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If prlrcs continue to soar, meatless
days will be enjoyed by Americans pretty
soon as old women enjoy poor health.
No reason has been Riven bv the
Government for the proposed establish
ment of a balloon school very near tho
.homo of William .lennlnss llryan.
A widow In Camden has advertised
for a husband who is a raveman. Thou
sands of them are killinR each other In
tho European trenches.
New Jersey spends Us spare money
In elltrirnatins mosquitoes), whllo Pennsyl
vania uses It in Investrgntions. It's a
question as to which sets bitten the more.
"We should hnve been more elated
If tho "Washington brewery which Is to
becomo an ice cream factory had been
a distillery.
"Wilson peace plan Is a dream,
Europe thinks." says tho headline. So
governments thought of Christianity, but
it engulfed them.
Tho New York Stock Exchange, ac-
cording to Its president. Is "an unlnoor-
" porated body of gentlemen." Some of tllo
members, wo suspect, aro masquerading.
' It's unfortunato that the seventeen
year locust should decide to visit ua this
year, lie simply provides nnothor excuse
for an Increase in tho'co'st of butter and
pianos.
The increase In the numbor of rob
beries antl tho constant shifting of scores
of policemen into unfamiliar districts
show that the thieves must be keeping
In toucli with politics.
If there is any Institution deserving
of contributions for its "endowment, Tern
plo University is that institution. It
ought to get Its million, and It ought to
get it quick.
rtalse sheep, farmers of the Slate are
urged. Headline.
Unnecessary urgency, when the
election returns show Uiat there ore more
sheep hero in proportion to the popula
tion than in nn' other Commonwealth.
It was a future Hague convention
Up In a balloon :
It will make Don Quixote wih
He hadn't died, so soon
The only thing of Interest concern
ing this statement of Senator Sherman
about Mr. "Wilson's address ia whethet
ho Intended it to bo written In verso or
in prose. "We prefor It In verse.
Poshibly it Is just as well that theio
Is a Democratic Administration in Wash
ington. Otherwise, we could not hope
to have Senator Prniose with us correct
ing abuses, reforming evils and promoting
In general the causes of truth, honesty
aiiil purity. They will noon have to be
cutting holes in the back of the Senator's
coat to let the wings come through.
New Yorkers seek for commerce
lucrative to them, an easier access to the
sea than that obtainable by Phlladel
pbtans. Precisely Ue bame motives In
spire foreign nations to keep each other
from the sea. Europeans liave i-xprassed
the samo wonder at America's constant
squabbles over freighb rates and rebates
- tjiat Americans have expressed at
. Europe's wars. The future Hague will
'.ba an Interstate Commerce Commission.
,Petty offenses often reap greater
punishments than big ones. "Who lias
Dt "said, "I could forgive him if he'd
Hone it for a million"? ilen who have
debated about the projuiejy of the Gov
ernor's alleged tmntference of S1900
from campaign ta persona) account liavu
no doubt about the propriety of making
the State buy one t clgur.. Tli- might
pardon a ctime against the law- They
"vvould not pardon a crjjuo against the
.' spirit or hospitality. Individual and
jjtaua like to give away cigars, .liu tbuy
ftlso Jikw to do their own giving
The fight to save life while war U
troIng it ts likely to result in greater
'tea t Ban any won by tore of arm.
rvtrfowi cures have already bean made
tbu army surgeons, qnd more marvel-
utuM are ui inaayect. The new antl-
.g; - tUvto, an anoust of the opra-
"' uhkh has been printed In ta
Jiri.tUli MvdKl Journal, is faaid to attack
vhu !M tUt " supvmvUiaa ot
wwuMtfc v.liout nfincWwg. the hkhnf sr-
Iftiemtigj
pusclos, Tim nnturat recuperative forces
of the body are thus allowed to work In
conjunction with tho surgeon for the
healing of Injuries. If this antiseptic
proves to possess all tho qualities claimed
for It by its dlscoveiers, It will simplify
operative- surgery nntl intuit In saving
tho lives of thousands Injmetl In the
onllnary occupations of penee. So while
tho Ingenuity of men has been occupied
In perfecting dciith-denllug weapons, the
Ingenuity of other men has been occu
pied with eqnnl sureess In devising ttnys
to cheat the Implements of war of their
prey and the world moves on
CAN DKMOCUACY TUII'MIMI
OVER liMl'tilUALlSM?
