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Were tcisdom in the aeorn of consequences.
Tennyson.
It Is a long way to Verdun, but tho Crown
Prince seems to bo on his way.
Tho now Socrotary of "War confesses that ho
has a great deal to learn. Tho rest of us know
that ho has a mighty Bhort time to learn it In.
It Is probablo that tho man who sent $30,000
from Philadelphia to tho consclenco fund In
tho national Troasury Is not tho ono you think
It Is.
Some people bo away from Philadelphia In
tho winter becauso It Is not hot enough, but
for others things aro often just a llttlo bit
too warm.
It Is now up to those who aro opposed to
holding automobile races In Falrmount Park
to give their reasons. Thore may bo some
valid ones, but what aro they?
Villa wa3 reported to bo on his way to
Washington to seo tho President. Ho evi
dently decided that It would do Just ns well
to send a message by way of Columbus.
" a man who seeks the Presi
dency of the United States for anything that
It will bring him Is an audacious fool."
President Wilson at the Gridiron Club
dinner.
The President knows whereof ho speaks.
Tho enthusiasm with which tho suggestion
oi a-patriotism day, to be observed during tho
convention of the Associated Advertising Clubs
of tho World, has been received is indlcatlvo
of tho feeling of a vast majority of Americans
that It Is a peculiarly flt tlmo for them to
answer the challenge that this Is a "mass
meeting" and not a nation. It Is planned to
have 'tho celebration In Philadelphia tho most
imposing thing of Its kind over held on this
hemisphere, If, Indeed, anything of its kind ha3
ever before been held anywhere.
Tho Mexicans who raided Columbus, N. M.,
are described as bandits. When they aro
across tho border lighting Carranza they nro
called insurrectionists. If Carranza cannot
prevent the Mexican outlaws from making
raids, tho United States will have to do
something more efteotlvo than watch and wait
on his pleasure. Jfobody wants to go to war
with Mexico, but conditions In tho Southwest
are rapidly getting to be Intolerable
There ought to be no objection In Washing
ton to tho request of tho Baldwin Locomotlvo
Works for permission to straighten Crum
Creek, at Eddystone, and spend $100,000 in
building a Bhlp basin there. The basin will
not Interfere with the navigation of the Dela
ware, and It will enlarge tho docking facilities
for large ships. The work ought to be done,
and It Is a proper charge upon tho National
Government, but there Is no good reason for
either Congress or the War Department,
which has charge of navigable streams, to ob
ject to having It done nt private expense.
It was morally certain from the beginning
that Portugal would enter the war. She has
on alliance with Great Britain which requires
her to assist that country in certain contin
gencies. Sho began to give assistance a few
days ago by seizing the German merchant
ships that had taken refuge In the harbor of
Lisbon to escapo capture. So long as Portu
gal remained neutral thoy were safe, and when
peace was declared they could go to sea again
and carry German goods to the ends of the
earth. The seizure of the Bhlps was an un
friendly act and Germany has naturally ac
cepted the challenge and declared that a state
of war exists. Tho most Important effect of
the changed status of Portugal will be to open
the ports of ttie Azores and Madeira to the
warships of the Allies which are scouring the
seaa for German raiders. An incidental effect
Is that It raises the number of nations engaged
from tha unlucky 13 to 14. The four States of
Germany, Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria are
on one side, and on the other aro England,
Francs, Belgium, Russia, Italy, Serbia, Monte
negro, Portugal, San Marino and Japan.
JtQQSEVELTS HAT IS IN THE RING
THERE Is no mistaking the meaning of the
statement which Colonel Roosevelt has
$able4 from Trinidad to the New York Mall.
Ills hat Is in the rim,'.
The statement divides Jtself into three parts.
The first Is a declaration that he will not be
a. candidate for the nomination in the prima
ries In any State, that he does not wish the
uornlriatlon, and will not be a party to a fac
tional fight to secure It.
