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the ration they would get the regu-
lar fare. None asked for it.
Before adopting the ration the Amy
had reports from every country main-
tanning a large army. During the re-
cent war in Manchuria the Russians had
no such thing as an emergency ration.
The Japanese emergency ration was
composed of either fourteen ounces OF
dried rice or one pound and fourteen
ounces Of hard bread, five ounces OF
canned meat and little salt. Upon
this ration the Japanese have no
trouble in keeping their strength and
vigor.
The English emergency ration is
composed of four ounces of concentrated
beef and five ounces of cocoa paste
The German iron ration. so-caIled be-
cause Of the can in which II is packed,
consists of nine ounces of biscuit,
seven ounces preserved meat or bacon,
three and half ounces OF vegetables
seven-eighths of an ounce of coffee and
an equal amount OF salt. The total
weight OF the ration Is one pound ten
ounces.
The French emergency ration Is com
paratively very heavy. weighing nearly
three pounds. 1t has thirty-three
ounces OF bread, about nine ounces OF
preserved meat, and five and a half
ounces OF groceries. including rice.
legumes, salt, sugar and coffee.
The iron ration OF Switzerland. which
is carried in active service, consists II
500 grams OF biscuit. or $50 grams of
-four, or $50 grams Of desiccated bread:
2oO grams OF smoked. canned or dried
meat hfteen grams of salt and twenty
grams of sugar. Fresh or canned veg
etables may be substituted in this ra-
tion for the meat component
In the Austrian army in all cases OF
emergency the following portion OF the
reserve portion of che regular ration
Is used 400 grams OF bread, zoe grams
OF neischsemuse (meat and vegetables).
20 grams cof1ee and an equal anopnt
Of sugar. Coffee tablets are Sometimes
substituted for the coffee and sugar.
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He also wants 1t understood that he
means business and wants no trihers.
In short, he Will give a good home to
any sound-minded, sound bodied wom-
an who is hustling and willing to make
an old man a pleasant home, with a
prospect of good lot of property at
his death. Address him at Monterey"
Overmyer did not have to wait long
for results. for in a weeks time his
extent that it not only excited the Gu
riosity of his neighbors but attracted
the attention of the rural mail officials,
who, in pursuance of their duties,
looked into the cause of the increased
correspondence before they were salts
fed that Overmyer was receiving mail
for a good and sufficient cause.
At first Overmyer's letters came in
twos. then in fours, in scores and finally
in fifties until his correspondence had
grown so enormous that he had to
neglect the work of overseer of his
farming property in order to devote.
proper attention to his mail At last
Ills NcNOblOH 10 IUlS WOrk became so
strenuous that he found it necessary
to engage the assistance of a neigh
boris son to answer the letters and
direct the affairs of his farm. 1t was
the latter move that gave publicity in
Monterey to his quiet efforts to secure
a wife and ended in the several adjoin-
ing townships joining with Uncle Dan"
in his advertising scheme to secure a |
wife.
If you know any woman around the
old town that wants a good home and
a pretty fair husband thrown in for
life, and plenty of money to spend, too"
these well meaning farmers would /
write to their friends and relatives int
the East, why just tell them to send
letter to Uncle Dan Overmyer and
perhaps they may catch on"-and in |
this manner Overmyers ambition was
still further heralded throughout the
country
Every letter Uncle Dan received he
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Continued From Page l.

pun o steam IL is. I used TO see a
picture when I was a kid Of Venus
risin' from the sea foam, and the very
first time 1 clapped an eye on the real
spout Of a Whale-yes and the last
, time, too-it put me 10 thinkin' that
the lady must have come out o. one O.
these beautiful spray showers
But all that's not the story o. the
whale. Well we kept closin' in on the
school. and by and by we could see
4 them when they started to open their
( faces at US in one O. their grand smiles.
Man, It's an epoch in yer life to get
even the glimpse OF a whales smile.
1T puts all other estimates o. that con-
stortion out o. business. AS we drew
nup on the squadron they seemed to
come together, s. 20 speak. and ad-
vanced toward US in echeion, as the
naval johnnies have ii, till we could
see the whites o. their eyes. And then,
sir. the beasts broke their alignment
They seem to recognize in the dark hull
Of as one O. their own family Maybe
il was the affectionate season for the
beasties. They'd lift the great fukes
D. them thirty feet above our decks and
slap them on the sea like claps of
thunder Lord. 1 wish you could have
seen US, with our little engines a-tryin,
forked tails. And all the time there
was that large grin, in a manner o.
speakin'. entirely encompassin' as You
may say that we saw nothin' else for
an hour. The break o. day wasn't as
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Ration for Soldiers,

