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PniLADELntlA. MONDAY, MARCH M, 1.
Happy the man whose ultli and rare
A. few paternal acres bound l'opa.
When fato named him Dice she loaded lilm
to win.
There haa been a rush of appeals for
pardon to President Wilson. Wilholm Ho
henzollern la still holding out, however.
A Qucrnsoy cow accredited to a North
Carolina farmer ought to glvo somo pretty
rich milk after her meal of $300 In banknotes.
If Qoneral Villa had taken tho trouble to
Icavo his address with us, ho might havo got
off with a series of notes Instead of a pursuing
army.
Tho lncomo tax collectors will got part of
tho profits from tho manufacture of war
munitions without tho passago of a now law
by Congress.
Mr. Hay should not put too much confl
denco In tho President's Indorsomont of his
bill for national defense. Mr. Garrison also
thought ho had tho President's support.
Attorney General Brown thinks ho can
mako tho coal companies refund that 2 Mi por
cent, a ton tax which thoy collected. Tho rest
of us hope that ho knows how ho Is going to
do It.
Caldwell, N. J., having celebrated tho fact
that Qrovor Clovoland was born thoro many
years ago, may now settlo back for a year's
'cogitation on why ho left there so early In
his life.
Thoro was, of courso, no foundation for tho
rumor that Mr. Wilson Intondod resigning
because of plquo at his critics; but It would bo
difficult to concelvo of a more stinging re
venge than to thrust Mr. Marshall Into tho
presidential chair.
Professor Irving Fisher's remark that a
baby la worth $90 is not half so interesting na
that of tho now father who said as ho walked
tho floor at night that ho would not sell hid
baby for $1,000,000, but that ho would not glvo
30 cents for another one.
If Councils falls to grant Director Krusen's
request for $10,000 to pay the laboratory ex
pensea of an Investigation Into tho causes of
pneumonia and grip, It will bo for tho reason
that it does not appreciate tho Importance of
such work rather than because of lack of
funds. Tho sum asked for is so small that It
'could easily bo found by lopping off the ap
propriation for tho salaries of two or three
useless employes In the City Hall. It would
be lmposslblo to put u monoy value on tho
worth of tho Investigation If It should result
In tho discovery of both tho cause of pneu
monia and grip and a euro for them But
whether the cure Is found nt once or not, vho
discovery of the cause will bring the cur
o much nearer.
Itonftig:
Optimism In Paris grows In proportion to
tho lengthening of the battle around Verdun
and would probably crash suddenly with the
taking of that fortress. But It has a certain
sound foundation, for the greatness of the
coot to Germany and the perceptible weaken
ing of her attacks aro symptoms of decay. At
the same time, the mere fact that the French
have held Verdun for 30 days against the
most violent efforts of their enemies, la an
indication of those unfathomed powers of re
serve which the French have doveloped. No
more significant words have been spoken In
Paris since the war began than those of
Alexandre Rlbot, a well-known financier and
by no means a fantasist, who declared that
"we can say now without exaggeration, with
out vain optimism, that we seo now the end
cf thia horrible war," The end foreseen Is
victory for France; but that Is not the only
reason why Americans heartily wish that M.
Rlbot la right.
Few persona besides the lawyors will be In
toreated In the legal questions Involved In de
ciding whether the city has a right to run
streets through Kirkbrlde's or not. Those
questions are before the courts. Judge Martin
has Just decided that in spite of the alleged
contract between the Commonwealth and tho
owners of Kirkbrlde's, the city has the right
under the law of eminent domain to take as
much of the property as is needed for public
purposes, provided it gives proper compensa-
tlon. This decision Is based on common sense.
Jt Is possible, however, that the higher courts
-y override it. But it la inconceivable that
any contract has been made or can be made
which haa tied the hands of the State or of
the city so tightly that the West Philadelphia
property cannot be bought In whole or in part
fpr public purposes whether the owners wish
to sell or pot. The lawyers In the employ of
the city must be able to find a way to re
- move this obstacle to the development of a
Uiro and growing district.
