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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27
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WILLINGNESS THAT WILL WIN

I'M THE same day that the sugar ra-
~ tion was cut from three to two pounds
~ month for each person the restrictions
on the use of beef were relaxed and per-
mission was given to restaurants and
hotels to serve beef every day.
The curtailment in the use of wheat has
already been sufficient. according to Mr..
Hoover, to guarantee food to our allies
for the next year.
We have submitted to the restrictions
In our diet with good grace because we
have all been willing to make sacrifices
for the benefit of the rest Of the world.
All that has been needed has been for
those in authority to say that the sacri-
nee was necessary for us to conform to
the new rules. We even submitted to
fueiless Mondays and are only mildly pro-
testing against lightess nights and stop
less elevators and trolley cars. The war
must be won, so we are willing to stand
for anything that anybody thinks will
help,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27
AN EFFORT TO CHECK RELIGIOUS
COMPETITION

ORGANIC union among the Protestant
~ denominations in America is pro-
crossing slowly, in spite of long-continued
efforts, The great denominations them
selves are not yet united. The Presby-
terians. North and South, are still separate
bodies. The same is true of the Baptists
and Methodists. North and South. Three
branches of the Lutheran Church have re.
Gently Joined efforts, but eight or ten
branches still retain their independent
existence.
It is evident, therefore, that the commit
tee Of the Presbyterian General Assembly
which has been in session tfis week con-
sidering ways to bring about a union of
American Protestant churches has a large
work ahead of il. The assemblage of rep
rcsentatives of the different churches
which it is hoping to bring about in this
city in the late autumn to consider what
can he done may or may not be largely
attended.
The Protestant Fpiscopalians, the Con-
Cregationalists the United Brethren. the
United Presbyterians and some other de-
nominations have already expressed deep
interest in the plan. But the Baptists and
Protcstants, have still to be heard from.
They, like the Presbyterians, are still
struggling with the task of bringing about
an organic union among their different
branches.
The leaders in the larger movement are
not disposed to wait until the individual
denominations have solved all their prob
lens. Indeed. some of them are disposed
to the belief that the faster the plan for a
general union of PrOtestants moves the
more quickly will the difficulties in the
way of the union among the different
churches of the same name disappear.
1t is admitted that there is a great
waste of effort among the churches, es-
pecially where three or four different de-
nominations attempt to maintain separate
organizations in small communities. At
tempts have been made to avoid this by n
gentlemen's agreement which would pre-
vent one denomination from entering a
field already occupied by another. But the
plan has worked better in theory than in
practice.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27
THE LITTLEST HUN

fFHE last mosquito it appears, has rolled
over and died at Hog Island. This is
q good omen. For it is at the feet OF the
mopquito, If mosquitoes have feet, that the
Huns must have studied
i Mosquitoes have done more harm and
;1ets good than any other insect known.
They were a nuisance at Panama, in
Cuba. in the Philippines and in South
America They spread poison. Every
'e6Ody dislilxed them at last because they
: were virulent. unreasonable, selfish and
undfscriminating. 1t has been necessary
to organize against them to make the
world safe for democracy. Surely the
flrst. mosquitoes came from Berlin.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27
THE LOGIC OF KULTUR

A7HEN the Germans issue explicit orders
81 that Red Cross men rescung the dead
,n14 wounded in No Mans Land must be
1zKed on In order to prevent them from
Ming their work of mercy they are acting
~ accordance with the theories of Kultur.
object of war is to kill as many
NJ ~ possible. Therefore. the killing
~ b continued after the pitched battles
m cqme to an end. The wounded must
Vowed to die or must be shot. The
tonls where the wounded are being
~ that they may fight again must be
oyed. Ever sentiment of humanity
x b smothered in order that the enemy
~ - disabled to the fullest possible
fis the reasoning of the Germans.
vt that II was also the reasoning of
kFage tribes from which they are
"a does not deter them from follow
Jnstead they boast OF the efficiency
Kultur. which stops at nothing to
1k1h its ends.
q one of the reasons why Ger
c(ory caInot be permitted by Chris
-,i[[X 80 stst5 es e
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27
KELLY
By Ferdinand Reyher

