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The Newark journal., 1916-08-24
BIG COTTON GIN IS
 DESTROYED BY FIRE
Col. V. Y. Cooks Gin Near Dunnington Burned by In-
 cendiary Tuesday Morning

The large cotton gin belong ing to Col. V. Y. Cook, near Dunnington, was totally de stroyed by fire about 1 o'clock.
 The origin of the fire is un- known but it is thought to have been started by an incen- diary.
 Workmen had been busy for several days repairing thepr and machinery, preparatory to beginning the seasons ginning, and the gin would have been ready for operation within few days.
 In working around the press, in the rear of the building, the workmen had used a consider able quantity of coal oil on rags and lint cotton in clean ing up the press and other ma- chinery, and these greasy rags had been thrown down and al- lowed to accumulate in the rear of the building. It is thought that some one entered from the back way and applied a match to these.
 H. C. Hunter who had been assisting in repairing the gin and who had been engaged by J. M. Stephens, the lessee, to assist in running it during the season, was sleeping on the platform at the front of the building. When he was awak- ened by the flames, the build ing was burning so rapidly that it was impossible to check the flames or save anything from the building.
 Col. Cooks loss is partially covered by insurance but the loss falls heavily upon J. M. Stephens who had the gin leas- ed. MT. Stephens had just put in about 500 patterns of bag glng and ties and other sup plies for the season. He had no insurance and his loss is prob ably about $500 or $7OO.
The Newark journal., 1916-08-24
COLLECTOR ARNOLD
 SETTLES WITH STATE

Collector Burt Arnold, on last Monday, made his annual settlement with the state for taxes collected for 1915. He paid into the state treasury $41, ,321.24.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08
MERCY ANNE PERKINS AT BOARDING SCHOOL

HNHE terraced lawn of Miss Stones School
i for Girls resounded with the usual four
o'clock noise. The green grass and trees
formed a happy background TO the flock of
bright colored dresses and still brighter col
ored silk sweaters Fifteen more precious
moments out in the beautiful open! Who
wouldn't laugh and shout and make the
most of them?
In truth though every one did not laugh
and shout. At 3:45 the mail had been dis
tributed, and as result three various-sized
figures had separated themselves from the
gay crowd and were now seated at points
in the lawn far apart, eye-deep In freshly
opened letters.
May Belle Idelle Smith sat sullenly on
the summer house steps and read again
what she had understood all too well the
first time Dear Mabel: Your letter was
received and 1 am sorry TO say l eannet
let you do as you have asked. The s5O0,OOO
that your uncle left you is not yours yet
and maybe 1t will never be- The son that ne
cut of without a dollar and his wife, whom,
as you know, he did the same to, have put
the case in lawyers hands. So you see
spending money on an elaborate vacation
trip is out of the question. Your mother
will need you this summer to help her with
the children's clothes. So make up your
mind to come home and be sensible girl
Lovingly, YOUR PAPA
May Belle bit her lips and thought hard
Mercy Anne Perkins, stretched out on the
green grass, read bewilderedly a second
time what did not sink into her bewildered
mind the first time.
Little Girl dear: Daddy has bad news
for his big, brave daughter. He won't be
able to get home from San Francisco this
whole coming summer and. what is worse.
he won't be able to have his own daughter
with him. Do you think, dear, that you
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08
WOMEN'S SUITS
Bankrupt Stock of
Morris Schlecht

and not only does all her troubles come
back on her. but she thinks she is also de-
veloping a peculiar pain in her side"
Maybe the advertisement give IL to her"
Brsky suggested.
"Sure 1t did" Zapp replied. This here
flrst-to-last.the.truth advertising is driving
women to moving pictures, Birsky. An
other thing is the way drygood stores is act
ing nowadays. Former times a woman
buys n dress at n dryEoods store on April
and wears it up to and including July 5,
when she brings it back with symptoms of
beefsteak supper, two weddings and a
chocolate nut sundae on the front panel
Birsky, and for the next six months she
has the time of her life trying to get
credit check for 1t. 1t gives her a fresh
interest in things Her eyes get bright and
her cheeks is got fresh color in them the
same like an advertisement for a COM
plexion cream before the enactment of Sec.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08

