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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29

i. The United States army special 80
inch calibered Springfield rifles.
Z, United states marines are called "soldiers
of tho sea-
3. George V. King Of England. is Emperor sf
India
4. A pood Is n Russian unit OF weight, equal,
Ing thrty-siy pounds.
5. Frank Friday Fletcher is the American rear
admiral who seized the Vera Cruz custom
house.
q. The ''paie of settlement" was n restricted
area in Poland and south md southwest
Russia In which the Jews were confined,
few being allowed to leave special
LIMITED passports. The revolutiOnsts hnye
abolished the pale.
:. Herman bernstein Is editor Of the Amer
lean Hebrew and II leading Jewish writer
3. The Government owns the 1ransalaskan
Railroad. 800 miles long, about il5 miles
of which has been built.
D. Better" is used In compa ring two thingsi
best" In comparing more than two.
10. mile (statute) IL $3.50 feet knot
tstatute) 6G82 GO feet. making kn0t
equal l.151 miles.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
FLOWER VENDERS

To tho Editor OF the EUenin0 Ledger:
Sir--ls there any valid reason for Di-
rector Wilson's ordering flower venders to
keep out of the business district? If so,
| should like to hear it. I am one of the
hundreds, or thousands who cannot afford
to spend much money for flowers, but can
extract great deal of pleasure from a
nosegay costing few cents, and fail to
see any good reason for my being deprived
of that pleasure. Also 1t gives me almost
as much pleasure to see these bright spots
of color on our streets, and ] know others
can say the same. A great deal has been
said and written about the picturesque
flower sellers of Paris and other foreign
cities, and l cannot see why Philadelphia
should not enjoy the same.
A TRUE FLOWER LOVER
Philadelphia, March 28.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
PEARY AND PREPARING
20 the Editor Of the Eueninq Ledqer


Sir-Since the outbreak of European nos
tilites it has been a favorite game with
moton-picture men, with writer's and some
politicians and retired officers to picture the
defeat and total humiliation of the United
States at the hands of some foreign in
vader. DO Peary and the rest think that
they are true patriots when they blatantly
advertise any failure of the country to pre-
pare for possible war? Army and navy
men know the real conditions, and the men
on whose shoulders tho hard fighting would
fal. know the truth and are quietly working
to improve our military conditions.
Those who so complacently picture our
defeat and helplessness fail to consider one
thing. The poet asked the question What
constitutes a State?" and found that 1t is
not 'battlement or labored mount" it is
not rich navies," but men, hgh-minded
men" And we can add 1t ia not subma-
rnes or aeroplanes but men. And these
men are not preaching and crying aloud
that we are unprepared and would be an
initiated in case of war. No, they are
calmly and coolly polishing their swords
and cleaning their rifles, ready when the
call comes to do or die.
"Fondly do we hope, fervently dc we
pray, that this mighty scourge of war may
soon pass away" but we do not shrink and
cover before Mars. While some join the
late Secretary of State in his favorite an
them II Didn't Raise My Boy to Be a
Soldier" many more sing. Justify, "My
Country. 'Tis of Thee" and "The Star
Spanged Banner" while mothers answer
America Here's My Boy"
HENRY r. ZELLEY.
Paulsboro, N. j., March 26.
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In the AutOmat

She was "A dainty miss.
Pretty as she could be;
Lips that were made to kiss;
Coral from some south sea.
Cheeks like a lily. yet
TinGed with faint crimson dyes
All When our glances met
She dropped her eyes.
Fate then. the busy dame.
Came to my rescue. Soon
Blushing with bashful shame
Each of us sought a spoon.
There as we stood, some man,
Pushing and crowdinG by,
Jostled her arm and ran
She dropped her pie.
That was my cue, I spoke;
Straightway she smiled. All me
Love in my heart awoke.
Dreaming of what might be.
Then to our seats we Walked
Cold was her look as flint;
But, as of things | talked
She dropped a hint.
Then In the crowded room.
Biting the fancied bait:
Rushing to hopeless doom.
MoCked by the hussy Fate
Hoped We could meet AGAIN.
My fairy castles Topped.
She gave me one look and then
Twas me she dropped
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29

JACK RAPER runs a colyum in the
Cleveland Press, but he was once boy.
In that long ago he asked his father for
skates. His father said when he found
out they'd cost $3.50, Good Lord, all
that money for skates"
Jacks daughter asked him a short time
ago for skate money. He said when he
found out they'd cost s11, Good Lord,
all that money for skates?' She said he
could keep the money and she'd get a
cheap pair and pin n card on her back
stating that she was Mr.. Rapcr's daugh-
ter. She got the S11.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
NARLFY.

