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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-14

kansas city STAR


1t is general knowledge in Germany
that every English soldier is provided
with a neat hook in his pocket knife
for the expeditions removed OF the
eyes OF captive enemies. 1t is equally
we'll understood in England that every
German soldier has 10 pass an exam
ination on the theory and practice OF
nose Sitting. Factories are running
in England night and day turning out
these hooks after a pattern designed
by Mr.. Lloyd George. In Germany
the government has called upon every
housewife 10 turn in her best scissors
FLOR the patriotic use limited.
French scientists are drawing up a
report on the latest device Of the
Germans for introducing cholera
germs into French schoolroOms. 1t
appears from their researches that
the germs were imported from China
and by method not yet disclosed by
the foreign office successfully placed
upon the points OF lead pencils used
by the pupils. The ingenious plan is
credited TO a German savanr's pro-
found observation that pupils thor
oughly chew the point of their pencils
when mediating their problems.
German soldiers who have escaped
from French prison camps have Civ
en- affidavits in Berlin confirming ru-
Il r
their war captives. The records in
clude samples of menus on which
| Bosche dishes are prominently dis
played.
An English observer whose name
has been detected by the censor, but
| who is believed to be the same who
| last year saw the Russian army trans
ported through England, has just re-
i turned safely from an inspection ~of
I lines he "a
| the government that the Germans
have a new shell loaded with tn 2
music played by German bands with
which they intend to lombard Lon
don. The English government is now
preparing a protest against this bar
barous mode OF warfare as being con-
trary to the rules of The Hague con-
vention.
/ A German governess domiciled
with an English family when the war
broke out has escaped from the tower
Of London and reached home by
swimming the English channel. She
brought with her a round hollow
metal object which she abstracted
from the pocket of one of her pupils
and which TO a simple mind might
pass for a tin pea holder The gov
eminent has 1scertained, however
that Sir Edward Grey had under way
a vast plot to introduce these objects
through the clever operations OF
spies, into German sausages with the
diabolical purpose of breaking Ger
man teeth. The sordid commercial
ism behind the plot is revealed in the
fact that English dentistry was very
popular in Germany before the wal
and that the thought has never de-
parted from the shopkeeping English
mind that il will be again.
Deplorable as these revelations are
they hold out one prOmise-when the
peace congress assemblies the negotia-
tions should go smoothly for the rea-
son, here sufficiently shown, thai
each nation has such a clear and per
feet understanding of the charactel
of the others.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-14
M HAT THE PAPERS SAY

ant persons in New York ouldvcon-
tribute $1,000 10 fund TO support an
agitation against the law which pen
allies the dissemination Of knowledge
regarding birth control
This reproduces the British exper-
fence of 1875. The publisher Of
small volume entitled The Fruits of
Philosophy" was brought TO trial be-
cause the essay dealt with the control
Of population. He pleaded guilty and
paid a light fine, but a small sized
tempest was started among the intel
lectuals. Many years later Charles
Bradlaugh and Mrs. Besant published
and circulated the pamphlet TO win
dictate their ideas of liberty" They
were arrested, tried, sentenced heavily
and afterwards released on a techni-
cality. That ended criminal prosecu-
tons upon that score in England
Bradlaugh eventually won his way in
TO parliament, where in spite of his
refusal to conform to esta blished US
age he became popular champion Of
| unpopular causes.
In this land, however, no such easy
| escape from punishment was the lot
Of Sanger The judges scored him
| harshly, one OF them saying Such
| persons as you are a menace to So
| ciety; there are too many who be-
| lieve ii is a crime to have children.
| II some of the women advocating
woman suffrage would advocate wom-
en- having children they would do a
greater service"
Thus opens the campaign for legal
| izing a condition already existing
| which the law seems powderless 10
| stop. Wisely or unwisely in spite OF
law and religious counsel the modern
/ world has placed comfort and well
being ahead Of the large families
which were the ideal of century ago
| This gospel of comfort" says Sir J.
A. Baines, one of Britians foremost
statisticians, seems to be the KEY to
| the falling birth rate. which is at
tributable to the voluntary restriction
of child bearing"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-14

Twenty-eight years ago. John L.
sullivan. champion Of the world. was
presented with a diamond belt by his
admiring friends .It had $50 cut dia-
monds and fourteen pounds OF gold
John L. was mighty man and he
sighed for more worlds TO conquer.
Like Alexander. he failed 20 find them.
SO the redOubtable champion started
out 10 drown his woe in the trimming
bowl. He succeeded so well. that in
1892 Corbett knocked him out and the
famous diamopd belt went TO the
pawn brokers.
For many years John continued TO
tread the downward path. A few
years ago the old fellow was almost
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-14
COMFORT VS.. CHILDREN.

