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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
Violated Neutralit,

why, Johnny, what's the matter with
you?"
I'VE had a free fight, mother"
What do you mean"
There's 23 fightin' nationalities in our
school, mother, and only three stayed neu"
tral"-Cleveland Plain Dealer
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
CURIOSITY SHOP

The word "factotum," deu0tlng a man Of
all work. dates back several centuries Ben
Jonson in one Of his plays. makes Tip ask:
ranIies: "Factotum. here. SIR" FouIis iI
his History ~ the Plots Of our Pretended
Saints" 1914 says: He was so fare the
dominus factotum in this junctio that his
words were law
In other days. apothecares were called by
the name Of Bolus because they admins
tered bolusss, George ColmRn adopted this
name for his apotheCary who wrote labels
In verse, one Of which was the celebrated
= when taken,
To be well shaken"
But the patient being shaken instead, died.
Although NspOlsOn is credited with orig.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
PASSED BY THE CENSOR

LKTHEN King George was still midship-
w man in her Majesty's navy and his
brother, the Prince Of Wales since dead, was
known as Collars and Cuffs" because Of his
fondness for those appurtenances of every
day attire the twain were aboard ship off
southampton. Wales was sleepy head,
hard to wake, and one morning Prince
George found 1t well nigh impossible to rouse
his brother in time for the usual inspection.
Finally driven to desperation, he bawled
out:
Hey, Collars, get up They're singing
God Save Your Grandmother already"
History fails to relate whether collars"
ever told Grandma Victoria.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
DONE in PHILADELPHIA

TLTHEN a small news item announced a
w few days ago the death of the driver of
the first police patrol wagon used In this city
I have no doubt that many who read the
report were rather astonished to learn that
this adjunct to the Police Department had
been introduced so long ago as 30 years. An
other generation has grown UP since tnat
time, and 1t cannot properly appreciate con-
ditions that existed here before this system
was introduced. H.,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
IN A SPIRIT OF HUMOR
Means TO an End

you taking cornet lessons, and 50 years
of age?"
Yes, but not for long I expect to bring
the young lady next door to terms within a
week She takes singing lessons"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW

No greater opportunity has been offered
American genius by the eXigencies OF the
European war than Is to be found in the
great chance for the development OF real
dye manufactures.-Was Times
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
Happy College DAYS

Did YOU ever do anything wicked at col
lege?' asked the first sweet junioress
I'VE once pulled up bed of jimson weeds,
dear" replied the freshmanette.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
Modern Poetr,

is zig poem,
runs then
Which first down.
(Old Milton didn't know 'em; 1t makes the
printers frown)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30

Even in baseball it is good to get out OF
rut. New York's failure to win the National
League pennant for the fourth time in sue.
Cession is from that point of view boost
for the game.-New York Tribune.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
rnHE Introduction Of this system was q

TIME introduction of this system was as
i good as a hundred extra men on the force
BY the end of Mayor Smiths term there
were eight patrol wagons in the city. There
was still need of many more but he had
made a decided step toward efficiency.
At first, when the wagons were a novelty,
the drivers believed they were expected to
respond as rapidly as a fire engine AS this
was found to wear out the horses unneces-
sarily, after the many runs in the course
of the day, a moderate rate of speed was
ordered. The plan proved to be the hest
adjunct to the police department up to that
time, and with the introduction of motor
wagons the efficiency has been again in
creased. Although Mayor Smith was i'm
peached, he did good work, and there are
still living persons who believe that he was
dandy Mayor" GRANVILLE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30

The "odor of sanctity'' of old was some
thing more than mere play of words SUI
perstition held that the body of dead saint
emitted a sweet odor, while that of one un-
baptized smelled offensively
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30

Chance for Stout Lady
From the Chicago Tribune
Wanted-Woman, clever, to fill vacancy
with large corporation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30

