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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-26

Let our object be or country. or tUhole
country and nothing but orr country
Webster
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-26
PARENTAL NEGLIGENCE

What presidential candidate can't forgive "a
the failure Of his parents to arrange for his
birth in a log cabin instead of a brownstons
apartment house.-BOston Transcript.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-26

Bill, the police horse, did his duty and died
doing it. What better could he said of
man?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-26
Tom Daly's Column

YESTERDAY, the birthday anniversary Of
Robert Burns, we journeyed to st. Louis
and read the following lines at the annual
dinner OF the Burns Club, for whom they were
written:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-26

Principal Emery of the Campbell School,
at sth and Fitzwater streets has a justifiable
complaint. He has waited 1G years, has seen
four administrations come and co. and still
has no playground for his 1900 children What
are you going to do about it?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-26

A good beginning has been made by the
Naval Committee Of the House in reporting
favoraby the bill authorizing an increase
in the number of cadets at the Naval
Academy, The number at the Military
Academy ought to be increased also
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-26

William Draper Lewis does not object to
having the Progressives act with the Repub-
licans so much as he objects to their sur
render of the strategic advantage of pre-
tending to hold out until they get what they
want in the way of n progressive platform.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-26

Apart from the technical interest in NJ.
Santos -Dumonts declaration that his inven-
tion, the dirgible, is useless in warfare, there
is little lesson for doctrinaires. For a man
not to claim the world and more for his own
handiwork is a lesson in modesty which
statesmen in particular could well follow
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-26
Senators Aplenty, But One Choate

OF few men can it be said as truly that
the record OF his political life is a record
of public service, for he has never been
an otfice-seeker, and his participation in
politics has been only an incident in the
fulflment of publc-sprited aims Once he
was a candidate for the United States
Senate, leading a forlorn hope, but Tom"
Platt defeated him easily. 10 was remarked
at the time that Everybody knows Mr..
Choate has genius, learning and wit enough
to furnish a whole Senate" and that
Senators are common enough. but there is
only one Joseph Hodges Choate." In 1894 he
was president of the New York Consttu-
tional Convention, and that was the only
public office he had held when in 1899
Mckinley appointed him Ambassador to the
Court of St. James as the successor of John
Hay. lie had helped elect Seth Low Mayor
of New York, however, and on several
occasions before and since he has served on
international arbitration boards In 1907 he
went to The Hague a representative of
this country to the International Peace
Congress. OF late he has contributed
articles on public issues to the leading
magazines. and he is one Of the leaders in
the movement for preparedness.
The lawyer Choate has appeared in scores
of celebrated cases East and West, North
and South, national and international. BY
his victory in one of them he made Leland
Stanford University possible. Among other
notable cases which he conducted are some
which will be brought to mind by the follow
ing brief descriptions; Defense of General
Fitz-John Porter, prosecution of the Tweed
ring, Tilden will contest, Chinese exclusion
cases. income tax litigation of 1894. In the
Bering Sea controversy he represented
Canada 1t was often said, when Choate
was in active practice at the bar, that
case wasn't a case unless Choate appeared in
It. Pre-eminent in cross examination he had
a marvellous facility in Sitting the material
facts into a clear light, and in addressing
court or jury he presented his facts with
simplicity, aided by serenity of temper,
personal charm and fine sense Of humor.
He never sought rhetorical effects, but en-
ployed always the httest language.
AS in the courtroom, so at banquet tables
and on the public platform he was dis
tinguished for his pure dietion and suavity
OF manner These qualities he has not lost
with the years Tall, with large, well-poised
head ana hns-eut. smooth shayen face.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-26

Mrs. Oakley puts the responsibility for
uncleaned sidewalks after a snowstorm
straight up to the Superintendent of Police
He has power to enforce the ordinance if
he chooses. All that is necessary is for
him to instruct the patrolmen to notify the
offenders and hale them to court if they
disregard the notice
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-26

