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" To bear is to conquer our fate. Thomas
Campbell.
Perhaps Speaker Ambler's defiance of Pcn
ros? Is like Mr. Brumbaugh's.
Another now pier at Wildwood. Another
convention attraction for Philadelphia.
When Gcraldlno Farrar said that bIio
would not marry till she was forty, she did
not expect to meet tlio right man at thirty
two. Tho anthracite miners aro not surprised at
the refusal of tho operators to grant all their
demands. They asked for more than they
expected to get anyway.
The Senato Judiciary Commlttco has done
right In deciding to admit the public to its
hearings on tho fitness of Sir. Brandels to
sit on tho Supreme Court bench.
Governor McCall's frletids aro Industriously
circulating a report that Senator Weeks Is to
withdraw from tho presidential race, hoping
that tho Senator will take tho hint.
Representative Kltchln Is not unduly op
timistic when he predicts that his bill to re
peal tho freo sugar section of the tariff law
, will bo passed without serious opposition.
If tho primaries do not produce better re-
suits Mr. Taft will not bo the only man to
say that they aro a fraud and that a boss
ridden convention will nominato better can
didates. j"Ford Has New rian to Empty Trenches."
Headline.
, Probably ho -Rill scatter birdseed in them
so as to Irritate the soldiers' feet, thus caus
ing a rebellion.
"Cyclone" Davis may bo right when ho says
that no .Democrat should spend more than
$2 a day for hotel accommodations. If ho Is,
ho has only found ono more reason why tho
Democrats are not big enough to govern a
" great and wealthy nation. '
If tho motorists, to whom toll roads are a
pest, want argument for their protest at
Harrlsburg tills week, they can refer to tho
enormous amount of money paid for licenses
last month Even without that, 77 cents for
the privileges of riding over 1G miles of road
Is too much.
There is as much difference between tho
Prankford of today and the Frankford of
seventy-flvo years ago as there Is between
, the small cottage which served as its first
' public school and tho magnlficant structure
which has just been opened to accommodate
its high school.
A factional fight in the Republican party
" which Is based on no higher motive than a
J change of boss control Is not likely to do
I anything but harm both to tho promoters of
tho schism and to the objects of the attack,
Wo say nothing of tho party Itself. A fight
within tho party, when a fight to clean the
party. Is wholly commendable, but mere fac-
' tlonalism has no merit.
There may bo a difference of opinion
j whether women are opposed to war, hut the
4,jcttvltles of tho Pennsylvania Division of
t tho Women's National Preparedness Society
' indicate that tho women are opposed to
' having their sons, brothers and husbands
exposed to tho risk of going to war without
knowing how to take care of themselves.
, The series of meetings to be held throughout
j tho State during tho next ten days will be
largely attended by patriotic women.
' If the suffragists of Philadelphia are in
earnest about their primary, and if they aro
as adept at politics as they seem to be, these
should be busy days at headquarters, at teas
and In tho early morning. For what is a
primary without a pre-primary and a pre
prtmary without an ante-pre-prlmary? In
the present case, at least, no one doubts the
sincerity of those who are holding the vote.
And their persistence, in off years, is a
worthy example to any other parties whose
good works are limited to election years, and
are. therefore, predestine!) to defeat.
Director Krusen has put hJs finger on the
very centre of Inflammation In the case of
1 tjrug- users In Philadelphia. He says that
there, aro 1500 of them known to thu police,
"and It is estimated that there is a like num
ber known to doctors and pharmacists! The
doctors and pharmacists who supply ''dope'
to habitual users, except in cases of absolute
necessity, aro evading or breaking the Harri
son act. They are, at the samo time, bring
ing1 Into disrepute the two professions In
- which ethic have been taker, for granted
"antl niu.st be taken for granted If confidence
is to survive. No words aro top ugly to de
aerl.be their actlonj, nor la any prosecution
fe too severe.
