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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-30
.L|NCOLN'S SPEECH
At GETTYSBURG
Memorable Address Which Stands
at Top Of Patriotic
Uttcranccs.

Fo,nsoore and seven years ago our
fathers brought forth upon this con-
tincnt new nation, conceived in lib
erty, and dedicated to the proposition
that all men are created equal
Now we are engaged in great civil
war, testing whether that nation,
any nation so conceived and so dedi-
Gated, can long endure. We are met
on a great battlefield Of that war. We
have come to dedicate portion of that
field as final resting-place for those
who here gave their lives that that nation
might live. II is altogether fitting and
proper that we should do this.
But in larger sense we cannot dedi-
cate, We cannot consecrate, we cannot
hallow this ground. The brave men,
living and dead who struggled here.
have consecrated it far above our power
to add or detract. The world will little
note nor long remember what we say here,
but il can never forget what they did
here. 1t is for us. the living, rather, to
be dedicated here to the unfinished work
which they who fought here have thus
far so nobly advanced. II is rather for
us to be here dediCated to the great task
remaining before us: that from thesa
honored dead we take increased devotion
to that cause for which they gave the last
full measure OF devotion; that we here
highly resolve that these dead shall not
have died in vain; that this nation. under
God, shall have a new brit h NJ freedom !;
and that government Of the people, by
the people and for the people shall not
perish from the earth.-Abraham Lincoln
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-30
THE BATTLE HYMN
OF THE REPUBLIC

Mine eyes have seen the glory Of the com
ing Of the Lord:
He Is traInpling out the vintage where
the grapes of wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lghtniI Of
His terrible swift word;
His truth is marching on
/ have seen Him in the watch-fires Of a
hundred circling camps;
They have builded Him an altar In the
evening dews and damps;
| can read His righteous sentence by the
dim and fiaring lamps,
His day is marching on
have read fiery gospel writ in rows of
Furnished steel;
CAS- we deal with my contemners, so with
you my grace shall deal
Let the Hero born of woman crush the
serpent with his heel,
Since God is marching on.
He has sounded forth the trumpet that
shall never call retreat;
He is sitting out the hearts Of men be-
fore His judgment seat;
Oh, be swift, my soul, to answer HIM
be jubiiant my feet
Our God is marching on.
In the beauty of the lilies Christ was
born across the sea,
With a glory in his bosom that trans
figures you and me-
As he died to make men holy let us die
to make men free,
While God is marching on!
julia Ward Howe.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-30
GOOD HOUSEKEEPING.
BY Henrietta Grauei.
WARTIME CAKES.

There ia no necessity for disseminating
having cake. II not too rich IL Is whole
some food and the most satisfactory des-
sert you can make.
A plain cake should have n creamy or
chocolate filling; for these are fat sub
stitutes, and provide the rich flavor lack
ing IN cake mad in the plain way that
II should be made now
white cake, which can be baked in q
loaf, or IN cup cake tins, and can he made
in ten minutes. and which will satisfy the
most exacting, is this
Party Cake. Sift one and n half cups
OF flour "A pinch of salt and two teaspoons
of baking powder together several times.
Mix one-fourth Of cup Of shortening
| with cup Of white sugar. until creamy
Peat two eggs light, and to them add one
cup Of milk Mix the ingredients together,
beating the mass briskly, and add the
flavoring at the last.
Longer beating will make this cake
finer grained, and II should be baked and
frosted shortly before IL is 20 be served
las all plain cakes taste best soon after
they arc baked
For the filling melt one and a half cups
of light brown sugar IN Just enough water
to dissolve it, When II balls in cold water,
pour it slowly upon the beaten egg whites
Add n tablespoon Of butter, and beat thus
vigorously until il is almost cold, and
spread between the layers at once
Another brown sugar frosting IS made
with milk and is the sort that remains
soft and moist until eaten. | sc two cups
of brown sugar, three tablespoons of butter
| and four tablespoons of milk; or mix tho
sugar with half cup Of cream and omit
The milk and butter Cook over gentle
IL f.. 4
spread al once
A model for quick cake that docs not
confuse the cook. who Is a beginner, IL
always useful Here is ono which can DO.
favored IN many ways, and baked in
ayers. loaf or cup cakes
Model Cake Recipe Two eggs, one
cup Of sugar. two tablespoons shortening,
two-thirds cup Of milk, one teaspoon Of
tlavorinp, three cups Of -four sifted with
three teaspoons of baking powder Beat
altogether vigorously for o minutes
Pake as usual
Cakes made with the yolks Of eggs are
richer IN taste than the white or silver
cakes that contain only the whites Of
ergs. and often one can save out the
white Of one or two eggs and use It in
making the frosting When you do this
always add one tablespoon Of water for
each egg white omitted from the recipe.
Dolly Madison Cake with caramel
filling is not expensive, and will illustrate
how 10 make three-layer cake with three
eggs
Recipe Measure three CUPS Of sifted
-four and ada three teaspoons Of baking
powder Sift this INTO a howl and set aside
while YOU heat the yolks Of three eggs and
the white Of one to a creamy froth Cream
two cups Of sugar and two-thirds Of cup
Of shortening together, and add the eggs.
third of the sifted -four. and beat smooth.
Now add two-thlrds OF cup Of milk, the
rest Of the -four, the favoring, then beat
hard Bake in two large, or three small
layer tEs
s. the two whites Of the eggs with
powdered sugar for making the filing and
frosting
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-30
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTEBOOK
BY Loe Pape.

