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1911
?M GOING TOO FAU
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LfXA Iralnr grn rrnnil hilt llU tUflcniPIlt Is
$pk$(l -wlicn he threatens to preent the do-
y?tJ'"Cry vi uuhi iu u.v iihubu num .....v.. .
yWA"nant nas "e'c" Iorceu lo '"vc " iv
jSrfrofltecrltif; landlonl.
:A riiero nrp not liousi
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S4M'. . ......n.i. .v,. ..,. ,..0 a 11.1
b?fihe Innocent purchaser of a house that has
&m1een vacated because the tenant tcfused
,Bs.ii. Iiiiu- n irm rlnnmnil nf IiIm landlord has
a' right to coal. He should not b
e punlkhcd
e does not
riw lliu oiiib u; uiiuuic.i ...
tsjftffrti i .
oltenpo of the
6.w"?c;iK'9Curne a uurmrr
In the
downer of the house when he uuys ic in
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RwwJjA Jl mere is no oiner nui ill"""'
Mhe greedy and RrasplnK piolltrcrs man
fi&Hy visiting upon the Innocent the uullt ot
iMfcrtlia offender the nroflteers would lietter go
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laMUCr way pernaps some rrai usuiiu mnjti
Tiain iimlArRt.inrls thn n.ituro uf leases may
CiU.""w ..-.
&J able to help him out.
Viscount Grey discusses forcibly the rca-
gsons why Germany should join the league of
ft-'a iitlons for peace, but nonetheless "the
$Sk,.fiF drummlnc euns that hae no doubts" havo
E$My far the best ot the argument in that
!$?Kaintter.
W&
MM'-'k RnNNITPFXI. RAMPANT
'Z'OK'dv.
is running
tv"5' we
!? for tho governorship on the Democratic
S2N!tlekt. was at his best at Harrlsburg. He
?5?JKM")..!iir nn tho thenrv. laid down by one
M$i?rJ..,.. -Ttritanr. ll'linll until I II it t l! for the
Msovernorship in a neighborlnc State, that
vfjf th qandidato for the go ernorship selected
"Pawfthe party thereby becomes tne party
A tSuT""v
'''igxNow Judge Monniweu wants to Know wnu
itoyleader If ho is not. Ana no wania n
ztcvty unuefsiuuu iii, u nw tmitiu. v
nised as tho leader of the party that
"BMnlnatod him he will orcanize a party
Jfj3fh'lch will recognize his claims to direct
K campaign, this is mo spirit mm nc
Brj!zstor are made of and also martyrs.
SS'JUr. Bonniweli Is at present rampant and
Ltvt'-frCatoo couchant, as well as rampant gardant
'c.wid salient, n
not to say cotnbattant, and
$s4iB.VUh regard to Mr. Palmer cot
slpj$lihe does not know what all
counter passant.
theso phrases
v;inean, ler him consult a nooii on wmiiBii
Va- am1.1... nf Trlch tf lip. llltOR tllHt bettor.
mr -
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ft.jjrz ine sea piraic uu uui .avt. .nw uiwmm
SSi to attack a ship that had cleareil for action
o'ubtless did that Just as "politely" as he
S would have" bombed tho vessel had she been
SW4i?-i! ..
i'vtfAr aWMirincu.
THE BOOMS THAT BLOOM IN JDNE,
TRA, LA!
pTpORMEn GOVERNOR RALSTON, of
fyp Indiana, sccrru to hac forgotten that
. frosts of two hard winters must Inter-
veno before the fragile third-term boom for
fifif. "Wilson which he exhibited in a flowor
iSSKBOt In. Indianapolis can become a hardy
svJaTit.
l.'llwn.ntiiMnA.e Id Dflm.llmfiB O folill in
SbfjfolHlcal booms as too-lateness.
