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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-08-25

give the lie to calamity howlers.
Let's turn to bleeding Kansas. On July
I. 1918. there'll be an automobile for every
family in that corn blessed state II the
Jayhawkers continue to buy my gasoline
JOY wagons at the same rate that they
have been buying them recently. There
are $1,000 in the state now. Figuring q
population of 1000. 900 and five to q FAM
lies In 1914. At the present rate of buying
there will be one for every six families
by the end of 1915; in 1916 one to every
four families. By 1917 1t is estimated
that every other family should have .
car, and one to q family when July 1,
1918. is reached. Actually today there IL
one to every "a persons. ac-
cording to Kansas statistics.
Can o beat lit
Back In New York again. City folks
don't own all the automobiles. as per-
haps you think. The farmers my best
friend. He own 10000 cars today. right
in old New York state! He doesn't call
me q luxury. He needs me to a him
and the butter and eggs to market, to
e the children to school and to do .
thousand and one chores the horse and
buggy could never get round to. by
gum!
Step over to Iowa. the champion farm
state of them all. One Iowa town of 200
population has n licensed machines!
Blowing their last cent? Don't believe
It! That same tight little town has
5000. 600 in the village savings banks!
Two millions of cars? That's one for
every 80 people In the United States. For
every railway locomotive there are II
OF me. For every passenger coach I
number %.
Placed end to end. these 100000 cars
would stretch in double line all across
the continent. They stand for an invest
ment Of $4,000 0 900. And for 1915 anoth-
err $500.sO0,000 worth OF cars will be made
in this country alone.
Wonderful. isn't it? Why, no industry
In all the world shows anything like 1t.
In 10 years l have gained 3,278 per cent!
My nearest competitor, electrical manu-
featuring. has gained only 10 per cent.
And. next year, 1000. 600 new cars will
be turned out.
/ give work to go. 900 hands in the mere
making of me. Indirectly. to twice that
number.
And I use altogether 427. 179 chauffeurs.
New York automobilists since 1901.
when the registration law went into eff
feet. have paid S, $685. 25 for 664.663 cars
and 2S4, 4S7 chauffeurs. In seven differ
ent states there are more than 100, 900 carr
each. and IA have moro than $1,000 apiece.
And I've made New York into Horseless
Town. There are 1900 autos within the
limits OF its five boroughs. How many
horses do you see in Fifth avenue or on
Broadway nowadays? There are only
10 states in the union that number more
automobiles thar q Gotham.
Yes. I'm very much alive. MY days
Just dawning. Only q decade ago the
rich mans plaything. today I'm the sit"
the poor mans necessity.
"Jit" did I say?
You. car find the jitney bus running in
los cities: q bus that'l take you any
where for q 'jitney"-a nickel. There I
nm at my best. No discrimination be-
tween rich and poor for this monarch
I'm on my Way! Honk-honk!
I'm King Auto!
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1915-08-25

The men Of a United States coast
guard cutter blew up an abandoned
schooner off the Florida coast not long
ago. In the process they secured 853
pounds Of fish. the largest specimen
weighing 800 pounds.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-08-13
GUNPOWDER IN WAR.
For Centuries Its Use Was Opposed In
the Name OF Humanity.

For Centuries Its Use Was Opposed In
the Name Of Humanity.
There was a period when any kind Of
explosive" fighting in war was con
sidered barbarous. The discovery of
gunpowder put a stop TO the old fash
ioned method Of attack, in witch only
missiles and sharp edged weapons were
considered ethical, but gunpDwder did
not come into approval without a
struggle. In fact. it was under the
humanity" ban for almost three cen
turies.
This remarkable compound Of salt
peter, sulphur and charcoal, which was
given its first tryOut at the siege OF
Constantinople in 1853 had been
known to both the chemist and the
soldier for a hundred years or more.
1t is said to have been discovered by
Roger Bacon III England about the
year 1890 and by a German monk
named Schwarz twenty years later.
Another independent discOyerer Of the
same dangerous mixture was an un
known and Uucelebrated Moor. whose
secret was ultimately carried into Eu
rope in the fourteenth century. Even
be was not the first u make an ex-
Dl0siVe compound. The Chinese beat
him to it. having used this same Kind
Of mixture for rocket signals before
the Christian era.
The fail Of ConsmntinOple was
brought about by the use, the wholly
unethicaI and altogether barbarOus use.
Of cannon balls, and it was not until
about a century later that the world
gave its full sanction to the killing OF
men by means of gunpowder.-St Louis
Globe-DemOcrat.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-08-13
Tha Popular Craze.