RMY officials at the Presidio are
~ deeply interested in the plan now
under way in Washington for af-
fording the men 'in the ranks an op-
portunity to test the value of the emer-
gency ration which the Government has
recently adopted for future use.
The emergency ration, used only in
cases of extremity and dire need, is one
of the most important things with
which the commissary department of
the army has had to deal The present
ration is one of the best in the world
and its existing form is the result of
many years of investigation, expert
ment and observation in war times
by American officers with the armies
of other countries. The result is salts
factory and the little life saving cans
of food, weighing only a pound and a.
quarter, have enough nourishment in
them TO keep man in his normal phys
ical condition for a day
The idea of the ration is not merely
to ward off starvation until relief can
be procured. but to provide food to be
used only in case of necessity without
Impairment to yigor and health I'm
der existing army regulations there is
a three days supply of rations at everv
post, and three days out of the year
usually when the soldiers are on prac
tice marches, they subsist on this
emergency ration.
During the practice marches which
will take place this summer the emer
gency ration will have a further test.
Practically all Of the soldiers of the
nv will lro ~ fya< q,
travelling to and from the practice
camps on foot or horseback, distance
of four or five hundred miles
1t is the aim of those now in charge
Of the commissary department of the
army to have the emergency rations
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w HAT Daniel overmyer of Mon
terey is. at the age of eS,
more Of a success as farmer
than as a lover is made evil
dent by the fact that the aged
Romeo has failed to hold the love of a
fair young Juliet whom he wooed un-
der peculiar circumstances and welded
with the most hopeful expectations.
II was year or so ago, after the
death Of his third wife, that the Mon
terey farmer openly declared to his
neighbors that life without helpmeet
would be cheerless TO him, and before
many weeks had passed it was common
gossip throughout his section Of the
county that Uncle DAN as he is more
Familiarity known, was busiIy courting
buxom widow, who in the end, how
ever, rejected his proposal of marriage.
1t was then that Overmyer conceived
the idea OF advertising his needs in the
rural papers of the West and East.
First he tried the papers Of Indiana,
then Of Michigan, and finally in other
States. in each OF which he introduced
himself TO the marriageable women in
a statement reading as follows:
Daniel Overmyer, who lives few
miles out Of the town of Monterey,
wants housekeeper and helpmeet He
wants a good one, and will not close
the bargain until the~lady comes West
70 his ranch and sees for herself what
she VIII have to do. Then, if the lady
is suited and suits him, he will talk
matrimony. The lady must not be too
old-any place between 20 and 40 will
oo-and always in good humor. Should
they be married and he should die a
nice property win revert to her. He has
q nice farm home. lots OF good stock
ana is good provider to the extent of
killing three beeves year Mr. Over
rnyer is very active for an elderly man,
being able to sow broadcast against
the wind thirteen acres Of oats per day.
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graph, "but she says she's got two chill
dren, and I'm bit afeered my married
dotters won't stand for any wives
bringing any more children here what
don't belong to me-"
Finally when he figured that he had
got about enough letters and photo
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carefully perused. and the scores of
photographs he got were as carefully
studied.
That woman there looks as If she
might fill the BILL" Overmyer would
remark to his assisting neighbor as
he handed over a letter or a photo
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-05
GRANGER MEN
ISSUE APPEAL
Committee in Charge of Congressmans Appeal Sets Forth Con-
vinngIy the Reasons Why This Tried and Faithful Public
Servant hOuId Be Reelected Instead of the Man h No
Record But hat of Filling ubc Office for twenty-five Years

The Granger congressional campaign has issued the
following appeal to the voters of the First district:
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-05
LINCOLN WILL
HAVE BIC RALLY
Of DEMOCRATS

