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Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-17
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Amt Samantha

Our Uncle Sans been pretty good
To ali his near relations.
He's always done the best he could.
Despite his limitations.
He never, even without a wife,
Went in for. deep debauching.
And yet he'd lead a better life.
With Aunt Samantha watching.
Aunt Samantha! Uncle Sam!
Happy pair and humant
For God made man upon the plan
His better half is woman.
Old Uncle Sam has sung his song
From PASSPORT, Maine, to Jolo:
He sang 1t clear, he sang 1t strong.
But always as q solo.
He sang his bass portissimo.
He sang his bass piano,
It sounds much baser now, for ohi
It does need some soprano,
Aunt Samantha! Uncle Sam!
Ought to sing together:
Through all the world and weather.
So would their song be blended long
And so we heard their banns were cried.
We thought the cause was carried;
We all were set to kiss the bride,
With Uncle Samuel married.
But now, the Senate strips her brow,
The bridal veil denying.
And Uncle Sammy swears 81 swow!"
And Aunt Sannanthas crying.
Aunt Samantha! Uncle Sam!
Each requires the other.
] make salaam to Uncle Sam
And make Our Aunt another.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-17
Aztec Emeralds.

Among the Aztec treasures OF Mex
% were found many fine emeraldx
hey were exqulsitely cut. and II Is
rom this source thaf the magnificent
meralds now forming part OF the
oyal collection OF Spain are supposef
. have been taken
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-17

Poor Old Paw.
Wiliie-Paw. why has a giraffe such
a long neck?
Paw-Because 1t would tar il it
couldn't eat from the tops of the trees,
my son. Nature in her wisdom fore
saw this and gave the giraffe g. long
neck.
Millie-But why did Nature make
the trees so high that the giraffe
would need such a long neck?
Paw-You do your night work,
young man, I'm busy.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-17
Walt Mason's Ripping Rhymes
SOME OTHER

cost; it is not wise o r sane n cever-were all convinced war a q
that should be done. and not be always gazing warward. o making
thrash out the facts once more and give the Teut another comhing,
expected to put up nineteen kinds OF grass; IN war days things we're
of the past is written. It cannot be erased by men; words can't e.
store the countries smften. or make the dead towns live again. All
fellows should be UP and doing while daylight hours with u abide;
the evening is the time for chewing such muslin - great wars pro
vide. There's now a great demand for labor, in wareroom. workshop,
mill grange; but when the men Of sword and nber como back
there may be quite a change. Then he who did persistent talking, all
Ia around the village pump. viii lose hi number and GO walking,
and keep n till he hits the dump.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-17

Good Dope.
Trouble is a gloomy scout,
He hsfas q gnrffe IKE SIN:
Cheer up. my boy. and you'll win out
II you'll Just wear a grin.
IN Wise Fool
"Conscienec makes towards OF us
all" observed the Sage.
sConscience Is a funny name for u
wife, commented the Fool.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-17

lazy pup, young Oswald Reest,
Won't listen to persuasion;
But, maybe. if he'd eat some yeast.
He'd rise to to the occasion.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-17
Oh. Joyt

Oh. Joyt
until after July 1 of this year to get
married or h Prohibition sncalSs
might have prevented the union. Any
way, George Pulla and Mary Kork
of Yonkers, N. Y, are now man and
wife.
What?
By the way, what has become of
tho old-fashioned girl who used to
use safety pins to keep her stockings
up?
He, Hunt
All sorts OF people throng this land,
And strive to get the "mon;"
A few of us are doing, and
The rest are being done.
Luke McLuke.
Alas, to bedrock I am down,
I'm not of those who do"
brown,
I'm surely feeling blue.
Newark Advocate.
Hclpi
OF course, the man didn't mean it
that way. But if we lived in Upton.
Maine, we doubt il we would go near
the soda fountain that is advertised
by its proprietor thusly:
when you ~patroniZe Il soda
fountain with your girl you kill two
birds with one stone"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-17
Bits OF By-Pldv


by LuAE MeLUkE
Copyright, 1919, the Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-17
Short.

Though paradoxical this song.
1t may provoke q snort
To know that when your a c is lone
1t shows that you are short.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-17
Wen BE Prepared, George.

(Houston Post.)
From Burt Hill: II read your notice
to Luke McLuko regarding General
L. b. Buck. Right hero in Houston,
at 2314 Runnels, We have a grocer
named Il. 3. BOBB. He pretty
being a swarm OF BIS" Take no.
ticc, Luke, and ave a hive ready
Brother b ID. BOBB Is coming.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-17

Don't you think hat Mr.. Sappe IS
an entertaining conversationalist =
said Miss Peach.
us he?" asked Mr.. Crabbe.
"Oh, my, yes" replied Miss Peach.
lie let's you do all the talking"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-17
Ho. Humi
IIclpi
lake McIMkc Says.

