready" that
ends It. There is somebody further on who
is ready.
There is a group of loose thinkers in this
country who imagine thut tho United States
is different. It does not havo to make ready.
It will stamp its foot, as Pompey was going
to do, and millions of trained soldiers and
scores of battleships will spring into being.
Maybe so, but no miracles of that sort havo
happened boforo. Our nntlnnni wtniih la .i.
jifttittg
(CxMii'J&CtU
SjC"sat 200 billions, a sum so vast that tho
ii cannot grasp Its meaning. All Europe
J?fhe Impoverished after this war. But we
,e told that we must take no measures to
protect ourselves and our possessions. If any
nation attacks us wo shall annihilate its
armies with soft words!
It is time to wako up and make our de
fenses Impregnable.
The Parlous State of Mexico
NO BETTER word can be found to de
scribe tho conditions across the border,
for the Oxford Dictionary defines "parlous"
as "hard to deal with."
The President, who has been pursuing a
course of vigilant patience, has Issued nn
appeal for bread for tho non-combatants.
Whether one approves his political policy
toward our Southern neighbbr or not, every
ono must indorse his efforts to relievo the
starving. Hunger does not wait on argu
ments, but must be satisfied. Wo havo re
sponded generously to tho call of the Bel
gians for relief, and there is human fellow
ship enough left to inspire us to go to the
euccor of the unfortunnte Mexicans. If wo
feed their stomachs we may sorao day bo
nole to enlighten their minds nnd show them
tho folly of anarchy.
The Rich of the Centuries
"pEUEVE Mo If All Thoso Endearing
JD Young Charms" may not compete with
"When Grown-up Ladles Act Like Babies" on
tho song shop counters of today. Irving Ber
lin has left Tom Moore far behind as a col
lector of royalties. But when a Catholic so
ciety of Philadelphia celebrates the 136th
birthday of what we may call "the" popular
eons writer of a hundred years ago, it Is
time to recall something as patent as the
etlll fresh popularity of the sentiment and
melody in Moore's famous old song. And
that is tho age-long reward which comes to
these "iiferary men" who often grubbed out
' a starving life and Tiever cut the figures of
the meneyed and titled men of their day.
Where now are the rich ones of old Rome
and the East? Croesus and Maecenas and
Crassus are still with usj but where are the
others that lorded it in forum and on quay
While song writers like Horace and Journal
ists like Tacitus fawned for favors? Except
for a single Crassus, merchant and little else,
it Is only those who stooped to the poets,
thoso that, like Croesus nnd Maecenas, kept
a court of learning, whom we remember.
Two out of the moneyed thousands! A poor
ff showing beside Tom Moore and the singers
before him who are rich In the homage of
tha centuries.
Building for the Gods to Inspect
POLITICAL contractors who scamped
their work did not get the Job of build-
Ins temples in the golden age ot Athens.
That was part of "the glory that waa
Oreecel" It was necessary that every part
of th temples, the seen and the unSoen,
Should be finished In the best possible man
ner, "Wot," said the reverent people, "the
fiods seo everywhere." The nation or the
city which tried to deceive Omnipotence and
Omniscience SPt left In those days. Just as
Ananias and Sapphlra reckoned without
jsroper knowledge of divinity when they lied
tin a materia occasion,
A church. 1 going up at Bryn Athyn, the
fcpwihoa of whoss construction suggests the
Greek loyalty to their gods. There Is to
no fraud and no sham in it, and the
i(iriEta W encouraged to treat their tasks
iiM jw JUT ty wtr to bo hurried through
il oar tht th Job might be finished, but
i it rt purtietttay stone or timber were
3 mmm important p&rt of the. structure.
And the men lire entering- Into tho spirit of
tho enterprise with enthusiasm. The church
will be finished some day and It Will stand
for centuries lis a monUment to the geriulne
ncW of tho most materialistic) century In
t modern times.
It Is refreshing to And ft croup of men
working concertedly nnd consciously 111
such great sincerity. It ought to bo tho
rule, however, and not tho exception. Wo
nit know that It Is tho only way to work,
and that tho man who tries to deceive his
employer or his customers or his business
associates is undermining tho foundations
of his own charaetor nnd id building tho
structure of hl3 success upon shifting sands.
