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Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-27
Miles Standish a Myth? Never!

Somebody is always trying to take
the joy out of life. Listen to this
from the Philadelphia Bulletin Of
recent date:
One by one the good old tales that
cheered childhood's happy hours are
being taken away from US. First
comes Sidney George Fisher and de-
clares the Washington Ratchet and
cherry tree tradition an exploded
myth Now comes the Rev. Paul
Sturtevant Howe, rector Of the
Church Of the Advocate, Cape May,
and declares that Miles Standish
never sent John Alden to WOO Priscilla
Mullen.
DR.. Howe told the members Of the
Mayfower society at their annual
banquet that he knew there was no
foundation for Longfellow's famous
poem because he himself was a de-
scendant of John and Priscilla. John
Alden spoke for himself" all the
time, said DR.. Howe, and Miles Stand
ish barely knew Priscilla.
DR.. Howe is guilty of treason. He
might as well try to call faith in
Santa Claus a heresy as to despsie
the belief the world has in Miles
Standish. Of course it is all real
and Priscilla is no more myth thar
Kris Kringle. Besides, DR.. Howe
doesn't really know his own family
tree, even if he is a descendant OF
John and Priscilla. 1t is exceeding
bad taste to interpose these objec-
tions to the tradition Miles Standish
Besides, there are many things thai
are absolutely true, whether they
happened or not. To spoil the legeno
OF Priscilla would be a proclamation
and nobody will have it. DR.. Howe
merely wanted something to say.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-27
Wit And Wisdom

"That bachelor you introduced me
to appears to be anxious for war"
"That's because he is a bachelor
He doesn't know what war MEANS"
Mother "My son, there is always
more pleasure in giving than in re-
ceiving."
Son-"I know, mother, especially
when it's spanking"
Judge (discharging prisoner)-
"And in the future see that you keep
out of bad company"
Prisoner Thank you, your honor.
You won't see me here again."
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-27
Germany's Realization

Germany is coming to her senses.
Everybody will be glad to hear this.
She should long ago have awakened.
The recent official order that all
Germans in America should behave
themselves came late, but it bears the
old consolation, "better late than
never"
From the first of this war Germany
held America too lightly. Bouyed
with over jealous pride in her
strength, and keyed to concert pitch
power, she thought nothing of what
power. She thought nothing of what
others held as their ideals of truth.
Happily for the rest Of mankind
all this has changed. Germany now
realizes that forty-four years Of
preparation for war of frightful-
ness was not the balm she needed.
The same energy and money expend-
ed in war equipment this past half
century WOulu nave Hldue 1SIHilHy
the real world power she has aimed
to be.
Verify, with all Of her conservation
and general development, with great
research that has benefited the whole
world, Germany has chased false
gods. Being military power has
helped Germany least. Whatever re-
lance she has placed in her armies
they have so far awaited her but
little when one comes down to the
concrete facts of the case.
Those who say that Germany's
pride has been kindled by her military
spirit find poor consolation in re-
membering that pride goeth before
a fall" Germany has not fallen, but
not winning in the war complsts
costliest experimef1 a!l country ever
I1ndartnok
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-27

who engineers most of the jobs the
politicians put over.
The sickening efforts to boost the
gang by those editorial writers who
get the pap is painful-as painful as
it is petty. Always the cry goes up
that 1--WE" have done something big
just as the administration spent the
other day 1888 for cleaning up the
borough, and almost one half of it
was spent in Palisade, where the
vote came from that elected the
great 81 am" who is running things.
No, Brother Enders, we are not so
much on reform as we are on common
sense, and common principles of
honesty in local government. And
we don't get that in politics, do we
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-27
Every Man His
DUN Borgia