Names Is Names.
IVA Parent lives at Nashville, Ohio
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-17
T1anxt

Harry Howard writes to tip us off
to the fact that If we need any paint
ing done in the club this Spring L.
May Dobsom lives in Hamilton, Ohio.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-17
Yousrp

Dear Luke: A few years ago You
had a limerick in your column about
a farmer sowing seeds so and not so
SO. l want to use ii in a talk before
some Aggies. Would you kindly re-
print tic. L. l.
Here she be:
Said q farmer: while / hate TO blow
so,
1 ca SOW seeds. my friend. and i
Know so,
The right way TO sow.
Is 70 SOW in "a row 4,
You must SOW seeds just so. not just
SO so."
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-17

Don't russ the wealthy men you see,
Don't rave and throw a fit;
We'd all be millionaires IL we
Could get away with it.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-01
DAILY MARKET REPORT
MINNEAPOLIS Grain.

Minneapolis, April 30.-Oats. May.
66Ac; July, 6SNc. Rye, May, $1.67;
July, $1.70. Barley, May, $1.O3h;
July, $1.11A.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-01
NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION.

Be 1t resolved by the city commits
sioners of tho city OF Madison. South
Dakota, that notice is hereby given
that a special election will be held in
the city of Madison, South Dakota on
Tuesday, the 18th day of May, 1918, at
which election shall be submitted to the
legal voters of said city the question
whether or not one hundred thousand
dollars. or such part thereof as may be
necessary, in bonds of said city, in de-
nominations of five hundred dollars
each, to mature in twenty years from
the date thereof, with option and privi-
lege to the city of payment in ten years
from their date, to bear interest at the
maximum rate of five per cent per an
payable s~emi-annually. shall be is
sued by the said city of Madison for
the sole purpose of constructing and
erecting a building for the electric plant
of n owned by said city, to purchase
new machinery and equipment therefor
and to install the same.
The polling places shall be as fol-
lows:
First ward-Jury room In court
house.
Second ward-Commission rooms in
city hall.
Third ward-Front room of Kerstine
Bros. shop.
Fourth ~ward-offics OF Williams q
Hicks garage.
The polls at said election win be ken,
open from 8 o'clock in the forenoon nm,
I'll 5 o'clock In the afternoon and nc
longer.
JAMES ROBERTSON, Mayor.
WILLIAM RAE. City Auditor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-01
LAUNCH BIGGEST ISH|P
Superdreadnought Takes to
Water at New York.
Largest and Most Powerful B~attleshIp
Ever 6ullt-Governor's Daughter
ChrIstens Vessel.

New York, May /. - More than
$4,000 persons crowded into the New
York navy yard to witness the launch.
ing OF the most powerful battleship
v e built in the history of the world,
the United States superdreadnought
Tennessee, a ~2,000-ton monster which
will cost SIS, 900, 900 when completed.
a. M, as at that time occurred the
only tide In the course OF q month ca.
pable of floating the craft.
The sponsor, Miss Helen Roberts,
the ~16-year-old daughter of Governor
A. H.. Roberts of Tennessee, a dry"
state, acquiesced in the ime-honored
naval custom Of breaking a bottle Of
champagne over the bow as the vessel
slid down the ways. Miss Roberts
was attended by 13 maids of honor.
Ship Last Word In Design.
Governor Roberts and his staff and
many distinguished citizens of Tennes-
see, together with high officials Of the
navy, occupied the reserved section at
the vessels bow.
The keel of the giant fighter, which
Is the fifth to be named Tennessee in
American history, was laid May IA.
1917, and 1t is expected to be COM
pleted early in 1920. 1t is a sister ship
Of the u. S. s. California, now under
construction at the Mare Island navy
yard. Each ship Is said to embody
the latest ideas In battleship protec.
ton and efficiency.
624 Feet In Length.
The Tennessee is ga feet over all
In length and it's extreme breadth to
the outside armor is 81 feet ga inches
Its draft Is 80 feet 6 inches.
1t will have a speed of 81 knots an
hour and Its eight water tube boilers
will develop 10000 horsepower. Its
fuel oil capacity under normal condi
tions will be 1900 tons.
The armament will consist of IL IA
inch guns, IA five-inch guns, four six
Founders, four anri-aircraft guns and
two torpedo tubes. The range ofStI
guns Is from IL to 13 miles.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-01

