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,? rtf ?e ffrit fcj tohem .. nw ar
tried, ,
jor yi i fait to lay tfie old atidt.
, , Pope.
A? tho iaftiantod Jtlloy vould havo
Mid to ,tho Deutechtand, "The Worships
ctm't et you l you don't ko out."
Tho soldiers at TobyhannA. arO
7 niryliJK thOBjiu Texas, oven though thi
.' Climate of tho Poconos is more agrec
v mbl.
fi .! I III flMj
SH6ei ato to bo loWor and their
rfco tilgrfior. says a dispatch from Chi
cago. They'll haVo tho country on Its
uppers tho first thins they know.
Tho bemocrats seem to be very
much worried, about tvhnt Mr. HuaheS
f Wll sAy. It tvlll bo ii mouthful and glvo
the dorikei" planty to cHftw on all summer.
t ' There seems to bfe a marked change
t the tone of tho dcrman press, Berlin
Vor contemplated a defonslvo war, and
tho vory possibility of such ft thing re
quires" tntich aiiplHnatlon.
t Tho pfcoplo of Philadelphia pay a
ia per cent tax for tho. privilege of Uslntj
KM, although gas has become, a necessity
for cooking purposes In many email apart
ments. Unless1 tho city Changes Its policy,
'this ta will b increased to 33 1-3 per
cent In 1918.
i Tho DlsMct Attorriey is in hldhy
respects tho greatestr potential power In
iv community lor tno eniorccment oi
. wA.4U pVUWU WV1493 iU UU DU lllllUi U1II b
ho,. tcJImlnatlon of vlco when tho
;crlct Attornfcy puts Into motion the
"w 'ivhlqh strlkco at tho owners of prop.
"vrty that Is Used for unlawful purposes.
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irtjjjHfcjMiy.,,, ,,.,,, .HUM Tin ding
?i05,JfsPt0""" Holnl Jlouse. fetraivl
)M BtJH6....,, 31 lta Louis Id (Jrtnd
FMr. llOtan has a chanco to make a repu
tation ior nimseir.
The United States Steel Corpora
tion 'has accepted ho direct war orders,
although It has, of course, supplied with
gfil many manufacturers who have. The
industry is a basic ono In this country,
a. -Veritable barometer of economic condl
tkmtf Its' brosporlty is, therefore, ex
ceedingly encouraging to business men
everywhere. But none should make the
mistake of assuming' that prosperity Is
permanent Or that It can bO maintained
for any iongih of time Under a theoretical
arid inadequate tariff law. '
Wo" surmise that tho Mayor will
take great precautions to see that thero
Ut a. minimum of waste In the expendi
ture of the enormous loan furids how at
hi disposal. The people have set thdlf
hrfarts Ojl certain Vital improvements and
f hive been most liberal in providing the
necessary money. A good stewardship
Will be appreciated. The Mayor heed not
" fear'crlticlam if ha summons to the cltv'd
Vi iorvfce. mert of recognized nhdricjal ability
yapo are .used to the handling of large
i AUtfU arid are skilled in tho thwarting of
' iJlckeiy,
Since the Grand Duke was de-
f inoted, months" ago,' ho has ddno nothing
i tut sulk Shd 'win Erierum, Treblzond,
Balburt arid now Krzlngah. If things
Jon't go -vf ell frt Russia the Grand Duke
ought to ha demoted again. Tho cam
pisn ho la leading strikes at Russia's
' enemy, not against the enemy of the
' Kntente. Tho war thero is as personal
' M Italy's "war against Austria. If there
' V njf doubt about tho possession of the
GOtOm Horn. Russia will have a few
eorprlona to make between the Grand
t-Duk and the anniea of Kut-el-Amara.
TW Striata caucus, after Condemn.
Inc tho child labor bill, has reversed lt-
l&t 9t tH Urgent r66,tieat of tho Prist.
at, Thero is no Justiflcatiod for as-
iur tiftat ha told the Senators the
waf unconstitutional and could not
I--or, that hat reminded them
rt wwMl bo politically wise to con-
tfc anti-clilld labor advocates by
jmcJi bliL Yet th.era is graya
af the power of Congress to
t4 interatata commerce section
Cntltdt!on far enough to em-
r rohitlt!oH of tho transportation
. tm states of goods In the manU-
t which chiidre.q had. been ero
TtM: rxiurts have held that Fed-
! tt9 mr bo passed forbidding Inter-
muhkhi In products which are
ityfttipytit articH:3 of Commerce, such
lir;fMja. Yet there is no telling
.If. iwni woum an witn an antl.