i The first test of preparedness In tho House
pomisa today, when the bill providing for an
Increase In the number of midshipmen at the
?a.v! Academy Is taken up. The purpose
f tho bill Is ' . furnish the oflicers that will
be required upon the cpmpletion of the pro-
IMid building program in 1921 Although
t$tf are u- number of emlneat citizens who
JjSSpiQ bat an efflUeut army can be gath-
- m4 pHitbet wit hiu a week ar two. there- is
jm w iacy. vlw think M a civilian
Wp- 'Ptw.(BT-''rs- y "--g-"Y
EVENING LEDGER-
can bo fitted In bo short a time to perform the
duties of an officer on a dreadnought. Ships
will bo useless unless there are men to com
mand them. If tho pacifists can defeat this
bill, they can defeat any preparedness bill,
but It Is not "ohcolvnblo that tho House Is
controlled by a majority that is blind and In
tends to remain blind.
IS EFFICIENCY EFFICIENT?
The roti lil e In the I'ltler School nrlses
out of the nticmnt In npplj- n series of
rfllclency r tiles to thr school nyslrm.
They hnve worked nlthnut friction In nIk
enses. In the netenfli Hie exception Hint
prole Ihcy nre Roodf
TIIK school system Is not likely to UfTer on
account of tho public controversy that hat
arisen over tho transfer of tho principal of
tho enlarged Fitler School In Ccrmantown to
a school of lower classification In another
part of tho city.
Tho Fitler School situation arises out of
tho adoption of a series of rules Intended to
Incrcaso tho cfllclcncy of tho teaching force.
Tho schools have been divided into three
classes. Tho first embraces those with from
10 to 21 classrooms, the principal of which
may rccelvc"a maximum salary of $2000. Tho
second Inclmlrs schools with from 22 to 33
classrooms. The principal of such a school
may receive S2700 Tho third class contains
nil the schools with 31, classrooms or over,
and tho salary of u principal In this group
is $3100.
It is apparent that ulicn nn nilditlon Is
made to a school building which raises It to
tho next higher group It carries with It on
arrangement for a higher salary ns well t3
increased responsibility for tho principal.
Tho principals, ns well as tho schools, have
been arranged in classes. A man with a
minimum rating of SO on n scale of 100 Is
eligible to the princlpalshlp of a school In tho
first group. If his rating Is 85, ho Is eligible
to a school In the second group, which carries
with It an Increase of JTOO n year In salary.
Tho principals who aro rated at 10 or moro
may bo appointed to take cliargo of tho
largest schools In tho city and may receive
tho maximum salary of $3100.
Ono might say that a principal who Is fitted
to administer a school of 22 classrooms is
also fitted to take charge of a school with
25 classrooms. Few would dispute such an
assertion. Hut If you should ask a member
of tho Board of Public Education to explain
why a principal with a rating of SO was
transferred when six classrooms were added
to his school ho would doubtless &ay that,
whllo a man might bo equal to tho responsi
bilities of overseeing a school a little larger
than tho cno for which his rating qualified
him, it was necessary for the board to Insist
that he should also be qualified to supervise
the largest possible school in the next higher
classification before admitting him to it. He
might admit that some Injustice would be
done to worthy principals, but ho would
doubtless Insist that tho injustice would bo
no greater than under any other arbitrary
system of classification.
Tho classification of tho principals is not
quito so arbitrary as tho grouping of the
schools themselves, because It Is based on tho
general efllclency and equipment of the mei
and women as ascertained by the eighteen
associate superintendents. Iteports aro made
upon the work done Inside and outside of tho
school building. The executive clliciency of
tho principal is considered as well as his ln
flucnco upon his teaching force and upon the
pupils. If ho is allvo and keeps his teachers
abreast of tho times and anxious to improve
themselves in every po.ssiblo way, he Is rated
higher than if ho Is content with simply going
through tho dally loutinc nnd drawing his
salary. If ho attempts to Interest the parents
In his work and persuades them to co-npcrnto
with him in tho education of the children, ho
is credited with a higher rating than If he
neglects this part of his duties. If he shows
an interest In tl.e general educational prob
lems and Keeps himself abreast of tho times
he Is regarded as moro efficient than If he Is
content with tho knowledge which hu ac
quired when ho left college If ho attends
meetings of educators, takes part in tho dis
cussions, and If ho pursues advanced courses
of study in thfe University and gives to his
teachers and his pupils tho benefit of tho
wider outlook which ho thus acquires, he
stands higher than if he spends his spare time
reading detective stories. It must be ad
mitted that theoretically this system of clas
sification Is good. As It is administered by
men with fallible Judgments It Is likely that
mistakes are sometimes made.
