Kv: "t.f u EVENING LWdEJl-PHIEADELPEdrA MONDAY, FEBRUARY. 19, 1917 . Ae1-. e , tt !. ', J B.,-5., &.1 Efv . er ?: & K ' if .' r e,. us; fTn i . i: m $ r- e; Ap ft' j " PUBLIC LEDGER COMPANY CTRUS JT. K. CURTIS, PasaiDINT ICfetrUt II, Ludlntrton, , Vice President i John . Martin, Secretary and Treasureri l'hlllp 8. elllns, John n, Williams, John J. Bourgeon, 1. . Wbalsr, blrsotors. BDITORIAIi JJOAnDl Cnil TL 1C Cons, Chairman. T. H. WHALKT Cdltnr JOHN C MARTIN... General Business Slanaeor Publtshed dally at Pernio I.xnora Ilulldlnit. Independence Square, l'hlladelphta. loon Cintul.... Broad and Chsstnut Streets ATUNT10 Citi ITtM-lHtoit Ilullillmc law Yorz 200 Metropolitan Towor pmorr ,820 Ford IiiUMlng T. Lorn.. ...... .409 Qlobr-Democrat Ilulldlnit Cnicioo...... 1202 Tribune Building NEWS BUREAUS I WnaiKatON nciuu nig- Ilulldlnit Miw YoaK Bniuc The Tlmr.i Ilulldlnit BiaUH Ilcano GO FriMlrlchstr London Dciiin Marconi llouee. Strand fiu Bcuiu., 32 Hue Louis la Grand SUBSCRIPTION TERMS The EfEersej Ltnorn la served to subscriber in Philadelphia and surrounding towns at the Cte o( twslve (12) cents jer week, payaulo the carrier. Br mall to points outside of Philadelphia, In the united States, Canada or United mates pos. esslona, postsce free, fifty (B0) cents per month. Six ($R) dollars per year, payable In Advance. To all forelcn countries one (11) dollar per month. Notice Subscriber wlnhlni nddress changed most live old as ll as new address. BELL. MOO WALNUT KEYSTONF, MAIN iPOo Wf Addret all com mint (en I Ions fa r.vvnino Ledger. Independence Square, Vhltailchhla. sxtbied it Tnr rniLADEtrnu rosrorricn ss IKOSO'CUO Will. MiTTIS. TUB AVERAGE NET PAID DAILY CIR CULATION op the nvn.NiNa ledoer FOR JANUARY WAS 113,577 PhUtdilphli. Mondij. trbruary 19, 1917. Mr. Wilson, having appointed as postmaster In New York a man acceptable to Tammany, may be expected next to consider the feelings of .ljimes Smith In naming a Newark postmaster. Falling to attain a heroic mood, as feme one In Oyster Bay said, wo are do- generating Chlnaward. And, In order to help things along, Mr. Wilson ap points a Chinese Judge In Hawaii. The chief purpose of changing tho enstltutlon of he Public Service Com Blsslon seems to bo to put the distribu tion of tho patronage In tho hands of ome one favorablo to the machine. It may be news to some people that the city can compel tho P. It, T. to permit the new subways to bo con nected with Us lines, but the P. R. T. fflclals have known It a long time. Plttsburghers were not surprised when a London astronomer told them the sun was slowly fading. They have known It for years, as every tlmo they looked Into the daylight sky the sun was dimmer. Representative Edmonds's bill pro Tfdlng for the registration of aliens In time of war or imminent national danger may deserve the serious consideration of Congress in the near future. But it will depend on how the aliens behave them selves. Senator McNIchol can secure rec ognition of his friends by tho Board of Revision of Taxes if not by tho Mayor. Which may be regarded' as a good reason for having the members of tho board appointed by the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas. Mr. Gerard's reported retort to the German threat to detain Americans after he had gone, "Then I'll stay hero till hell freezes over." Is worthy of going down to posterity In company with Farmgut's violent phrase, "Damn tho torpedoes go ahead!" We know he felt that way, but la this really diplomatic language? It will bo no mean victory for tho suffrage movement If tho bill which has passed the Arkansas House becomes n Jaw and If other Southern States follow the precedent. The Arkansas bill per mits women to vote In primary elections, and that amounts to full sufftago rights, for the primary In the South decides the final election owing to tho overwhelming preponderance of Democratic voters over those of other parties. Nine Pennsylvania colleges nro pledged to abolish "athletic scholarships." The fact that there nre in existence such scholarships Is as much of a surprise to many as It Is that only nine colleges In .stead of all of them will abolish these favors to strong young men. Financial aid given to athletes who could not other wise attend courses Is n confession by a college that Its athletic teams are looked upon as advertisements, and only ns good advertisements when they win games. This is. one of thoso abuses which nro doomed from the moment they nre gen erally understood. It Is too unjust and absurd to survive scrutiny. The President's order directing that postofflce Inspectors be apportioned equitably