TTV'J' TV gftjfr .;; public Seta? - IWCtEDGKR COMPANY m h k. cuims. rKt , Lviainiton. VIpo rrrlilnli John . aiarj ana 'rrraaureri mto- ' n. wiuiama, jonn j. TOllllama. John Hpurseon, uireciora. i r KDrroniA.i. do xnn i tea II. K. Ccitu. Chairman CRT LMABTm...Oanral Pulnc Manager daily at rcat.io I.r.nor. llulhltne. Fvnuian riliarei ,-nii..-.. --. u,..4 NtUL Brow ami I'healnut Streets ; SOU MtrowlJJaii Tower i l,li'2?:' Z "'' 'i":'.''"" :.; li-vr- ira .... ' tv news uunnAL's: xm Dearer, . ,h . H.Cor. Pcnnsrlvan a Ave. and " ," c feemuu . The ,,a,,,ra.,55 milU Maror.nl Unirte.H trend nun 32 nua Louis la uraiu ft, a 'suuscniPTio.v TKim jTNIKO VrSMO LBlmKa Is served 10 "UO' If-ln Philadelphia ami surrounding town" rate of twelve (12) cenla per ivccin .-.-tha earrler. Wall to point outside or I'hlJa-lylPlila. in m BtatM.'Cnnada or unneu "'"'?;,,,; i. roaiago rrcc, nriy wi rrma '".'""; I dollarM tinf nuvuMe In llllvanie. Jail foreign countries, ono Ut) dollar per Si lfflMP Sobacrlbar.i within nddren'rhanssa i old as well as new addrcus. B:'3i too walnut kkutom:. main 3W ; JP.X4iIi Ml all communication to J.'yrnhio; i',"J,!"' AT Tits ritiMr-nmu rostornca as scose-cuss mil. mattkh. fcrijjj TUlaiclphla,Taridr,lr(rmbrc4, WU iiiran HnT.ns thk HAG? PTiffi j. I owner of ft $4000 houso win nave in a tax of $94 next jcar. Ills tax ken Mayor Smith entered onie-o was Ltor Penrose prophesies that tho tax e-tho owner of a $1000 hono will bo before the term ot the present Mayor I. M conditions must do cnuureu unm " . r.can do cured. v&They cannot bo cured until their cuuso Ffci clearly understood. L'iBnajas riNow. what Is tho cause? It is easy 'WajBOUgh.to say that It Is contractor govern-"iiaif- Tf l Ktlll pasinr to tuy that It Is rdr.TTT"" rjfQJinK" rule. But botli of tlieso explana- Jj'itMia arts superficial. Tlio cause He deeper wm. either. It lies In tho tying up of tho luaMtBlclpai Kovcrnmcnt to the wheels ot tho Hwfotictlvo tariff chariot by Important busl- jgtaip Interests. Tlieso interests biipport tlio B.T'JWBUDlIcan organizaiion in iuc lununun Fi? : , :WWlth and tho organization wiac kocs y fcj-;th'namo of Republican in l'hiiadoipiua in PwrWr that they may obtain such a tariff STwa tlaiav dpnlrft. ttftTZ".. ' "'Vrtv f have no nuarrcl wall the protective KiaVrtteajKl wo havo no quarrel with bus,i- -'I'auau.- mam iV.n crninnf tlin 1tlmilllli':lll t ruwu . v Dun'-' - f wa4w oa n ttntlnnnl orrrnnlxn tlntl polnmlttod pr'i(tho protection of American Industries. iSAtwrotecttvo tariff intelligently levied has P . . . . P'ia'aait'ii onrl dovplonmpnt. liUt WO llUVO &tt.- ... . , i i..i .... l JL ... . . aro -wiluns to sacrnicc tiic bqv- ' . - ...-. .i . . - -, i ac Ot imo Kreau uil iu 1110 h'u to' 'organized conspiracy of political JHWWiUil ii jnasaucraa.n; unucr iuc nuinu lUblicanlsm, Interests that havo thus. 3ZV .. .... wining 10 pay uunui juuuj. ncavj trti on their nrotiertv for tho rcasnn fj!- iMtthe prosperity -which they enjoy under tmmMtnn Trinr thnn rrlrtitilirsPK ihrtn. BfcjSiL '"Wl tm n r!nnfi-Oa. lllf flinrn in Tift ltjf WiFZ a wuwwaa.w,r w v. . w . .. wuw KAMaklnr the fact that tho disgraceful local at fojt -i SieMdltlons aro consented to by a i,mull 'WP' of protected business Interests. If if Wfcaha tn4nrAsfn Hhnlllrl withhold their lltiail. Eiflf 't jrSr. . . , , c ' mu auDDorL irom inc lorau voiuicai or- BBflliaaXWOn U11U niiuuiu ui-ititiiiu :iiit.ii:uu; 'am .economy secured thruugh tho nomlna- klieft and election of men to olllce v ho ould fattMtoargo tho holders of hlnccurcs and ,' lllailirt on an lionest dollar's worth of work ip tfnmnty dollar spent, reform would come it'WHMt overnight. . g. aa... in ..n T.. 1pj ii i r.1. t ulimil Ik- i.i im JA. 'jJaaV V W MlUt,ltl. UWWMb JJ UN Ujl aj -- A ijtimK of tho liouscholticrs, thoc vho feci P'l'' heavy burden ot increasing taxation. jtt fca)lnnmE was mado in the last election t tiili tbero was a revolt against govern- rtBtby murder as an incident in govern- it ?'?" ... .. M oy piunaerers. 11 win uiko long ana I'work to organize tho peoplo Into a 'WMMCt voting body opposed to tliti present 4Z"'". .& . -Ajuero aro h,jjiv piaccnoiacrs in 1'jH-esent city govcr ment lighting for 'Hnha. vTL i '. : Li. 1 M A 11.. l...I....f.. l..lniu.f- llirr.mil I.... a h-tjmiiUlv uuaiuvoanuvivaM uiiuubu iiuou 1 J- Wrarico tho city is looted can. If they 1mhm. bring prcssuro to bear upon tho , ef -'. Hcai.iouiurs iliiu mi lu uu iiniJiutcinciu. her an Increaso in their tax bills next t on every J1000 of assessed valu- ai ot uicir ivui caiuiu iviii jiiuiiu iiie af'J' nerve twitch sullicltntly to move jflBJilrernalns to bo seen. jJ.ilHiBti.voor man with a $1000 houso Is T;of revolt if ho .sees any prospect of Mvln? conditions. 