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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
THE IDEALIST

When trouble comes a very peculiar per-
soual trait asserts itself, This trait is born
of the failing from which nearly all failings
spring falling OF keeping the mind on
self.
one thinks that his or her troubles are the
worst in the world. The tendency is to lose
sight of the fact that other folks have trou-
bles just serious. When the troubled
mind accepts this truth its own burden be-
comes lighter.
An old Philadelphia minister frequently
told his congregation, Friends. no matter
how badly you feel about something just re-
member that there are other souls whose
troubles are vastly deeper than yours"
No matter how serious your trouble, il Is
only a simple mental process TO conceive
of II being worse. The thing to do is 10
thank your lucky stars that IL does not reach
the lsAlt-or near the limit-of your own
imagifsA tiOn.
Young girl lay on bed OF pain. Her
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
DONE IN PHILADELPHIA

TIOR the last Ave years there has been an
Il agitation fer the restoration of the
carrying trade of Philadelphia, and already
the movement is displaying signs of bearing
fruit. It is problem that will only be
solved by the years to come, whether the
port ever will regain its proud place as the
foremost in the United States.
The other day we considered the causes
that led to the flight of the American flag
from the seas during the period of the Civil
War, and now we might take q glance at
the alleged reasons why Philadelphia, in
1920 the leading port of this country should
surrender her place on the list.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28

To the Editor OF the Evening Ledger:
Sir-From a window of a New York train Q
few days ago 1 saw a dozen or more men in
striped uniforms working in the fields which
bordered on the railroad tracks. They were
plowlng and doing the late harvesting. They
were of the county prison at Holmesburg.
Some of the men undoubtedly were thieves,
but among them also were men whose worst
offense was drinking too much or fighting In
my opinion prison house of correction Is
a place to reform a man. not to humiliate him.
Why not do away with this kind of labor for
the same reasons that made the ducking stool
and the stocks unpopular generations ago?
NJ NJ
Philadelphia, September &C. 1914.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
The Hesitation

To tea or not to tea, that is the tango;
Whether 'tis better In the maxiXe to suffer
The slings and whirlings of the Texas
Tommy,
Or to press arms against sea of chiffon,
And by opposing rend it. To dance, to dip
And by that dip to say we end
The two-step, waltz, and thousand natural
steps
That dance is heir to? To dip, to slip.
To slip! PerChanCe to fall-aye, there's the
rub
For in that fall what steps may come
When we have shufiled off our mortal feet
Makes us give pause
And rather dance those steps we've learned
Than rush to others that we know not of.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28

house. one for the mother cat and the other
for the kittens.
The Little Gentleman in Velvet" who APP
pears occasionally in print, was a mole
which raised a hill against which stumbled
the horse which William III, of England,
was riding, throwing the monarch over its
head. William broke his collar bone, and
other complications ensuing he died in 1902.
Half seas over" meaning intoxicated, is
traced to the Dutch phrase Job zee-z -zober"
oversee beer--a strong beverage introduce
ed into England from Holland.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28

temperament was of the worrying type a..
of course, this heightened her pain. The anu w
family physician noted this. AS he Ieftp pio plo
room on one of his daily visits he cas,s,,lr NJ
offered the information that this afternony
I have to amputate a boys Leg" 'VOn
No. The young lady did not launch int
TRADE against the countless sorrows NJ 4t,
world. She just grew less selfish, in svn1 me
pathetic contemplation of the lads sufferina.
she took her mind away from self. In dossss
which she had discovered the real secret y
tightening her burdens. y"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
Extend the Possibilities

The "Buy-a- bale Of cotton" movement can
he extended indefinitely. 1t is not merely the
South that needs assistance. For examples
Buy a freight car and help the railway
equipment companies
Buy n tank of petroleum and help John
d. Rockefeller.
Buy a steel rail and help Andrew Carne-
gle.
Buy a haystack and help the INDECENT
farmer
We were about to add something about
buying a ton of coal to help the coal cor
porations, but the subject is too sacred.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
MEXICAN VIEWS-VERSE
Editor OF the Evening Ledger:

