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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31

the chess table, apparently stood IN
it's accustomed place. He glanced
apologetically at Marian, who had
risen and stood with one hand on the
back of her chair.
IT'S all right" he admitted. But
as precautionary measure the room
will have to be sealed"
Maynard, by an imperative gesture,
stopped another explosion from Burn
ham. What authority have you.
Mitchell, for taking such step?" he
inquired.
1.-THE coroner's ORDERS" gruffly. "Ill
get him." and Mitchell disappeared.
Burnham pounded the nearest table
in his wrath. DO you think / am
going to take orders in my own
house," he demanded of Maynard. DO
you?" and his hand continued to
punctuate the question.
Take care. you'll injure your chess
table," cautioned Maynard. There is
no use in bucking up against the
police, Burnham; they are within
their rights in asking to have this
room set aside for further investiga-
ton. 1t was thoughtless of me to
come in
II think we had all better leave"
suggested Marian, who had listened
to the argument between Burnham
and the detective with a strained at
tention which had not escaped May
nards notice. II stopped in here ex-
pecting to find Evelyn"
"She is with Mrs. Ward" grumbled
Burnham-his temper was still ruffled
Hello, what's that commotion?" as the
sound of raised voices reached them
THE police again-I'Il tell Mitchell
what think of him, the interfering
IDIOT" And taking hasty step for
ward he swung his arm upward and
back.
But 1t was not the detective who
stepped across the threshold and ran
full tilt against Burnham's outstretch.
ed. threatening fist.
Good gracious, Peter, what are you
doing? demanded his wife, dropping
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
BY NATALIE SUMNER LINCOLN
Author of"The NameIess Man"

her pet dog TO tenderly feel her nose.
Are you mad" as, ignoring the
presence of Marian and Maynard, he
embraced her with effusion.
NO. he retorted. But I think
people will soon make me mad. I
sent you a telegram, Lillian, not to
return. Didn't you get it?"
II got it-also the morning news
papers" dryly. You might have tele-
graphed with as much effect to Mont
Blanc not to freeze as to wire me not
to come home after I read what took
place here yesterday. SO you are
really here, Dan." shaking hands cor
daily with the actor before greeting
Marian, whom she kissed warmly, then
she subsided into the nearest chair,
and addressed her husband. Now,
Peter, what is 1t all about?"
Burnham looked vexedly at his wife;
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31

Murdered! Except for the excla-
nation Mrs. BurnhaIn sat bolt upright
silently regarding Penfield, who bore
her fixed stare as long as he could and
then changed his position.
I'VE haven't been able to identify
the man so far" he went on to say.
I'VE have searched the Rogues' Gal.
lery, photographers studios, tele-
graphed his description to other cities,
and no clue"
"And no clue?" Mrs. Burnham's
repetition of the words was parrot-like
in it's mimicry. Did the dead man
have no papers in his pocket? Were
his lothestunmarked?"
"They were" replied Penfleld. "The
only article to be found in the mans
pockets was a string" He turned
abruptly to Maynard. You recall
seeing the string?"
"I do"
Penfleld looked relieved. Il am
glad you do" he exclaimed. This
case puzzles me, and I have given it
SO much thought that I concluded I
had imagined the string"
Burnham, who had seated hlmeelf
near his wife, looked up.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
The Late Mr.. Booze

An interesting question as To M
origin of the wordt'booze" was rasaa}
the other day due 10 the publIcafi63|
- New York newspaper severa
rived its significance from the fact TIA !
Booze was the name of distfliev X
Philadelphia. and whose product wa M
favorite among tipplers Mr RonTJ
fiourished in the first decade Of i5j
nineteenth century, II he was nor "a
business during the administrator u
AS a matter of fact booze, w.@ Il
use many years before the forrnafl6/
of the American nation. 1t NAV " 81
found In Sheridan's School FOR Srs r,|
daf' Q7O, wherein II Is safd: .WI1Is
good Sir Peter boozes with the sa,Ijre
1t Is possible that It Originated s,,s,|
sequent to the day of Shakespeare fo (
y Is not In any OF his plays. inoi]
that shakespeare referred to inf0x 4
eating liquor as barley water :" '><>4
provincial England booze" is nas4
Lead ore. and from that fact 1t is sIrs>I
lar that 1t cannot be found IN the tc.<E
edition Q91o) Of Doctor Johnson.s 5,sp
The industrious Mr.. Brewer sa, y.
boozy" means partly intoxieafeIs =, ~ :.
tells us that Russian "busas is 4 ,,.i1
beer; In Latin "buza" owes its dI,rr:,-
uhsge to the verb ''buo," mean 4, 7" y. /
I'll In Welsh II is boil" H.
Dutch, buyzen," to tipple IN @o.s,
"bouza" was an Intoxicating dr,,t
the middle OF the last century X.
called hooker was brewed n
We are forced TO the concj,,sLia ~ - ~
Mr.. Booze OF philadelphia was ! ~
man, and concluded that becs ~ te4
name he was cut QUE for IT. SS1Z 4k
Hochester Post Exprcss r.
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Great Men Born Poor.
Most of the Worlds LEADER
We're Born of Humble Parenfd

