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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-10
TODAY'S INQUIRIES

]. When cantaIoupe is served at dinner when
should 1t make Its appearance?
Z. do the coats Of tailored suits promise to
be long or short during the coming winter?
3. What kind Of shoes for walking will he
most worn during the fyIl?
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ILebas' Confidence.

Many years ago the granite obelisR
that stood sentinel before the palace
Of Rameses III. ut Luxor, for more
than thirty centuries, was taken to
Paris. Its erection in the Place de la
Concorde was marked by a fine ex.
ample Of civic courage. 1t had been
brought from Egypt by the engineer
Lebas in a river boat specially con-
structed ut TOulon, to navigate the
Nile and the Seine. This boat was
towed through the sea by a warshlp.
When the cables used In raising the
obelisk were strained almost to break
Ing Lebas placed himself under the
enormous stone as 1t began to move.
If a single cable had broken oil would
have been over with the engineer. Ex-
planning his hardlhood Lebas said it
was to show the crowd of onloOkers
that he was sure of his calculations.
A single error and he would have been
crushed, and he preferred a tragic end
to dishonor. "This," said LIE Cri de
Paris, twas in 1896, before our day of
Interviews and Lebas occupied only a
few lines in the Constitutional, nc
more, no less, than the periodical al.
ventures Of the sen serpent"
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GRO BE
RACC00NS WASH THEIR FOOD
Curious Habits Of a TypicaIIy Known
American Animal Are a Most
Interesting Study.

Few American wild animals are
more widely known or excite more
popular interest than the raccOOn
which occupies most Of the wooded
parts of North America from the
southern border of Canada to Panama,
with the exception of the higher noun.
tain ranges.
Their diet is extraordinarily varied,
and Includes fresli-water clans, craw.
fish, frogs, turtles, birds and their
eggs. poultry, nuts, fruits and green
corn. When near water they have u
curious and unique habit of washing
their food before eHting 1t. Their fond
ness for green corn leads them into
frequent danger, for when botton-land
corn tempts them away from their U.s.
ual haunts raccOOn hunting with dogs
ut night becomes an especially favored
sport. Raccoons are extraordinarily
Intelligent animals and make interest
ing and amusing pets.
RaccOons began to figure In our
frontier literature at an early date.
"Coonskln' caps, with the ringed tails
hanging like plumes, made the favorlte
headgear Of many pioneer hunters,
and "cO0nskins" were a recognized
article Of barter ut country stores.
Now that the increasing occupation Of
the country Is crOwding out more and
more of u wild life. 1t is a pleasure
to note the persistence with which
these characteristic and interesting
animals continue to hold their own in
so much Of their original range.
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u.
The Witness for the Defense.

The Witness for the Defense.
One Of the pleasant evidences Of the
possession Of riches is in the luxury
Of a private a Although Colonel
Illingworth was personally a man Of
simple tastes as became an old cam.
paigner, there was no appointment
that wit could devise or that money
could buy which was lacking to make
his private car either more comfortable
or more luxurious In Its napery. glass,
china and silver, the dining table need.
ed not to apologize to any other any
where. The colonel raj most pune
tilious in dressing his part and Meade
and Abbott were both scrubbed to
within an inch Of their lives, but,
climbing about the bridge, their hands
were scratched, roughened, stained and
torn. Aside from that, Meade was GER
tainly most p%resentable, and old Abb
bolt, in spite Of his indifference to
such matters, looked the able and pow
erful man he was.
The conversation at dinner was at
first light and frivolous.
I'm lost" began Abbott, "overpow.
cred with all this silver and glass and
china"
"Yes," laughed Meade, 1--WE should
have brought along our granite ware
and tincups. then we would be free
from the dreadful fear that we are 20
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CANADAS BONUS
TO FARM LAB0RERS
Offering 1850 Acres to Farm
Hands.

