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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14

war" extras during the past few weeks
have served to accustom the community to
the afternoon appearance Of the PUBLIC
LEDGER, which, according to announcement. is
to be published in regular evening edition.
beginning next Monday afternoon, and have
made the first step In the dual role Of morning
and afternoon newspaper more simple. The
evening newspaper in the United States has
had a distinct advantage in the receipt and
handling of the service in the European
war, although hardly more than that which it
possesses in ordinary times. in its opportunity
to get the afternoon and evening attention of
the reader compared with the busy morn
Ing hours. But the evening edition of the
PUBLIC LEDGER will require no Introduction in
philadelphia, for the paper long ago estab-
lished its entree and welcome at any time OF
day.-Evening Bulletin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
VERBAL HANDsHAkEs

I'VE extend to you our heartiest congratua-
tions for the success of the Evening Ledger"
New York Commercial.
1--WE wish the new Evening Ledger sue
cess."-Chester, Pa. Times.
I'VE wish you every success in your new
undertaking" ALLENTOWN, Pa, Chronicle and
News.
BEST wishes."-Congressman ]. Hampton
Moore.
you can rest assured that It will be real
pleasure to do anything to help you turn
out great and useful newspaper. Morris L.
Cooke. Director Of Public Works.
"wish you all success."-Ernest L. Tustin
Recorder of Deeds.
''I hasten to extend my congratulations and
sincere best wishes."-w. Freeland Kendrlck,
Receiver of Taxes.
You may rest assured that 1t will give me
great pleasure to cooperate with you in any
way in order that we may have an eve
ming paper which will correspond in measure
to the morning edition Of the PUBLIC LEDGER"
DR. Richard H. Harte, Director Department
of Health and Charities.
Having been reader of the morning LEDGER
for many years. naturally welcome its appear
in the evening 1eld."-Clayton w. Pike.
Chief OF Electrical Bureau.
Best wishes for your success. '-tranR j.
German, County Commissioner.
You have my best wishes for the success Of
your venture. flames 1.obinson, Superintendent
Bureau of Police
BEST wishes for the success of the Evening
LEDGER. Savannah, Ga, Morning News.
I'VE shall look for tho initial Issue Of the
Evening LEDGER with keen interest. t."-Gettys-
burg, Pa, Star and Sentinel
I'VE welcome this new arrival in the news
paper feld."-Charleston. S. c.. Evening Post.
I'VE will watch with interest for the first
and subsequent issues of the Evening LEDGER.
If you come up to the standard of the PUBLIC
LEDGER you will be setting new standard"-
Allentown Pa, Call.
I'VE wish the paper a Lealthy and pros
porous blrth."-Detroit Free Press.
Best wishes for your ess."-Albany,
N. Y, Journal.
IT have been reader of the daily LEDGER
ever since I have been able to read and
shall be glad, indeed to read the Evening
LEDGER. wish you all the success
Imaginable. William McCoach. City Treasurer.
Here is good luck to the Evening Ledger.
The PUBLIC LEDGER is the best
newspaper published, not only in Philadelphia
but in q great many other cities in the
try as we'll; and not only get 1t our
exchange list. but have 1t sent home and pay
for It with sincere appreciation Of its worth.
Here are the best wishes for the success of
the grandfather of them all, the PUBLIC
LEDGER. and for the lusty infant who will
the light of day for the first time tomorrow.
Go get em"'-Reading (Pa.) Telegram and
Times.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
This Is a True Story

1t happened in a small city about week
after the time for paying dog licenses had ex.
pired. The dog catcher was out on the trail
of unlicensed dogs. In house on the outskirts
of that city lived two women who may be de-
scribcd as middle-aged and unmarried. They
had dog named Bingo
Ono day one OF these women went out TO do
a washing When she returned home that night
She saw something on the front door that
frightened her. She ran back down the street
and Historically accosted the first person shs
men. Come quick! Come quick" she cried
to the astonshed man. and he came. There
was Grape on the door. He knocked. No re-
sponse. He knocked again, Then he noticed
movement OF a window curtain. and pres
emily the door opened bit
whats the matter? Oh what's the matter7"
franttcally demanded the woman behind him
who's dead?"
Came the calm reply from the doorway:
"Ghere amt nobody dead. / hung up Grape
to keep the dog catcher out Bingo's in hers
with me-"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
THE IDFALIST
GRANVILLE.

