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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11
For Hat or Handkerchief

Today the ruins of palaces and Notifications
make the place remarkably picturesque.
Twenty-Five miles away is the monastery of
Sumelas, said to have been founded 1900
years ago by one of the Comment. It's position
is most extraordinary, for it occupies a cav.
ern in the middle of the face of perpendicu.
lar cliff 1000 feet high, where the white
buildings offer marked contrast to the
gag path, with frequent flights of stone steps,
gives access to the monastery. The valley
below is filled with the richest vegetation, the
underground being largely composed of aza-
leas and rhododendrons.
Six days journey from Trebizond is Erie
rum recently captured by the Russians. For
years it has been considered one of the most
important cities in the Turkish empire. At
the time of the Russo.Turkish war of 1873 il
was occupied by the Russians, who were
forced by the European Powers to withdraw.
The line between the two countries was estab-
lished a little to the eastward of Erzerum and
left it still part of Turkey. 1t was said after
that event that If war between Russia and
Turkey should break out again Erzerum would
he the Russians first point of attack.
The south coast of the Black Sea is beau.
tiful mountains rising high little way back
and the slopes richly foaged and decorated
with white villages and oranges and cherry
blossoms lin season.. Ria, which the Rus
slams have taken, is described by Black Sea
captain "the most beautiful place on the
coast, but everybody carries knife and would
not hesitate to kill stranger for his hat or
his handkerchief"
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Mhat'llWecallit2

7 WOULDN'T ask any reader to try to write
verses like the following, but l should like
to get name for this peculiar art product:
oh, see the pretty butterfly
So nonChalantly flutter by.
TO boost the EVENING LEDGER high
Your writer's must not hedge or lie
MAC.
Arthur Guiterman uses the form and calls
it "twist-rhyme," In his book THE Laugh
ing Muse" we find these lines built much
upon the plan of Macs:
TWISTRHYAIE ON WOMEN
Some women walk in hobble skirts
While others and CObble shirts
Equipped with pan for cake, and book
The prudent learn to bake and cook;
Though many, seward hurting care,
Devote their time to curling hair
Yet all though cOyly seeming chill
For simple youths are schemng i'll;
With every eyegaRce manging ten,
They weave their webs for tangling men.
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gressman probably sends out dozen speeches
Of Extension Of Remarks" under the frank
ing privilege, which the constituent pays for
indirectly. OF course there is no crime on the
part of the constituent but 1t is a mooted ques.
tion with respect to the Congressman.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11
Streets and Sewers

Editor of "What Do You KnotU"-Can you
tell me the length of streets in the cities Of the
United States which excel in that regard, in
Guiding Philadelphia? Can you also give me
some comparative figures on sewers in those
cities? URBAN.
The number of miles of paved and unpayed
streets and the number of miles of sewers in a
selected group of cities appears in the table
which follows
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

l. According TO the Federal of 1910
there are 205,22O dwellings in Philadelphia
2. Pennsylvania is 10000 square miles
larger than Portugal
3. Bath.
I. South Carolina.
5. William II. Thompson.
@. North.
:. LOnRfeow.
3. Mohammed V.
.. Western.
20. Nathan Philemon Bryan.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

Possibly 1t was true that the laws ~ .ba
State OF Ohio have been Violated by the main
tenanes OF combination fixing a uniform scale
q wages for mill operatives This hov,e,er
has continued Tor a long period. and r an Ii,
a1esAase ofkense should have been 50 dselarsa
heretofore ~ Washlngton slaF
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

What Every Schoolboy Knows

Editor OF "What Do YOW KRoW''-ln re sehoo'
girls inquiry for a passage in Macaulay regaru
ing what every schoolboy knows, 1t seems 10 ils
likely that she refers to the celebrated passage
in the essay Milton, where the historian says
that schoolboy of ~ years now knows mof'
geography than Strabo, etc. A. j. H. D
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

The delegates TO the Pan-American Congress
in Washington two or three months ago
knew more about American history than the
American delegates knew of the history Of
the South American countries. Harvard has
established a chair of Latin-American history
and elected a scholar from Argentina to fill
IT, but it win take more than one professor
70 teach us what we ought TO know of the
countries to the south of us
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NATIONAL POINT oF VIEW

