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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-21

TO the river road. struggling across
the aelds Here and there a rusty top
carriage distinguished some habitant
farmer; but buckboards brought most
of the people.
An average congregation at Pere
Leclair's church comprised one thou.
sand men. women and children.
There were many more this day.
From distant c~learings, where the
sheriffs had done their work of evic-
ton, families had come to crowd the
little houses of the river-valley. These
folks came to church, too. They were
eager to assemble with others OF the
border in conference. There were
great matters to be discussed; there
were wrongs to be canvassed.
The holy day gave opportunity; the
church was a convenient rallying.
point; the greensward before II offered
suitable arena for a mass.meeting.
Many were there before the dew
was off the grass. Hundreds of others
oii Soiiys AhCi tdihcu al iOW tones.
They were tense; they were mournful.
The poisoned word had gone among
them. that vas plain.
Had they o been betrayed by those
in power? they asked each other. True,
this and that had been gfven to the
poor people in the past, but now much,
very much-homes and lands-were
taken away. They had not been Deg.
gars or paupers. They had worked
hard. But. after feeding all the mouths
and clothing all the backs. there was
little money left for building roads
and bridges or. hiring teachers or
erecting schools. SO they had taken
the money of the state with gratitude.
And now the State allowed men to
come and drive them away from their
homes; and the men said 1t was &C.
cording to the law. What good were
the roads and the schools and the
bridges to men who had no homes?
Ere the sun was high the broad
turfed space before the church wa,
thronged, and the hum of voices was
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-21
Went Him One Better

The old lady in the railway carriage
observed with interest the chevrons on
said. "but could you tell me what those
things mean?' well. num-" he re-
piled, 'the red chevron shows I'm mar
ried and the three blue ones show I've
got three children" How interesting"
remarked the old lady beaming, and
then her eyes fel. on a soldier opposite
whose sleeve wac decorated with four
blue stripes. She gazed a moment and
exclaimed in shocked surprise: There's
a naughty boy THE Digger (organ Of
the Australians in the t~renches).
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-21
like the angry buzzins from a giant

like the angry buzzing from a giant
hive.
The men looked into one another's
tsnned faces. muttering despondently
or growing threats. The women muir
INJURED their forebodings; and the chill
dren listened wistfully.
Was II, after all, a fact that the
Acadlans were not like the other citi-
zens Of the State; that they were serfs
instead of free men, that the Yankees
considered them aliens in citizenship
and children in importance?
Well, there had been a lesson for
the Yankees in one affair which had
happened. The men who said this
pointed furtively to the blackened'
f~re-scarred chimneys which marked
the site where the big school had
crowned the hilltop. There were only
a few Of these men who boasted sui.
lenly in this way. They were rough
looking men. They went about through
the throngs, and the burden of their
discourse was that 1t vas time for the
Acadians to show some Of their old
time spirit.
When Attorney Louis Blai came
he had with him a young man who
wore CATERS and a corduroy riding.
suit. Men who knew said that this
was David Roi, the richest Of the
border smugglers. He came so boldly
into Attegat because 1t was Sunday.
They strolled on the edge Of the
g~reensward. arm in arm, with a word
now and then for one of the rough
and surly men.
They did not enter the church until
the others had filed in past the font
and had taken their seats in the dim
interior. The two lurked in the vesti.
bule until Pere Leclair climbed slowly
to his pulpit. Then they went In
and took seats behind a pillar.
1t was still in the church, SO still
that all the people heard the priests
crucifx tinkle against the reading.
desk as he leaned over it to speak
to them. His face was pale, and he
wore the look of one who was bravely
inviting the fate of the martyr. The
people did not understand the ex'
preston Of his face. They did not
know Of hat letter from the bishop,
They did not realize that their little
father had risen from his knees and
walked out to them that day, after a
weary night of prayer and vigil be
for the altar in the sacristy. where he
had offered up his w interests as
a sacrifice for what he believed was
the best good of his parish. He was
d%isobeying the diocesan head. He
himself perceived the enormity OF
such action, viewed from the stand
point Of the Church. He could not
justify himself before the Church-hs
could only justify himself before HI,
own conscience. He felt hat he under
stood his own people better than ever
those high in authority could under
stand. The bishop had never seer
these people. He had v visited
Acadia. Father Leclair knew nov
hard it would be to explain to one WHIT
lacked intimate sympathy.
CONTINUED TOMORROW
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-21
Author OF king Spruce" The Ram
rodders," "The Skipper and The
Skipped" ETC.

