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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-21
ASK FOR ALIENS FOOT-EASE.

the Antiseptic powder to shake into your shoes. Re-
neVes Corns, Runions. lngrowing Nails, Swollen and
sweating feet. Blisters and Gallons spots. Sold every.
where. Csc. Don't accept any substitute. Sample
FREE. Address, A. s. Olmsted, lie Roy, N. Y. Adv
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-21
INTERNATIONAL
LESSOl{
BY Z. o. SELLERS, Director o. Evening
Department, The Moody Bible Institute.
Chicago.)
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER %
JOSHUA THE NEW LEADER.

LESSON TEXT-Joshua 1:l-9.
GOLDEN TEXT-''Be strong and Of
good courage" Joshua 10.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-21

Goagn come from inlamed Bronchial
iu9es; Deans Mentholated Cough Drops
neal tne lrritation-5c at all Drug Stores.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-21

worms expelled promptly from the human
syso. y Win DR.. Peery's Vermifuge Dead
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-21

Inc longest word in the English
language is Observation-Disclosures
ism.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-11-21

Upright pianos should be SO placed
IN rooms as to avoid dampness and
drafts.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-01
essinistic.

The best luck any man can have is
never to have been born but that sell
dom happens to anyone.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-01
Becoming Dress for Thoughts.

The genial essayiSt of Cambridge.
Rev. Dr. Samuel NJ Crothcrs. who has
taken the place Of the author OF the
y" Autoerat Of the Breakfast Table E" Ms
the exponent of the shrcwd wisdom of
New England, has improved his oppor-
tunity to urge upon fellow members of
the National Academy of Arts ana
Letters insistcnec by them on higher
standards OF Typography in the Amer
lean press. lie would have thoughts
20 out well dressed. becomingly at
tired He sympathizes with an argu-
ment to the same effect recently made
before the Columbia university school
OF journalism by the owner and editor of
one Of the best New England dailies
Samuel Bowles of Springfield.
Such advocacy of such standard of
publicity on its form or dress side is
encouraging TO all publishers who are
busy doing their share in bringing the
reform to pass, says the Christian
Science Monitor, and Il change for the
better is discenible, more noticeable
perhaps in the field OF the monthlies
and weeklies than it is in that of the
daIlies, but nevertheless also to be de
tected there. Sometimes the motive for
change is purely esthetic and arises
from the publisher ; revolt at condi-
tions no longer to be endured if he is
to avoid daily disgust with the aspect
Of his own property. Oftener it comes
along with rising standard Of ethics
as to both the sort of news and kind of
advertisements to be admitted. The
very process Of exclusion of certain
kinds of advertising OF itself ribs the
Journal of some OF its worst offenses
against taste. Their election and the
( obvious Improvement noticeable in
" makeup lead responsive and sensi-
/ tive man to other changes and prohibit
1 tions. Finally the problem is faced as
one affecting the entire papor. The
matter of dress takes on moral
dignity and responds to the dictates OF
good taste. If necessary, competent
technical advisers are called in, and in
due time both maker and reader of
the periodical have for their satisfying
inspection 4 product of the printer s
art that not only is standardized as to
content but also as to form.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-01
TESTS SHOW CANAL SAFE.
Panama Locks Have Nothing to Fear
From Enemy's Fleet.


Secret tests recently made by the
third division of the Atlantic battle
ship fleet, under command of Rear Adj
miral Usher, are said to have disclosed
the fact that the Panama canal virtu-
nlly has nothing to fear from the fire
Of an enemy's feet 50 far as the Gatun
and other important locks are con
cerned
The tests, started last winter, are
declared to have developed the fact
that the feet could not determine the
location of the Gatun lock-
1t also is intimated that the data
made public and supposed to give the
topography of the canal were purpose
ly Inaccurate. In addition, it was dis
covered that the hills intervening rem
'iered the locks almost immune from
famage by bombardment from sea
Extension of the breakwater on the
Atlantic side has made it possible to
mount long range guns so far out that
the approach Of an enemy's feet could
readily be checked. Elaborate plans
| also for the mining of the approaches
to the canal on both the Atlantic and
/ Pacific sides already have been com
pleted.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-01
WELLINGTON REMANDED
west SWanzey Man Arraigned OIL
Charge of Incendiarism.

