mm Ti ii in" " ii i"i '"rriff'n"''i iiTiniui 'iifpSi"niS?!ii5SRnwE mm (Bdjiii(HJjjjiuipnii..WiijiSt twplllift u. mmmmw9& PUBLIC LEDGER COMPANY "bJSJi.U V-Jfi1"on.Vlc President t John C.Martin WnaS,?,glr,'ee,T.Vr""ri rhl"P Coln., JoK editorial noAnfil W . . Co K, CcaTia, Chairman. -. u. YJIAJ,Kr.,,..., JOHN C. MAHT1N... n.uiiEiwallw Keillor EVEHIHq LBPGER-gHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY. EEBRUABY 16, 1010. HT. ioiin,.,, ,,,,,,, VftllMKUt .....,., .(general l)uslnes Manager Published dallr at Pcat-io Ltnora Building, Independence Square, Philadelphia. AKto,Ci7AL;V "road, and CheMn.it BlrMt's Kh 'si!,' ;rr"s.'fn'on Itulldlng Draore .V'"" 170A' SWJE.0I" Tower ASETXOrr. .,,,,, .,.. it, ...,820 Porn1 TlHlt,1lH- . 400 Olooe JOemoernt Ilultdlnr ....... 1202 Tribune IlniMlno- NEWS BUTtEAtlS' WnmoroN nn0 B . ., BrauJ Snaafn ' TSeJr,m" Building iS. n?Vitl I !"00 rr'lrlchiitrasM lUuTSnafn ",rf,onl , Strand iaiis Bceo,.,..., 32 HUe Loui, , arand eutLTdJ ef Phif.'S.nCi" pcr wfkv lfy "" Postpaid ? ? fiaulrfd onlE-A' ccrJ "P" foreign postage - uuuonpuuno payaoia m charge bo made, will, Inevitably, bring up the entire matter of tho city's blue laws. It has been a common practice hero for societies to bo formed which collected dues with sur prising Irregularity, such dues being paid only -when special affairs wero to bo given on Sundays. Tho Philadelphia Orchestra Is too dignified an organization to bo forced to such clumsy and absurd .expedients. Tho moro rcasdn why, since tho people obviously want tho concerts, somo provision should bo mado for them which will offend no senso of public decency and dcprlVo no person of his privilege. Tom Daly's Column tOV KNOW THE FEELING THINKING NATIONALLY three, dollars, aar&nce, l?ldB.nrl.b.e'? wl',r Idreaa chanred mmt iva oia aa well aa new addrena. well aa new address. BELL. 3089 WALNUT KEYSTONE. MAW 0Qa KT Address all communications to Erenlno Ledger, Independence Square, rhtladstphUt. The United State Chnmher of Com merce hnn elected nn Itm prealilent n nun from n Southern city- itIio In n repre ftrntnthc of the Newest South nnd of the tintlotinl rather thnn the prorlnclnl aplrlt In rommerclnl IIioiikM. The polltlrnl Solid South will dlsnppenr when It Industry la nntlnnnllzcd. , amnio at ina rmutjr.r.rniA rosTomca is sicond. cms Ullt UATTIB. inn AVEiiAan net paid daily ciiicula. TIO.V OP THE EVENING LEUOUIl J'OIl JANUARY WAS 09,214 PHILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY. FEDnUAIlY 1, 1 For himself doth a man work evil in work inn cvih for others. ltcsiod. China Is getting civilized: Dr. Sun Yat Son has married his stenographer. Did your neighbor obey that pollco Injunc tion yesterday to clean tho sldowalks? If Mr. Mellon said what ho thinks of Louis D. Brandels, it would havo to bo written on asbestos paper. Is tho now Secretary of War to be a former collcgo president with an open mind or a man with an empty one? Bethlehem Is favored trophy. Sports headline. "Tho" war, not "do" war. to win Dewnr Governor McCall announces that ho will accept the Republican presidential nomina tion If It Is offered to him. What Ropub llcan wouldn't? Every woman who has attended an auction salo and bid against herself will bo Inter ested In tho now book called "Modern Auc tion In Ten Lessons." J A caller found Colonel Roosevelt in tho backyard chopping wood. It wouM '-.ivo been really Interesting I? ho had lound tho Colonel "sawing wood." Will somo international lawyer plcaso tell us whether that anticipated invasion of Canada from tho United States would lnvolvo violation of American neutrality? Mr. Kitchln insists that ho is still tho leader of his party In tho House, but that ho docs not Intend to lead It In tho direction in Which tho advocates of preparedness want to go. A J2 Increase to tho ingrain carpet weavers of Kensington averts a. strike, perhaps, does tho fair thing and suggests a method of muusinat amity which seems to bo regarded as tho last extreme by somo employers. Tho Administration has apparently do clded not to try to change International law by refusing to recognize tho right of mer chant ships to carry guns for defense. As It could not chango It If It wanted to, be cause international law- It made by inter national agreement, it Is perhaps just as Well that It hns not mado thd attempt. Thero seems to bo somo disagreement