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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-16
A Portrait of w. Shaks.

Shakespeare was not In any sense dude,
Altho' he wore gold earrings, 1t is said
And also carried by his side n sword
sport collars. too, he liked TO show when
dressd;
And upturned cuffs outside his puffd up
sleeves
Proclaimed his fashion as he stroIled
abroad.
without n doubt when in his hest ottIrad
He Haunted feathers in his finest hat,
And. like enough a brooch to bind them on
Instead of trousers he was garbed in trunks
His legs displaying stockings to his knees.
HIS shoes cut low, with buckles or with
clasps;
His coat was quite unlike our present
shapes,
And for an overcoat he had a cloak.
No watch or chain had ever he attained
But on his finger cleaned a signet ring;
And tho no handkerchiefs were then in
style
God-threaded gauntlets dangled from his
belt
GiSe those, once his, enshrined at waIling.
ford)
tablet, doubtless, on his walks he used
His leetng thoughts to fix by setting down
lie did not smoke so far as we can tell
Although tobacco was in vogue and used
BY nearly all his literary friends
Some say he was portly well.formed man.
An athlete fit to wrestle with the best
Perfect and pleasing i'm his limbs and gait
Others assert he could have FaIstaff play'd,
Without the playhouse.padding Of the
knight
While many are so sure that he was lame,
And as an actor never could excel
The personatlon Of his Hamlets ghost
Most commentators are inclined to think
From current records that his hair was red
Or, in his prime, a curly sandy brown
He used a razor freely on his face.
Although, according to the portraits shown,
At times he wore beard of formal cut
His head was large, we'll rounded, broad
and high;
He had full cheeks. straight nose, strong
jaws. square chin,
His eyes were of lightish hazel blue
His mouth was neat and sweet, as well
became
A gentle man with such honey'd tongue
As all for once, agree was surely his
And In the final summing up he was
Forever an ObserUHnt SerUdnt known.
Not only i'm the common things of life
BY which he found the wherewithal to live
And made homestead for himself and his
But also in the greater, grander sphere
OF noble thoughts so happily expressed,
OF such sweep and swing and swell and
sway
That from his writings by themselves alone
Humanity can find its chart to steer.
JAMES ID, LAW.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-16
Frank Thomson Scholarships

baItor OF What DO You Rnotos- -yvu,
you please enlighten me as to. the date Of
Tp'nI 1Yu'.ulns anu lhe purpose of the Frank
The scholarships We're established g, 20,
by ti'e children Of the late FraniI ,r,l' ~ i9o'
former president Of the Pennsylyanis PatI
road, as memorial to their father Tnto
scholarships are awarded each wear ~
competitive examination to Sons ~ ,iliiS ubon
or deceased employees of the PennsvIys nis rus
Railroad system. The purpose Of the schnI s'l.a
.llps, arSLlPs Is 20 enable the holders TO obtain
for entering the service of the Penns'sI,.s PgiveS
mia system. iisSIFa-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-16
Answers to Yesterday,s ouiz

i. Tho first American Ocean-golns merchant
ship was launched In the Delaware, at
Philadelphia, In 1712.
2. The summit of Chestnut Hill. 40 feet aboy.
sea level, is the highest point In PhiIadel-
phia,
3. The annual value of the product Of the
woolen and wOrsted mills Of this city Is
about S55, 900. 900.
4. Gladstone retired from the Premiership of
England on March 3. 1894, in his 85th year.
D. Spanish is the language of Mexico.
o. Tacoma is 31iS miles from PHILADELPHIA.
T. Queen Anne's lace is n popular name for IN.
wild carrot.
g. The largest guns in the American navy are
Of 14-neh eallber.
o. The gross tonnage OF ships in construc,IoD
In America on July 1 was 1, ,2a5. 7s4.
10. The tibia is the shinbOne.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-16
Recruiting Officers

