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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11
GLIMPsEs OF MORTALITY

[Stephen Phillips. the poet, died ThursuaS M
London The following Is selection "o"'
'Murpessa."l
And most l remember of all human thiIss
My mother: often as child, pressed
My face against her cheek. and felt her ,sais' a.
Even as she smiled on me, her eyes wou'u u"
Until my own grew ignorantly wet
And | in silence wondered at sorrow
When | remember this. how shah know
That | myself may not by sorrow tsusnS
Accept the perfect stiffness of the siouhu
Where, though lie still, and stir not al d"
Yet shall l irresstibly be kind NJ
Helplessly sweet, a wandering garden ol
My ashes shall console and make for PeaVs'
This mind that injured. be an endless pam
or il there be some other world with no ,sll
Bloom neither rippling sound. nor eaii5 'r,aa S
Nor leaves. nor pleasant exchange o.
speech;
only a dreadful pacing TO and fro
OF spirits meditating on the sun; III
a land of barred boughs and grieving "u
Yet would l not forego the doom the P'N''
Whittier my poets and my heroes went -,
Before me; warriors that with deeds " Iiys
Saddened my youth. yet made II great 10 ~
Lonely antagonists OF Destiny.
That went down scornful before many sgst our
Who, soon as we are born are sa-isA
friends;
And live In simple music, country sonsE
And mouTnful ballads by the winter pls ,sas:
Since they have died. their death i5 ese'
would not lose Il ..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11
NExcUsABLE DELAY ON PARKWAY

THE city government must plead guilty
i to the indictment of delay found by the
City Parks Association. Progress upon the
Parkway has been slow that it has be-
come almost public scandal. The beautiful
street, marked in green on the maps, i'm
presses the outsider with the wise policy of
this community in bringing the great Fair
mount Park TO the City Hail. but when the
stranger comes here and finds that the Park
way has no real existence save upon a map
he is disappointed not TO say disgusted
Mayor Smith has an opportunity to do
many things during his administration, but
there is nothing that he can do that will
make so deep an impress upon the people
who are working for city Identification as
the completion of this boulevard with its
trees and grass plots. The erection of the
proposed public buildings upon il should not
be rushed too fast. They can wait till the
setting for them is ready
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11
RAISING THE ANTE

TIME way to get the Republican convention
i for Philadelphia is to make it impossible
for the National Committee to accept the
Invitation of any other city. This can be
done by making the money guarantee so
large that 1t cannot be refused without put
ting the committee on the defensive.
The Chamber OF Commerce Convention
Committee has evidently decided to raise the
ante and to offer S5O.OOO instead of 900,
to be used as the financial officers of the Ma
tional Committee see fit, They will not
merely guarantee to pay the expenses of the
convention. as was done by Chicago in 1912,
but they will raise so much money that there
will be a surplus for general campaign pur-
poses.
A hundred and fifty thousand dollars talks
the language which every National Commit
teeman can understand, even if it is not his
mother tongue. There remains time enough
to secure the subscriptions needed to raise
this amount. The public-spirited men of the
city will doubtless dig down in their pockets
between today and Monday night and send
their pledges to those in charge of raising
the fund.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11
KEEP THIS NEW BUSINESS