'Wllltho big men i.UKht to lead show him tlio way? Or continue to sit In their clubs In to tho disgrace of a city that Uff t IM governed wun tlio Kind of ion- economy wmen jiavo brought tt success in privato business? tf , it JgT BOSTON BAND BE SCRAPPED? IC Ideals and energies of a full an are summed up In the Hos- ijjr Orchestra. Jlust tho tlmo, f and devotion expended in per- I OMtBlcal mechanism with a soul i4tieoeMMit of the war? Must Mjtithe world's greatest, be :S'4 " hi;'moro than thirty . passed Its I'hll- nU'-tbrea' :. 1', Laaalai m fronts. Tho band cannot maintain Its artis tic Integrity without these players. Tho law Is clear In defining their privi leges and restrictions, nut cannot tho law, oven of military expediency, bo tempered with discretion? Tho lloston Symphony Orchestra nn a body cannot bo held respon sible for the stubbornness ot Its leader I" tho "Star Spangled Uanner" complication. Americans havo tolerantly forgotton that teapot tempest. Members of tho Iloston band Join It for life It is their career. Art in America will nutter from tho forced disintegration of tho Iloston Sym phony Orchestra, If this must come. Thcro li a slmplo way of salvaging this m-tlstlu asset. National Interests may he fully conserved by assigning tlovci-nment ugcntH to tho organization's, tours uiul concerts, It tho public thinks the preservation of tho Iloston Orchestra is worth this much trouble, managers ami men muld not Justly take offense at such surveillance. It would bo u war measure for American safety. It would bo no reflection on nit. HOME IiUll.DINC PART 01' WAR WORK plIlI.AUKI.t'lIlA Is not losing its .lis - tluctlnn as "Tho City of Hollies" bcruilso the building record for tin- last year has dccrcateil. The Unreal! of llulldlng In spection has i-ompllril lti;iiiiu uliuwlng that tlio valuation of buildings authorized dur ing November fell $313,0011 below th total for October. Figures for tho llrst eleven mouths of tlio year fliow n deercaso of $11,000,000 In comparison with 1910, a 1ojs of n million it month. The rt-coul for No vember, 1917, Is the llglitnftt .iliiee Novem ber, 1911, the llrst year of tho war. Then business men were too timorous to under Inko building on account ot tho "hard times" period preelpltutcd by tho conflict overseas. Tho re.is-on for rec-nt ilrcreasc In con strtictlon Is tho very opposite- It Is rprllcil In tho letters of prosperity. With tho engagement of the United States In tlio war. war work assumed tho right of way, temporarily diverting all available labor and materials to Its purposes. Activities which had not an apparent bearing on Ir. tory havo been crowded nsldo till the day ot peace. Building Is not such an activity, lloinemaking must not wait. It Is an es sential part of war work for victor. It is true withdrawal of largo numbers of men to tin- camps, tho fiont and tho outsldo war-Industry plants Is relieving congestion otherwl.-o Inevitable in an era of restricted building operations. lint housing Is a definite necessity for the thousands of workers who aro coming here to shipyards and munition factories. It is Impossible to obtain a small houso ut a reasonable rent In tho city or Its suburbs. Many skilled workers will becomo part of Its citizenship after the war. To house them now Is a problem very readily solved. The tiovernrnent should issue a priority order In favor of this city for needed building materials Philadelphia must Use to tlio occasion, provide houses and live up to Its title n" "Tho City of Homes" by largely adding to the -100,000 already within Its zone. RED CROSS MINUTE MEN TTH'KKV able-bodied tnulo Is a member of -' tho American militia, as our civilian inlnutu-meu proved nt Lexington. Kvcry man and woman should bo, by the same token, a member ot tho American lied Cross. "A dollar and a heart all jou need" Is the. slogan ot the campaign now under way to triple the association's membership of C.OOO.OOO. As our unorganized militia numbers 10,000,000, and as fully three fourths of these probably will not bo asked to fight, there fchould bo no dlltlculty In getting the new members. For the least a man not in khaki can do is to bring aid to thoto who receive wounds while ho is safe at homo for tho duration of tho war. "NOT FOR PUBLICATION" WHAT the Kaiser's Chancellor didn't tay in his speech about victory on all fronts' Is beginning to leak out. Herman newspapers aro commenting uneasily on the fact that A'on Hertllng did not mention America. What ho thought was probably unspeakable and unprintable. Hut it is not hard to find n reason for this silence. A calm discussion' in Ocrmany about what effect two or tlueo