When we remember that most or tht
great leaders of mankind came of hum
BILE parents; that many of the created
geniuses had the most lowly origin 3
that, for example, Beethoven's motheY8
was consumptive, the daughter OF q
COOK, and his father e. confirmed drun1S{
ard that Schubert's father was of pcas4
ant birth and his mother domestl<
servant. that Faraday, perhaps thu
greatest scientific discoverer of any aecs
was born over a stable, his father q
poor, sick blacksmith and his mothes;
an ignorant drudge, and that his only
early education was obtained in sellinf'
newspapers on the streets of London,
and later in working as apprentices III
bookbinder; that the great Pastcuk
was. the son of a tanner that Lincoln'R
parents were accounted ..poor whit4
trash and that his early surroundingj
and education were most unpromisin1E 4
and so on through the long list Of name2
N which democracy glor,es-when WI
remember the great men of humble birth
we may we'll ask whether aristocraasl
can show as good record. The iaUl
of entail is aristocratic. but the law 81
Mendel Is democratic.
Quaint old Thomas Fuller wrote manvy
years ago in his Scripture Obserya4
| tions": IA
Il find, Lord, the genealogy Of mn
Saviour strangely checkered with fouH
remarkable changes in four immeciat{]
generations:
First. Roboam begat Abba, that is, Il
bad father begat bad son.
Second. Abba begat Asa, that is, d
bad father good son.
Third. Asa begat Josaphat, that ia}
good father good son.
Fourth. Josaphat begat Joram. thaf
is. good father bad son.
Il see, Lord, from hence that $5113
fathers plety cannot be entailed thsv
is bad news for me. But I see alr.&
that actual impiety is not always ,ered
itary; that is good news for my son. n
1t may be objected that have ended
by denying that there is any Entertained I
at least SO far as intellectual and social
qualities are concerned. but this n nd 4
the case. While it Is true that good an<l
bad hereditary traits are widely distrib|
uted among all classes and condition3
CT men, they are not equally distributed
BY Edwin Grant Conkiin, in Scribner:!
Magazine.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31

Look down, Peggy" said Smilinfl
Teacher. There is New York from
which great ships sail to foreign climes,
Beyond is the Atlantic Ocean. We are
going hundreds of miles a minute and
already are in sight of the Azores--thoss
beautiful islands you see to the south.
Beyond, hundreds of miles, are the
Straits of Gibralter. On one side is'
Spain in Europe. On the other is'
Morocco in Africa. The straits, you
see, connect the Atlantic Ocean with,
the Mediterranean Sea, which the ans
the earth. Now we are heading SOUTH
ward over northern Africa"
"And, what's this great fat, sandy
placer" asked Peggy, as they came to.
waste space that extended as far ~
the eye could reach.
"Why this is the Sahara Desert" am
swered Smiling Teacher.
"And we have to land there" shoute1l
Billy through a speaking tube. MY en-
gine has become so hot It isn't work..
ing good. t a
"Try to get us to an oasis" crie4,
Smiling Teacher anxiously. IF we land
in the sand we may perish Of thirst and
starvation"
With a splutter and gasp the en-|
gine stopped. But still the geography.
plane glided on, Billy trying to reach
a small green spot that stood out In
sea of sand like an Emerald Island.
A roar, like distant thunder. came
up to them from below, Peggy looking
down, saw a great beast gazing up ax
them.
"a lion!" gasped Smiling Teacher.
I'm tomorro,o's chapter they hdvs
! a queer ride over the burning sunds.J
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
BRUNODUKE,S Solver of Business Problems
WHITEHEAD 7he Business Career
(Copyright)

