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A Flower Market Bouquet
J the Editor 0 (ha Kuenlna l'ubtlo Ledger:
Sir It was mast kind of you to give us
t-ch good notlcas for the lllttenhouse .Square
flower Market. Many thanka for your help.
CLOTILDB P. CHAWFOnD.
GTra. Andrew Wright Crawford).
' That Priceless Book
To the Editor of the Evening Publlo Ledger:
Sir In your editorial of Mar 12 con.
frnlne boolta you aays "One book Isn't
pouch."
A book that a million people are reading-
dally, 303 days, and then start readlne
again for 803 more, on and on, wimi quite
rnourh.
One aald, "'What did you pay for that
kcokt" "Three dollars." "Huhl nil prlco
to pay for a little book like that." "Wouldn't
take $300 for It." "You wouldn't?" "So.
Wouldn't -take $3000 and do without It."
None of the million mentioned would, either.
S.
" Philadelphia, May IS. 1021.
The Cost of Things
99 the Editor o the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir JV aro continually belns told of the
reduction In prices by tho wholesaler, and
how they are brlnslns down the hlsh coat of
Ilvlnir to the retailer. What we need la the
retailer to practice less profiteering on tho
public. We aro told today that Ice cream
baa come down three cents a quart to the
retailers, from tttcnty-eliht to twenty-live
anti. wh.n the retailer was pay In
v.-... . . -- . hi.'
twenty-eight cents he chanrea me puouo
Ixty cents a quart, thereby gaining- a profit
of more than 100 per eeni. 'inis is an UUi
rage upon the public, for the wholesaler Is
not maktmr a quarter of that per cent profit.
He must purchase the material, make the
eream. pack it and pay for Its delivery
and place It In the retailer's store, and all
tho retailer does Is to take a spoon and
dish It out, making- more than 100 per
cent In this way on regular bowl s.rvtce
and more than 200 per cent on Hie Ice cream
cane sales. ... ,
It Is the general rule for the public to
blame the high cost of everything on the
manufacturer, but this Is not the ease. I
know for a fact where a firm "
and $8 for shoes that retail at $13. 110
and $18. Is this fair to exact such a pront?
Jt Is the retailers and not the wholesalers
Who are making; the big- profits, w. L. a.
. Philadelphia. May 18. 121.
Studying at Home
ft the Editor ot the Evening Publlo Ledger:
mr1 have a niece and nephew In the
.IsmT TaSe? and every night their home
work eonelrte of from eight to ten toplca
wnrv generally; two sets of arithmetic.
l?rimmPemn; and a atory to wV. on
"SssTUVdViot have time to help
SJSTwS? STsT SEES
Sat all school, are Ilk, thl.T On. , -r two
studies at home wouia do u i"".
studies ai nomo 1.U-... ---:-
.k.u w m mnra than tnai.
wr. . -jmg a
Jnlladelphla. May IB. 1021.
Responsibility of a Mother
To the Editor ot the Evening PuWo Ledger:
Blr The American girl has sen"'0"
ctrla before her who have been brought up
&h. same course, far different from the
thrifU EP.an sirl. The Inclination I.
to drift. Tho disintegrating Influence of ir
JelliTous livlw is an Important factor In
this drifting. It would bo Irnposslblo to do
ur children a greater good than U teach
them to keep receptive to truth, applying t
to life,' to cultivate a grateful heart, hu
mility of aplrit and to keep their motives
blThe even flow of eood through our lives
depends a great deal upon ourselves. It
rests with us whether It shall stagnate or
stop. We must learn that for everthln we
get yid must pass on an equivalent to so
elsty. Did some one do somethlnr for you 7
See that you find some chance to pass It on.
Only by so doing can we expect or be
".... - nr rnnd. So It Is not only our
henefactor wo owe. but also our neighbor,.
and the world is our neiauuur.
Nothlnr Is accomplished without a strug
tnt. Our struggle stir up latent evil, and
our faith Is euro to be severely tried. Wo
haw to Uarn to discriminate between sen-..-
m-A .nurlnim charity, ard then faith
fully to practice the former. To help others
to help themselves perhaps would not bo the
iieaelest way.
' in,, mnth.r who Uvea close to her children
hu a areat advantage
bne musi loran nor
jiiiv ami sense of Importance
It Is
more that atae should keep their confidence
and be allowed to sit wisely In Judgment on
their plans. Young- people are Imitative.
She must live her precepts. Mother can
stay msntor as lonr as she Is worthy and
mot found wanting. ..
MBS. W. L. CARROtL.
Killadelphta. May 18. 1021.
Advocates Longer Working Hours
To the Editor of the Evening rublto Ledger:
Blr I read an editorial In Thursday's Is
sue entitled "Why Building Lags" and a
bulletin issued by tho Federal Reserve Bank
li cited, which goes Into elaborate details
aa to the cost of a sixteen-foot front, two
.i. iv.roim nnd bath house in 1014 and
the enormous Increased cost of same U
present, all of which had Deen Known
barring- tho exact figures by every intelli
gent schoolboy ntarly two jears ago.