million American sol diers will havo on tho western front would bo unthinkable, it Is necessary to Ignoio buch dangerous themes. liut llcrlin Is by no means waiting to face overwhelming numbers without an alternative of action. Thcro is every indi cation of a supremo and desperate offensive by tho Central Empires to force peaco nego tiations before America's full pressure is felt In France. They havo not a month to lose. Tho bjow may fall upon Sarrall for the overrunning ot tlreeeo or upon Italy In redoubled violence. A frantic effort is mado to patch up a peace with Hussla, to release more men for other fronts. Tho threatened offcnslvo will como to nothing If tho present lines aro held for tho next few months. American troops aro being dispatched to Franco moro rapidly than had been thought possible. Mean while, every day that passos with (lermany still on the defensive Increases the odds against her. Congressmen will llnd Washington dry enough, this session, but far from dull. Tho man who buys' a thrift stamp is helping tho Government, but he Is help ing himself more. Unless u man Is a cripple his hardest task now is dodging work. Cut no beggar Is too weak to hold up a strong man on tho street. Searchlights are to play on tho river front at night. It Is to be regretted that their rays cannot extend to tho chambers of Councils. Circulars, disguised as newspapers continue to Utter streets and front porches, despito tho fact that there is a law pro hibiting their distribution, , jCongress passes a woman suffrage ajuaafcalavat It ' will Bet faa ahaaut or u.. : WM-M' IttMm Ijflr- WPflrPT 1 -WR iflPW Wt Evening- public ledger PUBLIC LANDS MAY REWARD SAMMEES Homestead Grants Proposed for U. S. Soldiera on Return From War By SAMUEL M'COY JOIN" tlio army and become a landowner! Tho Idea Is n mighty cheering one to think of, not only for tlio penniless soldier, but for Unclo Sam himself. To tho enlisted man who returns from tho front after having bravely dotio his rharo for hl.i natlvo land, only to ho confronted with tho old struggle ot making a living without piopcrty. thu thought of becoming tho owner ot a slzablo number ot acres should mako him feel that republic aro not nlwiiys uncrate ful. And for tho government Itself, tho set tlement of uncultivated acres by owners who Mro anxious to mako them lcld u liveli hood Is a thing most earnestly to bo desired. Tho plan iust advanced by Senator Hard ing, of Ohio, to levvaril every United Slates soldier Willi a farm, should tlio soldier df siro one when ho returns Horn tho war, Is olio wiibii has a precedent In every war lit tho nation's history. Tho grants of land as "bounties" to thoto who h.ivo ventured thoir lives in tho service of their country havo bien enormous In evtent and enormous In their benetlt to tho nation. "Free lands and cheap lands have meant un iiid''iendent bndv of lioinemaUers, ' 1' bin been said. "Pcniorracy owes niueli, from evoiy point of loi, to tho public hinds ami their wiso disposition." How mtiiii kind has Uncle Sam to give uvvny? Tho nation's publle lands, vntylng from time to tlmo with different purchases and rcdlspcsals, havo totaled moro than ,.'00,000 Miuaro miles, hut there aro now left only about 700,000,000 acres, (xeluslve ot Alaska, hltllo of tills will bo ot valuo until It is reclaimed by Irrigation or adapted to dry farming or timber culture. Free Lands u Homciiiukcr.s If Senator Harding's suggestion is put through Congress, the bill must needs carry with It etioiinous appropriations providing for tho iniin'ovrmcnt ot tho land, for ad vancing capital to the persons who settle upon It In amounts siilllclent to lnsuro them the ability to cultivate It properly, it will not bo enough to give the land to the soldier or bis family: fanning loqulrcs considerable ciplt.il, and Ibln capital must bo loaned to tho soldier or the glfl villi bo worthless. II Is extlmated thai the amount of land granted by the United States without direct return has lotah d r.nn.iMio.OOU aires. I'f this amount BN.iIUi.Slu acres havo been granted since 1TTS and up to 191:! as bounties for military service. liven before the public domain existed Con gress promised lntd to olileeis, and men en listed in tho regular force? during the Invo lution. Jlountles of land wcio also offered for service In the War of 1SU! ami the Mexican War. As a result of the Civil War, 9,;OU,000 acres, nominally worth $1.23 an aero, were distributed under an act passed hi 1SG2. The practice, of granting lands as a. re ward to soldiers goes back to Colonial times. After tho French and Indian wars great quantities of land were thus granted by Vir ginia west of tlio mountains, mid eicorgo