among" the States and the po lltlcal parties and that promotions be made for merit needs some explanation, An order that promotions bo mndo on merit Is consistent with tho best prin ciples .of civil service reform, but when was It necessary that an Inspector should b a Republican or a Democrat to do his work effectively? Can It be that Post master General Burleson thinks the In spectors are not now apportioned Jnultably among the parties and that lie wuits to And places for somo deserving Democrats? The civil' service reformers will make no mistake If they keep'a care ful watch on tho way ho enfprces tho nw order. - X j Mr. Carl Ackerman. when he was sending articles to the Eveninq LEoaen from Berlin, seemed to be very much of 'Germln: Everything was rosy then, m r wrote enough , food for every h0y,,'ih people confident of victory. U wiMft Jftr. Uokecmah got to Swltror- -J - ..- eafc m . . j t,i, ., , . . re. msjotw jnus , cnange JM i 1 1 the Germans might have Invaded Swit zerland before ho could get out. Now that he Is In Paris he Is safe, and prompti ly comes the wholo truth, ns ho Hees It. "Germany Is undernourished. Food con ditions nro steadily growing worse. Thero Is endless graft In tho food-dlstrlbutlon plan." Tho Irony of this cxamplo of the workings of censorship Is that It Is tho uncensored truth that creates sym pathy In America for Germans In mis ery and the censored stories that Mr. Ackerman was constrained to send from Berlin, virtually at Government dicta tion, that klllod all sympathy for an ap parently boastful and well-fed nation. MUST HUMANITARIANISM WAIT ON FACTIONALISM? IT SKEMS as though It were too much to expect that the Genornl Assembly will find tlmo to pass Sonntor McCon nell's bill making an appropriation for tho completion, equipment and malnto nanco of tho vlllago for feeble-minded women at Laurelton. Thq legislators aro occupied with what seems to them and to their leaders moro Important matters. Their attention dur ing tho seven weeks slnco they assembled, on the first Tuesday In January, has been concentrated on plant to put one an other In a hole. Tho Pentose wing of the party In power hai set out to prove that the Briimbaugh-Varo -wing Is com posed of liorso thieves nnd pirates, and tho Brumbaugli-Varo faction Is exerting Itself to tho utmost to provo that Pen tose Is a plrato and his follower. horwo thieves. Everything else must wait while this highly odlfylng fight goes on. It rosts tho Stuto $695,491 for a legisla tive f-ctslon, or nt the rate of 534,721 n week for n session us long ns that of 1915. Tho cost of tho present session to dato has been $243,068 and the net tesult Is the passage of a. resolution appropriat ing $25,000 for an Investigation of tho charges which the two factions nro ninklng against each other. But what do tho factlonallsts care? It Is not their money they aro spending. Important State business can wait while, they frame up a farcical ln estimation, whoso solo purpose Is to. bludgeon ono or the other of tho belligerents Into sllcnco nnd agreement to divide tho spoils peace ably. it Is posslblo to conceive of a Legis lature which could understand tho vital necessity of completing the vlllago for feeble-minded women of child bearing age. There are men nnd women In the State who know that no greater measuro of far-reaching economy than tho McCon nell bill Is likely to bo presented for tho consideration of the lawmakers. Feeble mindedness is fecund. It reproduces it self nt nn alarming rate. It pioduces thieves, miuderer.s, prostitutes. It pro vides business for the courts and the Jails: The conditions here ate well known. The Public Charities Associa tion has been engaged In a campaign of education for scernl years. It has dis covered that there aro between 18,000 and 20,000 feeble-minded In the State and that 7000 of theso nre women of child bearing age. When ono considers how theso women aro Increasing the number of defective children every year while the Legislature lemains almost Inartlxr ono Is astounded at tho moderation of the public-spirited citizens who nro attempt ing to better conditions. They secured nn appropriation for stnrtlng the Laurel ton village In 1913. The Leglslatuto of 1915 Ignored tho subject 'completely, not even making any provision for protect ing the buildings that were erected under tho 1913 appropriation. Every consideration' of humanity nnd of Intelligent self-interest demands nn ado quato appropriation this year for com pleting the vlllago and for opening tho buildings for the segregation of tho women. But who in Hnrrlsburg cares about such things when tho