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The Holt County sentinel., 1915-03-26
Influence OF the Moon.

u j. nov tie Season when the agfi.
cultural editor il asked by W., hurullr
! friends Who are inclined 20 hrrak
away from old traditions. Whether
they should plant certain seeds IN the
light nr IN III" dark NJ the moon.
" the ghost IT q one" living world
the moon l. endowed 10y many with
supernatural powers THIS j. Stiii
less strange When It isronsidrr"d iiii
II "N"rci>r> control over ~" tides "
the sea II the mrpn can cause the
tides 10 rbb aud How. Why can II MT
dn other Wonderful ihing.Y ask ~.
ctrhulou., Why should npi seeds
that come 10 fruiiiIn under the sur.
face uf thc ground i~ planted IN the
dark NJ ~. mppny WHY should not
seeds that come t. ffuili ion ablv. the
surface Of thc ground he planted In
the light uf tie muony
Then there are those whD deter.
min" whether 4, j. to be- vet " dry
season 10y ihc position Of the new
moon. W the points az. evenly
tipped ~ that a powder horn can b.
hung over them, IL iSa sign uf dry
weather II they are slightly In.
clined downward moderate rains viii
prevail. II they are turned sharply
Go~ inward, the moon can not hold any
water AT all and dpauppur viii
come
To many ihr moon l. SImhul ~
incpn-'ancy owing ln H. different
phases. Even Juliet had h.r doubts
ot the S'.adfaSl ness NJ ". uunu " lrn
III. exclaimed, -. swear not hS she
moan, a." inrpnS'ani moon. that
monthly changes IN her cifcIrd orb,
Upon poets tie moon has a strong
effect, IN IT, Silvrry light. Old and
familiar objects tai" ~ new forms
and color aud every pathNay becomes
Al enchanted avenue The llDNrfs IN
a." garden stand nut liz. stars In IL,
darkness, pale moths M by Ike SAD
spirits and the world seems hrauiifn
but unreal.
Perhaps no class II more affected IL,
'he moon than the sailor. Tie pie
nnun.na Of the dim form NJ the fIIl
moon seen with the new moon which
Leonardo ia Ninci VAS the first io.X.
pain a. being caused hy the glow ui
ligil' from the earth when II is"mll
10 tl. moon ahilethe latterlS "n.w
l. considered a. an evil sign hy the
mariner,
>a~ ~" u"s n's,n lu>i s''>Ir,,'u
VITA ~" Old mnuu IN h'f arm.
\n'l " W." q" >"a, Master.
fear wril ruin. H. hnrm"
Aud IN The Wreck Of the II,spcr.
ns' the old sailor Who had sailed tie
Spanish main said: Last niphi the
moon had a golden ring, and tonight
no moon We See.
Through all the ages the moon has
exercised "A wonderful effect upon luy.
ers and mankind IN general. Like
Tie captain In the opera "Pinafore,"
We look up TO the moon and ask that
bright regent Of the night, "Why l.
everything either al skies or seyensy"
Though being brought nearer by
more powerful telescopes Of the A..
tronomer every year the moon will
remain fascinating mystery until
that great day When the secrets "
both heaven and earth shall he re-.
vealed.
The Holt County sentinel., 1915-03-26
In All The
World No Trip
Like This

It's almost mans duty q, an rlurtl process ~ TAX"
his family while III" railroad fares California have been
cut In two ani visit " great ENpsiouS ~ san Francisco
and san Diego: seeing on thr way ont Ne" marvellous
Mount ain SCENERY ~ Colorado Denver Colorado Springs
Pixies Peak, Pueblo the SiuprndnuS and world famous
Royal Gorge, and Salr Lake CIV Then You Should return
bv way OF the North Pacific Coast aud either Glacier
Yellowstone National Park Won vii never have the
opportunity and " you use the through Pullman service Of
the Burlington Route o., Il q u u ~ Join one of
those c0mfnrab'" economical and ire. Personally
Conducted Excursions the n0u-rS f Colorado
without extra cost for Won vii pass ~ those most inter
est ing points by daylight. Don't forget that.
Here's the idea. SIT right down aud writ" come IN and
tell me how many Ia make ~" rip inst when YOU
want TO co. the points want tn visit how long
pect to stay, and will plan trip especially lifted 10 your
time and needs you will know all about IT, II you
decide TO viii make arrangements for complete
trip when the time for you to start DO 1t today
before you forget 1t. j. r. Birmingham, Ticket Agent,
burlington Route, Forest City, Mo-
The Holt County sentinel., 1915-03-26
J. {. WHITMER,
DENTIST.
PROUD BUILDING.
North Side Of Square.
Both Phones
Women's Union Program.

