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Tho VVKNMQ LVDami wlH.not be
issued on Monday, December tS,' Ohrlst'
mas Day.
Every flood gift and vry par
feet gift U from above, and comefi
down from the Father of light: St.
J amen.
Tho wcathor seems to bo about as
uncertain as poaco.
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What Sherman said about war ap
plies to stoclt speculation Just now If
not at othor tlmoo. .
"Out of tho Jails by Christmas" la
tho slogan of 670 Irish "robols" who aro
to bo freed today or tomorrow.
Tho J20.00O paid in fees to coddled
during tho last sooson on throo suburban
links confirms tho complaints about Iho
high price of golf.
Xatest ostlmatos by tho Consus
Bureau plaeo tho population of Phlladol.
phla at 1,709.518. Rapid transit Is not
coming a day too soon.
Sorgoant McOrcgor got Into troublo
by stopping otreot cars that rush by
waiting crowds nt corners, but ho seems
to havo started something.
Undo Sam will not get the' Danish
West Indies for a Christmas present,
but ho will find thorn In his stocking soon
after that deloctablo date.
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Four bad breaks In tho city's
water mains In ton days aro a serious.
matter, but thoy woro easlor to repair
than tho breaks in tho stock market In
tho last two days. '
It sepins that a number of tho
Canadian soldlors who Joined tho armlos
In Europo were guilty of bigamy, and
somo of them as Mrs. Partington would
say were oven guilty of trigonometry.
I am not familiar with the Insurance
laws of New York, but If they aro bet
ter than Pennsylvania's I am In favor
of bringing our laws up to tho si)mo
tals or bettor. Edwin It, Cox, In a
letter to tho Evunino Ledoeh.
air. Baldwin has already made a
slrnllar declaration, now let It bo followed
by pledges from Jlyory other member of
the Genera Assembly, and tho State will
ho in a fair way to such a revision of its
codo as will make crooked Insurance busi
ness lmpoaslblo In tho future.
Tho Poatofllco certainly wlshos that
Christmas giving could bo spread ovor tho
year. It handled 600,000 parcels Thurs
day and 1,000,000 yesterday. Tho average
number ot parcel post packages In ordi
nary1 Urn's Is about 20,000 a day, This
means that on Thursday tho Postofflco
was called upon to do twonty-flvo days'
business and flftyr days' business yester
day. Which suggests that it is about on
important to do tho' Christmas mailing
early, dm the Chrlstmaa shopping.
Tho palm for modosty must be
Awarded to Philadelphia young women.
When o. tnarvlng-plcture house advertlsod
for the prettiest five girls In tho city only
eighty-one applied. Mr. Cattell could toll
us -what proportion this bears to tho total
number here and luw many acres would
bo covered by the rosebud garden ot
girls If they, could oil bo assembled in
ono place. And If ho were asked to des
cant on their modesty ho could adorn
them -with flovfera of rhetoric which
would make hothouse roses look like
taper peonies In comparison. But the
fact that lesa than five scoro ot our beau,
ties aro aware ot their beauty speaks
louder la their pralsa than ny. words
that the most eloquent could command.
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If there Is a. right to bo big there Is
ft right to be small. Soma Institutions
deliberately choosa" to bo small, like a
(wall college or tho llttlo theatre. Con.
equently. the small college Is not so
heavily endowed, as Harvard, But the
Little Theatre and other small places of
entertainment have to pay the same
theatre license feo tha big playhouses
jjay, on tho principle by which small
Igo pay the high license fee exacted
of Mf io. There aro many who must
jftvit thl assembling of beer and re-
. Uajioua fxperieaco in the same category
tor the theatre- was originally, and in it
t linos of development always has
boon, the scene of reUgtous experience
h Mystery p!ay of tho Middle Ages waa
lMpdd upon some, part of tho Bible nar
Mttve, auA-tbo main, impetus to a re
vlyta of pojaijar t&rmsMtla literature came
from, ti CtMictu It WouW be iwpOMibie
te gnM ft svat piy that Uvea in te
; fe.2 ts i.f the eti jpl t to mat iMMed on
rr..jtii l-..'a::ii.U;r. JPut tbt't m mtio
h i tit billet fcipawlsfptbfM&iiM sumf ;
than the church pamdes of Easter fash
Ions degrade the congregations. Hence
tho- lax which levels them to music hall
status, Of courso tho Ilttlo theatres havo
notltVed Up Ho their great opportunity.