Spiritual Rather Than Material Civilization
the Issue in Europe
T
IiniU'2 N no reason to nsstlmo that Gcr-
man success In Europe would put an end
to what may bo called the material evidences
of civilization. Mechanical efficiency, scien
tific research, manufacturing In all Its
branches, agriculture, etc., would not be dis
couraged. It has been Oerman policy to on
courage them.
When men say that civilization Itself is
Imperiled by tho Germans, they mean clvlil
ratlon as It is reflected In human kindliness,
generosity, mercy, unsoinshnoss. Tho Kaiser's
vast war machine has overleaped tho re
straints that twenty centuries of Christian
ity havo built up. It stands for n morality
which most people thought had been extir
pated from the earth. It owes allegiance to
a brutal code, which makes might right,
takes no heed of the Interests of others and
seeks to extend Indefinitely tho domain of
sword and gun. It comes into conlllct with
all modern Ideas and Ideals, and is opposed
to that sort of progress which society for
generations has endeavored to foster nnd en
courage. Wero Europe threatened by barbarians
whose success would mean the disruption of
modern mechanics there would remain the
hope that tho barbarians themselves would
bo softened by contact with civilization and
would soon be dominated by its ideals, But
tho Germans are already as highly civilized
ns any people on earth and acquainted with
all principles that civilization teaches. Tho
military caste has deliberately repudiated
fundamental tenets with which it was fully
conversant. Its success, therefore, would
mean an end absolutely of tho moral code
heretofore prevalent, nnd would be a living,
constant menace to democratic Ideals.
It is tho spiritual, not tho material, sldo of
civilization that is threatened by tho cata
clysm in Europe.
Matriculating in Matrimony
DOES tho woman's collego cut down tho
supply of wives and mothers? That Is
tho burning question of the "silly season's"
opening. Two Western professors say It does
unless, of course, as in tho case of their
college, It goes In for co-education. Wellesley
rises in wrath to announco that a dozen of
its 191B class nro matriculating In a post
graduate course of matrimony. Bryn Mawr
comes back with tho announcement, viseed
by its president, that every one of Its So new
graduates Is to become a bachelor ot tho art
of single-blessedness.
You may argue tho question out pretty
elaborately with facts and figures. You may
point to tho lack of sufllclent men in tho en
virons of tho women's collego. You may
add homilies on tho lack of instruction in
watlle-toastlng and baby-tending among tho
courses of high education. But the fact re
mains that modern women want to bo the
intellectual equals of the men they marry,
and also that tho fundamentals of femininity
will continue much the samo with or with
out a cap and gown.
Where Is Your Girl ToniBht7
RUIN Is no respecter of porsons. Your girl
is as Ilablo to bo met by It as tho girl
of your neighbor. Ruin, It should bo kept In
mind, does not overtake any one, for It is
not behind, but before. There aro two high
ways plainly marked, and it is only thoso
who travel by the road that leads to ruin
who ever reach It. They must go out to
meet the destructive thing or they will not
find it. So it la not lmpertinont to ask
parents where their daughters are tonight.
Tho news reports have lately been filled
with accounts of tho doings of a daughter of
the rich and a daughter of the poor. One
was motherless and the other was fatherless,
but if tho rightful guardian had known
where each was every night and had seen to
it that she was In a safe place, thero would
have been peace and contont in two homes
where there Is now something very different.
A girl is one of the most precious possessions
in the world, and sho should bo guarded as
the king's chamberlain guards tho crown
Jewels. Thoso baubles are not sent spar
kling alone upon the street at night, nor left
unprotected in public dance halla where
greedy fingers may filch them.
It does not seem possible to keep Przemysl
out of the dispatches.
The food problem In Europe may be solved
by none being left to eat it.
How can the United States have a new
Mexican policy when it never had an old
one?
It ought not to be difficult for any Magls.
trate to decide when a picture postal card
Is Immoral.
New York continues to advertise for "easy
marks" by exaggerating the wickedness of
the Great White Way.
England has a new Secretary of the Navy,
but Americans need not be too expectant.
England had to go to war to get him.
