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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-06
No Bonus Wanted

10 the Editor Of the Evening Public L,docr.
SRA recent correspondent to your in
teIestins Forum surely has n bad case.
WONDER u ne was inductcd into the service
uurins the world War or really volunteered
IL he volunteered. didn't they pay him what
was agreed he would get; IL he was 'ln-
uuCted into the service, or "blew in by the
uIait' WHAT'S he kicking about--wasn't Il
'he law OF his country that called him1
as veteran of the Spanish-American and
I"'ippine wars. not to mention the Boxer
rouole'' and also of the late World War
member In good standing In the United
spanish War Veterans and OF the Ameri-
can Legion get sick and quite weary to
near you 'yaps' yelping for n bonus.
When we returned from the Philippines
we resembled pumpkins In color, our health
was broken from chasing gugus. sleeping In
rice paddles and drinking impure water. We
wiggled along until the next call came with
out even getting pension, much less a
bonus; but when the recent trouble started
we got the fever" and heard the call''
and fell In: and IL there's any fellows
needing bonuses. excusing present company,
believe the Philippine boys are at"
Let's forget 1t and settle down to being
100 per cent pure Americans: and II there q
TO be anything handed OUT to any one.
i say give 1t to the boys who really need
H. and not to the red-cheeked lads who
came back better men physically than they
were when they went lover there"
Let's all be Americans nowr' Let's all
support a 100 per cent American In the
presidency and try and get this old idea
or paid patriots out of our mind. never
served for bonus. and doubt IL any of
your correspondents did. and so why STAN
pede oneself into being a Red Just be-
cause Uncle Sam don't wish TO 20 broke now
In order TO try to pay debt that never was
contracted. Let's be glad we won!
Philadelphia. April 3, 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-06
A Popular Recitation

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir--Pleasc print in your paper the beau
tiful poem containing the following:
when the morning light drives away the
night.
When the sun shines bright and full;
A. It draws its line near the hour OF nine,
I'll away, away to school," etc.
Also n rather long poem. which I think
n called "Eittle Jane" II IL Il poem about
the Civil War, few lines Of which 1 re.
call:
Not n single shell that whole day fell
From the camp Of Battery b.
ADA SALMON.
Philadelphia. March 13. 1921.
We will print the first poem requested II
a reader will send II in. The second 70
quest IL no doubt for the popular poem
THE PRIDE OF BATTERY u
South mountain lowered upon our right. far
off the river lay:
And over on the wooded height we held their
lines at bay.
AT last the muttering guns were still; the
day died slow and wan
At last the gunners' pipes did NIL. the SER
Eeants yarns began.
Wien, as the wind n moment blew aside tho
fragrant food
Our briarwoods raised within our view a
little maiden stood
A tiny tot of six or seven. from frcsidc
fresh she seemed
(Of such a little one in heaven one soldiet
often dreamed),
And as we stared one little hand went "a
her curly head
In grave salute. And who arc your" at
length the sergeant said.
And where's your homer" he growed
again. She lsped out. who is me?
Why, don't you know I'm little Jane. the
pride OF Battery q.
My home? Why. that was burned away.
and pa and ma are dead:
And SO I ride the guns all day along with
Sergeant Ned.
And I've n drum that's not a toy, a car
with feathers. too;
And I march beside the drummer boy on
Sundays at review.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-06
To Divide Trapezoid

To thc Editor Of the Evening Public Ledoer:
Sir-To divide the trapczoid into caua
parts by a perpendicular line, in your issue
OF March 81, we first find its area by mul
tiplying half OF the sum Of the parallel sides
by tho base, giving 80 square inches. NeXi
multiply base by difference Of said sides
giving 20 inches for altitude OF triangle
whose area In 40 square inches. Then divide
this by rs go minus IL. half area OF trape
zoid) and take the square root OF duotient
Then divide hypotenuse OF triangle BY this
root and this quoticnt will be length oi
hypotenuse OF a triangle similar In form
containing 25 square inches. AZ the tangent
of original triangle for acute angle opposite
the 4-nch side IL q a divided by 2O), We
can easily find the corresponding sine ant
cosine. Now, multiplying our new hypo
tenusc by the cosine gives the perpendicular
Of triangle containing - square inches: an6
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-06
Plea for Major Hastings