One of the less spectacular services of the
Philadelphia Orchestra was nobly extended
ta scope when the arrangement waa com
1 9tted for a series of sixteen concerts In
Yttisburgb. The orchestra's main work will
always be the twenty-five pairs of concerts
$ve la Philadelphia, but In the stimulation
and encouragement of musical interest In
f4Jt cities less happily endqwed It contri
butes perhaps more to the good of the coun--
and in this case the phrase has a very
aaKt meaning-. It la thirty-one years now
yur Boston wympnony. began to come to
sjt fifteen, years, were to elapse
CM,'
i1
pc -trjj, wax founded, la
like manner tho periodical appearances of
our organization In other cities must lead, In
the end, to the formation of local musical
centres. Pittsburgh has had Its own orchestra;
but for many reasons the work could not
be continued, and slnco then the city haa been
dependent upon stray bits of music, played by
what orchestras could arrange a visit. Tho
patrons of the Philadelphia Orchestra need
only Imagine a series of empty Friday after
noons and Saturday evenings to judge of
Pittsburgh's plight It Is a pleasure and nn
honor for Philadelphia to mond matters.
WEAKNESS OF A PAPER AUMY
TI10 elmlrmnn of the II mine Committee on
Military Affair lirn baaed 111" bill for nn.
tlonnl ilefenae nn the assumption Hint (hero
nre M()0,000 trnlneil cltlren soldiers renily
for service. They exist chiefly on paper.
Coneresfi muat Ret nt the fncls before It enn
pnaa the right aort of n Invr.
NO MOItn damnablo species of deception
can bo practiced than that Involved in
tho attempt to mako the nation think It Is
prepared for war when It Is not.
Chairman Hay, of tho Commltteo on Mili
tary Affairs of tho Houso, who docs not be
llovo In preparedness, Is apparently engaged
In an attempt to piovo that tho nation Is
pretty well prepared at tho present time. Ho
quotes figures, which ho sayH were supplied
by tho Adjutant General of tho Army, In sup
port of his contention that thoro aro 1,321,700
trnlned soldiers In tho country nt tho present
tlmo, Tho Adjutant General may havo com
piled tho flt-ures, hut no ono familiar with
tho Fontlment of tho army will liellevo for a
moment that ho Intended tho lnforenco to bo
drawn from them on which Mr. Hnv Is Insist
ing. Representative Gardner, who disputes
tho statements of Mr. Hay, refrained from
quoting tho old saying about tho trustworthi
ness of figures nnd tho untrustwotthlncss of
figurcr.s, and thereby exhibited unusual self
rortralnt. Mr. Gardnor, however, did ctto figures sup
plied to him by tho Secretary of War which
show that Mr. Hay's ostlmato of tho numbor
of trained men In tho country Is 851,000 too
largo. But tho figures glen by Secretary
Baker aro misleading, for they lncludo among
trained men scores of thousands who would
havo to spend nt least three months In camp
beforo thoy would bo lit to tako tho Held.
Mr. Hay puts tho regular army at 110,000
men, with a reservo of CO.000. Mr. Bakor says
that thoro aro 100,000 men In tho regular
army, Including the Philippine scouts, nnd that
tho reservo Is 2900. They ngreo on tho num
ber In tho National Guard, which Is about
129,000. Mr. Hay says that there nre 995,730
men In tho country outside of tho organized
forces who havo had military training and
aro available for service. Secretary Baker
says that at tho outsldo thcro aro only 241,800.
Tho disagreement In tho slzo of tho regular
army nnd tho reserves arises becauso Secre
tary Baker gives tho slzo of tho army today
and Mr. Hay gives tho slzo It will bo threo or
four yeais nfter his bill enlarging It becomes
n law. Mr. Hay Includes In the 995,000 men
who have training several hundred thousand
who could not bo found oven If thoy do
exist. Ho says that 227,000 men havo passed
through tho regular army In tho last ten
years nnd aro subject to call when neoded.