'S~' >hhoh toktuii.
MARCH 10Th.
"spring Program"
Leader Emma Cummins.
Roll Call-"Most Pleasant out door
Occupation"
"Spring Flowers and Bulbs Fila
Castle.
wines, How to Plant and Where"
Mrs. NanBuskirk.
"The Practical Garden trace
DUNCAN.
Opportunities for Roy Scouts In
Oreg0n"-flora Kunkel.
Possibilities for the Springs ''Clean
Up"-AlbertA kunkel, Anna Foster,
Margaret Boyd, Anna Krsek, Mrs,
Morris.
The Holt County sentinel., 1915-03-26

Harness oiled with Neat Foot oil.
CLARE CASTLE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-09
East Bows to the West

MO LONGER may the conservative East
IN assert Its athletic superiority over the
progressive West Twice this summer the
two sections have measured their skill. speed
and strength. And both times the West has
won.
Last month we sent team of our best
tennis players to the Pacific coast only to
see them slaughtered. Then to show us that
the result was not due to a fluke, the West
erners came East and are still engaged In
the pleasant task of cleaning up our best.
Only last week we sent carload of the best
track athletes we could collect to the A. A..
U. championships at San Francisco The
Middle West did likewise. Assuming that
the population OF the United States is evenly
divided by line drawn through Indiana, the
Western half demonstrated It's supremacy.
or the 10 events on the program the West
furnished the winners in II.
What does 1t mean? Simply this, that the
Western universities and clubs are now get
ting the crop OF athletes whose development
started with the introduction of Eastern ath-
letie methods into the Western public and
private schools. Western hustle and courage
have done the rest. II is now correct to say
that westward the course of athletic su-
premacy takes its way
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-09
IN PRAISE OF oRooTTFT

cFoquet is. doubtless. a nid-Victorlan ~au,.
ana tnst is the worst that can be said of n
~ Is gentle. polite, unstrenuous rbe n,e
laay may participate without reIaxins, ~, ~
nifty. The athlete and the octoEenarian ras,,
manipulate the mallet with equal SKIN. n n :
s., 500 @ ~ every one, game which pleases WITH
enersy which brings into The omen b.t ss
into undue Precipitation 'e' not
AZ AZ .nese days croquet is p0oh-poohed co,s
VIII its long rapid ''hikes," Is POPULAR t..il
with its noppinss ana sktppinss and h 'e,.'l.s' '
lass q efna is highly commended g,,t -
qest = aeoFned a. mollyeoddlish ana 800,
IN most things the sseape fro,, v,
tflppefy and prudery ana auiesesnss ~ n an
blessing But eroquet deserves nj ~
~he sIs.5s.l's9 ecu soF the tired man or woman
thefs Z nothipg better than 1 a,,is eaton.
o .ns Nlesess under tie apple lr.-' sa's4s
ts.s. = ts.ainisesnt % eriaoias. saissr. :
~ = Aene the issq sood ~ -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-09
ARMoR FOR SOLDIERS
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Advocates Old
Roman Uniform.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle writes in the London
Times advocating the OF protective armor
for soldiers attacking over open grounds He
says:
"As man faces the hostile rifle fre his fore
head and heart are the only points presented
which certainly vital The former VouId
be protected by such a helmet as the French
have evolved; the second should be covered bv
curved plate OF highly tempered steel not
more than a foot In diameter. with this simple
hBht equipment the two centres OF life are safe
"A wound In the abdomen Is no longer GER
tain death, thanks to the advances OF surgery
but third curve OF steel strapped across the
ribs to the hip bones wouA lfford protection
But granting that individual life would he
saved, this does not bear upon the capture ~
POSITIONS since so many would fall wounded
that the weight OF the attack would be spent
before the stormers reached the trenches. For
this armor which would give complete protec-
tlon Is needed, and since the weight OF thIs ia
more than man can readily carry, II must be
pushed In front upon wheels.
y picture great number OF plates heId "a
sether like the shields OF the Romans. Dusbsd
by men who would crouch behind them.
when one 10 disabled 1t can readily he
cropped and the gap closed. Others could ~
nNea Sideways upon wheels and used upon the
nank OF the advance 10 prevent enhIadinR hre
"one tortoise would attract the coneentratsd
nte OF the artillery, but each company or
piAtoeh forms It's own, these numerous armor
plated bodies could rush with small los 49,
the space already cleared as FAR ~, rasstA, G
obstacles and so have some chance ~ ,es,.t -
ing the enemy's line, not as an exhanstea y-sss
numbers intactn WIN its
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-09
A Footnote on Preparedness

