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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-03-16

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The Press., 1918-03-14
BIRDS HELP SAVE THE CROPS
Winged pestroyers of Tree and Gran Insects Should Be Protected Declare
 the Audubon Societies.

The National Association of Audur bon Societies issued q warning against the indiscrimlnate slaughter of birds and wild life, declaring pertls threaten the agriculture of the United States unless action is taken immediately to save the lives of certain animals and birds.
 ''The crops will save the nation" the bulletin says, ''but the birds will help to save the crops. Therefore, it is nee essary that the birds be saved.
 "The thoughtless and irresponsible would kill the robins, and thus destroy the natural enemies of grasshoppeTs, beetles and caterpilIars; they would exterminate the woOdpeckers and thus execute those traditional watchmen of our fruit and forest trees which de- stroy the larvae of the gypsy moth they would do away with the chicka- dees, which annually eat myriads of bugs, canker worms, moth and plant lice. They would slay the orchard oriole, the bulk of the food Of which consists of cabbage worms, grasshop- pers and the larvae of all kinds of nox' ious invaders of garden and farm"
The Press., 1918-03-14
WHEN LINCOLN WORE BEARD
Emaneipator OisII<ed Monotony, Hence His Frequent Change of Wearing
 and Not Wearing Whiskers.

The storm which is raging around the Barnard statue of Lincoln, says the Toledo Blade, has brought cut some ln- teresting facts about the great emanci' pator. known probably only to his 0io' graIhers. We recite, for example, that:
 In 1853 Lincoln wore a beard.
 In 1857 and 1858 he was beardless
 During the debate with Douglas ne was growing a beard. :.
 The day after his first nomination the beard was gone.
 Portraits of 1861, 1863 md 1864 show the fuH heard, but before 1861 was ended the Lincoln face was smooth again. ., Ehe last portrait made on April 0. 1865, shows the fair beginning of a beard. =.
 . This history indicates change lh the views about whiskers as between Linc0n'S day and ours. The man with a beard now holds his possession to he inviolate. He would not merely sue anyone who would lay the scls- sors to his decorations, but he would consider il a mortal sin 10 do any such thing himself. In the matter ol boards, as in everything else. Lincoln retained an open mind. He was 4 above liking change for it's own sake mOnotony wearying him. That II , you will study them, will he found n he one of the traits of all great men.
The Press., 1918-03-14
WELL TO KNOW WHAT TO SKIP
Advice to Readers Is Worth Ponder ing-man Who Waited Many
 Years to Finish Book.

Reading should be a joy, not 6 penance," said Mir. Pett Ridge, at the Mansion house, after distributing prizes and certificates to pupils of the city of London college.
 Above alI," he added, according to the Daily Chronicle, '1earn to skip. Skipping is an exercise which pre- vents obesiity of the mind"
 Mir. Pett Ridge told some amusing stories.
 ''In 8 military hospital" he said, "a man asked me whether I could get him Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea- He said, I began it 20 years ago. borrowed tf from another man. Somebody pinched 1t from me when l was half way through it, and I've never had 8 chance of getting to the end of it. I found the book for him. He said, I'm very glad to have it. I began it 70 years ago. I saldr Yes, but you've read & large number of hooks since then, haven't you? The man replied, '0h, no; never tried another"
 Another story was of the agent of & Dill and ointment Arm who was sent into foreign country. As first step toward business he compiled long list of complaints, beginning with Asthma" and ending with "Zymotic diseases" His goods, he said, would cure these ailments, and then, as 8 sort of postscript, he added: If there should be any complaints existing in this country which are unknown in England, the pills and ointment will cure them also.n
The Press., 1918-03-14
Strained the GIaaa,

The oldest inhabitant of Little Cockleton possessed q telescope he nev- CT used. :....
 'Why don't you make use of 1t some times, James?" asked a neighbor.
 Tt used to be a good h." said James ,sorrowfully, ''but it's broke now." r 'rBroken?" asked the neighbor. "WhO did that2"
 "WelI," said James. ''it was such 8 good n that could see the old church isteeple five miles away quite plain, but Joseph, the scoundrel, got the lend of .it and tried to make out the, steeple of the Methody chapel more'n ten miles away. He tried and tried and couldn't, so that strained my glass. an it's never been right since. Drat J0- seph ["
The Press., 1918-03-14
GERMANS LACK THINKING MEN
Despite Advanced Age ot Many Prus- sian Warriors They Have Little
 Comprehension of Situation. +~~1

