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Let our object be our country, our whole
country nml nothing but our country.
Webster.
Champ Clark's name Is not HarUIs, but ho
la undoubtedly wlllln'.
The Kaiser Is described ns a wreck of his
old self. So are Belgium and Serbia.
Distinctly It would not bo proper to call the
present phase of the war n shell same.
BUI, the police horse, did his duty and died
doing It. What better could bo paid of a
man?
When Doctor Cook says that "cultivation
of the North Pole will end all wars," does
ho mean to ralso crops of stimtlrops'.'
This man Ipnatlus Tlmotheus Trlblch Lin
coln Isn't such great shucks as a spy. Ho
never has tried to discover why Philadel
phia pays one dollar for gas.
.The man who killed the Austrian Arch
duke and lighted the train that llrcd Hurope
has just died in pi Won. conscious that his
bomb was bigger thuti ho supposed.
Mr. Bryan declares that ho will not "trail"
tho President. In the estimation of many
men he has trailed so far behind the Presi
dent that ho Is in danger of catching up to
him on the second time around.
Labor leaders who think that the Presi
dent agrees with their arguments against
preparedness because he listens politely, are
likely to discover that tbeie Is a wide gulf
flxed between hearing and acquiescing.
They hear in Stockholm that Mr. Bryan Is
preparing to leave the 1'nlted. States to work
for peace abroad. There are many prepared
ness advocates here who are wishing that ho
may And It so pleasant In Europe that he will
make a long stay.
Principal Emery, of tho Campbell School,
at Sth and Fltzvvater stieets, has a Justifiable
complaint. He has waited in years, has seen
four administrations como and go, nnd still
; haa no playground for his 1S00 children. What
are you going to do about It'.'
A good beginning has been made by the
Naval Committee, of tho llou.so in reporting
favorably tho bill authorizing an increase
In the number of cadets at the Naval
Academy. The number at tho Military
Academy ought to hu Increased also.
William Draper Lewis does not object to
having the Progressives act with the Repub
licans so much as ho objects to their sur
render of the strategic advnntago of pro
tending to hold out until thoy get what thoy
want In the way of a progressive platform.
Apart from the technical Interest In M.
Santos-Dumont's declaration thut his Inven
tion, tho dirigible, l& useless In warfare, there
la a little lesson for doctrinaires. For n man
not to claim tho world und moio for his own
handiwork Is a lesson in modesty which
statesmen In particular could well follow.
Mrs, Oakley puts tho responsibility for
uncleaned sidewalks after a snowstorm
straight up to tho Superintendent of Police.
He has power to enforce tho ordlnanco If
he chooses. All that Is necessary Is for
him to Instruct the patrolmen to notify tho
offenders and halo thorn to court If they
disregard the notice.
The law forbidding tho salo of liquor to
habitual drunkards has been moro honored
In the breach than In tho observance. Tho
families of drunkards apparently have tho
matter In their own hands If they chooso
to take the tioublo to uso tho remedies
provided. Tho court has decided that tho
i .saloonkeeper sells drink at his peril to a
Ivman whose family has mado a protest.
Benefits from tho workmen's compensa
tion law are already beginning to accrue,
both to the workmen and to their families.
The law has been In force only 26 days.
Amopg tho results is tho payment 'to the
widow of n man who earned $25 a week of
one-half of his wages for herself and her
two children. She will tecelvo this sum for
30Q weeks, and her children will receive a
suitable sum until they aro 16 years old.
Payment for 20 fatalities lias already been
made, or at the rate of almost one a day.
The non-fatal accidents have been at the
rate, of about two every t!4 hours. No lawsuit
la necessary now to secure compensation
for damages, as under the old custom. The
p&f yttCy ha i0 bc proved before a board of
f"453-- ' money is puici wim reason-
gBRr promptness. The law seems to be
jIndipatlng Its wisdom and Justice.