IwAraift There Is no occasion to get excited over
mttfyLVk matter. -The country is not yet facing
&.the presidential campaign of 3320. Jlany
JpCT atoldicra will cros the sea ana many come
iftv(fhsbek acaln before ilia national ronyen-
jp5Uns are held. Many new reputations will
&$ made nnd some old ones may bo un-
..teJl.J. !.... .lint (Ima If TiA wnf la cttll
'& progress the Issues before the country
S-lll bo yery dlffeient from those which it
"wust consider it peace has been made.
eAp&fJt Is prudent for the politician at the
iprrsent hihb iu uui 11; tuiuic in ci nun
XUa than lio ta-111 ltnt'prtntn nnl1 in hltn
s?hiw!att more than he can chew.
tMiVA 4-PltT trt -l Sf TilliB flUnaltli tho
madu" of the late "Gumshoe HUP .Stone
W iVl . .. .e ..at. .. . . a
f-YSMlOW cues "J-igiu;- 11 in pieasani o learn
L'TtUMiL, me ppint is .vuhmk, en u me iicsn
f SAVE EXPLOSIONS FOR EUROPE
' . 15. .
SjgvTTAVJNG permitted the grant of fifteen
SSft?.'-'' hundred licenses to llreworks dealers
fthe Fourth ot July, the "Mayor in the
no of a "safo and f,ano holiday" obllg-
iv expresses Ills intentions "to look un
If'lltetlaw on the subject." This convenient
?Khod of dodging the issue recalls tho
.Jlfce In "Wonderland" Jurisprudence.
r; Wkso guiding principle was "sentence
jk&giNt, verdict aftenvard,"
gr. Smith s shiftiness, however, although
JiA.d . t I- J IJ...JI.. .. n...-
iventlonal regulation regarding the use
1 explosives on tho nation' natal day has
described as of the familiar "Joko"
ri?ty. But tho consequences ot this'
Dtyped sham have In tho past been
dly tragic.
'JHwe la a situation la which trifling is
jpjijUnnT The rourth of July sliamblca
PIAO( po iCfieaivu .11110 jcur. ab ills
urlUa In effect 'disregarded the Fed-
rjjjiWrlTJ"' Mirgent request tliat boll)
ilk "!- and exnloslvcs bo ricldlv con.
(in-Independence Day, it (s now up
ytiblic t(? prevent tills senseless
lVir'i'. a.'X ... l.
dlausAuvartlilji In.
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PEACE ftAS BOMBS
j ,
The Renewal of llic Teutonic Attempt to
Paralyze the Entente Allies by Talk of
Political Negotiations to Km! Wat
rpHE failure of tho Germans to win
their objectives in Franco and in Italy
is followed by peaco talk. Along with
boasting of their victories to keep up
the courage of the peopio at home come
reports from various parts of Germany
of plans for ending the war.
Scheidcmann, tho Socialist leader,
went to Holland to talk peace with the
Dutch Socialist leader. Gcorg Bcrn
hRrd, an enthusiastic Pan-Germanist, is
saying in the Vossische Zcitung that
"this war cannot bo ended by any mili
tary, but only by political action." And
the Hnmburg merchants nre talking of
the economic war which they must face
in the future unless a peace satisfactory
to the contending forces is made soon.
They dread the trade war more than the
war of arms, for it means the destruc
tion of their business.
Bernhard is not content with the sepa
rate peaco negotiated with Russia, Ru
mania and tne Ukraine provinces. They
are not enough, but must be continued
in order to detach one after another of
the Entente Allies from the combination
of enemies. France is t6 come next nnd
then Italy, leaving England and America
to be dealt with separately by war on
the sen.
This soit of talk is a gas bomb hurled
into the air in the hope that it will stifle
the war spirit in Italy and France nnd
paralyze the spirit of America with the
prospect of continuing a war against a
foe which has triumphed so extensively.
But the responsible men in the Gov
ernments of the Entente Allies are not
deceived by any such efforts. They have
been made too often in the past for their
significance to be misunderstood. Neither
are the leports sent out of Germany
about the discontent of tho population
accepted at their face value. We are
told that Geimany is starving, that the
people arc rioting, that they have lost
interest in the war. And we must admit
that there is doubtless some truth in all
these statements. But in spite of what
ever straits the people may be living in
the fact remains that the army is fight
ing with vigor and courage', and the
nation produces about 700,000 youths of
military age eveiy year to fill the ranks
depleted by the losses in battle. The one
fact of which there can be no doubt,
however, is that the German forces can
not be enlarged beyond their present
strength and that they must continually
grow smaller.
