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Natural Respect for Worsen
l. it.. n'ditor of rubUo ledger: .
iiy 'I. humblo members of the
Blrridllr" ae. so sarcastically re
'm8r? t2 w ?'B. O. B." in last Saturday'.
t,,r-i.' Forum, venture to reply to him and
Z'Vml opinion on why h. should. lnatcad
.TTuVnot. remoV.'hle hat while riding
?' .n elevator .with womenT First of all,
S, iSoSr far-fftohed, lf.lt w nome;
hJf L here his own pleaaura was, concerned
,hlnCid not hesitate-to jemov.hla hat,.nd
1,,7.. think he'd. ever slop "to think about
1 f S cold. Alio. I cue. thefo havo
ftC more hat. broken at baseball games
M?, Hke than evor came to a-rlef through
JLn, eruehed in lvaor.when their own
J?i femoved th.m to show reipect to some
"r.' n O. B." really means Ishe la alck
Y.i..A of giving any more reipect to hW
nd llr ?h Jn lust what- th law dictate..
,';"thlnk. "cau.0 w"men havo til. vof, they
"?,.t take what goes with It-Ju.t as much
t, as Uttle "respect na men choo.o to give
""Si"'!, my eiperieneo that real gentlemen
. ' it have to havo .rules laid down to
f.nut. their polltenea. toward womankind.
25 Aiuteness s Inetlnctlve. It Is aa
"!,.? therefore, for a real man to re
ntV"hV. hat in an elevator as It la for him
rtS hl own name. A real gentleman
? ,PtVwast hi. tlmo arguing that "he
T.'Jt hav" to tike hi. hat off In the de
dM!lLt .tor. so why ahould he In the ele
P"'"1,"1. simply I. happy to accept this
valor 7 "" "A , .how h a small
central curium ..- --
c'ourteey to "omanklnd..
Philadelphia. October 23. 1920.
Claims We Are Selfish
m the Editor tf the Evintno TubMe Ledgtv:
t0s rlf note that In your paper you give
f. win to "ny-one. who would express his
,r.Jin regarding conditions aa he. found
.pinion r"ab'1mt fa t Kni a New png-
nd g?l. and ha'v. always' been told that In
5 native, "action snobbery Is Paramoun .
vLn left Mas.achuiett. to com. to Phil-Vi-m
to live, about six montha ago, I
Mt 'hat I w-a. going among people where
.? nrotherly Love." I have lived here, as
I '.SS bVfoN. mora than alx month, and I
'. failed utterly to find any evidence of
the Telly's being entitled to Ite nickname.
' Uron reaching here I wer.t to We.t Phi a
aelphla to live, for It aeemed I to me, after
looking around, that It was the moet home
?!. rart of your great city. I started to
"ttend .choolthl. fall at the West Phlla.
J phla High School for Girls, My experl
aces have been anything but what I had
anticipated. I have attended a church near
my present home ever elm. .1 have reached
thla city, and alao ths. Sunday School. I
hvc yet to have any ono aak m. where I
lived, what was my name, or In any other
way take the slightest Interest In me. I am
now referring to the church. Tho only per
ion to whom I gave my name was tho lady
who conducts my Sunday school class. The
other girls in the class havo paid no atten
tlon to me, other than to nod and smile
when I enter. .... , , ,
At rchool I have met moat of the girls In
my eectlon. In some way or another, but
Ihey are all divided In Itttt. clldues. probably
from afrlhood or, and as to admltttlng a
little stranger like me. I havo tried to get
In. but only encountered the proverbial
"freeze out." The teachers have been very
Xlnd to me, no far as their communication
with me has been concerned.
At the place where I llv I do not know
the namts of the people imxt door, al
though we do nod as w.- pass in and out.
Would you believe It, there has not been a
friendly fac. In my home, outside of mem
bers of my family and the few old down
aiters who vlalted us or called on us as
they were passing through the city, In the
more than six mowhs I have been here. I
hive spent my time .mostly alone., and in
the companionship of; my books and studies,
and many a, night t retired with a lone
some, heavy heart, and a lonclru to bo away
from "Brotherly Love" and back again to
Snobbish Purltanlim." A- I T.
Philadelphia, October 22. 1D20.