I nin ieakliiB mi Jndltldit.il, mid
yet I nin priilting nlsn. of iiiiiim'. ii"
the texpnnvlhli- lii'iul nf n Kfi'iil lu
rrnment. nnd I Trel rntilliknt that I
hnve snld tvltnl Hie irndp nf the I nll'-il
.Stntes would tvloh me to sn - The
resident's Adiliess
TK THR I'rrsldent has spoken Iho will of
-I the Amerienn people, his words Will
rind echo In the people's press. Misin
terpretations, rnliift on tho side of ful
some praise in- on Unit of intemperate
criticism, may confuse the public. But
they will not prevail. Individuals or
groups wlpi Impprii to have Iho "first
say". In their newspapers niiiv i-nmbrtt
the Prexlilettt'.M Intentions or seek tn ex
tend those intention, but they cannot
sny "the people do not hritm Willi Mr.
Wilson's nddiess," tin nunc the people
have not snld what thev nirree or ills-ngi-er-
with.
Thne are several "publics" In Attieii
can thought ilbotit the war. Certain
newspapers believe thet lepiescut eef
tain pulillcM ami mi.v what ihry think
nn tivenme cliibmnn or an uvi'iiiKe la
borer would IlkP tliem to s:i. There me
those who are more pro-British than the
British. They would sacrifice n million
Itrltlsh lives more readily than would
Lord Northcllffe. Compare, for example,
the opinion of the London Times with
that of the New York Sun. Sn.vw the
London Times:
ll Is ino soon .it to fnriti a cuiH'd
ered judgment of Mr Wllymi'w iiddicss
to the Anierli'iin Soiiiile. Its liuigtiagp
bus evidently h.-en ttetgh-'d with m
much nicety nnd cine Hint pieniiituia
cnniment tiilght nirlni! nr inlsttitcri
pret the precise simile nf nieatiing vthieli
pitrtlculnr passiigCK uerc intenilcd tn
benr. The project ho pro.
pounds to "the silpiit innsHeK of nmn-'
Mnd" of all countries is nothing lc.s
mnbltlniiM, less splendid, limn the cs
tahlishincnt nf a pet pet mil. universal
reign of pence, that has been the ilrcnm
nf many thinkers for a gie.it immliei'
nf centuries. Mr. Wilson, we helleve,
. Is the first head of u mighty State viho
has proposed It A a hi heme of utac
tlcnl pulley ohvlouslv it muit appeal
In the llllilglnntjnn nnd the hemts of
nil men. Our duiibt is ns to uhether
their Judgment can gltu it unresertoil
approval. '
Says the Sun:
The Intervener in Mexico in the u.ime
nf humanity and cltiliznlloii has m'
complisheil absolutely nothing there
after the four years of muddled thought
nnd confusion nf motive nnd unexam
pled incompetency of practical effort.
And now It is this same Amer
ican Bxeeutlve Hint fulled before the
eyes of Kurope and Asia to Justify the.
Monroe Doctrine In Us application to
Mexico vtho undertakes to lay down
nn extended voislon nf the Monroe
Doctrine for nil the ttnrld and to In
struct Kurnpeun victnrsund Uuropenn
vanquished in their duty tn humanity,
and to define the terms nf peace In
Europe which would he ncccptablo to
him personally.
We bollevo the English writer has ex
pressed a more American sentiment than
the American writer 1ms expressed. Wc
also havo criticized' tho President's Mex
ican policy. But what in the name of
humanity have details of that Mexican
policy's fulfillment or lack of fultlllment
to do with this world wide isMie? Might
not, indeed, some other geueial policy
concerning Mexico hive made impossible
this latest Christiu i Mimmous to tho
world? The man who admitted tbut mis
takes he "no doubt mode in this perplex
ing (Mexican) business, but not in pur
pose or object," bus asked the American
people to render an inestimable srvico
to civilization. He nsks the nepublics
of the New World to Invjto their mother
countries to subscribe to the principles
of liberty which the coloninl ancestors of
the American peoples founded upon a
virgin continent.
If the experiment of 177ii had failed
there would bo no Jtepuhlics in Central
and South America und in the West In
dies today. What thtough our example
of independence we havo done uncon
sciously for South America we mo now
asked to do consciously for Europe. Jnlu.
and Africa. The President's arguments
challenge the right of every foreign iiuto
ciat or oligarch to maintain an unquali
fied dictatorship. That thought which
generations of Americuns havo uttered
in some such pin une ns this: "Why do
the immigiants become American citi
zens If their own citizenship is yogd
enough?" that tho'ight, too often con
temptuously and mockingly expressed by
Amei leans In pilvute talk, has suddenly
beebmo a public, official world question,
Tho past record and future fame of
Waodrow Wilson are tho last things to
be cunsldeied now. lie Has brought to
tho service ,of the -jeoplcs the humility
to confess error and perplexity. TIiuko
who crlticizo him must flti-t make suro
they havo with humility considered
vvliethor they, too, nuvo not erred In In
terpreting tho meaning and history of
American democracy nntl lu relation to
foreign imperialism.