meme, \. H., Dec |. - Frank p.
Wellington Of West Swanzey, who was
arrested Friday on the charge of set
ting fire to the West Swanzev box fac
tory, was given a hearing in the dis
trlet court Saturday before Special
Justice Wolfe, found guilty and sent
to Jail to await the April term of su-
perior court.
\ cap and a pipe, identified as those
belonging to Wellington, and some bot
ties were found in the log carrier, in
the investigation that followed the
ire Similar bottles were found in
Wellington S room. One witness testi-
fed to seeing Wellington dodge back
of a pile Of logs in the mill yard on
the night the fire was set.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-01
LIMERICK IN SHOP
EARLY CAMPAIGN
National Consumers League Has Be
gun Sending OIt It's Appeals to
Christmas Shoppers.

Two days before Christmas. calm Kate
started out on her shopping in state.
But in all the mash
She found nothing but trash:
Kate, why did You wait till so late?
Miss Folly her shopping did late,
Now mark her unfortunate state;
She was worn to thread
And spent Christmas in bed,
Thus shared she the shop girls own fate
Buy your Christmas presents early
early in the day-and ito it now.
That will be your biggest Gift of the
holidays to the workers behind the
counters and on the delivery wagons
That is the reminder that comes
from the National Consumers learue.
which, with It's 5G branches in -
states, grew ont of the case OF a little
cashboy more than 20 Christmascs AGO.
This little boy spent January ON a hos
pItaI cot, sick with pneumonia. because
he had worked six days from sun-up
To midnight i'm foul air and with ir-
regular meals. One day he had Meth
ed luncheon nor dinner. and this was
all because the idea of early Christmas
shopping had not been spread over the
land. Out Of the conference over his
case and the lesson it taught grew the
National Consumers league, which as
the Christmas season approaches, j.
out again coaEiug the early shoppers
To the stores
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-01
ATTENTION BUSINESS MEN.

The Rrattleboro Daily Reformer
will soon publish new and valua-
BILE feature in up-to-date advertising
which is meeting with pronounced
popularity with business men
throughout the country.
This idea consists of well-wOrded,
ten-line reading locals, which will
be scattered promiscuously through
the pages Of The Reformer, to be
run in all daily issues for three
months. These advertisements will
be changed frequently and written
for the advertiser 10y an experience
cd al. writer.
We shall cndeavor i'm every way
TO make this new feature of the pa
per q great success to our patrons
and hope to have their hearty sup
port. Our representative, Mrs
Durham, who has charge. will call
and explain more fully and any con
tract made with her will be full
filed by
THE'BRATTLEBORO REFORMER.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-01
SANG FOR OIL KING.
Lotus Male Quartet Brought Tears to
Workingmen S EyGs-Here
Thursday.

\ review Of the many criticisms Of
the performance, of the Lotus male
quartet, who viii sing under the
auspices OF the youn4 peoples union On
tertHumcnt committee i'm the First
Baptist church Thursday evening, re-
veals an interesting note of similitude
throughout in regard to their ensemble
work. This is the aIl-important test Of
quartet singing. Their patrons are
unanimous in expressions OF pleasure at
what they apply term 1.-The even, rich
organ tones Of the voices. - Each mem
Der is a finished soloist, vet in the
quartet work they merge their individ-
uality into an harmonious whole. The
quartet sings every Sunday morning
and evening at fremont Temple Bos-
ton, which is the most important male
quartet position in America. They will
be accompanied here by a young woman
reader of exceptional merit.
The quartet sang this fall in the
home of John d. Rockefeller, the oil
king, in Cleveland, Ohio. To
this parlor musicale were invited the
laborcrs on the Rockcrfcller estate. and
while the boots to which clung fresh
soil from the fields moved restlesslv on
the carpet, surrounded by rich tapes
tries and sumptuous furnishings. the
quartet stepped forward and sang
Rock of Ages, which caused tears ia
tricklc down the sunburncG -7,naks and
the OIL magnate 5 eyes to glisten.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-01
Soldiers Debt For Jewels.

Bills aggregating $1.000000 for jew
eiry charged against enlisted men Of
the army have been forwarded TO the
war department in Washington by a
large instailment jewelry. company on
the Pacific coast. with an appeal for
Uncle Sans aid in collecting the in
debtedness. The department. has de-
clincd to act as collector, and the cred
itor's only resource is to procee'
against the individual soldiers HoN
much more jewelry the soldiers may
haze paid for is conjectural
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-01
Cruelty Charges Exaggerated.