And the forces of the Entente Allies,
thanks to the strength of America, will
continue to grow larger for a year or
two to come. Germany is as well aware
of this as we are. This is why she is
making a ne,w peace drive in the hope
that she can detach some of her enemies
by a subtle form of propaganda. Politi
cal alliances may be suggested and trade
combinations against the rest of the
world, and other forms of appeal to the
mercenary instinct of her enemies.
But she mistakes the attitude of the
nations fighting her. They are not mer
cenary. They are fighting for a great
principle, namely, that conquest shall
not be recognized as a valid motive for
making war and that force shall not be
permitted to triumph when used for
selfish ends.
The issue was well stated by the
Kaiser at .the celebration of the thir
tieth anniversary of his accession to the
throne when he said that tho war was
to decide whether German morals and
ideals thould triumph or the ideals of
the Anglo-Saxons. A negotiated peace,
which would be a compromise, is the last
thing which the men fighting for Anglo
Saxon principles will consent to. The
French accept these principles with the
same loyalty which America shows for
them. And all reports indicate that they
are determined to see the business
through to the end."
The Entente Allies are equipped to the
last man with automatic gas masks,
which counteract the effect of all the
noxious fumes spread abroad by the
Teutonic peace propagandists. .They are
enveloped in a protective armor of
righteous purposes and arc conscious
that they are fighting for the perma
nent peace of the world, a peace which
is not possible if Germany triumphs now
or if Germany is left in any condition to
make war for a generation to ome.
The idea that they are the chosen people
of God, destined through the survival of
the fittest to rule the world, must be
knocked out of the German mind so
completely that the first faint concep
tion of the rights and equality of all
peoples may begin to dawn on the Teu
tonic consciousness.
Speaking of army exemption? on the
score of fatherhood, in what clas-? would
Brlgham Young hae been entered had he
lived to these wartimes?
CERMANY'S FRIENDS OUR FOES
TT IS hinted that conviction of our neces
- sity for making war on Turkey will be
forthcoming In an investigation of her al
leged outrages against our consulate and
hospital In Tabriz. But however damning
the evidence may prove.to be, t,uch a pro
cedure seems a very elaborate method ot
approaching a simple issue.
It s much easier to open a school ge
ometry and renew therein acquaintance
with the pregnant axiom that "things
which are equal to the same thing are
equal lo each other." The spirit of govern
mental forces In Turkey is the spirit of
Germany, Germany Is our foe. The
mathematical deduction Is obvious nnd un-anjwera-ble,
f
In til case1 of Bulgaria precisely the
iWi!a'iat- applicable, , fwd, curiously
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EVENING iBLIC LEDGEplILMHit
that country and Turkey may be legltU
mately extended ns a reaon for belliger
ency. Washington' has held that primarily
wo nie fighting Germany. Hut we would
continue to opposoher In waging a war,")
already too long ticlajcd, against those sub
ject stool-pigeons of tho "Near Kast," mis
called her "allies."
Why Is It that the photos of lovely
ladles playing terinlt eo often remind u- ot
Broad and Chestnut streets on a windy day?
A SIGNIFICANT RESEMBLANCE
PROFESSOR ROSS, of the t'nlvrrslty of
"Wisconsin, called on Leon Tiotsky lit
I'otrograd last December to learn what he
could of the economic program of the Bol
shevlkl. Ho has reported the result of his
interview In one of the chapters ot his
book on Russia. Hero is a significant ex
tract from tho conversation:
I nsked. "It It the Intention of your party
to dlapoes the owners of Industrial plants
In Illllsla,"
"No." lie replied "Wo are not yet
icaely to talto oer all Industry. That will
ooiiin In time, but no one can say how
soon. For the present we expect out of
tho earnings of a factory to pay tho
owner .". or 6 per cent yearly on his actual
lnestment. What we aim at now is ton
(rof, rather than oiniershfji,"
"What do ou mean by "control'?"