Twenty-three more buildings are to be torn
down on the route of tho Parkway, Perhaps
our grandchildren may see the thoroughfare
completed,
The campaign for a second term for WI-
son will come out Into the open pretty soon;
but where Is the Democrat who can dispute
his right to renomlnatlon?
Roosevelt did not get a scratch in Syraouse,
but when he tried to mount a horse at Saga
more .Hill he fell and broke a rib, Wjiat
would, happen if be should attempt to ride
an elephant?
Germany wants to agree with the United
Btatesfjastate of facts Tho Upited State's
wants: to terea with 'Germany on tho Ger
man obligation to respeot the rights of
neutral shipping.
"IN MEMORANDUM"
SCHOOLBOY HUMOR
Curious, Unheard-of "Facts," as
Recorded in Examination Papers
and Transcribed for the Benefit of
Those Who Love a Laugh.
By ROBERT HILDRETH
OUT of tho mouths of Woll-grown babes
wisdom emanates. "Tho source of food
supply In England Is In ships." Hero Is a
"schoolboy howler" which turns out to be
nn Important fact nnd one which has been
well illuminated by recent events. It li
timely information, too, that "to germlnato
Is to become a naturalized German." From
the same source, tho class In civil govern
ment, wo receive tho reminder that "tho
president takes the yoko of omco." His bur
dens nro by no means light.
Tho BUbJect of "howlers" doubtless ha
both Its funny and Its serious sldo. This
collection of answers to examination ques
tions, however, is not a discussion. Tho Joko
is on us. For, to quote a schoolboy, "Tho
press todny is tho mouth-organ of tho peo
ple." Which, In phraseology, suggests another
boy's description of how tho cavalry swopt
over "the eyebrow of tho hill,"
Tho reader Is earnestly requested not to
apply the Salic Law to this compilation.
"Tho Salic Law is that you must tako every
thing with a grain of salt." Thcso "howlers"
nro not fiction, however much they may
differ from fact. Many of them aro taken
from tho notebook of tho writer, who has
had experlenco as a high school teacher. It
should bo added, for tho sake of tho boys,
that some of the howlern wcro wrltton by
girls.
Now let us begin with tho class In civil
government.
Civics
"I don't know anything about tho Consti
tution, as I was born in Kansas."
"Tho minority is composed of tho minors."
"Tho Spoils system: Tho placo where,
spoiled things nnd wnsto are kopt. Tho board
of health has largely taken tho placo of
this."
"An ex post facto law is ono that gives
officers n right to go to foreign countries and
got criminals, dead or alive, and tako them
back to tho placo where the crlmo wa3 com
mitted. It Is a law where tho crimes of tho
father descend to his children: they aro pun
ished for him."
Biographical Notes
"Benjamin Franklin Is tho founder of elec
tricity." "George Washington was a land savory."
"Lord Ilalclgh was tho first man to see
the Invislblo Armada." (English.)
"Tennyson wrote 'In Memorandum.' "
"Tennyson also wrote a poem called
'Gravo's Energy.' "
"Louis XVI wns golatlned during the
French Revolution,"
"Queen Elizabeth rodo a whlto horse from
Kenllworth through Coventry with nothing
on, and Raleigh offered her hi3 cloak."
"Elizabeth ascended the throne In 1B88 and
died In 3 500. Sho did not havo a long reign."
"Ben Johnson Is one of the three highest
mountains of Scotland."
"Georgo Eliot left a wife nnd children to
mourn his genii."
"Thomas Beckct used to wash tho feet of
leopards."
"Henry I died of eating Palfreys."
"Caesar was n king nnd went high up on a
mountain."
"Lincoln had a woman make him a suit
of homespun from rails which ho had split.
They were hickory rails, henco hickory
shirts."
"The difference between Jackson and
Roosevelt Is that Jackson hna been dead n
long time and Roosevelt is In Africa shoot
ing lions." (This is belated, but can be al
tered by tho reader to suit present circum
stances. It ought to havo been published nt
the time of the Syracuse trial.)
Benjamin Franklin having begun these
"biographical notes," ho now shall end the
same. "Franklin produced electricity by rub
binjr cats backwards."
Physiology
To your knowledge of "what to do in case
of emergency" you may add tho following
rulo: "Where poisoning by acids is caused
tho blood should be immediately drawn from
the bruises to send back tho acid."