Sir
Better let the soldiers stay
Down in Mexico, while they
Need wise protectorate
over those who rule the State:
A queer bunch: most any day
They may break out in fray.
Some old Chapeau in the ring
Down there Is n common thing.
Fact is they don't want war cease;
No place for dove OF peace
Anywhere in Mexico;
1t would be unwise Woodrow
To call home the soldiers now,
At the outbreak of a row,
'TwiXt CarranZa and his mate
Villa, bout ruling the State.
If it need be let them stay
Til the break OF Judgment day.
Or maybe we'll have to take
For the coinmon peoples sake
Like we did the Isles from Spain,
And not give them back again,
The old land until our light
Shows them how to rule Alright.
D. II. KENNEr
September 25, 1914
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28

II is an excellent thing to find bankers In al
parts of the country explaining, eNcuslng ali
defending their position. They never VIZ VIZ
under any such compulsion before.-New ioA
World
We naturally regret the new rupture between
Carranza and villa, but do regard II as
defeat Of American diplomacy or as eyidehts
that President Wilson'S policy toward AieAl'0
was wrong I'm principle or in applca"o~
Richmond News Leader.
II is important that the business men OF lis w
United States should "go after" the S9usa gaa
American trade, but something should be uUns Sa,
also about the Mexican trade. Commerce INV
been almost at standstill in that unIlaP3lss
country for several years.-LouisYille E'eH'"'
Post.
II begins TO look as II the scheme of DeSl
Lewis and other Progressive leaders IN -"
sylvania 10 turn over the Progressive P"'9
hand ana loot to the Democratic machI. "a
that State viii result in incalculable peheIt an n
senator Penruse, the man of all men III Ia
whom the Progrcssly,s have laYshed thel | D
terest dcnunCiatou.-Spr Mass IH'~
Colonel Rooseveu's Wichita speech reyealea
one of the reasons for his continuing llh l liz
in the country A man who stands lnleHs'" -
and effectively Tor justice to employe ana ~
ployer alike, who has the courage TO spea" Lo g
when either side takes wrong poslu'H' .ha
is daZzed neither by the millionaire nor -. @
powerful politician. must always be a Po'
ful factor In affairs.-Kansas City star
Since it has not always been the fortune ~ I,
the sun TO approve the work OF Mr. iI}a +r
the State Department. we have the siSs,'
pleasure In giving cordial praise TO the coti Lf
the patience and the success with whleH
department has helped many thousah"s ,,<f
Americans 10 trace their friends IN Etlpl'' ,.s,J
IN the tangle Of mobilization and "ai'
York sun,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
THE AGONY COLUMN

To the Editor of the EveHHO Ledger:
Sir-I was much Interested 10 read IN sat'
urday's EVENING LEDGER of the present sta"
of the personal or "agony" columns OF the
London PAPERS Has any reader wonder. any
experience of such a curious institution IN our
press? Sherlock Holmes spoke of 1t IN on'
of Conan Doyle's stories a medium OF COM
munication between criminals. Perhaps that
why our papers have not cultivated it,
j. s. PEARS
Philadelphia, September 27, 1914.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
The MYSTERIOUS Keats

The littIc agricultural village had been
billed with Lecture ON Keats for over
fortnight The evening arrived at length,
bringing the lecturer ready to discourse on
the poet. The advertised chairman, taken i'll
at the last moment was replaced by local
farmer This worthy introduced the lecturer
ana terminated his remarks by saying:
And now, my friends, we shall soon all
know what I personally have often wondered
what are kcats"-Pittsburgh Chronicle
T'aIa,-rIDl.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
One NIirht

This we may say for MeXicos
one time first chief whose sway is sliding;
Who now is weighted down with woes
And with the end may be colliding:
This may we saY-that might mention
IIm--of course, we mean Carranza-
Unlike his fellow fountrymen-
And get him in single stanza.
And likewise him who soon may billa.
First chief; referring now to Villa"
"Villa is pronounced Vega.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
Reviving Personal Combat

