-- Kg. V m wrmmsta mmmT?m$mmvmj, kom, vmmmmt m ioic ' &- MAMttHHwMliM K' . T ' a J A m i , . Ktienlttg Sanger rODLtG LEDGER COMPANY ctnus jr. ofimn, fhumk castiea jr. Tulflrtoh Vlw rrtMnli John Ja.i?"mV,v "f retsrr nt Tr-esetireri mills p. flllj.JnhnH Williams, Jehu J. Bpuron, 1 f ""' wirrcior fiDrroriiArTnoAnirr rru lr. It Ceirtii, Chairman. P. Jt, TVIIALET fMltef rOHM a MArtTIN. . tlenertl Baalim llnf rubiihM r at Vttt to j.twm ntiiMinr. independents flquare, rniinlphla. f!Mra CtMmt, ,,. hn and Chtrml fitreet iTLiMttd Cru raM-ilne hiitMln law Yoak too HttrtitttllUn Towtr )morr,,. i-.-f. jj wrt MulMIrt 8T IJCl .....409 OloS-MtnWrol flulMInc; Cniruso ,....1102 Trttxn iluiwlnt lnWfl nunEAUst trumjriitoV Hniutf .,,,, itUci nulMlnir fNr Yilt Ilniuu.. .. Tha rime IlulMltK Hsuil tltumtj no VriMrlcliatra.. .osno llnaatu. .., Marconi Hon, Htranrt ris Bniin aa Hue Leula It UranJ nunscniPTio.v TEitiis .Ih nrxnivit I.nxM In mrvetl to aubeerlber In I'MUrtdphln and surrounding- town nt the .xave vi an vd; cents Pr win, payahl la Ihi rrlr. Mr mull to mint auteld of rhlladtlphl. In thft tTnlttd Rtate. Canada, to frnlliMl fttatai fwta. Mlon, .ro'ioiro free, thirty-five (.10) cmta r month One (tl) dollar fop three month r four (i) doUnr jwr year, parablt In mi Tatiea To all fore tin countries on (II) dollar pf suonln. lfortc SsbMrlnere wlthlns .Mr hnil nut etre old ik wll a new Aitt: BELl, 1009 WALNUT Xr.Y5TO.Nf:, MAW SM tpf AdJmt nil rommniWrotlon M JVimliip lM9T, IrKtsptndtnct Bqvart, I'MlaiUleMa., -a u:.. e - jj wntn kr tiis nnr.inirnt roKTornen BOOBDI.I1 Mill, 1UTTIE f I" "H- r - a .'tmrr-r tt r.Snr, an WEnAan ni:t taid dailt on. CU1ATION Of TUB BVBNINO r.RDQKn reaMiromcii was 111,011 Din.J.lpl.U, M.oJi;, llotdler II, HI. No trvmptt-blatt profaned Thm hour in which tht Prince of Ptaca Wat born) Ho bloody lirtamlet ttalntd Earth's lilver rlutrt on that tacrad morn. W, C. Bryant. Wo'll havo to wait u Ionic tlrno ba ioro tho hens begin to orow over tho high prlco of eggs. Balaam's ass lived too noun. In this era he could have been a member of a national committee. When the electoral college meets we shall loolc In vnln for nny boasting by tho rrcsldont of tho lticrcuucd slzo of tho freshman class. Drys lend in Huht to bar boois from capital, Hfidllno. Now let somo cournceous reform ers start a fight to bur buncombo front congressional debates. Benntor Ponroso In notice! to consider tho enfranclilaeincnt of I'nniiMylvnnla women "as serlotiHly sh ho Ih cotislder Ing; tho cnfrnnchlsement of southern ncirroes." Newn Item. A. lilt, ladles, a palpable bit. "For decudes tho water wystem of Philadelphia was the wonder imil envy of the American continent. Tho present system Is n money-eurnluic Investtnont, but no ono would kucss It from tln mean liess of Us upkeep. ft the United .States should ever iro to war It must oitiiuro to linve nil opcrntlons conducted In favorublo woathor. Fifteen army aeroplanes that wcro to fly hero fiom Now York uro wnltlng for hotter weather conditions. They arc KcttliiK tho boys out of the trenched in AVllkrsllairn before Christmas nil lluht, mid that, too, with out the help of Honry Fotd. The atrcet car strlko has lioun uullod off aftar four teen months of Intermittent illMOulcr. Tho J3G,000,OOt) public bullilltiKS bill has been reported fuvotably to the ilouso in oplta of the fact that tlio (lovcrnment Is running behind nt tho tato of about 120,000,000 a month, lint who thlukH of national economy when ho has his lmnds In the pork barrel? The Pennsylvania Itallmad will erect a ten-mllllon-dollnr terminal In 1'ltts burBb. News dUpatoli, Oood for l'lttsburfth' Who knows In time tha Pennsylvania Unlit nad muy also ct net its now terminal lit Philadel phia, depross Its tracks on Market street and even huvo its fait truths stop at tho main station? It you want to ki to ChlcaRo you cun ki to North Philadel phia first. It Is much batter for the Common wealth that tho two Republican fac tions should be llxlitlrik' eaeli other over tho Speakership than If they wero In