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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-04

| chant, and Zoitenly / TRY to be,
Birsky, wouldn't advertise my goods
| in paper which also accepts adver-
tisements from quack stores, because
| figure that If bargain hunter wouldn't
| know of an advertised store where he
THINKS he could get 500 overcoat
for sol, he would 20 to an advertised
store where he really and truly could
buy 500 overcoat for 500, or any
how S11050. So you see, Birsky, CEN
surfing advertisements is really for the
benefit of the advertiser and not fer
the Teller who reads EN-"
Maybe you're right, Zapp," Birsky
agreed, "aber it don't make no differ
ence how small its circulation would
be, newspaper couldn't overestimate
the foollshness Of people that read ad-
vertisements."
II believe you," Zapp said. "Now
you take ME for instance, and / am q
pretty hard proposition. If l see in a
newspaper that / am recommended to
drink sparkling Graperina made from
the juice of the ripest Illinois grapes, /
take it for granted that on the bottle it
says: The contents of this package Is
composed from grape skins, grape
stalks, grape boxes and grape barrels,
sweetened with sakkareeno and artifi-
cially colored and carbonated, contains
$40 of 300 Benzo-boracid acid and
Gil of 70% somethingate Of soda and
40 alcohol by weight and $3.50 by vol
ume.' Also I never fall for advertise
ments of cheap clothing, cheap straw
hats, cut price furniture or specials in
watches and jewelry, but when I see
In newspaper:
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-04
New Fish Bal. Declared Good.

The United States bureau Of fish,
cries reports that on the last cruise
OF the Fish Hawk In Chesapeake bay
samples Of grayfsh meat, put up In
brine, were distributed among crab
fishermen and dealers: to test Its value
and the possibility Of introducing 1t as
substitute for some of the bats now
on the marget. Fishermen who have
tried the graytish say that 1t Is very
good bait.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-04
Cardui Wins Suit.

After trial in the United States
District Court of Chicago, before Judge
Carpenter and a federal jury, the jury
found the American Medical Associa.
ton guilty OF libellng Cardui, the won.
ans tonic, which they had denounced
as n "nostrum."
This Is a vindication Of the medicine
and proof that 1t has merit, which
was recognized by a jury after trial
Of three months, one Of the longest
civil cases on record.
Many doctors and chemists testified
on both sides and the evidence totaled
nearly four million words.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-04

work and washing for eleven and ] can
truthfully say Lydia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound has been a godsend
to me for l would have been in my grave
today but for it. I would tell all wo-
men suffering as was to try your valu-
able remedy. Mrs. VIM. GREEN, 1872
S. Addison Street, indianapolis, Indiana.
There is hardly neighborhood in this
country, wherein some woman has not
found health by using this good old
fashioned root and herb remedy.
If there is anything about which you
would like special advice, write to the
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co, Lynn,
Mass.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-04

understand, it's all 1 can do to hold
myself back from ringing up the New
York agent and asking him would he
prefer cash oder certified check"
Eyes, Zapp." Blrsky commented
"there's Just enough Of the rube In
each and every Teller so that sooner or
later, nit kidney pills or oitermoblles,
the fake advertiser will get him II he
don't LOOK out"
"Or II the newspaper proprietor
don't look for him." Zapp concluded.
Copyright. New York Tribuns.)
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-04

since, in fact, am never ailing, only
with sick headaches, and use Pleas
ant Pellets to cure these, which they
never fail to do. DR.. Plerce's medi-
cines are the very best for what they
are recommended. advise all weak
women to take Favorite Prescrip-
tIon.' MRS. EMIL SERvAIS. 629 N.
Madison St.-Adv.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-04
HOW TO REMOVE DANDRUFF
itching and Irritation Of the Scalp
With Cuticura. Trial Free.

On retiring lightly touch spots of dan
drur Itching and burning with Cuticura
Ointment. Next morning shampoo
thoroughly with Cuticura Soap and hot
water. These super.creamy emollients
do much to keep the scalp clean and
healthy and to promote hair growth.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l..
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-04

is no more pleasure in
reading advertisements now
adays," said Barnett Zapp,
the waist manufacturer, to Louis Bir-
sky, the real estater.
"Why not?" Birsky said.
"Well," Zapp said, what fun is 1t to
read in paper:
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-04
Wife roo I'LL
TO WORK
IN BED MOST OF TIME
Her Health Restored byLydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.
Indianapolis, Indiana. "My health
was so poor and my constitution SO run

down that i could
not work. ! was
thin, pale and weak,
W eighed but 100
pounds and was in
b e d m ost of thu
time. ] began TAX
ing Lydia E. Pink
hams Vege table
Compound and five
m o tn S la ter I
weighed 1873 pounds.
I do all the house,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-04
No Place for Jokes.

