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New-York tribune., 1919-11-23
MOONLIT garden Is a far
better setting for q romance
than a Nassau Street barber

than a Nassau Street barber
shop. No author would take a
shiny hatboX Of a barber shop, Just
off Fulton Street, as the place for a
meeting and mating. Only a teller
Of true city tales, guy who didn't
know the writing rules, would do
that.
For more than three years Frank
was the best and smilingest barber
in the mirrored aperture of Mas
sau Streets wall of assorted enter
prise which is the scene of all the
acts Of this piece.
A man WHO worked downtown also
shaved downtown, because Frank
was there. This man used to get
shaves and haircuts uptown, but once
he had been too late to get a shave
in the morning and mad gone during
the noon place into the place where
Frank worked. Frank was so smil-
ing, so efficient and so all-around
good barber that he made g regu-
lar patron Of the transient. A lit
tie girl named Mae--no manicurist
spells it with final "y"-made his
nails look like debutante's, even
though he had been tending the fur
mace this morning.
The man was married and had a
baby, which, according to the man,
New-York tribune., 1919-11-23
The Meeting Over Here

TE CAME back from France
with four decorations before
he could vote or even needed
to use razor. Naturally he was
reasonably proud of his laureIs,
though in the modest way Of the
average dougfboy He just chap
pened to be there" 'any one else
would have done the same,' and
The was lucky to come through with
q whole skin," he said.
More than his decorations he
prized the fact that he had been
member Of the Foreign Legion. This
distinction consisted not only in that
many Of its members began fighting
for France before the United States
actually entered the war, but also
In peculiar custom Of the Ameri-
can members Of the legion.
Deeming themselves f1tly the
finest of their kind, modern knights
Of chivalry and adventure. willing
to undertake any hopelessly desper-
ats enterprise, the Legionaires had
sworn an awful oath. They had in
d,vidually chosen members Of the
Paussian Guard as their mortal enc
mics, and had vowed to have the life
Of one or more members Of the
guard in individual combat
Often while waiting the zero hour
New-York tribune., 1919-11-23

Nov that German opera sing
l. y ers have finally concluded that
New York doesn't want to
hear them, there is time for reflec-
ton on the possible fate Of the lit
tie German bands of street players
who used to tootle about New York
in ante-bellum days.
There were a dozen such organi-
cations then, consisting of from
three to FIVE players Git requires no
great effort to refrain from calling
them musiciansj, and so industrious
were they that any apartment dwell
er in the five boroughs would have
cast aside scruples against betting
and wagered his unopened pay en-
velope that every other man in the
street devoted q part of his waking
moments to scraping or blowing in
q German band.
They we're ubiquitous. A man
would be awakened by "Die Wacht
am Rhein" in the morning, and, while
clustering and condemning them. as
9 nuisance, would secretly take Joy
In the fact that martial music was
speeding his reluctant fingers
through clothes-buttoning and shoe
lacing, adding an extra minute to
his allotted time for newspaper read
Ing at the breakfast table. Some
times he'd toss two or three pennies
New-York tribune., 1919-11-23

ing mo" emphatically. He must
have liked Frank
"But Mae-where's she?" the man
asked.
The little proprietor turned away.
He seemed not to want to talk much
The bootblack, also a veteran in the
shops service, spoke up.
"You know" he said, sort of pug.
zled, Frank, before he go, marry
Mae. She read his letter to us frs,
Then mono come. Two day, tree
mebbe week or mont, he don't write,
she tell u.s."
The bootblack added, in effect, that
after six weeks without letters she
had suddenly disappeared from the
shop. The boss went to her house.
the bootblack said, because he didn't
like to see her cry. The boss waited
for more than four hours, according
to the best information the boot
black had, but she didn't come home
The boss still goes there, mostly on
Sunday afternoons, the bootblack
added, but the landlady who answers
the doorbell always shakes her head
and says she hasn't returned as yet.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-23
W1atb TO Bethe Fate of I hose German Bands?

out Of the window and shamefacedly
withdraw from sight before the
coins had been expertly netted in
the hat of the coin collector below.
At noon, when the fat dweller
left his Office for q hurried glass Of
beer and plate of free lunch, a
German band would be there with
the cadence Of some German drink
ing song. The drinker wouldn't feel
impelled to drop anything in the hat
Of the bands collector that time, be-
cause he'd know the players were
simply working out their meal at the
free lunch counter.
Then when he'd return home at
night there would be German band,
perhaps the very same German
band, playing "The Blue Danube"
and how they could play It'll To one
who can't distinguish do, re, me from
ia, sol, la, when played on steam
calllope that was the very essence
Of music; and if potatoes were
scorched, or somebody needed new
shoes, it didn't necessarily mean that
somebody was always taking the joy
out Of life.
Some days were red letter occa-
sions on the calendars of the Ger
man bandsmen. One such was the
birthday Of George Ehret, the brew
er. An accurate census Of German
New-York tribune., 1919-11-23
Not Waiting for Trains