ifapt I- ?ubUd sehtiment U
m mvt- jrf uaa legislation and
xU ar b4 u of wwt affected
tHntvajhC oatiH ot their gen-
( MwmBw uviag
wlars grw wttfc jm f
tkiiWINM
Bltry so -nm&t
fc
?mm
fr demahd that It extend fu power W
furthtef. 0no would expeci the DemS
cnifa to Irlsftt trial y.0 regulation 0
child labor should be loft to tho statin
ns 1th Wilson eayi fiat ferhala suffrage
trihst be lefti But modorn befnecrals
ieefrt to hMo forgotterf the old Stato
Rights doctrlrifc,
..- i
KNOWOTJilNOlSM
rnflXAB i Uenioeralla, but Teias Is also
Ahierlfcah. it will vdto for tho" pdrty
cahdldatb or thfi President, ,but given
tho chance In a primary to show Its feel
lng( that emplro which passes for a Stato
wrote Its' verdict in language which Wash
ington could Hot fall to undewtand.
There" has been a cUriotis misappre
hension of the Administration's Mexican
and Othei" policies. Mn say that it Is a
"Do-nothing" Administration, so far as
its foreign policies' ato concerned. That
would not damn it. There have beon
"dO-rtMhlng" adthlhlstratlOhs b6foro and
tiolhlng damo of it. That is not what
damns' Democratic control and goads the
hatldtl into a flerco deriahd for HuglieS.
The public could forglvo nn Administra
tion which did nothing If It fell that that
Administration was doing nothing bo
cAllso it conceived that course to be the
wldo course. '
tio, tho troublo with the "Wilson Ad-
ministration is that it Is a "know-nothing"
Administration. It has wanted to do
something In Mexico, but It has hoi
known what to do. Tho conviction Is
confirmed by repeated events that there
la no Mexican policy, that Washington
Is trusting to luck, going' It blind, and
hoping that by some miracle It will bo
able to cxtrlcato Itself and th6 nation
from tho lamentable situation which now
exists.
This know-nothlnglsm has been evldont
for three years. Tho Administration did
not know whttt t6 do whdti war frowned
on tho horlion Ih Europe. It Is not re
corded that the greatest ropubile oh earth
offered Its Services as a mediator or did
anything Whatever to avert the conflict.
Later, as Incident after Incident arose,
delay marked tho policy of tho Govern
ment, not because delay was advisable
but solely because tho Government did
not know what to do. Ships and an nrmy
wont to Vora Cruz. For a few. hours
It seemed at last Washington had a pol
icy. But hot so! Tho know-nothlnglsm,
which Is another namo for Indecision,
mado Itself felt. In a ofneers lri command
at Vera CrUz did not know what to do
becauso the Govfcrrimfint at Washington
did not know what It wanted them to do.
Texas' wdUld havo stood bj' tho Presi
dent if ho had had any Mexican" policy
at all. BUt what TeXas coUld not endure
was the hesitation, the doubt, tho twisting
and turning, which left Texas and all the
rest of the Union without any guarantco
whatever as to tho future. Uncertainty
la fatal to the individual and It Is death
to a government.
Carranza has diagnosed the situation
clearly, Just as iluorta did beforo him.
The First Chl6f would never fiavo pro
posed a commission to settle tho diffi
culties betwoon tho two countries had
ho not been convinced that Washington
was looking i vaguely for a miraculous
solution. What need Is thero for a com
mission? An ultimatum that ulttmated
would satlato the borderland with peace.
BUt no sucli ultimate has been Issued
from the White House Blnce Woodrow
Wilson became President, and nono will
issue therefrom so long as ho Is Presi
dent. It is not in the wood. The charac
ter of tho Chief Mnglstrdto forbids It.
Watchful waiting is simply a phraso to
describe know-nothlnglsm. An adminis
tration which knew its Own mind would
riever have hjd to watch waltfully or to
wait watchfully,
Texas has damned indecision. That Is
what the nation aa a whole Is golrig to
do when it gets the chance.
(JET tilE JlEN iHGHER UP
ACCOItDINO to Mr. GIbboney, who
-O. ought to know more about it tliart
any other respectable citizen irt Phlladel.
phla, "at least 95 tier cent of all the vice
deris Irt this city have been operated with
some assurance of protection arranged
throUgh the agent or proprietors of the
various places."
Crime works in the 'lark and graft is
always incognito. Wo doubt vry much
if Mr, GIbboney, in spite of the evidence
accumulated by the organization with
Which he Is connected, can prove that this
or that m4ri sold protection. Circum
stantial eVIdehdd, however, is convincing.
