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EVENING LEDGER-i?HILADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1916
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There is no darkness but i'cno
rane: Shakespeare.
The Colonel's loquacity In this
crisis Is as great as that of the bivalve
lifter which his place of residence Is
named.
The President can publish those
congratulatory telegrams from foreign
rulers without fearing that they will havr
any effect on the hyphen vote.
Tom Daly's Column
Mr. Hughes's legal argument
against the validity of tho wage-Increase
law did not convince tho voters, but It
may convince tho Supremo Court.
The threat of a strike got tho train
men part of what they wanted In Septem
ber, so why should not they think that
another threat will get them nil they
want in January?
Tho demand for fair play to fire
men seems unanimous. Signing the peti
tion to tho Mayor are men who in busi
ness, politics and religion stand as far
apart as tho poles. On a list of twenty
thrco cities and towns which give their
firemen from $1500 to $1100 a year. Phila
delphia stands last. Shorter hours aro as
necessary ns larger wages. It will be
strange Indeed if the Administration Is
not responsive to this appeal.
State Senator Varo has found this
newspaper's accounts of tho distressing
rpruad of the narcotic drug evil to havo
been, If anything, understated, and now
has a competent lawyer ai work to le
vlso necessary remedial legislation. Ho
puts emphasis on the need ot s.eeio pon
alties for "dopo" venders, but It is equally
Important that an asylum be provided
Tor tho treatment of those who will be
deprived of their drugs by the new law.
Tho latest estimates of casualties
place the German dead between GOO.OOO
and 800.000. Many thousands of those
men would have died since 1314 if there
had been no war. Many thousands were
not, and would not havo been, industrial
factors. If tho lower llguro were taken
It would be obvious enough that Ger
many's resources In Industrial labor havo
been little affected by the war. But thoro
Is a much sounder way of calculating
these resources for tho next two or three
years. In 1913, 656,840 Juvenile workers
were emplojed In Germany. Soon all of
them will have reached maturity. Hero
is Germany's Industrial army Intact.
This State and city have received
co little "pork" from either Democratic or
Republican Congresses that It perhaps bo
hooves in to hold ourselves haughtily
nbovo tho bulging barrel. There Is cer
tainly every good reason for our navy
yard to build warships, nnd Mr. DunleU
should not consider politics In distribut
ing keels. However, Now York will not
hesitate to put her "pork" claims beforo
tho Democracy as a "doubtful State."
Nothing doing! New York Is no moro
doubtful than Texas now. With Tarn
mnny shot to pieces, the State is moro
solidly nepubllcan oven than Pennsyl
vanla, where majorities havo been cut
down, with about 50,000 Republicans nnd
Independents In Philadelphia voting for
Wilson.
During the long fight for rapid
transit the Evening Ledger repeatedly
pointed out that the operation of the new
lines would enhance rather than Impair
the financial standing of the Philadelphia
Rapid Transit Company. The contem
plated lease Is, In fact, an asset of enor
mous value. The growth of Philadelphia
has already surpassed even the most
roseate anticipations and estimates of Mr.
Taylor, There was no optimist bold
enougKto prophesy conditions as they
now ore. Yet, one of the most valuable
features of the Taylor program waa Us
prophetic consideration of tho city of to
morrow, a metropolis Just beginning to
feel and know Its strength. We have no
hesitation In predicting that the new
lines as a whole will be earning a profit
Just as surely as the municipality. The
P. R. T. will materially Increase Its popu
larity by joining in this great enterprise
for .the upbuilding of the city.
Henry George, Jr., dies without
harlng seen one State of the Union
adopt any approximation of the single
tax which his father believed would be
a national Issue before his pwn death
twenty years ago. The younger George
aw the movement become educational
rattier than polities! Joseph Fels gave
big millions as a permanent fund for the
prints gnrnl. And ,n several western
g bites whleh have the initiative and ref
atqeBduM some measure making for sin
( lax Is voted on at nearly every eleo
tlosi, But single taxers knew that there
asi be no hiUHIiant of their dream un
set the witfam adopts free trade. U-
Uy ths rnasy thouaanOs of slam
the Mfmt veiea for Mr, TfHna.
fsMSretary ejf
?
WHAT'S HE GOING TO DO?
VTOT many weeks ago Govornor Brum
baugh emorged from tho comparative
obscurity Into which Varolsm has
p'unged him long enough to announce
that ho hnd In view a legislative program
so progressive in chnrncter that It would
assuro the dominance of tho Republican
party in Pennsylvania for decados to
como.