What is there about a violoncello that
makes it a cynosure or its player a
blushing violet? Doctor Stokowski is the
central figure in the Philadelphia Or
uhestra, and therefore the cynosure-in-
chief, but sharing the magnetic middle
of the stage with him loom the first and
second cellos. Those two Instruments al
ways draw our eyes, to the distress or
something or other of their players. They
seem so terribly self-conscious. They at
tempt, il would seem, to cover their con-
fusion by constant spasms of strenuous
soulfulness and of eager attention upon
the Doctors baton. They shake their
golden lin one case) and raven Gn the
other tresses they flourish their bows;
they look upon each other with smiles
and mods of mutual approval. They do
everything possible to break the hypnosis,
to move our gaze elsewhere
This isn't true of the present players
only. All violoncellists are like that
There were two before these, with
similarly assorted hair--a black.maned
Dane and large Teuton with fair thatch
and beard Prithee, why?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
THAT LOAN OF A BILLION
To the Editor OF the Ereninn Ledner.

TO the Editor OF the Evening Ledger
Sir-W. p, G. Harding, governor of the
Federal Reserve Board, speaking his own
opinion, declared that the United States
should lend the Allies a billion as the best
way of insuring Uncle Sans folks. So
Mr.. george Is the insuring agent l sup
pose that after we take out this polIcv
America can then be contented till Kingdom
come? Was Americas freedom purchased
with a bit of gold? No. and pray 1t never
shall 1t strikes me as queer that there are
so many left-handed folks about and that
we have a right-handed leader. Readily
/ admit Russia looks good Nevertheless
the wrath that is being born is bound To-
live. Better IL the money were given 10
the rebuilding of Mexico. which appears to
be the same sort of thorn as Serbia,
Philadelphia. March 2S. w.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29

An egregious error in our garrulous
prattle about the "outfield of the Philies
in 1889" has brought Ed Dooner down upon
us like 1000 O. brick. "Fogarty Anderson
and Wood, says you" sez he Andrews
was his name, not Anderson!" To be
sure! We might have known. anyhow.
that the three outfielders would not be
allowed to sit together In row at q
banquet We remember now that the
middle man was Frank Anderson. news
paper, man,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
WHAT GOMPERS FEARS

MIR. GOMPERS is afraid of his own
A'l shadow. In crying out against the
decision Of the organized community to
prevent strikes on public utilities, he is
attacking that very principle of organiza'
ton which made the railroad brother
hoods strong and proud. Did he think
that I'VE, the people of the United States,
couldn't form a labor union, with the
President and the Chief Justice at its
head, prepared to go on strike against
StrilgaSo
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29

The cruelty of war times is vvidly
exenplified in the insistence of the Massa-
chpsetts Legislature that The Star
Spangled Banner" shall only be sung in
public places as an entire composition.
The average American starts off very
bravely with his 20, say, can you see" but
falls back on the hopeless 'la, la, la long
before the last verse is reached. Mem
orizing all of Francis Scott Keys curl.
ously elusive poem is certainly among
the duties preparedness.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
No complaint that it is impossibl

No complaint that IL is impossible
To- tell at this time just what arm of pre-
paredness the Government wants
strengthened can be valid until the navy
q recruited to its full capacity. Every
enc knows that the war will put the navy
Into Immediate use. Pride in fighting with
each ounce Of American resourcefulness
~ The necessity OF home defense may
~ rs raise large armies. Enthusiastic
61H mon drilling in armories may
4 ~ how soon their labors are going
ok Hut Of the instant naval need
szists. Secretary Daniels's call
<D@r6 uen Il as definite as II
1eytpg - great
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29