There is but dhe reason for non-enforcement
of criminal law, arid that is that
those to Whose interest it Is to prevent
enforcement use influence ot one kind
or another to get what they want.
The. iiystim, of cotirsd, always guiran
tees tho district a certain amount of im
munity. Votes for the gang must be
protected, and it Is to the underworld
that the gang always turns for support
on election day. Thb district as a whole,
therefore, can count during- gang control
On a certain amoUnt pf consideration.
But special Immunity, it is an open secret,
is for special reasons, and the respectable
citizencan vision In that connection only
one thing, namely, graft.
Philadelphia looks to the Grand Jury
to do more than discover & few mlndr
malefactors. It expect the kind of In
vestigatlon which wiii get to the men
"higher up." Citizens are less Interested
in the men who may buy'proUctiori than
(4 the men who may sell protection. It
Is the latter who wpst be driven to cover
ana strjppea or meir auinonty, even
though It be an authority derived only
om oaafhH of a certain nUmbeF of votes.
"Kvm a raw eas yet the- little fellows.
WUi) Urt Qtf -Jury la brought MHa
it M MP4t4 lo tt4 rh bl JUti.
Anil 'pi MatYf.
Tom Ualy's Column
Who's .he Philisllito?
I" TS A foolhardy Jhlhg to attempt' to
handicap nuccoss. It can't bo done.
The" achievement, thfl basic ?Hct, Will
emerge from tho ruck and wlfglo derislvO
fingers at you arrtld the latightof of a
rttthierbUs public, always ready lo admire
the end, rogdfdlcss of (ho means.
Elbert Hubbard Is reported to have n6
oumuiated not less than one and a half
million dollars In 26 years or so, and he
Is known, beyond question, to have
achieved a certain reputation as A man
of letters, Now tho Ihah Is dead his
passing having been as dramatic as ho
himself could have wl3hed and It Isn't
Well to speak unkindly of tho deadj bUt
thero aro things that must bo told.
Wo could wish thrtt all this might
havd been brought out whllo tho chlOf
nc(or,wns still alive, but during his lite
tltne there was no occasion for publish
Ihpt What hero is set forth. Kor whllo
Hubbard was not
at all averse to
being considered
the original Phil
istine, ho was
rather careful to
mdke no such
sweeping claims
for hlmsqlf ns
his friends havo
been making for
him slnco his
death.
The founder of
thoPhlllsttnoond
of tho Roycroft
commlinlty was
Harry Persons 'rubor, a nntlvo of East
Aurora, ?. Y., and jut present engaged In
business In Wilmington, Del., Into which
quiet covo ho has como after as varied
a life as any newspaperman over had
and survived.
Tho beginnings of tho Phlllstlno were
In the old City Hall In the Police
Department of Dcn-cr In tho whiter of
1802-03. Tho pollco reporters of tho city
nowspaperB who, perforce, were there tho
groater part of the time, had a typewrit
ten and handwritten sheet, which was
pasted on tho Wall for tho edification of
tho patrolmen, and even tho dlgnlllcd
Chief Farley and good old Sam Howe,
then chief of detectives. Johnnie Ley.
"don, how chief of detectives, was on the
forco nt tho time, and ho helped to fur
nish news notes for '"Xhe Dally Copper."
Tho men who furnished tho material
for tho paper sossed everybody who
needed snssln', and tho sheet became
sombwhat of an Institution In tho days
when "Soapy" Smith ran his gambling
house ahd tho regular ovbnlng tragedy of
murdor and suicide was part of tho day's
work.
Finally, It was proposed that a mnga
zino bo published In which those of the
boys who thought they could wrlto could
say Just what they pleased. That their
efforts found no rcsponso from tho edi
tors of tho regular periodicals la neither
hero nor there, but when It como to A
showdown there didn't seem to bo enough
money In the buncn to finance tho propo
sition, so It wont nway from there.
Ih March, 1893, It beenmo necessary
for Taber to go to his native town of
East 'Aurora, N. Y. Thero he achieved
an intorcst In tho East AUrora Citizen, a
local newspaper, with NOwell W. White
and Harry S. Waggoner. Tho print
shop was run under tho name of
tho White & Waggoner Company. Tho
old Idea of tho magazine which had been
proposed-In Denver was still curront, and
with a printing establishment at his dis
posal the carrying out of tho plan seemed
an easy matter toTober.
The proposition was mado to the lato
William Mackintosh, then tho managing
editor of tho BUffato Evening Newsr
David dray, of the Buffalo Times; Mark
Hubbell, City Clerk of Buffalo; Eugene
Itlchard White, John and Frank O'Brien
arid a few other Buffalo newspapormen.