politicians nro fighting ono another? WHAT GERMANY CAN TEACH US WHILE we are complaining about tho high cost of food It is worth while giving somo thought to our failure to mako tho most fertile soil In tho world producp adequate crops. Tho' uverago jleld of potatoes In the United States Is 113.4 bushels to tho acre. In Germany It Is 183 bushels, Tho aver cfto yield of wheat hero Is 15 9 bushels. In Germany it Is 32. The yield of oats hero Is" 37.4. In Germany It Is 44. The yield of bailey Is 29.7. In Germany each ncio produces 3G bushels. But German lleldH did not always yield such bountiful crops. Thirty-live years ago Germany ralse'd only 110 bushels of potatoes, nineteen bushels of wheat, twenty-live bushels of oats nnd twenty three bushels of barley to the acre. Tho German soil is poor. Tho German cllmata is unfavorable to successful agrlcultuie. Yet by a caieful study of tho subject of fertilization It has been posslblo to In crease their productivity by sixty-six per rent. Pennsylvania produces only 109 bushels of potatoes to tho acre; but Pennsylvania soil Is much more fertile than tho eoll of Germany and tho cllmato Is much more favorablo. We have the richest agricul tural county In the nation, but ono such county Is not enough to supply tho peo. pie. If thirty other counties would set out to equal pthe record of Lancaster, Philadelphia families would not have to count the pennies so carefully when they buy their provisions. And If these coun ties rose to tho level of productiveness of tho German agricultural provinces no ono would have to go hungry. COCKTAILS ARE NOT FOR GIRLS IT 18 about time that society hostesses awoke to a senso of their moral re sponsibility. The group of them in this city which has decided to abandon the practice of serving champagne and cock tails to debutantes and college boys at tending their social functions has started a reform that should spread till, every hostess Is persuaded of the righteousness of their course. Whatever merits alcohol may have, there Is hardly' a reputable physician who would advise giving cock tails to debutantes. Their demoralizing effect Is so notorious that careful mothers have' always kept such Inflaming liquors from their young daughters, as well as from their young sons. When hostesses cooperate with the iajwCta" mothers,, there wJll be fewer' yttiUMi nv i WHEN DEATH SAYS 'BON JOUR' TO A MAN A German Gns Shell Explodes Five Feet in Front of Corre spondent's Motorcar By HENRI BAZIN Ulitclal CorrcsvomUnl nt the Kicnhw I.tttatr Ol 7rnc c, PARIS, Jan. SO. BLCAURfl n 150-eentluietcr German shell Is Intentionally mndo to explode In the form of a bouquet, I nm nllo to tell this story. In tho broad senso of my duty, as I see It, I should not wrlto of It at all. Hut If ecr rule had exception It Is In that which fell to tho lot of Captain , n French General Staff ofllccr, a chauffeur iinu inyseu at mo atimine. Wo were six correspondents, four' Ameri cans, ono Dutch nnd ono Danish. Under escort of two lieutenants, we had ridden tho day before from Amiens In four staff auto mobiles to tho ancient chateau of , twolo miles away, to bo presented to our host, General , commanding tho 1 Army Corps. o Now, I've always found that whllo you may not itcelvo for tho nsklng, If you don't ask you don't receive. So, after General , a portly, whlto-mustachcd soldier. had greeted us and arranged our progiam for tho day, I mado bold enough to ask that wo bo permitted upon tho morrow to go be yond the limit usually accorded corre spondents. Whllo my follow writers listened and members of tho general's staff looked with Interesting physiognomical expression at my seeming presumption I said, stnndlng nt saluto: "Mon general, because some of my line hao glen their lives for Franco In 1S70 nnd 1914, I crave permission to Intertvvlno with my Journalistic duty the Indescribable Joy of standing upon the reconquered ground of a lecent battlefield, of seeing the modest, bravo blue-clad polln occupying that which but days before had been ltoi'he llrst llne trfiuh, of going beyond to the present French (list line, nnd looking he) mid that still to where tlio Invaders stand for n little, ero being driven further tovvniil Hie Kultur they camo from " General looked me straight In the e.vs ns I mndo my sixty-second speech, smiled and ansiverod. "You May Go" "I will grant your tequcst, monsieur, which does )nu honor. Captain , to morrow )ou will escort these gentlemen. I shall havo pleasure in shaking your hands ngaln before you return to Paris." At 7 '3D tho next moinlng wo left head quarters In four cars for tho communicating