NHTdHu INdpIuS fTtSS.J
W. S. Sanger a New York architect,
was sentenced TO 80 days i'm Jail for
circulating a pamphlet on Family
Limitation" written by his wife. One
OF Anthony COmstock's deputies went
TO Sanger's studio, asked for a copy
of the pamphlet and secured it after
some argument. Then the architect
was arrested. At mis- trial he pleaded
guilty to breaking the law, but pro-
tested that the law and not himself
was on trial. The courtroom ap-
plauded when Sanger chose imprison-
ment instead of the easier way and it
was Immediately announced that an
association Of more or less import
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-14

From the way statesmen are falling
into line for women suffrage. we infer
that our statesmen are either unex-
pectedly chivalric or unexpectedly
gifted in reading the feminist hand
writing on the wall
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-14
BOYS BADGE OF FAILURE.
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There goes a boy down street hol-
low chested, a big hat on the back of
his head and big pipe in his mouth.
He is going home from school. He
might stay at home for all the good
he will do in the world. If he gets
no better impulse at school than to
light u pipe when school is out, when
he leaves the school at last he will be
lighting a pipe and all the hopes Of a
noble destiny will go glimmering from
his life.
In the formative period Of a boys
life he ought to get away from all
narcotics. opiates and stimulants. 1t
is the chief part Of his education that
he gets rid of them. Poisoning his
blood with these things weakens his
will. drives away his high ideas, de-
presses his thinking and loads his
life with all sorts of distressing bur-
dens. For a boy TO go from a good
habit to bad one is far worse than II
he failed to parse a sentence or work
a problem. 1t is the man education
is after, and not the parser or sum
worker. That boy should stop his
smoking or leave school.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-14

New York Federation OF Labor is
down on the proposed state constitu-
ton on the ground that it tends to-
ward aristocracy. 1t seems TO us that
what's eating New York is aristocracy
already.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-14

France is hard up for bloOdsuckers
for her hospital. We hope we don't
impeach our neutrality by suggesting
that America has bloodsuckers TO
burn, and France is welcome TO them
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-14

If some OF the more rabid foreign
language newspapers in this country
expressed their honest sentiments re-
garding the German back-down on
the submarine controversy, they
would be shouting "Gott strafe del
kaiserl"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-14

Three white house weddings in one
administration is a noble record. And
it, we hope it isn't indelicate TO sug-
gest that the marriage of one more
daughter would make a thorough job
Of II
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-14

one run in first innings for Admiral
Mayo. in that navy war game! One
Of Admiral F1etcher's dreadnaughts
broke down the first day
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-14

AS TO suggesting that the cases
/ against 500 Colorado miners be dis
missed, young Rockefeller says: I'D
be crazy to make it, He might be
crazy but, by the horned spoon! he
wouldn't be Rockefeller.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-14

IL the Germans have as many lines
Of defense as the Russians always
keep in stock. we can see considerable
delays for that Franco British drive.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-14

A British submarine has sunk
German steamer, thus indicating that
the British have submarines and the
Germans steamships.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Lauderdale of
Carthage" says the Kansas City Jour
nal. will enter the university in Sep
TENDER, Mr.. Lauderdale taking a
course in journalism and Mrs. Lauder
dale taking some economics and do
nestle science" Well, those are the
courses needed by a lady whose nus
band goes into Journalism Boston
Transcript.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-14

Eyes examined free. DIR. Paurs
Optical Service. 20s j. NJ 5. Bldg
Advt.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-10-14
sentimental Y