Slnco the system was adopted six princi
pals, who knew In advance that their schools
were to bo enlarged out of ono group into
the next higher, have qualified for the higher
rating and retained their posit or.s and nro
In the way of receiving tho higher salaries.
Six classrooms were added to tho Fitler
School Tho principal, however, had not so
cured tho higher rating, and If tho rules of
tho board wero to be enforced he had to bo
displaced. It may be admitted that no rules
aro so perfect th-.t they ought not at tlmca
to bo disregarded. The friends of Mr. Sowden
are "so arguing now. It Is not our purpose
at this time to discuss this phase of the
question. We are simply sotting forth tho
facts in order that the public may be In
formed' and qualified to draw a conclusion
for Itself.
THE PROVOST'S EMANCIPATION PLAN
WHEN Provost Smith appealed to the
New York alumni of the University for
a larger endowment and advocated election
of the trustees by the graduates ho made
vocal the thoughts of thousands of the
friends of the Institution. The University is
growing so rapidly that It needs moro money
for its current expenses. This can be ob
tained In two ways, either by a large annual
State appropriation, or by great gifts from
the friends of education who bellevo that the
University should be separated so far as
possiblo from dependence on the favor of
politicians. The Provost evidently favors the
latter way.
If there were direct representation of the
alumni on the board of trustees, as a matter
of right and not of grace, It Is likely that
much of the dissatisfaction which has found
.expression In recent months would disap
pear. The Provost Is confronted by such un
opportunity to lead in both these movements
as has seldom come to any man in a like
position.
JUSTICE LONG DEFERRED
T HB effort of the Episcopalians to provide
an adequate pension fund for the relief of
of disabled clergymen or dependent widows
of clergymen will be generally indorsed. It
may bo that the shortage In candidates for
(he ministry will be wiped out when some
provision is made for the support of those
who have grown old in service without hav
ing had an opportunity to save. This is true
of the clergy of tho oaveral denominations,
who have, never received any adequate nan
elal recognition of their sorvlcee.
PHILADELPHIA, M(ai. V, F .
T6m Daly's Column
GIVE a rouse! for there Is In this town
nn Institution too modest to blow Its own
horn. On this day, February 7, In tho year
of grace 17C1 tho Pennsylvania Hospital, tho
first establishment in North America devoted
to tho relief of tho sick and suffering, was
chartered by tho Assembly of Pennsylvania,
at the solicitation of Benjamin Franklin, Dr.
Thomas Hond, Rov. Richard Peters nnd
others.
News From the Front
It made the British rookie hot;
No wonder ho wnn flustered.
Tho Ocrmans peppered him with shot
lllgtit after he was mustered.
ONE thing wo held against tho lato Elbert
Hubbard was his worso than Insincerity
In tho prenchlng of "efficiency." Ills "Mcs
sngo to Garcia" put a cruel whip Into tho
hand of many a felavedrlver. Much of this
samo "llvowlro" stuff comes at Intervals
from Edward Mott Woollcy, who conducts
a column cnllod "Other People's Business."
Occasionally, It seems to us, somebody's nose
protrudes too far Into that. For instnnce,
this expert puts his O. K. upon a letter which
a certain haberdasher has prepared for his
clerks to send out to their customers and
which concludes with this Impertinent bit of
familiarity:
C'omo In anyway nnd pee nnr niilomohllo
Roods almnit nnythlnc you may need In that
line, liiuntlcts, if ou like, or snuu font. muff
for the Indies! And, hy tho wny, a foot-mutt
Is ns pretty n present ns )nu ran find. Any
girl ttlll feci deeply crateful for one.