Me and Pubs Sin kins saw a man
ringing doorhcls and giving out sampils Of
chocklit yestidday, being skinny man
with yello shoes. and sed, G., Pubs, lets
ask him for sampil, dare you, will il
you will
He cant do eny more than say no.
sed Pubs And me and him went up
TO the man vile he WAS ringing a doorhell,
Pubs saying, Give us a sampil mister,
please?
Ill leeve sampil at your house wen |
come to II, sed the man.
Well If you give me sampil you
can Jest skip our houre, and If anybody
ses enything III tell them got the sampi.
sed Pubs
coodent be bothered remember
ing sertcn houses to skip, sed the man.
and | sed. Well | don't bleevc there's
enybody home at our house. II will be al
rite TO give me our ssmpil. wont II?
No, sed the man
And he kepp on wawklng up steps
and ringing doorbells and giving sampis.
and sed 10 Pubs G.. Pubs, tell you wat
lets do. lets ask him il he wunts US 10 help
him give them out, G., thatll he fine
chance
And We went up 10 him agen. saying
Do you wunt us to help YOU mister?
Wv yes, that's not bad ideer, YOU can
wawk ahed of me and ring the bells and
then | won't have so long TO waite, scd the
man
Wich me and Pubs looked AZ each
other. and Pubs sod. Well il you uunt us
10, VIC will give some sampils out for you,
too, and then you wont half 10 waite AZ all
don't mind waiting little vile, sed
the man
And me and Pubs rang about 3 door
bells jest 10 prove VIC whsent irving to get
eny of the sampils for ourself, and as soon.
as we came 10 a corner We ran GROUND Il
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saw her enter the palace: she wore vel
and Princess Reba herself walked beside
her and her servants kept SO close about
her that they seemed 10 carry her along.
That right l.incc>s Reba sent word
Ia the Prince that he might sec the
mysterious Princess If he would come
10 her suite in the palace. but that he
must remember his promise and should
be try 10 approach or speak 10 her under
no condition would she become his wife
even should he find her beautiful enough
10 wed
The prince uas So impatient that he
could hardly wait until the hour set
bv Princess Reba 10 behold the mvs-
erious beauty When he entered the
Princess apartments he saw AZ the or
posite side Of the room reclining on a
couch Of blue and gold the most beautiful
woman he had ever beheld .
Spellnound nc gszed and Princess
Reba knew she had brought a bcautv
that he Was II least setishcd with
The Prince withdrew. his ewes still
fixed on the wonderful creature. who
dropped her eyes IS If confuse d by has
adnIrng glance
In a few minutes he sent word 10
Princes Reba that he would marry the
mysterious Princess that very night
Princess Reba said the Mysterious
Princess was willing, but that he must
remember he was not 20 speak until
after he wcs welded 10 her
Soon III was rerdy for the wedding
aid the Prince stood beside the Mvs-
ferrous Princess. who looked even more
beautiful through her bridal veil. which
hung over her shoulders and face
Princess Rcba, who was standing near
said Al last, Prince, you may speak to
your wife. and ] am glad ! was able TO
find 2 beauty that suited you En-
brace your bride, beg Of you, that may
witness yo,T Joy
The Prince lifted the veil Of the Mys-
ferrous Princess and kissed her, hut no
sooner had he done so than a laugh went
up from one quarter Of the big room. for
the Prince had sprung back as his lips
touched those Of has wife. and was looking
with dlsmay upon her
He had wed Vaxen image which
Princess Reba had so cleverly passed
off as a mysterious princess
The revenge Of Princess Reba vas
complete. for she had invited Eli the
other princesses whom the Prince had
refused to witness his discomfort and
chagrin when he should discover his
bride was wax
The Prince took one long look at the
image Of beauty before him and fled
from the room and never did he attempt
again 70 find wife, for ell the princesses
knew Of the trick thrt Princess Reba
had played and no one wanted to become
the wife Of a man who thought only Of
beauty, eveni II he were prince
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-30

