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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-01
GIVES SUCCESS RULES
AS HE QUITS POST
Think Less of Payday, Sport and Fun,
Says Strawbridge & Clothier
Veteran

70 young men who would be successful
Think less OF payday aut more OF your
daily work.
Think more Of business and less Of sport
and fun.
Get 70 business early and stay late.
BE the first 20 come and the last 10
leave"
such Is the advice Of James ]. Sill
department head OF Strawbrdge & ClothieF.
who has decided to retire after more than
forty-two years OF service, His Tesigna-
ton took effect today. He is siNy-one
years old. lie has decided 20 spend the
rest OF his days on his estate at Wyncote.
Mr.. sill Is said 10 be one Of the most sue
cessfll buyers in his line 10 the country.
he attributes his success TO hard work
ana strlct attention 70 business.
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NhAl EsN ~ --NNOhAlh
MOT quadruped of any kind was TO be
" seen. Neither cat nor dog was there,
neither goat nor pig nor any other creature
such as In the mcanest savage villages OF
other times might have been found upon
the surface of the earth. But undisturbcd
and bold numbers of most extraordinary
fowl-a long legged, rcd-uecked fowl, wat
tied and huge Of bcal-Eravely waddIcd
here and there or pcrched singly and in
solemn rows upon the huts.
Great Heavens, Beatrice" exclaimed
the engineer. "whut are we up against or
all the incredible places! That light That
roaring :"
He had difficulty in making himself even
heard. For now the Kissing roar which
they had perceived from afar off seemed
to till the place with tremendous vibrant
blur rising, falling, as the light waNed
and wancd,
Terribly confusing all these new sense
Impressions were to stern and Beatrice in
their unnerved and weakened state And
stariRg about them as they went, they
slowly moved along with the motion Of
their captors toward the great light.
All at once stern stopped with a startled
cry.
THE Internal devis!" he exclaimed, and
reCoilcd with an involuntary shudder from
the sight that met his eyes.
The girl, too cried out in fear
Some air-Current, some heated blast of
vapor from the vast flame they now saw
shooting upward from the stone flooring OF
the plaza, momentariy despeled the thick
white vapOrS,
stern got n glimpse Of circular row Of
stone posts, each about nine feet high-he
saw not the complete circle, but enough
of II to judge it's diameter as some fity
feet. In the center stood a round and
massive building, and from each post to
that building stretched a metal rod per-
haps twenty feet in length.
Look Look :" gasped Beatrice and
pointed.
Then. deadly pale. she hid her face in
both her hands and Crouchcd away, as
though to blot the sight from her per
Ception.
Each metal bar was saEgng with a
hideOus load--a row Ot human skeletons
stark. heshless, frightful in their ghast-
illness. All were headless, All, suspended
by the cervical vertebrae, swayed lightly
as the blue-green light Elared on them
with it's weird unearthly radiance.
Before either Stern or the girl had time
even to struggle or so much as recover
from the shock of this fell sight. they
of the posts into the frightfu circle.
Stern saw a door yawn black before them
In the massive hut OF stone.
Toward this the Folk of the Abyss were
thrustng them,
NO. you don't, damn YOU" he howlcd
with sudden passion. "None o that Tor
u.s. Shoot, Beta Shoot"
But even as her hand jerked at the butt
of the automatic, in its rawhide holster
on her hip, an overmasterlng toIce iluhE
them both forward into the foul dark OF
the round dungeon. a metal door changed
shut. Absolute darkness fell.
my God :" cried stern Beta Where
are you? Beta Beta 90
But answer there was none. The girl
had tainted.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-01
CHAPTER NNVI

