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The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1915-03-26
Mules and Horse For Sale

have a span of mules coming
8 and 4 years old and a 4 year old
horse for sale at my home four
miles northeast Of LRclsde.
A. b. FARRAR.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1915-03-26
TOWN and COUNTRY
About Local People and Events and
Other Matters Of Interest

A 3-year.old Shetland pony for
sale. Call phone 1876, Laclede.
Don't forget the Parent Teachers
Association on Friday afternoon,
March 26.
o. A. Potter was on the stock
market at Kansas City Thursday
and bought a car of lambs.
A class of nine will graduate
from the Laclede high school at the
coming commencement in May.
DR.. Pratt, Brookfeld's leading
opticlan, will be at Hotel Brown
in Laclede next Monday, March 20.
Your eyes should have the best
of attention. See DR.. Pratt at
Hotel Brown next Monday, March
20.
DR.. Pratt fits the kriptok lens,
the double lens without seams or
crack. At Hotel Brown Monday,
March 90.
J. w. Power was called to
Braymer last Tuesday by the
serious illness of sister who lives
at that place.
There will be a pie supper at
Locust Creek school house on Fri
day evening, March 26, to which
all are cordially invited.
Taylor Weaver was at Brookfeld
Saturday and Monday officiating
at auctioneer at the closing out OF
the Rummell stock of clothing and
shoes.
The new lens which DIR. Pratt is
fitting gives more vision than any
other lens ever produced. See
him about them at Hotel Brown
Monday, March 20.
H. E. Mahurin of Brookfeld
writes enclosing a dollar and says:
Continue sending The BLADE as
it is one of the necessaries l can
not get along without"
Oscar Weaver, who moved from
town to the Savage farm the first
of the month, this week moved to
S. M. Wroe's farm, and Arthur
White moved from town to the
Savage farm.
Rev. Dunkelberger will fill his
regular appointments at the Chris
tian church next Sundy and all are
cordially invited to attend the
services. Sunday school at the
usual hour and all will be welcome.
The republican voters and all
who expect to support the 'republi-
can ticket at the coming township
election will meet at WOodman
hall next Saturday afternoon at
2:3O and nominate the ticket.
n. E. Garside keeps a small
flock of sheep on his farm just
north of town, the increase of
which has been unusual this spring.
He has nine ewes and they brought
eighteen lambs, each eve having
twins. Sixteen of the lambs are
alive and doing well.
The regular meeting of the w.
G. T. u. was held at the home of
Mrs. Grace Maybee on Tuesday of
last week and was an interesting
and profitable session. Miss Grace
NJ. Sissons was on as leader with
an important subject but was abb
sent, and those present feel as
though they had missed q real
treat as Miss Sissons is one Of the
union's most enthusiastic and en-
tertaining members. However, it
is.hinted that she viii have q valid
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1915-03-26
Has Made Good

An official that does his whole
duty is benefit to all the people.
A tax collector that collects the
taxes and apportions it correctly to
the various funds is valuable
man to the community. j.. B.
Jones is that kind Of an official.
He lacked but a fraction of one
per cent of getting all the taxes
charged to this township. he has
served but one term and is a candi-
date for reelection subject to the
will of the republican convention
next Saturday. he will have no
opposition in the convention and
will therefore be before the voters
next Tuesday. He solicits your
support and promises the same
good service in the future he has
rendered the past two years.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1915-03-26
.ON LOCAL SUBJECTS
Local Items and Interesting Bits Of
News Of All Sorts