II you had carried out to the best of your
ability everything which you had planned ~
carry out you would now be one Of the I.a,ar.
OF men.
Hot every one can lead, There must be raplz
as well as captain. The question Is: wb,.
are YOU not a captain? And that takes Us t,cI,
TO this matter of carrying things out 70
finish.
One day a widely known and very wealth,
real estate operator was riding on a Broadu,,,
car in company with an admrine vo,,r,,
aequaintanee' and thus he gave his friend Nh,
reason for his success:
Young man" said he. everybody gets ids.s
Everybody! Some misguided folks raaIr,, -
HeYe there are few men Of admitted ,,.nta,
superiority who corner every last idea OF wortt
In the world That's boshl Ths difference be.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
The Workin' Song of Old John Paul
ID. IY0IA MAN T. nav
By HOLMAN F. DAY

Down by the church lived old John Paul.
He tanked with his hammer and he jabbed with
his awI,
He raped and he tapped on his worn lapstone.
And ever he trolled, with a lusty tone:
"Oh, high, diddy-d for SAL sb ry Sal!
Plump was she, an right smart gal.
Swing to the centre an caper down the hall.
High. diddy-d." sang old John Paul
In the nearby church preached Pastor Jones,
A grim old saint of skin and bones.
At the week might meetings his flock would hear
Old John Pauls song ring loud and clear.
"Oh, high. dddy-di. come rosum your bow.
AN, Sal sbry Sal. now shake your toe.
A ladies' chain an balance all,
High, diddy -di," troled old John Paul,
The pastor stepped TO the cobbler's shop;
Said he. These ribald songs must stop!
They laugh and they nudge on satau's Row
To hear you below and bluster So
with High. diddy -di.' and your vulgar strain
Anent some female. and vain.
Sing some good hymn, If you sing at all"
81 don't know a hymn" said old John Paul.
The pastor forthwith taught him one.
In adagio measure did it run;
The beat moved slow-as a good hymn should
And JOnn fdul sang IL as btSl ne COulu
But t was "tum." and "tum." and the pegs
went slow;
For he timed his work by his songs. you know
T was slow for the hammer. and slow for
the awl,
And customers rallied at old John Paul
To the pastor John Paul spoke, next day.
I'm grant that souls are saved your way;
But mendn soles is another thing,
And / can't git hustle unless l sing
oh high. dddy-di there tiptoe spry!
An SAL sb' rs Sal goes prancin by
Work when you work with snap an sprawl.
High. diddy-di.'" said old John Paul
Then here's to the man who all day long.
Works with a will to a right smart song!
For 4 hymn sometimes may be better sung
BY willing hands than laggard tongue.
God has set US our tasks 10 do;
Worship rings truest when work is through.
Then It's hey for our labor. and quick-stsp all
To the high. dlddy-di' Of old John PAU
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
National Point of View

Even Argentina long ago learned to govern
her internal Improvements without waste or
graft; and 1t is not for want OF feasible plans
that have not done the same."-New York
Evening Post,
The Ottoman Government must have strons
reasons to believe 1t can maintain its new pre-.
tensions indefinitely, otherwise it would scarcely
have made move whose failure will bring
humiliation heaped upon humlliation."-Detr
Free Press.
Increasing the taxes liquors and beers
is welcomed in the press favorable TO this
traffic The liquor dealers OF the country are
glad OF an opportunity to pay larger share
of the war taxes and thus make the govern
ment more dependent on this interest. - Chat
tauoOga News
The American President seems to be a sort
Of universal umpire. As far a. the railroads are
concerned we think that there probably never
was q time when the people were more willing
TO treat them fairly and justly."-Indlanapol
News
That farm club work is gaining constantly
increasing attention from South Georgia farmers
is good news. II means not only crop diversified
tion' but better marketing Of diversified
products Savannah Morning News
Altogether the situation Din Maine) affords
as much opportunity for fair test Of strength
as Is usual In September elections. New YORK
TimsL
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
Nine Points of the L aw