perfect accord. They uro both tarred With tho same stlok ami neither is the sacrosanct protector of tho public purse. According to that ancient pioverb which pltomtzca the wisdom of the race, honest titen come by their own when rogues fall out. It was a sad day fpr the United States when Llndley M. Oarilaon left Washington, To him preparedness was something more than a trap for votes. He recognized In It a real laaue, to bo met quarely and solved sanely. The Hay makebellovo measures ha denounced as & waste of publlo funds and k positive deception of the nation, Practice has proved his contenthpn; but real military preparedness Is stilt a vaguo dream, and will continue to be until citizens set together and demand It. V The late Professor Munsterberg of. fended many antl-CJermaria by the zeal with which he dofended his naflva coun try. Yet his Jove, for the Fatherland was one of his finest traits. Ws have been denouncing hyphenated Americans, but tht vry qualities which provoked the denunciations are those whloh will In the Jong run make tha beet kind of Amerl cans bt them all. The Immigrant who can pull himself up by the roots and come over here without any lingering regret will never put his roots down very deeply Into Amertean soil The man who never to himself hath said, 'Jiy own, toy native land!" is an Undesirable citizen, wherever he was born. When there are 4000 Philadelphia iurfaU In the University at Pantisy. uibi, do any oue wilder tb4t tmw tP oeatwi HIKH, Bgluwl Wfli - ii-Jifcfe w-OT'. ttid-Uaui S&gg been discovered that n renins' snarl who )im been is ell troundod In Iho funda mentals of knowltdjre and 'inn bett taught how to think can muks tfofai In bunlncua much mora quickly and wUiafactorlly Minn Ilia youth who Jim to lrrt every thine after ho ularln. Tho domanrt for higher education l Incrtnilnis no rapidly lliut every cxilMuro l put to It to find accommodation for the atudenls. The University wilt noon he compelled to limit the number It win receive unices Its on dowmenl Is larRety Increased. And even If It should rcceho tho millions which l'rovost Hinlth ssys It needs, there would still bo ft demand rluht hero for more col lege education than It can supply. STUPIDITY OF "HOOZE" Tilt! answer of "boozo" to the 101 In dlotments returned by a Pittsburgh CJrnnd .Tury on the nrotind of violation of tho corrupt practices not emphasizes tho retnnrkfthlo stupidity whloh hns Invari ably characterized the lltjilor Interests In their efforts to provont r'eform In tho con duct of their buMneiis, ltntfl after Hlato has embraced prohibi tion because the lluUor Interests them salvos havn fotced prohibition on the people. Heldotn have thoy mado nn opon light. They havo rolled on tho corruption of political leaders, even tho corruption of tho pooplo themselves. They have solicited and received support from "tin iloslrnblo citizens." Always, sooner or later, If the fight was close. It has beon tho liquor Inteicstn which. In sheer mad. ness, hnvu dono tho one thing necessary to make their defint certnln and absolute, Aloro than that, they rivet n Htalo to prohibition whan once It has been em biaccd. 'With an i-rfiunteiy tinpariilliilrd, they Hood new pmhlbltlon territory with liquor mult-otdct' ndvoitlncmcnts, necking by every means In their powor to defeat tho will of the people and ovcirlde In practice their solemn edlctn. Tho effect of this on law-respectlni? men Ik u deter tnlnntlon that the law shall bo obotd. There have been communities hostile to prohibition which havo boiomo uident advocittes of It for no other rrason than that tho liiHolent nvuslon of law by the ltciuor Intorests compelled tho change In attitude PnutiNlMinlii "boozo," nfter having inlsed n perfeetlv i-olokMil slush fond for tho eleatlou of 1D14, ns oxpoied by this newspaper at the time, now advances the rcmnrkablo pioponltlou that It Ih Its cun Htltutlonal right to provide such u hIiihIi fund; that Congress has nothing to do with elections except "to fix tho time, place and manner" of holding them, and that, anyhow, boore contributions "lire not corrupting, but educational " That, wo supposed why such strenuous offoits me made to conceal the fact of such contributions It explains why "bonze" always masquerades In Its philanthropy. If tho contentions of "booze" In tho Pittsburgh cases ahotild hn Hustulncd by tho courts, they would bo overt uled by constitutional amendment. The moio fact that they nro advanced streiig'.nenb appreciably the hundn of the extremists nt Washington. So, alio, the claim that "boore" has n constitutional right to subBldlzo cundldntes and spoilt) .