"I menu that wo will seo to it thHt the
factory Is run, not from the point of aIcw
of pritato profit, but from the point of
lew of socl.il welfaro democratically con
ceded For example, we will not allow
tho capitalist to shut up his factory I"
order to stano his workmen Into sub
nilsslveness or because It Is not jleldlns
him a profit. If It Is turning out an
economically needed product. It must be
kept running. If -the capitalist abandons
It, he will lose It altogether, for a board nt
directors chosen by the workmen will bo
put In charge "
The parallel between this statement and
the statements of Mr. McAdoo, explaining
the returns to be allowed to the owners ot
the railroads and the purposes for which
they are to be operated, is startling.
Either the Bolshevik! nre less radical
than we had supposed or Mr. McAdoo can
not properly be described as a conserva
tive. t
"Are you aware, Mr.
Bones, that the deal
er who demands ex
Very tlnnil, Mr.
Ilonenj Very tiood
tortionate prices Is al
ways deaf on one side?" "Why, no, Mr.
Tambo; how is that?" "Why, because all
cilc. for relief fall to register In tho
profiteer."
Wurm is one of Aus
tria's generals, and
the obIous meaning
He Will Also
Turn Hark
, of his name f happily
of his rate of progress through
suggestive
Venetla.
CAMPHOR BALLS
Our Own Mother Shipton
Evr
SI
CRY onco in so often old Mother
Shipton, the sixteenth century prophet
ess, bobs up again. Yesterday we heard
a new version of her dope, alleging that
when movies and submarines and airplanes
nnd wireless telegraphy came along, halt
tho world would swim in blood.
But if anybody tries to frighten you
with what Mother Shipton said don't get
alarmed. You may recall that tho lady
announced (from the safe seclusion of the
year 1560) that tho world would end in
18M. But when, after much anxiety, folks
worried through until that time and looked
nround, everything was still there. And
on the credit side they discovered that
William McFee had been born In that year.
If you don't know who he is, any book
seller will be glad to tell you.
We often wonder who starts these things
and we don't see why we shouldn't spring
some prophecy of our own. The Idea Is
quite simple. You simply put down all
tho things you deem quite Impossible, and
then bay that tc7icn all these things happen
then something else will happen. This
way :
When Woodrow stops writing "May I not,"
When advertising blotters blot.
When skirts once more conceal the bhlns
And Germany regrets her hins;
When the price of food comes down again
And women vote better than tho men
When kids aren't maimed on the Fourth
of JTuly,
When cinders never get In your eye,
When the City Hall ard Is cleared of Junk
And profiteers aro spitrlos sunk.
When a russet shine can be had for a Jit
And elevator chauffeurs don't quit.
When a bald head doesn't attract the files
And a man's own wife considers him wise,
When no ono says, from sea to sea,
"I don't mind heat, it's humidity "
And when we get a chance to. go fishing
onco more
The world will end, if not bcfoie.
They Did, and Restrained Themselves
We expected to see this headline yester
day nfter thoso food riots in Vienna. Why
did no ono think of It?
Austria Hungry
SALTED TEANUTS.
Where They Go
(The New York District Attorney's orrtco
says that Chicago, Pittsburgh. Cleveland
nnd Detroit are the favorito hiding places
of absconding husbands.
When husbands make a getaway, where
do the slackers go?
Where does tho pallid henpeck fly? Well,
it he is adroit
Ho seeks those centers wherolthe visibility
Is low-
Tho cities of Chicago, Flttsburgh, Cleve
land and Detroit.
But why not Philadelphia, Boston, Balti
more, Duluth,
When housewives bounce on hubby's
bean a rolling pin for quoit?
It seems to mo unnecessary compliment in
tooth
For cities like Chicago, Pittsburgh, Cleve
land and Detroit.
DOVE DULCET.
Sad but True '
Thoie's nothing like getting engaged lo
take the saes out of a man, I know lots
of young fellows who tak? like TNT
among their peers, hut you, should see them
coo and molass when1 friend fiancee gets
them on the phono". No back talk then.
PENSIVE.
German success hindered fcy the rain.
Meaanne ..- ..&,, .
MOCK BARRAGE
liy Lieutenant Leon Archibald
Dritish Royal Engineers
"N OUR way to tho birf offensive, on the
'-'Somme In July, 1916, our division was
halted about half-way along the Journey
for a five-day period. We.wero to refresh
our memories with "extended order" and
other movements calculated to add confu
sion to tho Hun when wo got him fn the
open and on his way back to the Rhine.