The Idea met with approval and the
first number of the Philistine appeared
on Juno 1, 1895. Taber set it all In type
with his own hands and printed every
shoet of It with the help of his brother.
To this number Elbert Hubbard con
tributed a "short essay.
Five thousand copies of thf first num
ber were printed and then camo a fatal
mistake. Instead of sending tho little
magazine out through the channels of
tho American News Company, It was sent
out to individual newsdealers through
out tho country. Tho magazine was ap
patently an instant success, for repeat
orders poured in, and the July edition
was something more than 10,000 copies,
still distributed through individual deal
ers. This was kept up for three or four
months, until there came a time when
the promoters had more than a thousand
accounts due them, ranging from SO cents'
to 5 each. These are pretty dlfllcult ac
counta to collect, and late August brought
the publishers to the end of their financial
rope. It became necessary to ralso money
to meet current bills,
Mr. Hubbard had often expressed, a
wish to get Into the game, and when thla
crisis came Taber went to hlfri with a
proposition -to take an interest in the
business. He consented to take the affair
over (t he could become th& sole owner
ot the periodical, agreeing that Taber was
to remain as edltor-in-chlcf and keep a
half Interest In the business. As the crisis
was real, and there seemed to be no
other way out, Taber agreed to this and
things went on as before, Mr, Hubbard
taking care of the financial end of the
business. This continued until February,
1836, when the split came. This was
brought about by Tabor's refusal to print
an essay of Hubbard's which he did not
consider a proper artlele for a magazine
Of the type of tho Philistine.
Meanwhile. Taber had stabliihed the
Boycroft Printing Shop for the purpose
gt making books after the manner then
much In vogue, and of which attitude
William Morris and his Itelnucott
Press were the chief apostles. The only
hand-printed book ever turned out of the
Roycrof t shops was set In type by TabSr
and printed on an old Washington hand
proa by We and his brother. Thla was
Mr. HuiAftNt "Sobs of SateetM."
(Csttoued tceurrok'.f
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WHERE BRITISH RESPECT GERMANS AND GERMANS RESPECT BRITISH
'" nn ii 1 ii i ii r ii i ill 1 1 I ii rr-u- . . i i . . ., .
r&scffl4r !3rW WM. Today. E .l)SiiRfflM;uWl, J
tim T T"1 IPff liMlg F lf i ' Ii nBH-l
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
A Suggestion That We Meet the British Blacklist With an Embargo.
Careless Motorists Discourtesy of Philadelphia
Men Other Matters
Thlt tt'partment ( Ittn to all rcndrr.1 U'io
ii'lsh lo rrrrfM liflr opinions on nubeel n
current liitrrmt. It Is on mien tortun, nml the
Evrntna Ledger dsjtimcs no roponiibililu tor
the t-fcu'4 ot its correspondents,
EMBARGO tS. BLACKLIST
To the Eilltor of livening Lcttpcr:
Sir Tho latest bit nf England's match
less arrogance Is such as to occasion indig
nation among thinking people, and one
would think that It would occasion action
on tho part of authoritative people. But as.
yet tho only concroto and tangible result -of
tho British blacklisting of American firms
has been to bring forth sundry good arti
cles In the nevsiaiprs eloquently disserta
ting upon tho Injustlco that England has
displayed In this action. ' t
Diplomatic notos and lengthy protests
against the hnughty and contemptuous
treatment that England has accorded us
slhco the Inception of tho war havo been
forced to serve, slnco any other proceduro
might havo resulted In unpleasant compli
cations, which wore, by the way, as remote
as they wcro undesirable. But this crown
ing Insult to the United States, Mils un
paralleled discrimination against Individual
American citizens, this slap in tho face,
as It were, to the country that Is furnish
ing tho wherewithal by which England
may keep Its head abovo tho waters of
Prussian aggression, demands prompt and
unmlstnkablo notion action that will bring
forcibly to England's mind the state ot
her almost utter dependence upon tho will
ingness of American merchants and manu
facturers to furnish her thoso war muni
tions and materials which sho so urgently
requires.
Tho Government at Washington has ex
hibited admirable patlcnco and equanimity
In tho faco of conditions which might have
justified or, at least, pnlllated a hasty,
Incorrect action. But thero Is only one
course to pursue, and that Is to demand, In
no vague, uncertain torms, that goods of
Amcrlcnn manufacturers, ships of Ameri
can merchants and correspondence of
Amorlcan citizen; be and remain undis
turbed, and In tho event of England's fail
ure to rescind tho Insulting orders It has
lately given, order nml enforce an embargo
on exports to England until sho does.