horse. for clifford and the priest had
walked on ahead.
The Maid Of Orleans must have had
that look on her face when the call
came in the old days" he said to him
self. There was to come a time when
he would declare that belief even more
%fervently.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-21
Business Questions Answered

business VucSu0nS answered.
, l, am thirty-one years of age and failed
an H sDs,r. Ssr1 nsw again ';ns Is e, a ans sts aiS ans I. In
y one o. he largest private banking HOUSES
I was thinking of studying income tax.
could study. same. Would. you be good
soSSse sas to and nsv /; there %s T !. sny I ot ssn t sssSSy You ini
mink l would be wise In taking Ynp7 G C.
I think you could probably get eve
ming instruction on the income tax at
the New York University.
The Ronald Press have put out a
book on this subject which might help
you.
As a broad knowledge of accounting
Is necessary In your business, I should
suggest that you take, the necessary
work to qualify you for a c. p. "a. In.
cidentally. those magic letters &C p. A."
at the end of your name will be an
insurance against lack Of employment
am not an eloquent salesman or a vast;
minded business man, but a high, school
medicine, But as the study of medicine re.
guires six years of support. both In col
my studies. ''' OF S Course. I would Ss FREE
& wo gnSr ss er GS hours daily but not more
Do you think Bookkeeping and typewritins
or stenoGraphy would be u appropriate for
mo-? Are there any. firms or government
positions which require four or 1--WE hours
Of bookkeeping dafly1 Would you end
the. study OF telegraphy? t5H. B. G.
Scores Of fellows work their way
through medical schools.
II you were to talk with the dean of
the college you are going to attend he
can probably tell o how to find sufn-
Client work to support yourself while
going through.
If I were you. I would try to get some
selling experience. rather han book
keeping. for the complete change of sell
ing from study will relax your mind and
also help you to meet people and make
them 4 you-a very necessary quality
In q doctor.
Il wouldn't waste any time on studying
teieSraphy, unless o are going to put
II into some practical use In the future.
The 18th day Of December. 1917. I started
business for myself. For two years pre-
yious to this ! was employed at the trade of
| sheet metalworker My business IL auto
sheet-metal repair work--bodies, hoods, fen
ders, lamps. windshields and radiators. So
far have done well with local trade.
I know q gentleman In this city in my
line of business and as a mechanic. I am
his equal, and l am better equipped 10
handle this line of work; but I notice he hal
quite a lot Of outside work shipped In from
small towns around Jackson. II 10 this out
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-21
SEEDS
SEEDS
Every year I gladly labor
In my little garden plot.

Every year 1 gladly LABOR
In my little garden plot.
Smiling Hope, my cheerful neigh
Dor,
Tells me what she thinks I've
got.
A I watch for their emergence
Very well I know that I
From the normal show divergence,
Seeds and catalogues both lie.
There are seeds for smiling pan.
sizes;
There are seeds for hollyhocks;
There are seeds for floral ~fancies;
There are seeds for four o'clocks;
There are seeds I'll buy or borrow
Till I've filled my trimming cup;
But the seeds that give me sorrow
o.. Are the seeds that will not come
GRIT ALEXANDER.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-21
other side Of a higt. brick wall.

other side Of a higf. brick wall.
Sad are we and sad our stations,
We who come from war-torn nations.
To thee, America, ~we sing;
To thee, our hearts and hopes we bring.
.Looking through a gate I saw q
crowd of children within a large yard.
They were orphans, sorrowing over their
troubles. It touched my heart to see
little ones in grief-they should have
been playing in the care-free joy Of
childhood.
"'Hee-haw! Don't feel bad! Better
days are coming!' I cried to them.
MY message instantly stopped their
sorrowing. "A mule. A mule! they
cried. Come. see the funny mule!
II was a bit offended at being called
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-21
XII
The Sacrifice Of Pere Leclair

