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The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-07-15
The Tale Lady Decies Told

Mary Roberts Rinehart, In the Saturday
Evening Post.
That night in my hotel after dinner,
Gertrude, Lady Decies. told me the fol-
owing story: ..... r
ct had only u hours notice to start for
The front. / am not q hospital nurse, but
I have taken for several years three
months each summer OF special training.
30 I felt that I would be useful IL i
could get over. .,
1T was November and very cold. When
got to Calais there was not a room TO
be q anywhere. But at the Hotel Gen.
tral they told me / might have q bat
room to sleep I'm.
Fat the last a gentleman vol
next day he left, so that night / slept In
, bath tub with a mattress In It'll
1.-THE following day I got a train FOR
Dunkirk. On the way the train was
wrecked. Several coaches left the track,
and there was nothing to do but to walt
until they were put back on,
II went to the British consul at Dun
kirk and asked him where /. could be
most useful. He said to go to the rail-
road station at once,
IT went to the station. The situation
there was horrible. Three doctors and
seven .dressers were working on four-hour
shifts.
"As the wounded came in only at night.
that was when we were needed. / worked
all night from that time on. Ny first
night we a LOO men. Some. OF them
were dead when they were lifted ou onto
the stone floor OF the station shed One
boy flung himself out of1the door. ]
saught him as he fell n he died in my
arms. He had diphtheria, as well as be-
hg wounded.
The station was frightfully cold. and
The men had to be laid on the stone floors
with Just room for moving about be-
tween them. There was no heat of any
sort. The dead were laid in rows, one
On top Of another, on cattle trucks. AS
last as a man died they took his body
away and brought In another wounded
nan.
Every now and then the electric lights
would go out and leave us there In black
darkness. Finally we got candles and
amps for emergencies.
I'VE had no surgical dressings, but we
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FROG IN BABrs STOMACH
Tadpole Grew and. waxed Fat on the
Infants Mllk-chlId
ls Dead.

The eighteen-months-old child OF
Mrs. Harry Wolf of Chicago is dead,
following an operation which disclosed
conditions that many surgeons had de-
clared to be impossible, says a Goshen
(Ind.) dispatch to the Indianapolis Star.
While visiting her parents In SYRIA
cuse,, Kosciusko county, last summer,
Mrs. Wolf permitted the baby to drink
hydrant water. Within a short time
the infant became sickly and lost flesh.
Treatment for indigestion was given,
but 1t did not reach the seat OF the
trouble. Then an Xyray examination
disclosed a black spot on the stomach.
and an operation resulted in a frog
weighing more than half a pound be-
ing taken from the infant.
Doctors who operated said they be-
heved that when the child drank n.y.
drant water in Syracuse a tadpole was
taken into the stomach aud that the
frog developed and lived on milk.
which vas given the patient In large
quantities. Following the operation
the child improved rapidly and com
plete recovery was practically assured.
when pneumonia developed, causing
death.
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Now that ocean liners and vessels Of

Now that ocean liners and vessels Of
whatever type OF flag approaching the
British or French coasts are liable to
be sunk without warning, the question
of i~nstructing passengers in the art OF
adjusting life belts is to the fore. Lord
Brassey and Colonel TiElson. veteran
travellers, have pointed out that only
rarely Is a man or a woman travelling
by sea able to put on a life belt quickly
and properly. Fifteen years ago Coll
onel Timson called attention to this de-
ficiency, and urged that Great Britain
follow the example Of America In max
ing the requisite Instructions compul-
sorry on the owners Of ships flying the
union jack. Nothing was done; moth
ing has been done even In these days
and nights of special and extreme peril.
It Is possible hat the matter will be
taken up by the government with a
view to suitable legislation. .
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TIT mn MI
CHAPTER xn-tcontinued).

