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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-01-26

~.
You didn't have any corn BOARD
your h~ouseboat. did you?" he asked.
Gray hen looked ut him disdainfully.
1T is plain you were never aboard
a houseboat." h answered. They
neve carry corn. they carry worms
and such big ones; l wish you might
have seer them.'
Why did you iand?' asked the
duck. Il thought o had taken the
boat for the summer"
we changed our plans" said gray
hen. The boat sprang "A leak and
while we like to sail we do not care
to get II feet wet. as some Of our
.neighbors do"
The gray hen looked at Madam
Ducks webbed feet in a way that
made her try to hide behind a bush.
White hen promised she would keep
the secret. but she kept away from
the river for fear ray hen might try
to get aboard the boat again Just to
make her story Of the h%ouseboat seem
e to the other fowl.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-01-26
Unpopular In EnoIand.

FROM the Omaha NebraSkan.
Newspaper dispatches announce the re-
turn from Europe of Colonel George w.
Harvey. editor Of the North American Re-
view. These dispatches say that Colonel
Harvey has deserted the president, his
former friend" and they quote Colonel
Harvey as saying that in England. next
to the kaiser, President Wilson Is 1.-THE
most unpopular man."
Colonel Harvey has deserted the presi-
dent 80 often that that pastime on his part
has become quite a joke.
president pushes the kaiser q close second
TOT the BOBBY prize in England.
But that's the way 1t goes. The Ger
mans enounce the president for his par
TALLY toward England. while the Eng
lishmen denounce him for his leaning to-
The fact is the president does not lean
toward either side. His whole thought
has =, been = Of America. He may be unpopu..
IT? His course suits the plain, everyday
American. regardless of ancestry.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-01-26

England. nor tho life insurance company
or bank which needs the accoutrements
and munitions OF war. n rs the nation
collectively, th, government. which mas
need of these things. and collective pay
mont mus, BIZ made foi goods needed col
icclNely Thus IL becomes necessary tc
shlit privately owned securities, or still
10 put the thing III Urinary terms, pri.
vatelN owned goods l.'ir private or indi-
vidual 10 collective or government owner
ship. That Is being done h. the simple
process OF issuing %iIritis! government
bonds 70 the owners of these securities OF
goods. They are giving up the goods
"hlrh they own mere or in Canada or in
South America in exchange for a promise
OF the British nation to repay them out
Of iie Income OF future years, rhat, in
%e't@ct. Is what = government bond IS.
What the Icnelisnmian gets is the promise
90 i9.wo,or OF more OF his fellow citizens
10 SET aside part o. their income each year
to pay Tor the securities which he sur
renders: what England gets is goods of
consumption war consumption In this in
stance. In exchange for goods Of produc-
ton, and we in turu obtain ownership OF
part of the count.y's Industrial establish.
m"ni, Tor which heretofore We have peen
indebted to investors III England. bu,
which hereafter, as 4 result o. this "X-
change, we shall own ourselves.
But whittier go all these goods Cirea,
Brttaln - consuming in cXt..sS of the or
dif;i1$ requirements Of her people? She IS
not exchanging railroads or mines on fac
tories i! the United States FOR similar
thlllgs III her own realm OF in
the world. She is not exchanging freight
cars and locomotives lor steamers 10 ply
the seas. llor steel plants in Pittsburgh or
copper mines in Montana FOR cotton mills
ih Lancaster or gold mines in South Afri-
ca. She is now rNcllausing The wealth
winch she possesses in ;his country for
things which tho mnrci, and the flight of
armies will destroy. What she accumu-
lated III times OF peac: che is exchanging
now for things doomed 10 destruction in
time of war. That is tho rea! meaning of
the mobilization of Eirltish-held American
securities. 1t vii! leave us more our own
masters financially and indusrr;a;ly: Eng
land it will leave the poorer. We speak
IN the material sense. for wal is worth
al' IL costs when fought in Il righteous
cause.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-01-26
THE OLD FURs.


