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Made Himself a Millionaire

Francis made his own millions. His wife
inherited a good big lot of money and prop
erty, but that was after her husband had
already made fortune. There is a story to
the effect that as small boy he left his
poor but honest home in the village of Rich
mond, KY, and made his way to st. Louis,
arriving like other boys who have become
merchant princes, without dollar and with
out friend and began by sweeping out the
establishment of which he afterwards became
the head, and 1t was also intimated that he
owed much of his success to the fact that
he married an heiress. But the prosaic,
though perhaps equally interesting fact, is
that when he left his old Kentucky home,
after he had gotten all the education he could
get there, he sent by his parents to his
uncle David Rowland, rich man in St Louis,
for whom he was named and who took suf-
flcent interest in his nephew and namesake to
give him thorough course at the University
of st. Louis and then take him into the en-
ployment of his firm as a clerk and to give
him every opportunity and encouragement
to make money and place for himself in the
business world. Shryock & Rowland were
grain brokers on the st. Louis Exchange, and
young Francis began his business career as
their representative in the pit" where he soon
won by his engaging qualities that popularity
which he has steadily increased, and it is
noteworthy that the centre of the St. Louis
enthusiasm over his appointment to the Cabi-
net was the exchange, where leading men
of all parties Joined in the most cordial con-
gratulations to the man they had known so
long and so well.
Francis was Secretary of the Interior during
the last half year of Cleveands second term
but he had been the buwarS of the Cleveland
strength in Missouri for long time. About
the time that he organized the d. r. Francis
& Brother Commission Company, thus going
into business for himself, he took his initial
step in political life. He ran for seat in City
Councils, was elected and made record which
landed him the Mayoralty. AS Mayor he
gained a reputation over the State for reform
methods of administration. and especially for
economy and efficiency. He served four years
as Governor of Missouri and then returned to
business life. One thing Francis always does
before he accepts an important Office. He is
now occupied In turning his varied business
interests over to the care of others, so as to
leave his time and thought free for his duties
as ambassador. Before he began his term as
Mayor, before he entered the Governors of
flee, before he assumed the presidency of the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition, he arranged
his affairs in each instance so that they would
demand little or no attention from him while
he was devoting himself whole-heartedly to
the official tasks in hand
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true some ten years ago, but the day Of the
"sex-bestsellers" is long past and the quality
Of fiction now in greatest demand hardly con-
Germs itself with the indecent. There have
been printed recently number Of transla-
tions, notably from the Russian, which deal
with sex more frankly than Americans do.
But they are very dull books generally which
the llghtminded readers will not go through
merely for the sake of their indecency As
for the serious minded, they, too, have their
rights II those who protest will only con-
suit the lists, easily available, of books in
popular demand they will see at once how un-
founded their comments have been.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24
WHENCE THE poLLAR2

Most OF have asked the question, whence
the dollarP' The circumstances vary Some
times too, the question is, why the dolar?"
European statesmen and newspapers all the
way from Dublin to Petrograd have from time
to time and never so much as In this war
stirred present, made discourteous remarks
about the American dollar and of the Yankee
pursuit of this, as some of us have found fuga-
cious piece of currency The land OF the dol
larl We should be proud to have this land of
the free and home of the brave called SO. There
is more than a mere Jingle in the term. There Is
a solidity about this coin, weight that makes
itself felt when 1t falls into the contribution box
to be sent to the faInshing people OF war-rent
Belgium, Poland. Serbia and Armenia
Whence came the name dollar? The big die
tionary tells us 1t was first called ''thaler" be-
cause the silver from which the German coin
"thaler" is made came from 'thaIe," that is a
dale or valley, in Bohemia-Joachim's thai the
valley of st. Joachim. But the United States
was the only country big enough for a dollar OF
100 cents While other countries have been abla
TO measure their resources and their debts In
marks, lire francs, forms, kopeeks yens esou-
dos and shillings, this republic has been big
enough TO measure its assets in dollars and ITS
liabilities in dimes. Ranged alongside our dol
lar the dollar OF the daddies," how pitifully
small seem the silver representatives OF the old
world! Big as II may try TO look, the Russian
kopeek is only two-thirds OF dollar while the
Spanish escudo Is valued at only 90 cents In our
currency and the Japanese yen at 49.s cents
The other coinage may be placed on the bargain
counter; the German mark at 23.s cents the
Italian Ira and the French franc, each at 1913
cents and the British shilling at "a cents
An American recently abroad visited EnV.
land, where he found patriotism bubblne over
IN London he attended great meeting where
1000 people sang the chorus -BFtons Never
Never VIM Be Slaves And then" he sad. 9i
went out into the street, where found crossine
sweepeFs toiing Tor q shilling a dayr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24
Songs Every One Should Know

