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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-03
Supplies Requested Poem

To the Editor Of the Everirp Public Ledger:
Sir-Noticed request for tho following
T'oeIn In your Peoples Forum. Said poem
was mailed to me by friend during the
Spanish-Amcrican War, and am passing n
copy on to you.
THE DYING HOBO
Twas by a western watering bank ono cold
November day,
Within an empty box car dying hobo
lay;
Ills comrade stood beside him with a sad
and droopins head.
Listening patiently to what his comradc
said.
IT am going" said the hobo. ITO a land
that's fair and bright.
Where tho weather Is always warm enouSh
70 sleep outdoors at night
Handouts grow on bushes and people never
wash their socks.
And whisky trickes through the channels
Of the rocks.
Tell my chipp!e down on Easy street when
next her face you view
That Jumped the great eternal and am
going right straight through;
Tell her not to weep. nor In her eyes no
tears must lurk.
For / am going 20 land where no men
has to work.
'Hark! hear deaths engine whistle; I
must catch her on the fly"
For the hobo knew that he was bout TO
die.
Ho droopcd his head and closed his eyes
and never spoke again.
His comrade left him lying there and summed
an east-bound train.
MRS. A. w MAHoNEY.
Chester. Pa. February 20. 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-03

them read a great deal and always Iitera.
tGre of tho best class.
Not one OF our family but had read most
OF Dickens. Thackeray's. Irvins's, Cooper g.
etc, fiction: tho leading poets, etc. We
could discuss these books intclligently with
tho young people who were friends Of tho
fnm'ly. and all of us had n very good idea
OF literature In general, This reading made
us good takers.
Contrast the difference of tho young
people Of today. I have two sons and
dsushter, and In spite OF every effort 1
Interested In literature OF any cinos but
tho most trivial love stories and the detec-
tive stories in the fiction magazines and
reading Of that character.
In consequence of this they arc unable
10 converse with any one, unless their COM
pahions DO as little read as themselves. and
then the subjects arc tho movie stars. tho
oasketball teams. tho ice rink, etc. There
may be some fathers who have found a
way OF Interesting thoir children In ltera-
ture who would be willing to give me a lit
tie helpful advice in this column, for I GER
tainly have tried TO ind q means Of giving
my children enthusiasm for the best IN III :
ersture, but I am a miserable failure.
nave tried to read to them. but they won't
nsten and as soon as discuss the subject
they are UP In arms and refuse to remain
nome even insinuatlng that I am driving
ttem away from homo through my con-
tinualy nagging at them. Can any one
give me advice7 I will appreciate Il so
much " T. n
West Philadelphia. February 81. 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-03
Supplies a Missing Verse

To the Editor Of tho Evening Public Ledger:
Sire. NJ. L." asks for tho last verse
of Il Had But Fifty Cents" Two verses
having boon printed before will supply
tho last two verses:
You bet wasn't hungry, didn't care to
eat,
Expecting every minute TO be Kicked out in
tho street.
She said sbc bring her family round. and
some day we'd havo fun;
gave the man my fifty cents and this is
what he done:
He mashed my nose, he tore my clothes.
he hit mo In the Jaw,
He gave me a prize. a pair of black eyes,
and with me swept his floor
He. caught me where my pants hung loose,
and throwed me over the fence,
Take my advice, don't try II twice. when
you have only fifty cents.
Can some reader supply a poem. the first
few lines will give as I remember them7
Now. lads. q short yarn I'll Just spin YOU
Which happened on our very last run.
About boy with mans soul he had in
him.
Or else sln-a son OF q gun.
ELIZABETH CARTRIDGE.
Philadelphia. February %, 1921.
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Letters to the Editor
.,. Parents 10 Blame7