If on your next trip to Africa you
should chance to fall ill while pass
ing through n'Gombi village, the
local witch doctor will insist that a
devil is to blame.
But raising the devil" in some
form or other, will probably be the
real cause Of your trouble.
Science now knows that every man
is his own Borgia.
Excuses and indulgences, rage and
passion, create deadly poisons. Some
of us have an extraordinary amount
of stamina and throw them off, but
if we continue to abuse ourselves
there comes a time when the secre-
tons gradually set up in our organs
by hate and anger, excitement, fear,
gluttony and overwork, find a weak
spot and produce serious ailments.
Perhaps you can recall occasions
when, about to cave in from ex-
haustion, your strength was sudden
ly renewed and you were able to con-
tinue at high pitch for hours.
We used to call that second wind"
You felt as though you had taken a
stiff slug of brandy or a dose Of
strychnine. The equivalent of which
was precisely what you did get, only
your own body furnished it.
You wore yourself to a poisonous
state of fatigue and created toxin
which worked into your blood and
quickened your heart just as drug
store stimulant would act.
All Incorporate persons, especially
folks who live at high tension, are
liable to auto-intoxication, which, in
street English, simply means self
poisoning.
Good health is mainly matter of
moderation. Kaufman.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-27
Eliminate Politics

In speaking of the workable side
of Commission Government, the "Pali-
sadian" says: "When we elect a man
as commissioner and find that he is
not performing up to given stand
ards, then we have the recall and
referendum. He can be yanked up
and out, and the right sort Of man
put in k;s 9Jaes.m... -
i1)1 -1sy3ts.ura1A resro es IL Il Il
OF municipal reform. He knows that
his beautiful home town is more GER
tain of keeping it's place in the pro-
| cession, conducted on the commits
sion plan. This form of municipal
government eliminates party politics.
1t also eliminates that excrescence on
the body polite, the party boss.
In advocating this safe and prac-
teal business system of government,
the "Palisadian" is rendering a splen-
did public service.-Ridgefield Park
Bulletin.
Much obliged, Brother Enders, for
this splendid backing up of our honest
endeavors to free our borough from
the fallacy of grating, misleading,
lying politics. We are living under
the dominance of system as old as
it is rotten, and the thinking people
want to break away from it and get
down to basis of plain business
management, the same way one would
conduct store or factory. The
administration seeks to justify itself
by not only misleading figures but
palpably false statements. They
know it, but that's all in the game,
and the people are paying the bill.
The argument in favor of bust
ness manager (under small COM
mission) is so clear that it is lop-
sided. There isn't word that can
be said against it, but everything in
it's favor.
Wherever commission government
has not come up to the mark the hand
of politics has generally sneaked in
to disrupt it.
If the people of Fort Lee ever
wake up to their own necessities they
oAAoNAu oAouoC INV anu SGI UuSy.
The enemy is so frightened at this
moment that commission will come in
and undo them, that the "Palisadian'
ventures to predict here and now that
if the commission fever ever takes
root and gets real hold on the
minds of the people, no power can
keep commission out, but the present
politicians running things will rise up
and want to run the commission, also. |
This is where the people want to |
play the game safely. If the poll
ticians try to take the bit and run
away with things, simply don't al |
low it. AS many times as they put
up commission ticket, turn against
it. The time has come to "turn the
rascals out" and make house |
cleaning.
And in advocating this idea, the |
"Palisadian" is just as personal to |
the politicians as plain language cant
be made. Politics has no business in
small town, local government, be-
cause experience has proven it to be
iniquitous as the devil /
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-27
Borough Of Fairview
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS FOR
LIGHTING BIDS

Sealed proposals will be received
by the Mayor and Board of Council
OF the Borough of Fairview, Bergen
county, N. j., for the lighting of
the streets throughout the borough
Tor a term of two (2) years, at a
meeting to be held at the Borough
Hall on Monday evening, June 12 at
eight o'clock. ~
lSignedl James F. Lyons,
way 2f-June 3. Borough Clerk.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-27
Borough Of Cliffside
Park
BOARD OF EDUCATION
BIDS UPON FURNITURE FOR
NEW HIGH SCHOOL