FT0m INe 81 Louis F0st-DlspltCh-
We observe that Generals Villa and Obregon
came near to a personal encounter day or
two ago. They had words and rushed at each
other and We're with difficulty restrained"
Why i'm the name OF humanity did anybody
restrain them? Two generals in personally con-
Quoted warfare would be a spectacle to cheer up
an the priyatcs everywhere.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
Score One for Pa


Wilie--Paw what is a monologue?
Paw-A conversation between man and
his wife, my son.
Maw-Wiilie. you go do your lessons
Cincinnati Enuuirer.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28

Caller--Is your daughter an equestrian?
Proud Mother-Either that or Valedictor-
ian. These class officers confusing,
don't you know.-Buffalo Express.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
AflictioIl

Nuggins-I feel so sorry for Bjones. He's
as deaf as a post.
Buggins-Oh. there are worse Affections
than mere deafness,
Muagius-Ycs, but he has always been
so fond Of hearing himself talk.-New York
Mail.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
Correctly Misunderstood

T.XamiuG-Now, speak up, boy. Do yo
know what nasal organ means?
I3uy-Nu sir.
F.Namiuer-C Correct, London Opinion.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
1t All Depends

EXaminer-Now, William if man can
do one fourth Of piece of work in two
days, how long will he take to finish it?
Wlliam-Is it a contrac' job or is he
wOrkin' by the day?-Life.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28

OUR recent agitation was anticipated as
" far back as the middle of the last CEN
tury Great expectations from the compile
tion of the Pennsylvania Railroad were com
mon. 1t was believed the trans -Alleghenian
line would pave the way for this increase Of
commerce and attempts were made to in
terest capital in the establishment of new
steamship lines between Philadelphia and
Liverpool and London.
The movement accomplished something;
new lines were established, but they did not
prevent New York from forging consider
ably ahead.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
True Enough

"There is quite a change in the weather."
remarked the Optimistic Individual.
There always is added the Cheerful Pes
sf,,, ;g+
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
OF Course

"A mad dog ran into the smithy today, -
said the village blacksmith casually.
"Heavens!' calculated his wife, what did
You do?"
"Aw-we shooed him
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
The Secret Out

Fairmount (after a few puffs)-I thought
you said these were choice cigars.
Observation-Disclosures what 1 said-my
NNifn's
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
lie Knew the Car

you are charged with giving assistance
10 the enemy
How so"'
"TEey have Your automobile"
"Tnev took IL furoihly. Besides il won't
assist them any Louisville CouTier-Jour-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
A la Sherman
In Doubt

Night Watchman lin any European town.
Eight o'Clock-and airs hell.-Life.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
PASSED BY THE CENSOR

TNHE HON. JOHN e FITZGERALD, bet
L ter known as "Honey ritz the man who
made Boston famous and placed the Sacred
Goldfish on the map, or vice versa, is fight
ing Irishman, who does what is exactly OPP
posite to accepted standards. Himself a
Democratic boss, he whipped his fellow
bosses. Defeated for Mayor he "came back
and was reelected. In fact, he is akin to
Gilbert X. Chestcrton, the English wit. OF
whom some one wrote in the American
Magazine:
When plain folk such you and
See the sun setting in the sky,
We think it is the setting SUM-
But Mr. Gilbert Chostorton
Is not so easily mslcd
He calmly stands upon his head
And upside down obtains new
And Chestertonian point Of view.
Observing thus how from his toes
The sun creeps nearer to his nose,
lie cries with wonder and delight,
How good the sunrise is tonight"
1t is so with "ITonoy Fitz." Retired from
the office of Mayor, he sought new fields to
conquer, and found them-in clothing shop
near Scollay Square, where Fitz now fits
men.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28

