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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23
Things That Abide In Changing Order

TIME never halts. War or no war, the
i seasons come and 60 The rose withers
on the stem, and already the pencils of
autumn begin to tint the leaves. The guns
of Europe do not stop the SUM- though they
may smash the clock. Time moves on like
a river
It is a satisfaction to know that some
things are above the might of man. The
imperishable forces of life abide above the
danger line of rust and moth and Eunpowder.
The Rheims Cathedral may be laid in ruins,
but the devotion that built 1t is everlasting.
In the world clash between materialism and
,idealsm it is well to lay hold of the best
things-the indestructible forces of truth,
true love, friendship and every reality of life.
These realities are like blocks Of granite in
n sea of changing conditions. The fact that
others have gone mad is only another reason
why the rest of us should remain sane.
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STAIN NOT THE SKY

Ye gods of battle lords OF fear,
Who work your iron will well
AS once ye did with sword and spear,
With rihed gun and rending shell
Masters of sea and land, forbear
The fierce invasion of the inviOate air!
With patient daring man hath wrought
A hundred years for power to fly.
And shall we make his winged thought
lowering horror in the sky.
Where hocks OF human eagles sail,
Dropping their bolts of death on hill and dale?
All, no. the sunset is too pure,
The dawn too fair, the too bright
For wings of terror to obscure
Their beauty, and betTay the night
That keeps for man, above his wars,
The tranquil vision OF untrOubled stars.
Pass ON. pass on. ye lords of fear!
Your footsteps I'm the red.
And black on earth your paths appear
With ruined homes and heaps of dead,
Pass on and end your transient reign,
And leave the blue of heaven without a stain.
The wrong ye wrought will fan to dust.
The right ye shielded will abide:
The world at last viii learn to trust
In law to guard. and love 10 guide:
The peace OF God that answers prayer
VIII fan like dew from the inVlolate air
Henry Van Dyke, In the New York Independ-
emit
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War Fever

1 used to think that Jones was strong
Within the laws domain,
But now l know that l was wrong
His forte's-Alsace-L Lorraine!
And Smith-(another sudden blow)-
His hobbies, l was sure,
Were golf and cigarettes, but no!
They're Brussels and Namur.
And Brown, so reticent before,
Now keeps waylaying me
To mobilize whole army corps
OF words-on strategy!
And Green. who thought the one best bet
Was peace, is now-alas!-
Continually storming Metz
Armed with demi-tasse
And JohnSon-but enough OF spite!
The worst of all / am
For on a tableCloth last night
l drew a diagram!
New York Times.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23

June of the following year. winning In addi-
tion to the money the sobriquet of "Jeru-
salem."
FLEET marriages" were common in Eng
land at one time that between October l9
17O4 and February ~, 1705, there were con
tracted 2954 marriages in Fleet prison, Lon
DON from which the ceremonies derived their
name Twenty to thirty couples were welded
in day. their names being concealed by pri-
vate marks upon payment of an extra fee.
The first marriage act of 1853 stopped this
abuse.
The English word LULLABY" is thought to
have a strange origin. 1t is said that Bilth
or Lillis, the first wife of Adam, according to
the legend, haunted the abodes of men, seek
ing to kill their children. So when mothers
luled their babies to sleep they exclaimed,
"Lilla, abi" CBegone illith'), This being con-
verted into LULLABY"
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An International Police Force

From the Richmond Times Dispatch.
The of nations in Europe has revived
the talk of a combination of the forces OF the
nations to police both land and sea, and keep
the peace among nations just as our present
police forces keep the peace among individuals.
The idea is an old one, but has never made
much progress until recently Now even so
conservative n writer as Henry Clews accepts
it, saying in his latest report that its adoption
is necessary to permanent peace. 1t is hardly
to be supposed that radical change in GUS
toms and the point of view will be brought
about soon. If at all, but 1t is certain that
without practical disarmament there can never
be permanent peace in Europe If the war
result in that consummaton, 1t will have been
worth while. If the Powers that win insist
their entrance into it.. If they do not they will
have to fight another war at some future time.
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VIEWS OF READERS
ON TIMELY TOPICS
Contributions That Reflect Public on;.
ion on Subjects Important to Civ
State and Nation. ="