Sincerely yours, etc.
tit a constat roar.
Once more, rnj muse, 'Us time to be invoking
The offices of Good St. Valentine.
This year 'tli I'hvllli' name that I am yoking
In verse urtth mine.
Last year It was a ballad to Miranda,
The year before a triolet to Dot.
Xo doubt I seem a fickle goose or pander
But I am not.
I hesitate to contemplate the number
Of female names I've fashioned to my
rhyme,
Whene'er 1 rouse my xccary mute torn
slumber
About this time.
J.
I've breathed my love for Dolly, Oiacc and
Cora;
In other ycari I've run to Xcll and Itcllc.
How many times I've yearned for Hess and
Dora
I cannot tell.
Now in the charms of rhyllls I am basking,
And all the love I bear her must be told.
For if it's not, my Mary will be asking
If I've grown cold.
The secret's out! Tho name's Imaginary;
I never knew a "Phyllis" In my life.
All name? arc merely pseudonyms for "Maty,"
And she's my wife.
Etiquette of the Trolley
A YOUNG girl, rather hoydenlsh, is sitting
.In tho corner of a No. ri car on York
road. A rough guy sits beside her. Sho Im
mediately begins to laugh, rather boister
ously. "Well," says he, "what the hell tickles
you?" Gallanf youth, across tho way, arises
and addressing the rough guy says, "llcy,
bo, you want to say 'lady' after that there
remark." J. M. C.
Gems From "Luck in Disguise"
(A noel written In Rood faith by Wllllim J.
Ycxter, rolsed nnd punctuited by I,. P. Culter and
cop righted, 1S&0, h John W Luuell Company, of
New lurk.)
CHAPTER 1.
"Well, wife," said Mr. Means, "What con
clusion have ou como to rcguardlng Henry and.
have ou counted the cost?"
"Yes, Henry shall rustlcato during the hot
season, ns the air Is so densely miasmatic In
tho city, that he Is continually exposed to
malaria, and other diseases, by inhalllng tho
infected stench confined to tho narrow limits
of the city, and we cannot Jeopardise the life
of our clear son, by compelling him to remain
in the city tho coming summer. I would that
ou reciprocate our stubborn will, John Means,
that It might accord with mine. Henry, jou
know, Is admitted a very comely young
man by all that know him, and wo phoulil en
deavor to Bii'italn It, and his social qualities are
good too, but, he Is gradually approximating to
a lethargical, dormant energy that must neces
sarily be rejuvenated by some speedy agency,
and I know of no surer way than to have him
rusticate during tho hot season, tho incoming
summer f
"You may say I am too impetous In my de
mands, but what would a true mother not do
If It would promote tho Interest of her child
nnd better Its condition in this short life. Life
Is too short to admit of the slightest abrevla
tion, occasioned by carelessness and wilful neg
lect on our parts."
"I hope jou will carefully and earnestly
digest the subject In question, nnd not care
lessly either. You are too prone to treat mat
ters lightly, when a few dollars aro necessary
to insuro success."
TO UU CONTINUED.
Sir A sign on the front of a building on
North Droad street advertises a patent medicine
called SUMDUL.
What Is Your Favorite Simile?
When wo first wrote that head the other
day, the dreamy compositor made it "Smile,"
Hero are the first entries:
He a so crooked that If you drovs a nail
Into hl head it would rome out a corkscrew
(Alfrud Henry Jowls', I think). Josh,
She waa as fine a woman as ever peeled a
boiled potato with her thumb-nail.
Yellamo.
tine was as soft and stunning; an tho kick of
a dromedary. Joneu.
An elevator in tho Land Title Building has
Just started upward, "Floors, please?" sings
out tho operator. A dapper young man at
his elbow comes out of u trance and says,
"Spruce, please."
