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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13
LINCOLN'S EDUCATION
WAS NOT MIRACULOUS
Its History Is Plain Narrative of Work
and Shows That Man, by the Aid of
His Will, Can Establish His Own
College.
Bv Joseph II. oDELL

AS THE decades pass the figure Of Abra-
"A ham Lincoln looms up greater and
greater. Time is giving us the right perspec-
tive and each year makes him seem more of
a miracle. Yet in sober truth no man ever
had less of the miraculous in his history. His
rise was not even sudden, but by the slowest
and most tedious gradation Every step has
been distinctly traced, and there is not one
of them that any other man might not have
taken. Where he differed from other men
was in the fact that he never stopped step
ping until he reached the dizzy height of
power and influence. It did not make him
dizzy, because he had ascended slowly.
Lincoln began absolutely at the bottom and
when he stood on the steps OF the Capitol
in 1865 to deliver his second Inaugural Ad-
dress he was the embodiment OF 46
years OF careful self-education. The world
rang with applause for the wise and
prophetic speech. and the London Times
said the Inaugural was the greatest State
paper Of the century. But whence came the
flawless logic and the faultless form? Accord
ing to his own account, Lincoln went to
school "by Titles: "in all IL did not amount
to more than a year" Scarcely one of his
teachers could go beyond "readn, writin' and
cipherln' to the rule of three" Such curric-
ulum was not likely to lead to the greatest
State paper OF the century; such a course OF
education was hardly planned for the making
OF President. The secret lay elsewhore-in
Lincoln's determination to make a man Of
himself.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13
RoBBING WOMEN OF THEIR PROPERTY

10 ihs Edif0F oT Fhs HpesiH1 LtageFf
sir-There Is much discussion rs 70 whether
the moving picture play. your Girl and
Nine" now running at a theatre In Phadel-
phla depicts Impossible sltuations when II
shows a young wife legally robbed OF her
property ana earnings by her husband ana
bereft OF her little children. who are taken
against her will.
"AbaurdY' cry the skeptcs. ''1ha law IN
this country protects women better than thatr'
But lawyers tell US that IN North Dakota
Oklahoma and Georgia a wife controls her own
wages only Il living apart from her husband
la the latter State IL she Is carrying on q
separate business with his consent made public
hy a notice IN new spapers for a specified time
Under the laws of Maryland and Virginia
nan may Vii aNay "A minof children with
oat the consent e theiF mother THIS d true
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13
Fanny Crosby

XTHoEvER, in full possession of all his
w faculties, can read the story of the life
of Fanny Crosby and then repine is either a
neurasthenic and in need of a physician or
an inveterate pessimist, deserving no sym
patby whatever. This remarkable woman.
who is just dead at the age of 90 years, de-
voted her life, not to repinlng but to beguil-
ing others from their woes. No woman of
the three generations through which she
lived has written more to bring consolation
TO breaking hearts than this blind producer
OF beautiful hymns
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13
GETTING AFTER COUNCILS

To the Editor Of the Evening Ledger:
Sir-l would suggest that every citizen who
wants rapid transit go to the polls at the next
election and cast votes for different Council
man DO not give these men another chance to
do anything for the public. McNichol should 20
down to defeat. and have not the least doubt
but that'he will. At the next meeting of Coun-
ellis the people OF Philadelphia should declare
that afternoon holiday and march to City
Han and demand that the Taylor plan goes
through. The people know the plans; WHY
shouldn't tho Council? It's a mistake to have
them in office Can't we put them all out? I.
LOUIS MORGAN.
Philadelphia, February IL
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13
Two Vigorous Notes in Spite of
Unprepareduess