CHAPTER xII-(Continued).
~But, you know they all prophesy a
-worse ending for me-" he said gloom
t1y. without realising that his secret
thoughts were crowding to the sur
kAcAL . %
'Poohi" she cried. IT know what you
mean. Mary has told me all the things
they've said to you. But that can't
happen. You-why, Eric, dear, you
Just couldn't kill anybody. You are
too tender and sweet hearted. Oh, i
know your She kissed the brown fling
ers that were convulsively carried to
her lips.
The fingers of the very hand that
n Chetwynd against the treacherous
Enilingi
A low. hooking laugh came from
the wood behind them, a laugh that
brought a rush OF icy Precipitation
through every pore in Erlc's body. He
whirled and peered into the shadows,
bis lips parted in q sort Of stupefytnS
horror.
It was the mean, never-to-be-forgot-
tan laugh of Chetwynd Blagdenl
The girl drew back IN amazement.
what Is 1t. EKic?" she cried.
Didn't you hear it?" he gasped.
AHear what?"
'The laugh. Good heavens, Joan,
didn't you hear lit"
NO, you silly DOy. you must DC
dreaming" she cried merrily.
He could see no one among the trees.
They were absolutely alone. He
sank back against the tree, limp
n weak. Passing his hand owe his
wet forehead, he muttered:
I'll thought I heard-but I must
have been mistaken. There is nc one,
81 there?"
There are some men repairing the
bridge at Buds Rock" she said. Il
saw them this morning. But hat is
half a mile away. They are putting up
new ratings"
He arose abruptly. Come" he sai1
n~ervously, let's 90 home. Joan. It's
later han l thought"
They hurried off across the smooth.
green meadow, into the hot sunshine.
He led her directly away from the cool,
inviting shade Of the wood, ignoring
her protests.
It's shorter this way" he argued
lamely. but that afforded slight content
60 her. He was clasping her hand In
bis and he was saying over and ver
again, as much to himself as to her:
we will be sweethearts always. Moth
Ing can ever come between US now,
Joan"
"As II there could be any danger of
that" she said simply.
The third day after this meeting al
the edge Of the wood, Eric departed for
Cambridge. firm In his decision to lei
nothing stand In the way Of his happi-
ness with o Bright.
But he was not 500 to get yer the
shock OF the imaginary laugh that
came from nowhere. from no n in
this world.
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had some iodine. The doors were fearful.
Some OF the men had not had their
clothes off for Ave weeks. Their garments
were like boards. II was almost impos-
siole to cut through them. And under
meath they were coated with vermin.
Their bodies were black with them fire.
quently.
IN many cases the wounds were green
through lack OF attention. One man i
remember, had Is. The first two nights I
was there we had no water, which made II
terrible. There was a pump outside, but
the water was bad At last we had a ut
tie stove set UP. and I got some kettles and
jugs n boiled the water.
were obliged to throw the, band
ages In a heap on the floor, n night
after night we walked about In blood. My
clothing and stockings were stained with
blood to my knees.
AFTER the first FIVE nights. I kept no
record Of the number Of wounded; blu tho
first night we had LOO; the second night
900; the third night, $50; the fourth night
1000: the fifth night, 100. ..
'The men who were working at the sta
ton were English Quakers. They were
splendid men. I ave never known moro
heroic work than they did, and the cure
was a splendid fellow. There was nothing
too mental for him to do. He was every
where" .,... ".... s
This is the story she told me that night
In her own words. I v not revised II
Better than anything 1 know 1t tells OK
conditions as they actually existed. during
the hard fighting of last autumn. and az
In the very nature OF things they must ex-
list again when the weather opens up.
1t becames a little wearying, sometimes,
this constant cry of horrors, the ever
recurring demands on Americas pocket
book for supplies, for dressings, for
money to buy the thousands of things thai
are needed.
Read Lady Decies' account again, and
try to place you own son on that stone
floor on the station platform. Think OF
that wounded boy, sitting for hours In q
train, and choking to death with dipn-
iberia.
Read that account again, and then CITY
for war" the next time the national
prIde receives what IL considers an at
front. Cry for war-if you darel
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BUYING Clubs.
From the Indianapolis News.

