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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21

"Yes, l may say I have an ideal hus-
band"
IAN Apollo for looks, a Chesterfield for
manners" rhapsodi2ed the girl.
Those things don't count in husbands
my dear. Mine stays fairly sober and brings
most of his salary home."-Pittsburgh Post.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
From the News Columns

From the News Columns
SHE.
The fall bride Is a wondrous thing
OF furbelows and laces.
As pretty as the new blown rose
The wedding page she graces.
HE.
The bridegroom doesn't count at all;
The future, glum he faces;
An ordinary mortal, he,
On checks, his name he places.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
AIRs. ETHEL CAuGHLIN. Of Moor.
CURIOSITY SHOP
BRADFORD.

The Field OF Forty Footsteps to
the legeud-was a meadow in old London, on
whose site the British Museum now stands
Il was also known as Southampton Field.
During the Monmouth rebellion two brothers
espoused opposite sides and fought duel
on the meadow, f9th were slain and, accord
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
Ncirhhor's Children

What it the scientific name Of the small
creature who is running your fruit this
vear?" asked Mrs. Dobbs,
1T has no scientific name" replied Mrs.
Blobbs. But it is vulgary known Jimmy
Dobbs"-WashingtO Star.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21

What happened to Babylon?" asked the
teacher of her Brooklyn class.
1T fell" cried the pupil.
And what became of NineVeh"
ut was destroyed"
"And what of Tyre?'
"PunCtured. Exchange
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
Generosity

Mr. McNab Ito urchin)-Whats the mat
ter, laddie?
Urchin-Tve lost my 'apenny
Mr. McNab--Aye, dinna grieve. Here's a
match TO find it.-London Opinion.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21

Somewhere between heaven and earth Is
suspended Mohammed's stepping stone"
unless the Moslem legend Is inaccurate. Ac-
cording to this source, when Mohammed
mounted the beast, AL Borak, on his ascent
to heaven, the stone started to follow him,
whereupon the prophet laid his hand upon 1t
and bade It stay where 1t was. Hence, to
this day, true believers may see 1t suspended
on high
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
4 PIIrist

Western Visitor (accosting citizen Can
you tell me a good place to stop at?
Cltizen--Certainly Just before the "at."
Good day sir.-Boston Transcript.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
His Preparation

Have you had any experience in the
movies"
"Oh, yes sir: was for ten years with a
furniture van."--Baltimore American.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
In The Sanctum
The Blowout

Have you consulting editor?"
NO, an office boy"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21

DURING the days preceding our own war
~ with Spain, General Weyler was nearly
lynched in newspaper office, only he did not
know it, and it is doubtful whether his
ignorance has been dispeed even now 1t
was at the time when the chrome news
papers were out-yellowing one another TO
the fullest extent of their ingenuity and
regardless OF their financial wounds The
yellowest of them all conceived the idea that
ii would be a splendid thing if it could get
Weyler into the hands of the Cuban insur-
rectos, obtain his last statement, have him
lynched and then Photographed Men were
sent to Cuba to visit the revoIutionists, and
all the arrangements for the kidnapping were
completed when the proprietor of the paper
in question backed water and declined to see
the enterprise" through. When pressed for
an explanation, he gave voice to the follow
ing cryptic utterance:
II don't mind being yellow but I'll be
dashed if | want the world to think that |
am purple"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
VIEWS OF READERS
ON TIMELY TOPICS
Contributions That Reflect Public Opin-
ion on Subjects Important to City,
State and Nation.

To the Editor Of the Evening Ledger.
Sir-As an Independent Republican, inter-
ested In having honest men elected to office
and the standard of my party restored in Penn
sylvania, am writing to commend your oppo-
siton to Penroseism. BY so doing, through the
agency of your excellent paper you render a.
great service to the citizens of our State. The
anti-Penrose sentiment Is very strong through
here In Westmoreland County, and only by tho
elimination of Penroseism can our party hope
to return to it's once high standard.
s. OVERHOLT.
Mt. Pleasant Pa, September is, 1914.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21

News Notes From The Aquarium
principal Fish About to Resign."-Wor-
cester Mass, Gazette.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
Won der What Was Meant

1.-THE only homes l want are Paris and
Heaven"
We'll, you'd better make the most of
Paris"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
PASSED BY THE CENSOR

TNHE visit to this country of special Bel
i gian Embassy recalls the time spent in the
United States by Ii Hung Chang, Chinese
statesman and admirer Of General Grant
1t was his devotion to the memory Of the
American General which nearly precipitated
International complications between the then
Celestial Empire and old Erin. LII arrived
in New York city and, according to the
bylaws OF his native land was not permit
ted to touch his sill-cad feet upon heathen
foreign soil. So, wherever he went regal
carpets were laid, or the old gentleman was
carried in Sedan chairs.
It was SO when he visited Grants tomb on
Riverside Drive, New York. Stepping from
his carriage, he entered waiting Sedan
chair Four husky Irish policemen stepped
forward, red of face and i'll at ease. For
moment they hestated, one or two essayed
to speak, but emotion overcame them. They
grasped the handles and New York Wit
messed the amazing sight Of Chlnaman
carried to anything but patrol wagon by
four Irish policemen!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
DONE IN PHILADELPHIA

