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The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-06
ENDLESS CHAIN
PLAN ENDORSED
SHOULD BE USED IN KENTUCKY
TO SELL STAMPS.
UNCLE SAM NEEDS THE CASH
Write Five Letters to Five Friends
Urging Buying or Stamps and En-
closing One for starter-Good
Stand for Every Patriot.

Louisville, Ky.-Endless chain let
tiers from our sister states are reach
ing Kentucky. These communications
appeal to the recipients of the letters
to buy five Thrift Cards and five Is
cent Thrift Stamps, mailing them to
five friends. This Is an excellent idea
and should be worked extensively in
our own state.
The Government is in great need
of ready money, and an endles chain
series Of letters will produce thou
sands of dollars in a short time. An
expenditure of SLIPS for five Thrift
Stamps placed on five Thrift Cards
may mean $500 for our Government
before the chain is finished.
We suggest that you start an end
less chain letter today. Go to your
postoffice or bank and get five Thrift
Cards and Ave 25-cent Thrift Stamps
Place the stamps on the cards, Their
write five letters to FIVE friends, re
questing each one Of them to write
five letters to their friends, asking
them to act In a similar manner
When you consider the great number
of persons that will be reached
through this channel, 1t Is worth
while.
Here is a suggestion for an endles.
chain letter:
Dear Bill: Enclosed you will fins
. Thrift Card. with one ascent stamp
Uncle Sam needs the money. have
started you off on the right path. Buy
stamps frequently. I have written te
four other friends enclosing them .
Thrift Card want you to 90 over tc
the postoffice or your bank at once
and buy i've Thrift Cards and five rs
cent stamps and mail them to five Of
your friends. In your letters to youl
friends, ask them to join the army Of
Thrifters and keep up the links Of thii
endless chain. Spring is here, apd
planting time is at hand. Every Thrift
Stamp sent out will serve as seed fol
o financial harvest to be reaped by
our Uncle Sam. Your SLIPS required
for the purchase Of five Thrift Stamps
may help end the war. know you
will be willing to spend five quarters
to help perpetuate Liberty and bring
happiness to us ALL"
The above letter is merely a sug
gestion. Write any kind of letter
that is appealing, and you will be sur
prised at the results. Let US all gel
together today and start the links Of
our endless chain.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-06
KNIFE EMBEDDED IN TREE

Georgetown co. News-DemocraD
Frank Henize, in town Saturday,
was showing a pocket knife, which
had come into his possession under
peculiar circumstances. Saving a
tree upon his farm south of town, he
called attention to the man assisting
that the saw was striking a metal
substance. Cutting into the tree
they found imbedded fully six inches
from the surface the knife. 1t was
in the tree at height of 32 feet by
measurement, and there was nothing
to indicate how it ever happened to
be there. The knife is in a fair state
Of preservation.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-06
INVITATION
Is Received by Chamber Of Commerce
to Send Representatives to Con.
yentiOn to Be Held In
Philadelphia.

The Chamber of Commerce receiv-
ed an invitation yesterday from the
League to Enforce Peace to send rep
resentation to the win the War for
Permanent Peace" convention at
Philadelphia May 16 and II. The
convention will be presided over by
the Hon. William Howard Taft, presi-
dent of the League to Enforce Peace.
The object of the convention are
set forth in the following words: Tc
sustain the determination Of our peo-
pie to fight until Prussian militarism
has been defeated; to confirm opposi-
ton to premature peace; to focus
attention on the only advantage the
American people hope to gain from
the war; permanent peace guar
anteed by a league of nations.
Mr.. James B. McCreary is chairman
of the State Of Kentucky branch OF
this League to Enforce Peace.
Such noted speakers as Lord Read
ing of Great Britain, Viscount Ishii
of Japan, M. Jusserand of France
General Cuglielmotti of Italy and
Nicholas Murray Butler and A'ton 7
Parker of the United States are on the
program.
The citizens of Maysville recall the
recent visit of DR.. Powell and DR.. Alb
bolt with very kindly feeling toward
the League to Enforce Peace who Sc
generously sent us these prominent
speakers.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-06
NEEDS ENTHUSIASM

