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Little Thoughts to Think About

go LONG as human beings have desires
~ they will pray
No habit yields as much pleasure as that
of doing right. al
A man should ponder well thar which he
can decide hut once. "e
Ihe holier man is the less perfect he
thinks himself "e
mere Is more happiness on this side of
rlches than ON the other side.
Honest loss may cause pang, but shame
iul gam VIII Keep the pang alive.
No matter how little we love our, neirbbor
we mink he should love us Immensely.
The most crushing human force ia selfish
ness ana everybody has touch of It.
More aRxiety arises from carelessness than
from any other habit
The invisible is not necessarily the unreal
thought is as real as a rock,
The worst policy is to employ the first
years OF life In a way TO make the last
years miserable.
The kind of world you carry about In
yourself rs to you the most important thing
in the world. r.,
The peculiar thing about humility Ia thpt
the moment you become conscious OF H. II
turns into pride,--Jamcs II Potts. Ia the
: chrirtian Advocate.
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THE TIMETABLE CRISIS

MENTAL rather than material travel
A'A receives a serious setback from the
Governments ban against the full time
table rack in hotel lobbies. The comfort
able delights of relaxing into a coy arm,
chair and unloading coat pockets ffeighted
with terse and infinitely varied railway
literature" are no more.
Bright.hued documents, mlscalled "cold"'
conjured up many a striking picture in
the mind of the leisurely reader. Were
the theme Mud Flat Junction" it was
agreeable to consider the superiority of
reclining on well-made upholstery to the
pangs of pacing a windy platform follow.
ing a failure to catch the one through"
connecting train of the day. BY way of
rosy contrast significant asterisk or dag.
ger told of the ''solid Pullman vestibuled
limited. on which an extra rate of fare is
charged"
The soothing pastme of What I would
do if were rich" wSs thus instantly en-,
touraged. Nothing ever went wrong on
these imaginary travels They were filing
to the brain and respectful of the purse
Now the bright promises fade one by
one" sighed Gilbert's disilusioned Galatea
as she beheld how the world wagged. The
static traveller of the hotel Exchange"
echoes her thought The empty folder
rack rules out the day dream pilgrimage.
Modern travel researches take on the
nature Of an inquisition The stern clerk,
treasuring his timetables with the zeal,
ousy of bibliophile. is installed to answer
specific, practical questions.
And even supposing that the gensra,tz
ing easy chair folder fiend We're bold enough
to ask, What stations have your" it's
ten to one that any reply, however broad,
would prompt merely the faltering re.
mark, "IIl take the cheapest"
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tion is necessary to life itself as the
world goes.
Those who, because of too much pros
perity, like to boss the boss; those others
who profit by the distress of.their neigh
bors or the community or the nation in
this crisis, have broken away from the
social order. The boss is only one of
society's traffic policemen. Your neigh
Dor symbolizes society itself. Those who
refuse to recognize this rule are the real
Bolsheviki. Now, perhaps, you may be
able to recognize the type. 1t isn't neces-
sary to tell the Government The Gov
eminent knows all about them.
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THE PRESIDENTS SHIP

DRESIDENT WILSON'S last public ap-
pearance in this city was on June %
1916, when he addressed the national con-
vention of advertising men
+ Now 1t is said he may visit Philadelphia
on August to launch the first ship from
the Hog Island yards.
The appearance of the President AT such
function would appeal powerfully 10 the
national imagination. Americas shipping
program is peculiarly eloquent in its every
aspect. of our aims and our determination
And the Presidents relation to this great
undertaking, the strength and scope of
his international policy, is linked up with
the ships which ultimately must be the
interpreters of his purpose.
1t is easy to imagine that Mr.. Wilson
might have something memorable TO saw
at the launching of the first Hog Island
ship. 1t is to be hoped he really plans to
come. And It might be well if the CITY
could find time to celebrate Hog Island and
TO honor its distinguished guest by turn
ing out for a half holiday when the first
vessel leaves the ways at the new yard
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HIS BIT

