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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-18
RattIesnake on superstition

Please tell me where / can purchase gen
Il:,A rnI'H snake oil for rheumatism, i
Answer-We don't know Why not try
hunting your own snuke-we are sure that
would do more good than any oil.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-18
Cider jelly

Soak a package Of gelatine in cupful of
cold water for two hours. Add three cup
fuls Of sugar and the Juice OF three lemons
and the grated rind of one lemon. Dissolve
this in u quart of boiling water Add n
pint of sweet cider, strain, pour into ind-
vidual molds and chill.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-18
Stain on Porcelain

"Stain on porcelain may be removed
with lemon and salt if rubbed hard. |
hope G. r. will be successful, as ! have
been, should she try IT, Il. y. >.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-18
OLD DOC NATURE SURGEONS
PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
BY WILLIAM BRADY, M. D.

as skin grating, but alas the simplest
things are the hardest to do in surgery.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-18
MARION HARLAND'S CORNER
uerbert. Your Mother Wants You

coI,eetors will press to the front with CRATE ts
al aIscrity when your kind letter is read
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-18

Readers into iCjSh hclp rith their dress
problems iciU address letters 10 the Fash
ion ETpcrt. care of the WomdH'S Editor,
the Ercnirg Lcdgcr. and ioritc OF one side
Of the paper only.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-05-18

that servants could be employed for SO or
81 a week. She took a contrary view
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-30

as n he were trying TO oyertake
nine o'clock.
"lIallo'" growled Scrooge. in
his accustomed voice, ns near AZ
be could feign Il. what do you
mean by coming hero at this time
OF day7'
\ am very sOrry. sir" said Bo' 4.
Il am behind my time"
You are?' repeated Scrooge.
Yes. ! think you are. Step this
way. air. u yen please"
ITS only once year. sir"
pleaded Bob. appearing from the
Tank" "It shall not be repeated.
! was making rather merry yester-
day. sir"
Now. I'll tell you what. my
friend" said Scroogc. Il arm not
going 10 stand this sort OF thing
any longer. And therefore" he
continued. leaping from HIS stool.
and giving Bob a dig In the waist.
coat. and therefore am about TO
raise your salary"
Bob trembled, and got a little
nearer 20 the ruler. He had a
momentary idea OF knocking
Scrooge down with II. holding him.
and calling TO the people in the
court for help and a straIt-waist-
coat.
"a merry Christmas, Bob" said
Scrooge. with an earnestn.ss that
could not be mistaken, a6 he clap
ped him on the back. "A merrier
Christmas, Bob. my good fellow.
than ] have given you for many
n year, Ill raise your salary. and
endeavor TO assist your struggling
family. and We will discuss your
affairs this very afternoon. over a
Christmas bowl OF smoking bishop.
Bob Make up the fires. and buy
another coal-scuttle before you dot
another 1. Bob Cratchit,"
Scrooge was better than his
word. lie did II all. and infinitely
more: and TO Tiny Tim. who did
not die. he was a second father.
lie became as good friend, as
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-30
Editors Mail
is THERE A FRESH Eoo7

IS THERE n FRESH EGC1
Editor The Star: Judging by the
complaints made regarding the
homekeepers' boycott. one Is led to
conclude that those complaining are
still wearing their old. outgrown
shoes, which are beginning TO pinch
because OF misfit. II this be so, let
them discard the old for new ones
fashioned on a more modern last,
and which are better fitted to pro-
tect the tender corns on which tho
boycott seems to have trod.
II il claimed that we are hurting
the small chicken rancher by re-
ducing the price Of fresh eggs. Now
some Of VS. homekeepers are from
Missouri. and must be shown that
there is such an animal extant as
q bona fde fresh egg. and that It
may be seen in the markets this
season.
We who have the spending Of a
large part OF the salaries and wages
placed in our hands by the earners
have too long been duped. our
hearts have become so indurated
that these sob stories" no longer
cause sympathetic tears to bedow
our cheeks. Heartily we say TO you,
small chicken rancher. follow our
example. boycott excessive feed
prices. What II you do thus sacrl-
flee the lives OF your gold nugget
hens? Since they. with all their
clack and clattcr. are causing 80
many of you 10 lose out year after
year. why not act as wisely as did
the owner Of the famous goose long
agof A READER.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-30
u:;stiirrif!.i:ia
A Novel
A Week
4 ii::;:ss:s;s;iiii:i;
HIE!wl.I5s!i.ii.ii;i..