Tha second part is a challenge to the men
ot Jherojo purposes and high Ideals to nominate
him as the man who is able to assist them In
mrrring out their purposes by realizing- their
jileaja Ju action. Unless the country la In
this mood, he thinks it would be a mistake to
eclt htm to lead it.
T!ib third and concluding part is a declara
tion that nothing: can, be expected from the
prnt Administration but hypocrisy and in
AW. Aij bl means that if the country wants
Mm h i ta,dy. It is-noticf to his followers
m gyt tar. Aad. it li 4 wising to tha men
vi oil sstUvel' huntrnj? for debjgsttai
fMt if tiMT 4m apt 4 uft &r tha pigs t vig
orous kind of Americanism they wilt havo to
reckon with him In tho coming campaign,
for he Is "not in tho least Interested in tho
political fortunes" of any man. Ho may bo
expected to issuo a supplemental statement
when he returns to Now York. In the mean
time, It is worth noting that tho Colonel has
onca moro proved that ho la a political strate
gist of the highest rank, for at tho moment
when every one Is congratulating the President
on his victory over Congress ho reminds tho
nation by cable from tho Islands of the sea
that thero aro other pebbles on the beach.
REAL TRANSIT Oil NO LOAN
The people dure voted once for the Tiiylor
lilnn. Tlie.v will vote for It ngnln If need lie,
lint they will bury under nil avnlnnrlie ot
Imltot any nllempt to folit u makeshift
sulisllluto on them.
A MAGNIFICENT plan for transit develop
" ment wna submitted to tho peoplo by
Director Taylor nnd adopted by tho electorate
In Philadelphia with a unanimity rarely ac
corded any public undertaking.
Tho Taylor plan was subjected to the closest
scrutiny of labor unions, business men's nnd
'civic associations, nnd by Interests which
would havo been delighted by tho discovery
of any flaw.
It stood tho acid test.
Aftor months of Intelligent public consider
ation of every phase and financial nspoct of
the plan submitted, that plan was Indorsed
by virtually every organization In Philadel
phia which Is Interested In public nffalrs.
A special election was then ordered by City
Councils to afford tho peoplo of Philadelphia
nn opportunity to vote for nn Increaso In tho
city's Indebtedness In tho amount of $6,000,000
for tho construction of tho recommended
system.
Every voter believed that ho was voting
upon tho carrying out of tho Taylor plan.
It was the plan which had been approved In
overy section of the city. It was tho only plan
before tho peoplo.
Tho electorate of Philadelphia thus by their
voto Indorsed tho Taylor plan with a mighty
voice. C
Mr. Taylor resigned from tho olllco of
Director on January 3 with his great plan
adopted by tho people, with tho financing of
construction provided for by enabling legis
lation and with tho construction work well
under way, with tho Initial $6,000,000 mado
available by Councils.
Tho peoplo thus had and still have within
their grasp a great municipal transportation
machine, planned to connect up every import
ant section to overy other Important section
in Philadelphia in a manner to cnablo pnsson
gors to travel to nnd fro quickly nnd com
fortably for one 5-ccnt faro.
Tho municipal system wns skilfully planned
so that It could be equipped and operated In
dependently of tho P. It. T., only If necessary,
as a fatal competitor.
Tho equipment and operation of tho munic
ipal system by the P. It. T. was thus assured.
Mr. Taylor, has always recommended and
agreed that tho P. P.. T. should equip and
operate tho municipal high-speed system in
conjunction with Its existing higli-spoed and
surfaco lines on a free transfer basis.
Ho has pointed out that such operation
would virtually connect up every front door
with every other front door In Philadelphia
by tho Joint uso ot tho most convenient com
bination of surfaco and high-speed routes for
one 6-cent fare.