-,) it pleases Hecietly to toiuit the electorate brings local option measurably ncuier In Pennsylvania. The liquor Interest! are not going to control tho Uovurmnunt; thu Qovernnient Is going to control tho liquor Intaients, This Is trim In France, In Knglund, In Ilussla and in thu United Htuten, includ ing PeniiHylvunla. TOO MUCH Dl.LAY PUM.11ACK pnlltlolaiiFt hsvo already cost tho citizens of PhlUdetphla hun dreds of thousands of dollais In the matter of tinnslt alone. When Mr Taylor, with the zeal of a prophet, wuh uiglng thu piumpt letting of coutiuuts under Ideal conditions, our local Mis. PuftlngtuiiH weru busy with their brooms, thinking that they could sweep buck tiuns.lt sentltnunt and uka this oomniunlty for (mother Hfty yenrjsto do uolhlnglsm. What they could not pie vent they did dclt, and arc delating Director Twining cannot do nu thing, for ho has permitted his hunds to bo tied. Wo havo no (Intibt that he Is rhaftng in tho trap, Meanwhile, wo mo htarlng tho ridiculous urguuiont Hint It Is Just us well to quit work on the Fiunkfoid I, because them is not )Ct a signed louse to the P. It. T Do not our ablo olllcluls know thut tho Fiunkfoid I mid the whole high speed system uio going to bu built and operated, lease or no leaso7 That Is what the people havo voted. The city is getting Hied of all thu non sense about transit emanating from muni cipal officials The P. It. T. husieltenited ita willingness to go nhead under tho 1914 agreement. There is no need for deluy. There is only one thing for tho Mayor to do In tho conference that Is promised for this weak. Thut Is to get behind the situation In a big way, to force ptotnpt action, to get to work with the P. n, T. on the leuse and whip It out. With much more delay tha people will have to take thu matter Into their own hands, and they are about ready to do It. NtVELLFAS MIOIITY BLOW TUB French victory. In front of Verdun Is a Chilling answer to peace proposals "based on German victory.' It chimes In aptly With What sounds like a note of pleading In arguments of German news papers that the Allies consider the Kaiser's terms "Please let us beat you." The attack Is said In some reports to have been mado for political effect, a statement thut always sounds trivial. Is it conceiv able that a general staff would say, "Let us now sacrifice spine lives, for no great military result, but Just to show these Oermulis and encourage oUr own people"? Surely men's lives are not being thrown away So lightly. The French say that they took 9000 prisoners and suffered small lasses, Lon don calls It "Nlvelle's first mighty blow as commander of the French forces," aa f to imply that Joffre'a successor will Inaugurate a more aggressive strategy. Thla Is a much more likely explanation than the "polltleal-effect" theor) . It was Mlvelle who made the great attack of October 81 Whloh restored the Verdun line of forts. 1U strike again in the mmtt plae. gaining more ground ttnd 8 BrUQUftf IKUH uaivtv. 