Modern French courage In facing
facts-the very faculty so conspicuously
lacking in practical" England at the be-
ginning of the warts strikngly dis
played In the SOLDERING remarks of War
Minister Paineve on the German with
drawal. "The retreat" he told the Depu,
ties, lis evidently rather by reason of the
force of the Anglo-French armies and the
prudence of their coordination than be,
cause of the weakening on the part of the
German army Plainly the days of the
oily tongued Boulangers in France, or
even OF the unselfsh yet no less fiamboy.
ant Paul Derouledes, are no more.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
Athens, Ca, Contemp

II was a-cruisin' UP Schuylkin River
way" writes Ben Bowline, land hove to
along shore at about Twenty-third Oongi-
tude) and Chestnut Qatitude) when, shiver
my timbers, matey If l didn't run afoul
of cove as was a landlubber and proud
OF it, For this is what I spies:
GEO. w.
BUMM
SALT
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
THE AVERAGE NET PAID DAILY CIR
cvI.AT1oN OF THE EVENING LEDGER
FOR FEBRUARY WAS 0s.372
Philadelphia. Thursday, March 20. 1917

School children may well rejoice
that they live in times in which such de-
nghtfully vague geography answers as
"A British port" or Somewhere in
France" have official Endorsement.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
Bonar Law. who got 5000. 900 Brit

bOIItf LdW' WTIU got o,VVW,UUU ITII-
tshers to lend their country $1,000 900 900,
incidentally saving enough in interest
charges to build Philadelphia subway
system, was never an advertising man.
But he made few phrases that will not
die. A man who can write Are you
going to give your sons and not your
money!" and what Mr.. Wilson is long.
ing for we are fighting for need never
Be out of Job.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
First Automobile
.S5, produced

L. C.--Gottlieb Daimler, in 1885, produced
the first vehicle propelled by oil fuel, a
bicycle equipped with a one-cylinder m
closed-crank fiywheel gasoline engine, Tns
next year Carl Benz applied this motive
power to a three-wheeled automobile Steam
automobile vehicles had been built long be-
fore this. In 1850 Sir Isaac Newton pro-
posed a steam carriage. In 1870 Nicholas
Joseph Cugnot built two steam carriages.
In lS24-36 Walter Hancock developed the
steam wagon successfully, but this type OF
automobile was abandoned
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29

If the present Peruvian revolt was
started with any idea of ousting the Rus.
sian revolution from frst.page newspaper
space, there has been serious miscalcu.
1ation in South America
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
IIncle Sans ahili

Uncle Sans abilities as a real es.
tate buyer seem to have deteriorated since
we paid France sl5,OOOOOO for Louisiana
Territory. For the 1873 square miles of
the Virgin Isles in the West Indies the
United States on Saturday will pay Den
mark $25,000.000. At this rate of land
value the million square miles of the
huge cession of 1903 would have cost us
approximately $4,000 ,OOO. 900.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29

William the Seconds reported nerv.
BUSINESS and superstitiousness suggests
that Sir j. NJ Barrie's and Bernard
Ehaw's eerie little "spook" plays concern.
ing the Kaiser may after all contain more
fact than fancy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
Tom DAILY 9 Column
A BOYS DREAMS

A BOYS DREAMS
~ tcds tiCice my dozen pcdrs
An through tcith oil my scbooiin,
You bet. ~ spite Of mothers tears,
tcouldn't stand no toolin',
But of I'd 90 to jotn the acor
An 0tue mv Alfred Davy--
Since pirate captains sail no more
For SerUtce IN the nduy.
Bat after I had learned the trade
I'd SAP TO Mr.. Ddniels:
ut seems TO me you're all afraid
OF WHhelnt's 1cdtcr Spanicis.
Just stotc your FIGHTERS on the shelf,
They're too blamed slo,c for my land
I'm gotng TO run this thing myself,
JuSt Hbe In Treasure Island"
An then I'd call my motley cre,o,
An all our sails unturlin'.
Wed drirc our rakish craft right to
The palace tohdrl IN Berlin.
An then I'd stride out from mn ship
WIN fire IN my eDe, sir;
March Hp the palace steps an tip
The black spot to the Kdiseri
Al drst hcd carry on Ike SIN,
But pretty soon I'd "cdm" him
An call the updcrtdker IN
To stUG him or embd'm him
! 1cobid not took for loot that doy
Nor be pirate CRATER,
But Just 0ddrCSS the crotrd an san
"LcfS nH hare peace hereafter"
Anything thatll give fellow laugh
on his way To work is n public benefac.
ton. We found just such a thing in {
street car yesterday morning. 1t was
that confectioner's ad, which begins:
Sing a song Of sixpence,
An appetite for pie
The tasty, crispy, toothsome kind
That tickleS tongue and eye.
Dear, dear. The sight of that not only
made our eye to dance, but it stretched
our large mouth and thinks we:
Hotr times hare changed and customs
too.
ilnS' The HUiH0 UedrS
Thc MINK q pic our bophood bnctU-
II tickIsd both our cars!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29