As to "Twenty-three"
To the Ediior of the F.vtnlno Pufilic Ltdotr:
Sir Tour guess as to the origin of
"Tuenty-three" may be tho correct one. but
the following seem.' to ma to be worthy of
note:
When Dickens' "Tale of Two Cities" was
drimatlxed as -"Sidney Carton," one of the
strong scene, was that of the knitting
womenr present when Carton was being ex
ecuted. They sat there and counted stitches
and Carton's head dropped into the basket
ss they counted ,"Twnty-three." What
li more natural than for the actors in the
company to use tho' phrase' "Twenty-three"
when It meant the end of a person or a
thing? And, of course, tt would not be the
f.rit time that stage slang received general
currencr. 8. C.
Philadelphia, October 22. 1020.
A Stranger Wants Advice
To the Vdltor of tho Evrnintr PubHo Ledger:
Sir I trust you will not think thla Is a
silly Queatlon. but I would like your opinion,
er the opinions of on. or two of your read
ers, as to how a stranger In your city, who
his come here to be employed and brought
with him the best lilr;d of reference, could
he able to meet the nlco klnd'.of girls, of the
character such as h. enjoyed in his noma
t'n. I have been here for several months,
na havo met a great many girls, but not In
the way I deslr. to meet them, and they are
niturally not the aort of girls whoae ac
luilntarcc. I care to continue.
Those I have rrtet I cam. acroas through
ruince, either on tho street- In the cara or at
. the dancing nchooli; glrlg who seem to bo of
' certain right sort. but whom I feel are
Jit the kind I want to know permanently.
lor I do not ear tor tho sort you can pick
J'P. The few social gathering, to which I
hive been invited Invariably ended In nothing
lurther than an introduction, for the young
ladles have usually been paired ofT, and
were ao much lntereated Jn themselves that
they either did not care to Interest them
e vei In my behalf, or at least- uncon
sclouily did not do so.
I anume that by patiently waiting 1 will
ventually get upon the right track, but It
loea not look very promising ahead. There
mut be some placo to go, or some method to
Pursue to meet the right kind of girls, but
naturally a atranger from a much amaller
.hwn. ." Irot '""""ar with tho way to go
bout It in a great city, and that Is why I
K you the question, and if you do not care
!,,anwr. to pass this alotv to your
readers. P I G
Phlladejphls, October 22, 1026.
Miners and Coal Prices
"" Editor of thi Evtrtno PubUo Ledger:
. ,rn Enland the coal miners havo tied
up that nation until all Its Industrie, are
J,ih .'?' ana mll'lon of Isborlng people In
"'her lines are without work for thla reason.
n ?" tho m'ners are to ba Joined fly tlto
Jul!)0-1'1 .!"!"' nd lh country will b. still
xurtner tied up In Its production. All this
"brought about through the leniency with
kindled a, ,llua,lon ot thu character la
.mjr'can-coal m'nerl are making threats
tii?. .dmani" and our government should
.Vy . nater In hand as soon a. poaalble
rL ...at ther ls me settlement be
M!.KC?n41!lons havo reached th point in
wnich England nndn ltir. tti. i. -i., ,
.'' hard winter on the poor peoplo In
Ha ! VA ,f th miners ahould atrlko
no coal shnnM n .. I.,. ..
oai . . -..- bv up euy miner mere is
f th 1 'J much auffering. not to apeak
,,m "un?fea of thousands of artisan, who
would be thrown out of work on account of
'ie lack of coal.
rJih1u. 5huld J a straightening out of the
.lULi Von h,r' a' well aa every other
.rl?.ii2n . whlcn ,he neral publlo is
.,..- Thr8 ahouM b law ma(, that
iS?' ork'nf n railroads, In coal mines
na in other lines of business where the gen
.ft' fMlo hs to suffer should not be
wowed to strike, and should not b allowed
th-.,.avB.Jl8ltator" wh0 encourugo them
,""S ,h'r lnorance to consplrs against
iy-.Sth yni ot lalK,l". for in such con
ih. ?yi,,ho abor'ng man Is always tho loser.
ih.i """er In his wage, and tho employ In
job! r. "J18 h may ba engaged. It Is
most unfortunate that nam method cannot
"found to curb this striking element who
are alway. keeping the country In a turmoil.
,,.,,, , . , JAMES T. IIAnT.