MlfflMSy3RMlKq
Concerning the Advantages
of the Simple Life for
Those Unable to Digest
French Cookery
Mldhot, a purse-proud Cald,
of Bagdad, lost r
His Birthright to a Greek,
o'er dice, at dinner;
No steed he favored ever
passed the post
So close as three spears'
length upon the winner;
A sharp-eyed shrew he loved,
from Kamros" strand
Then vainly prayed her tribe
to send and get her:
At cards each player night
ly held a hand
As good as Ma, and usually
Miter.
If Mldhot guidance sought, with gold for fee,
How dimmed his brooding Star might be forever,
i'd conjure htm: "Walk hsnesXorth soberly.
Be good, proud Cald. you never will be clever."
A. A.
"THAT BOY'S UP
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L. A. COOLIDGE
ON WELFARE WORK
Points Out Some of Its Direct and
Indirect Advantages to Employers
and Employes Raises Both
Dividends and Wages
A MAN of largo business interests, Louis
Arthur Coolldgo is also a scholar and
writer of high attainments. A few weeks
ago, having occasion to visit Detroit on
matteis connected with his chairmanship
I I of the Welfare Depiit-
ment of tho National
Civic Federation, ho left
Uoston at 2 o'clock in tho
afternoon and started
back from tho nutomobllo
city at 11 o'clock tho next
night, spending tho cntlto
next day on tho train.
Doubtless he did sorao
sleeping on both trips, but
he spent a largo part of
the tlmo going over tho
(C) Harris s. ilns i;"usctiiil ui a i,uu 01
U A. coomdgj: Grant." On his gradua
tion from Harvard in 1S93, magna cum lnudc,
ho joined tho staff of the Springfield Repub
lican. For a number of enrs ho was Wash
ington correspondent of tho Uoston Journal
and tho New York Globe. In 190S ho was
appointed Assistant Sccretnry of the Treas
ury. Tho following jear ho resigned to be
come treasuter of the United Shoo Machinery
Company. Ho lias boon a frequent con
tributor to tho magazines, and among ills
books aro "The Show at Washington," "Life
of Orville H. riatt" and "Klondike and tho
Yukon Country."
As ono of the leading ofllcials of an Im
portant industrial corporation, ho ha3 been
largely instrumental In putting tho company
In tho forefront of employers engaged In what
is called welfaro work. Many employers, bo
lleving that their employes aro entitled to
further consideration than that represented
by tho pay envelope or that required by law
and tho obvious necessities of tho business,
aro striving to bring working nnd living con
ditions up to tho highest standard pbssible.
Samuel Gompcrs calls it "conscience work."
Whatever Its motive, and undoubtedly tho
motlvo varies with different employers, tho
results show that it pays tho employer from
a purely economic standpoint. Under the
head of welfaro work como such matters as
housing, washing and toilet facilities in fac
tories, proper ventilation of workplaces,
clubs and other organizations of employes,
education, lunchrooms, restrooms, provident
funds, emergency hospitals, etc. Problems of
hygiene, sanitation and safety aro of primary
importance.
Reduction of Iluman Waste
Welfaro work, according to Mr. Coolldgo,
whoso experience entitles him to Judge, raises
wages, increases tho employer's profits and
brings tho stockholder larger dividends. It
adds nothing to tho cost of production, for
that cost Is all absorbed In increased effi
ciency in tho plant.
"Unless employes are In primo physical con
dition," said Mr. Coolldgo In conversation the
other day, "wo must look for a positive loss
in effectiveness, for general lassitude and for
lack of deflnlteness in action, business en
thusiasm and ambition to excel all of these
things representing a calculable diminution
In tho economic efficiency of tho factory
force.
"Welfaro work teaches us to reduce human
waste. That is what we do when we Improve
the conditions under which our employes live
and work when we contribute to their
health, knowledge, contentment nnd, through
these, to their skill.
"Let us accept It as nn axiom," "ho con
tinued, "that welfare work is not a charity.