The lesson to be learned from the Oclavla
Hill A8 c atic n and its splendid work Is not
so p!ess.nt os it seems. The association
hutldai mAde-n and model homes for work-ngiy-n
Iuii". which won the enthusiastic
rintitse ft Doctor Kruscn, who speqks with
it&.reeiors.billty of the Department of Pub-
t'A JjfUh -.nil Charities. Hut the duty of
Bjti :o io i-i:iiyiiuie tae necesswy tor ins
Aim AS3oc:ai en 11 snouia empower
Kru'icn and his ussociatec to compel
owners evcryvlier f make their
i-ain'oi'aWe -ni initjn dwellings
'Ai npinn-'ittiion m re in,' 1 ntvcasary now.
jguf $ -Ata Ulntk Dun asa'iujt our civilization
il-au. ifcky v" yr-at pxtuti rit , decent Uin I
mmz&zB&atJr -!"" t", t' ?z:,:jrii - v
organized ettqrta of privato cltl2ons, Instead
of by the natural workings of economlo lawa
nnd municipal supervision.
LOOK FOR A MOSES AND FIND HIM
Tlic net! President must lie n HepnMI
rnn. The Mud of protection npcrasnrr In
n fnlr protcrtlon, ithtrh will knit tiiKether
flip Iniltistrlnl nml nKrlciiltiirnl nertlnn.
I'rrpnrrilnra Ik n nntlonnl, not n pnrtlsnn
Issue, thr nnnniK'r of the avvnaliliuckler
In Hip In ml enroll rnur ilcfcnselessuess.
The nntlnn looks for n neve lender.
THK Mosea for whom tho nation Ii search
ing must havo the Sign of the Elephant
burned ncross his breast.
There Is no Democrat whose vision lends
out of Egypt. The party Matinti a program
of ncqulrscence In slavery, Industrial or
otherwise, and the burden of Its cry Is nn
endless process of correction, damning In 'Its
Inertia and forovcr marking time when there
Is constructive work to bo done and enter
prises to bo achieved.
The rock to smite Is the mountain of Amer
Icnnlsm, ready at the touch of tho rod to
yield Inexhaustible patriotism, prosperity nnd
progress No volleys of words can open It.
It Is not a time when tho American peoplo
propose to have their longing for national
security capitalized by any political lender
or by any political party. They are suspicious
of tho Itch for power, which leads this leader
Into wnnton extravagance of expression nnd
that one Into vicious championship of oxtrcmo
measures.
Tho war has sobeied the public mind. It
looks for a calm leader, a man In whom there
Is no suspicion of Caesarian ambition, no
taint of ndvoency of pattieular causes solely
for his own aggrandizement. They seek n
piophct rather than an advocate, a man old
In expet Icnco, whom the wiles of politicians
cannot move nor tho lovo of power contam
inate. The nation is ripe for protection, but not
for tho sort of protection which disguised
tho hoarded as Infant Industries and deluged
them with favors. The debasement of a
great economic principle to crude pattlsun
shln and industrial corruption will never
again lie sanctioned.
Between a tarirf for special Interests only
and n tariff for revenue only there Is a mld-
dlo path, straight and sure, over which this
nation Intends to travel.
The time is rlpo for a change, wherefore
It is rlpo for n leader; not one of the elder
statesmen, whose sinews have toughened in
tho service of politics only, but a new man
with a record of deeds done, nnd done well,
for tho benefit of the whole people, In cir
cumstances which have proved the granite of
his soul and the pure gold of his character.
Is there a man In all tho land, devoted be
yond peratlventuro to the pilnclplo of pro
tection as an economic rather than a political
docttlne. with a vision before him of the ul
timate gieatness and purpose of this nation;
a man learned In the laws and customs and
genius of our institutions: n man who has
proved his executive ability, who has met
the hoses on their own ground and stamped
their colots beneath his feet; a man ani
mated with American ideals, full of purposo
to vindicate the rights of American citizen
ship wherever they aro outraged: a man not
afraid to form "a judgment and follow It,
sure-footed and suie-mlndcd, In whom oven
his opponents would have confidence nnd on
whose shield there Is no shnmo nor dirt of
any kind?
Is there a man who could bo depended on
to put this nation in a state of thorough pre
paredness, a statesman and not a swash
buckler, who would meet capital fairly and
labor without trembling, who would com
prehend that administering a great nation Is
different from running a corner grocery store,
nnd that on his wls-dom and sagacity depend
not only the ploslcnl well-being of millions,
but also the permanence of democratic In
stitutions? The people aro worn out with the factional
lights of political gioups,' which are thirsty
for power and confuse their selfish alms with
patriotism. Tho fallacy that there aro only
one or two men in the Republican party, old
leaders formerly repudiated, capable of lead
ing the nation back Into prosperous- fields, has
no fascination for them. Tho Pharaohs can
not plague tho people back Into their old
servitude. They have tasted freedom and
power, and both they Intend to maintain.
