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power would b gone. It was not Colonel
House, for he would probably put this re-
verse English on the formula; Make me
prominent and am done for."
The absence of the kaiser's personality
from the bjg news of the day is becoming
prominent. When he is referred to at all II
Is usually as Berlin or Hindenburg. Yet
never before has the presence and per.
sonal conscience of the Kaiser been so
much in demand. IL Is probable that he
has already abdicatcd in favor of several
thousand heavily mustachcd officers known
as The Army, who have his conscience in
their keeping and who leave to him the
unimportant and ubiquitous Address To the
Troops as his sole task. lie has become
all but anonymous.
IL is n good sign. A dictator of world
destiny cannot dictate by proxy. y per
sonality cannot exert influence IL IL he
comes impcrsona
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DEMOCRACY WINS

nNHRWHELMlNG the opponents Of the
" suffrage amendment at every turn. the
advocates of this truly democratic measure
achieved yesterday "a tremendous victory.
Women managers Of the campaign accom-
plishcd this result in a manner that dem
onstrates beyond question their political
talent and their capacity to exercise the
fun rights of citizens. They even won the
President over to approval of suffrage by
constitutional amendment, q victory which
was the forerunner Of the later triumph in
the House. The Senate's approval will
shortly be Forthcoming also, we believe.
and thereafter there should he a rush OF
states To get into line.
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SOCIOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES
Sylvanus Cobbs Popular Story--Gov-
crnment Smokes"

To The Editor Of the EreHiHg PaD7ic LsdJt@
Sir--We read in the essays of Charles
Lamb the story of the discovery, many ages
ago, in China, Of tine merits OF roast pig, by
III" accidental burning down Of a peasants
hut. !pon clearing up the ruins, the peasant
touched the roasted body Of the pig with his
finger, burned it and upon placing it in his
NOUN noted that the roast pig had a good
iaNor Upon the news spreading, there was
All epidemic Of burning peasants cottages
no other way Of roasting pig being thought
OF at the time But later n wise man sue-
gested building hreplaces in the houses
Inc thought occurs to me that many prin-
cipIeS OF sociology and economies never be-
come sufficiently impressed upon vhe minds
OF our statesmen until those International II
coniiagrations known as wars overcome their
nertia. We see at the present time n vast
stimulation OF national efforts on every side
an amazing prosperity Neither farmers
miners nor manufacturers can produce
enough OF their respective commodities to
meet the demand Yet only recently There
was an "oVciproduction,"
'ertali manufacturers and mine owners
We're able to form combinations and limit ont :
put sutficiently to keep the prices OF their
respective commodities at a payine levs, mn
urorganized farmers and unorganizel labor
ers We're unable 10 So protect themselves and
1t was only at rare Intervals that good
times occurred for these classes.
NJ tho present time, owing 10 the vast
''''' lOdliS ana activities neither
farmer, miner nor manufacturer can produca
enough TO meet the demand But it NAV be
said, the present prosperity being based upon
borrowed capital. which will have 10 he ron. "a
some day, is artificial. The depression which
VIII follow VIII more than offset the present
prosperity. Not so. The undcyeloned ra
sources Of this country are so great tb,t
the stimulation to their development caused
bE the war and the Government expenditures
viii create new taxable values which can
De assessed to pay off the war debt. It will
be easier to pay the increased taxes in the
post-wars period than the lesser taxes of the
pre-war period.
All of which brings ne, round TO the pont
at which l started. II our statesmen cou,d
have the vision TO make great national loans
for Internal improvements. such as good
roads, the drainage of swalnps. the irrIgation
OF the deserts, union schools in our back
ward country districts, etc, the increased tax
able values would more than compensate for
the Increased taxes.
r, WILLIAM q. BELL.
Philadelphia, January s.
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SOUL OF QUAY