The law forbidding the sale Of liquor to
habitual drunkards has been more honored
in the breach than in the observance. The
families of drunkards apparently have the
matter in their own hands if they choose
to take the trouble TO use the remedies
provided. The court has decided that the
saloonkeeper sells drink at his peril to a
man whose family has made a protest
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-30

A box containing Christmas gifts
donated by citizens was shipped from
Norristown to its soldiers on the Mex
lean border, and each wearer Of the
khaki was sent check for SIS, while
families of the soldiers will also be
remembered in a money way.
Fire in sawdust, originating from q
blaze kindle1 by skaters, worked its
way around a storage icehouse belong
ing to ]. NJ. Detweiler, Of Perkasie, but
failed to ignite the frLme work, since
1t stood on wall and the skaters will
lose their winter playground.
Two cars, conte1Elng 600 cases Of
beer and a small amount of whisky
shipped into Washington county for
distribution by agents, were seized at
Hills Station, near Washington, by
County Detective Byron Knestrick and
shipped back to the consignors.
Joseph Murphy, seventeen years old
Of Seek, near Coaldale, one of the he
roes of the Foster tunnel disaster at
Coaldale, year ago. in which eleven
men were imprisoned a week, has died
of recent accident, when a "lokie" he
was riding went over an embankment
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-30
Not AIona on New Year

OF course it is customary to make
New Years day the day of new reso.
Mtions, but there is 70 particular ~ea.
son why we should cOnfne this work
to this one day in the year. In fact,
the very best resolution we can make
on New Years day is to resolve that
during the coming year we will use
every endeavor to make each day a
day Of self improvement; that not a
single day shall pass upon which we
have not attempted to speak good
word or do kind deed for somebody:
that not a day shall pass upon which
we viii not try 70 weed out some of
the tares and brambles of character
that now offend others or some of the
bad habits that offend even ourselves.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-30
THE CHRISTMAS STORY.
It's All Real to Bobby Boy, Who'd Like
to Ride With Santa Claus.

It's All Real to Bobby Boy, Who'd Like
to Ride With Santa Claus.
Bobby Boy was sitting in his wee
brown chair so close to the great bunch
Of Christmas holly that he could
stretch out his fingers and touch the
shiny red berries whenever he wanted
to make believe that he was far away
in the great forest in Santa Claus land.
He had only to close his eyes and
"shiver his shoulders" as If he were
cold, when the warm, quiet room would
vanish and he would be walking with
Merry Bell in the story.
"By and by" said the sweet voice of
Sister Marjorie, who was reading from
the book so she couldn't shut her eyes
and make believe she was In the for
est too. Bobby 10y remembered that
he must tell Sister Marjorie just what
1t looked like when they reached home.
"By and by they came to a part Of
the forest where there were tall trees,
green and fragrant, just like the trees
one sees in the markets before Christ
mas.
merry Bell clapped her hands.
"'Hurrahp she cried We're almost
there! See; here are the Christmas
tree woods. Pretty soon We'll find the
reindeer feeding on the evergreen
vines
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-30

They walked softly through the
snow paths.
"'Sh! said Merry Bell: don't fright
en- them. When they see US the Christ
mas reindeer will know US and come
running TO US TO let US kiss them.
That's how we know which are the
good reindeer that Will carry dear old
Santa safely over the world on Christ
mas eve. Just think-if a reindeer was
bad and tipped poor Santa outr"
Bobby Boy opened his eyes wide
"Ho! l wouldn't care If they did
tip him out. I'd wun wight out in the
snow an help him put all the toys
back, an nen maybe he'd give me a
wide"
Sister Marjorie laughed and went on
with the story which dealt with the
enchanted country behind the picture
books,
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-30
NEW YEAR BELL is SILENT.
Famous Relic of American Independ
ence Formerly Ranq In the Year.


