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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
Belgium's Neutrality

- 4. >: R-A treaty was concluded on ApriI
-, 1888 between the King OF the BelEisns
anu tne hlhs OF the Netherlands which
contained the following sentence: aBeIginn'
forms an independent State OF perpetuai
neutrality" OF this treaty Prussa E'pe,'ta
lani:a England, austria and Russia declared them.
selves guarantors. This is the famons
Treaty of 1888" by which ths pnii''us ous
% bound mo themselves to respect the neutraIitv
OF Belgium. and Belgium on her mart Wy
Of ues sni' s IN IN case % OF war to take the part
OF any OF the belligerents. This treaty 10
not laying down Of general laws b,f
speeihe ,,I guarantee Of the neutrality. in narl
Petaisy OF one specific country. with tbi t5is
40 u s so7 unitea states had nothing 10
snee, the nations drew up the .Conysntie,' ater'
respecting the Rights ana Duties ~ Na,,h SSsoh
Iaad n1 r9"eTI Tbt. and Persons in Case Of War on
general provision that THE terrltor,S ss "a the
.sei powers Is lnyiolable." (which mean ia
Vioiable only by those who signed ,h leans IN
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
UNFA1RNEss OF ALFRED MOVES
TO the Editor Of the Evening LEDGER.

To the Editor OF the EDentng Ledger ~
slr-T am surprised that your paper
should print such libelous statement az
regards ireland or her people as appeared
on August 81 without first acquainting
yourself of the fact as to its truthfulness
This letter of the person who styles himself
MFR. Moves and holds a responsible position
in a school OF learning should not be al.
lowed to pass unanswered. / have lately
arrived from the scenes of which Mr. Moves
speaks and challenge him as to any such
occurrence ever having taken place He
first mentions the diary of poor Easement
as filthy. Will he tell us about the nth1
No, he can't He classes the leaders and
men of the late rebellion in Ireland as OF
the lowest and most criminal character
Patrick Pearse was a master of arts and
a well-known writer. He was the president
of a college. His brother held like posi-
ton Then the learned McDonough, ths
writer of plays: Slfington the editor Con.
molly an editor, O'Rahilly, an Irish writer
and an authority on languages. and the
Plunkett boys, the sons of Count Plunkett
who held degrees from Trinity College
and the rest of those heroes whom our friend
Mr. Noyes, speaks about had more learn
ing than he will ever be able to cram into
his bigoted noodle. 1 suppose he would
call washington, Patrick Henry. Sullivan
and the rest of our countrymen who fought
for freedom towards also. He speaks Of
Castle Bellingham. I happened to come
from there a short time ago, and II any,
thing like that which our friend speaks
about occurred think 1 would know about
II, as / had more chance than he. There
was no such thing as Mr. Noyes speaks Of
about the carter in Stephen Green. All the
carriers were too anxious to help their poor
country and countrymen in arms, the men
who had the courage of Washington and
our heroes. AN AMERICAN GIRL. +
Philadelphia, September 4.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
Mr.. Wilson'S gifts Of exp

Mr.. Wilson's gifts of expression
qualify him admirably for the per.
formance OF such functions as that in
which he participated at HodgenviIle,
KY. yesterday. His tribute to Lincoln
was graceful, genuine and satisfying 1t
4 doubtful IL any other man in public
life could have done It better. And il
was especially fitting that the tribute
should be paid by man belonging to the
party which fought Lincoln with bitter.
ness during the years when he was bear.
ing the heavy burdens OF his ONCE. We
Femamber lincoln now. not as a Repub.
iican but as an American. and we are all
proud that America can produce such a
man ana then give him the opportunity
. serve it. So it was not as a Dem.
eerat, but as the Official representative OF
the nation. that Mr.. Wilson spoke. doubt.
less with As much pleasure 70 himself
as qualification 70 all who heard or read
shat he said.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