THIS morning old Kelly grew careless
L for moment as short as dream
And lost one thumb and three fingers be-
fore he even could scream;
But he probably wouldn't have done so,
because when the Irish shall trade
Their laughter for tears in their trouble,
the dreams of old Ireland will fade.
A basin of rum was brought him and you
ought to have seen his face:
THE Lord" said Kelly with reverence,
put virythng in its place.
And He niver intnded thot lquor'-ws
had to check him by force;
Unreconciled to the outrage old Kelly re-
manned, Of course.
But after a time twinkle came and re-
lighted his eye,
And his lips tugged in at the corners with
humor unbeatably sly;
He sighed and looked all about him and
down at the wasted rum
Il dom moind the fingers" said Kelly,
but thot was pretty good thumb"
Lo, a magnificent gesture, denying the
body's defeat
By the laughing Zest of the spirit that has
its own standards to meet;
Old Kelly regretfully gazing down at his
hand in the rum,
Saying. II dom moind the fingers. but
that was pretty good thumb"
After all, we may still be victors even
when we're laid low,
We can slip one over on Fate just by the
way we go;
We can often laugh in our torments or
grin if they strike us dumb,
Like Kelly forgetting three fingers by
moaning the loss of thumb!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27

That Swiss clergyman who has asked the
Kaiser how many sons he has lost in battle
has put an embarrassing question. which the
German fathers. and mothers would like to
have answered.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27

What must have as
Or, Where the Kaiser's tonished the South
Doom Is Fixed American ambassadors
more than anything
else on their visit to Hog Island was the
name of the place. The romantic peoples of
our sister continent in the South would have
some far more poetic name for such a spot
They would call it Where Rivets Shine Like
Stars or something like that
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27

"rheT are superb
superb Indeed soldiers" says Per-
shing of his own men.
1t is well to remember the true meaning of
superb, which Is proud" our men in France
may well be proud; proud of the purposes
they incarnatc, Of the commanders they serve
under, Of the Allies they shoulder. There is
great virtue in honorable pride
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27

Premier Lcnine re-
And as Hard marks Ga trife sadly)
the Audience that it is extremely
easy 10 start revo-
luton, but very hard to stop it. Revolutions
seem to be much like some after-dinner
speakers we know.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27

The Russian peasants in the Ukraine are
moving on the Germans armed with rifles in
order to let the foreigners know what they
think of them The consent of the governed
seems to be becoming more than an empty
phrase in Russia
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27

Edward n. Hurley's promise to the South
American diplomatists that the merchant
fleet now building would be used to serve
humanity through serving all nations equit-
ably is the KIND of talk that 1t is good to
hear II the ships can be used to bring
North and South America more closely to-
gether something will be done to assure the
future peace Of the world 81 \ a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27

King George has ordered the British court
into mourning for month for his cousin.
Nicholas Romanoff. VIII he put on Grape
when his other cousin, Wilhelm Hohenzol-
1ern, starts for St Helena or Devils Island?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27
Agreed

If soldiers letters were
Agreed moving a little more
rapidly and if il
didn't require an unusually long time to send
letters to New York and Atlantic City these
days one might feel a little happier at the
spectacle of Mr.. Burleson taking charge Of
the telegraph wires
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27

Germany once sneered at scraps of
paper" but now that she uses them in making
pants and shoes she has probably changed
her mind about their importance
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27

The Germans are using sneeze shells on
the Americans. The hayfever brigade, how
ever. moves onward though nothing had
happened.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27

Ford machine-gun cars charge the enemy
News item.
Honor the Ford Brigade.
Oh. what a charge they made!
All the Huns shvered
Honor their tires and cranks,
Fearless as mighty tanks,
Onward they fiivvered
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27

haustod by season of utter idleness, tell
ing of the blithe vacation he expects TO
enjoy as a piano mover or babbling in glee
over a prospective weekend at Baldwins.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