The Adjutant General's report shows that only
39,044 men havo been discharged from tho
army in that tlmo who did not re-enllst. A
certain percentage of theso havo died or havo
become unlit for service. A conservative est!
mnto would put tho number at 0800. This
leaves about 82,500 instead of 227,000.
Mr. Hay says that 395,590 men havo passed
through the National Guard In tho last ten
years. Theso figures may bo correct. Ho
says also that 330,000 men havo been trained
In tho military schools of the country and aro
fit to bo soldiers. Thero wero only 33.000 In
such schools last year, and only 5200 wero
graduated. Tho records of the War Depart
ment show that only 40,000 havo been grad
uated In tho last ten yenra from Institutions
to which army officers have been assigned.
If tho War Depattment figures are correct,
Mr. Hay's figures aro 17S.O00 too largo.
President Wilson hns said that wo must
depend In the futuro for national defense upon
"a citizenry trained and accustomed to arms."
It is Important that tho men who aro fram
ing the legislation for strengthening the na
tional defense should agree on what "a citi
zenry trained and accustomed to arms" is
Tho graduates of tho military schools would
not bo classed as trained mon by any military
ixpert In the world. They have learned the
manual of arms and they know how to march
In close-order formation and when they woro
In school they looked pretty on parade. But
that Is about all the military equipment that
they possess. Tho National Guardsmen nro a
little better prepared, but not much. Tho Na
tional Guard of this State, one of the best or
ganizations In the country, h composed of men
whose actual training Is confined to one week
In camp nnd seventy houis' drill a year. Thoso
who have served out their term of enlistment
havo received lesa real training than a soldier
In the regular army gets In three months.
Many men counted In Mr. Hay's reserve of
trained citizens have left the National Guard
before their term expired. Some of them were
guardsmen only a few weeks and many more
only a year. Theso aro so poorly equipped
that for soldiering they are little better than
the average citizen who has nover shot a gun.
Before Congress goes further with its con
sideration of Increasing the national defenses
men of all parties ought to get together and
agree on a state of facts so that wo may know
exactly where we stand. No bill drafted on
the assumption that we havo nearly 1,000,000
men In the country who can be depended on
as a reserve of trained soldiers, when those
figures are disputed, will meet the demands
of the situation, Tho wise commander always
knows when he goes Into battle just how
many men he can depend on, not on how big
a force he can figure out on paper. It would
be as foolish for Congress to deceive itself or
to try to deceive tho country aa for an officer
to depend on a paper army In the face of the
enemy.
AVnERE THEY DIFFER
SENATOR PENROSE is understood to favor
sending a delegation to the Republican
National Convention without instructions.
The purpose of this la to leave the leaders
free to throw the strength of the Common
wealth to the candidate from whom the most
can be obtained In the way of promises for
consideration of their claims after election.
The Y&rea are In favor of sending a del
egation to Chicago pledged to Coventor Brum
baugh, pot for the purpose of nominating
him. but for the purpose of throwing' the vote
of the delegates to that candidate who will
recognize them In the distribution of national
patronage In the State. The Governor Is to
be merely a string to tie the bundle of dele
gates together
The only difference visible at this time be
tween the plans of the Vares and the plans of
the Sapator Is the difference between these
Kb MU beas&t by them la the end.
Tom Daly's Column
The Lay of the U-Dontawaln
tf-6oa U proper and right
Why should ice not have the DAtoM
This excellent chance to M-brace
Of othenclsc shortening spacet
You surely iclll grasp our N-tent
This much-condensed language Is meant
To V-boats' storage room,
So come, let's B-siarting a fcoont
Vor words all may handle xoith EB
Who fare on the famed 7 CO.
And while we're nautlcally speaking, let's hall
this big day of tho year! Haven't you heard?
Sam McCoy's "Tlppecanoo" Is launched today.
It's his first novel, nnd thoy say It's as good as
his verso. Tho Uobbs-Merrlll Company put It on
the ways Adv.