Since that time tho Evening LnDor.n
has been endeavoring to discover tho
elements of that program, or to obtain
from the Governor something dcflnlto aa
a clincher to his proposal. IJut the Gov
ernor has been positively clnmmlsli. Ho
will say nothing. He Is not ready to
tako tho people Into hta confidence Ho
prefers to wait, a policy which has been
popular In our diplomacy, although It
has not distinguished tho Democratic
Administration In Washington In the
prosecution of Its domestic program of
legislation.
Wo surmise that tho Governor under
stands fully that no progressive legis
lation Is ever enacted until the people
havo been educated to an understanding
of tho principles Involved nnd a dcflnlto
public sentiment In Its favor has been
won. To watt until tho Legislature con
venes nnd then go beforo It with recom
mendations for forward-looking enact
ments Is as sure a way of accomplishing
nothing as ever was conceived.
With last Tuesday's voting fresh In
tho minds of tho pcoplo, with tho thrill
of the West's Independence and flouting
of party yet vibrant, what riper moment
could bo found for presenting to Penn
sylvania a program of progress? The
people are eager for It. They aro eager
for a leadership that has daring behind
It, that Is not concocted In secret confer
ences, that depends for success on no
bosses becauso It Is inherently so strong
that It sweeps Itself to triumph.
Doubtless tho Governor has heard
mention of some of tho eminent pull
backs and political adventurers who
have been stung with the ambition to
succeed him. It is almost a joko to
read the list. This State has been fooled
too often; It Is not going to be fooled
again. But Mr. Brumbaugh can knock
tho aspirations of these handshakers into
kingdom come by dedicating his party to
a program In which they ns leaders
would bo as much out of place as an
American in Mexico. Will he actually do
It? Or havo tho Vares planned some sort
of fako progress which ho Is to father,
to bo used merely ns a means to drive
Penrose into the morass? Wo have been
deluged by sophistry and excuses, but
the fruits of the great Brumbaugh vic
tory, for which this newspaper in com
mon with many others earnestly labored,
have been for the most part, up to this
time, merely scandal and buncombe.
Some questions are pertinent.
Will he fight for a revision of tho In
surance laws, so that such scandalous
conditions as havo been revealed In tho
affairs of the Pension Mutual Life In
surance Company may never again
exist?
Will he demand that the toll roads be
mado free In this dcbtless State? There
Is an lssuo big enough in itself to give
a herculean aspect to tho light leader.
Will the Governor movo to free Phila
delphia from the Incubus of the noxious
Magistrates who for so long havo dis
graced the city? Will he do anything to
curb the drug evil and provide a place
of treatment for victims?
Will ho urgo real homo rule for Phila
delphia, cut the chains that burden the
municipality and enable it to get air into
Its lungs?
What will he do for tho Common
wealth's great port, what for the offer
ing of a suffrage amendment anew, what
for local option, and what to end forever
the shameless abuse known as dual office-holding,
which Is an evil of porten
tous menace and a constant nourish
ment of bad goveinment?
Tho people want a chance to fight by
your side, Governor Brumbaugh, If you
have some of these things In mind. They
want a chance to buttress your courage
with their support If you will devote
yourself In fact to progressive measures.
But In sccrot government and legislation
they have no faith. They wonder why
you are holding back. They want to
know why you do not speak right out In
meeting, tell your plans and hopes, give
them an opportunity to help you. They
wonder If by some misadventure you
are confusing a Vare program with a
program in the Interest pt the great
public.
Do not wait too long to take them into
your confidence.
1ULLA.DE MADE IN A. BAMIOOX
All thlngt UquUl 1 celebrate,
ltouroco lludiccts and Jlurpundv;
Dozens I could enumerate,
None abhorrent to Httlo me.
Jfoto o highball or tico, or three,
Helps eliminate Ills mundane!
llrandv banishes mlservi
Water is usoul, too for rain.
Ale Is dignified, staid, sedate;
I'ltses are frlskv and fancv-frcc;
Maraschino is delicate;
Pousse cafes only pageantry;
llcncdlcllnc's a harmony;
Dubonnet I cannot explain;
Whisky needs no apology;
lVafor Is useful, too for rain.
W. C. T. V. folk prate
Loud how grape Juice and cambric tea
Cheer but never incbitatc
Neither of these with inc agree.