Miss Benks kept her arm around the
sobbing Barbara and said:
There, there, dearie, have a good
cry-youll feel better. My, I know
what you've suffered worrying over that
horrible place"
After time she recovered herself and
smiled.
You must think me a silly thing, Mr..
Duke. but, oh, if you knew what this"
she held up the check and the certifi-
cate-"means to me I-I-oh, dear
thank you and Mr.. F'lint-so much"
Duke gets embarrassed when people
thank him, so we excused ourselves and
left.
"Come along, Peter; let's get back to
New York. We have only to pay friend
Bettery for his work and one or two
odd items and then we can say that
we have satisfactorily solved the prob
lem of the empty mansion"
Going back in the train asked Bruno
Duke If he had any special problem TO
tackle right away.
Because IL not" he broke in with a
mischievous twinkle in the corner of his
eyes, Peter would like to run up to
.Farmdale to see his-father? He
laughed outright as he added. go
ahead, Peter; you've done good work
and deserve few days rest. Remem-
ber me to your folks-and to Mary Gil
lespie."
wish didn't blush so easily.
He pursed his lips before answering.
"The next problem we'll have to solve
will be one relating to proft-sharing. A
large jobbing hardware concern wants
to put in proft-sharing plan with their
help They've tried some unsuccessfully
and IL we can't find one that will work
they will throw up the matter In disgust
Think over profit-sharing. Peter"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
Copyright, 1918, by ID. Appleton 4 Co.
Coyyriahf, Public Ledger Company
READ THIS FIRST

Evelyn Preston, returning to her
home in Washington Unexpectedly,
finds the house deserted. After an
interval of two hours she discovers
a dead man in the library. He was
not there when she arrived. The
Coroner declares the man had been
dead twelve hours. An autopsy de-
velops the fact that the deceased
met his death from a dose Of prussic
acid administered in a glass of
cherry brandy. In the meantime,
Marion Van Ness, Evelyn's friend,
meets Captain La Montague, Eve
lyn's sweetheart. The captain tells
OF his desolation at the cruelty of
his sweetheart. She hasn't answered
his letters. He had sent them to
Burnham Lodge, Chelsea, and for
one registered letter he got Evelyn's
signature on a return receipt card.
Marion tells him Evelyn has been in
a convent in the West for a year
and the signature is evidently a
forgery. Both are inclined to suspect
Peter Burnham, Evelyn's stepfather.
Marion goes to dinner at the Burn
ham home and stops in at Evelyn's
rom TO find II empty.
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Have you the string?" he asked.
NO" glumly. II recollect twirling
1t about my fingers just before Mrs
Ward fell unconscious to the floor
After we carried her to her room I
searched for the string but could not
find it," finished Penheld.
The parting Of the portieres disturb.
ed Mrs Burnham and looking up she
beheld Jones, his eyes twice their
usual size. regarding her from the
doorway.
Dinner is served madam" he an
rounced.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
Business Questions Answered

DusIhess Vuestl0ns Answered
Having met with considerable success IN
coIlecting accounts of out-of-town business
mem men, l am considering starting collectionI
AZ, would you kindly advise me of some 81
the essential points of this business, what
advisable. although I believe personal calls
render better service? A general outline for
beginning is What am desirous of learning.
also OF any books that you might know a.
that would be Of assistance. w. I. L. "a
I'm glad to mail the names Of sonGy
books on collection matters.
Some Of the essential points in thi{
business are to keep expenses very low
and to draw very modest salary fo12
ones self while getting started. It n
usually a business which is slow to ID
expense attached to It. There are, thera4
fore, numbers of collection agencieSk
good, bad and indifferent, principally th4
two latter. ,5SY
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31

Tn this space Mr.. Whitehead tDiIt an
stoer readers business questions on buy
ing, selling, advertising and empIoynse,se.
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NDADVENTLRES- --BuDdddy|

I'm this story Peggy aud Bafy take
magical trip to the fdnd of lions
and cdmeIs
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31
THE HOBBY HORSE