as to the word used by Oswald Garrison Vlliard before tho Contemporary Club Monday night. Did he say that President Wilson was like a Tallroad timetable or liko a railroad turntable? Since national defense was tho subject. It may not bo lnapproprlato to re mark that a railroad turntable, which can head an englno In any direction nt moment a notice. Is a very good symbol for preparedness which has no particular enemy, but can strike wherever necessary. Ellhu Root has once moro proved that he has ono of tho best minds In America. His arraignment of tho Administration In his address before tho New York Stnto Re publican convention must leave Us defend ers writhing In despair. with clear, logical precision he catalogued and nnalyzed Its blunders with the tariff, in Mexico, in lla dealings with Germany and In Its vacil lation on the question of national rtefV.nn Every Democrat who will bo honest with himself must admit that Mr. Root spoko words of soberness and truth. Mayor Smith's determination to wipe out the stain of Blockley ought to persist till it la wiped out. The recent statement that one-tenth of all the deaths in tho city occur In Blockley may or may not bo true, but it fairly represents tho common impression of the place. The buildings are old, Insanitary and a disgrace to the city. Tho ancient Spartan system of killing the old and de pendent by a quick 'blow on the head was merciful In comparison with the system of setting: rid of them by sending them to die tr degrees Jn this public institution. A two.mllllon-dollar Are In Fall River and a tnllllon-dollar fire on the Brooklyn water front, both In one day, will help pile up the fire losses this year, Both were prevent able. The one In Brooklyn is believed to be Incendiary, as It started on board a shin being- loaded with supplies for the Allies The Fall River fire started In a department store, where the precautions taken were not o great aa they should, have been. The average loss last year was only 65O,00O a day, or about one-fifth the loss Involved In the two fires today. The loss, for the year was ?35,000,000. This Is T5,000,000 rnore than In any previous year save laug, when San Francisco, was destroyed. The loss then Was ?5J8.O0O,O0O for the whole country. As w forween at the beginning, the free osfie of the Philadelphia Orchestra were more In the nature of a try-out than tha tn. PptteB of ft complete program TJie Orehea Jr i certainly Incapable of providing free toneerts no orchestra without tremendpua sttmt in aid can or does give its worklwitb 91 xna ehm-fe. Two projtoahj Jwve been ni w fr. The first, that a eiiy subsidy wt ma tto OreJwstr. hat already met with imsw Mnettjen. fj mewl tijflt 8 wp j 7 IT WAS tho member of n German trlbo who protested acralnst tbp nnrrntninn nf M neighbors by reminding them that "There aro men also beyond tho mountnlns." This protest ngnlnst provincialism needs to bo uttered periodically In all tho largo cities. Tho Interests of a great community aro so absorbing that Phlladolphlans, New Yorkers especially Now Yorkers nnd Chlcngoans forgot that there Is anything worth while- In tho United States beyond tho boundaries of their towns. Tho provincialism of tho me tropolis Is greater than tho provlnclullsm of tho country. . Tho country lias produced by far tho larcost number of political leaders, beginning with Washington, who was a farmer living far from tho towns. Tho leaders In Congress are from tho rural districts or from tho small cities. McKlnlcy lived in Canton. Nelson Dlngley, his successor as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, camo from Lcwlston, with about 1H.O0O population. Mr. Cannon lives In Danville, with less than 30,000 Inhabitants. Claude Kitchln, the pros- cm. noor icauer of tho Democracy in tho House, hns his homo In Scotland Neck, N. C, which boasts 172G residents. James G. Blalno lived in Augusta, which Is about half tho slzo of Norrlstown. Henry Clay was a resi dent of Lexington, Ky., which today has only 35.000 population and in his time was much smaller. Country lawyers have been promoted to tho Supreme Court bench moro frequently thnn tho lawyers from tho great towns. Tho captains of industry have usually received their training In tho small commu nities before they were put hi command in tho commercial centres. Tho election of R. Goodwin Rhett, of