VHCTTY XEAR RIOUT
"Tho plural, then, of 'wife' Is chatt"
The teacher asked. Bald Has,
A most precocious little tot:
"It's bigamy, I guess."
ADEALnit In dentnl supplies on North 13th
Rtrcet advertises "porto polishers nnd
cxcessorlcs," which may bo merely refresh
ing candor, after nil.
How Do You Stain? Darkly, Wc Hope
WU HAVH decided to ronow our subscrip
tion to "Poetry; A Magazine of Verse,"
notwithstanding or perhaps It's becauso of
tho ovcrplcnltudo of this sort of thing In It:
I IIUo tho pages of Uzra Pound. Ho
stains darkly nnd touches ooftly. Tho flair
of great loneliness Is thero Ho Is Utter as
a prairie hoisomnn, a biplane In tho azure,
a Norso crag, or any symbol of tho Isolate,
contcmplntlvo spirit of i'i.in unafraid and
searching. Ho Is woith having. Carl
Sandburg.
Tim THOUGHTLESS MAJORITY
"Many men, many minds,"
Is a saying all recall;
Yet hoio often now ono finds
Many lUtt no minds at all
Oh, Peter!
Sir Peter B. Kyno well-known manipulator
of phraseology hns this evidently sincere bit
of Information In tho really great first Instal
ment of his story "Ireland Ubcr Alles."
"I didn't notlco It." Matt replied. "But you're
mistaken about him being a Far-Dawn. Ho's a
Far-Up from tho North Belfast"
"He's a Par-Down from tho South Korry.
His brogue gives him tho lie "
Which prompts us to comment that his Irish
readers will bo thoroughly enraged at his turn
ing of Ireland upside down.
Geographically ho 13 right. Traditionally ho
Is wrong. What Irishman doesn't know that a
man from tho North Is a "Far-Down?"
As tho author's last namo Is Kyno perhaps
the mlddlo "It" stands for Bull Irish Bull.
SHAN.
Comparatively Speaking
Hach day I make a little Joko
(Folks say I'm a Joker);
But nearly overy day I'm broke?
Does that mako mo a broker?
W. L.
Wo wero spellbinding In Buffalo Friday night,
nnd while wo were away somebody cut Will
Lou's slgnaturo from his notes on Shakespearo
In Saturday's column Wo aro sorry and wo
promise not to go to Buffalo again for somo
time.
Lcs3 Discord
"Hns that girl next door to you still got
her parlor molodoon?"
"No, she exchanged It for a cornet, I'm glad
to Fay."
"But. gracious, If she plays tho cornet, that's
worse, Isn't It?"
"Not at all It's only half as bad. Sho
can't sing while sho's playing tho cornet."
LAMB CHOPS OFF TUB LION
Slen In West Philadelphia butcher shop.
Sounds llko tho dual boast this March Is.
The Original M in L Joke
TJferjrr toCe.
er&tz TZttsTej) s
CMi.ve.v OfT Tmi S13K
ITl otTfitf WiFe's
pA,orififi.
4QL'ttma.., "''
Tim National Geogiaphlc Mngazlno is a pio
toiial delight, but It's ofton an editorial
shudder. In the current number we find thia
caption under ono of tho pictures;
Note tho strange headdress of these sol
dlers. This "Koffeya" Is designated to pro
tect tho men from tho fierce heat of the
desert,
Had Noise
A lady I met said, "Consarn it I
I've torn my silk glove with my garnet." '
In my shock and dismay
What else could I sayt
But, "Really 1 think you mean 'darn it.'"
O. L.
Seeing Thinga
As the night was on the wane,
Night of dreaming and cocaine,
From shining silk cocoon
Burst my Lady! Oono too soont
WILL LOU.
Sir At Our Mother of Sorrows School this
happened recently:
Teacher What Is matrimony.