Canada today, with the great de-
mand that is made upon 1t for food
stuffs, finds itself almost in the throes
OF a labor famine. A novel means Of
solving the problem has been evolved
by the Canadian Government at Ottawa
on Wednesday last, when 1t was de-
cided to practically bonus every farm
hand going to Canada, by giving him
16O acres free as a homestead, and to
allow the time he would be working out
for, the good wages offered, to count as
residence duties on the homestead.
Western Canada has been a big pro-
Queer Of grain and 1t Is estimated that
there is a shortage of over thirty thou.
sand men, necessary to produce an av-
erage crop In 1917. This shortage has
been caused by so many young men
having left the farms to go to war, and
1t Is essential to make an unprecedent-
ed offer Of this kind, to fill their places
on the land at once.
1t has been required in the past to
do three years duties on homesteads
to get title, but an additional induce
ment has been offered by practically
reducing this term to two years. As
explained by an official of the Canadl-
an Government, Canada's need for
farm laborers Is intense, and excep-
tional inducements are being offered
to get the needed farm workers at
once. A farmland will make his en-
try for n Of the 180-acre farms, sat
isfy the Government that he is work.
ing for a farmer and that time will ap.
ply as residence on the land filed for
just the same as If he was actually
living on it.-Advertisement.
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The CotsWolds.

The Cotswolds are another exnmple
of the variety Of natural scenery that
England succeeds In packing away
within her narrow seabarred boun-
darles. Here, within three hours of
the largest city in the world, you a
walk In complete loneliness, over a
grassy rond that follows the route laid
out by Roman engineers. with a tum.
bled skyline Of real mountains on your
right, and n sweep Of empty fields
falling away to the left. You can take
ten In an old Roman villa. where the
tiled courtyard Is stlIl smooth and
tight you cur sleep in an inn that has
apparently not changed Its habits or
It's bill Of fare since the days Of Rich.
ard the Lion Hearted.
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form near the siding. At the end of
the platform, us they turned about the
temporary station and storehouse, be-
fore them rose the bridge. The moon
was rising Over the high hills that
sprang up from the steep clifflike bank
Of the other side of the vast river.
They saw her round, red, full face
through an interlacing tracery Of steel
The lower part of the bridge was still
in deep shadow. Indeed, the moon had
just cleared the hills of the opposite
bank Of the great gorge cut by the
broad river flowing swiftly in its dark
ness far below. At the farther end of
the suspended arm extending far ver
the water the top of the traveller glis-
tened. The cantilever on the opposite
shore, incomplete and sunk under =
high rise Of sand, was still in shadow
and not yet discernible.
Unwittingly the woman drew n little
near the man. He became more con-
sciOus than before of the light touch
of her hand upon his arm. 1t was very
still where they stood. The shacks
of the wOrkmen had been erected be-
low the bridge about a quarter Of a
mile to the right along the banks of
the little affluent Of the main stream"
They could hear faint but indistin'
%guishable noises that yet indicated hui
manity coming from that direction.
The fires In the machine house and In
the engines were banked. Lazy curls
of smoke rose to be blown away in the
limitless areas of the upper air. In the
darkness all the unsightly evidences Of
construction work were hidden.
"Oh," said the woman, drawing a
long breath, 81 don't wonder that you
love it. Isn't it beautiful, flung up in
the air that way? One would think it
wasn't steel but silver and gold and"
"Time was" said the man, "when I
loved II thing like that above every
thing except my father, but now"
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ITS doing splendilly." was the an,

Its doing splendidly." was the an
swer, and even with his heart full of
the girl by his side whom he longed
to clasp In his arms but did not even
dare touch the hem of her garment,
some little enthusiasm came into his
voice. ut is the greatest bridge that
was ever erected" he said.
"How You love it," said the girl.
Did Meade love the bridge? All,
there could be no doubt as 70 that.
He had studied its growth hour by
hour. As the great steel web rose, his
heart expanded with it. He took pride
in 1t even o when they began to
push the suspended span across the
river on the outer end Of the completed
cantilever. toward its fellow rising on
the other side. He fingered about it
when the e. of the workaday world
which was concerned with it had with
drawn to rest. Frequently late In the
night he had arisen and had left the
sheet-iron shack he occupied e the
work flor the topography of the land
and the course Of the river had deter
mined the loo alton of the bridge far
from any town., and in the moonlight
he had gazed bewitched by the great
web of steel, all its mighty tracery deli
cately silvered. family outlined, lace
like, lofty, lifted high into the heavens.
He fell into a little reverie for a
brief moment from which she recalled
him.
"Well?" she asked.
Eyes, naturally" he found himself
saying in a conventional tone Of voice,
ut means u great deal to me. My
father"
"Oh, your father" she began indif-
ferently, although she knew and liked
the great engineer.
ut is his browning work and"
"Your beginning"
ut is not in me, or in any engineer,
to begin where my father left Off" he
said. But this will count q. great
deal. because through fathers kindness
l had some hand"
Il believe you did 1t ALL" interrupt
ed the girl.
He broke into sudden laughter, and
his merriment had that b0yish ring
she liked. He seemed to think that
was a sufficient answer to that state
ment, for he went on quickly.
How long shall you stay?"
And in spite of himself he could not
keep his anxiety out of his voice.
Il think fathers going on to the city
sometime tomorrow-probably in the
morning"
Meade's face fell.
$50 soon as that?"
Il will try to persuade him to stay
longer. I've e lots Of bridges built
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Actual Bullion Value.