In return Mr. Taylor recommended, and the
public agreed, that the P. P.. T. should be
compensated annually for Its loss resulting
from this desired co-operation, by being given
a first charge on tho earnings of the new
high-speed system In an amount equal to such
losses tho city share In tho earnings to be
secondary.
Tho P. It. T. was thus assured against any
loss of present Income resultant from tho es
tablishment of the municipal high-speed sys
tem, or the operation thoreof by the P. R. T.,
according to tho Taylor plan.
Mr. Tavlor's successor In otTIco barely en
tered upon his duties when he promulgated a
plan for the curtailment, emasculation and
virtually tho elimination of all of the broad
provisions mado under the Taylor plan for
the proper service of the city, presently and
prospectively.
Worse than that, tho Twining plan would
forfeit every provision mads by tho Taylor
plan by which the municipal authorities gained
the necessary strategic position to require the
P. R. T. either to equip and operate the munic
ipal lines under a fair contract with adequate
protection of Its earnings or otherwise to face
ruinous competition.
The people are aroused. They know their
power. Their voice must and will be heard
and heeded,
The people demand that the forthcoming
loan bill shall provide adequate funds to carry
out tho Taylor plan In its entirety. They also
demand that the loan bill shall be so framed
as to designate the routes of tha lines which
are to be constructed In such a manner as to
Bettle this question for all time.
The peoplo will act for themselves In this
matter and settle It by their vote once and
for alt
If the loan bill is not framed so that the
people In voting upon it financially settle the
routes of tho municipal lines In positive terms,
the loan bill will be defeated,
This Is the people's chance.
To defeat the entire loan bill would mean a
delay of only a few months pending a second
loan election, and such delay, Jf Jt be made
necessary by political blundering, will be fully
Justified by the ultimate result, which will
bring great and lasting benefits to Phlladel
phla. The loan bill must by Its terms; definitely
and finally aettle the transit routes, otherwise
the people will settla it In their own way.
They bare the power to do so! No sidestep
ping WW bt toltratsd,
Tom Daly's Column
Preparedness"
Preparedness talk and all that stuff
For ntatesntcn may bo good enough,
But whon they start to scold
They always leavo mo cold.
When politicians havo their say
I tako It for a grandstand play;
I turn, whon such aro near.
An luattcntlvo ear.
Hut yesterday, upon my Won .
Quito unexpectedly I heard
A most pcrsuaslvo genti
And now It's different.
Suppose ho icas but talking "shop"7
I listened till ho choso to stop,
And wagged my silly head,
Approving nil ho said.
"Prepare," ho pnld, "for what's at hand
Throughout tho length of this great land.
Bo ready for tho day;
Bo rendy whllo you may!"
"Ahl very truo. He's right!" I thought.
So, tnkltig out my purso, I bought
A dozen balls nnd cko
A fllio now driving clock.
What Shall (lie Poet Slug?
IN A speech nr cdltoijiil of recent dnto tho
remark ocrturnl Hint men of such ntl Btlcli
avocations, even porta, hnd been lend Into error
nnd preachment nf error. So tho thought ratuo
to me, "Wrllo a iwem discussing 'What Hliall
tho Prct Hlng?' Shall. tlio truo poet, tho mod
ern Caedmon, ho a nationalist, or shall ho bo a
utilversullst; shall ho Inilorso armament, or
must he. to bo truo to that which Is really
noble, Insistently call for disarmament? Or dare
ho Ignore today's problems ostensibly IgnoVo
them, though really by his expositions of what
literature, and history contain In the way of
Instruction nnd guidance ho may mold opinion
nnd affect decisions of nation!! and thus bo
como a factor for (wo hope) good." As soon
us certain work Is oft my mind I shall strlvo
to put this Into fitting diction rhyme and
rhythm. All this did I write to n former pupil.
Dernbltz.
to wuwir w; unvLV.
Tho thing to wrlto we cannot tell
Until we'ro sure that Villa fell;
But O! to wrlto u vlllnncKcI
Would tlcklo this Jiero potc like anything!