TT is frankly impossible for any man to
prove that an adequate navy and n thor
oughly maintained army would keep this
country out of war. 1t is Just as impossible
for the paclfst to deny that without these
safeguards the country is at the mercy Of
the world, or of any part which finds itself
both belligerent and prepared.
That being so, comparison OF values is
necessary. The British naval appropriation
for 1914, amounted to $3.50, 100000 The esti-
mated military expenditure of the German
Empire for the corresponding time was $780,
100000 These are the maximum appropria-
tions of Europe. The singular, and instruc-
tive thing about them is that together they
represent the cost to England alone OF rum
ming the war for one month.
No. There is no guarantee that by spend
ing as much, or ten times as much, this coun-
try would be kept at peace. But 1t is made
clear In the gaunt and sinister fires of
Europe's purgation that unless we spend
freely now we shall be called upon to spend
much and bitterly later on II we refuse to
prepare, we are none the less preparing-for
dsasters
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-09
Mexico Needs College PresIdent

THAT authoritative announcement" OF
4 the state OF mind in which the Admins
tration is approaching the Mexican problem
leaves much to be desired
We are told that the real purpose OF the
revolution was accomplished year ago when
Huerta was overthrown and that the sue
eeehing events have not been in reality reyo-
luton az ALL but mere fractional lights.
This begs the whole question. Huerta was
not oyerthrown by his opponents In Mexico.
AZ he had been let alone by the United states
he might stili have been in power. Huerta
was starved out BY President Wilson. who
decided that no man whose hends were
tainted win murder should be allowed ~
remain At the head OF the Mexican Govern
ment The Mexicans have no such MIR
standards, They are accustomed 10 sum.
mary executions ana 10 the triumph AZ min.
tafy qlctatofs. And elections % them ~
merely q formal proceeding tor reelsla,sns
fhe viii Of the man on top Thsfe never -
real election while Diaz vas President
Those Whq ofered themselves as candidate
IN opposition usually found h convenient III
leave tne country before ne voting. pba
purpose oE q Mexican revolution Is q selzs
she control Of TIE government ana not n
ouss some one who s Ia control This Is M
eofaio fact ana There Is no use ln trying ~
nilpk e The sooner the Administration aefs
a + understood this aondition the sooner
Nil Z start on e straightforward policy.
e u were not Tor the confused thInklnr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-09

revealed IN the statement about the real
purpose Of the revolution Il would be pos
sibie to regard more hopefully the last Of the
group Of sentences explaining the Mexican
situation, which declares that the first prob
lem 70 be solved n to ind for a provisional
President man who represents the cause
Of the original revolutionists against Huerta-
As matter Of fact, the first problem TO be
solved is to find for provisional President a
man with the will to restore order and the
executive ability and military genius TO make
his win effective. II matters not whether he
was in favor OF Huerta or opposed to him,
or whether he was in favor Of Madero or
supported one Of the revolutionists who
plotted tho overthrow Of the visionary weak
ling whose election every one who knew
Mexico was confident would be followed by
anarchy.
Mexico needs just now the kind Of a
benevolent despot who sits In the Presidents
chair In any one OF the great American uni
verslties, a man with a firm hand and an
iron will who will go about his work un-
terrified by any ructions in the faculty.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-09
PoLA SINCE THE ANCIENT CoI,CHIANs
Auas Naval Stronghold Fortified Plans Has Varied Hsto
and Has Figured n Many Wars
By ADALBERTo cAPoRALE