The Sacrifice OF Pere Lectdir
GO THE folks Of Attegat parish came
~ to church.
Sagging ~buckboards rumbled down
from the north with the clans OF the
Cyrs and the Pelletiers. Up from the
south rode the Archambeaults, the
Heberts, the D~aignaults, and all the
rest. They came also on foot by fam
lilies, following the lanes which led
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-21

veal DssslIsu kssgs an Inn on sss
/n~Qgiees. Hls daughter. Evanseiine. edu-
5ee41aly. rebels against the. nature q n:
pe1hess. refuses 70 marry the man. Dnytc
~ . smsgsIer, whom her father has
-. e. -, and leave hon. penn,
"a "yenkes school, ss Atte!st. NSrmsn
sssfssht Ssnhss' customs ssms. under.
5Ssr1s her position and falls in love with
~. The e~yietiep OF the .Acssisn pea:.;,
1nta, "squattcrs." by WEALTHY YANKEE
|ya6sr deaiers. besins just at the time
n way 70 the Yankee school" where
M become enGaGed. Louis Halls, an at
D1sqey, seeks IN arouse the country people
DGs1net the American government 70 Sc
[9rs his own election to the Legislature
- place Of Amhrose clifford. and. In an
.s:.ls:s Sy Ft.t.sr i%ssls.r, whc II 'S "
erytvss q Attesst. hpds Eyanselins. who
Eefuses TO return to her home With him.
Alarieh, Clifford and fsthe, Leelal, make
Rcelians. The public school ut Attesat.
byllt By the Yankees" burns under sus-
MIrioua iYeumataueN
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-21

(Baiky sam, Bnly Goat. Judge Otoi
aud Johnny Bull are sentenced by
Peggy to perform a good deed dptece
as punishment for kidnapping the
Boy Who Hopfed.J
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-21
TODAY's BUSINESS QUESTION
What Is producttonf
Ansper DiH appear tomorroU.
ANSWER TO YESTERDAYS BUSI-
NESS QUESTION
Capital Is the concrete Instrument
Of production.

In this space Mr.. Whitehead tCiH an
sUer readers business questions on buy
ing, selling, advertising and employment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-21

ssIJERE comes Balky Sam! Here's
II our hero! HALL Hail!' shouted
Billy Belgium.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-05
Condensed Classics Of Famous Authors
CHURCHILL

Winston Churchill. whom we per-
haps should call Americanus, to dis
tinguish him from the lively son Of
Lord Randolph Churchill, who bears
the same name Of Winston, was born
at ST Louis. Nov. 10, 1871, though his
father was of Portland, Ne. He was
educated at Smith Academy. st. Louis,
and graduated from the United States
Naval Academy in 1894. The same
year found him an editor of the Army
and Navy Journal; the next year he
was managing editor of the Cosmo-
politan Magazine; in 1903 and 1905
he was a member of the New Hamp-
shire legislature. and in 1906 he was
running for governor of that state as
the candidate of the Lincoln Republi- \
can club on a reform platform, fight
ing a valiant battle to down the pol =
itical practices which had grown to
be time-h onored, II nothing else, In
that state. Some Of the leaders OF
the Democratic party fully recog-
nized the good he was attempting to
accomplish in this early progressive
movement, but the fact that he was
not native Of the state. was a new
conner IN politics, and was striving
for ideas which we're novel and thor
oughly distressing to politicians OF
long experience. prevented his sue
cess with the Republicans. Politics,
however, have not been entirely the
same in the state since; and as an
education for a writer on political
subjects, his experiences could be
called laboratory courses.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-05