The Pennsylvania Railroad shop clerks
Office force enjoyed delightful dance and
weiner roast held at the home Of Miss Gail
Repp, near Holly Oak, last Saturday even
ing The following were present: Mr. and
Mrs. W. R. Cash, Mr.. and Mrs ". G..
Press, Mr. and Mrs. " s. Wilkins, DR..
and Mrs. G. E. Repp, Mrs. Gertrude
Crooke, Mrs. Eleanor kindell. Mrs.
Myrtle Fl Mendenhall, Misses Gail Repp,
Dorothy Repp, Catherine Durney, Helen
Whistler, Helen Marshall, Gladys Mar
shall, Clara kindell, Beatrice Rutan, Mil
dred Rutan, Marie Walsh, Grace Foster,
Marguerite Mooney, Dorothy Joyce,
Esther Butler, Lulu Murray, Messrs.
David Gron, Ralph Birmingham, Carlton
Yearsley, Bert -Stetser, Sigmund Schorr,
William Schorr, Norman Shtofman, Glen
Gordy,. William Gross, Robert Reed,
DAVID Folsom
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-30
IT, HAS CHANGED
FACE OF THE WORLD
Americas Independence Most I'M
portant Event in History,
Says Author.

Whatever might be the Importance Of
American independence in the history
of England. it was of uncQualed moment
in the history of the world. Ii 1t crippled
for a while the supremacy of the English
nation, it founded the supremacy of the
English race. From the hour of American
Independence the life of the English people
has flowed in ono current, but in two;
and while the older has shown little
signs of lessenng, the younger has fast
risen to a greatness which has changed
the face of the world.
In 1883 America was a nation of three
millions of inhabitants, scattered thiniy
along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
1t is now nation of forty millions, stretch
ing over the whole continent from the At
lantic to the Pacific. In wealth and ma
terlal energy. as in numbers. it far sur
passes the mother country from which
it sprang. Ii is already the main branch
Of the English people. and in the days that
are at hand the main current of that peo-
pies hlsto must run along the channel
not of the Thames or the Mersey, but of
the Hudson and the Mississippi.
But distinct as these currents are, every
wear proves more clearly that in spirit
the English people is one. The distance
that parted England from America les
sens every day. The ties that unite them
grow every day stronger. The social and
political differences that threatened a
hundred years ago to form an impossible
barrier between them grow every day
less Against this silent and inevitable
drift of things the spirit OF narrow isola-
ton on either side the Atlantic struggles
In vain.
IL Is possible that the two branches
of the English people will remain forever
separate political existences. IL is likely
enough that The older of them NAV again
break in twain, and that the English
people In The Pacific may aSser. rs dis
tipct national life rs the two English
peoples on either side the Atlantic. But
the spirit, the influence, of all these
branches will remain one
And IN thus remaining one, before half
a century is over it will change the face
of the world As two hundred millions
of Englishmen fill the valley of the
Mississippi, as fifty millions OF English
men assert their lordship over Australasia,
this vast power will tell through Britain
on the old world of Europe, whose na-
tons Will have shrlnk into nsignIiicance
before it. What the issues Of such world
wide change may be, not even the widest
dreamer would dare to dream. But one
issue Is inevitable. In the centuries that
lie before us, the prinacy Of the world will
lie with the English people. English in
situations. English speech, English thought
will become the main features of the polIti-
cal, the social, and the intellectual life of
mankind Short History of the
English People
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-30
KA|SER'S FRIENDS
START MORE LIES
Falsely Claim There IS Enough
Wheat and No Need for
Further Saving.