Recruiting Of1cers
r. T. G.-7The officers named bu o.
ernor Brumbaugh last month ~ Low Low
charge Of the recruiting Of PhiIadoinIhyVee nave
organizations of the National Gna.a ;i,,aueip phla
in the national service are Major now
whitney, Captain C. J. KensIll ana MAJ. NJ ~
jamin A. Peacock. Second infantrIr. ,Isn beh-
John r smgll Major G: 9 Hendler. rbIo5 T5jS5
Sixth Infantry, all Of PhiladeInbt, yhne' ..i'
following officers were designated for otta ine
parts OF the state; Major E' II ~, 1.her
shief, Captain Carroll s. Rudda-. pieken-
Infantry. Allentown; Captain r. souEth
len. Fourth Infantry, Reading. q "a Al
Harry 7. Lear, Sixth Infa5trv SaPaain pI.l
Chester Captain +. II Mikle west
Harry II. slime. Eighth Infantry. Har-sl Dsain
burg Captain W. van Baman. Eigh.hi RS rs
fantry, York. Captain O C. MeI.sin eiil m
teenth Infantry, Indiana; AIaiar SIX
Porter, Tenth Infantry HARRISBURG a a.
tenant G. + Linn. Tenth Infanfrv n5a
nongahela; Major L. b Long si Mo-
Infantry Ridgway Captain Iohn q 1assshsh afesals
Eighteenth Infantry, Pittsburgh; Iieuis,.l,
ant J. ~ Brown. Fourteenth Ars;ii..l A,s1ssll-
Philadslphias s''is1s'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-16
QUIZ

1. What is the Susan B. Anthony amendment
TO tho Constitution?
2. Where Is NaGasakI?
3. Who Is Joseph r. TumultS?
L. About what IL the value of Philadelphia
annual product Of carpets and rugs?
y. When IL Mothers Day?
@. Is the President authorized by law to seize
the railroads and operate them?
!. What is the cerebrum?
y. What are the duties Of the Board Of Medl-
alton and COnciatiOn?
D. Who Is the chief Of the Weather Bureau?
10. Was n Pennsylvanian ever Speaker Of the
national House Of RepresentativesP
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-16
Youth and Age

U. T.-You are evidently referring N
Shakespeare's "The Passionate Pilgrim +"
The line you quote about youth and aga
occurs in this passage
Grabbed age and youth cannot live 10.
gether;
Youth is fun OF pleasure. age is full OF
care; "
weather;
Youth like summer brave, age like winter
bare. "''e'
youth Is full OF sport, ages breath is short
Youth is nimble age is lame
Youth is hot and bold, age is weak and
Youth is wild, and age is tame
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-16

1t is not necessary to hunt for a
German plot to discover the reason for
the rise in the price of wheat in Chicago
markets. A complete explanation is con-
tained in the Government crop reports.
which forecast harvest of only $751;
100000 bushels. The crop last year was
i,ooOOOo,OOO bushels and the average for
the previous five years was 72s,OOO, 600
The shortage is likely to send the price
still higher.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-16

After reading your comment concern
ing what you call your Little 'Ymn OF
Ate" writes ]. II. s.. II wish to say you
don't dare to print my answer to it,"
You're right, ]. Fl. s., We don't; but
it's mainly because of the meter and not
the matter But here we give the three
lines you are most anxious to get across,
since you underscored one of them:
There are plenty brutes-I jedge-
And you'l find em too, I pledge,
Hidden snug behind a hedge.
True for you! Many poor. blunder-
ing simpleton. ]. II. s.. has hidden be-
hind a hedge in Ireland without letting
so much as his initials show over the top
q it. TO get shot at landlord OF Eng
lish make. But, bless your heart! the
pothunter's powder was often poor.
There was another trouble, too. An
earnest priest once preached a sermon
upon it--in Galway, so they tell us.
Drink" said he. "is the great curse of
this country. Shame on ye! Shame on
ye! Drink, that makes ye shoot at the
landlords-and miss them"
And, by the way. j. n. s.. did you ever
hear tell Of the men who fought behind
hedges at Lexington, in the State OF
Massachusetts, Different? Perhaps But
isn't it strange that England was the
thing shot at in both Instances?
Dear Tom-What would you think OF a
friend who would write 70 you on a letter.
head like this:
HOTEL FRIPLETT
WoodlaWn Beach
Rome City, Indiana
The Great Family Resort
W.sB
sounds ike a kidder's last resort twin
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-16
Mr.. Rrandels. after CONS

Mr.. Brandeis, after consultation
with Chief Justice White, has declined to
serve on the Presidents Mexican Media.
tion Commission. Can it be that the good
constitutional lawyer who presides over
the Supreme Court is unwilling that that
tribunal shall countenance the practice of
appointing diplomatic officers without
consultation with the Senate and the set
tlement of international controversies by
the dictatorial acts of the President?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-16
TRY TAXING FOOLS

