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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19

The French girls say that our boys make
.slncoherent noises when they try to tax
French We can well believe II. we've uleu
At ourselves. But the point is, can the Boches
understand their bayOnet talk?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19

Postponed game gives footsorc ncldcrs
chance for days rest" So runs baseball
headline. Footsore Tommies In tho Nprcs
salient don't get many days off. We have
comparatively little sympathy for footsore
ball players
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19

We know lots of clerks who think IL
would take them a fortnight TO wind up
their important business affairs. 1t took
Charley Schwab one day and then he re-
ported for work in Washington.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19

The owners Of prop
And When 20 critics listed by the
Raise II Mayor as questionable
resorts probably do
not always know the uses TO which their
houses are put. But it is pretty certain that
they know when the rent is due
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19
don't
watch
out

An ingenious and hungry man lay
down on the Pennsylvania railroad track
near Norrstown in the hope that some one
would think that he had been hit by a train
and would give him a free meal He chose
the wrong railway. lie should have tried il
ON the Panhandle
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19

A Eentuclian from feud section, now
a soldier in France, told his officer this was
the first public war he had participated in
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19

Some people in Germany were inn
prisoned for six weeks for having fancy
dress ball when the Fatherland WAS In
danger. And yet the Kaiser has been wear
ing fancy dress all his life and getting away
with IT,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19

Only the united hearts, hands and souls
~ the whole nation will give us the power
needed 10 bring the war to an end.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19
There Won't
lie Any

German taxpayers u
There Won't said in the Rechs-
BE Any tag, will gnash their
teeth wneu tiily ~
told of the extent of the war taxes hey
must pay. That doesn't trouble Wilhelm
who is doing his best to kill them of and
spare them the trouble
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19
PAINTING A CHAIR
And What Came Of 10
By Walter Prichurd Eaton

ONCE upon a time my mother entered an
~ emporium labeled THE Arts and Crafts
Shop" to make purchase, or to see IL she
wanted to make purchase. Presently she
emerged with the statement that she found
n great deal Of craft, but very little art.
The maternal epigram very well epitomized
my own feeling toward the movement until,
in an unguarded moment, undertook TO re-
paint an old chair. Since then | have
become "A slave, a glad and willing slave, to
lathe and tool bench. scraper and sand
paper. paint pot and enamel and, above all.
to my precious box OF oil paint tubes and
brushes, the implements with which my work
is finally crowned.
TT WAS nice old chair IT had no scat
l. one rung was gone entirely, another was
broken somebody had taken a bite out Of the
back the original paint and several later
layers chung TO it IN dirty patches and the
cat had sharpened her claws up ana down
the legs. But It was nice old chair just
the same and my wife had bought II AT an
auction for twenty-five cents thinking, she
said. that ! could paint IT up
Such touching faith in my abilities was
not to be ignored In fact, | was stung by
pride into action As tho chair, obviously,
had to be mended first 7 procured several
dollars worth Of tools and tackled the JOB.
The rungs were easy, but the only way to
mend the broken piece i'm the back was TO
cut out new piece. This took time ana
patience, but I finally succeeded, so that the
new piece looked like the old. OF course. ]
didn't tackle the seat. Putting in rush
bottom Is still job for "A professional
puttcr-in Of rush bottoms, If you can find
one That could best be done later, ] de-
cided So then I got a scrapcr and solution
Of sal-soda and much sandpaper and started
i'm removing the old paint and Narnish.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19
THE CHAFFING DISH


DAGE ALLGNsON, of Towns End Farm,
L West Chester has another daughter
That makes three. Allindaughters, we call
them. The future of Bryu Mawr College
is assured.
Sam Scoville, Jr.. says he has written a
perfectly corking book on Abraham Lin.
coin.
Three plapts have come up in Bill
Stitcs's garden. lie says they are rhu.
barb. Lut he called in Hank Harris for an
expert appraisal. Hank says they are
skunk cabbage.
Philip Warner, Of Lcary's Book Store,
who knows more about books than the
persons who write them has been to the
dentist.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19

The big thing for America TO do a 10 sup-
port the war--support II financially. support II
--secreiary Baker.
Arc you doing sour utmost2
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19

So hurry, Mr.. Mayor and polish up the town
And drive the naughty vice away and put
the bootleg down,
And close up the disordcres, arrest the
pimp and tout,
or FosdiCk will get you
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19
Answers to Yesterdays Quiz