Bitch Is my fool philosophy,
While life lasts I shall not abstain;
llronx! Martini! J cling to theel
Water Is useful, too for rain.
Walter! More of the rau do rlcl
Bring me vodka, vermouth, champagne,
Qtn, port, pulque and let me sec
Wafer Is useful, too for rain.
ALOYSW8.
Our Hankwct
it scorns somo havo been timid about de
claring themselves In on our party bec.iuo
tlicy tlioucht It was a Joke. Ho It Is to be,
but It will bo tho surest Joke you know.
It will bo a bit of jollity and good fcllowsltlp
from start to finish, or we mips our gucsi.
However, noon today is when tho polls
close. And let those who coma remember
any ono found wearing a wedding gar
ment will bo allowed to use his teeth for
gnashing purposes only.
"THOSL: WHO DON'T QUIRK DON'T
i:at."
This being my third q. let's me In, doesn't
It? R. O. C.
n. E. C. It. 8. Como on Inl
I,. II. S Don't lp bo commercial!
ART. ltcporl at l 3D. (1.
HAT Kr.M-OIlMAI. IIKNItWAT
"Wa't jou tlwnk 'eentormar mean?"
I ask CM Tuny wen we lean
AKalns' da plla cobblu-Rtone
An' tut d.i bread an thtuck bolosn.'
I enow heem w'a't your lettra say
About da benkwat Wcnneeday;
Old Tony ho es ecratcha head
An' IcoLa wlsa wen ho aald:
"Ket's easy word to ondrastan':
Ket mean nu muV no wash da nan
Or chanita ehlrt or brunh da hair;
You co weelhout a collar dero."
An' no, SlBnor. my heart ee Klad
Itaycaufte da collar dat I had
W en llrst I com' from ltaly
Kes no moro feet for company.
I'ASQUALB.
Jnmes Smith is a West Philadelphia mem
ber who Is. very much Interested In blrdi
and goldfish. His fish nro very tamo and
and lloldllsh. His fish aro very tame nnd
hand. James fc.-iya this Is not as unusual
as it sounds.
Farmer Smlth'a dept. In o. o. d. p.
Oh, very well, Jnmes, but It sounds to
us ns If you had been associating with
bomo of thoso dlsreputnblo compositors.
(KX1RM Six times ulnre the first edition we
have I .ul to tlxht ofT n oiupnnttor determined to
nirrerl tlie Koldllill llneit and spoil our lit
tle Joke.)
run coward
It He? before my tcounded feet:
The cross 1 am to bear.
Blocking my path. It frightens me
To sec It lying there.
And yet, I dare not turn aicay,
Nor yet date go around.
Qod, give me strength to carry It:
The thing upon the ground.
CAROLINE GILTINAN.
Painted on tho frosted glass of a door
way leading to one of tho departments on
the xecond floor of n largo office building,
at Eighteenth and Market streets:
POSITIVELY
NO
ADMITTANCE
PUSH
HUGHEY.
I won a beari! The loser's cry,
When he made good the cost;
"Gee! but youse are a lucky guy,
Youse won, although Hughes lost!"
A. L. S.
THE 1920 B00MLETS
NOMINATIONS are now in order. Of
course, there's the Colonel. But his
qualifications will not have to be con
sidered until he returns from wherever
he's going.
Mr. McAdoo is said to bo developing a
boom, though otherwise in perfect health.
At least, that is the interpretation put
upon Ms reported intention to quit the
Cabinet. Vance McCormlck and A.
Mitchell Palmer are Pennsylvanlans who
will not dodgg the lightning of fame.
Hiram Jonnson "looms" rather than
"bWM" in the Far West There is no
question that the Progressive Rtpub-
jrtolNM UfttUr wm m the eastern wing
t.s-.jV fcs Mrtr J Wit it may be
Bachelor Bereavements
Tho' I met her only yester
Day, already I've car-est her;
Say! You're right when you infer
Esther dear's my dear Est her!
ART.
I gave my heart to Adeline;
I vainly begged her to be mine;
But she refused, cold-hearted one.
So I thought my wholo life story done.
I put finis to my romnnco fine,
But now I wish to Adeline She's mine.
COLONIAL GENT.
Mini I.a Rue, who ha reigned for tome time
In muelcal comedy, tanc the kind of tongs which
Khca one food for thought. What appeared to
le the moat popular nf all was one called
"Where's the Hoy For Me." Her success lies
In the fact that she was inrplrel with u sin
cere desire to please. o, o, d. p.