0MI Mfike MMtl UftW u4 . will WK! sjbet tha Iwwos la Tom Daly's Columii VpfcyyA MMXtt PT.AOF.n it leru tlrunpit and yef tl Irun Thnl oil thit Umrt I nct'rr knew H'Aof orraf amoi.nl of ttorapr room Thrie U Inilcle our little home And ohnt n lot of empty pnee There ore for secret tMtnp placet You tee thete lau I'm working hard To jxiluf a prrttv plefMro card To pli'rt to Mother Chrittmat Day And t must hide mil thing aicay When I'm not uorUno ullh them, to I had to I ml a place you Know Where the tcowM ncuef' Think to go. I have n plaee that anitrer well Though ichrre It l t till! not tell lint thin I what t wWi to say I thought II tlrange tram day to day While through the house I looked around That r'crywherc I vent i found Ho many Mile nmpf) space That Mould have made good hiding placet, And Mother must know many more 'or trueon fop before our donr These times 'mail every day or to And men irlth many huntlles go And ring our bell and hand them In. Uut they are never seen again. And to I say Its strange but true That all this time 1 never knew What great amount of storage roam There Is Inside ofcr little home. The Quick Contest Or V V. Ilosletlar wna the tlrat to disv from Nanrey's Anagram, "Welcoming l'lisati. Ho Dear to the World," the comet answer- I'lMUH O.V IJAIlTtl, OOOD Wll.I, TOWAIIOK MI1.V ThoiiSti some might object to "towards," there Is plenty of authority for It HUH. If the 's" ware Inft nut, the result would he almost ns good, "O WeliOoillig I'nenn, Diur to tho World '" When (leorge Mourn III Hi heard the lulu Charles Hat tell I.nomln icclto his Inir lusquu of "l.udy Clare," so l.nomls told us shortly before IiIh dintli, Mooie, be tween Riinta of laughtei, lemaiked that that wan nil Tennj son's 'verae wus hood for. Uow Lord Cut run would wrllho to hear that' Fur hla lordship, wo are quite sine, Ih a close lender of Lord Alfred What sajH thn "Northern Fanner"? Uonnt lie stunt taake time' I knows what mtmkvs thu sa mad Wnrn't t cranzrd for the lusaes myncn when I war a Iud7 Hut I kimw'd a Qunlior feller as nflcn 'an towil ma thin "l)oant thou innrry for iminny, but goa whoer inunuy I"' llachelor Uerenvcmenls TO MJVLAlDi: You do not Know how much I lave you, Adelaide, Uur irhnt it taptlvr of my heart you'i r made My poor llpt falter. My intrf, e'rr time hoi laid me Low, O Adelaide met NM.l.AI). Mi, hoici Tiihitr.'i) nit mi kvisin inn it I wo Just wondering If one becomes Intoxicated with lis Inovles, Is It n uliiema him? Macf. It Die larder Is not too full, nys K W I,, maybe the following will find njuce la your column. Tailoring establishment on Filbert mreet cunt uf Twelfth greets the imsici-by with the following nlgu- HtUTS TAII.OUKU ON THR l'JH3.MISi:.S It neeins to us a wheeo might b sqiieered out of this something ubout "sauce for the goose being aorta foi the guilder." SAVIIS lltl.SHAN'l) r'llllM HUM. lli'illlno iii o u .1 p Forgiving womunl Ten to one, he, ns u midnight homo-comer, waa uevei so tun- sldernte of her. .Sanitarium Kfliues Again tiii: nor uxplainh The lllsldeiit Doe whh uhutting Willi u group of the Invalids mid (iidiuvoilng lo give them u glimpse of the means by which ha had nttaltird to his pieseiit lofty igni tion ns overseor uf o large u number of well-paying Intimites "You see," aald he, "In the inedlcul blIiooIh we weie taught that nil iiinuM which we sliuuld ever be called upon tu trout mn of either of two ilastes, Thv first cluas la thn first uld utirglonl Cusea uud Him fever cuae 'Ilia aeo. olid class, mid the larger one, Includes all those whli h, because they do not respond either In diagnosis or treatment lo the known and ilaesined slhnenta uud remedies, nro not likely to prove the creditable kind of rases and might causa embarrassment tu the lilijslc.an by expressing u lack of perfect satlafjctloii under delay or by ask lug disconcertion questions. This latter class are called p)clilu eaies, because there la no vlalula or measurable ubnor mutlty apparent to the doctor In his present stats of advancement, and the safest course for the phslclan to pursue. Involving no chances at all. Is to begin early to attribute the derangement nf physical functions wholly to tha abnormality of brain Ini putati), thus fixing upon the patient himself the responsibility for his condition nnd for bis cure. Thereafter Ihs doctor may with all propriety, having 'n his duty and done It,' continue to visit the patient at the fees usually chargeable in cases where a doctor Is needed. "You can easily understand," continued