Songs Every One Should Know
CFrom the Irish)
A. M.
LULLABY
Sleep. Baby, sleep.
Angels dancing In a ring
Stoeetest dreams to you toiH bring;
stoeetest pageantry 1oH shoto
II to Sleepy-Bye yoW'H 90.
Baby mine. Shoheen, ShO-lo
Sleep, Baby, sleep.
1925 A. u.
Sleep, Baby, sleep.
Nought can threaten yoW, nor harm,
Cuddled on your ddddle's arm.
Fdiry trumps l0iH gently blot0,
II to sIeepy.Bye yowH 90,
Baby mine. Shoheen, Sho-lo
Sleep, Baby, sleep.
2 A. N.
Sleep, Baby, sleep.
See, the night Is grOt0in0 chill.
Would you make your dGddU tW
Gee, the mercury Is lotUi
So to sleep Hol0, baby, 90;
Hang it GEI-ShOheen, ShO-lo,
Sleep, darn you, sleep. VIZ.
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Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

1. Due east Of Charleston.
2. About so when Yorktown fell.
3. When Solon visited Egypt. the priests told him O
lost continent, where civilization had reached
its zenith. the whole continent having been sub.
merged In n food. IL Is supposed to havs
stretched from the Mediterranean to the West
Indies. tfN
4. English capital built railroad through the 18th
mus of TehuanteneC. In southern Mexico. Car-
goes at its Pacific terminus were carried e
the Atlantic terminus and there transshippea
and vice versa. 1t thus offered short tranh
route between East and West before the Pal-
ANA Canal was completed, and large busb
developed.
.. A star twinkles, planet does not NE
o. Six feet between low tide and high tide.
Z. The total coined money of the world (god and ~
ver) amounts TO little half binlss
dollars.
8, Arabian Nights.
0. CadOrna. ~
10. RumanIa. 52.76O square mllssi Pennsylvsnls'
46,215 square miles.
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QUIZ

I. Who was MoIlie Fancher:
2. What is the militia?
3. What Chief Justice of the United States va,
promoted from the Office of Secretary u
State to the Supreme Court?
4. Who wrote "The Bread Winners?
3. What is a hangar?
@. Where was jefferson living when he wrote the
Declaration of Independence?
Z. Where Is the centre Of population Of the
United States?
8. Who was Dwight l.. Moody?
0. At what hotel was Lincoln entertained when
he was In Philadelphia his way to Waih-
ington for his first inauguration
10. Where are Panama hats made?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24
A TRICK HORSE AND A QUILT.

Il. j Kresge of Gilberts the gentleman whose
horse fell dead for him the postoffice sew
eral days ago, was a borough visitor on Friday
afternoon. He was accompanied by his sister,
Sallie Kresge also of Gilberts.
A pleasant surprise quilting party was had by
the Keokee Ladies' Aid at the parsonage on
Monday last. The ladies brought the quilt,
quilted it and then presented It to Mrs Berg.
stresser. The ladies' appear on the
blocks" of the quilt. Ladies' Aid, we shall
think of you when we sleep under the quilt
-Stroudsburg Times.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24
Gems From Luck in Disguise"