good n master and ~ good man
az tho good old city knew. Some
people laughed 10 see the altcra-
ton In him. but he let them laugh.
and little needed them. for his
own heart laughed: and that was
quite enough for him.
lie had no further Intercourse
with Spirits. but lived upon the
Total Abstinence Principle ever
afterwards; and II was always said
81 him that be knew how 10 keep
Christmas well. n any man alive
possessed the knowledge. May
that be truly said OF ms, and all OF
u.s. And so. az Tiny Tim observed,
God Bless Us. Every Done,
(THE ENID
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-30

Hear yel Hear yol To those
who wear their hats on either tho
left or right earl
Harvey L. Tack. an alderman 81
Rubbish. Ind. in his spare moments
l2f hours a day. has answered your
prayer by lnyentinE an "car-cAser ="
tie funny you never thought OF
t.
It's a Juvenile anrskid chain
hat fits over tho top OF the ear.
thus preventing the IN; rim from
starting friction with the rim OF the
ear when you talk
Just IA everybody gets "a feeling
pretty good again. up comes some
thing about baseball. Now lt'H as
how undecided they are as 70 where
they'll do their spring training.
wow
On some automobiles a pedome,sr
would be more practicable that a
speodometer.
Very few people write on the In.
side Of a post card. and II Ia con.
sidercd misdlrected energy opening
post card.
FABLE
Once upon n tyne druggist
didn't have a certain article a cua.
toner wanted. and 80 druggist
didn't recommend something else
Just a. good TO ye customer.
NOT YET, BUT MAYBE
The BillIngsleyB' surrender.
The end OF the war.
Street car heat.
SPICY FOLKS
Dan Salt. the gymnast, Arlington
hotel
Albert f. Pepper. plumber. 3i4
James RI.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-30
Turn Loose a Squad on This

the sesame city where diet squad recently demon
srated with much acclaim that a human being live
40 day, workingmans wife tries TO commit sui
eide because she make her husbands wage
family expenses
What is the wage? Twelve dollars a week.
Take family Of five; father mother three children AT
40 day for food that makes S4 week and leaves
nothing for clothes, rent, shoes sickness, carfare
The average poor family doesn't learn that a
human being live 40 cents day. What it to
know where get the 40 and little demonstra
ton along that line would for usefulness have all the diet
squads on earth backed off the map
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-30
THAN 10000 COPIES SOLD DAILY
Comedy in Solemn Supreme Court

along nJanuaryo Febraryor January February l9lS
the will
presidency
The Va TWO YEARS AGO
tina D.
standpo o the working j
S6i living
in 1t
ratew be put o
all
the to
its factory andou 10
anybody the United
States has been TO court
rohing of the
black
marhs olemnyup the benefit ands
Hsoem front
downthe
off lunch golf
he
is
entirely prpoerous
DECIDING
PREJUDICED in
women
o funnywah for
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-30
BY BETTY BROWN

II you want something weird.
something only a certain kind OF
girl can wear" I'll recommend you
to Peggy Hoyt, creator of fashions.
Here IL what Peggy Hoyt calls n
nuns veil" Many young women
In New York are wearing them.
The face veil of lace Is attached TO
tho draped veil OF chiffon. The
little hat Ia OF gray broadcloth with
a Japanese trimming of vases and
flowers.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-30
Observation-Disclosures
i.tttiiii.tif-fftr;
A Novel
A Week
iiii.is.iiisiit s.i..ii.i.,..iiiIiiiiiitiiiiiiti