. A .MONU.MRNT J'QK DEWEY
REPBESENTATIVR VAilB, at the sug
gestion of the Evbni.su lpaeB, has
introduced a bill in the House of Repre
sentatives directing the erection of a
monument to Admiral Kewej at the en
trance of the Philadelphia. .Navy Yard.
The dbitlnguikhed Admit al, whose bril
liant services added luster to the preatlu
of his country, immortalized hiiuxdf, but
It Is fitting, Hevei theless, that u memoiktl
id' alone sjwnild rise to commemorate Ills
dds and servo as uu ev erlastlng inspira
tion to the youth of the country.
WHEN TO UOKItOW
WE ABE heartily In favor of wine bor
rowing for the capitalization o rev-cnue-producinK
public utilities. Tby
cause no higher taxes and are a means
to return to the people the values which
they themselves citato t Utut together.
jiut general borrowing -huuld oe care
ttUljg fi.tttaUna.
NOT LAYING
TRAPS FOR BOSSES
I low Local Charter Revision
Plana Differ From Those of
the Past Making Good
Government Easier
Hy CJKOHOK W. DOUGLAS
HI'NTINO the siiark hns been the
fnvni-llo ncctipallnn of city teformere
since the iiietnory of timti rtmneUt not
to the rontrnry. The snaik. for Iho pur
poses of this ronlnote to American tint
tilelpal hlslor.v, is the pollllral boss. Cllrtr-tei-
revisers hnve devoted more time In
Inyiiig traps for tins pestiferous nntmal
than to devising plans for the elllclent
i-nndiict of public business. They havo
apparent lv- believed that if they coulil
got the proper form of words prlntotl oil
n tilcre of pnper the bosses would be do
prived of their power nnd the cities Would
run themselves without corruption or
political plunder. Their efforts hnvo been
to embody in the charters the nnctont
Iticanlittlon.
Meeny, meeiile. motile, my,
tlUKkii. Iiitvny, linlile. stry,
llulda. guldn, tmo!
Coni'ludlng with the ttiumplwnt com
maud to the bosses,
nt goes v on :
Itiit the bosses have not Rone out.
They have their superstitions, but In
eluded n miing them is not fear of nnm
ctiriahrns or nursery Jingles.
A geneintlon or two since It vvns the
fad tn udvoente the concentration of
power lu the hands of the Major. Brook
l.vn adopted such a charter between thlr
t.vllve and forty ears ago. Heth Low
made It famous, lip appointed the bends
of department, ami in order to keep
control In his hands he had each ap
pointee vvtitc out bis resignation with
the date h-rt blank so that he could oust
any icculi-itrant department chief with
out ii moment's wnrning. Hut Brooklyn
elected machine Mn.voi-s after Low. nnd
Hugh .McLaughlin, one of tho most no
tin Ions municipal bosses of the last ecu
tiny, retained his power till age deprived
him ot his cunning, When tho refoim
eis discovered that their plnn won not
working us they hoped they tinkered
with the Hoard of Aldermen and tried
half a dozen different vva.vs of electing
the members. At one time part of the
aldermen were chosen bv wards and
part on a general ticket voted in the
whole city. At another time they wuie
all elected on district tickets. I5ilt the
nominations were made by the McLaugh
lin machine, and tho wily old boss smiled
an inscrutable smile its he received his
henchman in the auction room hi Wil
loiigbby street which he used ns head
quarters. What tho Uullitl Act Didn't Do
The Bullitt charter of Philadelphia was
one of the progeny of the Low charter
of Brooklyn. Its concentration of au
thority in the huuils of the Mayor was
hailed as the promise of better tilings.
Yet It was after the adoption of tho Bul
litt charter that this city won for her
self the unenviuble leputntlon of being
corrupt anil contented.