Germany in making a call for men up to forty-scrcn years of age has ta- ken advanrage of two more years above the cOnScription maximum of eorty-ftye. Most individuals when they approach the f1ftieth year have about concluded their fighting days through inability 10 keep down their glrth measure. But certain conditions in Germany. over which that country has had little control, have served, no
 doubt. to keep the human form within military bounds. Americans who go to France, therefore. are likely to have to fight babes in arms and old gentle men if the age limits are stretched further under Prussian regulations, oh serves tho Detroit Free Press. -s.
 Perhaps. after all, this 'conscripting of men above forty-iiTe will produce some effect in inc ranks that may be useful toward letting light into dark
 places. The army knows little of what
 Is going on in the world. If half of the
 seasoned soldiers really believe that London is in ruins and the German fleet is in control of the sea, they may learn something to their advantage by consulting a few of the old stagers who
 are compelled at this late date to 7Joln the colors. Men born in 1870 ought 10
 be more difficult to deceive. and a few
 of such scattered through the army
 may serve to renlighten the fighting
 multitude as to the error of their be-
 lief. It is presuming much to expect
 results from this source, but if a man
 above forty-five is good for anything as a trench fighter, he ought to be good
 at shooting off his mouth. And, after
 all, what Germany lacks most is more men who will talk and think. :.
The Press., 1918-03-14
New Type of "Vampire." !"

Arrest at the instance of an army officer of a young woman who had committed higamy in order to secure the allowance granted to soldiers de- pendents gives color to the warning issued against this new type of yam pire." notes the Omaha Bee. Young soldiers are picked out by these, Wom- en and deliberately led Into marriage, the one purpose being 10 secure money from the government. The game is not a new one. nor does 1t exhibit much modification in it's details. It is reported from some of the Southern army camps that as many as three end four soldiers have been welded to the same woman. The young men who are away from home for the first
 time, wearing their country's uniform, should he warned that marriage Is not merely an enlistment for the war, and therefore to be approached very scri- ously. Romance is part of soldiers life. bui it may have consequences that will embarrass him in after years. The 'vampire" is one of his chiefes1 dangers. and one against whom if is difficult to guard. .. ,
The Press., 1918-03-14
Japanese "steel Queen" Retires.

Mrs. Ternko Nakamura of Osaka. popularIy known aS "The Steel Queen" has announced her retirement from business. She intends to travel about the empire giving free film shows for the better education of the masses. She is making elaborate prep arations to instruct the uneducated abOHt the peoples of other nations of the world. Her views of American cities are especially extensive and well selected. Her efforts will be concen. trated on rhc factory towns, where much ignorance exists Mrs. Nakarnu- ra is thirty-four years old and has been a widow for eight years. Her husband died deeply in debt. but she undertook ihe management of his steel mills and has not only paid off all debts but is herself rated many times q millionaire. She converted the con. corn into stock company before her retirement.
The Press., 1918-03-14

his wife hits her thumb with a nam mer or when he sees a. cat with. a tn can on the end of it's tall, he is pretty sure to make himself and his asso- ciates unhappy.
 The woman who spends two hours every morning gossiping with neleh- bor about another neighbor's divorce case is wasting her time and cheating her husband because a woman's Words belong as much to her husband as mans savings belong to his wife.
 Peggy listened intently to the ex- planation, and seemed enthralled. 50 far. was she from suspecting Mortons scheme that she even suggested tnat Angelica would like to meet the stranger, and went off into a very pleasant brown study as she thought that possibly match might De maue between these two workers for hu- manity's happiness-and so there might, had the second philanthroplst been @ person of flesh and Dlood anu not a creature of Morton's magma ton. Morton gave his wife some type written sheets containing items and system of horizontal and perpendicu- lar lines not unlike Angelica's budget hoolx and he asked her to fill in the items from day to day. He would not let her forget, he said, but would go over the sheets every evening after he had finished telling her JusC ho" much he had spent. One of the items of MortonS schen.e was labeled ''teaFs" and under tnls poor Peggy felt in duty bound-for Morton had accounted for his lunch
 money to a penny-tO explain the cause for every tear she shed. me tears she spent over the frost-bltten l ReranIum plant were in a measure e4
 cusable, for death even of plant AS
 a suitable cause of sorrow, buc wheI
 she wept over the fact that she was l mt invited to a certain luncheon party 1 she was in the wrong because the sof
 row in that case was prompted by Jeal II ousy or personal pique.
 Peggy had a hard time with th'
 item marked daughter" for it wal
 Peggy's nature to laugh a little qulC'
 frequently and everytime she stopped
 to think that she was laughing an'
 that she must remember to put l
 down in the list she was sobered s'
 she stopped laughing. And 1t wa
 hard sometimes to have to put dow
 on that sheet for Morton's eyes tha
 she had said "darn it'' because the pC
 tatoes boiled dry; still there was a
 item for ''rrofanIty'' and Morton ha ] O c ] profanity as Peggy ever came.
 One night-it was the night befor l Angelica's expected visit and Morto
 had been unusually severe with Pegg
 over the sheets, as indeed Peggy ha
 been with Morton because he couldn
 remember how much he tipped tha
 day at luncheon-Peggy crumple down over the sheets in tears. "We'E
 not half so happy as we used to De- before we began to budget ever: fhing," she walled. "I wish Angell had never left the settlement and , wish your sour-hearted old friend know he Is sour hearted-was-was , inc bottom of the ocean. And Jul : hate to keep accounts, do, and . don't want you to tell me how muc 7 you spend" Morton took warm little hand fro under the tear stained face and the l raised the face and kissed away u tears.
 Hshake, Peggy" he said. eve dor need any one's prescription for hapI 9 ness, do we?- And we are throu: a with budgets for keeps"
 g ''Forever,'' echoed Peggy, and s r meant it.
The Press., 1918-03-14
AhcgikIon of Tltgen.