WHEN your gaze runs afoul of a male
w adorned with wrist watch and pink
socks and a purple necktie, think kindly or
unkindly Of him-it all depends upon whether
you swear by Thomas Carlyle or Oliver Wen
dell Holmes, both of whom have furnished
intimate descriptions Of the dandy" Says
the former in "Sartor Resartus':
"A dandy is a hes-wearing mana man
whose trade, office and existence is the wear
ing of clothes. Every faculty of his soul.
spirit, purse and person is herocaly conse-
Grated TO this one object, the wearing Of
clothes wisely and we'll; so that, as others
dress to live he lives to dress"
And now look on the other side of the
picture furnished by Holiness
There was Alcibiades, the 'curled son OF
Clinias' an accomplished young man, but
what would be called a swell in these days,
There was Aristotle, a distinguished writer
of whom YOU have heard-a regular dandy
he was So was Marcus Antonius-so was
Sir Humphry Davy-sn was Lord Palmer
ston, if l am not forgetfuI Dandies such as
I was speaking Of have rocked this planet
like a cradle aye and left it swinging to
this day"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30

Britain has yet 10 learn the lesson which
all nations must learn. War Is a terrible
thing, and the nation which INDUCES in II
must pay the price that staggers," as Presi-
dent Kruger Of the Transvaal put II, And,
above all, no war is won until The last battle
has been fought
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30

mating the phrase from the sublime to the
Ridiculous" vet Paine In his age Of Rea-
son" antedates him as follows
THE sublime and the ridiculous are often
SO nearly related that Il is difficult to class
them separately. One step above the sub
lime makes the ridiculous and one step
above the ridiculous makes the sublime"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30

The praises of miitarism, still sounded "a
certain quarters. are strangely Ike "a.
laudations of negro slavery which SSsIIi
heard in this country on the eve or the C',H ~
War which was TO abolish IL forever y
both cases, that is to say, what was az Sh.1 Nh
apologized for as temporary eyll IL yors NY
up later as the highest good,-New iO'
Evening Post
The President has been notified that II y. ~
insists on the passage of the GoVernHlen'tI 'I
owned merchant marine bill Congress - ~.
not he able to adjourn before the NoVemvS
elections. This means that the shlp, hlp,s =,
sidists are improving their strangle- hoiu y.
a Democratic Congress and that II WIN tSas .,as
a long fight to shake them on rms Dv,"s
the situation why surrender rather Una"
ight?-New York World.
Times Of stress produce strong men, ~ ~
the "PanCho" Villa of other days is now ".
strong man of Mexico II he was an uniss.
tered Indian, nevertheless he is the soit,s ssators
who destroyed the power OF the consPlI ,sas
who had seized the government II ,nS,i ne 10
a bandit, nevertheless he has been loy Ma.
the political doctrine of the muraeteu ives
dero III he was tyro In politics ne eisad
evidence OF statesmanship suthcleht " M
him to recognize the value Of the long IssuSSara
fering good will of the United STATES
the Mexican people.-Boston hef@'u
The administration OF the Treasury
highly educational occupation, ana s. SCI and
MCAdoo Is giving signs OF readlneSS a..
capacity TO learn. The banks ~hien so FAR
sisted with Treasury funds nave ais
abused his trust In them that ne l5.ns TO DO
ciplined them privately and threatens foE
so publicly. He gave them public luneo aeops-
a public puFpose-the moving OF Ms ~vivats
and they have diverted them INTO ik,s res
purposes, the heaping up OF e4SsS1' -
serYes.-New York Times
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30

DUT even with all these improvements,
ID the fact remained when patrolman was
taking a prisoner to police station or an
injured person to a hospital, his heat was
unprotected for an hour or even as much as
three hours. More delay was caused by the
necessity OF taking "drunks" to the police
stations in whelbaTows, when they were
too much under the influence to walk. To
reform condition such as this was real
work of civic betterment, and having
learned how successful the police patrol sys-
tenn had worked in Chicago, Mayor Smith ad-
vised that the system be adopted here. Lare
In the year the first patrol wagon was in
stalled in the Third Police District, and its
first driver was Alexander Boyd. who died
a few days ago.
The system included the telephone, which
in 1884 was not in general use even in busi
ness places in this city. Consequently the
police patrol system was more than mere
reform; it was a radical change The patrol
man went to little box telephoned to the
station for the wagon and remained at MS
post The plan also provided system ny
which the police reported every hour to show
they were attending to business.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30