To the Editor Of the Evonino Ledger:
Sir-England did not envy Germany her mai,
earned commerce, nor was she Jealous ~ CT
many's army for defense, nor of Gerp,oss.
small but efficient navy.
But Germany violated the neutrality q, n,
gium. and England, all at once becano -,
fed at such breach of international so,,,
and declared war Germany-or ratbor ~
Germany's commerce and navy, primarilv W, VI
on her army, but with less alacritv aho'.
facing 1t. Why couldn't France, Russia W..
her (England's) numerous other allies fare nu Mu
German cannon? She would rather tb
would. for Englishmen would rather My My
cricket and football than face cannon in p,ay aa.
cause. any
Does England forget-the world doe. not -.
own crime at Copenhagen, in Napoleon's trn.I
which the Japanese nation used as n precoSau .a1,e,
to excuse its attack on the Russian feet viii
out n declaration of war or other warinnss
Has England forgotten, too, her part IN a..
Paoli, the Cherry Valley and the wvnr,, ne
Valley massacres, and in the battle ~ ing ,Is
Cowpens, where no quarter was piven ti ue
wounded Americans, still brave but foo u,o' .e
to resist their slaughter In cold blood? oA
And has England further forgotten h..
prison ships in which many brave Anor,SI ,eI
patriots were doomed to starvation and doatss
And Is 1t. as memorial to Enplands a,
past good faith with other nations that AZ
Hollander, the Belgian and the Frencbnon ,ie
her nearest neighbors-are alike aIwavs rans,..
to exclaim, with feeling of contemnt ION
thou perfdlous Alblon!' ''
Philadelphia, September 21, 1914
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FrOm The New York World.
This war is not our war. We did not make Il
and we cannot end it. If we mind our own bus-
ness, however, may be able to smooth the
pathway to peace when blood and iron have
determined the main issues. If we do not mind
business, we shall be regarded as
impertinent meddlers and shall have no inau-
ence for good whatever.
The President has been pettioned enough and
nagged enough. He knows the situation better
than any of his sef-apponted counselors His
motives are quite as exalted as those OF his
volunteer advisers Let him alone.
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WILL NOT VOTE FOR PENRosE

To the Editor Of the EvcninO Ledger:
Sir-I have been lifelong Republican but
won't vote for Penrose! And there are lot of
us who feel the same way. 1t riles me when I
get out of the State to hear the choice slurs
that are cast at the quality of PENNSYLVANIA
Republcansm which will nominate Boes
Penrose for United States Senator. But have
to swallow the pill and reply He Is not elected
yet" L. c. DENISE
New Kensngton, Pa, September 81 1914
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23
Penroseism is Democracy's Chief Asset

THERE will be no weeping in the White
4 House if Penrosesm is lndorsed in Penn
sylvania. The Democracy is quite ready to
do without one vote in the Senate in return
for the continued use of Penroseism cam
paign material. 1t has a majority, anyhow.
The President knows and his advisers know,
that Palmer victorious will not be worth half
SO much to the party as Palmer defeated. If
the Republicans in this state wish to deal the
Administration a mighty blow, they can do
It by eliminating Penroseism as an issue in
American politics
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23
in A SPIRIT OF HUMOR
Why Exchange Editors Die

with a daring worthy of better cause, the
editor grasped his shears, adjusted his eye
glasses, and from the heap of newspapers
before him extracted the following gems:
Adelbert Fuller is back at home from Pitts
field, where he attends school on account of
illness.
Miss Vera Castner returned to the hospital
in Grand Rapids after nearly two months
vacation.
G. r. Clifton, Third. and Lowell Bonewell
have gone to Grand Rapids, Mimi, for visit
with those who have gone before.
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Philadelphia, September 21. 1914.
ENTITLED TO APPROVAL.