Iie Caiih'S SIaIus upol nus iI'""
anu upside down op'a'hs Il ne"
Ana Chestertonan point OF view
ooserVins thus now rom ms toes
Ihe sun eteeps nearer 10 ms nose
lie cries with wonder and delight
to" good the sunrise Is 'ohiSht'
1t is so with "Tfoney Fitz." Retired from
the office of Mayor, he sought new fields to
conquer and found them-n clothing shop
near scollay Square, where Fitz now fits
men.
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good roason WHY. +his story sbould NOT
bo toId oI+boupb II concerns m esteemed
oo,,ten,norarv Ire owner established an
American daiv in London and promptly en-
go.,ed nine r7nr1tsb Journalists and one Ameri-
can renorter named Traver,ev Then Lon
don was nlacarded from end to end with
request that Britain buv .neyt sundays
iss,, " +, n.,,fob could be road a beautifrI,v
illustrated aud .,-err-,vrittan descrintion of
"t1tstoric 4amnstead Heath" The pictures
,yara =, tho o4ffco and az, E,ng1isb Journalist
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28

TIOWEVER, even in those days this city
i L was the chief manufacturing city in
the country, and it was believed that
when the Pennsylvania Railroad was COM
plctei and the primitive inclined planes and
canals We're replaced by a continuous road
bed, commerce would return to this city
The Pennsylvania Railroad was completed
in 1854, and its advent did prove factor in
bettering the commerce of the port for
quarter of century, and then the carrying
trade began to fall off again.
The outlook, however, is far brighter now
than it was when Richard Rush and others
were trying to arouse the civic pride of Phil
adelphia capitalists so years ago
GRANVILLE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
IN A SPIRIT OF HUMOR

If those Mexican belligerents aren't care
full, somebody will have them arrested for
disturbing the peace.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28

LIE DECLARED that a too cautious Leg
IL islature had prevented banking capital
from being more than one-fourth what
it was in New York, and that although the
Bank of the United States was located in
Philadelphia it did not render such accom-
modations to the business community here
as were favorable to .he growth of the for
eign and the enlargement of the coastlng
trade"
With the completion of the Erie Canal
many of the most enterprising Philadelphia
merchants transferred their business and
their capital TO New York, and it was shown
that one-third of the investments in New
York shipping in 1850 was owned by Phila-
delphans.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28

INHE man who warned President Monroe
Il OF the workings of the European alliance
that caused the enunciation of the now his
toric Monroe Doctrine did not mince matters
when calling his fellow townsmen to account
for their weakness.
In the course of the same movement Will
liam Peter, the British Consul here, who had
been approached on the subject with the idea
of having him interest British capital in
steamship lines, wrote much the same thing
but, of course, tempered his pen a little He
put down the advance of New York to "su-
perior pluck and energy" while Pennsyl-
Vania has placed her chief reliance on legis-
lation,' he added, New York has placed
hers on self-eXertion."
This taking account of stock could not have
been very agreeable to the Philadelphians of
1850 but the course of treatment did them a
great deal of good. Job r. Tyson attributed
the decline of our trade to quite other causes
He declared that the State and private capt.
tai had frittered away many millions of dol
lars in numerous canal schemes; that the
Erie Canal had diverted the Western trade
from Philadelphia by reason of it's continuous
route to the sea, while Western connec-
ton of part rail and part canal was a dis
tinct disadvantage to the commerce 1t had
been designed to assist.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28

1t is an excellent thing to find bankers IN y,
parts of the country explaining. eNcuslng anu
their position. They never VIZ VIZ
under any such compulsion before.-New io'A
NAnIll
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28