ence Formerly Rang In the Year.
Every New Years eve citizens of
Philadelphia gather round the shrine
Of Liberty, independence hall, to hear
the New Year rung in. Formerly this
service was performed by the bell now
known as the Liberty bell.
Before that memorable day in 1776
when the nations fathers gave forth
to the world their Declaration of Inde-
pendence. whose signing was heralded
by the ringing of the bell New Years
rejoicing was started by the first peal
of what is now known as the Liberty
bell.
After the events of July 4, 1916,
made the bell one Of the most price
less relics of thenatiOn, custodians of
independence hall restricted its use,
fearing some mishap, and after 1890
the bell was no longer used for the
New Years salute. In 1882, on the Gel
ebration of George Washington's birth
day, it was rUng and not again for
three years, when on July 8, 1885.
while the funeral procession of Chief
Justice Marshall was passing, the bell
was tOlled.
Suddenly the note grew discordant.
An investigation was made 1t was
found that a crack had been started.
The bell had completed it's task. No
more would it greet the New Year or
pay tribute to the nations great. But
from the tower of Liberty's cradle an
other bell always welcomes the com
ing Of a New Year.-St. Paul Pioneer
Press.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-30

fixed upon that feast of plenty. For
one dreadful instant we thought we
saw. a look of boredom, of ennui,
dash across that pale pinched face. but
we could not be sure.
"Humphr' said the old gentleman
''This your Window"
yes, SIR" replied the boy with A
cherubic smile, mine and BoneSy's."
i "I KNOW muttered the rich man.
1T is Christmas. Come;I will give
you anything you ask for one peep into
your window! I say this in all hum
bleneSs, knowing that you are richer
than l, knowing that l have nothing
that you would want. but still l beg
of you to name your hearts desire"
We turned to the little newSie the
eternal Christmas child. Fondly. al
most tearfully, we waited for him to
speak. AT last he did so. glancing for
inspiration at the mongreI, nor
did he know. wretched boy, that he
had shattered the tradition of cen
turies.
I'm trade v look in the winder,"
said the boy bluntly, fer Il five min
ute sit in yer autymobile"
A moment later pedestrians passing
that particular corner saw an old gen
tleman peering rather dazedly into a
Christmas shop window, while in the
plum tinted, nickel plated, electric light
ed, luXuriously appointed limousine at
the curb sat Il little newsie with a mud
cOlored mongrel hugged to his bosom
and an Overwhelming happiness in his
eyes.
As for the Christmas author-but he
was very young and quite invisible
Dana Burnet in New York Evening
Sun.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-30

seeking rhe FuCufe IN the CrysCal Ball.
Before presenting them she illus
trates by gestures the use to be made
of each. Holding the mirror or globe
in front of her face, she bites the ap-
pie, then looks quickly around, as if
expecting to see some one, and, again
! holding up the mirror or globe in one
hand and the candle in the other, she
! takes a few steps backward. When a
/ boy or young man enters by jumping
over the light, which gives the ap-
/ pearance of his having fallen from
the sky, Halloween looks around, and
the boy or man quickly disappears.
All this time the girl stands trans
fixed with her hands raised and all the
fingers spread out in aStenishment.
/ She receives the presents, which are
given with many mods and gestures.
The Old Witch Enters.
AS the maiden then takes up the
apple and mirror or globe her hand is
stayed by a witch with flowing hair,
who has approached unperceived. car
rying under one arm a broom and
wearing on her head an ordinary hat
with a piece Of newspaper rolled up
and pinned on to form a peaked crown.
The poor girl looks anxiously around
and discovers she has been enchanted.
for there are three girls instead of one.
This effect is produced by two more
lighted candles being placed on the
floor on either side of the first candle.
The candles are removed, and the Old
Year, an old man, instantly appears.
Discovering him quickly, the girl runs
forward to tell her sorrows and finds
that it is only when alone that she is
enchanted. for when she attempts to
point out her other selves they have
disappeared. Making many guesses,
she looks here and there for them, but
in vain. Then as the Old Year leaves
she bids him a sOrrOwful adieu.
The Little New Year.
Immediately little New Year enters,
crowned with a paper star and wear
ing wings of paper. The young girl
rushes to meet the New Year with a
hearty greeting. She then tells him
of her enchantment and kneels down.
and the little New Year raises both
hands above her head then, kissing
his hand to the maiden, departs.-NeI-
lie f. Morris in Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-30