Harper's Magazine describes excellent sit
uation suitable for very young ladies':
The lovely GIRL having fingered a minute In
her room to make sure that her skirt fitted to
her entire satisfaction, descended to the parlor
to find the family pet ensconced upon the knee
OF the young man caller. her curly head nestled
comfortably against his shoulder.
'Why, Mabel" the young lady exclaimed.
"aren't you ashamed OF yourself? Get right
down"
'sha'n't do It." retorted the child 1T got here
first"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14

BUFFALO BILL, who is still active in the
ID show business, once took Sitting Bull to
the colonel commanding the nearest frontier
post of those days probably an inland
metropolis by this time. The Colonel. seeking
to impress the doughty Indian with the ad-
vantages of civilization, invited him TO a for
NAL dinner hord round faced butler.
hired for the occasion, handed a spotless
white napkin to the Indian warrior. The lat
ter looked the seryiette over, grunted once or
twice and then-spread it on his chair and
sat on il! BRADFORD.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
For the Service of Philadelpbia


THE sympathies OF the Evening Ledger
= will be instant in favor Of programs which
promise TO make this city a better cttv in
which TO live. II will not accomplish ,ts
purpose unless It senses the social and civic
longngs OF tho thousands of homeowners
and homemakers who have made PhiIadeI-
phia the splendid metropolis that II is II
will battle with item for better facilities Of
every sort 10 which they are reasonably en-
titled and Of which they are unreasonabIv
deprived II is the duty Of great news
paper TO mirror the aspirations OF the COM
munity 1t serves, to visualize conditions Of
life as they are and picture them as they
can be and Will be, II must be the smokes
man OF the man in the street the woman in
the house, the girl who meets the onrush
Of necessity by her own toll. With whole
hearted enthusiasm and with no interests
TO serve save the interests OF the community
the State and the nation. the Evening Ledger
dedicates itself TO this policy OF service and
takes its place among the institutions O,
Philadelphia
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14

poisons are known only to the Indians, who
have kept their secret for hundreds of years
The municipality compels mourners to deco.
rate the Paris crematory with flowers and
charges from s6 cents to 5000, according TO
the class OF services desired. Before crema-
tion can take place, half dozen certificates
signed and countersigned and vlsed, are re-
quired under the red tape which prevails IN
the French capital.
White is the badge of mourning Of the Chi
nese. The Andaman islander, who still eschews
clothes, paints his entire body white The
Egyptians used yellow their visible sign OF
grief In Europe, white was used by the cas-
tilans as late 1898 In connection with the
obseuuies OF Prince John
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
A Spring Poem Without Flowers

Contrary to general opinion there are several
varieties Of spring poems, some Of which bloom
in the fall Mr.. w. P. Eaton deserves credit for
this:
"It is spring today; I know the sight
The smell of asphalt fills the air,
The gas-pipe men are mending lines,
And digging bitches in the square,"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
War and the Dictionary

cable dispatch from Paris read: Ten
members attended the French Academy's reg.
ular meeting this week and discussed the word
exodc for the dictionary. Exode mean exo-
dus." Evidently the French are suffering from
lack of sufficient words to express their de-
light over the retreat OF the Germans
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
A Double FnmhIa

who was that tough-looking chap saw you
with today. Hicks?"
BE careful, Parker! That was my twin
brother"
by Jove, old chap, forgive me! I ought to
have known."-Boston Transcript.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
CURIOSITY SHOP

William Murdock an English mi.Iwright
went TO a factory In search of work one morn
ing I'm 1850. The proprietor, VINO had turned
him away, noticed that he was wearing an
oval hat whereas the style had been round
until then. Under questioning, Murdock said
that he had turned the hat on a lathe having
geared the machine TO suit himself. The PEN
nlless man Immediately employed for he
had, without realizing Il, invented the modern
EeadEear. Contrary 10 the usual course OF
events he made hts fortune out of mis-
discovery.
Talaystchi, the drug used by Mexican Indians
10 destroy the reason. but not the physical well
fare of their victims, Is a heritage of the
Aztses. The ingredients OF this most subtle OF
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
Another Kind of the Same

What do you think Of this as an example Of
constancy? 1t Is cited by the Alta Vista CKan)
Journal:
Jacob Eisenhut was in town Monday wear.
ing work shirt he bought Al years ago when
he lived in beautiful old Switzerland. 1t cost
81 go"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
A Kind Of Stick.tn.if.ivenea.