last week. The recess periods are
omitted. School comes to order at
the regular time in the morning
and dismisses for noon at 11:45;
takes up at 12:45 and dismisses
for the day at $3.50.
Louis Andrews, who was for
some time employed at the local
Burlington station but connected
with a hardware firm at Battle
Greek, Mich, for the past year has
accepted a position with J, B.
Patrick in Laclede and took charge
of the hardware room at the Model
last Monday.
The annual school election will
be held on Tuesday, April 6, at
the M. W. A. hall. At this election
two members of the board are to
be chosen to succeed DR.. F. W.
Burke and W. S. Savage whose
terms expire. There has never
been on the board two more com
petent, painstaking and efficient
members than DIR. Burke and Mr..
Savage and we believe they will be
reelected without opposition as they
should.
Mrs H. F. Englehart, a former
resident of Laclede now living at
Cameron, underwent operation for
appendicitis at Ellsworth hospital
in st. Joseph on Thursday of last
week and at last reports was doing
nicely with bright prospects for a
complete recovery. Herson Fran
els who was called home by her
serious illness returned this week
to. his post at Fort Hamilton,
Brooklyn, N. Y, where he is now
stationed.
Norman Day came over from his
home in Kansas Monday and spent
the first part of the week here
looking after business connected
with his farm property. While
here he rented his Charlton county
farm of 100 acres to G.. A. Parish
for another year and his farm of
same size half mile southeast of
Laclede to J. A. Henry. Mr.. Day
reports his family well and every
thing lovely over in the Sunfower
state.
The BLADE received very kind
letter from Walter Libby and
family, former residents of this
place, but for a number of years
residing near Cheyenne. Okla, re-
questing a renewal of his subscrip-
tion for another year and telling of
fine crop prospects in that locality.
The season is somewhat earlier
there than in this locality as Mr..
Libby had his oats shown by the
10th of March and trees were be-
ginning to bud and bloom. Wheat
looks fine and there are good
prospects for a big fruit crop.
Chas. B. Welsh has always
faithfully and conscientously dis
charged his duty as clerk and as.
SCISSOR and has always aimed to give
every individual a square deal
along with a square deal for the
commonwealth. While he has no
direct authority in the way of road
Improvement he has always taken
an active interest in the good roads
movement and has spent a great
deal Of time in looking after COM
plants of needed repairs through
ont the township. he Will be on
the ticket next Tuesday and viii
appreciate your support.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1915-03-26

When You go to the polls to vote
at the school election be sure that
you get a ticket that has on it the
name Of E. L. Joyce for county
superintendent.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-12
Z or

The young man or m who Il
80 fortunate as to possess parents
wise enough to anticipate the future
as far as possible are given a fair
chance when they reach the threshold
OF life. but the average young person
suffers from the handicap OF lack OF
preparation. As soon as he reaches
a working age he is turned loose
upon the world to make his a and
being unframed in any one line of
endeavor and consequently denied the
opportunity Of working on a parity
with his more fortunate brothers the
foundations OF whose lifework have
been laid with infinite care and skill.
1t is no wonder that he is handicapped
from the very start. He does the best
he can, probably, but In this day of
trained knowledge and specialized Ia
Dor he cannot reach very far and must
be satisfied, as a rule, with the small
er and less lucrative results which are
possible to him.. It is the man who Ia
bors under the heavy handicap OF IN
competency who rails the most about
the unfairness Of life's chances. Ha
realizes that he cannot accomplish the
results possible to the trained work.
er, and the pity of 1t is that such q
condition exists through the lack of
foresight or the part Of those who
reared him to manhood.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-12

Probably as accurate an estimate
OF the age Of the human race as can
be made is that Of the latest work
OF Prof. James Geikie Of Edinburgh
university, who concludes that man
hrst appeared in Europe from ESQ, 900
to 100000 years ago. The number Of
years cannot be precisely stated, but
the geological evidence that the Pc
riod is a vast n is impressive and
conclusive. The few thousand years
Of written history are Insignificant by
comparison. Since paleolithic nan
left the earliest traces Of his exist
ence, there have been s~ubmergence
and re-elevation Of enormous tracts
of the earth's surface, erosion of val
legs and general lowering of the sur
face by denudation. a succession Of
stupendous climatic revolutions, and
the alternate occupying of the con-
tinents by widely contrasting floras
and faunas-tundras, steppes and
great forests succeeding each other
again and again.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-12
IN WAR

This 10 the first great war In which
wireless has been freely, used by all
the coubatants. Every operator has
q double task. He has to secure q
secret and instant transmission OF the
message with which he is intrusted,
and Al the same time to do his best
to intercept messages passing be-
tween two hostile stations Great
ingenuity has been concentrated on
the means Of securing secrecy and Inn
munity from Interference for wireless
messages. One of the ~cleverest means
yet devised for battling an eavesdrop-
per, says the Boston Transcript. is
the predetermined use OF q variety Of
wave lengths" For the effective
transmission of wireless signals it is
necessary that the dispatching and
receiving stations should be 'ins tune"
One of the essentials for syntony is a
common wave length" There is moth
ing to prevent a hostile receiving sta
ton tuning up" so as to receive the
signals passing between the stations
OF the foe. Under these conditions the
code alone preserves secrecy. But II,
on the other hand, two stations decide
TO alter their wave lengths" after
each three or four words, the caves
dropper is bound to lose part Of the
message while searching for the new
length or pitch
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-12