The following editorial taken from April number of System
written by A. W. Shaw:
Did you business succeed without entuasmY
Can You recall single whose people there was not
kind Of fervor or belief its future which doing
well ought Or you remember individual who ever
really helped himself by apathy toward his house. by chronic cr
of his chief and his associates by doing only what he was
told to do what he paid FORT
Successful business and made different way-every
business man knows Enthusiasm Indispensable 1t bridges
depression It looks through the lesser evil to the greater good and
by its conagon wipes out the evil altogether Is the ev
dence of a firm faith--the life of business.
the United States engaged enterprise requiring
the greatest of all business organizations There are peo
Y pie in it.
you suppose that this gigantic enterprise go forward
oohy with spontaneous and enthusiastic service from you
necessary from the individual in the ordinary private bs
Do you suppose do only things told or paid to
do you put your comfort and convenience first and the
requirements the country second that do either yourself
the country any good?
What there is gvernmen charged with running the war?
glory of that kind of that does not tell every
man all he shall much to the intelligent initiative
Of the citizen Only technical is the organization at Wash
ngon government of the United States The real government
is the 105,000O00
large number of business men have official posi-
tion Washington they doing only part of the govern
work that business must do and small part that The
great bulk of it must be done the other millions Of business
II the national be well each OF these must do
his share He must of follow what guidance he get from
the central Office But than that he must put the
ments and thousand ways that would
10 anyone familiar with his peculiar position he must adjust and
his accordance with that interest lie must
avoid negative criticism e do far than he told
paid dohe all that he think of that will help And
he will think of enough without enthusiasm
But a business in which enthusiasm
/ naturaly9
What inspires enthusiasm in the individual concern?
Is it not feeling that the doing something that worth
doing that is contributing every right thing does the
larger freedom of the various people touches people outside the
concern as well those within it?
But the supplying of clothing food houses safety zors
automobiles pianos and the like inspire enlus-
asc how much should they be inspired in defense
of system which being attacked only because j.
stands more than any stood for the eut
able distribution of all good things and the full free development Of
all people?
And at every DESK every COUNTER every bench there
portunity to help this system prevail.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-06
SOMETHING TO WORRY ABOUT ,

haven't already enough keep minds busy, with
and the high cost of living!
friends the learned astronomers who study the eav
Of his pocketbook before intent upon adding load
Of worry burdens
They-some of them-beie e the sun going to explode
One of them writing Popular Astronomy points the fact
iof advanced age and predicts it's finish the lead
ing figure solar system He finds that has contracted
100000 miles from each side thus giving its hot S6000000
miles less of ROOM
All this Mister AstrOr wondering how long
the considering it's extreme old stand the strain
1t is doesn't and the final blowout comes what will happen
usi OF course, Wen admit it'll be goodnight SUM- but how
about earth worms Will suffer everlasting parade of
less days Will day be ngt Will the earth cool off and be-
great hunk of ice?
Oh, nothing like that
When the nsantaneousy resolved to cloud of gas
posed of stone o and other substances heavier harder
but hot that they reduced vapo and from
their sudden release they the limits of the solar system
you and your neighbOr and all the rest of
In such maelstrom h is the takng appre-
bend that earth and the other planets and satellites would each flash
like FREELY and be lost in nebula.'
That finish when the good old has a celestial blowout
one flash. And it won't be very long that.
However don't get all fused up give away your prop
-ery.
The astronomer thinks it may be few hundred years
before the explodes
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-06
TEACHERS MUST serve
WAR SAVINGS SOCIETIES AMONG
PUPILS A DUTY.
Delay IN Organizing Children To HeIp
Bear Burdens Of War Helps No
body But the Enemy.