1. Charles NJ sehwab, Of the Bsthlehsm s.ss sss.
Corporation. has been named director 49,
eral Of the United state! Emergency ~ ~
Corporation to speed shlpbulldinE ana -
VelOJ the American mercantile marine =.
2. From Information received from prisoners y
In learned that German division ~ ~
numbers 1000 men. The number ""
about 10000 at the beginning OF the "as. Wal.
3. Alexandra Dumas. the elder. wrote ~
Three Musketeers." h
4. Cultivation In gardening. keeplng the son
titled and free from weeds.
3. Apachesi members Of an AthapaseaP ihs,sr issrv
tribe. OF Arizona and New Mexie0I f"e
belliKerent and erucs.
Q. HelslngfOrs. reported taken By uefs-e
troops, il the capital Of finlnndi "
seaport on the Gulf Of FINLAND.
7. TennysOn's "LOcksley HalI' is the seursSk NJ
"In the spring young mans fancy hAH''
turns 10 thOughts Of love-"
8. Closet or chamber dranai > niece IN araEsat Y,
form. hut without theatrical 9r ''nfuI4 ~
feetlyeness, aud hence suiied e-h
Q. Kentuens i called ..ths nuc Grass s,eisss
10. A bnnEfen 4 : SLANG turf term ~ ~
nInN r4t1 NQ44t'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19
Under Which FlaR7

TO the Edit1r Of the EveRifg Pablo Ledger;
sir--I am one Of the appasionate reader
OF this distinguls paper and 4 is through
this felom that have learned somo Of this
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19
QUIZ

u Nhere Is LILLE?
=. Who Is the new Austrian Foreign Minister
3. What Is meant by "ricOchet"? -
4, What Is the source OF gasoline?
.. How many generals are there in the Amer
lean army?
q. What Is the difference In form OF address
cardinal and archbishop q
u What American woman has composed SYM
phOny?
.. What Is an offensive. In the military sense'
0. What Is the Cincinnati festival?
10. Who painted "Christ Before Plate?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19
My wife appeared surprised.

TiIEN | got kit OF oil paints, brushes
i and palette. | studied the old stencils
on ancient painted furniture. I went into
shop and studied the decorations on modern
painted furniture. | decided the od-timers
would have done better il they could and
the moderns couldn't do worse if they tried
Il was getting, you see. into the genuine
artistic frame Of mind by now So / came
home and made my own designs, cutting Just
enough of stencil to give me my outer
dimensions and resolving to do the rest free
hand.
My hand was undoubtedly free. II was
completely free OF my control. Only the
fact that fresh oil paint or enamel wipes off
with a rag saved my chair. But patience and
practice finally enabled me to complete my
basket of gay flowers and fruits and my
rings and stripings.
why cried my wife, its really quite
pretty
Net they are dear, good creatures and
take the best of care of us.)
why didn't you do a whole bedroom set?"
she added There's the old pine bureau-it's
got a good shape-to do next"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19

GO ] PAINTED it again. and at last
- started to enamel It.
Now, Pm the kind Of muehead who would
rather go ten blocks down the wrong street
than confess ignorance by asking police
man the way. / didn't ask painter how
to apply enamel ! put it on one cold after
noon working out on the porch. and I didn't
work it very carefully. I thought II was
like paint. It isn't.
The next morning my chair was covered
with kind Of shiny French gray goose
flesh. So then I consulted a painter
After ! had rubbed down my errors TO
approximate snoothness I applied the next
coat in hot room, working It with long
strokes, thoroughly. ! could at last see and
feel II flow and set beneath my brush. 4
great JOY came to me--the joy of mastering a
manual technique. The following day the
chair looked smooth and clean. l was proud
Of it,
My wife appeared surprised.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19

Park benches are warm TO sit on.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19