rTNO TIE seriousminded young man who
l. Is seeking to see life steadily and see it
whole we commend "A course of study which
would start with the question, How could
n man like Pennypacker get along SO well
with man like Quay" The problty of
the one is unquestoned; the failure of the
other to convince the nation uf his
sustained probity is admitted.
The answer to this riddle Is likely to
overturn many thinkers conceptions.
Mr. Pennypacl5er gives us in that part of
his autobiography which will appear on this
page tomorrow this anecdotc of Quay:
He told me nt length Of his plans to
remove the bones Of his grandmt her from
ohio. where she had been buried, TO the
anderson family yard in Chester County
II seems the old woman had expressed the
desire to be buried among her kindred.
bur at the time Of her death those around
her We're too poor to comply.
Politics Is q deep and complex affair OF
the heart. Those to whom the actions of
the immortal souls sometm 80 called
"voters" are only calculabc Though the
medium Of an adding machine will never
understand the power Of Quay. We shall
never understand the political conduct of
a man. which is onetenth of his conduct,
until we understand the nine.tenths OF him
which Is expressed in his nonpoltical con.
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PENNYPACKER TAKES LONG TRIP
ERECTING CIVIL WAR MEMORIALS
Journeys Through the South With Staff, Marking
Battefelds Where Pennsylvania Troops
Fought During Internecine Strife

larly attractive brand of sugar.maple candy
blended with nuts, and each year since
Colonel Walter r. Bradley remembers to
have a box of IL sent TO Pepnypacker's
Mills upon Christmas.
From Chattanooga we went 10 Shiloh,
in which battle the Seventy seventh Penn
sylvanla Regiment, the only one from any
Of the eastern States, participated on the
part of the North Shiloh is most difficult
Of access. and the trip involves ride upon
Il steamboat from Johnsonvillc Of about
one hundred and fifty miles up the Tennes-
see River. Shiloh had for me n special
interest. Here Grant ventured his army
across the river. and had ii not been for
the fortunate arrival of Bucll he woulu
have been driven into it 10y the rebel gen
cral, \. Sydney Johnston. and he and his
career would have been closed at its very
beginning. In command of the advance in
the "IIornets Nest" where the fighting
was most severe, was Major General Ben.
jamin Maybcrry Prentiss. whose grand
mother was pcnnypacier. lie ana what
was left of his division were nearly all cap
tured. At this distant point in the wilds OF
the forest, 1900 miles from home. there
were few Of the survivors present.
The Return journey
On tho way home we had to wait for an
hour at Johnsonvile for the arrival Of the
train. JohnSonvllc had n little country
store, a blacksmith shop, house or two
and that was all. After looking at the
hulks of the steamboats, still lying in the
river where they had been burned during
the war to save them from capture. there
was absolutely nothing to do. said TO
u lounger:
rs there anything 10 he seen in this
regon?"'
"Over there on the bank OF the river we
find Indian things
II proved TO hc what ! had never seen
before. place of manufacture, and in the
course Of that hour | was able TO find the
whole process eXemplined, including tho
original washed cobble, the chips stricken
off, the fragments left the core and the
completed implements, together with some
pieces OF red paint with which the Indians
made themselves handsomer. on the way
home we crossed the mountains into North
Carolina, viewing the magnificent scenery
from a perch on the front of the engine
At Asheville we saw Btmore. the summer
home Of the Nanderbilts, and ate u pos
sum-" which was likewise u new experience
added to life.
Tomorrow Governor Prnnypacker discusses the
source OF senator QuaS's political power.
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Little Polly's Pome

We've moved in now to our new house
And don't miss the other one
And believe the reason is
Because we have the morning SUM-
For where we used to live before
1t did not come to us so soon
And sunshine is much sta1er if
1t don't get round till afternoon.
But here it shines right on my bed
Before . am awake at all a
And get up so spry and quick
That mother never has to call.
And then downstairs at breakfast time
1t dances on the plates and things
And everybody looks so bright
And oh how the canary sings.
And then / think it is not strange
That men who live in iails are bad
The walls are made so high and pray
1t is enough to make them sad.
And ! don't think in all this world
Would be a naughty child not one
Or grow up into wicked men
II they could have the morning sun.
TOM DAILY.
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COBB'S POPULAR STORY