TNH1S may be base libel on an honored
l. profession, but it is told by the man who
perpetrated the faux pas. He was reporter
for Baltimore paper-or had been for
about an hour, this being his first experience
in newspaper work-when the city editor sent
him out to see Cardinal Gibbons The cub"
rushed down to the modest white house
where the venerable prelate lives and rang
the bell A man servant opened the door.
rs the Cardinal at homer" asked the
reporter.
mo, sir"
"oh, Mrs Gibbons will do" calculated the
Cub"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30

(WHICH brings back to memory that his
w toric joke about the American girl who
would not marry a British peer declaring
that the Yankee dude'n do"
BRADFORD.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30

Never talk war with your barber. Perhaps
he is one Of Lhem
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30

Writes the Colonel to Sulzer: The rea
son that / was reluctant TO see you instead
OF continuing 10 communicate with you by
writing was because l wished no ground TO
arise for failure ON your part TO recollect
just what ] had said" Thanks for this
longer and more beautiful yerblage,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30

About now look out for an announcement
that the price of coal win be increased be-
cause Of the scarcity Of labor In the mines,
due 10 foreign nationals being drafted into
imaginary European armies.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30

And besides it is a needless revolution. a
we already have a surplus OF Mexican films
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30

AFTER many weary months two political
"A prisoners in the Siberian Jail at Akaitoi
had dug tunnel-to that wonderful freedom,
so long denied to both. On the outside
friends were waiting them. Finally they
gained what they had sought. The one pris-
oner was hustled away; the other hidden In
a barrel of sauerkraut and shipped to
Irkutsk where he emerged odoriferous but
free. He managed to make his way to Japan
and thence TO San Francisco Eventually,
Gregory Gershuni came to this city--some
FIVE years ago. Accompanied by friend he
wandered about the town, seeing the sights
in the cradle of American liberty.
Slowly he walked along Fifth street until
he came to Independence Hall. Slowly he
read the inscriptions Of the tablets on the
walls For a long while-minutes-he stood
in silence, the while tears fell down his
cheeks
For that for liberty, for freedom, for
humanity-we are fighting in Russia-even
a YOU fought here" he said. Even you
won, so will we win. Even as your fore
fathers suffered for their ideals and princi-
pies, so have We suffered and so must we
suffer more In the days to come, until free
dom comes to Russia"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30

MAYOR WILLIAM b. SMITH, who did not
lHl dislike the title bestowed upon him OF
THE dandy Mayor" was responsible for
many reforms in the Police Department
When he came into office in 1sS4-this was
before the days Of the present city charter
the Mayor did not have the authority which
the Bullitt bill has given him. 1t has been
said with more truth than romance that in
those days the Mayor was little more than
the chief of police so far as his authority
went
Probably that is why Mayor Smith paid SO
much attention to regenerating the force
There were only about 1900 policemen in 1884,
and the city had long outgrown so small a.
protective force Even the small army of
police today Is scarcely adequate In 1884 the
present era of expansion in all directions in
the city was beginning, and 1t became
problem how to protect and patrol so large
an area with so small force.
NNE of the first things that Smith did
" when he went into office was to reor-
ganize the police dress. He had entirely new
uniforms designed, and a part of this new
equipment was the helmet only retired FOR
the more military cap a few years back. He
even went so far as to change the buttons on
a white metal. He introduced service stripes
on the sleeves of the men of the force to show
how long they had served. New badges were
designed. as we'll as a more modern uniform
for the higher officers of the police.
For the first time physician was attached
to the Police Department. Mayor Smith APP
pointed the late DR.. Morris S. French police
surgeon, and the first work assigned to him
was the physical examination of every man
in the department. Lectures on first aid to
the injured followed and Doctor French pre-
pared a little guide for the policeman EN-.
bodying the main points in these lectures.
All this reform, introduced 30 years ago, is
in line with modern practice In cases of ac-
cident, or attempted suicide, it is the police
man who is first called to the victim. In the
old days he did what he could, but if he were
clumsy or had no genius in this line he was
worse than useless.
Now all this was changed. He had at
tended lectures, and where he had failed to
understand he found some useful hints in
his little book that stood him in good stead
at critical time He also had been in
structed in bandaging; he had directions for
restoring persons apparently drowned, and
he carried a list of antldotes for the most
familiar poisons.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30