Charleston, S. C, to tho presidency of tho united States Chamber of Commerce Is In line with precedent. It ought to bo useful In broadening tho vision of those of us who aro dazzled by tho lights of n. vast community. Thero aro big men In Charleston ns well ns in Philadelphia. Tho South Is full of them and tho West has produced Its proportion. Tho South, however, has only begun to emorgo from tho commercial depression that followed tho Civil War. Charleston itself Is booming. It had only IVI.OOO population In 1S90 and it gained only 4000 in tho next twenty years, nut it is estimated today that 72,000 pcoplo aro included within tho city limits, a guln of 21 per cent, in live years. In tho four years from 150? to 1012 tho foreign trade of tho port Increased from $5,300,000 to $17,100,000. Tho business of other Southern ports is grow ing in liko manner. Tho foreign trado of Savannah, Ga., increased in tho samo period from $03,000,000 to $101,000,000 nnd that of Galveston fiom $1GG,700,000 to $222,400,000. Thero Is a new South bcbido which that de scribed by Henry W. Grady was small and Insignificant. The South Is slowly being transformed from an agricultural community to a community In which tho raw materials that exist there In abundance aro being man ufactured. Along with the Introduction of manufactures has como a diversification of crops on tho farms. Tennessee. Alabama and Mississippi produce moro corn than Pennsyl vania, and Louisiana's corn crop is almost as largo as that of Michigan. It Is apparently easier for tho man from South Carolina to think In terms of national commerco thnn It Is for tho man from Phila delphia or Now York. At any rate, tho mem bers of tho United States Chamber of Com merco aro persuaded that Mr. Rhett Is big enough to load It in Its efforts to nersundo tho business men of tho nation to co-opernto In tho extension of American trado and In tho framing of legislation to mnko that extension easy. Tho Chamber, as those who havo fol lowed Its history aro aware, is a clearing house for local commercial bodies. It Is Jus tifying its existence by tho activity in as sembling Information on tho stato of opinion among business men for tho guldnnee of Congress. Its rofrendum on tho Adminis tration's ship purchase 'plan was enlighten ing, and it ought to induce tho ndvocates of the plan to hesitate a long time before launching tho Government in an enterprise that does not commend itself to the senti ment of business communities. So long as tho Chamber remains a business organization, untainted by partisan politics, It will perform a useful service. It Is likely that Its now president will opposo any at tempt to make It an agent of any party, and will hold It true to tho purposes for which it wns rounuca. But political sectionalism cannot survive the nationalization of Industry. When a section's business interests are national Its politics aro national. Business, not politics, will break up "the Solid South." What Is Your Favorite Simile WE'LL havo to pick out a winner of this contest tomorrow nnd Heaven help us I wo don't know how to go about It. How ever, that's bur trdublp, for we deliberately luuneu n, Meantime, hero nro n few more entries: !!?",ck. ".'. n whistle " flt.rf l"i.n- .""'Choi of milk." tiiut what do they mean?) P. P D Sir My favorlto simile Is: "Applus Claudius." th'nnLLn,0" y.?A ,,n?,w R,rlck, aimiiw'a story of lSS,S.g!. . T" Homan In Hrltaln." alven iZ tell nt1f,. L" 1'on'"'"7 A",l imeivt you heX" nIViJVii "? po.or ,uPer whose bedraggled tunic chVfl and SV.nb?l'1 ""' '"'"'BS. I" the i'ondon Was irvlnl , L. C"r,,.M!"10 Camo nn 'dy Who hoVy in ? KSP 5lbs on ."' l""-"cters In the wit IlomaH .nM?'L' 'JlS 0ld MK "ald ,0 ma poor Ami he snM. "i2rs Aro y.n.V Applus Claudius?" ns "ell " ' maam' blll"e Itl I'm un-'nppy J0B11. A Sure Way If you would havo a thing well done, As Franklin would declare, There's ono suro -way, and only ono: Toll cook you liko it rare. Dear Sir tt tnUes a whole lot of people to mnko up this 111' ol' world, such nB tho two gujs who had nothing to do but noto that the new phono directory, Just Issued, nsMys sev eral Pounds, has five Covers nnd only 38 Pages , , W. II. Ii. and It. P. D. I. s. Say, In thrco places wo discovered Miss Prince, too. Careless creatures! You didn't count them 33 Pages In tho back of tho book. Til IX TRlOhVV