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PHILADELPHIA. SATUntHY. MAnCII 18,1916.
Dare be true: Nothing can need a lie;
A. fault which needs It moit urowi Uco
thereby. George Itcrbci t.
Of what use will tho matlncs bo In hunting
Villa If ho takes to the woods?
Golf Shortens Life Headline.
Alt, but It makes It worth living.
Tho geese are heralding tho approach of
spring, but jtho groundhog got there first.
General Pershing has not got Villa yet, but
his soldiers are already singing that he Is on
the way.
The bill adding 20.000 men to tho standing
army has been signed by tho President. Now
let tho patriots enlist.
What did Lawrence Hotisman mean when
he said that American hospitality was far
more charming than her poetry or her drama?
Tho proposition that tho Methodist Church
restore the ltineiant system in Its ministry
was npt very hospitably received In the Phila
delphia Conference.
There's nothing especially new In this Idea
of military training In the schools. Peda
gogues for generations lmvo been attempting
to teach the young Idea to shoot.
The rule of tho Industrial Hoard of tho
State Department of Labor requiring hotel
proprietors to give their women help twenty
four hours' rest a week does not apply to
mothers at home.
Now let's wait and see how well tho engineer
in charge of street cleaning keeps his promise
to remove nil the filth from the htrcets "within
48 hours after tho first thaw." Perhaps ho
means tho last thaw befoic warm weather
sets In for good. '
Of course Philadelphia can never become a
second Duluth or Minneapolis, but It la tho
natural outlet for pretty sizable crops of
grain. So It Is gratifying to learn that granary
exports have grown so materially that cmo of
tho railroads has been obliged to doublo the
capacity of Its elevators.
New York believes In up-to-the-minute pre
paredness. The first nrmored motor battery
in tho Unltod States will be mustered into tho
New York National Guard tonight. Observer!
from somewhere in Franco and I'landers and
Gattcia have brought back tidings of tho vast
value of auto-motor equipment In modern warfare-
Philadelphia la not too pioud to imltato
and Gotham's example Is referred respectfully
t6 tho N. G. P.
The Pennsylvania delegation in Congress .s
doing a service, albeit unofficial. In soliciting
F.ederal aid for the plan to have some of tho
exhibits used nt the Panama-Pacific Exposi
tion and the Safety First Convention installed
at the coming Philadelphia "Today and Tomor
row" exposition. Many of these are highly
instructive tp their display of modern Inven
tions and methods, and It might be well to
obtain the Government's consent for perma
nent installation In tho Commercial Museums
of those of most Interest and edification.
Columbia's gain again is Pennsylvania's loss.
Former Dean McCrea, of the "Wharton School,
Is to figure largely in the new school of busi
ness. He follows Dr. Edward T. Devine, Prof.
Samuel McCuno Lindsay and other Pennsylva
nia men to the New York university, which
also had to come here for Dr. Talcott "Williams
M organizer and chief of the Pulitzer School
oi Journalism. Some day Philadelphia will
awaken to the fact that its men of ability
should bo kept within the bounds of the
county. Still, the supply seems to hold out
famously.
