davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
Removing the Cause

The war industries board. 1t has been
noticed, has confined itself to q reduction at
the number of pockets in mems coats. Pro-
yhibition probably is expected to take care
of the trousers by eliminating the hip
pocket.-Springfield Union. -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26

One of Pershing's colonels in France
wrote recently: give me 800 men with the
r. N. c. A. and will have a more effective
fighting force than 1000 men without it,"
This represents the armys opinion of the
Red Triangle
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
They lust GroMsd

And those United States marines are not
the result of forty years preparation for
war, either.--Marion Star
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26

The net gain OF a million babies in the
United States during 1917 seems to have been
q bassi-net gain as well.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
And Punch
said Don't"

Elgars "Pomp and Circumstance" at Amer
lean weddings. 1t is conceivable however.
that there are some grooms who might
object to this change. THE pomp of power
and the fell clutch of circumstance of
which certain wise poets have sung, are dis
quieting phrases
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26

digous distance; when at last you have
learned the Christian name of every child
in the village and have expended every
heather name you can think of on things
in general: when, in brief, you are once
more winged, how delightfully."- you take
to flight and away, all the weariness Of
waiting. all the trial of that patience of
yours, that stands trial so i'll, in a moment
forgotten. There are sorrows for the man
who would go on wheels-but there are
also joys.
TTNHE Gownsman is not certain about the
i status of angels. He Is constrained to
confess that his personal acquaintance
with them has been limited by circum.
stances beyond his control. He has never
argued how many of them, angels being
incorporeal, may be able to sit on the
head--let it be head rather than the point
of pin. We should be considerate even
of angels. But the Gownsman does re-
member that there is very different per-
sonage who is said to walk up and down
the earth seeking--let us charitably forget
what he was and is seeking: Perhaps as
the earliest recorded being who felt the
joy of the road, he scarcely knew exactly
what he was seeking-it is certain that
we don't. The Gownsman does not like to
think that the impulse that bids a man go
somewhere else is derivable from Satan,
who crawled ANONYMOUSLY out of Eden
on his belly. however he got in, exhibiting,
by the way, in this process, an early ex.
ample of the Debated tire. However man
had not the lust to wander in the monot-
-
eat of the tree for knowledge of that
JOY of much sorrow. Indubitably the
man who has had personal dealings with
a motor is the only one who dare affirm
that he has truly knowledge Of good and
evil.
HNHE desire to move is inherent in the
condition of being alive 1t is one of
the several "inalienable rights" of man
that he need not be a vegetable except by
choice. And if to move is to live, to move
a great deal and swiftly is to be much
alive. Many of the Greek philosophers be-
leved in pleasure as the highest good;
some made it the chief pursuit Of human
life. for by no means were all the old
philosophers-like so many of the new
contentious stocs or cantankerous cynics
The habit of pessimzing everything had
not yet entered joyful world to knit the
brow Of care. But even the philosophers
of pleasure defined that greatest of good
things variousy. Best among them all was
one Aristippus, who found the true human
joy in motion; motion rapid and inces-
SAINT. Aristippus was the first hustler,
the frsh man of go. push, pep" so to
speak; the first vital red pepper Above
all should those who would CAD about on
wheels humbly adore the name of this
discoverer Of that wherein lies the source
of human joy: Aristippus, patron saint
of motorists.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
Bard Of Avon, b. A.

Dear Socrates-Was Shakespeare a Har-
ward man? In The Tempest" Act iv, he
speaks of "foreheads vilanous low"
Doesn't that mark him down as a high
brow? CUBAN HEELS.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
A Lament