When it was discoveted that the old
abuses continued in spile of tlto cxpeii
ment of placing autocratic powers In
the hands of the .Mayors, the faddists
hailed vvitli the delight of n child at sight
of 'n new toy the success of tho Gnlvcstou
experiment with n commission. Halves
ton had been wrecked by a ttd.il wave,
and heroic measures were needed to put
the city on its feet. It pleased the faddists
to believe that all other American cities
were continually in the condition in
which the tidal wave hud left the Texas
town, and commission government lias
spread over the little cities like tho
measles in ,t primary school. Big men nnd
little men alike succumbed to the con
tagion. President Emeritus Eliot, of
Harvard, once defended tho plan In an
address before the Boston Economic Club,
in the course of which he said that it was
the application to government ot tho
piactice pf great business corporations
and great armies. The commanding gen
erals hud staff ofllcers wbu.se advice they
took. Military movements were made on
the decision of the general nnil his stuff
acting together, and the hoard of direc
tors mid the piesident of a corporation
were ically commissioners in charge of
its affulis. r'redorick P! Pish, one-time
president of the American Tolophono and
Telegraph Comtuiny. who followed tho
distinguished schulnr, lemiiided him that
(jeneral dram asked the advice of bis
htaff at Yicksburcr and then acted con
ttary tn the opinion of Ins oillcers, und
thut the president of overy largo cor
poration, on whom the responsibility for
sin cess or failure rests, usually nets in
the same way. And the bubble which
Doctor Eliot's hpeclul pleading for com
mission government had blown was
pricked by the double-pointed pin of fact
which a business mun jabbed into it.
Futility of Smirk Hunting
Out of all the discussion of forms of
city government bus como tho belief that
if any iirngittiw is to be made wo must
abandon smirk hunting and devote our
selves to simplifying tho machinery so
that when honest men nro in charge It
will be easy for them to serve tho people.
Wo liave learned that concentration of
authority Is desirable, not primarily to
give the people nn opportunity to punish
an unfaithful servant, but because It
makes cdlclency possible, because It re
duces tho amount of red tape to be tin
wound. nnd because it is hoped that the
attractions of power to be exercised may
induce men of large affairs now and then
to consent to serve tho cities In the chief
office.
The mast significant fact which has
been developed in the course of the dis
cussion of charter revision here Is that
no one U talking about laying traps for
bosses, but that attention Is concentrated
nn siwciflo changes in the Bullitt act to
correct specific abuses, just as a business
man who has discovered that his oflice
methods have been outgrown or that
hta trade lias expanded so as to justify
radical changes untliouglit of in smaller
days would adopt a new and better sys
tem. PROGRESS OP PLATITUDINOSITY
Beaause a man utters platitudes, that is
no sign be is more sincere than the fellow
who makes epigrams But the maker of " oc'" srul" -lunauu. i was in Ani
eptgrams Is less likely to be shoved into stejjdam two weeks after the event and
ekMi a sewer end prestige by tfee public I rat Dutch friends who bad just returned
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THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
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England's Turkish Policy Explained and Defended Ab Irish
man Calls on God to Save Ireland From Its Friends.
Soldiering and Voting
7'n Demnlmciil (i frrr lit nil "'' i " '"
trith to pTvrrsi Ihrir opinion' oil mibtnii itf
current inttrtxl. II n mi oiicn oriim nml tl
Evening Lcilgrr anamms no rcmoinulnliiu foi
the rlcii's of Uu rorrcmmiuli nl. Ltlini mml
Ir tlanrtl bu the iimiir oiuf mWrtsi "I "'
trrttrr. not nrrranarii; or jiudflrulioii, lnl ni a
Bimrantee of aoml fmlh,
ENGLAND AND THE TURK
To the Hilitor 'ic fircntiif l.nlirr:
Sir P, J. T. says that long before Hie
present war the recurrent massacres of
Armenians appealed to the cansc'cnce of the
wot Id. yet neither l.'inliiiul nor Frame did
anything to end them, nnd that when the
ItulKarltins were being treated in n tike
manner bv the Turks, Kngland and Kranoe
still remained passive, and Itussln alone whs
the nation to light the Turks and would
have captured Constantinople, only Kuglniut
stepped In and prevented her. and that nil
the outrages that Turkey ever cmnniilled
vveie due to the protection that Kngland
gave her.
if all Hie nutrnges that Turkey ever com
mitted vveie due to the prntetMon that Kng
IhiiiI gave Turkey years Rune bv. It stands
to reason that If England withdraws that
protection the outrages will cease, and this
is a consummation much to be deshed. It Is
not a fact, though, that Bngland or Fiance
ever gave Its countenance to any nf the
outrages committed by Turkey . Those nut
inges were denounce I throughout the Brit
ish Bmplre. and the speeches delivered by
Gladstone nil over the t'nited Kingdom are
a monument to bis inmc.
Although ilre.it Urltuln has, on many
casdnns. shielded Turkey and prevented It
from being dismember d. It Inn never before
been said by any lesponBlblu person Mint
she would give her assent to wanton out
lago on nay people under the t-un. Her
policy has Invariably been tn civilize, by
humane methods, the backward Htntes of
the earlli- to elevate and modernize, in- her
beneficent principles of justice and freedom,
all nations vvl'th which she hns intercourse
IWIItl'LAV.