To 'he Editor Of Erening Public Ledg,,
Sir was very much interested in tba
article about Robert Bonner and the New
York Ledger in The EVENING PUBLIC IEpuEp
today but its author did not tell what To
my mind is the most interesting fact about
the contributions of Sylvanus Cobb 10 Bon
hers paper. "The Gunmaker Of Moscow"
was SO popular when it was first printed
serially that 1t increased the circulation bv
tens OF thousands. Those who did not read
1t on its first publication, and those who
heard Of 1t from the first readers, besought
Mr.. Bonner to send them the back numbers
OF the paper. Instead. he reprinted the story,
1 am told that he printed II six times ao a
serial and that it was welcomed each time
with enthusiasm.
AN OLD LEDGER READER.
Philadelphia, January o.
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GOVERNMENT "SMOKES,

To the Editor oJthe Erenin0 Public Ledoe,,
Sir-The question of smokes for our SOL
diers and sailors is we'll TO the front lately
Permit me to discuss 1t from the angle OF
practical patriotism, I. e.. how to mako sure
that an ample supply will be regularly sent
to our defenders.
suggest that the Emergency Aid obtain
the services Of a few high-grade volunteers
and set to work to organize the Government,
employees Of the postoffice. arsenals, customs
houses houses etc; 10 pledge themselves to con-
month TO the tobacco fund. This would be-
a dignified and efficient way to raise money.
would put the tobacco fund on permanent
foundation and would help create an even
more intimate bond between the different
branches OF the Government service
A GOVERNMENT EMPLoYEL
phiIadelphia. January .. 80
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tribute public man could win. There was
village twenty miles from their fishing
camp where County fair was in progress.
The editor of the village paper had induced
Governor stone TO promise attendance upon
n certain day and advertised that fact in his
columns. The Governor went in undress un!-
foIm-long hip boots with his trousers tucked
into them, blue flannel Shirt and slouch hat
y tail man and his wife from the mountain
country planted themselves before the Gov
crnor and looked him over.
Me an mother" said the nlountaineer,
we heerd 20 WUz comm, hein's we
haint never seed GuV'nor or Congressman,
nor nothin' Eigger'n justice o the peace,
We come down to have a look at yo. The
two Of them took another look and the man
continued AN yo pear to us as if yo'
might live aroun' hyar an amount to somc-
thin"
The reader may have noticed that this
little parade Of three tall ex.Goe errors has
aimed to take on no political significance.
We are concerned not at all with the Ques-
ttons Of STATE. that once concerned them
deeply For that matter. those same both
ersome questions no longer annoy our three
heroes, Governor Stone, perhaps. least of all
lie is Prothorotary Of the supreme Court
now and lives on Wayne avenue, in German
town, but he maintains his fishing camp ON
Pine Creek in his native Tioga County, aud
there he spends his summers.
Recently he published for private use his
autobiography C'rhe Tale of a Plain MANI
and the pcroration of that book. If so it may
be called reads 81 have four months of fish
ing out of tho twelve each year. With four
months OF fishing and camp life. when your
thoughts are occupied by the sport and your
environments. you will not thinla and worry
mucn about other things during the ball
ance Of the year. ! envy no one. | wish
all men and women were as contented and
happy as ] am
The Youngest of Them All
This Ex-Governor is the oldest of his fell
lows, ard the one we come now to consider
is the youngest. Also this last was not born
in the State that honored him with the
supreme office. but in Ireland: and he is the
mildest-mannered Irishman we ever met
When Tener went into office there was
much waggng of wise heads and wlnking of
sCOrnful eyes, for it was the thought of many
that the head which topped his six feet four
and three-quarter inches was not elaborately
furnished inside, and that he wouldn't he
allowed to use it anyway But one of the
first men in Pennsylvania to give Tener n
character for intelligence and for heart uuali-
ties was that sagacious scholar and od-time
Democratic politician, the late William Ohler
1iensel, Later we sat beside Tener at the first
dinner of the lrish-American Club held i'm
the Hotel Casey, ih scranton, where 700 men
We're crowded into n banquet hall designed 10
hold 400. and watched with what uncomplain-
ing good nature he sat in his place fl 1m
o'clock in the evening until 3:l5 in the
morning. when the last speaker had his saw
and the Governor was allowed to 60 to bed
Truly the promenading down Chestnut
street Of these three towers of strength ana
radiators of good nature would be sight
to see r. a. d.
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COLONEL HOUSES, PULL" ABRoAI