One of the recent news items from Petrograd Is that "all class titles, priv fIeRes and distinctions" have been abOllshed. so that 1t may be surmised shat conditions in Russia are the same @ those wittiIy described in the old French story. M. de Saint Cyr having applied for a passport, in the days of the French Revolution, is asked his name. What is your nameT
 M de Saint Cyr."
 There are no more Monsieur&"
 ~Yery well; De Saint Cyr" There are no more DeiA"
 Good. Saint Cyr, then"
 There are no longer any Saints"
 @TAAn I am simply Cyr."
 '7go, for thera arc 10 slreg; hnss gro nn0llShsd."
The Press., 1918-03-14
NURSE FORGOT PASSWORD
Made Discovery That She Was Jabber. Ing French tO Home Neighbor Who :.
 Was on Guard Duty.


 An American nurse Somewhere in France" tells this story to friends back home.
 'T was feeling wornOut and nervous one day, and asked the privilege or taking a walk in the fresh air. My re- quest was granted. and getting the password, started out with a younger nurse for my companion. After enjoy ing a long walk we returned, but came to a sudden halt before & soldier on guard, who demanded, in French, that I give the password had forgotten it. It had not been given to the other nurse, so she could not help me out of my predicameni. used all the tFencn at my command. irving 10 explain 10 him. and finally trying to argue Wlth him that must get back. password or no password. He argued, in the same language, and stood his grounds. At last. tired out. angry with myself ana with this wooden-faced. obstinate per son who blocked my way, ] cried out like a cross child: Ish Gebibble.'
 Instantly The wooden face changed to a very human, boyish face. The sol dier caught mo by the shoulder and shook me soundIy, cXclaiming: Are you an American? Then why on earth did you jabber all that stuff at me-!
 "'Why did you iabber back. t9 the same language? groW1ed.
 "I thought was thc only American around here' he laughed.
 Then we compared nOtes, and found that we nOt only both hailed from good old l.. $. A.. but from lhc same big old lefty, and that his home had been ou the next street back of my home street Maybe you think that wasn't some re- union! And maybe you think l didn't go walking again. with no need of re- Imemhprinn mV D1SSWOrO,'
The Press., 1918-03-14
THURSDAY. MARCH l4, 1918.

a.s0 a year in advance. When not pau lA advance. at the rate Of Sl.75 year.
 Resolutions, obituaries or cards ot thanks in- .arbed at one-half advertising rates. bir'ns' '~arrlArsa and deaths inserted free.
 ,1s ,rs not rssDonslbls for. nor do VIC by pub lsaeIpx. endorse the opiuions of our correspond snss. ....s.s,,
 Fhis paper is mailed regularly to IS suoserio- era unsil dsnnits ordsr to discontinue s 'e cslvai nnd All arrears are paid In tah.
 we are always glad to have T's'cs Items ssas i'm but request that they reach us by Wednesaay nornlaS. or earlier, if possible. It Is otien nee sss.rv 10 abridge items that are received siser wsdnesaay noon. Forms closed Thursday A' . R m. = -.,., ,,,-ss
 communication received without sisnss0Fes .,.u.v, cor,r,tttsd tC, the waste basket without attention. ,.,..,,,,
 Advertisers desiring change should nave copy .s oalce by Wednesday at 10 8. m otherwise NC cannot guarantee change.
The Press., 1918-03-14
Large Feet and Bad Cough.