But as to why this outrageous Increased
cost and a remedy, these wise oannern evi
..m. ifhnr don't know or they find It a
.rood policy not to mention It. There Is not
a sane person in mis cuy wno uun i ..
all about this Increased cost, but either
doesn't know or will not admit the real origi
nal cause or the ono ana oniy Kmray.
Even the wise editor of that article winds
up by saying there could be no relief until
price, fall to somewhere near tho level of
1014. But what the general public doesn't
know or won't admit (s bow this "Harding's
back to normalcy" policy Is to be accom
plished. As a former worklngman. machinist and
engineer for forty-five years after the Civil
War, aafa Journeyman foreman and for
twelve years superintendent of on Iron works
employing hundreds of men, who never In
any capacity worked less than sixty hours
per week, either physically or mentally,
would say that the original cause of In
creased cost along all lines. Including build
ings, was when the various unions Insisted
on eight hours for five days and four hours
for one day, but at the same sixty hours per
week pay. This, of couriw, promptly reduced
production more than 28 per cent and in
crsased the cost of the commodities produced
arother 25 rer cent by reason of gettlnir paid
for sixteen hours per week of Idleness, or
about 800 hours per year This was the
starter of Increase Then the war, creating
a demand for help. Increased the prlco or
aald help, which In turn aualn Increased the
cost of the products productd, nnd so on
continued until we have reached, as Mr.
Cooley would say. the present high price
f 10000 for a $2500 house, and the end
seems to be nowhero In sight.
I hae twelve four and six room houses,
on which the repairs cost more than 150 per
oent, and In several cases over 200 per
cent, over 1014, to say nothing of Increased
assessments and taxes, all of which I am
compelled to add to the rent to sae me from
loss.
Now then the remedy: As It Is an Incon
trovertible fact that the original Increase In
aost was due to decreased production, with
the same sixty-hour pay, so the decreaso In
eost can only be brought about by reverting
things namely, by Increasing production to
sixty hours per week, with the present forty-four-hour
pay.
It Is Idlo to talk that labor wage cannot
or should not be reduced until the cost ot
living Is reduced, brcauso labor constitutes
about 80 per cent of the entire cost of any
commodity or food, hence In order to keep
fair wages simply so to work sixteen hours
per week more Instead of loafing around the
corners or tne movies wmen, oy me way,
Is about the only prosperous business to
day.
The tenant may be short in paying his
xtnt. but is never short of cash for the
movie. It Is only through labor that we can
create wealth or even exist In this latitude,
The less we labor In fields and gardens the
nearer wo come to starvation. The ery
clay under our feet la virtually worthies
uatll labor is applied to form It into uncus,
o with rock, for Urns and foundations, bIho
Iron ore, etc. Even gold Is valueless until
Isbor Is applied! hence labor Is tile principal
cost of any product, and the less labor we
perform tho scarcer will be that which we
produce.
Many of these poor overworked souls are
vrn advocaUntr, thirty .hours per woek, and
. The rroplo'e Fcnim will appear dally
In the Ktenlng Public J-flicrr, and also
n the HunUny Public I.nlger. Letters
dleeuAiiln timely tll- will be printed,
as well aa requested txx'ins, nnd question.
,of genrrul Interest will be uiiswcrtd.
PEOPLE'S PORUM
letters to tho Editor should bo na
brief and to tho 'point as possible,
avoiding anything that would open
a denominational or sectarian dis
cussion. No attention will bo paid to anony
mous letters. Names and addresses
must bo signed as an ovldenco OC
good faith, although names will not
bo printed If request Is mado that
they bo omitted.
Tho publication of a letter Is not
to bo taken oa an Indorsement of Its
views by this paper.
Communications will not bo re
turned unless accompanied ny post
ago, nor will manuscript bo saved.
most likely many wouldn't work ot all If
they saw any way of living- without sieanns.
WILLIAM J. LUCKENBACH.
Philadelphia. May 10, 10S1.
Questions Answered
Iroguols Theatre Fire
To the Editor of the Evening Publlo Ledger:
Bit Please tell mo what was the date ol
the burnlnft ot the Iroquois Theatre In
Chicago and how many lives were lost In the
fire. DANIEL T. ORIFFIN.
Philadelphia, May 18. 1021.
The Iroquois Theatre was destroyed by
flro on December 30. 1003, during1 a matlneo
performance of "Mr. Bluebeard." and BOB
men, women and children perished In the
disaster, tho fire itself lasting less than
half an hour. It was reported at the time
that the nabestos stage curtain failed to drop.
iiini inn flaw
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was a new one, havlntr been
opened less than a month before.
A Puzzle for Readers
To the Editor of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir will you kindly publish the follow
Ir.gHn the People's Forum for sorno of your
readers to solve'
"I am bringing home to dinner," .aid Mr.
Jones to his wife over the telephone, "my
father's brother-in-law, my brother's father-in-law,
my father-in-law's brother and my
brother-in-law's father. Please prepare n
nice dinner for us." Very well," replied
Mrs. Jones. How many guests did Mrs.
Jones have to provide for?
C. L. CLARKBJ,
Philadelphia, May IT, 103L
Troop In Grand Army Revlow
To the Editor ot the Evening PuoKo Ledger:
Slr What troopa were In the Orand Army
review in Washington on the 28d and 34th
of September. 1803 7. How long were the
troopa marchlnr and vrhn were the reviewing
'officers. C. E. HAINES.