TNVEN in his pain and rage and fear
~ Stern did not lose his wits. Too great
the peril he subconsciously realized TOT
any false step now Despite the iact that
the stone prison could measure no more
than some ten feet in diameter, he knew
that I'm its floors some pit or fssure might
exist frightfully deep for their desruc-
tlon.
And other dangers, too. might lie hidden
In this fearful place. So. restraining NM
self with a strong effort he stood there
motlonless a few seconds, listening trying
to think Severe now the pain from ms
lashed wrists had grown, but he no longer
felt It, Strange visions seemed 10 dance
before his eyes for weakness and fever
were at work upon him. In his ears still
sounded, though muttled now, the constant
kissing roar OF the great flame the mys-
terious and monstTous jet Of fire which
seemed to form the center OF this unknown
incomprehensible life IN the abyss.
''AIerciful Heavens! 2! gasped he. That
hre-those skeletons-thls black cell-what
can they mean?" He found no answer in
his bewlldered brain. once more he called
Beatrice Beatrice 90 but only the close
echo Of the prison replied.
He listened, holding his breath in siclSen-
ing fear. Was there, in truth, some wait
ing, yawning chasm in the cell, and mad
she. thrust rudely forward been hurled
down Il? At the thought he set his jaws
with terrible menace and swore, 70 the last
drop OF his blood, vengeance on these in
human captors.
But as he listened, standing there with
bound hands in the thick gloom, he seemed
to catch a slow and signing sound, as Of
troubled breathing. Again he called. No
answer Then he understood the truth.
And unable TO grope with his hands he
swung one foot slowly. gently, In the partial
circumference OF a circle.
AT hrst he found hthing save the smooth
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-01

laden with its joys and sorrows,
its sad and its happy memories,
gone never to come back again.
Many of us may have made mis-.
takes perhaps in the year, many
Of us have found our life work
within its 365 days; many even
nay have left us to go on before
till we come to the parting of
the ways. Surely It is a day on
which to think and even to be
old fashioned enough to resolve
that 1917 win see us better ready
to meet the vicissitudes of life,
stronger to do, stronger to bear,
and with the knowledge that If
wc In our ignorance and little.
ness have failed in various ways
heretofore, we can always re.
member that Gods in His
heaven. Ais right with the
world"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-01

BOSTON Jan las his New Years
gift 10 the municipal scrubwomen. Mayor
Curley is going 70 emancipate them trom
working on their knees. The new order
will become effective tomorrow. The
''washwoman's emancipation order vent
forth from the Mayors ofhce today. Hence
forth they viii use a patented mop, q
which the Mayor has bought a large qQan-
tlty. and which can be ussd standing =
For a long time Mayor cufley has aeeH
troubled az the sight 81 eldeEiy seruhNQzzsn
"a their knees.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-01
What's Doing Tonight

Annual ball. Pennsylvania Academy OF the
Elmo Arts
Open house In all hotels and clubs.
Roston symphony Orchestra. Academy OF
Music S:iJ o'clock
Opcning exercises, Grand Fraternity BUILDING
1926 Arch street.
BENEFIT for German Red Cross, Metropolitan
Opera House, o'clock.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-01

has left for New York, where she will re.
main several days.
Mr. Frank T. Roberts. Of sol North
Thirty-ninth street announces the engage
ment Of his daughter. Miss Ida Mae Rob-
erts, to Mr.. John William Snyder OF Ber-
lin, n. J.
Mr. and Mrs ]. Franklin Fries. OF over
brook. announce the engagement Of their
daughter Miss Gladys r. Moreau Fries, TO
MIR Charles W. L. Andes, OF this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Leake. Of
Seattle. Wash announce the engagement
Of their daughter, Miss Mary Iona Leale,
to Mr. Edward McMenemy Halg, son Of
Mr. and Mrs Robert Halg, of Overbrook.
The Germantown Cricket Club will hold
open house on New Years Day. following
It's practice Of many years, buffet
luncheon will he served Mt 40 o'clock,
followed by dancing during the afternoon.
Mrs william Morse and her daughter.
Miss Eva Morse, Of Dayton, o.. are spend
ing the holiday with Mrs James F. Goss-
ner OF Torresdale.
Mr. and Mrs Henry NJ, Trumbore. of
1915 North Camac street. announce the en-
gagement Of their daughter, Miss Daisy
Trumbore. to Mr. Julius c. Wilde. The we'd
ding will take place In June.
The officers Of tho North Hills Country
Club have issued cards to members and
their friends announcing open house today
Luncheon will be served at I o'clock. In
the evening a club dinner dance will be held
Mt 1890 o'clock which Is in charge Of the
ladies' entertainment committee, which Is
composed Of the following: Mrs. Charles A.
Brown Mrs @. l.. Thompson, Mrs. W +.
Sommers, Mrs c. c. Leldy Mrs. f. storey.
Mrs A. Hallstorm, Mrs NJ c. Robinson,
Mrs Nelson Mayhew. Tomorrow evening
n club bridge will be held at $3.50 o'clock
to which all members and their friends are
invited to he present, and on Saturday
January g. at s:i5 o'clock musical con-
cert will he given. The program Is in
charge Of MFR. Frederick Leonard Twenty
singers and musicians will take part,
a costume dance was held on Saturday
evening by the Oemenc Club. of Phladel-
phia at the wynneheld Country Club.
The hostesses were Miss Alice Baird
Miss Tlllye Bechstoin Miss Loretta Hoar
Miss Dorothy Keenan,. Miss Matte Kensil
Miss Hazel kirkpatrick, Niss Lillian kluth
Miss Caralene Lyet Miss Regina Mcdonald
and Miss Marie Mcdonald.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-01
FRIDAY, THE 18TH, JINX
DUE TWICE THIS YEAR
Fickle April and Sultry July VIII See
Sinister Combination

