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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-26
GOVERNMENT BONDS
CHICAGO BUTTER AND EGGS

Chicago. Sept. 28-BUTTER-Rece
sa71 tubs Firm. Extra. 61c: firsts, 5oh a
EGGS-Receipts. 6o27 crates. Firm
~ @4sC.
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Paws Back Dividends In Stock

Chicago. Sept. 26.-All tho back
dividends on Standard Gas and Electric
Company preferred stock. amounting to
13 per cent. were ordered paid by the
directors in common stock at par.
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West Shore r r Is

Bonds sl1f7s. 900. compared with s1s,-
2si.OoO Yesterday; thus far this week
sO0,775,oOO same period last week. gTI..
500 900.
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BAR SILVER

Commercial bar silver was quoted in
New York today at 81. 1917 an OUNCE,
a gain of lhc. In London the price
was 93ssd, unchanged. sf1
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-26
A Debenture Bond
With Convertible Features

There are some de-
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well protected by as
sets and earnings, pos
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We are offering
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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-26

Stocks. 1i,453 shares. compared with
"a, $40 shares yesterday; thus far this week
52, 326 shares same period last week 40. BO4
shares.
''Net change made by comparison with
last sale on New York Stock Exchange.
Sales in BONDS Net
q Ele&PeoTT4s. =. 6S 6S 6S
6 LehNal IS. 1901 l0l15 1Ol15
300 Victory ANS. 80 60 90. go 996O-1S
II PhilaEl 1st IS. % 03 90
4 Reading gen4s. SIIi SlIf SIls
'Odd lots.
Bonds, s27, 900, compared with S27. 100
yesterday; thus far this week, Sl17, 400:
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rnnAY,s RANGE IN LIRERrY RoNna

Sales OF Liberty Bonds IN the Stock Er.
change carry interest to date Of sale. The
seller receives that interest, IN addition to
The sale price Of the bond.
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Ill Central 8 AS
Illinois Steel 4hs

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Imp Jap Govt As
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Imp J Govt 5s
1000 1907
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-09-26

stocks 03I. 400 shares compared with
SCI 300 shares Yesterday; thus far this week
H3n, 300 shares; same period last week.
i,OU7.50O shares
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-12-07

mired its people, wrote a novel about
them, Dragging of them and saying what
fine folks they were. When it was safely
out, he was almost ashamed to go back
to the town he had flattered so highly.
Alightius from his train, he looked
around and started to step into buck
board that a young man drove between
the station and the Colestown hotel This
young man glared at him Jelly, and said:
We'll, you've got nerve to come back
herew
why, what's the natter said Luz
kens, trembling.
Matter? Good Lord You've DETAINED
our beautiful city. You've said Colestown
was quiet, and given out that there isn't
building in the place as big as the
pyramid of Cheops!"
But there isn'tw protested Lukens
covering in his seat.
GO onl' exclaimed the driver. you're
a traitor! Sneakr
On his way through Colestown Lukens
was stoned by indignant natives, and the
city marshal threw his club at him. The
weekly paper came out day ahead of
time) with two columns of denunciation
headed:
Treat Him with Silent Contempt or a
Brickbat."
All that night Colestown serenaded him
with tin cans, dinner bells cannon crack
ers and green timber, and wildly demand
ed that he come out on the porch.
1t is true that 1.-THE Gentleman from In
diana" might have taffied the state more
frantically than it did. His opening par
asraph begins, There is fertile stretch
of flat lands in Indiana where unagraran
eastern travellers, glancing from car win
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-12-07

