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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03
The Perfect Retribution

William Henry George Erastus
Michael Joseph Ezra Clark
Alexander Theophrastus
Edgar Hohenzollern, bark!
You who've made this world a Hades,
Who've believed in Strafety First,
Raised particular Cscuse us, ladies)
sheol at its birthstone worst.
You who do not give a crumb for
Mercy, truth and all that rot
When you've passed to that uncomfor-
Tably calorific spot.
Which we have above referred to.
And you're frying on a grid,
And your yowls are clearly heard to
Penetrate Gehennas lid,
Though your torments be augmenting
To the nty-nth degree,
May old Nick stay unrepenting
May he chuckle thus-"Tee-hee
And while flames eternal flicker
Round you, may his impish crew
Every seven minutes snicker,
rs 1T HOT ENOUGH FOR your"
Nate Salisbury in the Chicago Eve
ming Post
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03
Guilty But Insane: A Nutshell Novel

Mr.. Justice Sneezums Court was
crowded to its utmost and a bit over,
and the excitement was so intense that
you could have heard an acid drop.
Hominy niece was on trial for his
life. He was accused of having killed.
murdered and slain one Beowulf Ditch
water, the stamp collector. also of felo-
niously wandering abroad and the en-
bezzling of seven dozen dog kennels
with fraudulent intent thereof. The case
was black against him after fifty-two
witnesses had gone into the box and
each had told a different story.
However, he was ably defended by
Mr.. J. c. Hambone, X. c.. who in an
impassoned speech to the jury, raised
the novel plea in defense of the craven
wretch who stood in the dock nervously
tying and untying his bootlaces and
twiddlng his left ear.
Your Lordship." cried the great X. C..
''it is true the circumstances in this
case to which the gentlemen of the jury
have given a patient hearing for forty
days and nights are overwhelming
| against my client. 1t cannot be denied
that each of the various acts cited
against him is true, and that the late
Beowulf Ditchwater did die by his hand,
but | would plead in extenuation of the
various crimes committed that my client
is mad. crazy, loony, or, in legal phrase
ology. balmy on the crumpet.''
| Him - commented tbo Judpa ceyara
ly. ARE you really going to prove that
the accused is really potty, as you al
! lege?"
yes, my Lord" said the learned
counsel The prisoner has for years
shown signs of acute balminess. In the
first place he has for long time
eschewed ordinary meat and drink, sub.
sisting entirely instead on sea water
red ink and monkey nuts"
Pooh pooh - said the Judge, "a
mere eccentricity. that is all. Wha
else?"
For years my client has spent each
evening on the roof fishing for elephant.
with a toothpck.'
"Oh, pshaw-ptush :" exclaimed tn.
Judge veXedly, ''most of us have strang,
hobbies"
We'll. my LORD" the great X. C. con
tinued, my client believes that he Is
the Emperor of China. sits on the hot
every evening. being under the impress
sion that he is a kettle. and walks dowr
the street on his hands uttering the cry
of the peewit.'
There's nothing in that' said tn,
Judge drily.
And l would add went on counsel
that the prisoner once wrote a musica
comedy with a plot, an entirely new
joke and -"
Enough, enough" cried the Judge
there is no need to trouble the jury
Prisoner is clearly insane. I order hi
release forthwith, at once."-Ideas.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03
She Gave Them A

The gowans dinna smell sac sweet,
Nor lav'rock sing sac fine,
Sin Malcolm went away tae meet
Thae deevils O. the Rhine.
1t almost brak' my achin' HART,
Tae watch him gang ava,
An yet the lad must do his part,
An for his country fa'.
Whan Willie cam frae Dundee toon,
1t CART my cen tae greet;
A dressed was he In khaki broom,
Bran-span frae head tae feet.
A gran Draw, sonsie BARN was he,
Soc fu' o mirth an fun;
He went tae France tae bleed an dee
For him the fecht is won.
Fun-loving Rab was next tae gang
He donned his fathers plaid
They sent him home-it washa lang
His kilties dyed with red.
He focht his best for stricken France,
An for our ain fireside:
He louped the top in wild advance,
An for oor country died. .
An moo the only BARN that's left,
We shall not part. ava;
My puir auld HART would be bereft
Should jamie gang ava.
An yet they shall not ask in vain,
Although my HART will break,
An tears fa' doom like simmer rain, r
TAX him for Scotland's sake.
r. H. Langford in Kansas City Jour-
nal.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03
Making 1t Easy for Him

A very shy young farmer was court
ing a serious-minded young woman who
was not averse to him or to marriage,
but she found herself after long period
of silent courtship no nearer the goal
than ever: the young man could not
summon up courage to speak.
One night, as they sat together-in
dead silence, of course-in her fathers
the man had come.
George" she said in her most seri-
GUS tones, George, if you love me and
don't like to say so, you may squeeze
my hand.''-Pearsons Weekly.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03