St) Yes, May! Sail, ltd- llcss, Ray Yes I .1 loyslus. Kir in tho The Hatisliec "ould unnlniit fltviAu' n.. ... ........if..,!. " .'"' ""J-1 " UI,"V' "' "'o ono Kiiiiny day ns vo s.it on a heather-clad bank at tho foot of Lugiin nulll.1 In Wiclclow, the nobility and grand lilgli- .., ii-u,iu uinnja nircii women to keen for them when any member of their families died. Iho contract was mado for nil time, nnd the descendants of theso families ns long aa they remain in Ireland nro "followed" by tho Unnshco or nilrlt of the keener, who must come when ono of them Is about to dlo and perform her function of sorrow. The Hansheo Is dcscilhcd by thoso who hae seen her (tho best time tn seo a Bansheo Is when you nro coming homo fiom a fair or pntthcrn or other fcstMtj.) as the llguro of a small woman with very long hair, which sbo continually combs as sho emits her heart plerclng wall. The llansheo Is not unfriendly unless molested, hut an attempt to take away her comb always rc-iilts disastrously, and tho foolhardy one who ii ?. , ." "" "lle,nni generally wakes up In the ditch In tho morning with a terrific head ache, probably tho result of n blow from tho comb. Such Is tho story of the Banshee; ntul now wont somo Mud friend tell us what nnd why la a Scotch-Irelandcr? Thrancen o.r: -: -i ... t- ' 1 '! i,- " I .!'. A Jlfpp' iW fflm$$ - 7J0mrw . r " 1 L I SPEAKING THE PUBLIC MIND Letters From Readers Means and Methods of World Peace The State of tho Opera Other Timely Topics Very Likely Tho words "where ignoianco is bliss" Wore veiy likely said By ono who had an nchlng wls- Dom tooth within Ids head. Sir 1 June a ll-cnr-old cousin who saw this sign in a florl.st hIioji on 13th Rtreet: To the L'llttor of the Evening Lcilycr: Sir Tho following Is n plan ror world pcaco: 1. Havo each nation appoint one representa tive to meet In n sultnblo place nnd nt a tlmo specified Tlicso Imitations to bo Issued by tho United Stntes. - "va;Tir7o ri.- ?. WAR IN THE AIR 10RD NORTHCLIFFE'S Insistence on a J minister of aviation may be another specimen of his successful Government-baiting policies but, as In tho caso of most things to which he turns his hand, It has merit, Tho German, Zeppelin raids on London and the Allies' raids on Freiburg are in reality only the least indications of what the air machine has accomplished In this war. The French situation Is as grave as that of tho English, for not many weeks ago tho over throw of the Government was threatened In uie wnamoer or weputles In connection with a debate on aeroplanes. France and England aro suffering because the eyqp of thoir enemy are seeing further than their eyes can see. This arm of the enemy, too, can strike to unhnaglned dis tances; and although the British censor man has lat out convlnolng reports that the raids uh onaon are trivial, there cat) bf no ques tlon that the damage done has beer, great and the fear of England Is on her face. ' To preparation by sea and by land must be added preparation by air. If the experts now meeting la Washington to decide the tte of the nation are not beyond learning from the experience of others, they will not neglect the !eson of England and France Nor that of Germany, which only drives deeper the mlassy pf the others. As he can draw, his sense of humor moved him to tho making of thin caitoon. a. B. W. Dr. Alex. Hamilton in Philadelphia Mon., Juno 11. 17M-The morning proved clear nnd the air cool and refreshing, which wns a great relaxation nnd relief after tho hot weather th.it had preceded. I read Montalgno's Uss-nyo hi the morning, nnd was Uslted by Dr. Lloyd acharj. a physician In this place. I dined with Collector Alexander, nnd went In tho afternoon in th company of somo gentlemen to attend tho (!oeinour to tho Court-liouso n...u.-i, miriu war was puuiluKly to ho mo claimed against France Tliuro wero about 200 gentlemen attended Governour Thomas. Colonel Lee, of Virginia walked at his right hand and Secretnry Peters upon his left. Tho nroceHslon wnn 1p,i i, ... 