BIuggins was the possessOr of very large feet and very bad cough. He entered a boot shop and the young aS- sistant turned the shop upside down to find something to fit his ''out size" Muggins had just tried on the forticth pair when he started coughing.
 'It's a nasty cough you've got" said rhe assistant.
 +Yes," gasped Auggins. Doctor says I've one foot in the grave now"
 "I shouldn't worry" said the assist ant. You'll never get the other In; It's too big"
The Press., 1918-03-14
TAX COLLECTOR'S NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that Town Tax of fourteen mills on dollar has been laid on list of 1917. and Wll b. due and collecta6le March sl, will be at the w E. Hanley & GO shoe store, stafford springs. commencing March 2l to and Including April 25th; at the Barlow store, West Stafford. March 2sd at Fred Cady's store, Staf ford, Aprtl 9th, and at the store of Phelps 8 Cunningham, Stamordv1lle, April 18th, will be on duty from @ m. to D m.
 All taXesr matning ubpa q april 1st will be chaTgtd 9 per cent; and all lawful charges for collecting the same.
 MarChlath, 161s P.J. MURRAY, collector.
The Press., 1918-03-14
NOTTGE.

.gshe legal voters of the town of Wilmington arc hereby noIfffed and warned that there VIII pc 2 VEflIinptoT. on Monday. March 25, 1918. at s 0iclOck D m for the purpO, e of laying tax on inc lis of 1917 t0 defray tho expenses of the town fnr the ensuing year and to do any other bus ness IayVfIll and proper to be done at said meet ing Immediately following this meeting the Willingio on emefery association vi h1id tnrl' snnIaI meeting Bus ness "G special interest to inc tow speopIt. Will come before this meeting.
 WILLIAM II. BRACKETTl
 WILBFRT C. RUBY, Feltc men.
 H, L. LILLIBR DGE.
 Wilmington, March 12, 1918 -
The Press., 1918-03-14
Modest chorua olrV.

Chorus Girl-U Understand, now, | want no publicity about my marriage to Harold Gottmunney.
 Reporter wels
 Chorus Girl-Just a modest ph0te- graph of myself in tights and D scant half-column in an inconspiclous place on the front page.-Puck.
The Press., 1918-03-14
Aeuuir. the Thrift Habit, Buy W. s. S.

Reoeip of the treasury department through the sale of war savings oertlf' Ioates and thrift stamps up to March Jst amounted approximately ST5. .O0O,- 900. The receipts for. the month of February approximates $40, ,OO0;0oO as against S3T, ,OO0, ,O00 received through the war savings campaign in England for the same peIiod, despite the fact that the campaign has heen ruuuiua there for more than two years. The receipts are coming in to the treasury department at the rate ot about S2,OOO, 900 a day. la other words, the receipts in this country, after three months, are already running at the same rate which England has reached after two years. The total receipts in England up to January 26, 1918, were s550, GOO, 900. At the rate At which the campaign is running ip this country, we shall reach this total inside of the year allowed by Congress for the present campaign. Ii the rate continues to increase as it has been increasing during the past month, there should be no difficulty iu attaining the E., OOO, GOO, 00o goal set by Congress for the years campaign. Beginning March It war savings certificates cost the purchaser e4 t4 each, su increase ct one cent over tue price in Fehruary. The certificates will cost Slii until April 1st, when the price will increase an other cent The increase will con- tinue at the rate of one cent month nntil December, when the price will be St 23.
The Press., 1918-03-14
COLLECTORS NOTICE.

All persons liable by law to. pay taxes in the Town of Somers are hereby notified that have received bill and warrant to collect town tax of Eighteen Mills on a dollar on list of 1917, and that said tax Is due Wednesday, March 20, 1918. and that for the purpose of receiving the same will be at Fuller Bugbee Co.'S store Tn Somers Street, Wednesday, March S0' from 10 a. m. until 1 p m., and at Knowl- toms store In North Somers, Thursday, March 21, from 10 a. m. until ?. m and at the postoffice in Somersvllle; Friday, March 9, from 10 n, m, until 4 p. m.
 All persons having taxes unpaid May l. 1918, will be charged nine per cent: inter est from April 1, 1918, together Wijh col lector's fees, according to law,
 Every male person residing In the town of Somers between the ages of 2l and 6O wears. shall, except as otherwise especial lv provided by law, be liable to pay . personal tax of two dollars for iowa and state taxes in lieu Of a poll and commuta tion tax. All persons liable for the payment ot Personal Tax, must make payment no' later than May 1, 1918, or be subject tc the penalty contained in Section Z0So o' | the General Statutes
 E. P. RUSSELL, Collector.
 Dated at Somers, February 25, 1918.
The Press., 1918-03-14
pIsTRTCT OF STAFFORD. ss, Pro-