From the news.
As a means whereby the consumer
places himself in closer touch with the
producer, the buying club is growing In
popularity. The idea itself is not new.
4 few years ago IL tool the form OF the
cooperative store-wlth more or less sue
Jess. Since then 1t has r~eappeared from
lime to time, somewhat changed and
deal working order. 1t was too coInpli-
sated The parcel post, however, seems
sow to have rendered II entirely feasible,
lnd II has reasserted itself more gener-
Ally than before and more successfully
Than ever. Today II Is being applied in
rs simplest form. Consumers organize
Tor the purpose OF buying in quantity
urect from the producer. The middleman
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The Flood Did.

Jimmy, FIVE years old, had discov.
cred that he could do a few turns on
the swinging rings in the gymnasium
Of the Boys club, following the ath-
letic example of his older brother.
But as all JOY must end, so ended the
happiness Of the young swinger. His
hold slipped and he landed on the
floor. His brother rendered first aid.
did the rings hit your" he asked.
NO" Jimmy replied between sobs,
but the floor did," -,' ."
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A Plain Qafenan.

What has the lawyer to say about
this charge against his client of steal
ing a pair of scales?"
HE says his client merely made a
weigh with them"
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Train up a child in the way he
should go and it's doughnuts to fudge
he'll take a flyer in the opposite d.
rection. "". aEz
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Unlike the brand burned into the
hides Of cattle, sheep brands are paint
cd on the wool with tar or a like sub
stance. Western ranches are expert
average sheep doesn't care enough
about who does che killing to be much
interested.
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-07-15

California has 1900 r Of olive
orchards. There are only 100000
colonies of bees in California.
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An insufficient Supply.

II want to buy a COW, Silas."
We'll, Hi, ives got one as is a hefty
creature. She's got n pint"
"Thet amt enough. l need at least
q quart, Silas."
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Tho man who is buried in thought
has NO funeral expenses. t
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On Her Part IL Was.
$50 Alice married the rich Mr.. Gil.
der. Was it a love match?"
yes. Alice loves money"
The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1915-07-15

The only descendant Of the found
err Of Harvard University to gradu-
ate from that institution is Lionel
de Jersey Harvard Of London, who
received his diploma last week
Young Harvard, who was the poet Of
his class, expects to join the British
army at the front
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American Farmers Get Bulk
of Gold Coming From Europe

Washington July 8-The share Of the United States In feedirC the
world. a task vastly increased by the European war, was disclosed to-
day in statistics OF the department of commerce. Foodstuffs valued at
37240000O0 were exported during the IL months ending June l. This "a
the principal factor in the nations $1,000 100000 foreign trade balance.
The effect Of the war Is seen in the Increase In value OF foodstuff
exports compared with the figures or the same IL months a year ago,
when the total wa $433 0O00. #..L
Wheat formed the biggest item In foodstuffs sent abroad. In all.
249 $4,000 bushels were exported, an increase of 164000000 bushels
1t wac valued at $500 $4,000 showing an increase over the previous
Oats valued at s5L66sOoo were shipped, a n increase OF S51,o2sooo.
Flour showed the next largest Increase, with a value II $S7s50OO0,
$3I638000 more than the previous period. Almost 600O0O0 more barrels 3
were sent this year, the total being 160T1000. d. tM-. .#
Corn exports were valued a $34542000, q n Increase of S28551000,
There were 34542000 bushels exported increase Of about 2S0000OO.
.s Almost $4,000 900 pounds Of bacon were shipped q increase OF a.
100000 pounds 1t was valued at $4l2s4OcO r a increase Of 1T2OsOOo.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-18