Philadelphia, May IB, 1021.
According to the order of Lieutenant Gen
eral Grant the review embraced the Army
of the Potomao on the 23d and the Armies
of Tennessee, and Georgia on the 24th. Each
day the head of the column rested at the
foot of Capitol Hill, beginning its march
from that point at 0 o'clock A. M.. passing
around the Capitol to Pennsylvania avenue
and up the avenue, past the Whlto House,
through Georgetown to the Aqueduct bridge
and thence back to camp.
On the north end of the Capitol was a
tablet In large letters with the motto, "The
only national debt we can never pay Is tho
debt wo owe to the victorious Union sol
diers." For two days Pennsylvania avenue was
filled for miles, most of the time from one
side of the street to the other, with a solid
column of Infantry, cavalry and artillery.
General Meade rode nt the head of the Army
of the Potomao and General Sherman, ac
companied by General Howard, led the Army
of Tennessee. The principal reviewing stand
was in Pennsylvania avenue near the White
House. It was draped In flags which bore
the names of battles and campaigns through
which tho troops had passed. Presldtnt
Johnson occupied a central position on the
viewing stand, and near him were Secretary
of War Stanton. Lieutenant General Grant,
Postmaster General Dennlson. Secretary of
the Navy WellesQuartermaster General
Meigs. Hugh MeCfllloch, Secretary of the
Treasury, and other noted men of the pe
riod, now passed away. As the head of
their armies passed the reviewing stand
Generals Meade and Sherman took places
on It, as did many of the corps comman
ders. The Sultan's Problem
To the Editor ot tho Evening Public Ledger:
Sir The "Sultan's problem" In the Peo
ple's Forum of May 17 by "S. L. L." may
bo solved by involving tho number 2 to the
sixty-third power, which gives oer six pe
riods of figures, thus:
0,223.372,030,834,775.808.
Now. if some of your readers will kindly
give tho approxlmite number of crams
(kernels) of wheat In one bushel and divide
the aboe number by tho same, wo shall
have a pretty good Idea of tho amount of
wheat required by the Sultan to redeem his
promise. u. M.
Philadelphia, May 17. 1021.
To the Editor of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir In answer to . "Sultan's problem"
written by "S. L. L." Tuesday evening.
May 17. I wish to state that I took four
hours to relievo our frlend'B ("S. L L.")
mind as to the answer. I would like to
know If "S. L. L." took time to figure it
t.lmsjif (or herself).
Tho answer, which has been checked twice
before Bubmlttlng, Is 18,400,021.746,108.
274, 023, which I am Qualified to read evnrv
number and give It the exact teims. If called.
luniH uy o, u. lj." JSS1IL W. KLCJI,
Philadelphia, May 18, 1021.
J. W. Richardson answers the Sultan prob
lem and sixes the number of grains 28,727.
201.400.508,000,404. "Round Robin"
To the Editor ot the Evening Publlo Ledger:
Sir Can you tell me tho real meaning of
ne worus rounq room-- ana now they orlg.
'round robin'
in
at" 7 W. L. TRASK.
The phrase means a written petition, pro
toit or other document, the signatures to
which are made ift a circle so as not to In
dicate who signed first. The phrase Is sup
posed to be a cofruptlon of the French
"rond ruban," round ribbon, though that
does not account for tho meaning now at
tached to it.
Geese and Wagon Problem
To the Editor ot the Evening Publlo Ledger:
Sir Tha second problem submitted for
solution by "H. C. B ," under date of April
L3, l somowhat harder than tho first one.
However, I be.- to prennt the following
sclutlon: The key to this problem is three
hours and twenty minutes the time con
sumed by tho geese in traveling five miles
Without giving the various operations, I
wll. slmpl give the positions of the four
silables at noon (12 o'clock) 2 p. m , 3J0
p. m and 4.13 1-3 p. m. :
Noon A at milestone 60, geese at mile
stone 60, B at milestone 73 and wagon at
mlleetone 27 4
At 2 p. m. A at milestone 82. O at mil.
stone 47, B at milestone 67 and W at mlle
etone 32.
At 3:20 p. m A at milestone .20. G at
milestone 43, B at milestone 46 and W at
milestone 33.
At 4 hours, 63 minutes and 20 seconds n
would reach milestone fl. Subtracting 40
minuies, wo navo i nours, 13 minutes and
.'0 seconds for the tlmo B met the wairon.
The 63 minutes and 20 seconds Is the time
In which tho wagon nnd B together cover 10
miles, which proves me solution to be cor
rect. B was 23 miles from Baltimore when
A reached that city. Tho rate of both jva
0 miles per hour. q
Philadelphia, Aprlt 23, 1021,
"H. C. E." The Brooklyn Theatre fire oe
curred on the night of December S 1876
In which 200 Jlvea were lost, the majority
being young men and boys. The play was
"The Two Orphans."
"C. E. D." As yet Ohio has not voted
a bonus to Its ex-service men. The ques
tlon comes up rfor a referendum vote this
fall.