(Jems From "Luck in Disguise"
(A novel written In Rood faith by William J. Texter,
revised nnd punrtu.ited lis I,. I. Colter nnd copy
rlKhtcd HMI by John W. l.nvell To., N. Y.)
THIS Is Christmas day. Were wo to attempt
to describe tho galtlcs and festivities partici
pated In by tho Means family, our languago
would fall us.
Sulllco It, wo will ray, long b'forn tho morn
ing twilight appealed In the Intern horrlzon,
to shod forth its phosphorescent lays through tho
thickly falling snow-Makes, tho Mentis family wcro
nil In tune, preparatory tr' the events coincident
and peculiarly allied to such occasions.
Mrs. Means mingled her voice, and person with
tho Servant and ijie children, endeavoring to
dispel all gloom, nnd, If possible, to forget her
grief that so Impeded her happiness desplto nil
her efforts, her visage gavo evidence of an un
adjusted evil, which was forcibly portiaycd In
a sad and strangely melancholy look tf her
countenance.
DIAXA MUSCS.
I need a dress, of mauve and arcy
His favored colors, hy the way
To hold my suitor, noio half won,
To rivet Ms nffcnflon on
Myself and win his heart for aye.
A difficult Adonis they
Account him; if, then, I essay
To captivate this trary one
t need a dress.
And I need, too, a smart display
Of quips and sparkling repartee
Of urlght retort and caustic pun
Of clever Irony, and fun
In fact, to Jiold this mocker gay
J need address.
A, A.
FORDS painted. JIB! other cars at reasonable
rates. Classified Ad,
Why can't folks bo' reasonable about tho
Ford?
The Way It Works
27ic 7ie(r who's left a fortune fat
It may 6o safely stated
Grows dissolute hecause of that,
But soon the fortune tit for tat
7s also dissipated.
The Ideal man weigh 180 pounds, has flno hair
bluff close to the head. Is broad between tho earn and
hln head Is lontr from tho brans to the nape of his
neck. I'rofessor t,owls In E. I,.
'Scuso our blushes, Prof., and accept our
thanks!
"T THOUGHT I lived In a republic," writes
X S. 11., "but tho other day I saw this In
scription on an old building at 5th and Arch:
By General Subscription,
For tha
Freo Quakers
Hrected In tho Year
Of Our Lord 1783
of the Empire 8.
Hyper-Hyperbole
SIB Let's see who can produce the hlp-hlp-hurrawest
hunk of hyperbole. Here's
my entry: '
Once upon a time there was a grasping
landlord who had a witty tenant, whose honest
estimate this landlord foolishly wished. So
ho sent the land agent with a pint of moun
tain dew to find out what Mike thought of
him. The landlord received this report: "If
you were blown to smithereens as small ns a
grain of mustard seed, the littlest bitten that
would be left of you would corrupt a whole
nation of pickpockets." jr. c, D.
No Novelty
Oh. wherefore waste the angry word
On those whose ways you may deplore.
It's likely most of them have heard
Just what you'd like to say, before.
Philander Johnson In Washington Star.
Waste not your own words to deplore
What la not waste, for you will find
Some words, though often hear! before,
Still leaye effectlvo stings behind.
THE CHASniEBED NAUTlXCa
Sir We picked up a copy of the. "Nautilus"
for March the other day and this Is one of the
things we saw; A publishing company ad
vertises 460 PA0E3
HALF LEATHER
GOLD TOPPED
LEAVES,
And now that you got that one how's thlg:
WANTED A single room for a. roan not
smaller than twelve feet long and eight .
feet wide, WOODCOCK.
Seeing Things
jOnce upon an eerie night.
I saw a, wart-hog in Its flight,
pluck a wart from out the eHy
And drop it in a miser's eye.'