Philadelphia, October 211020,
Wants Detter Trolley Service
! Editor o the i-vrnliio Publlo Ledger:
la. . Jfow tha!l'th. publlo Is to begin pay.
tJ.. 1 cenU TOOre fr fc '" and twe
l.t ,r tol an "!'"- ticket after the
ai.J? Noj'mber. w truat that tho man-
3i.t.S?a.t,hat. u. w further Imme
tdit.i .i. . ". "' "". iwrwisr imme.,
Vki, ihan looklnar or mor. jnoney'tcrun
FMsa-M Vy. .to,m'wtttha.aetiU- oto..
Eg. -'- wife", aifiift.,tifiii,liAi f o'lVldi.
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PEOPLE'S FORUM
, Lettorg to Uio Editor should-be as
brief and to the point as posnlblo,
avoiding anything; that' would open a,
denominational or sectarian discus
slon. ,
No attention wlirbo paid, to anony
moua letters. Names and addresses,
must bo signed as an evidence of g6od
faith, although names Will not bo
printed If request Is made that they
bo omitted.
The publication of a. letter Is not to
bo taken as on Indorsement of Its
vlewu by this' paper.
' Communications will not bo re
turned, unless accompanied by post
ago', nor will manuscript bo saved.
people, who have beoom. very tired of being
crowded In, the car. Ilk. cattle, being com
pelled to' bo jolted about lilt, freight by In
considerate motornvcn and beings compelled
to crane their necks and Injure their eye
sight by trying to look through th. mud
stained glass of th. car. to find their' lo
cation. I beg. "freight's" pardon, for It I. not In
the. class with humankind. Freight ls la
beled' "Handle with care," "Uso np hooks"
and other warnings against th. damago to
damageable goods. But human freight has
to hustle for Itself. No care Is ahpwn by the
Rapid Transit Co. as to Its handling of Its
passengers. Instead ot using no hookai the
passengers are, yanked off and on the cars
as If the conductors and traffic director,
have been Instructed to "get the hook."
The publlo want, to be fair. It Is willing
to pay the advanced price, but It does feel
that the transit company owes it a certain
amount of courtesy and consideration, and
thero will be largo and loud demanda for It
now that the publlo Is expected to pay It
many moro millions r year than ever be
fore. JOHN T. CP.ESSON.
Philadelphia, October 20. 1020.
Use for Autumn Leaves
To tho Editor of tho Evening Pucllo Ledger:
Sir In this, the autumn of the year,
may I speak a word on the value of dried
leaves? A man once remarked to me that It
always hurt him whenever he saw people
raking up and burning leaves, and he won
dered It they really knew what a good
thing they were destroying, or could tt be
Just one moro extravagance of our Amer
ican people T '
When I wa. a child and lived In the
country we) had a leathouie built, and I
can' remember with what glee wc children
helped rake up the leavca and pile them
in a great wheelbarrow which had alat
aides like a hay wagon. Sunny, windy days
were always selected for this work, Th.
leaves wero packed In the leafhouso and
all during th. winter were used as bedding
for the cow. and a clean, sweet bed they
made, too. When the cow stablo was
cleaned every few days thete leaves wero
thrown out on the manure Pile to rot and
fresh ones put In their place. When spring
came these decomposed leaves were spread
In, the garden and dug under, and I never
saw a finer garden.
There is nothing better than dry leaves
to protect from tho cold bulbs, schrubbery.
celery, etc., and yet people Insist on burn
ing what nature has so bountifully pro
vided for protection.
A. PIUkADELPIIIAX.
Philadelphia, October 20, 1020.
Questions Answered
Translations Desired
To the Editor ot the Evening Publlo Ledger!
' Sir Will you plcaao give, in your "Peo
ple's Forum." the meaning and correct pro
nunciation of "Pas des Amphores," also the
same of "La Styrlenne"?
TOCCATA.
Philadelphia. October 20, 1020.
We are sorry you aro not. more explicit In
your query. Are they name, of muslsal com
positions? "Pas de Amphores," means
"Dance of the Wine Jars." Tho pronuncia
tion I. "Pah-day-Zamfor," as nearly a. It
can bo expressed In English. "La Styr
leniw" Is literally "Th. Styrlan Woman"
or 'The Womr-.n of Styria." The pronuncla
tlon la "Lah Steeryen,"
Natural Wealth of Mexico
To the Editor of the Evening Publlo Ledger:
Sir Please tell mo sdmethlng about the
natural wealth of Mexico. T. J. F.