Pupil Matrimony is a sacrament by which
a man and woman are united In awful mar
riage. '
EDUCATIONAI, QUERY
Sir I beg to ask whether there Is any fog
eyed Jlsh In tho audience who has sung "There's
Music in the Air" twice a week during the time
that he has been subjected to our marvelous
system of education, and who can state clearly
and concisely the theme of the song. The per
son answering correctly can havo my extra
copy of BrlEgs cartoon entitled, "Some one
asks a young lady she should spiel something
on the piano." W. L.
Preparedness Again
"Heck " growled the old man, returning to
the bedroom, "I stubbed my toe." v
"Well," replied his wife, "that's what you get
for going downstairs In your Btocklng feet"
"That's so," Pop said. "If I hadn't gone down
In my stocking feet that young man of Ethel's
might havo heard me ancl got away before I
reached him."
ALAS! TOO TRUE
To many of us life is rude
And joy a fleeting bubble;
The only time our credit's good
Is when we borrow trouble.
ASKEP D 4X8WERED
"Now, then," thundered the temperance
orator, "what causes most of the crime in
this worldT Drink I And what causes drinkt
"Thirst!" cried a voice in the rear of the
hall.
SOME CHILD!
Mr. Dice was born a Scotland. Pa., Novem
ber 2, 189!, and has been In the srvleo of
the Readies; Railway since April I, IS?.
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WAR HEROES IN
POLITICAL LIFE
Those Who Have Reached the Pres
0 idency Typified Great Demo
cratic Movements Not
Much Soldier Worship
WHILE wo, ns passive citizens, aro watch
fully waiting for the future of tho Moxlcan
situation, wo may harmlessly concern ourselves
with political speculations not unconnected
with military operations on tho frontier. For
maybo tho country will discover a military
horo In tho next fow months and glvo him
somo kind of political proferment. It has hap
pened before. Tho Spanlsh-Amorlcan war was
tho last tlmo. Bvon T. R. himself cannot deny
that tho Rough Riders and San Juan Hill
contributed something to his political for
tunes. Wo cannot say that thoy mado him
President, but they certainly did glvo him a
lift on tho road to tho White House. Nor can
wo promise anything about tho heroes to come.
Who they'll bo or what tholr military prestige
will lead to in political life, if It leads any
where, wo really don't know.
In looking over the list of Presidents we dis
cover that two of them wero professional sol
diers at tho tlmo of election. Theso woro Tay
lor and Grant William Honry Harrison was
a farmor when elected, but ho had been a sol
dier In earlier life. Jackson's achievements as
a soldier mado him a national figure. A num
bor of other Presidents saw military service
Garfield and McKlnloy, for Instanco but It
hardly had tho political effect of Tlppecanoo
or of tho battlo of New Orleans and the seiz
ure of Florida. Soldiers, merely as such, sel
dom reach political eminence In this nonmlll
tarlstlc country.
First In war was Washington, but ho wn3
also first In peace and first In tho hearts of
his countrymon. Our debt to Washington as
It was the debt of his contemporaries, Is v t
to be measured wholly by his leadership of
armies, Bancroft, writing of Washington's
Inauguration, exclaims, "But for him the coun
try could not havo Achieved Its independence;
but for him It could not havo formed Its
Union; and now but for him It could not Bet
tho government In successful operation."
Jackson and the Presidency
In 1828 Andrew Jackson was elected Presi
dent A man with less training In stateman
ship It would havo been hard to find. Ho him
self, when his frlonds proposed his candldaoy
In 1824, said: "Do thoy supposo that I am
such a damned fool ns tp think myself fit for
President of the United States? No, sir, I
know what I am fit for. I can command a
body of men In a rough way, but I am not fit
to be President." But ho represented average
humanity. Ho was the embodiment of the de
mocracy of tho Southwest as Lincoln, a little
later, was tho embodiment of tho democracy
of the Northwest, and on top of that he was
the great military hero of the day. He came
to the Presidency in 1828 as naturally as Tay
lor and Grant. Or as Wellington came to the
premiership of England.