Copyright. 1916. by h Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
How about refurbiShing the Did furs
Usually We wait till the autumn after
before we think about taking time to
improve the appearance of our furs.
hut 1t is not a bad idea to remember
that the good looks of a set of furs de-
ponds as much on cleanliness as does
that OF q frock or a pair of gloves.
Particularly annoying 10 the fur coll
lar that has become grimy at the neck
line, sOiling waists and skin that come
in contact with 1t.
Yet few of US have enough furs SO
that we can dispense with one set in
the cold season Of the winter for
enough time to send 1t to h cleaners.
But there are a few little home treat
ments that any wOman with ordinary
dizziness Of finger can perform.
In the first place 1t Is 10 chances to
one that the lining Of your collar piece
especially II It il n Of those small
tiront pieces-is no longer clean. Of
course you do not want to think Of dip
bling your furs in gasoline but why not
rip out the lining and give 1t q thor
0ugh cleansing In gasoline. leaving 1t
opposed st0 the air for q good IL hours
before sewing It back In again?
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-01-26
How and Why England
Mobiles Her Wealth
From tho Annalist.

Great britain modified her armies, thcr
her Industries. Now she is mobilizing hef
accumulated wealth III the shape o. the
foreign securities held in England and
representing investments made in the past
IN other countries, chiefly. so far as the
present plan is concerned. in the United
states 1t Is = novel experiment, but q
very practical one. IT is an operation
which much more clearlv than any mere
money transaction brings out the effect
or the waste of war or accumulated
wealth.
IN the course of her economic develop
'nent Great Britain produced q great deal
more Than she consSned Part of the cN-
cess She Invested" abroad by sellinS
goods. mostly goods of consumption. but
lH part goods of production. taking pa.
IN the shape of securities. she took many
from the United States, and it Is about
our securities that this mobilization
scheme %centers. The stocks and bonds
taken by English investors are i'm effect
ceflifiratcs Of part ownership. If those
investors acquired 40 per cent. OF the Sc
curitles of q railroad, they In effect. not
IN The legal bat in the economic sense, be-
amt the owners of 40 per cent of the
rp2ds rpu iprnent. and of 40 per cent of its
track and buildings. They are goods of
pfouuctioN serving this country but owned
abroad.
E' 49, ~ ~ ii's' WI NIo 10
going on II wc eliminate the securities
ana picture Individuals and associations in
England owning so many cars and loco
motNcs. so many miles of track. so many
steei mills and copper mines. and so on
through the long list of things in which
wealth accumulated by England has been
invested In this country. England has
come To need horses and rifles, blankets
and copper shells and feathers belts.
shoes and chemicals. and all the great
heterogeneous list of things that a mod
ern country at war needs. We have many
or these things or can produce them.
what in effect is being proposed is that
we give up these things and take III pay
inent some OF the very factories which
produce them and some OF the railroads
which transport them situated here but
now owned in England. Goods OF pro-
ductlon are being bartcred for goods OF
CONSUMPTION to supply the needs OF war,
all but Unsuitable.
But It is not the individual investor in
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-01-26

the landscape, that have sheltered the
birds and been a solace to weary men an
days of fervid heat: the homestead with
it's appropriate house. fitting the place
we'll. surrounded with appropriate trees.
shrubs and flowers. and within the little
family of boys and girls.
All of these may be classed as durable
satisfactions. Beyond them lies another
group just as real and just as important.
Here we class the friends one makes.
service and do kindness, the men who
have become better men just from such
contact. The fact hat the men look up to
one. respect him and love him, not for
what he has, but just for what he is, must
indeed be considered as one of the durable
satisfactions of life. All OF these things
are easily and beautifully nurtllred in the
country. The mere accumulation of acres
and dollars counts for little beside these
other acquisitions, the durable satisfac.
tons of life.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-01-26

LAUGHTER WILL COME
BACK TO THE WORLD

Some people wonde why theaters
are running during the awful world
tragedy which is being enacted in
Europe. The reason why they ought
to run is we'll stated by John
Palmer In the Saturday Review:
Let the theater still exist to remind us
that the wal will pass: that laughter will
come back to the world; that art will one
day be restored: that We shall not always
stand at the edge of ruin: that it is not
necessary to dwell forever with grave.
faces. self-consciously in the shadow of
distress. Thereby we shall help to keep
our country in sane mind and good heart
in these coming days and destroy in It's
cradle the infant assumption of our en-
tertainers that one theme alone is able at
this time to possess us.
This war will never, so long as 1t lasts.
be in a less degree the commanding fact
of our lives. But we need not. therefore.
act like stunned creatures and play con-
tinually with n fixed idea. We have to
keep our sense Of proportion. We must
hold on to our humor and keep it bright;
and the theater, II the theater is going 10
continue. must help US in this.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-01-26
THE WISDOM OF GRAY HEN.

