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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-25
DREAMLAND
ADVENTURES
Judge OpI's Busy Day
BY DADDY
CHAPTER II
Tho NifCl, Ent


Tho witch Cat
,>rruE1 LAY, Perky sparrow and Junco
Is Snowbird laughed loudly at Judge
o,,, when he tore the stuffed owl to
,,,"ros thinking it was alive.
iudeo owl looked much disgustea
when he found he had used MS temper ,
aad 31 t5s, his ss5SndEff sdgldnt light rs T baeR.
oWi oW.itfmTrah Hurrah for Judge owl the
a-o fghter! Chez Chee y screamed
TIue Jay. trying to keep Judge Qwl
wake, but Blue Jay only sGTcaned 9tn fd,nG m,rIi
"ut. Judge owl didn't pay any attention
,o him. but some one else did. That
~ ,o,,e m' one else was Gretchen, the cook;
"Do you hear the noise those BIRDS
10, tbo sun.room are making she said
~ ~ pinah. the colored housemaid. "In
no, YOU Tim, the cat, is after those birds
"sTI"' in tho sun-room they found the
feathers of the stuffed owl al over tne
,oor where Judge owl had scattered
,hrm in his fighting fury. q.
YES Tim. the cat has been here.
.crcamed Gretchen. "He has killed
some poor bird"
90 already. has been told, and he had
,ricd TO make meal of Blue jay, only
- get n ducking in the fountain from
fudro owl. Tim was drying himself
beside the radiator In the nvinE room
,ome lie thought the cook was calling
HIM to supper, so he was quick to an
""Oh. you awful beast! Why did you
,nI those poor BIRDS" shrieked Dlnah,
The m coored housemaid, starting after
the cat. Tim saw that he had made a
tmistakc and he fed, dashing around
,he gun.room. In his flying leaps he
hanged against the cages and Blue
ISvs Perky sparrow and Junco Snow.
Eird screamed in fear. Their screams
'nado Gretchen and Dinah look at the
i'irde In the cages. Then the cook and
,be maid screamed, too. They thought
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Women's SLIPS Black Sateen Petticoats, S5c; with
tucked founce. w
Women's $239 to $3.50 House Dresses, ST. Of percale
and gingham in checks, stripes and figures.
Fitted and Billie Burke models. Size SO to az
only.
Women's Heavy Blanket-Cloth Vests, SOC; light and
dark patterns
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-01-25

THIS Inventory Sale has only Obethat is positively
clear garment in the house practically that
will bring We have therefore, marked OUR ENTIRE STOCK
below COST and instances at than half
what they cost only two three months The Bargain
unparalleled DO not fail shop early tomorrow!
Below give sample values from each department. There
dozens of others.
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Womens $3.50 and S295 Velvet Hand Bags special sA9
made Of real chiffon velvet and fine twill back vel
veteen stunning etched metal frames in variety Of
styles; fitted with inside frame purse and mirror
$3.50 Sewed Frame Leather Travelling Bags, 1855; good
quality alligator grained split cowtde with strongly
sewed frame, seams and corners. Lined 1s-nch size
30c to 35c 36-in. Bleached Muslin, 14c yd.
sec 8-oz. FeatherProof A. c. A. Blue and White Ticking
zoe yard.
S10 and s20 Lockwood Beached Sheeting, soc 55c
yard; II inches and 80 inches wide.
59c Striped Outing Flannel, 15c yard
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tions which came into being during the
sos, when dashing uniforms. parades,
military balls and competitive drills were
popular. That play was 1.-THE Merchant
OF Venice David c. Bangs was Shy
lock, Clarence Rheem was Bassanio,
Thompson was Nerissa. May McCawley
was Jessica. Harry Robinson was Anto-
MO. Talbot Pulizzi was Balthazer, Simon
Flynn, Gratiano; George Erdman, Lb-
renzo: George Elwood, Tubal; Charlie
Mallard. Old Gobbo; John Benedick,
Launcelot Gobbo; Montague Tigg. Leon
ardo; J: Writ Kali: the Duke Of Venice;
kean was solanio. There was q full
spoke line, and being June, the
month Of roses. and more people
having flower gardens then than now,
and the "house being packed from
pit to dome'-that is, crowded, with
friends Of Shylock. Bassanio, the
flowers were handed across the foot
lights by the leader of the orchestra,
basketfuls at = time. Portia, Nerissa
and Jessica got SO many bouquets that
they had to send them home in .