THE American notes to London and Ber-
lin will take rank among the most inn
portant state documents ever sent out from
Washington.
There is rlgor of logic in the London
note that is particularly noteworthy and
gratifying "The occasional use of a flag OF
a neutral or an enemy under the stress Of
immediate pursuit seems to this
Government a very different thing from an
explicit sanction by bellgerent Govern
ment for its merchant ships generally to ny
the flag of neutral Power within certain
portions of the high seas, which are pre-
sumed to be frequented by hostile warshps."
Incidents in themselves defensble, il con-
stanty repeated and habtually adhered to,
becoming q custom, may readily acquire in
defensibllity The United States cannot
acquiesce in a patent misuse of its colors,
for purposes Of deception, when such misuse
imperils all American shipping and chal-
lenges the integrity of the flag. 1t becomes,
in fact, an unfriendly act and must be so
interpreted.
lno HOtc 10 Berlin, IN OtneT tlIneS, WOulu
be considered practically an ultimatum. 1t
warns tho Kaiser that the sinking of an
American ship or the killing of an American
citizen by German naval vessels, without
previous determination of the status of the
ship and the people on board it, would be
IAN indefensible violation of neutral rights,
which II would be very hard, indeed to
reconcile with the friendly relations now so
happily subsisting between the two Govern
ments." Germany must renounce its de-
clared policy or invite the severance of
friendly relations with the United States 1t
is situation that it would be folly to char
acterize as not critical. Washington has
taken deliberate stand and a right stand
1t cannot withdraw or compromise. Our
shipping must be protected and wanton de-
struction OF it will not be tolerated.
Allies and Germans are becoming more
and more anti-American; the one side be-
cause we are not openly unneutral in its be-
half and the other for the same reason.
Our international relations are critical and
are certain to remain so until this great war
is over. Yet in the face of such conditions,
the cry for mo preparation is heard about
the land and Washington becomes economical
when naval appropriations concerned.
1t is our wealth that saves us from humllia-
ton. Was there ever nation obviously |
in need of great navy, well able to
afford it and so stolidly obstinate in refusing
to get it?
The backbone the Administration has
shown must cheer every good American.
Let it be accompanied by comprehensive
policy of national defense, that our voice
may have behind it the weight of might
that we may not be Inundated and Knocked
because of our unpreparedness. We can be
sure of an honorable and everlasting peace
when we are prepared irresistiby to protect
and enforce our rights.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13
A VALENTINE

Last spring the flowers were youns ana So
EnambFed Of the spring; -.
And skies were blue and streams wsIs
And dainty winds were softly plowins
And birds were on the wing ~
Yet-though their songs 20 heaven atet'-
Still stlll fingered heavy-hearted,
And could not near them sing,
Today winter wind Is raging,
The skies are cold and gray
The doWer5 are dead ana nieht Is He@'z
His endless war again engaging
The dying Run's array,
Yet blossoms al about seem spfin=.a
Aud birds within ms heart Are liA4'af
~ love passed lf today. .z=zz
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13
A Good WORD For GOOD WORK

To the Editor Of the Evening Ledger:
sir-I want to thank you for the invaluable
assistance you have rendered the Emergency
Aid Committee with your excellent stories about
its work. Your paper has been largely respon-
sible for the maintenance and increase of public
interest and public help.
MARIAN N. HORWITZ,
Public Director. Emergency Aid Committee.
Philadelphia February IL
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13
GIVE THE WOMEN A CHANGE

To the Editor Of the Evening Ledger:
Sir-Ths is Just line TO express to you my
sFauhcation In your splendd editorial in
recent EVENING LEDGER, entitled Give the
Women Chance" 1 have been delighted, as
know many others have been also with the
hne' progressive policy taken by the EVENING
LEDGER in regard TO woman suffrage.
FANNY TRAVIS COCHRAN.
Philadelphia, February T.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13
Reading in Lumber Camps

From the New York Evening Post
The Wisconsin Library Commission report
that the demand for good reading in lumber
camps is so great that the lumherIacks VIII
read the Atlantic Monthly until Its contsnu
are committed to memory. Cannot some Of our
college undergraduates be sent to Northwsstsn
lumber camps?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13
THE FIRST sTEAMBOAT

To the Editor Of The Evening Ledger!
Sir-Permit one OF your readers to take ex-
cepton to Edward w. Townsend's article in
the EVENING LEDGER.
Not Robert Fulton John Fitch. but to
William Henry, OF Lancaster, Pa, should
credit be given. who. In 1863, operated the first
steamboat on the Conestoga River.
III General Sadler will consult the 'Iife of
William Henry he win readily 10 whom
JOHN HUSTON
PhlIadeIphla. February 8. 1915
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13
Ifspain can Do Il. why Nol Ameriea :

