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Mar l, 1Q1') A PATRIOTIC SHRINE IN NEGLECT (TWO-THIRDS of the State Hou-e group of buildinps acroulcil effec tively with the festal columns anil color ful decorations which framed the Iron Division's parade as it marched past the shrine of liberty on Thursday. The le ,cent restorations to Independence Hall and Congress Hnll have admirably ob served the historical proprieties and ie ercntly emphasized the compelling chaim and dignity of these venerable structures. The contrast between the Georgian archi tectural simplicity anil serene giace of lino with the spectacular exuberance of the victory trappings excted a piquant appeal, fascinating to the bcholdeis. That is, if their eye strayed not to the sad scene of decay at the southwest corner of Fifth and Chestnut stieels. The Supremo Court building and former " City Hall which stands there is fast be coming a ruin. Ravages of neglect are visible in its shattered window, its un painted frames and doors, in the general air of abandonment which pervades one of the most celebrated edifices in the land. yhen Philadelphia was the national seat of government John Jay presided n oyer the Supreme Court in this structure. ' Subsequently, after the removal of the capital, it had a long, distinctively local career as the City Hall. Its lamentable shabbiness was a most unfortunate blot on the memorable picture of last Thurs day. The same export commission which has directed the reconstruction work on Inde pendence Hall has already its plans in shape for the resuscitation of the de- .TjBerted courthouse. It is the rennisitp appropriation by the city which is tardy. , 'Continuation of the delay may have highly regrettable results. The building should be rehabilitated as soon as possi ble. The present scene is intensely un- . flattering both to patriotism and to local , pride. DELIMITING "FLYTIME" irpIME was when cven t,ie mobt carcfui '-1- nousewifc might have scoffed at a call to battle against mosquitoes, flies , and other summer pests. That was be f ifore sanitary experts fully understood s the causes for their spread, t v The solution of those mysteries, how ever, gives to the message sent out ' by Doctor Krusen a practical value ; that has no relation to impossibilities. .Furthermore, the gradual disappearance of horse traffic is removing one of the iy prime agencies of the fly olairue. Tha E housekeeper can complete the job, cs- peciauy by the judicious use of flypaper w. 'and the titrht rlnsinrr nf fVi rrnrl,nr.n rt;i t'f Wtion Tin T o.ro . -1.-..1 I... .L. 'k thousands in Panama it was not Jullv t 'realized that stagnant water meant a K,. mosquuo carnival, aut tnat tact is a truism now, and there is no excuse for the !& 4 accumulation of water m barrels, pans or yj.j.buckets about the house. Of course, i-oinere win sun De mosquitoes in fhiladel- XtjLt- ? i;i j.1. t .... ,. .. Btopm wniie me reciamauon 01 tne swamps g Mtt- the southern part of the city remains pVnncompleted. . But the ordinary citizen t.h tenn rln n crronr. ilnnl rlnqtiitn t1-i mi,;; fepality's laxity. uoctor Krusen's sanitary instructions are specific. Complaints about an un clean city lack conviction from any house holder who fails to heed them. Uncon ditional extermination should be the key note of the anti-pest drive. 'i-6 IITII ITV MOT FVFDVTUIMO r& " : ."-.-.-.....- 11 l"" tno professional musician makes fT money out of his music. But the fK business man who goes homo at night 5: , "" if"ra '' """ uuur uh nis organ kj t"'a i""" ." luuniuiuiii niai i worm , JnorQ to him than dollars and cents. Four bare walls, covered by a roof. ft ""will accommodate religious worshipers, K tHbuttlte man who says his prayers on Sun- pcl day" in .a church of fine proportions, f -atlorned'by the symbols of his faith, is : 'brought into a mood for worship by the Ijftfjfbeauty. of his surroundings and by the -?reKaijon wmv. men ana women nave tihutr a. fit temple to the things of the BL? l.n!lA n l.nitn1. lnHA. n.ili l fs. iuv "j, .b,i S.IUIH.