TNTIAT was year ago. Since then have
l. done" three more old chairs including
a Boston rocker; ! have made myself n
table and a mirror with broken pediment
top. | have purchased an old battered desk
from barn and converted II into as pretty
a piece OF furniture as you'd care to sec
with a gay blue and yellow and black and
orange parrot peTched on the front panel
(Which lowers to make the desk avalabIc)
l have decorated wooden candlesticks with
winding bitter-sweet vines. And I'm not
through yet--far from it. In fact l have n
set of carving tools and I am about to
flute and carve a mantel, copied from one of
McIntire's, I'm old Salem, and to perform vari-
Gus other miracles about the house which
year ago, not only my wife, but ! myself
would have considered quite impossible.
AND II was all due TO that twenty-flve-cent
"A battered old chair and my stubborn re-
solve to get all the ancient paint off, down
to a smooth surface. before l put any more
on. In short, stumbled on the first secret
of good craftsmanship to do everything
thoroughly, honestly, right, If you do that
at the very start you will paint chair or
hang a screen door or nail up box in such
a way that the result will satisfy the artist
which turks in all Of us, or, at least. stimu-
late him enough TO drive you on to other
efforts. After / found could get the chair
smooth and finally paint It so that It looked
professional, gained confidence. After l
found that could master a brush sufficiently
to decorate the chair so that II didn't offend
the eye l gained positive enthusiasm After
I'd decorated few more pieces asked my
self why / shouldn't make certain articles
we didn't possess. And so / made them
They had TO be made well, for by now moth
ing else will satisfy you after your hand
has once mastered, 10 reasonable degree,
the technique of tools. You cannot buy a
table with a smoother top than mine
But Il took me one whole day Of rubbing
and sandpapering TO achieve the result You
cannot have handmade furniture without
labor yours or somebody else's. That is a
lesson have learned. cannot pay In money,
so 1 pay In labor. Perhaps don't get so high
a degree OF art but get lot more satisfac-
tion, and now, for the first time in my life.
I think. can really appreciate the beauty OF
Colonial furniture and woodwork ! can feel
at last tho crafltman behind the chssel
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-19

II we were a great poet we'd like to
sing the praise of some Of those phone
dryads in the way it ought to be done
Boy, page Mr. Kipling!
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-12-27
December u, 1918.


theism. The real interest in the
book we are considering begins at
this point. We are interested to
learn the reasons that led to his re-
lection of that fundamental doctrine
embodied in Our watchword of the
divine unity and to know what in
DR.. Adler's Philosophy of Life is to
replace that Doctrine as the basis of
Ethics. Our interest is all the more
keen because of DR.. Adler's con-
slant reiteration of Judaism's age
long insistence that a truly ethical
life is based on an unfailing source
of spiritual inspiration. "Ie who
does not steadfast1y revere some
thing, yes, some one greater than
himself, will never elicit reverence
in others" (p. 255). This explicit
insistence on reverence in human
relations is fundamental to his
whole ethical system. What, then,
is that "something, yes, someone"
to supplant God? What is the
ground Of obligation? How are
we to know the right? Whence
comes the constraint from evil and
the impulse towards good?
DR.. Adler rejects the philosophy
of institutiona1ism which affrms
that we know through an innate
faculty that transcends mere reason
both these endowments being ex-
allied through the emotions and the
Will. He seeks some more accurate
method such as the scientist uses in
ascertaining scientific truth. He
falls back upon pure intellect de-
spite the fact that the ethical life
has reference to man in all his rela-
tons and so involves also the con-
sideration of the emotions and the
will. Now the intellect is confront
ed with the necessity of affirming
as postulate either the unity or the
multiplicity of that which constitutes
the ultimate reality. The material
istic philosophy which emphasizes
multiplicity is unqualifedly reject
ed because it finds no rational end
in the co-existence of inhnitesimal
things and therefore is devoid of all
ethical meaning. On the other hand,
the idealistic Interpretation of the
universe affrms an infinite Being or
God, as the unity binding this multi
p1icity This is substituted in DR..
Adler's system by an idea1ism
which conceives of ultimate reality
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-12-27
THE AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD

IIC JCWISll pulpit JUN "OAo o~o
to be the inference to be drawn.
The manifest unfairness of such an
inference DR.. Adler no doubt would
deny by limiting his reference to his
own individual case. This does
not, however, fully clear away the
aspersion.
DR.. Adler AYERS that it was i'm
possible for him to lift up the scroll
of the Pentateuch as officiating min
lister and proclaim: "And this is the
Law which Moses set before the
people of Israel" His studies in
Bible Exegesis had convinced him
that "the Mosaic religion is, so to
speak, a religious Mosaic and there
is hardly a single stone in it which
can with certainty be traced to the
authorship of Moses. On these
grounds the separation was decided
on by me and became irremediable.'
1t is somewhat bewildering to find
that an "irremediable" breach was
decided upon on so slight reason.
DR.. Adler, as student of Jewish
literature, could not have been I'M
aware of the freedom of thought and
Interpretation which was the char
acteristic of the Jewish schools. The
Bible canon would not exclude even
the skepticism of Ecclesiastes or the
almost blasphemous charges OF Job.
He was surely familiar with the ra-
tionalism of Maimonides and the
bold criticism of lbn Ezra. Per-
haps we may account for DIR. Ad-
ler's revolt against the Mosaic origin
of the Law-however broadly in
terpreted-as due to his failure to
find Moses among those Hebrew
Prophets whom he exalts to the SUI
preme place as the authors of "a
new era in the religious develop
ment of the human race" (p. lo).
For in one of his early addresses
before the Society for Ethical Gull
ture deed and Creed, p. 93) he
made the erroneous statement that
1.-THE name of Moses is unknown to
the Prophets, his ostensible success
sors, a circumstance which would
remain inexp1icab1e, if Moses had
indeed been the founder of Mono
theism." A simple reference to the
Bible Concordance might have pre-
vented the irremediable breach on
that score, for there it would have
been made known that Isaiah COS,
II, 12), Jeremiah as, y, Micah
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1918-12-27

neSe TRADITIONS ana the pIdCllCdl
standards of moral action they set
up certainly do not justify the in
ference against Jewish Ethics sug-
gested by DR.. Adler's retort to the
Prophets: "When oppression does
not occur have the claims of justice
ceased? What we require today
he says, lis positive definition of
that holy thing in man that is to be
treated as 'inviolable' DR.. Nathani-
Ell Schmidt of Cornell, in his review
of the work under consideration,
points out in reference to the charge
that Judaism upholds negative
conception of Holiness that: 1t is
possible to question whether the
ancient Jewish idea Of holiness was
as radically different as he thinks
from that conveyed by the same
word when used by other Semites
or in diverse terms by other peo-
pies, and also whether a more posi-
tive content may not be, and indeed
has not been impaired to it without
involving anything else than normal
growth Book Section New York
Evening Post, September %, 1879
DR.. Adler tells us that at the
early stage Of his career, to which
he is adverting, he was strongly
urged to remain within the Jewish
fold as a servant and teacher of re-
ligion, gradually weaving away
from the beliefs which they held
those whom he might contrive to
influence and drawing them up
such was the phrase used-to my
own higher levelp But this advice
was repealed by every inmost fibre
of my being and could not but be
utterly rejected"
The attitude of fearless candor
and unqualified integrity has marked
the whole career of DR.. Adler and
has commanded the unqualified ad-
miration not alone of his followers,
but equally Of those who have not
been able, conscientiously, to follow
his lead. 1t is none the less peril
nent and fair to ask whether outside
of the Jewish fold and as a teacher
of Ethics he has not been really
drawing people up to his higher
level" In fact, is not that the very
function of the teacher, especially
of the Ethical teacher, provided al
ways that the teacher be devoid of
all hypocrisy-free and fearless in
the announcement Of his cOnVic-
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The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-18
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

Mrs. Jno. A. Davis is spending the day in Hope
 Mrs. Jno. Lewis is visiting relatives and friends in Nashville.
 c. A. Smith has returned from a short visit in Texarkana. Attorney w. F. Denman is attend ing to business matters in Little Rock today
 FOR SALE-One 1917 Chevrolet g. passenger car.-L. F. Burke, Emmet, Ark. 1Sd3 Gee Whiz, What a Farm!" by Ed Howe in this weeks Country Gentle man.
 M L. Moore and E. R. Colbert mot ored to Sparkman this afternoon on business trip. LOO Oh o hA El-INtu JeISey shoat, swallow fork in right. Please notify Dock Edwards. 1Sd3 Thos. C. McRae, Jr., cashier of the Bank of Prescott, is at home from business visit to St. Louis.
 MT. and Mrs. Garland N Starnes of Bluff City, motored to Prescott yesterday for few hours visit.
 Miss Mildred Leslie entertained with "bunking party" at the home of MT. and Mrs. T. l.. Leslie Tuesday night, After a picnic supper on the lawn, the young ladies attended the picture show. Those attending were Misses Vera Yoesta, Helen Jordan, Lii Pittman, Marie Reeder, Edith Ted ford, Louise Greeson, Frances Trigg and Mildred Leslie.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-18