r,,or NJ the EveninO Public LEDGER
70 ho 80 b,en considerably interested
sHL,i,,. sHL controversies that have been 60
VaI" ,,o people'p Forum Of your paper
pa on MAJ ~ 10 add my little say In regard TO
Pnd = ,rcn, and ,hat is the way the giris
Pns ouoyed TO paint and rouge the'nsoNcb
y, 90 out on tho streets ! nave oausn-
,a,d want to tell you now na.o
Itr' ~, ~ her Of this most disgusting haoit.
fonnuc,,s",, ,,,.htor has a very nico complexion,
MY ,,so bna been most kind TO her. and
or y, oo,nc 10 me through my wnc ana
mat my daughter was In the hapit
"o.,derinR and painting when hah my
p,,.nod could not catch her, ana she
aek t, 90 mo one evening. however.
@ @nWu ,,on called for her TO take her to the
,,o was not home at the time out
,o, them about half block from the
- when I saw my daughter askeu
kss Young man to excuse her iew minutes
M .io went home and washed her race
ntl ntlJ,oJ e. her TO march of and do this.
Co,ip M. h,n,ilIated her in front Of her es-
Yo,".r. she was zone entertained the
,,n man. and among other things 1 told
wv ,hat I thought better OF him than
w, ,,,. "a eo out with q girl who was all
sn,nd nm in the way my daughter was and
ka, n he showed tho slightest resentment
n,s su-o that II would hav, greater er-
~, ihan the admonition OF parent ana
E., ~ no cared anything for the girl ne
nsh,d spcak TO her about II. Later my
PUMA car,o 20 me and told me that
sa done just the proper thing and that
ar ,scort had told her 80. Try II. you
o,.nts who are srieved to see your daush. I.
s,sO. ets so"s A FATHER.
/ pS',adeIphia, February 90. 1921.
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A HerrIck Poem

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
sir-Will you please print in your help
ful Peoples Forum column The Dafrodils,"
and tell mo the author?
ELIZABETH GASTON.
Philadelphia. February 25, 1921
There are no doubt many poems with this
title. Here Is ono by Robert Herrick.
DAFToDILs
Fair daffodils We weep to see
You haste away soon:
AS yet the early-rlsing SUM-
Has not attain'd his noon
Stay. stay.
Until the lasting day
Has run
But to the even-song;
And. having pray'd together, We
W'll so with you along
We have short time to stay, MS you.
We have as short a spring
As quick growth to meet decay
As you. or anything:
We die,
As our hours do and die
Away
Like to the summers rain;
Or as the pearls OF mornings dew,
Ne'er to be found again.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-03
Solves Two Problems

TO the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
Sir-'T. L. DIS" problem Is easy TO
solve. A farmer had certain number OF
piss. plus as many more. plus half as many
more plus pigs =32 piss. ~ pigs pigs
Hae5 pigs. Let one equal the number of pigs
that he had plus plus y -5-2. or 25
pigs. II 20 pigss5-2 then II 80 pigs. /
or the number OF pigs that he had Is 10.
To the second part of his problem:
farmer had a certain number OF pigs, plus
as many more. plus half as many more
plus 2la piss-z2O pigs. 20 pigs-2a pigs
=.l7ls pigs. As before. let one equal the
number OF pigs that he had. plus / plus
An5-2. or 1Ih pigs. II 35-2=#5-2. then u
81. GEORGE w LOWE
Philadelphia. February II. 1921.
These two problems were answered by
+. L. Rumble, but he rolves the second one
aa follows:
Let equal the pigs.
Let equal his first prop.
Let 2h plus 2h., second prop EQUALS
scorc=r40.
Transpose:
ga times pigs equals 40 minus ~.
6.c times pigs equals 37h or 1872
u pig equals 1872.
pig equals 500. equal to IS. the mum.
ber OF piss.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-03

e,N a"e Editor OF the Evertno Public Lsdoe,,
yrS,, at watched with interest the EyEyIxo
nm LbpdER's starting of a People,a Eo'
IN roor1' eo,G,hh' and have followed IL closely
In" "Gariy six months OF its existenco
,h,ri, Wafhed much from Its dlscuss,ons and
bs oyoss. NS usefulness in a newspaper cannot
opportnH,,, rtn,S,,,n'ated' Offering Az It does. the
f., ,tuhlly for tho exchange Of views oI
Thssrs on all subjects.
.ot bo ,a. are some subjscts In which We may
i,mI interested. but in each Issue I have
,w"rao some views expressed. questions an.
I.4l,d poems supplied that have ap-
mrbI. 70 mo- think parents could do
,.sIr s,r peter than to cali the attention Of
paper ,aren nS to this department OF your
lSr ina una hsvo them read and study It
,.ews W., IN, lni'l nation they will gain and the
II 4, 'ney VIII fnd expressed,
a,,s,,sn my Impression that today too ,itt,s
their Onu 10 paid by parents as 10 what
taucat,nn 'aten ron should do in the way Of
NV nsra themselves. When I was a boy
cx,,n, ,'en's eHerted their influence to the
q, mn, ol having tho children read inst
nrIJ" nil" Zoo, good literature as possible. In nv
:, hro,nro mere wero four boys and three gIris
"''nsrs' as well a. my sisters, ali OF
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-03