Charges of cruelty in the discipline
of prisoners have been investigated by
Richard Lee Metcalfe, a member of
the isthmian canal commission, and
have been found greatly exaggerated.
The canal zone system is admittedly
penal, the idea of correction not enter
ing at all into the scheme Felons are
considered to be in debt to the commu-
nifty. and they are set at work building
roads.
lnasmuch as most of the felons are
negroes who have been laborers on the
canal work, they make very good road
builders. and the pleasant highways
along the banks of the canal over
which tourists speed in automobiles
are evidence of this.
They are imprisoned in a stockade
near TO the work on which they are
engaged and at present are at Gam
boa. where they are constructing a
highway along the east bank of Guile
bra cut. They are given coarse food.
but enough of it. cots to sleep upon, a
holiday Oh Sunday (Which is spent.
however, in the stockade) and are
made to work on the highways ten
hours day.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-01
Fear Trouble After Splitting Salt.

In many Of the rural districts of
Russia people when they spill salt not
only toss pinch over the left Shout
der, but also crawl under the table
and come out the other side, in order
to avert ill-luck; while in New Eng
land, to break the evil spell of spilling
salt, every particle is supposed to be
collected and thrown on the stove to
be consumed.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-01
Hospital Has Unknown Benefactor.

A gift Of 10000 from unknown
sources was made to one of the great
London hospitals few days ago The
hospital received an anonymous brown
paper parcel, heavily sealed, and Civ
ing forth a curious rustling sound
when handled When it was opened
out poured a flood of crisp Bank of
England notes. The notes, when
counted. totaled the handsome sum Of
10000.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-01
PhatoQrapher's Paste.

A paste which viii prove permanent
IS made Of ten parts of arrowroot. one
hundred parts Of water. one part gel
attn, ten parts alcohol Soak the gel
attn in the water, add the arrowroot.
having been previously mixed with
small quantity of water, and boil
four or five minutes When cool, add
the alcohol and a few drops of car
bollc acid or oil Of cloves.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-01
panama FEL0NS
HOPE FOR PARDON
Expect Amnesty In Honor Of
Canals Completion.
TWO RECENTLY SET FREE.

Convicts In the Zone Are Set to Work
on the Roads and Are Not Badly
Treated-Charges of Cruelty Found
to Be Greatly Exaggerated-Prison
Movies" and Music.
confined in the canal zone penten-
tiary gives rise to the belief that it
is the intention of the administration
at Washington to grant q general am
nesty to canal zone prisoners in honor
of the completion of the Panama canal
The idea of a general amnesty is not
based upon official information. but
upon the fact that the administration
| at Washington has chosen to pardon
two of the most conspicuous prisoners
Of canal times. One Of these, Frank
Houston, was sentenced about six
months ago to ten years imprisonment
for crime committed about a year
ago at Gatun.
One day Houston, on returning from
work. started to light a fire in the
kitchen stove and found there parts of
q letter addressed to his wife. He
/ patched them together and discover
4 ed that it was love letter written
\ by a fellow canal worker named
! Harry Stern. Without waiting to in
I vestigate he took down his shotgun.
/ hunted for the man and killed him.
Deprived of Trial by Jury.
Owing to the impossibilty of CON
\ yicting an American of murder in the
canal zone after jury trial the prose
cutting attorney charged Houston with
murder in the second degree. thus de
priying him of a jury trial. for only
capital offenses may be tried by jury
in the canal zone The court found
him guilty and gave him a ten years
sentence. His attorneys appealed on
the ground that he had committed
first degree murder or no crime and
that he was entitled to jury trial
n The supreme court Of the canal zone
confirmed the Judgment OF the lower
court. one of the three justices dis
senting. Four days after the supreme
court handed down its decision word
came from Washington to pardon
Houston.
The other prisoner pardoned ut the
same time was Frank Pilson. While
in n position of trust rs money order
clerk at the Cristobal postofice Prison
embezzled money over period of two
years. stealing in each instance small
amount His victims We're men and
women whose ignorance made them
easy namely. European and ne
gro laborerS on the canal who bought
money orders to send home and Hindu
peddlers who took this means of trans
hitting money for payment of goods
TO various merchants in Hindustan
Pilson was convicted and sentenced
to eighteen months Imprisonment and
when pardoned had served half Of lis
term.
There are about 80 prisoners in the
penitentiaIy of the canal zone, most OF
them convicted of crimes less serious
than those Of Houston and PilSon.
Due to influence of friends of Houston
and Pison the severe regime of the
canal zone penitentiary has recently
been brought 10 the attention of the
authorities, and Il movement has been
begun to alleviate the condition of the
prisoners.
Meetings are now held every Sunday
nj the stockade. ut which the men heal
music and watch moving pictures. Oc-
casionally some important official OF
the canal force delivers an address
Cruelty CHARGES Exaooerated
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-01