Rain drops are almost always
charged with electricity. The charge
is often positive. rarely negative. Many
observers have measured the charge
approximately, and made it from O.000,-
0O0, 900, 000, 000.01 to $1,000, 600, 600, 900
DOL amper per square centimeter.
Prof. F. Herath of Kiel describes in
the Revue Electrique the experiments
by which he has measured them. He
received the rain on a fine metallic
cloth 25 meters square,, insulated and
attached to a galvanometer in q cellar,
The galvanometer registered photo
graphically. Among the facts he
proves Ire these: Rains with a con-
stantly positive charge are much more
frequent than those that change to .
negative. The passage from a posi-
tive to q negative charge corresponds
to a momentarE cessation Of the show.
Ell. The quantity Of positive cleo
trieity brought by the rain is Is times
greater than that Of the negative. The
positive current IN q steady rainfall
are 0.0o0, 600, 900 ,ooe,1 ampheres per
square centimeter. The negative cur.
rents never exceed o.0O0, O0O, 900, 600.
DOL amperes per square oentimeteT.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-12

People to whom certain colors repre-.
sen sounds or emotions have long
been laughed at. but scientific work on
the suns rays is proving them to have
justification for their theories. Red, it
appears, is the most exciting and stim-
ulating of all ~colors, and has q special
effect on the activity of the brain.
Blue, which SO many people in an age
Of great nervous strain and tension
find soothing. is so in reality. Unless
you are in a depressed and melancholy
state, sea blue curtains at your bed
room windows have a beneficial effect,
especially II you face south and get
the morning sun.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-12

Many persons are wondering these
days what material is being used in
the construction Of aeroplanes Of the
warning European nations. Constant
11ying-servfce which continues day
after day-has caused q belief that
metal has supplanted wood to q con.
siderable extent As = matter Of fact
the flying machines are made almost
entirely Of wood. Tho propellsrs Of
The a~eroplanes are in most instances
made O. selected ash, which in addi-
ton to being song and light. will not
split under vibration or shock. Built
up layers of spruce with mahogany
centers are also in use. Spruce Is
used in the construction OF the frame
because of its markedly straight grain
and freedom from hidden defects
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-12
FoY'S IMPROVED STAPLE COTTO1

ssed i ! have ave = limited quantity Of my fine Improved Staple cot@
wood, and il you want any Of these splendid esSy pro q 9 Srs q
staple seed you should not delay the matter Of sending me sd
seed ss as3s y fssn a aass from i ss, $40 sss p ssss g. q Fiji iS ss cotton 1900 ees essns,
ureenWoods leading cotton factors and buyers. IT,
RECORD OF FOYS COTTON. IS
In 1912 | found in my field one extra fine stalk OF cottlk
WI WHICH i ! gathered the and hand picked the seed from the cotton obtaah,
On April 49, 1918 l planted the seed with a case knife one ,es
cotton, Z hill i In 1884, St 1892 i pi.s s;s'f; ) .i s;s% & s; r. , j so ia iSo 81 Pe s ! i S.; IS
OF cotton. The staple pulled sic.
TESTIMONIALS: I
fine stdn take p plea as re in fd referring those interested in the purchased
seu9t fram most IS ! substantial subs an d. citizens and planters, who have be"SS
r + ~ reenvo H.. Greenwood. Miss, Oct. 18th. 1915. +
g +: e s 81 :;'.a r.: y i: {: s; &: :y. ss:' !: ! : s:E $:. a:i' siss ;s: i FIX xh 'T + E ssss.. C !
S''' '"' N : sod ne bale '"' year for z'' / consider i. : p y* EL Fl; i!fp's
p : ru cuu. n- Rising Sun. Miss. Oct. q, 1915. |
: :;;s,; 3 S; isS Stun s1 /; $:: . !:${{ s: ;s: , :s' i ; :ss;; '= :ss $:;:: ss::; IS: sss:: :: . 81
COTTON French Bend P KissRsft5uny' w. D. Mcleod.
p ru cuouu.. 49, Greenwood. Miss, Oct 27, 1915.
'm. :. 81; 2 ST. $ss! Ms ! Sale, .! Fey. improved Staple Cotton from s .e,.
CENTS t@' yf psfp o 1hs i fss :s% %s''1 Fs'p ! sss inches and / 's :: :; ,5 SIM 81 to-
p pu uma - Greenwood, Miss. Oct. ls, 1915.
; ;:;;$ Il Il ; !: 4: ;;::': e: =; :a; f.; : q: 8; j; e: :; i ;:'''S Il. : : ::;;:;:; !, 4; s; s.; If: If:
Greenwood, Miss, Oct 2sth, 1915.
I'd 6ss r S& 81 planted i4iss.s.. with your .:rey, Improved Cotton Seed,
any seaon a' have aee veeP planted snse an iv snd ths st0P f. is se es. th; ct it nina %st ups , : s;iy 4
ss f.: any 'et sss' yh sy iSs7: s es Ssa's s1sd. I find and : s:s x il Yields ss s.. equal FL, i = ?, a S:sf 81
{ e; ;$;; s.': Il: !: ! es ssa 81 + :; ;; +: ::s ; s! ::: :$;;s ;;:;,,; s; :; ;: sss S; !; :: =: s;ss s; s: en-: z;
thing to do with. Yours truly, F N n N Wy
Greenwood, Miss, Nov. Q 1916
Mr. R. LsFoy, Greenwood, Miss.
ths Dear sLraIhe cotton see Thought of you last season done wenf for me
tnssy year ltHnade a better yield than either Express or Dodds for me. I am
highly pleased withyour cotton and.expect to plant my whole place In it next
year. Yours very truly, DR. IRA r RRlCu
The yield of this cotton would have been much greater this
year had it not been for the unfavorable season and the damage ss.
tanned from the boil weeviL
| confidently believe that my Improved Staple Cotton is the
best moneymaker of anysvariety to be had anywhere. and do not
hesitate to recommend it to cotton producers as such.
Address your orders for these seed to 4
r. L. FOY, Greenwood, Miss
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-12