z the Editor Of the Ercnin0 Public Ledger
sIr-In your paper OF recent date l noted
an article relative to Major Hastings. and
want TO make reply. I am familiar with
,hs ease and feel, as every ono connected
with the institution feels. that the old man
,hculd be hardened. Surely the offense for
which ne was committed has been expiated
by the time served. He did no real harm to
any one.
Surely this man. whatever may have been
NJ, faults, IL entitled to the sympathy and
indness Of his brother humans for the few
brief months during which he may yet have
before him, and certainly his fellow Masons
will not deny him this boon he craves--a
home for the brief time that shall elapse
before his final call before the Great Judge.
before whom We must all eventually ap-
pear
His military service was honorable. That
alone should entItle him to consideration: :
but the writer feels that the great Masonic
fraternity OF which he was n member, VIII
Tot fall at a time like this to live up to Its
Obligations to lift up and care for the fallen.
who, after all, are our brothers and whom
we should forgive as we ourselves hope to be
forgiven!
With confidence In the broad charity which
has always nctuated you. I feel that you
will not, in these circumstances. fail to use
your best efforts to secure for this poor
broken creature pardon and home in
which he may rest as the night shadows Of
hk life draw closer.
Life Is but froth and bubble
Two things stand out like stone:
The Kindness in anOther's trouble.
The courage In your own"
CLAIRE PAWLING PLUMBER.
Philadelphia, March al 1921
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-06
Author Of "The Orphans"

To tho Editor Of the Ercnin0 Public Ledger:
Sir--Can any one tell me who the author
is of the poem entitled The Orphans
The first stanza Is as follows:
MY chaise the village inn did gain,
Just as the settins suns last ray,
Tipt with rcfulgent gold the vane
OF the old church across the way"
have the poem complete. but no au-
thors name Is given. II was copied by my
aunt, Auguste Frueaun. at Zeist. the Mo-
ravian settlement near Utrecht. Holland. at
least 100 years ago. Tho same notebook
contains many beautiful copied poems in
German and Dutch, but The Orphans' Is
the only one In English. The handwriting
IL most beautiful. In those days men and
women learned to write distinctly, not like
the scribble that I have received from lady
graduates of some Of our prominent women r
colleges; won't name them. I have found
some OF these letters disgrace as to
callIgraphy, and I had to guess at the
words from the context Moravian and
Friends schools are known the world over
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-06

But now our bacca's all give out, the men
can't have their smoke,
And so they're cross--why. even Ned won't
play with me and Joke.
ANA the big colonel said today II hate to
hear him swonr)
He'd give leg for a good pipe like the
Yanks had over there.
And 80 thought when beat the drum and
the big guns were still
l. q creep beneath tho tent and come out here
across the hill.
And beg. good Mister Yankee men, you'd
give me some Lone Jack.
PIeose do! When We get some again I'll
surely bring II back"
indeed | WILL for Ned says he. IL do what
I say,
I'll be- general yet maybe. and tide
prancing bay.
We brImmed her tiny apron DER. You
should have heard her laugh
AZ each man from his scanty store shook
out generous half,
To kiPs tho little mouth stopped down
score of grimy men.
Until the sergeants husky voice said,
'Tention, sduadv' and then
We gave her escort still good night the
pretty waif we bid.
And watched her toddie out of sight--or else
twas tears that hid
Her tiny form--nor turned about man.
nor spoke word,
| TIL after awhile a far. hoarse shout upon
tho wind we heard.
| We sent II back and cast sad eyes upon the
scene around.
baby's hand had touched the tie that
| brothers once had bound.
| That's all-save when the dawn awoke
again the work Of hell.
And through the sullon clouds OF smoke the
| screaming missiles fell
| Our general often rubbed his glass and mar
veled much to see
| Not a single she'll that whole day fell on
the camp OF Battery II.
"D. D. c." asks for the poem containing
| the lines:
| Fame. like Tltania, stopping down
| To set On as ses' ears crown"
| Mrs. Krayer, Camden, N. J.--Thank you
for sending us the words OF the hymn
| Wonderful Words OF Life" We printed
thcm in the Peoples Forum on March IL.
1921.
"E. c. c." requests the poem entitled
| THE Departed Spirit" which begins:
| Though he that ever kind and true
Kept stOutly step by step with you"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-06
New York Bonus

TO the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sr--Did the State Of New York pass a
bonus bill providing bonus for the men who
enlisted for the war from that state? Would
my present residence in the State of Penn
sylvania bar me from this bonus II en-
listed In New York? G. l.. T.
Philadelphia, April 4, 1921.
The New York state bonus bill passed
November 2, 1920 The bill stipuates that
unless the ex-service men from New York
were residing in that state on the day the
bill was passed they cannot collect the
bonus. From statements given In your let
ter we could not possibly say whether you
will be able to collect the bonus or not.
but advise you to write for a copy of the
bill and proper blanks on which to make
application for the bonus. The board In
charge OF this will decide your case.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-06