They havo run too much to pagan
culturo and norno modern morbjdness;
navo peon at times, inaeea, more on mo
track than tho big- theatres that Invito
tho highly moral mob, Thoy worn hailed
a tho fooa Of commercialism, mit they
havo run to tho opposlto cxtrcmo of
procloBlty.
MAKE IT TWENTY
fTIEN cents for ovory man, woman and
" child In this wealthiest nation of tho
world lias gono io Belgium, most forlorn
of earth's children. That mado about
110,000,000. It has been a pittance Tho
protected find opulent mothor of unon
dangorcd sons has hidden her diamonds
under a beggar's cloak and gono to tho
Tcmplo to steal credit for giving tho
wldow'o mite.
WHY IS CHRISTMAB?
HAVE wo forgotten tho meaning of tho
groat nnntvorsary which wo aro pro
paring to colebroto next Monday7 '
A lawjror might say thin question n
Impertinent, Irrelevant and Immaterial,
But is It?
If thq world really understood tho
meaning of Christmas It would not now
bo torn by n devastating war. Nations
would not bo talking about crushing ono
anothor. Statesmen would bo moved by
higher motived than hato and a dcslro
to wreak vengeance, nnd tho Llttlo Child
of Bothlohom would havo long sinco lod
men to that perfect poaco which pas
sion cannot break.
If tho world really ' understood tho
meaning ot Christmas, men nnd women
would not bo wondorlng ns thoy buy gifts
for their friends whether thoy aro to got
anything in return that will nompensato
them for tho oxponso.
A llttlo child soon 'discovers that thoro
Is more plcasuro In planning gifts for
othora than In receiving them. But ns
tho shades of tho prison houso descond
and shut off Its vision of that paradtso
whence It enmo It loses too soon ltn
heavenly spirit.
Havo wo forgotten that Christmas Is
tho anniversary of tlio salvation of tho
world7 Tho Croat Olft of all tlmo camo
to us on tho first Christmas. It was tho
promlso that good will ovcrcomo ovll, that
rlghtoousncss mug? triumph and that
selfishness defeats Its own ends. Wo ad
mit that this may bo a beautiful theory,
but Insist by our nets that It does not
work out In practice In Bplto of tho
fact that whorovtr tho theory has been
appltod It hns vindicated Itself.
What tho world needs today Is a now
baptism of tho Christmas spirit. Tho
spiritual forces aro potent If wo will lot
thorn work, Tho man who remembers
tho unworthy poor because ovory ono olso
socms to forgot them has tho right feel
ing. Thoro aro some such. Tho man
who sonds a messago ot fellowship and
good cheer to his oncmy on tho day
when all nhould bo friends has been
stirred by tho oxamplo of tho Christ.
Thoro aro a fov Ilka this. Tho woman
who reaches out her hand to an erring
sister with that tendor compassion born
of nn understanding heart Is kin to Illm
who wroto In tho sand to let tho Scribes
and Pharisees havo tlmo to rocnll that
thoro is nono without sin. Thero ought
to bo moro fcmlnlno tondorncss.
Tho story of tho Nativity Is read In
many, a homo on Christmas morning. If
tho story of Christ's teachings woro also
read, tho Christmas spirit might rccclvo
such an Impotus that It would last
through tho wholo year,'
ENTRIES
jTANY ft tonder plant 1ms boon killed
! by tho frost bocauso It pushed its
head nbovo tho sod too soon. Many n
political boomlot tho rest says Itself.
William C. Sproul and Vnnco C. 3Mc
Cormlck havo nlready been mentioned for
tho gubernatorial nomination, which will
not bo mndo until a year from next
spring, McCormluk Is montloncd by his
friends and Mr, Sproul hns named him
self, John It. K. Scott has not talked in
public about his ambitions, but It is no
secret that he hopes to get the nomina
tion. Many things can happen In the next
sixteen months, and not tho least pos
sible id the oppearanco ot a gubernatorial
candidate who seeks support neither ns a
Vare-Brumbaugh man nor 03 a Penrose
MeNlohol man, but as the represpntotlve
and spokesman of thoso Republicans who
havo grown weary of factional fighting
and spoils politics.
Tho entries aro not closed on eitimr
sldo because It Is known that frosts may
kill tho prematuro boomlcts,
LpNDON'S BURST OF RAGE
HASTINOS B. I SMITH and Wood
row Wilson are said to havo mado
England very angry. Mr. Smith, In uni
form, got up In Parliament and asked
England to do what Mr. Wilson has
asked of all belligerents to ascertain In
tho light of day tha exact terms upon
Which it Is conceivable peace may be
rmtdo, Ho adds that if Germany's pro
posola prove to be aggressive, then the
German people will no longer bo deluded
by tho idea that they ore herolo defend
ers of a place in the sun.