The revenue bill was too bad to be pos
sible. and has gone on the rocks in the
out the reduplicated tax on all copper. ana
recommends that only copper used I'm
munitions shall pay the tax That leaves
the Governments income short sl2, 600 900
and there is scurrying around at the Can.
itol t0diseoyer something else to tax.-New
York Times
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-16

The Kaiser admits that he must
share in the responsibility for the war.
II he were winning he would be likely
to be boasting that he was i'm a fair way
to get her place in the sun for Germany
and to claim all the credit.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-16

Is Secretary Daniels responsible for
the great naval-building program? We
think he is. But for Josephus we should
never have known just how badly the
thing is needed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-16

With a total of only 1879 cases of
infantile paralysis in city with at least
100000 children under sixteen years of
age there is still no occasion for alarm
But there is occasion for the strictest
obsery ance of the rules of the Department
Of Health, which require the isolation of
all tile afflicted children.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-16
That recruItInr tent in fro

That recruiting tent in front Of the
Union League is all very we'll in its way,
but the city would be much better gov.
erned IL when the call for recruits for
downing the gang was issued it had been
responded to more generally by the mem
bers of that famous organization. Some
influential citizens who belong to it do
not even take the trouble to vote at the
primaries.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-16
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
President Sega of the Moving Picture Exhibitors League OBJ
jects to the Quarantine and Suggests Way Out-The
Human Noises of Chester-Other Matters

This department is free TO all readers toho
triSh TO crprcSs their opinions on subjects Of
current interest. 10 is an Opcn forum; and the
ErCntnD LcdDer assumes no responsibility for
the rietCS Of it's correspondents,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-16
Phnad,lphl., "wednesday. August l6, 1915.
When good men die their goodness
does not perish,
But lives though they are gone.
Eursp,Io,

IN the future, Berlin announces
Zeppelins raiding English towns will
have no consideration for the lives OF
civilians. What is this. light opera or
= Unr7
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-16
What Do You Know?

Queries Of general interest toal be ansWered
IN this column. Ten questions. tho anStuers to
,Ohich everv tDelI-inJormed person should knotp.
are asked daily.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-16
Tom Days Column
THE PuRELY soofAL oLuB

II will not resign from the Union Repub
llcan Club Of South Philadelphia. It is not
a political club It is a social club. know
of no political clubs to which policemen
belong director Of Public Safety Wilson.
haze been booking al over this city,
Striving to find me hdven Of rest,
Hoping TO land in some nook tohere,
IN pity,
K Quiet and peace might repose IN mv
breast.
Hating political schemtno and speaking,
Since at the game ! am merely dub,
JoV TO haze found Just the place I'Ue been
seeking
Nc for the Union Republican Ciubi
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-16
Ne for the linton Republican Cnbi

The Weather - Government forecast for
Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Delaware Fair today with modern tenn
perature.
Morning Contomp. yesterday.
In contradistincton to that of the
glacial period perhaps.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-28
ADMINISTRATION NAVAL
RECORD Is DEFENDED
Secretary Daniels in Letter Outlines
Improvement In Sea
Forces.

q WASHINGTON. Aug, 8 A review
OF what the Wilson administration has
done Tor the navy is given in long
letter from Secretary Daniels TO Rep
resentativc William Ella Williams.
democrat OF Illinois. made public to-
day by the navy department, Repre-
sentative Williams wrote to the >ccrc
tary asking series OF questions IN
which he said his constituents were
particularly interested
Roosevelt Blamed tor Loss.
As to how and when the navy lost
rank among the greater fleets OF the
world, the secretary quotes the general
board as saving that. based on dis
placement ot ships built, the United
States advanced to second place IN
1907 and lost il to Germany in 1911.
The way had been paved IN 1905, he
said when President Roosevelt and
Secretary Bonaparte recommended con
>truCtton OF only one capital ship He
drew attention to the fact that in 1908
and thereafter, the general board rec
commended three battleShipS and says
these reports always were pigeon holcd
until he gave them to the public by al
taching them to his report
In personnel, the secretary says, the
navy advanced to second place IN 1908.
dropped to third in 1911, fourth IN
1913 and to sixth IN 1910 after the Eu-
rorcan bclligerentS increased their per-
( Sounel to war footing
/ Improvement in Shooting.
( Capt SIMS is quoted as saying target
I practice iell off between 1909 and 1915
and during the last practice II came
up about 10 percent Rear Admiral
I Fletcher is credited with the state
men, that recent prStceS were at
10000 and 1900 Yards, the longest
ranges at witch firing has occurred in
the present war, and "it is believed
that scores recorded are higher than
ever before IN the open sea"
In the matter OF construction the let
ter carries a table showing fifty five
vessels C$S}l929}S) appropriated for
during the last Roosevelt, admlniStra
ton; SiXty-ilvc vessels ($l277E.ll5)
under the TAFT l2} lSn5 .289S)nl during
the three years Of Wilson's ddminiSt-a
tion Attention is also directed to tn,
continuing program adopted
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-28