All gall is divided into two parts, and the
greatest OF these Is the nerve Of the person
who tries 70 kin present Joy with grumbling
about the New Year But just bear 10
mind that twice during the coming twelve
month win come that doubIe-distilled jinx-
day Friday the thirteenth.
II is not until April that the fatal com-
bination appears. Again In July the fink
comes. After that you folks who think Of
black cats and ladders and left-shoulder
moons, the coast Is clear
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-01
Personals

At the tea which Mr.. and Mrs Jess
Williams viii give this afternoon al @ S,is
Acorn Club for their daughter, MISS uilos
Kiapp Williams. who viii be a aeDu'@LSS lli,,i
next ssason, Mr.. and Mrs. Williams W W.
be assisted IN receiving BY Dr. ana @is-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-01
JUST GOSSIP ABOUT PEOPLE
Nancy Wynne Wishes Her Readers Year of
Prosperity and Peace-Many Celebrations
Debutante Dance and Tea


think rosute' be these times
when
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-01
oC1ETY will be entertained

DClb VIII bt tllNSA NtiilSu
this evening at the Ritz.
Carlton, when Mrs. Arthur
Brock will give a ball at which
she will introduce her daughter,
Betty Brock. Betty is the
youngest of the Brock girls.
Fanny, you know, married Billie
Montgomery several years ago,
and Ella is the wife of Joe Du
Barry, who is at present at FL
Paso, counting the days before
he may return and see his small
son, aged about three months,
nee more. Sarah, the second
sister, has been out in California
for several years, and now Betty
is to be introduced. She is fair,
though not by any means so
fair as Ella, and Is rather plump
compared TO her older sisters.
Betty is not so fond of the light
fantastic as was Ella, but she is
more addicted to out.of-doors
things and runs her own car.
She was educated at the Episco.
pal Convent of st. Mary's, on
the Hudson at Peekskill, so pop
ular as a finishing school among
fashionable folk. There are to
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-01

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Franklin Fries. Of Over
brook, announce the engagement Of their
daughter. Miss Gladys y. Moreau Fries, TO
Mr. Charles w L. Andes, OF this city.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-01

De number OF dinners before the party
tonight. The Arthur Emlen Newbold
Jrs. will entertain, and Miss Julia Ber-
wind will give a dinner for her niece,
Margaret Dunlap, at her home 1O2 South
Twenty.first street. The Francis King
Wainwrights also will entertain at a thea.
tre party before the ball.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-01

Mr. and Mrs Charles w. Leake. Of
Seattle. Wash. announce the engagement
Of their daughter, Miss Mary Iona Leake,
to Mr. Edward McMenemy Hag, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Haig, of Overbrook
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-01

The Germantown Cricket Club will hold
open house on New Years Day. following
its practice Of many years, A buffet
luncheon will he served Mt 40 o'clock
followed by dancing during the afternoon.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-01

MEMBERS of the younger set will
1Nl have good time this afternoon at
the Eli X. Prices. at 1909 Walnut street,
when a dansant will be given for Evelyn
Price. I do think Mrs Price is one of
the very smartest-looking women, and
she is so affable and charming. The little
guests at the party this afternoon will all
be of the younger school set.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-01