"a novel written in good faith by william j.
YeNter, revised and punctuated by l.. p. Cutter and
published by John w. Lowell and Co. N, Y, 1881
HrT1 HIS thing of early rising is not what 1t ls
cracked up to be-" said John Means who was
about to sojourn upon his journey. II feel SO
terribly dormant and dull. I have no relish for
food after you have gone to the trouble to pre-
pare it for me, but 1 will partake to prevent
hunger after a while" continued he.
For my part" said she, II enjoy early rising,
as 1 was raised that way when girl at home
AS you say, so l think, this is too much of a
good thing by an hour II had my way,
/ would arise at o'clock the year around"
Mrs. Means was very much surprised, on her
return home, to find such sad gloom lowering
over her household The children were all mum
and as still as death, and seemed quite heart
broken, which only had tendency to deepen
the solemnity of their mother-she felt, on EN-.
tering the house. like her limbs would no longer
support her frame, and could scarcely keep from
shedding tears of sorrow She had hoped to
find the children she had left them cheerful
and full of mischief, thinking II would assist
her in bearing up under the present circum-
stances and, in a measure, to forget her sore
trial She and Mr.. Means were united as one
twenty years ago and never before, since their
union had they been separated more than two
nights i'm succession, but this time he expected
a three or four weeks visit. He had occasionally
been called away, on business to Cincinnati and
elsewhere yet never remained away over two
nights All that night natures morphia had not
quieted her shifting restless thoughts. She would
view the bright and then the dark side of the pic
ture. occasionally rehearsng their conversation
and sorrowful sighs protruded from her lips
showing inward grief the sequel of which has
not been dvulged
CTo be continued
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nence of men like Clark,
Hadley and Francis.
David r. Francis shines.
He shines as a business
man and millionaire. but
also in many other capaci-
ties. He will shine, 1t is
hoped, as Ambassador to
Russia, an appointment
which he has just ac.
cepted. A man of proven
good judgment, he pos.
esses social qualities
which in addition to wealth
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24

Living men and women are merely trustees
for posterity. To dissipate the resources of
life and money for years to come TO pauperize
the children OF tomorrow and leave them moth
ing more than legacy of hate and suffering,
Is to violate the trusteeship. Oppressive
taxes can depopuate a territory and work
more devastation than flood. fire or sword.
There Is nothing TO indicate that national
debts will later be repudiated, but the last
word on this war will not have been said until
posterity has done some voting on it's own
account
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24

Editor of "What Do You KnoiO"-Iias theis
ever been a breaking down of party lines sllpf
lar to that which is now so noticeable IN s9h s9n'
gress? mean. of course, apart from the Cisll
War Congresses, n n
The 45th Congress QS7e) is one example
The attempt to repeal the Resumption act WA
supported and attacked by Democrats ana ~
publicans, the Silver Bill passed with lnalvss 9.
ties in both parties, the Chinese BIZ ana ~
Fisheries Award were treated by many Sos
gressmen without reference to party afiilaIlonA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24
Not Dead Yet

Editor of "TVhat Do You Rnot0'--Who was y
called the Republican party dead about ~ y,
Grafton ago? 1 want to know, In view Q, y
liveliness at the present time
Perhaps you are alluding to the remark ~. \.
Senator Hoar, who stated in the cary ~, y,
when the Force Bill proposing that the feos.s'
Government should assume control OF ~
gressona elections on the States) failed % 49,
"That. means the death of the KepuDA'a7
party"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24
Trousers

Editor of "What Do You hhoW 1890 - besli.
ming: ,o,la-
Untrousered we enter the worm
Untroussred and red
/ should like TO get hold OF them 1seT ATIFH
The rhymes we're first printed E,ysning a Sc
quis column in the New YORK
about a year ago. Here they are
Untrousered we enter the world
UntFousered ana red; 80. ,.orid--
Untrousered We 90 out Of this "s
Untrousered and dead
such Is the tale of mans iie'
The naked epitome;
Therefore man cries % the soe7
"Trouser mel Pity me- .,szs
Rag the gods 80 untronseree
lAnd dc soddesses. ma An ~ 81
And they laugh Is fhelr seqlr
Who cares a e1s
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Now if He Were n Tenor