It may have In It the elements of philan
thropy, hut of charity none at all. The pri
mary motlvo which actuates tho employer
usually is interest In the well-being of his
workmen a philanthropic motive, if you
please; but welfaro work must justify Itself
In Increased Industrial effectiveness, or It will
fall of Its own weight,
"You cannot saddle industry with senti
ment and make much progress unless tho
saddlo helps to ease the seat, and thus con
tributes to the comfort -of both horse and
rider, Tho minute It begins to Irritate either
man or beast It will prove a handicap to
speed and physical endurance,
"There Is no plant, however small, In which
proper sanitary conditions are out of tho
question. Every establishment might wcH
adopt the motto, 'Good surroundings, good
health, good work,' and Iivo up to t, for In
those six words nre contained the whole law
and gospel of welfuro work."
Adequate wages and reasonable hours como
first. "Until conditions are such as to Insure
co-operation and mutual understanding,"
said Mr Coolldge, "welfare work may just
att well be postponed." He went on "There
never has been a time when the laborer was
tmt
r tm. pjpitaJWi Wf '" '
r
..I KY T 191fi',
TO SOMETHING; HE'S SO
ro well paid ns now In tho United States, and
tho tendency is1 constantly and ineslstiblv
toward bettering his condition. Not even
foolish agitation can stop It or tho craze
which Tom Heed once defined as 'a passion
for pctrlfjing emotions Into law.' "
Mr. Coolldgo spoke of various aspects t.f
welfare work, and cited many Interesting ex
amples of methods nnd results. "Tho most
effective qfvall gcrin-killors is sunlight. Where
daylight can be mndo available, It should bo
utilized to tho limit; otherwise, there should
bo artificial light, properly placed and Intel
ligently distributed. Plenty of light aids In
nccldent prevention."
Saving in Dollars and Cents
In regard to tho vvclfnro work of the United
Shoo Machinery Company, Mr. Coolldgo said:
"At Heverly, whero wo liavo about 7000 em
ployes, wo have found from tho beginning
that every step pays In dollars and cents."
IIo cited facts proved at other plnccs. "Tho
emergency hospital plavs a prominent part
In benefiting tho workman," ho said, "not
only In alleviating pain, but also In reducing
tho length of Incapacitation. Tho welfare
manager of a largq Illinois manufacturing
concern furnishes the following illustration:
Davs lost Inst jear duo to Injuries.. 2312
Das s lost this jear duo to injuries., lllil
Days saved this oar by emergency
hospltnl 10GG
"This Is equivalent to one1 man's tlmo for
moro than threo years, Thoso men worked
lOCfi days moro with their full earning power
during tho period of live months Involved
than they had tho preceding year.
"That velfuio manager is wnnantcd in his
claim that by safeguarding tho men and pro
moting efficiency tho production is Increased
and tho manufactuiing costs reduced, tho
result being moro dividends; nnd that by In
creasing efficiency nnd keeping a permanent
forco Instead of constantly taking on 'green
ones' thcro is less expense In tho way of re
pairing machinery and renowing supplies."
SOME FAMILIAR NICKNAMES
Two of the most famlllat figures In tho news
of tho day tiro John Bull and Uncle Sam. How
did thev get their names? If jou'vo forgotten
bo reminded.
Tn the days of Dean Swift nnd Alexander
Pope lived a Scotch nuthor and, physician by
tho namu of John Arbuthnot. In 1712 ho pub
lished the "History of John Hull," ono of the
most amusing of political satires. Swift and
Topo signed tho preface. The creation of the
character has been ntttlbutcd to Swift, but er
roneously. John Hull ns a nickname has been
traced no farther back than Arbuthnot.
Tho name "Unclo Sam" is applied to America
as "John Hull" Is applied to Kngland. It arose'
at the tlmo of tho Inst war 'etween England
nnd America. A eommlssaTlat contractor nnmed
DIbert Anderson had a storeyard at Troy, N.
Y. Samuel Wilson was tho Government Inspec
tor In clmrgo of tho examination of supplies
furnished by tho contractor. Even body called
him ' Unclo Sam " Tho casks wero marked "V.
