Palisadian., 1917-06-30
Village Gossip

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His patriotic fervor
Is wonderful to see;
He prates about injustice
And human liberty.N
He wears the starry emblem
Upon his coat lapel
And DER his martial spirit
The war has cast spell.
He cheers departing soldiers
And makes mighty show
Of being quite crestfallen
Because cannot go.
His health, you see, is failing,
But all the neighbors say
He didn't start complaining
Till Registration Day.
Marie Anderson returned last week
from the Convent of the Sacred
| Heart, New York, much improved in
looks, weight, books, ct cetera.
Grateful Soul
-"What is that intoxicated man
shouting?"
"sVotes for womenP He's showing
his gratitude"
"How so?"
"He earned enough money to pur-
chase the jag by carrying suffrage
banner"
Mrs DR.. Fred. Quigley isn't say
ing much, but she has her opinions
Anyhow, she is making the most of
her doctor-soldier husbands going
off to the training camp.
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why that far-away look in your
eyes?"
"Did l really have far-away look
in my eyes? ?"
"Then it was very deceptive. l
was thinking about pain in my
stomach"
Mrs. Logan and daughter, with
Miss Florence Brady, motored to
Lenox, Mass, last week, from the
Brady farm in Duchess county, N. Y,
where they were spending few
days.
"A number of people from Palisade
motored to the Peterson nurseries
last week to see the peony and rose
show. It was both spectacular and
beautiful.
You've always noticed that when
you take crack at official negligence
or incompetence; and you hit some
body on the head there is dead silence.
When you catch 'em dead to rights
again you have DEAD SILENCE.
Another Bird Story
Your bird story says a CORES
Y pondent, "is quite interesting. Moth
ing pleases me more than Natural
history narratives. l owned bril-
liant yellow canary some years ago
while living in New York, that had
for about twelve or fourteen years.
We named him after his donor. But
the little chap became very near and
dear to all the family by his in
telligent, winning ways. His cage
was a mere make-believe home. He
never hesitated to fly out and all
over the rooms. And when win
dow was opened out he would go,
sometimes remaining out all night,
but Invariably eowipa i u e. tie porn !
i ing for ny haetering bath Which he
dearly loved. could write book
about that bird"
John r. Towle Sends Regards
John r. Towle, who formerly lived
in Palisade, and was well-known all
over Bergen county, and who is one
of the most remarkable story tellers
and public entertainers anywhere, is
now living in New York at 563 West
183d street. He is the general man.
ager of the Burns Detective Agency,
and is held in high esteem in detec-
tive circles of New York. "Do you
know" he said last week when "a
"Palisadian" man happened to run
across him in Sixth avenue, "That
can't keep out of this detective busi-
ness? have tried several times to
shake it, but nothing doing. Oh,
well, / guess l am better fit for it
than anything else. They seem to
appreciate me where / am now, and
there you are. l hope everybody in
Palisade is well, and that the town
is prosperous. Remember me to the
bunch"
Messages by post from DR.. Fred
erick James Quigley at Fort Ogle-
thrope, Ga, tell of how well he likes
it down there. There are 10000
soldiers there at present, and about
$50 doctors. He has to rise at $50,
and works every minute Of the day,
drilling, exercising, taking lectures,
ETC., fitting him for field service at the
front when he is called.
Did you ever see the Hudson of a
June morning, when there is not a
breath of air stirring, and mot
ripple on the mile-wide surface of the
river? Sometimes at this season
under these conditions, along about
six a. m. there may be streak of
red in the east, and this reflected in
the silent waters, makes the prettiest
sort of picture, especially if lone
schooner happens to be resting on the
water, midway of the channel, with
all sails up, but barely drawing out
there enough wind to hold them taut.
A big red ferry boat slowly starts
over and comes across to the Jersey