-0 WJ11 marK a jeneia or commemorate a nerotc deed. ff flPs lau CD1U'"" ,VJln symuonc Iigurcs iff -Ssite baso and on its summit will anneal K, Mif"ihe imagination much more when it ifWeignea Dy an arcnuect or genius and pit l;he sculptured llgures arc planned r "man who has perceived the slgnifi- p of great deeds. tiitarianism in war memorials needs Kusrded against in these days when , vmny persons arc insisting that the 4' of eve,rytUing artistic and cduca jil should be measured in money. i yrateftt of litiu itoot before the rt)drauor. pi Art Hgainst jM-ime purpoM ig uUH-j l2S nnd bridges nnd settlement houses and the like may bo named in honor of the soldiers, but they sRoultl not bo built to the exclusion of memorials, the sole value of which will lie in their ap: .nl to the spirit. The Nelson column in London has been an inspiration to generations of Englishmen. Our memorials must be of such char acter as will reveal to the future the soul nnd heart of the nation which fought the war, and typify that belief in democratic freedom which is the glory of the Ameri can people. In this slate we, foitunately, have created an art commission, which will pass upon the suitability of all monu ments to be erected in public places, and, if we mistake not, its members will act on the principles laid down by Mr. Root. PHILADELPHIA'S INTEREST I IN THE ACTS OF CONGRESS Its Representatives Are Expected to Fight for Legislation Needed by Local Industries "lim AT effect will the action of Con- '' gross have upon this city, upon Pennsylvania, Xew Jersey and Dela- waie? This is the question which most inti mately concerns us today. We are in terested, of course, in the general prob lems of reconstruction and in the restoia tion of the affairs of the nation to a peace basis. But v.e aie paiticulaily inteiested in the effect upon our own industries and in our own matciinl development of what Congress does and leaves undone. And wo expect our 1 epiesontatives in Wash ington to cxeit themselves to the utmost to secuie the passage of such laws as will best seive this part of the counliy. There is nothing narrow or piovincial in such a course. It is the working out of the repie.sentative .system of govern ment. It is to accomplish such ends that the rppteentativp system was estab lished. We have thiity-six nicmbcis of the House and two senators charged w ith the duty of looking after our interests. Xew Jersey and Uclawaie have their delegates in Washington similaily chat god. They aio expected to examine the gen eral reconstruction acts in the light of their knowledge of the needs of this pint of the country first and then to assist in adjusting them to the needs of the whole country in such a way that this part of the country will not suffer. Take the matter of railioad legislation, for example. We have gieat railroad companies incorporated in this state and serving its people. They are now operated under the direction of the national government. We arc vitally concerned in their return to their owneis in as good shape as they vveie when they were taken over. Legislation which will protect laihoad property hero will pro tect railroad property in other states. It has been suggested that laws arc to be passed for the co-ordination, of rail and water lines of transpoitation. We are also vitally interested in this matter in both ends of the state because of the great volume of traffic carried by water from Pittsburgh and from this city. It ought to be possible for the railioads to get into intimate relations with the steamship lines coming up the Delaware both in the coastwise and the trans atlantic trade and to quote through rates to any port in the world. Still further, the Delaware river chan nel needs more attention than it has ever received. II the nation is to develop its foreign trade it is of the first importance that every port on the Atlantic seaboard should be improved as fast as conditions warrant. Our own representatives are charged with the duty of looking after our own poit. The representatives of New Jersey and Delaware are equally concerned with them. The port of Cam den is part of the port of Philadelphia, as the business men of Camden have re cently reminded us by calling our atten tion to their willingness to co-operate with Philadelphia business men in the work of port improvement. Every Cam den pier at which a steamship ties up helps Camden and everything that helps Camden helps that greater Philadelphia included in the metropolitan area. But it is not enough to improve the Delaware. The canal which connects the river with the Chesapeake bay is to be taken over by the government. A large appropriation is needed to provide for widening and deepening it for the accom modation of large steamships to ply be tween this city and Baltimore and sup plement the railroad transportation be tween the two cities. The Delaware and Raritan canal ought to be enlarged into a waterway for the accommodation of shipping so that we could send freight to New York harbor and bring it from New York harbor to this city and to Chesapeake bay points at a