Song Of Songs
There's a song that falls like the early
breeze
Where the white mists shroud the
meadow,
And a song that croons to the friendly
In the twilght's silver shadow;
There's a song of storm and song Of
shine
And it's each to its tune and meter
But the song that lives in this heart Of
mine
Is better song and sweeter.
There's a song that comes with the days
good wage.
And a song to light its earning;
There are songs that fall like the calm
of age.
And a song of youthful yearning;
There's a song that lilts when the day
dreams go
And the glad years turn to many;
But the blithest song is a song I know
And 1 love it more than any
There's a song that springs from the
heart of things
With the wondrous others round It,
And I hear it still as it sings and sings,
And I know that l have found it
But the song that's best in the winging
gloam
When the rest trail silent after.
Is the thrill and Tilt of welcome home
OF love-and a baby's laughter
Charles C. Jones, in the Peoples Home
Journal
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03
The Transformation

The house was brick CT stone or wood
1t matters not at ALL
The furniture was bad or good:
The rooms were large or small.
Its floors were painted. scrubbed 5 or
stained; Z
Its spaces cramped or free;
But spite of all that it contained.
Twas as empty as could be.
Then They arrived; happy pair.
With laughter in their eyes.
They stocked it up with joy and care
In fashion fond and wise.
A few mistakes; little skill;
Some things in praise or blame
And when with these Love worked his
will
The House a Home became.
-Grif Alexander.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03
What She Exhibited

The famous lady r. A. was seriously
ill--nerve trouble, the doctor said, and
advised nurse. But the old servant,
who had been in the family for years,
insisted on taking on the duties. She
bored the doctor by enlarging on the
circumstances responsible for the at.
tack. When the doctor could get a word
in, he asked:
Has your mistress exhibited any
signs of hysteria lately?"
"Oh, no, sir" was the unexpected
reply. "She's never done any of them.
They was all water-colors, all of 'em,
and real beauties, too !"-Answers.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03

Ut CAN'T fly; l cant fly" squawked
i Old King Grow.
you are held by my magic" exulted
Judge Owl.
A great cloud of red smoke rolled
from the forest, causing Peggy to cough
ly TO the Birds held captive in the dun
geon under the spell of King Crow.
"The prisoners will be burned up; we
must get them out she shouted.
King Crow was in a frenzy of fear
as he saw the crimson glow apparently
growing greater.
burned!' he screeched.
You'll stay right here until every
your dungeon" decreed Judge owl.
King Crow was too desperately anX'
ious to save his own hide to hesitate
about giving up, the Birds upon whom
he had expected to feast.
Come forth at once" he squawked
to them
Up from the dungeon fiuttered Brownie
Owl and his fellow-prisoners. They
were - tired they could scarcely wig
gle. YET each. as he came forth, made
a feeble attempt to dance Their strug
giles were pitiabe. Peggy could read,
lily understand how other victims OF
cruel Old King Crow had danced at his
command until they perished of eXhaus
ton. And that would have been her
rescue with his magic.
King Grow, with one worried eye
upon the red blaze, set about undoing
his spell.
Caw-ket-y. caw-ket-y. cav,
! free you all from my law.
Caw-ket-y, caw-ket-y. cav
The captives, released from the
charm, fell over, almost fainting from
weariness. But Brownie Owl was still
game.
"I- declare war;" he gasped.
And / surrender. Let me go quick,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03
BV DADDY

squawked King Crow as the red glare
burst out afresh.
YES yes let's hurry!" urged Peggy.
Judge Owl turned and gave her sly
wink, raising his goggles so she could
see it. What could he mean by it?
There's no rush, particularly for King
Crow" he hooled.
Let me CO. I'll be good" begged King
Crow
You bet you'll be good. and so will
your whole flock of Crows. ! sentence
you to spend the remainder of your mis-
erable life in prison under penalty Of
instant death if your flock do not be-
come food protectors instead of food
destroyers !"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03

Great demand for the EVENING
PUBLIC LEDGER may cause you
to miss an installment of this very
Interesting story. You had better,
therefore, telephone or write to the
Circulation Department or ask your
newsdealer this afternoon to leave
your home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03
CHAPTER vi
The Black Captive

(Peggy, aiding the Oicls, Night
HACKS and Whip wills in a
night attack on the Cro,cs, is cap
tured acith the others by Old King
CroU, rcputed to be an ogre and
magician. Judge O,Cl matches his
magic against that of King CroUJ
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03
DH. 1ONFT!
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Author of "POIyanna'
THE STORY THUS FAR

4IDtSohf, 1918, bD Eleanor H. Porter aud
X by the Pubhc Ledger Co.
Of HouOhton MiGiin Co. All
~ Rights Reserved,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03

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@Inding as John smith,, is studying
&&fves to whom he has arranged TO give
3nge sum of money. He Is in Hillerton
- how they will behave when they
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-03

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The Princeton union., 1918-10-10
Farmer Candidate for Representative
44th District.