In 1873.
e Reedbird: the name In the Middle States
for the bObOllnk.
y. Indian tobacco: this Is the "lobeIia innata I"
an annual plant about a foot hiEh, with
blue flowers. 1t was used by the Indians
as a medicine.
T. The Board OF Education Ievies school tnxes.
D. GLASS leglslatIOn'; that which affects cer-
tain defined classes favorabiy or ad-
Nersely and not the people generally.
@. LincOln's Gettysburg speech IL opIy ahout
twenty lines In length.
Il Intensive agrlculture: that which seeks in
creased crops not by extending The area
;uitiyated but by applying new methods
D. hiI-dOllars; silver coins varying In vaIua
between 81 cents and 81 'OB eoined In
sssnsb some EGrPpenn states between the six
%. Malt: barley or other gr,In ,..... 4.
brewing or dstilllnE '''P"feu ior
io' Damon and Pythias; legendary figures famed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
While 1t has been asserted that

While It has been asserted that no
young man refrains from entering the
Christian ministry because It is not well
pai6, the impression seems to prevail that
when the Episcopal Church succeeds in
raising its fund of $1,000 900 as the basis
OF pension system for clergymen the
ministry OF that church will be strength
ened. There can be no two opinions
on the duty OF every church to take care
OF It's preachers. The man who spends
his life in the service OF the nation as an
officer OF the army is cared for In his old
age. Certainly those who serve the
Prince OF Peace should not be compelled
to face the infirmities OF years with dread
OF want disturbing that sweet serenity
with which they should be enabled TO face
the end
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05

II those parents who exposed
scores OF unsuspectlng persons TO infan.
tile paralysis by carrying their sick child
on a Fox Chase street car had consulted
a physician in advance some other way
OF moving the child would have been
found. 1t oaght not to be necessary to
remind other parents Of the Importance
OF calling in doctor as soon as the baby
gets III. The trouble may not be infan-
tile paralysis, but all the efforts of the
health authorities to protect the we'll will
be nullihed unless they have the co-opera-
tion OF the people There is need of an
active social conscience just now. It is
. better prophylactic than all the quar-
sntine regulations.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
EASEMENT DEFENDED
Alfred Noyes's Attack Resented bv r.
levers in Fair Play
10 the Editor of the Evonino Ledosr.

To the Editor Of the EUenfn0 Ledosr.
Sir-Mr Alfred Noyes in the F,vrS,,.-
LEDGER, makes quite a desperate atte,..s
TO blacken the reputation of the TrisS
men who lost their lives In the late rs
rising in ireland. Pearse, Plunkett. M. M
o'Rahi1ly, Easement, Mcdonald. MeDnss
ough and the other leaders OF the liza.
movement as even the reports from ISns
land admitted. were men of high talsrs
and education, all more or less of puhl,s
position Some of them held chairs IL
colleges and universities as we'll as yons
friend, Mr. Noyes, Living, not word eouIa
be said against their honor; dead, they
are the mark for Mr.. Noyes who tries 4,
describe them as '1rishmen of the vers
lowest and vicious personal character =
England, having killed their bodies, 4,
seems. would now endeavor to destroy their
reputation. 1t will not, however, change
the opinions of those who believe in An
Independent Ireland and who honor the
Irish dead.
WILLIAM J. M. DEvINE.
Philadelphia, September 4.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
Labor Day Lines

'Tis Labor Day when work doth cease
For eight short hours of ileetlng time
Now flags are waving in the breeze
(Which is a somewhat faulty rhymel
Today we workers are at ease.
Our dinner pals are laid away.
Our hands are idle. brains at peace
(Another bad rhyme | should say)
From routne's grind there is surcease,
No whistle.blow to break our rest
Oh! were there many days like these
Uike this mean: bad rhyme at besO
How pleasant to have this release
From talk of shop and scrape of pen.
All. work, thou art a troublous cheese!
(Another cross-eyed rhyme. by henD
Perhaps we all are wont TO sneeze
At labor's peace-destroying ways,
But may it's days each year Increase!
Again rhyme that much dismays).
q T..
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05

horse But q bet on a nation is different.
j. takes the form Of buying that nations
loans, providing II with the means OF
carrying on war It is as If a man betting
on wilson gave his money not to a stake
holder. but to the Wilson campaign fund.
Every neutral in the world who thinks
Germany is beaten, every acre outside the
Iron ring" lie indirectly fighting Ger
many
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
By imperceptible degrees a chs