."GOSH ! HE
3 -. jEfoMgPkJfi? sill II B&m 1
COSTA THE REAL
PORTUGUESE RULER
Chief Actor in Comic Opera of Poli
tics in Nightmare Republic.
Story Goes He Cuts Off Dogs'
Tails When Feeling Fierce
ND now It Is Portugal. Germany has do-
Xlc
claied war on Portugal. Ono might feel
Horiior for Portugal, poor little Portugal, If
tho country wero not so wonderfully safe from
Gorman armies and German fleets. Tho Ger-
man armies havo not
i cached Paris yet, you
know, and besides, there's
.Spain, nnd Spain Is neutral,
and as for tho fleet up In
Wilhclmshaven, why, tho
fleet is still there. Tho ap
proach by way of tho Medi
terranean, moreover, hardly
seems practlcablo at tho
present time.
And thon ngaln, ono might feel sorrier for
Portugal but for tho fact that tho man who
engineered tho wholo affair Is Alfonso Costa.
In nil tho confusion of information about tho
Portugal of tho last few years ono nnmo has
kept bobbing up at overy turn of events. That
nnmo Is tho name of Affonso Costn.
For several years there has been a general
expectation that any day tho world would
hear of tho assassination of this fopplsh-look-lng
tenth-class lawyer and first-class unscru
pulous politician. A British punllclst, a couplo
of years ago, declared that "what Is almost
certain Is that Affonso Costa will soon bo
murdered by somo of the republican extrem
ists," and ho added that, "with all his faults,
thero Is nobody to replace him," For Costa is
tho man who has kept the ship of state from
running on tho rocks; ho It Is who through
hypocrisies nnd trickeries has enabled his na
tion to weather tho storms of domestia muti
nies and conspiracies. He controls tho shaky
destinies of "the nightmare republic."
"Assassinations" That Failed
It hasn't been clear sailing for the country
slnco tho monarchy was overthrown by tho
murder of Carlos and his son nnd tho deposing
of young Manuel. It has Tieon a period of
speechless pusillanimity on the p'art ot "the
peoplo" of Portugal. Elections n farce, politics
a scandal. Not long ago a traveler wroto:
"Conspiracy has becomo a business. It Is at
present tho only business that pays In Portu
gal. Moreover, it produces a vicious circle of
plot nnd counterplot llko tho bogus plot and
counterplot so piofttablo to tho Russian secret
police." How fnr matters havo Improved Is
shown by tho fact that Costa still runs the
Government. Costa Is Costa, and so long as
Costa Is boss Costa Is Portugal,
Costa has filled other Important offices since
then and Is now Premier and Foreign Min
ister, but he hasn't changed his spots. Tho
ablest man in Portuguese political life, he Is
ilemagoguo through and through and a man
of unsavory repute In both private and public
life. He "schemes out" his overy action. A
writer who knows his character says that
now, If the worso came to the worst, he would
run for cover. "Ho has done It before, so
there Is no libel In the statement. Was It not
he who hid In a newspaper office when the
revolutionists In Lisbon wero Jamming the
Rotunda and the boy king was Jn flight? So
history sayeth. Was it not Costa also who,
when the danger was over, valiantly rushed to
the City Hall and proclaimed the new repub
lic? History so records, It also records cer
tain incidents of that exciting period In Portu.
guese affairs which, If Portugal were not tho
funny country It Is, and Portuguese states
men not such a self-seeking lot, would read
like a comic opera libretto,"
You see ho hasn't been assassinated yet by
royalist or republican extremist, or anybody
else. Costa became Minister of Justice In the
first Cabinet of the first Government under
the republican regime. In seven years, by the
way, there have been seventeen different Min
istries. Costa choso the Job because he knew
the "pickings" would be good. In this office
he Immediately began a long series of "sup
pressions" calculated to down his enemies and
lalse his own prestige (such as It was, and Is).
Those opposed to him were arrested not only
because they were said to have spoken ill of
him, but also because they were sometimes
suspected of laying plans to assassinate him.