30 flags nnd ensigns taken from privateer ves sels nnd others In tho harbour, which were car ried by a parcel of roaring sailors. They were followed by eight or ten drums that made a confounded martial noise, hut alt tho instru mental music they had was a pitiful scraping negro fiddle, which followed tho drums and could not be Iicaid for tho noise and clamour of the peoplo and the rattle of tho drums There was a rabble of about -1000 peoplo In the street, and great numbers of ladles and gentle men In tho windows and balconies. Three proclamations were read first, the King of Eng land's proclamation of war against the French King; second, a proclamation for the encour agement of such ns should fit out privateers against the enemy; third, the Governour of Penn sylvania's proclamation for tho Province In particular, denouncing war and hostility against France. When Secretary Peters had read these, the Governour with a very audible voice "desired nil such persons as were fit to carry arms to pro vide themselves, every man with a good musket, cartouche box, powder and shot and such im plement!! as wero requisite either to repel or imiujr me cutiiij ii mem unouia oe any neces sity or occasion," adding that he should surely call upon each of them to see that they were provided, "for depend upon It," says he, "this Province shall not be lost by any neglect or oversight of mine." f The Governour having thus spoke, a certain bold fellow In the crowd with a stentorian volco made this reply; "Please, your Honor," says he, "what you say Is right, but I and many others here, poor men, have neither money nor credit to procure a musket, or the third part of a musket, so that unless the publlck takes care to provide us, tho bulk of the people must, go unfurnished, and the coun try be destitute of defense The Governour made no reply, but smiled- went Into his chariot with Colonel Lee and the Secretary and drove homeward. 2. They nil must ngreo to submit their dis putes and nil grievances of any nature to tho tribunal 3. Any nation that declares war without first submitting the disputed points to tho tilbunal Is nn enemy of law and order (without regard to whether Its Intentions are Jmrtlflablo or right) nnd nil tho remaining nation-. mll declare war upon the common enemy of peace. 4. Each nation shall furnish Its quota of troops ntcoidlng to Its power and Jnlluonco In tho world. C. If after n dispute has been referred to the tribunal, and ono of tho nations is dis satlsfled with the decision nnd djclarea war, It becomes u common enemy nnd war shall bo uenarca upon It ny all the other nations. fi Besides deciding disputed questions this tribunal may become a means of binding tho nnt'ons In commercial relations. nn,i nil men tions which relato to tho gcnctiil wclfmo of tho woild 7. To enforce Its decrees the tribunal shall havo tho power to declare war upon the nation which refuses to abldo by Its decisions. S. Tho penalty upon tho nation which 1ms Incuircd the wrath of tho tilbunnl is thnt it shall porfoim tho order commanded by tho tribunal, plus nil thn expenses of tho wnr. D. All orders shall ho dated and to expire ono month fiom tho Issuance of tho same. 10. Tho trlbimnl shall ho llnal. 11. Any nation slow to comply, thereby neces sitating moblllratlon on tho part of tho other nations, shall bear the epenso of mobilization, If only one day lato In compiling with tho decreo. 12. Tho tribunal shall make Its own rules nnd laws governing Its regulation nnd conduct. 13. Tho tribunal shall havo tho right to review all future tieatles mado between tho different nations. Tho object of this Is to nrnvent nnm. I.l... .,1a...- ll r . ... ... ...u,.i,..,,j, , i-miues jorming, which would Im pair Its partlnlity nnd usefulness. II. Tho tribunal shall adopt n uniform codo of laws legardlng thn regulation of war. Inter national law, etc., such as was adopted at Tho lingua conference. 15. Thice-fourlhs of tho nations must belong to tho tribunal, otheiwtse It shall dissolve. 10. Any nation may rctlro at nny time from tho tribunal without Impairing its standing. Tho advantages or belonging should bo so gicat that to resign fiom tho union would bo a great loss and leave tho nation In an isolated position. Comments Tills plan Is hut tho base, which must bo enlarged and built upon. This tilbunal If once ndopted would bcejuno tho most power ful agent for good that hus ever been devised by man, and would nieap .a great step forward In the advancement of civilization. It must not bo overlooked that this tribunal muy become the tool of a group of scheming nations. .This must bo prevented, but tho prospect Is veiy slight. The plan oifered is very crude and the nld of thinking peoplo Is invited to discuss