trenches, a few kilometers away. The road wo were to travel Is always under (Ire. The morning was gray and fuggy, with n line, misty tain, so we could not lie seen by en emy glass. We left tho ears upon the edge of a balf deniollslied wood and stepped Into the llrst foot of tiench A doreti times upon our winding walk of twelve kilometers to cover ;i illstance of thiee, as the crow Mies, we tramped, now Inches deep In oozing mud. now atiKIe deep in thlckei masses of It, now half to the length of puttees In muddy water. There was perfect silence In our In dian file, save as wo ciouched on older In shelter fiom shell fragments breaking upon either side of the four-foot trenehs width. And a do7en times we atose and proceeded to the vvleKeil. rocket-MKe seiceih of a 150, a 170 or a 22u passing ovei our heads. Once we stopped nnd entered a cavcm-llkc shel ter, ten feet under the foot of the trench, at what seemed for five minutes to be the be ginning of a inntlnuous liomhnidinent As Its regularity ceased wo emerged to find a bare eighth of a mile away upon our on ward course that twelve feet of our trench had disappeared through eout.ict with a 170. Wo silently descended Into and out of the hole made hy tho shell and llnall) I cached our objective Retracing our steps, ahvavs amid Inter mittent shell and Intermittent crouch, wo presently reached our automobiles "The) aio tin pcu mediant," said our chauffeur: "we havo been spattered with mud thiough their rotates)-. Two luoko In the wood." Climbing Into our car and removing our helmets and gas masks ns we got under way. we lit cigarettes and talked of what wo had seen. Wo were traveling at forty m le.s an hour nnd half way toward he.iil epiarters, when a tieniendous Instantaneous flash of while light, ns white ns an angel from Heaven Instead or vlie hell It came from, nccompanled by a stupendous sound of a hlth explosive to which nothing can compare, opened ns If b.v fairy wand a cir cular hole eight feet deep and twelve In il ameter directly before our front wheels Thero was a crash of glass and a rending of me'tnl as our car buckled up within this magic hole. The Miraculous Escape Wo had been on top of Its happening a bare live feet away, fiom an exploding 150. or sW-lnch German shell. That closeness, through God's providence, alone saved us I-'or as with contact the ftoche 18fi explodes, lis full charge of scientific death rises en masse to a d stanco of twelvei feet In the air ero spreading In a c-imilnr curtain to malm and wound nnd kill within nn area of sixty feet. Hail wo been live feet nearer wo would have been blown twent) feet In l the air ns wo wero rendeil apart. Had wo been thirty feet further awny we would havo been ground to pieces on tho surface, automobile and all Captain , who w th me bad been thrown against the front of the car, put nut his hand nnd managed to open the door as far as It would reach against the angled sldo of tho depression Ho got out nnd I followed, both brnlsed, 1 with a slight scratch on thn right knee, tho captain with nn equal ono on tho tight elbow. Thn chnuffour was picking h mself up. Blond ran from a glass cut on his cheek. Hut ho saluted his olllcer nnd said. "Un 150. I heard nothing until I saw It. 'Nous avons de la veine, mon C.ipltnlne' " Tho second car. nn elRith of n mllo be. hind and thus well beyond the danger zone, reached us In n jiffy, pulled out of the mart across tho wet green around tho liol- and to the good muddy going bevvind r stood ankle deep In half dry red earth looking at tho wrecked car Tho bleeding chauffeur reached nnd stopped tho still pulling motor, and Lieutenant , In tho other car, called : " 'Ces Bodies s'amusent.' Get In ; wo must not stny here " As wo sped nvvay from my vision of the white light of hell I thrust my head and shouldeis out of the window and gazed In amazing wonder at tho wrecked automobile In tho mnglc holo behind. A 170 sang its wicked song high In the ntr overhead. As I sat down Captain with a cool smile reached out his hand. As I grasped It full nnd strong I beard him say: "You aro not hurt, monsieur? nien. Only shaken ns I. I nm glad, for you were In my enre. Pour moi. I have n lucky star. Tills la tho fourth time death has said bon jour to me, but never more cordially than today." NOT EUROPE'S QUARREL This Is not Kurope's quarrel thai Is brought to our doors. No European mon arch nsks that wo should fiRnt beneath his banner. The challenge is made directly to the United States; it Is based upon Issues that we ourselves have set forth; It Is a defiance of principles to which wo have pledged our word and our