ID ACK in the home town from
ID which many of us have come
hanging around the station to
"see the train come in" was, of
course, an honorable and popular
diversion. One would not expec'
this custom to prevail here, where
the arrival Of q train is signalized
only by wild and tinny rumbling
somewhere in the depths of the
structure and an eleventh hour line
flashed on the bulletin board to the
effect that train No 81 is arriving
at the other end of the terminal
after all. Yet at most hours of
the day the New Workers in the
waiting rooms Of Manhattan's two
great terminals outnumber the pas
sengers.
They do not, it is true, come to
see the trains come in or go out: re-
New-York tribune., 1919-11-23

what he thinks Of the new income
tax. He poises himself dexterously
first on one leg and then on the other.
And as soon as he can safely do so,
he makes dive for the door, dodg-
ing questions at every step and bow
ing amiably right and left with an
effective air of fnality.
Whew! The pink and the purple
periods are over. The air becomes
blue, not with smoke-oh, no, they
don't smoke cigarettes at political
teas-but with ideas. They begin to
exchange notes on what the gallant
gentleman has told them. How wise
they feel! And then they go home
and unload it all on poor, long-suf-
fering hubby, who wishes to God
that pink teas still were the fashion
instead Of political pow-wows.
New-York tribune., 1919-11-23
Shave? Manicure?

the crowds which made carpet Of
breadwinners on Nassau Street. He
rubbed his chin-refectively, the au-
thors call it-and felt the need Of
a shave. Frankie remembered
quickly and pleasantly. He recalled
Mae, too, bit sheepishly, because
they had honestly been almost
friends with him and he hadn't
dropped downtown to see them once
in two years.
The old barber shop looked the
same, except for new second chair
and new man behind. The proprie-
tor, small, stout and Italian, had a
hearty greeting for his long missing
patron
"Where's Frank" the man asked.
The little proprietor, being Latin
and expressive, hunched his shoul-
ders till the edges of them were as
high as his ears, while he held his
hands over his pauncly midriff,
palms front. 1t was the Sicilian
gesture denoting doubt and sorrow.
Frank went 20 war;" he said, SIM
ply. "No exemption, he just went.
October, think, two years ago
First to Yaphank, Upton, you know,
then to France. He's buried there
some place"
The little proprietor was affected
deeply, the man saw. He was shak-
ing his head as though he were say
New-York tribune., 1919-11-23

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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-05-27
Piles Gu red in 6 to IA Days

Druggists refund money if PAZO ONT
MENT fails tb cure Itching, Blind. Bleed
ing or ProttHing Piles. Stops Irritation;
Soothes andI Heals. You can get restful
sleep after the first application. Price
SOC.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-05-27
$55Oin Cash and Gven Away Nd Writing Canpaign
Explanations and
Rules of the Campaign
Copyright 1919, Gains Advertising
System.)

$55o.o0 will be given in prizes for the
best ads written about each firm in
the campaign.
% prizes will be given every week for
the best ads written about each firm in
the campaign. First prize is SIS in gold
which is deposited at the Glynn coun
ty Bank.
All ads sent in whether they win
a prize or not will be retained until
the end of the IS weeks of the cam.
paign.
Judges will be appointed for the final
grand prize. The Grand Prize is a $50
Sonora Talking Machine on display at
Milier's Furniture Store.
Write your ad on one side of the sheet
and your name and s@dress plainly ON
the other side of the Sheet When the
time arrives for selecting the best
ads, the name of the writer will be
under seal, so not even the judges will
know to whom the ad belongs.
These ads will be taken to the Riiou
Theatre, and some one from the audi.
ence will be chosen to take the seal
from name of the ad Winning the prize,
ane same will be read aloud
An individual can write as many ads
as he or she may wish, and about as
many firms as one wishes. If you write
about each firm each week you will
have more ads, and naturally better
chance to win more prizes.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1919-05-27
FATHER 4eAp'No ALL He CAN