Tho explanation of the foregoing piece of
ndvlco lies, perhaps, in tho following fact:
"If a school room is without ventilation how
nro tho pupils to study with the fowl air
pressed down upon them; it xnakest them
oftentimes sick and Inclined to laziness."
Tho relation of mind to body is indicated
In tho examination paper of a youngster who
evidently had been reading tho war news:
"Tho blood vessels are tho veins, arteries
and artilleries."
You might think from these quotations
that the brain really is "a soft bunch coverod
with wrinkles." Or perhaps your conclusion
would agree with this: "The bones of the
head nre the cerebrum, the cerebellum and
other small bones,"
But maybe these wonderful bits of knowl
edge are the product of reflex action, "Reflex
action Is when anything Is turning one di
rection and it turns in the other."
Tho man who eats too fast or too well
may be interested to know that "the. heart
is located in the left part of the stomach
In a loose membrane sdek."
Conclusion
"A deacon is the lowest kind ot Christian,"
"May Day commemorates the landing of
the Mayflower." ,
"The Boxers were Corbett, Fltzstmmons
and Bill Johnson." ("Were" is correct.)
"A renegade is a man who kills a king,"
"In India a man out of cask may not
marry a woman out of another cask."
"The Pharisees were people who liked to
show off their goodness by praying in syno
nyms." (Is thero a hidden meaning here?)
"Modern conveniences: Incubators and tire
less telegraphy,"
"B. Be, stands for Boy Scout."
"A He is an aversion to the truth." (Ah,
an epigram!)
"The German Emperor has been called the
Geyser." (Worse than that.)
And now, gentle reader, sehool Is dismissed
for the day, Another time we wl look
over the papers in other subjects. It Is a
good plan, is it not, to save the best for the
lastt
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WHAT'S DONE. IS DONE
Things without all remtiy should be -without
resard; what's don is done Shakespeare.
A FATAL MISTAKE
' That man makes a fatal mistake who Judges
truth in relation to financial affairs by the
changing phases of public opinion, Garfield.
"AN
SPEAKING THE
Views of Readers on the Convention Hall Site, Armenia "The
Belgium of the East," Memorial Day and Other
Interesting Subjects.
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir Tho two BaTient arguments In favor of
a convention hall at 21th and Market streets
are:
(a) It Is In or very near tho hotel zone.
(b) Its convenience to a railroad station en
nbles tho visitor to shorten somewhat his stay
In Philadelphia
Both arguments aro tho same; In effect they
mean that wo expect or will help tho visitor to
make a short stay. Personally, I do not bo
llevo that Chestnut street business men nro
in favor of the slto. They nro allowing n fow
to bo the mouthpieces of tho many, and good
natured y nciiulesrc in tho ex parte statements
of these few somo of uliom aro no more in
terested In a convention hall than they nro in
tho Villa of Hadrian.
People do not come to Chestnut street nnd
to Walnut street to buy because theso strcots
nro In possession of mobs Aro wo building
for visitors or for Philadelphia? Philadelphia
is a city of 1,750,000 people. Can wo not havo
what Robert Loula Stevenson calls "a foresight
of generous possibilities"? May we not, also,
credit some of tho visitors with a desire to
seo Philadelphia: to see It with comfort and
feel that tho noise nnd blara nnd glare of a
convention may not bo Incompatible with somo
saner moments of rest and recreation?
One of tho noblest hulldlngs on tho Parkway
should be tho convention hall. To bring this
to pass wo can afford to loso several conven
tions with equanimity. DAVID COTTER.
723 Chestnut street. Philadelphia. May 23.
DEFENDERS, BUT NO DEFENSE
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir In tho mntter of the crime of sinking the
Lusltanla Germany has somo "defenders, but no
defense." if I may bo permitted to say It, your
correspondent, Mr. Golden, In assuming to ex
press the sentiments of "tho world," reminds
ono of the three tailors of Tooley Street.
Philadelphia, May 26. B.
SUGGESTS DISCRIMINATION
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:
SI: As a Memorial Day is very near at hand
when the different Posts of the G. A. R. will
decorate the graves of tho soldiers who fought
nnd died for the preservation of the Union, I
would like to remind thaso Posts that they
should carefully avoid any recognition of tho
Qcrii'cn-born soldiers 176,718 according to mili
tary statistics as well aa tho graves of all German-descent
soldiers who lost their lives In tho
same ignoble cause.