JAMEs J. HILL used to say that when
- the railroad sdings were crowded with
loaded freight cars which could not be moved
the terminal facilities were outErown. This
condition exists today on all the roads lead
ing to the North Atlantic ports. There is
great demand for cargo space I'm ocean
going ships that it cunnot be met, New
York has not room mt her piers for the ships
in her harbor. Ten or a dozen are anchored
i'm the stream waiting for place to dock
Philadelphia is less crowded, but the export
business of this city last month was larger
than ever before in the history of the port
Fourteen million two hundred thousand dol
lars worth of goods were shipped abroad in
the thirty days ending on November So or
more than S3OOOOpO in excess of the amount
for the same period last year. But could
do more business.
The railroad traffic managers have already
decided to make greater use of this city
Arrangements have been perfected for send
ing here two Of the ships for which there Is
no room In New York, and more Will come
later. We are to get some, If not all, of the
overflow.
It is up 10 the Transportation Committee
Of the Chamber of Commerce and the Direc-
tor of the Port to keep the new business.
Tho opportunity To demonstrate the advan-
taEes offered here was never better, There
is no need of lighterage. The railroads run
directly to the piers and freight can be
transferred from the cars to the hold of the
ships for much less than 1t costs In New
York. The difference in our favor is great
enough to compensate for the long sail up
the Delaware to the piers on the water front,
Those who think that the port here Is
merely local affair, Of no concern to any
one outside OF Philadelphia, would do well
to change their views quickly and join with
the great majority Of forward-looking clti-
zens who are engaged In boosting the trade
OF the nation by boosting the trade Of that
part OF Il whore they live.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11

This work of art has aroused the en-
thusiasm of poets and humorists When
Gelett Burgess, the purple cowboy, first
looked upon it in the company, Of some
friends he was
Like stout Cortez when, with eagle eyes.
lie stared at the Pacifc-and all his men
Looked at each other with wild surmse.
But the next moment he was stirred to
address the work of art. quoting the opening
lines of Shelley's "Ode to a Skyark":
Hail to thee blthe spirit!
Bird thou never vert.
Here we were to have cited some of the
professors choicest specimens of letter
writing, but we have exhausted our space.
They will keep for another occasion
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11
A NEWSBOY,S CAREER

The life OF Frederick Parry Morris should
provide inspiration for every true American
Coming to this country from England as a
boy, pcnniless finding his opportunity as a
nowsboy on Long Island working hIs way up
the ladder until he reached the top runs Of
business success. his career stands as a symbol
OF what can be done here by grit and persever'
ance. -
But he was much more than successful man
of business. The gift for organizatioh and ad'
mnistration that put him mt the head OF the
Long Island News Company and made him
millionaire also enriched the service (which he
gave to the village of Flushing as its vice
president and president. And the fine 1ual
ties OF heart and mind that Non for him ths
confidence and friendship of the big men 10
the railroads and newspapers with which hs
dealt also brought him the eminence which ne
achieved in Masonry.
He was a big asset to Long Island HIS
friends win miss him and mourn him. II tney
could unite I'm the creation of some serViceaOie
memorial they would do honor to themselves
and to the community which has been aided
and inspired by the life and works of FredeneA
Parry Morris ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11
THE HERO OF ANDALUsIA

TIVE act OF Samuel Crowther, of Anda-
il lusia, in holding up the Pennsylvania
Railroad sends a thrill OF envy through the
heart OF every less courageous man. When
the railroad track was blOckaded by the
wreck Of two trains running by his farm the
freight was thrown over the fence on his
land TO clear the way for the wrecking en-
sines and 10 let other trains through But
when the trainmen tried TO get the freight
back into fresh cars he warned them Off
His son was killed while crossing the rail
road a year ago. and there has been no set
Element of his claim for damages Until he
is compensated for the life of the boy he will
keep the freight. That was his purpose last
night,
II Is not possible to defend his action by
the ordinary rules Of conduct Yet what Is
q small farmer 70 do when a big corporation
ignores him? There is probably not a man
IN the whole nation who does not wish that
he had the nerve to do what Crowther has
done.
The railroad company may have an ade-
anate explanation for the delay in settling
his claim But that has nothing to do with
the spontaneous admiration for a man who
refuses 20 submit TO what he thinks Is an
injustice ana Is quick enough to take ad-
eantage Of the first opportunity 70 assert
himself Mark Twain was Ia the habit Of
beratins h.s fellow eounnymeR for their
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11
Hills Manual
of
Social and Business Forms