hack. After Shylock had failed to
get his pound of flesh as nominated
in the bond, and the curtain had gone
down, it was rolled up again, show
ing the stage set for the beautiful
John Benedick was Peter, Lille
Lewis was the Missus. Julia Wheeler
was q widow. May McCawley was ad.
dressed as Kitty Clover, Otto Eek.
stein was Maj. Pepper and George
Erdman tried to make his friends be.
iieve that he was Frank Brown. There
vas p real baby " the plaxs1ends bag
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Color Sense of Insects.

spur, only the bees know, but mere
men who are interested in such things
believe that bees have an especial lik-
ing for blue.
The largest variety Of flowers have
white bloom, and there is a larger
proportion of sweet smelling flowers
among the white than among the 9TH
er colors And men who have come TO
distinction in botany and those who
are prominent as entomologists have
said that flies show a preference for
white flowers.
The smallest number Of variety Of
fragrant flowers are found in red, and
It is said that butterflies show their
preference for red, yet they also seem
to be fond of pale blue flowers. Moths
like white and yellow flowers and
beetles seem to pay their most distin-
guished attention to yellow flowers.
The real reason for these insect
preferences is hard to get at. It may
be the color OF the flower; 1t may be
| the perfume or 1t may be nectar. It
is certainly nectar which the bee
wants. but he seems to be able to
recognize from a distance a blue flow
crs and knows that 1t holds the sweet
which he likes best. The weight Of
evidence is that bee knows blue
when he sees IL, and that a butterfly
knows red or orange, that beetles can
read yellow sign hung out by q
flower and that many varieties Of flies
live in the fields and woods and
which are not on terms Of companion
ship with common house flies, seem to
have keen perception and apprecia-
tion of white.
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Wilson Barrett and Lawrence Barrett.
and it Is curious that the program Of
Wilson Barrett before me Is for the week
beginning Monday. December 80. 1889
following close upon Lawrence Barretts
enga cement. Lawrence Barrett played
at Aibaugh's and Wilson Barrett at the
New National The Wilson Barrett pro-
gram is Of "Claudian." an original play
in a prologue and three acts" the plot.
story and construction of the play" being
by Henry Herman and the dialogue by
W. q. wills. At the head Of the pro-
gram Is Wilson Barrett, Miss Eastlake
and complete London company. including
George Barrett" During his weeks en-
gagement Wilson Barrett and his COM
par1y played. in addition to "Claudian."
Hamlet" '.Ben-My- -Chree," THE Silver
King and three playlets-"The Color
Sergeant" "A Clerical Error and Chat
terton.'
The Rambler's old friend. Talbot O.
Puli4xi, wrote. in 1898, a history Of the
Lawrence Barrett Dramatic Club, and
with that history before him the Rambler
members Of the club: David c. Bangs,
Clarence B. Rheem, Harry c. Robinson.
Simon R. Flynn. George F. Erdman, G.
1. Mexican, o. G. Eckstein, ]. Writ Kali,
George Elwood, Charles F. Mallard,
John A. Benedick, Talbot Pulizzi. Mon
tagre Tigg, Miss Rose Wheeler. Miss
Jennie Thompson. Miss May McCawley,
Miss Julie NJ Wheeler. Miss Lille Lewis,
Frank B. Noyes. Tim Murphy, F. D.
Maltby, Miss Annie Lewis. Miss Gertie
Linthail, Miss Florence Perry, Miss An
ME Hertford. Charles Hanford, Wilton
Lackaye, James Mahoney, Z. B. Hay,
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History Of City Names.

'TNJHlLE, for the most part, the
w names Of our cities have been
drawn from events pertaining to their
settlement. yet there are some that
originated in various and widely Diff
fering sources. They show the diver
gent forces that have contributed to
the present composite result One city
Is named for an English duke, another
is an Indian word of several applica-
tions. third symbolizes the religious
feeling Of its founder. These are. re-
spectively, New York, Chicago and st.
Louis.
A unique distinction in this regard is
possessed by Denver. It's founder, Gen.
Denver, lived to see the town that was
given his name attain population Of
more than $1,000, privilege that has
not, SO far as known, been accorded
any other man in the worlds history.