"G, W. C " TVs answer no questions for
correspondents signing only their Initials
Names must be attached to all communica
tions, aunougn iney are withheld and Initials
printed when wo Tire requested to that ef
fect. "C. C. D," writes to the lady who wants
to place her boy on a farm because he likes
animals, why not have her try the Lucy M,
Burd Farm School, R. F. D. 1, Ottsvllle, Pa.
Poems and Songs Desired
Trade Poems
To the Editor of the Evening PubHo Ledger;
Sir Wo havo been trying for some time
iq gather poetry relating to the mason
trades, but with poor success, as It does not
appeal to the romantic sense of people as It
should, (
evening Public
through your column, ask yourreader. for
poem, on bricklaying, plastering, the trowel
ur vmcr iuuiv, nine, cic. a. ii iini..,
Secretary A. 8. T. M.
Room 812. 01B G street. N. W., Washlnr-
ton, D. C, May IB, J021.
"Tho White Turkey"
To the Editor ot the Evening Publlo Ledger:
Sir 1 am anxious tn secure a poem con
taining the following line.:
"The white turkey la dead, the white turkey
I. dead)
How the news through the barnyard went
flying!
Of a mother bereft, four small turkey, were
left.
And the new. of assistance was crying."
8. L. T.
Philadelphia, May 17. 1021.
"Child's Dream of Heaven"
To the Editor ot the Evening Publlo Ledger:
Slr I would appreciate It very much If
a reader could send In a poem that Is en
titled "A Child'. Dream of Heaven." which
contains the lines:
"Dear mother, I dreamed about heavenl
I stood at Its pearly gate:
X lifted my little hand to knock.
But they did not let me wait."
SARA T. GRIMM.
Philadelphia, May 17, 1021.
"Friends of My Youthful Days"
To the Editor ot the Evening Publlo Ledger:
Sir 1 would like to know If any of youi
readers can supply the words for printing
nt the following songs: First, "Friends ot
My Youthful Days," and I dS not know
the title of the second, but the chorus is:
"When wo were boy. we were pal. to
gether; When we were boy., forget I never .hall:
When there's no one to cheer you, never a
soul comes near you,
That'a when you miss the love of a dear
old pal."
SAMUEL ,T. TOUNOMAN.
Philadelphia, May 17, 1021.
A Henley Poem
To the Editor ot the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir I nm particularly anxious to get a
poem starting:
"Out of the night that oover. me,
Block aa the pit from pole to pole."
8, E. L.
Philadelphia, May 18. 3031.
Tou refer to William. B. Henley's poem
"To R. T. H. B." anri nft.n rvHnf. vllh
'thi title "The Unconquerable Soul." Here
u in
THE UNCONQUERABLE SOUL
(William E. Henley)
Out of the night that cover, me.
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank? whatever gods may be
.For my unconquerable soul.
In the) fell clutch of e!rr-ni!ilT.
. X have not winced or cried aloud;
My head 1. bloody but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Loom, but the Horror of the Shade,
And yet the menage of the yean
Find, and shall find me unafraid,
tT?t
It matters not how straight the rate.
How charged with punishments tho scroll:
I am the master of my fata;
I am the captain uf my soul.
"Did Not Pass"
ToJ!'jJilt,?r.'f ." Evtnlno PvbUo Ledger:
air "ill It bo possible for you to give
me the short poem about the boy who "did
not pass"? The last threo words are tho
title of the poem. 8. W. L,
Philadelphia, May IT. 1021.
DID NOT PASS
"So. John. I hear you did not pass;
Tou were the lowest In your class;
Got not n prlie of merit.
But grumbling now Is no avail t
Just tell me how you came to fall.
With all your sense and spirit"
"Well, sir. I missed, 'mong other things.
The list of Egypt's shepherd kings
(I wonder who does know It?);
An error of three years I made
In dating England's first crusade.
And, aa I am no poet,
"I got Enrlpides all wronr.
And could not write a Latin song:
And as for Roman history.
With Hun and Vandal, Goth and Gaul,
And Gibbon's weary 'Rise nnd Fall.'
iwaa an a nopeiess mystery.
"But, father, do not fear or sigh.
If 'Cram' does proudly pass me by.
And pedagogues Ignore me;
I've common sense. I've will and health;
I II win my way to honest wealth;
The world is all before ms.
"And though I'll never be a Grecian,
Know Roman laws or art Phoenician,
Or sing of love and beauty,
1 11 plow or build, or sail, or trade.
And you need never be afraid
But that I'll do my duty."
"Today"
To the Editor of the Public Ledger:
Sir Recentiy in tho People's Forum some
one asked for the little poem "Today." I
inclose It as copied Septembor, 1803. ' The
author Is unknown to me
MRS. FREDERIC SCHOFF.
Philadelphia. May 10, 1021.
"TODAY
Lol here hath been o-dawntng
Another blue day.
Think, wilt thou let It
Slip useless away?
Out of eternity
This new day is born:
Into eternity
At night will return.
Behold It aforetime
No eye ever did;
So soon it forever
From all eyes la hid.
Here hath been a. dawning
Another blue day.
Think, will thou let It
Slip useless away?
"W L. II." oaks for the sum entlM.rf
"Good Fellowship."
"C. E. D." asks for the words of the
song "Tho Hymn of the Old Church Choir"
and the poem "Somebody Did," In child
dialect.