The exercises In connection with the
flag which was unfurled in Lonsdale Sat
uddry evening, in honor OF Goddard and
Higgins, will be held this evening in Nc
Cusker's hall. Prospect Hill. The speak
ers will be John J. Fitzgerald. Arnold b.
Chace. Judge Frank r. Fitzsimmons and
William Gammell.
This town has always been good fight
ing ground, and neither of the great par
ties can boast OF a walk-ovor, yet this
year IL would seem that the Democratic
and Independent ticket should easily win.
In the first place n large element OF
this town is pledged to vote for the men
who In their opinion will best enforce the
laws, and this fact taken In connection
with the poor material, in several cases
To be found, on the Republican ticket
ought To be a surety OF the election of the
entire Demoratic and Independent town
Considerable money will, Il is rumored
be used In some parts of the town 10 de-
feat the Democratic and Independent as
sembly ticket.
There has been but ono rally this year
! nthe interest OF the Republicans. but II
is said that much work Is being done I'm
a quiet way. The representatives. from
Lincoln last year. Messrs. Goodwin and
terest OF the town, and great strength In
this year AIDED 10 their ticket I'm the name
of William II. Erskine OF Albion.
On the other hand, the turning down OF
Senator Charles IL. Learned for a second
term Will have its effect In Republican
ranks. as there are many Republicans
who Will vote for Mr. Erslxlne rather
than a man who il the most notorious
creature OF the state machine OF any Re
publican candidate who ever stood for Of
iice In the town.
The prestige given TO the reform ticket
this year also by the fact that IL stands
for Col II. III. |. Goddard for United
states senator. and that the candidate
for governor, James n. Higgins, is a ma
tive OF Lincoln, should more than Offset
any detection caused by the use OF
money by the Republican machine.
Every voter I'm this town should feel
proud OF the opportunity OF casting a ball
lot tomorrow for the political regenera-
ton OF Rhode Island. Let there be no
stay-at-homes, but let ever lover OF Ius-
tice, liberty and equal rights and every
citizen who believes In law. enforcement
In the town go 10 the ballot box and drop
therein ballot marked with just one
cross under the star.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-05

/ ing. The past 10 years? Are salaried or
! laboring men gradually receiving from
! 20 per cent 20 45 per cent more thah
! they previously earned?
These are questions which answer them-
selves and are pertinent 10 the present
campalgn: and no amount OF amateur and
alleged artistic political speeches, nor dis
tortions OF facts or appeals for votes on
claimed but unrendered Cival war SER
vice. should avail, and lastly gift-enter-
prise Journalism should be discouraged by
the citizens OF the state and by the voters
OF the First congressional district.
A question not yet satisfactorily an
swered is. when and where did Congress
man Grangers opponent acquire knowl-
edge OF customs-tariff schedules fitting
him 10 properly represent Rhode lslando
interests in Washington?
Has IL ever occurred 10 Mayor Dyer. as
II certainly has 10 President Roosevelt,
that excessive tariffs mean special privi-
leges to manufacturers only?
One OF the first principles OF statesman
ship certainly Is the possession Of sense
Of fairness: and II is TO be hoped that vot-
ers tomorrow will cast their ballots for
Congressman Granger IL they desire good
wages and steady employment reasonable
prices for necessities. refor mof existing
political evils. permanent prosperity OF
manufacturers, and that the result will
be a continuance as representative in
congress from the First district OF one
who has proven honest and capable in
every office with which he has been hon
ored by his fellow-citizens.
lt should not be forgotten. as showing
the character and determination of Con-
gresham Granger. 10 recall the period OF
the street railway strike in Providence,
when he was mayor. and his warning TO
the corporation interested, that its viola
ton OF the ten-hour law would be respon.
sible for any disturbance that might be
created.
Mr.. Granger is fully able. n Il were
necessary. to put and successfully pit his
record OF II years as city treasurer OF
20 which position he was
elected portion OF the time,
ahdo his record also as mayor OF Provi- !
dence for two terms, against that OF his I,
present opponent.
Mr.. Granger's campaign committee /
Yields TO no man or group Of men a more /
earnest and sincere desire than they pos
sess that the best interests OF the state OF .
Rhode Island az all times be safeguarded |
N n conservative manner.
We urge you to vote for ID. L. ID. Gran
ger.
OLNEY ARNOLD,
Providence
JOSEPH p. CANNING,
Providence
z. CHAFFEE,
GILBERT. II. BURNHAM
Newport.
p. p. MURPHY.
GEORGE ]. NORTON,
East Providence.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-05