The years
sclopnnated And always bu unawarednes she showed how
tupendou her Her enough be
but knowledge So happened
she stumbled bund knowing made
ridiculed her who
irony, called her Little Miss Encyclopaedia"
The Girl hearing her nickname took seriously
"Yes she explained education such broad 1t covered
so subjects girls usually neglect in school"
Whereupon the which
The
But brightness companonaben he had
learned knowledge
cd in everybody's face.
The The Girls made him He delvng
beneath gering He drew which she
aed feeling nearly akin disgust might
called that. And little by little he ceased his attentions
The loss of The Mans The Girls of concei
hded her inner shrine of girl friends They looked each other and tried
laughter inclined And The Girl
Why did augh?" herself
there o her mind n explanation.
81 of The Man the first had who
intellectual equal and friends could hardly keep from laughing
face But s ss @ I 5 % ~s the apple of The Mothers 50 she 90. no help
n quarter
long with her pride The
her. blank had
her when first he had known her and all of She
attentions and begged for his frankne
The silent for a long
want the truth The Cir.
wenth then-even you speak to again."
"A little knowledge cloak by of terrible
son" he said { r.. ,.-E ''... :. .--.
know just he But after The Man
And said The stopped speaking
She hated him as long she lived But she gaed hands with Truth
Pride and Serious Purpose worked until
Girls knowledge commensurate with her wit n
Which was infinitely more to the
The Washington herald., 1915-09-18

AS long anybody could The Girl
the of her schooling she had ttered much valuable
time fitting another older
cedure became habit
without etng parental objection Or she subi
tuted something place when reached twentieth
birthday her declared The Girls complete heyoung
lady thus distinguished ready believe what they
matering many subjects
nothing we'll She took advantage of the
knowledge perfect understanding thing She futd
of life little butterfly thing herself of
kind and
taton being the popular girl for mile around
Gay sociable and unovng The Girl of what the world
brilliant match" Loharo
ionsh danced the hours and their but those who asked
hand
When The Girl twenty-five she had still touched life beneath
surface and the her being higher
nothing
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In one of our great daily papers
the other day was a cartoon Illus
tratine the influence of the childs s
chums upon it's character. AS re-
call the picture, it showed, hrst,
daintily-dressed little maiden with Two
rough looking girls who were wnis-
pering into her ear. In the next
scene. the well-dressed girl had the
same evil leer on her face that was
depicted on the countenances OF her
companions. The other section OF the
cartoon was a picture OF lresh,
clean, innocent lad evidently trying
his first cigarette under the guidance
of two untidy. degenerate companions,
and in the second scene of this act
the nice boy was a hardened tough
to match his associates.
AS l studied it, l wished it were
possible to use it in our Mothers Club
talks, for an illustration like that
tells more in a minute than a long
talk. from me could possiblysdo. Your
sweet daughter. for all her innocence.
despite your careful training, Is not
going to elevate an unworthy friend.
II her chum has lower standards than
hers, IL the ideals of her associates
are not elevated and pure. be GER
tain that your girl will descend TO
will they rise to hers.
At a club meeting not long ago.
we were discussing this topic and
one of the mothers rather questioned
my opinion. She said II that were true
there would then be no need to try
to give our children high ideals II
they were to be of no account in pre-
serving them from the degrading IN
fuence Of evil associates; that child
we'll brought up at home could not
fall so low as one which had no re-
straints thrown around it
was glad to have her make the
point, for it brought out a fine dis
cussion; and you all know the things
that you question and talk over teach
YOU more than those you pass uncon-
sidered by 1t is a strange fact that
evil seems to be stronger than good
in This queer life of ours. Shakes
peare, you know. said. The evil that
men do lives after them: the good
is oft Inferred with their bones. But
because the child is degraded by evil
associates is surely no reason for
refusing TO instill the good into its
nature, This question resolves Itself
at the last analysis into knowing your
child's friends. as I told you in one
of our talks not long ago.
HOW CdH VIC hho" 'ho' oN'
chums are desirable companions Tor
them? We may ask them all to come
to the house that We may become
with them: We may never
allow our daughters to accept inVi-
from persons whom we do not
know, and yet the evil influence may
oyertake them in spite of US. ! know
all that 1t is sometimes discourag-
ing to think of the wasted effort.
vet that does not excuse us from con-
tinued effort
A letter from an unhappy mother
this month touches on one OF these
points This woman wrote:
Dear Aunt Chatty: I have tried so
hard to bring my girls up in the right
way. but I am afraid l have failed.
The Washington herald., 1915-09-18
EYNOLN1
EW~MAN| |
Y AER
! RRZZDAH |
AND WGRS I
Setepmber 18-Ellen Yaw.