BY imperceptible degrees a change
Has taken place IN the attitude Of the
people o. this country toward the out.
come Of the war. About six months ago
there aere sti'l many who believed that
oefaeny could get something better than
dEsu. NOV the question Of even many
erooeunans 4, How badly viii Germany
s. healsnf For the neutral nations Il
h3a heen largely gambling proposition
- npeh %. Bul thers Is this difference
es|eesp fhis Had q gambling ana the
9aHellag on sach thins Is tba presi-
ds4IIsI ton E HaH beis s eam 81
esna.dete IHat IS private tfansac.
- 80 I4a ail z nztla M
z.fz So tzN tae peed oE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
The suggestlon that Rrool,lvn +,

The suggestion that Brooklyn is
better than It's ball team is not entirely
sportsmanlike. The Brooklyn team played
very good ball for a long time and made
the race very Interesting. That it was
its fate to come to Philadelphia just when
the Phillies were ready for hearty meal
should not be held up against 1t. But
five out Of five Is going some. as the sport.
ing writer's say. and then some more.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
QUIZ

I. japan has demanded OF China rights In
Mongolia amounting to domination Of that
district. Where Is Mongolia?
2. When does the elght-hour law so Into effect
and how long IL II TO be In enectT
3. What Is a dinghy?
4. What Is "EIyen name"?
8. What Is q "faux pas?
@. How much does II cost the city Of Philadel-
phla to produce 1000 gallons Of filtered
water, and what does the city charge for
that amount?
I. What are adenoids?
8. What Is soccer?
0. How Is baseball percentage, Of games won
and lost, reckOned?
10. How was the electrical unit "Wattp
named?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
A CoLoRED man who dreams that he

A CoLoRED man who dreams that he
"A works for me. writes T. W.. was late
in reporting the other morning / de-
manded an explanation. He said;
"A certain party come 'roun' to ouah
house las night an among othah things
he done lnsulted nah wife"
"well?" ] said. since he paused.
We'll, sub, I had 70 teck his hat 'roun'
to him dis mohnin" an de hospital is
quite some distance from nah house"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05

So much attention is given to the
manufacturing supremacy of Philadel.
phin that we are likely to forget that it
enjoys what is probably the unique dis.
tinction among American cities of being
so great an agricultural community that
It supports county fair every year. The
fair closed yesterday in blaze of glory.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
SUGGESTION FOR U. S. RECRUITING All

Yesterday We gayly commented upon the
troubles OF the Editor of the Mount Pleas
ant Journal, over whose editorial on "the
suggestion for holding summer church serv-
ices In roof gardens the inspired COM
positor put the head, Roof Gabdens for
Churches" Our little wheezs appeared ali
right in the first edition. but then one of
our own super-inspired compositors came
along and corrected the word "gabdens," so
that It read gardens" In all late editions
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05

Congressman Costello gave a silver
cup as prize for the best display of
Barred Plymouth Rocks at the Byberry
fair What State political leader will get
the cup for the best display OF barred
Democratic Congressman next November?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05

ANONYMOUS, writing from the st.
Charles Hotel, Atlantic City, inquiries:
Do you happen to know a Mr.. Reading
who Is freight agent for the Pennsy r. r.
at Trenton?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
The Philadelphia Rhyme

WE'RE simply beating time waiting
for that fellow Dignam to come across;
but we feel sure no rhymes are worth
while unless the whole name Of Phlla.
delphla is taken into consideration.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
SPEAKING sARcAsTIcf

A couple Of wife-beaters n Kansas els,
vere handeufFed together ana put q worz
% sae streets Il aaeA enc has both haaaz
a'anaeasa they ought to neks 81 laasi paiz
e zsrs4f e'eeasfs-- Columbus cltizea
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05

II you have pain in the points, shoulders
OF legs whether rheumatic or neuralgia,
apply hot fannels over the painful area, etc.
--Ad in West Chester paper.
Good morning! How are your points
IS morning?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05

When David slew the giant he did
II with sling. In these days. of course,
that could not happen, for the giant would
send David a note ultImating him out of
hia nilrnose
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
Infantile Paralysis