The a make;
cheerfuny, make
do tell me must like the trip I take
rathe hobby horse kick lots of
Geewhoa!
let 'er so!
Kick heels behoONss happy wight
m bent at
Delight
No matter what hobby 4 a cheerful beast
living he'll keep feeling ft
Worryvfle he'll pick and you, at least.
as Can Your Troubles, at the sign of RestaB.'
-
Hobby, let 'er go
Swat ~. 10 4
brain will know 4.
buddy a hobby ride it right
ALEXANDER.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-03-31

I'm tomorroto's chapter they hdVs
a queer ride over the burning sundsJ
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-29
UNCEASING MISERY
Some Maysville Kidney Sufferers Gel
Little Rest or Comfort,

There Is little sleep, little rest, lit
tie peace for many sufferer from
kidney trouble. Life is one continual
round of pain. You can't rest at night
when there's kidney backache. You
suffer twinges and "stabs" of pain, an
noying urinary disorders, lameness
and nervousness. You can't be COM
Portable at work with darling pains
and binding dizzy spells. Neglect
these ailments and serious troubles
may follow. Begin Dusing Doans Kid
ney Pills at the first sign of disorder.
Thousands have testified to their
merit =
Proof in Maysville testimony.
John ]. Bramel, bookkeeper, Wal
nut Street, says: "Doan's Kidney
Pills have been of great bene-
fit to me and in fact, l attribute four
teen years of my life to them. 1t was
in 1902 that l was suffering a great
deal. After long use Of Doan's Kidney
Pills, became we'll and had no bad
effects for many years. Recently
however, noticed my kidneys were
not acting right and my system was
generally weak. l knew 1t was a re-
turn Of the trouble and l didn't lose
any time in getting a box of Doan' s
Kidney Pills at Chanslor's Drug Store.
They again gave me the same good re-
fults and consider them a wonderful
medicine"
Mr.. Bramel is only one of many
Maysville people who have gratefully
endorsed Doan's Kidney Pills. Ifyour
back aches-if your kidneys bother
you, don't simply ask for a kidney
remedy-ask distinctly for DOAN'S
KIDNEY PILLS, the same that Mr..
Byamel had-the remedy backed by
home testimony. Coo all stores. Fos-
ter-Milburn Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
when Your Back is Lame-Remem-
Der the Name"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-29
MANIAC SLAYER IS CAPTURED

Philadelphia, January 2S-Investi-
cation to determine connection of a
man calling himself omega, son of
Jesus Christ" with recent bomb out
RACES in this city, was made today by
the police.
Omega" religious maniac, yes
terday ran wild with a revolver in
each hand, killed two policemen and
another man and wounded five.
Omega" later was shot by a police
man and NOW is in the hospital I'M
der heavy guard.
A draft registration card in his
pocket identified him as George A
Lembo, 30 Mexican.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-29
TERMS OF GERMANY

Without this knowledge there can
be no such humility and repentance as
the German nation needs for the safe
ty of the world and the salvation Of its
own soul. The peace terms will fix
that. They must. And it will be large
ly German insolence, where the world
expected contrition, that makes the
terms so hard.-Greenville Is. c.
News.
Why should anybody who had stud
led the German teachings of atrocity,
and the German practice in Belgium
and France, ever have expected any
repentance?
Does the rattlesnake repent?
Does the rabid dog show any peni-
tence?
Does the hyena or the bloodsucking
tiger ever repent?
Then why expect Germans to re-
pent? They have shown that they are
lower than the very brutes. They
have shown that they possess the at
tributes of the mad dog, the rattle
snake, the hyena and the tiger for evil
without any of the good qualities even
of these creatures.
Moreover, German insolence should
not be the measure by which to Judge
of the penalty to impose upon Ger
many. The true measure is justice,
and If the peace conference is just, it
will impose the entire cost of the war
upon Germany, whether Germany be
insolent and arrogant or penitent
Less than this would be injustice
Our good friend the Greenville
News has so increasingly fought for
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-29
WANTED
Boy to work in Ledger Office.

$1,000 WILL BUY IA ACRES OF
ground II miles from Maysville On
good turnpike with a 4.room house,
o'bent tobacco barn, about 500 tobac.
co sticks, Corn Crib, Smoke House
and Milk House. 4 acres Of this
ground Is North Fork bottoms and at
the present prices will produce more
than $1,000 worth Of tobacco this year.
NJ. F. COUGHLIN
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FOR TWO MONTHS BEYOND
REACH OF ALL THE MAILS
Edward Hunter, Who For Many
Months Had Not Been. Heard
From, Writes Letter to His
MOther-A Dozen Mason
County Men in Sixth
Division.


