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mulating surplus.
Il think we may have as much as
100,0OO,000 bushels left to export and
| am confident that speculation this
year is vastly less than it usually is.
l don't know of any Spectator or any
bold group of spectators who have
plunged and made fortunes. l do
know of some big people who have
oversold themselves and been badly
frightened. Mostly the operators are
sitting on the fence.
Speculation neither raises nor
lowers prices; small amounts cause
wider fluctuations than large
amounts
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-06
PASSE NGE R
STEAMER is
ATTIRE ON THE
HIGH Sc AS

LA TOURAINE BOUND FROM NEW
YORK TO HAVRE CATCHES FIRE
1900 MILES WEST OF BESTINA.
TION = RED CROSS DOCTORS
AND NURSES AMONG THE PAS.
SENGERS
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-06
ALLIES ARE READY.
FOR OFFENSIVE
AGAINST KAISER

IN THE WEST THE FRENCH, ENG
LISH AND BELGIANS HAVE CON-
GENERATED THEIR FORCES
PREPARATORY TO BIG OFTEN
SIVE CAMPAIGN TO OPEN WHEN
SPRING BREAKS
The Irish standard., 1915-12-18
EDWARD THOMAS,
Bishop of Limerick.
THE SINGING OF CAROLS.

The custom of singing carols is still
maintained in 1taly-indeed, on the
continent caroling at Christmas is al
most universal-and particularly in
Rome, where, during the season of
Advent, Pifferari may be seen and
heard performing their novenas.
These pilgrims, who, by the way,
are shepherds from the Calabrian
mountains. annually flock to Rome at
this season. Their picturesque cos
tune is thus described: ION their
heads they wear conical felt hats,
adorned with frayed peacock's feath-
err or faded band of red cords and
tassels. Their bodies are clad in red
waistcoats, blue jackets and small
clothes Of skin or yellowish homespun
cloth. Skin sandals are bound to their
feet with cords that interlace each
other up the leg as far as the knee,
and over all is worn long brown or
blue cloak, with a short cape buckled
closely round the neck. Sometimes,
but rarely, this cloak is Of deep red
with scalloped cape"
The Irish standard., 1915-12-18
COMPUTING THE MEANING OF
3. c. AND A. D,

The number given to each year in
any era is that which will be COM
plete at the end of the year. Hence
from the epoch of the Christian era
to the middle of the year 10 A. D. there
are nine and half years. Similarly,
the number given to a year before the
era is that which, reckoning backward,
would be complete at the beginning
of that year. But person born in the
middle of that year lacks half a year
of the full amount. One born in the
middle of the year 10 B. G. was nine
and half years old at the commence.
ment Of the Christian era; if then he
died in the middle of the year 10 A. D.
he had added nine and a half years
more, and was nineteen years old at
death.
The Irish standard., 1915-12-18
DIFFERENT SORTS OF CHRIST.
MAS,

Each stage in our progress from
the cradle to the grave has its differ
ent Christmas. Old age forgets it.
self, the ghosts which haunt its men,
cries, and enters into the young crea-
lures happiness with relish second
only to the child's. The grandmother
no longer wishes sleds or hoops or
gingerbread monkeys for herself, but
she looks with love and wonder upon
the little beings who respond so radi.
antly to these objects of domestic
manufacture. Between these genera
lions stand the parents, with their
own lives of hustle and responsibility
and desire, their own games and gew.
gaws to pursue. but yet with be.
ginning Of the change from living for
themselves to living in their young
Norman Hapgood.
The Irish standard., 1915-12-18
WHAT vEsTMENTs TYPIFY.