Every school teacher in the land
is commissioned to organize a War
Savings Society among pupils
1t is an honor, distinction and priv.
ilege, all combined In one, and few,
indeed, will fail to seize this oppor-
tunity to give expression to their pa.
triotism and love Of country.
Thousands of school War Savings
Societies have already been formed.
Thousands more must yet be organ.
lied, and the spirit of America" trans
lated into effective service by school
children to help win the war.
The time is past when any public
body, old or young, can longer ignore
the call. School children have a right
to bear their own part in the great
world struggle and every schoolroom
must be made into real fighting unit
for thrift, with every one saving
money with as much eagerness as they
spent It before.
The school children of America are
mobilizing. Hear the tramp, tramp.
tramp of twenty million school chill.
dren-every one of them pledged
War Saver in the service Of his coun-
try. Eager faces, looking up in con-
fldence and faith to the country which
gave them birth, saving their nickels
and dimes and changing them,
through Thrift Stamps, into mighty
deeds of valor on the field of action
what a wonderful picture of true de-
mocracy!
If any school teacher has not yet
organized q schoolroom War Savings
Society-has not yet caught the spirit
ito have a part" in the great war,
now is the time to "right-about-faos'
and lead the charge from the trenches
| of Thrift. Delay in organizing these
War Savings Societies helps no one
but the enemy.
County c'.airmen should make sure
that every school teacher is alive to
the situation.
He should follow up, check up, until
he knows that Lot schoolroom in his
county-rural or city-is missing from
the ranks.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-06
WHY NOT IN OUR sTATE7
kentucky Banks Should Emulate Elk
ample Of North Carolina.

To the First National Bank Of
Florence, 8. c., falls the distinction OF
being the nrst bank in the entire coun-
try which has adopted the plan Of pay.
ing dividends in War Savings Stamps
and in Liberty Bonds. This is report
ed In the Director" bulletin issued
BY the National War Savings Commit
tee at Washington, D. c.
A close second to the Florence bank
b the Union National Bank Of Colum.
bia, which has adopted similar plan
OF paying dividends to stockholders in
War Savings Stamps and Liberty
Bonds. This bank also pays it direc-
tors In Thrift Stamps.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-06

How make democracy safe for the world the
of the day The only know of is
democracy for democracy policy institution is
socially condition 1t only safe whe people friendly help
full and unseh All this depends upon the individuals
and the kind of lives they live They be intelligent and e
respecting The truer the safer is the democracy And
it is the duty Of education and religion establish citizenship
founded honesty diligence good WILL and moral uprghness
You cannot have democracy If the people suspicious
reaching low thinking and meandong Democracy depends upon
the kind Of men the nation has.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-06
PEACEFUL TINE IN CARLISLE

There we're quite number of men
on the streets in an intoxicated con-
dition-more than usual. II appeared.
There were no "rough-necks" among
them. however. and the day passed
very peaceful, except for the killing
In Henryville-Carlisle Mercury.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-06

From Postmaster ]. D. Yates, Of
Cave City:
The people are more and more In
terested and waking up to their duty
Of late. I am sure this month will be
my best 30 far In the campaign"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-06

Stanley Montgomery, a young son
of G. H. Montgomery, fell into a ket-
tie of hot water at his home on the
Sardis pike and was badly scalded.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-06

One difference between a man and
woman is that man grows to be
fond OF an old hat.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-06

As a general thing, the kind Of man
who Is too good for this world hasn't
got much Of this worlds goods.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-06

n all prayers we're answered. the
world would be kept mighty busy adj
justIng matters.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-06
FOR SALE

A four cylinder, 20 H. P. Hup
hunabout, good tires. extra inner
tires. Apply at Ledger Ltlce.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-06

From Chairman L. D. Jones, Of
Wayne county:
I'VE have labored under many dis.
advantages in this county, but sup.
pose many Of the mountain counties
have the same problems, and realize
that these disadvantages make 1t all
the more important to push and push
hard. l shall leave no stone unturned
to overcome our difficulties and bring
our part of the State up to its proper
place in this important work"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-06

A promising young man Is good. but
a paying one Is better.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-06

From Chairman P. c. Andrews, Of
Logan county:
Thursday night we had two big raj.
lies for the Third Liberty Loan and
Friday our postmaster sold 1920 and
today $500 in War Stamps, SO you see
that every campaign that is put on
helps US, and this is just what we need
in Logan county.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-06
FROM THE FIRING Line

From Chairman Richard P. Ernst, Of
Covington:
Committees are meeting regularly
every Monday afternoon at my office
here and reports are coming in fine.
The growth is constant, and each com.
mittee shows marked improvement In
reports"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1918-05-06

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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-10-24
THE COUNTY TREASURER
SHIP.