@Two of my sons are in the war.
an doing all | c5n to help my country
as well as Mayrs Wonderful Remedy
Which l can thank for my present
good health suffered 5 years with
most serious stomach trouble and
bloating. Am recommending it to all
sufferers. 1t is a simple, harmless
preparation that removes the catarr
hal mucus from the intestinal tract
and allays the inflammation which
causes practically all stomach. liver
and intestinal ailments, including ap
illasaa ~ ana dose will convince or
money refunded.
Is sold by G.. V. Gates and Walsh
Drug company.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-21
G G G00G g G G G G G G c
g ON THE FARM G
g IN KENTUCKY c
OK 100000 G G G G G 9 c
Uncle Sam SAYS So

Uncle Sam is worried over the price
the housekeeper is paying for beef.
Uncle Sam is so much worried that he
has looked into the matter to find
where the blame lies. Uncle Sam
states that the farmer is getting lower
price for his cattle than he did during
the war and that the packer Is selling
carcasses of beef from Is to 20 per
cent lower than in March of this year.
From this 1t would appear that the
housekeeper must fight the retailer to
get the reduced pricew hich after-the-
war conditions warrant. That the sit
uation is a serious one can be seen
from what Uncle Sam recently an
nounced for publication:
1.-THE situation is real menace to
the farmer and to the consuming pub
lie as we'll. Many cattle raised in re-
Spouse to the demand for meat pro-
duction for the Army are now matur-
ing, and if marketed on a falling mar
ket will cause heavy loss to the pro-
ducers, with the result that declining
production may be expected in the flu
ture."
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-21

Fern Creek near Louisville staged
the opening Farmers Community
Meeting for the season. In spite of an
acute labor shortage, the evening
meetings were overflow affairs. The
program evidently got results for the
committee which handled the meeting
are to have a get-together meeting
early in August. At that time Mr..
Godfrey Morgan of the College Of
Agriculture will be on hand to help
them organize for greater efficiency in
community work.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-21
Many May syille People Have Been
Called As Witnesses.

Week after week has been publish
ed the testimony of Maysville people
kidney ufferers-backache victims
people who have endured many forms
of kidney. bladder or urinary disor-
ders. These witnesses have used
Doan's Kidney Pills. ALI have given
their enth usiastic approval. It's the
same everywhere. $4,000 American
mel and women are publicly recon-
mending Doan's-always in the home
papers. Isn't 1t wonderful, convic-
ing mass OF proof? II you are a sur
ferer your verdict must be "Try
Doan's first"
Here's one more Maysville case.
A Sorries, lock and gun-smith, W.
Second and Wall Sts., gave the fol-
lowing statement In January 1912:
The action Of my kidneys was ire
gular and the kidney secretions con-
tanned sediment. / had backaches and
when ] stopped over. had trouble in
Strengthening up. Colds settled In my
back and kidneys, too. Doan's Kid
ney Pills stopped the trouble and my
back and kidneys became as strong
and we'll as ever"
A LASTING EFFECT
On November IA. 1916, Mr.. Sorries
said: Il am the same strong believer
In Doan's Kidney Pills today, as when
l gave my former endorsement.
haven't had any trouble with my kid
neys in a long time and l believe the
cure they gave me will be perma-
nent."
Price 60c. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy - get
Doan's Kidney Pills - the same that
Mr.. Sorrles had. Foster-Milburn Co,
Mfgrs.. Buffalo. N. Y.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-21
Ths Stsr;eA The 0esl4sps 1ceA
THE FAIRY WITH THE PAPER CAP

keeps the foolish young sprouts from
running away"
Where would they run to-" asked
Dolly.
"All over the garden" said the
Airy, coolly. "They would scare out
every other plant on the place. But
If we are pinched good and hard at
the right time we are all right" .
zone of the other Fairies said some
thing about running-oh, I know! II
was the Fairy with the Pink Vest"
YES" said the Fairy in the Paper
Cap; HE is my big cousin"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-21
Ruggles
Camp Meeting
JULY 9th TO AUGUST 3rd.