44Cn DlStrlct.
Ole Lagersen, the farmer candidate
for representative from the 44th dis
trict- -Anoka and Isanti counties is
a resident Of the town of Burns, An
Okla county, where he successfully con-
ducts an 80-acre farm. That he is no
make-believe farmer is evidenced by
the fact that he has herd Of 40 Jer-
seys and seven horses and raises the
stuff to feed them on his farm. He had
on exhibition at the Elk River fair
last week a dozen or more Of his Jer-
seys and they were all adorned with
blue ribbons.
Mr.. Lagersen is true blue Amer
ican and a typical self-reliant pro-
gressive and highly successful far
mer.
Isanti county will have the senator,
as T. c. Blomgren has no opposition
he deserves to have no opponent as
he is high grade man, and Anoka
is rightly entitled to the representa-
tive. Blomgren and Lagersen will
make an excellent team.
The Princeton union., 1918-10-10
II. M. S. Victory Still Afloat.

ii. NJ. >. victory Stlll AnOaC.
H. M. S. Victory, the historic man
of-war which was Nelson's flagship in
the memorable battle of Trafalgar, is
perhaps the oldest seaworthy vessel in
existence.
It has been kept in a fine state Of
preservation at Portsmouth, and every
year. on the anniversary Of it's launch
ing it is dressed with flags.
\ The Victory was launched at Chat
ham dockyards on May q. 1765. Mel
son served under Jervis on the Vic
tory when that gallant ship lived up
to it's name OFF Cape st. Vincent in
1897. On that occasion Sir John Jer-
Wis, in command Of Is ships, defeated
the Spanish fleet Of 27 Of the line.
For this victory Sir John was raised
to the peerage as Earl St. Vincent, and
Nelson, his able lieutenant in the con-
f1ict off the Portuguese coast was
knighted and made rear admiral. It
was from the deck of the Victory that
Nelson directed the formation Of the
English fleets battleline off Cape
Trafalgar, Spain, in 1905, when he was
opposed by the combined fleets Of
France and Spain.
It was from the Victory that he
sent his last signal, " England expects
every man to do his duty"
It was to the deck Of the Victory
that he fell mortally wounded, and it
was the Victory that carried the dead
hero to Portsmouth.
The old ship is still seaworthy and
in excellent condition, although it
could hardly survive q single shot fired
from the great guns Of Britain's pres
ent battle fleet. Britain has preserved
several other ancient fnen-of war, in
Guiding II. M. S. Implacable, which was
built in France in 1901 and up to few
years ago was serving as training
ship for the boys at Falmouth. An
other historic British ship is the Gale
donia, which was launched LA years
ago. Detroit News.
Il
The Princeton union., 1918-10-10
Unclaimed Letters.

List Of letters remaining unclaimed
Mt the post office at Princeton, Mimi,
on October z, 1918:
Miss Edith Dalen, Miss Mae Erick-
son, Mr.. Art. G. Nelson, Mr.. John
Winkelman. s 81.
Please call for advertised letters.
N. N. Briggs. =. N. 81
The Princeton union., 1918-10-10

Candidate for Clerk of Supreme Court
Mr.. Lethert is a young man Of fine
abilities and will make a most excel
lent clerk Of the supreme court. Polit-
ically he is a Democrat, but as the
republicans have no candidate of their
own a majority Of them will gladly
support Mr.. Lethert, and he is worthy
of their support. /.
The Princeton union., 1918-10-10
PURPOSE /
AND An \ | &c
PREPARED BY
CLIFFORD |. HILTON.
Attorney General
of Minnesota.
Addressed to
JULIUS u Il A. SIIC|'H:|M|IAHL IN IA !:
Secretary Of State
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL.
ST. PAUL. MINNESOTA.
/; April 20. 1918.
HON. JULIUS A. scHMAHL.
Secretary Of State.
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY
GENERAL.
ST. PAUL. MINNESOTA.
HON. JULIUS A. sCHMAHL,
Secretary Of State.