strength as a nation. New York Evening Post. SAME HERE California needs to catch up with hex housing problems before the coming flood tide of Immigration has aggravated thera beyond the possibility of an easy cure. San Francisco Bulletin. MOTHER GOOSE FOR CONCERTS There was a maid In our town And she was wondrous late, Sho strolled Into the concert hall, And made the artist wait. And e'er the final group was1 o'er (Pretestings were In vain) Mm ruatled blithely to the door . '-''.' . Amk sui kW -Waif MMla! ' HOW THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE Mr. Miller Comments Upon Democratic Opportunities. Worth of Illiterate Aliens DUTY OF DEMOCRATS IN THE LEGISLATURE 7o llir l'dttor o thr Kvennp I.nlprr: Hit The Democratic minority in Per.nsvlvanl.i Legislature holds, at present time, as between the warring tlons of tlK Republican majority, the the the fac- b.il- such a nee of power. Tills entails upon Dimocratle minority nnd unon tho Ifnin- ciatlc party In the Stalo at large a unique jnel seilous lespiinslhlllty. In .eflect, tne pemocintlr legislators nt Harrlsbuig pos- es.' the veto povvei. They are 111 a posi tion. It they act together, to caucus on any factional measuro Intioduced by either lltpuhllcan faction and adopt or defeat It nt will At the coming gubernatorial cam paign the Democratic party will be judged, and Justly so, according as Its repre sentatives shall have lisen to this oppor tunity. This unique position of the Democratic minority was emphasized by Mr. Holand Me rrls several weeks ago In Interviews pub lished In Philadelphia papers bearing nn the Sproul probe bill, then about to be In ll educed Into tho Stato Legislature. Have the Democratic members of tho Legislature, in their attitude tnwatd the Sproul bill, taken ndvantnge of the opportunity to serve the people of Pennsylvania? The result of tho voting, up lo elate, has fccn thit tho Demociatlc mlnoilt) enabled one Republican faction to pass the measuro It, a form intended to be merely a paitlsan club to Intimidate tho either faction. It is true that the Democratic vote was thtovvn in support of "the eminent citizen amend ment." Dut thero were weak points In this amendment, ns drawn, which enabled the Republican fnctlons, with somo fair show of propilety, to join for Its elimination. Ap parently no further effort was mado by tho Democratic minority to broaden tho scope ot the Sproul investigation, although the Demociatlc votes admittedly could havo de feated tho bill as pavsed. It can. of course, bo said that tho throwing of Democratic votes to pass any Republican measure to clean the party linen In public Is good Democratic politics. Hut is this kind of thing tho rising to tho opportunity so clearly described by Mr Morris In bis In terviews, ns presented to the Democratic party of the Stato? The peoplo of Penn sylvania aro Interested In n real Investiga tion which will result In the lefomiatlnn of nbuses, even nt tho cost of a temporary public scandal Ono of the Republican fnc tlons In tlio Legislature lias se-emlngly been enabled, thanks to Democratic votes, to threaten a public scandal without tho prob ability of any reform in administrative or legislative methods at tlarrlshurg following. The Sproul bill should havo boon so drawn ns to Include In the subjects to be Investigated the scandals connected with the appropriation of Stato funds for chari table and oducntlohal purposes. He who runs may read tho details of this long-standing scandal. It has again and again brought such shame to tho olllcers nnd alumni of universities nnd hospitals In tho Stato ns to lend to the conclusion that State aid can no longer be received by sich in stitutions with respectability and that, however vitally necessary tho State moneys seem to be, public opinion demands tho sub stitution of an endowment fund. The public would no doubt be Interested to hear whether Mr. Morris has any sug gestion to make sb to possible means for les-ooninu- this evil. Might a rule. If It could 'be passed, requiring a threetfourths Instead of a two-liuras voio 10 ihibb ucn appro nrlatlons, be effectual In that direction? 