"Sir," said the young man, 81 want
30 marry your daughter"
"You do, eh? What have you got to
offer?'
Myself, which includes a fair edu-
cation, a good state of health, rea-
sonable amount of ambition, a credita-
BILE appearance, a modest salary and a
strong desire to come into your Office
and get useful"
The older man shook his head.
''Not enough. Times are too hard.
can't afford a wedding"
The young man smiled.
"Now for my trump card" he said
Everybody is eloping. We will eIope
and save the expense"
The old man caught his hand.
"She's yours, son; she's yoursG"-
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-08-13
FIFTY MILLIONS TO
HELP TRADE BALANCE
Steamers Bring Large Ship
mentS from England

New York, Aug. 1.-THE value OF
the gold shipment from England to
New York, which arrived here this
morning from Halifax by special train,
is $50,000,000, according to r. E. NJ.
Cowie, vice president and general
manager of the Adams Express com
pany, in charge Of the shipment.
A pilot train preceded the gold train
through Maine. The guards stuck to
their cars when the gold passed
through Bangor and other ways evi
denced the value of the cargo, the
largest single shipment ever made, it
is reported Detailed information
relative to the shipment is not OBJ,
tainable. A banker who is directly
interested in the transaction admitted
that the shipment is consigned to j.
P. Morgan & Co.
The greatest secrecy has been
thrown around the shipment anG
every possible precaution was takeL
to insure the safety of it's arrival. The
steamship which brought the gold
from England to Halifax was con
voyed all the way across, the route
to Halifax rather than to New York
having been chosen for it's greater
safety.
Canadian secret service men guard
ed the unloading of the bullion and
its reshipment. The Canadian de-
tectives were on duty as far as the
border, where they turned over their
treasure to express company guards.
At the Offices of J. P. Morgan & Co,
the firm preserved unusual silence re
garding the shipment. They conceded
that they were expecting a shipment
of gold from Great Britain and that il
was coming from the Bank Of Eng
land.
The exchange problem between
Great Britain and the United State
is a much more stupendOus one than
perhaps has been heretofore realized.
A short time ago our most prominent
bankers were talking of a British
credit or loan of $1OO,00O,0OO, which
would readjust the difficulties in
sterling exchange. 1t is now realized
that $50O,000,O0O is nearer the sum
which would be necessary to put
sterling back on normal basis.
Some weeks the payments falling due
in this country are not far from $780,
100000
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-08-13
WANT TO WRITE A NOVEL?
Nell, Here's Your Plot All Ready For
the / title Details.

Well, Here's Your Plot All Ready For
the Little Details.
Take one ocean liner plying between
San Francisco and the Philippines.
Add a young man going to Hawaii on
business and an heiress and her aunt
going nowhere in particular Mix the
two young folk gradually among the
other passengers, with an occasional
half hour alone away from the watch
full eye of the aunt. Turn the ship into
the center of one tropical storm Mix
gradually until they come to a frOth
the sea and the bowling of the winds
Beat the vessel slowly against Jagged
rocks until it Is we'll pounded up
Throw in looks of despair to suit the
taste. Add one binding flash of light
ming "that rent the heavens to
"cOnvuSive heave of the stout old hull
that had braved the southern seas for
years"
Pour a wave mountain high on the
ship, mixing the passengers briskiv
together; then turn the entire mass
suddenly into the sea. Put the young
mans arm providentially against
floating spar, chicken coop or a door
torn off a stateroom Have another
convenient wave sweep the maid in
his direction. Put in strong young
arm" Add then all grew black
Drop in a sandy beach unexpectedly
Put the hero on the beach. Have him
"come to" with the sun shining bright
or brightly. Close by put the maid.
a la the daughter of the skipper of the
schooner Hesperus. minus the salt sea
being frozen on her breast.
Inject into the situation at this point
one handy cave, with another ditto
near by. Add signals daily to passing
ships. After baking thoroughly for
six months on the island put in res
cue after hope had been abandoned, q
trip to the good old Z. S. a. and one
church close to the corner Mix in
sufficient detail TO suit, place in an at,
uactive cover and serve to the public
at SL35 per serve-Indianap News
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-08-13
The Logic of IL.

The Yale freshman year was proving
too expensive to father, so father decid-
ed to have heart to heart talk with
Johnny, home for the week end.
''Now, son." said he gravely, but az
fectionately, your mother and | are
spending just as little as we possibly
can. 1 get up in the morning at $50
and work until after ). But, son, the
money just won't go round at the rate
that your expenses are running. Now
I ask you, as one man to another, what
do you think we had better do?"
For a moment Johnny's head was
buried in thought, and then he replied:
''Weu, father, l don't see any way out
but for you to work nights. New
York Post
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-08-13
-LincoInIs Funeral Coach.

The first Pullman sleeping car, con
suucted in 1864 in the shops Of the
Alton and Chicago and called the Pio-
neer. served as the funeral coach for
President Lincoln. It's cost was SIS
OOO which was regarded in those days
as most extravagant and as it was
higher and wider than the ordinary
cars and the clearances of station plat
forms and bridges when it was decid-
ed that it should be the funeral coach
of the president many changes were
involved. Gangs of men We're set work
ing night and day TO cut wider clear
ances all the way from Washington
Cby way Of New York and Albany to
Springfield. Ill.-BrOoklyn Eagle.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-08-13
Where Was Wales?
r. Yes.