Copyright. 1916. by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.)
The barnyard of Farmer Hicks was
close by a river. and one morning
when gray hen and white hen were out
LOT a walk 1t began to rain.
Iney were close to II river and IL
hoat with an awning owe 1t was by
the bank. so they hoped n 1t. think
ing the rain would soon be owe and
n would go home.
What shall we dc for SUPPER"
asked white hen.
Here is a IAN of worms" replied
gray hen. and these seats are just the
place for us to roost. l think we are
Very lucky. People live in households.
why shouldn't we?"
They alto their supper and went to
sleep The next morning they We're
waken by the rooster growing and
gray hen flew up on the side of the
boat. Goodness mel" she exclaimed.
jumping down into the bottom of the
boat.
What is the NATTER" asked white
hen, as she stretched her neck and
spread her wings trying to shake off
the sleepy feeling.
w cannot get to the land" said
gray hen: the boat has drifted away
from the bank"
what will become of u.s." asked
white hen.
Before gray hen could think OF M
answer. Madam Duck and her family
were seen swimming toward them.
Madam DUO hurried back to the
%barnyard. What do you think" she
said to the turkeys. White hen and
gray hen lave taken a h%ouseboat for
n summer"
When the rooster heard this. he
flapped his wings and ran down to the
edge of the pond.
Come back!" he called to them.
''Xou will be drowned. and If you are
noA how will you get anything to
eatf"
wye nave Ike this h%ouseboat for
the Aumlner." answered gray hen; do
not fact about us; we nave plenty to
eat"
Just khen "a breeze struck the boat
and off ahey went with all the barn
yard fowQ standing on the bank
watching them.
We'll. who ever heard of such u
thing!" said Madam Duck. Gray hen
always was y proud creature. and
white hen thinks her family a little
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-01-26
Looking After His wife's Health.
From the Craftsman.

E4OLl SllG SIalISilau.
Emmy brought in an armful of WOOD
for the fire. My dear" said her hus.
band, you shouldn't do that
She lifted the heavy case of Berries ia
the table and sat down to look them over
I'D help you if I wasn't waiting fol
Bates to come over and look at the new
filly."
The g%rocer's boy deposited a dollar
worth of on the floor and Emm,
took 1T up and put it in the sugar PAL
on the lower pantry shelf.
You really shouldn't" said her hus.
band.
Finally she lngged the iron preserv,
Nsaate o ut for a slnk eGr oa ahe Of iaS Wat ttme ans
II hate to see you lift so. Emmy. Nj,
how many glasses have o got? It's my
%favorite jam. I'll get you u case of cher.
ries tomorrow"
Emmy went on getting up a hearty sup.
per.
Seems as if you didn't eat much.' com
mented her husband. Don't you wan
to walk down with me tonight while /
finish that rubber with Stetson? The ex.
ercise will do you good"
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-01-26

aboVe the rest OF us because her fam-
lily are so white"
Just then the farmer came along
with their breakfast and called them.
while they were eating the farmer
saw the boat. and as the water was
not very deep. he waded out into the
bank. Wv
Gray hen ana white hen flew out
and ran toward the place where the
others We're eating.
They ate with s,lch yraad;na.. ,,,,&
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-01-26
Ike Waiton's Prayer.