the Doc. "that these phenomena of physl. cal functions are caused by brain Impulses, because the Impulse oomes from the brain and travels over the cerebral nervous sys tern and Into the vaso-niotor or the musculo, motor system, according to whether the ef fect of Hi Impulse Is properly to be realized Ih blood vessels or In muscles. A common olservatlon will illustrate this, gome one speaks of a matter or of you In a manner which pleases or displeases you, and this impression causes the brain to send out an Impulse to the nerves which dilate the blood vessels In the skin and )ou are said to blmb." A , , The Invalids had alt listened with atten tion, and here one of them asked, "Well, what causes a cook who stands over a range for hours at a time to have such a red face I" ' Uut the Doc., suddenly feeling sure ha had heard his telephone, bell ring, hurried off to the retirement of Ida own room. HUGH MEnn. These ad"- wiui 110 cut-off rule between them, Just as they stand here (exeept that we've changed names a bit) appeared recent ly In our most formidable eve. contemo. H009T1IIH a W, Corjsr St .a Valuou Vrled Djalara us liiuvalhla'a ValuOU tf utrs. ajo H Do. lKnT Uade flea. too. uraoa uoiita. 6c WOTSTIlia Mi4We What & wma tol AM W8k W Or4. r i i,i4 I Ml I Ml ill I III II HI IMIl I I VAi'V V .1 AHSlliWPilR KlSV.'ffil-iJ. :!::' m OJM r W What Do You Know? Qutrir of central InfrrrAf iciif l av.trfd In Ihl column TrH qurjIluiM, thr ustitrr la which t rv atll tnformrd jieraun aAouM knuui, fir fua dullu. QUIZ Vtlir n ulmllnr so niiifli inure liiiiiiirtuiil mi Imliialrr lino a rrnluo lien Hum It nun? Who were Hie Ariiilluna? Where In the Mammoth CiitrT Nsme the order nf (Irirk unhltrttnre. Who were the HoIIik, VMeolh mill ll-lro-Kutlli? Whu was John lUrtrsm? It hat I the "upllt lnnnlllT"7 Vthnt srrut Aiurrtciin uid "Kuroua bun i set of vrlmitry Inlere.u. whlrli In have none, r u verr remote relation . What nr lli Ixu iiiesnliisa uf lit word Hieilrs"? Who was Adaui SmllbT Answera to Haturday'g Qui Ihnrlea Csrrull. of Jlsnliiud, slsiied Hie llpelurnlion of liuleiiendeiirr rioiiir nun uselil that flirre .were uiaiir (sr roll lis nilfhl itoi lie lileiillleil as the Isner, o lie sliiiiesl Idiiinelf ( lurles (arroll of CurrolHon," The lira t trongn una ursniiliril In ISftT A srsiiKa la uti iikhiirUtion uf liirmrra, lie ptlsneil IV llirvner inrir iiiirrraia. win. ,.i llrularlj tu hrlnf iirniltirrra unil ioii.uiii- isruiers sihi iuaiiHiic,urTr "" , "' Uf! lot reel eoniuierilsl relations withuut iilluii of middlemen or trailer Kllliuut inirr- Mu.dllr tfrom Hie IIumIuii "U;Voo." Mo. run) u the nrclmle usiiin lor Itm- Mltl. Kiirtj selller III I'lillmlelphlu hnmslil frimi Kimmiiil I lie rutluma of mummers aulas tlirousli tlio trst In the hrlMinae era- This la the ureeplnt orlsin of the Srw 1 ear's uaMtln here The lleculocuei Hie Ten Comiiiaiiiluieiila tlsn triilauo elll, 1117 lip) wn the uiual ealebralru painter of Hie llemila same la Venire. A solJen lose siiguee Ida plclur. unit thla red slotr I la tho llrtlr 01 llluf HI till- liaurva Ul iiuiiip... Ilenre, "Tlllan hair" ua uuuularli npollrd tu rMl lislr 7 "lliflftim" I pronoiiiireil wllli Ihs nrcent oil the aerond unliable, theatre with Ihe ueeent on the Prut, hut 1,1 alioulU be re nienibereil Ihut there ur Ihree ailli Ihle4 III .(.1. leuru unu nai iwu ii auuuiu lis nro Iioiiiifnl -'Ihee-uli ler" rather I ban "Hi-tr." The rniwn la Ihe Vu.lrliu null of Mllilr Tu a renia i, tivii rrown. uiollr wurlu -Hi -t nla In iiurmal tliufa I lit. liurlll la tit i rrowne, Ilia (lermau mark I nor S3.S rfiila A ifleUlrlna malt wn sit Vmerltaii liiillnn uiailrli.il, eorierer or Prupbrl. Keraer I a kind of eoarae narrow rloth woten fru-11 luns wool, uainill) rlbueU. Amlsh Church M J. T, J 11. The Amlsh I'lmrcli orlgl. nuted In It'iO In Hwltzerland when Jiicoti Amen led it sopurntlqn uf the Mennoititea hla contention lining thut exoommtiulcutloii of one party dissolved tha iiiurrlage tie, that buttons should not be used and that the beard should not