TALLANTLY swung the old carpenter
~ up to his door. M
Drums and flies in his tread, u
But softly he crossed the braided mats on
the floor %a
Gently he stroked her head.
More folks were there at the station than
ever ] knew. W
bidding the lad good.by.
Here's a daisy he picked at the platform1
edge for you, ~
Kissing it on the sly.
He'll do his part, our boy, on the fight.
ing line;
She caught the flower to her lips
And you with your knitting, and / have
signed up for mine,
Work on the wooden ships
"Oh, but it's hard to he old when ths
buges call, W3
Yet ! haven't lost my chance.
I'll be in the shipyard the day the first
trees fail,
Before the boys in France" ~
Katherine Lee Bates, in THE Retinue
and Other Poems n
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PAY AS YOU co A POOR RULE FOR
PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS

TNHE reason for the opposition Of the
State Grange to bonding the State Ia
raise money for building highways are
admirably stated by Fred Brenckman OF
the Grange legislative committee, in a let
ter printed in another column.
Mr.. Brenckman says that the roads
should be built out of current revenues.
AS a general proposition, of course. all
current expenses of the State should he
met out of the annual tax levy. But 1t
is unfair to the present generation 10 tax
1t for improvements which will beneht
future generations. And it is equally un-
cost of improvements which will last fifteen
or twenty years. 1t is better economy to
distribute the payment of the cost over
as long a period as possible. We do this
in Philadelphia with street paving which
is uniformly paid for out of a loan. The
repairs are paid for out of the annual tax
levy.
The kind of highways that mus. be
built in the future must be similar in
durability to the old Roman roads which
are still in use. They must have per-
manent foundation that no amount of
heavy traffic can destroy. If the Grange
is opposed to issuing bonds for building
shoddy roads that will wear out in a sea
son it should continue its opposition to
the last ditch Such roads should not be
built at ALL If it is opposed to a bond
issue for keeping the roads in repair it is
standing in an impregnable position.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-15
A CLOSEUP ON RUSSIA

THE pathos and romance Of the Russian
revoluton-the folly and the blind and
cropping faith Of that misguided movement
are suggested vividly to Philadelphia in
the news of the death of Moses Goldstein
who left his home to take a hand in the
reformation of the world.
Goldstein was twenty-four. He sold
cigarettes and cigars over the counter in
his fathers shop at Third street and Fair.
mount avenue. He went to Russia and
became Minister of the Press. In other
words, this obscure. unframed. uneducated
cigar-store clerk censored all the news
papers in Russia, and thus dictated the
opinions of an empire.
In Russia Goldstein changed his name
He was known as Moisei Noodarsky. He
had nothing but feverlsh radiCalism and
boundless ambition to help him as maker
of government. Now he is reported as
sassinated near Petrograd.
The record Of the last year in Russia
is likely to make the saddest and strangest
page in human history when finally it is
written.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-15
The Auto Industry

1t was once that cotton was king. then
corn, and afterward hay, followed by iron
and steel and now il has come to pass that
the automobile industry Is king. II not so,
it is heir apparent to the throne. The last
year it paid out s747,O 10000 to 100000
employees. Its capital employed amounts
to s1,297, ,OOo. 900, which is $3.50, 900, 900 more
than the capital of all the national banks. 1t
seems strange that this great, costly indus
try should invade the social situation and
take from 1t billions of dollars, when the
fact is we thought needed all the money
we made to pay our taxes and to buy meat
for the family But there is n mystery
about this whole economic process. for 1t
seems the more money we spend for things
we might do without. the more money we
hive to buy what we need There are farm
values for instance-they have increased
at three times the rate of the previous TWEEN
ty years. There is, in fact, a big dividend
for ingenuity and enterprise, provided they
are not directed toward the evils of society,
such as vice and intemperance.-Ohio State
Journal.
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BIG NEWS FROM TEXAS

