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Tho contact with manners, then, is educa-
I Won; and this Thucydldcs appears to assert
toten he says history Is philosophy learned
from examples. Dlonyslus of Ilallcarnassus.
Senator Oliver wasted valuable time In gltd
Ins tho National Guard Illy. No ono questions
Its valuo except as a guard of tho nation.
Henry Ford and Justice Hughes both In
sist that they have no political aspirations;
but Mr. Ford has carried tho Michigan
primaries.
Tho latest nows from "Washington Is that
the President and Secretary Lansing are
conferring; on TJ-boats. But It seems as If
we had heard a similar report before.
It Is now evident that the drill of the non
commissioned officers of the marines does
not include management of automobiles. The
sergeant and corporal from the Navy Yard
' I would not havo fared any worse If they had-
tried to provo their eligibility to servs in the
horse marines.
Wyoming- County remains "dry" because
Judge Terry refused all license applicants and
also because the violent attempt of tho "wets"
to defeat the Judge at the polls was not suc
cessful. "What advantage tho county gains
In one way must be balanced by tho grave
condition Involved in a Judge's opinion as to
the usefulness of saloons being' made an issue
In Ills election. Eventually the Legislature
will take this burden from the courts or the
courts -will suffer in prestige.
" Jane Addams did not escape the general fall
In, reputation -which came to many reformers
since the war began. None tho less the
American public, which admired her work at
Hull House, respected her character and won
dered at her energy, will regret that tubercu
losis should ha,ve caused her to limit her ac
tivities. She Is a woman of tremendous will
power, and one almost expects her to triumph
over the ravages of disease as she triumphed
over stubborn enemies In Chicago.
If the people have nothing else to be
thankful for In this agitation they should
Jee gratified that the condition of the
foundations of City Hall has been exposed.
An engineer told me he was surprised that
the building had not tumbled down long
pe. The foundation pillars at the north,
western and southwestern ends, which we
have examined, are not held by cement or
mortar, and seem o have been dumped
there. They must be secured. I do not be
lieve it will be necessary to underpin all of
the walla Senator McNIchol.
The fact Is that the condition of CityJiall,
If the foundations are as described, should be'
remedied at once. If City Hall la In actual
danger, the flg'ht for rapid transit means that
it will be saved. It Is a great thins to kill
two birds with one stone. City Hall, with the
subway station under it, will be far, far safer
thai) City Hall as It Is without a subway sta
tion under it.
Willie the Neckers and ttlbots of Philadel
phia ore worrying with the complications of
loaus, taxes and expenditures, it may be worth
whilj to consider the almost miraculous work
fceln? done in England to meet a situation not
!3 grave. The Uxes now In force and those
moan t4 be lidded cut closo to the Englishman's
jiQcUctboGk Profits attributable to the war
tarn over SO pwr caut la the State. Oh in-
iimea abov e $5900 the Statt takes 26 per cent:
on i-" t fortune tlje wupwrtax ruwt to 31 per
mt. ; al tlyt ; :s a Jtt fie ti je.- mutnt
.Ui.4. ! ud eripMIMl, but Utortwt (
'i eriuia has
risen from threo billion to over ton billion dol
lar?, and she is heavily financing her allies.
She is doing this, moreover, without tho Inde
fensible shifting of nil burdens upon tho next
generations, for tho present taxpayers are
actually paying a part of tho war expenses.
IS AMERICA PUSSY-FOOTED?
A presidential campaign conducted on the
Issue of the mollyenrtdlelsm of Uncle Ram
would alve every red-blooded American an
opportunity to stand up and be counted In
favor of prepnredneas.
THE underlying Issue In tho approaching
presidential campaign Is whether this Ii
to bo a nation of pussy-footed mollycoddles or
not, even though It bo not finmcd In set
terms,
America Is confronted by conditions which
It can meet with rosoluto courago or with
shrinking timidity. Tho rights of our citi
zens have beon disregarded by belligerents In
Europe, and the Mexicans do not know that
Americans havo any rights which they aro
bound to respect. Tho day of reckoning Is
npproachtng when we shall find ourselves fnco
to faco with tho necessity of standing up for
our rights or accepting wliat those who have
disregarded them nre pleased to glvo us by
way of recompense.