II see the word obey is to he left
out Of the marriage ritual"
"Yas, the church people evidently
thought the ritual was no place for h
joke."-HOuston Post.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-04
Same as Home.

Mrs. Willis-So your husband has
gone to the borderl How does he
like It?
Mrs. Glllis-I guess he feels right at
home.
Mrs. Willis-lndeed!
Mrs. Glllis-Yes; he complains bit
terly about the food.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-04

Saskatchewan, Canada, offers an In
vitiug market for American clothing
groceries and machinery.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-04

Pimples, boils, carbuncles, dry up and
disappear with Doctor Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. In tablets or liquid.
ADV.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-04
Elusive Stove.

HAS the furnace gone out, Bridget?"
cit didn't come through here, num-"
Facts and Fnacies
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-04
WOULD TESTIFY
Green Bay. wis.-"About ten years

ago / got very
weak and run
down. A friend
of mine advised
me to try DIR.
Plerce's Favo.
rite Prescrip-
ton. which I
did. Two bot
ties cured me
and l have been
st rong an d
IA ealth ever
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-04
Fancy Canine.

"Your wife seems fond of dogs"
III don't think she really is. She
won't have dog around unless he
looks. more like chrysanthemum than
he does like dog"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-04

A man who acknowledges that he 10
q chump has begun to acquire wis
dom.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-04

Much of the experience that a man
acquires comes too late to benefit
him.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-04

understand, and right away she for
gets 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.
"But what is it nowadays for such a
woman? She reads
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-11-04

Should Be Happy on Farm.
Those who dwell on farms should
be the most healthy and happy OF all
mankind.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-04
THE Only WAY

Automobiles killed 1000 persons ,rs 4
jured 5000 others IN the principal cltls. =
the United States during the FIRST 49,.
months Of the current year
New York city heads the list with -.
killed.
Traflc laws and special trafic court. =
teriy fail 80 far 90 check the alarrnlr. ~ ~
crease IN the number OF deaths caused ~
motor vehicles
When is the State Of New York IN -
It's proper place as leader IN a serious No..
mont TO get the deadly auto under cos
trolf
There IL Just one way to do n a..
treating the driving OF motor vehIc,es y
70 Il were sport Make Il reupo,.s
bility.
Convince the next Legislature. as -
as II IL in session. that the people OF M,
state demand that no person shall h,rs,-
a steering wheel unless he or she la a, \,
do so Compel every motor car >opera,,~
rich or poor owner as well as chaun.r.
10 take out a license. And II he abuses n y
We proves himself a reckless driver. g 4.
Is found driving while intoxicated. N 4.
is shown 20 be too nervous or otherw,..
UNIT. take the license away from him ~
New York Evening World.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-04

Dear Tom.--Eusebius Hershey long ago
solved 20 his own satisfaction at least the
Philadelphia rhyme. He said:
'Tt was IN Philadelphia.
He came aGain 20 grief. Hah, hahr'
The author, / think, was Lancaster
County poet. "By-ways OF Literature"
sounds like the title OF n book In which I
made his acquaintance decade ago r.
II. wrote of friend:
lie lived and died
BY suicide"
Concerning himself, he said:
My nightcap on. not in my head"
Look this poet up and give us a review
and criticism OF his work.
RoyerBford. Pa. @. L. ROTH
WILL not some reader supply us with
a copy? And while we're on this sub.
ject of reviewing and criticising, II does
seem to us that our poem IN Praise of
Scrapple" should have prompted at least
one promulgator OF that toothsome com.
modify to send a small volume of II 10
B. L. T., of the Chicago Tribune---or TO
us. We would delight in digesting IT.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-04

the virus Of ineficiency IN such cases
does not transform itself into inability
20 see signals and a perverse determine
ton 20 disobey them.
Manager McGraw openly charges that
his team did refuse 20 obey his com
nianda He declares that one Of his pitch
ers wound up" with men on bases, which
II equivalent TO saying that the aforesaid
pitcher deliberately permitted base-run.
ners 10 eteal bases.
No further comment is necessary. The
fact IL that the Giants were quite content
TO lose the game. that they refused 90 win
II and that the game was an unfaii and
an unsquare exhibition.
II IL the ugliest scandal which has
arisen in baseball In years. The game VIII
not be helped by frantic efforts 90 cover
up" The occasion calls for sharp disci'
piine instead Of alibis.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-04
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