The following shows what the
sacred articles used by our clergymen
in the Mass are and what they typify:
Alb, represents purity and the white
garment worn by our Lord coming
back from Herod.
Amice, renresents the cloth with
which His head was covered when
struck by the soldiers.
Purificator, represents towel of We
ronica. ...
Finger towels, represent the towel
with which PLATE wiped his hands
when he turned Jesus over to the
Jews.
Stole, represents the weight of the
cross.
Altar cloth, represents linens with
which His body was wrapped.
Corporal, represents bands (swath-
ings) used at birth.
Chalice, represents the sepulcher.
Paten, represents the stone.
Pail, represents napkins used on the
head of Jesus.
Chasuble, represents the cloak put
on Jesus by the soldiers.
The Irish standard., 1915-12-18
WHEN ! DREAM OF OLD ERIN

WHEN . DREAM OF OLD ERIN.
When the nightingale's singing its
sweet melodies,
And the scent of the flowers perfumes
the night breeze,
Then dream of my old home far over
the sea,
BY the lake of Killarney, where long
to be, ...
And see you, it seems, waiting there
on the shore,
Where together we stray'd in the
sweet days of yore;
am thinking tonight of my Colleen
SO true;
When dream of Old Erin. I'm dream
insssof you.
Chorus.
When dream of Old Erin, I'm dream
ing of you,
With your sweet, roguish smile and
your true eyes of blue;
For my love, like the shamrock, each
day stronger grew,
When l dream of Old Erin, I'm dream
Ing of you
can see the old cottage just DER the
hill there
IT'S those fond recollections bring
happiness rare,
Sure the lassie love with a heart
that is true,
She is waiting for some one, while
some one waits, too,
And my loves growing stronger each
day, more and more,
It's the same old love story that's
told DER and DER;
So, Acushla, my Colleen, it seems that
you knew,
When l dream of Old Erin, I'm dream
ing of you.
The Irish standard., 1915-12-18

and, on the pretext of attacking the
Dardanelles from the rear, drove her
land forces up to the Mesopotamian
valley along the Bagdad railway, the
richest part of turkey, the route Ger
many had hoped to take for COM
mercial invasion of India, and when
peace is declared, if victory rests with
the allies, England will hold onto
Egypt and Mesopotamia if she has to
threaten to fight her present allies,
just as she threatened to fight her
allies in 1915 while they were dividing
the spoils of Waterloo.
The Irish standard., 1915-12-18
"wAssA,Ll pR,NkAEL!"

The wassail bowl, which is still
used in some old European families at
Christmas, succeeded the skull of the
Norseman's foe as q drinking vessel.
In these old wassail bowls, some speci-
mems of which are Of brown ware and
others of massive silver, were placed
the ale. the ginger, the sugar. the nut
meg and the roasted crab apples.
Where the old custom still prevails
the ale is served spiced and sweet
ened in the wassail bowl. but the ap-
pies are omitted.
The Irish standard., 1915-12-18
RRITAlN's CARE OF BRITAIN.

BRITAlNS CARE OF BRITAIN.
The Des Moines Register and Lead
er, after commenting on the fact that
the British are strongly entrenched
wherever there is real prize to be
won," asks, with charming naivete,
"Has England been playing shrewd
political game in letting FRANCE and
RUSSIA bear the brunt Of the fighting
on the continent, while she employed a
good part Of her strength in CONSOLE
dating the British empire?"
Why not? says the Dubuque Herald,
and continues; You don't for mo-
ment think the British lion has
changed his disposition of years and
become tender-hearted and considerable
of others, do you? The British lion is
identified with his feline brother, the
leopard, in this respect, and can no
more make over his ingrown character
than can the leopard shift his freckles.
From the time that England threw
off the Roman shackles and began to
shift for itself English history has re-
peated itself in every war in which the
Briton engaged, and if one will take
the trouble to trace that history down
through the centuries there is one out
standing fact that will impress itself
indelibly upon ones mind-England
has never fought war of victory in
which it did not emerge richer as to
territory and power. Most important
of all, England has never fought a
war as an ally of other nations that
it has not gobbled the lions share of
the spoils of victory (hence the phrase
British lion") or forced it's allies to
bear the brunt of defeat.
England has always carefully taken
care of England. When fighting as an
ally England has assumed the easy
role of Mistress of the Seas, where the
slaughter was less, just as in this war,
and, when peace has been declared,
England has manoeuvered to secure its
share of the spoils some small con-
cession that seemed insignificant but
that actually made England's power
greater. In this fashion she secured
Gibraltar and Suez and a score of
other points that command world trade
routes and place world commerce at
England's mercy. The Registers in
genious surmise that, II the allies win,
England will grant Russia CONSTANT
nople and the Bosphorus but will keep
the Dardanelles for herself, has every
precedent of history to support it.
England, while her allies were keep.
ing Germany occupied on the CONT.
nent, has seized every German colonial
possession but one and that one japan
took and dutifully turned over to Eng
land. England has seized Egypt, over
which she held . nominal suzeranity,
The Irish standard., 1915-12-18
THE PRODUCTIVE AGE OF
HENIlIS