A sociological expert has recon-
mended to the authorities Of a west
ern college that the nonresident stu
dents shall not be permitted to spend
o than $500 a year. And in some
other colleges students are doing
all kinds of work. some of 1t Of a me-
NAL nature, to get the none barely
necessary to pay their tuition. The
latter are the class Of students whose
college education Is going to do them.
selves and the world the most good.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-12

It has just been discovered that
counterfeiting was one Of the ancient
arts practiced by Egyptians long be-
Tore the Christian era. The further
n goes in research, the further of
get the good old times which are be-
Ing held up before each succeeding
generation for the latter's reproach
and example. In the meantime, it
IL somewhat %consoling to learn that
counterfeiting is not one Of the ex.
clusively Christian sciences.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-12

There are q number of daylight
harnesses recorded in history, among
them being those in B. G. 295, A. D.
252, 746 and IT'S. There was a dark
day in England in January, 1907, and
another IN October Fl, 1916. There
was also a dark day in Detroit on Oc-
tober 10. 1852. On May 10, 1880.
there was such atmospheric gloom
over Hartford, Conn, that the legis
lature adjourned for the day.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-12

It ought to be just as easy to end
war as to begin 1t, some people seem
to think, but they fail to give due
weight to facts. One nation, it often
happens begins a wal which involves
many. When many nations are in
volved, one may wish to stop fighting,
but hat would not end the war. A
war is like a fire. It's easy to start,
but no one can tell how far It will
spread before it comes to an end.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-12

The censor In Petrograd Is always
able to find some place at which the
Russians are chasing the Germans,
and the Berlin censor IL never At a
loss to pick out 4 place where the
Russians r fleeing. Why not form
q circular course and all sides could
be happy pursuing the enemy ct ell
times?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-12

Now someone comes along with the
Information that Jo1re's name is pro.
nounced just plain "Jon." Sort Of sim.
plded pronunciation. Can It be ap.
piled to the other places in the war
sone. east and west, particularly east1
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-12

Evidently, fire prevention as q
science. is the least studied and prac-
ticed and the most badly needed one
Of the times. In face Of all the les
sons SO extensively impressed. hui
man ~carele0sness with this most de-
vourfng Of the elements is almost in,
credible.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-12

There's nothing more marvellous
than the English language; for in
stance, the cool million which q Brook.
Ign bank wrecker Is said to have
"salted" down will be all sugar
when he gets It.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-12

Nations are not Influenced By
prize ring rules. II SO. the United
States might be expected to be ready
to challenge the winner Of the Euro
pean
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-12