nJHE city which is believed to have been
i founded by party OF Colchians who had
started IN search OF Medea. the sorceress,
daughter OF their King and famous now through
Euripides' we-known tragedy. is today the
naval stronghold OF Austria. on the Adriatic
Sea-a base which many naval authorities deem
impregnable-or comparatively so. II there are
degrees of impregnability. Certainly Pola,
which for more than half a century has
been menace to the Italian coasts on the
Adriatlc. Is SO strongly protected by a chain OF
powerful forts and by the Brioni Islands guard
Ing the entrance to the bay, that the Italian
fleet, the eommRnder-in-chisf OF which is the
daring Duke OF AbrlzE, has not attempted to
train it's guns on the city, and It has not been
attacked otherwise than by a diriglbls belong
ing 10 the Italian navy
The military value OF Pola was recognized
as early as the time Of the reign OF Augustus.
when the Romans attacked the city because It
had sided with the Republicans, conquered It
and made OF it fortified port. For fye CEN
turtles the city belonged to the Romans. ana
hnally was annexed 10 the Byzantine empire.
Belisarius used It as a base for his operations
against the Goths who menaeed Italy. poEe
Moroaini. Of Venice. subjugatsd Pola TO the
control OF the republic in mas. but "A years
later It was conquered By the Pisans who held
II only short time. for Enrlco Dandolo new
Doee of Venice. succeeded in taking it from
the Pisans, only TO be burned later on by
Jaeopo Tiepolo after an unsuccessful rebellion
After Il had been the chief victim OF the
wars between the Ysnetisns ana the Gsnoess
AZ the beeinnins of the 18Th century, Napoleon
got possession Of the Istrian peninsula By tie
treaty q PresbuFg. and sent 4 famous en-
sinesr, Beaatemps-ReaupFs. % select 4 bay IA
ne Aqrlatie Sea which could BE- made naval
ease The engineer selected Pola. but ~
fisws Nere net accepted By Napelson. ana
seven years later Austria occupied the peninsula
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-09
The system Is Worth what II Costs

TT1HE conference between the consumers
Land the Philadelphia Vegetable Growers
Association to discover who gets the differ
ence between the Wholesale and the retail
price OF vegetables win have little difficulty
in learning all about It.
The consumer pays for the convenience of
having his potatoes and peas and beans de-
hvered at his kitchen door when he wants
them and in as small quantities as the needs
Of his family require. The telephone com
pany gets part OF the money, because every
green-grocer has to have a telephone for the
convenience Of his customers IT is easier to
send the order by telephone than to go to
the store, The clerk who takes the order
over the phone gets some more of the money
and the other clerk who fills the order gets
more and the delivery boy also has to be
paid by the consumer. and he has to paw
also for the upkeep Of the horse and wagon
or the automobile used In delivering the
goods. The middleman who supplies to the
corner grocer "A large or small quantity of
vegetables as he requires, also gets his share,
and he is entitled TO II. And so on, through
the long chain of men that connects the
farms with the kitchens. every man takes
his toll.
And, after all. the consumer does not pay
so much for his vegetables bought under
the present system of distribution as thew
would cost him II he had TO spend half a day
going into the country to the producers To
buy direct, If he counts his time as worth
anything. We cannot have all the con-
venences OF the present system without pay
ing for them. The majority of housekeepers
think the conveniences are worth what they
cost.
And II the producers should attempt to
make their deliveries direct to the consumers.
they would doubtless discover that they
would have to charge about what the retail
ers now get and that their margin of profit
would not vary much from the present
agures.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-09