80 he Is roundly rebuked. England;
apparently, la in a panic of apprehension
lest"Qermany announce moderate terms.
She Is trying 'ta clamp a bandage oyer
Oermany's Ups. "Don't dara to be rea
sonable." If this paplo keeps up, after
Mr. Wilson's appeal has had a few days
to sink in. It -will set the stage for the
announcement of a moderate German
peace proposal that will win over hun
dreds of thousands In the neutral coun
tries to sympathy with Germany. Tho
President has denied he is trying to make
pease. America will be satisfied if both
Idee respond with aggressive proposals,
I jtt Germany sav sha wants the Balkans.
Bngland that she want Germany's
cotoBlM. And then let thBi njsht on,
with no more silly Mmtttvmf afcou
Wfc msm diplojuat may sJq, w g 'he
wr wt pwiw mm mwjilpt 'tH
1,'jtu whu blurt out tfafr jiaAt' awr
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rTiiiir-tiirilifaap'lia;
EVENING LEDGKK PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23,
Tom Daly's Column
vtLLAan pout
Whenever U' a Saturday and I am fuU
of grip
I have to give my usual dtvertltcment
the Hp,
For If 1 walked on Ohcatnut ttrcct when
all my icork wa through ,
I'll likely find pneumonia tho only thing
that's new.
So mo for tho hay, and I do hope I'll
be nblo to mako a dent in tho Christmas
turkey. '
TIVO DAYB
Old Mike Clancy went for a stroll,
An' warm an' clear was the sky,
tlut he came back homo with clouds on
Ms soul ""
An' a ottnt o rain In his eye,
"Ochl coldt Is out there," set he;
"The street's no place these days fur me,
Wld motors runntn' through the town
Tho way they're Hka to knock ya down,
Wld nil tho rush an' moldherln' noise,
The Impudence of upstart boys
An' girls, that walk as bold as brass,
An' I'ave small robm fur yc to pass.
In twenty blocks, or mebbe nore,
J saw no faca I'd seen before,
Or care, Indeed, to sea agent
Wat's come of all tha dacent men,
Tha kindly frlcwls, I use" to meet
In other days upon the strcctf
'Tls here at home's the place fur we;
Ochl cold It Is out there," see he.
Old Mike Olancy went for a stroll,
An' cd'ld and gray was the sky,
Tlut he came back home with warmth tn
his soul
An' a glint 0' sun In his eye.
"01 sure, tltfs day was fine," sex he,
"An' who d'ye think walked up to vict
A man I thought long dead Tim Kanct
Ochl didn't we talk, there In the rain,
Tha soft, kind rain we use' to knoto
Ot not so very long ago
An' didn't we have a dale to sayt
He's clghty-txeo years old come May
An' I'm no more than slvlnty-nlnet
An' didn't ha stan' there, straight an' flnct
It done me good, the look In his eye,
An' how he laughed an' slapped his '.high;
'I'm good,' srz he, 'fur ten years, tool'
An' faith I do believe It's true.
A man's as old as he feels, d'ye sect
Ot sure, this day was fine," scs he.
ZOOIi Ol OEE v
In this n!l town there lives a mnn
Who bonntfully doth yell:
"Pown n maltose cntnmnrnn
And a yellow doggerel."
R. S. A,
Tho,. British censors nllowcd this
to
como through to us from Dublin:
I .wan away at tho tlmo of tllo rebellion.
I find it linnl to seo tho Sltin Fein point of
view. Irishmen aro fighting gloriously, de
votedly, In Klnndcrs nnil Snlonlcn. Tlioy'ro
benrlng ovory physical torment of cold and
fntlguuanil thott their brothers nt homo holil
out hands to tho Germans their enemies.
I can't seo It In o heroic light. Thoro
seemed too much poRturlng nnd folly nnd
mnklng effects about It nil nnd our poor
llttlo English Koldlern shot down In tho
Dublin Hlreets. Mere hungry, tired hoys,
who thought they'd been landed In Franco
and wondered why pcoplo spolto English so
well. U was 11 cruel, ghastly liuslnesn for
everybody, don't you think so? Wo'ro henrt
slclc of, wur, but nee no hope nhend.