TREMEMBER reading the very pointed
i reasons for this diversion of our trade
written by Richard Rush. who had been our
Minister to London and to Paris and was
patriotic and loyal Phladelphian. However,
PLANTATION of our loss of trade. His chief
reason was what he called the prevalence of
"Rp Van Winkleism" here
New York. he wrote to Job r. Tyson,
who was sending letters to the newspapers
in his enthusiastic attempt to arouse in
terest in the plan, sis awake to it ALL Most
wisely has she kept awake since De Witt
Clinton, the Livingstons and Gouverneur
Morris planned her first great canal, which
others rallied at as visionary. Boston Is
awake All mankind are awake A new
existence has been sprung upon the world.
We sleep on-sleep on-sleep on, content,
delighted, at being the second American city
after having long been the first and when
we could have become the first again, be-
cause nature and geography have written it
down.
1--WE quietly and compacently turn away
from that decree London is 60 miles or
more from the sea, and for a thousand years
had fourfold the difficulties of navigation in
reaching it through the Thames that Phila-
delphia had ever had in being reached
through the Delaware The worst thought
of all is that we shall, in the end find our
selves in worse place than to be only the
second city, if we so to sleep; since to be
falling back, relatively, in this age of prog
reSS, is, in effect tn Sinl,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
SPARE PRISONERS HUMILIATION

Philadelphia, September Is, 1914.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-28
NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW

Philadelphia, September 27, 1914.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-11

Itary authorities. BY this 8, program
which was promulgated by the war
department, no mine in the state
which was shut down as the result
will be permitted to operate for the
present. Those mines which were
Iclosed as a result of the violence in
the state between September 23, 1913.
and April 2. 1914, will be permitted
to resume operations with all men who
were bona fide employees of the COM
panies prior to April %. No more
strike breakers will be allowed to en-
ter the district.
On the other hand. it was stated by
Colonel Lockett, a roll Of the inhab-
1tants OF every strikers colony would
will be placed the name of the mine
at which he was working when the
strike was called. Those entries, he
said, will be checked with the pay
rolls of the company and If any resi-
dent of a strikers colony is found to
have been actually employed by the
company he claims to have left, he
will be expelled from the colony as a
person who is not living at his proper
abode. The same procedure will be fol-
lowed out, according to Colonel Lock-
EFT. in respect to all persons living on
the property of mine companies. And
these objects OF expulsion will be de-
ported by military authorities.
To Close Saloons by Proclamation.
Denver. May 1.-THE second week
of the special session of the state leg
islature, called te meet the emergen-
cies of the states Industrial conflict,
opened today with general advance
of the administration measure, the
liquor bill was before the house for
third reading at it sconvening today
The measure would prevent the sell
ing Of liquor by saloons or drug
stores should the governor issue a
proclamation of prohibition. Penal
ties for violations include cancelling
of all licenses held by such places.
AS some breweries own the licenses
of several thousand saloons, the vio-
lation of one saloons nominal pro-
prietor would revoke all licenses held
by the concern owning the license.
The compulsory arbitration bill was
up for third ana final reading in the
senate and should reach the house late
today.
The bill providing $1.oo0.00o for the
state militia debt is expected to pass
the house on third reading and reach
the senate today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-05-11
oRMsBY JUMPS OMAHA CLUB.


Omaha, May 11.-Emmett Ormsby.
the boy wonder who came to Omaha
from Green Bay in the Wisconsin-Illi-
nois league, jumped organized ball
Saturday evening by departing for
Chicago, where he will join the Chi
cago Federal League club. Ormsby,
who is only nineteen years old, is a
spit ball pitcher and, while he has all
kinds Of stuff and ability. has been
wild all spring. Rourke farmed him
out to Grand Island, but the red
headed youth refused to go.
Ormsby's record during his brief
engagement in the Western League.
while far from sensational. was about
as good as that of any other Rourke
twirler. He pitched seventeen in
nings for the Rourkes and during that
time allowed twenty-five hits and gave
fifteen bases on balls. He also struck
out eight men. C1osman hold the best
record Of the Omaha pitchers. he hav-
ing pitched thirty-eight innings dur
ing which he allowed thirty hits, gave
twelve bases on balls and struck out
twenty.
King Brady. the southpaw who was
released by Pa to Dubuque, was re-
turned from that city because he failed
to deliver tho goods. Pa promptly
sent him to Clinton