( NoLoNEl. EDWARD NJ. HOUSE, Presi-
- aeht Wilson's frequently chosen envoy for
european missions was by no means
uhprepared in knowledge Of usages anl
IN wide acquaintanceship with person
ahties for the delicate diplomatic tasks
etrusted to him. His sound American.
ism has background and horizon His
calling list in Continental capitals has
been large and influential for years His
English friendships have been many and i'm
portant, Since his boyhood he has knoYn
men who have developed into the striking
hgures of British and Continental public
nfe-the men who are winning the war for
the Allies.
His father was san Englishman, of family
ana culture. The House mansion, built In
Houston more than half century ago. was
a showplace of the Southwest. 1t dispensed
true southern hospitality and entertained In
the hearty old English fashion. Young scions
of the English nobility visited it regularly
on hunting and sightseeing expeditions,
Among the many guests Of then or later
distinction were Lord Rosebery. the Beres-
fords, the Curzons. the Duke of Westminster,
Lord Lonsdale the Cecil family and the Earl
OF Fermoy. These were the types of Eng
lishmen young House knew from youth.
lie was an intrepid cross-country rider
and daring hunter, and this community OF
taste endeared him to the visitors from over
seas. Then, too from boyhood he paid an
annual visit to England or the Continent,
adding to his list of acquaintances and ex-
panding his knowledge of men. The elder
House on hts annual visits to his native
land was extensively entertained by those
who had enjoyed his famiy's hospitality at
Houston and in the big game zone.
This is the source Of what might be de-
scribed as the pull" of Colonel House
abroad, which makes him an acceptable and
highly efficient emissary OF the Chief Execu-
tive of the United States in trying missions
of diplomacy and war.
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GUNMAN ON THE PEACEPATH

TNuEY little know Germany who think
l. her present Government will stop its
furious premature peace offensive after q
few rebufrs. The report that it is using
Swedish diplomats TO start another StoCl-
holm fiasco is not only credible but logical
and natural Sweden Is the only neutral
that has really gotten in Dutch-and that
slang goes two ways. When the Swedish
halt fails Berlin will try-well, Switzer-
land, perhaps though that is 50 obvious n
backaley that it is now rather well sup
Piled with street-lamps as a precaution
against the peace gunnian. 1t does not
matter much where this masked Sunman
next appears. We have his number and
his photograph
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Visiting Other Battlefields

II was IA satisfaction to me in this speech
uuon the land of Tennessee and in the
presence Of the Southern people TO pay my
tribute to the mountaineers OF east Tennes.
see. During the war they suffered the
greatest hardships and at its close the sue
cessful North abandoned them and almost
at once began to turn its face in homage
to the Stonewall Jacksons and the Lees.
The speech pointing out the relations
between the two States and the strength
OF Andrew jackson. was received in the
best of spirit and much commended through
the South.
We visited the battlefields of Chatta-
nooga, Orchard Knob and rode over the
grounds at Chickamauga. There was so
much breaking up OF the lines at Chicka-
mauga and the movements OF the two ar
mics there were so involved that the battle
is difficult to understand. We went to the
top of Lookout Mountain. where was fought
the battle above the clouds. in a trolley car
lifted almost vertically 20 the crest, an
experience which has its own uncertainties.
In Chattanooga sc discovered particu-
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No army OF similar size in the history OF
the world has ever been raised, equipped
or trained SO quickly as the present Ameri-
can anny.-Secretary of War Baker TO
Senate military probers.
That is not "a defense OF an Admins
tiation under fire OF criticism. II is a mag
pificent tribute to an efficient democracy
Under fire Of autocracy.
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rirpitzism has apparently standard