1. The House Of savoy is the reiEnIns dynasty
Of Italy.
2. Eiizabethan. drama. a term appIied, in the
tensiye In quantity and fne In quality. OF
the reign Of Queen Elizabeth !1b58-16o3).
The period saw the genesis and the primo
OF the classic English drama. 1t includes
such names as Marlowe. Lodge: Shake
speare, Beaumont. Fletcher and Hen JON
son. .
2. The stinguishing quality Of lyric II Its
- singing quality. Originally lyrical poems
were Intended to be sung to the Tyre or
other musical accompaniment.
A. Tchjtcherin IL the Bolshevik Minister Of For
eign Affairs at Moscow.
4 HulI-IJouse il a social settlement In south
"' Chlcngo, one Of the earliest In the United
States. II is directed by Miss Jane adams.
q, Sector, u definitely restricted section or ses-
Gates a part 'cut'' from the main front.
hut not necessarily separated. =
7. Andrew Bonar Law II the british Chancellor
- Of the Exchequer.
a ..Nere Literature" q collection Of President
o. WiIson's essays literary and political
subjects, published . number OF years age.
q. Boche, a term applied. first BY the French.
- TO the Germans.
m .Eyery step Of prsgress has been from esai-
~ fold u aeafeld nnd from. sake % stake"
was sat6 ~ Wep1eu fhLnIps. Ansgleen
etS1eGq1els y = speeeh = Wereeeeess Neee>s
0n1GIGD ~ " " l1 3 ~ * st1t3
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27
1t All Helps

Cuba wants to be in
1t All Helps It. She is planning to
send Il regiment to
France. 1t will be welcomed because Foch
knows that every little bit added to what
you've got makes little bit more
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27

Not all the news about "hNphenates"
& Arouses our anger. On the contrary, it is
with unbounded enthusiasm that read
about the doings of FranCo-Americans these
Aa,s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27
Heroes without
Words

This is letter written
Heroes without by British Tommy to
words those he loved at
home. Brief as 1t is.
we seem to feel the whole Anglo Saxon spirit
OF heroism in it Dear Mum. and Dad, and
dear loving sisters Rosie, Lefty and our
Gladys hope you keeps the home fires
burning. Not arr The boys are In the pink
Not arf." n
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27

New Hun blows are predicted by the critics.
who may or may not have reference to
another vocal effort by the Kaiser.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27

The only admissible alternative name for
Hog Island would be Goat Island, because
it's getting the Kaisers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27

I feel sure by this time NIr. Dulcet con-
cludes) that the editor of the Pacific was
not entirely sincere in what he said. For
though l continued writing these salvos
for the Rhyming Restaurant for more
than a year. Henry van Dyke and the
others did not even whimper. In fact,
might have been doing 1t still had not the
restaurant failed and ! turned to higher
forms of art. J. hope this is the kind of
thing Doctor Schnittkind wants.
We hope SO, too. SOCRATES.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27
What Do You Kno,v?


QUIZ
I. Who was Joseph Balsamo?
2. What are the caDital and the largest city
Of New Jersey?
8. What is barrage?
A. What IL the commission Of national defense?
g. When did tho United States declare war on
Germany?
g. What IL President Wilson'S full name?
=. Where Ii Fere-en-TardenOis?
3. Who was Vulcan?
0. What Is . "colyumnist"?
10. Who said. "Finality Is not the language Of
politics.?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27
Terrible,
Terrible !

correspondent asks
Terrible. why the German sub
Terrible! off our coast didn't
sink the Peruvian bark
drug house. That bark was too bitter for old
D. Jones to swallow, he hazards.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27

T FINED it this way: took my Ford
and sawed down the back of the front
seat near the sides, hinged it at the bot
tom, slowed back the upholstery and
tackled it down. Then l made two sup
ports of wood which l attached to the bot
tom front of the back seat and sawed
them off just the height of the metal edge.
The front seats back will fold over on to
the supports on the back seats front.
There is a crevice in the middle, but this
can be stuffed full Of blankets and there
you have sleeping car that gives you a
new luxury of camping out: sleeping while
you sleep.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27

skip-stop car met a
Compensations skip stop milk wagon
on Woodland avenue
had enough to eat for the first time in weeks
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27