LIVERY time King Menelik Of Abyssinia
Lwas reported dead again, the news re-
called the Solomonc manner In which the
dusky potentate meted out justice Once two
of his subjects went to an orchard to gather
fruit. One climbed the tree and shook the
fruit down, while the other gathered it.
Finally the branch which the treed one
was sitting broke and he fell on his COM
panion, killing him.
Under the Abysslnian law, the relatives Of
the dead man demanded a life for life, de-
clinng the proffered blood money. The case
went into court and finally reached King
Menelk When he had heard all the evil
dence in the case, he delivered his judgment
thus:
You are within your lights in demanding
the life of the accused. But the law says
distinctly that he must be killed in exactly
the same manner as was his victim. Let one
of the dead mans relatives climb high tree
and fall on the accused until he has killed
him.
There being volunteers, the accused was
set free. r..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30

WTHo invented the cocktail? Some bar
w tender? bon vivant? Or its dis
covery the result of a drunken frolic?
The cocktail was invented by Mrs. Eliza
beth Flanagan, widow of an Irish soldier
who fell in the service of the American army
during the Revolution. After her husbands
death, Mrs. Flanagan became an army sut-
Ter, following troop of Virginia horse under
Colonel Burr. In the winter of 1879 she took
up quarters with the troop in place called
-Four Corners. on the road between Tarry-
town and White Plains, n. Y-near the
demesne of John D. Rockefeller There Mrs.
Flanagan set up hotel which soon became
the rendezvous of the "swells'' of that day.
One day the hostess surprised her guests by
announcing new drink--the cocktail-sup-
posed to have been named after the blending
of coors in the tail of game cock.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-30
HE WANTS SUNDAY ADJUSTMENTS

Ardmore, September 2s, 1914 w. ~
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winners IN THE
BARGAIN contest
Continued From First Page.

eial returns. Get a business education
and you start on the road to success.
Is there a better bargain than Sue
apsS9
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the definition of bargain as the great
est reduction. The word bargain is. ae-
eording TO highest authority (Webster).
an agreement Naturall; the best
bargain must be the best agreement of
fered and not necessarily reduction of
price.
Among the advertisements none is as
liberal as tie Shope sanitarium. which
reads: Work must be satisfactory as
represented nc no charge will be made. !"
While certain lines of goods can be
offered al. a greater reduction than 9th
ers, the above bargain" satisfactory
or no charge can be applied to every
advertisement. making all advertise
ments equal. A bargain is not some
thing cheap or at a reduction, but an
agreement that insures satisfaction,
which is positive proof of the best bar
gain.
P. Vanderloo,
Third and State Streets.
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Mrs. H. K. Taylor,
903 North Second Street.
Second Prize winner
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Third Prize-winne

Bargain Editor:
Dear Sir
After carefully following your Bar
gain Page contest, it is my opinion
that few letters have advanced cor
rect argument of the best bargain ad
yertised, because all appear to give
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the bargain. The real bargain, which
must be recognized. lies in the cigar
itself.
When YOU buy. an Even Steven =
YOU get cigar equally as good as any
lO-cent cigar on the market, which
is very important item to particular
smokers who cannot afford to pay 10
cents for u smoke. If the dealer con
siders service first, merely ask for a
cigar and he will hand out an even
Steven. The Even Steven cigar GER
tainly is a Bair"
John o. Edmondson,
1717 Regina Street.
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Bargain Editor,
Dear Sir
"The Bargain of Bargains is the
Even Steven bargain. This cigar is
put up in tin humidore. % in a can
for s1.15. and the last cigar is Just as
fresh and moist as the first one and will
not dry out like those packed in
wooden box. But that is only half of
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-06
HEARING ON RATES.