\ J bate court, March IS, 1918
 Estate of Leonard Baker, late of Stafford, in said dfatTict, deceased
 Upon the application of Frank H. Baker. pray ina that an Instrument in writing purport~ inS to be the last will and testament of said de. ceased, may be proved, approved, allowed and fully appears 1t is
 Ordered, That said application be heard and de. termined at the Probate Omce in stafford, in said dlsCrict on the 2Cth day Of March, A. D. 1918, at o'clock in the forenoon, and that notice be given to all persons inteI in said esi ate, of The pendency of said application and the time same once in. some newspaper having ctrcula- tiOn in said district and by posting copy thereof on the public sign-post 1n the town Of Stafford in said district -.-- .-:
 ROBERT H. FISK, Judge.
The Press., 1918-03-14
Eiakasz Hioh Opinion ot Huxley.

<. In.tfe biography of John lfske 1t IS related that on his visits to England he formed hearty friendship with Huxley. In one of his letters home he thus wrote of him: Il am quite wild over Huxley. He is as handsome as an Apollo. His. photograph doesn't begin to do him justice. never be- fore saw such magnificent eyes. They are black, and his face expresses an eager, burning intensity and there IS none of that self-satisfied smlrK that has crept into his picture. He seems earnest2immensely in earnest-and thoroughly frank and cordial and mod est. And, by love, what pleasure it is to. meet such il clean-cut nina It is like StlIadin's sword. which cut through tho cushion. AtteT tea, Huxley and I retired to his study which is the cosiest l have seen in England. and had a smoke and the very best talk I have ever had. Words can't describe ,what glorious fellow he fs.''
The Press., 1918-03-14
MICHAEL ROBERTS AUcTIoNEER,

:. A UCTION-Safurday, March S3d, at
 A D. m rain or shine TWO.tehemenG house, as Chauncey Orcutt's homestead, in the village
 of OrcuttviIle, near mill and railroad two beds, springs, mattress, dishes, tinware. cooking utensils, pictures, lamps, chairs, stands and other household furniture: 18 good hens and poultry wire. T he real estate will be sold at 3O Reason for selling, party is to leave town.
The Press., 1918-03-14

An immediate farm survey through - ,,,t Connecticut similar to that oon- dnOtsd SO successfully in Litchted county recently was endorsed by the Connecticut State Council of Defense st it's meeting Monday at the state capitol The splendid results ot the I,ltohfeld county survey influenced the decision to carry the plan through in other parts of the state.
 Developments of the past week ID tbe reoruiting sery Ice of the U. , Shipping Board, national headquarters oS which are in the Boston Custom Hnusa. remove all doubt of inc character of the oountry's response to tha call for yOuug Americans to serve in merchant crews. Since the re- cruitins service first called for Volun- teers for this service in December more thap 63OO yonns Americans who want to serve on merchant ships have sent their names to the Boston headouatters of Henry Howard, diraetor of recruitiug for the shipping hoard. The recruiting services novel plan of opening enrolling stations fn drug stores has met with great success The number of recruits already en- rolled by these special agents has eS' eesded all expectations. The training service of the shipping board' Tor which these agents will act maintains . snusdroB of training ships, based at Boston, on which the volunteers are prepared for their duties in merchants crews. Other ships are to be added rn the squadron in the near future.
The Press., 1918-03-14
TAX E..

Notice Is hereby given that Town TaX CT Twenty MtiIs on dollar has brcn id on list ot 1917 aud will be due ami payable on tfe tITst
 | hereby give notice that will be at the TOW Il HalI. in Holland, every Monday In Apri', from 10 o'clock m until oc clock ?. m for the puIpo . of re- efving said taxes, and VIII recelVc lhc personal tax at the same time. .-., oo 1913 will be subject to interest at the rate or ner cent. per annum, and all lawful char es. PO- N. o WARD, Collector.
 Holland. Conn NaTch l, 1918