Tirpitzism has apparently standard
lied the sinking OF vessels in the Atlantic
lanes. Tie toll is again twenty-one for a
week. That the U-boats cannot get" an
average of more than score a week is
pretty plain indication that the submarine
mechanism is speeded up to its maximum
OF frishtfulness, Aud the Delaware River
shipyartis are saving and hammerIng out
4 fep>qlye rsply p the Uhoat menace.
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There are 1,jSs,jO6 officers and men
in the army. We have just Informed Ger
many, and she il. also entitled to know
that that Is one-tenth OF our man-power
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of course. the City of Homes is the
proper location, geographically and senti-
mentally. for the thousands of them
planned to house Hog Island ship workers.
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Washington agrees that the presl-
dents speech was "well-timed" one thing
is certain He will not have to make it
again for a long time.
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Two headlines on the samc page:
Kaiser Poses As IIumanity's Champion; !;
"Germans Torpedo British Hospital ship"
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The Frankfurter zeitung go, ioose
long enough to say the political situation in
Germany is rotten" but the editor. has
probably been sunk without leaving n trace.
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We are getting around to worldwide food
control when we shall be just as likely to
smell boiled cabbage in a palace as In an
apartment building-Grand Rapids Press.
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NATIONAL POINT OF VIEW

The forecast Of that German peace busi-
ness Is nothing but wheatless days to hungry
Observation-Disclosures Constitution.
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The Red Cross is getting twice as many
members as 1t sought. Why not move to
make II unanimously York World.
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If we made one team out Of both
would this be a big league town?
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crime Rampant in potrograd--Iirad-
line.
Likewise Trotsky and Lcuinc.
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ldealism unarmed is ..rcman with.
nat water
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Woodrow Wilson's and Lloyd
Georges war aims are aimed ut peace not
necessarily an early peace. but Il decisive
peace.
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silly enterprise Is in sight 1t aims 70
form society of the American army ofncers
of the present war on the model Of the Society
OF the Cincinnati. which was formed by ON
GERS of the army OF the American Revolution
The Cincinnati is hereditary in membership
Under the present system Of selective con.
scription, which has been praised because oF
its democratic features exclusive officer ~,
'cieties designed TO be perpetuated when "
war Is ended are too snobbish to he tolerr1
Springfield Republican, ~ z
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Let us hope that 1918 will demonstrats
that new year suffers In no respect from
>the fact that ii wasn't launched.-Mariop
Star.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-12-07
RURAL CARRIER EXAMINATION.

The United States Civil Service Com
mission has announced an examination
for the County of Ncrmilion, La, to
be held at Ahbcvillc on Jan. II, 1919
to fill the position of rural carrier at
Abbcville and vacancies that may later
occur on rural routes from other post
Offices in the above mentioned county
The examination will he open only to
male citizens who are actually dpmicil
ed in tae territory of apost office in
the county and who meet the other re
quirements set forth in Form No. 1877.
This form and application blanks may
be obtained from the offices mentioned
above or from the United States Civil
Service Commission at Washington,
ID. c. APPLICATIONS should be forwardc /
TO the Commission at Washington at
the earliest practicable date.
During the continuance Of the pres
ent war the Commission will, in ar-
cordancc with tle request of the Post
Office Department, admit women to ri
raj carrier examinations upon the same
conditions a. men.
BY direction of the Commission:
JOHN \. McILHENNY,
President
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1918-12-07
.IRLSl GIRLS! TRY IT.
STOP DANDEUTE AND
BEAUTTFY YOUR HAIR
Hair stoi ING out and gets
thick, wavy, strong and
beautiful

Your hair becomes light, wavy, fluffy
abundant and appears as soft, iustrouS
lad beautiful ~ young girl S after a
.Danderine hair cleanse just try
this-moisten cloth with little Dan
jerine and carefully draw it through
YOUR hair, taking one small strand at 2
inc. This will cleanse the nair ct
lust, dirt and excessive oil and IN Just
! few moments YOU have doubled the
beauty of your hair.
Besides bcautifviHg the hair at once
Dandcrine dissolves every particle oi
landrufr, cIeanses, purifes and invig
crates the scalp, forever stopping itch
ing and falling hair.
But what Will please YOU most vii
be after few weeks use when yol
will actually see new hair-hne an'
lowny at frst-ycs-really new han
growing all over the scalp. If you
care for pretty, soft hair, and lots o
t, surely get a small bottle of Know
son g Danderine from any druggist o
.oiiet counter for few ccnts.-Adv