The United States realizes the dlf.
ference between the actual bullion
value of the gold or silver in the coins
it issues and the money value it places
on them by coinage and by its stamp
Of approval. The gold and silver coins
issued by the government are not pure
gold or silver, but are alleged with
copper to the extent Of making them
900 parts fine, as required by law. If
made of pure gold or silver they would
be too soft and the copper alloy Of
100 parts in 1000 is for the purpose
of hardening them. The difference be-
tween the nominal or face value Of a
coin and its bullion value at the mo-
ment of coming represents u profit to
the government which is supposed to
cove the cost of coinage.
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but never one like the International
and I should enjoy standing by and
watching you work"
II don't do the work. Abbott does
that. and the men, Of course
"Your work is the work tn at makes
possible and profitable the labor of the
Others" she answered. "You plan, you
lead, the rest only follow. BY the
way, father told me to ask you and
Mr. Abbott to dine with US tonight in
the car"
Meade's mood changed into positive
gloom.
II can't" he said dejectedly. 81
haven't any clothes, neither has Alb
bolt. We left our dress suits behind
US when we came into the wilderness
to work."
"Oh." she laughed. "What difference
does that make? Come just as you are.
1t will be a relief. I like you that way.
I get so tired Of black and white" she
went on quickly to prevent him from
taking adv antage of her i~ncautious ad-
mission.
Hang the Clothes" said the man,
radiant once more in that admission,
"since you will allow 1t, I will come
with what I can rake up. But you'll
have to tell me which fork to use. I
have almost forgotten out here in the
wilderness"
ut isn't six months since you were
at our house."
"Six months! It's q thousand years."
he went on, "and I'm going to take you
out on the bridge after dinner. It's
great at any time. It's the most mag
nifcent sight on earth even now. but
In the moonlight-there 1t is now" he
pointed as the little group walked past
the station which had hid the view
and the great structure suddenly was
revealed to them.
The four men ahead had stopped
and stood silent. There was something
awe-insplring and tremendous about
the great, black. outreaching. far
extending arms Of steel. The first sight
Of II always gave the beh0lder u little
1t was so huge, SO massive, SO
majestic. and withal 80 airy,
,een against the impressive background
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Powers Of Elxlno Lemur

The flying lemur lives in the Indian
archipelago. 1t Is from two to three
feet In length, and is furnished with
a sort Of membrane on each side Of its
body connecting its limbs with each
other. This is extended and acts as a
parachute while 1t takes Its leaps,
from a higher to,a lower place. Some
times 1t will soar from a distance Of
300 feet, or about the length Of a city
block.
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z to drop something or break some

Ing to drop something or break some
thing"
"Iou can break anything YOU like"
said the colonel with heavy pleasant
Try, 80 long as the bridge stands"
And that is going to he forever, isn't
it, Mr.. Meadey" asked Helen quickly.
II don't think anything built by man
will survive quite that long" he an
swered as much to her father and the
others as to her. "but this gives every
promise Of lasting its time"
"You know" observed CurtiSS. there
was some question in my mind about
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They Saw Her Round, Red, Full Face.
can't 60 out on a bridge in that gown
and those slippers, trampIng over dirty
tracks, piles Of steel, rough wooden
planks, paint and"
"Can't ~ she said; you just see."
II hate to c you spoil your Dress"
he said uncertainty as she stopped.
Really what gown on earth WIS
worth half an hour Of her society? At
least that is the way he felt about 1t.
and evidently she felt the same way.
1T Is settled, then," she said, slip
ping her arm through his as they
walked down the long wooden plat
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CHARACTER TEST
~oNFiDENcE and eood.na.
ture are easy for folks who