Ashbourne, Pa.. January SO.
VOTERS AT EIGHTEEN
Vo the Hilitor of the Hveuino l.ulti" "
Sir Now that boys of eighteen years of
age are to bo compelled to resp mil to Pie,
call for military duty, don't you think that
thesn- boys should have the right to vote,
voicing their opinion by the rallnt, on tho
men that control their destinies?
Philadelphia, January 3 J. F. M.
IRISHMEN ON IRELAND
To the Mltor ot the Kvenluj l.rtlucr,
Sir There is hardly n week whii h passes
without sonio disgruntled Irishman (or a
German 'in Irish guise) vwiting lu jour
columns bis tale of woo dragging in at the
fcamo tlma the usual bag nf tricks, viz..
Transvaal. India, Egypt, etc The cmse
of Ireland always has been its professional
patriots, who excel in wild dlkrrgard of
facts and voluminous vindlctivenebs and
vituperation.
We Americans understand only too well
the Irish-American w ho, apart from politics,
Is one of the best of fellows. Mr, Uoorley
talks of evading the "facls of history."
Well, what Is he doing? What nbout the
massacres, tortures, raping and robbery in
Jtelglum? Does lie deny them? Has Britain
at its worst ever approached this? What
about the Lusltaula assassination, and hun
dreds of other cates qulto as bad, where
unarmed teamen have been fired at and
killed when taking to their boats? What
about bombarding defenseless towns like
Whitby and Scarborough? What about tho
hundreds of thousands of Armenians,
butchered, maimed, tortured, violated and
exiled with the consent of Germany? What
about the starved and maltreated pihoners,
among whom were many Irishmen? When
ttiey were offered a chance to fight against
Kngland they spat in the faces of their
traducers. A good Irishman is one of the
most loyal, chivalrous gentlemen whom God
ever created.
Transvaal has got home rule because the
South Africans behaved much better than
Irishmen. The death of Infants in the con
centration camps was caused by the Boer
women pouring the condensed milk which
they got for their Infants down the latrines.
Transvaal Is a dry. waterless country with
fw railways, and it was impossible to ob
tali, sufficient fresh milk. Uritaln was no
M.nA In a tmfiltlnn In kqva lliimatil. !.
Ireland is to save Oeesarabla. Towmdiend
surrenaereu m nui Because ne was nope-
lowly outnumoerea end starving. He did
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Hint the losres of the lietinnn Heel ueie
greater Hunt the Itrltlsh. Where lias Iho
tirrmnii Meet been since? Mostly tn the
bands nf tho repairers. Letters Mich as
Mr. Dourley's do not represent true Irish
feeling. God stive Ireland from Its so
called "friends."
MUM I A ML L 15P.OGAN.
Philadelphia, January zo.
SWISS NEUTRALITY
Vo thr l.'ilitor nf Ihr livening Lcilycr:
Hit Vnu leienlly Invited tho opinions of
your rendeis on Hie question or publishing
details of such crimes ns the inuider of the
Colbeit tvnmuti. May 1. through your col
umns, ulsn Invito an eNptcsVilnii nf opltilun
ns tn uhether nn Invasion of Switzerland
by cither warring I'ovveis would bu jus
tifiable? A. 11. C.
Philadelphia, .Innunty l'i).
AMERICA. HAS DONE WELL
Vu lu .'dflor o (fir Uvcntnu Lritacr:
Sit .Many times and in different words
bus the question, "Is America degenerate?"
been asked, and upon each occasion some
have nunc out and downed her blessed
name, lu lefeienee to the liegian Incident,
nllnu me to suy that Ameiica has contrib
uted most abundantly. Hoes our de:ir Doc-tin-
Udell forget that we u!h have helped
many of the other countries In their dire
distress, whereas the othei forulg.i lands
he makes mention of have been devoted to
but one, or not inure Hum two?
So why should wo be picked upon by
some nations who hnve not given ns much
spiritual and Una octal aid? Don'' :uU us
lo believe that (.ieriunny is ,ts bad to Bel
gium us sumo rejiorts would bnvu us
uedit; but as for me. I will uphold my own
I 'nited Suites, whether she be right or
w i oug, first, last and forever
A. LINCOLN MICVKKS.
Philadelphia, January 20.
FIT FOR CHILDREN TO READ
V thr Uilit'or o the Kventnp Letlpcr:
Sir I wish you lo know then- is otio vvlfo
lu fireman's) in Philadelphia who thanks
you vvitli all her heart for your great un
tiring servico to better tho fireman's hours
and salary. Whether the firemen win or
nut my appreciation remains tho same. I
shall always consider your paper a friend
and one that Is fit for our children to rend.