At least two cities have. in q sense,
been accidentally named. Tradition
has 1t that a man from Portland, Me-,
and one from Boston matched coins to
determine whether their settlement on
the Willamette should be named Port
land or Boston. The namesake has
long since outstrlpped in population
the old Portland on the Atlantic coast.
Among the relics preserved at Terre
Hautc, Ind, Is target rife that was,
1t il said, the means Of giving Logans-
port its name. The story 10 that
number Of frontiersmen. being un-
able otherwise to reach q decision in
the matter, decided to shoot at tar
get 70 determine what name should
prevail. The marksman who proposed
l1oganspote hit the bull's-syss
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Tim Frawley, William b. Murdocl,, Miss
Anita Hendrie, Prof. r c. Bernays. M.
Dorian. H. B. Robinson, j. T. Hawkins,
F. A. Lane. w. e Moses, H. B. Bolton,
]. E. Ferguson, Miss Daisy Hodkinson
and Miss Belle Bateman.
Mr.. Pulizzi, in his history of the
club, sketches It's origin, recounts
and gives a little narrative of the
professional career of several mem
bers. In telling Of the beginning Of
the club the Rambler cannot serve
his readers better than to quote the
following from Mr.. Pulizzfs work:
In the fall Of 1850 . number Of ladies and
gentlemen in this city, for the most part OF
unknown dramatic talent, conceived the idea
Of trespassins upon q neld but seldom attempt.
ed BY amateurs of even pronounced ability and
commenced the study Of the legitimate drama.
Under the elocutionsry direction Of Miss Mary
K. sehreiner. lady Of rare ti attainmsnts g an ~
Julius Caesar" was immediately taken IN
hand ana subjected to an entire winters re-
hearsal. The performance was given May II,
Of the lawrence Barrett Dramatic Club. BE-
fore 4 very large and fashionable audience.
No permanent Organisation had been effected
O. thuns Of but n. Sg Us.
people impressed the participants with the idea
that 1t must be In some measure mertted. ana
sstusl gndef t,a. rotds s..
sociation went into active prsparation for fu-
ture presentAtfonS, and secured dates for foHr
peIfoim.nes. e the Nstiansi Me.t:r vsnt IN t5s
was given at this snsasemenf altefnate1y with
:;julius Caesar." and met with similar ouc-
csas, tAs seflsS rseeiptns a1ovs 91.20o.
re 1s 80 s sas e & ss s. ssse ys.a
xs pSsjs In tares cdiecdtivs perfe.masesa
L6G II hsas1t. e sfb9 -Nashaa&tR- Light IN.
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fsntry Corps. to crowded houses. Unable to
secure the theater, the club continued to study
and rehearse. but did not again appear until
the following May. when n joint benefit was
given itself and the stage employees OF the
ba9id followed py neat little
farce. MIR. and Mrs. Peter White" was pre-
sented. This was also success. both hnan-
cially and artist.cally.
1t was always customary a short time be-
fore the club gave performance to have the
pictures Of each member in costume arranged
neatly in large and handsome frames. which
were put in conspicuous places They also
advertised extensively in the home papers and
invariably large audiences would greet them.
The Barrett Club had rooms at 933 F street
the walls were decorated with the portraits
OF great actors. Mr.. Barrett sent the club a
handsome engraving OF himself as Hamlet.
also very prettily covered book giving the
life OF the great tragedian, Mr.. Edwin For
rest, written by Mr.. Barrett.
The club was increasing and 1t was de-
cided to move to 9l4 street northwest.
where handsomely furnished roon,s were had,
a new piano, a library. periodicals and fine
engrnvirgs Of celebrities were obtained. This
was marked by a grand opening or house
warming. which occasion sunptuous snip
per was served. during which each member
contributed his OK her talent toward the even
ing's entertainment. songs. recitations. music
ments AWAY, while dancing rounded OF the
festivities Of the occasion.
4 X X \
THE Barrett Club gave its last Shake
spearean play June 9. 1884, at the
National Theater for the benefit of the
Washington Continentals. one Of the
numerous social and military organiza-
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upon that animal. Take his last ap:.
peararce for instance. Re was out
long before the time in which he ID
annually slated to appear, but he
does not seem to have affected con-
ditions very materially.