What our candidate. Congressman
Granger. stands for:
Good wages and steady work for labor.
ing men.
Fair prices and reasonable profits for
every industry.
Cheaper living necessities, food. fueI
and clothing
Positive congressional restraint Of IL
legal combinations in trade, whether in
dustrial commercial or mercantile
customs tariff that shall properly
protect the consumer, as well as the
manufacturer.
II may not be amiss 10 recite our gov
ernments need for revenue. They are
briefly that. as the yearly expenses OF
government approximate $1,000 100000. 1t
has been found that about one-half this
sum may be raised from internal revenue
taxation on manufactured tobacco malt
snd spirituous liquors, etc Therefore.
the balance Of $500 000, 900 under present
arrangements must be collected from du-
Ties on law and manufactured materials
imported from foreign countries. All
stand pat" Republicans are well aware
OF the fact that the present excessive
Dingley tariff rates were inserted for the
purpose cf allowing concessions from
nearly every item in order Ia force foreign
governments 10 lessen their tariff rates
10 us. thus facilitating the negotiation Of
treaties between the United States and
such foreign countries as might be
anxious TO do business with US. thereby
enabling US TO expand our export trade.
The Republican majority In congress.
however. has thus far failed to carry out
this program.
II has proven the veriest nonsense 10
rlaim, as the stand patters" at home
and in Washington do habitually. that
"the evils OF the tariff must be corrected
by the friends Of those evils since even
President Roosevelt has pleaded and ar
gued for reasonable revision of the
Dingley tariff, 10 which his own party
has turned deaf ear" with the result
ing revision OF but one item-the rate on
alcohol used In the arts and industries;
and that was accomplished by a bill
which Mr. Granger assisted in framing
while the delay in carrying the law into |
effect was engineered in the interest OF
the Standard OH company. backed by !
Senator Aldrich.
Does any reasonable man not a highly |
protected manufacturer pretend 10 be-
lieve that lumber and nearly all house |
building materials would not be cheaper |
provided a just and reasonable tariff |
were in force?
Does any reasonable man not a highly |
protected manufacturer believe that wool |
en- fabrics Clothing. hosiery. underwear, |
stc.) and boots and shoes would not be |
cheaper and better. provided the tariff |
rates on wool and on hides were reduced7 |
Does any salaried man mot an owner
In the business he Is conducting) believe |
hat his yearly income has increased pro-
with his living expenses dur
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-05
DYER's BACKDOWN
FALLS FLAT As
GOv. UTTtR'S

While Mayor Dyer and the members OF
the city property committee are trying to
extract all the glory OF the settlement of
iitical reasons. the labor men are discuss
Ing how false their position Is
II Is known that the settlement could
have been brought about by Mayor Dyer
and the committee when the trouble first
started: and the strike would never have
been called had the mayor and the mem
bers OF the city property committee been
as willing to meet the labor men and to
adjust the differences before the strike
as they appeared to be on Friday. on the
eve OF election, after they knew that
they would he denounced in a circular
sent TO all union men II the strike was
not settled.
The credit for the settlement OF the
strike Is really due wholly 10 the labor
men themselves, as Mayor Dyer and the
city property committee had used every
means in their power. such as the en-
ployment OF non-union men and strike
breakers to endeavor TO break the strike.
The publication in the News-Democrat
on Friday of the circular that had been
proposed by the trades council 10 send
out In case Mayor Dyer and the city
property committee failed 20 come 10 an
agreement with the labor men had much
10 do, OF course. with the mayors back
down: but the members OF the union com
mittee that conferred with him were not
concerned In its publication personally.
aid not know Of the fact at the time and
30 OF course were not personally RESPONSE
BILE for IL In the slightest degree.
The circular. however, had been pre-
pared and would have been issued had
not Mayor Dyer and the city property
committee backed down.
AS IL is, however. tho labor men recog-
nize that the backdown was due wholly
10 fear OF political injury 10 themselves.
and. knowing all the facts. will not give
any more support 20 the mayor and the
members OF the city property committee
than had they refused 10 come to an
agreement with the labor interests.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-05
TWO WERE HURT WHEN CAR
hit THE EXPRESS WAGON

