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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-23

center Of the western world. The com !.
pletion OF the new museum OF art and
its associated buildings will still fur :
ther emphasize this fact, for In addi-
tion to the collection named the museum
will also become the home OF the
willstach pictures, or what remains OF
them, when the structure is completed.
The Academy of the Fine Arts and
the School Of 1ndustrialsArt. which in
cludcs also the Philadelphia Textile
School. are to be maintained In scpa :
rate buildings, part of the group sys-
fem, the whole forming one superb art
center. Tentative plans have been pre-
pared for both these buildings, which
will occupy sites on the opposite side
of the Paramount plaza from the
museum proper.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-23
'CTTYS NEW ART MUSEUM
TO BE AMERICAS FINEST
''Uhat'S the Matter
Wuh Philadelphia"

THE Elkins and johnson COL
lcctions Of paintings 'ciN be a
nucleus for the splendid notc art
museum which is noU in course
of construction on its cliff, at the
end Of the Porkway.
As Colonel Mccain points out
in this article, the Museum, the
finest in the country, tvW further
emphasize Philddelphiu's claim to
be the art center Of the WcStern
t"orld.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-23

The facade of the colcnuades will have
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-08
PUBLISH
MY LETTER
Says Mrs. Ovenstein, So Other
Suffering Women May Learn
How TO Get Well.

Chicago, Ill.-"I suffered for -four
years with pains in my sides, hips ano
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-08
EX-SOLBIER KEPT FROM
FIANCE BY FORTY WORDS
World War Veteran viii OMIT Country
With His Maria Ii Government
Test Holds.

New York. The United States is
going to lose a perfectly good citizen
and soldierman pretty soon if Congress
doesn't speed up that bill exempting
the foreign fiancees of our overseas
fighters from the literacy test which
now applies to all immigrants entering
our ports.
Alfonso Mastrodi of SO School street,
Yonkers (ex-343d field artillery and
veteran of the Verdun 'front.' is so
heart-broken over the fact that Maria
Iacomini, who has been held at Ellis
Island since last November, can't en-
ter the country until she can read
forty words, that he said on the island:
THAT Congress! If it does not
quickly pass the law and give Maria
to me l will no more be an American
citizen. l will go back to Italy with
Maria. l love this country. l fought
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-08

is excellent, both in civil and military
life.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-08

for it in France. But Maria - love
her more than any country!
Weeks now, and months, tried to
teach my Maria to read. She knows
now the alphabet, but words she can
not make out of the letters. When we
are together we cannot get our minds
on the cooks. Oh, this big troubled"
1t mattered not that Alfonso, when
his sweetheart arrived, offered to put
up $4,000 bond that she would not
become a public charge, and offered
also to send he rto an American chool
for a year-the law would not permit
her to land unless she could read for ty
words.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-08
Almost every day since November

Almost every day since November
he tried to drill the art of reading into
her pretty head, but he has given her
his last lesson, he says. Newspaper
dispatches from Washington within
the last few days have indicated the
possibility of the exemption bill being
passed, and that fact brought Alfonso
and several other ex-doughboys in the
same fix to Ellis Island.
Alfonso and Maria were childhood
sweethearts in Tallyosa, Italy. He
came. here and prospered; then in 1914
went and fought with the Italian army
returning to join the American forces
when we entered the war. His record
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-08
BUILDING
CONTRACT

The Maysville Development Com
pany plans the building of number
of houses ON its property near Forest
Avenue, Maysville, Kentucky. Con
tractors are invited to submit sealed
bids for the erection OF from one to
thirty of these houses, according t.
plans and specifications to be obtained
on application to the Secretary of the
Company. Bids may be submitted tc
the Secretary up to the hour of open
ing, Monday, March 18th, at Z p. m.
Construction desired is four room cot
tage, substantially built of frame OF
brick. Contractors will be notified
within five days of acceptance of their
bids. Immediate construction is desir-
ed. Bond of ten per cent. of contract
price covering contract and guaran-
teeing completion in from thirty to
ninety days according to number of
houses in contract will be required.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-08

much so that now can do everything IN
the house. Ihave told my friends about
your wonderful Vegetable Compound
and you have my permission to publish
nv letter so other women who SUITE
NAV learn how to get we'll. Mrs. Id
OvENsTEIN, 9O2 S. Marshfield Ave.
Chicago, I'll.
This good old fashioned remedy Is
made from native roots and herbs and
contains no narcotics or harmful drugs.
If you have the slightest doubt that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound will help you, write to Lydia p.
Pinkham Medicine Co. (confdential)
Lynn, Mass, for advice. Your letter
will be opened, read and answered by a
woman, and held in strict confidence.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-08