Wo didn't know tho pntlenco nnd tenderness
of men to ench other and nil their splendor
and hopa nnd cheerfulness, or only linaw It
In part. So that Is a gnln. Also, 'our
classes nro being mixed up In truo democ
racy nnd wo nro finding out whnt very flno
and chnrmlng gentlemen tho butcher, tho
bilker, the candlestick maker rcully arc,
aitd wo'ra proud to nurse, them and bo their
friend W. M, LETTS.
Miss Letts Is nn Irish pool. Wo showed
her latter to another poet of tho snmo
race nnd box. Her eyes flashed. "IIow
ovcr scant might bo my lovo for tho Eng.
Halt soldier, I'd never call him so stupid
as to lmnglno, standing In Dublin, with'
shop and street signs nil about him, that
ho was In France." And thcro you aro I
But what wo started to say Is that Miss
Lotto's now book Is out. It's called
"Halloween nnd Poems of tho Wnr."
Our Illackmail Department
What would
u
bo worth to a cer
tain dentist to
liavo, suppressed a
story dealing with
Ill's 'courteously
handing a menu
card to a woman
ut tho same tablo
In a restaurant,
being mistaken by
tho waller for her
escort, paying for
her dlnier 'and
then, to get oven,
-
taking hor to tho "movies"?
IWBPITD
She walked alone In the yellow night of
a city
Whose gaunt-browed shrines of Mammon
tottered toward the stars
And leered obstruction to her view of
heaven-
Cluttered up tho sky and left her but'
a jagged, rock-rtbbed hole
Through which to strain her eyes and
see a star or two
Of Qoh's vast manse, ,
Ths night had sickened her of men and
gold ,
Pntil she yearned to send her soul up
through that rock-ribbed aperture
Into the lap of Oodand weep '
But the temples of the bargain-drivers
pressed upon her sides;
The flinty streets rose up and smote her
feet with godless clatter;
The noises of the city stonned her ears
tctth hideous inaledlottons
Against the Voice that echoed in her
breast
When lal with sudden strength the In
spiration of her soul, dented, grew
giantlike
And burst tha shaaklesrached out
and up
And soorevl tnta the blue, .
Toppling the taumrs of Mammon in its
wake.
While the malcontenffd volee 0 the city
shrieked in vain
The eurses of the vanQulshed,
These did not matter I
Uttr lifted soul truntcendtd earth "a lltio
hour or fteo,
r(ha breath of and swept through her;
Ad the tons, and bruise: suffered t the
fH9rtI fight
mm tort mM it-m' trntpstt t
teem, pas tmt- -,-Me toufhttd them
4,h the vmm&t
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THE VOICE OP
THE PEOPLE
Giving That Is Guided by the
Heart Rather Than the Mind.
How to Get an Army
MR. RHODES IS ANSWERED
To tha Editor 0 the Evening Ledger:
Sir In your lssuo ot December 10,C. C.
Rhodes brings up again tho question of
tvnr mntorlills on fthlnfl rnrrvlni- tinMnn.
gers. This question hns'1 been settled fonM
a,.n.A 1,1.1. In flm nntnlnr. nt ll,l f-niu.n! I
miittu ....w ft. ...w v,.,..w.. w. una IUIVIIL'
incut.
To quote htm: "It Is logical nnd n fun
damental fact that tho enemy has tho
right to destroy belligerent wnr material
wherever found": and that lied Cross sup
plies nnd equipment nro a virtual Instiga
tion ot murder to tho enemy that chooses
to destroy tho Bhlp carrying this material,
And ngaln tho destruction of nn unfortified
city with Its Inhabitants la justifiable, be
cause It has enemy War material within
It, Tho stand taken by this writer makes
It apparent that ho can seo nothing wrong
In nny net of his favorlto warring country.
It Is a recognized right for ships to carry
war materials na well ns passengers nnd
right for them to carry neutral crews,
II. G. MOCKI2TT.
Camden, N. J., December 21.
CHRISTMAS W4TII A IIEARTjIN IT
To the Editor 0 the' Evening Ltdgtr:
Sir Yesterdny we received the following
letter:
TJits Is an appeal for charity. I
know charity Is moro than overworked
at this time, but surely wo can do a
llttlo for our old friend, Tom . As
you know, I went down tho country to
see him on Sunday and found him cold,
hungry nnd lonesoiqo; but, as usual,
not entlnlly unhappy, I thought if
each ot us would send him a little
something It would show that wo do
not forget him. Anything , will bo
appropriate, from a cup to an old pair
of shoes and, In food, from a pound ot
sugar to, say, p. ham. Send to station.