Then, again, IL we are able to fore
cast the fall of snow, Just think
what 1t would mean to the ranchers
in the middle and far west to be
able to tell them how much water
they would have for irrigation pur-
poses during the season! We do not
pretend to be long range forecasters
We indulge in cold scientific deduc-
tions. leaving nothing to luck. Our
work Is along conservative, safe
and sound lines and we have endeay-
ored to win the respect and conn
dence OF the public.
Returning for moment to the long
range forecaster, we And that his pre-
dictions are very general in character
He refuses to predict specifically
II. for instance. he harps on the sub
ject Of wet moon he fails to specify
whether. 1t is a wet moon for the
whole OF the United states OF only z
man In Portland. Maine. may look
gravely up at the sky. sAgely nod
and state that the moon is q wet
moon, but he fails to state that the
weather may be wet In Portland and
dry as tinder box in the wheat
fields Of Kansas"
Touching upon the subject OF rain
making, Prof Marvin said:
4 + + 4
stT1E so-called rain making II
= little short OF charlatanism. I,
is a fake. It ID impracticable
While 1t IL true that in a few in
stances small clouds have appeared
shortly after the work OF the So
called rain makers, we and by look
ing over our charts that rainfall
was due in or near that locality a
few hours or SO after these self
styled sky wizards had performed
their personal magic. A storm oc-
CURED recently down In the Gulf OF
Mexico. We have arrangement
with numerous vessels plying those
waters to keep US informed as to
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or moro before a storm either pos
sesses the Imagination of a Jules
Verne or IL a candidate for the club
whose members declare that they
always go around the course in par.
Prof. W. J. Humphreys. PHI. D., pro-
the United States weather bureau.
probably has given more attention to
weather proverbs and their justifica-
ton than any other scientist in this
country. In touching upon weather
superstitions. he declared that some
Of the signs used to greater or less
extent are those which have been OBJ
served for many years, and that they
are viewed by old-timers with an
understanding of their significance.
He pointed out how fishermen will
weigh anchor and prepare for flight
be naught to indicate anything but
fair weather: how the man of the
woods will notice changes and COM
prehend the messages of warning.
i +k
A MoNG tho proverbs he quoted are:
"A "A year of snow, a year of
plenty" If the reader will but stop
and think that II there is a continu-
GUS covering OF snow he will realize
that it delays the blossoming of fruit
tre4C4ftil after the probable sea-
sunsa{Eilling frost. and 1t also pre-
yenff~xskernate thawing and freez-
iYlE. % ruinous to wheat and other
winter grains. Other proverbs among
this many he has collected are the
"A late spring never deoeives."
january warm, the Lord have
III you see grass in january, lock
your grain In your granary."
"January blossoms hll no mans cel-
laf."
"January wet, no wine you get"
.January and February do fill or
empty the granary.'
Xii tho months in the year curse
4 fair Februeer."
In sr,eaking Of proverbs relating to
the wind, Prof. Humphreys said:
s.There are numerous proverbs based
m the directions and changes of the
Wind. but their value, in the main. is
only local, except when taken in con-
neCtion with the height and rate OF
ohanre OF the barometer. However,
in middle latitudes the direction Of or
dinary undisturbed winds is from west
to east. Therefore, a radically diff
ferent direction commonly indicates
an approaching, or. at any rate, not
vary distant, storm. There is, then,
eof,ie Justification for such proverbs
a the following:
'rWhen the smoke goes west, guide
weather is past;
ssWhen the smoke goes east, guide
weather comes netst:
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no scientific foundation Of fact in
the great majority Of them. OF
course. 1t is true that there are signs
that have been observed by scientists
and others for years, which give a
pointing finger as to what the
weather of few hours or day or
so will be.
There is nothing as yet discovered
that will enable us to tell. with any
degree of accuracy, what coming
season will bring. Goose bones do
not connect up with weather sequen-
ces The ring around the moon is
due to the condition Of the atmos-
phere in the sky and 10 an indication.
but not a definite indication. Of rain.
"All Of us who are connected with
the bureau would be happy II we
could learn of some plan to forecast
weather far in advance. Just think
what it would mean for the crop sea-
son. Just think what Il would mean
to know how much coal would be
needed for the rigors. of winter! Just
think Of how much benefit It would
be IL we were able to tell the street
cleaning departments in the differ
ent cities just how much snow they
must expect during the winter!