City Hall job is no longer worth while,
1t shortens ones afternoons so;
They want you to slave eight full hours
to save
The taxpayers troublesome dough.
Must a fellow stick round and write let
ters and things
For beggarly few thou a year
While affairs in his ward are let go by
the board
And the autumn campaign drawing near?
SCRIPTOR IGNOTUs
1t has been suggested that the chief
executive committee of the League TO En-
force Peace be a ministry OF Ave, sitting
permanently at The Hague. This sugges-
ton having reached the Kaiser, he writes
to us as follows:
"Hochwohlgeborene Socrates:
II am deeply interested in the compost
ton Of that council of fve that is to sit at
The Hague. May not send in my nomi.
nees? They are:
Karl Rosner
jeremiah OLesry
Mrs. Bertha Krupp Won Bohen
Leon Trotsky
Estate OF Bolo Pasha
Cordially and sincerely yours,
WILHELM, Kaiser und Koenig.
been looking over some one else's shoulder.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26

We wonder whether the Austrian print
ers ever use italic type any more?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26

We shall be able TO accommodate ourself
to the sugar bosss rulings all right, but we
do hope there won't be tobacco admin.
strator.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26

It is to be hoped that Karl Rosner will
continue to flourish during the hot weather
He is a great help to the newspaper para.
grapher He ought to be elected a sus-
tanning member of the American Press
Humorists.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
THIS WAY OUT
Suites to the Sweet

We assume that Mr. Zabriskie. the Fed.
eral sugar administrator, will have a suite
in the Washington food administration
building.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
As Reported in Germany

The luckless American people. reduced
TO the last extremities of exhaustion and
despair, are now compelled to take their
national drink, ice cream soda, in paper
cups
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26

Speaking for ourself only, we have been
somewhat alarmed by the shortage of jokes
lately. We have tried IT, back up the
humor administrator by doing them out
very sparingly. but even at times we
have very nearly reached the limit OF our
effectves. Is it possible that we may have
to call up the 1919 class ahead Of time?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26

When a transport leaves. conveyed by
destroyers, is il correct to wish 1t Con
Voyage?
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26
Humorists at Bay

This is a very omnous moment. The
American Press Humorists. who control
the nations raiment Of humor, have been
in convention in Chicago. and we have not
vet heard what the styles in jokes are to
be during the coming year. Imagine what
might happen If the A. =. II. decided to
abolish humor. And yet perhaps no one
would know the difference.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26

Almost the only horror the unfortunate
yiennese have not had to- endure lately u
q State visit. fron ~ rttsdamf Kaiser.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26

It has been suggested
by some patriots that
the IL o h engrj n"
march he replaced by
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26

The flower OF the Hungarian
army was sent against the Italians.-News
item.
The flower seems to have been stemmed
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26

Philadelphia. June 25.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26

1t seems to us as though Wilhelm ha,
been looking over some one else's shoulder
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-26

DUT when at last by painful and ex-
~ pensive process. the blacksmith has
fathomsd Al the rulses Of your machine
ipd The Ber( 80 aetpa7ly eoue feeu
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-11-02
PREPARE TO PAY
YOUR INCOME TAX.

James Coffey, collector of internal
revenue for South Dakota, sends out the
following notice, with the request that
it be given publicity
"In order that those who have in
comes and profits taxes to pay may pre-
pare themselves in advance for the
large payments and to accumulate grad
ually the funds necessary to meet them,
Collector of Internal Revenue, James
Coffey, calls attention of the taxpayer to
the advantage of purchasing now Treas
ury certificates of Indebtedness bearing
four per cent interest and maturing July
Is, 1919
"rhe Collector has been advised by
the Secretary of the Treasury that GER
ticates of this issue will be accepted at
par, with the adjustment of accrued in.
terest, under rules and regulations to be
prescribed in payment of income and
profits taxes when payable at or before
maturity of the certificates.
IL lS luS dlLu VI Tic NONtTUnenL 10
make the floating of this issue of certif-
Gates of Indebtedness popular one, said
Collector Coffey, and it will be to the
advantage of those whose taxes are
measured in comparatively small
amounts as well as the large corporations
and wealthy persons to participate in
the purchase OF these impregnabe secur-
tiles.
These certificates may be purchased
at the Federal Reserve Bank or at any
bank or trust company. They are in
denominations of $500, $1,000, $4,000
and 100000"
Respectfully,
JAMES COFFEY,
Collector.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-11-02
WIND CAVE AND VICINITY.
October 30, 1918.
BY E. T.. KING.