Philadelphia, October 22, 1020.
In natural wealth Mexico Is on. of the
most ff.vored of all the lands of tho earth.
Its resources aro little short of marvelous.
In gold, silver and tho precious .tones, its
po'salbllltlea aro remarkable. It I. rich in
petroleum. It. forest aro Immensely rich.
It has great agricultural possibilities, and
there ore marry other elements of natural
wealth. As regard, climate, Mexico, In its
higher regions. I. a paradise, and after what
has been achieved at Panama, It ! safe to
aay that even tho low coast regions may be
mado perfectly healthy and safe as 4 place
of residence.
Mashed or Smashed Potatoes
To the Edttor of the Evening Publlo Ledoer:
Sir X would appreciato It if yo'u would
tell mo In the "People's Forum" which Is
the correct word to use "mashed potatoes"
or smashed potatoes." . a. L,. A.
Philadelphia, October 10, 1020.
Th. proper word ls "maehed." To mash
means to crush or beat to a pulp, reduce
to a soft state. "Smash" Is a similar
word, but is used in referring to tho break
ing Into many pieces, or to shatter, as to
smash a vase.
Is a Capital Used?
Tojlw Editor ot the Evening Public I.nlxrr:
Sir Is 10 proper to spell tho word "Bor
deaux" with a capital "It" when It is
used a. th. namo of a color?
MARY T. PIEP.CD.
Philadelphia, October 10. 1020.
Yes. It ls one of the dye. derived from
naphthol, and the other, are Blsmark
brown, Bavarian blue, Heaslan purple.
Saxony blue and Victoria green, all proper
name, and written with capitals.
Where Atlantic Is Narrowest
To tho Editor ot the Bventno Publlo ledger:
Blr Pleaa. tell mo where la trie narrow
el) part of tho Atlantlo Ocean.
It. J. It.
Philadelphia, October 10. 1020.
The narrowest part of the Atlantlo Is
between Brazil and Guinea, wher. the ocean
ls only about 1800 miles wide. From
Newfoundland to Ireland Is th. narrowest
breadth north of the equator ; though the
distance la nearly twice as great.
To Enter Diplomatic Corps
To the Editor of the Evening Publlo Ledger:
Sir Will you kindly inform me. through
your "People's Forum," what qualifications
a man must havo t,i secure a position In
the diplomatic corps, and whether It la se
cured through civil servtei examination or
by appointment? Also, if by appointment r
civil service examination. It is necessary to
secure a posltton In either tho Department
of Justice or tho Secret Service? J, M. H.
Philadelphia, October 13, 1020.
Theic are both civil service and appointive
notltlcut. in tin diplomatic corps. Heads
liuthU corps haw the privilege of appoint
lniSS some of their personal assistants, but
most cf the positions aro now filled aflti
a competitive examination. If you will
wry. to or call at tho civil service depart
ment In the Postomco Building, Philadel
phia, they will glvo'you all th. Information
you may desire, and will send or give you
pamphlet, setting out qualifications for an
uppolntment In any branch ot the service.
The "Seventh Son" Myth
To the Editor of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir What charm has th. ceventh son?
Doe. It mean a family nf only eeven sons or
does it mean any difference it girls are
older or In between, and still there are seven
eons? What chapter and verse In the Bible
can we find if ansr wher. It will tell us
about It? JAMES T. McdlEE.
Philadelphia. October 21, 1020.
Seven was a sacred number among the
Hebrew, and also among the Greeks and
Egyptlana long txfore the Christian era. The
number seven I. applied to several things In
the Bible, but In no Instance Is the seventh
son accorded any distinction between any
of th other sons, second, fifth or sixth.
,Tn the New Testament many thlnga occur
by seven, such as seven churches In Asia,
even spirit, symbolized by seven candle
sticks) seven stars, seven seals, seven vtals,
- The frequent occurrence In the Dlbl.
may havs given rise to tho popular super
stition whloh attributed .pedal virtu, to a
aeventh .on. and Invested the seventh son
of a seventh son with supernatural power.,
but, like many other popular auperstltlons.