1. wampum: shells used by the Indians for
money.
2. The ending .'IstIe'' often carries the suEges:
tion Of OVERRIDING n thing. A legal mind
wonld haye a respect for law; legal
lstic mind would be prone to make too
much OF crafty Interpretations OF the
8. Forge" j. the correct spelling. not fore
Eo,' OF the word meaning TO abstain
from. TO 70 without.
Z. Frost H. the term applied 70 small white
particles OF Ice and even to the tempera-
ture OF the air (32 degrees) which cOrre-
spends 20 the formation of Ice and snow,
The word Ice usually denotes large and
solid formations.
o. Deduction, or q prlorl reasoning; drawing
lnferences from the general rule 20 the
Darucular ease. Induction. a pOsterI-
ert reasoninE; inferring u general law
from particular Instances.
o. Government subsidy; money granted by the
state to build up business enterprise
held TO he OF public utility.
]. Nladivostock; Russian port on the Sen of
Japan across from Japan.
8. Veneer; a thin outer coating Of fine wood
laid upon n cheaper wood. :
.. Vacant lot farming; utilization Of city lots
loaned by property owners TO wOrkmen
VINO may thus Increase their income.
10. EVIDENCE af the ice-sheet covering part of
the United States In the glacial period,
rocks and mountains show signs Of fur
advancing lee - Wv
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-04
HAWKINS AS A TEUToN
no the editor Of the Epeninp Ledoer.

To the Editor Of the Evening Ledger.
slr-I have followed with some amuse-
ment the Teutonc effusions Of Herr Doo-
dleschaffer and company. under the aliases
Of Bruce Hawkins" George Alexander
Powell" IAN American (7) Englishman."
etc. The latter should be very grateful to
Mr.. S. c. Collins "a real Englishmanl for in
forming him through your columns that
Englishmen do not say 'Motherland" but
mother country" Unfortunately for "An
A. e." Mr.. Collins did not go further
and explain that the spirit of bombast is as
thoroughly un-English as II is thoroughly
German, for we still find II rampant In his
Gan A. Esd foolish article OF September 2s.
Don't these Teutonic gentlemen Though
the latter term is perhaps a. misnomer) real.
ize that the average American is getting
rather tired" of their propaganda In any
formI Don't they realize that when II
takes such an underhand and contemplate
form II becomes an impertinence in fact,
an insult to the average American intelli-
gence2 And don't they realize how dis.
gusted we must have become when our
good-natured tolerance OF their words and
actions Is so misinterpreted abroad that an
Amsterdam dispatch of today informs us
that the German slogan is now Peace with
all the world or war with American II
cannot begin too soon TO suit many OF us.
Their stupidity In this respect. as In many
others. is sublime
As an American--American on both sides
OF my family for many generations-and as
a former commissioned officer OF the United
states Marine Corps. Il appears to me that
Germans who persist In making themselves
obnoxious, whether here in private, con-
suiar or even diplomatic capacity. should
be promptly deported, and German,Ameri.
cans who md II impossible 10 drop their
hyphens and become "AllAmeriean' and
II aA e.
| ''Fatherland" % In underhand wavs a.
better out OF the country than In IL we
DON'T want them and we can't use them
They are undesirable citizens and national
legislation should be enacted that win MAKE
possible me cancellation Of their naturalist.
| r.n AMERICAN.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-04
A FOND DREAM