To the Editor Of the Evening Ledger:
Sir-Snce the first issue OF your paner
have taken 1t each evening and studied n win
interest. The opposition that is made in vonr
columns to Penrose and all that he represents
is of itself enough to earn the approval or
every right thinking citizen In this boss-ridde
State. GEORGE 2. ELLINGTON. y
Philadelphia, September 81, 1914.
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Looking Toward Peace Sunday

From the New Haven Comm Journal Courier
We may we'll be thinking during the coming
days how we are going TO make OF Peace Sun
day. something better than perfunctory per-
formance, something infinitely finer than mere
lip-service To add to our supplications ior
happier days offering for the relief Of
afflicted nations will put our religion TO
practical and blessed use.
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Ethics and Politics

Fr0m The New York HeTaId.
Statesmen Of past generations always sought
to conceal the hand of the tax gatherer but
our Washington solons of today, having cpt
down the levy concealed in the tariff schedules
seem determined to let every citizen know and
feel where the Federal Goyrnment plnches him
It's good thics But Is it good politics?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23
STATE IS TIRED OF BOSSES

To the Editor Of the Evening Ledger:
Sir-ln my view the State of Pennsylvania ia
tired of Boies Penrose as its representative
in the United States Senate, and more tired
of a corrupt State Government known as
"Penroseism." Patriotic citizens want to de-
feat both The EVENING LEDGER will be
powerful aid in that righteous work
T. KITTERA VAN DYKE
Harrisburg. August 81. 1914.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23

Jerusalem" Whaley walked from Dublin
10 the Holy Land and back in one year, on a
wager of nearly 100000 a large sum in the
days of 17SS-s9. Being asked in Jest where
ne was going ne replied ITO Jerusalem" and
then and there the wager was undertaken
the condition being that the journey be made
on foot, save where II was necessary to take
a ship. He started in 1883 and finished in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23
Socialists Flirt With War

ACCORDING to the reports Of American
Acorrespondents, the Socialist movement IN
Germany has disappeared in these times Of
v,ar Vorwaerts, the famous Socialist paper.
has turned patriotic and for the first time
Am It's history may be sold on Government
property and even in the army. A few weeks
ago the Socialist deputies in the Reichstag
voted unanimously for the war credits In
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23
CURIOSITY SHOP

The famous Salic Law is chapter in the
Salau code regarding the succession TO Salic
lands, which were limited to male heirs.
chiefly because certain military duties were
connected with the holding OF those lands In
the fourteenth century females were excluded
from the throne Of France by the application
of the Salic law.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23
Asking Too Much

From the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Apropos the incident of the steamship Robert
Dollar, il may be remarked that, with all dus
respect and regard for England the land Of
Shakespeare. we really cawnt. you know, OLD
chap, admit that the Atlantic Ocean, or any
other, Is English lake.
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vidual at the hearth of his home to tho ~.
found wisdom of peace. we still bavipro pros
our hands the task of educating a cojlec,,oonn On
of individuals, the mob 'ectlon
Europe's deluge of blood and pain u.,,,
develop only one true hero. He will h. Wlt
man who changes It to peace. the
THE IDEAT1sr
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For Home Industries

What is your opinion of our foreign rela-
tions?" asked the patriotic citizen.
They don't do you any good replied the
local politician. What you want Is lot OF
that'il vote the way you tell 'em to.-Wash-
i,,eyt Gtnr
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The Retort Frosty

81 suppose, captain" said the inquistive
ocean voyager that the passengers make
you dreadfully tired with the questions they
ask"
"Yes, indeed" replied the captain. What
else is it you want TO know"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23
A Man and His Money

A Scot Of PEBBLES said to his friend MacAn-
drew: Mac l hear ye have fallen in love Wi
bonny Kate McAllister."
'Weel, Sanders" Mac replied, 'I wis near
vera near-daein' It; but the bit lassie had nae
siller, so l said to maself, Mac. be mon' And
I wis a mon, and moo Jlst pass her by."-Ar-
gonaut.
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Super-Optimist

what a cheerful woman Mrs. Smiley is"
Isn't she? Why, do you know, that wo-
man can have a good time thinking what a
good time she would have if she were hav-
ing It."-Boston Transcript.
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The Inquiry Courteous