A. U. S." Somo of the employes at the yard
joked "Uncle Snm" AVIlson on his increasing
possessions. "U. S " meant "Unclo Sam." they
said. They liked their joke, nnd passed It on
down tho river, whero Wilson was known.
Pretty soon tho nickname beeamo generally
familiar as tho nickname of America.
"Brother Jonathan" Is a collective personifi
cation of tho pcoplo of tho United States At
tho beginning of the Revolution, when Wash
ington went to Massachusetts to organize his
army, ho found a great lack of ammunition
nnd other necessary supplies. He had great
fnith In the judgment of Jonathan Trumbull,
Governor of Connecticut. "Wo must consult
Brother Jonathan on tho subject," he said. IIo
did so with good results. The remark became a
byword, though a respectful one, In the Conti
nental Army. When difficulties arose men
would say, "Wo must consult Brother Jona
than." NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW
It Is not likely, as we said, that the objec
tions to Brandels will reach the magnitude of
a serious fight. Their best use to tho public will
bo as an Index to the ideal of government pre
sented by the objectors. Milwaukee Sentinel.
Those who have applauded the President for
keeping out of war are standing with him, for
the most part, In his preparedness campaign.
Those who have condemned him are not fair
men, not fair even to themselves, unless they
also support him in Ida preparedness campaign.
Nashville Tennessean,
Let Congress and the President determine the
underlying policy of the nation, as to whether
we are to be prepared to defend ourselves from
attack by a Power or even a combination of
Powers of our own rank. If that question be
answered In the affirmative, as the nation would
have It answeied, let Congress and the Presi
dent seek not among their own vague notions,
but from expert Judgment, what that defense
shall ba. Chicago Tribune.
THE NEVERMORE
Look In my face; my name la Might-have-been;
I am also called No-more, Too-late, Farewell;
Unto thine ear I hold the dead sea-shell
Cast up thy Life's foam-fretted feet between;
Unto thine eyea the glass where that is seen
Which had Life's form and Love's, but by my
spell
Is now a shaken shadow Intolerable,
Of ultimate things unuttered tho frail screen.
Mark me, how stlU l ami But should thou dart
One moment through my oul the soft surprise
Of tha winged Peace which lull the. breath
of sigh
Then shlt thou see jn smile, and turn apart
Ttiy vl8 to mine arobukh at my heart
aieepleja with oo)4 eowmwra,Uv eyes.
Dante Gbrte n;oiJuJ
STRANGELY QUIET!
i 1 '
What Do You Know!
Queries of genoal interest mil beantvt
tn this column. Ten questions, the anwe,
to which every tccll-liiformtd person thai
know, arc asked daily.
QUIZ
1. Of wli.it mllltmy or ntunl ntlrnntnce IslhilJ
('mini to tJermitnj during the prexent nui
2. St ito (lie (llnVrcnro hetnren n eonllnou
urni, its proposed aecrriury uarrhon, tU
the nillltln.
3. 'J line Is n Krrjit ileal of talk nliout allcniii
li)ilieii:i(rs In Hie public preM. Mint tvu'lk
rfTn t of tho iillrn nnd qeitltlnn lawn e b
political puny rcsponsiDto lur ineir cnacmm'
I. What I n Dolsrl engine, mid why IimJInb
Into prominence?
S. VWint Is the tularj ot n Ilepreientallte li C
gress?
0. Mlint relation I the Knleer to the Klcj
KiiRlnml?
7. The United States mnlntatns n natal but
Itremerton. VAliero Is It?
8. Slate npproxlmiitrly tho difference In tlntU
tween I'lillndelphta nnd London,
0. Hon long lime tjpewrltcrs heen In ttentnlt1.
10. Is Ilniwton, Tcvns, n seaport?
No Such Process
lUUlor of "What Do You Know" I am W
formed that thcro is a process for prints
simultaneously In three colors, using rerA
newspaper pre3s. Is this so? I. UU
If It were, tho Eveninq Ledqek -nculjli
using It.
