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The Little Back Room in the
Hall

There's a place in our mansion for
everything
And ev-e-ry-thing's in it's place;
The stockings repose in large darning
bag,
And we've boxes and boxes of lace;
And many more boxes of feathers and
fow'rs,
OF pompons and buckram and all;
And the place where you'll find them
and everything
Is that little back room in the hall.
\ trio of porch chairs, four trunks and
stool,
A sled, skates, some dolls and train;
And Christmas tree ornaments gayly
galore,
Weird masks, several rackets, a cane;
Velocpede, tricycle., jimmy, a roll
VI old mating and jacks and ball,
And little kids crib, with its memories
sweet,
Grace our little back room in the hall
Poor father stayed home from the office
today
Had a cold and felt centrally bum
DuC thls was the day on which mothers
bridge club
N ''oNSS Nos lHNIItu W COIHe.
The rooms were all busted and look'd
u spick and span;
Ihe beds for the wraps had the call
And heard mother answer dads
, Where shall l go?"-
why, the little back room in the hal!"
HUGH MERR.
When that poem this morning dropped
ont OF my mail
gaze "hmrraH' for my friend!
For my Own molting muse acas little
bit stale,
And I'd chores to be done avithom end.
SO I fired 1t up the composing room ttue
AS a mornings delight for you all,
And returned to the Jobs that / still had
to do
In MY little back room in the hall.
tom DAILY.
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surfaces not merely heated but translated
into ambrosia for Philadelphians et
o'clock. OF course, It was good for an
earlier menu and for those fortunately
able TO turn over for q second snooze II
capped the climax for an or o'clock
breakfast.
Philadelphia stood loyalty by Uncle Sam
in pork saving. Now II Is to have its re-
ward. The scrapple season Is growing
shorter. Il Is true. but the Zcst with
which It will be enjoyed has been sharp.
ened by the voluntary sacrifice OF the last
winter. Pscudoscrapple has been on the
market. n cnmouflage for nondescript meat
scraps. But the authentic article must be
made of corn-fed pork combined, not
merely scientifically. but artistically, with
cornmeal. All scrapple so made is good,
Some Is better cooked than t'other, par
tcularly on the other side.
= We arc glad the ban has been lifted. But
let there be no porcne saturnala In hogs
head cheese and soused pigs feet. We
must not waste pork. The hogs head and
the pigs feet have priority rights for
scrapple.
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RED CROSS PROGRESS

TN THE United States proper there are
L 1858 Red Cross chapters and In the ter
ritorial and insular division twenty seven
chapters, making total of $3.50 chapters
III the American Red Cross.
The American Red Cross in the summer
or 1916 had about 100000 members. Three
months after the United States entered the
war the membership was 100000. At the
close OF the Christmas campaign of 1917 II
was we'll above 100000
The American Red Cross now has the
largest membership of any nation in the
world. Before the United States entered the
war II was virtually the smallest.
Inc nursing service of the American Red
cross has enrolled for various kinds OF
duty more than $4,000 trained nurses. More
thah 5000 Red Cross nurses are now engaged
IN active nursing service, of whom about
sVoO are in foreign countries.
One of the signal contributions to the Red
cross has been the liberal support given by
the leading business and professional men
OF the country, large number of whom
are serving in executive positions at national
headquarters In Washington and in the var-
GUS divisions and chapters throughout the
country. There has never been In the his
tory or the world such high-class, able
pouy OF experts as those who have volun-
teered In the work for the American Red
Cross
Property owners all over the United States
nave given houses and Offices free or at q
reduced rental for the use Of Red Cross
chapters The value of such contributions
runs up into very large figures.
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AFTER THE DAYS WORK

MIR. WILSON seems to be as fond of the
lV1 theatre as Lincoln was. The reports
Of his many appearances in the prcsiden-
tial box at vaudeville, musical comedy and
more serious performances tend to re-
assure his people that their President is
taking good care not to let the strain tell
upon HIM. His demeanor is genial on these
occasions and on the latest of them he
responded to an insistent call and made
a little speech. telling Louis Mann and
Sam Bernard that their play, which por-
trays the conversion Of the Germanborn
to American ideals, expressed spirit
which will presently grip the world
II Is human to suppose that the i'm
menso machinery of our war plan is
moving to the Presidents satisfaction
when he can with such a Contented ges-
ture take his recreation after the hard
days work
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The GOWnsnan