, He who has made us laugh so often and
made our little trips so full ot fun and
good cheer should certainly not be for
gotten at this season. 1
As soon as we read It we becamo enthu
"FRANGESCA" PREMIERE
Zandonal 'Opera Brilliantly Given in
New York City
NRW YQnK, Dec. 23. Olullo OattU
Caaazxa broucht forth the third novelty of
the season when he produced Illccardo Zani,
donat's "Francesca da Itamlul before an,
uitra-rasnionaDlo auaience a mo iieiro
polltan Opera House last night. This event,
although ot primary Importance to New
York, is pot without significant Interest to
Philadelphia, who will remember the com
poser's "Conchlta," which was presented
several times by the Philadelphia-Chicago
Company. In thlB adaptation of Pierre
Louys's story. "La. Femme et al Pantin,"
Philadelphia crltles saw evldjyice of a
genius from which they expected to hear
more, and last night's performaope was the
fulfillment ot their prophecy. Jt was the
American premiere of "Franceses," taken
from Gabriele d'AnnunxIo's tragedy.
Zandonat has not felt tba call of the
dramatic. Intensity of the tragedy. If he
had, there might be mere certainty of the
now opera's success. Instead he has writ
ten a poem In which hajias reproduced the
atmosphere and spirit ot d'Annunxlo most
faithfully The orchestra u mainly an ex
quisite running aeeoihpanlmaut v to" the
singers. One might say ho has composed a
posm for the lovers and a toue picture fur
the orchestra.
"Francesco" u a lyrte Ja the purest
sense, netwotf more wiodUu than tb
flm net has Seen wrtttn la yru and tb
"gprisg Sons" for four iadiea in-waU-las
hi t& UrtrU set In a jleadM exatupla
of pore goug I' U wat set Zanmtmi
teeomej arauiatic tor tas Brat tuu tm4
bj3tf5i
v"Yt&'adp . - . .-',-v-'
"THE SAMK TO YOU AND MANY
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siastic. Wo would nil help and wo should
jdiow tho letter to some others whoAvo
knew had enjoyed tho old fellow so much.
But, my I whnt a difference now 1 Ono fel
low very FcnslMy remarked, "You know, I
wonder why Tom does not get a Job. Ho
ought to go to work.", Another said, "I
really haven't nny old clothes that would
fit him," nnd so on until I felt that n, wet
blanket had been thrown on our ciithu-.
slnsm.
Ych, It Is' truo ho might go to work nnd
yes. If ho woro a llttlo moro selfish nnd
enreful like tho rest of us, he might have
accumulated sulllclcnt to put him nbovo Our
llttlo mlsernblo aid, but ho might not havo
accumulated tho wealth of good cheer and
wnrni-hcnrtcdncss that Is his.
For Christmas, at least, let us bo guided
a llttlo moro by our hearts rather than our
minds. KATHARINE LYONS.
Philadelphia, December 22.
HOW TO GET AN ARMY
To the IMIfor'o tho Evening Ledger:'
Sir Before, tho congressional commltteo,
General Scotr said that enlisting up totho
lull strength seems to bo Impossible and
thpv want only 125,000, nnd then he sava
'they havo to go Into tho labor market and
competo wun MiiKii iinces. apparently ne
has In mind the men that aro getting $2
and 3 per day dlgglpg subways, sweeping
streets and doing other classes of manual
labor. In other words, day laborers.
Now right there Is tho trouble. Our poor
llttlo army Is fast breeding a silly Bhoulder
strnp aristocracy, where officer Is spelled
with a great big O and privates nro called
common soldiers that could bo dotallcd to
do housework for the aristocracy and con
sequently should bo barred from any
chance of ever getting shoulder straps.
If Wo have a one-year enlistment and
with real men for officers and sergeants
that are paid as much as lieutenants, so
that they will stay In the army, real soldiers
can be made In one .year.
Cut out such Jokes as Plattsburg, where
they talk of turning out officers n a night
with nny old material that caires along,
with apparently tho only qualification de
manded that they have money enough to
pay their expenses.
Turn out ten times ns many from West
Point but not at ten times the cost, nnd
.take your pick and not every oho that
squeezes through, do you think the Stand
ard Oil or Mr. Schwab would take tho
whole bntch? Not on your life. They would
want their pick.
Then let Uncle Sam do the same.
A FIOIITINO ARMY,
Fliilaaeiphla, December 21.