This can do American firms that are fill
ing English contracts no Injury, because at
tho possibility of an embargo becoming a
reality England will lose no time In chang
ing her present attitude. Bring England to
the realization that times have changed,
that she can no longer dictate the policies
and methods of American firms, that sho
can no moro pry Into the private corro.
spondence and business of freo American
citizens and individuals, anu we suau soo
England more tractnble, less haughty, moro
respectful and perhaps perhaps a trifle
grateful.
a. HABItY KOSOVE.
Philadelphia, July 21.
IRELAND'S SEVENTEEN
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir I wish to pay my tribute to Ire
land's famous 17 martyrs. Here It Is:
Wo need no coins to raise your monu
ment. It has been raised, and raised sub
stantially, by you ere you had quit this
mortal scene. You raised It better than we
ever could. We might erect something In
marble, stono or lasting bronze, to tell unto
a few your Ideal and your hopes for Ire
land; but you surpassed by far what we
might do.
By your own acts the human race you
thrilled, the Huns discovered andr the na
tion's soul redeemed. The He was given that
we were to England truo and nevenhoro
would strive young Emmet to avenge
the lie that we contented were a province
mere to be, paying a tribute to the English
crown to buy more ropes and gunnery to
slay In future days kneelers at Freedom's
shrine.
'Twas Ireland, and Ireland alone! Men
could not you forgot and never will. Your
memory needs no preservative; 'twould be
a useless superfluity, like painted lilies In
a garden fair. The men who die for Ire
land's Cathaleen will be remembered eTer
their names will shine resplendent down
BLIND-ALLEY NAVAL POLICY
Debate In the Senate on the navy bill
Is throwing up some extraordinary ebulli
tions of statesmanship. Senator Swanson,
for Instance, declared that the United
States must become and remain Incontest
ably the world's second naval power. Good,
but what political objects shall this second
largest fleet be used to serve? The Senator
enumerates manyt to one of which he at
taches the greatest importance. "The un-
just restrictions," he says, "that Clreit
Britain has Imposed upon our commerce'
during the progress of this war emphasize
to Us the necessity of having a navy large;
enough to demand and enforce our rights."
The United States Is, consequently, to build
the second largest nary in the world ad
preparation for a quarrel with the nation
which controls the largest navy In the
world. This Is a perfect example of tbd
utter discrepancy between means and end
so characteristic of American political
thinking. The building of the second largest
navy means, lf it means anything, that the
United States cannot be safe unless it
reaches a political understanding with the
mistress ot the Jeas. A controversy with tho
British Empire is precisely the one political
object for the carrying on ot which the
proposed navy would be useless. The New
Republic.
DOMINION DAX DIVE
That the first sweeping advance against
the entrenched enemy was made by tba
British army on our Dominion Day will add
to the British people's rejoicing. Was tba
movement timed as a celebrat on of Can
d'i natal day and by way of rendering.
Special tribute to tfie VaJOr and eervtee o?
ettf om in ,te. mUfttl Kowevir
tSt maft, the 1st qfj?3y I
at oi wf b now a mw
tho years forevcrmoro; deathless renown
la theirs oternally. They nover die who dlo
for Cathaleen I
But stay I 'TIs not for us to wrlto their
epitaphs; 'tis not for us wo nro not quail
fled. Moro valiant hearts their praises need
to sound, moro worthy pens record their
noblo deeds. What did wo do to even us
franchise, to sneak their revered names, wn
who stood by rind watched tho heroes pass
to victory and denthl TIs not ror Us to
weave their crowns ; 'tis not for us we
are not qualified I
But wo can qualify tako up tho work
tho load they carried through their mar
tyred lives and only laid a-ilown besldo
their graves. If wo thought well of them,
do as thoy did, tako up tho tasks thoy
handed o'er to us nnd dedicate our lives to
Elro's cauoo until that flag In triumph files
ngaln that flow on Easter Day, Nineteen
sixteen. As prayers best heard nro thoso
from holy lips, wo then can speak for then
we'ro qualified. PADBAIC LAGAN.
Philadelphia, July 2E.
RECKLESS MOTORISTS
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir As nn Illustration of Sunday quiet In
Philadelphia 1G or 18 boys and girls In three
automobiles engaged In a race on Gth street,
betwoon Chestnut and Pino, nt G o'clock
p. m. today, tho drivers yotllng With tho ex
citement of a 40-mlle Bpeed. scattering tho
llttlo children who wero crossing tho street,
but did not scorn to disturb tho equanimity
of two policemen who were quietly walking
townrd Walnut street. I did not notice that
thoy oven turned tholr heads. Tho autos
wero going too fast to allow one to catch
their numbers, but I do not think thero
was a man In either machine of an ago
supposed competent to properly run an auto
mobile cortalnly not 21 years of ago.