= opain Can DO 1t, Why Not America ?
CoAE spaniards have foresight enough to
- zee that when this war Is over there will
p q demand for new ships. They are build
ins shlpyanas at Bilboa for the construction
e great merchant vessels
Philadelphia has its shipyards already
built Il hes lts sorkmen trained IN the art.
ana 4 i within easy access Of the raw ma
fsFiaf Tor ships All that is lacking 70 MI
these ahipyards with growing vessels Is
An7rieans with vision enough to see that the
asslraetion 81 merchant shipping that Is
lsaad ts eame before The aef is over win
- toI'eeea by deaaand for new slipa Al
aHef and Investors with nerve enough 20 get
EHose ships started ia time 10 Be ready when
- demana comes
Itae plenty of lalo capital The hasi-
zaaefzainLs OF re lat fao ezaf4 haa
s tinIa 4aeF are zIne
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13
Fighting 1t Out

There are times when an inherited inclina-
tion or an acquired taste may threaten to
overthrow a mans purpose. At such a
moment he must summon his sternest resolu-
tion and act toward the tempting disposition
as though 1t were traitor about TO sell him
body and soul to his deadliest foe. No mar
gin of hesitation or leniency must be al
lowed. The world is fun of examples of men
who have triumphed over difficulties and
impediments quite as great as any that a
young man can face today. Having once set
put his will in command and force every
other desire appetite wish and emotion into
unconditional obedience and night It out
along that line If It takes ali summer'--alI
winter, and many summers and winters com
bined
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13
YaIloas Companionshins

Il one's Intimate II love or friendship cannot.
or does net, share al ones Intellectual tastes
companions can Be- found easily IN men and
boQiz after an 4 Ne think of a. most Of the
Worias lofes and friendships have been b.
oil4sf NsA44I Holne4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13

There was money enough for the Penross
campaign. but there seems to be none IN
washington 70 pay for an inquiry into how
the slush fund was spent The rule seems 10
be millions for carrying elections, but not one
cent for disclosing who got the money.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13
How to Driyea Nail

Drive nail home and cllnch 1t so faithfug
that you can wake up at night and think ?!
your work with satisfaction.-Hen DAVla
Thoreau.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13

Il you did not do il yesterday. so down to
Independence Hall to-day and stand on the
bronze tablet ID the sidewalk where Lincoln
stood n 1851 ana VOW 70 be as true 70 the
PLATA people e your city as Lincoln pas 70
me eomHen people 81 Ehe unilea siaas4
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13

Who wrecked the Uniontown Bank the
money trust or the men who got its AFFAIRS
so badly entangled they could not be un-
raveled?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13

The New York Suns suggestion that April
/ should be set apart as Democracy Day. in
honor OF the way the party has fooled the
country, deserves the serious consideration
OF Congress.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13
Michigan. Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, West


Virginia and New Mexico.
These laws are survIvals from less-enllght-
ened period, when n married woman was prac-
tically the chattel of her husband, and dis
appearing from statute books as they are
swept away by the growing power of
MARY wINSOR.
Haverford Postoffce, Pa, February TO-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13

The British ought to have let the wilhel-
nina go through to Holland, on account OF
her name, IL for no other reason.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13

This is New Years Day for the Chinese
China was always a backward nation.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13

At the age of "a Lincoln saw that there
was not much of future in general store
keeping. He was offered the position of
deputy county surveyor. The only difficulty
in the way of accepting was that he knew
absolutely nothing about surveying. But
what did such a trivial obstacle amount to?
He borrowed Flint and Glbson's treatise on
the subject and bent his will to the task of
mastering it. He worked as if his temporal
and eternal well-being depended upon the
effort everything else was banished friends,
pleasures and food were almost forgotten
day and night he kept at 1t, denying himself
sleep. until he was pale and haggard and the
neighbors eXpostulated. In six weeks he had
mastered every branch of the subject upon
which he could get any information and re-
ported for work. No wonder he was a good
surveyor! One of his blographers says: "Lln-
coins surveys had the extraordinary merit
OF being correct. His verdict was invariably
the end of any dispute, so general was the
confidence in his honesty and skill"
One day, while still law student at SPRING
field, Lincoln found he did not understand the
meaning of the word demonstrate" He
told the story himself "At last 1 said, Lin
coin, you can never make lawyer II you do
not know what demonstrate" means and
left my situation at Springfield, went home
to my fathers house and stayed there until I
could give any proposition in the six books
of Euclid at sight. I then found out what
demonstrate meant, and went back to my
law studies"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-02-13
Seeking knowledge Afoot