fact, BirslSy amt got no sympathy for
bargain hunter anyway, and II he gets
stuck by sohlag store which advertises
In newspaper, y'understand, It's my idee
that when the Recording Angel enters up
the score in the sepher Chayim, Birslsy he
credits the Schld0 store and the newspaper
with double play, while all that the bar
gain hunter gets is a error"
"And quite right, too" Brsky said. TITS
always n Mitsvdh to stick bargain hunter,
Happ because II he wasn't out to stick
somebody himself a bargain hunter
wouldn't be bargain hunter. There is fell
lers in this town, Zapp,-mllionaires and
college Bradgewates-which when they talk
about Sohld1 stores gets so red in the face
that you'd think they was discussing labor
unions, Zapp, and in the very next breath,
y'understand, they'll tell how they was mo-
toring in the mountains of West Virginia
and how they come across a log cabin where
an old feller and his wife was raising a
little corn for living and eating II off
broken-down mahogany table init handy
legs, club feet and all the other deformities
which turns a human being into u helpless
cripple and a table into $1,000 antique,
Zapp. Then they'll tell you how they
bought the table from the poor mountaineer
for S2.35 and brought It back to New York
and had 1t polished for s1.OS and sold 1t to
an antique dealer for S1275.60; and they
never stop to consider that while Schld0
store proprietor may sell fur overcoat for
S21.50 by representing that the lining is
genwine seal, the garment probably stands
him in as much as S1050, reckoning what
he paid the tailor for manufacturing and
the S. p. c. A. for the skins"
"At the same time, Birsky," Zapp said,
'if / would be a reputable merchant, and
zoItenly 1 TRY to be, Blrslty, 1 wouldn't
advertise my goods in a paper which also
accepts advertisements from Schldg stores,
because 1 figure that If bargain hunter
wouldn't know of an advertised store where
he THINKS he could get a 500 overcoat
for sci, he would go to an advertised store
where he really and truly could buy 500
overcoat for 800, and anyhow $110.50. So
you see, Brsky, censuring advertisements
is really for the benefit of the advertiser
and not for the feller who reads EN-"
Maybe you're right, Zapp," Birsky
agreed, "aber 1t don't make no difference
how small and 0rossdrti1 its circulation
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08

All monkeys have day dreams and they al
ways come true, day dreams do"
Really"
Yes for instance, / was dreaming that
l was 50 hungry my mouth was dry and my
tongue was hanging out like this-see2 ?.
Then, all OF a sudden, you came along and
felt very, very sorry for me and you put
your arms around me and said
" Come, Jimmy. l will see that you get
something 70 eat and you did. Wasn't that
a beautiful dream?"
Indeed It was" answered the Baby
that, because i have nothing to eat-see 20
''Yes-s-s, but your mother has a cocoa
But my mother wasn't in the dream. "
answered the Baby Baboon.
Excuse me" began Jimmy II will go
10 sleep and have another day dream and
perhaps your mother viii lie in that
dream"
IAN right. snooze away" answered the
Baby Baboon and when Jimmy closed his
eyes the little fellow ran of 10 get a piece
Of cocoanut cake and by and by he re-
turned with 1t. He placed II right in front
Of Jimmy.
In a little while Jimmy began to stretch
and yawn and then he opened his eyes.
Looking straight at the cake, he said TO
his companion
4 dreamed this time that l gave you a
big hug
Better walt until you get your cake
eaten" replied the BABY Babocn You
mightn't feel strong enough 70 do 1t prop
erly"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08

ton 31,416 Subsection A, of the Penal Code
in relations to False and Misleading Adver-
tising. Abcr what is II nowadays Birsky
A crepe de Chine dress could have enough
Lockshen soup spilled on 1t to make 1t look
like more velour, Brsky, and when n
woman returns II with the pleasant ex.
pectations of never being so 'insulted in her
life, BirsSy, before she could even open her
mouth to say 'Listenes y'understand, the
floor walker pulls a credit check on her"
"And | suppose" Birsky commented, for
the next few days she walks around looking
so downhearted that whenever her lady
friends see her they 30 home and practically
throw the meals at their husbands and
gives as an explanation that they'd like to
see themselves worrying themselves to
death over any man."
We'll I'll tell you."' zapp said, maybe
the drygoods stores is getting done on their
money back guarantees, Birsky. but that's
because they are suffering from the fact
that people amt acquainted with up-todate
advertising idees Their customers still
thinks that when a drygoods store says:
II anything you buy here PROVES tn-
satisfactory, Il tciH be exchanged or
your money t0il be refunded
Brsky, it must be understood that such a
guarantee means:
II anything you buy here proves un.
satisfactory by the evidence OF siu ttn.
Interesting tCitneSSeS tUhiCh cracker
jack A-number-one trial ldUyer couldn't
rattle on croSs-eTdmiRdtiOn, II tCiV be
exchanged or yOur money tUW be re.
funded tuhen so ordered by the Supreme
Court Of the United States or Justice
thereof after the last appeal gets taken
aud judgment is confirmed IN an action
brought for that purpose, 10 being tn.
derstood and agreed that nothing In
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08
II S$S S$iz,