There must be Government controlled mer-
chant marine service If foreign trade is to
remain factor of rosperlty.-Cincnnatl En-
quirer
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The Superhuity

A letter sent out from the Office of the p. L.,
addressed to Hon. Charles f. Barclay Sinna.
mahoning Pa. comes back marked DE
ceased. Cannot be delivered"
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of art and learning. Libraries and schools,
churches and monasteres, hourished. Euro
pean travellers praised the splendor and the
glory of Trebaond in eXtravagant terms.
After the city had fallen into the hands of
the Mohammedans, Cardinal Bessarion wrote
a work, entitled THE Praise of Trebizond,"
which exists in manuscript in Venice. The
name appears frequently in literature. One
calls to mind THE Princess of Trezibond" a
comic opera by OffenbaCh.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

The decent thing for Congress to do is to
adopt some system that will prevent the abuse
of the franking privilege and prevent members
from campaigning for reelection at public ex-
pense-Houston Post.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

The Hon Jim Mann's OutspolSen blunt horse
sense and ability TO puncture pretentious hum
bug and OyerInfated oratorcal tires has been
a national asset during this windy session of
Congress Why isn't he a "Favorite Son"?-
Milwaukee Sentinel
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

The Swedish Parliament. which has refused
to call a peace conference of neutral nations
evidently knows what happens to butters-in,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

SO IL It is true that our navy, going into war
today. would be defeated for lack of battle
cruisers, the fault rests with the experts of the
navy and with no one ese.-Des Mones Register.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11
TREBIZOND OF THE
"GRAND COMNENUS"
City on Black Sea, Now in War
News, was Once Capital Of an
Empire Founded on the Ruins
of Greater One

FTNREBlHOND has something on Nineveh
L and Tyre. once the prosperous and splen.
did capital of prosperous and splendid EN-
pire 1t has retained much of its Importance
through all the viCissitudes of it's varied his
tory. At present that importance consists
or did consist until the Russians very recently
gave the town a mostly military meaning-in
its commercial activity and power. 1t is stu.
ated at that point which commands the long
established trade route from Persia and Cen.
trail Asia to Europe, over the tableland of Ar
menia, where the famous highway Of travel
and trade desCends to the Black Sea. Russian
cruisers are bombarding Trebizond, city of
romance.
The caravan route that terminates at Treb
izOnd is the course followed by Xenophon,
when he led the Ten Thousand out of Meso.
potamia and across the tableland of Armenia
back TO safety. 1t passes through Erzerum,
1873 lliles from TrebZond. Goods are carried
back and forth along the highway on the
backs of camels. A highway it is, though
hardly fit for vehicles. Yet for an Eastern
country, it has been kept in fairly good con-
dition for centuries and centuries, ever since
the mastery retreat of the Ten Thousand.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

The Workmens Compensation Board has
been asked to determine what is agriculture"
1t isn't planting mushrooms in the cellar and
buying limousines with the profits.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

President Wilson loves peace, as America loves
peace-nO more and no less. He will keep this
country out of war If 1t be humanity possible TO
do while refusing to consent to our playing
the 'poltroon Cleveland Plain Dealer
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

After all the hubbub that's been kicked up
about it, it shouldn't be necessary to warn
any newspaper.reading American about trav-
cling on armed ships.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

Funston has been a bandit-getter ever since
he took up that profession in the Philippines
years ago. The harder they are to get the
more certain he is to get them
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

Public opinion will continue to be on the
Presidents side in his attitude toward the war
ring nations, and now that meddlesome or ILL
disposed Congressman have learned a lesson the
a time. 1t Is well.-Birmingham Age-Herald
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

There is no truth in the report that the At
Iantic fleet has been ordered to report TO Co.
lumbus, n. NJ, at once. The expedition is to
be a military, not a naval one
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

IN connection with BABY Week." it may
L not be uninteresting to quote from Jeddah
Morse's American Geography" published in
1889, this line or two relating to the Philadel-
phia of his day:
Nearly one-half of the children horn in
Philadelphia die under two years of age.
and chiefly with disease in the stomach
and bowels.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