1.-TWO hundred American soldiers, dead or
l. lying in agonies that make death seem n
happy release 200 fair pieces OF American
manhood, twisted tortured, deformed by
deadly gases 10 die or ut best to live MANNED
and useless for life not shot down as fair
marks in battle, not slain. fighting man to
man I'm the give and take OF combat, but
insidously poisoned, trapped, taken un-
awares: the agents Of this glorious deed of
valor, a shining war lord, God on his lips
murder in his heart, a learned chemist, scrt-
tinizing the nicetics Of toxicology In 81 labo-
ratorv Of perfcc. nioutTn equipment, and "a
gang OF slaves who do as they are biddcn to
the forfeit Of honor, manhood and their
homes of heaven. But" says one at our
elbow, you must remember that the Eng
Iish in the time of the Sepoy Rebellion
tied dozens OF native captivcs TO their can
mons mouths and firing thus, whirled them
into eternity. And you should recall that
at the siege of Byzantium the Christian de-
tenders of that city used wlldhre to rep"I
the harmless Turk who was merely engaged
in founding the ottoman empire. Pcopl"
always do this kind Of thing In war We
are all Of us equally bad. There really
shouldn't be any wars, you know And he
continues iu like noisomc cant. Now tn"
r;ownsman TO he honest has not actually
heard these particular prcpostcrous parallels !:
but he solemnly declares that there IL much
current talk as foolish, as irrelevant and
in its cffcct-intendcd or not-as dangerously
un.Amcrcan and tratorous.
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HIGHBROW MONKEYS

TT Is a matter of exceptional moment
l. that Wood Jones, professor of anatomy
in the University of London, has just de-
clared that man is not descended from a
monkey or monkey-like man. Man is
the ancestor of the monkey and not his
descendant, says Doctor Jones. Every
Tom, Dick and Harry has talked evolution
ever since Darwins books were first mis-
understood, and it is a painful fact that
that little misunderstanding about the
length of our ancestors tails has led many
an honest chap to cast off old religion
and get divorced. If 70 fellow were only
n highbrow monkey he could feel that he
might do as he liked.
Doctor Jones points out that discoveries
I'm Australia show that Adam and his do.
mestcated dog Travelled in boats to that
island continent at IA time when most
advanced anatomists" have thought Adam
was wildly chattering in treetops and firing
cocoanuts at nobler animals on the ground.
There is Just as good evidence to show
that our ancestors were demigods as there
is to show that they were white trash.
All that we know is that If man is not
constantly rebuking his pride ho falls
lower and lower, puts a spiked helmet
on and finally makes gorilla Of himself.
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Philatelic Revolutions in the Balkans

Tho fifth OF the Presidents aims of inn
rcrtance philatelically is Number II, pro-
Niding for the evacuation OF Rumania, Ser
bia and Montenegro. Here Germany and
Austria have issued occupation stamps. These
VIII be retired and the three Governments
are certain to put forth stamps different
from those they printed before the war.
The Presidents assertion that certain ma
ttonalties under Turkish rule should. as set
iorth under Number l., be assured IAN alb
solutely unmolcstcd opportunity of autono
nous development was, before he uttered IL
IN the House, supported by political changes
winch, brought about by military operations
already have resulted in new stamps AL
hanta and Arabia each has declared its in
dependence from Turkey and has issued
ranking labels. The Anglo-Indian forces in
Mesopotalnia, after capturing Bagdad seized
local stocks of Turkish stamps and sur
charged them 10 signify this success Philate-
usts are expecting momentarily to receive
WORD mat the same invaders have similarly
put forth special stamps as n result of the
capture OF Jana and Jerusalem in the Holy
Land, as they are known to have seized
stoChS OF TURKISH stamps when Beersheeba
was captured. With Albania, Arabia. Meso-
potamta Palestine and other portions of the
East arising out of the war as independent
nations innumerable floods Of new issues viii
result.
The seventh OF the Presidents aims or In.
terest TO collectors is contained In N,,,,,har
10. That IAN Independent Polish State shouI5
he erected. Poland has had only one most
age stamp in its history. In 1860 n ten ko.
pecks blue and rose label was issued There
were three minor varieties, or four s,arns
an costing today about $15. In 1865 the
stamps OF Russia were put in use. ond not
until the world war brought the Cern,a ~
armies into Poland did the Poles place on
their letters any stamps other than those NJ
Russia Tho coming of the Germans resulted
in fifteen new stamps. once more the Cor.
man woman IN armor' labels being sur
charged to indicate their new duty. yyi,h
Poland Independent in the new Eurona ,his
country VIII resume its separate place IN
stamp albums after an absence OF more tba n
| half century. '''""
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CONGRESSIONAL WAR MEDALS