At one time. In fact, these suspected
"assassinations" became the cause of amuse
ment In Lisbon. One poor fellow, arrested In
the very act (so It was sent out by Costa's
friends), was found to have nothing more ter
rible on his. person than a blunt Jackknife,
Another this time a small boy was dis
covered with a pistol in hi hagabuttloiny Q
little, how to uie It ttothttt. hjs JJrfd,at Uae
railway carriage tn wh QM& "ww about ta
travel (3 ha tnugd, entire tmm, Up canjBM.
DIt. A. COSTA
MUST WANT WHAT HE
It was discovered later thdt Costa's own
friends had put tho pistol In the boy's hand,
and that tho wholo "assassination" had been
prearranged for purposes of publicity. This
story would bo unhcllevablo wcro It not that
tho Premier Is vain enough to bellevo that
Attempted "assassinations" strengthen his
political prestlgo nnd keep him fully In tho
public eye. Ho has been "assassinated" so
many times, in fact, that when tho news does
nrrlvo of his actual murder (as may happen at
any time) few In Lisbon will bo prepared to
bellevo It.
Costa's Famous Hide
The story of his rldo to City Hall to pro
claim tho now republic Is quite as Interesting
In Its way ns that famous rldo of Paul Revcro's.
In Its own way, remember. Everything and
everybody wns in confusion. Except Costn.
IIo know that all danger was over for tho
revolutionists. Ho kept away from his fellow
cons-plratois and hired a taxi. It wns neces
sary for Costa to get somewhere and get
thero first. It wns Imperative also that Ma
chndo tie Santos ono of tho leading mutlneors
should bo "dished." So Costa Jumped Into
tho cab, after tho king .had disappeared, and
with a cloud of gasollno behind him "made"
for tho Rotunda, where a handful of conspira
tors wns In waiting, with Machado do Santos
In charge. Ho told do Santos that another
attack was Imminent nnd persuaded hlfn to
lcmaln on guard. Then, having properly de
ceived his fellow republican, Costa Jumped Into
tho cab again and "scorched" to tho City Hall.
Tho cab in which this terrific rldo was mado
becamo later nn object of historic Interest,
and thero was nn abortive nttempt to install
It, with the relics of tho Braganza murder, in
tho r.f tlonnl museum. It may bo added, as a
minor Jncldont In tho libretto, that thero aro
still some bullet holes In tho cab. Theso wero
made, says ono authority, by ono of Costa's
admirers, who fired "a few shots through It
as It lay In Its shed, in order to give It the
nppcarance of having been through tho hottest
flro."
That's tho stylo of Premier Costa, con
troller of tho destinies of tho nlghtmaro repub
lie. Not very Imprcsslvo In personal appear
ance, ho tries to bo with his nice little mus
tacho and beard and all. But this attempt to
bo Impressive goes to greater lengths. Ho
wishes to bo thought very fierce. Ho encour
ages tho story that ho keeps a largo numbor
of dogs for tho purposo of cutting off a tall
when bo's In a particularly fierce mood. Lot
Germany beware.
BETWEEN FISHING TIMES
There Is all the difference In tho world be
tween fishing and angling. Fishing Is a com
mercial occupation. Angling Is something else
ngnln, something not so mundano and com
monplace. It was of nngllng, not fishing, that
old Ike Walton wrote. Vet there's n way of
making the latter term expressive of tho Wal
tonian spirit. That is by utilizing tho prefix
"a," which is really not a prefix at nil, but a
preposition. "A-fishlng" Is Impeccably sent!
mental. Dr. Prlmo uses It In his little book,
"I Go a-FIshlng," but thero he Is quoting Scrip
ture. Then, sometimes, a phrase containing the
word "fishing" may be so turned as to preservo
the higher value, ns In the title of Bliss Terry's
essay. "Fishing With a Worm."