16NuO0s
At the age of 1S David is said to
have written his first psalm, Shelley
wrote Queen Nab" and Mendelssohn
composed his music for "a Midsum-
mer Nights Dream"
At 10 Bryan wrote "Thanatopsis."
At 81 Disraeli wrote "Vivian Grey"
At % Alexander Dumas wrote plays,
Voltaire's first tragedy was brought
out and Keats wrote "Endymion."
At % Horace is said to have writ
ten his first odes Heine published his
first songs and Schiller's 1.-THE Rob.
bers" had made him famous.
At "a Shakespeare wrote his first
play.
At 26 Sheridan wrote "The School
for Scandal"
At % Racine wrote "Andromache"
and Hannah More wrote 1.-The Search
After Happiness"
At 20 Addisons first essay ap.
peared; Owen Meredith published "Lu-
cille."
At 81 Pliny finished his German
War;"
At "a Thomas Kempis wrote "Imi.
tatiOn of Christ"
At IS Mohammed began the Koran
and Poe wrote "The Raven"
At SO Thackeray's vanity Fair
had appeared
At so .Bunyan finished "a Pilgrims
Progress
At 81 Dante finished his "Divina
Commedia."
At 60 Homer is said to have com
posed the Had.
The Irish standard., 1915-12-18
THE IRISH MOTHER IN THE Pc
NAL DAYS.
BY John Banim.

BY John Banim.
Now welcome, welcome, baby boy
unto mothers fears,
The pleasure of her sufferings, the
rainbow of her tears,
The object of your fathers hope in all
he hopes to do,
A future man of his own land, to live
him DER anew!
How fondly on thy little brow moth
er's eye would trace,
And in thy little limbs, and in each
feature of thy face,
His beauty, worth, and manliness, and
everything that's his,
Except, my boy. the answering mark
of where the fetter is!
Oh! many a weary hundred years his
sires that fetter wore;
And he has worn it since the day that
him his mother bore.
And now, my son, it waits on you, the
moment you are born,
The old hereditary badge Of suffering
and scorn!
Alas! my boy so beautiful! Alas! my
love so brave!
And must your gallant Irish limbs still
drag it to the grave?
And you, my son, yet have son fore
doom'd q slave to be,
Whose mother still must weep o'el
him the tears I weep DER thee!
The Irish standard., 1915-12-18
FORMER MINISTER TO MEXICO
SCORES WILSON,,

Hon. Henry Lane Wilson, a men,
Der Of a Masonic order, and former
Minister to Mexico under President
Wilson, scored the recognition of Car
rama by the administration in the fol-
lowing words uttered in a public ad-
dress in Terre Haute, Indiana:
Against this recognition the men,
DRY of every murdered American, of
every murdered priest at the altar,
and the violation of every roman con-
secrated to the service of God, should
rise up in protest. Against it the
voices of 100000 Mexicans, ter
rorized and robbed by 100000 bandits,
will eventually be heard in severe pro.
test and judgment" >
The Irish standard., 1915-12-18
SAINT CLARA COLLEGE, sINsIN-
AVA, WISCONSIN.

Mr.. Louis H. Wetmore, former liter
airy editor of the New York Times ad-
dressed the students on Saturday even
ing, December four. The subject of
the lecture was "Heretics and Ortho-
dox in Modern Literature criticisms
of the work and personality of H. G.
Wells, Bernard Shaw, Robert Hugh
Benson, Gilbert K. Chesterton and
Hilaire Belloc.
The Irish standard., 1915-12-18
SAYING THE ROSARY.