Colonel Roosevelt's latest statement leaves
no ono In doubt of whoro ho stands on the
Issue. Ho wants thoso who ore thinking of
nominating him to understand that ho will
not "pussy-foot on nny single Issuo I havo
raised." Ho says that no ono should think
of supporting him who Is not rendy to take
tho position that Undo Sam should bo strong
enough to defend, his rights and to defend
ovory ono of his people wherever they nre,
and ho declares that Undo Sam cannot de
fend his rights unless ho has made prepara
tion In ndvance; that every American must bo
prepared In his own soul as well ns with his
army and navy, so that when he makes a
demand tho rest of tho world may know that
he means It and that he Is prepared to en
force It.
Whether Colonel Roosevelt Bhall be nom
inated or not Is of trivial moment in com
parison with whether we aro to have a pres
idential campaign deliberately wagod for tho
settlement of this great question. Roose
velt Is not the only Republican leader opposed
to pussy-footedness. Ho Is merely the most
volublo and gifted with the greatest skill In
putting tho issuo In a way to attract atten
tion. If ho were tho only American who
thinks as ho talks, tho situation would bo
hopeless.
There nro hundreds of thousands of voters
who believe that America has tho ncrvo to as
sert Itself whon tho tlmo comes to balanco
tho books nftor tho war Is over and to de
mand a settlement. No threat or forco can
Intlmldato them. They can stnnd tho gaff.
And tliey bellovo in preparing tho nation In
advance to mako good when the crisis comes.
They havo learned from their own observa
tion that tho law of progress Is that tho great
est forco wins, that tho fittest survives and
that In a world whoro forco rules, oven though
It bo tho forco of righteousness, tho poorly
equipped will go under. It Is not necessary
to marshal arguments to provo that brute
forco cannot bo resisted by moral suasion.
When It has been stated that a man cannot
habitually bo n mollycoddlo two hours of iho
day and a brave-hearted champion of tho right
the rest of tho time, every one ndmlts It. The
man who Is a pussy-footed mollycoddlo at all
Is a weakling nil of tho time.
Tho United States can hold Its own In the
world only so long as It can resist the forces
that nro pressing against It. Non-resistance
Is a beautiful doctrine, but It does not pre
servo tho unresisting from destruction. And
lnadequato resisting power Is as fatal as non
reslstanco. When tho avalanche rushes down
the Rocky Mountains It does not ask whether
the trees In Its way aro so spiritually refined
that they will offer no objections to being
crushed, or whether they are resisting Its
passage with all their power. It sweeps on
and everything less powerful has to give way
before It. Germany cared nothing for the
resistance of Belgium. Sho was more power
ful and tho strategic necessities of her posi
tion urged her to forco her way to Franco
over Belgian soli. Tho fact that this was
wrong and in violation of agreements did not
stop her. What seemed a greater necessity
drove her on. Germany has persisted In sink
ing merchant ships carrying Americans, whllo
our protests have been met with interminable
promises to make reparation some time. But
tho submarines are keeping up their deadly
work.
Americans who are not mollycoddles would
certainly like an opportunity to stand up and
be counted. They would be delighted to say
that they believe the best way to preserve
the peace in America Is for America to be so
strong that no one daro challenge the retri
bution which would surely follow disregard
of her rights. They are anxious to demon
strate that they nre prepared In their souls
and are eager to be prepared with their navy
and their army for any probable eventualities.
We shall not have to valt very many weeks
before we shall know whether pussy-footedness
Is to be the overmastering Issue frankly
admitted, or whether we are to hide our heads
and try to pretend that we are thinking about
something else during the campaign.
CHANGE? AT VERDUN
TUB Crown Prince, like most of us, knows
not what the day may bring forth, bu if he
is anything of a strategist ho must have
expected Just such a disaster as overtook
him two days ago. The magnificent struggle
at Verdun fairly bristles with points of Interest.
The change In tactics from both the trench
nibbling and the wide frontal movements of
the Russian campaign is one of them. The
abolition of mass-formations by the Germans,
owing to the terrific wastage caused by the
French artillery, Is another. But none Is
more vital than the sudden shift of offensives.
For six weeks now the Germans' plan has
been that of a steady pdvance. foot by perilous
foot, taking village after village, In a process
which sapped their own energies, but did not
exhaust them. The French resistance has
been strong, but they have held on 'to each
position, not to the last moment, but only to
the last profitable moment, when to persist
would be to court ruin. All this retreating,
all this surrender of precious positions, has
not been unintelllgently done. The Justifica
tion came when, in a series of terriflo
assaults the French broke the German line,
threw the Invaders backward from the
east bank of the Meuse and, since the
Herman line must be continuous, actually
imperiled the entire invading force. The
victory was necessary for France, but it U
far from decisive. Yesterday the tide of
taittle turned But each offensive by the French
ttwtes daja of yernjan sacrifice and; lenjtn
ena tha ftWfui olat before Verdun.