The American Medal of Honor. equivalent
to the Victoria Cross. does not go back be-
yond the Civil war. The first medal ever
voted by Congress was doubtless that struck
for George Washington 1t was of gold. and
was decided on before even Independence
had been proclaimed Benjamin FrankIin
who at that time was in Paris was In.
structed to employ the greatest artists in
France TO execute suitable design Lieuten.
ant Colonel Fleury a volunteer officer from
the French regular army. was the next recip-
lent OF congressional reward for distin-
guished service In the field. He entered the
United states army as a private in I777
and distinguished himself so greatly that
Congress gave him lieutenant colonelcy
and, Tor his gallantry in the assault upon
Stony Point, IN 1873. accorded him . sil.
yer medal and vote q thankA 9. 8.
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January Il, 1907.
Hon. Samuel ". Ponnypacker,
Schwenksvile, Pa.
My Dear Governor--JudGc Stake has
lust handed me "A letter from YOU under
date of January :, 1907, in which Won
give me credit for the inception of the
idea OF the congress for bringing about
uniformity in the divorce laws of ths
country. | am glad to have the letter,
and Will treasure IT.
In this connection / will take the on
pOrtunity to send to you my most cordial
greetings and congratulations upon the
successful close of what must be re-
garded as one of the greatest administra.
tions of the great office of Governor OF
Pennsylvania that We have ever had
While you have been criticized for orig
mating new ideas, as every one must he
who deviates from the beaten path ir
public matters, no act of yours has ever
been successfully assailcd as being selfish
or malicious, and no suggestion even Of
anything except the most absolute hon
esty of purpose has ever been made in
regard to any of your personal or official
acts. I know the affairs of PENNSYLVANIA
fairly WE'LL could not help having this
knowledge from my long connection with
the State government. / have been n
pretty thorough student Of PENNSYLVANIA
history and l feel that | am entirely
within the bounds OF fact when | sav
that more has been accomplished in gem
eral progress in the line 'Ot great con.
structive improvement, as well as i'm the
lettering Of conditions of government
during your administration than i'm anv
two equal periods in the career OF the
Commonwealth. A great deal of this has
come from suggestions made by your
SELF and much of the rest has been the
result Of the encouragement given nv
you to those whose ambitions for Penn
sylvania found ready response in your
cooperation
Now that YOU have retired from office
you will find that those who have
criticized some of the details OF your
work will give you credit for the great
essential things which have been accom-
plished by you and your associates. and
that the trifing matters which have been
assailed will be forgotten in the general
appreciation Of the great progress that
has been made under your leadership.
And on the personal side you have
made a legion of friends and won a host
OF admirers. To me it has been a great
pleasure and privilege to have been asso-
ciated with you and to have known You
we'll and want to thank you for all the
kindnesses you have shown me and 10
extend TO you my hearty good wishes
and the hope that your life will be con.
tented and prosperous and that your
lines may be cast In pleasant places.
With klndest personal regards, and
trusting that | may soon see you, | am
very cordially your friend,
WILLIAM g. sPRoUL.
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TRRELEN.\NCY that discouragcs and dis
i hcartenS our cndeavors 10 put forth the
full strength OF this nation in a war AS
necessary alas, as II is honorable to rs
and righteous, may he dangerous, unpatriotic.
or, according 30 intent, reasonable matter
Irreevancy that seeks the cxtenuatIon of
present and attested German crimes by par-
allels in wrongs and mistakes from the
commission of which the annals Of no nation
are free, irrelevancy that obscures the clean
cut issue between autocracy and our now
militant democracy, in which is involved IL
ever il has been involved, the very essence
of right and wrong in their utter rcpugnonce
matters such as these are worse than irrele
yaLcy: they are infammable goods treas
enable in content, goods which must cast
into the category Of a dangerous enemy or
a far from harmless fool any man who bor
ters in them, Tu quoque. or the doctrine of
you're another" never made a vicious man
yrtuous. People who live in glass houses
are often compelled to risk the throwiny
of stones and the demolition of a few sky
lights, and the context OF Let him who is
among you that is without sin cast the first
stone" has nothing to do with the ammunis
tlon with which David slew Goliath or with
the honest wrath Of democracy arrayed In
battle against the cruel Baal Of autocracv
THE GOWNSMAN
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A RECENT number or tn" Nation COM
n mcnts with Justihabc horror on the
lynching In Tennessee Of a negro who had
Killed two white men; adding: When Amer
leans thus dcbasc themselves nobody volun-
tecrs TO end the evil nobody speaks about
it; at least, nobody who Is white; and wo
complaCcutly turn to the congcnlal task OF
setting up democracy IN Germany once
more at n meeting Of the Y. VI. G. y. at
Columbia University the purpos" of which
was ITO enlist the students of our univcr-
stiles and colleges in an intensive study of
the issues and spiritual lessons of the war,
an accredited speaker i9 Credihly reported to
have warned his audience that Germany had
not been more guilty in the evils which he
enumerated as bringing on the present war
than other nations, and that rs to the
sanctity of treaties "havc we not our list
of broken treaties with the lndans?" This
learned Casuist--fur alas, he appears 10 be
n goWnsmau-Carricd about with him, We
are told. lin a poCkctbOOk collection of
quotations" from magazines and newspapers,
a precious little arsenal whcrcwith to prove
the iniquity Of his own country and Of its
allies"
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AN ILLUMINATED TITLE