Honesty is a product that cannot be manu
factured by machinery. The failure of the
coin boxes in the street cars to prevent dis
honest conductors from robbing the Rapid
Transit Company Is only the latest Illustration
of the ability of the perverse to beat any
safety device that has been invented. "When
the conductors were required to ring up the
fares on an automatic register ways were
found to pocket nickels. Where tickets are
issued tho companies do not get all the money
that is their due. Yet the attempt to make
fraud impossible will persist, and the wits of
honest men wll be pitted against the ingenu
ity of the rogues to tho end of time. The
rogUu Will never" learn that it pays to be hon
est. He ought to learn, of course, and we
have scores of institutions trying to instil the
principles of uprightness into the youth. But
their failure in so many instances seems to
Justify the belief that the old theologians
were not wholly wrong when they formulated
the doctrine of total depravity,
Nearly one-fifth of the number of deaths
recorded during the winter in this city are due
to one class of dlsaase, the varieties of which,
speaii-g In a general way, uillict the bron
chial, pulmonary and pectoral areas. The
majority are osciibed to pneumonia, the most
&rlqus form which those diseases take. Count
Jajr, depths wJHch are caused by influenza and
pebat h&UM the grip, the proportion mounts
to Si percent- TJ19 primary stimulus of such
aWistaUtv is most often a simple cold; and a
oU rr r.-ta 1 ia the effect whareby resentful
p. - eae!s'i- Pepje are not
i toa- o m to prftyK "catching
eBa.'" y fie iventi ars beedjsas'j hospitable
t6 such a fever or congestion an a cold I,
medically considered. Wo are mftdo receptive
by the custom of wrapping heavily one day
and lightly the next, Instead of maintaining
a consistent Warmth; by coddling the feelings
with ovcrwarm clothing, by traveling short dis
tances without accustomed wraps, bv sitting In
drafts and tolerating cold feet. In conse
quence, winter, Instead of being a tonic, Invig
orating season, Is a spell of coughs and colds,
chills and sneezes. Tho seeds of tho harvest of
death nro sown in careless practices. Such
unreasonable weather as we nro now having
will surely exact Its toll becauno simple pre
ventive measures nro not taken.
CONSERVATIVE AMERICANS
Tliere m a ilcllnllr Ainrrlcnn rlmrnctrr
utile. i foreigner rifely itmlrrtnm1, It
chief fenliire n nMlllj Iti net. The remon
we rnn urt U Hint we lime fnttli. nnd ne
nre ennertnttte hrcnnic p will not hixr
nur hellcf Mittltett. Up neeil them In our
itiillA lnnlne. "Mttrli of nur pnlttlofil nnd
nrlil lift N it mvatery If c tin not tuke
Amtrlcnn ronuPMntlMn lntn ncinunt.
WI;
HAVE henttl not n little dlscusilon
tout tho American character since tho
United States found itself a yonr ngo in the
position of n nation not altogether apart
from tho other nations of tho world. As tho
complexities continue to press In on its tlieio
will bo moto and more discussion about what
tho American character t cully Is, what It will
tolerate nnd wlmt It will t eject. A gtoat
many observers even go so f.it' ns to hay
that thcro Is no American character.
Out there Is an Am-tlcan diameter, nnd
none Is keener to notice It than those very
races which nro supposed to mnlto nny unity
In these States Impossible. Like Dick Dead
cyo In "Pinafore" tho citizen of this coun
try "might have bron n Russian, n French, or
Turk, or Prussian, or perhaps Ital-eyo-an." Hut
In splto of tho temptations to bo Intcrnatlnnnl
the citizen remains an American. A Rus
sian returning to his native land nftor fif
teen years In Philadelphia Is almost an out
sider. He Is different, and his countrymen
say very acutely that "Ho ImH boon to Amer
ica," with the understanding that no man can
live In Amcilci ami remain what ho was.
Wlmt makes the difference?
You hear the answer every day. "I want
action on this," Is the last word of tho Iloss.
"Got action," "A little action now," "Cut out
the talk nnd give us somo action," nro tho
familiar nnd deciding plnascs on the baseball
field and In tho automobile factory, The new
and triumphant stylo of tennis developed In
tills country is an example of how wo do
things, by energy and action, more than by
diplomatic play. The American sporting popu
laco Is unnhlo even to watch a dilatory match.
In the elimination matches played between
the Australian and Geimnn contenders a year
or two ago the amazing steadiness of tho
players won tho admit ntlon of the crowds,
but there weio nudjblo prayers for a "smash,"
for n bit of McT.oughlln's verve, for n little
wlldness if only the players would show that
they woie alive.
European observers have agreed that tho
United States, In spite of all Its activity and
energy, Is nn old country. Some say prema
turely old. They aio sui prised bocuuso we
have de eloped the tipping system and tho
lalhoads and munlcip.il giuft and opeins to
the same point of perfection 1 cached In the
Old World. They accuse us of being "dread
fully conservative," while they admire, or af
fect to despise, our equally dreadful energy.
They fancy tliat tho combination Is unnatural.
As u mntter of fact it Is tho only possible
combination.