It was In the early campaigns against the
Creek Indians that Jackson displayed his won
derful talent as a leader of men. The com
missary servlco, under wilderness conditions,
was naturally 111 managed, and part of the
time the men were mutinous with hunger.
It Is said that Jackson sometimes had to use
half his army to keep the other half from dis
banding. "Thero wero difficulties, too, In the
character of hla men bold frontiersmen to
whom military subordination was both Irk
some and Incomprehensible. But the strong
hand of Jackson won him loyalty. Sometimes
rough and quarrelsome, he was nevertheless
considerate of his Inferiors. His Indomitable
energy and tremendous pluk were qualities
that they respected and admired. In the first
Creek wrar Jackson was suffering from illness
such aa would have kept an ordinary man
groaning In bed, and his left arm he carried In
a sling. Aftgr a victory he never relaxed his
efforts, but followed up overy success with
furious energy and persistence. Ills victory
over the Creeks at Tohopeka marked the
downfall of Indian power In the Southwest, it
robbed the British of military advantages on
which they placed great dependence and It
made possible the victory at New Orleans.
The event that clinched Jackson's title as a
presidential possibility was the Invasion of
Florida in 1818. It brought the long-continued
negotiations for the purchase of Florida to a
head. Moreover, the manner in which Jack,
son went about his task appealed to popular
Imagination. The invasion caused compllca.
tions with England and with Spain, and an
attempt was mado in Congress to discredit
Jackson. The upshot waa that Jackson gained
in publio esteem. Circumstances were pecu
liar, and it 13 certain that a similar train of
events even if they could occur would not
pow produce equal consequences. Further
more, Jackson waa not a war-made President
in an unqualified meaning of the term. The
election of 1828 waa a significant one in Amer
ican political history. There were spscillc is
HIGH TIDE?
sues, but thero was also a broad division of tho
public mind a llno-up of radicals against con
vorsatlvos Jacksonlan democracy pitted Itself
against tho aristocracy of tho Adams party.
Tho campaign of 1840, tho "log-cablnand-hard-cider"
campaign, stands untquo in tho
political history of America. Tho WhlgB
Bhoutoa and sang their cnndldato Into olllco.
At Columbus, O., a big demonstration was
hold In February a procession with bannors,
representations of log cabins, coonskins, pic
tures of tho "old horo of Tlppecanoo" drinking
a mug of hard cldor. So went tho campaign.
Tho Whig song to tho tuno of "Tho Llttlo
Pig's Tall" has becomo historical, with Its
chorus: .
Tor Tlppecanoo anfl Tyler, too Tlppecanoa and
Tyler, too:
And with them we'll beat little Van, Van.
Van la n used-up man:
And with thera we'll beat little Van.
No platform was adopted. "Down with Van
Buron" nnd "Tlppecanoo and Tylor, too," wero
tho Whig watchwords In that memorable
campaign.
Old Rough and Ready
In 1848 tho Whigs nominated General Tay
lor, staking tholr all on tho military horo of
tho Moxlcan War. He had no political expo
rlonco, but ho possessed qualities of good
sonso and kindliness which had won him
tho sobrlquot of "Old Rough and Ready."
Tho pcoplo Bhowcd a disposition to right the
wrongs which It was Bald ho had suffered
from tho Domocratla Administration. Hero,
as In Jackson's case, was a war horo who
appealed to tho people, not entirely through
his military success, but through a career
and characteristics which led tho blacksmith,
tho carpenter, tho farmer and tho back
woodsman to feel that he was a man of tho
common people, llko themselves. It was tho
appeal mado by Harrison, also. Tho qualities
that tho voters liked In Grant wero tho quali
ties that his Boldlors liked. Of Grant, tho mil
itary man, Horaco Porter says: "His unas
suming manner, purity of character and nb
soluto loyalty to his superiors and to tho
work In which ho was ongaged Inspired loy
alty In others and gained him tho devotion of
the humblest of his subordinates."