Sealed bids to supply furniture
necessary to equip new high school
building, will be received by the
Board of Education at meeting to
be held at Public School No. 4,
Grantwood, Friday evening, June 8,
at 8. 80 p. m. Specifications and any
information may be had upon applica-
ton to H. F. Goemann, Lawton ave-
nue. and trolley, chairman of Supplies
Committee.
The board reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
John F. Kelly,
District Clerk.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-27
The Value Of Reading

There is perhaps nothing that has
a greater tendency to decide favor
ably or unfavorably respecting a
mans intellect than the question
whether or not he be impressed with
an early love of reading. Books
crafty and excite our curiosity in
innumerable ways. They force us to
reflect In a well written book we
are presented with the maturest re-
Elections or the happiest flights Of a
mind of uncommon excellence. It is
impossible that we can be much ac-
customed to such companions with
out attaining some resemblance to
them William Goodwin.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-27

1t is as old as the creation, and yet
as young and fresh as ever. 1t pre-
existed, still exists, and will always
exist. Depend upon it, Eve learned
it in Paradise, and was taught its
beauties, virtues, and varieties by an
angle, there is something SO trans
cendent about it.-Haliburton.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-27
Borough Of Cliffside
Park
BOARD OF EDUCATION
BIDS FOR FURNISHING SCHOOL
SUPPLIES

Sealed bids for furnishing school
supplies for the Public Schools of the
Borough of Cliffside Park will be re-
ceived at the regular meeting of the
Board of Education on Friday even
ing, June 2, at $50 p. M, at Public
School No. 3, Cliffside. List of sup
plies can be obtained from H. F. Goe-
mann, corner Lawton avenue and
trolley, chairman of the Supplies
Committee, upon application.
The board reserves the right to re-
ject any or all bids.
John F. Kelly,
-R:6 DCIorL
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-27

You would think, if our lips were
made Of horn and stuck out foot or
two from our faces, kisses at any rate
would be done for. Not so. No crea-
lures kiss each other so much as the
birds.-Charles Buxton.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-27

He kissed her and promised. Such
beautiful lips! Mans usual fate-he
was lost upon the coral reefs.-Doug-
las JerrOld-
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-27
Georgia Weather
Man Subject Of
Speech in Congress

Prof. Albert L. Snider, Griffin's cele-
brated weather prophet, has just re-
turned to dear old Griffin from Do
than, Ala, declaring his home city is
the best city in the world, and once
again is in the limelight Representa-
tive William Schley Howard, in a
humorous attack in the House of Rep
resentatives at Washington Friday on
the weather bureau, declared there was
a Georgian who, with goosebone and
slippery elm stick, came nearer fore
casting the weather than the regular
weather bureau with all its expensive
equipment Professor Snider, of Grit
fin, Ca, was named as an amateur
forecaster who held this record.
Il notice this agricultural appropria-
ton bill carries $1,770,0OO for a
weather bureau" said Mr.. Howard,
and that $65,000 is for an extension
Of the service to foreign countries.
This bureau was originally established
to give the farmers warning of the ap-
proach of frosts, storms and changing
weather conditions. But at present the
farmers do not derive penny's worth
of benefit. Its principal value is to the
|shipping interests. The prognostica-
tons usr IL zach the farmer about a
q am unwilling to continue this
enormous appropriation in the weather
bureau under the guise Of aiding the
farmers. l shall move to strike out
the section unless the weather reports
can be gotten to the farmer in time to
be of service. So far as efficiency is
concerned, Professor Snider, of Geor-
gia, would make better head of the
weather bureau at $4,000 than the man
to whom you now pay $4,000 a year"
Griffin, Ga, News.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-27

l rest content, kiss your eyes,
kiss your hair in my delight; / kiss
my hand and say goodnight
Joaquin Miller.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-27

Kisses are like grains of gold or
silver found upon the ground; Of no
value themselves, but precious as
showing that mine is near.-George
Villers.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-27

Or leave but kiss but in the cup
and I'll not look for wine.-Ben
Johnson.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-27