Washington acquired and located largo quan tities of theso bounty lands. Largo gifts of land wero also made to Revolutionary bol diers both by Slates and Inter by tho Federal Cioicrntnent. The Continental e'ongitss voted small money bounties and grants ot land, but 111 lTTii Washington feared that his forces would dissolve unless more was done-. The enemy was paying ten pounds for recruits. In 170 Washington had to offer 500 each to retain his veterans, though ho denounced tho sjstem "by which men mo taught to set a price upon themselves and to refuse to turn out except that price bo paid." Wartime Bounties Tho soldiers of the War of 1S12 received grants of bounty land totaling Mno.OOO acres. Uy J SS3 survivors of tho Mexican and Indian wars had received 58,052,430 acres, for which 530.203 warrants wero Issued. At tho tlmo of tho Civil War lands wero given not only to Union soldiers, hut to civilians, by tho hoimstcad act: tboucli tho soldiers could also lalio up homesteads on more advantageous terms than other people, and to this day soldiers' widows can "home stead" land on a rhorter residence than other people. I.arg" quantities of tho bounty laud awarded In early days were located by scrip which was tiansferablc, and hence was sought by land buyers and speculators be. cause they could seek out especially valu able tracts, Tho Ohio Company of I7S8 was founded by ltuvolutlonary soldiers, who, how ever, bought their lands outright with evi dences of public debt. Tho settlement of Ohio was promoted by the military land grants. In tho early years of the nineteenth d n tury in tho .Middle West many war veterans who had been granted land found themselves subsequently unable to pay the taxes upon it. The neii-sslty under which thev found them selves of selling their land scrip led to their widespread exploitation at tho hands ot land speculators, many soldiers being Induct d to part with their land for as little as thirty cents an uere, and, to cap this, being paid In bogus scrip. The millions of negro slaves in tho South ivho wero liberated by tlio Civil War wero tho vletlms, through their own Ignorant credulity, of h delusion that they were to recelvo gilts of land from tho (lovernment. "Forty acres of land and a mulo!" was a cry which passed from lip to lip. From a section of tho Freedmcn's lluieau act, passed In 1865, tho negroes came to bellevo that tho (Jovernment proposed to glvo to each ot them "forty acres of land and a mulo to work It with." Tho land would bo divided, they thought, from tho possession-! ot their old masters, nnd tho general Impression obtained among tho freedmen was that tho distribu tion would lako plaeo at tho holidays, be tween Christinas and New Year's Day, that ear. So widespread did tho delusion becomo that tho white peoplo of tlio South feared that tho pesrocs would start an Insurrection when they discovered their error; but their fears wero fortunately never realized. ELECTION OF SCOTCH PEERS Tho election to tho Houso of Lords of three Scottish representative peers, which was recently announced by royal proclama. tlou, took place In Edinburgh In tho ancient palaco ot Holyrood. Tho historic associa tions of tho old Stuart palace and the natural attraction of any kind of pageant proved suf ficient to draw a few hundred spectators te watch tho proceedings. The placo of assembly was the long picture gallery III tho palace. A guard of honor was formed by the high e-onstables of Holyrood House, wearing their uniforms of peacock blue trimmed with white, and they also acted as ushers. As tho hcur of noon ap proached the Lord I'rovost of Kdlnburgh, Sir John Lome Macleod. tlio town clerk, and other members of tho corporation took their places behind the chairs at tho great table In tho center of tho room reserved for the peers. On tho stroke of 12 the procession of electors filed Into tho hall, headed by the Duko ot Montrose, U. T lord clerk-register, re splendent In his official robo ot black silk, heavily braided with gold, The proceedings opened with prayer, fol lowed by tho reading of tho royal proclama tion by tho principal clerk of session, pro scribing tho form of voting. The system of election for Scottish representative peers, which has survived tho ballot act. is by open voto, each peer on his name being called rising In his place and reading out tho list of names for which he bus voted, l'eers who are unable to attend have tho privilego of voting by proxy or by sending In a list of names duly signed. The peers elected were tho Earl of Lindsay, Lord Forbes, tho Premier Uarou of Scotland, and Lord Fairfax of Cameron. It Is of In terest to note that the family of Lord Fair- fax have been connected with the United aiiiu sine the time of .the sixth Baron l.