When theso things are permitted we should
not express surprise nt tho auto killings
that aro occurring with such disgusting
frequency. o. II P
Philadelphia, July 23.
FATE OP PRINCE RUDOLPH
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir In your jiaper of the 22d Instant
you printed a very Interesting article, en
titled "Prince Rudolph; Who Killed Him?"
by John Elfreth Watklns. , I wish to ask
him and your reading public If they have
soon that new book by tho Countess Zanardl
Landl entitled "Tho Secret of an Empress"?
There are surprises In store for them here,
surely, for In It this wonderful woman
unfortunate daughter of tho unfortunate
House of Hapsburg glvos not only thb
cause of the Crown Prince's death and the
circumstances leading up to that tragedy,
but the subject of that "mysterious quarrel"
between Franz Joseph and his consort and
the real renson for that brutal murder.
Read It, all who love history and biography
nnu aro interested in tno rortunes of this
luckless family! Not since my childhood
has a hook appeared which so fascinated
and Inspired me which convinced mo
through and through of tho author's sin
cerity as has this one!
A bravo woman had endured loneliness-
ana poverty and even fnced the danger
of assassination to be able to give the
world this book I May she nt last regain
her unquestionable rights both for herself
and for her children.
I feel that this letter of appreciation Is
the very least I can do for her personally,
so I hope you will be kind enough to give
It a place in your columns.
MBS. U .8. CBANDALU
West Grove, Pa., July 28,
WHAT IS COMING? .
To the Editor of Evening Ledger:
Sir Tho heading of your editorial In
Saturday's Issiie asks a question. Answer
ing such question, I will say political and
Industrial anarchy unless the common peo
ple can or will develop the capacity for
original thought
ORiaiNAIi THINKER.
Philadelphia, July 26.
'nd glorious title tor observance throughout
the British world as an empire holiday,
I.et us hope the title? will be made stronger
from day to day until the war Is ended
that, In short, the Entente offensive begun
on the western front will go on Irresistibly
until the enemy army there is disposed of,
and that the Russian and Italian successes
may bebut the beginning of a swift and
OYeriyneiming series. roronio lail
Empire.
and
- BATTLE SLEEP
Somewhere, O sun, some corner there must
be
Thou vlsltest, where down the strand
Quietly, still, the waves go out (a sea
From the green fringes ot a pastoral
land.
Deep In the orchard-bloom the roof-trees'
etand,
The brown sheep graze alQng the bay,
And through the apple-boughs above the
sand
The bees' hum sounds no fainter than
the spray,
There through uncounted hours declines the
day
To the low arch of twilight's close,
And, just as night about the moon grows
gray,
One sail leans westward to the fading
rose.
Giver of dreams, O thou with scatheless
wlntft
Forever moving through the fiery ball.
To flams-seared lids th cooling vision bring,'
And let Some KStil go seaward with that
JWith Wfeartoft.
What Do You Know?
. Uutilis ot deAeral Mtresl kilt b aniwirvl
In this column. Tin uutiHons, tht tiiuwri I
uhlcft irv urt.normcil itnon iiould knout.
ar asked dallu.
QUIZ
1. tVIm nre Atifnen?
S. Am tlm ilrllbrrritlnn) of the Ornnd Jurr
open to dip public?
3. IVIiitt Ii meant lir "ttlmlnito" In mllllnrr
Dnrlniirp? ,
4. Where In the lntnml of Ht. Tlinmns?
n. Where In rlillnddpliln I (llrnril utrcrt?
0. tVlwt Is tho nininlnir -of "ICTfitdl," wliltli l
pnrt of n number of TurkNli mime of
Indhllllinls?
7. Win are meant liy tho leathers ot Hie
Church?
fl. What Is mrnnt by "Inre nnd tiennten"?
0. tVlmt dlfTrKTico Is tlirre In (ho inlnilnlMrr-
In of the onlli en the lllble between tho
lirnrllre Of the llrltlith courts and of the
i
kinerlrnn rourMT
10,
U'hdt Is nn aerodrome?
Answers to Ycstortlny's Quiz
1. The nren of I'hllndelnhlii belnc 129,'j itqunro
mllea. It Ii oulr about jn inllri m,illcr
than Hint .of the DnnlDIi West Inrilen.,
2. Suit Is mmillr obtained from tibterrnhenn
source, by wells, .the brlno belrtir drnwn
up nnd evnparntrd.