Ono little item out of the many which
served to Imprint thoso five days forever
on tho memories of men grown weary of
months and monthn ot monotonous grind
In sodden trenches is perhaps worthy of
somo notoriety.
rpHE sch
- vers wn
iheme for these five days' maneu-
os in the main attack and defense
tactlcfi, with our division acting In the
capacity of the attacking force against a
dismounted cavalry division, our disposi
tions being made quite In 'conformity with
what might bo expected in the real thing.
This, to a large extent, placed tho engi
neers at the disposal of tho Infantry, and
together with all our equipment we re
mained temporarily nttached to them until
tho battle was over; and In passing I
should like to remark that thoso ot our
arm of the service who were thus privi
leged will be forever grateful to the powers
that be for a fro.it pew In one of the most
complete pantomimes it has ever been the
fortune of troops to behold.
WITH tho exception of one small phase
I shall not go Into any details con
cerning the progress, the nlms or the ulti
mate outcome of the battle. My reason for
adopting tills attitude Is simply this: When
the "show" was over we of the attacking
force were unanimous In the opinion that
we had. In n very efficient manner, accom
plished the tasks set us: while the cavalry,
on the other hand, contended that we had
failed miserably all along the line, and tnat
to them therefore belonged the honors. In
tho face of such a difference of opinion,
and In the absence of the other side's ver
sion, I would perhaps bo resorting to ques
tionable taste in making any comments
liable td bias your Judgment.
ABOUT noon of the fifth day the battalion
XJLto which my section was attached ob
tained one of Its Important objectives, im
mediately after which It assumed defensive
tactics and spent considerable efTort, in i dis
couraging counter-attacks. Tho latttr are
as certain to occur ns sunrise and as a
consequence an objective cannot truly be
said to have been won until all the enemy's
attempts to retake It havo been frustrated.
In accomplishing this end we could, for
obvious reasons, look for no assistance from
that indispensable ally, barbed wire. It
could, of course, bo assumed that an en
tanglement was prepared In front of us,
but the cavalry had already demonstrated
Its lack of Imagination- so forcibly that
more realistic measures were not only de
sirable but imperative. After an exhaustive
consultation by the "staff" it was decided
that a "dummy" barrage would greatly
enhance the possibilities of our successful
tenure, and this once 'n the annals of bat
tles it was the engineers and not the artil
lery who furnished this eminently gunner
commodity.
r
Cl
cotton, detonators and ruses, w nai
better representation of a bursting shell
could be wished for than a slab of gun
cotton? And as a result of this Ingenious
discovery three sappers were forthwith
dispatched for the camouflage, and then,
armed with about a dozen slabs each, to
gether with necessary accessories, were
detailed to sally forth to a ridge about 300
or 400 yards in front ot us and lay their
charges. These were to be prepared in
such a fashion' that, as soon as the "enemy"
was seen approaching with evil Intent, tho
mock shells were to be "touched off," this
grand display ot fireworks being .calculated
not only to discourage the "enemy's" de
sign, but on account of the novelty of tho
enterprise to create a very favorable im
pression In the minds ot the umpires.
THESIS umpires, consisting ot three or
four portly generals, borrowed for the
occasion, had all through the operations
been galloping about, constantly in touch
with every movement and endeavoring to
decide which side in their Judgment car.
ried out its tasks in the most soldierly fash
ion; and I might again remark In passing
that If any one of thoso umpires arrived at
any lucid conclusions with regard to those
five days' operations he surely merited Ills
rank of general. Our position and next
moves were evidently. In the eyes ot the
nmnires. of some Importance, for shortly
after our "barrage" had" been planted they
galloped with a grand flourish into ,our
neighborhood, taking up positions on the
aforementioned ridge to watch develop
ments. This contingency had not been an
notated, and as "orders were orders," the
sappers religiously carried out their instruc
tions as soon as they receiveo inoiBum
that "tho enemy was approaching." The
Bcene which immediately followed can per
haps bo better imagined than described.