l crave, dear Lord.
No boundless hoard
OF gold and gear.
Nor jewels fine.
Nor lands nor kline
Nor treasure.heaps of anything
Let but a little hut be mine
Where at the hearthstone 1 may hea-
The cricket sing,
And ave the shine
OF one glad wOman's eyes to make.
For my poor sake.
Our simple home a place divine
Just the wee Gothic cricket's chirr-
Love, and the smiline face of her.
1 pray not for
Great riches, nor
For vast estates and castle halls
Give me to hear the bare footballs
or children DER
An Oaken floor
New-rinsed with sunshine. or bespread
With but the tiny coverlet
And pillow for the baby's head:
And, pray Thou. may
The door STAN open and the day
Send ever In q gentle breeze.
With fragrance from the locust trees.
And drowsy moan Of doves, and bi.h'
OF robin chirps. and drone Of bees.
With afterhushes Of the stir
The good wife and the smile OF he,
Filling the silences again
The cricket's call
And the wee cot,
Dear Lord Of all.
Deny me not!
1 pray not that
Men tremble at
My power OF place
And lordly sway
/ only pray for simple grace
To look my neighbor in the face
Full honestly from day to day
Yield me his horny palm to hold.
And III not pray
The tanned face. xarlanded with mirth.
1t hath the kinglieet smile on earth
The swart brow. diamonded with swea.
Hath never need of coronet. "
n 80 / reach,
Deal Lord. to Thee,
Aud do beseech
Thou givest me
The wee cot and the cricket.s chirr.
Love n the glad sweet face OF her.
-JAmes Whltcomb Rilev.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-01-26

Among the canny Scots some credit
must be given the soldier on leaving
learn that the bride had disappeared.
turned to the two bridesmaids, offered
TO flip a coin to see which would have
MIN. and. as someone has said. got
way with It," The lucky" one now
avers that she was an old sweetheart
anyway.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-01-26
An Axiom For Congress.
From Colliar.a

One sentence In the p~residcnt'e recent
message ought to be burned into the CON.
aol0uaneoe OF every Congressman:
what 10 clear 10 that the Industry az
Gepefnti0n.s
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-01-26

Japan has erected q monument over
me crave OF the scientist who intro
10ced M sweet potato into the empire
cant''-tes ago.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-01-26

bourne. her native town. and the last Of
Victoria, the .reigning queen Of that time
together making Melba.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1916-01-26

A Wisconsin town is to have a schoo
built like q theater, with q moving pic.
ture outfit as an adjunct to education
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-18
The Wonder Cloek

ny VIRGINIA BARNHuRsT Allentown "a,
one day Jeanette sat down beside tls
GREAT Grandfather Clock" The old clock
hitch had stood many a long year, tcked
on and on. Jeanette fell asleep
she dreamed that fairy stepped @ @out
n, the clock and that she herself was
CRYING The fairy said, Why are you
cryinE?' Jeanette answered, my father
asked me what l wanted when ne VEN
So,Snto,yn, and / said ! wanted Just one
dress Then he added, I VIII get II wheh
tha shtp comes in When he came back
he said that the ship had sunk"
rba fairy said Never mind cheer up !;
- a. vourself" Jeanette got up and
locked at herself. There she stood with
rainbow dress on
Ana who do you think sent this fairy2
urarnsr smith himself, because Jeanette
had a Rainbow pin on
Jeannette cried In her sleep. Look at
me- and her mother ran in and she woke
~, ny iJeannette," cried her mother, father
bss brouRht the Rainbow dress" Then the
iittle girI told her dream.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-18
The Faithful Friend

BY BESSIE eREENBERa. cherry Street.
- IN 10 Ruth's bed and licked her hands
s'aa fsee she was glad to see him. She
"a tsover 10 bark for her mother. Ruth's
liner came up 10 her Immediately Ruth
said she wanted 20 see Florence, one Of her
playmates. Florence came and Ruth said; 3.
~ yesterday / was standing near the shore
when a big wave came up TO me and dashed
me in the ocean Rover went home and
barked ana mother came out and Rover
showed her the way. When they got near
the shore. Rover dashed in and pulled me
Flprenee said. Il think Rover very
faithful friend
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-18
MONEY TO LOAN
BILLY BRINGS THE ROPE
By Farmer Smith