"FranoofiCtt" he attains a greater death
without the aid of the ultra bizarre,
Amaio nnd Jlada were the stars of tho
production; their acting brought a grue
some return to the last, scene of the last
act. V, H. U
N THE HOUSE OF MYSTERY
Gosh, pur house is glttln t' be
Uh regaler ol house o' mystery,
Upther sex I can't do this
An' father sex can't do that ;
Brother I?ob has learnt t' hiss
An' sister's alius sayln' "seat,"
Wliere f go er what t' do f
Is somethln' I Jest can't make out:
Ever" move I make. It's "youl
Whacha think yer snooplp' 'bout?"
Gee, our house ain't not no heme
Taln'r even uh rlttln' place to ream,
'S only In th' las,' week or two
That things got In tuh sech a stew
Us- t' go In all th' rooms
At any time I felt like It;
Now Ma set she J&s' prezooms
If she was me she'd wait uh bit
Says "why dopcha f bed?"
When H's only ha'f pas six:
Mua' thlnV I'm uh sleepy-head
Never wux in seoh. uh fix," " v
Oosh, our bouse Is on th' blink
'S even worsen what yuh think.
Sister won't even let my ma
Peek Inside o' her room er pa.
Gosh, wouldn't t make yjih sick
T see 'em alt actin' ta sly?
Make uh little noisa an' quick I
OJt, gee, yuh oughUr see 'em flyt
Tluy're up hUin' somathin' tlurii
1 know, they tn't fool me uh bit:
But what do tkajr tUt I care
If tluy'ra alt co' ahum.,!' of Ut
Use. uur hum Is gutla' t' h
Ob riUir 1 !' o' nayatery-
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What Do You Know?
CurrtM of atntral lnlcre.it icltt le nneucrrtl
In.thla column. Ten ouralloiy, the anaioera to
which every uielMuoriiirrf vcivion ahouU know,
areiutkat lailu,
QUIZ
1. Who lit Premier or Hub?
2. What la the total number of neritons llrlnz
under the American lias?
3. What la fantnnelitr
A. What la the orlsln of 1lie word Yule?
n, Vhnt la u calico iony?
0. About how many imundt nresnuro will nn
rcinliell llhtanil when tbo rcc la placed
point uuwurd?
7. Koenlacraetz la n nanio that rnlla to tnlnd
one of tbo wot alsnlflrnnt event of tho
nineteenth renturr. What wm II?
R, Who waa 1'realdrnt Uurlnz the Jtexlcun War?
0. How waa thf Contllutlon. of the United
Stntea ratltled? Wna naaent to Ita entiib-
Unlnnent emllr obtained?,
10. Nome the title or the Unlteil Ktatea hatlnz
more than 1,000,000 population.
Answers to Yesterday's Quiz
1. "I'onle" la derived from the nnme of tho
zcxl I'u ii. who wna reputed to cuuo panic.
S Venice U the "City of the Hen."
3, Illrken wroto "Tho Cricket on tho
Hearth."
1. The l'ur Kai.t ronntnta of China nnd Japan
nnd the nitjacent ljiml. The Jear Kant
1 the Ilulkmip unci Turkey.
5. Tho eattmated number of automobile In
iii.e In tho L'nKeil Slates la between
S.AOO.OOO nd 4,000,000.
0,
fnntry urnl the enemy.
7, Jan Heeler Klppln la the newly appointed
chief probation officer ot the Municipal
Court.
8. Tho Alamo, n 1'raneUrnn mlaalon, built In
nii on the te of Han Arilonlu.Tei.,
waa tho aceno of Iho. defeat ofJTexaiv,
anil Americana by Meileuna In IB30,
f, Snow la formed In the ntuioaphere when
tne aaorous iwaiem ir i ronuvnaru
ut temperature hele)u lrcexlnr. It la
mucous twatery) ur
rompoaed of minute cryatala ot ice.
10. "Ibn" In an Arab's name nieana "on of"
v. c. Amrti Ibu Abdullah means Amru,
son of Abdalluh.
"Sentiment RollcaH"
II. W. D. "Sentimental rollcall" Is,
stflctly speaking, preferable- over "senti
ment rollcall," because "sentimental" Is
nn adjective and "sentirnqnt" a' noun. But
the latter Is the more striking combina
tion, and It has a meaning that Is a shade
different. The rollcall Is not In Itself senti
mental; It a rollcall arising from senti
ment. In like manner, blood money Is not
gory money, but money In exchange for
blood; a war diary Is not a martial diary,
but a diary of war. Nouns are often used
as adjectives with telling effect In this
case "sentimental" la rather trite and losea
Us force through having been overworked,
whereas "sentiment" la frosh nnd vigorous.