Tom Daly's Column
iXorttJ vrllt&i'is'
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run ntsixa of Titv svx.
When docs the morning sun appcart
2fo doubt you'll be surprised to hear
That in our house it all depends
On tchen somebody's slumber ends.
"Our little daughter is our sun"
My father says "and day's begun
When we observe her curly head
llHc up above her cribby bed
And say good-morning."
She's only just begun to lealfc
-ti(Z Just found out that she can talk
And she is stcrct and very fat.
She icakes and starts right in to chat
And scatter smites around the place
And so no wonder father says
It's sunrise tchen she lifts her head
Above her little cribby bed
And says good-morning.
THERE Is no member of tho local bar less
likely to frtbrlcato testimony than Robert
A. Deggs, Jr., so wo must bellovo him whon
he reports this ns having passed between him
and a Celtic client.
"Will tho man who has sued you withdraw
for a decent sum In payment?"
"Ho will not. Ho'8 that mean ho'd wrestlo
wld a ghost under tho bed for a bad penny."
Musical Triolets
(Most of then Knock-turns)
XIV
Sayl Misi Marie Loughtxey'd
Sing bass if they'd let her. ,
Jfcr English ain't cockneyedl
Bay! Miss Mario Loughney'd
Get critics all knook-kneed;
They (who ought to know better)
Bay Miss Mario Loughney'd
Sing bass if they'd let her.
OATTT.
ON T1IIJ HAND WAGON. ANYWAY
It was Interesting to note in a morning con
temporary's story of Colonel Roosevelt's pro
posed trip to Boston how Intelligently tho com
positor errs sometimes. The concluding para
graph here, which has to do with tho Philadel
phia Orchestra's dato in Now York, couldn't
havo been moro fitly misplaced:
Tha Colonel's visitors today were Georce W. Ter
klns, Iloraco B, Wilkinson, of Syracuse: Henry L.
Stoddard and John C. Shaffer. Mr. Shaffer has an
Interest In socn ntmspapcrft In the Middle West. After
his conference with Colonel lloosovolt ho made this
atatementi
"I bolleve Colonel Itoosevelt will be nominated In
the Republican convention, perhaps on the first ballot.
Tho West Is with him In this moement for prepared
ness and It wants him."
A train of nlno speclnl cars Is to carry tha Orches
tra and tho First Chorus and a train of eight cars
tha second chorus. Tho entire root cardon of the
Hotel McAlpIn has been reserved for tho orchestra
and singers, etc.
ALEXANDER J. MACICRELL and this Is
A no fish story called n frlond on tho tele
phone last Saturday. The friend was out, so
he said to tho man at tho other end: "When
ho comes In toll him to call Walnut 3105 and
ask for Mackrell." "What's that7" "Walnut
3105 and tell him to oslt for Mackrcll." "Awl
you go to I April fool!"
T. It.
To keep the plum from Hughes and Root
And for myself to grab it,
I will not use tha pussy-foot;
I much prefer the rabbit.
Anagram Contest
APPOSITENESS, remembor, Is tho quality
xi most essential In an anagram. Many con
tributions which assay no grain of It wo aro
obliged to reject. They'd havo no chance of
winning that Easter bonnet. But hero aro
somo good ones:
HO! BONY DOME.
T. L. Forde.
YET THEODORE WANTS TO SICK 'M.
E. N. Fox.
AH, PEARLI
GEE! GO. WAR'S NOTHING.
Anna Graham.
HERE LOVE DOTH CALL, "GIVE FUR
THER." Yclsew.
NEW FOES E'ER MARCH IN.
Patsy.
Yesterday'a answers;
aianiera Eighth Symphony
Wilson Administration
Theodore Iloosetelt
WHAT'LL YOU HAVE, GENTS?
R
EMOVAL notice After April 4, 1918. I will
Da pieasea to see all my patrons at 18 & 20
. urn si., ouisme 's saloon. Frank
Lnptlne. Bootblack's sign 11th & Glrard streets.
And a little further down, one of a chain of
restaurants, which Is compelled to move also, In
vites "all customers and friends" to 'frequent
the company's other places. "From which,"
suggests J. R., "perhaps we are to gather that
It Isn't possible to bo at once a c. and a f."