Miss Mildred Warner Of MsAdOweFo0S.
The mirror., 1917-11-15

And still people talk about
born singers, artists. inventors, etc.
The theory is illogical, and the
truth of it has never been demon
strated. 1t is true that there are
a few individuals who are born
with an unusual amount of latent
ability, and people call them talent.
ed. The difference between the
words talent and latent is merely a
variation in the location of the let
ters. The meaning of the two
words is almost identical. The pos
session of talent means the posses
sion of some latent quality which
requires development for perfect
expression. A freak is not a gen.
ius because. although usually lack
ing in the consciousness of power,
he feels no need for growth, and
even the power that he possesses
gradually dimishes instead of ex-
panding. The man who reaches the
goal of his dreams always smiles
when he hears some one speak of a
born genius. Los Angeles Times.
The mirror., 1917-11-15

determine why wagon and haystack
covers mildew; who will learn from
me how bookbinders' leather can
be made that will not deteriorate;
who will introduce my economical
methods of making potato starch;
who will buy the waste yeast of
breweries and convert it into a
fattening cattle food in a way that
| will explain; who will build a
machine that l have designed for
packing sardines in cans efficiently
and cheaply, and who will profit
by the study of coffee roasting that
/ have made9
Where is the Cortez who will
conquer the south with my methods
of economically utilizing the long
leaf yellow pinee Where are the
Balboas and Pizarros whom ] am
ready to arm 40 that they may tri-
umph in the art of paper making?
i must stop here simply to
catch my breath and not because /
could not recite hundreds of busi-
ness opportunities, hundreds of
processes that / am ready to dis
close to any American citizen,
whether he be a manufacturer or a
The mirror., 1917-11-15

(from which menthol is obtained), j,
digitalis (prescribed by physicians
for heart trouble) and a hundred
others. I am experimenting with
drug plants in Virginia, in Mary
land and in the upper Mississippi
valley, so that l know just what
the cost of production and market
ing should be. Why doesn't some
one write to me about thisg
Most of our red pepper and
paprika is imported. In a country
with such varied soil as ours why
can't we raise our own red pepper9
I asked myself that question some
years ago. Now, I can indicate
very clearly how paprika can be
successfully grown here. Why not
take the trouble to read my De-
partment Bulletin No. 43 on the
subject and find out whether it
would not pay you to become q
paprika grower.
Man alive. / could string the
list of chances out until you would
be weary Of reading of it.
-Four years ago | began an in
vestigation to determine if there
we're not some way of making pure
The mirror., 1917-11-15
Buried Treasure

Scattered through my reports
on agriculture" says Uncle Sam,
'.are hundreds of ideas for making
money. l have heard of men who
have spent huge sums in fitting out
expeditions to recover covered or
sunken treasure. If they would
only dig up the treasures that lie
buried in the millions and millions
of pages that [ have written on soil
improvement, on utilizing waste
woods and stumpage, on growing
new, valuable fruits that even Bur.
bank never dreamed of, on pre-
venting canned vegetables from
spelling and on converting any
thing that grows into a salable
product!
If the farmers would only re-
alize that if all the knowledge that
1 have gained and that l am ready
to impart free of charge were to
be applied by the farms of the
country the value of their crops
would be increased $40, 900, 900 for
each growing day in the year.
"A fortune can be made in this
country by growing such medicinal
plants as belladonna, Japanese mint
The mirror., 1917-11-15
Management the Key of Success

We often hear men say that they
are having poor time Of it.
Things don't seem to go as they
should and there is feeling that
comes to us that we want to quit,
to sit still and let things 60 as they
may: in fact to quit.
Perhaps the returns we are re-
ceiving do not seem to be sufficient
for the amount of energy we put
in our work. The trouble is that
our mental dynamo lacks the phys
ical power of purpose, and things
take on sickly hue at the pros
pect of failure, while defeat seems
not far away.
But the fact is, that there is
nothing wrong with the world,
things are about the same all about
You; the trouble is with yourself.
When a man begins to lose con-
fidence in his ability to pull
through a tight place, he has little
chance to win out, for he has
formed mental image of failure.
The better way to do when one
has one of these so-called blue
days." is to keep in mind the fact
that it's not the day, or the condi-
tions he has to face; it's himself he
has to battle with. His mental at
titude lacks the proper poise to
picture success and wiring out
victory over purely imaginary
difficulties.
These mental delusions may be
attributed to a number of causes.
Perhaps you may have read some
morbid stuff of depressing ma
ture, or perhaps your stomach or
liver may be out of order. If such
is the case, you may depend upon
it that your mental attitude will
follow suit, as the mind is in
fuenced by what you think and
by what you read, and on the
trend of your mind you depend for
guidance in work or play. It's upIto
you whether you are controlled by
conditions that can be remedied, or
whether you play your part in q
manly way The Umpire.
The mirror., 1917-11-15