Washington 1'arUn
A. S. 'U Congress has authorized a total
expenditure of J 1,300.000 to acquire tho
(ami necessary to connect Zoological Park
and Potomac Park In order to carry out
thq project o& opening ut) Itock Creak valley
for the beautifying of Washington, and has
made on appropriation of 150,000 to get
the work under way, Tho project Is under
the charge of a commission composed of tho
Secretary of the Treasury, the Secretary of
War and the Secretary ot Agrloulture,
who are pushing it as rapidly an possible.
It has made a report to Congress describing
the land which, in Its opinion, should be
acquired, which report was approved by the
act of July 1. 101S. The conunUulon is
engaged tn private iftgot ttona with" the
owner many of whom have Indicated their
wtlUBgneca to dispose of Unit at reason
able prices, With a view to securing tbo
own put Ian of the entire project without
unnecessary delay, livery effort Is being
made to Insure the artistic development of
the entire parkway scheme, and in this oont
neetlon the commission of fine arts has
ben freely outwulted. The lands In the
entire parkway will comprise en area of
about 12 awes, forty-two per cent of
whloh 1 already owned by the United
State lis length is about two and a one.
tt mils, and ita final development will
gtye Was htngton a beautiful park, caj.
parable to any like undertaking la any city
of Use wcrtf.
TUB PEACE DOOgf
A (lAi-hshulKl Is to discreet ta
tcoieS lhiuviab a rsjvelvlBjj 4ur, l
C iww.
v Mms.
- "mwsu-Be' n iiErapffi .v'.'"
JR,TSJ'4J fir., fim. t r?
7v
Tho Northeast CornrjTn
Patois fa Proga
it
JM?.en..nia.,Tjr .M Mnetut rnr
innu mo trouble, for th ..
they would merry ni mXnTo tEft
n general rule, pefhaM In thfJlS?
I?.e?'-W.0UIdn ' think their klro w
maun ivwny jrom them. " "en
Cynical, probably j but true in ,,
Tolks who are said t Dg kl . "a
their friends would like ,!..
samo uuty to their enemies iii. :..
nato that their ehemi.. iL!!.ttWS
..... i ltl xnj
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.ctusatit ha've'th0 .ofl
that they are our betters nratr
"Street Closed. Dangerous !,,. 1
a sign which holds a cwuiife ,"1 1
l" V1.03? wn. d they not ebaaSS0??
would have gone on the ri?S5.S,
missed nn adventure. rw-Jt
3
. A VISIT PROM ST. Vrmmr i -'
'Twns the night before Chrlstm. M
all through the hou tn,M' M
..Uk ucaiuro wns stirr ng, not ."
mouse: . . "
Th0 '"," ,mns by th w-f!
In h0,Vherc''ttl Bt' N'Ch0,M n W$
Tho ehUdrei. were nestled all snuglatkjl
W",,helrM.,,UW PlU m
And mamma In her 'kerrhi.e .., . .
can. """iiatsrS
Had Just settled our brains for a wll
winter's nnn. Ketx
W"Cn clatter1 l"0 'aW" U'"8 at0' " l
I soranir from thn h,i t . ... .
the matter. " "" wnu
Awny to tho window 'l n, .n.. - - i?:
Toro open tho shutters ntld threw Bt3
sash. M
Tho rnoon on -tho breast ot the r.ew-fHl
now 'aucaa
Oavo tho luster of midday to obietu rl
low, w
When, what to my wondering trlz tkiaiii
nnncar. ra"ftl
But a mlnlaturo sleigh and eight itiJi
With a llttlo old (driver, so HTeir tatj
I know In n mlnuto it must ho ewtltrc
Moro rnpld than ciglcs hts courstri thiwl
came, ' .4m
And ho whistled nnd shouted and ezUfal
them by nnmo: iSt
"Now, Dasher 1 now, Dancer! now Pnwcerl
itmi vixou i 9vi
On, Comet I on, Cupid I on, Dondcr aMF
Blltzcnl .J&
To tho top of tho porch! to tho too iff
tho wall I "
Now dash -away I dash uwayl dash twirl
nil i" rnj
As dry leaves that before the wild hurtl.'
cano fly, v'
When they meet with nn obstacle, rant:
to tho sky.
So up to the housetop tho coursers thir:
now, v
Willi tho slolgli full or toys, and St Xkh
olas, too. '.