flushed old face now and the cyelds
twltchcd as It there were PAIN Some
where in the body Her breathing, too,
was more rapid and heavy than when
had lett lher, or so ianced
| dared not touch her wrist OF pu,
my hand upon her forehead for fear OF
waking her Time enough for that when
the physician should arrive. But a
feeling OF impotence crept over me. a
feeling which held terror as well. Was
IT possible that my husbands mother
stepped across the threshold OF our
home ! had had enough experience in
illness to know that my mother .in.law
was IN serious danger OF pneumonia II
she had not already contracted it.
| realized also how little chance she
had OF surviving the disease Her weak
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-28
Hughes at Estes Park.

F, ESTES PARK. Col Aug 2S-
Charles +. Hughes arrived here today
where he plans to remain until Thurs
day. resting for the remainder OF his
speaking tour The candidates recre-
alton is mountain climbing, and he
plans to take several hike, here during
his brict vacation
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-28

10 See ms
The juiciest oil we'll that ever brought JOY to the
eptiest pocket in the oil field cannot deliver bigger
dividends than you will get every -Four Bits you
put into Fair Tickets.
The returns are swift and sure. Clamp down
many pasteboards as you can. Don't keep the COM
mittee waiting. They're working with might and
main and have to get on to the next customer Dig
up QUICK!
This is the time of your life to make grandstand
play.
The Oklahoma State Fair has to have that grand
That blaze that lit up our fair grounds week ago
should have nothing your bright Countenance
when you plank down for your share of tickets for the
opening day of the State Fair
Decide on how many you'll buy right now Have
your check ready If you're not going to buy bale of
tickets have the ready change to buy few
whether you are at the top OF the Ladder or Just be-
ginning your cmb-you ought to dig up
If you are at the bottom somewhere up the steps
you have the advantage in your favor The more years
there are ahead of you the more state fairs you will
see And the more state fairs Oklahoma City has to
it's credit the more dollars you will have to yours
Oklahoma has been good to you. Now you be good
to Oklahoma. Help Oklahoma have state fair that
will be our boast
Shake loose few shekes You can't ose-young
man give literally. There is no time to hesitate
Get in on this grandstand play It's your cheer and
the cheer of the next fellow that goes to make up the
mighty If you are an Oklahoma City fan get in
and root. The Chamber of Commerce team needs
your encouragement.
How Many Will
You Take ?
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-28
Revelations
Of a Wife
Being the Confessions Of an Aver
nEr Married Woman
BY Adele Garrison.
tSXVJllL YOU kindly tell me who
M /, the best physician here p

kkVVJllL YOU kindly tell me who
w Is the best physician here:
The drug store attendant
started gululy at my innocent que'-
ton He had been so absorbed in his
own reflection IN the enormous mirror
back OF the soda counter that he had
not noticed my progress from the tcle-
phone booth to the counter IN front OF
him until spoke
"Why-l-pardon me he Stam-
mered. Wait moment, and I'll in
quire I'm a stranger here.
And yet | said to myself "one OF
the stock Jokes OF the comic papers is
that concerning women'S eternal prlnk
ing before mirrors,
\, he came back to the counter he
bestowed another .SurreptitlouS glance
upon his reflection before he spoke
The boss says this chaps the best
around here He held out a penolcd
card to me
took the card, mentally commenting
on the ucou,hueSS OF the man, and his
dSSlmlar,ty to the slim youth who had
waited upon me when | had visited the
drug store before, and read It mcchau.
ically
"Dr Pcuit Madison Square A2SS"
Or Petit " ! repeated to myself
Why that must he the physician wha
came to the apartment the night OF my
chafing dish party, when the bab,
across the hall was brought 10 us N a
convulslonp
A sudden Swii, remembrance came
to me OF the tact and i,rmneS with
which the tall Young physician had
handled the difficult situation he had
found 10 our apartment In the absence
Of its fAren,s the maid had btohgm the
suffering, unconscious child to us lie
had dominated the situation wonderful.
ly, and had cowed the clustering faith.
er in way that ! delighted to remem
ber
"ln Half an Hour"
lie was Just the man, ! decided, Ia
handle my refractory mother IN law
She was III enough to need physician
but had refused To have one Dicky was
NO, at his studio, aud | really did not
dare to wait until he came home before
summonng medical attendance ior hlN
mother returned to the telephone
booth and took down the receiver
Madison Square 42SS
' Or Petit" A feminine voice, eyi-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-28