bo trimmed. The Old Amlsh Church resulted In this country 111 1865, when 11 strict aect divorced Itself from tha Mennonlte diurs.lt because of ter lain new cuitoms that weru regarded aa too much In the nature of Innovations. In addition to thell own distinctive beliefs, the peoplu of the Amlsh faith adhere to the Mennonlte doctrines, which are evnngellcul and Include the sacrament twice a jear. with footwashlug; condemnation of arms, bearing, oath-taking and divorce, except for adultery; and observance of ttrlct Christian discipline. NVest Indian Coins a, H. The first colna struck for the Danish West Indies of which there Is any knowledge: were tlioao of the denominations of one, two and twelve skllllngs, which were Issued under the reign of Charles VJ of Denmark, who occupied the throne from H-tO to J74B. The larger denomina tion wis In silver and the other two In copper. All Were dated 1710. The second series Was Issued Under Frederick V, 76 176f! There were several Varieties of twelvo and twenty-four skllllng pieces, all lit silver. One variety of the twelve-sklll-lng bore the bust of the King, vvhjle the other showed his crowned monogram as tha prlnelpat device. The twenty-four-skllllng showed the bust and a ship It was dated 1T Under the relgu of Chris Han IX llii'-isoe, the denominations struck were one. five, ten and twenty cents, and In 1905 was Issued a series of tho denominations of two und one-half, five, ten and twenty-five bits, struck in nickel, whloh showed the erowned monogram on the obverse and a trident, elekle and other designs on the reverse A bit was of the value of one-fifth of a cent There were also coins In silver of ten cents or fifty bits, and twenty cents or cne franc. De nominations of twenty and fifty francs were Issued In sold, dated 1101 and 1908. and bearing the bust of Christian ix SYNONYMOUS WITH INERTIA NiftdkvtryiM said Unete Un, "4, vkm llwsetiM M W "W 9 thing ovtr waWK?1 'mMmmmmBMmwwwmmmmmwmwM&3 MMW&tmBmmUsWmmaBm svi J- .fr.. i , j-iw.,,,,,' ,, , -k -ivvPm -J. -n,.J -. l "IT CAN'T BE DONE!" s SwSWP- IP THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE When McNichol Smiles He la Winning When He Frowns He Is Beaten TJifv ifepornienl ( Iff to alt rentiers uiha tefffh In erpretf their opinion oa suMrcf at itirrrar lulrreii. It l nn open Iwum. unit Iht hirrttno l.ettutr ii.euniea no reeposalolllv fur the 1 leu a of If rrirretpianVrit. l.ttttt timet be jlgnei! u tilt lite Susie and auurri o tht u rllrr, nuf nrrrl.urUy fur uuMfcalfon. bill us 0 uiiunoilte uf uooit faith WHY McNICHOL IS ANGRY J'o the tldltor of thf Kirntny l.rttgrr .Sir Tlie" latest effort of Penroselsm to force a Hpeal.er upon tho Legislature Is so offensive tu thn 307 members nf the llouss lynl h'eiiutn thut representatlvea are resent ing It with such a relentless mid forcible opposition Hint It Is probnhlc a. motion will be made bv Mr llaldwlu tu iiamu .Mr- Cox for Hpenlcei by uccliunutloii In oilier to esinpe Hie ofllclal ,recoid nf n most humil iating defeat fur l'enruselsm and all that It sluttdH for I b.ivo l.nown State Keiihtor MoNlehol for inan m'.iik, and during ull (but time his f.HD and hla actions huvo been a perfect Index of his mind Whenever ha conlldently believed he, whs n winner, his amiability waa so nun lied that II nan lont.iMluua, mid his aiiilling colluti-niiiiie won fur hint the pleasing title of "Hiitni) Jim," anil they car ried such oonvlctlun they discouraged mid disconcerted his opponents, und alwaja luoiight victory to '.Sunny Jim;" but when dufeat for him vius jneHaged. a clouded blow nnd a peevish di-poitmeut foretold with unerring cerlulnty tho dufeat thut was sure tu follow Hilt a ehntiRu has taken place In "Huuny Jim." lie linen t mulled iue since Mr Cox minoiiiicrd his candidacy for JSpraUer against the candidate of "hunny Jim." whosu ila)H hud itlKlila nu occupied III publicly molding and berattug Governor llriimbaiigh, .Major .Smith of l'hlludelphta. and thu Vmea. Ill a waj that would astound the Oldest nnd most experienced