Vorv Rimrtle
lUUlor ot "What Do You Know" I ttl
friend In Itlga, Itussln, for whom I hafilnl
nortnnt Information. How can I reach hta'
E. 5.1
Put the proper postage on a letter and oaBlI
A Convert fl
Vdltor of "What Do Yon Know" la it
that a former Governor who ran on a "nhlsb"
tlelvtt Is now a. lecturer for niohlbltlonf
J. K.H..
You aro doubtless thinking of ox-G&yhm
Patterson, of Tennessee When In ofHcehew
a bitter foe ot tho Piohlbltionlstn Heist"
nn nraotit nilvne.ltn of tholl Cnuse. but
recently defeated for tho United States 6m
Easiest Way
J.VHlor of "What Do You Know" A Iffl
prpn,rt Rtinr tins nnnenreil on a new and it
ncnslvo suit of clothes. Please tetl me !
easiest way to get rid of it? ANXI011
Send It to a cleaning establishment.
Improving
Editor of "What Do You, Know" X conterS
that tho quality of dramatic criticism Is !
lng, Y claims tho contrary. Which is ristjlj
A,I;
Genius Is not peculiar to any clime or tt
It Is a common falling ot mankind to Imipw
that oveiy thing was better in "tho good V
days." Tho world Is Improving, not retropw
tntr On thn avornco vo should say. drsson
criticism Is far better than It was CO jeaw'fj
If for no other reason than that It Is f"1?
nourished.
"Now T T.nv Me"
Z.'(If(or of "What Do You Know" I havtkj
hunting for a little poem about a sleepy W;
who was saving It's "Now 'I lay m ""'"j
sleep," but becamo too sleepy to finish Jt, w
said, "God knows tho rest," but have WH
able to find It. Can. you help mo MOTIIwy
Tho poem Is called "Tho Unfinished IW!
it is:
" 'Now I lay me' say It, darling."
"Lay me," lisped the tiny lips
Of my daughter, kneeling, bending
O'er her folded linger tips.
" 'Qowit to sleep.' " "To s'eep," she muraw
Ami the curly neaa item low.
'"I pi ay the Lord. " I gently addea-
"You can say it all, I know,"
"P'ay de Loid," the words came falntljr-
Fainter still. "My soul to teep."
Then tho tired head fairly nodded.
And r y child was fast asleep.
But the dewy eyes Jialf opened
When I clasped her to my bteast,
And the dear voice gently vvhlspercd
"Mamma, I)od knows all do yest "
Oh! tho trusting, sweet confiding
Of the child-heart I Would that I
Thus might trust my Heavenly Father,
He who hears my feeblest cry!
ct- r . n 1 i rtni:M
3iv ui a vung rt'Baiuuui xsiatini, -f
Editor of "What Do You Knoto" Can ieg
mo vvnetner a congressman represent -
people today than In the First Congress I
In the first House of nepresentatlves W'g
was one Congressman for each "Vr, jS
population. Tho number waa increased to wg
alter the first census, ana remaineu '.
number till after the third census, wh1?"
cumo one for each 35.000. Tho size of tM '
ermulnnnl , nniitltunlinv hftrf CIOWI1 With s'
succeeding census until it is now w,w.
Unusual Punishment
K.lfn.. ... ti, l,U, Ik 1'.t fc',.tn'-Tf 8, -
,Ut,V, UJ ' ,IU, 4.IU VM ...wM -- . 1
should pass a law providing a penalty fj
l.nHiAHH.... - .!.... -.,,...1.1 thn DUPre
Court set this law aside? LEWIS CAo
To predict what the Supreme Court
United States would uo in uny purin-'.
U a ra.h enterprua frequently h .
tried for ourDnsei of aneculatu)-, tut iuh
lha rAaiiltn h.v. tu,.,, .HuiiblnMiO tlOWCYfl.
...no l,lA .... ....UA1 K.. ln..lliL UO M
va U S . 217 U S . 3W. whero y tt wiU f"i
in VH9 the Supreme Court deUatU r "
baeauM the piuUiliuieut provide d B. ,cr!
the. offense. f