" we multiply new hypotenuse by the sine.
we obtain the length of line sought--nameiy
3.10a2i inches. by subtracting altitude of
one triangle from that Of the other we have
distance from 4-inch end of trapezoid to
line drawn-Hmely. 41Ss7 inches To prove
these lines. take half OF a plus 3.i822T
and multiply the sum by 4.1Ss7 and the
product will equal 10 square Inrnes. or nalf
Of area of given trapezoid II. NJ.
Philadelphia, April 1, 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-06

Letters to the Editor should be as
orlet and to the point as possible.
a'o,olng anything that would open
denominationaI or sectarian dis.
cussion.
NO attention will be paid to anony-
inous letters. Names and addresses
nlust DC signed as an evidence OF
sooo iaith. although names will not
ve pTlnted IL request Is made that
they be omitted.
Inc publication OF a letter is not
70 be taken as an Endorsement OF its
views by this paper.
Sommunications will not be re.
turned unless accompanied by post
hse' nor VIII manuscript be saved. ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-06
Problem solved

TO thc Editor OF the Evening Public Ledger:
s,r-herewith ] hand you a solution to
the following problem: A and n start from
the same point and travel In the same di-
rection around = square, each side of which
measures fve miles: a at the rate of Az
miles per hour, and at the rate Of 3
miles per hour. In what time will they
be together AGAIN. How many miles Will
each have Travelled and how many times
VIII each have been around the square7
Solution
II taxes A 40 hours (l0+-4h) to go
around the square and B o 90 hours GO
-+3) TO go once around Therefore they must
meet In the l. VI Of I 40 hours and o 2-3
hours. or 40-3 or 13 Ia hours
A travels 40 over $40 over 2tzGO miles.
IL travels 40 over 3$3z=4O miles.
Hence: A travels times 600 = 2O) around
and u travels times (I0-+2O), around the
square. F. J. H.
Philadelphia, April l. 1921
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-06
Poems and Songs Desired
Southern Dialect SONG

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir--I am anxious to get a southern sons
which contains this verse
I'm going from the cotton fields,
I'm gong from the cane;
I'm going from the old log hut.
That stands down In the lane.
Ec Loat an, de ribber,
OATS gwine to take mo of,
1'so gwlne to Join de exodus
That's making for the Norf.
The flowers that bloom on massa's grave
win miss my tender care,
No band like mine shall ever keep,
Them blooming there "
w. l.. DANIELS.
Philadelphia, March 81. 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-06
THE PEOPLES FORUM

ons, ls the wes.ernmost Of the Western
carolina Islands about hoo rpiiea soutbwest
.. Suani' and 800 miles. east OF the island
"l"uanao' OF the Philippine group. II
mas M population OF about 1000 and was
,'c . administrative center for the Western
SsIol,hus' the Pelew and the Jadronc
Islands. The Germans had made plans for
wireless station there. but were prevented
when Australian troops captured the island
In October. 1914.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-06
The Tarzan Series

To the Editor OF the EvcniHp Public Ledger:
sir-Plcase tell me the order in which
the Tarzan books were written.
w. s. V.
Philadelphia April 1, 1921.
The Tarzan series. by Edgar Rice Bur-
rouHhs. In the order In which they wero
written, are. ''Tarzan Of the Apes" "The
Return OF Tarzan." THE beasts OF Tar
zan. The Son Of Tarzan," 'rarzan and
the Jewels OF Opar" and Jungle Tales
OF Tarzan."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-06
The Flfty-one Puzzle

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger!
Sir--Answering Joseph DeGeorge's prob.
lem. add two numbers to ffty-one and
make II less than hfty-one," l would add
ten and one, making the total forty-two.
As IL is ffty-one, by adding X before
and ! after Ii you have Kill.
NJ. RUDY HELLER.
Philadelphia, April 1, 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-06
Pay Of Railroad Men

rome Editor Of the Eucuin0 Public Lcdger:
=, slr-l am great reader OF the PeopIc, =
sorum and 1t appears that certain of YOUR
,oaT pohp"nts give the railroads and rail-
hswa HlIN great many hard knocks. I
ana F"nroaded for great many years
SI,,"",e nave D""n through all the hardships Of
IS, T,soI,, snow blockRdes. washouts and
train s ANA can truthfully say that the
"e'N'ee men OF today are being paid
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-06