Well-fed arid spirited steeds Immediately
took charge of tho umpires and proceeded
to advance, retire, do anything. In fact, to
get away from tho vicinity of thoso ob
noxious detonations. A horse would start
madiy off in one direction, only to be con
fronted and turned by another upheaval,
while all directly concerned were rapidly
rtBvnloDlnc hysterics. Through the smoke
ono was offered occasional glimpses of fran
tically gesticulating sappers wno Deseecn
lngly shouted to the riders:
-nn"r bo that way. sir!" To be Imme
diately countermanded by another order:
"But don't go that way, either! Lookout,
sir. there's another one there!" "While the
riders bit out such feelingly exclamatory
remarks as: .
"Stop It! Whoa! Stop it, I say!" Allot
which Were punctuated with loud "bangs"
from the barrage.
JUST what the "enemr' thought of the
convulsive scenes on the ridge we never
learned, but he evidently considered it no
ptace for self-respecting cavalry.
So far as Austria'
f Fl Alo vain hop?8 re eon-
k AOT l l?
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Where "The Raven" Was Written
and Catterina the Cat
By CHRISTOPHER MORLEY
SPRING GARDEN STHBBT is' a pleasant
thoroughfare for wandcrlngl on a cool
summer morning about eight-thirty of the
clock. It has been my diversion lately to get
oft the Reading train at the Spring Garden
Station an.d walk to the office from there
Instead of pursuing the too familiar route
from the Terminal. Try It some day, you
victims of habit To start the day by a, llttlo
variation of routine la an excellent excite
ment for the mind.
THAT after-breakfast period, beforo tho
heat begins, has a freshness and easy
vigor of Its own. Housewives are out scrub
bing the white marble steps; second-hand
furniture dealers have spread their pieces on
the pavement for better inspection and sit
In their morris chairs by the curl) to read
the morning paper. Presumably the more
case and comfort they show tho mors plainly
the desirability of a second-hand morris
chair will bo Impressed on the passer-by;
such is the psychology of their apparent
Indolence. A fire engine with maroon chassis
and bright silver boiler rumbles comfortably
back to Its station after putting out a fire
somewhere. The barbers are out winding up
the clock-work that keeps their t.ed and
white striped emblems revolving. 'And hero
and there on the pavement, reclining with
rich relish where the sunlight-falls In white
patches, arc gray and yellow cats.
THR cats nf Spring Garden street aro
plump and of high cheer and they re
mind me of the most famous cat that over
lived In that neighborhood. She was a big
tortoise-shell puss called Catteiina (Kate for
short) and she lived In a little three-story
brick cottage on Brandywlne 'street, which Is
Just off Seventh street behind the garage
that now stands on the northwest corner of
Seventh and Spring Garden. Catterina
played a distinguished even a noble, part
In American lltetature. I am the gladder to
celebrate her because I do not believe any
one has ever paid her a tribute before. You
see, she happened to be the particular pet
and playmate of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Allan
Toe.
IT IS curious that Philadelphia pays so
little honor to that house on "Brandywlne
street, which Is associated with the brief
and poignant domestic .happiness of that
brilliant and traglo genlut. Poe lived In
Philadelphia from 1838 until 1844. and during
tho last two or three year3 of his stay he
occupied the little brick house on Brandy
wine street. One of those who visited It then
described It as "a small house, In one of .the
Fleasant and silent neighborhoods far from
he center of the town, and though slightly
and cheaply furnished everything in It was
so tasteful anfl so fitly disposed that it seemed
altogether suttabla for a man of genius."
What is now only it rather dingy back yard
was then a little garden full of roses, grape
vine and creepers. Perhaps tho pear tree
that is still the most conspicuous feature ot
the yard was growing In Ppe's tenancy. It
was a double tree. vvth twin trunks, one of
which was shattered by lightning quite re
cently. MRS. WILLIAM OWENS, who has lived
In the house for eight' years, was kind
enough to take me through and showed me
everything, from attic to cllar. The hpuser
la built against a larger' four-story dwelling
which fronts on Seventh stroet, now numbered
as 630. In I'oe's dayithe two houses wero
beparalr. the larger one being the property
of a well-to-do Friend who was his landlord,
Since then doors havebeen pierced and the
whole Is used as one" dwelling, In which Mrs,
Owens takes several hoarders. It would Jn
terest Poe, perhaps (as he was once In the
army), to know that a service flag with three
ntar hangs from the front of tho houtie.