INQUISITIVE.-Ther hava baar oosa.
OF OF lnfantile paralysis in New England
There have been cases reported In which
adults contracted the disease, but thew are
very rare, (2l New Hampshire has a
direct primary for Governor ''>9
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
POns Asinorum

Editor OF What Do you Rnoto pn-I wish
TO call your attention to mistake in your
answer to the ninth question in the "Ouiz''
OF Tuesday, August 30. The Pons Asinorum
t Sor the Bridge OF Asses) proposition proves
tha tna' wneh TWO sides OF triangle are equal,
the angles opposite these equal sides are
equal. The proposition is attributed to the
Greek philosopher Thales '''e
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
THE MIRACLE OF THE ANGELS
Arthur Fantastic Story the British Retreat From
Mons and How 1t Was Accepted
True

and Polux or had read Kipling's tale Of
the ghostly Indian regiment could have
written that story. 1t merely happened
that he was the one who thought of It.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
TwO-Faced, and Then Some

Nature has endowed Mr.. Mcclary with
face and figure like that OF Lincoln ana
Emerson and Sol Smith Russell. and the
same power with which to make an audi
enee laugh or ery.-From a Chautauoua
program
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
d. Il. OWENS.

everybody does not agree with you. The
average student or graduate in this coun-
try speaks of the square-of- -the-bvnotenS,
problem as the POns Asinorum and the
question seems to hinge more on general
usage than on any dogma The phrase GER
lem. VI any pFOo-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05

One OF our proofreaders caught this Gin
reply TO a question as to how newspapers
pay contributors before it got to the
public:
Newspapers yap by the column.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05

Thirteen seems to have lived up to
its record The next time the Germans
raid England with Zeppelins they are
likely TO send twelve or fourteen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
rom Daly's Column
GIVE A RoUsEi

GIVE A RoUsEi
Rouse thee, neiohborl
Bang the tabor
For the joys that Labor
Day bore
RoNset And let our jopous manner
Sho1c each nimbic pdtmordnner
We are roofing for that banner.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05

Verdun7 No, the Crown Prince
has not yet taken the city, and 1t begins
to look as II he would never take II.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05

The dinner will be a la carte and table d,bota
both One tent has been reserved for ladies'
set aside for Ia carte meals.
The suffragists, says Tommy, referring
TO the above from our own dear paper,
have been asking: Are women people?"
They seem here to be merely table d'hote.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05

It seems to have been forgotten
that Ollie James also spoke.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05

The gods are just, and of our pIsasan,
vices
Make Instruments TO scourge US.
Shakespeare.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
What Do You Know?

Queries Of general interest tciH be dns,Dcred
IN this column. Ten questions, the dnstOers to
tehich cverv toelI-injormed person should knoto,
are asked daily.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05

GONE one has written in to accuse us
~ of being "proIrlsh." Nonsense
We're merely anti.Hypocrisy and anti
Bunk. For instance we object to this
Princeton professor from England who
appears to be in the pay of the British
Government. Several months ago Don
Marquis, of the n. Y. Evening Sun,
handed him this wallop on the jaw:
Alfred Noyes says II Is the duty of the
United States to enter the war on the side
Of the Allies II the contest should become
a deadlock. Mr. Noyes is so clear on tn,
duties Of Americans in this particular that
no coubt IL he were an American instead
OF an Englishman he would be at the
front now
Afterward, Don, being fat and tender.
hearted. gave space to one OF Noyes's
friends, who patheticaly protested that
Noyes wanted Ito go for to be a soldier"
but was rejected because of faulty eye.
sight. Well. II that happened to you,
dear reader, you'd keep your mouth
shut and nurse your grief in silence,
wouldn't you? Besides, even second.rate
eyesight shouldn't keep Noyes from act
ing as stretcherbearer for some Of those
SS'N'"' 'H'N'S SN N'iOHS"iu SNuiNiib iiA9h
who are in British trenches in the neigh.
borhood of the Somme and such like
places
Finally. in answer to those American
critics whose ancestors came over here
long after our forebears forsook Ireland,
we can't help sympathizing with the
whitehaired. old Munster man who said:
Il can't help disliklng England because
in 1874, when was born in Ireland,
was one of nine millions and now I'm one
of lasa than dya v,iIIiop,U
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05