It had no foundation In reason and certainly
none In Scriptural authority, A seventh
daughter of a seventh daughter Is ot equal
Importance,
Huerta'e Salute
To the Edttor of the Evening PuWo Ledger:
- Sir Willi It b posatbl for you trntell'me
IU I'14eatMVl!ona.ald..h .wouldretur,l
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lluerta's aalut. and thla statement was so
opposed by Congroas that ho decided other
wlT . C. I.. TATLOrt.
Philadelphia, October 20r'102O.
"After onco promising to lUo n. salute of
apology for th. affront to th. American Mag
at Tamplco, Ituerta changed his mind. II.
then. promised mutual salute on terms which"
would have deprived It of Its character a. an
apology. Ho natty refused to give what ha
termed "an unconditional salute.' This
was telegraphed to Secretary of Stat. Wil
liam Jennings Bryan by Charge O'Shaugh
nessy and repeated to President Wilson. The
President then replied to Urjont "Tell
O'Shaughneasy that oar term, are uncon
ditional Jn ovtry particular."
Poems and Songs Desired
Two Humorous Songs
To the- Editor of the Eticnlito rubUo Ledger:
Sir I deelre to get the words of two
songs for a minstrel show which aro en
titled "Ote, I Wish 1 Was Blngl. Again"
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Blue" C. rt. n.
Philadelphia, October 10, 1020.
W, A, D, oak. for th. words of the gong
"Oreen Grow, th'o 'Hawthorn Tree,"
Referred to Readers
7o (7e JTrfllor of tho Evening Putlld Ledger:
Sir Can you or one of your readers fur
nish tne with a copy of an old song that baa
tho refrain) v
"Oh, he wanted m. to marry htm,
But I hardly think I will."
I think 1!. an old Irish song.
K. W. DAVIS.
.iQermanlown, October 30, 1(20.
Wants "Capt. Harry Bell"
To the Editor of thtEvenlng PuMlo Ledger:
Sir I wilt apprcclato It It you can se
cure for me the poem .which contalna the
lines quoted, and which is enUtled "Capt
Harry Jlell"!
"The bird of peace has spread her wings.
Once moro In our glorious skies:
And plaintive and sad ls the song she
sings,
So sad that many a sigh it brings,
, And toars to many an eye."
SIAItY T. MOItfJAN.
Philadelphia, October 20, 1020.
a new
ice cream in machine-filled packages.
Untouched by hands, from freezer to you
ABBOTTS Alderney Dairies (known to Philadelphia
since 1877) sold its first quart of ice cream only 18
months ago. Today, Abbotts is one of Philadelphia's
three largest producers of ice cream.
The reasons for this remarkable success: "We control,
through Abbotts Alderney Dairies, the source of our
materials; we use only the purest and choicest mater
ials; we test them in our completely-equipped labora
tories in short, we have made every possible effort to
give Philadelphia ice creamhf highest quality.
We now offer you a method of packaging ice
cream that is worthy of the product itself a sanitary
paraffined carton, into which Abbotts Ice Cream is
filled direct from the freezer, untouched by hand.
We have the exclusive patent-right to the method
that does this work.
No waiting at the store. Abbotts is ready-packed for
' you, in quart and pint sizes and your favorite flavor.
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"The Divorced Wife"
To the Editor ot the Evening Pvlllo Ledger:
Sir I destro to secure, through your
"People's Ftorum," the poem "Th. Divorced
Wife," which begin, as follows!
"The trial and exposure now are over,
My husband, they tell me, he is free:
But' ah! the oruel court say. my children
Must bo taken forever from me."
W, I. OOP.DON.
Philadelphia, October 20, 1020,
A Longfellow Poem
To the Editor of the Evening Publlo Ledder!
Sir I would appreciate It very much It
you would print In your 'Teople. Forum'
th. poem which begin, with
"The day la cold and dark and dreary.
The wlnd.'tl. never weary."
Philadelphia 20, 1020. E. C, D.
TUB ItAINT DAY
By Henry W. Longfellow
The day (s cold and dark and dreary;
It ralns.'and tho wind la never wearyi
The vine still clings to the mouldering wall,
BMt at every ruat the dead leaves fall,
And tho day ls dark and dreary.