TYIIAT TIME THE BULBUL
"Tremulant! caresslve. an amorous breeze from
the sea flutterlngly wafted across the garden the
blown petals of unlrslned flowers. Far away In an
Inner courtyard a bulbul, with leaping, mounting
clarion trills, began dellclously to alng."
"We are carried Into new realms by description
after description auch as the above." blurbs the an
nouncement of T. Everett Harre's "Behold the
Woman."
What time the bulbul, amorous bird
On amorous breezes soft is heard
I'm much Inclined to scratch my dome:
We have no clarion birds to home.
My vagrant fancy Is not stirred.
My mind by passion Ib not blurred.
My heart grows sore with hope deferred.
I want to buy a metronome!
What? .Time the bulbul?
At blurbs my Bplrlt has demurred.
At adverbs alnly I must gird.
Has Harra found the way to Boms 7
Or are descriptions merely foam?
Flaubert'B degree on hlm's conferred)
What? Time the bull! Bull!
Gus.
i I1RIDQE AXIOM
One peep is better than a finesse.
La Belle Dame Sans -7
French forms of verse
I write wth ease.
They're not so worse
(French forms of verse)
As Shakespeare's terse
Vulgarities.
French forms of verse .
I write with ease.
Anna Graham.
Candor in Signs
A garage on Chestnut street displays In Utters
two feet high this sign:
STORAGE
CARS TO HIRE
And the headline in a magazine advertisement
describing pumps for farmers, reads:
BEST WAY TO WATER STOCK
That nionesty is the Best Policy" evidently Is
a recent discovery of the drug- business which
puts up in the cars this sign:
ttVXl bulite3 has doubUd in tux months
WHY? SURE PBH3$ ani A Syt ABfc DftAL.
1. O4H00.
SWEET MEMORIES
As often as tho soft wings sing.
And birds come back nnd bring the spring,
There live ngaln the maglo hours
That haunt us In the scent of flowers;
Oh, memories of gold, that spill
From out tho cool, sweet daffodil!
When young teaves laugh together clear,
In the springtime of tho'year,
Tho wonder ways of long ago,
Tho carefree paths wo used to know,
Tho fair dream roads through budded trees,
Come back In thoughts rare mysteries.
Abovo the sunny cups I lean.
Upstanding 'mid their sheaths of green.
Clasping a nnlsheil moments grace,
Holding a blossom to my face.
Oh, memories of gold, that spill
From out tho cool, sweet daffodil!
-Ellen Bralncrd Peck, li( Boston Transcript
CITY FISCAL PROBLEMS
As Discussed in tho Weekly Bulletin of the
Bureau of Municipal Research
Up lo a fow days ago the drafts of the eon
tcmplnted JSG.OOO.OOO long-term bond authori
zation Included Items for last year's deficit, for
deficiency bills nnd for current operation alul
maintenance Thcso Item") aggregate approxi
mately $0,000,000. Th proposal now Is to
eliminate these Items from the long-term loan
bill nnd to raise tho sum by floating two-year
bonds.
In Uew of tho difficult situation confronting
Councils, this proposal has decided morHs and
should bo cnrrlcd out in good faith with tho
approval of the citizens. Relief of the financial
situation by nil Increased rent estate tax for
191G appears to be Impossible, hence somo such
expedient as this Is necessary If procrastination
Is not once more to bo tho method.
Rut tho point to be remembered Is that such
two-year bonds will serve their purpoao only If
tho principal nnd Interest nre mot out of tho
current revenues of 1917 nnd 191S. In other
words, If tho proposed two-year lonn Is refunded
nt maturity by HO-ycar honds, no advnnco will
hno been tnailo townnl a real pay-as-you-go
policy on tho contrary, It will have been equiva
lent to hnving borrowed tho money for 32 years.
To finance tho proposed short-term loan to tho
best ndvanlago, half of the loan should bo Is
sued for ono year and tho other half for two
years. This would bo simpler nnd moro eco
nomical than issuing nil of It for two years
and would distribute tho amount evenly over
1917 and 191S. W would save Interest for ono
yoar on half tho loun, and would obvlato tho
necessity of setting aside a sinking fund for
any part of tho loan.
A second suggestion Is that, in view of the
present advantageous mnrket for this typo of
security, It would bo ndvlsabto to offer tho Issuo
to financial Institutions on n competitive, basis
nnd then nwnrd tho bonds at par at tho lowest
rato of Interest obtainable. If tho institution
or other purchaser is exempt from tho four-mill
tax, thero would bo an additional saving to tho
city of $20,000 n year on tho $5,000,000.