Bf Il. i. KING.
October 30, 1918.
Harry B. Clark, of the Martin Valley
ranch, was riding in this vicinity for
cattle the first of the week.
Fred Merrill and John Mccain are do
ing some very much needed repair work
on the roads of the Park this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Irving Smith, who have
been visiting with the McAdam family.
returned to their home in Rhode Island
iast week.
Mrs Esther Cleavland has been visit.
ing with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T.
w. Brazell, at the Wind Cave, for the
past week. She left for her home in the
northern Hills Monday morning.
I. w Brazell, Supt. ofthe Wind Cave.
bad an attack of the Spanish "Flun
while in Omaha recently, but luckily it
did not confine him long The Cave
has been closed to visitors during the
prevalence Of the disease.
Troy c. Beach, who hunted the coy
otes out of the Game Preserve last win
ter, has been promoted to field foreman
In charge of Il band of hunters, who are
making poison campaign against pie
datory animals in Wyoming.
The rumor has been current several
times that Bill" Sieg, who is brother
of Mrs. Perl Chambers, has been cap
tured and mutilated by the Germans in
France. The story is without founda-
tion, for Mrs. Chambers has heard from
him since the reports were spread, and
he is enjoying the best of health.
Bud" Dalrymple, an old friend of the
Warden, who has made several visits to
the Game Preserve, is now located on
Cottonwood creek where he is trapping
grey wolves for the Government. MIR.
Dalrymple has few equals and no sup
errors in the trapping line, aud is max
ing a good record in the Biological SUR
vey.
Mrs. Catherine Margaret Ottman, bet
ter known by the old residents as Kate
Stabler, was married to Frank Brunette
Rose, a wealthy stock broker, at Oneida,
New York, not long ago. Mrs. Rose for
many years lived at the Wind Cave, her
father being one of the former owners
of that institution, and she was one of
the lady guides She moved from here
to New York about five years ago, but
still owns good deal of property near
here.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-11-02
FALSE STATEMENTS REGARD
ING SENATOR STERLINQ

Washington, Oct 2S-Made desper.
ate by the obvious failure oftheir efforts
to defeat for reelection Senator Thomas
Sterling, South Dakota, on November
5th, the Democratic National Committee
and the Democratic Congressional Com
mittee are flooding that state with false
statements concerning Senator Sterlings
record in congress
AS Senator Sterling's magnificent rec
ord in congress is an open book to all,
the democratic committees cannot plead
ignorance for their glaring misstate-
ments These statements therefore have
the appearance of being willfully and
knowingly false. To such despicable
plane have the democratic committees
descended in their anxiety to defeat
Senator Sterling.
Among the measures which the dem
ocratic committees falsely charge Sena-
tor Sterling as voting against are the
tariff commission bill, the senate greater
navy bill, the water power bill, the ex-
port trade bill, and the Clayton anti
trust law.
The tariff commission was provided
in the 1916 revenue bill. Senator Sterl-
ing on Septembe: 5, 1916, voted against
the Underwood amendment which pro-
posed to strike out the tariff commits
sion in the revenue bill, thus conclusive
y showing that be was not opposed to
the tariff commission.
The most preposterous falsehood al
eges that Senator Sterling voted for a
small navy. Senator Sterling voted to
concur in the senate amendments which
provided for ten battleships and six bat
tie cruisers, and he voted for the bill on
its final passage.
These committees have charged
throughout South Dakota that the Sem
ator voted against prohibitive tax on
oleomargarine. Senator Sterling oppos-
ed the amendment of Senator Under
wood to the revenue bill which proposed
to relieve the oeomargarine manuiac-
turers from taxation, declaring:
at would be most unjust to put this
great and vital industry, the dairy and
butter-making industry, in competition
with the cheap product made of cheap
ingredients and which because of the
facilities of the great companies aud com
binations manufacturing it, is produced
at the very minimum of cost
Senator Sterling declared that the Cot
ton Seed Crushers Association and the
beef trust were the interests behind the
Underwood amendment.
The democratic committees have stat
ed that Senator Sterling voted against
giving the president power to requistion
steamships belonging to the enemy.
This is gross misstatement, for the
senator voted for joint resolution, au-
thorizing the President to commander
and take over all the German vessels in
American ports.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-11-02
THE KIN WE N EED.