Let the Posts of the Q, A. R. rather hold serv
ices, wave "U. S." flags and strew flowers over
the graves of the nobis English and Russian
soldiers who gave their lives and their sacred
honor to the cause ot our disruption and defeat.
This course would bo more fitting and more
occeptablo to the majority of the present gen
eration, and dee credit to its patriotism.
AN ENGLISH-AMERICAN VETERAN.
Philadelphia, ainy 27.
" THE BELGIUM OF THE EAST"
To the Hiittor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir Wo seldom read about the sufferings of
a nation which, very properly Is called "the
Belgium of the East." The news or the sink
ing of the Lusltanla stirred every one of us
that had love for humanity and tor justice.
B.tlt what will be the effect of the news
printed In today' paper? Thousands ot Ar
menian children, women and adult men are
being persecuted and butchered by the fero
cious Turks and Kurds, assisted by the Gov
ernment officials.
While the youth of Armenians aro serving
In the Turkish army, their unprotected fam
ilies are being massacred throughout the coun
try. By doing this, it is as If Turkey com
pates with ita best friend, Germany, In
"wholesale murder." What will be the prize
of these Inhuman acts? This is a question put
out before the world to ba answered on hu
manitarian grounds. '
For centuries Armenians have preserved
civilization In Turkey. It is worth while to ex
tend assistance and help to such a martyr
nation which lias been persecuted for Chris
tianity since the 15th pentury, i
Lot these massacres mean the ending of
Turkish brutality and of Moslem fanaticism,
and let the population of tha Belgium of the
East, of Armenia, enjoy tho freedom In
speech, in thought and in act which has been
violated for many centuries
Y, B. BAKHDIO.
Philadelphia, May 21.
APPROVAL OF EVENING LEDGER
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir As I am an Italian bom, been In this
country a little over five years, and as I never
have had tiny instruction in English, I doubt
whether I'll be able to compose and address
this letter to your valuable paper, but anyway,
I beg you to state that the majority of our
race are fully of distinction and so we will
appreciate with warmly feeling your kindly
manner? for your decent and retnectful de
portment, not only for having published the
news in Italian, but for the generosity that
you (and your splendid paper) are demonstrat
ing toward the clvllUed world concerning the
tremendous conflict which is poured all over the
map of Europe. But people must reme'mber
this word, as a proof of a future Buccess, that
thero it is little to trifle over the energetic
and valorous descendant of the historical Ro
man Empire; and perhaps by thinking we'll
never forget the spirit and enthusiasm of the
old warriors like Napoleon (whose origin was
Italian). Julius Caesar, Qarlbsldi, just sg well
as many other saviours of our fatherland. And
now, without any doubt it will b a resurrection
UNCONSCIONABLE TIME
PUBLIC MIND
of the blood nmong us, nnd so It will render
us more facllo to revenge the Maledetto To
Oesco and tho hated AUBtrlans nnd put an end
to tho barbarism for tho atrocity that they
have accomplished.
I beg your pardon If I havo too much to
any, as It Isn't my fault, but it is tho nature ot
it that compels mo to do so.
With much dignity, I nnd many others, sons
"f Italy, wo congratulate the best enormous
success for your distinct and valuable paper.
JOSEPH NUZIO MINIBSALE.
Philadelphia, May 27.
AN ANSWER TO "U. S. A."
To the Editor of the Evening Ledger:
Sir I ask tho privilege of replying to U. S.
A., re Ignorant Germans.
An English nuxlllary war vessel while run
ning an established blockade In the war zone,
was sunk by a German submarine. Tho said
English war vessel was laden with American
contraband of war, aleo American and other
passengers, which was a breach of tha mari
time law. Tho public was fully warned for
their safe protection. COLD FACTS.
Philadelphia, May 25.