A necessary part of tho general financial pro
gram that tho city should havo entails tho pro
vision of nt least sufllclcnt rovenuo to cover
1. All current expenses (Including deprecia
tion). 2. Obligatory payments to the sinking fund.
3. Payment of maturing debt (other than
through tho sinking fund).
Obviously, tho provision of revenuo to co'cr
the foregoing will automatically Insuro that the
city need never again borrow for its current
noeds.
This does not necessarily Imply an Increased
tax rate. A rigid nnd honest ndherenco to tho
nbovo progrnm will bo possible by means of
ono or moro of tho following nltornntlves:
1. Revising tho real estate assossmonts.
2. Increasing miscellaneous revenues from
present sources.
3. Finding new sources of rovenue.
4. Reduction In expenses.
G. Raising ilio realty tax rato.
Now, whllo public Interest Is so much aroused.
Is the time to lay the foundations for a sound
financial policy for our rapidly developing city.
NTHE PASSING OP A ZEPPELIN
Tho whole unlverso seemed to havo resolved
Itself into ono mighty roar, and I distinctly
recall that tho mainsail halyard by which I
steadied myself vibrated to tho beat of the pul
sating grind from above. For a moment sensing
rntlier than seeing I was awaro of a great
black bulk blotting out tho stars nbovo tha
river, and then, Blabbing tho darkness like a
flaming sword, tho yellow flash of a searchlight
leapt forward from tho dusky void nnd ran In
swift zigzags back and forth across the marshes
nnd canals beneath. Now a herd of cows could
bo seen staggering dazedly to their feet, now tho
startled brldgeplayers on tho deck of the house
boat moored nbovo wero revealed, and now our
own oyes blinked blindly In the yollow glare
beforo tho questing shaft darted on down tho
river to spotlight an elt-flshcr's shanty on the
dyko and the gnunt frame of a towering Dutch
windmill beyond.
Now It found tho sharp right-angling bend
of tho river, quivered there for a second or two,
and then flashed out, leaving a blanker black
ness behind. At almost the samo Instant the
"Thing of Terror" a hurtling mass of roaring
engines and clattering propellers shot by over
head, followed by a confused waho of conflict
ing air currents. It passed straight down abovo
tho middle of tho river nt a hotght of not more
than 300 feet, and beneath the dimly guessed
bulk of It bright chinks and squares of light,
broken by tho shadows of moving men, plotted
the lines of two underslung cars. A Zeppelin
had passed literally within a stone's throw.
Lewis R. Freeman, in tho Atlantic. .
TWO HUNDRED YEARS MISTAKEN
The uncanceled order which left a military
guard. Intended for one night only, te watch
over Drury Lane Theatre for nearly two cen
turies, had a parallel In the royal palace at
Petrograd. About 30 years ago some economist
questioned the need of a sentry on guard, night
nnd day, on one. particular spot on the lawn.
No one could answer until old records wero
turned up, and It was found that Catherine I.,
admiring a crocus bloom on the lawn, had de
sired the plant to be protected. So a guard had
been mounted, and, no countermand being is
sued, had been maintained for nearly two cen
turies. London Chronicle.
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW
The consensus of opinion among sucueHJUi
educators will be on the side of retaining the
classics In preparatory schools as well as in tho
higher Institutions of learning. Birmingham
Age-Herald.
We begin education In early yearn; we are be
ginning, now, serious and scientific study of and
attention to physical and moral welfare In those
early years. "Child welfare" Is something mor
than a catch phrase, Boston Record.
People throughout the nation, In country,
town and city, should avail themselves of the
possibilities, at least to the extent of applying
to tho department of documents for the various
catalogues of Government publications. Indian
apolis News.
President Wilson has said that this country
should have the most powerful navy In the
world. If the nation Is to be really forehanded,
this Is what should be done, especially as there
is as much need for protection on the Paclfto
coast as on the Atlantic, Washington Post,
Undoubtedly the metrlo system Is most scien
tific, though its unit, the meter, Is as arbitrary
as the yard. The question is, can the metrlo
system be Imposed upon manufacture, trade and
commerce in tbe United States by statute?
St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The salvation of the National Guard lies in as
complete federalization as can be accomplished
and through the direction of the affairs of the
guard, not by civilian politicians, but by men
who have received tho most thorough sclentlflo
training available that Is, the picked regular
officers of the general staff. Chicago Tribune.