nnd perfect tho same. JOHN LANDENBURGEIt. Philadelphia, February 15. I have had this plcasuro about a dozen times moro I shall feel that I havo a rudlmental knowlcdgo of tho opera. Thoso pcoplo who complnin about tho repeti tion of such operas have no leal understanding r tho meaning of opeia, and only 'sec, when they go to tho opera; they do not hear. Your coi respondent tearfully bemoans tho fact thnt wo aro absolutely at tho mercy of tho Metiopollton Opera Company. Gicat Scott! nnd this, organization tho greatest of Its kind mo worm, i-einaps ho would prefer a re currence of tho Philndclnlil.i-nhieoi'n ,n.. a second-rato affair at best, with Its long lcper tolro of obscuro nnd Inconsequential operas. Tho Intel estlng nnd moro or less esoteric riddle to mo s tho why and whcieforo of tho Metro politan's visits to Philadelphia, anyway. It must bo an act of puio philanthropy on tho part of somebody. Now Yoik is opera-mad; tho walls of tho opoia hotiso thero fairly bulgo nt urtunlly every pciformance. Yet on 14 lucsdnv nights during tho season they closo their doors. Journey to Philadelphia "and In a much smaller auditorium, nnd nt lower prices, feed us "tho dregs or opcrn." I don't under stnnd It; perhaps "V. L. II. B." can explain. Ambler, Pa., February 15. y, H. g. HIGHER TAXES AND CITY HALL To the lUHlor of llvcninp Ledger: Sir Noticing i tho Evk.vino Lnnnnn that our Mayor urges hlghci taxes to mako tho city grow and states that leglslatlvo red tape makes bor rowing capacity uncertain, ir our Major would tun or conduct tho cltv's or thn inrit..r. ,.,! neas as ho conducts tho business that ho is Inter ested In, the bonding business, then there would bo no need of raising taxes. Itn wni,i .,, i,,. any deadheads in his business to draw down a salary for no work, as thero aro now six out of 10 doing In tho municipal departments today, only warming tho chair scats and drawing a. salary. It docs not go Into tho Mayor's pockets, ir It would, then ho would wake up and think that a man should do a day's woik for n day's pay. A daj'a work is eight hours and not from 10 a. m. to 3 p. m as in our municipal depart ments today. Tho Government's employes must work eight hours a day nnd not flvo hours. As a taxpajer, I can positively say that If tho men wo havo employed nt City Hall today were to lose their Jobs they would not got a Job under any clicumstanccs, ns they nro only ward work era and do not want to work. Let him look into mid conduct tho taxpayers' business us ho would his ownrand tho Income of this city would bo moro than tho outlay, nnd nil the Increases would not bo saddled on tho man who has his Iittlo houBo to pay the Idlers of the municipal government. TAXPAYER. Philadelphia, February 15. What Do You Know? Qttcrlcs of general interest will 6o answeTeL ill this column. Ten nuralln,, tu. li -, .., .,.t unjiceri to which every well-informed person thouli know, are asked daily. '" " """"r MMiiii, ivejr et or nombajt What were the rolors or tho books .,ofd li L,,,ii!'hil'f. ''""'wn'nt nations JiiHtlfjlnB thft' nttltude lie fore the wnr? . i QUIZ ...urn is iiiruier soiilli, Key West or ItombajJ 5 1 3. Mhnt Is the form of col eminent In fi.m $ i. lion- much tubmen. In nnr fnrm n... v. . lirouKht free Into tho United Mates by returning rlttren? ' 6. Did the ltomuim know the taltie of horehN , ' 0. Who Is railed tho crent fnuniil nnluralitt? 7. On whom, nnnrt from the Prenrli nnd Knfllnb. is. Ilip chief Illume commonly laid fop is. .iriintiiip, it, renin rani tn i fnlluro ot IPI tho MAXlM5yj)EY0ITto Thy Iteripa for Veromtnn a Member of (he luculty. First your B. A. by hook or crook ensnare With all the arts the gifted ancients knew; By all mon, too, the Key contrive to wear. With that the midnight lamp has much to do. Next win the matter's gown, but do not buy The rag, for you can rent one sound and good. By digging for Eurasian roots now try To dig up, by the way, your Doctor's hood; " That gained let nothing your high Hlght dter But chcoae your Chair, and reign In languorous ease. The thing is plain, Uke the thermometer Tbe eeJlege teuber rise by !?. A, A. OLD OPERA AND NEW To the Editor of Evening Ledger: Sir I certainly hold no brief for tho Metro politan Opera Company of New York, but "W U II. B." has written In a letter to the Even". ino Lr.poEn a full half-column of such nrrant