BUT. on the other hand. our own dear
paper extends woman's field of endeavor
to include the b. b, Thus:
DETROIT, Mich. Sept 4.-Mary
Kavanaugh, utility infielder Of the De
troit American League Baseball Cluh
has been released to the Cleveland
team.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
New York Food cOnsumntion

" A.-According 10 The It,. -.
New Hork's daily and ANIMAL eS,s.. statistics
OF the principal foodstuns is as follo,nsp. llp'ion
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05

q TTITIT M 77T7T-T7 n
ana nos Quantities because 81 Ne =. tss.e
measures snpioFse in.thsir nnafxetise. '.s9's
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05

THE r. r. strike was nipped all right
L enough, but something occurred TO
keep this bud of poesy from budding
when it should. 1t reached us just as
Labor Day was closing its petals for the
night. HoMeYer:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
lR. WILLIAM MecLuRE Die

IN STOCK EXCHANGE SINCE isss
Headline II n 7 Times.
LIFE a. some ons has aaid s fuat
s lingering
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-09-05
DIR. moRATIo C. WOOD. JR.

last Saturday Coroner Knight, follow
IL ing an inquest into the death of
drug addict, addressed one Of the pro.
prietors of the notorious arsenal" as
follows:
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-10-12
TO DARKEN HAIR
APPLY SAGE TEA
A few applications OF Sage Tea
and Sulphur bring back is
d9or. color, gloss and
yovthfulness

Common garden sage brcwed
into heavy tea with sui.
phur added. will turn gray, streak.
ed and faded hair beautifully dark
and iuxuriRnt Just n few appiica.
lions will prove revelation II
your hair is fading. s,reaked or
gray. Mixing the Sage Tea and
sulphur recipe at home. though. IN
troublesome. An easier way is To
get a 50-cent bottle OF wyeths
Sage and sulphur Compound al
any drug store all ready for use
This Is the old-time recipe I'm.
proved by the addition OF other In.
gradients.
While wispy. gray. faded hair IL
not sinful. We all desire 20 retain
our youthful appearance and nj.
tractiyeness by darkenlng your
hair with wyeths Sage and Sui.
phnr Compound. no one can tell.
because n does IL so naturally. so
evenly. You just dampen a sponge
or soft brush with II and draw this
through your hair, taking one
small strand at time: by morn.
ing all gray hairs have cisap
peared. and. after another appllca.
ton or two. your hair becomes
beautifully dark. glossy. soft and
luxuriant.
This preparation Is n delightful
toilet requisite and In not intended
for the cure. mitigation or proven.
ton OF disease.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-10-12
BIG EATERS Get
KIDNEY TROUBLE
Take a glass OF Salts before break.
fast " your Back hurts or
Bladder bothers you.

The American men and women
must guard constantly against
Kidney trouble. because we eat too
much and all our food IL rich. our
blood is filled with uric acid which
the kidneys strive to filter out,
they weaken from overwork. be-
come sluggish. the eliminative It's
sues clog and the result Is kidney
trouble, bladder weakness and n
general decline In health.
when your kidneys feel like
Jumps OF lead; your back hurts or
tho urine IL cloudy. full OF sedi.
ment or you are Obliged to seek
relief two or three times during
tho night: II YOU suffer with sick
headache or dizzy. nervous spells,
acid stomach. or you have rheuma-
tism when the weather Is bad. get
from your pharmacist about four
ounces of Jad Salts. take a table.
spoonful In a glass OF water before
breakfast for few days and your
kidneys will then act fine. This
famous salts IL made from the acid
OF grapes and lemon juice, COM
bined with iithia. and has been used
for generations TO flush and stimu.
tate ologgcd kidneys: to neutraiize
the acids IN the urine no Il no Ion
ger IL q source OF irritation. thus
ending bladder disorders.
Jad Salts is Inexpensive: cannot
injure, makes delightful efferves-
cent Whitewater beverage. and be-
longs In every home. because no.
body can make a mistake by having
la GOOD kidney flushing any time.