~oNFioENcE and eood.na.
ture are easy for folks who
are already prosperous and
successful. The true strength of
a mans character 10 revealed,
however, In a%dversity. Tear the
foundation from beneath one
who has always enjoyed advan.
tases Of wealth and position, and
zee IL he has the backbone to
conquer evil days-to rise above
circumstances and win. In "Web
Of Steel" we have the story OF a
man whose foundation is de-
stroyed. His fight to rebuild il
makes the novel. II Is not mere
iy entertaining fiction; it is a
piece Of inspiring literature. We
feel sure all Of our readers will
enjoy this Cyrus Towsend Brady
serial.
THE EDITOR.
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Doctor Tells How To Strengthen
Eyesights,50 per cent In One
Weeks Time III Many Instances

many descriptions may be wonder
fully benefited by following the sim
pie rules. Here: is the prescription:
Go to any active drug store and get q
bottle of DIPLOMA tablets. Drop one
DIPLOMA tablet in a fourth Of a glass
of water and allow to dissolve. With
this liquid battle the eyes two to four
times daily. You should notice your
eyes clear up perceptibly right from
the start and inflammation will quick
ly disappear. If your eyes are bother
ing You, even a little, take steps to
save them now before. 1t is too late.
Many hopelessly blind might have
been saved If they had cared for their
eyes in time. <,
Note: Another prominent Physician
to whom the above article was sub
mitted, said: "Optona is very re.
markabie remedy. It's constituent In
gradients are well known to eminent
eye specialists and widely prescribed
by them. The manufacturers guar
antee 1t to strengthen eyesight so per
cent in one weeks time In many in
stances or refund the money. It can
be obtained from any good druggist
and Is one of the very few prepare
tons feel should be kept on hand for
regular use In almost every family"
ADV .fs.8
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IS Dare, lNcoGNlT0.
REACHES NEW YORK ON
The 6lL TANKER CUSHING

NEW YORK Dec. 81. lies Darcy,
Itr1Ido1 as the middleweight cham
Nor u. the world, has finally landed
81 1meti.a. after & rather Adventurous
.@d mysterious voyage from Australia,
~ native Is1a compsnied By Tim
|nsr Al. |I.,I fer since he engaged
IS he 30I|I 1me. Darcy reached
Nav Y.|,, 0.f on the oil tanker
r..shin. tIIb trlreled Incogn:to. ship
-.1r Cd the tad .er at Chile under the
name of Leste aFson.
snecplation 80 rife over the
:. ',-Isssa.chi |I1f sifice he dropped
.'11s Si.hf IN Australia. two months
.@6 The sports 81 the Antipodes
tore I'D in arms on their Boxing idol
.tinbinx ont Of III country, and he
~ .53reed VIII being 3 Stacker. :
.'rratriokfc. ana many other things.
@.tss e,ere even taken 10 bring about
q. 6ish srment from the United States.
peFssi,s Darcy had "a mixing Of
~ sfIr IS would create in bis native
'@sd ~ 6e "a most secretire on how
81 MADE the Kin over. Il Is under
stood 3n good authority, hoNeser'
mad s. shippe1 At Newcastle on -. &c
Ioker b. as stowaWay, on ent
--SsmSe iIatce nckenbach Then q
rkIIe IS landed anu iioined the crew
"a thrr 51shing as an oiler.
TEX 1ic<ard on inside
Now That tho Famous Australian
boxer IS here. Wild scramble = ~, 7,
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A Free Prescription You Can Have
@ Filled and Use at Home.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-.-Do you wear
glasses? Are you a victim of eye
strain or other eye weaknesses? II
so, you will be glad to know that ac-
eording to DIR. Lewis there is real
hope for you Many whose eyes were
failing say they have had their eyes
restored through the principle of this
wonderful free prescription. One man
says, after trying IT.. II was almost
blind; could not see to read at all.
Now can read anything without any
glasses and my eyes do not water
any more. At night they would pain
dreadfully; now they feel fine all the
time. 1t was like a miracle to me. :"
A lady who used itJsays: "The atmos-
phere seemed hazy with or without
glasses, but after using this prescrip-
ton for fifteen days everything seems
clear. Lean even read the fine print
without glasses 1t is believed that
thousands who wear glasses can now
discard them In q reasonable time and
multitudes more will DE able to
strengthen their eyes so as to be
spared the trouble and expense OF
ever getting glasses. Eye troubles OF
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WALTER CAMPS ALL AMER|CAN TEAM
NAMED; Three COLGATE men PICKED