Angling Is of ancient history. Among the fol
lowers of Zoroaster were angler naturalists, and
both the Oreoks and tho Romans pursued tho
art of angling. From Homer to Opplan thero
were piscatory poets who dwelt on the de
lights of tho gentle craft. In a poem of tha
Becond century Opplan describes the-perfect
angler as "a well-made, active man, patient,
vigilant, enterprising, courageous, and full of
expedients." The earliest mention of fly fish
Ing occurs In the Epigrams of Martial, wherein
the wrasse Is "decoyed by fraudful Hies." The
first English authoress, Damo Juliana Berners,
wrote "A Treatyso of Fysshynge wyth an An
gle," printed In 1406. May her memory thrive
like that of Honest Izaak!
BY THE OLD HOME-FIRE
I.
The old home-fire where the red sparks race
Up tha broad-backed chimney. In the old home
place!
How far we've wandered from Its friendly
gleams
From the home-winds singing through the dark's
still dreams!
Wandered weary In the far. falsa lights.
Yearning vainly for the old home-nights
For the winter silence on tlfe frost-llecked ways
And tha broad-backed chimney with the home
fire's blaze!
II.
The strange, thronged cities of the storming
crowds;
The buildings climbing until they scar the
clouds;
The strife of tollers in the stern life-fight
Of the days that die not In tha hush of nlghtl
Tho tread of thousands on tho thupderstreet.
With hearts far-slghlng for the silence swept
That fell In blessing on the friendly gleams
Of the old home-fire where lie read love's dreams!
III.
The traveler listens where the lost lives roam;
The Park Is calling to the Dark; "Come home!
The loved lights twinkle over vale and hill
And the dreams are waiting In the firelight still
The wmter-tpinejia that la falling deep
With besAlw ewettaesa-Jke Jh ' breath of
Blewff " "" ut
Irtw.i'tef d-r thfr4rwhw the falsa
J,BIM' r-miminm vtfuauxmifm
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What Do You Know?;
Queries of general interest will bo answeni
in this column. Ten questions, tha anstccri
to which every well-informed person sftoiddj
know, arc asked dally.
i
QUIZ
i.
About how ninny hou-tes nro thero In i'hUadelphlat
How does l'ortimnl compare In size with TVon.
sjlvnnlu?
3. Niiine n formerly erc.it ehlnbulldlnir centre "lJ
Mnlnc.
1. In what .State Is Aiken?
S. Who t the Major of Chicneo?
o. Is Denver north or south of Atlanta?
7. Name n (treat American poet.
8. Nnmo tho Sultnn of Turkey.
0. On which side of India. Is llombjy?
10. Numo u Senator from Florida.
Answers to Yesterday's Quiz
1. At the rorner ot Chestnut and fltli streets.'
'2. Hoosevelt
3. JelTrrson bought Iotilslan:i from X.ipoIeon
SHI. 500. 000.
-1. Nearly six times us lnrce.
S. Two.
C. Yes. Huchanan.
7. rive.
8. Tho hidden rlrer.
0. Htato College, Centre County,
10. Three.
Ill
Use of "Vise"
?
,-v;
Jhlllor of "What Do You Know" In buslneil
coi rcspondonce and In print f occasionally come
across tho vorb, "to vlso," us-ed In the sense pi
validating a document, tho sign of tha acute so-
cent over tho letter e Indicating Its French ori
gin. Sometimes It Is used In tho past teruw,
"vlseed." On roferenco to both my French B.n4
my English dictionaries I fall to find the ivord
Tho first named, however. Includes the verb
"viscr," of which ono of tho definitions ia "Sofl
. .. -.- ,. tut ... uIHi9
fiKU. j'.xampie; --oiro vvtcr un uaacpui., m
"Vise" must thereforo bo tho past participle of a
this verb, and It scums absurd to use it with 3
tho slcn of the Infinitive in English, as It woulll
bo equivalent to saying "to validated." "Vlseed," .
according to this construction, would be "vail
datcded." Is thero uny good authority for this
mongrel combination? W. A. a.