Shut off from schools and colleges, Lincoln
read and studied every book he could find.
His fathers library was pitifuly small, so he
borrowed far and wide. He once told friend
that he had "read through every book he had
ever heard of in that country for circuit
of so miles" with nothing but turkey
buzzard pen and home made ink. he made a
careful synopsis or copied long extracts from
everything he read These he committed to
memory. Shingles, boards. shovels, DOORS
served as note books when he ran short OF
paper. He always kept book in the crack
of the logs by his rough bed, ready to seize
the moment he awolie in the morning. He
carried books with him wherever he went
valued every spare moment as an oppor-
tunity for reading, even chose his occupa-
tions with a view to the chances they offered
for study.
Difficulties could not daunt a man who
early in life had cultivated such habit.
When Lincoln began to study law he had to
tramp 20 miles every time he wanted a
law book. In doing so he would read and
digest about 40 pages each trip. He never
allowed the subject-matter to slip from his
mind; when manual labor made It impossible
for him to be reading he would recite aloud
what he had last read and fix 1t forever in
his mind. Twenty years after this time
when he was an acknowledged leader of the
Illinois bar, he gave the following advice to a
young man who wished to become a lawyer
Get books and read and study them care
fully. Begin with Blackstone's 'Commenta-
ries and after reading carefully through
say twice, take up Chitty's Pleading
Greenleafs Evidence and Story's Equity
in succession. Work, work. work, is the
main thing"
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-02
IIONII.

Home, to the hills and the rough, run
ming water;
Home, 20 the plain folk and cold
winds again.
Oh, am only gray farms still
daughter,
Spite Of my wandering passion and
pain!
Bone, from the city mat snares and
enthralls me;
Home, from the bold light and bold
weary crowd.
Oh, it's the blown snow and bare field
that calls me;
White star and shy dawn and wild
lonely cloud!
Home to the gray house the pine trees
guard, signing;
Home, TO the low door that laughs
to my touch.
How should I know till my wings
failed me, flying.
Home nest-my hearts nest-I
loved you 50 much?
Fannie Stearns Davis Crack o
Dawn" (Macmillan)
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-02
CALONEL SALIVATES
and MAKES YOU SICK
ACTS LIKE DYNAMITE ON A SLUG
GISH LIVER AND YOU LOSE
\ DAYS WORK.

There's no reason why a person
should take sickening, salvating cal
omel when so cents buys a large bot
tie of Dodson's Liver Tone-a perfect
substitute for CalOmel.
It is a pleasant, vegetable liquid
which will start your liver just as
surely as calomel, but it doesn't make
you sick and can not saiiyate..
Children and grown folks can take
Dodson's Liver Tone, because it is per-
ofeCtlv harmless.
Calomel is dangerous drug It is
mercury and attacks your bones. Take
a dose Of nasty Calomel today and you
will feel weak, sick and nauseatcd to-
morrow. Don't lose a days work.
Take a spoonful OF DOdson's Liver
Tone instead and you will wake up
feeling great No more biliousness,
constipation, sluggishness, headache,
coated tongue or sour stomach. Your
druggist says if you don't find D0d-
sons Liver Tone acts better than ho'-
sibe calomel your money is waiting
for yOu.--Adv.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-02
Apachcs Disappear.