SIR: sSE $8sSS q assYtal1E
Statutes Of the Stateaof Minnesota for
the year 1913, Ihave the honor to fur
nish you herewith a statement Of the
purpose and effect of the amendment
proposed to- the, Constitution of the
State Of Minnesota by the. Legislature
of 1917, and which is to be submitted
to the electors Of said State at the
General Election in 1913. 5cs7
The Princeton union., 1918-10-10

Chapter SIS of the Session Laws OF
Minnesota for the year 1917, proposes
an amendment Of Article Is of the Con-
stitution of said State by adding there
to new section to read as follows:
''Section 6. The manufacture,
sale, barter, gift, disposition, or the
furnishing, or transportation, or
keeping or having in possession for
sale, barter, gift, disposition, or the
furnishing, or transportation Of in
toxicating liquor of any kind, in any
quantity whatever, except for sac
ramental, mechanical, scientific, or
medicinal purposes, shall be forever
prohibited within this state from
and after the first day of July, 1920,
and this amendment shall be self
executing. The legislature shall
enact laws for the enforcement Of
this section and shall provide suit
able penalties for the violation
thereof
THE PURPOSE of the proposed
amendment is to forever prohibit with
in the State Of Minnesota after July l.,
1920. the manufacture, sale, barter, gift,
disposition or the furnishing or trnns-
portation, or the keeping or having In
possession for any Of such purposes,
Of Intoxicating liquor Of any kind In
any quantity whatever, except for sac.
ramental, mechanical, scientific or me-
dicinal purposes. #
THE EFFECT Of the proposed amends
ment, III adopted, will be to make un-
lawful and forever prohibit the manu-
facture, sale, barter, gift, disposition or
the furnishinE or transportation or the
keeping or having in possession for any
Of such purposes, OF Intoxicating liquor
OF any kind In any quantity whatever,
except for sacramental, mechanical,
scientific or medicinal purposes. withfA
this state after July !, 1920. and to
place 1t beyond the power Of any 1egis-
lative authority to permit the doing OF
any such acts. II adopted, tire doing
of any OF the prohibited acts automati-
cally becomes unlawful after July 1,
1920, without any action ON the part Of
the legislature or other Legislative body.
The amendment IL made self-executing.
"A duty i'd, however, imposed upon the
Legislature to enact laws Tor the ems
fortement OF this section, AZ adopted,
and TO provide penalties for the viola-
.t1sa thereOf. HI 5s s t#
ssi5s. Yours respectfully,
.CL1FEORD =. HILTON.
Att0rncy General. S.
n -
The Princeton union., 1918-10-10
! PROPOSED AMENDMENT.

Chapter 515 Of the Session Laws OF
Minnesota for the year 1917, proposes
an amendment Of Article Is of the Con-
stitution of said State by adding there
to new section to read as follows:
The Princeton union., 1918-10-10
PROPOSED | [: /: I
I'M ! E!!N|N
TO THE
CONSTITUTION
OF The
STATE. Of: MINNESOTA

By the Legislature | at
Its General Session,
1917, 1! to be Submitted ub I:
to the P People Of Said
State at the General
1913 Election, To-
gether with i b = State St tie
ment Of Its
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-28

THERE is a growing spirit of dissatis-
faction in Wisconsin among republicans
especially, over the timid and hesitat-
ing action of several of our congress
men in regard to their attitude In sup
port of the war. These congressman
have seemed to be more anxious to
pander to the pro-German vote in their
districts than they were to stand up
Loyalty in support of the government.
In this respect they show a low guage
of political courage, in marked contrast
with that exhibited by the lamented
Senator Husting, who wavered not a
moment IN his duty nor asked how it
was going to affect him politically.
The election of Senator Lenroot by a
decisive majority on platform of un-
equivocal loyalty to the government
has put heart in those who want to be
thus represented in the lower house.
We confess to be amazed at the course
pursued by Congressman Cooper of the
first district, whose twenty years OF
service in congress has done but little
more for him than to make him a
trimmer for votes. A strong effort is
being made by the republicans of that
district to place in nomination
a man who is not afraid of his shadow
when it comes to the work of standing
up for his country.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1918-06-28
Siberia Has Vast Resources.

The common notion of Siberia is
based on latitude and climate. Be-
cause part of it is in the arctic circle
the whole vast region has been as
sumed to be almost beyond the pale of
civilized occupancy. Notwithstanding
that much has been written describing
Siberia as it is, the common notion is
still that it is fit only for penal settle
ments and that the nihilists and other
political exiles were sent to these set
Elements as living death. This is not
far from the truth. But the inhOspit-
able regions in which the penal settle
ments were placed are far from being
all Siberia, and even some of these dis
tricts are capable of sustaining the
vigorous inhabitants of northern eli
mates.
Siberia, in the economic sense, has
all the resources which go to make a
vast stretch of territory self-sustaining
as an Independent nation. 1t has for
ests, mines and great agricultural re-
giOns where every product of the tenn
perate climate is capable Of cultiva-
ton. The timber is in the north and
west. The mines are in widely scat
tered districts.