Why is 1t that the average citizen
pays no attention to the thermome-
ter except when he wishes to know
precisely how uncomfortable he 10
from excessive cold or heat?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-12

About the only thing that is being
accomplished by the persons who ar
que that there never was N Adam II
to spoil the story Of Eve.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-12

A glass-eye famine js predicted. due
to the a This shows the extent Of
war deprivations win not easily be
seen through.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-12

When will people learn that It is a.
unwise to hunt for a gas leak with q
lighted match as It is to blow out the
gas?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-12

The London Lancet announces that
cold water will leach out all the cat.
fein In coffee; but who wants to drinb
his coffee cold?
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-12
1913 Cadillac For Sale

Good as new. VIII sell for
$775.M cash. Good reason for
selling. Apply at The Common
wealth office for further parti-
culars.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-12

Let the thermometers do their
worst Summer Ii coming eventually
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-12
For Sale or ExCahnge.

322 acres Of very best land. about q,
I cultivation; on easy terms. or win
exchange for Greenwood property. Adj
dress Owner, Box Ia. Union City
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-11-12

R. l.. FOY, Greenwood, Miss.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1915-01-07
FLAT ROCK

Christmas is passed and the
New Year is here. l hope every
one enjoyed the holidays. 1
wonder how many have made a
New Years resolution. We
should all try to do something
each day to improve our lives
aud am5unt to more in the COM
ing yearsthan we did in the past.
Mrs. IS. "A. Barnett and children
Of Leban nn spent the past week
with hes brother, Albert Mccall.
Miss 0nie Lee McKenny was the
guess of Miss Bessie Mccall DUR
ing the holidays. She was ac-
comnanled home by Asa Will
liams Of this place. Miss Maud
Isigsby will begin school at this
place the first. Monday in Jan.
The sick of this community are
improving. Miss Ruth and
Marsarst Shaver we're recent
guess of Miss Kate White.
Some OF the boys and girls of
this place visited Mrs. 7. M.
Denton near Rock City Wednes-
day niaht and report nice time.
Miss Bessie Mccall spent Sunday
in Lebanon. Mrs. Robert White
Of sanksberry spent the past
week with her mother, Mrs.
Dave Litchford. Leslie White
went tp Lebanon Friday. Miss
Fannie and Myrtle Barnett,
Formerly of this place. visited
5heir raany friends here Christ
mas.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1915-01-07
NeW Years night.

NeW Years night.
The many friends of Prof. e. T..
Huffines are pleased to learn of his
election as County Superintendent of
Public Schools in this county, but
it is with regret that we loose him as
principal cf our school here. His
place is not so easily. filled.
A large crowd from here Ewere at
Carthage during last week. Two of
our fellowtownmen helped compose
the jury in the jenkins murder trial.
The annual meeting of the New
Middleton Home Telephone Co.
was held Saturday. HsWilIlams
has received the appointment as
rural carrier on route No. ]. There
was nothing doing in the matrimon-
ial line in this community during
the holidays.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1915-01-07
RUSSELL HILL

: A. III. Green is no better at this
writing. DIR. e. w. Jenkins and
wife, of Lebanon, visited their par
ents here Christmas. On account
of the bad weather, Bro. A. c. Stone
didn't have any service here the4th
Sunday. He came. but the people
didn't turn out. Rev. Ct. w. Ram
sey filled his regular appointment
the first Saturday and Sunday. We
bad nice time Christmas, as no
one was riding the "white mule
here. Several from here were present
atthe telephone meeting at Willette
on January 2, and attended to bust
ness. d. G. Thomas is about to
complete his home he is building.
I guess everybody has had a merry
Christmas and happy New Year,
and may this be one of the best
years of their lives.
Carthage courier. (Carthage, Tenn.) 1913-current, 1915-01-07
OLIVER

The holidays passed off very
quietly here. No weddings to
report. Miss. Lizzie Ford Of
Elnw9od is visiting friends here.
H. Il. Ward of Mt. Juliet has
returned home after visiting
relati1es. here. Miss Minnie
Ha ley of Grant spent the holt
daEs with her father, A. 5.
HALEY. Thaver s. Wilson has
returned to Vanderbilt Univer-
sitg. Carter Williams has re-
turned to Oneonta. Ala, after
spending the holidays with his
pasnss. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Burr
Wflliams. Miss Frances Wilson