fishmonger feuula In tho Niinn-gont market of Ken nluglou, nnd the louder uud longer old-lliuo "r!Hiuy Jim" eutei talus tho imbllo wlh his M.tUHc-tl.sli ortiloiy the feebler brcomts tha' Inflileuca of i'eiirbselsm In i'eiiusyl vunla. mid the mora inclined Hie brewers mn to disburse, their boodle, in their own way, instead of tlnout.li the hunds of a general agent JOHN W VltAZllClt. Philadelphia, December 1G ' A WORD FOR WATCHMEN To the Editor o the Eventng Ledger: Hll Your editorial of the It tit Instant entitled "Suppose You Were This Man" la Indeed food for thought livery sensible person will approve jour reasonable suj gestion our firemen need more relaxation, and steps should be promptly taken to belter their condition. Indeed, they are not tha only body of men, itotli publicly and pr. vutely employed, whoso hours of work are deplorable. Thla Is especially true of engineers, fire men and watchmen, and particularly that of watchmen, upon whose care and vig ilance so much property, and therefore em ployment. Is at stake Engineers and fire-' men work twelve hours per day, and very many of Ihem work seven dajs or nights a week, usually with no day off ; while watch men generally work thirteen hours nightly, with no night off, or about an average of nlnely-ono houra weekly, and very exact ing duties to perform lie must manage steam boilers, heat the mill, clean the office to suit a lot of eccentric women bookkeep ers, make regular trips hourly throughout the place to watch against poaalble fire and prevent the mjll from running away from itself pr Its owners. These trips are usually considered very Important at night, while In the day time, as on Saturday after noons. Sundays and holidays, the mill can. stand safely (to save a watchman's wages) with sixty to a hundred pounds of steam pressure In the boilers, with no "rounds' whatever, and not even a human being of any kind about the property. But at night the trips must be made regularly, so reg ularly that watching the clock preys on the watchman's mind like a horrible nightmare While trying to sleep In the polsy city by daylight he sees the face of a clock, a hor rible clock with herns and cloven feet like some lost spirit from bell, jumping about his lonely bedside. A few firms realize that better watch man's service can be had by allowing a night oft monthly, and still a few more allow their men a night off a week, and they tad It U good i polteyi but tha mass of ntghtworkscs, both esginwrs and waiah- i$ $ Jtki " miu ?3nitvW Nfl nttilmm W.esv wtwwfv Bv eesmaMHdty i.uiiUcto' )M lui- vntely. They give their tlrno and lives for the general good nnd they should see some pleasure nnd comfort In life Kt-MHil i; TWININO Philadelphia. December 18. PROM A FIREMAN'S DAUGHTER To the Editor of the Evening Ledger: Ulr Having been n constant reader of your pnpr for soma time. I wish to express my thanks to you for tlio great Interest you aro taking In the firemen of I'lilla delplila. having both father nnd undo In the Klro Department I see my father on Hundija and on his day off only, being at aohool when he comes home for his meals. X again thank on, Imping you will con tinue until the light Is won. IDA M UHAMHO. Philadelphia, December 15 PERSHING'S PROMOTION To Ihe Editor o the livening Ledger- Sir In acknowledgment of hla service In Mexico, President Wilson recommends the promotion of ltrlgadlcr Oeneral John J Pershing to be a major general This promotion for doing nothing sug gests that If General I'erahlng had done what he went there to do our estimable President would recommend that he consti tute the entire army of the United Hlates. ANTI-UUMHUa. Philadelphia. December 16. ACADEMY OF MUSIC TONIGHT AT 8:15 VtM ItOSBNUACIt Announce Opanlnr of Philadelphia Grand Opera Company'a Season "LUCIA" To Ho Repeated Thuraday Afternoon nnd Friday Evening PAST nKHINA VIC'AIHNO. VOIIKHT I.A. MONT, OH Ht.l'i'B HOHUl, llUIIUIt'ro Vlll MUNIS. ii RUY BLAS" iiy MAnciurm Wed. and Thurs. Evenings ."ART - K8TKH KKitllAIIINf, HAItOAllt.T llMJ. KOKlMT- I.AHUNT, ItOUlSltTO VlU I.IONI5. KBHMANDO AMANHRS uohiuai, uiitKcrioN oV ui-roiiis iiartini Popular Prices, 75c to ?2 Amphithentro, GOc Beata at lfppe's, lllr Cheatnut S, STRAND GermantownJWeT OXlVoMlNi- nt Venango St. rilllADKI.rlHAS NKVVKSJ tiii:athb Opens iSfiSS&s December 25th Statins- CaeairrDrg,jk Modern Comfort PHOTOPLAYS AND MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT VOCAt-aSTTi.OEnT!, D. T. YlUkU WBEKI Keith S Koaloff'a XXC " BALLET RUSSE wov-72 rPA.ip Aftlr., .V Ii!!?." Toilay at 2. 