20 the Editor OF the EVsniro Public Ledger:
sir-There Is manifest 6. the present
me good deal OF interest in the American
rerchant marine. Yet there arc very few
people who understand the conditions exist
'ns today.
Ihe shipping boards policy Is supposed
- Dc to employ American seamen arst, but
row about officers? Tho greater majority
ot officers in the American merchant ma
Ine ~ are foreisners. There are a good many
american officers out of Job now.
vas on board shipping board ship
On which we had all foreigners. While we
Were at Dunkirk the mate (1rst offlcer) had
me lined two days pay because was alb
's.nt ,e from the ship for a half-hour after II
was llme 10 turn to.
A. MS mate went ashore every night and
uu not get back before IL o'clock in the
morning His offense waa hahituai Now,
W. ne ABOARD this ship for an ornament7
"na' was no getting his money for?
c. C. NJ.
Philadelphia. February @5. 1921.
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The Prlze.Wlnner

ne fTIZC- W.
,o the Editor Of tho Evening Public Ledger:
sir-pcrheps tho following may be of In
t.rest TO tho readers Of the Peoples Fo-
DEFINITIONS OF a FRIEND
1bo orat person who comes in when the
whole world has gone out.
A hank Of credit on which we can draw
supplies OF confidence. counsel sympathy.
Ikelp and love.
One who combines for you alike tho pleas
| u-ss and benefits OF society and solitude.
/ A jewel whose luster the strong acids OF
Poverty and misfortune cannot dim.
/ Ono who multipiies Joys. divides gricfs
and whose honesty Is inviolabe.
ors who loves tho truth and you and
will tell the truth In spite OF you.
The triple alliance OF the three great pow
ss--love. sympathy and help.
A watch which beats true for all time and
never runs down."
A permanent fertilization when ones sf-
| fairs are In a stage OF siege.
One who TO himself Ia true. and therefore
must be so 10 you.
| A balancing pole to him who walks across
| Ithe tight rope Of life.
Tho link in life's long chain that bears
I the greatest strain.
A harbor of refuge from the stormy waves
ct adversity.
one who considers my needs before my
Tho Jewel that shines brightest in the
Darkness.
A stinulant TO the nobler side OF our
nature.
A volume Of sympathy bound In cloth.
A diamond In tho ring OF acquaintance.
A star OF hope in the cloud of adversely.
One truer to me than am 70 myself.
Friendship. ono soul in two bodies.
An insurance against misanthropy.
A link OF gold in tho chain Of life.
Ono who understands our silence.
The essence OF pure devotion.
The sunshine OF calamity.
4 second tight hand.
As n result OF offering n prize for the best
original definition OF "a friend" some yeare
lao. London Tid.B!ts came into possession
bf thousands from all parts OF the world.
From these the foregoing wcre selected as
he most striking. The first was awarded the
prize. l.. BFHRMANN.
Philadelphia. February Is. 1921.
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u,,,,orsIres and Loan Sharks

h. the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
sIr--If some OF our millionaires would
IN ,ou,p and honest married men trying
kcrd 10 mako n living. but can get no far
khsh especially when they have debt
kanvd,u over their heads. Why don't such
|siiIIonalres leave the poor men have money
|,t a reasonable interest. so that the loan
sharks won't get n large proportion OF tnclr
III, rI.. avery month? am sure tha. Mr..
sTriionalre would feel better In his own
conscience than he would to see his name in
large letters as one who had contributed
,housands or millions TO some high.sounding
hut special charity that accomplished little
real help to those who needed II.
TRACY r. GATES.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb-ul'Y 20. 1921.
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Passports Now Cost $40

TO tho Editor Of the Erenin0 Public Ledger:
Sir-Your answer several days ago to ~.
NJ" contains an error rega rdns the cost OF
passport. Since the LIST OF July last
the price of a passport has been raised from
So to so. the clerk OF the court to whom ap-
plicatiou Ia made receiving 81 and 80 goes
to the Department Of State. An appllca ton
blank may be obtained from the clerk OF
any court having naturalization Jurisdict lon :
in this city IN the Postoffico Building. The
clerk sends tho application blank to the Sec
retary OF state, Washington. ID, c.. and the
State Department is heard from. usually
within nye or six days. A CLERK.
PHILADELPHIA, February "a. 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-03
Poems and Songs Desired
Rememhera Part Of Sona