The Democrats of Bottineau
county saw fit to nominate me
for the office Of County Treas
urer at the primaries. in June.
Being on the official ballot I SO
licit the support Of the voters at
the November election.
While I came to Bottineau
county to take a homestead and
engage in farming, l have also
followed other lines Of work,
having been employed in banks,
stores and other places Of BUSH
ness. I feel that / am fully conn
petent to handle the work in the
Treasurers office. | am a COM
mercial college graduate and /
have had considerable office ex-
perience. Should the voters OF
Bottineau county see fit to elect
me to this office, / promise to de-
vote my entire time to the dll-
ties connected herewith.
Frank a. SchmelzeE
Bottineau, North Dakota
AdyeFtisinE.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-10-24

10 amend ssetllqn l!s In Article IL %
Amended by Article 20 Of Amendments
20 ~ 70 read 40 fellows:
seet,Sn 17s; in Article T. e Am &.1sa
shah be uniform upon the same class
pf property including franchises within
Pie territorial limtt0 Of the authority
lsvy.ng he tax The Legislature may
within the meaning OF this section,
axturss, buildings and improvements Of
very character. whatsoever, upon land
50, property Of the United state5 ana
Of the state, county n municipal cor
.porations and property used exclusively
Tor school. religions. cemetery. charit-
able or other public purposes shall be
:31:mpt from ta1ation: Except e Re.
may provide for raising revenue and
nxing the situs OF all property for h
purpose Of taxation. Provided that all
fhis amendment 70 adopted shall rematn
IN force until otherwise provided by
statute.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO TIE
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
n OF NORTH DAKOTA.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-10-24
DEATH OF ARTHUR sTROM.

Through an oversight last
week we failed to chronicle the
death Of a former Bottineau boy,
Arthur Strom, of pneumonia,
following influenza at Camp Hol-
abird, Baltimore, M. D., Oct. 8.
Mr.. Strom will be well remem-
bered by Bottineau friends who
are very sorry to hear of his
death. The remains were bur-
led at Lake Crystal, Mimi, on
Wednesday, Oct. 16. The de-
ceased carried $1,000 Workman
and $4,000 government insur-
ance.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-10-24
Notice of Special Meeting.

A special meeting OF the
stockholders of the Farmers Mu-
tual Telephone Company 81 Bot
tineau County will be held at the
Town Hall Of Souris, North Da-
kota. on the 25th day OF Octo--
her. 1918, for the purpose OF
voting on the question OF IN,
creasing the capital stock Of sald
corporation to Fifty Thousand
$50, OO0.OOO Dollars. The meet
inc will begin at 2 o'clock P. "a !.
on said day.
Dated Souris, n. D, August
10th, 1913.
Secretary.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-10-24
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THU
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF NORTH DAKOTA.
DEBT LIMIT.

TO amend Section 1872 in Article II 70
~ to read as follows:
Section 1872 in Article II. The state
may issue or guarantee the payment OF
bonds, provided that all bonds In excess
Of two million dollars shall be secured
by first mortgages upon real estate in
amounts not to exceed one-half OF It's
erty Of state owned utilities, enter
ceeding its value, and, provided further,
that the state shall not issue or guar
antee bonds upon property of state
owned utilities, enterprises or Industries
In excess OF ton million dollars.
No future indebtedness shall be In
CURED by the state unless evidenced by
q BON issue. which shall be authorised
clearly defined. Every law authorizing
an annual tax, or max other provisions,
annually, and the principal within
thirty years from the passage OF such
law, and shall specially appropriate the
proceeds Of such tax, or of such other
provisions. to h payment Of said prin-
cipal and interest, and such apgropri-
or other provisions discontinued until
such debt, both principal n interest,
shall have been paid. No debt in excess
Of the limit named herein. shall be In
CURED except for the purpose OF repell-
ing invasion, SURPRISING insurrectton,
defending the state In time Of war or to
provide Tor the public defense In case
81 threatened hostilitiea
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THU
CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE
OF NORTH DAKOTA.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-10-24