A RESOLUTION OF THANKS
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir I am instructed to Bend you a copy of
retolutlono, as follows:
Resolved, That the Madonna Cathollo
Club, of 814 South 40th street, a club com
posed of Italian-American young men, In
regular meeting assembled, on May 27, 1916,
doslies to express Its satisfaction and ap
preciation to tho Ivenino LBDacn for pub
lishing news of the war in tho Italian lan
guage, nnd to Instruct our secretary"" to
mall a copy of these resolutions to tho
HvcNiNn Ledoeh, hoping that said paper
will continue to publish news in Italian for
mo ueiiem or mo non-English-speaking
Italians of this city.
MADONNA CATHOLIC CLUB,
JOSEPH A. LOMBARDI,
Corresponding Secretary.
Philadelphia, May 27.
ITALIAN NEWS IN ITALIAN
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir It Is the first time that occurs to me
that I havo seen Italian news in the Italian
Innguage printed, among other English stories.
In an American paper. Good, I and many
other Italians highly praise the Evenino
LEDOEn for that, and hopo It will continue to
do so. I believe that there should not bo one
Italian in this city, who, being able to read,
does not get the Evenino Ledger. It certainly
deserves the biggest success.
, w ... . BBN BURZICHELLI.
1624 North Front street.
SERVICE APPRECIATED
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:
.8lrl ilave been tor Beveral months a reader
' "J" Evbnino Lbdobr. and I have appre
ciated its splendid service, but now I feel grate
ful to t, for It gives the many thousands ot
............. ..a.u,B c,o, who cannot read Engl sh.
tho news from Italy In our own language
especially now that great events nro developing
in Italy. Please accept my own and my coun.
trymen's thanks, and our wish that the Even
ing Ledger may achieve great success.
ALFRED ACETO
Philadelphia, May 27. 610,
KEEPING UP WITH THE NEWS
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir The war news written day by day In tho
ltq.1 an language Is a sure relief to many thou-
M',ft" '" I l? "." to read
:L; " . uur paper nas afforded
them the opportunity of keeping pace with tho
events they nre most Interested in. and the
Evenino .Ledger surely deserves their hearty
appreciation.
I believe I voice the general sentiment of my
countrymen In Praising the Evening Ledger's
Interest In the Italian colony of this city
FRANCIS DB CARIA.
Philadelphia. May 27. akia,
MAJOR PAULINE CUSHMAN
She Was One of Many Girl Spies of the
Civil War.
From the New York Times.
Stonewall Jackson's valley campaign was one
of the great deeds of history, Not since Na
poleon's time have men been so denied ua
they were by that great exploit of his. Yet
Stonewall might have gone down the valley in
defeat had It not been fr a little college girt
named Belle Boyd, '"
The Union General Shields was quartered at
Miss Boyd's house. He held a council of war
thsre. Miss Boyd bored a hole in the floor of
net chamber, which was oyer Shields' room;
and lay there with her ear to It thrniihm, ,Jl
night. The next morning Stonewall Jackson
was Jn full possession of the plana for a treat
battle and was able to defeat the Union army"
She kept up her valiant work for the Con.
federacy until the Union officers began to bus.
pct her. and Jackson ordered her to move
from her Shenandoah home to Winchester. Sha
5?1 it"1 T,.tcd,iJ)?i th? Fearals and had
flirted her way to liberty for (he was a pretty
girl, despite the libelous Photographs of her
In Winchester. Jackson conferred upon her a
commission as captain in tha Confederate army
By this time the whole North had bscorae
awsre of tho services she was wnaerins the
Confederacy, and every officer and prjvatl was
on the alert Jo gt her. Xtt aha escaped until
DYING"
1S54, when sho wns caught on a blockade run
ner. Her captor lost hie heart to her, deserted
tho navy and married her, and tho Prince of
Wales, afterward Edward VII, attended the
wedding.
Belle Boyd Is tho most famous of spies, but
thero nro many others who deservo at least
ns much fame as sho won. One of them was
Elizabeth B. Van Low, who had tho incredible
courago to act ns a Union spy in Richmond
throughout tho war.
Sho did not conflno her activities to spying
and reporting what sho had discovered to the
Union generals. Sho hid escaped prisoners in
her house Sho dealt out messages to soldiers
In Llbby from their homes.
Thero was one girl who won tho rank of
major In tho Union army. Sho was Pauline
Cushman, an actress, who became ono of the
best nnd most famous spies of tho Union arm!'.