A sentimental woman gave a
Florida editor a dollar for writing a
a poem, at her request, about a goat
The editor is now advertising that he
will write poems at 81 a head on any
subject from tombstone to a muley
COW. Such mercenaries as these are
the people who have degraded orr
observation-disclosures (Ala.) Ad-
vertiser.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-12-03
Circuit Court

An adjourned term of circuit
court was held at Salisbury
Monday and Tuesday, at which
the coal case from Ray county
was settled by the receivership
being made permanent. Rev. E.
]. Hall was paroled to Robt.
Mossberger.
The case of Cox against Geo.
Pollard and two sons of near
Mendon growing out of an as.
sault on Cox and for which the
Pollards were arrested Saturday
was settled and dismissed, Pol.
lards to pay costs.
There will be a day of court
here Saturday to dispose of some
motions, and Monday Judge N
M. Shelton will hear the cases
against the several ex-county
officials from whom the state
auditor claims there are balances
due to the county.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-12-03
Goodbye Smoker.

A number of the warm friends
of Judge w. W. Rucker at Sails
bury held a smoker at the court
room there Wednesday evening
in his honor and about a hundred
gathered to entertain him until
the arrival of his train on which
he departed for Washington.
Judge Rucker did not reach
home until late in the afternoon
and motored to Salisbury at $50
to be on hand. He talked to his
hosts for a short time and they
were delighted with all he said.
At a late hour they bid their
distinguished guest farewell and
assured him his every interest in
that locality would be cared for
during his absence.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-12-03
RETURNED WEALTHY
John Roberts Appeared Satur-
day Looking up Family.
Talks Prosperous.

John Roberts who left his fa-
mily for their good about IL
years ago, went west and accor-
ding to his declarations to old
acquaintances Immediately on
his arrival, amassed a fortune of
three hundred thousand dollars,
landed here the latter part
of last week looking better
than when he left and full of en-
thusiasm western brand.
He claims to own several
thousand acres of land out west
and said his wheat crop this
year was $4,000 bushels.
John felt impelled, since he
had prospered, to return and
give each of his boys $4,000, and
if she would accept it, the wo-
man he abandoned who secured
a divorce and remarked.
There are four boys, all
sprightly and employed. who
will be delighted to accept their
fathers belated care to the ex-
tent of several thousand each
and bless him for seeking the
land where evidently money
grows on trees, tho departing
without a sad farewell.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-12-03
MIXED THANKSGIVING
Turkey, Goose, Dry, Wet. Pro-
vender and Providence Vary
Thanks GastrOnOmic.

Nearly everything suspended
for the observance of the presi-
dental proclamation except pre-
paration for something before US
for which to be thankful.
Turkeys were nix so goose was
substituted in 80 per cent of the
dinners in towns outside of Key
tesville and even cock-a-doodle-
docs with lost regulations were
stuffed for the occasion.
The morning started fine,
grew cloudy and by noon a rain
which continued for the remain
der of the day and night and
made it real convenient to re-
main indoors.
Thanksgis wing services were
held at the Methodist church.
Special music was had by men,
bers of the different churches.
Rev. A. F. Haynes delivered a
very interesting sermon. A pray
er was offered by Rev. Simmon.
son of the Presbyterian church
and special offering for charity
was taken.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-12-03
Birthday Party

In honor of Lucille Carr's
thirteenth birthday, she enter
tanned at her home twenty-five
young folks, which were Ada
and Amy Chrisman, Verde, Guy,
and Romie Shively, Louella and
Floyd Gordon, Myrtle Freeze,
Elizabeth Moore, Otto and Edna
Housewirth, Fred and Christine
Arensmeier, Elmer and Owen
Shoemaker, Buster Witt, Ire
Slender, Werner Hurt, Harry
Carr, Ethel and Robert Tildeu.
Ice cream and cake was served,
games were played and a good
time had by all.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-12-03
Seriously Injured

Mrs. Rebecca Wicks Hall fell
at her home in Oklahoma and
broke her hip bone. She is re-
ported in a serious condition.
She was standing op a step but
a few inches high, and being
lame, she lost her balance and
fell with sufficient force to
break a bone as stated.
Her sister Mrs. Willie Sullivan
went to her Wednesday.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-12-03
structions Thursday night and
deliberated until Friday after
noon wifhnllt reaching a verdict.