-aii-. 'tax, "Who inherited ,vast estatM In, Virginia - Philadelphia, Tuesday, December 4, DEFENDS IRISH RIGHT TO RULE The Emotional Psychology of tho Politician Concerning tho Saunders Institute Jo the Vdltor o the llventtip Public l.tdgtr: Sr Itrplylng to tho letter of Forrest NMiliburii, I would lllio to add a few com ments to the statements uf that gentleman. In tho first Pluco, )M llngland really our mother country? Not England alone, but all tho nations ot Europe havo given their sons to tho upbuilding of this bind ot ours. A loyal American and an Anglomnnlac aro not exactly synonymous. Tho defense of England as a protector of small nations I will pass ut this lime. Is thero a thoughtful reader who does not know why a certain very small portion of Ireland does not desiro homo rule' Tho reading of any unprejudiced history of Ire-' land will quickly enlighten him. To u;o a homely phrase, "They know on which tldn their bread Is buttered." t quotn .Mr. Washburn Or- many would not have kept faith with t'hein as England bus done." Has England kepi filth with Ireland' The enactment ot tho home rule bill has been postponed and ncalii pewtpotud until It Is no wonder tho trienda of Erin begin to doubt In tills gieat war we aro nil wdrMng and flRhting for an honoiablo cause; there Is no time lor lutilo bickerings, but I feel It mj duly to correct the false Impressions oT a mls'nformcd correspondent To conclude: t recommend to Mr. Wash burn's perusal that wonderful book, "The Iris'li llebelllun of 19l anil Its Martyrs." If he Is an unprejudiced observer ho will quickly fee that tho followers of tho Sinn Ueln move ment are, in tho fullest sense ot tho word, tit to govern themselves. MAIP1AUET c. MAC.'UltlE. Philadelphia, December ". CHAHC.ES NEtJLECT To the Ldttor of the Krcutnu I'uhhr J.tilgtr: Sir--! have heard that tho Philadelphia Keil Cross l getting very good In the soldiers, but was doing nothing for us when we were In Philadelphia. 'Ihc.v thought a lot of us; they came out on Sundays to hen tho dress parade and cheered hi, hut when wo got down South they forgot nr. They broke, up tlio Third and scattered ns all over, nnd w tec! tll.p lost sheep. Tho bo.vs from up the State laURb ut us. They recelvo presents, i-wenleis. etc. Up tho Slato they lenieiuhcr that the bo.vs ar volunteers. We volunteered our services to our country in rhiladdphla" to give It a name, it has a good name and It could be belter. So treat the bo.vs rlcht and we will do our best. li'.IVATi: NICHOLAS SCUTTL Company C, 110th V. S. Infantry, f amp Hancock, Augusta, rta December 1. VAKE-PENROSE PSYCHOLOGY To the L'dffor o thr f,'t ealiif; I'ublio Lrdgrr; Sir Havo politicians, like tho Vares and Penrose, any personal individual "emotions" as men, as mere human beings? Why aro not those "emotions" of tho Vares anil Pen rose ethically analyzed III n municipal, civic and strictly lofty moral senso? Is not tho patriotic study of our poli ticians' "emotions" tlio first duty ot patriots? Should not our local schools and unlver sllles "study," first of all, tho altruistic or tclllsh "nature" of the "psychology" of such men as tho Vares nnd Pcnroso? If not, why nut? What educational or moral law or clvii law foiblds It.' Our own voto and our own s.vmpathy for "any" politician Is tho cv. presslon of our own "choice" and our own "desire" to accept tho political "ideas" ot that politician ns our own. Aro they worthy ot our neceptanco? Why not analyze tlieso men's motives by tho most profound and psychological methods known to laboratory psychological analysis? HENltY OUY WALTEP.S. Langhorne, Pa., December 2. WHERE WAS SAUNDERS'S INSTITUTE? To the V.dtor nf thr Ihenliig I'ubhe Ledger: Sir 1 havo been reading with a gieat deal of Interest tho autobiography of e Oovernor Pennypacker. In ono of the articles last week mention was mado of the Saunders Institute being on Thirty-fifth stieet. I think this was a typographical error, nn my recol lection is that tho Saunders Instltuto was In tho block between Thirty-ninth street and Saunders avenuo (evidently named after the Institute) and between lilhert btreet and Powelton avenue, the blto on which the Presblerlan Hospital Is now located. 