1 EMLEN HARE MILLER. Philadelphia, February 17, ILLITERATE ALIENS To the EiiUor of the Evening Ledger: gir Please let me know If a foreign per son eomlng td the 'United States and not knowing anything about reading or writing his own language does any good to the United States Government or not? Why? , C. A. L. Philadelphia, February 16. , ' iTho United States Government has un-' fortunately Just enacted an Immigration f law wiiicn exciuaea uu micim uver sixteen years of age", physically capable of reading, who cannot read the English language, or ome other language or dialect. Including Hebrew or xiaann. wrin certain eremp- rrsiMMBU uwtiwwi isn ana wil- MM LONG CAN HE KEEP Mr Wilson's xetn The reason for tho vetoes wns tho belief thnt Illiterate nllens might income quite as valuable an asset to our Government nnd people as the lit erate, this nation having long held to tho Ideal that It should give to nil men 'free arid e-qual oppottunlt) It Is to bo hoped that the next Congiess will lepeal this fea ture of the law IMltor of the LvB.vlNf) I.nnaKii THE KAISER'S WAR ON BANKING To the l'.tUtor o thr l'.rntlny I.cilacr: Sir Vlittially all of the social and po litical leMctionarles and apostate progres sives of our counliy are sympathizing with England lather thin with Germany In tho pieseut war. Tho leason for tills has be i e me" pe-rfectl) obvious to almost e-vei)-boely vi ho does his own thinking Instead of letting the numerous hoodwinking publica tions and the truekMng ollleials In oun midst think for him at such a time qs tho passing eiisis In pnitlcul.it It Is olio of the basic points of observation from which a true analysis of the leal issues In .the gient conflict ran be obtained. And a period of bitter stiife III which the foices of prog, less shall triumph over those of icactlon In Amerle-a Is destined to bo fought out in the not very distant futuio primarily he causo of this reason. Let us look beneath the smfneo and study tho netual character and foundational purpose of things. Tho victorious armies of the Rhine aro charging elown upon the dominant financiers of Wall stieet. And tlio subservient incumbont p.iweis at our national capital have been (.rngliMlly enticed to attempt a rescue. Pre cise Justice extended without fear or favor to both gioups of belligerents in the Euro, pea n struggle Is an .fbsoluto fathomless proposition to tho superbly nntlquo Juris prudence of the bushwhacking toryized ele ments which ate now nt the beael of our nation Think for yourselves, my countrymen, think for yout selves. And never act unless tin voice of conscience tells you that your pioposed endeavor Is to be In support of a cauto that Is totally void of flnnnclal cor ruption. For thus only can we remain freo from the lurid ovll Influence of corrupt high llpnnco which In theso unfoitunato days Is ferociously conspiring to plunge -us Into the benighted depths of a foreign commer cial embroilment from which wo could not possibly emerge befoio having proved our selves faithless to the bedrock principles of republican liberty ' CHARLES C. RHODI, JR. 1'hlladeluhla, February 1(1, . - HOW IDEALS COME TRUE President Wilson's address to the Senate in January was damned with faint praise or. Just damned'. To many distinguished preachers, politicians and business men his proposals wero "Utopian"; "beautiful Ideals" ; "desirable, of course, hut not prac tical " To ono of our historians they were "asinine." Thero was a time In the history of this nation when wo made Ideals cono true by believing In them. America was discovered settled and preserved by fnlth in such "beautiful Ideals" as nro embodied In the Declaration of Independence, which In Its day was quite as Utopian as President Wil Bon's proposals. Nothing Is so practical as nn Ideal In which men believe. Saturday Evening Post. All Points of the Compass Rubaiyat of a Commuter LXX Friend Daughter's very clover for her age ; She reads the Hints found on the Woman's Page. f And, oh, the lovely Things that she can Dot They make our Neighbor's Daughter fairly LXXI Why, out of my last Summer's old straw Hat ' She made a nice Work Basket. Think of thatp And freSm the Strings that 'round the Parcels come, She knits, a Very Dainty Table Mat. LXXII Or, half a dozen old Tin Cans she'll" get And make a Real Artlstlo Tabourette; And on the Parlor Wall she's gone and draped A Most jDlstressIng ragged Fishing Net LXXIII She says that It has Feeling. I don't know Just what that means; but, still. It must be po, For she's .Way Up wArt,. nj, tii,ywi ii.-i v .a L'.rj" - : IT UP? What Do You Know? Queries of oeneral intemt will be answered in this column. Ten questions, the answers to uhtch exeru well'in formed person should know, uro ashed dailu. QUIZ l. Ilitn vlint live prent rromis U the United Mlltrn II1IV lllvlllfll? Where Is Thomas JriTrrson burled? Compare n ilectmeter with n elekameter. I. Wluit nre le-Hers of mnrqtif? A, Ilnvv iiiiinr words lire there In the Knglisli lunKimRr? 0 Name the reunifies of Tenlrftl America. , What Is (he ellstlnrtlon between n dromedary und, it enmel? H What nre 'ulnd eKBs"? ' I). What nre i-erlal honiN? 