In saying the Rosary it is the cor
rect thing:
To recite the Apostles Greed on
the crucifix attached to the rosary.
On the large bead the Gloria and
Our Father.
On the three small beads three Hail
Marys. On the first with the invoca-
ton Increase my faith: on the Sec
ond, Strengthen my Hope; on the
third, "Inflame my heart with the fire
of divine love-"
To know that the fifteen decades
which constitute the whole rosary are
divided into three parts, to be recited
on different days. ..,-.
The five Joyful Mysteries.
For Mondays and Thursdays, the
Sundays of Advent, and from the
Epiphany until Lent. =
list. The Annunciation.
(The Angel Gabriel announced to
the Blessed Virgin that she would be
the Mother OF God)
End. The Visitation.
(The Blessed Virgin pays a visit
to her cousin, st. Elizabeth, before the
birth of st. John)
Bird. The Nativity.
(The birth of Our Saviour in the
stable at Bethlehem.)
4th. The Presentation.
(The Blessed Virgin on the day of
her publication presented the Child
Jesus in the Temple, where holy Sine
on gave thanks and received Him in
his arms.)
| 5th. The finding of Jesus in the
Temple.
(The Blessed Virgin lost her Be-
loved Son in Jerusalem, and having
searched for Him three days. found
Him in the Temple in the midst of the
Doctors, hearing them and asking
them questions.)
The Sorrowful Mysteries.
For Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays
in Lent.
list. The Agony in the Garden.
(Our Lord praying in the Garden
Of Olives was so overcome with an
guish that He sweat bloody
End. The Scourging.
(Our Lord was bound to a pillar
and scourged in the house of Pilate.)
3rd. The Growing with Thorns.
(The Jews placed crown of thorns
on the Sacred Brow, pressing it into
the flesh, and Knocked Him, crying,
Hail, King of the Jews!")
4th. The Carrying of the Cross.
Jesus, being condemned to death,
was forced to carry His cross to Cal
vary.)
5th. The Crucifixion.
(Our Lord was nailed to the cross
and crucified between two thieves, suf-
fering His agony for three hours.)
The Glorious Mysteries.
For Wednesdays and Saturdays, and
the Sundays from Easter until Advent.
LIST. The Resurrection.
(Our Lord arose the third day from
the tomb, the first Easter.)
| End. The Ascension.
Forty days after the Resurrection
Our Lord assembled into heaven in the
presence of the Blessed Virgin and His
Apostles.)
3rd. The Descent of the Holy
Ghost.
(Ten days after His ascension Our
Lord sent the Holy Ghost on His
Apostles in the form of fiery tongues
after which they separated to fulfil
their missions in the different parts OF
the worldly
4th. The Assumption.
(Our Lady died twelve years after
the resurrection of her Divine Son
and her body was assumed into heaven
by angels.) ..
5th. The Coronation.
(The Blessed Virgin was crowned
the Queen of Heaven by her Son.
A pious and laudable custom pre-
walls in many families to add to the
ordinary rosary one decade for the
suffering souls in purgatory."
Thing for Catholics"
The Irish standard., 1915-12-18

The Austrian affects at Christmas
time q delicacy known az fruchtbrod,
made Of raisins, currants, figs and
chopped dates. This constitutes . sort
Of cake, baked hot.
The Irish standard., 1915-12-18
OPENS RIVER AND HARBOR
CONVENTION.

Senator Joseph E. Ransdell opened
the National Rivers and Harbors Con-
gress last week in Washington. He
was presented with silver-mounted
gavel, which Mrs. Ransdell had
made for him from cedar taken from
the yard of their home in Louisiana.
The various speakers of the Con-
gress pointed to Germany as a model
for developing water transportation.
Senator Ransdell announced his pur-
pose to have the Interstate commerce
act amended to prevent railroads from
undermining water transportation
rates.
The Irish standard., 1915-12-18
BECAUSE A LITTLE CHILD WAS
BORN.