To the Editor Of the Evening Ledger:
sir-single Takers claim that the estab-
lishment OF the single tax will abolish pow
erty or, AZ least, that brand Of poverty
which inhablts the homes OF what we call
the ''hArd working poor"
The program adopted TO drive poverty
out Of such homes is 10 make the source
from which all wealth must oome easie5
OF access TO those who would prontsbly use
IL, and 10 stop placing nnes upon that which
they produce The mere holding" Of land
would then become unprontable. and Land
which IL now held jdle and useless. would
be put 20 use. Thf would furnish oppor-
tunity 20 capital 70 get busy, and an imme-
date demand would be made for laborerz
10 help In the production Of more wealth
This II all The single tax proposes TO do
furnish opportunity 10 enterprislns capital.
lists and able and willing workers TO 60
20 work without having 20 pay a prics
for the privilege 20 some one who give.
nothing IN exchange
Il may Be possible that laborsrs and
capitalists viii not avail themselves a II.
pasx eoss~s = lanA - .1sps11n <z1m -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-04
ESSENCE OF SOCIALISM
a., Edttoy NJ the Eventno Led0er.

To the Editor Of the EveHin0 Ledger:
Sir--It is not surprising that John ].
Fleming cannot see why Socialists should
not support President Wilson for re-elec-
tion. Regardless OF his statement that II is
ridiculous for any intelligent man TO at
tempt TO place the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties in the same class as national
organizations" many men OF far greater
intelligence than either John J. Fleming or
/ have actually done So II Is most pre-
Bumptuous for a man of limited intelligence
on a specific subject 10 class as unintelligent
those who have devoted years OF study to
that same subject He dare not deny that
both the Democratic and Republican parties
indorse the prevailing methods OF produc-
tion and distribution OF which they are an
outgrowth. In that manner they are In the
same class, II in no other.
The Socialists aim Is. or should be. to
change this form OF production and ex-
change. which cannot be done by any
method such as endeavoring TO alter tho
contour Of the object by changing its
shadow Gaining political control Is merely
tampering with the shadow. AS food for
thought, not only for John ]. Fleming, but
for well-meaning Socialists also. the too
unfamiliar words of Karl Marx run;
In every historical epoch the prevail
ing mode of economic production and
exchange. together with the social or
ganization necessarily following from
H. forms the basis upon which is built
up and from which alone can he ex-
planned the political and intellectual
history of that epoch.
Philadelphia. October 3.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-04
UNDERGRADUATE Ayiators

G. A. U'-The widespread interest in
aviation for national defense led to more
than nifty undergraduates devotinR their
summer vacations to aviation schooling, OF
whom twelve Yale and twenty-one Har-
yard men were able TO become practical
pilots and $50 medals will be offered d',r'
ing the coming year for the best ESSAYS on
aeronautical subjects. Three medals each
VIII De offered for competition in each uni
verslty and college with more than 2OOO
students. More than 100000 students are
snsloie TO compete for the medals which
nave been offered by the Aero Club OF
Ainerioa. inc three subjects on which es-
says are 70 be written ars Military Aero.
nautics' Mechanics OF the Aeroplane ana
POSSIBLE Technical Development IN Aero.
nautics" and the Possible Application y,
Aircraft for Utilitarian Purposes" VI
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-04

To the Editor Of the Evening Ledger;
sir-The attack of Bruce Hawkins upon
Ireland is synonymous with the purely Brit
ish mind OF today. The fact that 1000
Irlshmen kept 10000 British soldiers at
bay in Dublin, Easter week. should be suf-
ficient for any sane man TO understand
whether ireland win eternally cover be-
fore the lash OF the British whipl" The
men who surrendered under the white
nag as prisoners of war were massacred
Britain does not observe the most ele-
mentary rudiments OF warfare Congo
savages would treat their prisoners with
more humanity than did these most noble
Britons a valiant foe Mr.. Hawkins has
Informed Irish men and women OF a hith-
erto unknown fact-the affection Of Eng
land for Irelandl Ye gods Surely the
gentleman had been dining not wisely. but
too well"; and we all know how affectionate
a good dinner with plenty OF English beer
makes the average Britonl A woman like
myself who has been left desolate by
''Engiands affection for Irishmen." feelE
that the day IL not far on when England
may feel the lash Of a whip Of her own
making" AuNES NEWMAN.
Atlantic City. October }.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-04
oleomargarine