The Secretary of War was in It before
he knew he had begun.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

How about Scent exchange tickets? Are
they any more reasonable" than the cleo
trio light rates were? Are they, in fact,
legal?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

Maybe the Mayor will be able to see in the
South what town without rapid transit looks
like.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

eIs It any more Of a crime for a to
write letter 70 a member of Congress asking
hlm . vote for something for his beneht than
i IS Tor member Of Congress to write a let
ter 70 his constituents asking them TO continue
hin ii ONCE at 1880 year?" queried Con-
zaessman Martin b. Madden, Of Illinois, during
lha debate On the postofioe appropriation bill
skaE bat vas his own answer The only diff
ference S that the constituent pays two cents
90 = NFlle Ais Congressman. while The Con
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

Senator Ashurst says that grapeshot is
better than grape Juice to use in dealing with
Mexican bandits. He would better watch out
or Mr.. Bryan will get him
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

The Moewe does not appear to have been
properly impressed with the fact that Britain
mia rules the wave.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

There was about half billion dollars more
in circulation in February of this year than in
the same month last year, or an average in.
crease of about IS per capita. Did you dis
cover this before the Treasury Department
gave out the figures?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

When Villa gets through with the United
States there won't be any Villa.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

My Lady Nicotine is recognized as one of
the most valuable nurses in the war hospitals.
That is why contributions are asked here for
the fund to buy tobacco for the Belgian
soldiers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

Anyhow. there is real preparedness along
the border.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

Working ones way through college has its
disadvantage, as the secretary Of the Uni
versity Employment Bureau points out; but
there is now and then young man who
can start his college course handicapped by
poverty and yet get good an education
that ne can Outdistance his more fortunate
competitors in the race for success in after
life. But after all, the average boy with only
SEQ year is likely TO get more out of his
college course than the boy with $4,000 a year.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

Yet there will still be found in our midst a
man to say, "rhlngs are dun and there is no
news
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

Not by years. bit by disposition. is ,cisdom
ocquired.--PtuWtus.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

Let us hope that no sockess collarless
statesman will now arise and offer resolu
tion warning Americans to keep out Of New
Mexico because bandits have made living
there dangerous If we cannot protect our
citizens in foreign lands, we can at least pro-
tect them in our own.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11
FORWARD AT LAST

The Administration has at last decided.
Anarchy along the border must end. villa
must he put out of the way. Peace must
reign in Mexico even II we have to en-
force II with the baNonct. The possibility
Of complications, while great cannot deter
the nation in the performance Of Il bounden
duty
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

1t is fitting that at Philadelphia, the
Cradle of Liberty such day should be cele-
brated.-PTesident Boehm, of the Ad Mems
Club. of Atlanta
Quite so, and even more fitting that it
should be celebrated at such a period in the
worlds history
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

verdun will yet be craven on the heart Of
some nation.
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Gems From Luck in Disguise"

"a novel written in good faith by William j. Yexter
revised and punctuated by l.. =. Cutter and copy
righted 1850 by John w, Lowell Co, n. ~
"I IENItH retired early, thinking to tranquil
his burdensome mind. Poor boy! his mind
was completely mystihed."
He is Johns twin brother, and think it is
too bad they are deprived Of being together no
ofteneT."
Suppose they have father and he a poor
worthless nebrite, must we as rational human
beings suffer their tender helpless forms to
perish from the cold to which they are now ex-
posed, or die from hunger, when our table and
pantry are groaning under the enormous weight
Of dainties as well as substantial food, prepared
by Mary, expressly for this occasion, that we
might eat, drink, give TO our nelghbors, that we
may all be merry2"
THE invalid ladies husband oh Where is
he ! All IT'S sad! In an unguarded moment he
was supernduced by his ravenous appetite to
indulge in the use of strong drink until he was
temporarily a bedlemite and during his alb
sence of reason he committed the crime hence
his enthralment by the law"
Frances, daughter Of James Frances, OF McKees
Rocks; on Sunday February 81 in raised script has
been discovered this legend The end tme-10l6."
The remarkable egg has been o the
Carnegie Institute. Some think embossed lettering
Is genuine. while others claim Il Is a trlck-Nt
Pleasant Pa.l Journal.
Perhaps it's both; that is to say a gen
uine trick"
WOMAN wants position. speaks Ger
man. from to 10 O'eloek-Classi-
what2 steadllyG
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