58o A toe Tonlam aj 8, 2S0 to It victoria "?z&av CLAKA lUJVJUALLi YOUNG "JIT OKFlCIAla WIPE" TaurSo. .l ,. Bt... JHBTIIU Penla MM IS fHTIlOVA U "16 UUck ilutUrSa" METP.0POMTAN OPBnAJlOUBB WBD . tHUhB., BMjtK sAitAu rn eunhardT . THims. UAT DEC 3T-2S. "WHSi?? A ''I'AYS Mall order no s..7 r'2, '.,'?";. u"uoi r.; ,;, m s. ... ;. vot at. Cbt at. Alt rtrd. ... . . H.a.t ,w, , v. IF!Marta &S&8&t B tSU4MirQ aTatDl (iJelBf 1 1 BaU. J10 CluaUiutat. Walaut f 6,1 lUoVsY KIIOKEBBOCKER wZ: stock THE HAVOO JfeS2: CO la. . . . t 'tJ . Tur . tit 3JS?jyjil PalU yam " Mat Dally. LITTLE I YOU NEVER OAN THEATRE! f-jw pjimonVa Minatyk AA"& M V . ,.PT, ThoNorthcadtCoj3 Kubalyat ef a Comm I m eggless quite through alt tn, l'riinits IUn ihii 1. 11. ... . . For alt of them sea Tr ,"?." ! And every one eut Inth Duns jf, The real man Is one lv 1 the other chesk when InXll tffiF" " " """ ",,u uo i good mi A good many people are v., 1. ,. J as to the different btw?' 'l '& enemy nnd a nravari.n.- .". .". "W -j"-"" irwim 'ybn. ?f.crt of my porulrtia roionet Din Damcron, "Hm i ,i. "i 1 remember what to fofgitS fU l CHESTNUTS OPERA H0US JNJfiAT FRIDAY NIGH D. W. GRIFFITH'S COLOSSAL $2,000,000 SPECTACLE "lJNTULERANn LOVE'S STRUGGLE TimouaitouT tjie aom Mr Orlffllh' Flrat n4 Oai rre4iMU. fel "Tim lltnTU OteArNAncws "S THRILLS iMYSTERV ADVENTURE ROMANO? TWICBDAti.T;'i'JJ,,A'Nai,.,U ALL iK AT a KOW O.V SALS coNTnfuoufl U.I5 A, i to 11-iTv vl s Bcenl. Ilurton Holme. , . "Oolna 10 llaltfti." .iux BsS.8 r,nil'lctor.pL 1 yS ."!nU fr.,,HWnejr Drw In "Dsplldtj"! - - a raiviiin 1 ivjii FRANK MflNTYPR "Tho Trave nor Sn esmnn' Thur . Krl Hat KATllt.YN WILWUU ul TJIOMAH HOLDING In 'Jte)ralaf tnVS ALTj xmar wkv.u 28 Marguento Clarkf ' VziiJs coMiNo-ftAnLy in jAK'VjAnT,irrSl NA7IATOVA In ''WAT? TUHniJCf: .,, n Jupocti or rnoto4rtretk Ait s Woman f St.sl. Throu.hou .. AtM O A T A -1TT1 131 MARKET STRlETu? "WHOM THE GODS DESTROY? ""'.n'.AvrK"! mn. St; ft' ARCADIA TmfLSSSTffl -. . b.fly. ltd fcM. fey Frank Kfnnnn "'" '? wual "THE SIN YE DO1 ... nt ntl'i Thur Krl , Sat "lielret at Cofte Pi' REGENT USSS BRADY "A WOlUN ALONfS FORREST Last 6 Evgs. j! MONTGOMERY "" STONBi In "CHIN-CIIIX" T Ooinmeneln- llao ,.-. tellh EXTRA XMA3 MAS Othr fstlnea Wad, Sal ni Tort irestt Musical snow la tn Horw-aj S COHAN REVUBJ! M Famous Orlulnit Nw York Cirt,! Bean .Sow for nia A New Tr WkU P A P P Tdr IAT BVO.a. at .I-JJ FRITZT SfiHEFF l0 T,nl'M,.BiS "1HIHIIAND8 OOAnANTBKU" u llh Jeftarioii l) AB1I "'."'"! XMAS DAY MAT1 DW?.r ffi.!S?A1(fVJ"n ffA HnfrJIoper Mru's prallre '''"rf'Sfl Sent Now for Xmsa and Nw Tear1 w,"jJ DUflAll Opnln- Ymm DflV UX..jn.J win. . . ...'..... w Ollur Matinee WM , sat 0J nw '", MRS. FISK: In ERSTWHILE SUSANS Sa(a How tor Xnii MJ K f ""Wj ACADEMY Or MUSIC PHILADELPHIA, r, irnanin HTfilfOWsKI. CeoAtlut T...1 .... ... nJ 99. at 3." rrinay niicriuu Snturday Evening, Dee. 83, III 8olelll OS8I1 OAUnilAJMiio'-". , Patteral from Chtlttiaas Oratorle asifl I'Uno Concerto No. 'J, II fltj. ilM! Ka.ta Now on Sale at lleppai. 1H GLOBBItefeSII IN MEXICO 'IJ The Dayton, Troupfl Cross KeyTEiW "THE BROKEN SCARAj LYRIC Soffi JiVlo(U,tir Civilization Ktit Wtfc "TUB BLUB riHADll! . T" !!- Ar.Tnr.TWT Trnrrht flt 8? FOPULAIl It MATINKi" WURSViX "Experience P08IT1YELY WBT WS.BM "FLIGHT OF FANCY! A Musical Proauciua -,. BENEFIT OF THE NORTH! wmtTi. . . .,k ann iirarian rOUORROW VO , DIH'sUailCn 1 At WArlioh-Kreili 'mmmVhm, lw', S HfATltrirT t s)an 7-s Ti1 ORCHESTKiV a IS Y-f '' Hstai
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