Because little child was born
The earth is filled with peace;
Old wrongs, old SORROWS are forgot
In suffering's sweet surcease.
Oh, men that strain for empty gain,
Oh, hearts with hatreds torn,
There is no room for strife today
A little child is born!
Teresa Beatrice O'Hara in Ladies'
Home Journal.
The Irish standard., 1915-12-18

CURE OF THE Madeleine.
The Able Langlois has been Up.
pointed cure Of the Madeleine, Paris,
France.
The Irish standard., 1915-12-18

What IL it turn out that the forces
on either side are so great that . de-
cisive victory is impossible? Are they
to go on with the slaughter until they
have to cease from their exhaustion?
Here again the words Of the Pope
contemplating with the pain and sor-
row Of father the ruin and desola-
/ ton Of Europe, this garden Of the
world. sown with corpses," may we'll
shake the stoutest heart, and make 1t
dread the condemnation Of the great
Father in Heaven. II It is obdurate to
their appeal
The Irish standard., 1915-12-18

Fire destroyed the building form
erly occupied as the Mother Glenn
mons Orphan Home, st. Joseph. Mo-.
entailing loss of $4,000.
The Irish standard., 1915-12-18

There is more wisdom in these
words than in the suggestions of pride
and arrogance which blind men to the
dangers that are right in their path.
And those who now disregard them,
and drive their people like sheep, to
the slaughter, may live to regret the
loss of the opportunity which the Pope
has given them.
At either side they hope, or pretend
to hope, for complete victory. But
what if they are wrong, if they find
that national conceit has led them
astray, and they have to taste the bit.
terness of defeat? War is an uncer.
tain game, and it is terrible respon-
sibility for statesmen to risk their
country's existence on throw Of the
dice.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-12-17
Little Miss ArgO tntertainS

Little Miss 0uIda Argo entertain
ed several of her little friends Sat.
urday afternoon in honor of her
seventh birthday, which was a very
enjoyable affair. In the contest
"of pinning the dogs, tail on" Lois
Hamil won the prize, dainty box
of chocolates.
Little OuIda was the recipient of
several nice presents. Delicious
refreshments were served by Mrs.
Argo.
Those present were: Misses Flo.
ra Blanche and Lois Hamll, frankie
Moore, Aldine Lewis, Josephine
Downing, Fern Presley, Delta Lew.
allen, Masters Wear Sohoonoyer,
Hershal Lewalen.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-12-17
WILLIAMS SUFFERS
ANOTHER BIG LOSS

The pretty home of l.. E. VIII.
lIams Of this city was totally de-
stroyed by fire at about $3.50 o'clock
last Saturday night together with
practically all ITS contents. The
origin of the fire Is unknown, but
supposed to have been defective
hue. The family was at the picture
show, and the fire had made such
headway before discovery that only
a bedstead, one or two rugs and
some bedclothes were saved. The
loss is heavy as the house was well
furnished and Mr.. Williams had
only $500 insurance on the furnish.
iugs. The loss on the house was
partially covered by insurance.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-12-17
MASONIC LODGE
ELECTS OFFICERS

At the regular meeting Of Ram
dolph Lodge No. "a, f. d A. NJ,
held Wednesday night the follow.
ing were elected officers Tor the en-
SUNG year:
G. K. Stuttle, worshipful master;
l.. f. Blankenship, senior warden;
J. Z. George, junior warden; 4.
Dalton, treasurer; Ben Johnston,
secretary; K. n. Ellis, senior dea-
con; Ira 'Magruder, junior deacon;
j. ID. Wells, chaplain; 4. G.
Schoonover and S. A. ID. Eaton,
master of ceremonies; Isaac Hirst,
tyler.
A meeting was called for Satur.
day night, Dec. ls, at which time
some special degree work will be
conferred, The new officers will
be installed Dec. 27th.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-12-17
Bachelor Girls Club