Turn the light of full publicity upon the sub
ject of gasoline, from the first step in tbe pro
duction of materials to the last step In distribu
tion to the consumers, as this Is a matter that
a.fects the Interests of scores of millions of our
people and Invested capital to tbe extent of hun
dreds of millions of dollars. Cincinnati En
quirer. Within the last few years there has com an
awakening to the possibilities In trees and shrub
bery arranged with an idea for effectiveness, a
little mony expended by one whe- knows the
artistic value of landscape gardening, or even
the rudiments of effective arrangement, is bound
to produce results out of ali proportion to the
amount eipendti, Meriden Record.
STUFFY HIS NAME,
BALA HIS STATION
The Dog Thrtt Obstructed Traffic in
Perfo.rninn.ce of His Simple
Duty and Then Held an
Informal Reception
SHAKE hands with Stuffy. For Stuffy, I
assure you, Is a dog worth knowing. Not
that ho belongs to mo. Ho Isn't my tlog at,
all. I havo scon him only onco. He's a
Jolly good follow and n dog's tlog, I nm sure,
Tlioro's real
dogglness In
Stuffy tho
quality that
makes .him a
dog among dogs
ns well as tho
worthy recip
ient of human
respect and ad
miration. Ho's
worth knowing,
not becauso he's
so human
which somo peo
ple consider tho
highest praise
but because ho's
so c a n I n o.
Stuffy Is Just
himself, Intelli
gently nnd mod
estly himself, a
suro enough
tlog. Ho Is tho
kind that never
goes out of fash
Ion. You can toll
STUFlr that nt first ac
quaintance. Stuffy makes mo think of my
early boyhood. I grow up till my teens with
a dog named Grip. Ono day Grip went
over tho hills nnd nover camo back. That Is
tho way they hid tho truth from me. Thoy
told It so at first, trying to break tho bad
nows gontly.
I have known other dogs slnco then, and
ono of them I havo never soon, but I know
him. It was In tho days when I was report
ing for a newspnper In a small city. I heard
tho story from tho city treasurer. On or be
fore tho 1st of April, every year, all owners
of dogs In that bailiwick wero required to
bring or send money to tho treasurer's office,
nnd If they fallod tho constublo turned dog
catcher. Ono day that summer n Httlo boy, a
baro-footod tousle-hcndcd ragamuffin, Invndod
tho nwo-insplrlng corridors of City Hall, paus
ing beforo each door to read tho lettering on
tho frosted panes. Finally ho turned tho knob
of tho treasurer's door nnd quietly, furtively,
crept Inside. Thoro ho stood, Just within tho
door, bewildered, n Httlo frightened, niter
nately rubbing ono foot with tho other. A
clork behind a grated window called to lilm
pleasantly, and tho boy slowly advanced, .-
denly thrust his clenched fist upon tho win
dow Bholf, which ho stood on tiptoe, to reach,
and poured out a handful of pennies twenty
six of them.
"What's this for7" asked tho clerk.
"Pleaso don't let 'em tnko my dog. Thoy'io
tryin' to tako my dog and ho's my dog. I
want to pay for 'lm."
This Httlo boy, I am happy to say, kept his
dog. Ho needed him for companionship nnd
comfort, for tho boy's fathor spent much of
his tlmo In Jail and his mothor wasn't much
Bettor. They nil lived down by tho railroad
tracks near tho river, nnd oven there, as on
tho boulevards, a dog's a dog for a' that and a'
that a good friend for children to grow up
with.
In breed, in looks, In many respects Stuffy
may be vory different from theso other dogs;
but they all hnvo certain qualities In common,
which It would bo superfluous to point out.
Anybody who grew up with a dog In his own
childhood or has children now growing up
with n dog knows whereof I speak. Any such
person would bo glad to shako hands with
Stuffy.
rt hnppencd In Bala. The story begins
with a robo that fell out of a baby carrlago.
Stuffy discovered it. Stuffy had been loiter
ing, as dogs will, and ho camo upon tho robo
after tho maid nnd tho baby carrlago had
passed out of sight. Stuffy know what to do.
It was his duty to guard tho robo. If ho ran
after tho maid somebbdy might mako off with
it in his absence. If ho dragged It along with
him ho would spoil It. So Stuffy stayed with
tho robe, curling himself up on it in tho middle
of the sidewalk, waiting for somebody ho
know.
Stuffy obstructod traffic. Of course there
wasn't much compared with city traffic, but
there were suburbanites going to and from
their afternoon calls and commuters returning
from town and tradespeople and other folks.