We thought the best thing we could do
with this inquiry would be to refer it to
our favorite contributor, Dove Dulcet, who
has had more experiences" than any au-
thor know and who has attained the
unique success of never having anything
rejected by the Chatting Dish.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27

~ The requiem has been sung for the last
ItoeQtlito at Hog Island. Who'll write the
||@11Srsa ohit9
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27
THE CHATTING DISH
DR. HENRY T. scHNITTKIND, Ph. D.

DR. HENRY T. SCHNITTKIND, PHI D..
of the editorial department of Boston
publishing house. writes to us as follows:
II should ike TO print brief outline of
the struggles for recognition by those acho
hare On this time attained success In 1T.
crature. May 7. therefore, ask you achethcr
pou ,ciH kindly assist me In this by 1orit.
ing briefly about some of pour experiences
IN the cdrly days of your career9 The In.
formation aciH DC most helpful to young
authors of talent 1eho haze pet to make
their 1rdp."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27

THAT fool Drooler said it wouldn't work
L for two men. But l took him out
draped up the mosquito netting, let down
the curtains when it rained, poked my
own feet under the steering wheel, slowed
his clothes in the cavity beneath our bunk
and noticed that it took him about a
minute to get to sleep. That's the next
thing I've got to invent, a snore-mask;
but Drooler had nothing to say the next
morning except that If I'd loan him the
contrivance he guessed Matted like to
go with him for a fishing trip along the
Bouquet now that she could have a Pull
man lower backed right up to the river.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27

Why has not some
Want Them philanthropic soul
to Freeze? thought of aiding Rus
sia by sending over a
cargo of safety razors?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27
SITELESS CAMPING
By r. Morris Longstrcth

fool-proof of the people-my car is diff
unseen.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27

WELL, now, Looner, what do you think
w of siteless camping? 1t makes
pretty nice imprcrnptu vacation, doesn't
it? Dirt easy. Ford cheap and the most
portable summer bungalow in the world
1t is sort of shame to call it camping
I'll never go back on the real thing: the
trail with canoe at the end, the fire by
the lake and the wilderness all about
But this slipping along slick roads with
thermos-cooled delights at hand and no
bother for the evening, it may not be
camping. this siteless stuff. but it comes
mighty near being new sport.
Your old friend,
FOOLISH.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-27
Maniac Lodge.

DEAR LOONER:
- l quite agree with you that the temp
tations of gasoline far exceed those of al
cohol. Any fellow with a cruise Of oil, a
gas tank and a horsepower motor Will
leave his home and happy occupation for
the white.hot way. There he'll mile away
the time until the gas gives out or the
police turn him in.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-11-23
CAN STOP ANNOYING HABIT
How HabltuaI snorer May Cure Him.
self Of Practice That 10 Injurious
TO the Health.

DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, who conducts
a department of foods, sanitation and
health In Good Housekeeping, invites
inquiry from readers, and In doing so
lays himself open to surprising re-
quests. A woman recently asked the
doctor why her sister snored and how
she could be cured of the unpleasant
accomplishment. Doctor Wiley gave
the following explanation Of snoring
Snoring takes place only when the
mouth is open and almost always when
enc Is sleeping on his back. Adenoids
or other distractions to the nasal pas.
sages are frequent causes of snoring.
Usually snoring is prevented by sleep
ing on ones side. Mechanically an elias
tic band under the chin and over the
top Of the head will keep the mouth
closed. The annoyance which is caused
to other people by snoring is by no
means the worst feature of this trou-
BILE. The air that enters the lungs di-
rectly through the mouth is more like
ly to carry dust and infection into the
lungs than If the breathing takes place
through the nasal passages. These
passages are tortuous in character,
and the particles carried In the air
stick to the mucous membranes Of the
air passages. Thus the lungs are pro-
tected from infection"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-11-23
How saIutatIons Differ.