lower rate than the railroads can afford to carry it. These improvements are only super ficially of local concern, for when they are made the whole West and South which find an outlet for their products on the seaboard will be benefited by the in creased demand for what they raise and by the greater facility provided for send ing it abroad. And the shipping piogram of Congress affects the Delaware river industries more deeply than it affects those of other parts of the country. The great ship. j ards of the nation are here. Hog Island, which is the biggest shipyard in- the world, has been developed since the be ginning of the war. Congress is aware of these facts. Its members have been here and have been astounded at what has been done. When our congressmen point out to them the importance of legislation which will keep these yards busy and provide employment for the thousands of ship, builders now on the payrolls, nhd offer a market for tho steel produced inthq mills of the state the Congressmen from other states have knowledge enough to see the force of he argument, ehYenPsntje!itiM.toike problem. It is enough to say that Con gress is expected to pass such laws as will insure to us a merchant marine sufli cicnt to carry a large proportlon'of our foreign trade. If such lawn arc passed then our yards will be kept busy building ships. And every merchant and every business man on both sides of tho Dela ware will profit directly by the prosper ous industry hero at home. And the nation at large will benefit in n broader way by that expansion of trade which will come through the presence of tho American flag in the ports of the seven seas. We are not unconcerned in the tariff. An intelligently applied protective tariff law has developed the industries of this state beyond computation. It has built our great steel mills. It has made possible the factories en gaged in the manufacture of textiles. It has put dollais into the pockets of hundreds of thousands of workmen born here and has attracted hundreds of thou sands more from other parts of the coun try and from other pai ts of the world. It is expected that our representatives will look after the old industries and it is expected, too, that they will demand suffi cient tariff protection for the new indus tries developed out of the war to enable them to survive under foreign competi tion. We aie making dyesluffs and chemicals which we used to buy from Germany. We bought them fromGeimany because no one thought it woith while to give their manufacturers here that protection which was needed to build up a new in dustiy. Within the metropolitan area there aie dye and chemical works which cannot suivive unless they are taken care of by the government befoie the German manufactureis again enter the world markets. The war taught u.s how dependent we weie on the rest of the world for certain commodities which we could produce right here at home. It would he a fatal mistake to drop back into that state of dependence, but unless the Pennsylvania and Xew Jersey and Delaware delega tions in Congress, whose members under stand what has been done by their con stituent:., unite in insisting on the right kind of legislation theie is danger of making that mistake. WINGING TO HORTA TT CANNOT be said that the impossible was wrought in the American seaplane flight to the Azores, the first flight over so wide a stretch of tho ocean. Expecta tion of the miraculous is the temper of the age, pcihaps its most significant aspect. Reality elbows imagination almost out of human consciousness. Con fidence in the power of man was never so firm and undaunted. Herein lies the real thrill of these daring days. Faith that an act never befoie accomplished will be done in a way perfectly in accordance with an elaborately preconceived plan is some thing entirely new in history. The picture of Columbus is the com plete antithesis of the current master piece. He stumbled upon a new world. Upon the first authentic transatlantic sea voyage he, in a sense, felt his way to greatness. Lieutenant Commander Albert C. Read and his colleagues sought no uncertain goal. They aimed directly for something which no man before had ever reached. There is a signal beauty iti such superb self-confidence. There is cven more startling daring in Harry G. Hawker's non-stop venture, which now gives such lacing zest to the deeds of the birdmen. The glory of the American navy's ex ploit is best realized by stimulating the powers of lettospect. Less than a decade ago Walter Wellman's ill-starred attempt in a dirigible was