More reason than ever for a Patriotism
Tav
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

The cities Of the State spend about 80 cents
year for preserving the health of each
citizen If they would use for wiping out
preventable diseases part of the amount
wasted each year by the politicians, the death
rate would show a marked decrease
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11
Fragment of byzantine Empire

The time of the Fourth Crusade Trebizond
leaped into new prominence in history, The
Byzantine empire, with its capital at Constan-
tinople was beginning TO crumble. From the
18th to the 18th centuries the family OF Com
menus held the Byzantine throne. An attempt
has been made TO trace the ancestry of Napo-
leon back to the Comment, some of whom
settled In Corsica after the breakup of the
Eastern empire but it has not been sup
ported by valid evidence. One of them
Alexis Comnenus. escaped to Asia. He went
first to Colchis, the country OF the Golden
Fleece sought by the Argonauts, and there
he gathered an army with which he took pos
session OF Trebizond. Though only 20 years
old, he succeeded in making himself master of
the greater part of the southern coast of the
Black Sea. The empire thus established con.
tinued till the 18th century. when the Otto.
mans conquered Trebizond having conquered
Constantinople about eight years earlier
Alexis assumed the title Of Grand Com
menus" and by this title his successors were
known.
The palace of Trebizond was famed for It's
magnihcence. the court for its luxury ana
elaborate ceremonial. while At the same TINS
Il was frequently q hotbed q intrigue and
lInmorallty The Grand Comment were patrons
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11
Older Than Rome

Older Than Rome
Every schoolboy knows about the Ten
Thousand. Darius, the great King of Persia,
had two sons, ArtaXerXes and Cyrus. Cyrus
objected to the division of the kingdom, and
in 400 3. c. organized army in Greece and
marched against his brother at Babylon.
Cyrus was killed, his barbaric troops We're
scattered and the Greek mercenaries left to
shift for themselves. Their commanders be-
came ratified, and Nenophon, who had accom-
panied the expedition as a war correspondent,
assumed command, recognized the force and
led it back through an unknown country with
marvellous skill. 1t was a military achieve
ment that ranks among the most notable in
history Arrived at Trebizond the soldiers
were Hospitality received by the Greek settlers,
and there they found boats for the journey
back home.
Trebizond was settled by Greeks from the
neighboring town of SinOpe about 756 B. C. 1t
is therefore older than Rome, Not much, but
a matter of few years. In course of time the
Romans extended their empire to Trebizond
and farther, and the city became the capital
of the province of Cappadocia. Hadrian built
the harbor, which wasn't very good job, ac-
cording to present standards. but good enough
to satisfy the Turkish owners of the modern
period. Gibbon describes the Trebizond of
the Roman period. "Trebizond, celebrated i'm
the retreat of the Ten Thousand as an ancient
colony of Greeks, derived its wealth and splen-
dor from the munifcence of the Emperor
Hadrian, who had constructed artificial
port on a coast left destitute by nature of
secure harbors. The city was large and
populous." The original name was Trapezus
C'Table Land0 from the fact that the town
originally occupied a sloping table land with
precipices on two sides, the slope descend
ing to the sea. The area of the ancient city
is now called the Kaleh and is inhabited by
the Turks. 1t is surrounded by a vine-covered
wall of great antiquity. The total population
of the present city is about 100000 consisting
of Turks, Kurds Armenians, Greeks and
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-11

PHILADELPHIA. SATURDAY. MARCH il, 1915.
Meade County news., 1916-06-01

House paint SLIGO gallon at
M. & M. Drug Co.
Meade County news., 1916-06-01
WAN rs
For Sale

One team of mares, weight
1900. ]. T. HELM.
Meade County news., 1916-06-01
Carpenter and Repair Work