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
sir-Below 10 what remember OF the
song asked for BY ono OF your readers:
she was bred In Old Kentucky.
Where the meadow grass 10 blue:
She's the sunshine Of tho country,
In her face and manner. too.
She was bred in Old Kentucky.
Take Eer. boy: you're mighty lucky
When you marry n girl like Suo.'
Sorry I do not remember II all.
MRS. r. u. GRAHAM.
Palmyra, y. j., February "a. 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-03
When tho FROG VIII Get Out

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledocr!
Slr--In your Peoples Forum OF February
23 James i. Ferree presents the problem;
"A frog was at the bottom OF n we'll. On
tho LIST OF February. He started to got
out He came up three feet every day. but
fell back two feet at night, Tho we'll was
thirty feet deep. On what date will be get
out?'
In answer I would say the frog will get
out OF tho well on February 2s. as no came
up three feet that day, 20 nc was out before
night. ANNA GROdAN.
Philadelphia. February IS, 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-03
Reqardinu PaIlndromes

To IN; Editor Of The Evening Public Ledger:
Sill will appreciate It II you will allow
me TO add still further to the discussion re-
gardins palndromes. Palindromes may be
roughly divided into two 'classes-the recip-
rocal. which Yield Identical results. however
read and the recurrent. IN which the mean
ing Is different or even absolutely antag-
onistic. The English words madam. noon.
civic and tenet are exa Us OF the first,
and revel. dog. emit. etc the second.
Here are some palindroMcs which have
not yet seen in your Peoples Forum column.
Name no one man.
Red root put to order.
Draw pupils lip upward.
Trash? Even interpret Ninoveh's art.
Red rum did emit revel ere Lever time did
murder. W. L. c.
Philadelphia. February 90. 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-03
New Jersey Paws Bonus

To tbs Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
slr-Kindly let me know II the state OF
New Jersey IL paying a soldiers bonus. II
30. where shall I apply for III
LOUIS FERRARA.
Philadelphia. February %. 1921.
New Jersey Is paying a bonus to It's OK
service men In tho recent war. wrte to
the secretary OF tho bonus commission.
Trenton. n. J.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-03
A Poem Wanted

TO the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
sir-woud you please publish in the
Peoples Forum a poem called. think, The
Goese With tho Red Flannel Jackots'7 II
relates the talo of a farmers wife who had
been making cherry brandy and whose geese
ate the refuse sho threw out. She found
them all lying around. Thinking they we're
dead, she started to pick them. They began
to come to life. TO her great CONSERVATION.
and she had to make red flannel Jackets for
them. II is very amusing. have often
heard II recited in the old country. and
would be much obliged II you would print
II for me. MRS. W. L. COLES.
Philadelphia, February 60, 1921.
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Jobs for Soldiers

To the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
str-1 meet 80 many young men who
Voluntarily went overseas and fought for
American supremacy walking the streets
vainly seeking honest employment. whilst
the City Hall is honeycombed with married
women whose husbands are competent to
sarn living. And ! marvel. Why Is this :?
l nave been told that these married women
sre appointees. Where vacancies occur
These vacancies should be filled by over
seas veterans and not by married women
them. II
Philadelphia, February o. 1921.
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THE PEOPLES FORUM
Letters to the Editor should be as

Letters to the Editor should be as
avoiding anything that would open a
denominational or scctarian discus
sion.
No attention will be paid to enony-
nous letters. Names and addresses
must be signed as an evidence OF
good faith. although names will not
they be omitted.
The publication of a letter Is not
to be taken as an Endorsement Of It's
views by this paper.
Communications will not be re-
turned unless accompanied by post
age, nor will manuscript be saved.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-03
Numbers Problem

To tho Edttor>ot the Evening Public Ledger;
'Sir-Let mo give your readers q prob
lem: Arrange tho numbers . 3 1 5 9 7 8 0
into thrco colums OF three figures each NO
that whichever way you read them (horl-
zontally or vertically they will total fifteen.
ALBERT Il. TAYLOR.
Philadelphia, February %, 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-03
MIdniaht on the Ocean

To the Editor Of tho Evening Public Ledger:
Sir-I am sending the poem "It Was Mid.
night on the Ocean, as requested in today's
paper by John C. Pollock.
We were crowded in tho cabin:
Not soul would dare TO aleep;
II was midnight on tho waters,
And a storm was on tho deep.
Ills o fearful thing in winter
To be shattered by the blast
And TO hear those rattling trumpets
Thunder: "Cut away the mastr'
So we shuddered there in silence,
For tho 5toutest held his breath
While the hungry sea was roaring
And thS breakers talked with death
As thus We sat in darkness,
Each ono busy in his prayers
I'VE are lostr' the captain shouted
As he staggered down the stairs
But his llttle daughter whispered,
AS she took his icy hand:
"Isn't God upon the ocean
Just the same as on the land?"
Then we kissed tho little maiden,
As we spoke In better cheer,
And We anchored safe in hRrbor
When the morn was shining clear
MISS A. McALEER.
Philadelphia, February 10. 1921.
The poem you sond is entitled Ballad of
tho Tempest" written by James IT. Field,
Tho poem Mr., Pollock requested was n
parody on this favorte ballad.
Frank Carson--write to the Agricultural
Depa rtment, Washington, D. c., and they
will send you pamphlets on mushroom rails
Ing.
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Can a Reader Supply ~

To The Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger
Sir--Will you kindly print for me the
fetle The Brahman, the TiRor and tho
Jackal"? JOHN A. COOKS.
Philadelphia, February 25. 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-03

M. N. P."-"The Princess" Maud"
and "Idylls OF the King are to be found
in all editions OF Alfred Tennysons com.
plete works. They are very long poems
and could not be printed
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70 the Editor Of the Evening Public Ledger:
sir-Pcrheps tho following may be OF In
,.rts, TO tho roaders Of the Peoples Fo-
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Children and Love for ResdIno

philadelphia. February 60 1921 ~ W. C.
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Stationery

Rog. up TO csc box. Friday EoS
Assorted lots; white and colors.
Close-out sale. First Floor
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-03

Frank Carson--write to the Agricultural
Department. Washington. d. c.. and they
will send you pamphlets on mushroom rails
Ing.
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Foreign Officers In Merchant Marine

Philadelphia. February 90. 1921.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-03
Roller Skates s,,e

Reg. Price S3.so. Friday VGs
Union hardware ball-bearing skates
with clamp toes and strap heels; ad-
Unstable TO any size. Third Floor
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Children's Tub Dresses

sD,ss spss,"' Friday $1.19
Tub frocks in plaids and checks,
made in attractive styles, some with
organdie collars; others with sashes
Good assortment OF colors. Sizes 2
to 6 years. Second Floor
Arizona republican., 1921-10-09

son was given on Saturday in the de- partment of dancing at the Studio club. The large hall has been retinted and stained. and when finished with it's artistic decorations and equipment it will precent as up-to-date an ap- pearance for real professional work as any studio on the coast. A uni form costume is to be adopted by all class pupils and as the studio is in tints of soft buff and brown, the color of the classical dancing gar ments to be worn will harmonize with the color scheme of the studio. The first dance to be taught in the class will be "The Dance of the Joys" which will be used in a dance theme called Happiness" which has been composed recently by Yua Sonstegard King and is based on a scene from Maeterlinck's Blue Bird"
 Mrs. McCluskey, who has been writing magazine verses for about two years. received two honors this week. a fifth acceptance from Sunset | Magazine. which will use the poem Two Languages" a study of Japan and America, and a second acceptance from Poetry Magazine. whose stand ards are considered exceptionally high. Mrs. Harriet Monroe. editor oi Poetry, is a foremost American critic
 She chose four of Mrs. McCluskey':
Arizona republican., 1921-10-09

Although the fall term of the School of Music opened only Sept. 19, there is already great activity there in all de- partments; so much so that studios and practice rooms are at premium. The large enrolment at this early season is another proof of the fact that Phoenix is continuing to increase her population at a very rapid rate.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-09

Mrs. Maude Pratt Cate is organiz- ing some very interesting classes in piano work. The pupils come once a week for private lessons and once week for a class lesson in which technic is taught, some theory and history studied, and occasionally