ALL the precedents of suffrage have
"A been overturned in Texas. From ANA.
rilla, in that far State, comes the news
that the number of women voters regis
tered at the Democratic primaries far ex-
ceeds the number of men voters In other
words, feminine majority is suggested
for the State elections.
1t has been said that women never did
and never will agree among themselves
and that therein lies the secret of mans
predominance in the practical affairs OF
life. Evolution may be bringing about a
new state OF things. Texas may yet boast
the first woman Governor. And the Hon
orable Miss This or Mrs. That may appear
almost any day now to lay down the law
10 the nnrsconciled gentlemen OF the
unifed States Senate
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Chemin Des Danes

I walked along the Ladies' Way
Colette was by my side;
The rose Of sunset dropped its leaves
Upon the eventide.
Like living jewels in the grass
The golden glow worms crept,
And in the fields on either hand
The drowsy poppies slept.
tread the Ladies' Way once more,
Colette is with me yet;
The Red Cross burns above her brow,
Her cheeks with tears are wet;
And where the crimson peoples waved
Are splashes darkly red
That tell us where, alas! to find
The wounded and the dead.
But on the ruined road one day
Colette and / will see
The banners of the Allied host
Unfurled In victory.
Like rainbows they will span the ridge
Where falls the leaden rain.
And 10 the Way of Swords will be
The Ladies' Way again.
Nina Irving, In New York Sun.
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THE TRADEMARK
BY Christopher Morley


NNHEY say Hindy is dead
The secret of Hindy's fame lies in the
colossal advertising genius of Germany.
She wanted bugaboo to frighten the
world with.
She hunted high and low to find a mask,
a jowl. grim, ,brazen. basalt Gesicht that
would symbolic and trademark the policy
of Frightfulness
She needed an emblem unmistakabe, po-
tent and startling; "a monster Of so fright
full mlen" that it would forever identify
and guarantee her product as genuine and
unadulterated with pity.
AFTER examining and measuring and
II testing half a million PrWsstan faces
II ras unanimously agreed that Hindy's
1raS the blue ribbon.
WHAT did it matter that this face dwelt
w on a man of genial, tavern-roaring,
beer.slugging kndliness? The German
owes everything to the State-Hlndy gave
his face.
The Prussian publicity engines embossed
it upon the attention of the globe. From
the deserted barber shops of Siberia to the
clicking pool tables of San Francisco that
face became an emblem of terror and stark
cruelty. Little children walked crying when
they dreamed of it. Furchtbarkeit stamped
with that trademark was known to be
warranted stuff straight to consumer.
| THE grim dewlapped cheeks, the brute
thrust OF the snowplow chin, the coarse
| wiry moustache and CLINT of snarling teeth
| catching the upper lip in grimace Of fury
this was the face of Prussia she ad-
vertised herself to the worla. Gone was
the febrile. excitable KaisA trademark
that had represented Gerrh hany to other
nations for thirty years, The fierce
| pouched eyes, the cubical cropped skull,
were the Prussian totem, the instructive
stratagem of the savage who tries to
| frighten his enemy with painted dragons.
This was the fearful effigy set up to as
sault the nerves of gentler nations. Hun
nishness gloated upon that dread jowl and
saw that it was good. 1t was the basalt
| of the earth.
| NF COURSE the danger was that Hindv,
" sublimely gifted by Gott with the repre-
sentative Prussian face, might some day
| disgrace himself by revealing his essential
| holiness and cheer Whenever he felt
genial he was kept locked UP and photos-
| raphers were blindfolded. He was fed on
raw meat and Rosner until he roared amain.
Then he was let loose among the lenses.
| CURIOUS, isn't it, what different face
" America Is using as a trademark to
advertise its weresy A lean, quiet face
| not angry. not terrible but very wise,
persistent and determined. clean-cut,
clear-sighted face, with eyes that know
that anger shortens the vision. face
with a touch of sadness and lines OF ten-
| derness and humor about the mouth. a
face carrying in its bleak contours the
certain lightning of the just and patient
| man.
TET us assume. i'm charity, that Hindy
~ was at heart very genial and
gemuetlich fellow, unhappily gifted with
the perfect Prussian features 1t was not
his fault that German Big Business chose
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THIS is RECRUITING WEEK
FOR THE MARINE CORPS