Continued From Our Last issue
IICPECTRE." said Scroogo
- "something informs me that
our parting moment In al
hand. know Il. but know not
how. Tell mo what man that wai
whom We saw lying dead7"
Tho Ghost OF Christmas Yet "a
Come conveyed him into the re
sorts OF business men. but show ed
him not himself. Indeed. the
Spirit did not stay for anything
but went straight on. as 10 the
end Just now desired. until be-
sought by Sorooge to larry for a
moment.
This court" said scrooge, thru
which We hurry now. Is where my
place OF occupation II. aud has
been for length OF time. sec
the house. Lot me behold what
shall be, In days To comol"
Scrooge hastened TO tho windo~
OF HIS office and looked In. II
Was an office atill. but not his.
The furniture was not the same
and the figure In the chair was no,
himself. Tho Phantom pointed M
before.
He Joined Il once again, and
wondering why and whittier he had
gone. accompanied IL until they
reached an iron gate. He paused
To look round before entering.
A churchyRrd. Hero, then, the
wretchod man whose name no had
now TO learn. lay underneath the
ground.
Tho Spirit stood among the
graves aud pointed down 20 one.
Before draw nearer To that
stone to which you point" said
Scrooge. answer mo one question
Are those the shadows OF the
things that VIII lie. or are they
shadows OF things that May be
onlyfr
sun tho Ghoat pointed down
ward 10 tho grave by which Il
stood.
Mems courses will foreshadow
certain ends. TO which. " perHc
yered In. they must lead" nald
scrooEe. But II tho courEea be
departed from. the ends will
change. Say u Is thus with what
you show mo-"
Tho Spirit was immoyahle an
ever.
ScrooEe crept toward Il. trem
bling az ho went. and following
the finger. read upon tho stone OF
the neglected grave his own name
Ebenczsr scrooFe.
Am that man who lay upon
the bedG' he cried. upon his
knees.
Tho finger pointed from the
grave TO him. and back again.
No. Spirit, Oh. no. no."
The finger was atlil there.
Spirit" he cried. tlght clutch
ing at It's robe. hear me- an
not the man ! gas. viii not be
tho man I must have been but for
this intercourse Why show me
hts. n ! am past all hopey'
Holding up his hands In a las,
prayer to have his fate reversed
he saw an alteration In tho Phan
toms hood and dress. II shrunk
collapsed and dwindlcd down TO a
hsdpost.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-30

Victoria and Vancouver boys were
on their way home 10 British Co
lumbia Saturday. after attending
the Y. NJ. G. A. roundup" here. and
winning two out OF three basketball
contests for the international cham
pionship.
Boys from Everett. Tacoma and
Seattle played on the American
team
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-30
Old Age Pensions

A last plan for pensionng city employees who have
reached the age OF 90 and given IS years
vice to the municipality, has been worked out.
Whether it will be adopted. depends ultimately
upon OF the people The city charter must be changed
There many individuals doubt who fail to under
stand the demand for od-age pension.
We viii probably hear from employers who have never
discovered the value OF humanizng industry We viii no
doubt hear from workers in private occupations who do not
enjoy the pension system
But the council evidently takes the position that the city
should be model employer and that cities should set the
example pensions long ago they have il in the eight
hour day.
There plenty OF statistics which show how pension
Ing aged workers has paid foreign cities
Regardless OF the great human obligation involved Is
good business keep the ranks OF city employees rcuvcnatd
with young blood.
The employees will contribute largely to the pension fund
handing per OF their wages just the police
and fircmen do.
The plan IS after all OF scheme TO help city en-
ployes help themselves than anything else.
But you don't catch Bob proudly claiming credit for
"Dr." Aliens leave OF absence.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-30

m HE have ordered the sale foreclosure OF the
= Missouri-Pacic Iron Mountain Railway system at
minimum price OF So45ooO0 This sale necessary
isfy 100000 worth OF bonds
After the has been out of this system, the
mains will be reorganized under plans OF the Missouri public
service commission What railways systems need is
operation for dropsy and whole lot OF them coming
it.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-30
New Idea of Large Size

n NE of the tremendous things is the proposal to
~ Billie all of Great Brtan's shipping.
This would that every ship flying the British flag
would be wholly devoted munion and food cagoes for
the allies
1t to be good time for Uncle Sam to go ahead
with building his merchant marine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-30
CHAPTER V