In looking over tho list of Presidents, wo
aro Impressed by tho fact that In every case
In which a military man has reached the
White House there was something besides
his war record which brought the pooplo to
his support at tho polls. Our political history
Is entirely freo from Instances of ' domination
by a military aristocrat or by a military
ariBtocrucy. Our military heroes who have
gono far In politics havo been ono and all men
who were notnblo for democratlo qualities.
With the exception of Grant thoy have all
been men who typified great democratlo move
ments It Is n, fact that wo should noto with
batlsfuctlon.
"THE CLOSED LID"
The Philadelphia Evc.vma Ledqeh has been
Investigating conditions In Atlantlo City. Its
representative learns that predictions of disaster
to follow Sunday closing havo not come true.
The only people hurt have been some of tho
saloon owners. Business generally has been
good and the Evbnino LEDon finds a growing
conviction that Atlantlo City need not be a wide
open town in order to be prosperous. There
can be no question of the accuracy of these
observations; for the principles which they em
body have withstood the severest possible test
during the country-wide depression of tho last
threo or four years. Of necessity, Atlantlo CHy
depends upon the nation, and, until the last few
months, national business has been at Its lowest
ebb In years. This city has suffered as little as
any In the country, an? today she enjoys the
best winter season In her entire history the
closed lid notwlthstandlr g. Atlantlo City Re
view, TRANSIT AND TAX RATE
To the Editor of the Evenitg Ledger:
Sir Your editorial on HTrnnslt and Tax
Rate" was timely and enlightening. Wish you
could insert in heavy lines those paragraphs
that point out the attempt to perpetrate a fraud
on the people by any person who would try to
make believe that taxes must be Increased to
carry out the Taylor transit plan. Tours for
the whole Taylor plan,
FRANCIS J. LEFEVRB.
Frankford, March 20,
THE CITY
They 'call me vampire, say it Is my role
To sell my kisses, barter wanton smiles
That I may strip In shreds m lover's soul
And strew his heart along my heartless miles.
They give me jewels glorious to wear,
I take them greedily, the giver spurn;
They deck with roses red ray tresses fair,
Which Into ashes cold I qultkly turn.
My voice of silvery flutes and violins
Sings only to the impetus f gold,
For which they do Inexplaie sins.
Then are cast off as but a styry told.
Tour gentler judgment, masters, may I pray.
No wine stained nights salutes me now as
Queen ;
Behold my realm a fine and generous day,
And on my brow a wreath of simple green.
Now In my court the dreams of childhood throng,
Quarded by plans supremely, sweetly true.
Now do the echoes of my lovely song
Spread all the heavens far with. Under blue.
It sha 11 be written on the scroll of time.
In script which all the ages will defy j
Wanton of heart, or with a soul subltme
Such as ye; art, my nstr. such am X.
at mjuus Mijjiiw,
In
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What Do You Know?
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Queries of general interest will be onitwrMS
in this column. Ten Questions, the enweri
to whicli every wcllAnformcd person lAnU
know, are asked dally. (Z
QUIZ
1. What U the illfTerenco In time, If any, if
...uuii ah, i, in, 1'iu., nun a jiiiaaeipauj i
3. IVho In tho HrltUh poet laureate? :i
3. 'When was the Snn Francisco earfha.l,l
4. Nnmo two of tho Seven Wonderi tt Uii f
World? f
B. Who illscoTeretl tho South Fole? . '
0. Mho Is rhnlrninn nt thn Committee en Mill. ,
tary AfTnlr of the Home of ItepreiitU-,'
7. Where nre tho Tlry Tortiicm?
8. How many rre!lentii of the United llttnl
linro there been? ;,
0. What In the lnneunso of the ISratUliai! ,j
10. About how old Is John I). Rockefeller, M
Answers to Saturday's Quiz '
Tho Mnyor's notary In ? 12,000 a rear, t '
Tho United Stilt! Steel Corporatloi llti
chartered In Now Jersey on I'ebrutrj H.3
1001. ':
Samuel W. Tennypncker.
Nine.
Tho area of Franco nnd her cola&lu Ii'i
larger than thut of China.