In Tarkingtonapolis. frequently called
indianapolis by our careless geogra-
piers. dwells the hero of this sketch,
now a solid citizen 50 years old. II
is-a long time since he used to leave
bis pair Of white gloves on a restaurant
table, let the waiter come rushing
after him with them, and. in an inimit-
able Tarkingtonesque tone of indiffer-
ence, say:
"oh. no. thank YOU. No. thank you!
] never wear pair or white gloves
he second S:me."
And many a long gear has gone by
since he scandalized a hunt club by
whistling to its dogs all OF whom inn
mediately forgot the fox and rallied
around Harrington, wagging their
tails. leaping for Joy and shouting in
tumultuous exultation:
Long live the king of Indianap
Wv have so many nu1norists taken
the precaution to be born in Indiana -?
A New Yorker once protested to
George AIDE. after all. Indiana can't
claim everything. Here in New York
we've got A native hImorist who's just
as good as Eggleston or Harrington or
George AIDE. and no one can deny it.
His name is Ford-Sin1eon Ford. He
as funny as Riley or Bill Nye"
a few days later AIDE met the New
Yorker
Well" said Ford, I'm living here be-
cause I have business interests in New
York city. but l was born in Indiana"
Politicians used to say, "As goes In
diana, so goes the nation; new book
sellers say it, and maps are being pre-
pared showing Indianas various literary
belts-a red belt where the historical
novel has attained uantity production, a
blue belt where Hoosier poetry of the
Riley brand flourishes: a green belt
where George AIDE turns out amusing
plays and skits and in the very midst
of that state of mind the Booth Tark-
ington belt.
Not only was Harrington born in In
diana, he was educated there, and if you
want portrait of Harrington as he APP
peared whEs a student at Purdue uni
versity, read his description of a fresh
man in THE Conquest of Canaan"
His long and slender face he wore
smiling. beneath an accurately cut plas-
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dows. shudder and return their eyes to
the interior upholstery" But when the
whole world applauded Harrington, In
diana and its inhabitants somehow felt
tickled, and the tickled feeling grew. and
Harrington decided to turn his popularity
to account by hurting himself .into poll
tics, and during his first campaign some
one heard two citizens talking him over
Going to vote for Booth Harrington? '
you mean that actor fellow?"
yes, that acrobat
You bet I'll vote for him."
Why"
Because want to see what sort Of
fool he'll make of himself
When Harrington had finished his first
campaign speech his committee rallied
around him and said, encouragingIy,
"Well, you tried anyhow"
After a single term in the state leg
islature, Harrington retired from pol.
ties for good and all, and maybe il was
just as well. for he had supported a
bill wickedly favoring Sunday baseball
No doubt he was barking back to
that when he made statesman in one
of his stories below nobly against a
similar measure.
What led to the Decline and Fall of
the Roman Empire? l await an an
SWEET. from the advocates of this degen-
crate measure 1 demand an answer
from theml Let us hear from some one
on THAT subject. Why don't they
speak up? They can't give one. Not
because they're not familiar with his
tory. No, sir That's not the reason.
It's because they DARENT!"
In another delightful yarn, Tarking-
ton reports how two foreign born
Amerieans-an italian and the German
girl he is courting-discuss the ItaI-
ian's future.i
You keeb oud polidigsr says Ber-
tina, earnestly. My uncle, Louis
Gratz, he ISIS got a neighbor lady; her
man gone in polidigs. \ Aftervorts he
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-12-07
by BoLLIN LYNDE HARTT.