would like to stay at school this summerT
or maybe you could board with cousin
of your own dear mother. who lives In the
State of New Jersey.
BE brave little Mercy Anne. Just as you
have always been since the first day you
fell down the cellar steps and didn't cry.
Never mind, daughter mine, some day Wen
have marble steps with gold pillows on
them. for here's a secret-Daddy thinks ne
is going to make some money! Good-by
and God bless my little girl. DADDY"
A tear slid down the cheek or Mercy
Anne!
Jerry Patton swung her feet hard
against the old stone wall, cupped her
chin in a pink little palm and didn't know
whether to be happy or sad Again her
eyes Travelled over the last paragraph In
her mothers letter:
"And now, Jerry dear, about vacation
plans-theres a little disappointment for
you, I'm afraid. Father won't be with
us this summer. He has TO spend most
of his time In the West on business. Please
don't fret. Jerry because he has thought
of something nice to make up for 1t. He
says he Just won't let you and Jack and
me get lonesome, so guess what! We're
going on combination motor and camp
trip. and Dad wants you to bring one
OF the girls from school with you and
Jack to bring one OF the boys. Isn't that
hne?"
Jerry looked up from the paper. Sud
denly the fun of II all dawned on her
And Just then the bell that announced
the hour Of study rang clear and COM
mandingly
In trooped the variceIored sweaters
From their respective places rose the thre.
hgures and their letters. The little girl
looked at each other wondered at thu
general silence and passed on into thai
house.
CTo Be Continued)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08
JIMMY MONKEYS DREAM
BY Farmer Smith


Jimmy Monkey was looking at himself in
the looking glass when he happened TO think
how hungry he was.
He seooted downstairs to the pantry and
booked and looked. but he could not see
even one piece OF pie. '-rhis is serious. .
be said to himself Then he had a happy
thought.
Going out 70 the front porch, he waited
for the Baby Baboo9 to come along.
sure enough, in little while along came
tn Baby Baboon.
Jimmy closed HIS eyes and the Baby
came and sat down beside him. Jimmy
opened his eyes quickly and then shut them,
FOPi His companion hadn't seen him.
By and BY Jimmy yawned and stretched
himself
~AsleepT' asked the Baby Baboon
Having a day dream, that's ALL" an
svered Jimmy.
And what's day dteam2 1 never heard
e that kind of a dream" the little fellow
looked up Rt Jimmy IN an inquiring man
naf.
Taat's because you aren't monkey.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08
Remember
Safety First!!
aWRITE ABOUT KITCHENER


and loving critic of
Therefore he CHANGED
asked the beautiful loving critic WHAT she
the for today
army together.
Have poced how far from battle generals fall asleep
hastily
killed his
Roberts, army
in acto ourm memory S correct
Earl Kitchener paid the accused of
has been always right
to
he TO serve the most.
Surely, penalties
perience) is RIGHT FARMER SMITH,
ldren'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08

"And who would go to work and pay
money to put in paper an advertisement
like that?' Birsky inquired.
/, Everybody nowadays" Zapp said.
-s'They dassen't do otherwise, because what
with the Federal and State pure food laws
and newspapers which is paying fellers fifty
thousand dollars year TO show up adver-
tisers SO that no advertiser would take a
chance on advertising. Birsky. II you want
to advertise your merchandise, y'under-
stand, you've got to tell the truth oder the
least that happens you is $4,000 bail on n
certificate of reasonable doubts. So that's
the way It goes. Birsky. Former times a
lady reads in the paper
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08
A TelItale Party
By ALICE WILLIAMS.