RETIRING BASS SINGER Dimes EMMANUEL
CHOIR
f. II. B. Mackrich. presented with silver low
ing cup, turns hostess
Headline in Pottstown News.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24
: This from the Perkasle News of this

Sir: This from the Perkasie News of this
week:
FOR SALE-By wm. X. Kramer deliv-
cry express wagon. made to order TO
carry ton. May be seen at I. @. Rosen-
berger's Store. Sverdale VIII sell
able right party.
suppose the fright party" will have to
agree TO treat the wagon kindly. When it
comes to sentiment you can't beat the Penn
sylvania Dutch. One OF EN-.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24
Ambassador to- Mexico

Editor of "What Do You khotV'-hAss - ~
an ambassador to Mexico. and. II So whs's =
he be addressed?
The United States has no ambassAno.
Mexico Henry P. Fletcher has been ". "a
mated by President Wilson for that pos' Il.
the Senate Foreign Relations Cominf veas
eided about the time you were Wrllhs ~
letter, TO recommend the confirmation q
appointment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24

Fake auctions for the purpose of separating
the innocent from their coin seem to flourish.
There are still people who imagine that they
can buy gold watch for $3.50 if an irrespon-
sible firm is the seller.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24

II there is to be an Ambassador to Mexico.
there Is no American better fitted for the Of
fice than the staunch Pennsylvania, Henry
=. Fletcher, whose confirmation was recon-
mended yesterday by the Foreign Relations
Committee OF the Senate. Mr.. FIetcher's
sturdy Amerieanism practically saved Ameri-
can interests in China when he demanded the
right Of participation in the so-ealled Four
Power loan. His service in Chill has been
dlatl suished. Mr. Fletcher entered the dip
lomatc service under Republican direction
sHs S not deserving Democrat" His ap-
pointnent 70 the difficult post in Mexico is in
fscoenition OF service rendered and is made
a spite of has politics
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24

Since February o Germany has executed
an overpOwsrinE series Of attacks on the
western front. The record Of them shows
that Germany's resources are ut high water
mark. The reasons for the attacks also
Indicate that Germany is being forced TO n
decision. She has been wonderfully success
full but with every success weakness has
been aNnnaeh.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24

Information concerning the liquor slush
fund continues to seep through from Pitts.
burgh, The EVENING LEDGER published a
full exposure of the whole business before the
voting took place in 1914. A great many citi-
Gems. it seems. got both the information and
the cash.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24
What Do You Know?

Queries Of general interest lOiH be ans,ocrca
In this column. Ten questions, the ans,re,
to t0hich eUerv 1Uell-intormed person should
knoto, are asked daily.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24
MISSOURTAN TAKES
SUCCESS FOR TONIC
David r. Francis Has Performed
Herculean Tasks Through Force
of Habit-New Ambassador
a Good mixer"

MISSOURI used to seem such an out of the
1V1 way place that we thought anybody that
came from that State needed to be shown.
But that fiction has been destroyed since we
have become familiar with the national promi-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24

No wonder the men of Chicago are mad Il
It is true that women have been getting theii
share Of the graft!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24
Russia's "OutIet"

Editor of "What Do You KHo'o"-l,n 49, i
days EVENING LEDGER the Prime an,s Mlii5 M
Russia was quoted as saying that husz,S o.
no designs on Sweden. He said tnAl s.s.s
must find an outlet 70 a free sea ~ @iS'
direction. What did he meanY r,,5 n q
BY an outlet to a free sea the Fors.sIb ,slsb d
lister (whom you must have eo3 eohIu33sSs s.aszs orss
in winter as does the Dvina Bay OF ths e"sdii
Sea around ArchangeL nj. sazohon ~. nsbsI
statement, quoted In another part 9t ~ rtsis.
may illuminate the hidden meanlns - a,insols +
essential to Russia. That is the "o'hss
ton"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24
A Tale of Fractions

Young Harduppe won the love of one
OF Milyun's pretty daughters;
And now that she's his better half
He's moved to better quarters.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24
Tom Daly's Column
Not Their Own