! tel of hair cornicing his forehead. This
perfect bang was shown under a round
blacVk hat, whose brim was so small as
almost not no be there at all, and the
head was supported by waXy white sea
wall of a collar. rising three inches above
the blue pillows of a puffed cravat, on
which floated a large, hollow pearl His
ulster, sporting a big cape at the Shout
ders, and a tasselled hood over the cape
was of rough Scotch cloth patterned in
squares the size of bagge checks.
His legs were lost in the accurately
creased, voluminous garments that were
the tailor's canny( reaction against tight
trousers. They were, in color, a polish
russell broadly striped with gray and in
size permitted a liberal knee action to
take place without superficial effect.
Upon his feet glistened long shoes.
shaped. save for the heels, like racing
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politics that amused Harrington most,
however 1t was the spouting. No hui
morist has ever hit off the pcpu ar
orator half SO comically. Here, for in
stance is a speech by an inspired poll
tician who tells the citizens of Platts-
Vile that the towns potentialities are
in their hands:
shall we take an example? Not
from the marvellous. my friends. Let
us seek an illustration from the ordi-
nary. Is not that better? One familiar
to the humblest. One we can all COM
prehend. One from our everyday lie.
One which will interest even the young.
Yes. The common housefly.
ION the window sill we place bit Of
flypaper, and, contiguous to it, a flower
upon which the happy insect likes TO
feed and rest The little fly APP
proaches. Seel He hoyers between the
two. One is a fatal trap and anbus-
cade, the other a safe harbor and IN
nocuous haven. But mystery allures
him. He pauses, undecided.
THAT is the Present. That, my
friends, is the Present. What will he
do? WHAT will he do? WHAT WILL
HE DO?
Memories of the past are whisper
ing to him; Choose the flower-light
on the posy.' Here wo clearly see the
influence of the past on the present.
Bug, to employ figure of speech. tn
flypaper beckons to the insect toot--
somely, and says he. Shall 1 give it
trial? Shall I? Shall l give it trial?'
The futuSe is in his hands to make or
unmake. The past, the voice Of POW
dence, has counselled him, Lea fe 1t
alone, leave it alone little fly Does
he heed the warning? Does he heed
the warning? Does he? All, mol
HE springs in the air, decides between
the two attractions, one so deadly 10 his
interests, and crops upon the flypaper to
perish miserably. The future is his no
Continued ON Page TweISe)
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-12-07
MADE s2.O4 "A YEAR WRITING

Tarkington's first smashing success in
the literary game was a book called THE
Gentleman from Indiana" For eight
years he had written steadily and the ex-
act amount of cash received had been
S1e32 Now everything suddenly began
coming his way, though the risks were
awful AS a general rule, worthy to be
pasted in one shat and keut there for ref
erence, never write about the home town
folks.
Harrington once published a sketch of
his experience in that line, in which he
called himself Lukens, and gave Indians
apolis the name of Colestown Lukens.
who had grown up in Colestown and adj
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-12-07

SOULS These were partially protected
by tan-colored low CATERS with flat,
shining buttons.
In one hand the youth swung bone
handled walking stick, perhaps one and
half inches in diameter; the other car
ried a yellow leather banjo-case, upon
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-12-07
It'll soon be in Museums

Ugh! Calomel makes you sick It's horrible! Take
dose of the dangerous drug tonight and tomorrow you
may lose days work.
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver, which
rosis of the bones Calomel, when it into
tact with bile, crashes into it, breaking it up
This is when you feel that nausea and cramping.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-12-07
The Funniest Men That EUer Lived
of the Worlds Greatest HumOrs Eccenrc
ties Their FOIies and Their FOibles.
IARTr

either side of which glittered embossed
silver letters He was smoking, but
walked with his head uP. making use,
however. of a gait new to Canaan. a
seemingly superb, irresponsible lounge,
engendering much motion of the snoul-
ders and producing an effect of careless
ness combined with independence.
My soulH said Mr.. Davey.A Iteseems
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-12-07
Take "Dodson's Liver Tone"

If you sluggish and 'all knocked out" if your
liver torpid and bowels constpaed you have head
ache, dizziness coated tongue, if breath is bad stom-
ach sour just try spoonful of harmless Dodsons Liver
Tone tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-12-07
Take "Dodson's Liver Tone"

Here is my guarantee-Go to any drug store and get
bottle of Dodsons Liver Tone for few cents Take
spoonful and if it doesn't straighten you right up
and make you feel fine and vigorous want you to go
back to the store and get your money Dodsons Liver
Tone is destroying the sale of caomel because is real
liver medicine; entirely vegetable, therefore it not
salivate make you sick
guarantee that spoonful of Dodson's Liver
Tone will put your sluggish liver to work and clean
your bowels of that bile and constipated waste
which is cogging your system and making you feel
miserable.
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got it, He iss in der hennidenshiarry
two years. You know why?"
Democrat" shouts the Italian. tri-
umphantly
It was not the enticing rascaIities Of
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Continued ON Page TweIve)
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-08-01
THE blues
Caused by