BY ALICE WILLIAMS.
Once upon time there was little boy
whose mother told him never 70 take any OF
her blackberTies without asking. One day
she went out and left him alone. He met
another boy and they took some berries and
used a pound Of sugar on them When the
mother came home she took him 10 a mirror
and showed him himself with sugar on his
mouth and she told him to stick out his
tongue.
He said. Mother. don't ask me | went
into the berries but wul neyer do Il again
! see nov that whatever you De via be
teand out some tluae.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08

ness II he don't know no more about furs
than that; so they buy an overcoat Off of
him, zapp, just to teach him a lesson as It
were"
Sometimes they also figure that the
reason why the Paris and San Francisco
Fur Importing Company could sell genwine
sealskins at 5000 is that the overcoats
was stolen, Birsky," zapp said, 80 they go
to work and buy 'em on the principle of
what the eye don't see It, what is 1t the
hearts buslness7"
Then what is the use of newspapers pro.
tecting them crooks by not printing fake ad-
vertsements?"
II don't know, Birsky," Zapp said. I'm
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08

would be- a Newspaper couldn't overestt'
mate the foolishness of people that read ad-
vertisements"
II believe you" Zapp said Now you
take me for instance and I am pretty
hard proposition. If see in a newspaper
that am recommended to drink sparkling
Graperina made from the juice of the ripest
Illinois grapes, take II for granted that
on the bottle It says: The contents of this
package is composed from grape eltins,
grape stalks, grape boxes and grape bar
reIs, sweetened with sakkareeno and artlfl-
cially colored and carbonated, contains S-10
of 30 per cent Benzo.boracld acid and ell
of 20 per cent somethngate of soda and
per cent alcohol by weight and 3S per cent
by volume Also 1 never fall for adver-
tisements of cheap clothing, cheap straw
hats, cut price furniture or specials In
a newspaper
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08
Vacation Notes

Mary Wright, Of Spring City, Pa ex-
poets to spend some time in Atlantic city
this summer, Unfortunately, last summer
her trip TO the shore was marred by an
automobile accident. This makes Mary a
bit timid about motor travelling, Little
Spring City Rainbows are perfectly willing
10 spend vacation days at home they have
such every good times. Mary. Catherine
Rosenberger and Minnie Goldsteln play
tennis, Il Spy" Tag" sew doll clothes
and do every sort OF happy thing imAgin-
able.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08
The Outdoor World

BY DOROTHY BoTFE. Lambsrtytlls. N. ,.
The whole world is a picture 10 me.
painted by the hand of Our Father. From
the verduTe Of the trees and the grass to
the beautiful blanket Of sparkling snow, all
things were painted by the Great Artist
Then, too, are the little wood creatures and
the large wood creatures and the birds
fsom the tiny humming bird 70 the largest
eagle all these are part OF the wonderful
picture-the world Truly, sometimes earth
seems as though 1t must be real piece OF
Heaven
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08
Women's Tailored
Suits
THE LATEST FROM PARIS
Was $12O. Now $16.25

y'understand, and right away she fergets
that she is going to take dinner Friday
night with her husbands folks out in
Borough Park; that the doctor says that
people with her trouble could live for years
already; that the radiator leaked all over
the Chinese rug in the library; that she
thinks the girl don't like 1t there on ac-
count the kitchen is too dark; that all her
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08
HThis Here First to :
Last-the-Trut Adver-
tising Is Drivin n G
Women to Moving Pic
tures," Zapp Adds, in
Discussing the Public
ity Question

Then, After the Conversation
Passes Through Various Devi-
Gus and Tortuous Channels.
Birsky Winds Up With This
Bit of Wisdom: There's Just
Enough Rube in Each and
Every Feller So That Sooner
or Later, Nit Kidney Pills or
Oitermobiles, the Fake Adver-
tiser Will Get Him if He Don't
Look Out"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08
A Picnic for Twins

Hy KATHERINE and ELEANOR MILLER.
fYczt 5usquenanaA avenue.
kut 50 long ago We went 70 our sunday
scheoi picnic and had lots Of fun ne vent
% laf6n bus ana sang an the way We
seisad a5Eu hIIls pIaged bzap bag. had
neant hunt aud had Al sorts cf god
Il1As4 We haa lee cream. ana epjoFsd r.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08

husbands friends Is getting oitermobiles
and couldn't afford Il no more than he
could. Birsky. Yes. Birsky all them
troubles is gone just so soon as she sees
1t s12O suits marked down to s16.25, and
she goes down town to look 'em over init
n new lease of life. But what Is 1t nova
days for such a woman? She reads
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08
Honor Ron Contest