reckoned almost ab surd. The fancy of a Wells or a Verne was hardly equal to the task of picturing the prodigious development of the air plane within the brief space of ten years. Yet so breathless was the progress that tho natuie of the feat itself did not constitute the sole claim to intense popu lar interest. The world had faith in a cros-ocean flight. A prime question con cerned who would be the first to make it. It is obvious that the practical effect of this victory in the air is not, immi nent. Flights such as the NC-4 took from Trepassey to tho Azores, twelve hundred miles away in tho Atlantic, are not likely to become common for some time. The failure of the NC-1 and the disappear ance of Commander Towers emphasized the perilous uncertainties of overseas flights. It is, however, perilous to prophesy. That the future holds for us now inconceivable wonders is undeniable. But it is the present that warrants exul tation today. Daedalus dreamed a dream. With clock-work precision and serene dispatch it is made real over waters and between lands of the existence of which he was altogether unaware. The satiety of won ders existent in thisage is incapable of repressing our thrills. I.rt there lie no fur- Ono More thr-r delusions about l'avor Ashed parades. We know now, if we didn't bo fmo, that the holdiers don't want to march. All tlioy want is to get home. It is not o much Hint wc houor them as that we ask one lait favor of them that they show themselves to us in linp as they marched tow aid the foe. And then, of course, it is up to us to Eivc them jobs the moment they arc demobilized. Congress will be under The Ijist Klvet no mUapprchen slo u concerning the views of ehipvvorkcrs after Saturday's parades and mass-meetings. Now, it the men anxious to nerve In tho new merchant marine would follow them up in equally emphatic fashion it would he a clincher. Though tho pen bo China and mightier than tho Japan Ware , sword, the Peace Con ference proves that tho might of the implement depends on tho finality of its material. The Japanese steel, for instance, more readily made its mark than the Chinese goose quill. Senator Kellogg will doubtless be con ntdered br Sir. BurleconiM Sonnti-V M,t.a ANGLO-AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP An Englishman, Now a Citizen of Phil adelphia, Joins In William Mc Fee's Hope for a Better Under standing Between the Two Countries To the L'ditor of the Hreiiinp Puhlio Lcdfjer: Sir Kngineer Lieutenant William Me Fee's expressions on Anglo-American un derstandings and misunderstandings wcro right to the point, and I supposo he could have gone oti, as I believe 1 Jwild, indefinitely cltius many surprisldg instances of absolute Ignorance of the other fellow's cotiutry, hnhlfs' nnd ideals, especially on Hie part of the Uritisher. I was born nnd raised in a north of Inland bcaport town. Inter living in Liverpool. Like Lieutenant McFee, salt wnter seemed to tun in jny Veins, nnd as u .voungster I lost tm opportunities to board the foreign vessels coming in to my town to listen to the tnles of foreign lands, oft told in broken Luglisli, Of particular import to this story, however, I hoard a gentleman at one of our church concerts sing n song, then popular with many Irih ami Kuglish folks, "I'm OfT to Philadelphia in the Morning." Childlike. 1 wanted to know where Phila delphia wns, what was it like and did ships ever go there. 1 learned the soug nnd its I progressed in school I became more and more, interested iu Philadelphia, knew it was sit uated on the Delaware and gathered a slight smattering of information about it. As I was nn orphan, my grandmother wns my guardian, nnd I often told her thnt some day I was going to Philadelphia. She indulged mo in my childish beliefs, neither of us prob ably at that time considering that some day I would actually be lis proud of seeing Hilly IVnn'd statue on top of City Hall after an absence froi.i this eilj ns the native son. AVIien iny gintidpareuls died and I went to lelntives in Lhoipnol I had nn oppor tnnitj to hear moir of Philadelphia, hut I was not taught that the Declaration of In dependence was signed here or auy other facts i unreining the Revolution. America to tne nl fifteen--as a wild west devoid of cities nnd civilled habits. Thnt it boasted schools, churches or theatres, factories, real homes with bathtubs or hotels wns not Known to me, nnd at school I wns usually at the head of my class in most subjects. In Liverpool T met men who sailed on ships to Philadelphia, saw Americans who debarked at the landing stage and lode up to the Adel phi Hotel in Lime street (n favorite hostehy for better-clnss tourists nt thnt lime, IDO:'.), and they seemed to he law-abiding, dignified folk who dressed well and hail ample means. 