Exasperated telephone subscriber (having
found six different numbers engaged)-
well, what numbers HAVE you got?"-
London Punch.
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The Horrors of War

Ethel lin apprehensive whisper which
easily reaches her German governess, to
whom she is deeply attached) shall
we have to kill Fraulein?-London Punch.
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Wedded Persiflage

Miss Fluff-Nr. Deepthought, do you think
marriage is failure?
Mr.. Deepthought-Well the bride never
gets the best man.-Judge
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To Cover the Ground

The great American novel that
The nation still expects
VIII have to be, experts agree,
In 40 dialects.
Louisville Courier Journal.
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International Dict

It Is reported that the animals of the Ber
lin zoo have been killed for food which
may explain why the Germans have latel!
taken to eating crow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23

TNAKING breakfast with real, live Presi-
i dent is undoubtedly an honor but some
times there are drawbacks, in this in
stance. l had been in Johannesburg, South
Africa, for well nigh a year, when William J.
Leyds Secretary of State, invited me to par
take of frugal morning meal with Presi-
dent Kruger. So to Pretoria, the capital,
went by stage coach, 80 miles in six hours.
and called upon the Stats -Sekretaer.
II suppose o'clock is the breakfast hour?"
1 asked.
The President has a Cabinet meeting at
in the morning, so you'd better come half
an hour before that replied Doctor Leyds.
Regretfully l retired, seepily I arose,
dressed and went to the little cottage which
served for the Boer White House. 1t was
still dark but the President, surrounded by
Generals Joubert, De Wet, Botha and Doctor
Leyds was awaiting my coming. For ten
minutes Dom Paul cross examined me on
America; then Vrow Kruger brought huge
bowls of steaming coffee and black bread,
covered with real creamery butter. And at
a. IN. sharp the Boer Cabinet went into
session with prayer.
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Funny

Turkey protests against the jests in
American newspapers at her expense If
Turkey will stay out of the war she will not
be a joke.-Washington Post
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Internal Strategy

For idiotic strategy why not have the
French name one of their towns 1pecac and
let the Germans take 1t? 1t would be all up
with them.-Chicago Tribune.
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But Not for Father
LOTT HARDER
caption of Buffalo wedding report
Fair Warming

Maid at Country Hotel-"Please, sir, will
you use the hot water soon, as there's an ole
in the can?'-Londun Punch.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW

Mr.. Roosevelt is correct in announcing thar
he isn't a candidate. But wait until lsI@-
Springfield Republican.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23
A Burning Question

Parke-Is your house insured against fire?
Lane-I don't know. I've just been reading
over the insurance poicy-Life
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23

TNHERE are half dozen medals and pre-
l. miums at the service of the institute to
bestow upon inventors and discoverers and
need not tell you that they are priced far
above their monetary value by their winners,
who are not always Americans. They are
not bestowed until a committee thoroughly
examines the claims for the invention or dis
covery entered for the prize, and the award
in itself is proof everywhere of the value of
the idea that is accepted
In the weekly lectures and meetings OF the
various sections of the institute each winter
the visitors will hear the last word on the
latest contributions to the mechanic arts
I know of no institution that is SO young
and modern in spirit and feels so little the
effects of age when passing it's 9Oth birthday
as the Franklin Institute.
GRANVILLE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23

no YOU recall that when you went TO
~ school you were induced to learn some
thing about Peter the Great and Catherine
and how wicked and cruel Catherine was?
Well, she wasn't so bad as you imagine,
for Diderot the encyclopaedia, says she was
not, and he knew. Desiring to provide a
dowry for his daughter and not having the
means, Diderot decided to sell his magnif-
cent library. 1t came to GATHERINGS ears
and she sent for Diderot
Then she showed how cruel she could
really be when the occasion offered ITSELF
She bought the library at Diderot's own
price, made him the librarian of her new
purchase and -
Paid him so years salary in advance!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23

Thirty-siX thousand tons OF British ar
mored cruisers are at the bottom Of the North
Sea as the result OF a submarine attack
Measured in dollars. there Is no comparison
between cruisers and submarines; measured
in results, the little fellows have nothing TO
be ashamed OF.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23