The Republican candidate for State
Senator from Custer and Fall River
counties is Percy h. Helm, of Custer.
He is asking for the privilege of repre-
senting the people of his section in the
upper branch of their state government,
and in the opinion of the editor of the
Star he is a man well qualified to do so.
OF high patriotic ideals and with the
energy and enthusiasm of his convic.
tions, he will voice the sentiment of a
loyal body of citizens in this national
crisis. Added to this is the fact that in
his professional work and in his public
and private life he is known as a man OF
ability and integrity. We need such
men in the administration of the affairs
of the state and nation. Mr.. Helm g
election will, We believe, advance the
best interests of this senatorial district.
Hot Springs Star.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-11-02
SCHOOL OF MINES MEN
LEAVE FOR OTHER CAMPS

Ninety-fve men, who for the past GO
days have been receiving training at the
army camp at the South Dakota School
of Mines here, left last evening to pur-
sue their army work at other camps. OF
these men 81 who had been taking min
ing work went to Camp Shelby at Hat
tiesburg, Mass, and A who had been
taking the radio work went to Camp
Meade at Baltimore, Md.
There were some % men who have
been at the camp either in the quota
which left last night or in the first quota
who remained here to act as instructors
in both the radio work and mining work
when the new quota Of men is received
for the vocational work.
In addition to these % there are IS
men at the camp who are enrolled in
the educational branch Of the Students
Army Training Corps so that the camp
has S5 men in training now.
The next quota of men for the voca-
Der 200 and were to have been entrained
so as TO arrive here on November LIST,
but owing to the Influenza epidemic
prevalent throughout the state these
men will not reach here until about No
vember 18th. They are all to come from
the state, it is understood but to date no
kno e. 81.
different local exemption boards in the
state.
With the So men now in the camp and
these 200 there will be quite a large
number of soldiers in the local camp.
The training that the men are getting
here is such that it is putting them into
the better class of men serving in Uncle
Sans army and they are of class that
this training would especially benefit.
The same officers will remain in charge
OF the military work at the school, Cap,
tain Geary being commander, assisted
by Lieutenant Andrew, Lieutenant Mil.
| ford and Lieutenant O'Connell.
The band from the school camp went
to the station with the boys last evening
and gave them sendofr There was d
great difference between this going away
and that of the last quota which was
sent from here. The quarantine reeula
tions kept away from the depot all ex.
cept those who had relatives leaving or
those who had actual business at the
depot. The men went over the Omaha
line. Rapid City Journal, 29sh.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-11-02
GIVE FIVE MINUTES
To Prayer at Noon November Third
is the Request of the State
Council of Defense.