LIVERY time Hindy heard the marines
IL were coming he bit his clinical ther-
mometer in half.
LIVERY time Rosner heard the three
IL edged service sharpening it's bayo-
nets he filled his fountain pen.
MEN wanted, ages eighteen to thirty
IM six
What does this mean to You?
Contributed by The Burning Glass.
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him as the trademark of its perfected
product, Fear
If he really is dead, and gone where the
Foches cease from nihbng and the kultur
is at rest, he is much to be Congrat ula ell
He must die some day even
tually, why not now?
60 THE totem is todt. Death, where Is
~ thy bitterness?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-15
The Fruit Of "Kultur"

If Abraham Lincoln were alive today he
would have to conclude THAI the modern
Germans an exception to the people who
cannot be fooled all the time. Most of the
Germans Of his day and generation were o.
n different stamp, however. as the Prussian,
ization process and the development of kultur
were then just beginning. g.-Springfeld Union
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Trade Acceptances

The time has come for the United States
Government to come out for the trade ac-
ceptance. The heads of the Reserve Boarda
have repeatedly urged a general use Of this
form of credit and without it. indeed. the
facilities OF the Reserve system cannot Be
made available to the merchandising cor,
porations firms and individuals throughout
the country-New York Commercial va
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Belgium, says Hertlins, sambitterly, is to
be used only as pawn a the peace table
Meanwhile, the Bolshevki are pteously
crying Czech
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-15

'ne way to help win the war is TO give
standing order to your newsdealer for your
newspaper, for the Government will not per-
mt the dealers to order more copies than
they are sure of selling
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What Do You KnotU?


QUIZ
.. Who was John Mitchell?
2. Where is Cnmn Grant?
8. who Is the present rope Of the Cathoiie
T. identify .'Speran,a."
s. What ere The capital and larsest city Of mt
6. WHO Is wilhelm v"n Muehion.
l. Name the authar 81 Might rhsushts."
8. What Is The c,r.:renee between maierity
0. Whit y tn. ,srcth Of a kilomet.r in Ensiisb
statute miles:
10. Ws:t "yc yc,t tse capital and larsest city Of
Answer TO Saturdays Quiz
Cam WsSswsrts !; the army 'ant'nmens a.
rSs S,,siT si ~:
Hiion hS natural selection.
s. The two German AIhassadors who have bsse
ssss:rs were to"ss e0" Sss R..ssIsr.e esssS. sr.
san ss Ven 'Ts %sen e Tx s si'fs K
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IS. Met-oaoli t,e princicai usually LARGEST. eitS
sSsS,r sSsSS,r' proy9ss as Z, n sssss, , isss
in relation to colonies.
I. The KoIa Penipsuia is q large body. et isna
Witch aSs II. % %xrrtic Ss ocean ss' .Ss sSs
s. The t.soe,ated Press, an .slsbsrate srs esps
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supply train of 1874 motortruclts
passed through Philadelphia on Saturday
afternoon giving us some idea of how the
roads OF France back of the fighting line
must he looking all the time
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-15

fhiladelphia is to be the publishing CEN
- I"r !te i'utherans 1t has long been the
home of the great Baptist publishing house
ROW long Will it be before the other de-
nominations realize the advantages It offers
10 them?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-15

The German press is manfesting signs
oi n complete collapse of its morale The
newspapers are said to be preparing to tell
the truth about America.
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Hertling now says that Belgium is held
merely as pawn. We thought the Hun
INVADERS had already pawned about every
,hlhg worth while in Belgium that they could
lay their hands on
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W nat w" want is the inviolahility Of
our territory" says Hertling. Belgium once
thought she had inviolabiity secured by
treaty.
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Eleven hundred thousand men have al
ready been sent to France Lest they get
lonesome more are following every week, 2
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The retirement of Cadorna, Italy's former
commander-in-chief suggests that the avi-
ators haven't the most perilous work to do
in war.
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Nailed