A car load of baled hay purchased
by the Mason County Farm Bureau for
members of the organization has ar
rived and is. now being distributed to
those who made the purchases. An
other car is expected the first of next
week.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-08

Mrs. Mary Fleming, who has been
assisting her brother-inlaw, Rev. j. j.
Dickey, returned 10 her home in Flem-
ingsburg Thursday. His sister, Mrs.
8. M. Humphrey is still with him. He
is making satisfactory progress in re-
covering his health.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-08

During the past week there has been
much changing about of residents Of
the city but 1t is now thought that
practically all of the moving is done.
Many farmers, however, are still NOV
ing about and will be until.the middle
of this month.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-08

legs anu a NrrlUle
backache. l coulc
not do any work al
all. 1 was treated
by many physicians
but they did not helE
me. l read in one
of your books where
other women hao
he en- h elpe d by
Lydia E. Pinkham't
Vege table Com
pound so l tried il
.andithelped mevery
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1920-03-08
MGYsVILIE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
NASHVILLE. KENTUCKY.
STANLEY REED, Secretary.

Thirty-seven acres, north bluegrass
hillside, extra trbacco land. for inn
mediate sale, right at town. Price fol
quick turn only $4,000 per acre, See
s. NJ. King. of Maysyille Development
Company.
Evening journal., 1920-01-26
If Thin and Nervous
Try phosphate

While excessive thinness might ne at
tributed 10 various and subtle causes IN
different individuals, Il Is weli-known
human system "a very largely responsible
for this condition.
u seems 20 be well established that this
dehclency IN phosphorus may now be met
BY the use OF Ritro-Phosphste, which can
be obtained from Danforth or any good
druggist In convenient tablet form.
In many instances the assimilation Of
this phosphate by the nerve tissue soon
produces 'welcOme change-.nerve tension
disappears, flcor and strength replace
weakness and lack of energy and tho whole
body loses its ugly bellows and abrupt
angles, becoming onveloped IN glow of
perfect health and beauty and the will and
strength 10 be up and doing.
CAUTION:--While Bitro. Phosphate IL
unsurpassed for the relief Of nervousness,
general debility, etc, those taking II who
DO not desire 20 put on eesh should use
extra care IN avoiding fat-producing foods.
Evening journal., 1920-01-26
rIIE FUNNY LITTLE MAN.

"Ah. Har' said a queer little msn IN
the woods. II see you have on the
famous green shoes, so suppose you
have the magical mushroom, too"
Nancy and Nick had come upon their
new acquaintance quite suddenly a
minute before. He had seemed 10
spring from nowhere-lust like ihat.
Yes" nodded Nancy in surprise.
ITS in my pocket"
Then I've a pretty good idea you've
lost something he went on winking
one eye.
Yes, indeedl We lost Jocko How
did you know that asked Nick.
oh, know what I knoww nodded
The lEtle man. looking very wise.
You see The Fairy Queen loves chill
dren. And so she nearly always lend
the shoes and magical mushroom 10
help them II they've lost anything
Been around some?"
Yes, a good bit. We've asked every
body but the butterflies and ihe bun
nies. and the beetles and the blue jay.
and teh bees, and"
"The.e-therel Wait a minute. Are
you going by the alphabet. ! suppose
Evening journal., 1920-01-26
WILL BOOST POULTRY
RAISING IN SUSSEX
speclaI % The Evenlns journal.

Special TO The Evenins Journal.
GEORGETOWN. Jan. 26--To make a
survey OF the poultry raised 10 Days
ooro district and 10 study the condl-
tions which confront the farmers In
that part OF Sussex County, Mrs. Lena
jenkins and Miss Anna Bell, OF 81.
Louis. recognized authorities on poul-
try. within a few days will make visit
10 that section and glve what assist
ance they can TO the farmers In order
that some OF thel- obstacles may ba
overcome. They have made a special
study OF the care OF baby chicks. the
feeding OF moulting hens. selection cf
olrds for egg production and othc'
fundamental poultry problems. Their
visit 10 the district Is expected 20
stimulate a greater interest In poultry
production.
Evening journal., 1920-01-26