An attractive young lady entered New York
bookshop the other day and told the clerk that
there was one title missing from her red leather
Which one?' he asked
Let me see" she replied in evident embar
titles. " " ~ "
=, srshisniTg. the lady said. .'oh. now I have t.
at it wss now the clerks turn to look tn. otssr s.s
Way FINALLY. leading her to a shelf contain
the, The set. he asked her which of Ire books ~
Sc ssl wsss:a sss: = sss NJ isins.a n: :s'Sa lam,
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Dear Governor pennypackcr--I think
you will be interested in the very vigOr-
Gus presentation Of another vigorous
executive which | send herewith,
Mr.. Roosevelt has rather jealously
guarded these photographs, and for n
time declined to allow us to use them. II
is by reason of the relaxation of the riSOr
of his restriction that ! am permitted to
ask your acceptance of the inclosed SuS.
gestiOn Of the strenuous life in "Roose>
welt as "A Wood Chopper" which | send
with best wishes for the new year, and
for all your years. I am sorry that you
are soon tu remove from among US, FOR
! feel that YOU have introduced Il new
note of sturdy interest and honesty, com.
bned with great ability into Ponnsylva-
MAS gubernatorinl succession.
Yours truly,
j. HORACE MCFARLAND
To Governor Samuel w. PennypaCkCr
Harrisburg, Pa.
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'sCRAPPLE AT SEVEN

LAIN on the patriotism OF Philadel.
y has been relieved by the food ad-
IONS action In restoring pork to
of daily comestibles. Just as the
rbraces and otherwise comprises
~ the part. so porkiess days
rappIeIess mornings. Conssrva-
0erk Al along the lire meant
1leoppesrance OF the fine art Of
1pple and the still finer art
- = turn OF savory crispness,
80 top and bottom,
~ q9|fes srsEpI
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Twcnty-cighth November.


.NONtTIIUTT - ITVW,
Ny Dear GovornOr--Sour Thanksgiv.
ing proclamation presents such a crafty.
ing contrast to the usual proclamation by
Governors of other States that | cannot
refrain from concentrating you on the
thoroughly appropriate and fclicitous
language in which yours is constructed.
IT is in itself a strong appeal to the CRATE.
ful spirit and is brimful of scriptural
adaptations.
I hope you and yours arc all well, and
with great respect, beg to remain, my
dear Governor, very sincerely yours,
ETIIELBEItT TALBOT.
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New York, August %, 1906.
Hon. Samuel w. pennypackcr,
Pennypackcr Mills.
Schwenksvillc. Ia.
My Dear Governor am very grateful
to you for your letter of August IL. |
am not surprised at your original action,
In view Of the statement which Mr.. Tn.
termyer made that day, and | presume l
should have felt like taking similar ac-
tion but for tho fact that he undertook
to incur whatever expense he has incur.
red in full faith that every dollar of 1t
would bc returned by the policy holders,
and the present indications are that his
faith In the policy holders interest was
justified.
Very sincerely yours,
ALTON II pAHEEIt
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Your ubcdient servant,
EDWARD l.. HALE.