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
slr-Can any OF your readers send in or
tell me where could secure the poem that
contains the following verse;:
give the Christians to the lons!' was the
savage Roman cry
and the Vestal Virgins added their voces,
shrlll and high.
Within the catacombs that night a saint,
with snowy hair
Folded upon his aged breast his daughter,
young and fair"
Mrs. II. l.. JORDAN.
Philadelphia March al 1921,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-06
Questions AnstUered
The Island Of Yap

To the Editor NJ the EpeninO Public Ledger:
Sir-where is the island OF Yap, over
which there Is such n controversy between
this country and Japan?
w. l.. HUTCHINSON
Phiiad !phia. March al. 1921.
The Island Of Yap. for which Japan was
granted a mandate by the League of Ma.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-06

for their thoroughness in every respect. IN
cludlng writing.
PROF. IT, T. FRUBAUFF.
Allentown, Pa. April 3, 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-06

BENJAMIN Goldfast--we do not print
music In the Peoples Forum or in any other
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-06

Nv. o. r." asks the poems THE Fishing
Party perpleNlty." THE Winged Victory"
Like Dians Kiss" and Three Angel
Vistants."
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-06

part Of the paper You could no doubt So
cure this song a. one OF the music stores. IL
they do not have It In stock they VIII get u
for yCu.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-06

Mrs. w. w. e." asks for the poem be-
ginning:
Brave Collr and his Highinnders.
The bravest OF the brave"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-06

'D. d. c." asks for the poem containing
the lines:
Fame. like Titania. STOPPING down
To set on asses ears q crown"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-06

"E. c. c." requests the poem entitled
THE Departed Spirit" which begins:
Though he that ever kind and true
Kept stOutly step by step with you"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-06

Mrs. Krayer. Camden, N. J.--Thank you
for sending us the words OF the hymn
Wonderful Words OF Life" We printed
thcm in the Peoples Forum on March II,
1921.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-02
Some People
= Think

TSHE fact that "A little leaning
4 - dangerous thing might be
applied nowadays 70 matters OF
dietetics when IL Is the fashion FOR
every one to talk OF calorfes. pro-
teins. vitanineSl Though perhaps
shallow draughts.' do not ''intoxi-
cate the brain when We dip into
these complicated matters they II
least lead some OF US to make state
ments and suggestions that world
prove quite amusing 20 those who
have studied the matter with SCI
entific precision.
The trouble usually Is that what
ever we have been reading about
most recently seems all important
A few years ago when food eecnor1-
lists were wont TO measure food IN
terms OF calories Il was common
enough for housewives, possessed
with a dangerous. little learning. 70
discard from the diet OF their fam
lies various foods that did not show
a high calorific count for the cost.
Thus more than one thrifty house
wife preferred such vegetables as
beans 70 spinach and celery and
looked upon oranges as luxuries.
And now we have gone vitamine
mad We talk about them as X
we actually knew what they were,
forgetting Of course that even the
most erudite OF scientists have only
a faint notion OF their properties.
So the housewife who reads that
sugar or white rice Is "yltamfus
dead- draws the conclusion that
there is no nourishmeut in these
foods She feels too often that her
problem is to obtain as mani
vitamines for the money expended
on food as possible, forgetting that
certain foods low in xtamlne=s may
be valuable sources OF energy or
body building properties in a diet
containing sufficient vitamines.
Really Il Is a very complicated
matter. We are told that the dis
covery OF vitamines has revolution
lied the science and practice Of
dietetics. Assuredly thoSe whose
work isSs buy and prepare food FOR
other 1--we in interesting times. But
Just because OF these revoiutioniz-
ing discoveries. We ought 70 "a
rather slowly in revolutionizing our
own dietaries. More than ever va
ought 20 rely on the advice ~
prescription Of authort1iA~.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-02
How Etiquette
= Develops
II Begins IN con~s~,sros and so~s-
times Ends IN Absuroity.