"I say Just what think" a lot
OF men will boast. We wink;
Because we know it's merely what
They seem to think they think.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24

AS to dual officeholding. it is only fair to
say that the man who is really holding down
one job never has time to hold down another
Those who have two fill the one about as we'll
as they do the other.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24

Representative Hensey, of Missouri, trying
to badger Badger, admiral and naval expert,
furnished more humor for the nation The
only dogs of war they have any use for in
Missouri are houn dawgs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24

What's the owning coal mine unless
you have stock in the railroad, too?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24

Wreck on New Haven may be blamed on
dead engineer-Headlne.
The usual procedure.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24

A correspondent has pointed out that the
cost of the war already amounts to more than
a dollar for every second since the Christian
era began. Maybe posterity 1000 years from
now will still be paying.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24

There are a good many people who would
rather see the piggeries annexed to Delaware
County than Delaware County annexed to
Philadelphia.
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Classifying Your Countrymen

VII.
When farmers, gazing skyward, say
Tomorrow it gives rain!"
know that 1 have spent the day
In Lebanon again. VIII Lou.
VIII.
Where folks say, "eas'," yves" "souse and
morse"
And speak of "Allen Street by Fourse"
You may as we'll just set 1t down
That you've arrived in Allentown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24

This projected fight between the Wares and
Penrose seems to resolve itself into this:
Who'll get the whisky slush fund?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24

There is no reason to be nervous. This
country is not going to war until it has some.
thing to go to war with.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24

There are couple of hundred Congressman
who could learn whole lot at Annapolis, as
suming that they could pass the entrance
examinations.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24

A delusion once maintained does not lose
fIs Fe f2f nrfl' ears. fact once estab-
iIshe ia ta sist as a mental concept
iar i5e .ct Is no longer Thus il Is
viii the protect against the Philadelphia Pub
- 'ha4 ald private Libraries IN the city
laag HES have been puttins out and circu-
particularly low class Of literature.
Ha best sellers are dssradins mat
Il nsapQEtlos b lhsl aaeIots
aHteai Ih1s may have esea
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24
DON'T Be An Owl

Who goes upon lark at night
should heed this note OF warning;
A lark at night won't prompt wight
To rise with it next morning.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24

First Sdv to yourself 1chot yon 1oould be,
ard then do tohdt you haze to do.-Epictetts.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24
Conversational Classics

Overheard in elevator in Grocer Building on
Saturday. . T.. a. Il, a. o,
T. W.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24

Philadelphia has survived politicians and
politics and is one of the great cities of the
world The native vigor of a people asserts
itself in spite of all hindrances Everybody
wants stadium, Let's go ahead and get it.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24

Mr.. Kipling continues to roast the Germans;
but he has not eaten any yet.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24

The EVENING LEDGER has received general
eommendation for the work of the Punch
Bowl editors who conducted the Tom DAILY
column on Tuesday. The University is pro.
dncing not only statesmen. engineers orators,
etc, but humorIsts as we'll
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24

There are plenty of garages in the city, but
there are more cars blocking streets than
there ever are indoors. The police make
pedestrians move on" but a motorcar seems
TO enjoy superior privileges
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24

Pitcher Fortune the Phil, has sister. Miss
Fortune Is said to he quite pretty.-Sporting Note
You're late. Bo-she's married to Dago and
her names May Fortune Favorus.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24

They can't fool Mr.. Bryan about prepared.
ness. He knows that soldier can be made
over night Didn't he himself become colo
mel and get a uniform and a sword In that
time? And no Spanish force ever licked him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24

Conundrum No (which has the most leaves. the
Grardus deciduous maple, Encyclopedia Britannica,
the English breakfast tea tree of central China?
b Conundrum No. (which has the most pages
the Plaza Hotel In New York, the Bellevue Stretford
in Philadelphia or buckingham Palace? II. H. II.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-02-24

Irishmen of stirring periods of English his
tory, but the present Francis takes more
pride in the memory of his farmer father
than in the glittering decorations of his family