1 even peeped thiough the hotel wludows on dark nights to see them dining under brilliunt lights and thnt song. "I'm Off to Philadel phia in the Morning." continually rung in my ears. By this time I had learned more of the 1'nited States of America in general and Philadelphia in particular, because I was employed near the water front nnd the tang of salt water was in my veins. Before I had jet learned to shave I found nn opportunity to work iny way to Philadelphia as u "trimmer" or coal-passer, nnd I left my desk, picked out some old clothes and dijly signed on. When the work became particularly hard I kept humming over the old song and think ing of my old grandmother, who had always proudly predicted n brilliant future for tne desptte the bandirap of being orphaned at an early age. After twelve days of the hardest kind of work below deck, I arrived here aud had n job before night a hard one again, sure, but a job nevertheless. In the intervening jears I have progressed, made many friends; friends I am proud to have know me, proud to be associated with, both in business nnd private life. Yet the thought has always been with tne and em phasized greatly on many occasions on read ing or hearing things about Britain or re ports on this country from across the pond why cannot these countries understand each other better? Lven aboard tho ship none of the crow had any desire to live here. They know America only through the "lager saloon" near the whnrf and their opinions were gov erned accordingly. Deep down in my heart I realized that each had many things in common. studied American business men in my early years here and imagined these men transplanted, say to Liverpool or Lon don. Little difference in appearance, but with perhaps more pep, certainly ns much real dignity and sincerity. As I study ster ling executives I meet, workmen, women in the homes, iu fact, Americans in every walk of life, I more nnd more feel confident that these two peoples ran hold the peace of the world in their hands without difficulty. Prior to the war one heard many sarcastic expressions about England the England of George tho Third, principally, but always the speaker meiely applied his reumrKS to just England. Yet the average Britisher to day has but the slightest conception of the whole affair, which, after all, was the best lesson that the British nation ever had, cven though the war with the colonies did not have the support of right-thinking Britishers. The main fact is, of course, that that affair is iu "the official records" and thus stands as official. I donned a I'nited States naval uniform within a day or two after we entered the conflict, because I had, as a good citizen, prepared m.vself for the call which I ex pected from the organization of which I was a member. My wife a Philadrlphian of German extraction aud two children under four years I left in our honfe when my ship sailed. Never have I met better men than the American officers I had the honor of serving under. Never have I met n liver, houest-to-goodness hunch of good fellows, who could be trusted to go the limit in a pinch, than the several hundreds of Yankee boys that made up our crew. And I was one of them. I met Britishers in uniform, too, but somehow, and rightly so, I liked the old I'nited Stntes uniform better, liked to haul the Stars and Stripes up ou the morning watch to the 'accompaniment of our owu ship's band. A body of Philadelphia troops were for a time encamped in Liverpool, and n close rel ative, writing to me after the armistice, said it wns like losing home boys when our laddies marched away to troopships and home. Surely actual contact cannot but have been highly educating for both, particularly for those Britishers who have been looking at America through badly focused glasses. I don't expect to see our lads come home with n passion for afternoon tea or eye glasses, popularly supposed to be two of the principal pastimes of tho average English man, but at least they will know at, first hand that the English are huninn if1 some what slow to give vent to their emotions. And certainly tho cynical Britisher who has tried to get Lieutenant MeFce's goat, your goat and mine with his uasty but admittedly dispassionate opinions of the United States of America must now retire to his last line of trenches and quit entirely. We are both iully human, both fair; we both have ideals that, together, con accom plish much. May one of tha outcomes of tho war be that better understanding. And, In chlentally, let us again popularize .my old song all over Euglaud, that Philadelphia may come into its due as the world's great t manufoqtjirlns center aid bring the vtorld to' it for its products. - -. THE SALVATION ARMY DOESN'T HAVE TO EXPLAIN 'WHY' TO US!" - y'i uTilWpn'I.Jil'iiriil" 'ilr IrlJi lit! oKSIfi RaKMar!HAfviNV?KbiC)T7mifi . .J. -,:- AyiiX-iSiV!'Aisviint-n!y ,.