Search the Want Ads durins The
month. All trades are favored for
gains, sales and transfers through the
Want Ads will be successful.
Search thr Wsnt Ads diligently FOR
Evening journal., 1920-01-26
MILFORD TO HAVE
TALL CEDARS LODGE

GEORGETOWN. Jan. 2s-aismssrs OF
the Masonic fraternity from different
parts OF Sussex county will so 10 Mi
ford on next wednesday nisht where
Forest OF Tall Cedars OF Lebanon, with
dartor membersA ? OF possibly isa
VIII be Instituted. This viii be the ser
ond forest In the state. the other peins
Brandywlne Forest OF Wilmington who
arc expected 10 do the degree work at
the Institution al Milford The cere-
Evening journal., 1920-01-26

The best time for you to make use
Of the Want Ads for locating domestic
help Is the coming week.
Evening journal., 1920-01-26

monies are 10 be held ID Amory Hall,
and Sussex County Masons are expect
ing moro than 200 visitors from the
northern part OF the State The new
lodge VIII be knkown as Evergreen For
est No. 10 Tall csdars Of Lebanon.
Evening journal., 1920-01-26

Many of friends contemplating furnishings
and knowing the opportunities for offered by the February sale
have asked us-"WiI you have your February Sale?'
Evening journal., 1920-01-26

They regard the February Sale almost as
institution-one sale of the year to be waited fo
And so, continuing our custom of the
years, the February Sale will start Monday, Eel
ary the Second
There is scarcity of fine furniture but
through our various floors would almost belle
as ever.
The merchandise offered in this Sale is
course, our regular stock, of Megary quality
reductions are of course substantial and genu
1t is the only way we know of holding Feb
ard Sale.
Evening journal., 1920-01-26

Miss Louise Connolly, eduoatonal
expert of the Newark tN. j. public II
brary recently gave a talk TO girls on
49,, 80 Get Them -
Evening journal., 1920-01-26
sfirer's AntIsentic OIL. Known ss
Snake Oil
win Positively Relieve Pain in = Few
Minutes.

VII FcsItIVfIy Fe''eNe I-HIh IN NVN
Minutes.
Try 81 right now for Rheumatism. Men
ralgia. LumhagO, sore, stif and swollen
ioints. pain in the head, back and limbs
corns. bunions. etc After one application
pain usually disappears as II by magic
a new remedy used internally AM eN-
ts-nailv for Coughs Colds Group Iniu-
enza. Sore Throat. Diphtheria and Ton
siits
This OF Il conceded 20 be the most pene.
iratinc ren Pfv known. Its prompt and
Immediate efteet In relieving pain is due
IN the fact that q penetrates 20 the affected
parts AZ once As an illustration; pour
feu drops on the thickest niece o. sole
leather ana II will penetrate this sub
stance through and through in three min
Ctas. a. ,
Accer. no substitute. This great OIL u
r-1iSes red color only. Manufactured by
Varb Juice Medicine Company. Every bot
tie guaranteed at Eckerd's Cut Rate Medi-
rfna store
Evening journal., 1920-01-26

you started with the AS and haven't
started with the BIS yetg"
"Oh, moi We dln't even think OF that.
We've been around everywhere, but
Again the little man interrupted /:
You jusi think you've been around,
but you hsven1 begun. Not even on
this land and there are other lands.
Did you ever hear OF the Land Of Lost
Things ?"
Where's thatg" The twins inquired
That's the place all the lost things
go 70 when they leave this earth"
How do they get thereT" asked Nick,
eareg-ly.
Get there2 Well, well. wenl And
you've had your green shoes all this
tlmel Why, you just set there, that's
ll"
Suddenly he vanished as quickly as
he came, and the twins rubbed their
eyes, wondering II they had been
dreaming after all.
Copyright, 1920 n. Z. A)
The best time for you to make use
- fhr NFawf Adj NDr Irn~ffrr- H.. al d.
Evening journal., 1920-01-26
MORE DELAwAREANs ENLIST.