Manners showed his hand when ha
brought me news that my grandfather
was dead and Grafton was master Of
Carvel Hall. struck him. Mr.. Dix,
was quick to tell me that 1 was pen
niless, but Comyn insisted on Offer
ing security for me.
Then back I went to Annapolis, to
learn that my uncle had intercepted
my letters so that my grandfather be-
lieved me dead. Henry Swain had
been successful in business and he
made me factor of his new estate.
There 1 stayed until the dreary sum-
mer of 1874 when Liberty lost friend
by the death Of Mr.. Swain. His last
wish was that I should marry Patty,
but when I asked her to marry me she
saw what was in my heart and asked
me whether l loved her. And for that
there was no answer But when I
rode away to fight for my country.
she told me that she would pray for
me-and Dorothy.
At Annapolis, on my way north,
received great surprise, learning
that John Paul had spoken for me, and
went to see him and found that it
was John Paul himself, who had an
estate in Virginia and was bound for
Philadelphia to lay before congress
his plan for an American navy. How
he succeeded Is known. I sailed with
him, and was with him in many of his
great sea fights, the last being that Of
his Bon Homme Richard against the
Scraps, in the North Sea- This was
the hottest battle of all, and my last
memory Of it is the sight of a naked
seaman rushing at me, pike in hand.
l awoke. Where was L? What room
was this? Who was this coming to
tend me. Who but Nanny Lucy, Dor
othy's old nurse, to tell me that l was
| in London, in Mr.. Manners house,
| Where was Dolly. I was soon te, 81
her, If the doctor permitted. SlS
came! The little room was Heaven.
though l was stretched on a bed Of
pain. Mrs. Manners answered my
| questions. Jones had contr1ved to let
Dolly know was wounded and in hos
pital in Holland, and Comyn had
brought me down to England. I also
learned that my uncle had been de-
prived of his estate for treachery and
that Carvel Hall was mine. And now
l was to be struggled out of England
again. This time Fox played snug
gler. and 1 soon asked Dolly to be my
wife. But did I not love Patty? she
asked me. 1 told her the truth.
Dear Richard" Dolly said, Il be-
lieve 1 have loved you all my life"
We were married on the 18th OF June
and Patty dressed the bride. Poor
Patty. You have heard your mother
speak Of Aunt Patty, my dears.
| Ere I had regained my health the
war for Independence was won. Il,
pray God that time may soften the
bitterness it caused, and heal the
breach in that noble race whose motto,
is Freedom; that the Stars and Stripes
and the Union Jack may one day
float together to cleanse the world Of,
tyranny"
! Copyright. 1919. by Post Publishing
Co. (The Boston PosO All rights re-
J served.
| Condensed from Richard Carvel. by
| Winston Churchill, copyright. 1899,
| 1914 by the Macmillan company. Used
by permission of author and publisher.
published by special arrangement
with the Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
All rights reserved).
"A Tale of Two Cities" by Dickens,
as condensed by Miss Sara A. Hamlin
will be printed tomorrow.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-05

the distribution of goods over railways or seas,
while themselves obtaining their supplies from
the mines direct, by trade usage. The conse-
1uence Is such an accumulation of demand over
supply that the price has exceeded the govern
ment limit, and the government has had to an
nounce an increase Of price to consumers 'be-
cause of increased wages, shorter hours for the
miner, and decreased production per workman"
Happily there is nosuch shocking indictment
of our miners. They are agitating, but their de-
mands are confined to their trade, and are argu-
able, even if excessive. There are other trades
not as enlightened as our railway men, who now
have an opportunity to lead the way to the pain
less reversion of prices from wartime heights to
normal. When more men than are needed are
put at the work for the sake of wages rather than
production of transportation some slackers.
1t is true that there is thus provided an object
lesson against government operation, and that
the unions, which admit their dissatisfaction, al
though they have forced compliance with their
demands, are put in an unpleasant position before
their countrymen.
The discovery of the unonists that they also
are consumers, and that what they compel to be
paid into one hand they are compelled to pay out
with the other, may serve to direct their atten-
ton to the fact that the consumers are the mas
ters of unions and lawmakers alike when their
needs compel them to take charge Of the situa-
ton. There is now going on uprising of con-
sumers, the dominant partner in all businesses,
even that of government. Capital has exper
fenced, is experiencing, the punishment suitable
for mourning reputation for predatory conduct.
The British strikers are predatory surely as
any trust. Let our workers avoid even suspicion
of exacting more pay than their services are
worth, of conspiracy to limit production and
protect slackers. For example, the president has
asked congress to investigate wage increases
asked by the railway shopmen. The director gen.
eral informed him that their case was under con-
sideration, but they struck. That is not consist
ent with the opinion of the Big Four brother
hoods that reduction of living cost is more desir
able than increase of wages, and it Is obnoxious
to suspicion that the shopmen are checking pro-
duction by opposing methods of efficiency They
demanded time pay instead of pecework wages,
and when they were accommodated there was
great loss of production. That is one of the rea-
sons why it is necessary still further to increase
rates, and thus to put the cost of their Stacking
on the forgotten third party of their wage con-
tract, the patrons of the railways. The whole
is greater than the part, and no class of produc-
ers can afford to oppose their interests to the
universal interest
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-05
Old Egyption Methods
Used To Preserve Fruit
(By Associated PresS)