It was mldafternoon when Stuffy went on
guard. Passers-by were sized up as they ap
proached. No one was permitted to como
suspiciously close. Each was warned by a
low growl to step aside and walk on tho
rrmss. Stuffy kept watch of them all, coming
Stuffy on Guard
A couple of laborers, in their rough clqthes,
came by. Then up rose Btuffy on all fours
and barked threateningly. Not a big dog at
all, but quite capable of assuming a ferocious
attitude. The laborers gave him a wide
berth.
Fresently Stuffy began to receive visitors.
He didn't Invite them and he rather resented
their curiosity. What, pray, was he doing
except to mind his own business? But it
was only a friendly interest they took, and
Stuffy kept silent.
Four o'clock and nobody had come back
for the shawl.
Five o'clock and there was Stuffy.
Mr. W returned from his office at six.
Stuffy was out in the middle of the sidewalk,
in front of the house, sure of his rights.
Mr. W-2 had no objections, bu thought
nevertheless that something ought to be
done.
The neighbors had been asking questions
of the neighbors. They had accosted passers
by. Whose dog was it? No answer. Only
guesses, "Then Mr, W took up the case,
Mr. W approached the guardian of tho
robe, confidently, in his best manner,
"I'll Just look at his collar. The owrter'a
name must be on the collar."
'Oh, we've tried to do that," said the
neighbors. , .
It was so. Stuffy would have none of It.
He didn't know these people. He'd Just wait
nd waitand wait arid meanwhile keep
strangeru at a proper distanco.
H had a dog once," some one remarked.
"He - "
That story finished, another one was re
hearsed. 'I remember "
And so, pn. But atlH nobody Knew whose
doK it ws,
There wwe many guesses.
jAjrffiBt
A little girl Sought It was Mr.
dog. Mr. W " telephoned, but reported
wasn't Mr. Brown's dog. Mr Brown's dog
was out in tho backyard chasing a cat up a
tree.
After each guess Mr. W went Into the
house and telephoned and then camo back to
report that no, It wasn't Mr. Jordan's dog; It
wasn't Mr. Davis' dog; It wasn't Mr. Starrott's
dog.
"Our dog Bingo onco "
"Don't you think It might bo Mr. Slayton's
dog? Ho owns a dog."
Mr. W went Into tho houso nnd tele
phoned. Mr. Slayton's dog was a St. Bernard.
Stuffy, nearly nil agreed, was a Boston ter
rier. Seven o'clock now.
"That dog will stay hero nil night," said
Mr. W , "If his owner doesn't como and
get him. Why, ho'll stay hero forovcr. Did
you ever seo nitythlng llko It? It's a most
wonderful thing."
"I know n tlog that "
"Stuffy!" enme avolco out of tho growing
darkness. f
Stuffy barked delightedly nnd stood up-nnd
shook his tail, and barked; but he didn't quit
tho baby's robe not till the mnltl took charge
of It.
Congratulations
Then everybody praised tho dog anew nnd
nskod whoso dog It was.
"That's Mr. Bosworth's dog. We wondered
why ho didn't como homo nnd they sent mo
out to look for him. They think overythlng
of that dog, particularly ns he's great friends
with tho baby. I didn't tnlss tho robo nt nil,
but of courso I thought I'd better como baolc
this way."
"Can ho do tricks?"
Then Stuffy stood up on his hind legs and
walked. But that wasn't why everybody shook
hands with him nnd congratulated him.
"Ho'd havo stayed hero forever guarding
that robe If nobody had como for him," said
Mr. W to tho company nt large.
Then Stuffy shook hands nil atound ngaln
Just to show that ho wasn't offended over all
tho fuss they'd mado.
"That's somo dog, bellovo me!" said Mr.
J , who had Joined tho group nnd heard the
story.
"I wish you'd get a dog llko that," said
Mrs. J to Mr. J . "l'vo nlwnys wantod
a Boston terrier. They're so Intelligent and
so good with children."
"What did yon say his nama Is?" a by
stander nskod tho maid.
"Stuffy." R. H.
What Do You Know?
Queries of general interest will be answered
In this column. Ten questions, the answers
to wilch cviry well-informed person should
know, arc asked daily.
QUIZ
t. Who la Yon Iletliinnnn-IIoIlwes?
2. Where la Tnbnaco?
3. To whom una ()ueen Mary of Knglnnd en-
Rased to lie mnrrleil beforo her betrothal
to tho present King?
4. Who wrnto tho "lluttle Hymn of the Ite-
pulillc"?
5. Dn the followers of Chrlntlanlty exceed In
number the fnlloners of Mohammedanism?