The stars represent John Pierce, Harry
Bernhardt and Dominic Dlmonico, the first of
these being, as I understand, a .foster eon
of Mr. and Mrs. Owens. (
It U not hard to Imagine the charm )f this
inug little house as It may: have bfcn.ip tho
dayswhen. 1V ,(lo s, )fl . itto t WfUfB) ad
the' germAn jazz
A IS. ".- L-:i Ml IUMPWIII II. -"'tr.-r... i3i-" ..(
wilting. Spring Garden wns then near the
northern outskirts of the city: the region
wan one of sober ruddy brick (of that rich
hue dear to Philadelphia hearts) and well
treed nnd gardened. Until very recent years
an old lady was living, a neighbor of Mrs.
Owens, who remembered how Virginia Po
used to sit at the window and play her harp.
THE house is well and solidly built; the
door opening toward Bimidywliie street
l still has Its original old-fashioned bolt lock,
I which Poo's hand must have fastened many
and many a time. The little dining room
has a fireplace, now filled In with a stove. In
one of the rooms upstulrs (according to
tradition) "Tlio Raven" was written ; and
there ae two bedrooms with casement
windows In the attic. Some of Toe's
finest work was done In this house, among
other tales probably "Tho Murders In
the Rue Morgue, Tho Gold Bug" and
"The Black Cat." And hero a curious
coincidence may be noted. It will be re
membered that In tho story ot "The Black
Cat" Poe describes how some very unpleas
ant digging was done In a cellar. In clean
ing the cellar of the Brandywlne street
house Mrs. Owens discovered recently a placo
where the bricks in the flooring had been re
moved and a section of planking had been
put in. Is It possible that this circumstance
suggested to Poe the grisly theme of his
story? Just for fun I vvould very much like
to explore under those boards. They are old
and have ev Idently been there a long time.
IMAGINATION -likes to conjure up the
little household: the Invalid Virginia Poe
(it was In this house 'that she broke a blood
vessel while singing), tho stout-hearted and
all-sacrificing mother-in-law "Muddy," as
the poet affectionately called her tho rosea
that grew over the wall, and (let us not
forget her) Catterina, tho cherished pet.
Catterina was very much a memher of tho
.family. In April, ,1844, when Poo and his
wife moved to a boarding house in New
York, where they found the table amazingly
cheap and plentiful, ho wrote to Mrs. Clemm:
The house Is old and looks buggy. The
rheapest board I ever knew. I wish Kate
could see It she would faint. Last night,
for supper, wa had the nicest tea you
ever drank, strong and hot wheat bread
und rye bread chocxe tea cakes (ele
gant), a great dish (two dishes) of ele
gant ham and two nf cold veal, piled up
like a mountain three dishes of the cakes
and everything In tho greatest piofuslon.
No fear of starving here.
Poor Catterina! Does not this suggestion
of her swooning Imply that she may have
had to go on rather short commo'ns In the
little home on Brandywlne street? But after
all, there must have been mice In the cellar,
unless the ghost of Ihe Black Cat frightened
them away. - I
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IN THE same letter, written from New
Vork tho day after the Poes had gone
thero to look for better fortune, ho says
"Sissy (his wife) had a hearty cry. last night
because )ou and Catterina weren't here."
BUT IT was In the winter of 1846-47. when
Mis. Poe lay dying of consumption In
tho cottage at Forflham. that Catterina came
to her highest glory. Tho description of that
scene touches upon a-human nerve of pity
and compassion that must glvs the most
callous a pang. Poo himself, harassed by
poverty, pride and Illness,, had to witness the
sufferings of his failing wife without ability
to ease them. This Is the description of o
kind-hearted woman who saw them then:
' There was no clothing on the bed but a
snow-white counterpano and sheets The
weather wns cold and the sick lady had tho
dreadful chills that accompany the hectic
fever ot consumption She lay ' the
straw bed wrapped In her husband's great
coat with a large tortoise-shell cat Ih her
bofoin. The Wonderful fat seemed con
'kclous ot her great .usefulness. This coat
and the cat were the sufferer's only means
of waruith.