Some "food for thought" at that, How
ever, I will send photo If It will help any.
I am likewise "Inspired with a sincere de
sire to please." JAMES.
Making Ready
When Phoebe declares that she feels dis
inclined To go on a visit with mo to a place,
'Tls hard, so she says, to make up her
I think she refers to her hair or
her face, D, P, P,
In view of the fashions In feminine ap
parel this last season, I think the following
sign which I noticed on Rldgo avenue above
Oirnrd avenue this morning Is very frank:
"Nothing reveals a lady so much as her
clothes." Yours. A. T. M.
Our Blackmail Department
What would
be worth
newspaper
saturated
it
to a
man,
with
sophistication, to
suppress the fact
that within three
days of his mar
riage he boarded
a car with his
bride and dropped
into the box Just
one Jitney7
O. W. M.
WHICH OUGHT TO MAKE THE COAL MAN SMILE
M Wm&S&wm ill
MM irar fMKm n
r WSmXi - IT 111 1 i!iII
n
The Northeast Corner
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T.
Rubalyat of n Commuter
VII
Twas over thus from Childhood's n.i
Day, "WTh
Our Fondest Hones Just call . . . )
eyh"ve f th'n" lhat ? 1
They spoke of twins 1 It's all right, anyww
Casuals of the Day's Work
V.
TIID art of preparing editorial ni
thrco weeks In advance Is less an VA 3
than nn exact science. One must bo .
""PL 'K"1,111 "ennr W. Theodolite ti
ca ch tho angles ns they may or rni iS
exist when ono rends proof on October is
and tho paper Is published on Novemk
9. Yet It must bo done at times, and ut.
weekly papers which earrv m,. . V
slbly, less Influenco must strive wlthSJhr
excellence they may to carry convlctlo
through their expression of an 0nfS
which may fall flat at th timJ , 'pJ,"lon
Hon or. on the other hand, make the m
scsscd of a prophetlo Instinct that wSdd J
mako tho late Ezeklcl fondle his bM -with
envy to think that prophecy coulS t H
- - "" ui uccuracy,
"Fun," said Edward Sandford Martin
the beloved E. S. M. of Life In an 7
dress at the Saturn Club In Buffalo mB
years ago. ".Fun," he said. "Is somethlni M
that ono would rather havo than som. W
....... -- - '.i u miner aivertlnr M
therefore, to this same artist to view wittl M
to sco how cloverly his prophecies art for
tho moment fulfilled. He must be havliir I
whole lot of fun, as ho described n in
rcauing on publication day a bit of M. 9
,.. ... .......... wio uciore.
He said editorially:
The proper candidate this year
would havo been the archangel '
Michael. St. Michael not being avail
able, wo havo had to mako a rholcs
of merely human and erring intelll
gence. But It has been a trial, and th
path ahead looks so crooked and so
stony that thero will ho mnnv ...
lions either to congratulate ourselves
on the result of our efforts or con
gratulate the winner on having won.
But at least all tho flubdub and charge
nnd counter-charge of the campaign ara
over, nnd that Is basis for a little solid
Joy. Whoever Is elected, we can now
get back to the business of living who.
ever It Is, we have got to take what
comes.
Tho Cumacan Sibyl even In the first nine
books sho offered Tarquln never spok
greater sooth. And those of us who re
member our classical stories recall the fact
that sho got Just as much for the final
three as sho asked for tho original nine in
tho first place.
Thus wo see how wisdom may be
corralled and how she may be eventually
confined in a couple of short paragraphs,
Mr. Martin is, then, the Will Rogers of
tho editorial three-weeks-in-advancs wrl-tcrs.
MEXICO IN AMERICAN POLITICS
Aaron Burr's Plan to Set Up a Republic in Texas and the Country,
to the South Frustrated by Jefferson Was it to Destroy
a Rival? A Treason Trial That Failed
By JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS
THE BOSTON MANNEIt
"Come, Waldo dear, a truce to lamenta
tion Thou must expect to suffer when thou
tlnnest.
Who yearns, the provfrb ieyt,j9tjiay
.sWnf'toHj ""r" ' '
lfafi siireiir - V-- aa nlaJ,iif "
AARON BURR wns tho most dramatic
XJL figure In American history. Although
small of stature, ho possessed n magnet
Ism and fascination which both men and
women found irresistible. Ho was en
dowed with tho finest gifts of nature and
of fortune, n dauntless resolution and
cool self-possession that mado him a
forceful character In whatever enterprise
he elected to embark.