structlonS thursday nlgnt ana
deliberated until Friday after
noon without reaching a verdict.
It was only after assurance by
the foreman of the jury that
there was no possible hope for a
verdict that Judge Lamb con-
sented to discharge the jury.
We understand that the jury
stood 8 to A for the plaintiff but
that there was considerable diff
ference of opinion among the
eight who voted to allow the
plaintiff damages as to the
amount of damages Mrs. Stern
er should receive, from $1.0O to
$5OO0.0O being the wide range of
opinion. The case will be for
trial again at the May term of
court at Keytesville, and no
doubt but tina: both sides will
profit by the disclosures at the
first trial and make the second
contest more interesting than the
first. The amount asked by Mrs.
Sterner was $40, 1000.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-12-03

DR.. Cleveland folded his tent,
packed it on a gas cayuse and lit
out for the village northwest of
Marceline Wednesday morning.
Two number one popular den-
lists in a city of less than 5000
like Keytesville, is one too many,
and Alphonso and CASTOR defer
red to each other until CASTOR
won out. DR.. Cleveland amalga-
ted with the community from
day of his arrival. He fitted out
a splendid modern dental parlor,
was patronized literally and his
business increased with his rep
utation as a finished dental sur
geon. In business and social
circles he was popular and pro-
gressive, and our community
deeply regrets his departure.
Brookfield has gained a valuable
young citizen and professional
man.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-12-03

Mrs. Mary Wood left for her
home in New Mexico, Thursday.
F. R. Cowles went to Iowa the
latter part of last week on a
visit.
Mrs. Myrtle Ford Hawkins
left the first of the week for
Arcadia, Fla.
Misses Mary Jane and Ruth
Gilbert went to Warrensburg to
spend the holidays.
There is considerable corn
moving here now and it is good.
Price 60 to 70 cents.
Mrs. Jennie Binford returned
from Kansas City Tuesday. She
reports her son Nat very much
improved in health.
Joseph Wyatt and wife of
6elleville, Ill, are guests at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Adam
Friesz west Of town.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-12-03
EUROPEAN WAR

Servia taken and Balkan war
about ended.
No appreciable change in
either Russia or France. Allies
concentrating in Balkans to
make last effort to prevent
Austro- Germans reaching Con-
stantinople. England has COM
mandeered all wheat in Canada.
France has ordered enlistment
of all young men 18 years-.old.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-12-03

There has never been such an
epidemic of grippe as has existed
here for two or three weeks.
Not house in town but what
has been or hassnow one or more
afflicted. Some cases of pneu-
monia have resulted from it and
many are now confined to their
beds. The Courier Editor has
been laid out with the villainous,
abominable, cussed disease for a
week.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-12-03

What would appear to be the
largest home deal ever made for
automobiles was made the other
day by the Chalmers Automobile
Co. Six hundred dealers con-
tracted for twenty-five million
dollars worth of Chalmers cars
in forty minutes.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-12-03

Thanksgiving dinner at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S.
Strong of near Mike was enjoyed
by nineteen of, their friends
among whom were Mr.. and Mrs.
Leo Allen uf Buckner. Mo. and
Earl Strong, of Pittsburgh Kas.
Mrs. Allen is a sister of Mrs.
Strong.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-12-03

Billy Rucker, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. R. W. Rucker fell Thurs
day morning and suffered a
deep wound about 2 inches long
on his forehead. The cash sewed
up. Billy was ready for another
fall.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-12-03
Road District Law Upheld

The State Supreme Court de-
cided that all finds collected by
25 cent levy for special road dis
tricts must be turned over to
such districts the County courts
having no control over such
funds.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-12-03
M. E. Church

Rev. Meyers has been deliver
ing an interesting series of ser
mons on the Lords Prayer. The
text for Sunday will be Thy
Kingdom Come.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-12-03
Liquors Then And Now