South st. Paul. April 30.-Estimated
receipts at the Union Stock Yards:
Cattle. $500; CALVES, $500; hogs, IA
500; sheep, 200; cars. $50. Steers.
$6.50Q13; cows, 5000; calves,
SLABS.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-01
SIOUX CITY LIVE STOCK MARKET

Sioux City, May 1.-THE greater
part of hogs sold yesterday failed tc
reach the $40 mark, which condition
has not prevailed the last two weeks,
In general the market yesterday
was quoted 10000 lower than
Tuesday. Top hogs sold at $20.10,
and the bulk of sales was made al
3l3-sO q 5000.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-01

Geneva, April 30.-The battalion OF
British troops which occupied Fiume
with the Italians after the armisticer
Left Fiume when the Italian dele
gates to the peace conference left
Paris, according to advices from
Agram, capital Of Croatia and Sla
vonia. The reason for this action by
the British is reported to be a desire
to avoid friction with the Italian
troops. The dispatch adds that the
Italians are reinforcing their troops In
Central Istria
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-01
FEDERAL AGENCIES ACTIVE

Buying Of Liberty Bonds at Low
Prices Is Being Probed.
Washington, April 29.-It developed
that several government agencies, in.
GLIDING the Department of Justice, the
Federal Trade Commission and the
Treasury, have taken steps looking to
investigation of reports that Liberty
bond "scalpers" are doing a thriving
business by buying up bonds of past
issues at low prices. These bond
brokers, ii is said. urge persons to
sell bonds already bought and to sub.
scribe for the new issue Of Liberty
notes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-01
New York Butter.

New York, April 80. - Butter
Creamery higher than extras, 61h0
&c: extras, Gle; firsts. 6sh 060Ac;
seconds. 56059c; lower grades, SAG
65c; renovated extras, 1 h052hc;
,nrsts, 49h 050hc: imitation cream.
cry, firsts. 4S04Sc; ladies, current
make. firsts, 46@47c: seconds. 44c;
packing stock. current make No. !.
i43hc; No. 2, Aye.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-01

Mrs. Efaw. Box rs, Bennett. wis.
writes: I'VE AVE always nsed Toiey's
Honey and Tar for colds and find Il
great. The children all run for 1t when
Contains no opiates. safe and harmless
but gives prompt relief 70 coughs. colds
Group and whooping cough. Sold every
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-01
Minneapolis Butter. Eggs and Poultry

Minneapolis, April 30.-BUTTER-
Creamery extras, per lib, 5Sc; extra
firsts. soc; firsts, 54c; seconds, SIC;
dairy. 43c; packing stock, 39c.
EGGS - Fresh. prime firsts, new
cases, 40c; current receipts. rots out,
$12; checks and seconds, doz. 34c;
dirties. candled, SAC.
/ LIVE POULTRY-Turkeys, fat, 10
lbs and over. CSC; thin, small. cripples
and culls, unstable; stays and cocks
21c; ducks, 24c; geese, 1Sc; hens,
lbs and over, soc: hens, under 4 lbs
acc: springs, young, smooth, 26c.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-01

CUT Txxs QUILT n WORTH HONEY
Don't miss this. Cut out this SLIP. en-
close with s cents to Foley & Co.. 2SaS
your name and address clearly. You VIII
receive In return a trial package con
tanning -Foley's Honey and Tar Con-
pound. for coughs. cold and Group: 70
ley Kidney Pits and Foley Cathartfc
Tablets. Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-01

y. n. Tohill. clerk Lottie Hotel. Evans~
suffered constantly with pains in tn
muscles of my thigh. Upon recommend-
alton of Q friend. l tried Foley Kidney
f1Iis and began to get relief almost i'm
mediately."' They stop backa<he, rheu.
matte palms.. soreness and stiffness,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-01
STOPPED couax Arrx1 xurxv.

"Foley's Honey and Tar a the hest
cough medicine I ever tried" writes =.
3. Mcdowell. r. +. d. I. BOX us. Ar1nr-
ton, Tenn. my son had influenza. He
me worst kind OF . cough. tried
everything but nothing ala any GOOD.
God sent M q friend with Fofeyrs Hon
ey n Tar. and in two days his cough
wa sgone." Sold everywhere.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-05-01

Rheumatic pains, lame back. sore mus-
cles and stiff joints often are due t.
overworked. weak or d~isordered kidneys.
Daisy Bell. r.. +. ID. 8. Box 234, Savsn-
nah, Ca, writes: II suffered eight years
any OF my work. but since taking Foley
Kidney Pills ] can do all of my work
Sold everywhere.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-16
F|FTEEN-YEAR. 0tD LAP. !.
ANXIOUS TO RETURN
Roy Who Joined Army at Age Of 10
Writes He's Anxious to See
Home Folks Again.