There is an old super
Nailed stiton among savages
that II you make an
image of your enemy and drive nail into
him he will die. Can II be that some of those
Germans who climbed the platform around
HindN's wooden statue in Berlin believed
in this superstition? They certainly drove
their nails home and Hindy is dead.
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Who would have thought that Hindy
would be so courteous as to celebrate Bas-
tile Day by dying? Or even by pretending
to die.
Germany is proud of her vSssal States
in Russia. but they don't seem to cheer
the population much. II is a case Of vassal.
vassal everywhere ard not bite to eat.
SOCRATES
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4 Mans View

In the future when
Mans View women become active
ly engaged In heated
political campaigns you are pretty sure to
hear one candidate denounce another as
DemoCat
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Oh, Hush!

wall - ~ m, Congress IL taking
vacation. II needs it,
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Every time the sun sets the fall Of the
Hun bastille is one day nta arer.
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1t begins TO appear that Hindenburg was
another of the Kaisers victims
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why not call it the German peace
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viii they speak of the
old shipbuilders in the
days to come as rivet-
erany?
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TET us assume. in charity, that Hindy
IL was at heart a very genial and
gemuetlich fellow, unhappily gifted with
the perfect Prussian features. 1t was not
his fault that German Big Business chose
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-11
HOME RULE IS up
Churchill Emphasizes Impossi-
bility of COercing Ulster Now.
Says Government Is Anxious
To Solve the Problem.

Dundee. Scotland, Tuesday, Dec. 10.
Colonel Winston Spencer Churchill,
minister OF munitions. speaking here
today emphasized the impCssibility of
coercing Ulster in the matter of home
rule for Ireland, and said that the
present government is anxious that the
problem be solved as soon as POSSIBLE.
In discussing this feature of the cleo
ton campaign Colonel Churchill said:
Before the war we had reached a
definite arrangement with the leaders
Of the nationalist party that Ulster
was not to be coerced- 1t never was
the policy of the late liberal govern
ment to take coercive steps in Ire
land. Why do not the Irish leaders
come forward now and take up the
burden of responsibility of governm emit
within the British empire? Why do
they not by spontaneous feeling OF
comrad eship win Ulster? The govern
ment is most anxious that the Irish
question be pressed forward vigorously
to a solution. Great Britain goes to
the peace conference ready to bestow
self government on Ireland.
Only Quarrels Prevent.
''It is only the quarrels and disputes
of the Irishmen themselves that pre-
vent a solution to this great question.
deavor by every means. even of prac-
ticing patience, to embark upon the
proper road. Let us. pray they will
labor to prepare a way by which they
shall enable this settlement of the
Irish problem to be achieved SO that
Ireland will no longer remain the sick
and ailing child of the British empire,
but will take her proud place with all
those great national forces which have
woven together to take up the mighty
empire which stands SO high today"
Heavy Tax Burden.
Speaking of fiscal matters, Col.
Churchill said:
THE financial question is becom-
ing increasingly grave. We are
burdened with an enormous debt but
about six seventies of our debt is due
to ourselves. The difficulties con-
nected with that portion can be ad-
| juSted within our own borders but
| the external debt is a far greater
source of pre-occupation. We are
heavily in debt to the United States.
We have sent to America 400. 000,0 200
pounds in bullion and from 500, 000,-
900 pounds to 1.000,O00,O0O pounds in
securities which had been gathered
as a result of two generations of
prosperous trade:
1.-The payment of interest on that
debt and the loss of interest on Sc
| curities previously held will impose
very serious burden in coming years.
We incurred that burden not for our
Russia. AS a result Of these over
| seas liabilities we will have burdens
such as we never have had before but
We will face these difficulties with
courage, keeping our word in every
respect"