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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

l. Louis Braille devised in 1929 his point
system of writing for the blind the
blind from his third year, was born in
R,oomsrs mrance tnd IN lsoS GA and died in 1852
Jenks Bloomer tr an S Ameriea1 a'1% reformer Sets
She was a prominent advocate Of
woman. suffrage, but is chiefly remem.
bered for her enthusiastic adoption Of
the bloomer costume. originally de.
yised and introduced by Mrs Elizabeth
Smith Miller Amelia Bloomer was
diad GGrn III in ,aa, Hao,mer' N. Y, in 1918 and
3. The largest city Of the American tropics
is Rio de Janeiro. Brazil, with a
population Of about million
4 Centrifugal force is force directing or
tripetai force is force directing. tend.
6, The Battle of Blenheim, which takes ito
name from village in Western Ba.
varia, on the Danube. was fought in
lsoi and resulted in decisive victory
of the allied English. German. Dutch
ana Danish forces under the Duke Of
Marlborough and Prince Eugene over
the French and Bavarians under Tai.
6. Senator Swanson is from Virginia.
7. Dion Boucicault GS22-1s9O) was noted
i!.rrissh-American Irish dramatist, author Of
g. The word buccaneer Is originally derived
from the Caribbee Indian "bucan." to
smoke or roast meat; also the name
" VIC "c.i. anu tHe pace Wnere IL -
smoked. The name ''boucanier" was
applied to those French adventures In
the West Indie in the sixteenth CEN
tury who smoked meat in the Caribbes
style and also hunted the wild cattle
producing that meac They established
trade IN the skins OF the cattle This
commerce was eventually transformed
INTO piracy and pirates in the West
indies bore the name of "bouCanier,"
or, in English. buccaneers
D. Grumbletonian was the name given to the
opposition party in England after tho
revoluti ion of 1859 1t became politl-
cal nickname for representatives of the
landed interest. mostly Tories. who
"a -, were ili-disposed toward William III.
~ "oodchuck Is another name for the
grounding
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05
PASSPORT EXTORTION

WHILE the cost of passports Is unlikely
wv to deter any heroic traveller contem-
u,ating for business or pleasure trip
y road, the present high charge is neverthe-
n one of the many irritations incident to
reign travel of the present day.
/ The increase from two or three dollars to
y N was made by the Government at time
Ne restriction mania was at its height
nee nervous foreign Governments had de-
n rFninedly set out to vex and tax the
.ayeler, it was perhaps deemed fitting in
\ Washington 10 join the nuisance brigade
/, .Vhen the foreign wise charges are added to
che American passport BILL the prospective
Z traveler requires all the stoicism at his
s.-mand TO ward off the ravages Of dis
Oxeessment.
n Aall authorising q partial mitigation of
80 nuiuancs, 20 least - Tar ~ the Amer
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05
An Indian Story of Creation
LNIRST there was water

ElRST there was water,
l. Water alone,
No mountain, no canyon, no tree,
No, stone.
Then the Person sent for the Otter
And Duck,
And the bright-eyed Beaver
Too, for luck.
olive down to the bottom
Under the sea
And bring up some mud di,t
Here to me-
The Person said angrily
TO these three.
Duck went in quickly,
Badly he chOked,
The Otter sank headlong
He was soaked
The Beaver went down
Until he saw
A piece of red mud
Which he brought In his paw
TO the Person, who took II
In his hand
Let it run through his fingers
Into mountains of sand
That Person. who was he
That did so?
Perhaps 1t was "Nixat,"
] don't know.
-Eda Lou Walton in the Paddle Rsvis~'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05
Taking an Early PLUNGE

From the Skeston G1o.) STANDARD.
Cape Girardeau was the scene of a real
Kid wedding the other day. The bride was
sixteen. the bridegroom eighteen. the best
man sixteen, the bridesmaid seventeen, the
Hover girl six and the minister nineteen.
II there is anything In this marry young
and happy idea these young people have
taken every prccautiOn.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05
Taxing Fetish

From the Springfield Republican.
The display of an "old straw hat" In
the course of the tariff debate is a reminder
mat there Is no point more vulnerable than
summer hcadgear to the devastating effects
OF consumers strike. A new straw hat
every June is an American fetish. but
even fetish should not be taxed to death.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05
What Do You Kno,v?
QUIZ

l. What is meant when a person IL Do.
scribed as a DR.. Pangloss?
.. What were the curule chairs?
3. Name five provinces in Canada.
T. What Is the standard length Of a stick
of spaghetti?
5 What is a sumpter-horse?
6. What Is fools gold"?
Z. Who is Alice Robertson?
s. How did mansard roofs get their name?
O. Who wrote the Hymn Of Hate against
England?
10. What is the name Of the points Of a
crescent moon?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05

Lloyd George Is confident that questions
at issue between England and France will
be settled amicably at his conference with
Poncare next week Though things do not
always come out as he plans, it may be thnt
the world has reason to be grateful for his
OptimiSm.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05

A certain quip voiced by Thomas 70
Marshall and ascrbed to Mark Twain has
now been foisted upon the Danbury News
man in the seventies. Backward, oh bnck
ward, etc. ! What Paradise needs, 1uotb
Adam to Eve, "is a good fiye-cen cignr );
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05

If miners and operators fail to agree IN
Monday, the Governors of all conl nrSduo, va ~,
States will meet in Columbus O.. TO scttis
upon a plan of action. Curious ISM -
that we shall have to depend on the pover,
nors If the fywheel doesn't start.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05

X-ray. 1t discovered rcposing in his Ii,tio
tummy a wedding ring he was accused ~
taking And now W hat the doctors are doinp
to him is "A sin and shame. Amt sci"nrs
w0nderfult ''''"ce
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05

A Junkcr's airplane piloted by Herr
Cote IS on its way from Berlin to Moscow
What is there about this item to suggest
Doom:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05

1t Is admittedly hard coal PROPOSE :
ton that anthracite operators and miners
Will face at their conference here next week
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05

There Is as yet no evidence Of any.
body connected with the coal or rail bust =
ness heaping Goals Of fire on the heads OF
adyersaries,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05

There IS no truth In the rumor that
Two Feathers, which won the Pittsfield
Handicap at Saratoga, escaped from the
pluckng board.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05

Kansas women voters seem to be level
headed, remarked Demosthenes McGinnis.
All the women candidates for Office were
defeated. Isn't he the cynical cuss?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05

Democratic willingness to vote on the
tariff predicates disposition to believe that
its passage will hurt Republicans in the next
campaign.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05

The trouble with the game of automo-
bile tag between Pennsylvania and New
Jersey IS that both players are forever at. "
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05

Henry Ford has been fined $50 for
speeding, And We even can't get smile out
of the fact that he didn't make the car he
drove
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05

Carriers deny equipment is deterior-
ating. Strikers deny men are returning to
work. IIonors (or alleged dishonors) even
for rival press bureaus
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05

A new gold belt has been discovered
in the Transvaal. That means that some
prospcctors are going TO tighten theirs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05

Man discovered in Palm Beach starving
with S37,00O In cash in his clothes Aston
ishing. The amount should have been good
for two or three meals anyhow.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05

Said one of the two girl stowaways
found on the Majestic, THE captain is a
regular old dear, but the ships cook is the
most wonderful man / ever saw" This
seems to indicate the age of the girls. They
have not yet lost their appstttes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05

Perhaps coal and rail recnlcitronts uiu
view the Presidents efforts toward settIaN Tai
ment more favOrably when they notice that
he Is toting a really hefty club. 'A"'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05

The one really serious mistake an ex
ecut!ve can make is to reverse himself.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05

The fact that the Irish irregulars have
had their loft wing broken by the Free State
forces imperils their flight.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05

Congratulations Shake, old pal
Gasoline down two cents gal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05

Can it be that the local police depart
ment is suffering from sins of omission and
Commission?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05

An Iowa clay products company is
firing its brick kilns with corn. Driving en
back to the mines with Missouri cobs.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05

As the Mayor and Director see it, It Is
an CnCivil Service Commission.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05

Just for minute telephones the coun
try over knew the silence of death ycster
day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05
SIMON cAMERoN's STORY
The Country Printers Devil Who
Became a Senator and a Secretary
Of War--Hls F1stic Encounter
With Senator Foote--Other
Odd Episodes
By GEORGE NOX MCCAIN

C1MON CAMERON|is is the great outstand-
~ ing political fgure-in the nineteenth CEN
tury history of Pennsylvania.
And yet no intimate and comprehensive
story of his life has been written.
His prominence is, due not only to his
multifarious and dramatic activities covering
period of almost seventy years, but from
the fact that he survived the vcissitudes Of
his career to the great age Of ninety years.
He was a child when Jefferson and Adams
were the leading political characters in the
early life of the Nation.
He was a personal friend Of Presidents
Jackson and Van Bulen.
He succeeded James Buchanan in the
Senate of the United States from this State.
Webster Benton and Calhoun were his COL
leagues in that body.
Lincoln was his personal friend, and he
became member of his Cabinet.
His life. measured by his partisan activi-
ties. has been without an equal in the his
tory of this State.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05

Work on plucking board never wins
a man feather for his cap
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05

Perhaps It Is the length of legislative
days that brings about legislative daze.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05

Happily everybody seems willing to go
over the top with D'Olier
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05
Declaring
Imitation Is
Not Flattering

with Peru in the matter of the Tacna.
africa disputc without first consulting the
Senate, Chilean Senators have protested so
violently that the Ministry has resigned.
Considering that h" fath"red the treaty this
saddens Uncle Sam: and considering further
that the United States Senate set the fash
ion in the matter of upsetting treaties, it
embarraSSes him.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05

Missouri has a chance to retrieve her
good name in November
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-05
SHORT CUTS

oAAN1SA W -
Missouri has a chance to retrieve her
good name in November.
Happily everybody seems willing to 20
over the top with D'Oler.
Work on plucking board never wins
a man feather for his cap
As the Mayor and Director see it, It is
an lnCivil Service Commission.
Congratulations! Shake. old pal
Gasoline down two cents q gal.
The one really serious mistake an ex-
ecutiVe can make is to reverse himself.
Perhaps It Is the length of legislative
days that brings about legislative daze
Just for minute telephones the coun-
try over knew the silence of death yester-
day.
Can it be that the local police depart
ment Is suffering from sins of omission and
Commission?
The fact that the Irish irregulars have
had their loft wing broken by the Free State
forces ilnp"rls their flight.
An Iowa clay products company is
firing its brick kilns with corn. Driving 'em
back to the mines with Missouri cobs.
new gold belt has been discovered
in the Transvaal. That means that some
prospectors are going to tighten theirs.
1t Is admittedly q hard coal PROPOSE :
ton that anthracite operators and miners
will face at their conference here next week
The trouble with the game of automo-
bile tag between Pennsylvania and New
Jersey IS that both players are forever at. "
Henry Ford has been fined $50 for
speeding. And We even cant get a smile out
of the fact that he didn't make the car he
drove.
Junkcr's airplane piloted by Herr
| Cote Is on its way from Berlin to Moscow
| What is there about this item to suggest
| Doom:
Democratic willingness to vote on the
tariff predcates disposition to believe that
it's passage will hurt Republicans in the next
campaign.
There Is as yet no evidence Of any
| body connected with the coal or rail bust
| ness heaping Goals OF hre on the heads OF
| adversaries.
| There Is no truth in the rumor that
! Two Feathers, which won the Pittsfielt
! Handicap Mt Saratoga, escaped from the
| plucking board.
| Carriers deny equipment Is deterior.
| ating. Strikers deny men are returning tt
work. IIonOrs Tor alleged dishonors) ever
for rival press bureaus
Man discovered in Palm Beach starvin,
| with S37, 900 In cash in his clothes Aston
ishing. The amount should have been gooc
for two or three meals anyhow.
Kansas women voters seem to be level
headed, remarked DcmOsthenes McGinnis
All the women candidates for Office wer
defeated Isn't he the cynical cuss?
Said one of the two girl stowaway
found on the Majestic ''The captain is
regular old dear, but the ships cook is th
most wonderful man / ever saw" Thi
seems TO indicate the age of the girls. The,
have not yet lost their appstttes.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-17

based upon certain rules OF business
and conduct. Love Is a passion
which may go as il came. but mar
riage must endure and IT should
have enough 70 support it. For this
reason a French marriage depends
largely upon the consent of the fam
ily. IL a man Is an orphan ne must
get the permission OF his grand
parents In order TO marry. They will
look into the social and financial
condition of the girl and the pa
rental relatives OF both parties will
arrange tho transaction, Indeed,
such consent is absolutely necessary
up to the age Of and 20. No man
can marry until he is II years OF
age but girls may marry when they
have reached the age OF Is or 16.
1t Is uncommon for a young man 10
get married until he has completed
his term in the army.
Laws That Keep out the Stork,
The Ere elch laws Of inheritance
form another obstruction to the
flight OF the stork I'm bringing new
babies to France. According 10 them
ali children, boys and girls alike,
must have equal shares Of their
parents estate. The daughters often
get their portions when they are
married in the shape Of a dot. and
the rest of the children theirs at the
death OF the parents The greater
part OF the land OF France IL in very
small holdings, and such equal d.
vision makes the patches and scraps
which / have described in former
letters. often each boy will want
some OF his land facing the road,
and what is large field OF the
father becomes mere ribbons when
parccled out to the cons, In order
to prevent such division parents
keep down the number OF children,
and thus leave stable portion to
each, The peasant loves his land
and his ideal Is a single heir mar
ried to = single heiress, Therefore
he leaves only one or two children.
Attempts have been made TO
change this inheritance law, and
give the father the right TO will
away his estate as he pleases. If
this can be accomplished II will In
crease the birth rate. Some authori-
ties suggest an inheritance tax OF 80
per cent on all estates when there
are only two children, and of so per
cent when there Is only one, This
would leave 10 the government all
but 40 per cen! Of his savings.
They Need Prohibition.
another lOad on me wings or the
bird that carries the babies is the
great amount Of alcohol consumed
by the French. The average per
capita Is about II quarts every year
and in certain cities Of Normandy
It Ia twice as much, Statistics show
that large per cent OF the inmates
of the French insane Rsylums and
hospitals are drunkards; and the
scientists claim that alcoholism is
contributing to the weakening OF the
race IN more ways than one, Some
say that It IL lessening the number
/ Of births, but this Is questionable,
/ for many OF the nations who drink
/ much have a far higher birth rate.
| The British. for instance, who are
/ great drinkers, have one-third more
/ babies per thousand than the French
| and the Russians who are addicted
/ to vodka, have a birth rate OF ~ 20
! 600. while the French have only
| 12
other contrlbutory causes are said
/ to be the decline OF religion, the en-
| ployment OF women in factories and
! the absolute necessity OF every boy
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-17

tho many methods that have been
proposed or have been adopted to
crease the population of France. In
the first place I would say that
DO not believe that the lack OF babies
comes from natural causes or a
Latin disease. The Latius as a rule
have fewer children than Anglo
SaNons, but when the French came
to Canada they brought forth as
many children as the famous
old woman that lived IN a shoe.
who had so many children she didn't
know what TO do
As an illustration Of the birth rate Of
the French Canadians. the govern
mont Of Quebec some years ago Of
fered 100 acres Of land to every
rather of family having y or
more living children. on the day
appointed more than seven hundred
claimants came forward to get the
farms. As to celihaCy among the
Latins, the old Romans had finos for
bachelors and other measures to in
crease marriage. Louis XIV and
Napoleon both granted special ad-
yantages to parents having more
than two children.
Why n Taxi Driver Doesn't Want
Children.
one Of the great causes for the
lack Of babies in France today is the
thrift OF the people, Many feel too
poor TO marry, and some who are
married do not want children on ac-
count OF the high cost Of living. Yes
terday l talked with my taxi driver
about existing conditions, lie was
bitter as TO his earnings and the un-
equal division Of wealth. Said he:
when | got married l told my
wife we would never have any chill
dren. was one OF family Of eight
in North France. My father was
poor, and my youth was all kicks
and blows, with little 10 eat. ran
away from home; and now-weli,
here l am, driRingr~A taxi. It's not
much Of life. II Is so uncertain.
earn about nine hundred francs q
month, but that is hardly enough for
myself and my wife. Anyway, l am
not going to run the risk OF making
a little child suffer as I did when
/ was Kid and there are lot Of us
who feel the same way. Look at
those men working in that ditch over
there. They earn 20 francs |$2) a
day. How can they support a fam
lly on that? 1t is up TO the rich to
have the large families now. We
poor cannot afford II. and anyway,
we know what the life OF a poor
child is like"
Speaking of the rich and the poor
reminds me OF a French beggar-
there are but very few OF them now
who applied for aid 20 Fl pompous
Paris philanthropist on the grounds
that he had a large family OF young
children. The sanctimon!ous rich
man replied:
The Lord never sends mouths but
that he sends bread to fill them"
THAT Is true" answered the beg
gar, "bue he has sent the mouths 70
my house and the bread TO yours "
French Wives Must Have Dots.
Another factor in the baby crop Is
the custom Of giving a dot or dowry
to ones daughter when she is mar
ried. This is so much expected that
girl who has no dowry has dlf-
ficulty In getting a husband The
French draw a fine distinction be-
tween love and marriage, Most OF
them regard love more or less as q
personal matter whereas marriage
Is a social necessity. one should
love his wife or her husband. but
the happiness OF the children and
parents will be more certain II it s.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-12-17
TULSA
LADY
Tells What Inter State Doctors Did
Iur Her Had Drighrs Disease.

The most difficult close of condi-
tione that any physician has 20 meet
arc the ones that have been lingering
from year TO year. Many men and
women go through life half dead and
half alive because they have not
found the right method for obtain
luR permanent cure.
To successfully treat chronic trou-
bile means specializing. Means that
some Institution or physician must
devote their entire time and thought
TO their treatment and cure
The great number OF testimonials
fr2m reputable citizens that have
been published IN these columns
daily should be OF serious import 10
every thinking citizen.