IDENTITY that OF an office girl came ovct
the wire "lcs. he is here Wait a
minute
The minute stretched into two before
| heard DR. Pe,its calm, rather slow
tones.
This IS Dr. Petit Who is this,
please"
81 am Mrs. Richard Graham, Or
Petit, Of ~ East Twenty eighth street,
Apartment T. Perhaps you remember
being called to that apartment TO at
tend a baby IN convulSion'"
"I recall the visit perfectly" The
voice had the same grave cadence !
remembered "Thc baby was the child
OF your neghbor across the hall. What
can do for you,"
"My husbands mother is III, DR..
Petit | wish you would come to see
her as soon as possible She insists
that she does not wish a physician, but
| am afraid no, to have one, she ap.
pears so i'll"
"My office hours will he over in a
half hour Then | will come 20 YOU
Good hy'
Thank YOU, doctor Good by
Dicky Arrives at Last
My feet travelled no faster than my
thoughts as hurried back to my own
apartment and the bedside OF my
mother in law. ! dreaded inexptessibly
the conflc, ioresaw when the auto
cratic old woman should find out that
! had sent for physician agains, her
wishes
As | entered the living room. Katie
rose from her seat at the door OF my
mother in laws room.
"She no, move while you gone" she
said "She sleep all time, but traid
she awful seeck, she breathe so hard
The doctor will he here in a it'll,
while said in low tone, and ther
We will be able to tell Just how III sh,
is. You may 20 back to your work
now Thank YOU So much for Watching
| her
"Oh dots all right I COON any tim,
YOU want me.
went lightly into the bedroom. and
stood looking down upon the auS,er,
old face against the pillow. 1t was =
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-28
BOILED NEWS FROM
The OKLAH0MAN

Jack Peacock and Marion Arnold Of
Chicago were killed and eight others
injured, one mortally, in an accident
during an automobile race at kala-
marco, Mich.
Two Milwaukee fircmen were killed
and four injured III a fire that dam
aged the Waltham Piano Manuiactur-
ing plant to the extent OF $4,000
Elwood Ward, a BartlcSvllc police
man, is in jail following the killing OF
Grover Buoy, p years old, in cafe
lie says the killing was accidental and
followed an assault by Buoy
Arthur J. Col,gan. who surrendered
At Buffalo saving he was wanted a,
Tulsa for the murder OF woman, has
been identified hy a Pittsburgh rail
road man as bis son Tulsa authorities
say he is not wanted in Oklahoma
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1916-02-01
FREE LECTURES
WILL BE GIVEN
"SiIver-TOngued Orator of the Pacific
Coast" and Prominent Scholar and
Literary Man Will Speak Here Feb
ruary 10th and 11th

On February 10th and 11th Dr..
William Day Simonds of Oakland, Cal
ifornia, and Dr. Manfred Lilliefors of
Great Falls, Montana, will lecture in
Moscow The former will speak on
abraham Lincoln and the Men that
Saved the Union," and the latter on
religion in Terms of the Twentieth
Century" Both lectures will be free.
DR.. Simonds is pastor of the Uni
tartan church at Oakland, and is wide
ly known as a wise, witty, and elo-
quent lecturer. He is well known on
the Pacific Coast Previous to his
connection with the Great Falls
church. DR.. Lilliefors was located at
Boston, and was for many years con-
tributor to the Boston Transcript,
Harper's Bazaar The New York Eve
ming Post and other periodicals. He is
a graduate of Harvard, was research
fellow there in Semitic philology and
criticism, and received the
degree of PhD. at Giesen, Germany.
The series of which these lectures
form a part are, in the words of DR..
Eliot. president of Unitarian Associa-
ton. "a deliberate and extended pro-
gram of missionary work during 1915,
not with a view to Immediately null
tiplying the number of our churches
or achieving any petty sectarian VIC
.ories, but with the desire and purpose |
If acquainting the American people
with what seems to us the dynamic |
and permanent principles of religion.