The following Is a list of men Who
have enlisted In the navy and been ad-
vanced in rating from this city and
vicinity:
Enlisted--winiam b Singles Main
street, Newark.
Advanced In rating-Joseph Edward
Logan. from sea PC 10 T. &c, u. S. S,
Shawmut.
Joseph p. Vannerman, from Sea 20 s,
G. Sc, No. s2i Kirkwood street, VIII
mington, u S. S, Ohio.
Evening journal., 1920-01-26

samuel lraer le wrnt 10 The cellar.
To &c, him a shot OF rye.
he looked ct his likker and said with
a sn,cker,
Il sure got enough tin ! die.
4 quart every day keeps the shlvers
away
And giaddens my heart like a song,
And II | can run a continuous bun
won't have TO live very long"
Evening journal., 1920-01-26

Use the Want Ads freely for locating
homes and for domestic help.
Evening journal., 1920-01-26
In 1869 Henry W. Flint wrote:

IN 1869 Henry w. Flint wrote:
1T Is only within a few years past
that traveiers have been sYstematically
robbed by being charged 30 cents for
dinner az stations on many railroads" Z"
He called attention 10 the fact that
p. Amich, a village innkeeper, served
ham. turkey. roast beef, potatoes, pre-
served fruit, bread and butter. corn
peas. onions, coffee for 81 cents, max
ing a handsome pront' on the meal
Your great-grandfather might have
gone via the Philadelphia and Colum-
bia Railroad, 50 miles in % hours
But those were the sOciable days
Whenever the train came within hall
ing distance Of a country tavern II
stopped. and "oll hands-engineed, hre-
men. trainmen and passengers-wou'd
alght and trudre across the feld, leav-
ing the trail deserted on the tracks
until the thirsts and appetlties OF al
were satisfied"
Nirs sadie Hurd's husband kissed
her in a New York hotel corridor.
And the hotel folks put them out
SAID they wouldn't have, any husband
and wife Kissing each other right IN
public where the world could see EN-.
And row Mrs. Hurd has sued the ho-
tel for s2500. so. as she puts Il, other
hueasrds won't be afraid TO kiss their
wives in public.
A Judge Up IN MoorhTd MINI
rules that a man should be perm e.
led 10 cuss under certain circun'
stances frinstance when he masne
bis thumb trying 70 drive in ma
,yber he's fixing che furnace. when ne
banflna wsll-paper and trying to maxi
the psttern match
Miss Louise Connolly, eduoauonal
expert. OF the Newark ~. J) pubic IL
brary recently gave talk 10 girls on
How 20 Get Them"
II was a leap year party.
sYy.hen an insiinctire woman sees
nan She wants to marry she knows IL
she Just eve'opes and diseSts MN
without nervousness or emDarrass-
ment He marries her ana ne'er
snows how IL happened"
That reminded Squire Abner HarT-
ngion Of the Widow Brown.
Zone evening" relates the squire
Tho widow told her son that she wa
song 10 marry Or. Green.
Bully for YOU ma" exclaimed th Q
boy. Does Dr.. Green know 1t yet?'
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ZAcM zzlNW Aaayaeyz-1

the noor for NE night n vu,y sumo
better provision could be made for his
young wife, who, he said, was an ex-
pectant mother.
"We have come from Nazareth" he
said. land have spent three days
journeying hither."
IF you will accept such accommo-
datiOns as | can afford" said the
shepherd Misael, II will he glad &c give
up my quarters to you. They are In
a cave near one of the three cisterns
Of David and not 50 very far from
where we first met"
my name is Joseph" replied the
elderly traveller. land | am but a poor
carpenter; but such thanks as l am
able to make l hope you will accept
for your kindness"
With the aid of the other shepherds
MiSael set the ave in as good order
as SO crude a place with such meager
furnishings permitted. Evidently the
cave had once been used as a stable,
as there still was a manger In one
corner Of 1t.
And then these good shepherds went
away. leaving Joseph and Mary filed
with gratitude toward God for having
provided them with shelter in so
strange q manner and at so critical a
time.
With the flute and song and stories,
the shepherds entertained themselves
until late into the night. The growing
OF a rooster In a distant %barnyard
sounded strangely at variance with
the sweet and mOurnful strains OF the
song.
"Nyhy, the stars show that midnight
has not yet come; ! wonder what could
have caused that cock to crow SO
early?" said one.
A star. immensely larger than any
rionsly in the sky directly yer their
heads: and, at the same time. a iuni-
nous mist began settling over the Mig
dial Elder. the 1ock-tower, g which
the shepl erGs had pitched their place
Of vigil. The mist grew brighter and
brighter until II Shone like the midday
sun. hut with a more subdued sheen,
which enabled them to look at II with
out being blinded.
In the ccn'er Of this light the winged
figure OF a young man OF transccndent
beauty appeared. What followed is
best and most ~reverentlv related In
the words OF the gospel itself est.
Luke .. 9 70 15):
"Apd. 10. the angel Of the Lord
came unon them. and the glory OF the
Lord shone round about them; and
they were sore afraid.
"And the angel said unto them.
Fear not for. behold. I bring Won good
tid'ngs of great JOY. which shall be 70
all people.
"'For unto you Ia horn this day in
the city OF David n Saviour. which Is
Christ the Lord.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-12-16
Putting Mystery to Work