LOST-One 34x4 1-2 Tire Chain on the streets of Prescott. Will finder please return to Harrell Automobile Company?
 Dr. Etta Champlin, osteopathic physician of Hope, Ark, visits Pres colt professionally on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. For infor- nation call 45. If
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-18
RED CROSS NOTES

The following ladies worked yester- day at the surgical dressings room:
 Mrs. Thos. McRae, Jr.. and Mrs Wren Scott, captains; Mesdames Dill Carleton McRae, Irwin Blakely, L. C. Henderson, Joe Boswell, Misses Mary Williams, Eunice White, Carol Scott Louise Scott, Beulah Hesterly.
 Made 5S6 4x4 gauge wipes.
 Gobelin tapestries, still made in factory owned by France, are woven from the reverse side, workman watching the design through the web as it is reflected by mirror.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-18

Miss Clio Wick left this afternoon for Fordyce where she will visit her sister, Miss Mary Wick.
 William Moore went to Little Rock this afternoon and will visit his bro- ther, Robert Moore, who is in train ing at Camp Pike.
 Our old friend, T. F. Dixon, came around yesterday and gave us dol lar for The Nevada News, our all home print paper. Tom is a good blacksmith and comes to see The News regularly each year. Thank you, brother.
 Claud Grayson, son of our Mir. and Mrs. T. s. Grayson, was severely in- Shreveport one day last week. The boy lives in Doyline and was on his way to Shreveport at the time of the accident. His car overturned, caus- ing internal injuries to the boy. He was placed in a sanitarium at Shreve- port. His parents and also Willie Lee Jameson and wife visited him and state that he is getting along as we'll as could be expected.-Magnolia News.
 Connolly ". Crumpton, son of MT. and Mrs. R. E. L.'Crumpton. Prescott route 2, has volunteered for overseas service. Connolly is just Is years of age asd before reaching this age he voluntarily enlisted in the Texas State cavalry. He was called to Texarkana on June 18th, but the company failed to mobilize. He then enlisted in the Coast Artillery at Texarkana, was sent to Little Rock and from there to Jefferson Barracks and after passing all examinations was stationed at Port Mckinley, Maine. A call there was made for oversea service and he was among the first to respond and if he passes the examination for duty he will embark for the war theater.
 An attachment has been invented
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-18

Bring your worn out shoes to Gree sons old office. I will make them new. R. A. Wylie. 14m1
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-18

A compltet line of Melba Goods at Guthrie's.
 Get it at Guthrie's, then you know it's right.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-18
THE WEATHER

Thursday cloudy with local show CTS, cooler in west portion; Friday generally fair.
 Maximum .............99 .99
 Minimum ...............f
The Prescott daily news., 1918-07-18

An attachment has been invented for connecting a rocking chair with a chum so that an occupant of the former can operate the latter with lit tie added effort.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1918-10-10
WantColurnn

RATE cent per word per inser~
tton. Minimum Is cents.
For Sale--Two Duroc Jersey
full blood pigs. 10 weeks old; 2
good milch cows: bay mare.
w. Clewitt. kerrick. 5-2t*
1t must give satisfaction if it
is done at the Askov Cash Shoe
Shop or your money will be
cheerfully refunded. Att
For Sale-20 ewes and also 40
head of two, coming three years
old heifers. All bred,-H. G.
White, Sec. /, Partridge town
ship. Acts
Strayed-Two year old, brown,
mare colt. from my farm. south
of Askov. Suitable reward for
return to it's owner, Louis Olsen,
Askov. sit
For Sale-Registered Percher-
on stallion colt, 4 months old.
Will sell cheap for cash, or trade
for cattle or sheep. j. p. Mad
sen, Askov. 3-3t*
For Sale-Hay fork, carrier,
rope, hangers and 40 feet of
track. My barn blew down and
have no use for same.-James
Slaven, Sandstone. silt
Equity will ship a carload of
live stock as soon as enough con-
signments have been received to
fill car. Notify p. P. Kilstofte,
shipper or any of the directors.
Att
Now is the time to look after
the old rubber and overshoes.
Get them in and avoid the rush.
We will tell you if it pays to
repair or not, at the Askov Cash
Shoe Shop. AIT