Two business men, so 1t is told were lunch.
Ing together when an old sraybeard stumped
by. That's Brown. He works for me-" said
the first business man.
Hes an honest-looking chap. Has he rot
staying powers7" asked the second business
man.
HE has that" said the first. 'He began a,
the bottom of the ladder in '7s, and he's STAYED
there ever since"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
A Ionr Shot

In a textbook arithmetic the Sacred
Heart Review has discovered the following in.
genious problem: "a cannon ball travels $40
feet in second. How far will It be from tho
muzzle of the gun after the lapse OF thirty-nvs
mnutes?"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14

CUPERsTITION plays large part In the
~ lives of the Hohenzolerns, The appear
ance of the mysterious White Lady in the
palace in Potsdam-or is il Berlin ?-is said
to presage a death in the family And now
comes word that the Kaiser is wearing his
lucky ring. Whence came the token no one
knows. Frederick the Great on ascending
the throne, found among his fathers possess
sions a small box containing a ring set with
a strange black stone and a note by Fred
erick l, stating that the ring had been given
to him by his father on his deathbed, with
the injunction that long as it remained
in the family the fortunes OF the IIohenzol-
Ierns would endure. The ring was stolen
from Frederick William II by his mistress,
Countess Lichtenau, and with its disappear
ance came the disasters of the Napoleonlc
wars 1t was restored in 1873 the year of
the Prussian liberation, and Schneider. the
bograPher of William I. declares that he
saw it on the hand of that monarch during
the war OF 1870.
Is William II wearing It?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
THOU NAMELESS COLUMN
-Ch;id. Borots
-Chiide Harold,

A Reminder
Our own private war In Montana is also .
Butte-Boston Transcript
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14
PASSED BY THE CENSOR

TIFE in some newspaper of1ces-that Is,
IIofficial life-is about as certain as the
weather week hence, and no one knows
this better than the theatrical manager. Not
so long ago the dramatic editor Of Phila-
delphia paper called upon manager and
was amazed to find him giving a pass for
two seats to the papers office boy.
Great Caesar, you don't give tickets to
that boy, do your" asked the dramatic
editor, after the boy had departed.
You bet do responded the manager, Il
don't know how soon he'll be your boss and
I'm not taking chances"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14

DEFLECTED in the light Of his great
1Guncle, Helmuth Won Moltlie, Chief OF
Staff of the German armies, has stood the
acid test OF publicity very well. Though
little is known about this siX-foot- four giant,
his father-in-law, the Danish Count Won
Moltke, is responsible for the story OF his
daughters wedding to the present military
leader. Helmuth fell in love with his distant
cousin and namesake, Eliza Won Moltke, but
her father declared that he would withhold
his consent until the great Won Moltke, the
uncle, had given his consent a few days
later came telegram to Copenhagen an
nouncing the coming of Germany's silent
man. The Danish Count waited at the rail-
road station to welcome the victor Of Sedan.
man dressed in snuff colored, worn suit
emerged from second-class carriage, carry
ing a dingy little bag. It was the General.
Inquiry elected the fact that his worldly be-
longings were in the bag and that he did
not possess a valet. The consent was given
and Hemuth and Eliza Won Moltke have
lived ideal family life ever since. Incl
dentally, it may be mentioned that Helmuth
Won Moltlte won the Iron Cross for personal
bravery during the war of 1870.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14

Mr. Pinchot may be without a party, but
what does he care? He has the nomination
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14