CI. Whnt Is meant by "going to (iretnn Oreen"?
7. Who are the "Clcntlflcoa"?
8. About nhen was thn Vtrat City Troop of
Philadelphia organized?
0. What la the rank of Leonard Wood and
what la Ills command? t
10. Itow mnny different- kinds of piece are
there In the frame of clieea and what are
they culled?
Answers to Yesterday's Quiz
1. London nnd Paris. Dickens.
2. Bunker Hill woh founht Juno 17. 1775, more
than a year before the Declaration.
3. I.nnrnNter.
4. United Hlntra Senator from Michigan.
5. The premeditated destruction or Impalrlnff
of mnchlnery or other equipment of an
employer by employe,
a. The piinlp of 1873. In 1803.
7. Twenty-five and elcht-tenth gralna of cold
constitute the atnndard of the dollar.
8. Marsnret or "Pegcy" Shlppen, the daughter
of a prominent Phlladclphlan, became tha
wife of Benedict Arnold during the Amer
ican KeToIutlon. llalnlirldgo street.
0. Thirty for Senators and 35 for ltepresenta-
tire.
10. Queen Victoria.
Becoming n Citizen
Editor of "What Do Ynu Knots" Will you
kindly nnswor theo questions through the me
dlum of your Interesting column: (1) Does a
person entering tHe United States nB n minor
become a citizen when he Is of age without tak
ing out first papers? (2) What Is the ago when
a person ceases to ba a minor? (3) Where do
I apply for citizen's papers nnd what Is tho
cost of such? (4) Can nn American enter Eng
land without a passport nt tho present timq?
AnTIIUIt CAMERON.
(I) No. (2) Twenty-one. (3) Apply to the
clerk of the United States District Court. Post
ofilco Building, 9th nnd Chestnut streets. At
the time of filing a declaration of Intention to
become a citizen an alien Is required to pay the
clerk of the court a fee of $1. At the time of
filing a petition for naturalization a petitioner
Is required to pay the clerk of tho court a fee
of 54. (1) No. It Is possible that the British
Home Secretary might make an exception In
the case of Americans going to England on Im
portant public business, but the ordinary trav.
eler Is required at this time to have a passport
Employer's Liability
Bdlfor of "What Do You Know" Will you
kindly explain the liability act? Does the em
ploye como under Its protection on leaving home
for place of employment or not until after reach
Ing the same? GEORGE II. DC MASSE,
While Section 203 of the act says that the
employer shall be liable for the negligence of
all employes "while acting within the scope of
their employment," the question as to when an
employe Is and Ib not acting within thl$ scope
has been the subject of dispute, and test cases
have neen nrougnt to estanusn the interprets,
tlon of the law In this nnd kindred questions i
As the nature of the employment and the char-1
acter of the agreement between employer and I
employe are factors in such cases. It, wll) not be I
possible to answer such general questions until '
decisions covering all classes of employes an!
agreements nave nxeu preceaents m the court
Auto Haute to Hellam
Bdltor of "What Do You JTitoto" Will you
kindly give me In your paper tho best auto route
to Hellam, York County, Pa.? J. W.
Lancaster pike to Haverford. to Bryn Mawr.
to Vlllanova, to Wayne, to Strafford. Avoid
right fork Just beyond toll gate; turn right to
pass under railroad. Go parallel with railroad
past Devon to Berwyn; turn right to cross rail
road; still parallel with railroad to Paoll, to
Green Tree, small railroad station at right of
turnpike; turn right under railroad, down hlJ;
at bottom turn right under other railroad,, then
-left; take left fork at small schoolhouse; con
tinue west near railroad on very brpad road,
through Exton and Whltford, to Downlngtown:
straight through to CoatesviUe, to end of town,
where road dead-ends; turn right over- rallrpad
bridge and up hill, almost straight to Sadabury
vllle; straight through to Black Horse, IhroCLh
Hamlet and 'down long hll to Gap; stral&t
4fiw...,,ct, n Imnnwlllir road in Vlntnra in T -&.
inan Place, turn left, then right to cross rall-V,
road; Keep straign on macauam roaa to Lan
caster; pass square and monument on Kinv
street, to Columbia avenue, avoiding fork at
Marietta, street and on through MountvUIe to
Columbia; entering town, bear right at hotel q
.fork -to 6th street- bear right to chestnut street,
turn left In fhjstnut to dead end near railroad
iraok and river i'ross toll budge ovr tne tuat
uuehnna luver to T rigp.13 itle Keep w ght
on turouEn to iun