CHAPTER v.
Yes' and tho bcdpost Was his
own. The bed waa his own. the
room was his own. Best and hap
piesi OF all. the time before him
vas his own. 10 make amends in :
4 Sill live In tho Past. the Pres
ent. and tho Future" Scruoge 70.
peated. aA he scrambled out OF bed
The Spirits OF all Three shall
strive within me Oh Jacob Mar.
ley. Heaven. and the Christmas
time be praised for this say 4,
on my knees. old Jacob. on my
knesal"
He was so fluttered and 40 glow.
Ing with his good intentions. that
his broken voice would scarcely
answer 10 his call. He had beon
Hobbing violently In his conflict
with tho Spirit. and bis face was
wet with tears
lie had frisked into tho sitting
room. and was now standing there.
perfectly windcd.
There's tho saucepan that the
Cruel was in" cried Scrooge.
starting Off again. and going round
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-30

If WEEK, the Chicago egg king is looking for more
cold storage facilities suggest he investigate the
Kinnear park line.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-30

AS gather it, the complaint against DR.. Whit
ings pet that he's just full Of monkey business.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-30

Having got the British side real mad him.
Wilson full confidence in his complete neutrality
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-30

But you don't catch Bob proudly claiming credit
"Dr." Aliens leave Of absence.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-30

COLYUn~

DID YOU KNOW
That by walking and swimming
one yard an hour pcraon could
make tho Philippines ia about 10
years.
"kNUTTY kNoWLEDoC"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-04-02
Panama RailW ay
Almost Through

PANAMA, April 1.-Panama's own
little railway, the Ferrocarrill de CHR
iQui, will be completed next month and
put in operation under government
control. Trains will be operated to
both Boquete and La Conception, one
due north and the other west of Da
vid, capital of Chiriqui province.
The completion of the railway t,
these two towns will be celebrated by
President Porras who personally will
visit the province and icspect the
railw8:. A large number of guests
invited from Panama and the CANA
zone, will accompany the president
The total length of the line is about
90 miles, divided into three branches
one branch extends north from David
to oBquete, one west to La Conception
and short one from Dolega, on the
line to the Potreillos sugar
country. The main line touches the
coast at Pedregal the port for David,
4 IL miles south.
As soon as sufficient funds are
available the government of Panama
will start sanitation work in David, the
capital of the province of Chiriqui
Plans are now being made to build a
sewage system and provide the city
with water system. Both can readily
lie constructed, because the city street,
have not yet been laid out permanent
ly by its projectors.
Ample fresh water can be readily
obtained from Rio David, a large
mountain stream near the town.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-04-02
ATLANTA LEADS COUNTRY
IN NAVAL RECRUITING

ATLANTA, Ga, April 1.-The navy
recruiting station in the federal build
ing in Atlanta will be among the
leaders of the nation when the next
official report is received from the
war department. Never before has
there been such a brisk run of ap.
piicants. Many of the recruits are
The enlistments show that Atlanta
leads the country, with Dallas, Texas,
9 close second. Cincinnati came third,
Boston fourth and New York fifth
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-04-02
BIENNIAL SESSIONS TO
Be Proposed FOR GEORGIA

The Athens Banner, which has for
many years advocated a change from
ann Ial sessions to biennial sessions OF
the general assembly, now sees reason
t. triieve that a bill providing for
such a change will be introduced and
passed in the session of 1917.
The Banner points out that Governor
Harris and DR.. Hardman, candidates
fer Governor, have given expression
favoring such a change and that "the
tendency of the times is broadening on
The issue throughout the state" The
Banner believes that if the question
were submitted to the people in a pro-
posed constitutional amendment, the
vote in favor of the change would be
Overwhelming.
Here are some of the benefits of BIZ
ennial sessions which 1.-THE Banner
points out:
This change in sessions of the law
making body of this state would not
only be saving of thirty thousand dol
lars annually, but it would be the
means of eliminating legislative SEES.
sjons which are largely given over to
wrangling, and the passage OF
measures which are never enforced
r'any of which are passed as hobbies OF
some member who may have some pur-
pose to serve, or some dissatisfied con-
stituent to satisfy"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-04-02
MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL SHOW
MUCH BUSINESS TRANSACTED BY THE
BODY At THEIR REGULAR MEETING
Report Manager Public Service Co. And City Engineer Light Committee
With Proposed Rates By Report
Regular meeting of the Mayor and