ITTHEN I read a few days ago that two
w lots Of the GIrard Estate in the vicinity
Of Third and Porter streets had Just been
sold by the city for more than $4,000, 1t
instantly occurred to me that that was only
a little less than third of the total value OF
the realty owned by Girard in old Passyunk
township at the time of his death.
Girard was one Of the first men here to
realize the worth of realty as an investment.
There had been land spectators before him
in the field of course, but he was cautious
and, unlike Nicholson, who, at one time, had
an ownership In about one-sixth of the State,
Girard for the great part, had his holdings
in Philadelphia His ventures outside In
cluded his coal lands in Pennsylvania, which
are still very profitable, and other land In
Louisiana.
He left TO the city for the support of his
wonderful college for orphan boys some of
the most valuable land in the central part
of the city. It is true that pieces of this
property, owing to the changes of business
centres, are not now SO profitable as they
once were, yet those properties in the neigh
borhood OF the river as Girard understood,
never can cease to be Of value so long as
we have any commerce at all.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21

DY that strange perversity of human ma
ID ture that sometimes affects men of great
ness, Girard desired TO be remembered as
a mariner instead of a merchant. although
as the latter he is. of course, better recalled.
II may not be known that Booths greatest
ambition was to be a comedian, yet it Is as
a tragedian that he became famous. On the
other hand his brother-in-law. John S.
Clarke who was a comedian of the buffo
type, believed he had failed in life because
the world would not accept him as a TRACE
dian. Napoleon at first desired to achieve
FAME as a novelist, but il he did not achieve
that position, he succeeded in providing at
mosphere for countless pieces of fiction.
| feel sure that Philadelphians are likely
to forget the mariner in Girard in the great
ness and far sghtedness of the man of bus
mess. GRANVILLE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21

CTILL, being purple" is not nearly so bad
~ as being born to the purple without the
needed financial backing, as was the case of
Frederic Lemaitre, the great French actor
Lemaitre was in debt from the day of his
birth TO the day he died-not ordinary indebt-
edness, but overwhelming financial obliga-
lions So he spent most of his waking hours
evolving plans for raising money. And even
now, in its spare moments, Paris remembers
his vagares.
a play was billed. Lemaitre was
the star. At : o'clock in the evening an
hour before the curtain to go up, the
manager received a note from pawnbroler,
informing him that Lemaitre had pawned
himself for 10000 francs and that there
would be performance unless he was re-
deemed. He was
Another time Paris was amazed when II
saw Lemaitre driving down the Bois in
magnificent equipage. drawn by four white
horses. a friend hailed him from the side
walk.
You are a fool Lemaitre. buying such
an expensive carriage. when you are head
over heels in debt. Why did you do it?"
II had to-" responded Lemaitre sticking
a torn shoe ont Of the window How the
deuce could I afford to walk the street
looking like that"
A SIMILAR character but American, was
"A John Stetson. the Boston theatrical man
ager One afternoon he arrived at the
fremont Street Theatre and saw a sign
reading:
Matinee today
2 r. NJ.
SHARP.
Who in blazes is Sharp? Put Stetson
there" he Numbered, and no amount of ex-
PLANTATION would induce him to change his
mind But it was when Baron de Grimm
the artist, staged Rider IIaggard's "She" for
Stetson that the latter broke all grammatical
records In the play was line:
She, who must be oheyed" and Sterson
argued for three blessed hours that II should
have been Her, who must be obeyed,"
MRS. ETHEL CAUGHLIN, Of Moore's
1il Flat Nevada, is desperately anxious to
resign her office, but Uncle Sam has declined
with thans~ and she is still postmistress
"A mile from rhe nearest hahitation, with her
husband hundred miles aWay. The Gov
ernmeut can get no one else 10 take the place,
which pays only $40 "a month. There must be
some one IN charge Of tho office, the pleas
and walls Of Mrs. Caughlin have been UNI
TO withdraw their security. hoping that this
move will force her cut of an office that
sought the woman and, having gained her,
kept her Federal prisoner.
BRADFORD.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21