We feel we should not too often intcrpose
between Professor Hill and the reader but.
being somewhat conscious of rcmissness. we
trust we will be pardOned If we horn In here
can expression unknown in the professors
day. to make a little apology.
II Is as an expert penman and ilourtsher
that Professor Hill is to coruscate conspicu-
ously in the corridors of time and we
should, therefore, have presented him, in
propria persona, this, but we have been
handicapped by our inability to select from
wealth of material that specimen of his
handicraft which best trumpets his genius.
At last we believe we have found II.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11
PHOTOGRAPHY IN AIR RAIDS

Photography, of course, is playing an ever ever.
increasing part in aerial srecOnno ssance IL ~
now one OF the prime means OF ascertainlng lls
accuracy with which bomb dropping isattendsd
Contrary to the general idea. when place -
to be bombed the process does NOT eonss' S
merely OF a few pluCky men plotting ING" H
machines TO the nc Ghho -- and taking uA
risks to try to get in a lucky shot before re-
turning The fire that follows the dropping -
each bomb is photographed by airefan I'on n'
above, so that a permanent record is male va W.
cernns the places actually damaged, Nothihs
Is left to guesswork.-H Massac BUST III '"'
London Post.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11

We've renewed the acquaintance of that
prodigal tileish-prodigal that is to say. in
the sense of coming back home after having
been away awhile, The creature seems to
have grown stingy while 1t was absent from
us. for we're sure it used to give bigger pOr-
tIons OF itself than we got at Dooner's yes
terdaN.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11
NEVER TOO OLD TO BEGIN

THE difference between a man and a horse
i Is that the horse never thinks that he is
too old to begin. Take the case of Billy Dis
pute, a racing animal which has
siderable money on the trotting circuit. His
identity was in doubt for some experts We're
sure that he was a ringer" racing under
false pretenses. The board of review of the
National Trotting Association made care
full investigation. and discovered that he was
just a plain horse that had been driven TO
n bakers wagon for seven years and that
he did not start on his racing career till he
was - years old. The board decided that he
was entitled both 10 his name and to his
winnings.
Billy Dispute was not worried about his
age. He could trot. and he trotted as though
he were in his prime. II he were asked to
write his philosophy of life he would doubt
less say that all horse knows or needs to
know is that it is disgrace to take the dust
of any other animal on the road Too many
men say to themselves "Oh, what's the
use?" and settle down into a Jog trot when
they get to be So and let older but no abler
men who have only just discovered that
they We're gifted with speed leave them far
in the rear.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11
Tom Daly's Column
PRESIDE DREAMS


An old colonial treplacei
what memories cling around iti
Such quaint curved frame, such haliotced
stone,
I'd often dreamed that might own,
And no,O at last IUc found II.
~ 0roccd a sporting squires hall
Those pcOs once held his rifle
Long pears before the sordid clotCr,
Who bouUM the mansion. tore u dotCn
And sold this for trifo
he tCds in truth. Sordid tcrctcb,
This clod tcho took mn money
~ ,condcr trhy folks Oet so daft
About such junk" he said, and laughed
As though he thought u tunnV
Poor tCrctch, indeed what soul had he
To corjure up the spirit
Ot kindly cheer and oldcn grace
That once endoiccd that fireplace,
And stW Is hoUerinD near itP
But tchore starred In rented fdts,
HotU could hclp but louc R7
iHd so re stored mn prize dtrdy
AOdiHst the coming OF that day
when IN be master Of IL.
And Uou. mv friends. yoU, too. shall bless
7hc hdppU ddy toUpd II,
For IN iruitc you all to call
Is soon as Trc the tChcrc,citbul
TO bHHd house around IL.
The German Chancellor we gather, POSI-
lively refuses to consider peace until the rest
of the world gets down on it's knees. The
American munition plants especially, must
not remain standing.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11

willingness to submit to all sorts OF abuses
rather than make a protest If he could
reach his hnnd from the Elysian fields, In
which his admirers hope he is now dwelling
he would grasp that Of Crowther with q
hearty grip and say, Put her there, old boy!
You have done the proper thing. II you do
not stand up for your rights no one else
~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11
Above Par

The son OF a SwaTthmOFe clergyman brought
home his monthly report card and was criti-
cised by his mother because OF the low marks
on several studies. Look here, son, there is
certainly no excuse for a mark OF SIS per cent
on department: you ought always 10 have
hundred mark I"
Gee, MAJ They ean ne an angel now"
d. A. H
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11

Said Petey Dink 10 PunSy Dunk:
Would IL be naughty to get drunk?"
why, Ledger comics do not drink"
Said Punky Dunk to Petey Dink.
Sappho.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11
And Was It Common or Overtime?