nonsense, combined with such n complete Ignor ance of opera and the conditions which govern the presentation of a seasow of opera, that it uvv,,,., .u ia hu uuBiu iu po cauea to order. In the first placealthough it may bo a trite observation-it is impossiblo to please every, body (not even everybody "some of the time" In opera). It Is estimated. I believe, that about JO per cent, of tho subset Ibers nt nny presenta tion of opera aro dissatisfied and sigh for that which they have not. Here wo have "W i. .", B!', c,9'ins for the "1I"K Cycle," "Tristan " "Parsifal" or even "Tannlmeuser." while the wiiter prays fervently to bo delivered from everything "Vogner." ul" ,ZY?11; ,,l. seems flult0 unaware that In llOth Phllnilelnnln nr. x..... v . .. - -- -."-" -" nun lorn mere lias come about, during the last season or two an nslstent demand from the "real genuine muslo overs' for a revival of the older operas-par-tlcularly tho Italian operas, such as T'-tTovH tore," "Masked Ball." "Lucia" and "Iligoletto enmnJ'0 ,deC.rles', an, tha Metropolitan opera Company Is simply meeting this demand. The old operas are best, and all the real music lovers and regular operagoera know Jt. "hi Vq. f vVi.r' . .i '"""""" tena a measure of variety to the season, which seems to be demanded by a small minority of subscribers! But these operas, with an occasional exception as for .example. "Boris," nnd no permanent Pn-vnVi!,,h,e W?"?' repertoire, S" Invariably dropped after a season or two. To complain about getting such onoraa "Tosca," "Butterfly." "Bohem" and" "Aida" over and over again proclaims a large lack of love for and knowledge and appreciation of the very best In opera, and tha atatement of "w. I H. B." about the "big list of operas In New York only shows that he does not know what he Is talking about. A list of the season's pro ductioos In New York Is easily available Such a Hat of aoy tingle season will reveal the fact that the operas most in demand ih..ii,., ' which are given "over and over again" far out ranking all others Jn number of ttmea presented ndVwa?"'" "Boh,roe'" "Buwrfljr," "Wa.nqa WHAT'S HAPPENED IN FEBRUARY February Is a little month, but not of l.east consequence among the 12. Tho records show somo interesting facts. Lincoln and Washing ton wero born In February. Joseph Jefferson first saw the light of day February 20, 1820; Jnmes Russell Lowell Joined the "Concord group" February 22. 1810, and Henry W. Long fellow had already entered It February 27. 1807 Lowell had tho added distinction of choosing Washington's Birthday ror his own. Somo illustrious names wero added to tho roster ot Amerlcnns In other fields of activity In tbfc month. Ilornco Greeley was born Feb uiary 3. 1811. and Aaron Burr February 6. 1756 Goneral Sherman was born February 8, 1820 Thomas A. Edison first saw the light of day February 11, 1817. Two States were admitted to tlu.Unl2,nJ" thIa month, Massachusetts was ad mitted February 6. 1788. though h-,. ,.,. strictly speaking, much of a Union until the' constitution was adopted the fnllnwln,. ,. .! Washington began the first presidential admin istration in tho history of thonew republic "vStlne" State.'' FebrUary " W59' bel"S '" English literature was enriched by the birth of several great men In February. Charles Dickens was born February 7, 1812; John Ruskln, February 8. 1819; Charles Lamb was born Febru ary 10, 1776; Charles Darwin, February 12, 1809. Sir Henry Irving first camo upon the stage of ife February 6, 1838. Several notable flgOres In the world of muslo were born in February. Mendelssohn was born February 3, 1809, and Handel February 23, 1685, France gave the world Jules Verne February 8, 1828, and Victor Hugo February 26, 1802. Galileo was born Feb ruary 15 In the same year In which Stratford-on-Avon gave the world the immortal Shakes pen re. Tho first direct communication hu ,.i..t... w. tween this country and Germany, February 14. 1914, Is one of the Interesting indents of the 8. mint rein! Ion Is Klnc tieorge, of nnr.land.tt tho Hnlser'.' 0. llns the I'rlnee of AVnle been at the front! 10. About how miieh a year will n really popular fiction writer In Iho United hlntes make? ' ANSWER TO YESTERDAY'S QUIZ 1. George IV. Miindrlrln, formerly Coniljulor-Itlih.. , ! a iiniunijlli tj 2. Jupiter nnd Venus. 3. Umonipllnirntury mime for Ocrmans, torre- spondlnir to J:iirI1sIi "linn." 4. Mureonl. B. .losrphiis Dnnlels, or ItnlelRh, N. O. G. 1881. 