8, flolcomln. In lllmluatun, famous for Its dia
mond mines.
i. A truo bill) nn Indictment found by n Ornnd
Jurr.
6. John' Itedmond, lender of the Irish Va-
tlonnllsts In rnrllnment.
0. "Oolrtcn rnlf," money.
7. A Hnlilmth day's Journprt with the .Tews this
wn not to exceed the dlntnnre from tho
nrk to the end of the rfimu, 2000 cubits,
komewhnt short of u mile.
8. SamHtorm: n windstorm distinguished by
the whirling clouds of snnd carried from
desert places by the wind,
0. Mndttme Illntrntslcy, n Husslnn myslle nnd
spiritualist, orcnnlzer of tho Theosophl.
en! Kaclcty.
10. Ausust 1 Is crncrntir spoken of ns the nn-
July 28, IBM. Austria declared war on
S.r.v .' t" iAu5.ul .Germany declared
tllct Ku",n' ' rent start of tho con-
Long Laughs
U. P. B. Tho longest laugh that wo havo
on record was that of Jupiter, who "laughed
incessantly the Orst seven dnys after his
birth." Tho occasion, pun, quip, contre
temps, or what-not, Is not on record. As
for thoso who died of laughter, Calohns, the
Homeric soothsayer, was one. Tho story Is
that a ragged fellow told CalchaS that the
grapes growing then In his garden would
nover give him wine and offered to be
Calchns's slave If tho prophecy were not
true. When the wlno was made Catenas
Bent for tho fellow and laughed so hard and
long at the nontulfllmcnt of the prophecy
thai ho died. Rabelais, tho great Pronch
writer, Is said to hnvo burst a blood fassol
In a groat gale of laughter, and, possibly
by attraction, the same Btory Is told of his
famous translator, Sir Thomas Urquhart
lie Is said to have died of an uncontrollable
fit of laughter on hearing of the restoration
of King Charles II. Others have died with
smiles upon their lips, but a list of those
would be very long and not to your pur
pose. E Pluribus Unum
Editor of "What Do. You Know1' Can
you tell me whether there Is any truth In
the statement that the motto of the United
States was Invented by an Englishman?
II. P. D.
Whether Sir John Prestwick, the, emt
nent English antiquary, Invented the motto
cannot be, said. It Is certain that he passed
It on to John Adams when the latter was
Minister to nn''n.id, and Adams suggested
It for U..U i it the great seal. Charles
Thompson Was then secretary Tf the Con
grcss and on June 20, 1782, reported his
design with that motto. The motto had
been used as early as l7So on the Gentle
men's Magazine, and It Is possible that
Sir John saw It there.
Kuropntkin y
J. P. Yes, the General Kuropatkln now
opposing Yon Hlndenburg Is the same
man who suffered reverses in the nussb
Japanese War.
Some Congressional Reecorda
T, P. B.-(i), In 188S, when Harrison
was elected President, the Republicans
regained the House by eight majority, hay
ing its Republicans to 161 Democrats, but
i" fJ.90.',."" th Pa"H.f the McKlnley
tariff bill, the Democrats elected to the
G2d Cohgress 238 Democrats to 88 Re
publicans and nine Farmers' Alliance, and
In 1892, when Cleveland was recalled to
tho Presidency, they elected to the 63d
Congress 218 Democrats to 12T RepUblU
cans and 11 Independents. (2) From 1874
to 1891 the Democrats had a majority of
the popular branch of every Congress with
the exceptions of the 47th Congress, chosen
ih tSSO, and the Blst, chosen in 1888, (31
The Democrats controlled the Senate, and
thus both branches. In the 46th, when they
had 13 Senators to 83 Republicans, and
again In the 53d. chosen in 18S2, the
Democrats had 41 Senators to 37 Republi
cans and four Independents.
Pan-American ""
Bdffor 61 "TVaat Do you Jlnow" Whal
Is the meaning of Pan-American? Locate,
the Welland Canal? When Is at Swjthln's
Day? a. M. V.
The prefix "Pan" means "All." Its use
before the names ot nations has different
Implications inr various countries. For In.
stance, in Germany "Pan-German" Implies
a movement to bring Into closa political
union (under one sovereign, as some use the
word) ail German-speaking peoples. Pan
Americanism, of course, has no reference
to any hope of uniting under one govern
ment the States of North and South Amer
ica. Its Implication is rather toward a closer
Commercial union ot the interests ot the.
many republics of the Continent, and its
only political significance is In bringing
thes republics Into agreement for mutual
defense against possible Invasion by Eu-
ropean Power. The Welland Canal Is an.