Mr., Roosevelt is correct in announcing tha'
he isn't candidate. But wait until E@-
Springfield Republican.
The railroads can hardly be so bad as thsI
have been painted If President Wilson De-
comes one OF their Observation-Disclosures EVEN
ing sun
In comparison with the present European
war, Caesar, Alexander and Hannibal Ee,s ,s
guilty of nothing more serious than disordeN
conduct-Kansas City Star.
The Government ought 10 show its appIe,
citation of what Ambassador Herrick has ugns
and avail itself of his capacity for turlhsI
service of the same general kind,-ChaI'eS'''
News and Courier,
Reports of the first football Injuries broSyn
collar bones and the like, cause small thLln i.s ~
protest this year. There are too many @ NOs.
things going on behind the veil OF the Eu'
pean censorship.-springfeld Republican
One small. imagined sigh from sweet cor,
della. fancied smile upon the ups bs, I
lmogcn, one feetng dream OF juliet Iloi" tbls
window leaning. brings England closer movie.
land of ours, than kipling. Plnero' poyt5
Bridges and all that list OF authors ever e'1'~
Chicago Herald.
The Presidents remark upon the actlVIl's
OF certain professional jingoes who are ..,n IU
crazy for peace-that their program Is Ia
practical and silly"-is mildly true. nsa Li',,or
might have said II he had been IN ~ ~ New
would have been much more TO the poln'
York World.
Senator Burtons brilliant struggle mas cns.
amply repaid, and the admirable rules an for
toms OF the Senate which made his stlnU sn bssa
justice 20 the taxpayers possible nave
abundantly Justhed.-New York sun
The British navy has done nothing 81 mes
ing as the exploit Of the German islstoy
One OF the Oldest lessons Of human H.ssFa
is the folly OF despising your enemy
York World.
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Paid him so years salary in advance!

TT IS a considerable step from Presidents
l. and Expresses TO a mere Mayor, but
there was one Mayor who was as autocratic
in his way as was Dom Paul or Catherine
the late William J. GaynOr, whose last off,
cal words were, Il have been Mayor" In
contradist!nct!on 10 some of his predecessors,
who were mere tools of Tammany, Mr.. Gay
nor was reCkessly fearless in Ills outspoken
opinions He cared not whom he hit nor
what the consequences might be- One Incl
dent shows this clearly. He had been in
Office two days when a friend called on him.
After the usual preliminaries, Mr.. Gaynor
commented upon previous administrations
and their lack of common sense.
My predecessor In this office was the
smallest man who ever sat in the Mayors
chair" thundered Mr. Gaynor bringing his
first down on his desk That predecessor
was George b. Mcclellan, son OF the Little
General, who fought Tammany furlously
and was crushed beneath the claws of the
tiger. Not that there was ever a breath of
suspicion of wrong against Mr., Mcclellan,
but he played politics instead of governing
the city and paid the price.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23

The world does move. 1t seems but yester-
day that universal excitement was caused by
a successful aeroplane fight across the Chan
mel from France 10 England Just a few days
ago 30 British army planes were reported to
be making the passage from England 10
France at one time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23

TN IT'S declared object-to promote and en-
courage the mechanic arts-the institute
even in its infant days was true. 1t held the
first industrial exhibitions in this country.
Small as these were at the start, they grad
ually became more important and for many
years were continued annually, attracting
manufacturers and inventors from all parts
OF the United States. The exhibition the in
stitute held in 1874 in the old Pennsylvania
Railroad freight depot on the site Of Wanna
makers, is remembered with pleasure by
many Philadelphians. The Electrical Exposi-
tion which the institute held at 32d and Mar
ket streets in 1884 was the first universal
showing of the mysterious new force that
the world had seen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23

The railroads can hardly be so bad as they
have been painted, If President Wilson De-
comes one OF their advocates.-Baltimore Even
ing sun.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-23

In comparison with the present European
war, Caesar. Alexander and Hannibal Hes
guilty of nothing more serious than dlsordeW
conduct.-Kansas City Star.