Vise Is the past participle of tho French verb
visor, but It has been Incorporated In the Eng
lish language. You will find It In the Concise
Oxford Dictionary classed as a noun and as a
transitive verb. As a noun It means an Inaort
ment on a passport showing that It has beta
fM,ul pni-pflpt ntirl or n vprh it means to marie'
as correct. J
Hall of Fame
Editor of "What Do You Know"l. The HaltJ
of Famo Is In the Capitol at Washington. PIeis;
rli-n full ilauc-rlHttnn. 2. Wll!lt In a Chancellor
in England and in the United States of Amerlcaa
Ul'JlNnr U. UVtuxarj.
1. There Is no Hall
of Fame, properly torn
called. In Washington,
Statuary Hail in u
national Capitol Is tho only place which mlghtS
be called by that name. Thero Is, however, .
structure known as tho Hall or wtna xor uii
A,n,-in,io Tt is in Nw York on the campul'
l. V.n, Vnvl, TTnlvl-ttV. Tf IS In tllO fOflniS
of a terrace, with a superimposed eolonnadsw
connecting uie university uuu m " ",iM
with the Hall of Philosophy. On tha grounUJHI
Monr la n. museum 200 by 40 feat. The colon-Sfi
nado abovo Is 000 feet long, with Provision for
ir.n iii onoh Jn hour tho name of a larnoui
American. ' The names to bo Inscribed are j
locted by a Jury of 100 dlstinguisneu "'""?
2. A chancellor In England la a state or iaw
official. Tho highest Judicial olllcer Is knojTHH
as the Lord High Ch-nceltor, and the M
officer of the Governor: Is the Chancellor i
.., lvM,.nnnr Tlin rll.mcellor Of B. BISHOP ,WJfe
a dloceso Is tho law officer of the bhhop. W
Austria and Germany the chief minister ? "
13 known as a chancellor, in uie u"'" "TL.J
It is the title of a Judicial or executive oflWW
The head ot the isew Jersey cuui .--- .
as the chancellor and the president ot syreu"
University bears the same tiue,
Oil on the Water
Editor ot "What Do You Know"-Will yjU
please tell mo where in tha Bible I.canwjK
phrase, "Like pouring oil on trouoieo. rj
Will some reader assist R. C. Y.I
rtMost Herman General
Editor of "What Do You "fT
oldest general In active service In ttj
"cowt Gottlieb von Haesler, who Is more tk$
80, Is said to be the oldest man "-a,
He Is the mmy mr . but wlwa
Veraun. lie "'" -" - -" , ,, hemuwl
teered for service when the present war M!
limits to Valley Forge and West Chester '
Editor o "What D9 You X"'? jjl
me how to ?et to West Chester Pa. bytr.
tro ley-ana Dy iooi, uij vy "y., "; kBtra
w .Ain. trolley and by foot. Let my J
how far 'these places RW )
You can reach West Chester by trala fWg
the Broad Street Station of the SfoiMCT
Railroad. The trolley route Is by way of a
:'i.ri ... cotv, trr where vou change t..lgS
West Chester" ine. On "Sot. Vqu would
the trolley line. The distance is 2T mUe WJgp
" , ;.v. v.w frnln from tha MarMl j7SN
station oVthe Philadelphia and rJ"3
""" .. jit trolley line. Ml Ijl-.
way.
V-'.-, tt, TJn.-rUtown electric cars M HP
AMWU ,v . t-- --
at M
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town you ra.M " - "r;t maw9 .
quent trips to vauey for Vl,rrB f
foot is by way of Ovcrbrook, Ardmare, WW.
ford. Bryu Mawr, Yulanova, uuwu. Z j
wiSaitt iA Count Hamburg to VU? -..
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