1 havo a distinct recollection ot tho building, tho old Saunders Institute, along about 1877 or 3878 being altered Into tho first building ot the Presbyterian Hospital. I think a fur ther Investigation ot this matter will confirm my recollection. WILLIAM IT. VKLTON. Chief clerk. Common Council. Philadelphia, December ". DISINTEGRATION OF RUSSIA 1o the Vdltor of the L'venln I'ubtto Ledger; Sir Muscovy, massive mid manifold, la likely to suiter disintegration of Its to,,, glomerate empire. Tho demand of Husslan radicalism for a separate peaco has led tho Finns to forco a separate, autonomy. Dis tressed Poland, bs virtue of tho invasion, may bo restored, at the coming world peaco conference, to its i statu and prestige enjoyed prior to tho partition by ltussla, Prussia and Austria. Siberia, it is reported, has set up u new czardom with Nicholas Itomanoff as ruler. Probably others of tho divergent races In Muscovy may break tho traces of rampant llolshevlklsm. LITTLE 11USSIAN. Philadelphia, December 3. HUNS PUNISHING THE WORLD A preacher at Youngslown In his sermon last Sunday said that (lod was using tho Huns to punish tho world for Its slna. Wv think that declaration will stand a good deal of analysis. Neither men nor nations can go oil violating Hod's laws und expect to escape punishment. Itetribution comes In tho very nature uf tho caso as sure ns tho man is burned who sticks his hand in tho tire. In selecting tho Instrumentality for Ills retribu tion Ho has certainly not gone amiss. Thero can surely bo no moro cffectlvo means for punishing tho world than tiro war of tho Huns ugalnst humanity. Thero Is ono con solation : the punishment reachos the Hun for Ids own sins against tho world. Uut tho hope Is that when tho punlshine-nt Is ended tho world will bo better for It, and that It will learn thro-ugh Its trials und sufferings that men must think better of one another and that no class, sect or raco can run the world. Ohio Stato Journal, MATCHES IN LONDON TOWN After many years ot being nothing ac counted of, after being an article so com mon that any man felt ho had a right to ask ono of any ot his fellows and bo euro of a cheerful compliance wherever possible, matches havo once again attained a position in England where notice is taken of them, whero men treat them with caro and aro grateful for such recent assurances as come from authority that thero aro "matches enough for all," it only ordinary caro is exercised. Matches, of course, never really had a chance in England. In France, as In many other countries, they were helped to distinc tion by tho simple means of a Stale tax They took to the streets of Loudon as nat urally and aa Inevitably as ever did n news boy or a London sparrow and they have never left them. To bo sure, they have im proved very much as tho decades havo passed out of ull recognition. In fact, since tho days of tho famous "Congrovcs," which amazed and distressed London and tho rest of tho country, Just short of a hundred years am Called after Sir William Congreve. the ventor of the Congreve rocket, which so serl- Aitslv triad thn mnralA nf . v-.i. , .. Sauna MiA. tli m.l.l... . '. - - - -' ' ' .l 1... m i, i . w..w. .,wv . ...n.uan waamm H-Haa.' wk b.mms h 1 ' adHHs .1 e. -- THaW Sx !C x wis - " sulphide ot antimony, chlorate of potash and gum. "Congrevcs," however, wero tho very aris tocracy of matches. With each bo, which wan sold at a shilling, there was supplied a folded plcco of glass paper, tho folds of which wero to bo lightly pressed together whllo tho match was drawn tbiough be tween them. Very different were tho luelfer, or tho brimstone, or tho Vesuvlan. These wero sold In the shops for a penny, but in tho streets, as ono ancient chronicler has left record, "at two and sometimes three boxes for the tame sum." And in thoso class a new cry camo to bo heard in London, nddtng Itself to tho many hundreds then extant, all of which, save two or three, aro to bo heard no longer: Come, buy my fine matches, Come, buy 'ein of me ; They aro tho best matches That ever you bee. First of nil would como tho slow footfall of tho match seller, echoing curiously round "whispering corners," and then, in strange cockney cadence: There was an old 'oman In ltosemary Lane, Sho cut 'em and dlp'd 'em, And I do thu same. Another pause, perhaps, as sho stopped to sell sonio ot her wares, and then on again, and tho last verse; For lighting your candle, Or kindling jour fire. They aro tho best matches As ou can deslic. Christian pcti-wo Mumior. WHAT THE FIGHTERS GET A bill Introduced In Congress to pay a bonus of $50 a month to tho American sol diers sent to Europo met opposition, on tho gruund that an American soldier didn't have to bo paid to mako him patriotic. Undo Sam shows up us a generous provider ns compared with some of tho other nations, Tho Austrian soldier gets the munificent salary of ninety-seven cents a month. Franco pays her pollus $1.15 for tho samo period of service, while tho German In tho trenches receives $3.78 and the Italian $2.07. Thero Is a wldo rango of payment between Great Hritalu