SoUTu DAKOTA CoUNCu OF Defense, /
Huron, 5. d., Oct. 29, 1918. !
To the Chairman of the County Council
as Addressed
The South Dakota Couucil of Defense
thoroughly believe that there is un-
limited power in concerted effort and
thought. We believe that the great
victory that we are now scoring on the
western front is due largely to the unit
ed unseltish support of the people at
home, for the standard of the morale of
the people at home guarantee the
morale of the soldiers at the front
The South Dakota Council of Defense
feel that if the people of our state would
set aside five to ten minutes in which
they could all Join in an appeal to the
supreme ruler for the increased success
of our soldiers and sailors and for the
Increased patriotism and support of the
people at home, that it would aid not
only the people of our state, but our
boys who are now making the supreme
sacrifice on the battle fields Of Europe.
Now, Therefore, we ask that every
person in the state Of South Dakota, be.
ginning at - o'clock noon on the third
day Of November, 1918, bow their heads
for five minutes in silent prayer thank
ing Almighty God for the victorious ad-
vances of our army together with the
Armies of our associates, and reCogniz
ing our dependence upon the All-Wise
Providence for guidance in solving the
momeutous problems arising out of this
supreme struggle for the future peace
and security OF the world, and that the
people of South Dakota may be united
in righteous support of the boys in
Khaki, so that we can truthfully say that
the morale of our people is 100 per cent;
aud further that when the autocratic
powers of Europe are thoroughly sub
dued, that our boys may return to us.
We will ask you, through your Coun-
ty Council, your county newspapers, and
otherwise, to ask all Of the people to
stop wherever they may be at 2 O'clock
noon on the third day of November,
1918, aud bow their heads in silent
prayer for five minutes
Respectfully submitted,
PETER NORBECK,
Chairman.
GEO. NJ WRIGHT,
Secretary.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-11-02
MAY KEEP CANDIDATES
LONG ON ANXIOUS SEAT |
respectfully submitted,
PETER NORBECK,
Secretary.

LONG ON ANAlOUb SEAT.
Pierre, Oct 2S.-The slowness of South
Dakota election returns have often been
"A source of comment both in and ont Of
the state, and for the coming election
under the absent voter law, there are
likely to be not only anxious moments
but days and even weeks for candidates
on local tickets, where the vote is close
and possibly enough uncertainty to put
state candidates into the anxious class
as we'll
Under the law it is possible that some
contests will not be definitely settled un-
ii after the fourth Monday in Decem-
ber, which is close to the first of the
year, when newly elected officials are
supposed to take up their duties.
Under the absent voter law as it
stands, the voter outside of the state
mails his ballot to the county auditor of
the county in which he resides. All
such ballots received prior to the date of
the regular election, are required to be
sent to the proper election precincts by
| the auditor, the same to be canvassed
| With the regular votes of the precinct.
any ballots are received by the county
auditor after the day of election, but be-
fore the county canvassing board meets,
it is his duty to deliver the same to the
county canvassing board, and their duty
to canvass them along with the votes re-
turned by the election officials.
Ifany votes are received by the coun-
ty auditor after the county canvassing
board have completed their work it is
his duty to send them to the secretary of
state, who shall canvass them and certify
the results to the different county audi
tors.
If any ballots are received after the
date of the canvass by the state canvass
| ing board they shall also be sent to the
secretary ofstate, who shall present them
at the meeting of the state canvassing
board on the fourth Monday in Decem-
| Der, this meeting to be considered a
continuation of it's regular dates, the
state canvassng board is prohibited
from making final determination ofthe
result until after they have canvassed
any votes which may be presented to
them on the fourth Monday in Decem-
Der. While the state officials elect will
have knowledge as to the result from the
! first canvass, unless it be SO close that
any ballots which may appear later
might change the outlook, at the same
time they will not officially know they
are elected until the 23rd OF December
and their certificates will come as Christ
mas gifts to them.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-11-02
OPENS OFFICERS TRAINING
SCHOOL AT CAMP FREMONT.

Brookings, 5. d., Nov 1.-The Var
Department now opens the officers
training school at Camp Fremont, Cal,
to civilians who were drafted before
September 18th, and who are in Class |.
The announcement of last week restrict
ed membership of this school to Class /
registrants of the last draft South Da.
kota's quota is ll0 candidates. Captain
X. w. Hotchkiss, commandant of the
State College ). A. L. G.. is officially in
charge of applications from this state.
Requests for application blanks are pour
ing in with every mail.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-11-02

In view of the importance of the fire
prevention campaign now being waged,
Governor Norbeck has designated No
vsmber End today as Fire Prevention
and Cleanup Day.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-11-02

Travel in and out of the Hills con-
tinues to be very light on the Burlington
road, and many of the travellers wear
maNks to exclude Influenza germs,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-11-02

Remember election day ia next Tues
day, November 5th,