TN THE days when Brooklyn was yet a
municipal entity, David A. Boody was it's
Mayor. Mr.. Boody is gentleman to his
finger tips and was completely out Of touch
with the political gang which ruled the City
OF Churches. But a Mayor he was not al
together a success, for the gang" took
great pleasure in putting things over on
him." So it was no wonder that one day
the telephone in his office rang violently
and an excited voice at the other end of
the wire informed the Mayor that at GER
tain number in Raymond street there was
congregated the greatest aggregation of
thieves, cutthroats, burglars and criminals
ever gathered under one roof The Mayor
at once passed the news to Chief Of Police
Campbell, who sent a wagonload of police
men to the place.
On dead run the patrol dashed down
Raymond street and drew up--before the
Raymond street Jail!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21

The title of Prime Minister was not
officially conferred but was given in banter
to Sir Robert Walpole. On February IL, 1712,
he said in the House of Commons;
Having invested me with kind of mock
dignity and styled me prime minister the
Opposition imputes to me an unpardonable
abuse of the chimerical authority which they
only created and conferred"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21

Wish We Knew Caption Narrowing Enough
To Do Justice to This!
Some parents think an heir a crying need.
And that's the way he usually turns out.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21

THERE was yet another delegation from a
i foreign nation in this country, the three
Beers who sought aid in their war against
Britain. No sooner had they landed than
enterprising weekly paper commandeered
them and brought them into a special room
In their hotel, where the sun was bright,
and had photographer take an even dozen
pictures in various, more or less graceful, at
titudes.
And when the twelve plates were devel-
oped, just one pair of magnificent coattails
appeared to view. The plates had been
hght-struck, and--the delegates were on
their way home
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21

TTTHEN Girard died he was the richest
w man In this country. The inventory filed
by his executors showed that his total prop
erty, real and persona-and he had a great
deal of both--was valued, in 1892, at more
than s6,OOO,ooo.
We have become accustomed to the
millionaire in our day and, in our conversa-
tions at least, are even now flirting with
billions, that we do not realize what $6,oo0,0o0
meant in 1892.
There was no other man in the United
States at that time who could hold rank
anywhere near Glrard In the point OF wealth.
The immense fortunes with which we are
so familiar are of much later date; they
are even of our own times, when the work Of
exploiting the resources Of the country
began.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21

ALTHOUGH Girard's holdings in the south
n ern part of the city contained consider
able acreage, and one of his parcels of land
in Passyunk township contained his plan
tation" or country place, they were valued
at less than $4,000 ! should not like to
venture upon an estimate of their value to-
day, for the site of part of his plantation
rows of houses OF the most modern charac-
ter have been erected and rented. And still
there is more land to be improved.
Three buildings. now covered by the Mar
iner and Merchant Building. at Third and
Chestnut, were rented in 1882 at $1605, Sl805
and sl605 respectively a year, He had
dairy farm in Moyamensing district that
rented for $500 a year, and whole row of
dwellings on Fairmount avenue, then Coates
street, that were rented for s257.5O a year
each.
For the old Dunlap house, at the south
east corner of Twelfth and Market streets,
Girard received sos a year. This was re-
garded as a large rent for that locality in
those days, but think any person would be
willing to give n good many times that
amount for such corner now.
From all his city properties Girard re-
ceived only little more than $4,000 a year
In rentals, and he was the richest man in
the United States in his day
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21

~ IRARD'S fortune was piled up labori-
VI ously and slowly. 1t was not specua-
tive, in the modern sense Of the word. He
was n keen buyer; he knew values. whether
it was Of wines, which he imported by the
shpload and bottled and sold, or OF real
estate which he bought and rented. He was
constantly importuned to take stock in the
various new enterprises of his time, but
where he merely desired to oblige the seller,
he bought but few shares. 1t Ia evident
that he regarded these as contributions and
not business.
For instance we find his executors enter
ing one share each in LIE Courier des Etats-
Unis, the French newspaper: in the Do
mestic Society, in the Susquehanna and
Lehigh turnpike and in the Downingtown
and Ephrata turnpike, but they did not place
any value opposite them. These were not
regarded as investments by a man like
Girard, but we do find him owning 1900
shares in the Schuylkill Navigation Com
$264,OOO He held nearly a million in Penn
sylvania per cents. and s113,5O0 in City s
per cents
His coal lands, which consisted of nearly
10000 acres in Schuylkill County were
valued at s175246 at the time of the inven-
tory. Now they return a profit Of more than
that every year.
His Philadelphia holdings were listed at
$11S9,631 and no other man owned so
three buildings worth more than that
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21

ing to the story, 40 footprints were visible
/. for many years, for no grass would grow
where the fratrlcidal blood had stained the
sward.
Oxtail soup is Of olden origin, dating back
TO the Protestant refugees who fed from
France after the revocation of the Edict OF
Nantes. in 1885. In the extremity of want
they bought the tails of oxen from tanners
and made soup therefrom. Accident brought
the edible to the attention of an epicure. who
liked the broth so we'll that he proclaimed Its
virtues until It became q fashionable dish.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21