The city council recently instructed
"sne attorney TO petition the state Rail.
road commission for authority to put
in force several new rates. They were
% minimum rate of Sl.00 per horse
power of motor served per month for
electric power current. (2) A reason.
able rate for private fire protection
(0 A minimum rate for sprinkler fire
system of ) cents per sprinkler head
per year with total minimum of $40,
for one system. There are no rates
governing these services except q
somewhat ambiguously worded rate
for electric power. There will proba-
bly, be no opposition except that sever
al parties object to the sl.00 per horse
power minimum particularly one con-
cern which has an unnecessarily large
motor installed. The commission has
set August l4tb as the date for the
hearing in the matter, at Madison,
The changes will not affect many peo.
pie aside from the users of electric
power. The rate which the city is
asking, for is the one in force in nearly
every city in the state, except that the
one asked here favors small users, by
making the minimum measurement
unit H. p, whereas in many cities ii
is II. 2.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-06
SHOTO DAM HEARING.

The State Railroad Commission has
given notice that hearing of the Sho-
to dam matter will be heard at the city
hall here on August 2Sth In the flood
a month ago portions of the dam at
Shoto were carried away and new
river channel cut through an abutting
field. The road was also badly damag-
ed.
The railroad commission was ap-
pealed to to investigate and see whether
in rebuilding the dam il could not be
made safer SO as to make repitition
of the damage less likely. Wider
sluice gates and stronger wing dams
were suggested. A commission engin-
eer made a survey and report upon
the situation. This hearing now oc-
dered is to permit any interested paru-
les to offer evidence in regard to the
proper way to rebuild the dam to min
imize the danger from floods. There
is no question of the damages involved
before the railroad com mission. Dam
ages are matter for the courts.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-06
BLAME IT ON THE SCHOOLS.

If anything is the matter with ciViliz-
alton blame the public schools. If any
| reform suggests itself try it on the
school children. Iffather cones home
drunk teach the children what the in
side of drunkard's stomach looks
like. If boys applying for jobs make
mistakes in spelling, write letter to
the paper complaining that the schools
are worthless and the teachers ineili-
cient, your own young hopeful, yet
not quite ready to step out and assume
charge of the universe, one of n class OF
fifty in the school room, carefully train
ed from childhood never to depend on
his parents for instruction, never aided
AT home in learning 10 fix his attention,
shows little inclination for work in
school or out, it is perfectly evident
that the money spent on the schools is
wasted.
Mayor Gaynor used to echo this very
| line of talk. Boys refuse 10 work with
heir hands when they can get some
fuse TO do house work when they can
ind places where their social standing
will be higher. That proves that the
boys and girls are taught too much,
ioesnt it?
Blame it all ON the schools. That j.
| he easy way. As those who find the
most fault with the church are those
who never enter one, and those who
| complain most of politics are those whe
never vote, so those who know least o
| the public school are its most censor
| ous critics. The School Bulletin.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1914-08-06
OLD STEAMER ABANDONED.

The old Goodrich side Wheeler She
boygan is TO be dismantled ana wreck
ed. The two remaining sidewheelers
Of the Goodrich fleet have been among
the few things remaining to link the
city with old maritime and shipbuild-
ing days at this port. Only the Chica-
go will be left The Sheboygan was
built here in 1869 and has been ia near
ly continuous service ever since.
When she went into commission she
was for the time the Large and ele-
CANT, staunch and speedy palace pass
cnger steamer" which her owners ad-
vertised. She has doubtless got to where
the cost of putting her into condition
10 satisfy the ever increasing demands
Of government inspection is an outlay
Of doubtful wisdom. The old-timer
sighs as he sees another old relic OF
the glories Of our wooden ship building
days disappear.