Mrs. Elizabeth Jones OF Concord
bas inst received an interesting let
ter from her son, Walter L. Jones,
now in France with an Ambulance
Company. Young Jones Joined the
army when but 15 years of age ana
was on the Mexican border two years
before America entered the great war
He is from soldier family his grand
father and hrtee uncles having served
in the Civil War.
The letter follows:
December II, 1918.
Dear Mother and All:
Received your letter and was glad
to hear from you. am well and nope
YOU are all the same. ! am sure get
ting home sick now that everything is
over and I want to see you and all the
folks SO as 1t has been over two years
which seems like ten, although Will
d
admit that 1t was my own fault that
didn't, but l knew If came home II
would be hard to come over here SO
thought I would wait till was all
over. Now that 1t is I think Will
be coming home soon. Any way, If
the drafted men get back before me
can say when I do come, that i volun-
teered and din't wait for them to come
and get me, and further more, con-
sidering age and all l feel as though
have done my part.
Mama in regard to the package
don't bother with 1t as I am not going
to send anything home, l have planned
to bring everything with me, as you
know you take chance sending 1t so
far. Mama, l asked my commanding
officer about that allotment and he
said it was no doubt, but that 1t was
held up in Washington, as they had a
good many to attend to now so you
may be late about getting it, but you
will get it all. You use it all for you
need it and l don't for I am getting
along fine and have been all the time
SO don't worry about me. That is why
| am sending it home is for you to do
as you please with, so don't write and
say you have spent my money any
more. am adding SIS more to 1t so If
you don't get it let me know.
I certainly am in nice place, 1t is
warm here and there is lots OF sights
to see and lots of places to go. wish
you could see this country, of course
don't think you would like It very
much as l am sure l don't, only its
sights and to see the people, and how
different 1t is from America. have
lots to tell you when get home as /
could write a book to you about
France and some of the time | have
had over here and at that never tell
half I know
Well, Mama, don't know anything
to write so 1 will write after, and tell
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-16
OrangeburgI

The "flu" has certainly struck hard
in our little village. There being at
this writing some fifty cases reported.
However, not many seriously Ill.
Josh Jones, colored, is critically i'll
with double pneumonia. -Four other
colored families have bean stricken
with influenza, but all are reported
better.
Mrs. D. G. Moore and son, Harry
Davis, are recovering from an attack
Of "flu."
Arnett Grayson sold his tobacco last
week at an average Of 40 cents per
pound.
Arthur Pollitt and wife are very i'll
with influenza at the home of his
mother-in-law, Mrs. R. G. Bullock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnett Grayson are
quite sick with "fu."
Miss Nancy Coryell, teacher of Oak
Woods school, has been spending sew
eral days with the family of ]. w
Holiday.
Three other families viz: Herman
Bramel, Joseph Eckhart and John
Pollitt's are all recovering from the
"fu." ,-,-. ,,., r.. ..-.l.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-16

do so, we would brighten the joys Of
our humble home by possessing dog
We approached the first man we met
who looked like he owned few dogs,
and was delighted to learn that he
might be induced to sell us dog. The
proud owner boasted that in the vains
his pupship there flowed the proud
blood of many breeds, and that he
might be induced to part with the dog
for $50 cash in hand. This was the
very lowest quotation obtainable, and
the owner assured us this price was
only made because his pupshlp had
deveuoped very stubborn case Of
mango. Prices on dogs not afflicted
with the mango ranged upward to an
amount that would shame vile pro-
fiteere. But Just think if these dogs
were taxed according to the value
their owners placed on them the rev.
enue derived from the noble pup
would almost persuade one to. believe
we had fallen heir to large slice Of
the indemnity England is demanding
from Germany. Let the farmer howl
about his sheep, and one with half
sense knows that a sportive young
dog with a good appetite and sound
digestion enjoys the luxury Of NUT
ton roast occasionally. There should
be some inducement offered for breed
ing more dogs, and Of class too that is
mango proof "'
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-16
BACKACHE IS A WARNING
Maysville People Should Not Neglect
Their Kidneys.