Ho was tho son of tho president of
Princeton College and grandson of the
eminent Jonathan Edwards. At sixteen
he was a graduate of Princeton, nnd at
nineteen performed in the Revolutionary
War acts of bravery for which ho was
rewarded with tho rank of major. At
thirty-fivo ho was United States Senator
from New York. At forty-flvo ho was
Vice President of the United States,
while holding which office ho killed Alex
ander Hamilton In a duel, an event which
blasted his political prospects.
For moro than a century our school
children have been taught to believe
that Aaron Burr was tho Incarnation of
treachery and Intrigue. According to
popular history, Burr, after retiring from
tho vlco presidency, embarked upon cer
tain mysterious western enterprises, it
being suspected that he purposed to col
lect a body of followers, and, after con
quering Texas and Mexico, establish In
Latin-America a republic or a kingdom
of which ho should be the head. A more
serious charge against him was that he
hoped also to seduce certain of tho far
western States away from tho Union and
amalgamate them with his new empire,
whose capital was to bo established at
New Orleans. This vast project, It is
alleged, Jefferson frustrated after being
warned of tho conspiracy. Tho result
was Burr's trial for treason, of which
charge ho was acquitted at the sensa
tional trial which, at Richmond, Va.,
lasted for six months.
Some historians, who In recent years
havo taken the pains to delve into tho
records of thoso dramatic times, have
come to the conclusion that Aaron Burr
wac more sinned ngalnst than Binning
was victim rather than traitor. Accord
ing to his champions, Burr's great popu
larity with tho people and his Influence
ever his party's leaders aroused tho bit
ter Jealousy of Thomas Jefferson when
he tied with the latter for tho presidency.
Bur being afterward dubbed the "heir
apparent," Jefferson feared that a second
presidential term might be denied him,
and thereupon determined to drive his
chief rival out of politics.
Burr's avowed purpose to conquer
Texas and mako himself President there
of (Just as Sam Houston did in later
years, without outraging his brother
Americans), and, seizing upon his prep
arations to this end, Jefferson is believed
by somo authorities to havo distorted
Burr's real purpose. Qeneral James Wil
kinson, whom Jefferson used to betray
Burr, was without doubt an unscrupu
lous adventurer, who, after serving his
apprenticeship under Benedict Arnold,
lifid been a paid spy of Spain, although
serving in command of our army upon
thr frontier.
Burr's champions have maintained that
the real provocation for Jefferson's sys
tematic persecution was the lather's dis
covery that his enemies had in their
possession depositions detailing an in
trigue with the Federalists by which he
(Jefferson) had secured the election against
JSurr.
Whatever their taeUves, the proceed-
f
CHESTNUT ST.
OPERA HOUSE
i:cnlngs nnd Saturday
TWICE DAILT
2:10 and 8:15
What Do You Know?
to say tho least, rcmarknble. By what
Is behoved to havo been Jefferson's or
ders, General Wilkinson terrorized tho
people of New Orleans into tho belief
that Burr, with nn army, was on his
way to capturo tho city, rob the banks,
plunder tho people, steal nearly every
thing belonging to them and seize all of
the shipping In tho port. Martini law
was proclaimed, mass-meetings were held,
volunteer companies formed and a gen
era? panlo resulted. Business camo to a
standstill. Then scnslblo men obtained
court action against tho high-handedness
of Wilkinson, but ho defied tho court and
was attached for contempt. But the
court found itself powerless to enforco
tho law, and, In disgust, tho Judge ro
bigned. John Randolph, of Roanoke, de
nouncing Wilkinson, said that he had
"out-Heroded Herod."
When apprehended hundreds of miles
nbovo New Orleans, Burr's party con
sisted of sixty men unarmed savo with
farm Implements nn expedition scarcely
calculated to capturo New Orleans, with
Its garrison of 1000 regulars. Ho wad
arrested, but tho Grand Jury, after find
ing that ho had neither committed nor
contemplated any unlawful act, censured
tho authorities for his arrest. Never
theless ho was rearrested and carried
hundreds of miles from tho sceno of his
alleged crime, and beforo he was even
Indicted his entire property had been con
fiscated, reducing him to utter poverty.