"The early closing of cafes and the
elimination Of night restaurants have
forced orderly habits, diminished
temptation and vice. Many people
thus forCibly introduced to a way OF
living that has done them good Will
never again return to their old night
life"
The suppression of the sale of
absinthe Monsieur Laurent thinks,
has not yet had time to produce its
effect, and he does not attribute the
decrease in crime in any degree to
this cause. one of the most con-
spicuous cases Of swindling since thee
war began was that of an eX-captaln
ruined by absinthe-he hadn't been
able to get a drink for three months.
The ultimate effect Of the reform he
expects will be onsiderable but the
man whose moral nature has been
, debased by absinthG has not yet had
time TO recover.
"As for the Apaches, the street
ruffians who give us so much trouble
| ordinarily, they have disappeared,
The said MANY Of them are at the
front, where they are rcdeeming many
a fault; others are employed on the
defence works of the entrenchment
camp; the rest seem to lack inspira-
/ ton for their customary miSdeeds, for
we hear nothing Of them.
Il am no prophet" Monsieur
| Laurent concluded "and | can't say
what permanent effect the war may
have upon crime, but I am hopeful.
! think that France will be so busy
with secious things that the task of
the police will be lighter than before.
After the scars Of war have begun to
| disappear | think the gaiety and
animation Of Paris will come into its
own but look for the elimination for
Years to come Of many frivolities and
/ different forms Of folly
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-02
IrHIIE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
BY BEN NEWSOME

was opened for Saul to redeem his
promise However, when Mchal be
came the wife of David she also be-
came partisan of his cause, and her
fathers schcmng failed in that par
tlcular.
Father vs.. Husband.
About this time their old enemy
/ the Phlistipes again made war ON
[ Israel and David was placed in COM
mand of an expedition against them,
i'm the secret hope that he would meet
soldiers fate and worry the king
no more. Instead of coming home a
corpse, David returned from the ad-
venture with now laurels and added
popularity. The king was worse
frCtted than ever and when David
was called IN to soCthe MIN with his
music, attempted. to murder him on
the spot David escaped TO his home,
/ Lut the king put u guard over the
house With Instructions to Eill him on
sight by means of his wife's strategy
David was enabled t. Clude the guard
and seek refuge with samuel Here
also the wrath of the King sought him
out, but all the messengers sent to
arrest him were overcome with awe
and reverence in the pious atmos-
| pherc of the prophets home, Then
. Saul himself went t. Ramah and he
too was nightly moved and took of
/ his clothes and lay naked all night
/ in an agony Of humility and remorse
+ in the consciousness that he had
sought to controyert the will of Jc-
. hOVah
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-02


The result Of DayId's triumph over
Goliath was a wave OF popularity that
greatly troubled Saul He could not
Go otherwise but honor the young
man who nad thus DISTINGUISHED HIM
self and performed a signal service
t. tho nation: yet the paugs Of jeal-
Cusy annoyed MIN lt every new trl-
umYh of JesseS son. lie had been
told bye Samuel of God's decree that
the house # saul should not continue
to reign i'm ISRAEL. but that new
DYNASTY should ascend the throne.
Seeing that David had the people with
him. that he was able and discreet
successful bOJh in war and diplomacy
it naturally occurred to him that mere
was the man who was destined TO sup
plant him in the kngship, and he both
hated and feared hm on that account
Put Saurs son Jonathan had taken a
great liking for David anG time and
again interposed to defend his friend
from his fathers wrath. In this les
son. when saul had given orders that
some preteXt must be touuG for taking
the life of David, the king S son not
only put the intended victim on his
guard, but he also gave his father a
good talking-tO, until the king be-
came ashamed of himself and reversed
his Instructions.
Tries Other Methods.
Now that he had promised Dayid
should come to no physical harm, the
king sought other methods to tie his
hands politically and bind up David's
interests with the reigning dynasty.
saul had promised that he who slew
the Philistiue giant should be re
warded by the hand OF princess IN
marriage 1t lust occurred to Saul
that i'm fulfilling this promise and
making David q son-in-laW and a
member Of his family he would dis
arm any chance Of political opposi-
tion. But David demurred, and the
kings oldest daughter was given to q
prominent and influential man in an
other part Of the kingdom. But when
Michal, the second daughter eof the
king, fell in love with David, the way
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-05-02

Uncle Toby was aghast at finding a
strange darky with his arm around
Mandy's waist.
Mandy, tell dat niggah to take his
ahm way from round yo' waist" he
Indignantly commanded.
Tell him yo' self" said Mandy,
haughtily; hes puffect stranger to
me-"