Rev, w. II, Davenport and j. NJ.
Literal, Superintendent.
The talent offered is the best to be
had and gives assurance of the best
oampmeeting ever held at this historic
spot.
Evangelist, Rev. G. w. Bunton, d. D.,
Dayton, Ohio.
Young Peoples Service, Rev. ]. b
Mahaffey, Covington.
Children's Hour, Miss Virginia Mae
Iurd, Maysville.
Chorus Director and Soloist, T. B.
Ashley, Pikeville.
Accompanist, ]. Robert Currey, In
dianapolis, Ind.
Cornetist, Howell NJ. Richardson
Maysville.
Morning hour preachers, Ministers
of Kentucky Conference.
The privileges have been let to re-
sponsible men who will render good
service.
Hotel, W. H. Hamrick
Confectionery, Thompson & Mearns.
Stable and Auto Park, r. NJ Marri-
son & Son.
Chief of Police, w. ID. Hendrickson.
Admission on Saturdays and Sun
days only, adults rs cents, children
under twelve, Is cents.
For information relative to the rent
ing of cottages or any of the business
affairs of the campmeeting apply to
JOHN r. BRODT, President,
Maysyiile, Ky.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-21
Canned Corn For Cattle

Silos are increasing in number very
rapidly in Kentucky. Cattle feeders
and dairyment are using canned corn
for cattle more generally each season.
The Extension Division of the College
of Agriculture is using every effort
this season to have a record number
of silos erected in the State.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-21

"Dolly." said Billy one Horhihs'
"Do YOU want to help me in the gar
den for little while? Maybe you Will
see one of those Fairies you are al
ways talking about"
"oh, I'd love to-" said Dolly. what
are you going to do?" Dolly was al
WAYS eager to have part in the WORK
of the United States School GARDEN
Army
"Come along and III show YOU
said her brother So they went out
into the garden in the fresh morning
air. Billy carried some little paper
pots. and he let Dolly carry some TOO
The pots had tiny plants in them
81 am going to transplant these" he
said, "just as the United States School
Garden Army directions say"
"What does that mean?" asked Dol
", who wanted every new word ex-
planned. | think that is very good
thing, don't you?
"It means that plant the seeds In
these little pots and then transplant
or plant the magain-in the garden,
said Billy, who always liked to tell
Dolly about things. He didn't say, as
some brothers do, "Oh, you're only a
girl-you couldn't understand"
So he and Dolly carried out the fun
ny little paper boxes. Billy had some
rows of ground already prepared for
the pots. He had dug the ground up
and loosened it until it was soft
enough for young plants, He hoed the
ground up into rows. Then he made
holes large enough for the pots. Then
he planted the pots, being careful TO
knock off the bottoms.
"Now," he said, 81 think that ought
to do"
do what?" asked Dolly.
you jut watch and see" said her
brother. And If you see a Dewdrop
Fairy on one of those little seedlings
maybe he will tell you all you want
to know"
Billy went into the house to get
ready for school and Dolly stood in
the Garden, hoping Fairy would soon
come and tell her about the plants in
the paper pots.
"Well-here / am" said voice so
4. 40 ha,
And there he was, to be sure. A
little fellow all dressed in green. His
coat was dark green and his little vest
was very light green--almost white.
1t had rather large buttons Of the
same color.
81 didn't see you at ALL said Dolly
"Of course you didn't. I've only just
been born" said the Fairy. Then Dol
ly noticed that he had funny little
paper cap on his head just like the
pots she had helped Billy to plant
Only, of course, the cap was very tiny
not much bigger than the head of
pin.
"Yes, came out of one OF those pa
per potts." he said, as if he knew what
she was thinking. That's the best
way to plant cucumbers. We do not
grow so very fast SO it is better to
give us a nice start in the house. Then,
pretty soon we begin to grow out here
and then, you just watch u.s."
That's what | am going to do" said
the little girl.
shall tell you secret?" whisper
ed the Fairy with the paper cap.
"Oh, yes-do!" cried Dolly, who
loved to have secret" with some
body.
well, when my plants get too live
ly the gardener pinches our heads
Off"
Obi" cried Dolly, much shocked
II think that is wicked. / will tell
Billy-he won't let anybody do such
thing to you"
"Oh! we don't mind 1t so much 1t
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-21

The Public Ledger is authorized to
announce DR.. w. S. YAZELL as a can
didate for the Republican nomination
for Representative from Mason Coun-
ty in the General Assembly of the
State of Kentucky at the August Pri-
mary 1919.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-21
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Public Ledger is authorized to
announce Mr.. C. Calvert Early as
candidate for Representative from Ma
son county. subject to the action of
the Democratic voters at the August
primary, 1919
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-21
g G @ G G G G G G G. g G g G
g PEACE PROJECTS 6
6 &
9 coo @ g G G G 9 G G G G