7. Mno November 10. 19M. 8. It ml j an! Kipling, nt the rrlehratlon of Ooeea 4 Metorln's Jubilee, In 1897. S 0. IScw Iprlt, firorglu, Mn:snrliiirtts, New Jer- "wi ..iimhc minim nun fMiutii Carolina. 10. The Inst day of December, 1876. f- Collywobbles ' f.Vlfor of "What Do Yon. Know "What are the collywobbles? One of mv neliThhorn aild he had them last night. DAHBY. A Tho collywobbles nro tho gripes, usually c compnnled by noises In tho stomach. Thii noises aro called the borborygmiiB. ' t Cinderella's Slipper tfdffor of "What Do You Know." I new' havo been ablo to understand how Cinderella COUld net her foot In n. trlnun nllnnor itntasa 11 were mado or spun glass nnd woven, as sonn,n iaorics nave been mado. Was It really glass! OUACB 0. The story of Cinderella was translated from,? tho French. The translator mistook the word; ' "voir," meaning sablo fur, for "verre," meaning -i glass, The slippers wcio reolly or fur. il Chest Expansion of n Statue f.'dffor of "What Do Yon Know." In On Evenino Ledocpj of the 14tli Inst, the differ ences in weight nnd measurements betwMn Venus do Mllo and Miss Margaret AVIllets, o? Swarthmoro College, aro given ns, weight, MU' Wlllets, 132; Venus, 132.2, Will you (nforra me ho.w tho weight of "a marble statue (presup posing It endowed with life) Is arrived at? Measurements of chest are given as; Miss Wlllets. Venus. Chest , 34.6 313 Chest full 36 2 3I.J As marblo statues are endowec only with Im aginary lungs, how can accurate measurements , be given of inflated or full chests? Philadelphia, February 14, FORTUNT. Perhaps some physical director can aruww "Fortuny's" pertinent questions. Tennyson on Montenegro Editor of "Il'flat Do You Know." CM jr not reprint Tennyson's beautiful sonnet an Montenegro? I think many persons would Interested in reading it who havo not a volums of the poet at hand. W, S. IL The poem follows; '"Thev rnRA tn wlrnrA Ibelp nnvrfln enirla salts. -? They kept their faith, their freedom en ttv height, Chaste, frniral. savnffa. arm'd bv dav ana fllfo Against the Turk; whose Inroad nowhere cIeJ.' Their headlong passes, but his footstep fall And red with blood the crescent reels from fight Before their dauntless hundreds, in pro" flight , . - By thousands down the crags and thrp ..-i...., .... .. . " -.--, w. wie 1 vaies Tir,,Tni:ti?.. Of smallest among peoples! rough rock-thron. for lost time, however, the communication has been maintained with the greatest persistency ever since, and It Is to be regretted that the sen timents expressed have not always been conso nant with tho spirit of February 14. The day after Valentine's day In 1S9S the Maine was HS? up '" Havana harbor, and on February 4 1899, hostilities began In the Philippines. Curiously enough, however, February Is not distinguished for many martial happenings. It Is ?.ui? nte ,hat the rea"r Ghent, which hh ttavwar or I8,a to a close. ""as officially ratlfled February 17. 1815. The great Are J S?it?Q7 fMurred February 7. 1904. and ground. !Ef.dy BU ln thu mon,h ThU3 " will be See that February has been a fairly busv III tin hnavathhanrnh04h J tfi&r iSW" to he happened on February 1, almost everv -f THE LANDMARK MAN lon'mln"'' HtihMUaHD' inte head- it may be, for other n- ,2?.r't !B. Of Freedoml warriors beating back the swarm Of Turkish Islam for five hundred yeara, Great Tsernagora! Never since thine own Black ridges drew the cloud And bra" a Has breatlted a race of mightier mountaineer 9M Cost of War Bdlfor of "What Do You Know." What w the cost of the Civil War In America and WJ ilrui I, nmnara with tha Mil nt lha HurOPU w v vw)iuh w iittit w , wt - . ja war? GRAND Att It has been estimated that the CIvU " cost 5.0QO,000,000, The European J,or!.T. the first year made war loans amquutlng to -Q00.000.000, and this sum has been largely i creased since August. Nnthinc- tn Tin Editor of "What Do You Know" Ben hm -an American poet, wrote the poem s "' J by Norwood In the Evening. Leoobr of frJf .' ary Ii. The complete poem may oe mu the wIdme "Ben King's Verne" wr poeiosl the case may be. J Philadelphia, February 14 A reply has also been received (rom W -" who writes: , - "Ben King was an eccentric; printer JJ poems were collected several yifcra Hlf V Chtcago arm. 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