Ehs prizes for the seek sadlng JeIy l
eers ven ~ the folowiag nenbsrs;
Elizshssh earodetz. East Megamsa-
slns afsnae, =.
slass Islbss esrmanssilis. Pa, 80
zenza.
essi4 nesae. ssrih Fraualis stFsst.
z1 sseEz
sfsasrlsk Eselssy leaAiasouH. Pa
= zeaz4
nsleztr asEa4' 4oezsf stress. esats
z<eIz
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08

understand, It's all can do to hold my.
self back from ringing up the New York
agent and asking him would he prefer cash
oder a certified check"
"Yes, Zapp, Birsky commented. there's
Just enough of the rube in each and every
Teller SO that sooner or later, NIT kidney
mills or oitermobiles, the fake advertiser
will get him II he don't look out"
"Or IL the newspaper proprietor don't
look out for him." Zapp concluded.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08
Things 70 Know and Do

l. What Is that question 70 which We must
always answer yes7 (sent IN b. Charles
WeisborslA
81 Who Invented the present stye of
sleeping caEsf (senl % by Aias HaAnah
Fotashnlekl
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08

"There is no more pleasure in reading
advertisements nowadays" said Barnett
Zapp, the waist manufacturer. to Louis Blr-
sky. the real estater.
why not?" Birsky asked.
WELL" Zapp said, "what for a simchd
Is II to read in a,paper;
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08

The PhiladslphIa Rapid TrsRsit SAFE
TY FIRsT CONTEST opens JuIy 1si
sIoe n Prizes to the RaInb0ws.
FsE raAes. sss clab Nsns Wednesday,
July Ia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08
Baseball Scores

a. n B...................,...,..., 81
QaAkefs ..-s....t- - - - '-.-.--ss-- -
Batteries Gross ana Paiister; GoldmAS
ana pagobsst.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-08
cHARosEs SIX ROADSTER
$61O

r. o. B. Ryan, Jenr Davis Co.
Tex.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-11-02

Republican newspapers are not say
ing So much about "nepotism, since
il was discovered that the Republican
officials OF st. Louis City have just
ai23. GAO. 90 worth Of relatives on the
payroll Of that benighted city.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-11-02
JOB-WORK

Best equipped Job Print
ing establishment in this
section of the State. We
insure satisfaction; prices
reasonable.
s'la'a'->TRY US
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-11-02

Under laws enacted by Democrats,
the State of Missouri is drawing hun
dreds OF thousands of dollars in inter-
est on the State deposits. In the old
DAYS OF Republican rule the State
fund were farmed out at the pleasure
OF the State Treasurer, who put the
interest in his pocket and kept it.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-11-02

Chairman Rogers of the Efficiency
Board of st. Louis city recently an
nounced the discovery that the Re-
publican administration of that over
burdened municipality is expending
one million dollars year for salaries
of useless clerks and officers who
either render no service at all or
whose services are not needed by the
city. Missouri tax x-payers are invited
to seriously consider this expression
of Republican economy, this practical
exemplication Of the doctrine of Rob
Roy,
power
And they should keep who can"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-11-02
Answer The Alarm!
Ironton People Should Not Delay.

Ifyour kidneys are infamed,
Don't stand around and do nothing.
Like fire it will soon be beyond
control.
You will get the alarm in time
Backache, or dizziness or disorder
of the urine.
Heed the warning.
Give your kidneys a test by living
more carefully.
Use Doan's Kidney Pills to help
stamp out the cause.
Profit by an Ironton woman's ex-
perience.
Mrs. d. Kendall, Russell St., Iron
ton, saws: 81 don't hesitate to en-
dorse Doan's Kidney Pills as a remedy
of merit. | have used them witt
satisfactorily results when my kidneys
were out of order and when have
been troubled with backache. | pro-
cured Doan's kidney Pills at the
South Side Drug Store and they have
always brought quick relief.'
Price SOC, at all dealers. Dom
simply ask for kidney remedy gel
Doan's Kidney Pills the same tina
Mrs. Kendall had. Foster Milburl
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.