"8. 8. T " asks for the poem containing
these lines:
"One sells his soul, another squanders It;
The first buys up the world, the other
starves,"
"8. J. C." asks for tha words of an old
song which contains the following
"Come, lads and lassies, fill high your
glasses
And drink a health to onr far-off home."
"C. L. T." ask. for a poem entitled "The
Broken Toy" and another entitled "If We
Only Understood," containing the lines:
"If only we knew tho troubles
That perplex our neighbor's way."
Mary T Graham osks for a poem contain
lag the following:
"A man once loved a star, pure, radiant,
white,
And sought to reach It. scallnr manv a
height."
DANCE CARNIVAL AT BROAD
Mrfi. Fergus JlcCusker nnd J. Field -lriff
Vollcr will present "The Land of
Dance" at tho Broad May 31. Tho
company will contain more than 100
children nnd ndults.
Chorus nnd solo dances nnd numer
ous specialties nnd vaudeville acts will
comprise tho entertainment. All the
performers nro pupils of Mr. Vollcr's
and Mrs. McCufkor's own academy of
dancing nnd have been especially
trained for this performance.
Mrs. MeCunlter, who is the wife of
Fergus McCuslxer, treasurer of the For
rest, 1ms had a wide experience as a
dancer on the stage. She has developed
a lone list of remarkable stage dancers.
For tho production at tho Ilroad she
has trained n large number of the per
formers In specialties.
Lieutenant Qlrard at Forrest
Lieutenant Girard is nn cxumplo of
wbnt can bo done when thp will is
there to make tho effort. With only
ono hand, tho left, the former soldier Is
ablo to give piano concerts that do
him credit. rtaclimnlnlnoff's "Pre
lude" nnd other selections are to be
heard nt tho Forrest, beginning with
the matlneo today nnd continuing next
week, when Jnmcs Oliver Curwood's
picture, "Kazan," will be tho attraction.
ledger-Philadelphia, saivurday, "may u 1921
LITTLE
BENNY'S
NOTE BOOK
By Lee Papo
THE PARK AVENUE NEWS
Weather. Still Spring.
lixterl Crnto Rcsctio! Somojbald
nedded mans hnt blow off last Sat
ldday nnd Sid Hint saved him from
blocks nnd bringing It bnck to litm.V
uut nu tne Dnia nctldca man did was
thank him without even looking to sco
how mutch change ho hnd, nnd Sid, says
jf it ever happens'ngen ho will lecvo
him stand thcro till he catches bnld
hedded newmonln. ,
Spoarts. Wen SamKJross gets cnuff
money saved up ho is going to buy u
byslcklo und ho ixpects to start saving
coy day-now.
Intrlstlng Packs About Intristing
People. Ed Wcrnlck says nil tho sleep
ho needs Is about 4 or 5 hours every
nite, and tho ony reason ho dont get
up .about C o'clock every morning is
becnuso nobody wnkosjhlmup.
Pomo by Skinny Martin
DIFFERENT NATURES
A dog is pleased wen ho wags his
talo
And somo dogs wag everything,
But its a sine thcres danger com
ing 4
Won a bee starts to wag its sting.
Slssicty. Miss Lorctter Mincer Is
slightly nock need, but it dont inter
feer with her helth cny.
Lost and Found. Neither.
s .
THE DAILY NOVELETTf
Cupid and c Cow
Christine Goldsmith
Burtt paused nt the screen door nnd
stood admiring tho pretty plcturo in tho
kitchen. Sibyl was rolling out pie
crust by tho window, tho pun lighting
her smooth yellow hair and flushing her
cheeks to a rose pink that matched
her dainty houscdrcss. She sang softly
while her plump, whlto hands worked
busily in the flour and gave caressing
little pats to tho flaky dough.
"Will you como down the river today,
Sibyl, and have a last picnic on the
Islands? Tou know I havo to go back
to tho city in n few dnys more.
"I would like to, Burtt, If Aunt Jane
can spare mo. Mo of the cooking is
done nnd the bonrders off for tho dny,
so I think she cam get along. Wnit n
minuto until I speak to her," nnd Sibyl
hurried out to the garden.
For two venrs now Burtt hnd heen
trying to make Sibyl realize that ho was
nbsolutcly nccessnry to 'her luipplncss,
but so fnr Sibyl had not seemed seri
ously convinced of it.
"aho Is just five feet two of mischief
nnd sweetness, spunk and dear, tanta
lizing ways," groaned Burtt, ns' ho
heard her quick steps approaching.
"All right, Burtt; I'll put nn enor
mous lunch up for your benefit nnd be
ready in nn hour."
The row down the river was so per
fect that neither cared to talk. Several
times Burtt started to speak, but
hardly dared break the spell. lie boned
the golden sunshine, tho sparkling
water and fragrant woods would com
bine to soften . the heart of a certain
perverse and willful persoh.
"How reaceful it is here," said
Sibyl, dreamily, as sho trailed her hand
through the clear water. "Work and
problems seem far nway; I feel as
though we were in fairyland."
"Wo nre," snid Burtt softly, lean
ing toward her, "and you nro the
princess flouting with the prince to"
"Flouting on a rock if you are not
more careful," tartly warned Sibyl, as
the bont drifted.