The Bachelor Girls we're enter.
tanned last Thursday afternoon by
Miss Tula Blankenship. Six games
of high five were played. Miss In
clle Carter scored high and was
awarded first prize, a dainty sham.
poo jacket. Miss Zelda Schnabaum
cut consolation.
Misses Hortense and Hazel Secor,
who are here to spend the winter,
we're received as new members Of
the club.
A dainty luncheon was served by
the hostess, assisted by her mother
and sister, Mrs, Sam O'Baugh.
The club meets this week with
Mrs. w L. Pope, at the home Of
her mother, Mrs. T. w. Campbell
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-12-17
ODD FELLOWS WILL
MEET WITH REYNO

The Randolph County District
Odd Fellows meeting will be held
with Reyno Lodge Jan. l, 1915.
The program to be rendered is as
follows:
/. Lodge called to order 200 p. m.
at Odd Fellow hall by Tobe
Chastain, president.
2, Seating of Delegates.
3, Reading the minutes of last
meeting.
4. General routine Of business.
8. Public installation Of the officers
of ORIENT Lodge No. 2I8 by I'm
bodeu team.
6. Degree work by select team.
7. For the good of the order, by
select speakers.
Tobe Chastain, Pres.
John X. Kizer, Sec.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-12-17
School Improvement Association

The School Improvement Asso-
Ciation met at the school house
Wednesday afternoon, Dec. stb,
and perfected the organization.
Interesting talks on the work we're
given by Mr.. Hulen, Miss Alexan.
der, Mrs. Stacy, Mrs. Carter, Mrs.
Martin and Mrs. Moore.
The following committee char.
men were appointed: Finance.
d. Wells; Program aud Social
Miss Alexander; Membership
Mrs. Martin; Advertising Miss
Jennie Johnston. We enrolled
nineteen new members.
Our next meeting will be with
our president, Mrs. G. II. Hender-
son, on Thursday evening at 1880,
Dec. lG.
Sec. S /. A.
Pocahontas star herald., 1915-12-17
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM
AT BAPTIST CHURCH

The following program will be
rendered by the "Sunbeam Band"
at the Baptist Church on Thursday
evening, Dec. 2S at 7:45. The pro.
ceeds will go for the new piano
lately purchased for the church.
All patronage appreclasd.
"Joy to the World."-Chorus
with orchestra accompaniment.
"Welcome"-P Pauline Bishop,
president.
"The Five Stars'-By Arlene
Stubblefeld, Alta Bowers, Marguer-
ite Edwards, Golden Spencer and
Eugenia Pace.
"a Song from on HIgh"-By
Sunbeam Chorus
Reading: "The Strike of st.
Mich holas"-Novells Cate.
"The Stocking Mending Bee
BY Aldean Lewis, Arlene Stubble
field, Opal Spencer and Eugenia
Pace.
Reading: The Two Stocklngs"-
Velma. Edwards.
Violin Solo: "Slumber Song
Miss Hazel SecOr.
Stocking DIill-By boys.
Song: "SnowAakes"-Hiram L,
Throgmorton.
Reading: "Chrlstmas Eve
LILLIAN Green.
Violin Quartet--Mrs. Throgmor-
ton, Misses Reland Campbell, Mil
dred Hughes, Clara Wells; piano
accompanist, Miss Jala Presley.
Play: "The Strike in Santa
Claus Land"
Cast Of Characters.
Mr.. Santa Claus. -. Roy Bennett.
Mrs. Santa Claus go. Vera Wyatt.
DR.. Curem QuIckly ...........
............... Marvin Edwards.
FAIRY Young Heart ............
.............. Minnie Bennett.
Little Girl......M Mary Sue Wiley.
Santa Claus Helpers: Jack Frost
Durell Dunn; Brownie Good Cheer
Howard Throgmorton; Brownie
Help.a long-Leland Carroll; FAIRY
Kind Th0ught--Nan Bishop; Fairy
Good.wiIl-Paul Lewis; Spirit Of
Christmas Joy-Lehman Carroll.
"Rlng, Ring, Christmas Bells"-
BY Sunbeam Chorus,
Admission 10 and Is cents.