Important Canadlao, ship oarutt, 27 mjU
long, between Lake Ktle and &ak Ontario.
St, SwltfclntyDay J July 16.
Cepyrlitht, 1010, by John T, Mc.Cutchcdn.
IS BRUSSILOFF
TOLSTOY'S HERO?
Tho Prophet of-Russia Spoke of
a Man From the North in
,tlie Great War to
' Come
ONE of tho strangest prophecies con
cerning thb war Is tho much-contest-od
ono of Leo Tolstoy. Its authenticity
has been questioned, but oomo of tho dc
dotalls It gives of the war havo beon
so far verified that
speculation Is jus
tified concerning
thoso still in tho
laps of tho Gods.
Tolstoy was wrohg
on tho doto of the
war, but ho was
right In choosing
thb year 1915 as
tho vital time.
Thoso aro the
words lie is sup
posed to linvo dic
tated to his niece:
"But about tho
qen. iiuussiLOiw year 101C a
strange flguto from tho north a new
Napoleon enters tho Stago of the bloody,
drama. Ho Is a man of llttlo mllttarlstlo
training, a writer or a Journalist, bUt In
his grip most of Europo will remain Until
1925." i K
What the world wanta to know today
Is whether Tolstoy was not mistaken" In
a few places and whethor Alexel Alcxele
vltch lirusslioff Is not tho great flguro
from tho north, Drusslloff was born in tho
Caucasus, but ho Is ot Russian blood in
tho purest. He Is a man of long training
lh military affairs, bUt of small experience
in battle. Ho Is not a Journalist, but he
Is a scholar. And in recent months he
has shown himself to bo a second Na
poleon. Ho Is virtually In sole command
of tho armies driving Austria headlong
ncross hor own frontiers. lie la rcspijnsl.
bio for tho evacuation of the Voihyfilan
triangle, for tho difficulties of Cotlilner
and Pflahzdr and Uoehm-Ermolll. If
Kuropatkln in the north la ablo to keep
step with htm, Brusslloff may bo the hero
of tho eastern war,. From every report
we learn that ho Is a brilliant commander,
a great student nnd, although a rather
unapproachable person, tho idol of - his
army.
Ono of tho reasons why Is In this story,
which corresponds In many ways to ono
told of a celebrated German commander.
Brusslloff really IlUes the army. Ho Is
an enthusiast for maneuvers, a fanatic
for horsemanship. Ed, when he became
commahder of a cavairy guard corps, he
insisted that training should duplicate.
as far as possible, the rigors' of warfare.
Ha used to send, and go with, the young
noblemen In the corps on long Jaunts,
night and day, fair weather and foul.
Mnrrtmas protested to papas, and papas
to the court, and the court io the Em
peror, and tho Emperor to Brusslfoff. And
Brttssltoff answered:
"Very good, yoUr Majesty," he said.
"I will discontinue these rides if yoU will
guarariteo that (He enemy will attack bs
only In sunshine."
Brusslloff a commands to the men under
him are as laconic aa those of Joffre. The
French commander Bald, "Jusqu'au
bout" (to the end), and Brusslloff, said,
"Hold out whatever happens," So it Is
no wonder that In Russia they repeat
the words' oil a soldier when asked it the
battalion had been compelled to retreat.
"Retreat? Impossible, We are Brussl
Joft'e." Ha is a man thin of face, short, wiry,
Incredibly strong. His eyes are sad) they
look like those ot a scholar who has found
the last secret of life and holds (t cheap.
Ha Is not the great bearded, huge, dash
ng cavalry officer of flctionj But his!
looks are yery deceptive. In the field ho
Is indefatigable, at home charming, The
qne thing he has never doubted Is the out
come of this war, because he is a religious
man. and, unlike many heroes of this war,
cannot light without faith. The advan
tage of that la confidence,
Bo much Is the quiet truth about Brussil- .
toff, and it may not so the whole way to
Justffy his identification with the man
fropi the north. The rest of ha story,
and the final proof, Is to ba read day tiy
day In the war dispatches, it would seeni
that tho man from the north ought to lie
a combination of Von HtndehbUrg arid
Von Falkenhayn, and Kitchener arid
Joffre and the Grand DUke. Well, that
isn't too hard for a Russian, ilia offen
sives" rival those of Von Hlndenburg, his
defensive la equal to Falkenhayri's. llQ
religious, hold over hi men surpaasls
that of the Grand puke and he prepare
as steadfastly as did Kitchener. Wheth Jr
hi Cah Iriciucte Joffre cannot hi liCilJA
until ho arrlvs lit VUnaa,
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