There Is real rapprochement of the con
llictlug factions. The rank and file havo long
allien got together, despite tho efforts of
leaders to keep them apart while they bar
tered and traded for an advantageous alli
ance. Tho process of coming together has
long felnco been achieved. There remains
nothing but to defeat tho conspiracy of dis
tribution which has set its mind on harness
ing tho Elephant to the s-amo old conch, with
tho samo old bridle, to pull tho leaders and
their friends down Pennsylvania avenuo in
triumph.
Bccauso wo believe that protection, indus
trial and national, is essential to our per
manent prosperity; because we aro convinced
that another four years of Democratic rulo
would put tho country In pawn and delay
for llfty years tho trade dominance which Is
dawning, wo contemplate with anxiety tho
Increasing audacity of leaders discredited
four years ago, and wo aro moro than ever
convinced that It Is high time for tho great
masses of voters to bestir themselves, select
a candidate of their own and send his name
to Chicago with such a weight of Indorse
ment behind It that the convention will not
for one mlnuto be In any doubt whatever as
to who tho candidate will be. It must bo an
Instructed convention, which will do little
moro than write the platform and record
tho popular will.
In looking for this Moses it may be possi
ble, for instance, 10 find a man whose name
not only causes Democratic knees to shake,
but is a signal also for moro foot-warmera
In certain Republican quarters.
"NEUTRALS HAVE NO RIOIITS"
WHILE wo are protesting against British
Interference with neutral trade it may
bo worth while attempting to learn what the
British peoplo think of the subject. The atti
tude of the British seamen is reflected In the
London Nautical Magazine, which says:
"Let all neutrals be plainly told that we shall
do anything we choose to crlpplo the enemy."
Here is more in detail the view of the maga
zine: "American Interests" forsooth' Why! If
we rigidly enforced a blockade and agreed
to pa for an Ions In "Interests" and could
by thU shorten the war by one single
month, It would savo us money We are
told that we are spending 5.000,000 pounds
a da, that Is 150,000.000 pounds a month;
would not fjch a sum pay for every In
terest that suffered by a rigid blockade?
Of course it would' and there would be a
month's Ims lotu of life. Yet this Uo em
inent continues to write letters to the
American Government.
No one ran read this Mil of talk without
being convinced that the old British theory
that no one has any rights on the sa which
Lite Urtlii are bound to respect la still widely
Tom Daly's Column
YESTERDAY, the birthday anniversary of
Robert Burns, we journeyed to St. Louts
nnd rend the follqwlng lines at the annual
dinner of the, Burns Club, for whom they were
written:
TltH litltTIl O' TAM O'BltANTBtt
To 11 friendly ehntlenno from Captain Uroso we
nre Indebted for this admirable masverplecc. Burns
having entreated him to make honorable mention
of Allonay Kirk In hl Antiquities of Scotland, he
promised rompllanco with the request upon one
condition nnmelv, that tho poet should supply him
with a metrical witch story, as nn accompaniment
to the ongralnK. Mrs. Hums It was who related to
Krnmek the mar clot's rapidity with which this
poem was produced. Accordlnn to hor, It was the
work of n slnglo daN one account ccn stntlng that
It wan compowed between brenkfast nnd dinner
As Aloxnndor Smith put It, with nn exultant
rhuek'e, the best day's work ever done In Scotland,
since rtruco won Unnnockburn. Hums, during tho
enrly part of that memorable day, had passed the
time alone In nnclng his favorlto walk upon the
rlcr bonk. Thither In tho nftcrnon he wos fol
lowed by his "Imnnle Jean" and some of their
children. Flndlnc that he -was "crooning to him
self," nnd fearing let their presence might be an
Interruption, hln considerate wlfo loitered some lit
tlo distance behind among tho bloom nnd heather
with her brood of young ones. There her nltentlon
woe causht by tho poet's Impimloned gesticula
tions She could hear him repeating aloud, while
tho tears ran down his face: "Now. Tain' O, Tarn'
had they been queans. " Toward evening, when the
storm of composition had fnlrly run out. Hums, wo
are told by M'Dlarmld, committed the verses to
writing upon tho top of n sod dyke oierhnnglng
the river; nnd directly they were completed" rushed
Indoors to rend them nloud by tho nrrohto In a tono
of rapturous exultation
llei Dr. .1. I.oughran Scott, In tho Alloway Edi
tion of Hums' Works
How broke tins cast upon that tlay,
In flie nnd blootl or ashc.i giayf
Ami did a rich or nlgooril boon
Of sunlight gild the S'ith at noon?