MHS. Kttl.LIH HOLLAND.
Philadelphia, January 18.
PEOPLES NOT PROPERTY
Thero is one sentence of tho President's
addiess to tho Senato which will bn read
with deep batlsfoctlon by overy French
man: No peaco can last, or ought to last.
which docs not recognize and accept
the principle that Governments derive
nil just powers from tho consent of the
governed, and Mint no right anywhere
exists to band peoplo about from sover.
frlgnty to bovereiguty ns if they were
property.
Curiously enough, this sentence is nearly
word for word tho reproduction of the fcen
tonco of two tolemu protests uttered by
the Deputies of Alsace-Lorraine against the
German annexation.
lu IS"!, at the National Assembly at
Bordeaux, the thirty-six Deputies of Alsace
Lorraine signed nnd read a protest in which
wo read:
Modern Europe cannot let a people
bo handed over like a mere flock of
sheep. ,
And In 1S7I Mr. Edward Tcutbch, Dep
uty of Saverne, gave a Iwture at the tri
bune of the Belchstag on a protest signed
by all the Deputies of Alsace-Lorraine, In
which we read:
Citizens having a soul and an In
telligence are not a property which
may be handed over and with wlilch
one can trade.
Tho exact similitude of word and of
thought are worth being pointed out.
Stephana Lauzanne, Editor of Le Matin,
THE RIGHT IDEA
We think the majority of the people will
approve the preliminary report by a special
commission ot naval ofllcers appointed by
President Wilson recommending the reten
tion of all navy yards, the establishment of
submarine bases on all coasts and an ex
haustive aeronautical survey of the coast
of the United States. In this respect the
report recommends "that It Is unnecessary
undesirable and Inadvisable to abolish at
tht time any existing navy yards or naval
stations within the continental limits of the
United States. "-i-Betoa Poet.
GOMING?
What Do You Know?
Owrrlrn vf onmat Inliml will lit cmiiTirV(
Is thin rolmiiM. Ten iinrKlliiiiH. the tins wen lu
which rvirn it rll iiifaruifil I'irsiiii nhmiltl fcnuio.
orr ciis.-f i ilitilv.
QUIZ
1. VVlin I- Hii-rnnni Wlilimh-?
'J. What s Vbliir linen's llrsl lunik?
:;. Ilounil I'rnn-oltiiiiln crocraplilinlh.
I. Who Is llrnest T. TrlRK?
. On jnliilt iln "f Hie week will l.hmihlV
hlrthilil.i rid".'
It. What li llie Mule lilBlimu Mieeil limit?
7. Who Is "HI iinltnii lliinintiiilo'".'
H. What Is ( oliinl.i lliililun'.
II. What Is Hie illxllnrtlnn lirlurm Infri thins
nnil Miiituhiu diseases?
II) Which Is llie'le.lilliis liiiilnrlni; not Inn nf the
iinrlil.
i
Answers to Yesterday's iii.
t. 'Hie liet Dr. I'nrrsl J. I'rrtlt ni.ni Is iluip
lilln r tin- I nltnl slates seniile.
J. -ir.uiton Is Hie "Wei trie C:i."
.'I. Hie seten siwall-il 4Viijlilers of Hie Mlilillr
.Vers urn- the I.eVnliiB Intter of I'lsii.
Itmniin I'ollselini, lit. 1 1 m hs nf Mev.ni
ilrla. tlreil Wall nr lilmi. Vliisi-ie of M.
snnliln. nt fiiiistiiiiMiionle l,nnrlitlii
Tunrr of Nankin mid stniii'lirnce.
I, The "llnilmnroiine" Is lie imtliillal air id
Ite'cluni.
.". A "limn" nr "lilseiill" o.' rnlilier Is n liniiii
id i mile rulilier urrsMnic ahiuil III)
imiinils. fnrmril l MiJnl.ins the inllto
uhlli- latex iir s.m nf lite num tree. 1 he
l.ilrt Is rniiBiilnlril on rrtiiltliig sliil.
liter n Miink.t lire, fresh Inlev liflliK iiilileil
In Hie rnasill.ltlllB mass until II Is id
sufllili-.lit sire.
. tienrrnl llruslnir Is the ll.isJJnii (iiiilnl ler
nn the soullmrstrrn liiilllefruit or Itussln
. Djtlil Va'tw Is president nf lln I'rnfi'sslnnal
ll.iseh.ill I'lmers' rr.ilernltj.