PUrtllAPS Philadelphia will somf day. Co
dttlng honor to tha meinory ot that Ill
starred household thai knew Its best harpl
ness in the little house pn Brandywlne street.
Mr Owens, vvho Is a druggist, has whlmsl
c.ally tet up In, the front parlor one ot the
tig scarlet ivaplcr-macbe ravens', that are
uhiJ to a4yfUe,Re4.Bfn, yltv,Hi
'tttsunal' ttv JBt r''fJyWaMM.nli4Miir9 '
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man with brawn and couraee. vvho can sl
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Or one with brains to make the proper plans fi I
And chsrt tho courses
vlctoiy.
that will lead totf-l
Aim In It is n wond'inus tlttnir to be
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a man ot menus vvnn money to pusn on ..y
'tllU ..III ..III, f("w,l .III' .lull 111 :1CJ "J 1'-:
Where funds arc. needed. I nm not a" raae.fi,
Ami vial It Iu n HlilAnrllrl llilncr tnilitv ,t:
To be a woman ne with brawn to go 1(
Right In thu faeo of our Inhuman foe y;
And nurse tho soldiers, feed the fighting
host. v
Drlvo ambulances, nnd do everything
Ono sees needs doing ! It Is also flne(
To be a woman with sufficient brain
To help the men In till they undertake
And then suggest another thing or rwo
Worth undertaking! And ngaln, the last.
A woman's money Is a' needed thing, S
And It Is something well worth living tor,
To give a fortune to a suffering world. ,J
That in the future ye.irs it may be free , j
From eveiy menace that would daro repeat
This war's grim horrors! It is wonderful
To be alive nnd part ot this great work fn
Of helping on a true democracy a
One that shall be a pure, unquestioned Stato v
Wherein no traco1 of past injustices
To man or woman, humankind or beapt. (
Shall ever more defile the Stars and Stripes.
The chosen emblem of our liberty. -,
Ami ltViAtimt- ua Iia liorn a. man N
Or born a woman, we havo chance to die Jt'
True patriots, all and this, perchance, may J
i,n.. ,.A..i..tia i,n limn niir pnlendld lives! v'
Lurana Sheldon. In the Jscw aork Times. lt
It f. Tn.1s.,1? . VV
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To iie i'dlfor of tke Evening I'ubtlo Affprr."
m. tm .. T.v.iAI-nl i...-.. -(-. m m I saint, rtfn!
Oir 11 llic " cuciwi
rlra 10 lier Cclll 01 inn, jnuncis u. .iau".i
hla uninhabitable next winter by rffulng
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tO allOVV COai 111 UC Ul-meicu i-v mt ,
far will such action tend to relieve the
Bcaj-clty of hous and reduce rents?' T, .
I'nuaucipnia, j una -v.
Our Daily Pome
Mary had a pair of eggs ,,f I
And a slice of ham. '9
Anri Allien th waiter brought her check a VI
Ol,. wwamnA ami mill'milt-Ofl. "Dood-nls
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nurse!" Macon Telegraph
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A Linguistic Offensive
vnr..ai. wiuiinAft nn near comneiHora ii
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..... t ho inncfitatfoa nriup rna war. mr wntiii,
we arp obliterating the German language'over if,
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nerw oui T uojtt uuumucpo .o ..iu. . -
French language over were. waruwHrmvum ,
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Pride In feminine attainments manes nor
boast of the fact that Bertha Kiupp Is the
leading gunvvoman of the world. Washing
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. Who I. ndjutant reneral at the t'nlted State
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a. What ii the Umi XI? J
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a Who hu Arriso Bolto?
What la niunt br the mlltUry abbrcTbUlea
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8. Where to Camp Hanrtick?
8. Who l president of nrjrn Utnr Colteget
JP. Where U the riate Blrert
Ansvveri to YeMerday's Qui
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3. A"-"' T-njraon wrote, ''The PrloeeM.'t, I
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