One of the leading papers
issued in Missouri solely devoted
to the prohibition fad has for its
name The Golden Rule Advo-
cate, and has as little right to
1t, viewed in the light of its
editorials, as any sinner would
have to write saint before his
name. Here is an extract:
Until 1852, pure liquors were
sold by the grocer, the tavern
keeper and the general merchant
for 25 cents a gallon. That was
heiprice my grandfather paid
for pure whiskey which he used
in the harvest field and
in the home. The deacons, the
elder, the steward, bought and
sold and used rum. The church
layman in those days thought it
necessary and proper to keep a
supply of pure rum on the side
board to satisfy the appetite of
the dominic who enjoyed his
hospitality.
In those days the saloon-the
modern saloon with its evil as.
sociations, gambling, white
slayers and white-slaves, did
not exist. There were some evils
then, but they can hardly be
compared to the present condi-
tons which are fostered by many
of the saloons of the cities today"
Granted that every innovation
has made matters relating to
adulteration of liquors worse,
that attempted restrictions have
extended illicit transactions and
that from the time President
Washington saw to the collection
| of a fee for the privilege of
destilling to the present when
morals are to be the result of
legislation, righteous keepers of
their sinful brothers have multi
piled in proportion to the money
in the prohibition political purse
ana just as damaging impurities
have gotten into whiskey, wine
and beer. The cause of tempera-
ture has no greater enemy than
the uncompromising prohibition
ist and the influence of the
church is lessooed every time a
ranting hireling is permitted to
use the pulpit for political pur-
poses. Christianity, not coercion
should be the slogan, and only
Conscientious ministers of the
Gospel heard from the pulpit.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-12-03
Salisbury Scribblings

W. ~ NCJ IOh hoo LCILCu IuC
Poison ranch of 240 acres 6
miles north of town for next
year.
Mrs. Nettie Connor leaves this
week for Plainview, Texas as at
tendant for Mrs. David Tuder
who is an invalid and who with
her husband is returning home
after an extended visit here.
We wish them a safe and pleas
ant trip.
]. P. Grimes of Moberly and
who will spend the winter in
California dropped in to see US
one day last week.
There was preaching at Shan
nondale Sunday and an effort
will be made to employ a preach
er for part of his time.
S. M. Ehrhardt has sold off his
personal property and will move
to Okla. We wish him success
in his new home.
The William Jewell Glee Club
put on show here Friday night
that gave good satisfaction to
the large crowd present.
Miss Cassie Carlstead and
Mrs. A. D. Vandeventer have
sold their College Place resi-
dence property to Mrs. Alice
Allin of St. Louis.
J. C. Halliburton, having sold
out here moved his family to St.
Louis this week where they will
make their future home. They
are nice people and we hated to
see them go.
Salisbury is realizing more
than ever the need of sewerage
system and that water works are
not worth much without it.
Mrs. Mary Prescott continues
very low with no hope of recov-
cry.
Salisburians who motored to
Columbia last week to attend the
foot ball game, stabbed their
steeds" and came home on the
train, all on account of the down
pour of rain that spoiled the
temper of attendants.
A Salisbury man excuses his
breaks" on account OF his birth
day, April 1st. Wise man.
Claude Duff of Kirksville
spent the Thanksgiving holiday
with his parents. We are proud
of Claud as a Salisbury product.
We regret to learn of the criti-
cal illness of John Schneider 6
miles north of town.
Phil Elmore and Mart Nagel
have returned from an extended
trip to the west and south.
Geo. Bozarth and wife of
Brookfeld visited friends here
this week.
A septic tank will be put in at
the Dickson hotel buildings in
order to take care of sewage.
J. E. Stocker and family have
moved to Calf, to make their
future home.
A new girl at the home of Ed
Widner is the latest arrival on
the census list.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-12-03
Christian Church

Services at the Christian
church will be held on the first
and fourth Sundays of December
instead of first and third.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-12-03

Col. VIM. Cousins went to
Mercer Co, the latter part of
last week to visit his mother-in.
law and to Iowa to visit TWO
brothers. He should have return
ed Monday, but didn't.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1915-12-03

LadyHudnall. one of the pretti-
est girls in the state, came from
Cody, Neb. last week and is
visiting her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. H. C. Hudnall and
other relatives.