Friends of the KAISER In this country
have again made their appearance with
untruths about the quantity of wheat now
available In this country. They have
started stores moving that there is nc
need TO save wheat any more because
there Is enough for our needs without fur
tAer conservation. That's absolutely IN
true.
The German synpathizers through
such measures help To destroy the loyalty
of hltle-warm citizens and make the task
of those who are working for all war
measures the harder.
They start such runors very cleveriy
and under cover of 50 much secrecy that
it is very difficult to trace the rumors 70
thezr source.
Federal Food Administrator Herbert
Hoover on Sunday through the churches
of every denomination appealed 10 citizens
to greater conservation. He asked tina;
those who could should refrain from
eating anything made from wheat until
the next harvest. The consumption
of wheat TO whose who use it is cut 10
one-third the normal amount. But those
who do no hard work, MIR. Hoover asked
that they pledge themselves TO be wheat
less until September 80 that those who did
hard work might have the small quantity
of wheat apportioned.
Mr.. Hoover also restricted the use Of
meat TO two pounds for each person per
week over four years of age, and this two
pounds included the bone or fat. In
other words two pounds as it is bought
from the dealer
Regarding sugar Food Administrator
asked that every user should be careful
in order that there might be enough for
the housewives through the canning
season. All of his statement was ample
REPUTATION to the lies circulated by Ger
man supporters
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-30
SANDMAN STORY.
PRINCESS REBA'S REVENGE.

Once upon time there was n prince
who wanted wife, but he WAS so fond of
beauty that he could not find a woman
who was handsome enough to suit him.
The kings from far and near sent their
daughters to him, for he must have n wife
who was royal as well rs beautiful but
not one would suit this prince.
At last Princess Reba, the most beau-
tiful of all the princcsscs in the land, was
sent by her father to the Prince.
Princess Reba was very large and
dark, and her big black eyes flashed
with scorn when her father told her the
Prince had refused all corners because
they were not beautiful enough to suit
him.
Go, my daughter, and see this Prince;
you will be sure to win him., said her
father. 'If he does not find you beautiful
then he will never I've satisfied"
IF he dares to scorn me, she said
with flashing eyes, "he shall pay for it,
| promise you, my father.
That night when she was presented
to the Prince, Princess Reba wore a
crown of yellow diamonds on her glossy
black hair, and around her throat WAS a
necklace of the same beautiful stones.
Her gown was OF pale blue velvet,
which set eff her beauty to perfection,
but though the Prince admired her he
did not like her, because she WAS to
tall and staid.
When Princess Reba heard this her
eyes flashed fire, and she flew into
rage
BY and by she grew calm, and when
she was ready to depart she sent word
to the Prince she would return with
Princess she was sure would suit even
has idea Of perfect beauty.
There was only one condition he must
agree to in case the Princess she brought
should suit the Prince, and that was that
he was not TO speak to her until after
the wedding. but as il was beauty he
was looking for perhaps he would agree
To this.
The Prince sent word that he would
gladly consent to this arrangement, as
he was not bound to marry the lady If
she did not please him.
The Princess promised To return IN
a month. and at the end of that time
she was at the palace. and with her came
the mysterious and beautiful Princess.
So closely guarded was she that no one
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-30
THOU, TOO, SAIL ON,
o SHIP OF STATE

Thou, 700, sail on, o Ship OF Svacel
Sail on, o Union, strong and grea.i
Humanity wi h all 5 1cars
vi h all the hopes of tuoure years,
Is hanging breathless on div fate
We know what Nasyer laid thv keel,
What workmen wrought rhv ribs Of steel,
Who made each mast, and sail, and rope,
Wha. anvlls rang what hammers beat,
In what forge and what heat
Were shaped The anchor of nv hone'
Fear no each sudden sound and shock.
IT'S Of The wave and no. the rock:
'Tis bus he Tapping oil The sail,
And not rent made by the gale
In SUI .e O. rock and aernpeso'g roar,
In spi,e of false lights on the shore,
Sail on, nor fear 70 breass the sea
Our hearts, our hopes, are all with thee.
Our hear., our hopes, our prayers, our
Jesrs,
Our faith triumphant Ger our fears,
Are al with thee-are all with thee
-Longfellow.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-30
THE MAGMA CHART A,
A CALL OF LIBERTY
Plain, Practical Assertion of Com
mon Rights, Without Rhetori
cal Polish, Says Elihu Root.