Travellers from Manila say that the
cruiser Brooklyn is patroling the
Sulu Sea as Germans are suspected
of assembling U-boat parts there.
Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1916-05-27

costliest experimeflV all country eve
undertook.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-03
CHAPTER LxV.
The Unknown Countries.

iNa UNKNOWN Countries.
What now Of those TO whom Count
Sachio had so lightly given carte
blanche 10 oblivion7 Certainly there
was left behind them no trace or clue
which could give a hint Of the ex-
traordinary circumstances nov en-
lReshing them. They might all OF
them. Kitty. Count Frederick. Roleau
as well have been dead indeed and
sunk at sea. so far as any hint Of their
fate was concerned, They had van.
ished from the earth. The ship mat
bore them had vanished from the wa.
ter as well.
II was a strange and unreal coun.
try which faced Count Frederick wnen
he found solid land under foot once
more. He turned to life and It's nap.
piness only with a dull apathy. a lag.
giug interest.
Frederick did not note that the
faithful ROleau had become separated
from him In the confusion following
the landing OF the boat. In truth.
Roleau. exhausted as he WAS, himself
Lad noted but little OF what had gone
q Finding himself finally lett prtc-
ticnlly alone. he made on down tue
beach in search OF food and water
while meantime Frederick was EcuUin
paIiad by a party OF natives up the
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-03

Three to five hundred acres
will be planted in tomatoes in
the valley this year if the
cannery is established. Under
ordinary conditions the yield
should net the grower at least
$50 per acre. Just think of
the advantage to be gained by
adding $25, 900 extra to the
income of the farmers of the
valley. Then beside this there
would be the additional labor
and supplies which, all told,
would benefit the merchant as
much, or even more, than il
would the farmer We have
heard many farmers say that
they would be glad to subscribe
to the capital stock and several
business men have expressed
themselves in the same way.
The Courier suggests that a
meeting of all parties interest.
ed be held at the bank hall
on Saturday, March II, and
come to a decision. The funds
necessary to make the enter.
prise a success can easily be
raised without the burden fall.
ing heavily on the sholders Of
anyone. Let's get busy and
start something. 1t means
more business for all and is a
step that will establish the
farmer permanently in the
Lower Mimbres Valley and
VII Lc tl.e means II L,i4siDl
in a large number Of settlers.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-03

1t IS very evident that the
farmers of this section do not
care to encourage the visits of
aericulturalists to the Lower
Mimbres. At the meeting held
here Wednesday evening for
the benefit of farmers there was
not a single person present
who could be classed as a tiller
of the soil. The speakers no
doubt left here with the con-
viction that the Columbus
district is not interested in
scientific farming, which is not
the case at all. Probably
many would have attended
had the weather been more
favorable. Our farmers are
very much interested in better
farming and from the number
of farm papers they regularly
receive and read it is known
that they are studying the
question of scientific farming
thoroughly. And if you take
the time and the pains to visit
them you will generally find
them very busy with their
work. Yes, sir, they are very
much interested in better
farming methods even if the
experts did 60 away with a
different opinion. They make
use of the state agriculture
college very often by asking
questions when a problem
arises and eagerly seek all
government bulletins dealing
with the problem of dry farm.
ing and are the most enthusi.
astic people in the country.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-03
Notice For Publication

Department Of the Interior. T.. =.
Land ONCE, Las Cruces. \. ~,
February %, 1916.
notice g., hereby given that Clarence
r.. Rogers, Of Columbus, n. NJ.
who, on January %. 1912, made
homestead entry NJ. OddBg as amend
ed for the Nwi sec. I T.. 20 $ range
5 w and on November IL, 1914, made
additional homestead entry No.
OlO652, for NEi section 3. township
~ south range x West n,
NJ. =. meridian, has filed notice Of in
bention to make final three year proof
Ia establish claim To the land above de-.
scribed, before w. &. Hoover, l.. =.
Commissioners, at Columbus, y. NJ.
on the Sd day Of April, 1916.
Claimant names ar witnesses:
Thomas j. Cole. Wheeler Calhoun,
William II. Smith, and Charles r..
Bourgeois. all OF Columbus, *. N.
JOHN l.. BURNSIDE, Register
m3Jl
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-03
SYNOPSIS.