Mister Elephant had shut the top OF the
| well and closed Billy Bumpus in the dark
| dark hole, all because he would not promise
to bring up the big fellows rope so no could
get some water from the we'll
II guess this Ia a mighty good place Ia
get acquainted with ones self" thought
Billy, as he began to stir his feet around
He was hungry
Il wonder how these cobble stones would
taste" He bit a piece of one OF the
stones and said:
MY my l don't like the flavor. I
never knew one could get so hungry at the
bottom Of n well. Stin, have seen the
stars by daylight and l am wise goat now
the way VIII open. 1t always does-wlse
or otherwise"
Then he laughed at his Joke
Suddenly his foot struck something soft
"Ah. the rope :" he cried
Then his heart sank. II he ate the rome.
how would he ever get out?
His heart sank and he became hungrier.
Suddenly he looked up and saw Mister
Elephants eyes
Close that top" shouted Billy The
light hurts my eyes"
Bang went the top once more.
Billy waited and waited, 1T must be
day after tomorrow thought Billy.
lie was so hungry.
He kicked the rope with his foot and then
and then-he began slowly 10 eat IL.
And what do you think? Inch by inch
foot by foot, Billy Bumpus, the wise goat
ate Mister Elephants rope
Then he took drink OF watst and sighed
MY but that was good. I wonder what
my patient wife ls doing today. / wonder
II she missed met"
a small streak Of light entered the dark
well.
Are you there?" asked a voice.
Yes" answered Billy. meekly,
Are you ready to bring up my rome
now7"
Yes" answered Bnly, stlIl very meek.
Come up" commanded the big fellow
Billy scampered up the side OF the well
even as he had gone down
when he reached the top Mister Elephant
not seeing the rope said, Here you, where
Is my roper"
II am wise goat now" answered Billy
Il kept my promise-I brought up your
rope
II ATE IT.
But before Mister Elephant could swing
his trunk at Billy, the wise goat BIIIv
Bumpus was GONE
(Yes, the Elephant caught Billy Bumpus
and you shall hear about THAT)
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-18
Our PostoGice Box

N,argaret lives at 1890 North OriannA
,s. yvo,,id nny of our little girls care
~ ~ S,,ri,a and tell her how sorry they are?
TO Margaret MEteg ~0 Hayes Kenderdne. German,
town, liked the Good Night Talk apou.
music very much and no wonder she % 's 81 a
musician Margaret says, Il take music res
sot little niece TO play and the sweetest III
tie song to sing" ,,. n.o,
siddons Harper Jr Ardmore' has neen
On the sick list lie has had an aosoehs u,
his ear. We trust that the doctor mas II All
fxed up as fit as a fiddle by this time
,h.aa nsyv RaInbows. Lillian and Samuel
snent the summer in tho country ana had
most wonderful time climbing trees picking
cherries and strawberries. These httle
mpmbers have dear little nephew VINO
40 hs ygo1,Id love a Rainbow button2
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-18
FARMER SMITHS RAINBOW CLUB
WHAT CAN YOU Do?

received for CHRISTMAS RAINBOW EN-
little bonnet imagine and made
OLD? 1t will make other little girl
hppy What other little girls heart?
OF something but that will
he half so nice as MAKING SOMETHING YOURSELF.
the old saying, "A thought in stitch"
who has sent beautiful
res made with adon walls when have
nr PARTY KNOW happy and will make happy to
something exhibition that visitors know that
the Rainbows sareD DoERS and WORKERS
There will he some Children Christmas unless YOU
{ to them Begin NOW.
Lovingly, FAi'Nifl' N ~ - W t,. o , t; J..
ADDRESS package in betest writing to
FARMER SMITH EVENING LEDGER PHILADELPHIA
about the Christmas Rainbow Exhibition
write and ask.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-18
Branch Club News

George Bell announces the formation NJ
a branch club In Reading Pa. His letter
reads as follows;
we had our first successful nestIns ~
our house Friday. / was elected presidsnt
The following boys are members Robert
Earle. Nathaniel Goldblatt, Chester NIiiter
Stuart Henry William Lurla, Daniel I'm
stein and William Flrginson. We win he
known as the Reading Rainbows" Please
send US particulars about what 10 do.''
"Parteularsn were sent BY mall and by tbis
time We hope deorEe and his comrades are foi-
lowing out directions and are well on the way
10 a permanent orEanization ""s
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-18
Christmas RaiRbOw Box

THE following articles were re-
l. ceiyed Thursday morning for the
Christmas Rainbow Exhibition to be
held December 10 to December "a, at
608 Chestnut street.
A little flannel petticoat, made en-
tirely by hand by Bessie Carr, Idle
wood, N. j., eight years old.
A woollen hood, two pairs white
stockings and suit of underwear,
sent in by Esther Grob, Frank
ford avenue.
Three pairs of white stockings,
sent in by John Dawson, North Fif-
teenth street
One pair shoes, sent in by Cath
crime McClain, Mervine street.
p. S.-When will YOUR name be
here?