and her colonies. Tho English Tommy Is paid $7.30 a inoith, although ho lights sldo by side with tho Canadian at $B, tho New Zealandcr at $30.50 and tho Aus tralian at $3.S0, tho highest-paid man ot them ull. The Husslan fools tho Hot ut thirty-nine cents a month for actual war service. All of theso figures aro for tlio lowest grades of lighting men, with the amounts rendered In tho equivalent of Amer ican currency. The lowest pay of an Amer ican soldier is $30 u month at home, which Increases to $33 a month in foreign iVty. It is hardly to bo behoved that putting a premium on patriotism would even pleura the men most concerned. Thomas V. Logan, in Leslie's. WE ARE ALL PUBLICISTS NOW No observant reader ot tho newspapeis or of current periodicals and books can have failed t notleo the Increasing and Increas ingly looso use of tho word "publicist." Everjbody who writes for tho press is, of course, a publicist, willy-nilly. It takes a heroic newspaper man to deny the toft im peachment. For havo wo not the authority of the historian Green, who gravely wrote years ago that rtha hacks of Grub street" had been "superseded by publicists of a high moral temper and literary excellence"? But tho distinction is nowadays recklessly ex tended. In the obituary ot an obscure mem ber ot the Legislature you will discover that he was a well-known publicist. Candidates for ottlco aro described as publicists. And in a local newspaper you will learn that our admired fellow townsman, Horatio Potts, who has just been appointed becrctary of tho Stato Food Commission, Is a man who makes speeches at school commencements, occasionally drops Into poetry and is a pub llclat. New York livening Post. MEN SHOULD SACRIFICE, TOO Women aro always being asked to make sacrifices; that Is why they respond so quickly In wartime. It surely Is time now to begin harping on the duty of men in tho matter of personal sacrifices. Lowell (Mass.) Courier-Citizen. GONE WHERE WOODBINE TWINETH What has become of the old-fashioned men who. catching sight' of a . red -haired arlrl. hurried on hlsViipetol''jto Joe up ani) I tM .IWHW.W.WM WO-rMiia'V iorr "LET 'EM KICK!" SN '.. - - rrls?mtt?" ?.&.'' : - What Do You Know? QUIZ Who wu "the first Kf-nlleinun ef Karoiw"? Nuiiie tlio Intel urn! nutlet of the s,uc Cun.it. VI hut lire tlin Don ('osvu-Ln? Yiliu tin tho uulhor of "Viinltr 1'alr"? VVIiut in tho nirunlnc of I, III. 1).'. Who U ll.ivld II. I'ranib,? In-line un ollcurtliy. Vilirro Is I.ulie Dolran? Mho la chnlrmun of the Appreurlutlnni Cora- Iller of the llouae of Keiirrsentutltea und wnnt polio does he udtotute? How much money Inn thn United States Gov rrnnicnt lent to Its allies? Answers to Yesterday's Quiz 1. Count (IrorK I'. vnu llrrlllnc Is the (irrman Imperlii! Chunrellor. 2. The llrst Aiutrlr-un-iutiilo plulln was mnnufuc- lurfil IIS jrurs uco In Philadelphia by John Itelirent. .1. Cuke. Is the residue of rnat. Mill combustible, utter the evlriirtlnn of lllumlnntlnc mis. t. lienerul Ihildionln Is tlio nillltnrr leader oT tho leerensky forces. "' "v."- M" ,,ro''' "Mr- llrllltnr Sees It 0. Mneutre i. In tho Imfttn sector between Ilour- loii Wood und C'uinbrul. 7. A tractor Is an adaptation of the mutorcur principle' to farm work, for nluwhic, hur- roninc und hurvestlni;. . Autonomy Is tho right und power nf self- cmernmrnt. U. hernshnw Is ti unnll heron. The word comes from tho old Irench lieruncel." dlmliiutiic ol heron, tliouch corrupted In pronunciation, to, llrsslan boots were a form Willi elaborate Ins-els In front worn in r.tielunil In the period of I ho Dickens nnd lhackcray mm-ls, V. M. C. A. "OVER THE TOP" AN AltMY fights not only with its boots. X.ba.voiiets, field kitchens, tin hats and ammunition. It Is clothed, armed, fed and drilled by tho Government. But thcro is another ingredient In the successful army that can neither bo bought nor borrowed, nor Instilled by drill. This is tho fighting spirit, tho pluck nnd zeal and high spirits that no qiiaitermastcr corps can supply. Tho Y. at. O. A. Is a supply train for tho spirits of tho men. It keeps them cheery In idlo hours; It offsets tho pangs of home sickness; It gives them wholesome recreation and meets their spiritual needs. It knows no distinction of Jew or Gentile, Catholic or Protestant, blark or red, yellow or white. It hi out to help tho Government win this war, and .win it by keeping up tho spirits of tho men. When army privates burst Into poetry you may know there Is something behind It. Ono of tho Y, M. C. A. dugouts on tho British front lino in Franco keeps a visitors' book", and tired, cold, niud-stuliicd men who como in for hot tea often put down some message. Hero Is a verso .written thero by n, New Zealandcr; A cup of tea, soma biscuits and q fk- threo times a day. It's renllv too cood to bo true, said Jack, and nothlnb' for to pay. This Is soma stunt, said Jack, In receipt of these comfortu the very next day: Tired and cold, hut hli spirits revived through tho lilft of tho Y, .M, C. A. Tho V. M C. A. has so won tho eonfldenoo of the American army chiefs that the Red Triangle headquarters Is notified In advance of any Important military movements, In order that the association can bo on the ground and ready for events. General Per bhlng has a Y. M. C. A. man on his personal staff. Tho Y. M. C, A. men know even beforo tho regimental commander just where a push Is to tako place. Tho Y. M. C. A, work is un integral and vital part of tho army's ef. ficlency. On Vlpiy llidgo a Canadian Y. M. C, (A. man was awarded tho Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry unoer lire. Almost beforo tho position was consolidated lie had established himself on the crest of the rldgo und was serving tea und cheering on tho men. FLORIDA'S FLOATING ISLAND Deep-sea fishermen report that they re cently saw a floating Island In the Gulf Stream off, Palm Beach. The Island was about twenty-tlvo feet In diameter und the fishermen say It was composed of marl ana muck held together by tangled roots, und rotted seaweed j that thcro were several trees and mungrovo sprouts growing luxuriantly on the island. Tho fishermen landed on tha island and found thousands of small fish on It which sea birds wero greedily eating. This is the llrst Island of the kind known this far north, It la said they are very common among the Bahama Islands, and It Is pre sumed that this miniature continent booms aWi "" """i "" aar-t wm 'Mf I BaB X SUaLVaB M !! vaaaaaasaaaMT - t aTiaTiaTiaTiaTiaV --aTW JU .2 ' mm i ' ' "V"flHfci&AJa1aamaVR5'!r ..''';-.." j i aaa, on r-t. MamiBtBBIcu jriil- . ..,-;" - - ailaaZ3"a"5?r - - .1,'w"i: -IS SN . !-MS?i!- - il .-- .-. r - - s - s - Tom Daly's Column KtXCi: PATSY Sit AY'S A SCOUT I usctcr run uHt' Patsy Shau ll'Vii Mm an' I teux small, Hut since, he's got religion, say! lie's j.roud as hcllcnall! Dcy wuz a tlmo ucn him an' I Whs fuiiis In dese hero scenes, An' usctcr rob, an' cuss, an' lie, lAUo rcg'lar human bcln's. Wen him an' I wuz nine or to Wc owned dc icorld, tec did, Hut den somebody had ter ao An' spoil dc bloomln' kid; An' now he never chums uAt' me Or shows up hereabout Oh, things ain't like dcy useter te Since ratsy Shay's a scout, 1'our years ago, w'en we wu; eight, We up an' run away. An' watched a chanct ter hop a freight Tcr see dc V. S. A. Yi'e mado If up tcr go out West irhrrn 6rara an' cowboys grew An' Indians an' all the rest .In' uc'ef of done it, too; But soma one viunt of told a cop .tbouf our little game, liccausc he come an' made us slop Hve! Wmin' 'at a shamcf tl'r .laid w'en ice wuz twelve we weat Tcr go, ni't'oHt ei doubt, lint now dc time has came an' went An' Patsy Shay's a scout t I seen dte l'atsy ylsterd'u, A'Viarchtn' past our court. An' hully chect ho. seemed tcr le -1 rcg'lar Christian sport, A soldier hat wis ot 'is bean An' big shoes on 'Is feet An' all dc flxtn's in between Wux fancy an' complete; A kld's-sizc suit o' army clo'es, A watch stuck on 'is wrist, A hankcrchcr ter blow 'is nose Oh, nothln' wus'n' missed. He usctcr be mv churni, but, sav, ' Dei tcorl's fofited inside out. An' now he seems so fur away Since Patsy Shay's a scout, 1 wouldn' mind if some ouej com An' made vie Christian, too. Dls life I lead is purty bum; I'm game fur som'pln new. I hear desa guys Is out fur coin, An' if dey raise enough I guess a lot o' kids will Join Vat onct wu3 mighty tough. I ain't a-sayin' I'll be one; I'm twelve years old, yer see, An' I ain't on'y jlst begun To feel me oats, b'cheel But if dcy git some coin to spend An' want ter fit me out, I'll try tcr be dcir Uttle friend Since Patsy Shay's a scout. SPEAKING OF MANNERS, ws can sit at our own dinner table, and see a great lack of 'em. One of our roughnecks backed away from a plate that had been emptied of threo helpings of everything on Thahlcs giving Day and started out of the roam without so much as "by your leave." "John!" called his mother, sternly, "whero are your manners?" "In the parlor, ma. I Just earn, in to get 'c'm." What can wo do about it? "Will you please," writes J. T., "flend me a rhyme with refferenco to Christmas, as I am a messenger boy and want to take a collection." Very well, son. try this on cm: Chriitmai comet out ones a Vr,- i Bo don't forget Ahe metitntwrei ..A r W,'tT.fl apr;,aaa L ..VV . JJ . L 'A. ' '! t M- 1ul. . s,? Sfi s3
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