Tho United States Is conservative becauso
it has faith, and It has faith because without
faith you cannot act. Action Is In the air, but
the doubter, the man who thinks too much,
cannot act. That is why tho one thing which
wo will not tolerate Is indecision. Rightly or
wrongly, there was a widespread dissatisfac
tion with tho "watchful waiting" policy of
Picsldent AVllson In Mexico. The underlying
leason was that no one seemed to know what
wo were waiting for. There was no faith In
anything definite which would glvo us a clue
for action. Tho tame thing applies in tho
controversy with Germany. So long as tho
Administration seemed only to bo marking
time, there were no words too bitter for its
time-serving methods. The moment a definite
action was decided upon, the moment the
President went to Congress nnd said, "You
must net now," tho tuin In his favor was
Immediate. Perhaps both attitudes wero a
little thoughtless. That, too, Is characteristlo
of Americans. What Is thought, when you
can do?
About ton years ago all the popular maga
zines wero devoting much sp:ico to Captains
of Industry. Tho country was worshiping
bigness, success spoiled with dollar maiks.
This year the same magazines aro giving the
same spaco to men and women who have
never been heard of before. Instead of telling
how much a great piomoter can afford to
spend for a dinner to u Senegaleso potentate,
the magazines tell us on how llttlo a widow
managed to live and bring up her four chil
dren. Not tho blggebt farm but tho smallest
furm attracts the eyo. Yet essentially the
samo thing Is being exploited tho great
American ability to "do." Whether we do
with or do without Is Inessential, We do.
It Isn't always clear what we believe, but
whatever It Is, we will not have the founda
tions of our beliefs shaken, becauso we cannot
live without acting on those beliefs.
BE GENTLE WITH CAKKANZA
IT IS always wise to put yourself in the
other man's placo before you begin to per
suade him to take your point of view.
Tho Government at Washington Is doubt
less trying to understand the Mexican uttltude
toward the expedition In search of Villa as a
preliminary to understanding the attitude of
Cananza. Mexico Is not friendly to tho United
States. Carranza Is doubtless enough of a
politician to know that he cannot welcome
our troops with open arms until and unless
public bentlment sustains him. He can refrain
from putting any obstacles In our way without
making trouble for himself at home. It may
be that he can go further than that. In co
operation with our troops. Ho can, however,
send an expedition after Villa to act simul
taneously with our own without compromising
himself.
Tho situation is so delicate that he must act
with great discretion. Mexico la an independ
ent sovereign country, as proud of its Inde
pendence as any other nation. Although there
are precedents for our expedition across the
border, the purpose of the former "invasions"
was not to capture a Mexican revolutionist,
who is a revolutionist even if he is also a
landlt. When Carranza cited these precedents
he was doubtlosa talking for the benefit of
Mexicans and attempting to justify to them
our pyrposea and his own willingness to have
us get Villa. At any rate, until there is evi
dence to the contrary, we must assume that he
ia trying to hejp us as much as possible in
the delicate position in which he rlnda him-
celf.
Tom Daly's Column
OVlt VILLAGE POVT
Whenever It' a Saturday an' all my tcorfc
is through
I like to tcalk on Chestnut street and see what
news is new,
For that's the time the bippest crowds arc
atrolltn' tip an' down
To make thetrsctves consplck'ous before the
hull dcrn town,
To site each other up an' knock the clothes
an' things in slpht
An' pass tcmarks tike "Lamp the lldt" "Oh,
pipe the sktrtl" "Oood'tilphtl"
Today I sre the barrel skirt, the veiy latest
mode.
Upon a fat young ttoman that was swelled
up IlKc a toad;
t noticed one man past her and never look
behind!
Quite Marvelous 1 .thought him but found
that he ua.i blind,
I nut another fellow you'll maybe think a
myth'
A City Hall employe whose surname ttasn'f
"Smith"!
t had my mouth all ready for anything I'd sec
To tlvklc me enough to pull a cacKIc out o' me.
tint hanged If t could find a smile from 6ih
street up to Broad!
The sticcl just seemed so solemn that it kinder
ovcratvcil
The hunger after humor, and I couldn't
understand
Just what the matter was until 1 heard
on every hand
One neighbor stop another an' remark with
bated bicath
How many men of prominence were being
claimed by death.