Mrs. Charles Hunter, of Washington,
has just received letter from her
son, Edward Hunter, who has been in
France with the American Expedi-
tionary Forces. Mr.. Hunters rela-
tives had not heard from him for
about three months and the receipt
of this letter dispelled all of their
doubts as to his being in good health
or alive.
The letter follows:
Recey, France, Dec. IA, 1918.
Dear Mother:
Well suppose that you are think
ing that I have fallen into the hands
Of the Boche, since you have not heard
from me for so long. But l am still
, alive without a scratch and per-
fact health, and take 1t from me sure
consider myself lucky.
We we're almost two months where
maid men did not travel, and scarcely
anything else except American dough
boys, / guess there was great re-
joicing in U. s. when the news came
that the war was over. There was not
much excitement here when we heard
1t as we knew it was near. I was in
the big drive through the Argonne
Forest one of the biggest drives of
the war and I knew they were going
to surrender or run off to Germany.
When we got Jerry" started he re-
treated in hurry. was on three
fronts during the war. In the Vosgesr
Mountains in Alsace, Argonne Forest
and Verdun. We had some terrible
experiences, and saw many awful
sights, that I will not undertake to de-
scribe, because I am not master en-
ough Of the English language to draw
a picture that would do some Of the
situations justice.
have never seen any one over here
that know with the exception of
some boys in this division. There are
about a dozen from Mason county in
the Sixth Divisions We are now In a
small town in the central part Of
France Have been here for about a
week. I do not know what they are go
ing to do with US. We are In the first
army, and the first army corps. So /
suppose we will be among the first
dough boys that return to the States,
but II is hard to tell when that will be.
/ received the box you sent on the
25th Of November. ! had just return
ed from the front and was at verdun.
Ireceived two letters from you, one
from Aunt Maggie, and one from Eli
zabeth today. I have gotten nearly
all the letters you have written, and a
lot others.
Hoping to be on my way to the
!. States when you receive this. / am
~ ever yours,
EDWARD HUNTER.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-29

This will be when I get home, was
one of the first to get In and expect to
be about the last to get out. J.H.F.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-29
Vinol will Stop a Cough
and Break Up a Cold

A constitutional remedy that removes the cause by
building up the system. These elements contained
in Vinol-Beef and Cod Liver Peptones, Iron, Man
ganese and Glycerophosphates soon create an
energy that throws off the cold and prevents its
feoccurrence Ithas given ninety per cent satisfac
ton for sixteen years. HERE IS PROOF:
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-29
WHY SOLON SOUGHT OFFICE

Columbus, January 29-Charlee NJ.
Gordon owns house in Georgetown
Ohio.
A dog pound was built right by
Gordon's house.
Dogs howl.
Gordon couldn't sleep.
So he induced Brown county to elect
him to the Legislature
And now he has introduced a bill
making it unlawful to build a dog
pound within 5000 yards OF dwell
ing.
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Uunn, NC.

Dunn, NC.
81 suffered with q chronic cold for
four months, coughed day and night.
Had to keep on working when / was
not able to. I saw Vinol advertised
and triedfit, and I want to tell you it
just cured that cold in q, short time.
1t made me eat and sleep we'll, better
everyway."-J. c. Bagley, Dunn, NC.
For all rundown, nervous, anaemic co
feeble old people and delicate chill
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-29
Lagrange, NC,

"Foryears suffered with a chronic
cough, so / could not sleep nights and
continued to lose flesh. My druggist
asked me to try Vinol. It cured my
cough, l can sleep nights and have
gained twelve pounds. Vinol is the
best tonic and tissue builder / have ever
taken. Nv. D. Rem, Lagrange, NC.
lditions, weak women, overworked men.
lren, there 10 NO remedy like Vinol.
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the truth against Germany and has so
clearly seen the meaning of Ger
crimes that we are sure it will
stand unflinchingly, regardless of "in-
science" or penitence, for justice to
the victims, which means punishment
of the criminals.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-29

This poem was sent Mr.. and Mrs.
James w. Fitzgerald. of East Second
street by their son, Lieut.. John H.
Fitzgerald, who is now in France with
the A. e. r.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-29

After reading about the way the Reds running things
ermany wonder Cincinnati can't grab off penantChcagc