Who knows 01 caiesf For on that morning,
When Torn o'Shanler, without teaming,
Came gloriously down to earth,
The river, singing at his birth,
Wore on Its face a mystic light;
I'or In that moment reached its height
The lyric flic, the dying flaic
from out the heart of Hunts of Ayrl
O! Utile Xlth! 01 hapyg tiver,
You shall not lose that gleam forever;
Your wares, whatever moods betide them,
Shall sing of Mm who walked beside them
And fiom his great lieartwovc a story
That was the crown upon his glory.
And 011 that morning ieicn he came
With frenzied eye and check aflame
To fcuit 7i(? soul upon the food
That pacts find In solitude,
What was the charm you held him telth,
O! helpful Utile river Xithf
Ah, well I know the luiy you did it I
1 shall not mlnee nor glais the credit,
Hut, auditing the dim dead past,
Shall here set down your score at lait.
To you, that morning (Who shall care
If sktcs above, uerc dull or fair?)
The poet, seeking comfoit, biought
Illi fecund fancy, big with thought.
llestdc your bonnle banks he walked,
And ever as he went he talked
The quaint, blithe things that thronged his
brain
And conned them o'er und o'er again;
And presently the liquid laughter
Of plea iu n I waters guiglcd after,
And, as a voice by harp attended.
With borioued beauty giows more splendid,
So teaxed the poet's budding song
H'icic light your ilftptcs leaped along.
You smiled and danced and made your mea
sures To match his song of ale-house plcasuics,
Where Tarn and cronies lame to mingle
llcslde their comfortable Ingle;
Ilut when the "learning swats" came thicker
And Jloblu'.i tongue, that sang of liquor,
Grew overland and full of yearning,
Xn doubt you set your rapids churning,
To diatc his thoughts from off tho "nappy"
Antf keep him singing, blithe and happy.
Then, when he pushed those joys aside
And sallied forth with Tain to lidc,
(For iccll yon knoio tliat Tain o'Shauter
Was not alone upon that canter)
How well again hit mood iias fcllowed!
Among your locks the thunder bellowed;
Your spray upon the light bicczc passed
For "rattlln' showers upon the blast";
You made the "Daon pour all hit floods,"'
The "doubling stonn roar thiough the
icootls";
And somewhere in your shadows lurk
The dancers in the ruined kirk.
Hut when that dance grcio wild and furious
And Tarn, iclth watching, much too curious;
And llobin, prattling of the "queans,
A' plump and strapping in their teens,"
Seemed bent on lingering ovcrlong,
I like to think that then the song
.In all your rippling waves you stilled,
As by the breath of winter chilled.
That Hobln, In the pause, might hear
Ills "bonnle Jean" and children near;
And draw his thoughts from "sarks a'
flannel"
And back into tho proper channel,
Then with your song and liquid laughter
You rose again to follow after,
With O! xchat sympathetic feeling,
HVicre faithful .Meg, the mare, goes reeling
Across the bridge that spans the flood,
lly all the ghostly crew pursued,
And entries off her master, hale,
Hut leaves behind her own grey tail.
And ichen the day was done you knew
The poet's exaltation, too;
'Txcas yours at fall of dusk to share
The calm that soothed the Hard of Ayr,
And through the night, O happy stream I
You were a music In his dream.
There, musing by some mossy stone.
Perhaps, ah, yes, you. must have known
That though again upon your shore
The poet still toon Id walk, no more
ll'oidd Time bring round to you the bliss
Of any day to match totth this
The very cap-sheaf on the past,
The greatest labor and the last,
Ohl (it the fire of that one day
Uow many years were burned away?
And in the torrents of his tears
Were lost how many unborn 'yearsf
For this man took life's cup and laughed
And strove to drain it at a draught.