And then. In a twinkling, I heard on the'
roof
Tho prancing and pawing of each lltthv
n01' . . . -W
as i urcw in my ncau nnu was turcica:
around, j
uown mo cnimney ai. .Mcuoian came mui
a bound. 'f
Ho was dressed vnll In fur, from his btu'
to his foot." '&
And his clothes wcro all tarnished witi
ashes and soot ;
A bundle of toys ho had flung on his to
And ho looked llko a prudicr jus; ope:
hln pack.
Hl3 eyes how they twinkled 1 Ills d
how merry 1
Hts checks woro llko rosea, his nojW,
HIb droll llttlo mouth was drawn uiTOw;
a now, ' i
And tho beard of his chin was as wj
ns tho snow; s
too stump or n iuo no nciu ukui mi
teeth. Sli
And tho smoke It encircled his healJW
a wreath: -IS
Ho had a broad face nnd a little rottW
belly,
That shook when ho laughed, like a fcewl;
. fill nf lellv. '
Ho was chubby and plump, a right ioUfv
old elf, , , :
And I laughed when I BSw him, In tpj
nt nivRnlf;
A wink of his eye and a twist of.h!
head
Soon gnvo me to know I had nothing" le
dread ,J.-,'1
Ho spoko not a word, but went straight le,
his work. , -
And filled nil tho stockings; then turpw
with a Jcrlt,
And. lnvlrnr his flnacr aside of his. nose,
And giving n nod, up tho chimney he toMJ,
Ho sprang to hls'slelgh, to his team SW
a whistle, .
And away thoy all flew like the down et
a thtstlo. ?
But I heard him exclaim, ero he droe oh,
of Bight, ... .,?
"Happy Christmas to all, and to U
goou-nigntr- ., ..
Clement Clarke Moor!
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GERMAN MUSICAL BATTLE
Wagner, Strauss nnd Brahma Conteogj
at Academy
To w'rlte about yesterday afternoon's ce-j
ceri is not. easy. """?., ,0 osl
given over io a uuw,. ,r,,'. ThJl
of the greatest (one ta templed to , ay
areot) nana coneerion, '',"-.-:. Jt
vlolenowof Mr. Strauss. If It ended Infl
aimospnero wiuch """",,- tug
one easily hoard auditor J Pjsw L
lly Indulging in its '"u"''"''uiirk-m
with the ueatn ceieorui""' v"" ,;m
who Is to assume flesh y snaps "JJM
tropolltan on Tuesday and lis core an4e
max was me ,nar "-"- - -j
tlon or jonanno !" .. vi-a
Mr, Gabrllowltscn piayeu i " ,irS
played It you will never know unl
go to tne .rtcttucmy "i-u ",., oi
cert is repeated, as custom dictate ug(
can put It down that lie piayeu iv gjs
magnificent self-oonceallng art wh k-h U,1
hv AnHnwraellt nnu iruilu . -- - ,fi
fectly realized and projected the reluoaf
the exquisite worn io iuj ih.j.- a
no words, no exhimiion oi "JiT ',S
musical craft, could make clear h 'S
...j .at i t..li rtf iii whole aruue
s.-
K was '"'" IT" .';;,,tab s
mtttcu US to irvei" ----- mni
l'raiuame tne w"'"" -- ;...i
. . ,r.ift ,-intierdamnierjj
nnarecn ""..-""- ,n. sro-J
grTn, wa'a In mnory of Wg
... n tun IT- IIIUIUOIUH f " . . tmm
the head onu iouo' - 7" ",.
Club, whose 0thVMjitlyi
aswjSSfl
from IU nrst rou .'".r. .,,,' d1
and sinking meouy " .Xtir uid ft1
lug wave on wave of gigantk swum t-vt
hlsmen. and r.-enfordng : o. . "
tnat us u. ' - - m
4tkm he gave us the V"n!',,.r'
pL v .::r,us;:.7
new.-m in- -".'"".' :. .. owr
Murely is "new," ''n"J,raT7u7a
rlilce of anermeua orchestral J"f -3
an idea better nueu v " w Z eiN
at best a tope poem- lI"wevf,i"sS
and twtsUBg mrauaw ...---- ---
lana, awl gave one Jurn.v - z-rr'tffi
whr that "the had "LSfl
cradle ta the hand that "LJT;.';
getterousiy nemu.
but wood is Hian ALSO
Oll HolljiuiJ ifh tier wot4- '-- l( m
taluly li ttt iuJi - v' ' ,",",.-
nclBe )! ainis Ml th t' i-
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