Millions Of people who worry. are dsspon.
dent. have spells of mental depression. feel
blue and are often melancholy. believe that
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over which they have little or no control.
Nearly always, however. they can be traced
to III internal ource-Acld- otomAch Nor 10
1t to be wondered 1t. Acid-stomach, begin
with such we'll defined symptoms ~ In
dig estion. belching. heartburn. bloat. ETC..
will. II not checked. in time affect to some
degree or other all the vital organs. The
nervous system becomes deranged. Digestion
suffers. The blood IL impoverished. Health
and strength are undermined. The victim Of
acid stomach. although he may not know
tho cause Of his ailments. feels his hope,
courage. ambition and energy slipping. And
truly life II dark-not worth much to the
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Get rid of It! Don't let acid-stomach hold
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even moro than you expect.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-08-01

struggling ont Of the night when they
stole across the road above Harris
Tavern and made their way through
the stable yard to the rear Of the
house. His one thought was to gee
her safely inside the Tavern.
The door was locked. He delivered
4 series Of ~resounding kicks upon its
stout face. Revolver In hand. he faced
about and waited for the assault Of
the men who, he was sure, would
come plunging around the corner OF
the building in response to the racket
But there was nc attack.
At last there were sounds from
within. A key grated In the lock and
. bolt was shot. The door flew open.
Mr.. Clarence Dillingford appeared in
the opening. partially dressed. his
hair sadly tumbled. his eyes blinking
In the light Of tho lantern he held
aloft.
swell, what the Then his case
alighted on the lady. "For the love
Of" began the embarrassed Dilling-
ford. "What the dew l say. can't
you see that I'm not dressed1 What
the"
"Give me that lantern" said Barnes,
and snatched the article out Of the un-
resisting hand. "Show me the way
to Miss Thackeray's room, Dillingfor6.
No time for explanations"
"Well, for the love Of"
II will take you to Miss Thackeray's
ROOM" said Barnes. leading her swift.
y through the narrow passage. "She
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-08-01
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

In the good old summer time when
fruits OF all kinds are getting ripe
and tempting, when cucumbers, rad
ishes and vegetables fresh from the
garden are too good to resist, when the
festive picnic prevails and everybody
cvereats and your stomach goes back
on you, then is the time for august
Flower" the sovereign remedy for
tired, Overw0rked and disordered stOm.
achs, a panacea for indigestion, fer
mentation of food. sour stomach, sick
headache and constipation. 1t gently
stimulates the liver, cleanses the In
testines and alimentary canal, making
life worth living. Sold everywhere. Adv.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-08-01

will make you comfortable for the
that u until I Am able to secure a
room for you. Come on, Dillingford."
Miss Thackeray was awake.
Through the closed door she asked
what on earth was the matter.
II have q friend here-a lady. VIII
you dress as quickly as possible and
take her in with you for q little
while1'
There was no immediate response
from the inside. Then Miss Thackeray
observed. quite coldly: II think I'd
like to hear the lady's voice, IL you
don't mind. / recognize yours per.
fectly. Mr.. Barnes, but / am not in the
habit Of opening my"
II guess I don't need to Dress" said
Miss Thackeray. and opened her door.
Come In, please. I don't know who
you + or what you've been up to.
but there are times when women
ought to stand together. And what's
more. ! sha'n't ask any questions"
She closed the door behind the un-
expected guest. and Barnes gave .
great nigh Of relief.
@Say. Nj. Barnes" said Miss Thack.
cray, several hours later. coming upon
him In the hall. II guess I'll have 10
ask you to explain q little. She's q
nice. pretty girl. and all that, but she
won't open her lips about anything,
She says you will do the talking. I'm
. good sport, you know, and not espe.
cially 1nicky. but I'd hate to-"
.How II she1 Is she resting7 Does
she seem"
well. she's stretched out on my bed
with my best nightie on, and she seems
to be doing a. well as could be expect
ed" said Miss Thackeray dryly.
HAS she had coffee and"
II am going after It now. It seems
that shs n In the habit Of having It
In bed. I wish I had her imagination.
Il would b great to imagine that all
Jon have to do Is to say. i think I'll
have coffee and rolls and one egg sent
up. and then 60 on believing your wish
would come true. Still. I don't mind.
She seems 20 nice and pathetic. and in
trouble. and II"
thank you, Miss Thackeray. II
you win : that she has her coffee
I1l-Tu wait for you here Ia the hall
and Try 70 explain. l can't tell ron
everything at present-not without her
consent-but what ! do tell will be
sufficient t. make you think you are
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-08-01
CAPITAL and Labor.