Ellen Beach Yaw. who was born Sep
tember IS. 1865. in Boston. Mass. Is cele-
brated as one Of the most gifted of
American vocalists. She was of Eng
lish and Welsh extraction and her beau
ty, which she derived from her mother.
was OF decidedly the English type. Her
father was a musician of no small merit.
As child she displayed an unusual tai
ent herself, and when still a sman child
she delighted in initiating the bird notes
with unusual accuracy At her father
died, leaving her beautiful mother with
little money and five children.
From Boston Ellen Yaw and her fam
lily removed to Los Angeles where she
studied vocal music for several years.
then going to Paris, where she was pre-
vented from securing the education she
desired owing to lack Of means. She re-
turned to America where, in spite of the
briefness of her training. she made a
success in concert singing. She made her
debut In Carnegie Hall. in New York, in
1886. Her range. which has seldom been
surpassed. extended over four octaves-
from G. below middle c. to E above high
c. Her highest reach was five notes
above PATHS.
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HOUSE,
WIVES
DAILY
ECONOMY,
CALENDAR
HAVE YOU BEGUN YOUR
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS?

It's early to think about Christmas:
but it is time. nevertheless. For II You
begin to think about Christmas now you
won't be worried about it at elevenrthirty
on the night of December "a.
1t is always we'll to make cut Q list of
the friends to whom Yea give gifts. writ
ing the scrt of gifts they would like after
their name. But so early in the season
as this it is perhaps easier and just as
well to make gifts without being sure of
their recipients. Suppose. for instance
you learn how to make some new work
bag. You can quite safely make one or
two; sure that they will fit into your gift
scheme later on. Any sort of household
linen. too, Is sure to be needed and well
coined when you are making up your list
later. The bathroom sets. made up Of
bath mat. towels and wash cloths with
embroidered initials are useful and at
tractive, and the embroidery can be as
simple or as elaborate as you please.
Then there are all sorts Of sets of table
doileys The willow sets are pretty. es-
pecially for anybody who uses willow
ware on the table. You can buy them
stamped. or you can buy transfer pat
terms and stamp them yourself on squares
Of linen-the transfers come for center.
piece. doylies Of two sizes. candle shades
and runners.
Another way to plan for Christmas now
is to find out what your friends wish.
Perhaps you may hear one wish for some
thing that it is within your power to give.
II you do. make a note Of II on your
Christmas notebook-and a Christmas
notebook should be in. everybody's work
bag. And you can get surreptitious meas
urements of friends for whom you wish
to make a bit of personal finery-a bou-
doir cap or an embroidered camesole for
instance.
The preparation for Christmas should
never be burdensome. If the kind of gifts
you have heretofore given make Christ
mas a trouble. stop giving that kind
Send a Christmas card or a calendar to
all your friends instead Of the gifts you
have sent before. Do anything to make
the season pleasant for yourself. For
a Christmas gift, no matter how lovely 1t
may be. that is made at the expense of
good spirits is unwelcome. card sent
with happy spirit behind 1t is far more
acceptable than a hand-crocheted filet-
lace bedspread made with sighs and
Copyright, 1s15.)
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were just going out for walk and
then they would go to vaudeville
show or a cheap movie. They would
make my girls promise not to tell me
because they said II would get them
into trouble. and because, my girls
were loyal friends they did not tell.
At one of the shows they picked up
chance acquaintance with a strange
man. He wanted my girl to meet him
without telling me. but that she would
not do; so one time he came to our
house to call on her. l went into the
parlor, as / always do when any one
comes to see them, and when 1 saw
that mans face. with its coarse skin
and sensual look. I remained. After
he had gone, which he soon did. the
whole story came out. Shall I forbid
my girls going with those others?
They are the best people in town
and we lose out If we cut away from
them"
wrote to her that I do not think
they are the best people-that wealth
and social position by no means COM
pensate for the loss of the immortal
soul. In these amusement-mad days
days Of lower standards Of living.
many OF you mothers will have to de-
eide whether your girls chum shall
be the one of high ideals or the one
who has no standards. Which do you
prefer?