CHICAGO. Aug. Allow the wis
dom Of the ancient Egyptians is still
of value to the modern industrial
world is expected to be shown at the
Coliseum in Chicago. when exhibits
Of dehydrated products are placed on
view to indicate one method Of reduc-
ing the high cost Of living.
This will be at the Hotel Mems ex-
position, which starts Aug. 4, and lasts
week.
The purpose Of this particular ex-
hibit will be to Indicate how vege-
tables and fruits may be bought dur
ing the season Of plenty and stored
throughout the year in a small space,
being used when the prices are high.
The principle Of conservation is the
same as cold storage, but the method
Is different, and, for fruits and vege-
tables, is said to be far superior.
1t is said that for fruits and vege-
tables preserved by this process the
cost is less than that canning; that
the only containers required are pa
per sacks, instead of expensive cans
and jars, and the space required is
also much less. The process consists
of drying scientifically SO that all the
water is taken from the product.
When it is used it is "re-hydrated, :"
that is, STEPPED in water until it has
reabsorbed practically its original
water content.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-05
FOOD DISTRIBUTION

From Washington Post.
II T is apparent from a cursory study of the
uation that the hope for relief lies lower
- ing the cost of distribution. There be
of the margin between wholesale prices and the
prices paid by the If the retailer unable
purey food to the public margin of profit of less
than 100 to 300 cent then other of dis
tribution be found
pound of sirloin costs purchaser at least
% cents The retailer bought wholesale 10
20 cents The packer claims his that pound
cents and entirely deducted from the retail price.
1t would still steak selling to the customer
at 90 cents pound far above the average
citizen of moderate income
pound OF onions costs 20 at the retail market
The farmer was paid not more than 5 that
pound. which may have been too But divide the
producers price in halves and allow him cents
a pound and onions would still retail cents
pound. or five times the wholesale price.
Potatoes range in price at retail $3.50 to IS 90
bushel. The producer receives not S1s9 for
this bushe Cut the farmers price two and make the
deduction from the retail price, potatoes would be
quoted at sass to s4o6 bushe than the average
family can afford to pay.
Consequently it is evident that some means must
found for getting food the at much less
than at producers wholesalers are
taking unreasonable profits. they should restrained
largest item Of cost is in connection with distribution
and That this phase hopeful means OF
relief
That being the case, the executive officers of the
government must look the clause Of the
constitution the remedy On notable occasions
this clause stood bulVark OF protection to the
rraAs kuterest znachnattons pf financial
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-05
What Other Editors Saw

pirates, and it stands as vertabe Gibraltar guard
ing the channels of the buccaneers of
business:
Congress shall have power to regulate
commerce foreign nations and among the sew
eral states.
Under judicial construction the scope of these few
words has been broa dened to degree where they
fer upon the federal almost absolute
troll the of Fifteen years ago
nation alarmed the orgy of capitastic combna
tons and concentrations which threatened give
into the hands Of comparatively few interests
of the business Of the country Railroad combinations
were especially alarming involving they did the future
development Of great communities and sections.
Senator Knox then attorney general, laid down the
proposition that under the
the constitution and with the statutes then upon the
had full authority monopolistic opera
lions and he made test Of his policy when he attacked
company to control two great competing railway sys-
TENS The government its and the merger
defeated But what of importance the coun-
the clause of the constitution estab-
ished beyond cavil effective for the
defense public interest Northern Securities
decision marked epoch in federal control of interstate
commerce. and it has been constructed subsequent
ly statutes of great benefit to the country
This control should be used to govern the dis
tribution products public great
bulk of food marketed passes into interstate
and would be subject to such control. Interstate
in foodstus could easily be governed by State
profiteers and ward off hunger and deprivation from
American homes. There numerous forms in which
this be used effectively. is for the
with official responsibility select the best of them
The methods OF the people
the results