My Ufa ls cold and dark and dreary:
It rains, and tb.vwlnd is never wearyi
My thoughts still cling to the mouldering
past.
But th. hopes of youth fall thick in the
blast,
and better way of buying
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And the day. ore dirk and dreary,
B. still, sad heartl and cease repining!
Behind th. clouds 1. the sun .till shining.
Thy fat. Is the, common fate ot all.
Into each life soma rain must fall,
Somo days must be dark and dreary,
"When tho Minister Comes to Tea"
To the Editor of the Evening Publlo Ledger:
Sir Seeing that you have given soma
poems In your Forum, I Venture to ask for
the poem "When th. Minister Come, to
Tea.", . EDITH McB.
Philadelphia, October 18, 1020.
"WHEN THE MINIBTEIt COMES TO TEA"
Oh, they've .wept tho parlor carpet, and
they've Vlusted every chair.
And they'.vo got th. tidies hangln Juat
exactly on the square;
And th. .whatnot', fixed up lovely, and th.
mats have all been beat.
And tho. pantry's brlmmm over with th.
bully things to eat;
Sis has got her Sunday clothes on, and
she', flzsln' up her bangs;
Ma, got on her beat alpacky, and she's
askln' how It hangs;
Pa ha. shaved ss slick aa can be, and I'm
rigged way up In O,
And It's all beeauaa we're going to have
the mlnlaier to tea.
Oh, th. table's fixed up gaudy, with th.
Philadelphia:
Buy Abbotts Ice Cream before, not during meals.
The "sanitary carton" can be carried home and kept in
your ice box till dessert is served.
You always get full measure.
The trim package of Abbotts enables you to divide a
pint into three even portions, or a quart into six. Makes
serving much easier and more dainty.
And in spite of the greater value that you re
ceive, in convenience and absolute protection, you
pay no more for Abbotts Ice Cream in machine-filled
packages than for ice cream bought the old way.
Both we and our dealers are cooperating in order to
give you better service without extra charge. Begin
'to serve Abbotts Ice Cream more often. Remember
the new ease and convenience of buying Abbotts in the
machine-filled package untouched by hands, from
freezer to you.
gilt-edged chlny set,
And we'll us. the silver teapot, and the
comp'ny spoons, you bet;
And wo 're going to have som frub cake,
and soma thlmbleberry Jam,
And "rlss biscuit." and somo doughnuts
and some chicken and some ham.
Ma, she'll poleralie like fury, and say
everything ls btd,
And "slch awful luck with cook In' she Is
sure she never had,"
But, of course, sho' only blultln', for It.
prime a. It can be.
And she's only talkln" that way 'cause the
minister's to tea.
Everybody'll bo smllln' snd as good as ever
wus;
Pa won'6 growl about th. vlttles Ilk. he
generally does;
And he'll ask mo would I like another piece
of pie. but, aho.
That, er course, Is only manners, and I'm
s'posed to answer "No,"
6ls'll talk about tho church work and about
tho Sunday school;
Ma'll tell how ah. liked that sermon that
wn. on the Golden Itule;
And if I Upset my tumbler they won't say
a word to ma;
Yes, a boy can cat In comfort with the
minister to tea.
Say, a minister, you'd reckon, never'd say
sold in
machiner-filled
packages ..
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what wasn't trual ,
But that Isn't so with one, and X jut ea
prove It, tool
'Cause when els plavs en the organ .0 .R
makes you want ter die,
Why, he sit. and say. It', lovely, and that
seems ter me's a lie.
But I Ilka him all th. satney, and X only
wish he'd stay
At our homo for good and always, and eat .
with us ev'ry day; , '
Only think of havln' goodies every .renin' I
Jlmlneel
And I'd never get a acoldln' with th mtsv-
later ter tea,
'! N. It." dealres tho poem which berln.t
"If I wer. blind and thou should enter erar
so softly Into th. room,
I should knew It, I should feel It, something
subtl. should reveal it.
And a glory round that venture that .would
lighten up the gloom." V'
The People'. Forum will 'appear dally
In the r.vrnlnr Public Ledger, and also
In the, Sunday Publlo Iedser. letter,
discussing timely tuple will tie printed,
as well a. requested poems, and quenUon.
of general Interest will be answered.
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