The names of Voorhecs, ilootc, Supplcc and
many moic bcilde
Were on the weekly toiler of noted ones
who died.
And so I checked my silly grin an' went upon
my way.
Content to ft el that It was good to be alive
today;
Oh, glad that It teas Saturday an' all my
work was through
An' 7 coitM walk on Chestnut street an' sea
wliat ncies teas new.
But Never Ajjnin
"TTXTItY! Here y'aio!" the newsboy was
U crying; "big accident!"
"Hey, boy," called the thin man, cocking
up his ears, "what was the accident?"
"Why, do accident wuz dat nnuddcr tight
wad llko 011 onct found out do nows from mo
widotit hiiyin' a paper."
DOX'T KXOW HOW II E DOES IT
lie must sit up and woik all ntght
To spend at such a giddy rate;
Ills wife burns money left and right.
I don't think he's so awful blight,
1 never saw him scintillate;
lie must sit up and woik all night.
He's short on looks, and 3hc's a sight;
A smash is coming, sure as fate,
Ills wife burns money left and right.
Why, I knew htm when he icas quite
A kid; he's nothln' but a skate; '
lie must sit up and work all night.
He never bothers to invite
The wife or me to his estate.
He must sit up and work all night,
Hit wife burns money left and right.
31. E. II.
The Worst That Ever Happened
BEING sick In bed with measles when my
Uncle Harry from New York called in a
cab and took all tho other kids to their
first circus. vix.
Aiming a kick at a model little boy neighbor,
missing It and skinning my shin on tho fence
post, and getting licked for having a bad tem
per. TaB,
Yea, Bo!
To sit upon u Jury
'Most every man has fitness,
Hut It takes a skilful lawyer
To sit upon a witness
Our Own Shak. Sup.
(1016-1916)
I.
SIIAKSPEUE'S knowledge of psychology was
most Intimate. The best instance of this
Is when Caesar, after speaking for two acts in
tho well-known English language, revertu (as
Is natural In a stato of extreme excitement) to
his nntlvo tongue and says: "Et tu, Brute!"
II.
Second only to the theory that Shakspcre
was Bacon Is the interesting hypothesis that
ho was bow-legged. This accounts for the
"delicate sensitiveness" of which Brander
Matthews speaks, and for the fact that Will
played only ghosts and old men.
III.
An amusing tale is told about Shaks
pero's ready wit. Will Kempt, tho comedian
In the Globe sometimes spelled Kemp, was
becoming more and mora arrogant, and con
stantly endeavored to strut In the centre of
the stago. He often 'me In partly dressed
and delayed tho action by finishing his toilet
in full vlow of the audience. On one such
occasion Shakespere noted this and shouted
with a round Elizabethan oath, "Better no fool
at all than an Unkempt one!" This so peeved
the clown that he left the company soon after
ward. CONSULT AnVEKTISINO COLUMNS
Sir Could ou recommend a sood tzar and butter
roan? Yesterday I complained to the man who has
been serving us tbat some of the ecss were bad.
"That ain't my fault." be said. "I ain't no bent"
ANN,
ONE of Farmer Smith's young men, who
forgot to sign his name to the letter,
which Is dated "Today, 1916," writes on the
back of the envelope: "If destroyed, please
send back to 732 N Second st." Here's his
letter: '
I am enjoying this club. I am very sorry to
say but I did not get a button in the envelope
I only got a card and a pleage.
a member Flnkelsteln
to the club. -'
When a boy Abram Lincoln lived in Indiana.
During his early life. Ills family was very poor.
In every position he took, he did faithfully all
the duties connected with it, ana so gained the
esteem of his employer. Hla honesty and brav
ery made all the people love hbn.
NOT HIS
"Two apuls with but a tingle thought!"
Were Bess and Out; tut, bless us!
By Just one look at Qua we're 'taught
The tingle tjiought Is Bets'.