10. VI hut anil where Is filter elen I.lndrn? Answers to Saturday's Quiz 1, Nllllnni K. (ionzale, of South rnroltnn. Is I nlli'il Mntes .MlnNIrr to Culm. 2. The Wull of ('liltm. hullt nlieiut the third erntliry II ('. iih a prelection mtiilnut rurturlc Invasion, Is 1200 miles lornr. .1 lllomnrek wns the "Man of Iron." 4, President Tjler. Killmnre. Ilrnjamln Harri son, Itoosevelt nnd Ullson married twice, il. "Klclit hells" nn hoard ship nre slrurk nt I ii. in. nnd p. m., 8 n. m. a ml n. m., noon and mlilnlRht. 0. A meter, the unit of the lilftrle sjstrm. Is 311.37 Inches lone. 7. Nevyd.v Is rnllrri (he "SIlTfr Stnte" because of Its rich silver mines. H The Ilalknn Mutes are Monteneern, Serbia, Humanist. Ilulxarln, C.reeee and Turkej-ln- r.u roiie. 0. The nrluln of the word "sanrtwlrli" Is said to ronie. from a rnstoni of (he Karl of hamlwlili. who nte Inrat between two uteres of bread while he was busy jrumlillnK. 10. fienesls Is the first honk of (he Illble. "Too Cold to Snow" K. C. (a) The Weather Bureau fur nishes tho Information that weather, as we know It. cannot be too cold to prevent snowfall. There Is an old saying, "It is too cold fii snow," probably based on the fact that a marked fall In temperature usually accompanies snow. Blizzards havo been recorded by polar explorers with the temperature fifty nnd sixty degrees below zero, (b) Snow falls when moisture In the atmosphere Is condensed nnd then con gealed by the cold air. Science I. V. Science Is "systematized knowl edge," a knowledge of principles or facts. Specifically, a science Is an accumulation of "accepted facts which have been systema tized and formulated with reference to the discovery of general truths or the opera tion of general laws"; and it Is "knowledge classified nnd made available In work life or the search for truth," It Is profound comprehensive, philosophical knowledge' Science Is divided Into many branches as astronomy, botany, medicine. The distinc tion between science and art has been made aptly by J. G. Genun'g, who said, "Science Is systematized knowledge; art Is knovvl edge made efficient by skill." Jevons's dis tinction Is that "science teaches us to know; art, to do." German East Africa I. V. The chief exports-of German East Africa nre or wero before the war rub ber, copra. Ivory, vegetable fiber nnd -coffee Cattle raising and the growing of mlllot are the principal occupations. Agriculture is extensive wheat, sesame, tobacco rice and sugar being cultivated In various locali. ties. European vegetables and garden products have been Introduced Into tha country with success under sclenMflo man agement. v Blood Rain A. IC L.. Jr. The phenomenon of blood rain la explained by tho presence In the atmosphere' of microscopic organisms con talnlng red oxide of iron. The micro organisms, usually drlod fungi, formed dur ing long droughts In drlcd-up ponds noat with the winds and come to the earth and are dissolved In showers of rain. The drons containing the red solution leave a pink stain, from which comes tho name. Blood rains occur In the tropics, especially the environs of tho Sahara Desert. ' SAM LOYD'S PUZZLE "WA10 Played the harp to, please King VV . Saul? ' What city saw the birth of Paul? What Hebrew King was called Preacher"? "the Who sat at the feet of Gamaliel? Answer to Saturday's Puzzle LOWELL, Hood. Wofdtworth, East .man, Col!4f. Longfellow, Stoa- anovnn nr.ni.n. ... ,"",auAND At dl-MULM. T- Belng a Special Message t?, 'J Whn Tt.H . i,i..." From tr.J to the Big Vltche0; "' Meeting Ills ij09. , " ofvi for Mn n. ""-w a ay --. ... .wia eiii a-pyux' rZ But this same potver thnt mite, Tomorrow mau hn j.,i. "' f0l i " """. m Thc'pltchcr-i lamp of heaven Tli Mm !.-. ... ..""'""I, 7ltU , For aoonjtls bloomW raco it don, 'An' on thn hrnr.u ... . ." .,. ua jctrin". That inning's best uhich is tho n, 4 U7i(?n nil in.,', . ,. . . "ri $ rrx.r----! .. ...... ,,. u,iu ot ana needy. Then be no jay, but take vour Ilm. ,'J And whtto vc may, po get Vm. ' 1 They'll try to hand you, lad. a um. jl But, Alec, don't you let 'cml ' 1 WE WER.E tnlklntr on h......... . Into TJnW't T I,--,-.." ."Uluy Mt ...... ,v, riiBni nna of his r Will am Redwood Wright, tell, " Z he skated for seventy.four years con, lively. He began when he was e .- unc.kc, iiia fi.iur-nfA i i - jvuio ui iiLu, ma sanies th t,i. breast bones, which wem ti,r .- v,5 ...e.v. i ... . "'nisn. :':.," ,",c? ne.was wurtwi ..