State game wardens say that during
the open season for deer, seventeen
buck deer were killed in Carbon coun
ty, and three does-one by a passenger
train at Hickory Run, and two Illegal
ly shot by hunters.
Superintendent of Schools Frank w
Wright, of Uniontown, resigned to be
signed to become assistant deputy
state commissioner of education Of the
state of Massachusetts. He will as.
sumo his new duties next January is.
Rev. E. H. kellogg, for seven years
pastor OF the Second Presbyterian
church, Carlisle, and former head OF
the Carlisle Presbytery, has left for
Hartford, Conn, where he will be on
the faculty Of the Hartford Theological
seminary.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-30
SAFETY DEMANDS
FEDERAL CONTROL
OF THE RAILROADS
Only Way TO Meet Emergencies
Of Nation, Says A. P. Thorn.
STATES RIGHTS PRESERVED

Principles Which Railways Hold Should
Govern Regulatory System In Inter-
Oats of Public and the Roada-com-
PulSory System OF Federal Ineorpo-
ration Favored.
Washington, Dec. 4.-That the inter
ests OF national defense require that
control Of railway lines should rest
with the federal government and not
with the states was the claim ad-
vanced by Alfred p. Thorn, counsel
to the Railway Executives Advisory
Committee, in concluding his prelim-
mary statement Of the case for the
railways before the Newlands Joint
Committee ON Interstate Commerce
I'VE must be efficient as a nation II
we are to deal successfully with our
national emergencies" said Mr.. Thorn,
"and we must appreciate that efficient
transportation is an essential condition
OF national efficiency. II we are TO
halt and weaken our transportation
systems by state lines by the perma-
nent Imposition OF burdens BY InwfSe
regulation, we will make national efi,
cheney impossible"
States Rights Would Not Suffer.
Mr.. Thorn cited many instances In
which shippers In one state were in
jurously affected by selfish regula-
tons imposed on the railroads by
neighbOrtng states He pointed out
that federal regulation would be no In
vasion of the rights of the states but
would be the means Of preserving the
rights which they acquired when they
entered the Union, one Of which was
the right to the free L.ovement of their
products across state boundaries.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-30
New Years Morning
By HELEN HUNT JACKSON

only a night from old to new!
" Only a night and so much
wrought!
The Old Years heart all weary
grew,
But said, "The New Year rest has
brought"
The Old Years heart its hopes laid
down
As in grave, but, trusting, said,
"The blossoms Of the New Years
crown
Bloom from the ashes of the
dead"
The Old Years heart was full of
greed;
With Selfshness it longed and
ached
And cried, IT have not half I need ;
My thirst is bitter and unslaked,
But to the New Years generous
hand
All gifts in plenty shall return;
True loving it shall understand;
By all my failures it shall learn
I have been reckless; 1t shall be
Quiet and calm and pure of life.
I was a slave; it shall go free
And find sweet peace where I
leave strife"
Only night from old to new!
Night and the healing balm Of
sleep!
Each morn is New Years morn come
true,
More of a festival to keep.
All nights are sacred nights to
make
Confession and resolve and prayer.
All days are sacred days to wake
New gladness in the sunny air.
Only a night from old to new!
Only sleep from night to morn!
The new is but the old come true;
Each sunrise sees a new year
born.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-30

The festival OF Christmas is crate
fully unique because OF the predomi-
nant note 1t contains-the note of Joy,
of a rapture, an abandon Of delight,
which carries all before 1t-and, while
it surcharges the hearts Of those who
are naturally gay, it also invades the
gloomiest and the most sorrowful and
creates for them a rift In the constant
clouds Of the heart.-ReV. S. P. Cad.
man.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-30
Christmas Long Drawn Out.