-.x' MM whi'imhmii 'nii'HNWIL1 1 i i mmtnW1 nvfnmm Wim TE ,M11&&ffl iMliaiMiill -3i&M&3mi iFSi5S;-iCS5v ( r iff- " jZr w v. THE CHAFFING DISH The Shortest Poem on the Greatest Topic Harry Hawker, You're it corker. A man in Missouri says he has attained the mellow age of 101 by never arguing. We applaud heartily and have written to him asking him to be honorary president of our Tactitumvercin. But we nre sorry that he snjs nothing about smoking a corncob, for one of our pet theories is that the faithful use of a Mis souri meerschaum is one of the best wuys of postponing dissolution. Mr. Morgenthnu says the United States will have to go to war again within twenty years to save the world. If that be so, we doubt whether it's worth saving. As the father of a two-and-u-half-.v ear-old urchin we arc seriously consider ing painting him with stripes nnd raising him as u zebra. If we did it right now, he would probably never know that he wasn't always a zebra. Burlesonnets A LETTER was addressed nnd stamped and mailed In New York city on the fifth of May. Tin missive dallied gently on its way. Inquiry and contumely naught availed. Twice the itidignnut addressee assailed The sender with remonstrance, "Lo, I pray" (He wrote), "Inform me, gentlemen, what day Your check was sent, for I am still uultuled." The days went by : at last on May thirteen The letter reached the hopeful addressee In Philly, its appalling journey done. Now these nre facts, narrated without spleen By J. M. Shields, who tells the talc to inc. Three cheers for Albert Sidney Burleson ! There is always something to bo thankful for. No one so far has been infamous enough to put senatorial speeches ou phonograph records. t Is it true that the three-cent .postage is to be reduced to two cents on July 1? AVe wish some one would authoritatively inform us. It would be pleasant to know that that date will have some compensations. When will the parents of young children issue their declaration of jafety pindepend cuce? It is a sad commentary on human nature that many of us have got to such a pass that whenever we hear nil organ played we imagine we are about to see n movie. The Game of. Games You may talk of sports alluring, You may speak of fame enduring Won by golfers, racers, fishermen and men who wield a cue ; . You may rave of tenuis, cricket, Baseball and defense of wicket, But you cannot beat the bracing game of sailing on the blue !' Bowling's good for those who like it ; . Many men are proud to "hike It" : And the deadly game of football has its boosters and its clam Bide a horse If you enjoy the ra ; Tos up targets and destroy them But to me the rolling billows are the making of a man ! There nre some (no doubt they're brutal) Who think every sport is futile Unless some one's gettin? hurt or maimed ; all right, butnow for mine Take a little skiff or dory Craft that's fumed Iu boiib and ttory Big a leg o' mutton sail and go u-ecuddiug o'er the brine TtOBEUI' LKSLIK lUSlaMSU, ..' -..-:. J H No woman can be called old until she ceases to be inflamed by rummage sales. We nominate for gold chevrons thoso to bacconists who, through all these parlous times, still sell safety matches tor one cent a box". We have heard many euphemisms for a . pawnshop, but one of the best is that we observe on a Market street pledgery, viz, "collateral banking house." Dove Dulcet, our sub-caliber poet, says that if he knew the name of the intrepid mau who placed it flag on the hat of William Peun nbove the City Hall he would write a poem about him. We mention this merely to wurn the courageous steeplejack to remain unouy iuous. What kind of n parade will there be when the uuforgotten (iiover Bergdoll comes home? Has the League of Ovations made auy preparations? What would have happened to the mailed list if it had been mailed by Mr. Burleson? " And friend Tnsso wouldn't have been so sure about Jerusalem, being delivered if he had put one of Albert Siduey's special de livery stamps on it. Circulation and Publicity You'll find it true, from shore to shore, Across