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Sundays. Tho Philadelphia Orchestra Is too
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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
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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,
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llcss,
Ray
Yes I
.1 loyslus.
Kir in tho
The Hatisliec
"ould unnlniit fltviAu' n.. ...
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" 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
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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. Forte & Companyi I "
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