The reported food riots in Germany
% not necessarily argue a lack of pro-
visions in the empire. We have had our
own little affairs of this sort in an era of
unprecedented prosperity"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
SALLY OF THE ALLIEsn

TO the Editor Of tho Evening Ledger:
Sir--Any fair-thinking man must he di..
gusted by such an effusion as that OF the
gentleman VINO signs himself "Anti-Hum-
bug" r-I
He ritoEsthsr loses sight Of the fact thai
4 Grrmany were not y war with the Ailies
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29

Count Tarnowski, who is reported
70 have given up hope of being officially
received by the State Department, will
have to console himself with the Steven.
sonian philosophy that st is better to
travel than 70 arrive"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29

Max Schatten. of the st. Louis Bar
gain House, has received the news that
he has a fine baby boy at the home of
Mrs. u. Silverman, his mother-in-law,
IN Nashville, who he says he has named
the same as his father. May the
young Mr. Schatten live n long and
useful life.
Athens, Ga, Contemp
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
The seasons can always be de

The seasons can always be de-
pended on to supply Russia with fine
lot Of military officers. General Janu-
ary" downed Napoleon, and now General
Thaw" is greatly worrying the Germans
who long to advance toward PetroErad
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29

d. ID. E.-The quotation probably Is tne
following from swift's ''Gulliver's Travels't
whoever could make two ears of corn o.
TWO blades OF grass to grow upon spos
OF ground where only one grew befof
would deserve better Of mankind and oo,
more essential service to his country thae
the whole race of politicians put togethersrc
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
nN ANOTHER occasion wa wen, -

ON ANOTHER occasion we went with
" Herman First. the handsomest housa
committee chairman in captivity. to see
some dancers who were natives Of Korea.
That was what Uncle Bill Dockstader,s
program said. though they were reaIl,
from the Tenth Ward Bill Is a distinct
humorist when 1t comes to telling us what
We are going to see.
But be that as 1t might have been Anv-
way, we watched them with breaths mo-.
or less bated. Pretty darned clever" saws
Herman.
Assuming our obiter r-dicta attitude ws
replied quickly. Yes, we consider II a fair
representation of Terpsy Korean art"
Being reduced to O state of hons,ass
moribundity, naturally. Herman couldnt
think Of anything to say till We were waiL-
ing home after the performance. then he
exclaimed, "oh, hell. get you!"
Then we realized how difficult IA T. to-
folks TO observe the subtlety OF our ,asss
y9lses q y Y pF|lla-reN plain print. ''''-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
What Do You Know?

Queries of general interest UiH DO an,UsvsA
IN this column. Ten questions. the dn3uers 70
Uhich eGery tCeH-infor0led person should knoS.
USk,I
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
For a Day

Charles Il. Hughes, President.
John Jay G}utch) McDevitt, millionaire.
Mike Romanoff, Car.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
Spirit of the State House

We have proved our purpose in the
past. The Monroe Doctrine. for which
we would have fought, was set up to
defy not Europe, but the autocracies of
Europe. Heaven knows it has not made
South America an unqualified friend of
ours The very democracy we have shell
tered there has opened that continent
to the free endeavors Of German subjects
to create what enmity to us they could.
And still! we would fight for South Amer.
lea.
The little building at the north end of
Independence Square has a right to send
great war-for-peace message to America
and to the world. 1t is significant of the
united spirit of this nation that the favor.
ite son of that Far West which some
have thought was out of key with the
rest OF the nation will voice the senti-
ment OF the folk on the distant Pacific.
H. S. w.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
All Points of the Compass
Adventures i'm Repartee