Kitty Gray, newspaper woman, nnds IN
a curio shop half Of a broken coin, the
mutilated inscription on which arouses
her curiosity and leads her, at the order
OF her managing editor, TO 20 TO the prln-
cipaity Of Grrtzhonen to piece out the
story suggested by the inscription. SHY is
followed. and on arrival In Grrtzhohen
her adventures while chasing the secret
OF the broken coin begin.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-03
Columbus, N. Mex.
State CT Ohio. CITY Of Toledo, I
IuFna Country 81

State CT Ohio. CITY Of Toledo.
Lucas County.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath tina he r.
senior partner OF the arm OF T.. j. Cheney
4 Co, doing business IN the city OF To-
ledo, County and State aforesaid. and
HUNDRED DOLLARS for euch and cg-
cry case OF Catarrh that cannot hr cured
by the use Of HALLS CATNREU CURE.
FRANK j CUEETN
sworn TO before ma and subscribed .n
my presence. this iru day OF December.
g. u. 1856.
tSeaD a. W GLEASON.
Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internnfy
and acts directly upon the blood ami mu-
ruus surfaces ~ the system Send for
testimonials. free.
+ j. CHENEY & co Toledo. o
Sold by an Druggists. &C.
Take Halrs Family Pits Tor consultation.
The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-03
Advertising Rates

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The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-03
YOU CAN'T

You can't accumulate money without self deni-
al. Are you looking forward to the day when
you will have all you now want and deluding
yourself with the idea that you will then begin to
accumulate money? That day will never dawn
for you. Each day will bring a new want and if
you continue to indulge in them your life will end
in want. Indulgence today means for you future
want. while self denial today means future indul-
gencc. Start a self denial Account today. Watch
over it now and in the years to come, il will
watch over you.
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-20
THE PURPOSE OF THE RUSSIANS IN
FRANCE.

Nothing has been heard of late re-
garding the arrival of Russian troops in
France. For a time the official state
ments gave information to the world OF
the arrival Of contingent after contingent
of the cars soldiers and told of the glad
welcome extended to the Slays by their
French allies. Then the sources of in
formation dried up completely as far as
such information was concerned; and so
far as those outside of the war councils
of the entente allies and the immediate
French people knew the Russian troop
ships had ceased to arrive at Marseilles.
Yet silence in these days of strict censor
ship does not mean the lack of news; it
may even act as a cover for great news.
More than likely the troop ships have
continued to arrive at Marseilles in the
weeks intervening between the last re.
port and the present moment and that
now large Russian army is encamped
on French soil and is being made ready
for standing shoulder to shoulder with
the French troops. 1t is not likely that
a movement of such marked significance
as the transfer of Russian troops over
thousands of miles of land and water to-
the western front is to be limited by the
sending of merely few detachments.
Were the movement confined to that, il
would mean only an effort to hearten the
French people to fresh effort and it would
have little military bearing, for few
thousand soldiers more or less would not
aid the French cause materially. So the
natural speculation is that Russia has
continued to send troops and that contin-
gent after contingent has been landed at
Marseilles until a really formidable army
is gathered, one that will be Of distinct
material value in whatever campaign the
western allies may have in view. The
censor in Paris apparently is cloaking the
news in order to perplex the enemy.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-05-20

In the pamphlet, Vermont Farms and
Residential Property For Sale" which
has just been issued by the Vermont bu-
reau of publicity, there are only three
Washington county farms listed and one
less than that in Caledonia county. The
reason for the short list is the fact that
farm land in the two counties is in quite
good demand and, once put on sale, does
not stay on the market long. Two such
good places as Barre and Montpelier for
selling farm produce add greatly to the
value of the farms.