Backache is often natures most fire.
quent signal Of weakened kidneys. To
cure the pains and aches, to remove
the lameness when it arises from
weakened kidneys, you must reach
the cause.-the kidneys. II you have
pain through the small of your back,
urinary disorders, headaches, dizzy
spells, or are nervous and depressed,
start treating the kidneys with test
ed kidney remedy.
Doan's Kidney Pills have been
proved good and are especially for
weak kidneys. Doan's have been used
in kidney trouble for over so years.
Read Maysville testimony.
Mrs. e. Sphar, e. Second and Wal
nut Sts., says: II have never seen
Doan's Kidney Pills fail to help any
one complaining Of their kidneys. /
have been greatly benefited by them
myself. At times my back has ach-
ed and ! have suffered from lameness
through the small Of my back. When
l have been in that way, have used
box or so Of Doan's Kidney Pills,
which I procured at ChansIor's Drug
Store. They have always kuickly re-
moved the trouble"
Mrs. Sphar is only one of many
Maysville people who have gratefully
endorsed Doan's Kidney Pills. II
your back aches-if your kidneys
bother you, don't simply ask for q
kidney remedy = ask distinctly fol
DOAN'S KIDNEY PILLS, the same
that Mrs. Sphar had = the remedy
backed by home testimony. 60 cents
at all stores. oster-Milburn Co.
Props, Buffalo, N. Y. when You
Back is Lame-Remember the Name.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-16
SIX STATES NOW NECEs.
SARY TO Make NATION DRY
Thirty States Have Already Ratified
Federal Prohibition Amendment
and Only 6 More Needed.

Washington, January 15-Members
of Congress who are interested in
the dry amendment except action by
sufficient number of Legislatures by
the end of this week to assure its rat
ification. Only six more States need
be heard from, seven If the contest in
California is delayed by action in
courts, to place the needed SO states
ON the affirmative side of the col
umn.
States that ratify the amendment
are required to certify their action to
the Secretary Of State at Washington
and when sufficient number has thus
been certified to assure ratification
the Secretary Of States notifies the
President. The President then noti-
fies the people through official pro-
clamation. As the dry amendment Is
not so phrased as to enforce itself,
legislation will be required to put 1t
into effect and the dry leaders are I'M
derstood to have prepared a draft Of
the legislation desired by them. 1t
will be introduced in the Senate by
Senator Sheppard of Texas, leader Of
the dry forces.
The States which have ratified the
amendment are: Alabama. Arizona.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-01-16
RUSH TO PAY DOG TAX

In a recent issue Of the Public
Ledger under the above head, we are
told In very plain manner the provi-
sions of the new tax law applying to
dogs. The Ledger also tells us that
our efficient County Clerk and his de-
puties were kept busy all day issuing
licenses and tags. We do not want to
be inquisitive, but we would rejoice
muchly If the Ledger could only give
us the assurance that the Sixth Ward
and the South side Of Forest avenue
was In this unbroken line of taxpay-
ers. If they were we will find 1t out
in due time, for II every dog in the
Sixth Ward, and South Of the avenue
can boast license, and sport tag,
high taxes on real estate in Mays
vile and Mason county is thing Of
the past. We also note with deep re-
greet that our city and county officials
are meeting with much difficulty in
getting their orders filled for metal
tags with which to decorate the fes-
tive pup. This Is too bad indeed, for
his pupship raised all kinds of hell
with our gardens last year, besides
this he is not at all bashful and will
help himself to a nice plump chicken
II by chance it strays beyond the door
yard. From an economic stand point
1t is a woeful waste for our city to en-
ploy any one to remove the garbage.
No man can remove the garbage half
as cheap as can Old Towser, or Hun
cry Heck, or the adorable Venus.
when by chance she strays into your
back yard followed by her progeny
that usually number ten or twelve. 1t
Is true enough that in their haste they
may up set the slop can on the back
porch, or on the apavement around
the kitchen door, but they do the work
cheap, and your wife who no doubt is
delighted with the artics cut by the
young hopefuls of Venus, will scrub
up the mess while you do the cussing.
We do not want to complain about our
city and county officials or who ever
1t is that makes out the tax rate, but
there is something wrong, for the
taxes on dogs is entirely too low.
When we consider the incalculable
value Of the dog, and note their pro-
life tendency, we inwardly rejoice to
know, thath while some may own
their own broad acres, and others
their stocks and bonds, the Door man
can own his dog or three or four dogs,
Ind by the Great Horn spoon he owns
Them too. We do not know whose
fault it is that his dogship is insulted
NY having his value measured by one
single dollar. In justice to the dog
ais well as to his proud owner, the tax
rate should be raised at once. We
ate well posted as to the value of
dogs in the iSxth Ward, Oklahoma and
Eastland, and we know where of we
speak, and while we have tried al
ways to provide our self with the ne
cessities Of life, II not the luxuries, we
Thought we would sally forth and if
our limited means would allow us to