My Dear Govcrnor--I cannot express
in language too strong tho very great
satisfaction with which I have seen the
appointment you have made,
Tho bar. as | do, will thank you In
their hearts If not by their words.
Mr. Ferguson, in a few months with a
little public service. will make very
good Judge-hunost, intelligent and capa-
bic
! am most sincerely yours,
JOHN G.. JOHNSON.
Twenty eighth November.
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January Is, 907.
Hon. Samuel W. PennypaCker.
My Dear GovernOr-ln closing my OIL.
cial work | take my pen for the last time
to express my appreciation deeper than
words can express of your kind note.
To have served under you. to have
been chosen 10y you, and to have main
tanned to the end the position with which
You honored me are distinctions which
and my children will cherish above all
other considerations of pride.
God bless you, my dear Governor. !
shall never know one like you.
Ever affcctionately yours,
HAMPTON l.. CARSON.
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TNTIE Gowusman holds no brief for th" "S-
/ tcnuation Of the hldeous civic crime OF
lynchug for tho successful "patcrnasln
that has nearly wiped the Indian out Of
existence or for the massacre ot anybody
anywhere, but he does maintain that there
is such Il thing as irrclcvauCy and that
at this moment IL Is only too widely CNcm-
pfcd In our current talk and even in our
writing \ backward community in its hor-
Tor and passionate feeling commits II hidcous
crime Let us blush for It. and use our best
efforts that such shameful, such an cXcep-
tional outbreak Of sayaEory shall not again
occur among our iO0.0OO,ooO Of Americans.
But what has this to do with organized
cruelty and inhumanity "A calculated mill
tarv policy carried out with none too uu-
willing hands by a whole nation harrying
dcfenscleSs country? We have Caiocd,
Wronged and robbed the Indians; so did the
Carthaginiau subjects of queen Dido Cajoc,
wrong and rob the Numantians. And this
parallel makes neither wrong Il right, nor
excuses or cNtcuuates either a jot or little.
There have been wars and massaCrcs and
devaStations time out of mind since Cain
slew Abel. or. to go further back, ever since
that pcstilcut ape. mankind" first learned
the use Of clubs aud buOmcrangs. But 10
one crime over transmitted another into a
virtue. The haCkcuing of our noighbors
will not make US white. nor will the white
washing Of an enemy who have dcepcned the
this, our most necessary and righteous war.
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Very sincerely yours,
ALTON Il. PARK ER,

Roxbury, Mass September l2, 1906.
My Dear Governor pennypaCkcr--I am
sure ! owe TO your kindness the invita-.
tiun to your great ceremonial oil the
fourth Of October.
regret extremely that ! cannot be
present would like to congratulate
you personally on the completion of 50
grand monument Of your admirable
administration.
with great respect, ! have the honor
to he
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Of special stamps. Here again it would not
he astonishing to find our Presidents picture
on u stamp. When Prussia took this terrain
from France in 1871 Prussia issued special
series of thirteen frankng labels. complete
collection Of which today would cost about
$50. These were in use for about u year and
were then discontinued and the stamps Of the
German empire have since been in use in
AlSaCp- IOrrgiue.
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500 900 Teutons Added In the West
Headline.
1t now becomes problem in subtraction
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SPROUL INDORSED
GOV. PENNYPACKER
Delaware County Republican
Leader Praised zone of Greatest
Administrations" in States
History
PENNirNCkER AuTOBIOGRArHN--NO. 93
Copyright 1919, by Public Lcdgcr COmpany)

tThese letters which constitute an interesting
part OF Governor PennypaCkcr's nuiobi0graphy
reveal the personal opinion NJ many prominent
citizens regarding Governor PcnnypaCker's Hcrv-
Ices to the StHtc.l