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SPEAKING THE
PUBLIC MIND
Views of Readers on Highway
"Death Traps," the Shakespeare
Tercentenary and Other
Topics
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir Tho nrtlclo In the first edition of tho
Evening Inuaiin of tho 14th, relating the de
tails of nn accident to two students, caused by
a .10-foot drop of nn automobile from the North
cast Houleard on to" the track of tho Head
ing Hallway, near 6th street, should bring
forcibly to the minds of tho city ofllclals the
many other points of danger of this same
nature now existing along the Boulevard. I
have traveled many scores of times along tills
beautiful stretch of roadway nnd have, each
time, noted the dangers of nn accident of this '
kind which exist.
There aro three driveways, open to automobiles,
a large central ono and a smaller ono on each
side of it.
"When the Boulevard crosses railroad tracks,
as It docs at, I think, at least four points,
it narrows to tho width of tho middle drive
way, cuuslng the two outer driveways to curvo
In very sharply to tho right and left, making
nn nlmost right angle turn No protection
whateer is given at these turns, except pos
sibly a four or five Inch curb, and straight
ahead In tlio dlicctlon of the lateral driveways
Is the railroad embankment, with a ."lo-foot
drop to the right of way. It would be very
catty for any one unacquainted with the nature
of tho road, and unaware of tho existence of
the railroad crossing, Instead of turning Into
tho middle driveway, to keep straight ahead.
Jump the cuib, then cross a 10-foot sidewalk
and drop to- his death 30 feet below on tho
railroad tracks.
There aro least 16 of these death traps, four
at each of the railroad crossings, and there
Is no doubt in my mind that the accident
this morning was caused in the above manner,
nnd future accidents could be readily averted
by the erection of a stout fence at tho
curves, preferably painted white, so as to bo
visible at night or better still, mndo safer by
a red light at night.
It. M. REMICK.
Philadelphia. March 16.
THE SHAKESPEAREAN REVIVAL
To tho Hdltor of Evening Ledger:
Sir In reply to "Fanny's" query ns to the
wisdom of giving a Shakespearean frolic, I
would like to Indorso her suggestion The
Drama Lenguo of America has Issued tho fol
lowing statement: "All individuals, clubs and
other organizations, everywhere, nro m.st ear
nestly begged to take somo part In this revival
of Interest In tho great poot and dramatist and
In the commemoration of his tercentenary."
Shakespeare's writings range from farco to
tragedy Is It not therefore qulto as appropriate
to bring about a "revival of Interest" by celo
brat Ins along the lines of mirth as well as
those of solemnity? Perhaps tho fact of the
tercentenary being tho anniversary of Shako
tnearc's death Is responsible for the funereal
tone of many of the programs to which you
allude. '
I have been Informed that many clubs In tho
rural districts are giving costume dances,
charades and all sorts of novelty parties, merely
using the Shakespearean background as a means
to further the "revival of Interest."
The February Issue of the Messenger, the
official organ of the State Federation of Penn
sylvania Women, suggests three Shakespearean
programs for. single meetings and two illustrative
plays. They are "The Dark Lady of the Son
nets," by George Bernard Shaw, and "The
Itehearsul," by Maurice Baring. The latter
Is a farce, representing a rehearsal of "Macbeth"
at tho aiobo Theatre, 1595, with Shakespeare
writing lines to order. The Indorsement of the
State Federation of Pennsylvania Women of
Baring's farce furnishes ample sanctions for
celebrations of lighter vein.
It Is always much easier to formulate pro
grams consisting of papers, songs and read
ings than to originate entertainments. This
may largely account for the character of many.
of the programs already given.
My sentiment regarding your query Is, to
quote from Shakespeare himself:
Frame your mind to mirth and merriment.
Which bars a thousand harms und lengthens life.
A LOVER OF SHAKESPEAUE.
Philadelphia, March 14.
CELEBATING THE TERCENTENARY
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir Being deeply interested In the tercen
tenary of Shakespeare, I would like to help
"Fanny" solve her query as to tho wisdom of
celebrating it In u frolicsome manner. There
are three essentials to be considered in for
mulating a Shakespearean or any other kind of
celebration; namely, the time, the placo, the
audience; solve these and your problem will be
answered. As to the time, select a program that
will be best adapted to the season In which
it will be given. An indoor entertainment, for
instance, with the thermometer standing at
90 would not be welt chosen. As to the' place,
assure yourself that the program win be well
suited to its Immediate surroundings. A set
ting requiring space and atmosphere would
be Ill-advised it presented upon a cramped
platform. As to the audience, consider well its
temperament. A clever satire will be wasted
upon an audience devoid of humor, as classical
music would bore those whof prefer ragtime.