this mighty nation, . No mugnzine or man may live Without good circulation. Publicity is craved by all Paper or politician ; How craftily they hide their bait, Whene'er they go a-fishin'! Publicity is not attained, Except by circulation, Of man or paper, far and wide. Throughout this far-flung nation. Aud wider ns the circle grows, It sets n power in motion. Publicity is thus achieved, From ocean unto occau. Reaction equals action. So . Publicity, 'in growing, , Increases circulation, Oh, This all results are showing. MARGARET W. MOODY. In the minds of, many soldiers the Salva tion Army has made tho humble doughnut a symbol not much less inspiring than tho cross. There is now a very successful fly in the ointment of the aviators remaining iu New foundland. Did Read nnd his mates cry "Forgive us. our Trepasseys" to their well-wishing rivals as they hopped off for the Azores? . Patriotic Finos say that General Mau ncrheim, who is now besieging Petrograd, is the greatest Finn of the century. 1 The Finn de sieele, tfyidently.. ' i Desk Mottoes The world belongs to the enthusiast who keeps cool. WILLIAM McFEE. Tho first cstjniuto of President Wilson's message was "a few hundred words." Then we were told "approximately threo thou sand." Now, as wo sit hero 'lighting our pipo, -t.'OO words Is tlm rumor. Evidently tho "May I nots" were omitted from the llrt count. Consresalonal leaders have decided that the cable la the loptcal method of notifying Iresident Wilson 'hat Congress ias aaaem. ., bled. Nw Itenv . . ,. .... , QvMM IHJfitfWTOPff WM.W VymNM3BK.. S-U '."'"'i -iv.-TL-'jft'-.". iHJriiiTuaiCTH iV k 1 -Y.lfr ii ii mm? m$m.. 1smm&?i;'i mm P$SS3t Ir&yj-' 'TWAS EVER THUS JTtWAS ever thus from childhood's Hour I - I never yet, on warm spring day, Eschewed my winter underwear But what it froze, right straight away. I never packed my winter clothes ' With moth balls compassed round about But thnt the mercury took n drop And I bad to go hud haul 'cm out, I never took my tender liowcrs Out where they'd summer see gain, But what a heavy winter frost Would muke me go and drag them in. We never broke our backs and necks To get nu early garden in But what the cold, bleak winter clung And hung, like grip of sin. We never made our garden jtc To miss the chill'nud wet of spring But what the summer early came And burned up every blessed thing! And -yet since childhood's earliest days I've dearly loved Spring's jocund mood, Aud, warm or chill, bleak, wet or dry, I would not change it if I could, Mrs. W. E. Ewing, iu the Missouri Ledger. And when our boys come back from Camp Dix may they get jobs as full sized as the welcome we gave them. ' The -loOO words from Wilson will not be sung to Congress to the time of "Forty five Minutes From Broadway." What Do You Knoiv? QUIZ 1. What is a "Nancy"? 2. AVhat arc the Skoda works and where are they located?' 3. Who is Hsu-Shih-Chaug? 4. AVhat is a consortium? 5. What is a pinnace? (I. AA'Imt is the real uumc of Authony Hope, the novelist? 7. AA'ho said: "Censure is a tax a man pays to the public for being eminent"! 8. Who was Charles Lutwidgc Dodgsou? 0. AVhat Is the meaning of the prefix "tre" in such words as Trelawney, Tre passey, Tremayne? 10. AA'hat is a crenellated tower? Answers to Saturday's Quiz 1. Edward N. Hurley Is chairman of the United States shipping board. 2. A grangerized book is one illustrated by inserted eugravlugs, etc., , especially from other books, named after Rev. James Granger, whose "Biographical History of Englund" (1700) was so illustrated, 3. John Cabot and his sou Sebastian dis covered North America in 1407. 4. The second syllable takes the 'accent in the word Trepassey. 5. Herman Melville was nu American, author and traveler, noted especially, for Ids semi-autobiographical sea 8torics-"Typec," "Omoo" nnd "Moby Dick, or tho White Whale." . 0. A puravaac is a minc-cuttiiig device, a highly tmportnut Invention of tho war period. 7. The jack in cards is usually known in England ns the knave, 8. The emblem of the city of A'cnicc is the lion of St. Mark. 0. A monsoon is a wind in south Abia, especially In the Indlau ocean, blow ing from the southwest iu summer (wet liionsoou,) and from tho northeast iu winter (dry monsoon). It nlso de scribes tho rulny season and other winds with periodic variations. 10. "Mlsnrlslou: vvroDE aetion or nmitudnu.' falJy 'Vpriion of fel6ur,.iU A 'V; 3i il m ) l -31 I I -btlHtltr,fV?.v'j- (,.?, -: r wefci"" I! "S" V"-r ,&'.Ki.jL.gJs -.'.-. w t new k " "J. kCMi, IT. i. i il J . ,
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers