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Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02
Scientists Charter Yacht to Visit
South America.
Characteristics of Country and Habits
Of Tribes That Live There to Be
Studied for Months by Mem
bers of Expedition.

delphia.-Aboard the Mermaid,
Of the University OF Pennsylvania
South American expedition left here
for the Amazon. The yacht will voy-
age by way of Porto Rico, Barbados
and Trinidad to Para, at the mouth
OF the Amazon, and will then steam
up the great river into one Of It's up
per tributaries, proceeding up the I'M
charted stream until the shadows
check her. She will then be moored
and serve as headquarters for the ex-
ploring parties. which will use the gas
oline launch and canoes with which
she is equipped in order to reach those
points on the river which are not
navigable by the yacht herself. When
the observations shall have been COM
pleted In any given locality the collec-
lions will be assembled on the yacht,
which will then pass on to the next
tributary to be explored. Para or
Manaos will serve as a base Of sup
plies, according to the region OF the
Amazon basin to which the expedition
directs its attention for the time being
The main purpose OF the expedition
is to study the Indian tribes Of the
Amazon valley which have not been
studied in detail. and to collect for
the university museum specimens OF
their arts, Industries, customs and
modes Of life. Their songs will be re-
corded on the photograph. and their
dances and various activities will be
reproduced by the moving-picture cam
era. Systematic studies will be made
OF the native languages. religious and
social systems and decorative art In
brief, the expedition seeks to furnish
as complete a record as modern meth
DDS can afford OF the native life OF the
Amazon valley and to illustrate these
studies by adequate collections assem-
bled In the university museum.
The remoteness and seclusion OF
many OF the tribes which will be
studied is indicated by the fact that
such a condition as that reported on
the Putamay river can exist In the
face OF modern civilization and with
out interference from any local gov
eminent
While the study OF native life forms
the main object OF the expedition. 9th
er aspects Of exploration will not be
neglected. A medical investigator will
accompany the party for the purpose
OF studying beri-beri and other fatal
diseases peculiar to the Amazon re-
gion. and the fora and fauna OF the
country will receive due attention.
The man selected by the museum TO
have charge of the expedition is AL.
got Lange, whose experiences in the
jungles OF the Amazon two years ago
when accompanying a party OF rubber
hunters, nearly cost him his life.
With Lange will be associated an
ethnologist, a naturalist. a physician
and a moving-picture photographer.
The physician chosen for the post is
Dr. Franklin Church of New York.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02
GOAT VANQUISHES POLICE
RumInant Butts Man OF Perch and
Strips Of His Uniform officer
Sent to Quiet Him.

Chicago.-John Boland of 1900 West
Twenty street was a thousand
miles from Chicago in his dreams,
sleeping on a chair on the back porch,
when a large Angora goat, with a
snowy beard and a determined ex.
preston, butted him off the chair and
into wakefulness.
Boland ran a marathon to the wood.
shed just in time to feel the impact
OF the goat against the door Mem.
bers OF the family. aroused by his APP
peals for aid. telephoned the police
and Charles Hickey. a brave patrol.
man, responded.
Tickey learned with ease TO distin.
guish between both ends OF q healthy
goat. AS he CROPPED about in the dark
yard something went amiss. He be-
lieves that he collided with the goat
At any rate, he sustained a terrific
shock where the high cost OF living
is most felt
Neighbors notified the police again.
this time that riot was in progress
They also suspected a Mexican in.
vasion and n decisive battle in the
Roland back yard Policemen who
crowded n responsive patrol wagon
deduced the fact that the goat had
disappeared. as they failed to sus-
tain the shocks that almost sent
Hickey to the hospital.
Boland. who has forsworn the chair
on the porch for sleeping purposes.
told the police he did not know what
kind OF an animal he had to deal with.
He almost suspected that white ele.
plant was loose
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02
The New MAGIC.

a herd of reindeer tramples the
Lapland SHOWS; a polar bear leaps
from a hummock of ice and dives into
the arctic seas; a moth breaks its CO
coon. dries its tender wings a moment
in the sun and essays its first flight;
a water beetle darts upon snake.
sinks its forceps below the head and
clings to the threshing maddened rep
tile while a hundred fellows Join the
attack and strike until a mortal spot
is reached; an otter sneaks upon
rock. -slashes q cruel paw into the
stream and a quivering bass lies at
his feet.
What wonderful stories are depicted
in the moving picture films.
The magic carpet is outdone. Day
by day the creatures of the wild are
captured in their haunts and led be-
fore us. Kings ride to be crowned;
Moorish potters whirl their wheels.
The mystic Nile flows in the glow OF
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

spends a great part OF her time; and
you cannot make 1t too pleasant or
convenient. Narrow city lots are not
well calculated to supply light, espe-
cially during the fall and early win.
ter months; but a kitchen built IN
this fashion comes about as near solv.
ing the problem as is possible to do
There is an advantage in a full tv
story house. The extra space
the upper rooms is worth a great
to keep the house cool The shape -
height of this house gives it a good
appearance from the street. 1t does
not look like a narrow house. Prob
ably the size and shape of the veran-
da have something to do with this:
but it is fact that house built like
this looks larger than it really is.
Such a house may be built under
favorable conditions for about $4,000
or $4,000. A great deal dependssaOA
labor conditions and the distance that
building materials have to be shipped
Some communities are Disseminated
against when 1t comes TO house build.
ing because building supplies must be
shipped long distances. Some com.
munties have no stone or sand-two
commodities which are very import
ant in the building line. 1t is NO
tceable that such communities very
often have to bring lumber from con
siderable distances. All these things
affect the cost of the finished house.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02
BY THE GENTLE CYNlC

A hot temper requires cool treat
ment.
A woman hater is merely a man
who never hatters,
II doesn't take much pull to start
a fellow down hill.
Many a man has been left because
his watch wasn't right.
1t is always easier to spot our en-
emies than our friends.
The broad-minded man isn't always
the one who is chesty.
One swallow doesn't make q sum
mer nor quench thirst.
All that glitters isn't gold, but 1t
seems to satisfy lot of US,
Some Of us expect to get our reward
in heaven, and no questions asked.
There is no time a man wants the
earth as much as when he is seasick.
Among the fruits OF old age the APP
pie OF discord should not be mum.
bered.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

lots. and you get your deed from
somebody's subdivision of lot num-
Der two. allotting to you thirty feet
frontage, the same extending back
one hundred feet, more or less, to an
alley. This little burial plot then be-
comes the last resting place of many
unsatished hopes of fine outlooks.
plenty of elbow room. fresh air. and
bright sunshine.
But the modern architect haE met
the many changing and shifting prob
lens with a brave confidence in his
ability to deliver enough condensed
house comfort to compensate the new
owner fully for his many disappoint-
ments. 1t was for the purpose of ut
ting comfortable house to such a
lot that this narrow house was de-
signed. II is only the width of one
room and a good hall In the front
part, and dining room and bathroom
In the center. with an extension for
the kitchen. A kitchen with three
sides to the weather fits a lot OF this
kind to perfection. You cannot get
too much light and air into q kitchen.
II Is the most important room In the
house--a room where woman
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02
SAYS THE OWL

Every man is the hero OF his pipe
dreams.
1t takes nine tailors to finish a self
made man.
Most of us get what we deserve, but
fail to recognize it.
There is nothing more convincing
than eloquent silence.
You can always get something for
nothing-in the form OF advice.
The first time a girl is disappointed
in love she begins to map out a ca
reer.
After his fftieth birthday a man
doesn't have to pay the fiddler SO
often.
A man has an awful time when his
wife is away from home and he needs
fresh socks.
1t is impossible to make something
out of nothing-with the possible ex-
ception of a bathing suit.
II takes a mother to explain that If
It wasn't for the other bad boys her
Willie" would be an angel.
A woman will always stick up for
the man who lives next door II she
happened to see him Just once out
in the front yard helping his wife wa.
ter the flowers.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02
FINDS BIG BUNCH OF LOOT
Search for a Dollar Whip Olseloses
Stolen Property Worth
$1,000.

York, Pain trying TO locate a
dollar whip. which had been stolen
from the buggy OF Michael Dougher-
ty OF Chanceford. Detective Charles
White unearthed at the home of Adam
S. Kecsey OF Spry. about two miles
from this city. stolen property to the
amount Of $4,000. which had been car.
ried away from the Pullman Automo-
bile works. The plumber consisted OF
all parts OF the machines.
Kecsey broke down and confessed
his guilt and said he had been selling
the loot for Junk In default OF bail
he was sent to jail. The accused man
has a wife and FIVE children.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02
BITS OF WORLDLY WISDOM.


Many man curses his luck who
never had any.
The door OF adversely has push"
emblazoned on It.
It's the under dog that always bowls
for the peacemaker.
Sometimes It takes more than der.
rick to raise our hopes.
Publicity consists largely of being
either toasted or roasted.
Even the brokers' sins are not al
ways the sins of commission.
You never strike a man favorably
II you hit him when he's down.
Don't despise the little things. Even
the microbe may be lady killer.
The modern prayer-Forgive us our
debts as We forgive our creditors.
Many a woman's capacity for Low.
ing is expended entirely upon herself.
There isn't any keynote so elusive
as that which opens the door to sue
cess.
No man is so thoroughly on his up
pers that he can't land on his feet
again.
It is better to begin at the bottom
Of the ladder than to tumble from
the top.
It's easier to get people to listen
to advice than it is to induce them to
use It.
A man has reached the jumping off
place when he is no longer able to feel
enthusiasm.
About one man in a thousand ever
succeeds in catching up with that
promising future.
1t is Just as easy to let others make
n fool of you as to do It yourself and
ii costs less effort.
Sometimes 1t happens that a woman
has reason TO be thankful because OF
her husbands neglect.
It's awfully hard for a woman to
pretend not to know the things she
knows she ought not to know.
When a girl finally discovers her
ideal man it's up to her to tame him
and make a husband of him-if she
can.
After a man has made his mark in
the world some other man is apt to
come along and discover that it isn't
quite perfect.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

ships OF the Atlantic feet. This In.
strument is the invention OF Rev. Jose
Algue, director OF the Philippine
weather bureau While In Washing
ton recently. Rev. Mr. Algue conferred
with Capt. Jose l.. Jayne. superintend
ent OF the United States naval observ.
atory relative TO the recharting OF the
Atlantic ocean for the use OF the
barocyclome,er
This instrument has been I'm use in
the Philippine and China naval sta
lions and on the ships OF the AEiatlc
fleet many years past
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

oppressive. But when the boomers
get to work, advertising the won
derful advantages of the place. the
population increases In some places
with great rapidly; then gratters
come along with their various i'm
provement schemes. and expenses
soon mount up until a two-acre lot
loses its charm when the tax man
makes out his bill.
Fresh air is then sacrificed in pro.
portion to the ambition of the viii
lage promoters. until, in some in.
stances, one OF these old.fashioned
holdings is carved into twenty little
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02
Good Idea for stenooraphers.


A woman who owns and manages a
public stenographic business in an
eastern city has developed a new
branch. She has provided herself and
her assistants with telephone opera
tors headbands and receivers by
means of which they take dictatio Nby
telephone directly on the typewr
from customers, perhaps miles av
This service is to meet the -
lawyers. doctors and busirA
who have a few letters to Rr
day and yet not enough Ito
their employing a private ST
er. Letters are either 81
dressed and mailed direct
office or forwarded to the c.
signature and mailing.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02
OFFER PRIZES FOR CHILDREN
Citizens Of ooualaston, L. l., In Queer
Predlcament Over School
Money.

New York-Having failed to find
more than fifteen children in Douglas.
ton. Long island. one OF the outlying
villages included within the limit OF
Greater New York. OF the proper age
to attend kindergarten. the citizens
OF the place will offer prizes to any
one who will furnish three more chill.
dren to attend the school. that the
salary of the teachers may be paid
by the board OF education OF New
York A state law provides that
city kindergarten must have at least
eighteen children.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02
INSTRUMENT A STORM FINDER
Weather Director Seeks to Introduce
5aroeyelometer In the United
States. a.

Washington. The "harocyclome-
ter" an instrument SO sensitive as to
detect a hurricane 500 miles away.
thur enabling ships equipped with II
10 steer clear OF storms. Is to be In
stalled In all OF the naval stations on
the Atlapsic coast and perhaps on the
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02
TO EXPLORE AMAZON

No danger is anticipated from the
natives, who are peaceably inclined
and hospitable to strangers. In deal
ing with these tribes many simple
gifts will be made in exchange for
feather work, bows and arrows and
b!owguns, drums and musical instru.
ments. decorated calabashes and pot.
terry.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

A youth attending the Michigan
State Agricultural college stocked a
pond with frogs and is more than pay
ing his way by supplying frogs legs
TO the Chicago market. 1t is said he
has shipped as many as 5000 In a
single day. and that they netted him
$500 last year Time was when boys
were glad to catch frogs and sell their
legs for ten cents a dozen. whereas
the price now is half dollar and up
ward.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

hundred inhabitants, twenty or thirty
houses will hold them all. Each house
may occupy a corner, and have an
acre or two of land for air space and
for growing fruits and vegetables.
There are no sewers, curbs, or pave
ments; the streets are not lighted
at night; there are no policemen or
other public servants to pay; so the
tax levy on a two-acre lot Is not very
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

In very many cases apples are
brought to market loosely packed and
in wagons without springs, almost
invariably with barrels on end, and
this short journey is many times
harder on the fruit than the long car
transportation to the distant market,
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02
Find Unknown Goddess

Athens.-The discovery of a hither.
to unknown goddess, whose head is
described as that of second Venus
de Milo, is reported to the Archaeolog-
Ical society by Judge Ampelas OF Volo
In Thessaly. The discovery was made
on the site of the ancient city OF Fag.
assai
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

Following in the footsteps of Luther
Burbank a Denver horticulturist has
produced a rasp-strawberry. Now II
somebody would produce a plumpeach.
and combine some OF the other fruits
It might be possible to get ahead of
the pests which ravage the orchards,
by bafiing them for a fe wseasons at
least.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

An Austrian professor. bound for
Mars, via the United States, has been
sent back. II is one of the few in.
stances in which we are forced to con-
TESS that European estimates of our
resources are entirely too high.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

A Chicago chauffeur who ran past
a halted street car contrary to law and
killed a man has been censured by
the coroner's Jury. Which, of course,
is a consolation to the relatives OF the
victim.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

Poland is possessed of salt mines
that have been worked for the last
600 years, They ought to be getting
down to the salt Of the earth by this
time.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

Even IL prisons are all that they are
alleged by critics, they ought to be
quite good enough for the man who
rocks the boat, and who needs the
most drastic kind OF treatment to rid
society of his species.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

II is announced that the American
woman's foot is setting bigger, This
will be all the beUsr for her in these
emphatic days when she iS putting It
down.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

Chicago society women are having
FINK parties to shake of the hoodoo
But the only sure way yet found to
shake on the Chicago hoodoo is TO
shake Chicago.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02
Motor Slauqhte

Roughly speaking. mot
are killing In the streets {
day about twice as man
we're killed by the ~,
That is a hard fact wlhic'
disposed OF by the me
that he has far more &C
carriage than a horse d.
He has more control, Y
that only makes it plai
troll is not exercise
Gazette.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02
Uses Champagne In Auto.

Jacksonville. Fla.-Simon David
Paddock, eighteen. the millionaire
kid" OF Atlantic. N. j.. had a narrow
escape from death in a collision that
resulte from substituting champagne
for Jline as motive power for his
Ta automobile.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

The use of socks by women will not
be opposed by mere man. Then he
will unfailingly find pair in condition
for service whenever he looks In the
bureau drawer.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

A London nerve specialist says
modern dress is actually killing
women. Hes a nerve specialist, all
right.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

a 'yelist says that love is
S. He is not the
the divine frenzy. but It
.Ouced In passing. that love
.uman institution has survived
its critics.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

The movement against tipping is all
right, but 1t takes a whole lot of moral
courage for a man to live up to tho
theory.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

There are still few guides left.
but hunters who aspire to pot one had
better make their arrangements early.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

Girl born in Pennsylvania has a
transparent back. Well backed up.
indeed.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

A New York alderman has been
caught in a blackmailing trap. He
should congratulate himself he never
was on the police force.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02
InuuIt 10 Injury.

New York.--Because he was swear
'ng and shaking his fists at q man who
lad shot him twice. David Ryan
Eas arres here.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

BY the way, what became OF those
feminine faddists who we're going to
wear socks instead Of stockings?
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

Scientists say 1t will take a long
time to stamp out the hookworm.
Well, 1t took long time to discover
It.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

A famous English physician says
that by the year 1912 human beings
: Ill look like gorillas. We should
worry.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

Now the fool who rocks the boat
will be succeeded by the sorrowful in
dividual who didn't know it was
loaded.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

London physician says wells make
women's noses red. Sort of yelled
insinuation.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

Mr. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST. on all subjects pertaining to the
subject OF building, for the readers OF this
paper. on account of his wide experience
as Editor. Author and Manufacturer, he
is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects Address all inquiries
TO William A. Radford, No. 17s West
Jackson boulevard Chicago. ILL.,, and only
enclose two-cent stamp for reply.
A full two-story seven-room house
of a style like the one here shown Is
very popular generally in the smaller
cities. AS 1t is only % feet in width
this house can be built on the or
binary narrow city lot.
1t is just as necessary to specialize
in designing houses as 1t is in any
other line of business. Living condi.
tons differ a great deal as the town
increases in size, and we are obliged
to build houses to fit the changing
conditions. When a village has one
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

Half the population Of France Is
agricultural. And the other half lives
In the Latin quarter
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

Autumn undoubtedly draws closer
the bonds of devotion-witness the
fond clinging of the affectionate fly!
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

A New York man ran up laundry
bill of $3.50. But, then, New York
is a strange city.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

Large crops of preserves are report
ed by housewives, not meaning the
peroxide kind, either.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

II the men compelled the women to
wear such clothes there would be
trouble.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

A man has written a newspaper to
ask how to get relief from snoring.
Why don't he keep the snorer awake?
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

Y With the Old; on With the New.
W 4ork, Although her fret hus-
ban 4 had been dead less than q
mo \. Mrs Lulu Goldsmith has ob,
tail license to wed again. =
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

A Kansas dentist succumbed to In
Juries while playing golf And golf Is
said to be a harmless game.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02

Now the family furnace WIN begin
20 do It's little best to- prove that ths
coal supply is not inexhaustibIe.
Daily public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1892-191?, 1912-11-02
Up Agar

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Herald.