NTE HAD been to the theatre, where we
w saw most remarkable production of
Lord Dunsany's "A Night at an Inn" that
curious little play where folks get them.
selves murdered every minute or so and
the place gets fair messy. We enjoyed the
performance and swore a large dark blue
oath that we would never do anything
which might make our acquaintances wish
to slay US. We were in highly moral
frame of mind when coming from the the
atre. we met Howard Crosby. the eminent
Kelly poolster.
How did you like the play?" he asked,
little knowing our mental agility.
What with all the murders and blood
and everything" we retorted, 1--WE consider
it distinctly Dunsanytary
Sometimes we think there is no limit to
our cleverness
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
"Prepare for War"

l.. W.--George washington said. =
q prepared for war Is one Of the RI
'sefeel eseeHs q prssssfint peaee
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29

Helpless Persia might thus revise
her Omar:
A horde of Russians in n Turkish row,
The English rushing fast as they know
how
To form a junction, have together
made
Neutrality a mockery enow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
National Anthem

National Anthem
A. +. S.-"The Star Spangled Banner,",
by Francis Scott Key, IL by common sc-
ceptance the national hymn, although CON-
gress has never officially adopted 1t as sucn
1t is played in the army and navy as tns
national air. n
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-29
JOhnstOwn Flood
Two Ears of Corn"

], R--The date of the Johnstown food
was May 81, 1889.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-29

Illinois, Indiana, Missouri a. well -
from various points in Iowa. Those
who are interested in better seed corn
can not afford to miss this choice eM-
hibit Of. corn and small grains, wnich
has been entered from the corn peit
states. One Of the big drawing caros
Or the corn division Is the Western
Grocer Mills stake. open to the woriu
class for the best bushel of yellow anu
best bushel of white corn with Sloo
offered for the best bushel In each color
and $40 as the 18th prize in each CLASS.
The sale OF corn listed in the western
Grocer Mills stake, which has not oeen
reserved by the exhibitor Will be SOU
at public auction at the court mousse on
the morning of Jan. 4, at ! p. m. inc
sale Of bred sows will be held at Plumb
Bros. pavilions where the swine IN tho
Marshalltown Swine and Corn Con
gress are on exhibition This Is seieetL
Offering and any one in need OF pure
bred swine should plan to attend TINS
sale. s- t.<
The Home Economics Division OF the
show is. offering premiums for war
breads Of various kinds as substitutes
for whole wheat bread. Wheat saVlns
demonstrations will be given In con-
nection at the Y. NJ. c. A. building.
Those who are interested In swine
should not fail to attend the
lecture at / o'clock on January 2. as
well as the lecture at the same time
on Thursday in regard to the slaugh-
.ering and curing Of pork.
The small charge Of % cents Will be
MI do for admission. Advertisement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-29
How Deaf 10 tho Haddoekf

How deaf is q paddock. asks man
whose hearing has become somewhat
impaired and who says he is "as deaf
as a haddock," but does not know e1-
actly what that means. 1t IS an old
expression and has never been ex-
planned. Other phrases used to ex-
press varying degrees Of auricular
disability are 'as deaf as an adder"
and "as deaf as a white cat" As
matter of fact an adder is not deafer
than a multipier or divider, and II
white cats were subject to deafness
In any Of their former lives they GER
tainly are not in tho one they are now
living. The implied imputation OF ex.
ceptional deafness to the paddock con-
tanned In the proverbial phrase as
deaf as paddock" recalls the fact
that an ancient legend held that 1t
was q paddock in whose mouth st.
Peter found piece Of money and that
the two marks on the fish's neck are
the impression OF the apostles thumb
and finger. Notgonly is there no proof
Of this, but the, legend is incredible.
Besides, the haddock is q salt water
fish and was notgfeund7 In any Of the
waters where Peter shed. Recurring
to the original question it may be as
sumed, in the absence of proof to the
contrary, that the paddock is no deaf
er than other fsh.-Exchange.