That was great event In English
history The restrained and unemo.
tional English themselves, in their mos,
formal public documents, describe it a:
the Great Charter OF English liberty
But it is not merely as a great event IN
English history that we celebrate II. II
was a great event in our history, and il
WAS a great event in the worlds history
That instrument which the barons
compelled hing John 10 sign contained
no rhetoric; it did not philosophire: II
was a plain, practical assertion of com
mon rights fitted to the use Of the peo-
pie Of England Of that day Hundreds Of
great declarations Of principles have
been made and forgotten since that time,
but this simple, homely growth from the
life of the Eng ish pcople has endured
these seven hundred years
The charter WAS not a gift of privilege
by the monarch Hundreds Of monarchs
have granted privileges to their subjects
SINCE that time and the privileges have
been forgotten. and the monarchs with
them. 1t was an assertion OF right by
men who were willing 10 fight for their
rights, and 10 die for them. And during
all these seven hundred wears, the men 70
whom that has been the great charter Of
liberties have been willing 20 fight for
their liberties and to die for them
There are but two underlying theories
of man in the social relation TO the state
One rs the theory Of the ancient republics.
under which the state Is the starting point
from hich rights are deduced. and the
individual holds rights only as men,
Der of the state That was the theory Of
Greece, and Rome, and the Italian re-
public The other is the theory Of the
great charter, the theory OF the Habcas
Corpus act. Of the Statute Of Treasons, Of
the Petition Of Rights. of the Bill of Rights,
OF the Massachusetts Body Of Liberties,
Of the Declaration of Independence, of the
American Republic, that the Individual
has inalienable rights. Of which no gov
eminent may deprive him, but TO secure
which all government exists
The first theory, of the ancient republic,
that the state is all in all and the in
dividual derives his rights Is 2 member.
leads 10 the logical and inevitable result
thst the state is free from those rules Of
by which individual men are
bound II is the principle which was ap-
piled TO Belgium. 1t is the principle
which was applied to the Lusitania.
The other, asserted IN the great charter,
by logical and inevitable result binds
the state by the rules Of morality which
the individual recognizes; and this SUI
premacy Of that rule Of night, governing all
men and all states and powers, is the
hope Of mankind
The assertion Of that great and eternal
principle seven hundred years ago we
as the greatest of all events in
the political development Of modern
liberty Root address on Magma
Charta, June Is, 1915.
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The philosophy Of human achieve
mont was PICTURED anew At The bat
tic Of the Marine. And IL vas At that
memorable hour in world history
that the flag Of victory for decent
opportunity WAS again unfurled.
And these were the words that
christcncd that emblem made newly
immortal. "They shall not passV
The tide turned then And God
put emphasis TO the fact that Spirit
in great emergency, is always
in q great emergency, ls always
superior to artillery, rs even Napol-
con lived to learn.
So that the lords OF the Hun may
roll on. But the spirit cannot be
broken. Though the battle may yet
rage long and fierce. The end is now
in sight. And it ia ~ definite as the
outlines Of the Moon.
''Thcy shall not pass
What phrase for po6trr,ty'
Frought with what heart. What
a 'buckler" in the time OF our
instances of despair.
Our individual gloom., our ghosts
of fear and impudent challenge, our
hopes that loom so often as lost, Oh
the Rleam TO those words They
shall not pass."
Noindeed, They shall not pass"
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WASHINGTON.

He fought, but not with love Of strife
He struck but 10 defend
And ere he turned peoples foe,
He sought 10 be friend
He strove to keep his countrys right
BY reasons gentle word,
And sighed when fell injustice threw
The challenge sword to sword
He stood the firm. the calm. the wise.
The patriot and the sage:
He showed no deep. avenging hate
No burst Of despot rage
He stood for liberty and truth
And dalntlessly led on,
Till shouts Of victory gave forth
The name Of Washington
He saved his land, but did not lay
His soldier trappings down
To change them for the regal vest.
And don a kingly crown
Fame was too earnest IN her Joy
Too proud Of such a SON
To let a rot- and title mask
A noble Washington Eliza Cook
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-30
INDEPENDENCE HALL.

The sacred torch our fathers III
No Wild mlsrulc can ever quench;
Still in our midst wise Judges sit
Whom party passion cannot bench
From hand to hand
Their sons have passed that torch along
Whose flame by Wisdom breath Is
famed
Whose staff Is held by runners strong.
Q SPIRIT Of immortal truth
Thy power alone that circles all
Can feed the FIRE as in - Youth.
Can hold the runners lest they fall
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