What tragedy was In this fn(rf7,
Ol river, singing at its birth t
What holocaust was in the light
With which your morning face was brlghtt
Ol little Nlthl Ol happy river.
You shall not lose that gleam fqrev-er;
Your waves, whatever moods betide them,
H hall slug of hini who walked beside them
And from his or oaf heart -wove a, story
That was the crown -upon his glory t
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, WHITHER BOUND?
JOSEPH CHOATE
AT EIGHTY-FOUR
Famous Jurist and Statesman, and
Humorist as Well, Is One of
America's Most Remarkable
Octogenarians
THERE aro degrees of distinction among
distinguished men, but Joseph Hodges
Choato stands In tho front rank of living
Americans universally respected and ad
mired for their qualities of mind and charac
ter and for the Im
press they have made
on their day and gen
eration. Still consid
erably active In public
affairs and possessed
of that wit and humor
s,o remarkably com
bined with keen Intel
lectuality, Mr. Choato
may bo described In
hackneyed terms ns a
youthful octogenarian.
Somehow we nre get
ting used to young
old men liko Joseph
Choato and Lyman
Abbott. Anyway,
jori:n
CHOATE.
thero are several conspicuous examples
Every year Mr. Choato has a birthday party,
and on each occasion ho tells the newspaper
men that It's the first one of a new series.
This year ho celebrates tho Stth anniver
sary of his birth Ir. Salem, Mass. Which Is
to say that he's a loyal Now Englander. For
several years he was president of the New
Englnnd Society of New York, nnd tho ilrst
time he was publicly heard In Philadelphia
was In response to an Invitation extended
by tho New England Society ot Pennsylva
nia. He comes of 11 family noted for strength
of character and mental vigor. A cousin of
his father, who was a ptosperous farmer,
was the famous Rufus Choate, a man who,
among other distinctions, was fond of read
ing the dictionary. Joseph Choate was grad
uated from Harvard In 1852. At commence
ment Joseph delivered the Latin salutatory
and hla brother William the English vale
dictory. After completing his course in the
Dane Law School Joseph Choato began prac
tice In Boston, afterwards removing to New
York, where he became tho recognized leader
of the bar of that city, nnd perhaps of that
of tho country. For years ho was a mem
ber of the law firm of Evarts, Choato &
Beaman.
Senators Aplenty, But One Choate
Of few men can It bo snld as truly thnt
the record of Ills political llfo Is a record
of public service, for ho has never been
nn olllcc-seeker, and his participation In
politics has been only nn incident in tho
fulfillment of public-spirited nlms. Onco ho
was a candidate for tho United States
Senate, leading a forlorn hope, but "Tom"
Piatt defeated him easily. II was remarked
at tho time that "everybody knows Mr.
Choato has genius," learning nnd wit enough
to furnish a whole Senate" nnd that
"Senators aro common enough, but there is
only ono Joseph Hodges Choate." In ISO! ho
was president of tho New York Constitu
tional Convention, and that was tho only
public office ho had held when In 1S99
McKlnloy appointed him Ambassador to tho
Court of St. James as tho successor of John
Hay. Ho had helped elect Seth Low Mayor
of New York, however, and on several
occasions beforo and sinco ho has served on
international arbitration boards. In 1007 ho
went to Tho Hague aa a representative of
this country to tho International Peaco
Congress. Of late ho haa contributed
articles on public Issues to tho leading
magazines, and he Is one of the leaders In
the movement for preparedness.
Tho lawyer Choato has appeared in scores
of celebrated cases East and West, North
and South, national and international. By
hla victory in one of them he made Leland .
Stanford University possible. Among other
notable cases which he conducted are some
which will be brought to mind by the follow
ing brief descriptions: Defense of General
Fltz-John Porter, prosecution of the Tweed
ring, Tllden will contest, Chinese exclusion
cases, income tax litigation of 1894. In the
Bering Sea controversy ho represented
Canada. It was often said, when Choate
was In active practice at the bar, that a
case wasn't a case unless Choate appeared in
It. Pre-eminent In cross-examination, ho had
a marvelous facility In sifting tho material
facts Into a clear light, and in addressing
court or jury ho presented hla facta with
simplicity, aided by serenity of temper,
personal charm and a fine sense of humor.
Ho never sought rhotqrlcal effects, but em
ployed always the fittest language.