-.. ...m uiaiuuura a tnumb and he nr nppenred on tho Ico after h . . nt the ngo of elghtv-slx on An'ii ... T5.. n t. "l" , in xiriw i-. ureen was anothtr devotes, j i.,u hiutciui un wno niways did I pirouetting tinder a silk hnt -.1,1.1. man over saw dislodged from his ht Breen. who died several years a dashing youngster In thoso days vjh mo iasnionnmos frequented the froi river (icfotu tho dam nnd when th; cesslty for handing together agalnitl deviltries of tho Schuylkill Rangers to tho organization of tho PhllaiMte Skating Club In 1849. A-.1 (k.. .. - ...J.,-- ... nien, uu u puuuen, wiin, no vrari 1 met nn euueaten man," says a wrltw i mo ..,,- j.crpuuiii-. tno piace was a di tor's waiting room The time I rm,i although I infer from my distinct recelM won imii n magazine 1 nad round on I table was dated March. 190D. that th. a. ston could not have been earlier than lilt; Ah, but tho dentists! They're thai who believe In permanent literature. a dentist's ofllco ono April day of 1907 1 caught oursclt pictcndlng to read an 1 turned copy ot tho Police Gazette of sosj tlmo In 1889. Tlin TALK OF THR FISHHS IN fllTTESl riiJLisu syuAitu Gold, gold, gold, Plunged In a pool of blue; Deep, deep, deep, Cleaving tho silence through Darted gold fishes In tho pond, Flashes of sunlight caught and bound; Sunshine, ornnge nnd gold Caught In tho pool of blue. TO a' f m I M 1 HI' Jlmbowas there ('twaslnmttenhouseSiii And the trees were a listening green. Far from a "Blrd.and-Anlmal Shop" Wo carried those fishes serene. Skies wero a Parrlsh blue, Stone of the pool was too When In we slipped the fishes of gold. Timid nnd frightened nnd cold. Under the leaves of the lilies there They slipped and slid in a fishy glee; Children and grown-ups with widening 1 Watched them cavort In the park pool um But only the fishes, and listening trees, 11 Knew who had colored those cobalt sea J Swim, swim, swim! The fishes Were frlchtened and colli nnnn .loon rloont N Their backs were of orange and gold! Jlmbo and I laughed loud, And Jlmbo and I laughed long, r-nr nnlv tho fishes nnd listening tree! Knew who had elided those cobalt seas.-4.! BERENICE SUItELY when wo find a neljhw straining himself to put across ames to the world It Is our duty to help. He) we give publicity to this dodger, pri In three ejplors, which A. S. D. has hu to us: VERY IMPORTANT! for Businessmen. Worklngclass, Socletl Theatres Etc. onnDBtl,. I. .11 bind imlrlt nNTEIirnisn that's the flnt bull J( EXlS.Tli.1Cl, Ol eilliunj. - If you want resuttatlvs to obtain rB aim. men you nacve 10 mans " ' Aciordnnt to procure a eomplets "" faction In all our needs ot priiniw ..I.. n.. m.m .1 IhA nAW fStfcDUIIH COOPERATIVE PRINTING BH0M 402 LOMBARD STREET 402 AVomcn and Breeches It Is said that a certain manufactn a I- 1 ... l.i,n.lnl. IVlla eOUntrV 1 overalls for women. The enterprise M go smash If they attempt It. women not take to breeches for the excellent i .1.-. .. .,..,. ncihetla rood-eel null null iiuini;ii - .-...-..- - is Breeches are ugly, and doubly M'H women, aians mpeniiy wn "": hideously manifested man wiich ". --- trousers, anu 10 ouu iu ma l.ln tt.-ntf it,1n rocrtrfjfl tci CTtH&wK ' In modern dress woman lono Jf'J mire iruui caiuuw .....-." - the primitive instinct (tho Primitive WU ' i.... Li.iiiv k v zed belnfW a savage. iui u. mniis - " . t,..J rnlnr nnd variety Man's' costume H J generated into the drab and the i crajj nas fallen tho victim to Purltanlsrn,J happyexlnctastneuou.uUv..- ureaoiui iraii uciuii" ----- . Woman will never consent to U oe tlon of uniformity in ureiw. .. -- creature ot variety, wr "'"" -ji" . .. . .1.. i-o n Hii-h heaven. bnou.m "lu.r", """""': ; like everr mans nut mm nuuos,., -.- - ,.,.. man's. But when were two women! j and gowns alitor .everi - , bless them tor m " """'" ", ..,l out of life if women werentdWerent, men and from , J , K v is tne law 01 mo " ';"'i ,:", i Breeches for women? Not ks long M 1 remains the bet er man. -- -j tamely suomit t? '" ',"t' .A infeUd Which exposes nn iw' -v . the gaze of a hardened world, but h... h.it.r. The flowing gown w nether limbs gives lines of grace tu The spilt oreecnw - --".:. u ish man reamea w-, " "",ira,H to assume dignity he wears gr king on P.IB tnrone, too j"-.- --lJu the priest at uie. it- ,-"-;. rltl robes flowing to tnoir "-..-; . ness of breeches is too evident. can ever be Induced to wear thWM sally, that day let the race cr.P jungle ana n.oe - -- -r - the heavens. w... Areormnthters ,...r, . x.r TO ATTBTIN D0 But U fltvvered, doggMm When pood swung ""A j intenaea an vue, - .. . .. .i, ..rnne& "I UHf me mtnv uw,i ,u When the sun got upon tf.1 But fHpvereil, doggo F, a annir in nrnlse of anyM w.oul4 be as tutoply this wftj 'm1 m .( tm. M
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