Shakespeare ran the gauntlet from frivolity to
tragedy, yet whp would accuse him of being
too frivolous? There Is the ballroom and
there is the .cemetery. Youth revels In the
first and age takes comfort In the latter. There
is an appropriateness in all things. One would
not consider a minstrel show In good form at a
White House ceremony (despite the presen rage
for black and white), but neither would one ex
pect the Marine Band to play dirges as the
citizens on New Year's Day pass before the
Chief Executive and members of his Cabinet
Above all. do the things that you and your
club can do the best. If there is musical talent
In the club, by al means introduce musia on the
program. If you have elocutionists, read some
of pio most famous Shakespearean scenes, but
do not attempt them by unskilled amateurs.
Study the limitations of those who can assist
you and be careful not to exceed thesa llmlto
Uons. If "Fanny'B Dtrrt play" is suited to th time.
UNLEASHED
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tho place and tho audlcnco and Is appropriate
to tho occasion on which It Is given, I B6o no
rcaRon why Sliakcspenro should not bo cole
braled in tho merriest of merry fnshlons, for
who loved a quip nnd a Jest better than he?
Philadelphia, March 14. , II. II. F.
BALLOTS AND BULLETS
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:'
Sir "Will tho Evenino LnnciEn kindly ex
plain tho assertion made In tho editorial "Pork
and, Preparedness," on March 13: "There aro
men who say that tho right to vote and tho
obligation of mllltnry scrvico should bo Insep
arable. But It can never bo applied
In tho United States"
Why not7 BEADEB.
I'hlladctphla, March 14.
Tho right to voto and tho obligation of mili
tary servlco can not bo mado Inseparable with
out unlersal compulsory military training. Pub
lic sentiment Is against ndoptton of any such
system In tho United States. Editor of EvnNiNO
Lnoann.
OUR MENTAL DEFECTIVES
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir The Public Charities Association of
Pennsylvania has Just completed, unquestion
ably, a most successful campaign In our city,
nnd most certainly the public mind has been
nrmly impressed with the need of more com
plete nnd proper tncthuds of caro for our feeble
minded. With systematic precision tho whole
Held has been presented In tho most concluslvo
nnd convincing manner. Evory citizen who
attended tho exhibit, has not had to bo trained
In a special course of psychology to understand
this most, Importnnt of problems which con
fronts ovory community. Every possible phaso
of the work has been presented to tho thinking
uublic, so that tho public as a whole has been
nblo to grasp tho subject.
Our Juvenile courts have boon wrestling hard
with tills problem. And they have discovered
caso after caso of these mental defectives. Tho
work among them hns been most hopeless. In
deed. Long slnco they have discovered that the
nnlv mothod to handlo theso defectives property
was to placo them In well-equipped Institu
tions. Pennsylvania Is most certainly far below tho
scale In tho caro of those unfortunates, and It
is mobt ccrtnlnly Inspiring to sco this great
movement on foot. Tho ultimata successful end
Is ccrtnlnly going to mean a shrlnkago In tho
criminal records In the years to como.
There Is ono phaso of the situation, however,
that tho association did not take up in Its en
tirety. And that part of tho situation was tho
presenting of tho full facts In regard to the
Increasing number of mental defectives. Truo,
tho mental defectives born of parents who aro
also mentally deficient was pictured most
vividly, but that phaso of tho situation whero
feeble-minded children aro born of parents not
mentally defective, but otherwise physically dis
eased, was sadly neglected.
The noble movement to placo these feeble
minded people In proper Institutions Is most
cnrtnlnly needed, and there should bo proper
appropriations from the State to bring about
this end. These buildings should bo built, and
hundreds of employes should bo hired to tnko
care of theso people This method will help
considerably to stop the Increase In numbers of
these defectives. But Is It not a Justice to tho
Commonwealth to lntroduco legislative meas
ures whereby every possible Increase of these
defectives shall be checked as far as possible?