As In the courtroom, so u't banquet tables
and on the public platform he was dis
tlngulshod for his pure diction and suavity
of manner. These qualities he has not lost
with thgfars. Tall, with large, well-poised
bead ami' nne-cui, smooin-snavwi iaeo.
1 11.
nlwaya urbano and natural In gesture, his
nppearanco and manner only rolnforco tho
words ho utters. Tho following scntenco
from a news report of ono of his speeches
would apply equally well to scores of other
addresses: "In a speech which was full of
telling points nnd happy allusions, which was
popular without being frivolous, nnd dignified
without being dull, Mr. Choato fulfilled In
a masterly way tho dllllctitt duty required of
him."
Famous Sayings and Ron-Mots
Many tales havo been told of Choato tho
orator, tho after-dinner speaker, tho author
of Innumerable bon-mots. On one occasion
In his early career ho had tho daring
to rebuke a judge before whom ho was nrgu
lng a case. Only a lawyer of Choatc's
courtesy and dignity could "get away" with
such a thing as that, and It happened more
thnn onco. A judge, in this Instance turned
and began talking with some one behind him.
Choato stopped short In his address. Tho
Judge faced him again nnd Chonto said:
"Your Honor. I shall need all the time allot
ted mo for summing up, and I shall need your
Honor's undivided attention." "And you shall
have It," the Judge apologized. At a banquet
of tho bar Choato followed a famous racon
teur, whose hoary stories had driven many
from tho room. It was at n late hour that
Choato rose and commanded attention by
his opening words, "Mr. Chairman and Gen
tlemen, we nre all lawyers hero tonight ex
cept tho judges."
Many of his sayings have survived their
occasions. Thero Is tho toast to "Women,
tho better half of the Yankee world, at whoso
tender summons tho Pilgrim Fathers wcro
over ready to spring to arms, and without
whoso aid thoy never would havo achieved
their historic title of the Pilgrim Fathers."
And tho well-known answer to a partner nt
dinner, who asked him who he would llko
to bo If ho weren't Mr. Choato. "Mrs.
Choatc's second husband," was tho Instan
taneous tespon.se.
Tho lato Lord Alvcrstone, In his reminis
cences, paid Mr. Choato a high compliment
In declaring that among our Ambassadors
to Great Britain, Choato stood equal with
any of them nnd, ns a public speaker, su
perior. Another Englishman f-nld that
"Choato was nover heard to repeat him
self or to make a spcccli without saying
something." Beforo Choato returned to
America ho wns adopted by tho Inner clrclo
of tho British Bar and mado a "bencher"
that Is, a member of tho governing body of
tho Middle Temple. It was nn honor not
conferred on a foreigner since about lfiGO,
and nover before conferred on an Amorican.
YE GOOD OLD TIMES
To the Editor of Hicnlng Ledger:
Sir In ono of tho dclectahlo articles on
"Bats," published on your editorial page, thero
Is some tefcrenco to tho distinctive Philadelphia
dish known as scrapple. Hut I happened lately
to run across a lefcienco to Philadelphia "euts"
of tho good old times of tho 17h century. It
Is from Miss Hcppller's pen, as follows: "To tho
game, ami fish, and slv-lnch long. osters, tho
colonists had added bwlftly tho Indian delica
cies corn, and hominy, and tho delicious suc
cotash. Mlchty drinkers they were, too, in
their own sober fashion, consuming vast tmn
tltlcs of ale and spirits, and making no seiious
Inroads on tho 'puio and wholesome' water, al
though wo are gravely assured that pattieular
pumps, one on Walnut stieet, and ono in Nor
rla alley, were held in especial favor, as hav
ing tho best water in the town for tho legiti
mate puipose of boiling greens. Tho Ilrst beer
was mado fiom molasses, and we havo Penn's
assuinnco thnt 'when well boyled, with Sassa
fras or Pino Infused Into It. this Is a very toler
able dt Ink' which wo should never have sup
posed." Tho writer of "Bats Accoiding to Locality"
Is correct In pointing out tho nbsenco of any
distinctive American cookery. Thero ain't no
such animal, anymore than thero's an Ameri
can literature. American literature and Amcrl-
1 cun cookery simply mean products that couldn't
liavo come to pass anywneio else thnn in
America. When ono author speaks of cormueaj
mush and hominy as distinctively American,
he's right, in a way, and then, of course, again
he's wrong. L. It.