The natives of different countries
vary in their salutations. Binghi
meeting Binghi after long separa-
ton remarks "Yahl" or something to
that effect. Torres Strait islanders
grunt their greetings. Some Papuans
raise their arms, others shout the
hume Of the newly aTrsved. Iavnss-
csc are fond OF a long, complicated adj
dress Of welcome. In some South
Sea islands noses are rubbed. in 9TH
ers the hands are held up palms out
wards. But all take to the white
mans fashion Of shaking hands. Once,
when travelling along the beach near
the vailala river (Papua), wrinkled
old heather rushed out from small
village, placed himself directly In my
path. spat on his hand, held 1t out
and said Tomorrow tomorrow !"
Farewells are often impressive. In
southeast Papua they have a so-long
that acutely conveys the Idea Of sad
ness at parting. It is 10000,
Eo-o-o-o" and when half-a-hundred
are chanting 1t the long-drawn-out 80"
is one Of the saddest sounds imagin-
able.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-11-23
WHY
A Target That Swings Is
Not Hard to Hit

II is strange thing that the novice
will almost invariably try to hit the
bull's-eys Of swinging target when 1t
is at the center or in the lowest posi-
ton. This is decidedly the incorrect
method, and the expert knows better.
He knows that the time to shoot is
at the end of the swing. In fact, any
one will arrive ultimately at the same
conclusion, for little thought win
convince him that target Is the more
easily hit when at standstill, or at
the end Of a vibration.
The moving target as rule has the
largest bull's-eye, and is often one of
the easiest to strike, If you happen to
know how.
Simply aim at the point where the
center Of the target stops and wait
till 1t returns. Then, bling Your
friend gives one Of those sickly smiles
and pays for the shots. Then he
wastes another quarter trying to do
something that he does not compre-
bend. Simple II you only know how"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-11-23
How to Photograph Lightning.

1t may not be known by every reader
that in the case Of thunderstorm at
night 1t is very easy matter to secure
photographs Of the lightning. The
camera Is focused by scale, If 1t has
scale, to infinity; IL 1t has no scale,
the infinity point should be found be-
forehand by focusing some distant OBJ
ject. The camera Is turned towards
that quarter of the sky to which there
Is most likelihood of fash, and tbs
lens uncapped. After fash or twb,
the lens may be capped and the plate
changed. In developing the results. 1t
Is often impossible to see the flashes
on the plate by the dim red light Of the
dark room; so that each plate should
be developed for the customary time,
fixed and then examined In daylight,
before deciding that there Is nothing
on 1t. Many vivid flashes do not Inn
press themselves at all, but fair per-
centage Of the exposures will have sue
cessful results.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-11-23
SOAP BUBBLES THAT LAST
How to Prepare Solution That Can
BE Made the Medium for Very
Pretty Experiment.

The best solution for the prOduc-
ton of bubbles that can be blown
to a great size and do not burst rend-
lily is the following: CASTLE sonp
shavings, IN parts; glycerin, 10 to
10 parts; water. 20 parts. A large
bubble blown with this solution has
kept unbroken for 48 hours under a
shade. Blow bubble and let 1t
fall into a glass dish in which previ-
ously a little vinegar and common
soda has been placed. 1t will remain
suspended in the dish, apparently sup.
ported upon nothing. Fill other bub-
bles with carbonated hydrogen from
gas jet, which can easily be done by
connecting india rubber tubing with
the pipe stem. Fill others with car
bonic anhydride (prepared by the ac'
ton Of hydrochloric acid on common
chalkl; othcre; again may he filed
With phosphoreted hydrogen {safely
from hypophosphIte on chi.
ciun heated in a snail retort Or test
tdBss 3lie Bns8Fes eeri's. Cye an4gj
and give time for eeftlrg tue pipa|
BOWL under the solution before nn.i
other bubble comes. The ptosphor%
eted hydrogen bubble, on coming ipsa
contact with the air, ignites. This is
very pretty experiment.