If tho public could realize tho astounding
percentage of defectives who are born of men
tally well-balanced parents, who aro otherwise
In certain diseased conditions, I feel certain
that it would also demand that more money bo
expended for tho purpose of checking at least
one disease, which ip ono of the greatest under
lying causes for tho production of feeble-minded
offspring. It certainly would nllevlate the ex
pense of keeping more than ono child In these
proposed Institutions In the future.-. Recently
It hns become necessary for waiters to present
a certificate of a clean bill of health. That was
a mighty good movement Let us have more.
The medical profession In tho majority today,
believe in the treating of the underlying cause
of a disease, and also some of the symptoms,
If these symptoms give unnecessary discomfort
and pain to the patient Apply this example to
the problem of feeble-mlndedness. Take care
of these people, but also put forth every possible
effort to stop every source of Increase.
Oliver Wendell Holmes once said that when
he talked to a man he felt that he was talking
to three men, the man as he was known to the
world, the man as he was known to himself and
the man as he knew him. Let us have some
more efficient method whereby the public may
be educated In this clean bill of health business.
There Is no question what the result would
neon In regard not only to the Increasing pop
ulation of mental defectives, but also to the
moral and physical happiness of the laity as a
whole. A READER.
Philadelphia, March 10.
PRESENT-DAY SCHOOLING
Tho head of a large retail storo complains that
applicants for positions cannot spell or add 'a
column of figures. But why should the schools
'concern themselves with these old-fashioned re
quirements of education? Is it mot enough to
learn clay-modeling and millinery and leave
adding to the adding machine? New York
World.
A SONG OP PARTING
Go not so soon, dear days
Of sunlight and of haze,
When o'er the spirit flows
The soft gray sea's repose,
And memories of distress
Yield to the air's caress,
Rights of the waning moon,
Go not so soonl
Go not so swift, fair tima
Of friendship, like a rhyme
, , That holds in harmony
What was and what shall be.
Thou that has brought the zest
Of animated rest, -
Prolong thy perfect gift;
Go not so swift!
Go not so fast, sweet hour
Of farewell to the flower;
Th mystery pf eve
Within our reverie weave;
"Whisper that alt we sea
la naught to what shall be.
That life, thajt love shall last!
Go not so fasti -RoM.
Underwood Johnson, la Usrpsr'g Msuilns.
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What Do You Know?
OkcUcs of general interest will bo antunrdi
in this column. Ten questions, the antveni
to which every well-informed person lAtsul
know, arc asked dally. . ;
V(U10 A;
1. How much Is the snlnry of the Mstm if
Pllltnilellililn? "' "
2. About how old Is the United Btatti Jtil
Corporation? "i
3. Who Is tho president of the rtnnubi.i.'f
Historical Society? f
. now ninny men Imre orcuplrd the 0mf, ,,
Chief .InHeA r !.. TTl,..i d,...
- , ,; " '" v,,,,i" omirir ,
a. IIOW I(tfH Mm nrtn ,,f lpnn.. ... I -
onlos rntnpnrr. lth Hint of Chins?
0. Who wn tbo llrt Kepubltcnn candldste fir
tno A'resiuoncyr
7. When mid ulierr did President Wllios hi
nie worn "Too proud to flclif'T
8. Whero Is tho Sltltthnnnlnn Inllfnllnn
0. Who is the I'roioit of the Unlreriltr tl
I'pnnm inninv
10,
Where Is Congress Hnll?
Answers to Yesterday's Quiz
An nhm Is thr unit by which electrical rS
smnncn is mcnsureil. It Is nntntd after
lieorgo M, unm, a Herman pliyslclat.
Bto-kof-Bkor.
Orcanlrcil Mllltlu of Ilelnnnre.
There nre. 31 Methodist Kplscnpal blitiopiS
,. ii. nice mis elected preslden: of fill
ltenilliiK Itnllivny Company on March US
io succeed me imp xneoiiore Voorhtti.
Three hundred mill llfty-four miles.
North.