roMETTMES, as was the case in
the court OF Louis XIV OF
- France, etlquotts runs away
with itself and becomes r1dscu1ou.
In that court Il was a breach Of
etiquette II any one but certain
noblernsn handed the king bis royal
undershirt when he awoke ia the
morning. Another noble held MS
wash basin and another held thu
taper 20 bis prayer beok when ne
went through In I..nY1y devotSous
IL we look far enough back In his
tory we could dnJ tina, even these
absurd regulations had their b1z zis
In matter of convenience. Eti-
quetts is the lubricatiag oil that
makes the wheels OF society run
grnoots@1, EBd yben royal stiquetts
stivuLa.s trsa a GsS.I or 80 gray
beard incin.ing TIE O~1- -pkd~-
ter. shs3id b. or,z>~nt at the hzfh
Of a kings son, ycu may be sure
that that rule originated SO that
later no ono might sugyext that tbs
heir 70 the throne vas a chang~rfnz
or an fr1pogtsr. And the custom or
etSquetts goes On after most gorr
have forgotten the -gfry or where
FORE OF r.
W-odina ou. Goes Or
In preseut-dny American e<iqusfts
a constant vceding-out proc--s Ia
taking place. Almost ss soon as
the need for a certain pf~cr os
etiquette passes ont the etiduetts
become. oId-fashSoned. too. Prac-
ticsfly every r-Rutztton OF or SKI
quette can % traced 20 cDuv~ui~nc-
OF oonzfdcratfon Take. for fE-
Qustte- The whose ida OF or Sc
called table rrrur~~s IS 10 msbs
meal time a Icrfo6 Of plea ssnt In
tcrcourye and not a mere fc-dsne
process-
II we an ate fn private we might
have the manners Of pigs and gfvs
no one ofTene~. Bot Ef7ce w~ usu-
ally eat with our friends or families
we must be very careful We must
go about 81 nofseie-ssy and hence
vs have a certain lit Of rules for
the management OF the spoon and
fork and knffe. and becanse ws
would give o6ense to others R ws
spilled our food and rere uutt6v
about it we hxvs another SCI of
rules for tho management Of The
napkin, our position at the tabls
and our mode o< r1aSsfcatfns. IN
determining how 70 eat the various
kinds oS foods the idea seerns 20 bs
10 find a way by which the process
can "a made least oiensf7e
There is nc spcrt,i CO cTuests fc~
sur way AZ bathing. though here
was 1.r tsonr tt-Ie Qu<e-l .Earfs An
toinette who ara Sys baxhed with =
group OF ladies' in sz-tinZ lo,ktny
on-oecause we ba.he IN private
We can hold the soap as we please
and splash as loudly az ve want
without running the risk Of Being
fu-bred All society asks rs is that
we shall be well tubbed and ".
can suit ourselves as 70 the method
OF securing that result
So the closer we 1--we together,
the more careful we should be q
our manners. And for this reason
the city folk who dwell close to-
gether have 20 think more or eti-
quette than country folk. ComplI-
Gated machinery always needs more
lubricating oil than machinery OF
few parts and so folk who live IN
close contact with one another need
the most rules OF etiquette
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-08-02
Make the Warm Weather Beverage Delicious

0wEETENED and iced fruit
drinks are usually tempting In
warm weather. f you indulge
warm you are in a measure re-
spending TO a natural and whole
sorne craving. Tho desire to take
fruit Juices when weather is warm
Is a natural one based on the re-
quirements OF the system in warm
weather. Natives OF warm coun-
tries habitualiy drink fruit juices.
The custom of having these drinks
exceedingly cold is of course of re-
cent growth. Ice as an accompani-
ment of torrfd weather Ia for the
most part a product of civilization.
True, tho kings of Peru. We are
told used TO have iced foods even
in dog days. They had fleet run
ners who managed to bring ice
from the mountain tops down to
their seacoast homes before II had
melted. But that was Gn expensive
sort of Ice delivery.
You will find IL you try that you
can easily accustom yourself TO
Qrankk tffat Hfe Niliieu tfly Wy pN-
ing placed in your ice box. II is
expensive TO use chopped ice and
drinks so cold are not SO whole
some. When dog days come 1t is
a good plan to make the mixing of
cold drinks a part of each mornings
duties. Covered pitchers contain
ing the chosen beverage may be
placed in the ice box TO be on tap
at sufficiently low temperature for
the rcst CT the day.
Undoubtedly the most refreshing
thiLg about iced tea is the lemon
juice ft contains. Lemon Juice 10
extr, ynely wholesome; il is actually
remedial in certain types of dis
order. Some people like lemonade
made by boiling the Juice with
water and - little of tho lemon skin.
This has a rather smoother flavor.
However. the uncookcd lemon juice
Is so wholesome that even though
you do make a little mixture by