The flute solo was played by Herman
SChlimm, OF the editorial engraving depart
ment and the horn solo by n. NJ. sullivan. Of
the machinery repair departmcnt-From report
OF the concert Of tho Curtis Orchestra,
Did Mr.. Sullivan play the Anvil Chorus'2
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11

The President says that America must
preserve its poise and self-possession. It's
all right about the polse. but between Brit
ish seizures and German submarines our pos
sessions seem 10 be slipping away from our
selves.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11
The Contractor Sneaks

Two or three thousand people were assem-
bled at the cornerstone laying. IL a
Saturday in the month of MAY. Everybody
had his. hat When the papers new coin
and a parchment copy of the Old Testament
were placed where they belonged and the stone
swung into place, the chairman took ii on
himself TO ask the contractor for a few words
LEDGER is read, and the contractor still
has his good health-Umb bdsohried I'm not
mention his name and for the best OF reasons
keep under cover myself.
'It was very dacint iv tn worthy chair
min," the contractor responded, ITO pay thin
compmints 10 yer 'umble seryint, but I'd be
a thousand times obliged If he let me
be. bekase | didn't come prepared 10 make a
speech Besides, those who has proceeded me
covered the ground o. K However. | want
10 say right here an now that all ye folks
will get dollar for dollar this contract
Much appause) An furthermore, that the
work will all be finished ahead v time. I didn't
intind to say anything about a little matter
feet I'll give It to ye The contract
doesn't call for me to have the job done before
last day OF mkt Jane-u-aTry, but I'm going TO
promise right here and now-and / defy the
man who ever said | broke me word-that I'll
have ye in here hold yer first service mkt
Krismis mornin'!" Kelt
And here comes ths-now-Mo Montague
Glass with yet another story again. His first
discussion of current topics through his
mAnikins, zapp and Birsky, plentifully
blesses another page of this paper. Here's
health to Potash, Perlmutter, zapp, BIrsky
RHd die game meSp0chai
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11

When Mr.. Ford sits ia Mr. Carnegie's
peace palace at The Hague. il he ever gets
there. he might devote few minutes to
thinking about the few things on which mere
money can talk with good effect.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11

Sir Wlfred Laurier is unduly pessimistie
If he thinks that ii the Germans win the
war Canada viii be ruled by the Kaiser. He
forgets that there is such a thing as the
Monroe Doctrine.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11
OVERRIDING Ii

Chlmmie-"Say, did youse de cover on de
Sattad'y Eve, Post dis week?'
Beany-"Yeh, an If dat kid amt careful he'll
git a Bible fur Christmas"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11

When you look at those finger prints You
cannot blame the Norristown jury for re-
fusng to convict a man on their unsupported
evidence
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11

British labor unions have united 10 battle
for their wages, thereby giving the country
lesson on how to battle for its life.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11