Burtt's color rose and ho hastily
changed the subject. When they reached
tho island ho led the way through a
new path where Sibyl had never becu
before. She cried out in admiration
when ho llnnlly stopped and put down
the lunch basket. They were in a grove
above the river, surrounded by moss
and flowers, with velvety meadows
stretching behind them, where somo
cows seemed but a part of a perfect
picture.
Sibyl selected a large, flat rock and
spread the tempting nrray of good
things from the basket.
Suddenly she gave n shriek, spilling
the coffee over her dress ns she turned
to run.
"Kelp! Burtt! Drive them nway!
Quick, quick!"
Burtt looked up in bewilderment and
Sibyl pointed to tho cows, who were
venturing nearer,
"Oh, they're all coming! Help me
up this tree! I've always been scared
stiff of cows!" cried Sibyl, and with a
jump, Burtt swung her up to a big
brnnch and she clambered to -n con
venient notch.
"Can you drive them away, Burtt?
Arc they fierce? Please hurry 1" she
called from her refuge. r
Burtt looked at the flushed, pleading
girl a moment, remembering that it was
the first time lie had ever seen her any
thing but her sure, confident fcelf. His
chin squared and his eyes lighted tri
umphantly. "Yes, Sibyl," he said, delibcrntely,
ns he settled himself at the foot of the
tree, "I can drive them nway and then
I can take you out of that tree but
I'm not going to!''
"Why, Burtt! How dare you!"
"Keep btlll," commanded Burtt, nnd
the astonished clrl obeved.
"Sibyl, jou know I have been trying
to abk you to marry me for quite n long
time, and you have evaded me In every
way 5 0u nossiblv could. I love you.
Sibyl, and I think you love me" he
paid no uttention to a startled gasp
uboe him, but went calmly on "I
Bliall keep the cows hero until you
onbwer me. I brought you here today
to get it settled, and ou'll answer me
or well, I like cows," and ho offered
one of them a sandwlcji.
There was a dead silence for several
moments, and then a soft voice floated
down. "I never knew before that Cupid
looked like a cow and I'm awful
hungry."
Burtt jumped up nnd,drovo tho cows
away, then raced back to tho tree and
held up his arms, nnd into them
dropped a very breathless, blushing
young lady, who promptly buried her
radiant face in his brood shoulders.
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A CAPPELLA singing, that is, with-
out accompaniment, naturally tho
nrst iorm of coherent music, ns vw.m
music antedates instrumentnl by very
considerable period, is again coming into
its own. And in tho movement, which
is gencrnrnt lenst throughout this coun
try, Philadelphia is taking an impor
tant part. t
Tho first authentic music of any .kind
of which there Is any dcflnlto record,
wns singing in church, or, rather, m.
religious exercises. Of course, this was
dono without nccompanlmentyondit is
Interesting to note that' in tho seeming
revival f n cappclla singing church
music takes n prominent place. This
applies not. only to tho Catholic service,
in which n cappclla singing lias always
held a position of prominence, but to
certain Protestant denominations as
wcl1- , .
There can bo no. doabt that singing
without accompaniment is tho finest of
nil singing, nnd nt the samo tlmo it calls
for n higher degree of.skill and musicianship-
on tho part of the slngcrsthan
when tho voices aro supported by in
struments. The qunllty of the voices Is
shown to far better advantage a cap
pclla, tho dynamics nro more beautiful
and tho whfic effect of the performance
is infinitely moro impressive.
mHIr) classification, of course, ex-J-
cljtdos tho mighty choral works with
solo, voices nnd'orchcstral accompanl
mcAt, tho form of music in which tho
greatest tone masters" have expressed
their most exalted thoughts. But in
this case the end is usually sublimity ns
cxprcssod by the massed voices and in
struments nnd not sheer tonal beauty, an
in the case of the smaller a cnppelln
works.
And yet, somo of tho finest compo
sitions of those masters beforo Sebas
tian Bach were written for voices
without accompaniment and no one may
rightly say that certain of tho works
of Pnlcstrlnn'nnd other of the enrly
Church composers lack in grandeur,
cither of musical thought or of expres
sion. But, taken as n whole, the finest
of tho Acnpella compositions hnve not
tho thrilling power of, say, tho Bach
B minor Mass, tho St. Matthew Pas
Rion, tho Ninth Symphony or tho
Requiem of Brahms.
But tho main point of the revival of
a cappclla singing, especially in its rela
tion to Church services, is that it is
within tho reach of almost any con
gregation, whereas tho performance of
huge works with fcolo voices, chorus, nnd
orchestra must bo a vry occasional
thing and then confined to the largest
and the richest of the churches, to say
nothing of tho Immense amount of time
demanded in rehearsal nnd preparntion
for tho producton of theso grcnt nnd
enormously difficult works.
It is nlso true that many of the finest
of these great compositions for chorus,
solo nnd orchestra nro religious nnd
therefore nre much better ntlaptcd. to
the atmosphere of a church than that
of a concert hall. A striking illustra
tion of tho difference which this nt
mosphcro makes was given when the
Philadelphia Orchestra and the Orches
tra Chorus gave the Bach St. Matthew
Passion at the Academy of Music n
few years ago, n difference which was
all tho more nppnrcnt to those of the
audipnee who had heard the same work
nt tho Bethlehem Bach Festival. The
difference lay more in the atmosphere
in tho auditorium than in tho singing
or the interpretation.