Samuel Seller OF es Gay street was
thrown from his express wagon at s this
morning, when ~ was struck on South
Main street. near Tower. by Riverside
ear. No. 1893. In charge OF Conductor O.
L. Bartlett and Motorman E ID. Healey.
Seller received bruises OF the ribs and
GENERAL shaking up. and he was taken 20
bis home
John Reice. employed on the Job OF de-.
molishing the Talma theater. was push
ing a wheelbarrow on the sidewalk at
the time. and the wheelbarrow was
thrown against him by Selzer's wagon
and HIS left arm bruised.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-05
CONVICTION OF RAWLINGS
SUSTAINED BY SUPREME COURT

Washington. Nov. 5.-The supreme court
today affirmed the decision OF the Georgia
supreme court in the case OF John c..
Rawlings. under conviction In that state
on a charge OF murder, the effect OF the
decision being TO compel the execution OF
Rawlings unless his counsel find other
means OF securing a stay OF proceedings
Rawlings who Is a white man and
preacher. was charged with employing
negroes 10 murder a family OF nelghbors.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-05
THREE MORE CASES Of
TYPHOID At WESLEYAN

Middletown, Conn. Nov 5--Three more
cases Of typhoid fever have developed In
Wesleyan university. Prof. Conn. who
has investigated the cases. has come to
tho conclusion that the cases were due
TO the students eating contaminated oys-
tors at banquets OF various frateInities on
oct. IL. Two other cases were reported
Ct the university several days ago, while
n number of students have been an at
wa ious times with what appeared TO be
intestinal trouble.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-05
BOSTON CAR IS
ABANDONED FOR
WINTER SEASON

The electric car which had been making
daily round trips between Providence and
Boston has been taken off.
The project proved a failure. as only
about an average OF - persons was car
ried daily
The service, however. will he resumed
with the advent Of warm weather. and is
expected TO prove exceedingly popular
during the season when trolley rides are
more In vogue than during the winter
months.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-05
COMMITTED TO HOSPITAL

Lewis A. Nickerson was today ordered
TO be committed 10 the state hospital for
the insane. He Is an engineer and work
ed for the n Y, n. II. & H. r. II Co.
and he has been afflioted with deiusions
about two years
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-05
A PITlFUl CASE

Joseph Moran. a crippled colored man.
was sent 10 the state workhouse for six
months for vagrancy. lie has no home.
ssys ne l. TOO III 10 work. and sleeps in
bsyus.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-05
WAS FINED TW CE

William Reddington pleaded guilty TO
throwing glass in Huntington avenue and
was fined s. and costs lie was fined I'm
police court s. and costs for drunkenness.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-18
OVER IN MARYLAND.

The contract for removing the old rail
road bridge at porryville has been awarded
to a Philadelphia firm.
Miss Sue Ward and Raymond Cameron
of Zion both have fractured arms the
latter breaking his in a fall from a fence
Prof A. l.. Edy has resigned as pHn-
cipal of Bansley High School to accept
the position of supervising principal of
the public school OF New Port county, Pa.
Miss Nellie Chapman, who for a num-
ber of years has been assistant in the
Rising Sun postofhce has resigned, and
will be succeeded by Miss Lula Jenkins.
Thrown from load Of wood by his
horses taking fright and jumping Handy
Robinson of Hillsboro was run over and
so seriously injured that fatal results are
feared
The postoffice and general store Of
j. r. Kirk. at Pivot Cecil county. was
broken into last Thursday night by bur
glars. who ransacked the building. stealing
large quantity of goods, stamps and
postal cards.
Charles Wnims. colored while sitting
on the edge Of the Havre de Grace station
/ platform, was struck by a northbound
| passenger train and so badly injured that
/ he died several hours afterward
The funeral of William j. Smith, city
councilman and last postmaster and
/ sheriff of Elkton. who died on Mednes-
/ day. took place Friday afternoon from
y his residence and WAS largely attended.
A petition has been presented TO the
Hartford county school commissioners ask
ing for the consolidation of the Forest In
stitute and Hartford Seminary schools into
a graded school. to be located at Webster
Alphonsus J. McNamee, successful
farmer at Fremont, while feeding his stock
suffered stroke of apoHexy and died
before he could be removed TO his house
Deceased was 32 years of age and un.
married.
George T. Money, son of Joseph +
Money. of near Elkton, died Thursday II
Tonopah, New, after a short illness from
pneumonia. Mr.. Money was 81 years o.
age and went West several years ago e
engage in mining