Regular meeting of the Mayor and
CITY Council of Americas, March 28th,
1916 Present, Mayor Council, presid-
ing: Aldermen Jones, Poole, Kalmon,
Bell, Dudley and Horton.
Minutesf of last regular meeting
were read and confirmed.
Minutes of last regular meeting
10th, 1916, were read and confirmed.
The petition asking that the city de-
liver and put down oil on Lee street,
provided the property owners on sail
street pay for the oil, was referred to
the Street committee with authority to
act
The following order of the Bond
commission was read and on motion
same was ordered received and spread
VI on the minutes:
Americas, Ca, March 2S, 1916.
REPORT OF THE BOND COMMIS-
SION.
To The Mayor and City Council of
Americas: The Bond Commission of
the City of Americas, composed OF
Frank Sheffield G.. NJ Council and R.
+. McNulty, beg to submit the follow
irg report:
That they have bought five sewerage
bonds of the issue of 1889, due in 1919,
bearing Interest at SO, Nos. II, IS, 10,
20 and 81, of the denominations of One
Thousand Dollars $4,000, which the
said commission has now on hand and
begs to turn over to the Mayor and
City Council of Americas, with the
recommendation that these said five
i sewerage bonds be each Cancelled by
tie Clerk and Treasurer, by endorsing
across the face of said bonds, with
the proper date, the following: This
bond was taken up by the Bond Com
mission and is Cancelled by the order of
the Mayor and City Council of Ameri-
Gus, this 2Sth day of March, 1915.
(Signed) Clerk and Treasurer" and
by perforating the signatures of the
Mayor and Clerk and Treasurer on
said bands, and the signature of the
Clerk and Treasurer on the coupons,
ard by perforating them in the usual
manner of conceling bonds, and after
being thus Cancelled that said bonds
be properly marked, filed away and
safely kept by the Clerk and Treasurer
with the bonds of the city heretofore
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-04-02
Unused Lands
Are I thoughts

PARIS, April L. Monsieur Meline
minister of agriculture, has just pro
mulgated a decree constituting agricul-
tUral committees in each of the rural
counties, to take charge Of the cult
walton of unused lands. The commit
tees are to be elected by the farmers
OF the commune, with the women hav
ing the same voting rights as men.
They are not only charged with the re,
sponsibility of assuring the cultivation
Of every acre of tillable land in the
commune, but also with the advising
ard aiding Of farmers or farmers
wives who may require help.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-04-02
]. B. ANSLEY,
City Engineer.
]. E. JOHNSON,
Manager Public Service Co.

The following ordinance was read
and upon motion adopted, the rules
were suspended and the ordinance
was adopted as read and as a whole:
An ordinance requiring all water
service in buildings, structures Or
premises in the city of Americas here.
after connected to city water mains, or
having at the time of the passage of
this ordinance, been discontinued, to
be controlled by meter.
Sec. 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor
and City Council of Americas, and it is
hereby ordained by the authority of the
same, That on and after the passage
of this ordinance, all water service
lines whatsoever, installed or now dis.
continued, in any building, structure
or premises in the city of Americas,
shall be controlled by meter.
Sec. 2. Said meter shall be of de,
sign, type and size to be approved by
the superintendent of water works OF
the city, and shall be supplied at the
cost of the person, partnership or cor
poration owning or controlling or in
possession of the building, structure
or premises, who snail also install the
same under the supervision of the
superintendent of the water works de-
partment of the city of Americas, in
such manner and in such place as he
may designate. After installation such
meter shall be under the control of the
water department; and the expense Of
any replacement of or repairs to such
meter shall be borne by such person,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-04-02
Police After
Blind Tigers

ATLANTA, Ga, April 1.-The At
lanta police are right after the blind
tigers. They do not propose to wait
until the prohibition law goes INTO
effect on May l. Two hundred gallons
Of corn Vhiskey, a negro named Wood.
sen Williamson, a dray and a horse,
have been captured by local detectives
at the Southern freight depot. The
whiskey said to be worth $1,000, was
carried to the police station and stored
away for evidence.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-04-02
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