An heir npparent Is a person In the Hnrf
line of succession; nn heir presumptlrt lil
u person not In the direct line, nho rcijj
uc illsplaceil ns Heir by the birth or,i
child nenrer tho direct line.
0.
10.
The Most Iteverend IMmond F. Frtsltr.1
trust, II. II.
Major (lencrul Tunston.
Reason for National Debts
Editor of "What Do You Know"Vltmt US
mo which Is better nnd why: To have a natlonli
aoDt or out of debt? B. L. C.S
A national debt Is a device for spreading tif
payment of the cost of Imperative uoverhmenl
enterprises over several generations when (st
erol generations will be benefited by the thinri
for which tho money Is spont. As war, which It
tlie great debt producer, Is sometimes necessary
lor tlio preservation of a nation, and as expea:
slve public Improvements, such as the Panana
Canal, will benefit future generations, It can Mj
urgueo. mai a nation wmen nas incurrea a
for such things Is better off than a nation vrlti'
no debt and with no national spirit and no frett
public works.
'Christian Science Marriages
Editor of "What Do You Know" Can you tfll'
ua ii uieru urc uuy upeciui aiuercucea iu uit
marriage ceremony of tho Christian- Sclenct,
Church and that of the Episcopal Church, ail:
also what official In the former church la authow
Ized to perform the marriage ceremony?
INTERESTED.,
Tho Christian Science Church hns no formal
marriage ceremony. Tho Church rule tlmpfr
BDeclfles "a lecal marriage." MarrlaEea of
tlan Scientists aro performed by a Magistral
or by a duly ordained minister of any denomla-,
tlnn nt tho nntlnn nt tha rnntrnctlnr DaitiM'
:lj .;;.. u. .". Vu-o.-..
W1UB lUIIUIUlb M1U IUW Ui. HID tJiaid ft
Selling a Violin
Editor of "What Do You Know" Will jrw
kindly tell mo how to sell nt best advanUra a
genuine old Italian violin for which I refused tM
offer of $10007
JV. w. j-jvrhw.u. . ,Ts
Advertise your violin, with description of a
tory and statement of authenticity, in ",
Evehiho T.EnrlEn. Follow closely the adTertW-.
ments of dealers In musical Instruments. CoH
suit those who advertise.
Lansing's Official Signature
.Editor of "What Do You Know" WW rm
kindly give me the explanation as to why LJ3
sing signs himself Lansing. Instea'd of glvhtt W"l
full name (where using It officially;. - v. y
ThA ai.n,-v nf HtnftA fnllflWS &. dlDlODiaUsj
usage of long standing. It Is a survival of, jMj
davs when the Premier was a man of tltl,il
briefest form of which was used In slgnln wgU
papers.
Erin fin Ilrnrh
Editor of "What Do You Know" I ttnTdtl
St. Patrick's pay banquet. As a Serbian. 1 J
not acquainted with the phrase "Erin O? Brain
which appeared on the menu cards and "
... ..B. t., Ua n..aU Pun VOU tCll tM W
WCfca UTCU J ,V WJ...B...W-.. - a
what language it is, and ) what 'yjSSjja.i
1. rvln r.n Brairh is Gaelic. 2. It n3
"Ireland forever,"
r 11 ! D1...
oiuiuuj b a who ( 5
JJdltor of "What Do You Know" Can TV
me tho ruture pians oi jaerpau ""'"VqV
Mr, Sandby has announced that ha '" jjiSj
In New York at te ena or mo "; uM
. nhla. Orchestra tt: an and devote his tlaw
talents to solo playing rnd composition.
rtnon Kj-nson for Trout
Editor of "What Do You "0'"7rl3
stats when trout season opens "u"'rfUjrji
svlvanla- B- I S---Wl(.T
' April 15 to July 6.
tin9tlrMPH
Editor of -What Do You ""TE J
please tell me ,who Boages "!&
allusion mean i u w querist.
r, . ii . .-.ht onnlled by CSifli
JrnnWu
woroa meaiuiiB. in.c-i'j, -- , .
extension tnef-terro nas """ r" "J-"T;r
matqry or vneme" SUCil
Boanersesof passionate gft. j,
biblical aUhslonyou will find In Maris ww
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