John O. I'rcnmnt.
In nn mlilrcsH to recently natnralhed rltvl
zona In Convention Hall, PhlUd.lr,'
Muy 10, 1013.
In WnHhlnirton.
Kilenr l'nlin Smith.
8.
0.
10.
Coiieress lfnll I nt tho fwiitheast corner itj
Choutnut anil Gth ntrccts.
Origin of Callowhill Street
Cdffor of "What Do You Tfnow" I under-
stand that Callowhill street was so called "
causo on a hill at tho end of It stood the gallon
nqpri In thn ilnva nf Ponn H If this Is BO. hot
do you account for tho corruption of the ternt
(2) At what pnrt or tho city was this uaiimrr
11111? Or where was tho place of eiecuttoi;
In old Philadelphia? KNOX,
1. Tho Gallows Hill tradition 1 p!i
turcsque, but nas no foundation, uaugw,
. . . . . .. ..Mill r.a
street was named in nonor oi nuuuui rn
nnnnnil wlfn. TTnnnnh f!nllnwhl!L who CaJBt OTU
with the founder on his second trip In llH.;
2. Executions In the early days took pltt
at 3d and High (Market street). A temporur
gallows, was erected. There wero not aiJJ
.vAMillnnii In Pnmi'a ,lnv nnrl fnr VeOTS ifttf.
as tho people wore law abiding; and further til
founder In his franio of government limited capi
tal punlment to two crimes. In distinction tt
the elaborate list of capital offenses, Indslltt
religious difference, which was operative
other colonies.
"Lo! In the Clouds of Heaven Appears
Cdlfor of "What Do You Know" WiU JW
please tell me whero I can find this pofi
who Is tho author:
..v ... i .t. ,... .3.. .. t.Hn..an nnn.nrf
God's well beloved Son: '
He brings a train of highest years, f
His Kingdom is begun, tm
Ho comes a goodly world to mesa,
With mercy, truth and rlghteomnea.
O, Father, hasto the promised hour
When at His feet shall Ho
All rule, authority and power,
Beneath the ample sky.
When He Bhall regain from Pole to Wi
The Lord of every human soul. '
WIU somo reader kindly supply the &"&
Information?
Editor of "What Do You K""r?'"!l
mo the first names of Carranza. Madero. u
MEXICO!
Villa and Huorta.
Porflrlo Diaz, VIctorlano Huerta, VenastJaMl
Carranza, francincu v.u uu ..
vi IFIII. nn1 HTHIILISW
Madero.
Tl. .., nP Varillln Ttntrlrt
Editor of "What Do You K''-??!
that the battle lor veraun nas u """"
.. . hnn n. month. Mv wife WT?i
positive that a fortnight Is the duration to a"
Tou are more nearly right than your wU J
this argument Sunday, March 19. was tt J
day or me (ray,
JI... UlVhnt Mo Vou KrtOlO" Pi ril
m. whit i. meant (Db7ah '"SJ
- tt ie nv hnv heen celebrated recenur tj
will be celebrated In the near wtuI?;nIoTj3,
1, Sesqulcentenary comes t,??'.
meaning "one and a half and "hundred y
Hence a sesqulcentenary Is the 150 to
sary of an event t. Recent squlcen iwa-j
have been those of the touiuUMono 1"
University, Rutgers College and the w
School of tho University of ,WWB
most notable esquicentennlal the futur
is that commemorating American lna ep -July.
1936. The " 5 S
orary iraiernuy "'". ",,;
be celebrated In December, 1929.
Editor of "What Do You Know"--Wher Sk
I find the hepattca this time of y"0TANist.j
While the hepatlca or "wwort Is j
earliest of wild flowers it Is not yiLsJui!
l5 favorite location is J123m
woodland stretch between ff
and Morton, along the Media a.
Pennsylvania Railroad.
Steve Brodie --.
Editor of ''What pa You E nog
Steve Brodie frequently -- i,l
Steve Brodie !atehSB
Vs- without IdlUs Uwtatf
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