In what was once the buffers pan
try Of the American Embassy in Ber-
lin the American Red Cross is operat-
ing a clothing shop whose patrons are
all Russian officers, prisoners in Ger
many for more than four years. The
storekeeper is a quartermaster-ser-
geant of the United States Army. No
money is taken in over the counter,
and business is conducted largely in
sign language, The store house af-
fords to the Russians the first oppor-
tunity they have had in four years to
replenish their wardrpbes.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-21
FOxpOrt

Misses Mary and Hattie Deatley and
Dudley Ferguson and wife of Tolles-
boro, came up Sunday to attend the
basket meeting.
Mrs. Allie Florence is very sick at
this writing.
Riley Lightner came home from
Lexington Saturday to visit his faith
er, Ely Lightner, and to attend the
basket meeting returning Monday. ,
Rev. Carver of Garrison, Ky,
preached at the Galley Christian
church Saturday night.
Mrs Alex Johnson is visiting rela-
tiyes at Brushy Fork this week.
Try q Ledger Want Ad, N Paws
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-21

The cross roads oracle says: You
can train brains an exercise 'em Just
like you can train an exercise your
muscles.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-21

An A. E. F. nurse gives an amusing
illustration of French thrift and novel
method of treating suture wounds. The
incident occurred on the last Sunday
before the armistice was signed when
Fritz paid the hospital farewell call
by dropping shells, killing soldiers
and injuring cattle.
Some of the cattle had theor entire
necks laid open by shraDnel," the
nurse says. "One Frenchman was
seen pinning the hide together with
safety pins, while another Frenchman
was milking the COW so the milk
would not be lost in case the animal
'cashed int But the COW survived, in
spite of the startling surgery, and con-
tinued to contribute regularly and lib
orally to the comfort of the soldiers
before they moved on"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-21

The cross roads oracle says: The
war got everybody to workin togeth-
err Let em keep the good work up
now the wars over.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-21

The appeal to the American people
for further financing of their Red
Cross this fall will bear on essential
work for the soldiers, sailors and ma
fines that must be completed, as well
as on the new obligations imposed on
humanitarian nation.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-21

The English language promises soon
to displace French as the language of
business and diplomacy, is the mes
sage from the island of Crete, where
instruction in English has been ar
ranged. In thousands of schools in
the Near East English is a compul-
sorry study.
Representatives of the American
Red Cross are promulgating western
ideas through the civilian and military
hospitals, and among the 5000 refu-
gees from Asia Minor. American agri-
culturists are completing a survey of
the soil mopssibilities of Crete and are
Systematically educating the farmers
of Greece and its largest island so
that they can increase their yielding Of
crops.
The League of Red Cross Socities,
organized only few weeks ago, is
making gigantic offensive against ty-
plus in eastern Europe. League Of
ficials say there will be no armistice in
this war.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-21

Red Gross members distant from
centers of military activity must be
reminded that Red Cross work for SOL
diers will overlap for considerable
time other work which is being in
augurated in conformity with the
great peace program of the organiza-
ton.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-21

Correspondence io0 please give Facts as briefly IA
,ossioie Waen anythin90 J 0reat importance occurs
use The Telegraph or hs TeiephoHs al our eIDense
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-21

Try Ledger Want Ad. II Pays.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-07-21
SUMMING UP THE EVIDENCE

Try a Ledger Want Ad. II PAYS.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-12-12

Womcn's Knit Skirts, !5c. 9sc
and S1.25.
ChiIdren's Knit skirts. zoe and
S5c.
ChiIdren's Knit LegEings. soc.
Girls Knit Tams, S1.59.
ChiIdren's Sweaters, 59e and 75c.
Girls Knit Aviation Caps, spe-
ciaI, soc.
Babies Knit boots, 15c, 25c, zoe,
39c, soc, 09c and 75e.
Babies Caps, soc. soc and e0c.
babies Sacques, soc, Toe, sSc and
$1.4S.
Babies Sweaters, soc, Toe. ssc
and SI.19.
Boot Socks, 15c and 17c
Misses and ChiIdren's SIumber
Slippers, 10c.
Mems and Women's SIumber
Slippers, 35c
Girls and Boys Toques. 5sc,
75c and 9Sc.
Infants Drawer Lcggings, 75c to
S1.19. ''
Infants BIbs. Zoe and soc.
Ladies' Black Sateen Skirts, 9Sc
to 1925.
Ladies' CoIored Skirts, $3.50 to
$1.0S.
Infants Cashmere sacques, 75c
to S1.4S.
FIannclette Dresses, 4 to @ years,
soc and J8e.
Ladies' White Aprons. 39c to
$1.1O.
Ladies' FianneIette Dressing
Sncaues, gSc.