TUTHER BURBANK has rival In con-
Instructive eugenlcs, IL 1t may be SO called.
His name Is George White and he lives In
Eaton, o., which will now become famous
the home Of the scratchless chicken, for
that is the type being evolved by White
through process of elimination and eugenics
as applied to poultry. White bred and cross
bred chickens until he produced a big white
fowl with legs fit only for the tiniest OF
bantams. He asserts that his new breed
cannot dig up neighbours garden and Is not
so apt to stray from its own fresde. because
ats legs only reach the ground" In addition,
the new breed, being more sedate, is of
lesser temperamental mentality and prac-
tcaly devoid of all neurasthenic symptoms.
He says nothing of its capacity for laying
eggs however.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14

NTHERE there's a will, there's a way,
w says the old adage, and there appears
a way to fulfil the alleged last will of Peter
the Great. This WILL the object of 100 years
of controversy, is said to rest in the archives
of Petrograd but so far as is known, no
modern eye has ever been laid on the orig
nal copy of this mystic document. Accord
ing to Frederic Gaillardet, a friend of the
elder Dumas the will contained Is clauses.
Peter asserted that in order to become great
Russia must always be at with Europe;
intermarriages with Germany are to be fos-
tered Poland is to be divided; Sweden and
Denmark melted to dscord; encroachment
Is to be made along the Black and Baltic
Seas; Austria is to be used as an ally against
Turkey and then defrauded of its gain and
plunged into defensive wars against other
European States. and Russia made dominant
by policy of playing one State against
another
The authenticity of the will is very much
in doubt, hut it gains interest nevertheless,
in view of Russia's present stand in Euro
pean politics.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14

Franklin could generally state a common
sense conclusion without wasting words
This sentence Of his was much used in the
Revolutionary period; They that can give
up essential liberty to obtain a little
temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor
SAFETY
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14

Cutting down the river and harbor bill bv
cutting everything out OF ii except the
"pork' may be good politics but It is not
good business. There is trade in the Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal, but few votes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14

The only thing the people understand
about rapid transit is that they are not get
ting IT, It Will not take them long to find
nuf Mhv.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14

CHPEAKGNG OF the elder Dumas recalls a
- literary document of another nature,
which was not authentic, but--here is the
story:
In the middle 4Os Dumas had engaged a
large corps of translators, among them being
the father of the writer, then an impecunious
newspaper man. To him fell the task of
translating "Das Boa Konstriktor," German
novel Of stupendous length written by Spin
dler and published in Hamburg in 1897.
Dumas took the translation, transposed the
scene from Germany TO France and rechris-
tened the book The Count of Monte Cristo."
Dumas katherine Blum" is also a trans
lation, almost verbatim. from The Fores-
ters," German play
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14

Mr, Bryan is not for peace at any price.
In fact, the price depends entirely on the
size Of the audience.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-14

The heavy artillery is also doing something
To bring about the end of the war Napoleon
had idea that it generally would in apy
war.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-03
Chasing tho ohamuiou.

sun ttnncFco, oct, 3,-rOckey Me.
lNlland Nns hot ON the truth today pf
Freddie Walsh, the lightweight chnm.
pitn lie has announced his williur.
meas TO meet the Welshmun Cor u sl6r
oct Of $4,000 and " Freddie means
business, Mcfarland will also make i3h
pounds At o'clock for him Rilly
Nolan, who formerly handled Willie
MlcMt's affairs, Is now Mcfarland \
manager
Through Harry Pollock" said Me.
Furland here today, 'Wclsh has said
that he wants n sidc hct Of $4,000 II
ANYBODY wants TO box him for the
lightweight championship. | will take
that bet and ! viii post the money
real money, not the conversational hnd
the minute Welsh Ia ready 60 sign
act Of nulclea
"t have olashcd with Wclsh three
times aud have hcstcd him on each
occhsion. I'm absolutely certain thu,
I can DO u ngnin aud if Welsh q an.
nounccmcrt ~ hs willingness 10 make
q side bet of $4,000 IA on the level
and the lightweight chamrinnslip IL q,
stake, VIII win " IN such u way that
there will be no chance for an argu
mrnt.
"Ncw lf Welsh means business. le,
him come to lhe,front and sny so.''