IN THE revival of a cappclla singing,
Philadelphia, ns has been said, is
taking n leading part. The Pnlestrlna
choir, under Nicola A. Montnnl, is
doing n work which Is probably not
being undertaken by nny other vocal
organization in the country, and is
doing It most effectively. There may
bo a difference of opinion, arid Indeed
thcro is, among perfectly competent
musicians as to the musical beauty of
the compositions of Palcstrinn, Vittorla
and other composcro of tho strict poly
phonic school, when viewed from tho
more emotional standpoint of modern
music, but there can be no difference
of opinion ns to the worth of keeping
tho public at least moderately familiar
with the compositions upon which, after
all, the whole btructure of mslc rests.
Sebastian Bach reconstructed the whole
fabric of mublc, but he worked on many
of tho sound principles laid down by
Palcstrlna and certain otliQr of the
earlier composers, rejecting only those
which his genius knew to be unsound.
The music of Palcstrlna and his con
temporaries will never bo popular, for
it Is too sevcro In conception nnd in
contrapuntal execution and too devoid
of the emotionalism which latter-day
music-lovers have come to regard ns the
slno qua nou of musical expression.
But, for that matter, the same argu
ment applies to tho music of Sebastian
Bach as well. It will never be popu
lar except among tho musical elect, al
though it Is just as bkillful in execution
as that of his great predecessors, and
yet contains an, Infinitely greater
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nmount of real musical feeling. In
fact, there ate in Bach passages of
such emotion (tlio opening ot tho Kyrlo
of tho Bytnlnor "Mobs, for example) a
have never bbon surpassed, if indeed
equaled, by au'othcr composer.
A CHOIR of a Protestant church
which is also doing great things
With thn tinnpcnmnnnled form is thnt
of the, Second Prcsbytorlnn, under N.J
Jjindiay Nordcn. Mr. isoracn is an
ciltKuslnst on the subject of a cappclla
nlnilnff- nnd not only has he. brought
the choir of the Second Presbyterian to
yi very high standard of achievement,
but ho has put the Mendelssohn UluD,
of which ho is tho conductor, on an
almost exclusively fl cappclla basis to
tho great gain Of tho musical valuo of
both organizations. i
Both Mr. 'Montonl nnd Mr. Nordcn
hnve been making considerable research
into tho field of modern HuBslan a
cappclla music (although nearly nil the
Russidn vocal music is n cappclla), bath
from, tho religious and from the secular
side, nnd thoy have discovered many
flno compositions heretofore unknown to
tho Amcricnn public. Mr. Norden cs
pcclnlly hns nrranged and translated a
number of fino works for tho use of his
choirs, most 6f which havo been pub
lished. Thus Philadelphia, in both tho
great religious forms, has token the
lend in a 'now nnd Important field.
A N, INTERESTING Russian religious
XX cnnir t InterentlnB both to singers
,nnd to Btrlng plnycrs) was sung by
tho Palcstrlna Choir nt us concert on
Thursday evening, this being Tschai
kowsky's ".Legend," tho first lino of
which Is "Christ when a Child n gnrden
mndc," nlthough it nppcarcd in n
slightly different translation In the pro
gram. Considered ns n piece of modern
a cappclla writing, it is a beautiful
composition, but tho interest of the
string player lies in another direction.
Arcnsky took this lovely melody and
mado it tho theme for tho variations
of his quartet in A minor, vrittcn in
memory of Tschnikowsky. Tho first
movement is also written on a Tschal
ttowsky religious melody, but the gem
of tho quartet is tho themo and varia
tions, "ho disinterested hearer is
forced to ndmlt thnt tho Arcnsky ver
sion (in which nppcar somo vcar
changes from tho original) ! more
effective than tho vocal form, with duo
allowanco for the fact that the strings
have n great advantage in register nnd
tonal purity over voices, no matter how
Mr. Stokowski once played this theme,
nnd variations for string orchestra,
omitting tho contrn-basses, the one in
cursion into the realm of tho Btrlng
quartet which the writer remembers
him to have made. Tho quartet was
originally written for tho unique com
bination of violin, viola and , two cell!
probably tho only one for this instru
mentation in existence but the com
poser later seemed to repent of this
overbalanced combination and rcwroto
it for the usual quartet. two violins,
viola and cello, in which form it gained
a great and deserved popularity.
MUSIC NOTES
The sixteenth and final freo Sunday after
noon concert at. the Academy o : Flno Arts
mill bo clven tomorrow nt 0 o clocK. a
nroirrnmme will bo rendered by the PalfR
trlnsT ChSlr under tho direction of Nicola
Mnntnnl. soprano, ana ncien hock, uuw.i.i.
Contributions for' next ,n,ftr?tl"?)"rt
solicited. Thcr may be sent to Miss uoro
fhy E. JollneV treasurer. ,2007 Tine street,
and should 1 Bent now If this work is to
bo continued. .