Henry Clay, who acted as his attorney
during these preliminaries, wrote:
"Such was our conviction of tho in
nocence of tho nccused that when ho
sent us a considerable fee we resolved to
decllno accepting It and accordingly re
turned lt."N
It has been claimed that Alexander
Hamilton, Rufus King and General Knox
were originally in favor of Burr's pur
pose to liberate Latin America. And It
has been held that Burr's proposed con
quest of Mexico would havo been, In prin
ciple, precisely tho same as what Sam
Houston did in winning the Independence
of Texas.
On hearing of Houston's feat, Burr, in
great excitement, turned to a friend, ex
claiming: There! you see I was rlghtl I was
only thirty years too soon! What was
treason in me thirty years ago is patri
otism now!"
The evidence placed before the famous
treason trial was gathered by agencies
so suspicious and by methods so ques
tionable that the truth at the bottom of
Burr's purpose in organizing his south
western expedition will probably remain
forever unfathomable.
(Copyright)
' X
NATIONAL POINT OF VIRW
The new alliance of the South and West
will henceforth control the destinies of the
nation. No longer nor ever again can
the East with Its dominating special Inter
eats be the controlling Dower. Henceforth
the South and the West, with their broad
sympathy for the masses of men, will con
trol, That must be true, because the coun
try's growth in population Is to the West,
and a new growth Is turning Into the South,
Nashville Tennesseean.
Queries of oencrat Inlcrrsl will he answered
in iMj column. Ten Questions, the answers to
which every uell-informul person should know,
arc atked daily.
QUIZ
1. Are American forces ktlll In Mexico?
2. tthat nre the "teetli" In a l.iw?
3. Mho Is farter filivi nnd for what high
olllre liim lie been mentioned?
4. What Has the contribution to eclence of
."uimtiel F. Morie?
8. What Is meant lu "home rule for cities"?
0. Viho wiih Mondial No?
7. i:pluln (he Idxlorlc Importance, of the
hlogun "limn. KomtinKm uml l.eheillon
8. Does Cunadii pay uny taxen lomird the up.
keep of the llrltlnh Internment?
0. On what did the All!e have their "right
of otruiMlhjii" in landing troops on Creek
oil nt Miliinlra?
10. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
Answers to Yesterday's Quiz
1. "Man Friday"! Itoblnson Crusoe's body-
eertnut.
2. Tourniquet: o deTlrc to stop Hon; of blood,
confuting of n lord or cloth tied uroinjd
nil Injured llniu nnd tnUtrd with u Mltk.
8. The Uetuihllraii purt lias ktood for mffrage
hy Federal amendment, following .Mr.
Hughes's lend: the Democrat are for
hulTruge b) Mute action.
4. Torrcmt tostcm: nuthorlred In South Aus-
Ir.tllii In IH37. through the t-n"ort of Mr
Itobrrt lorrens. It proildrt for ll public.
rather than u prliute. Imiulry Into the
ownership of property uml certification of
titles.
C. Noblesse oblige: noble birth Imposes the
obligation of higli-nilnded principles uml
honorable conduct.
6. 1'rlnt p.iperl the ungliizrd paper used by
nensp.iper und similar publication.
7. Stop order: nn order to n broker to sell
stock where It rruches it certain price,
usually meaning to stop loss In a de
clining market.
tIi.m lu nn nrelKe flfite for Indlnn sum
mer, H N tt perioil of warm weather
lute In uulumn, usually either In October
or Not ember, but sometimes ns late us
December.
0. General elections are held In CermJriy every
lite riirs. the last wus held In ID 121
the neit will be in 11)17.
10. Krln co brnghl Krln fureter.
Etymology of "Talk"
.Editor of "What Do You Know" For
many years I havo known, or believed that
I did, that the word "talk," of tho Eng
lish language Is derived from tho Armenian
languaga and the only word in our language
so derived, I havo carefully searched all
the notable dictionaries of the English
language and their congeners etymologies
but I am unablo to provo to those who
have discussed It with me that It is so de
rived. Stormonth, In his etymology, gives
It as Danish-Swedish, and rikeats as Ice
landic, as well as Its use In middle English.
My Impression Is that I learned of Its
origin as Armenian from Max Muller. May
I aBk your own research In tills?
EDWARD MacINALL.
Our Investigations do not tako us be
yond tho middle English derivation of tho
word usually glen, Possibly some of our
readers may have Information on the, subject.
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