S. .Vlnllier Mdhtiiii Is hrlletrd tn ftiite lieen n
sltteenth renlnrt nrniitirless. finiiniis rr
her prnllliecv nf the "llnr,.eless I'lirrltlBe ;
nlliers ilerl.ire her ii nolll nml hrr
iroiliee.t it nindrrn hn.ix.
I) 'I la- lir.tsanlliriniuii Is the national rnililrin
nf .liipnn.
III. "A l.i niuile" is I'rrnili fur "In Hie .fashion":
I e.. atinrillnic In Ihe taste nil. Hie inn
nienl. Ages of President and Kings ,
B I Y President Wilson Is the senior
of the Uerman Biiipeior. tho Cnglisit King
and the lliissluu Czar. The President vvni
born December ?8. 1SDC; Kmperor William.
January 27. I8i: Kins Cleorg.-. .lut'ie X
18G5. nod Czar Nicholaa. May 18. 1868.
Next Saturday is the Uerinau Kaiser's
llrthday.
Governor of Iowa
J. S. William L. Harding is i!ovcinorof
Iowa. In writing to a (lovernor the fal
lowing form may bo used for the envelope :
"lion, (name), tiovernor of (State), (city)"
The letter should begin with "Vour K
cclloncy" and In the lower Icfthnnd coinelr
the address may be placed '
.Money
STt'DHNT (a) Describing the loutlno
rof ordering coin, the acting superintendent
of the mint of the l tilted Slates, Phila
delphia, furnishes the following Informa
tion: "The Mint will supply a small num
ber of such coins as have been struck for
circulation during the current year If an
amount to cover the face value of the
coins, retutn postugo nnd registry fee Is
bent. The banks pay the face value of the
coins and the cost of delivery (express).
Any one desiring new toiii must make ap
plication to the Treasurer of the United
States, at Washington. When the coin Is
available for Issue and after deposit of an
equivalent amount In other funds has been
made as directed hy the Treasurer the coin
will be ent from the mints, the charges
for transportation to be paid by tho con
signee on delivery of the coin" (b) The
pi Ice of gold bullion never varies. An
ounce of pure gold Is always worth J20.67.
Tho Government will leceive Its gold coins,
and they are legal tender at face value as.
long as they are not worn more than one
half of one per cent below the legal weight
by twenty years' use, or a proportionate
loss for less use. Abrasion below this
amount or mutilation makes them worth
only the value of the gold contained in
them, at the rate of ?20.67 jier pUre ounce.
TAUSSIG'S QUALIFICATION
The fact that Piofeseor Taussig is pn
record In one of his published works as
declaring that "the principle of pi election
Is radically unsound," may, perhaps, ac
count for his appointment, on the new tariff
commission. Springfield Union.
SAM LOYD'S PUZZLE
TEN mep chant.
A cute call.
Dan ties It on
Meat is on it
No tool is right.
Each of the Ave lines is to be ru-formeJ
to produce a single word.
Answer to Yesterday's Puzzle
JOHN must have skated the mile in
4 minutes to James's 10. being two
and a half times as quick, and allowing
Jobn to win by 6 minutes.
Tom Italy's Column
. Gripping Advc-nliircs
I
Our nurse was a pretty Mcnnonlle girl.
JSho was also Industrious nnd efficient,
methodical nnd punctual, gentle nnd
slflcl. When her patient was tucked In
for Hie night Ihe light was doused nnd
tlieic was no nppeal.
111 tho wallpaper bonier on the wan
till eclly In Bout of our bed there wera
thirty medallions, on the wall lo our lett
twenty-IB c and a half, on the wall to our
right the same. When wo became quite
well ngnln wo ine.tnt tn rottnt those upon
Hid wall behind us- But tho others wo
lintl counted over and over so often In
daylight that we could see them oven
now 111 Iho dark. We closed out eyes
nnd still we snw them. They began to
hop over each other, those medallions,
llko sheep: It was pleasant to lie nnd
count thotn. The darkness be
Ban to lighten somewhnt nnd wo saw
propcnlly Hint It was snowing. Wc could
see the iilg Unites ngnllist tho dnrk bodies
of the sK horses drnVvitiK the conch. The
driver beside us cracked his whip. Sud
denly n bar off yellow light shot ncross
tho rontl before us. It ertnio from the
open door of tin Inn antl disclosed a man
standing In Hip middle of tho highway
holding nloft n noggin of punch. He cried
out!
"Slop nnd share our Chilstmas cheer;
Sevenlceii'-flfty Is the year,
And Ijii newsier town Is very nenr!"
lie ciiniD over nntl handed the ettp lo
us. We held It up against the light, but
It was iipaipie, being pewter, nntl we wore
limited tho Joy of gloating upon the brew's
i Iflt color, fit it the delicious reek ot It
was In our nostrils. It was very power
ful and ll made us cough.