Often nnd often Major Paulino acted ns a sort
of ndvance guard to tho Federal army. Twice
tho Confederates captured her, but on both
occasions eho csenped. The first time she came
near being rolcased nfter a first search, but a
second revealed the fact that in a hidden recess
In her garters thero were orders from Thomas.
Sho wns about to bo hanged when Thomas cap
tured Nashville nnd saved her. Secretary Stan
ton commlpsloncd her ns major In the Union
nrmy, nnd sho was tho only woman who held
that rank except Mnjor Bello Roynolds, tin
wife of a captain In the 17th Illinois, who went
to the wnr with her husband and performed
such prodigies ot valor that Stanton honored
her with a commission.
NEIGHBORS
Let us be sure that wo get tho national tem
perament, send our minds nbroad upon the
Continent, becomo neighbors to nil the people
that live upon it, nnd lovers of them all as
Lincoln was. Woodrow Wilson.
GREENHORN GARDENING
From tha rrovldenco Journal.
There has been some fearful and wonderful
gardening work done In and about Providence
within tho last year or two, so assures one
who is a professional cultivator of flowers and
garden truck.
"I had occasion, a few days ago, to Iook
over a garden to nscertaln what had maa
It so unsatisfactory In tho preceding Beast;
he continued. "I found that the man gjv'fo
do the plnntlng of bulbs was an ordlncfyday
laborer who had never had any experience in
that line, but who was employed because of
a scarcity of garden hands. He had set out
dahlia bulbs in great clusters. Instead of sepa
rating them, and .worst of all, he had planted
tha bunche-i upsfde down. Tho canna bulbs
had been set out precisely the same way. NO
wonder those plants were a long time showing
up and wero such poor bearers of blooms.
"I was called to another houso last spring,
where thero had been fond anticipations of
picking tomatoes in plenty from vines that
had been set out. The woman of the house
told me sho had purchased the highest-priced
plants she could got, had caused tho plot to
be well fertilized and tho plants ought by that
time to have been well along. Instead, they
were sickly, drooping and apparently bout to
die.
"I dug about tho roots of one plant to ascer
tain what was tho trouble, when I discovered
a wadding of newspaper. Further Investigation
disclosed that the person selling the plants
hnd, to protect the roots, wrapped each plant
In a double thickness of paper, which shield
held tho earth to the little fibres. The man
who set out the plants had put every one of
them In tho ground with the paper shlelQ still
tied to tho roots. Of course the plants could
not grow, but they came along all right when
I got through with them."
WISH-HORSES
Don't you see the horses trampling down the
street, M .
Great white chargers, with their heavy glided
feet,
With caparisons embroidered In an azure flap-
ping ample
Don't you hear them, don't you hear them7
Trumple-trample, trumple-tramplel
From fetlock to forelock they loom shaggy and
gigantic.
Their manes and tails aro flowing like (he
silver-frothed Atlantic;
Their eyes aro kind and brown like the wood
pools, out of town;
And their knights bear forest branches for the
spears of their renown.
All around you In the ranks of department
stores and banks,
Hotels and office buildings, restaurants and
flats and towers, . ...
A million brains of weary folk, are throbbing
inrougn jne nours . . , ,.
With wishes tremendous from some of whicn
defend us
But most are longings old for the country to
enfold
And drown them in its purple and greenery
and gold,
Or Its fleece of dazzling white, with a star
blaze through the night. .
They are longing for the clean air of th land
of lost delight. ' .
Therefore coma the hprses, white dream-steeai
to cheer and free them; ,.
Don't you hear them trampling Past you? Pea t
you eee them, don't you seo them?
I hear a sunrise shouting and a noise of clash
ing cymbals. ,. .
I hear a great wind roaring o'er tha rsttung
of the tlmbals;
Thsre's a horn of vast adventure that is wind
log overhead.
With Its chords that are like colors now the
sunset flushes red,
And now, the black crowd pour from each
, omce building's1 door.
They ar only rushing homeward, but more
glad han e'er before:
For they see the horses' banners, star-embroidered,
blue and ample. .
Wave before them out of heaven. s ths steeds
mount trumple-trample
Through the blue evening up to rloudtand,
trumple-trample, trurople trample
WlUlaw Rots Benet, la vemurr.
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