Am prepared to do all kinds of
carpenter and repair work. rs
years experience. See me for
bids. James Cope, Phone ISL.
Meade County news., 1916-06-01
Sunny DELL Items
Nine miles northwest Of Meade

Rain, rain, we are beginning
to need some rain.
Road work is prospecting pref
ty we'll in this neigh borhood.
Mr.. John Schnellbacher and
daughters visited with Doc Dos
sett and sister Martha one day
last week.
Miss Eta Payton called on
Mrs. IT. E. Boyd Tuesday.
The birthday party of Mrs.
Charles Moore of Mlssler was
we'll attended and all enjoyed a
fine time.
Miss Jenkins spent Sunday
with Miss Mary Patton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Draper, Dean
Draper and Eta Payton spent
Sunday with John Schnellbach.
ers and daughters.
There has been several dances
in the community of late. All
being well attended.
Some of the boys went fishing
one day last week. They had a
fine time but did not have any
luck with the fish.
Sunday School and church was
well attended last Sunday. All
come again there will be Sunday
School and preaching again next
Sunday.
PICKLES
Meade County news., 1916-06-01

A nifty line of suits just IN at
Briggs & Briggs at Fowler.
Mrs. VIM. Backe left today
for six weeks stay in Emporia
Kansas.
Don Ward, of Williamsburg
arrived in Meade the first of the
week.
r. M. Painter arrived from
Topeka Wednesday for few
days stay.
J.B Miller and E. E. White,
of Bucklin, were in Meade few
hours last Friday
United States Marshal, O. Il.
Wood was in Meade few hours
Wednesday, enrout to Liberal.
Miss Lula Stalder has accept
ed position a bookkeeper for
the firm of w. f. Casteen & Co,
Mrs. F. G. Gray and daughter
Moscelyn, of Wichita, are spend
ing few days with Meade rela-
tives.
Mrs G. o. Perkins arrived
from Emporia last week and
will spend the summer with her
parents, Mr.. ani Mrs. F. W.
Flick.
Meade County news., 1916-06-01
To Water Consumers

This is to warn those who are
in the habit of neglecting to pay
their water rent. that same will
be turned off without further
notice unless paid by the 10th of
each month.
S. w. Ellis,
City Water Commissioner
Meade County news., 1916-06-01

STOP! LOOK! LISTEN!
Safety Firstt When you have
poultry to sell we buy or when
you went first class poultry we
have it to sell.
Square Deal Poultry Co.
A. w. White, Mgr.
Phone %. Meade, Kans.
Meade County news., 1916-06-01
A Bargain


The north n Sec. 26-30-3O,
containing in all 800 acres all in
Meade county, Kansas. This
land was bought is years ago
for $1,000 per acre and has rais-
ed 80 bushels of wheat to the
acre. A fine piece of land. Will
take $500 per acre, half cash,
time on balance; or will take
$500 per acre cash. For fur
ther information write to
Frank ]. Kline,
124 N. Main St.
Il South Bend Indiana.
Meade County news., 1916-06-01
$500 Reward

For the arrest and conviction
of person or persons SEEMING or
dynamiting fish on my place.
NJ. P. Petefish.
Meade County news., 1916-06-01

Don't pay cash for your Hail
Insurance when you can write
with Geo. W. Day and pay Sept.
Is. 1916.
Meade County news., 1916-06-01

Wall Paper-Easily displayed
price-Right kind.
M. & M. Drug Company.
Meade County news., 1916-06-01

Our company is the cheapest
because it guarantees the best
Hail protection you can get.
Geo. w. Day.
Meade County news., 1916-06-01

You are sure to get the full
amount of your loss if you write
your Hail Insurance with Geo.
w. Day.
Meade County news., 1916-06-01
Notice

DIR, Sonutag, specialist in acute
and chronic diseases, from the
Fowler Sanitarium, will be at
Meade everv Tuesday and Fri.
dag, at the Southern Hotel.
Meade County news., 1916-06-01

You can look over our wall
paper for yourself at our store.
No trout BILE to US.
M. & M. Drug Company.
Meade County news., 1916-06-01

For Sale: Set leather harness.
L. A. Smith, Meade Kansas.