This was our undoing: Nurses have
sharp cars for coughs', nnd although we
were on the Lancaster postrpad sorao
slxly miles und ICfi years nvvny. tho
noggin of punch Instnntly became n dull
nnd blttoi drug, which wo swallowed with
ii sigh.
nn: AUTOCHAT
iririi llial l.-mtvo 1l'fcr ulth ils snaio
a nit uteri
The. rrrtliitil Uncus hnlh bathed nml c.e
the .it reel.
The Plumber then, n thimiih n lord he
were.
All ilinw.iu Dtllclh In hte Ojfflcc chnlr.
Antl thaw who imsval him vulilly bv in
uprtnil
Xow ttittjiilshcil hniiili villi tribulation
irrlnii.
The Ittinl.-cr, lord of yellow gold in sacks,
Prates loudly of hit water pipe, its cracks:
The Murchant iralli his woes anil trags
hit licitrde,
Hut hy no reai.titrlny word Ii cheered;
The Statesman vartcs rhetoric with
prayer
And tells of ice hli ladlators tear.
The I'lomber locks his door and yawns
amain,
And picks hli tooth and turni to drowse
twain. A. A.
Dob Wlldhack's "Snotes" and ".Sneezes"
ate whirling 'round und 'round on many
n Vlctrola to tho delight of nil within car
hhot. . Better hurry anil get your records;
they're In the shape of hot cakes, nnd it
wouldn't surpiiso us it they were selllns
Hint way.
.Major .Minors
Tho word "minor" often takes on the
complexion of n term of teproach. No
versifier vines to bo called a minor poet.
To bo called a minor makes the average
youth gnnvv his incipient mustache. Lets
tvvlno lain el vvienlhs for a few major
minors, lieto's one:
Aubrey Bullies. Iho twenty -year-old
son of Newlln Unities, of the St. Charles.
Atlantic City, is n shrewd and successful
hotel steward.
Another Triangle
Sir I had been Imptnsslng upon m class
of youngsters the three great necessities for
man food, clothing and shelter. The next-
naming I letiirned to the subject. "What."
I asked, "aro tho three things most nee
essnry for mnn's comfort?" The boy on
the front bench shouted. "Wlne. woman
and bong!" TKAdlrJIt.
llelHtture.
Aitermatliti'rs
1JALLAB OF WlNTlBt tJALG
It Is sweel lo glltlo to violins
When Love and Life entice;
To slide at teas nntl midnight sprees
Is really very nice:
But It Is not bvvcet with clumsy feet
To slide upon tho Ice!
WILL LOU".
There Are Kulins anil Ktihns!
One Saturday, shortly before the close
.of business, Kuhn. Loeh & Co. had occa
sion to send homo bonds to .1. Pieipont
'Morgan. As nil ll o other employes had
I'eft, It was necessary to Intrust the negro
Borter with the errand. Ho received
(Tarefnl instructions to take the valuable
ilacUngo to Mr. Morgan's oflice, and to
inisbt upon giving it to ".Mr. Morgan, of
.1 . Picrpont Morgan & Co., and to no one
epse,"
i By commendable persistence nnd many
repetitions of his Instructions ho finally
succeeded In reaching Mr. Morgan, who
wits In session with several other gentle
myn in his piivato otllce.
I-Ah wants to see Mr. Mavvgan, ob J.
PiiVhpon' Mavvgan nn' Company." he dog
gedly Insisted.
jilr. Morgan arose. "Well, I'm Mr,
Mirgan." he said. "Who are you?"
Who er mo?" stammered the por
ter! "Why. X'a do coon ob Kuhn, Loeb
on-l Company, an' heah's do papers Ah
donlo brung yn."
TBie Chamber of Commerce election is
over nnd tho "Old Guard" won. We have
our ovvn notion ns to the reason for this
vlctd'iy. It Is because the opposition
crowjd permitted themselves to be known
as "IMve wires.- ui an tue siuj. -
less
and outworn appellations to the
boneVard with It!
Jult as we had made up our mind that
the irstwhtle highbrow Atlantic Monthly,
had grown human and become almost a
real 5 feller, Krab calls our attention to
this bit ot talk and footnote from a story
by klughes Cornell In the December num
ber ealake it fifty-fifty', pard."
s"Flfty flfty In ergot for dividing vn.
Tbf eutbor
rgot, dear reader, is slang for collc-
qAlayra," Jargon, vulgarism, cant or lira".
m
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