Scottish fields annually produce
about 250,0 900 tons OF fuel oil.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-01
New Horticultural Idea.

Using mercury vapor lamps in her
greenhouse, a Scotch woman horticul-
turist not only forces seeds to sprout
and plants to grow in half the usual
time, but also produces greater depth
OF color in the vegetation.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-01-16
Free Advertising

Beginning with the next
issue of the News We will
publish free for any farmer
subscriber Of the News Who
10 paid In advance q 6ve-line
advertisement of .anything
he wants to- cell, or any
thing he wants to bay. ess1@. !
This 10 q new departure,
but in order to show our up.
probation Of the patronage
accorded 40 BY the farmeft
of this vicinity, we have de-
cided to inaugurate this fea-
ture.
We do not believe there 10
another paper Ia the state Of
Kansas which makes this
very liberal offer.
No farmer 10 barred. The
only condition IL that he
must be 4 paid in advance
subscriber. And he may. II
he desires, use the offer once
4 month, or twelve times =
year.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-01-16
N. E. Church.

A revival series of meetings,
which will continue for two
weeks, will begin at the Metho-
dist Episcopal church Thursday
evening, Jan. 16. In this meet
ing Pastor Brakebill will be his
own evangelist. Remember the
first sermon in these series will
be preached Thursday evening,
and the Theme will be "A Re
vival of Religion" There will
be a half hour song service pre-.
ceding the sermon. All are cor
daily invited to attend.
Friday evening the pastor will
use for a Theme, THE Travail
of a Soul" Saturday evening,
"Intercession."
Sunday services. The Subject
for Sunday morning will be,
prevailing Prayer" and in the
evening the Pastor will preach
on, "A Time When the Lord
Answered by Fire" Good con-
gregational singing throughout
the meeting is desired, and to &C
complish this the church will use
Billy Sundays famous song-book,
Great Revival Hymns.
The sermons which will be
presented next week are as fol.
lows:
Monday evening, "A Luke
Warm Church"
Tuesday evening, "Deliveranct
from Blood Outlines"
Wednesday evening, The Par
able of the Ten Virgins.
Thursday evening, The Chris
tian Saved With Difficulty"
Notice this paper for further
announcements, and be sure Il
attend our first service Thursday
evening, Jan. 10th.
0. w. Brakebill, Pastor.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-01-16

List Letter
Remaining in the postoAace a
Baxter Syringe, Kansas. for the
week ending with Jan. Is, 1918
Miss M Stanley
Mrs Orpha Robe :
W B Bryan
LII Chandler
Miss Knox
Miss Ida Guthrie
Mr. Ed Futhey :
Mr. Homer Sheridan
which If not called for within two
weeks will be sent to the dead
letter Office at Washington, d. c.:
Persons calling for any OF the
above letters will pleaOeSay" Advel
tised," giving date list.
FRED BARTLETT, p. D
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-01-16

A good many people complain
of gas fumes in their houses. The
cause is either poor plumbing or
the combustion is not perfect.
The best thing to do is call in .
plumber, and have the matter
looked into. / understand the
causes leading to fumes, and can
az things for yOu. Call me at
No. 9. w. F. Deckert.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-01-16
Fall Road Making,