seating Of The Grand Duke Nichoias on th,
throne The throne has long been stained
with blood end It would not be dificult q
conceive Of a situation that would give the
Grand Duke his opportunity. Should Russia
be overwhelmed. the people might easily take
their revenge on the Czar; and II Russia wins
Il Will be due TO the military ability Of tne
/ Grand Duke Nicholas. That explains Why
the Czar ls watching Internal politics quite
as closely as the Developments Of the war
I II is also said to explain a return Of the
czarina ana her daughters to public prom
inence.
The Grand Duke comes from military
family. His father, Nicholas Nicolaiwitoh'
was famed for his exploits as a soldier, but
he had no standing in court. About the only
legacy he left to his famous son was his
magnIficent physique and his debts.
The Grand Duke contracted morganatie
marriage with the widow OF merchant
millionaire, though he was in love with the
Princess AnastasIa OF Montenegro, then mar
ried to the Duke OF Leuchtenberg Almost
Immediately after the Princess secured
divorce the Grand Duke announced his plans
for his marriage to her. The present Grand
Duchess is OF quite as striking appearance
as the Grand Duke himself and on more
than one occasion has created furore by
her appearance at various court functions.
No Friend of Western Culture
The Grand Duke is an intensely religious
man and Slavic to the core He Is one Of
the few men in Russia's ohicial life who
never became the slave Of vodka or the ball
let dancers One of his ideals is that Russia
shall not be contaminated with the ideals
and manners OF western Europe He has
always contended that Russia possessed q
racial genius capable Of developing without
the aid Of outside culture. This probably
accounts for the popular impression that the
Grand Duke is a reactionary.
The strategy of the Grand Duke has been
the close study Of military authorities Con-
sidering the handlcaps he had to overcome
and the great superiority Of the Teutons In
and military training his per-
are acknowledged to have been
tremendous success. 1t is true that he |
has lost an unheard-of number Of men in |
killed. wounded and prisoners but more |
yet is the manner in which he
has carried on his daring invasions and still
been able repeatedly to extricate his armies.
That neither Russia nor the Allies are cast
lown over the reverses on the eastern front
8 accounted for on the assumption that this
,ort of a campaign had been carefully
planned. But 1t is question whether or
lot the Russians are entirely pleased with
he present situation. We were told by
london during the first Russian invasion and
he subsequent retreat that all this was
icing done to keep the Teutonic forces en-
-aged in the East while the Allies drove
he Germans back on the West The Rus
ians have done their part, but they can't
ee what advantage the Allies on. the West
ave taken Of their activity. 1t is situa-
ion difficult enough to tax the patience Of
ven the optimistic Russians.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-09
Another Buneo Game BY councils

nIRECTOR PORTER'S committee COM
IL mends the work thus far accomplished
toward making Holmesburg a model House
Of Correction, and advises many wise ex-
tensions in policy and organization. It rec
ommends dining room for the inmates in
place Of serving meals In the cells 1t rec
ommends running water and electric lights in
the confinement quarters. II recommends the
complete segregation OF the women's depart
ment and many improvements therein. It
recommends the exclusion of min RS and the
establishment of better medical and psyche
pathic care for the sick and feeble minded
inmates. And It recommends that Councils
do It's obvious duty by approprlating funds
to carry out the law of 1918, which provides
support for the dependent families of in
mates
How tiresome that phrase is getting: by
failing to make the necessary appropriation.
Councils has" The trail of It Is over
phase after phase Of public work. 1t is not
merely a question OF insufficient funds of
pltiable appropriations for Fairgrounds hos
pitals housing and police work. Here, as in
many another case II is the deliberate old
trick of killing an act by providing no funds
for its enforcement. Philadelphia has a law,
very fine law. But what earthly use is it.,
so long as the teeth are missing? Such con-
ditions reach the height OF the idiotic They
reflect on the mentality of lawmaking; they
reflect on the mentality of lawmakers and
they reflect on the mentality of voters who
let themselves be buncoed year after year by
such thimble-rlggers
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-09
Psnnsrlrnnln,n Labor Fnmlne

FTNHE glut In vegetables doesn't extend x
i labor For the first time in a good many
years there is literally more work than work.
ers In tho most important Of Pennsylvania
Industries, mining, steel making and the
metal trades In general The vice president
OF the Carnegie Steel Company says: ''The
greatest labor famine Industrial Pittsburgh
has ever known Is on It's way" Where 900
men day applied for Jobs at Homestead a
few months back, only 20 make application
now and the plant needs far more.
The Philadelphia ONCE of the Federal
Labor Bureau reports much the same situa-
tlon In the metal trades hereabouts. Early
in the year the bureau received 200 appl-
cations from metal trade workers a day;
now the average has dropped to 10. Any ma
chinist can get work.
Such war prosperity" does not seem as
yet to have penetrated deep into many other
Industries, while even the metal working
factories farther west are still waiting for
big war orders of the sort the East has
drawn. Obviously the condition Is local.
Obviously every effort of organization is
needed to relieve the stringent labor market
here and benefit workers in other parts of
the country. Just as obviously an nstitu-
tion like the Federal Labor Bureau is Of ex-
treme Importance and utility in such cir
1t cannot spread the prosperity
over other parts of the country and other
but 1t can bring the men In to
oil the Jobs that are waiting. It can relieve
both the stringency here and conditions Of
in other sections and trades,
Fludlty of labor is a prime necessity of
modern industry This is a good time to
take steps to secure It,