Walter Camp has named his All
American team for 1916 Two Pacific
Coast players who made the team
were Johnny Beckett, the Oregon cap
tain, and Seagraves Of Washington.
Prominent stars OF the East this year
who were not considered are Macon
Der of Illinois, Shiyerick of Cornell,
Wyman and Hause OF Minnesota,
MauIbetsch of Michigan. Becker of
Iowa, McLaren and De Hart of Pitts
burg, briggs of Princeton, Gennert OF
Princeton, Hastings OF Pittsburg and
Gerhardt of West Point. Five South
ern men were named on the team.
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has been In communication with
Darcy ever since December IA. Darcy
cabsed the promoter from, Panama to
meet he tanker Cushing at New York
on December %, and to keep the plans
secret. 81
Richard was unable to prevent the
news leaking out, bit it Is worthy Of
mention that ne was the only one
permitted to board the steamer this
morning. and he came ashore with
the australian sn tow.
Richard makes It plain that he
does aot intend 20 become Darcy's
manager, but he Is figuring on stag
ing the iniddleweight in a series OF
bouts IN New York Relative to pros
pectiye opponents. Les himself makes
II plain that he Ia anxious 70 meet
Mike Gibbons, bet he is not naming
any opponents. Bouts with Georges
Carpenter. Jack Dillon. Billy Miske
and jeff Smith have also been men.
toned rom time 10 time.
Just who viii manage Darcy prom
ises to re another subject that will be
fhrashed out within the next "a hours.
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and
WILLARD not TO
MIX, ALL IS OFF

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. 22.---An nego-
tiations that might lead up to a Jess
willard Georges Carpenter match In
New York some time In February are
off. The refusal of Tex Richard, the
man behind the financial gun promot-
ting the contest, to come here and
deal with Tom Jones, Wizards boss,
is the cause.
Jones left town tonight sporting q
huge crouch over the affair, while
Jack Eurley, another member OF the
managing combination, drifted away
In the morning. -,
Instead Of fighting, Willard Is go
ing to enter the moving picture game.
The champion and his manager con-
ferred with ID. w. Griffith today on a
five-reef drama In which Willard will
be featured. -z9E 81
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REDS WIN FROM
ALL.STAR TEAM

The champion Reds added another
victory to. their record last night
when they defeated the All-Stars In
a fast and exciting game. The. score
was 90 to IL. This game was part
of the open house program at the Y.
M. C. A. and was played before big
house in the big games hall.
The passing and teamwork Of both
teams was great, but the Reds proved
the better at goal shooting. Brush
of the victors starred N this depart
-ment, five field goals and three foul
goals going to his credit. McGrillis
was next with two field throws and
Ladd followed with one. Nottage was
the heavy scorer for the All-Stars,
making nine of the IL points, seven OF
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THIRD ELEVEN

them foul throws Bennett scored the
other two points on field throw.
Jack Rabbit Wheeler refereed and
proved to be strong official. T. Glib
son timed and G. E. Jackson scored.
.
Lineups:
Reds-Rrush and MeCrillis, for.
wards; Noyes and Johnson, center;
Ladd and Williams. guards.
All-Stars - Humme, Nottage and
Bennett, forwards; Whiteomb, center;
Morgan, Black and Clark, guards.
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BASKETBALL ATTY

The Senior Basketball League opens
it's second round schedule N the
games hall at the Y. NJ c. A. tonight
at 1880 o'clock. The bill will be a
double-header, in which the Reds line
up against the oahus in the first
match and the Tigers take on the
All-Stars in the second game. These
will be good games, the teams being
about evenly matched and In good
trim for this reopening.
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BUFFALO ONCE MORE
ROAM OVER PLAINS
ny Associated Pressl

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec I9.-Buf-
falo, the distinctive beast of the Am
erican plains long thought to be near
extinction, are Increasing rapidly in
Wyoming. according to State Game
Warden Nate p. Wilson. The AMI.
mails are scattering over the entire
northwestern portion of the state, he
says. - =
A herd of buffalo at Thermopolis Is
in excellent condition, according to
his report to the governor. Seven
calves were born this year. Two bulls
from the Yellowstone park reserve
win be added to the herd this winter.