There Is 4 growing demand
for more and better ROAD making
during the autumn months. In
many localities the roads become
filled with deep rutS and the
wheel tracks 20 depressed during
the summer that they collect
rains which soon wash them in.
TO cutters and ruin the roads for
heavy loads and comfortable tra'
vel. There IL no reason why .
portion of the road tax should
not be used for putting the high.
ways in a better condition for
travel. The spIit-lOg drag and
other road making implements
should be put to work before the
ground freezes. The outside of
the roads should be brought into
the center of the track, which
will establish q crust that will
shed water, rather than retain
rains, which are sure to occur
during the fall, and early spring
mouths. RoadS having = full
high center are quite sure 10 re-
main in 4 good condition during
the rainy season of the fall and
spring. Steep, hills. where
water is apt to collect IN wheel
tracks, should be provided with
open cutters on each side into
which rains may be diverted,
with an occasional crest which
water cannot pass. Approaches
to bridges and culvefts should be
30 filled with earth that vehicles
OF all kinds may pass over Snem
without serious jOltS and jars.
Roads are much improved when
covered with gravel. This 10 =
season of the year when such
work can be accomplished at a
minimum expense. Every town.
ship should own gravel pits from
which road making gaterial can
be clleaplv ObtaiAed. Concrete
roads viii econ become popular.
The same material sh6nld be
used in making Bird es and cul-
verts. A good quality Of sand
and gravel is necetsaryi 70 make
serviceable concrete. Every farm
er should have an especial inter
est in al roads joining his place
and leading 20 market.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-01-16

Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Vincent en-.
tertained last Wednesday night
at a delightful part compliment
tary to their house guest, Mrs.
Schreiner of Lamar, No. Whist
was played at Eve tables. The
ladies prize was won By Miss
Fern Schnebley and the gents
prize BY Hugh MccammOn. A
tWJcUurSe uRpPer ven served
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-01-16

Joe Fahlenbock, a well known
mine operator of Galena, died at
his home in that city last Satur-
day morninff. He was i'll only a
short time.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-01-16
More Phone Talk.
Is Our Mutual System to be
Extended

Mr.. Editor: As there seems to
be a good deal Of phone talk and
several questions unanswered, L
will give you my opinion, also
answer some of the questions.
The mutual people now have
six local associations Cor lines)
In the Baxter district; we also
have a district organization as
provided for in article 6 of the
constitution and bylaws of the
County Association. This same
article answers question No. l
will we be asked to help buy
switchboards for other centrals?"
It says locals connecting with
central must buy and maintain
the switchboard thereof. We
will not have to buy other switch
boards.
Why has this not been made
public? We are making it public.
Will one phone in town use as
much space as 10 or "a rural
phones? Yes.
Can we hold the central in the
same place when the county ex-
ecutive committee have control
of same? If we establish an ex-
change it will have to be kept in
an Office, and cannot be moved
for $50 or SIS.
Can one mans lines connect
with our switchboards? Yes,
one man being accepted into the
general company is what the
committee objects to. If party
wants a wire to himself he can
do so. but must belong to one of
the local associations. | think
the bylaws are silent on this
Question.
We have always been glad to
take more members on our
switch. as it increaseeAour in
come and extends our permanent
service, but a few months ago q,
local was organized in Baxt
and they are too much for ous
switch board. Now, what will
we do? Buy a new switchboard
and take them on, or refuse and
check progress of our mutual
system?
I believe that there would be
less room for complaint if we
buy the switchboard and prorate
it among the locals according to.
the amount used, than most any
way we could fix it. At least,
we would all get just what we
pay for.
Our Baxter district Associa-
ton will meet soon for the cleo
tion of officers. Now, let's tell
our executive committee what
we want, so that when they
meet, they can act on this matter
and not wear the Baxter local
out and maybe lose connection
with Baxter altogether. We
want to be careful in this matter,
yet we must not be afraid to act.
! E. A. Baugh.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-01-16

According to the Joplin Globe
Of last Thursday morning, the
Frisco is going to put on a day
train to run from vinita to Jop-
lin, via Baxter Springs. We
don't see Why. It is likely the
llOia WjlI leave vinitA about & OF
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-01-16

The old saying that the wick
ed stand in slippery places" was
true on Friday morning of last
week. However, not all of them
stood. Many fell. 1t was quite
slippery, and there were many
middle of the roaders," and few
''standpatters."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-01-16

EmersOn's restaurant in the
Daniels building has been sold to
J. A. McReas who was burned
ont in the FIRE of a week ago.