A. PIN the year ended luna m
cording TO the annual report ~ ,ho ~ SS'
eral Commissioner OF Internal Rsven,,a
loz,izS,I2b pounds OF oleomarRarIns w.
produced In the United States. an incress y
OF e.ee4.9sb pounds over the previous veas
,,on, 1ommsntlng on the big Increase the Ma.
rsna rro'lsioner says 1T indicates that
Iesaroless OF competition ana OF an lss,aa
iative ana other hostile efforts - iesis'
oleomarsarine production ana discraS,. =.
.he consuming public Is coming to rss,.,' -
nlze oleomargarine as a high-class ,s.ps'
sanitary food product With tho,,sa.zn sSi.hy
consumers The appearance OF oieoma rsa I, ,' ol
an experiment" 40 no longer
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-04
THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
Why Socialists Not Interested in Single
Would Abolish Poverty-Bruce Hawkins Still
Excites the Readers

alton on their production that single tax
will establish; perhaps laborers prefer TO
work for low wages and capitalists delight
to pay large sums of money over TO
landlords for permission TO go to work. but
do not think so. l imagine that when
the laborer finds that there are no unem-
ployed laborers hanging around the fac
tory and ONCE door begging for Job.
he will demand higher pay. and that the
capitalist engaged in the business OF erect
ing factories. stores and dwellings will not
have any serious objections TO acquiring
cheap sites on which he may display his
ability
Whether these two useful members of
the community take advantage OF the in
creased opportunities or not Is not for
Single Takers TO decide their business is to
furnish the opportunities.
OLIVER MCKNIGHT.
Philadelphia, October 3.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-04
PEACE AND THE WISE MEN

Pescel WIN there be peace.
or only the cease
or the cannon's roar7
VIII this sinister war
Turn from battle Of gums ana s,vo.,,.
To a battle OF words7
IL hate buried deep down
With the bones OF the deadY
Have they fought 80. and bled.
10 leave behind them curse. or a croun,
wui love be reborn In the dawn Of the dsy,
Ana who win come 10 show us the wsy,
The Wise Men Where are they5
WIN they come-wiil they comef
From the East and the West.
From the North and the south.
From the eagles nest
And the rivers mouth,
Will they follow the starr
VIII they hear from afar
Ihe voice that lids them arise and bring
Their priceless gift. their offerinxf
on, pray Let us pray
They viii show us the way
rnfousn tne darkness Of night to noble,
TO Christ reborn IN the heart. 81 ~.
10 p:<oe on earth. sood viii again.
~@ '<f1>1 9zoikn. A. <hs ootlosz
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-04
Conversation With Marie

spoke to you Of Bernard shdto,
Armenia and the eioht-hour ldi1..
You said you cared for MaeterIinck.
Aud vo'oed that vou could not ,oeor pink.
mentioned things that had done,
The boyish battles lost and ICON.
You rdmbIed through the tDorks Of Freud,
Through shiverv dreams that voa enjoyed.
We touched on everything Of toorth
That's eper happened on our Garth;
Ercept that I'm IN Iove toith you
And that hope you loVe me too.
WILL LOU.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-04
rhe decInIon Of tha az,

The decision OF the army au.
thorities to permit the direct return Of
Pennsylvania troops to Philadelphia to
be mustered out, instead of sending them
first TO Mount Gretna. is happy one. not
alone in that II viii simplify and aid the
plans for the reception OF the men. There
would be considerable danger OF illness
n the men were to camp out in tho Penn.
syivania mountains at this time of year.
after they had become acclimated to
border temperatures.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-04
we had a very delIghtful con

we had very delightful con.
Ference" says Mr.. Vance Mccormick OF
his meeting with Murphy. boss of Tam.
many The graceful style OF speech ia
Mr.. Wilson's. The sentiment Is not Mr.
Bryan's. who wanted TO throw Murphy
out OF the convention hall at Baltimore
3n order to nominate Mr.. Wilson Neither
the style nor the sentiment is Mr.. Nc
Cormicl's. who In his normal state can
always be counted on TO fight Democrats
~ the Murphy brand.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-10-04

The original plan was to call in
Mr.. Parsons to decide whether or not II
was feasible to run the subways under
City Hall. Now he is TO be asked II II is
feasible for Philadelphia to have the
kind Of highspeed transit II wants or the
kind It does not want, with the emphasis
on the kind Il does not want. A few
more business administrations" OF this
sort and there won't be any Philadelphia
Aft