An!sa4tivS e4a fse1ereAoum az App1Aso
AMENDED 81 s3' 81 .A SsfseGs q e II II 1 Ans,1t; !:
30 as to = as follows:
Section 25 in Article . as Amended by
Article II Of Amendment. This legisla,
In q legislature. consisting Of a senate
n q house Of representatives. The
people, however, reserve the power,
or reject the same at the polls; second,
to approve or reject at the polls any
measure or any item, section, part or
parts Of many measure enacted by the
~, The 1rst pewsr reserved is the ipitis.
pstitipo rop Hy.r my yu %sa nstit,d BY , 1%nitt. sans
tain the full text Of the Measure and
be hled with the secretary Of state
a;.ct less !. than an,o 1in r. y days I before ,n the
The second power reserved is h
referendum Seven thousand electors at
may by referendum petition, sus.
enacted by the legislature. except an
emergency measure. But the filing Of
2 referendum petition against one or
%sasur rssm ah;al ie not preS 1e PENS the r el any
ton shall f Se fiied dn With fn the se sren Rse Of
the adjournment Of the session Of the
legislature at which such measure wal
enacted.
to the electors, shall be submitted BY
Its ballot title, which shall be placed
upon the BALLOT. BY the secretary Of
: :ssts shS S eisotl o. y dssisn aRsa IN IN a thy
by. the governor. The result Of the
vote upon any measure .h.il, be can;
treasure, submitted e the eiectors 81
approved by a majority Of the votes
into sffect on the soth' day after TIE.
II : referendum petition is nled
~ an emergency measure. such
S'1 sSs . ssai' 70 = A lsT Il sn Il y Eot .san upon ssa
thereon. It shall IS thersDy repealed.
the electors at = special election Il 80
erendum- petition nled against it shall
i:rs s,sne su sX ts spesia tho .lsetion s': s : St St
held held not l sas t tSse !: f hSnd sasll n OF
more than one hundred thirty days
the legislature.
h secretary Of state shall pass
upon zach petition, ana = he finds It
mittss .'i for the Rs P i ~aS...Ss IN. Inc ' silo1
All ydscisions 81 TIE secrstary 81.
shall bs rs sSsject g to any ysv seSR B Sc tSe
supreme court But 4 b auniciency
such petition - being reviewed n
secretary tar d ~ sta 9e1s shan i place pa I n.ass
ure on tho ballot ana no s~ubsequsnt
decision shall invalidate such MEASURE
= maiority s. fu the eiefs,on ~ 3 J
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-10-24
FOR COUNTY COMMITS
N

/ am the Democratic candidate
for reelection to the office of.
County Commissioner for the
First Commissioner District Of
Bottineau county.
After having the experience Of
one term / hope to be able to
serve the people better in the fu-
ture if elected, by reason of such
experiences. M. Nichol. ct.
Political Advertising.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-10-24
Cons, no IN any manner INTERFERING
with the freedom In securing signatures

tons, no IN "A manner interfering
with the freedom in securing signatures
Each petition SHAH have printed
represent the subject matter Of the
% e1seto4s 'w ana s the n eonst,s ct At h bsa: :ed 5,ye
mittee for the petitioners" and who
shall represent and act for h petition
tors shall 81 published by tho state as
follows: The secretary Of state shall
cause cssute to be ,6 printed and mailed to each
: Q Of each Measure together With
its ballot title. to be submitted at any
election. Any citizen. or the Officers Of
:as Of state nor for ruRme. 10 'f in
any, measure therein, upon first SUBJ
thereto and paying the fee therefor,
legislature, shall be the sum Of two
The enacting clause Of all measures
initiated by the electors. shall be: BE
L enacted BY the people ct h State Of
to h electors, the secretary of state
and all other officials shall be guided by
the election laws until additional legis-
II conflicting measures initiated by or
referred to the electors shall be APP
proved by q majority OF h votes cast
number Of affirmative votes shall be-
come the law.
The word measure" as used herein.
shall include any law or amendment
thereto, resolution, Legislative proposal
or enactment Of any character.
Ths veto power Of the governor shall
o not rs ssssas t. e the the asessrs' ia1t msssu By
enacted or approved by a vote Of the
electors, shall be repealed or amended
e y the nay l~eF Toss upon sT ESP ea sR3oo Of T" tx yea
thirds Of all the members elected to
each house.
and ali Of it's provisions shall Be
treated as mandatory. Laws may be
enacted to facilitate its operation, but
rest 1aMS o snh fnna og 1 the enarc cG na az }hs
rights herein reserved to the people.
1coNsTfTur ~ 81 Til fiji STATE THb
OF NORTH DAKOTA.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-10-24
FOR SHERIFF..

Receiving the Democratic
nomination for sheriff at the
June primaries / solicit the sup
port Of the voters for this Office:
/ promise if elected to devote my.
time and energy to fulfillment Of
this position. F. Lambe. 2tp
Advertising.