The last monthly Neighborhood Concert
of the Settlement Muslo School for thl. sea
son will be hold In the auditorium, tomor
row, at 8 o'clock in the ejenlnir. M Iss
Idette Flneman. pianist: Jocob Slmkln.
violinist,, and loadore Treed, accompanist,
will lve the prosram.
The pupils of the "William IlaHpn Oreen
School of Planaforte playing- will Klve a
recital nt the Art Alllanco at 3 o'clock next
Wednesday afternoon.
Alexander Schaffman. pupil of Frederick
Ilahn. won the g-old medal at the competition
In the violin department,held at the CSeck-wer-llahn
Musical Academy Hay 10.
The 110th""- concert of tha Leefson-IIllle
-AnMrvfltnrv wilt talc place at R o'clock
ABSIIIICU " V . ... ,-l-.
this evening In 'Wlthcrspoon Hall. The play-
Inir of tne .Mnznn a .Major concerto dv
Jeanne Behrend, a ten-year-old pupil, will
be a feature.
D. llendrlk Kzerman and II. Van den
Reemt. directors of the Philadelphia Con
servatory of Music, announce thn final con
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Hall on Wednesday eventnr, June 1. Tickets
may be had on application to the seorotary.
Cero de Tlltls, bsrltone, will give a re
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jbt A -nr.viv. KUAtitlmnntfll Tommy" J3
' ythtS Barrio play wlthQaroth IIubIics
ana amy MOCAVoy in mo iiih'ui"
roles. John 8. nobertson directed tho
delightful Scotch BtorJ' of "Tommy
and Grlacl." Tony Sarg'a Almanac
cartoons havo crented a host, or ad
mirers and his second offeringwill be
"Tho Tooth Carpenter." Pictures of
nittenhouso Flowor Marltot'nro -an
added attraction. -
Bl'ANTON' "Dlnty." Marshall Nelian
production featuring Wesley Harry,
tho "boy with .the freckles." Marlon
Fairfax wrote tho story especially for
lilm. . Ho Is shown as tho head of a
newsboys trust Surrounding program
has Leo Mooro singing n specially
written sontr, "Dlnty," and nitten
houso Flower Market ' r - ,
PALACE "Hold Your Horses" Is thb
tltlo given to Rupert Hughes' comedy,
"Canavan." It has Tom Mooro and
Naomi Chllders In tho leading roles.
Tho plot deals with tho rso of a poli
tician to a placo of prominence nnd
his lovo nffalr with a snobbish woman.
ARCADIA "Two Weeks' With Pay" Is
mo story wnicn iJCDo uanieis nas ror
starrlngyhonors. Nina Wilcox Putnam
wroto tho1 pleco, which Is a variegated
talo of a girl In tho movies who Is on
vacation. Walter Hlers'and JncltMul
hall .aro In support. Directed by Maur
Ico Campbell. '
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Small-Town Idol" Is one of Scnnett'a
burlesquo stories with all of his come-
' dlans and funsters In their favorite
characters. Den Turnln Is tho featured
player. Mack Scnnctt directed the
piece, which is described as a. hodge
podge., of funmaklngj . ,
RECENT "Tho Great Day" is ono of
Hugh Ford's English pieces which ho
mndo in tho London studio. It Is tho
famous Drury Lane molodrama by
Louta N. Parker and George It Sims.
Arthur Bouchlcr'and May Delfry aro
In the cast.
Special Photoplays
FORREST "Kor.an" Is tho famous
James Oliver Curwood story of the
great Northwest It has a talo of do
votlonyof a dog to a human and how
that lovo Is returned Is shown with
great detail. In addition to this thcro
will bo tho special musical novelty of
Lieutenant Girard nnd tho singing of
Mmo. Marie Barolglan. Thcro will bo
other short subjects la film.
Reviewed Heretofore
CAPITOL "Bob Hampton of Placer."
with Wesley Barry and James Kirk
wood. Shows Custer's last fight
MARKET STREET Douglas Fairbanks
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"O'Malley of tho Royal Mounted,"
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OREAT NOR TUERN Clara Kimball
Young In excellent movie, "Straight
From Paris," first half. William Far.
num Jn "His Great Sacrifice," last
half.
COLONIAL "Straight From Tarls,"
first half, Constance Talmadge In
"Good References," last half.
ALIIAMBRX "Tho Branding Iron,"
first half. Alice Lake in "Body and
Soul," last half.
IMPERIAL Douglas Fairbanks In
"Tho Nut"
BELMONT Ralph Inco In "Tho High
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"Tho Greatest Love." last half.
RIVOLI Elaine Hammerstcln proves
attractive In "Pleasure Seekers," first
half. MTho Wild Fawn," last half.-
LEADER Thomas Melghan In 'Tho
Easy Road," first half, "Tho County
Fair," last half.
LOCUST Betty Compson In "Prisoners
of Love."
STRAND Douglas Fairbanks In "Tho
Nut," a typlcnl offering of varied
merit,
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MacLcan, Monday and Tuesday : Bebo
Daniels In "Oh, Lady, Lady," Wednes
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"Tho Chicken In tho Case," Friday
and Saturday,
COLISEUM "Luxury," Monday and
Tuesday; Dolores Cassinelll, "The
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