ecessors, and leaving some mark on Ian.
guage, customs and religions
II India Is still mystery even to her
rulers, 1t was only name to the Greek and
Roman world. AlexHnder's visit was brisf
Greece was Greece and Rome was Rome and
beyond were the barbarians. East was East
and West was West after the crusades
Marco Polo brought back little informa.
ton and traders of the Middle Ages returned
to Europe with the goods of the Orient
British rule wrote new chapters of romance
and cold facts of history. Kiplng is not so
much an interpreter of India as of the Brit.
ish occupation.
Romance and History
Tho period of British rule Is but small
fraction of India's history Eastward from
the Iranian plateau the Aryans descended
into the Punjab as early as 1000 b. c., and
spread through the peninsula. expelling or
subdung the aboriginal tribes. Here grew
UP long before the time of Christ two Of the
most influential religions of the world Brah-
manism and Buddhism, and literature rich
in poetry and mystic philosophy. The eplcs
of the Mahabharata and Ramayana contain
legends of wars which must have been OF
much Importance in the early history Of tho
VediC Empire. In this India, at u later
time, the celebrated Tamerlane fourlshed
1t Is the country of Sikh princes and the
rajahs Of Mysore; OF astral bells and occult
wonders; of the Tai Mahal and Benares. sa-
cred city of the Hindus; OF Delhi and the
Durbar; of Give and Hastings; OF the Black
Hole of Calcutta and the Relief of Lucknow;
Of famines and mutinies of tyrannyIand en-
lightened government: OF "Barrack Room
Ballads" and "Thc Light of Asia; OF caste
and Christian MISSIONS; of an ancient and
now broken civilization. beside which our
own. in the eyes of the true Hindu is like
outer darkness And India has always had
the fatal gift of beauty and wealth, and the
strife Of the nations of Europe for posses.
sion OF "the pearl of the East" is not done.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11

1t seems to be known in France. il not
here, that Philadelphia is the greatest textile
manufacturing centre i'm the world.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11

Hungary is tired of the war and is willing
10 admit H.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11

No one except the Gamers will regret that
the war has raised the price of benzoate OF
soda TO IS a pound.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11

Columbus has discovered the President. but
it must understand that he is not all
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11

It begins TO look as If the fight for transit
was not won yet.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11

A man becomes learned bU asking qucStionSj
Lut II he irotdd not become nuisance
to his friends he tUiH not ask
too mann ut ono time.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-07-16

dared anything. | could have taken
you away with me, months ago. But
he worked his spell and l was afraid
faltered. He knew that | was afraid,
for he spoke to me n day OF the
beautiful serpents in his land that
we're towards in spite OF the death
they could deal with one flash Of their
fangs. You we're intoxicated. | am q
thing OF beauty. | can charm an
the"
God knows that is true" he said
hoarsely.
But enough Of that! was stricken
with my own poison. Go to the doori
See II he is there. l fear"
mo one is near" said he, after strid-
ing swiftly to both doors, listening at
one and peering out through the other.
you will have to go away, Frederic.
| shall have to go. But we shall NOS
go together. In my con ! have keDA
hidden the sum Of ten thousand dol
lars, waiting for the day to come when
| should use it to complete the game
| have played. l knew that you would
have no money of your own. wa
prepared even for that. Look agaisI
See If anyone Is there? / feel-l h =
that someone Is near US. Look, ssy !,
ITO BE coNTINUEDl -
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-07-16

him, II you viii. I shall not oppose
you. Find out what he-eXpects to
do"
She passed swiftly by him as he
started toward the door. In the hall,
which was bright with the sunlight
from the upper windows, she turned
to face him. To his establishment, her
cheeks we're aglow and her eyes bright
with eagerness. She seemed almost
radiant.
Yes; 1t needs breaking, James" she
said, and went up the stairs, leaving
him standing there dumfounded. Near
the top she began to hum a bfithe
tune. 1t came down to him distinctly
the weird little air that had haunted
him for years-Feverelli's!
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-07-16

closed, ~smoldering eyes. but be will
know before long-before long"
What are you doing, Yvonne?" de
manded Frederic, ~unsteadily.
She whirled about and came toward
him, her hands still clasped behind her
back.
Come with me-" she said, ignoring
his question.
"He-he thinks l am in love with
you." said he. shaking his head.
And are you not in love with me?'
He vas startled. Good Lord,
Yvonne!"
She anne quite close to him. He
could feel the warmth that Travelled
from her body across the short space
that separated Them The intoxicat.
ing perfume filed his nostrils: he
drew a deep breath, his eyes closing
slowly as his sense prepared to sue,
cumb to the delicious spell that came
over him. When he opened them an
instant later, she was still facing him,