Capital and Labor.
whats the difference between cap
ital and labor?"
III I had to work and turn three
fourths of my wages over to you, that
would be labor"
sYes?"
ION the other hand, II you had to
work and turn three-fourths Of your
wages w to me, that would be cap
ital."-Life.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-08-01
owners. Mr.. Barnes loyal prince

OWuCACs AJAX D04HC0 AOy0A PAAA~0 ~
the blood"
'But why herer he insisted.
HE was to take them into Canada.
and thence. in good time. to the palace
Of his ancestors"
II am to understand. then. that not
only you but the committee you speak
Of. fell into . carefully prepared trap.
Tho treachery. therefore, had it's In
ception In the loyal nest. You were be-
trayed BY q friend"
II am sure Of It." abe said bitterly.
'If this mar Sprouse does not sue.
coed In restoring the-oh, I believe !
shall kill myself, Mr.. Barnes"
Tho wall Of anguish In her voice
went straight to his heart.
HE has succeeded. take my word
for It. They will be in your hands be-
fore many hours have passed"
Els he to come to the Tavern with
them1 Or am I to meet him"
sGood Lordl" he gulped. Here was
. contingency he had not considered.
Where ana when would sprouse ap-
pear with his bootyf I'll fancy we'll
and him waiting for us ut the Tavern"
'But had you no understandings"
"Er-tentatively." The Precipitation
started on his brow. He vas thinking
Of something else: his amaxing stu
pidity In not foreseeing the very situa-
don that now presented itself. Why
had he neglected to settle upon .
meeting place with Sprouse In the
event that circumstances forced them
to part company In nightl Fearing
that shs would pursue the subject he
made haste to branch or onto another
line.
'What II the real object Of the con-
spiracy> up there. Miss Cameron"
you must bear with me q little
longer. MI. Barnes" she said. appeal
ingly. II cannot say anything now"
"You said that tomorrow night
would be too late. What did you mean
By that1'
ohe waited q few seconds and then
removed her head from his shoulder
he heard the sharp intake Of hel
breath and felt the convulsive move.
ment Of the arm that rested against
his. There was no installing her sud.
den agitation.
r WIN tell you," she said. and he
was surprised by the hardness that
came into her voice. Tomorrow morn.
Inc was the time ret for my marriage
% that wretch up there. I could have
avoided It only BY destroying myself.
Il you had come tomorrow night In.
stead Of tonight you would have
found me dead. that II al. Now you
understand"
.Cood 0odl You-were to be forced
into Z marriage with-why. Il II the
most damnable-"
sO'Dowd-God bless himl-was my
only champion. he knew my father.
He"
'sIistenl T. he Kissed. starting to his
feet.
Don't novel" came from the DARK
neas outside. II have me gun leveled.
! heard me name taken In vain.
Thanks for the blessing. I was won
dering whether ron would say some
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-08-01
His Comfortable WAY.

"Ah, Squire = saluted a neighbor,
show did you find the speech last
night by the Hon. Bray Lowder on
the burning issues Of the day?"
splendid !" replied the Old Cod.
ger. Il don't know when l have en
joyed the Outburst Of an Hon. SO
much"
But you ali! appeared to be a.
sleep the most of the time, and
appeared to be? BY gosh! I was q.
sleep all the while after the first 1C
minutes."-Kansas City Star.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-08-01
All Owe Debt 60 World.

Those who contribute nothing tc
progress are sinners against society
They consume earth's products and dc
nothing to add to earth's fullness. Nc
man has a right to take out OF the
world more than he puts into 1t. Gods
laws and opportunity make 1t possible
for every man to add something tc
progress. The more men work to ad.
vance the common good the fewer will
be the sinners against society and the
greater will be the peace among men,
Exchange.