Every year the ground-hog supersti-
ton is q matter Of general comment.
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Seeing the Wind.

To see the wind isn't a matter Of
particularly keen evesight, but sim
ply of knowing how to look at IL.
1t can very readily be done on any
windy day, whether hot or cold, %
long as the air is dry. The equip
ment necessary is smooth or pol.
ished fiat metallic surface two feet
or more long, with a straight edge.
A large handsaw will serve the pur-
pose very we'll. Hold the metallie
surface at right angles to tho wind:
for example. if the wind is from the
east, hold the saw. If that 10 what
is being used, on a north and south
line. with a fiat surface to the wind.
Next tilt or incline the surface at an
angle of about IS degrees. 80 that
the wind will glance as IL strikes
the metal. Sight carefully along the
edge OF the metal at some small but
clearly defined object and you will
then see the air current flowing over
the edge just as water flows over Q
dam. The stronger the wind the
greater will be the speed OF the floy,
bnt the volume will not b. inreA0dS
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conditions and this. In oontunstion
with our other observations, enabled
US to send out q warning which re :
suited in numerous vessels scutry-
ing from the danger 3ons. This
warning saved hundreds Of thou .
sands OF dollars Of shipping.
Il do not think that . pet corn. 4
goose bone, q sunfower plant or q
herd Of ground hogs with their con, .
bined services totaled would have
been of as much beneft a. our serv-
ice WAS. It caused these vessels
to shun the danger spot. At the pres
ent time wwe have an interchanee
Of reports with Mexico and Canada,
Colombia is also installing an up.to-
date system.
Prof. Marvin stated that the beauti-
full permanent waves Of milady of the
present day and generation would be
affected by approaching storms, but
only at the time near to the atfnos-
pheric disturbance, and SO tho miss
or matron who had her hair MARCEL
led In order that she may pfognos-
ticate weather conditions for an Ap-
preaching outing 10 having work
done for naught, provided. OF ooufse.
that is her object.
The disciple Of golf who declares
that his clubs are sensitive . week
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when the winds in the south. the
rains in its mouth;
1.-THE wind in the west suits every
one best"
The saying which reads. '"rhs
farther the sight. the nearer the rain"
is explained by the fact that the homo
genefty of the atmosphere is improved
and 1t is an accepted fact that sound
travels better on occasions that pre-.
cede a stormy day. In speaking OF
the power of animals to prophesy.
Prof. Humphreys said:
" Grumphie smells the weather,
An Grumphie sees the wun';
He kens when clouds will gather.
An smoor the blinkin' SUM-
This extravagant tribute to te pig
as weather prophet is typical OF q
large number of proverbs. though
perhaps no other animal has been
credited with actually seeing the
wind.
Doubtless the dampness and change
in temperature that commonly pre-
cedes storms somewhat modif1es the
behavior of many animals, but of tha
numerous proverbs based upon their
actions even the few that have any
truth to support them have far great
er physiological than meteorological in
| terest.
uDESPITE the fact that there are
N, sone signs which are quite ac-
clf4teiI: aAsseiil of the opinion that
humasffty Is best served by having q
trained corps OF men who work
through scientific deductions.
Changing the subject for q mo-
ment. I would like to call your at
tention to the kite meteorgraph, an
instrument attached to kites which
is used to record pressure. tempera-
ture. humidity and wind velocity.
It is really a remarkable instrument.
THAT even animal life fs sometimes
| mistaken is shown by the fact that
the bees on g. farm OF q friend Of
mind in West Virginia were fooled
by the appearance of the warm days
| of this very early spring. The process
| OF breeding had taken place during
| the warmer days, then came the cold
snap, which rendered 1t impossible
for the bees to secure their food
| from the flowers. Thousands and
thousands of them died because there
| had been but little food gathered
| and stored. The ground hog 10 very
much like Germany was in its con-
ception of the worlds mind: he 70
not accurate. While hate to con-
| tradict the old saying 80 often used
| by those who cited it as an example
| of thrift, facts compel me to state
| that squarrels, as a rule, do not hoard
up nuts"
No longer can we pin our faith to
| the old signs when we would know
| what the coming months might bring.
| Science has decreed otherwise.