1t has become the custom to imagine
that every ceremony connected with
the Christmas holidays in old England
was observed on the holiday itself
Nothing could be further from the real
facts. 1t should be remembered that
in England Of old, and to some extent
even in industrial England Of today,
Christmas does not refer only to the
holiday itself, but to the twelve days
and nights Immediately following the
feast Of the Nativity. 1t would easily
be discovered by anybody who took
the trouble to give a few moments
thought to the subject that it would
be nigh physically impossible to fol
low all the ceremonials and customs
connected with the Christmas season
on one day.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-30

A LTHOUGH many Of the old Gus
n toms have been dropped and al.
~ most forgotten. New Years
parties are not out Of date. A
nice one Is pantomime Of an enchant-
ed girl.
A damp sheet must be fastened up
across the room or between the folding
doors of the parlor. First fasten the
corners OF the sheet, next the center OF
each Of the four sides in order that the
cloth may be perfectly smooth; then
place a lighted candle on the floor
about four or five feet from the CEN
ter Of the curtain. When the lights In
the room occupied by the company are
turned out shadows Of the actors be-
hind the curtain may be seen on the
screen, some one, standing outside the
curtain and facing the audience, should
relate the story of the plGy-of how a
young girl while walking out on the
last day Of October meets Halloween,
who presents her with three gifts to
try her fortune, and how, when she Is
oUOuC LO uO 6OS d W1LCu SuCudQLS uOIp
etc. After the story is finished and a
lively overture has been performed on
some musical instrument the panto-
mime is played as follows:
Halloween Appears.
The young girl personating the en-
chanted one comes gayly forward from
the side. When almost across the cur
tain she meets Halloween, who ap-
proaches from the opposite side, ar
rayed In a short dress, with wings
made Of newspaper folded fan fash
ion and fastened on the shoulders.
In her hand she carries cane with
silhouette of a cat or two or three
stars and a crescent cut Of stiff brown
paper and pasted on the end.
Halloween shows the maiden three
gifts-an apple. hand mirror and al
unlighted candle. Instead Of the mir
ror a crystal ball may be used.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-30
Fitness In Giffa.

The ideal consideration in making a
Christmas gift is fitness. What would
be an ideal present for one person
would Oe a mockery for another. 1t
isn't the cost-it isn't even the beauty
of a gift that must be first consider
edit is the need and the tastes of
the recipient.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-30

The new year dawns, the sun shines
strong and clear,
And all the world rejoices and is gay.
The city loving birds from spray TO
spray
Fit busily and twitter in my ear
Their little frozen note of wintry cheer.
From ruddy children with the snow at
play
Ring peals of laughter gladder than in
May,
While friend greets friend with Happy
be thy year,"
Louise Chandler Moulton.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-30
Paw Up Day In China

At the Chinese New Year the houses
and other buildings are decked with
flowers, and the streets are thronged
with people. who come out to buy pro-
visions, new clothes and gifts. One
good New Year custom in China is
that of settling up all debts before the
old year has died out A Chinaman
who allows the New Year to dawn be-
fore he has settled with his creditors
feels himself disgraced.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-30
A Christmas Carol
By HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW

7 HEAR along our street
= Pass the minstrel throngs.
Hark! They play so sweet
On their hautboys Christina
songs.
Let US by the fire,
Ever higher,
Sing them till the night expire.
In December ring
Every day the chimes;
Loud the glee men sing
In the streets their merry rimes.
Let us by the fire,
Ever higher,
Sing them till the night expire
Shepherds at the grange,
Where the babe was born,
Sang with many change
Christmas carols until morn.
Let US by the fire,
Ever higher,
Sing them till the night expire,
These good people sang
Songs devout and sweet.
While the rafters rang
There they stood with freezing
feet.
Let us by the fire,
Ever higher,
Sing them till the night expire.
Who by the freside stands
Stamps his feet and sings,
But he who blows his hands
Not SO gay a carol brings.
Let us by the fire,
Ever higher,
Sing them till the night expire.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1916-12-30

Boys playing in the woods near Le-
high mountain stumbled over the body
of John Dagnau, aged forty, a we'll.
known resident Of Northampton
Heights-probably lost while cunning,
he lay down to sleep and died Of ex-
posure.