Let no one argue that hrran4p the
mind iS still f~n'nngihip nnd probnl,lv
always win he. IA mortai man thai
p~Sycholog, is in,i,rHcftCahie. Eipctrtct
" is M unknown quantity: no one
knows whence II coin.th or wh,ther
II cneth vet " would NJ hard ia
find "nvthinc more practical than an
"~lrrtr'C nm un y svpltering day -'u
rnke one ~ he lerS' and most ',rrnoiv
NJ III uses Although mvsierinus,
tlrcfr'rti, cftn hp directed its rp%urfinii~
predicted and rs power nScpr,anpi
The result is TINT rhe li"rupni is eS
cerdinrl, us"fn' n III. Platt. IT.. In
the Worlds Work.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-12-16

Ana Ia scan ie Il sign on:
Ye shall find the babe wrapped IN
swaddling clothes, lying In a manger.'
"And suddenly there was wan The
angel a multitude of the heavenly host
praising God, and saying,
"'Giory to God in the highest and on
earth peace, good will toward men.
And it came to pass. as the angels
were gone away from them into heav-
en-, the shepherds said. one to another,
Let us now 90 even unto Bethlehem,
and see this thing which t. come to
pass, which the Lord hath made known
unto u.s."
Their minds filed only with
thoughts of the wonderful babe they
were 80 see, the shepherds abandoned
their flOcks and hurried toward Beth
lehem.
But, 10. q miracle! The wondrous
star. which they had seen at the same
time that their Migdal Eder had he
come Illuminated with the sheer. Of the
heavenly host. seemed to shoot Its rays
straight down toward rne cave where
A''tN h' SiNSh SiCiiVi l tlIC D'lditu
wayfarers.
"Can it be possible that we have
been entertaining the parents Of the
Messiah?" said Mlsael. And a few
moments later. when they had drawn
neal enough to look into the cave. they
saw that 1t was filed with a light
similar to that which had shone
around the angel and Joseph came
ont TO them and told them of the birth
OF the babe, and led them In toward
the manger in which they found that
it's mother had cradled IT.
And the four shepherds p%rostrated
themselves before the babe. and
adored God and then they told 10.
seph OF what they had seen.
And when they found that the moth.
or Of the divine babe needed no help
from mortal hands they went back to
their flOcks.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-12-16

making ifs hnne IN the abandoned
woodIirckp- holes la the giant cactus
The owls rOosi in these holes throngi
ouf the year. When iaying season
con,es The mother bird deposits hei
eggs In he holes without going 10 the
trouble ut making a nest. since The
wo"ipeckrr holes are usually high up
from below and the stin. pines act as
q additional guard against any tn
frnders. The fond Of this modest ~.
tie bird consists of hugs and grassilop-
perA.
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CONVERSATIONS

Coeducation existed TO some extent
among the ancient Greeks.
The japanese distilI coffee s~enc
of extreme strength, hottie II and rou
q few drops into q cup Of hot water
whsn fhsv desire refreehment.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-12-16
New Artificial gtk.

ar material Of an artificial silk. The
-ementing mater'a, is dissolved away.
md the separated fiber is then
slaughtered In a suitable liquid. Fl.
hers several inches long are said &c
have been obtained. These are wover
in the usual way. and. II desired. the
fabric may be waterproofed by i'm
p~regnat'on with rubber. Such silk rs
cin'med TO he nj very expensive. ant
adapted for such purposes ps insula
ton and balloon cloth.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1920-12-16

p''Ht VI SNhs, wv ptii'fS
the shadows which were
beginning to veil from
view the Hebron road
stretching through the
valley and across the
hills. far to the west
wai-l. Four shepherds
who were driving in their
fiocks from the four
corners of the pasture
lands of the wide plateau
of Bethlehem met ar the