Cynvvyd, January 21.
PARENTAL NEGLIGENCE
What a presidential candidate can't forgivo U
the failure of his patents to arrange for his
birth In a log cabin instead of a brownstone
apartment house. Boston Transcript.
AMUSEMENTS
ADELPHI
NEXT MONDAY T oi
EVEN1NO oajl, OX
DAV...n1.LASCO FRANCES STARR
In the Beautiful Play. "MAniE-ODILE"
SEAT SALE QfEX3 TOMOnttQW
WITJIERSFOON HALL TONIGHT AT B:ul '"
, RICH-GIORNI RECITAL
Unserved seats 60c to flf, on sale at Hcppe'a. HJu
Chestnut. Management Smll Musical Bureau
XxTa T "NTTT'P Po"- Urta- Tus TiiurT '
W Ai-llN U 1 as?, cue nf Mat sat.
Eve. 23c to J. iiq higher-
EwM3S5lgUy SCHOOL. DAYS
T VTJTP 'AT. TODAY AT S-IG
JUIlVlVJ TOKKIIIT AT 8:13.
TUH KllOlS WINTER GARDEN UEVUB
"THE PASSING! SHOW OV 1010"
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jolias ELTINGE ln "" Xc?0Sr,3
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TOMORROW
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A GOOD IDEA IS
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ALWAYS WELCOME!'!
vvnen a Myriad of Brilliant
Ideas Is Concentrated Into One
Entertainment the Result Is an
Inestimably Great Pleasure
That Should Not Be Missed.
PLEASURE RUNS RIOT T0i
THE HIGHEST PINNACLE
in KLAW & ERL ANGER'S
PEERLESS PRODUCTION
AROUND -THE
MAP
WHICH OPENS AT THE
FORREST Next Monday
AND FOR WHICH THE
SEAT SALE STARTS TOMORROW
n A TTTmr ATn TWlnv Last 2 Wk.
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BEST PLAY IN 25 YEARS
ON TRIAL
Topular Price Mat. TODAY, Hest Seat! fl.
BROAD Mat. Today nicm. m
Klnw A. TTi lnti2fr nnd llpfirrfn T Ip Trant " ,1
POLLYANNA
The Clad l'layi to Svrrail Hood Chttr
ThintuiJiaut All J'hllndrliihin
Pest SentK SI fin nt Pnpulnr Mat TODAY
CONVENTION HALT. Ilrnnd and Alleshtny.
WEHK OP MONDAY. JANUARY 31.
Lu Lu Temple Mystic Shriners
Tresent THANK P. M'ELLMAN'S
WINTER CIRCUS
.1 "UK! TOP" SHOW INUOOKS
SUATS ON SALE AT OIMHELS
CHESTNUT ST. Opera House-
Mntlnees. 1.30 to a V. M 10c, inc.
NlEhtH. " to 11 P M ilk. 13c i'lle
S&V& THEDA BARA
IN A l'OX MAHTEIIPIECE DHtECTEO
ny it a. walsh
With Special Miibli al Ac onip.inlment on
tho 510.000 Wurlluer Orcan.
ai 0"R"R Theatre S!AKErSTs.
VjrJLVi-Jlii lMIi);J7tf ;.' Contlnuoua II
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DELMORE & LEE
Olive HrlsLOc. Jnrrow, tho Lemon King. Othara.
ACADEMY OF Ml 'SIC
NEWMAN STJSL"
Motion Picture!
PRL, at 8:15 ARGENTINA
SAT., nt 2:30 " J"v x x X1 -
TICKETS 60c, T.lc, SI nt ilEPPE'S. Amph., S5e.
B. F. KEITH'S THEATRE
CHESTNUT AND TIVEMTH STItEETS
EVA TANGUAY
"COSTUMES DHYOND DESCRIPTION"" Etr-Led
WILLIAM MOrtHlS: MARIE NORDSTROM; JII.LE.1
VAUIE i. CO.; SCOTCH LADS AND LAS5IE3. ,
OTlimtH
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WITHERSPOON HALL
SIDNEY L. GULICK Address
TODAY AT 3:30 P. M.
THE
JAPANESE
PROBLEM
The public
Is invited to
attend with
out charge.
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FARNUM
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