II President Wilson is 10 become The NatcN
dog of the Treasury he VIII find good ue'
Of watching necessary Washington star
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21

A SIMILAR character, but American was
"A John Stetson. the Boston theatrical man
ager One afternoon he arrived at the
fremont Street Theatre and saw a sign
reading:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
THE FUNCTION OF A NEWSPAPER

Clarion, Ra, September 15. 1914.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-22
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

Teach the seat of the disease Catarrf Il n Ilsss
or constitutional disease and In order 10 cure n
you must take internal remedies Halls Cstarth
Cure II taken internally, and acts directly upot
the blood and mucous surfaces HaiI's ca
Cure 4 not quack medicine. II was pre-
scribed BY one Of the best physicians In iii,
country for years and Is regular prescription
bincd with tho best blood purifiers, acting al.
reetly on the mucous surfaces. The perfect
combination of the two ingredients Is what pro.
Send for testimonials, free. :
FL. cHENEY& CO.. Props, Toledo. o.
Sold by DRUGGISTS. price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pilis for constipation.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-22
As a Result Of Action to Be
Taken at State Meeting
of Lawyers.

PARKERSBUR0, Dec. 21-One OF
the principal matters to come before
the state bar association which will
meet In this city in annual session
December 20 and 80 IS the matter Of
tnaugurating movement for uni
form court procedure throughout the
courts OF the state. Leading jurists,
lawyers and even laymen have re-
Gently lent their efforts to the con-
summation OF such a plan, and 1t Is
possible that some tangible scheme
will be evolved at the convention by
which 1t will be brought about at
some future time.
1t is probable that the matter on
being recommended will be placed IN
the hands Of a committee for inyesd-
CATION. II a favorable report Is made
a draft or procedure will then be pre-
sented by a commission named for
1.-THE purpose and some definite action
taken on 1t. The commission may
be named by higher authority, on
petition OF the association.
The same course may be adopted
lin. this state as was In Ohio, a com
mission was named by Governor Cox
eeetSA q oOLhO Ittuc hHO 4UI Tue BuTVVbV
OF recommending methods by which
unnecessary delay and expense in
litigation in Ohio courts might be
avoided. The commission was first
authorized by the legislature, but it
started with those who realized that
such procedure was essential. In
that state the commission is COM
posed of two judges Of the suprme
court, one judge of the court OF
common pleas and able attorneys, alt
Of whom serve without eompensa-
|tion.
Various changes in the present
plan Of procedure have been mention
de by leading jurists OF West Virginia
several OF which are along the line
Of some now being considered by
the Ohio commission. Some OF the
Recommendations which will prob,
ably be considered in this relation
are the following:
The judges. themselves have heen
blamed In some instances for the con-
ditions now obtaining, 1t being point
ed out that by narrow and severely
technical construction Of the law, de-
IN
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-12-22
COURT METHODS
MA Y BE CHANGED

LAY In deciding questions submitted
and by the lack OF executive ability
Tor failure TO exercise It properly,
speedy accomplishment Of justice q
prevented. It Is pointed out therf
have been Improvements. but that al
long as there Is not a system which
| directs the several courts as one
there will always be delays ex'
perienced.
In the place OF indictments found
by y grand jury some would substi,
tute information filed by the prose
cutting attorney. This would save
much money each year and would
avoid holding the prisoner in Jail Il
await trial. About q dozen statei
have already made this change IN
J procedure.
II Is recommended that the service
of summonses be made by registered
mail. as Is done In some countries
rather than by the deputy sheriff. !,
is stated that by this method the Loss
OF both time and money could be
avoided without loss in efficiency.
The use Of juries in civil cases
would be made only when demanded.
This method has saved both time and
method where tried.
It has been advocated that the or
ganization of courts be so effected
that the judicial power OF the state
be more sensibly distributed. It has
been pointed out that in some icoun-
ties there are judges who have but
little to claim their attention, while
in others there are jurists who have
much to do, and that some system be
established whereby the work could
be more evenly divided among TIE
judges.
a simplification of the method OF
appeal has been suggested and some
have plans to offer whereby the leg
islature would name a commission
which would act permanently In MAX
ing recommendations in cases where
court procedure is affected by laws
made by the legislature.
Some of the courts Cf the state
have on their own initiative formu-
lated systems OF procedure and have
found them to be of untold benefit,
both in the administration of justice
quickly and in the saving Of expense
to the Office. It is expected that this
matter will claim q good fealof at
Itention when the bar association con-
venes here. 1t is something new for
this state, and though new, 1t is ac-
cepted by members Of the organiza-
ton as good move. It is probable 9
meeting Of the judges will be called
during the meeting with whom the
movement will be first inaugurated
md whose recommendations Will, 81