apple cider that would endure
transportation without the use of
preservatives. I found that if the
cider is frozen, crushed and whirled
in centrifugal machine in can be
concentrated for less than 20 cents
a gallon and that the finished pro-
duct can be transported to market
without the use of preservatives.
One plant has been erected to make
use of this process. Why are there
not more such plantsg
II have chemically studied eggs
which are unfit to est, and I am
convinced that denatured egg yolk
can be used in tanning without in
juring leather. Why am l not
overwhelmed with an avalanche of
letters from tanners imploring me
to tell them about my resultsg
''Two years ago I began to in
vestigate enameled cooking uten-
sils in the bureau of chemistry. I
have cooked all kinds of foods in
enameled ware to discover what
kind of enamel is least affected by
the food and what kind is therefore
the safest to use. The man who
first conscientiously carries out in
actual practice the scientific pro-
cedure that I have evolved ought
to die rich. Who is heg
II wonder who will be the first
to take advantage of an investiga-
tion that / am now conducting to
The mirror., 1917-11-15

instruction book on angling he
would put it in proper shape for
me and submit it to his publisher.
l put down lot of things in a.
tumble; he arranged them all in
good grammatical English and the
book was published with my name
on the title page.
A couple of years after this l
took a lot of notes I had made on
the habits, the breeding and other
information about fish, and with a
little revision by my literary friend
it was issued by the firm which
had published my first book.
It was not long after this that a
state fishery was established, and
the government was looking for a
superintendent. The governor had
used my books on angling and one
day 1 was astonished to receive a
letter from him asking if l would
accept the position of superinten-
dent of the state fishery with a
fine salary.
[ took the letter to my mother,
and when she read it she threw
her arms around me and hugged
me.
Who'd have thought, she said,
''that a boy who wouldn't work
and was bound to waste his time
all day tied to fish pole would
ever come to any good?"
My position as superintendent
of the state fishery at once gave
me wide reputation. and / was
constantly called upon for informa-
tion in matters pertaining to fish
culture. A neighboring state Of
fered me a better salary than / was
being paid and rather than lose me
my own state offered me a large
advance. which l accepted and re-
NAMED where I was.
By this time 1 was married, but
l did not forget my old mother
who had told my teacher that if
her boy were permitted to do as
he pleased he would do nothing
but 60 fishing. She is now an en-
thusiastic advocate of letting a boy
follow his own bent, even if that
bent seems idleness.
Indeed, my success has made me
a convert to this theory. To be
especially successful in a work one
must love it. / question if any
one ever achieved any notable sue
cess in following a calling that was
a drudgery to him. Hard work
there is in almost in any great at
tainment-work that is drudgery-
but when the worker is buoyed up
by love for the main object he is
striving to accomplish he can stand
the necessary drudgery.
The mirror., 1917-11-15

SUMMARY:-Left on bases-Visitors, 4; M.
S. Ps., 8. First on errors-Visitors, A; M.
S. Ps., 2. Stolen bases-Anderson, Beyers
4, Brad, East, Kien. Three base hit
Anderson. Double plays-Rowlapd, And
erson, Berger; Bran, Brad. Hi,s-off Kien
3 in S innings; off Wells in inning; off
Lee none in innings. Struck out-by
Beyers IS, by Kien 6. by Wells 2, by Lee S.
Bases on balls--ef Beyers /, off Kiens2.
Hit by pitcher---by Kien (Beyers, Stone)
Passed balls---Stone, East 2. Time of game
1:48. Umpire -Strebel.
The mirror., 1917-11-15

scoring on Alvin's single to left.
The latter made second when Brad
muffed Burns throw-in, then kept
on going reaching third and home
on Lees failure to even try to
stop Brad's throw. Underwood
ended the inning by kindly lifting
a fly to Gil, otherwise the fans
would have laughed themselves to
death.
The mirror., 1917-11-15

farmer, or the skilled mechanic
III our large manufacturing centers,
And Americans, supposed to
be the most agile minded. the most
astute people in the world, say
they haven't chance!"-Walde-
mar Kaempffert, in Mcclure s
Magazine.