Spencer Leigh Hughes, NJ. p, tells
OF the following amusing experience:
He was once passing the war office
building in Whitehall when his con-.
panion, a ScOtchman. pointing to the
emblematic devices engraved over the
door. indicated the Scotch thistle. the
English lion and the Irish harp
Where is the emblem of Wales o. ask.
ed his friend "Oh" Mr. Hughes re-
piled. Il expect there is leak In
the roof."-LOndOn Express.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-08-13
Fear Disease Will DepopuIate Europe

Rome, Aug. 1.-THE pope has
granted an audience to the French
Cardinal Billot, Jesuit, who has con-
fided to his friends that the pontif
is deeply grieved by the failure of his
efforts toward peace and is now con-
vinced that the war is bound to be
prolonged another year. 1t is also
learned that the pontiff is deeply con-
cerned over the epidemfcs of disease
now raging. He fears that these will
increase the mortality to such an ex-
tent that Europe will be depopulated.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-08-13
Takes a Sip of Tacks.

While she attempted TO take drin&
from what she thought was glass OF
water while in the dark at her home In
Point township. Northumberland cSun-
Y, Pa, Miss Alice Rhoades. eighteen
years old. swallowed several hundred
tacks and pins. She was taken to the
Mary NJ Packer hospital. Sunbury
The Exception.
IF at first you don't succeed, try.
try again"
That's good theory, but it isn't al
ways wise practice"
"Why not?"
81 once tried to paper a room myself.
didn't succeed, but / assure you that
my experience taught me never to try
it in."-Detroit Free Press
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-08-13
FISHERMAN FINDS MINE
May Have Been Attempt to Destroy
Morqan'S Yacht.

Morqan's Yacht.
Port Washington, L. l., Aug. IL
What may reveal an attempt of some
yachts which come into harbor, or an
escaped mine that has f1oated across
the ocean from the war in Europe, is
the discovery of Adelvain Van Wick
len, lobster man. The bomb Or
mine is now in the bottom of the
sound waiting for experts from Fort
Totten TO examine it.
Van Wicklen rowed out to attend
to his lobster pots. Fast to one of
his stakes by a rope he found an OBJ
jeCt which he thinks is a mine. When
hauled to the surface it was found
10 be marked '165 pounds dynamite" ="
) jding enough rope TO let the object
sink to the bottom Van WickleD
lowered tho object, but later made q
fuller examination.
1t was suggested that the mine"
might be runaway experimental
buoy from Fort Totten. Van Wick
len communicated with the fort and
was IOAu t-Aot 1Sl-A -4o NSS2~- = L't-o- IL
could be said that the mine. if it Be
one. did not belong TO the United
States army, as none of the kind he
described are used.
If the object is & contact mine. as
it is believed, there would have been
great danger TO the many fine yachts
which make the harbor. J. P Nor
gan's big yacht. and those of H. L.
Pratt, H. T. Davidson, William [.
Harkness and George Baker are 4
few of those that frequent the harbor
at all times of the day and night.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-08-13
NeqetabIa Chat.

II see that some college professor has
been saying that he believes that vege-
tables can see and hear while growing
Inn the garden"
els that sop
ayes; not only that, but he believes
that ages hence they will be able to
converse with one another"
"Oh, that's oldp'
whats oId?"
Vegetables conversing. I've oftaD
heard Jack and the Beans-talk!"
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-08-13

Submarines Get Two British Ships.
ZeppeIins Raid EngIand-U. S. Re-
iects Austrian Contention
London, Aug. 1.-The German
forces have taken the strong fortress
town of Lomza; they are likely to
take KoVno within another forty
eight hours, and the Russians believe
they will take wilma, according to dis
patches received from PetrOgrad. This
would give them the WarsawPetro-
grad railway at point to the rear Of
the Russian armies, according to the
last official statement from the Rus
sian capital, but the railroad has been
open for twenty-fOur hours since then
and the main bodies Of Russian troops
fighting to the south, at LomZa, Os-
trow, Ostrolenka, Ossowiec, will have
had time to escape.
Military observers here admit that
Germany is at last succeeding in her
drives to intersect the two great rail
ways from Warsaw to Petrograd and
Moscow, respectively, but they are
just as strongly of the opinion that
defensive actions of the Russian rear
guard all along the line has caused
the enemy to fail in the great objec-
tive, cutting off the Russian main
guard.
1t is more than likely that they will
get at least 100000 prisoners out Of
the fortresses which have been cut
off in this defensive fighting, but these
have been sacrificed to save more
than thirty times their number of
seasoned troops.
An attack by German airships
which flew over the English coast
Monday night was announced by the
official press bureau. The statement
says one of the airships was damaged
by British aeroplanes and was towed
into Oe$cM@.
four children, and fourteen injured.
Sir John French, commander-in-
chief of the British forces in France
and Belgium, in report given out
by the official press bureau, says the
British troops have withdrawn from
their line south of Hooge, near
Ypres, but have consolidated the vii
lage of HoOge.
The British destroyer Lynx was
sunk in the North sea, the admiralty
announced Four officers and twentv
two of her crew were saved.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-08-13

Tourist Cafter long discussion with
station master on the subject of catch
ing a steamer)-So you would advise
me to come back by the Sunday night
train in order to catch the boat on
Monday morning?
Station Master lseverely)-A' wud
advise nae mon tae profane the Saw
bath, but All jist repeat-if We wait
till the Monday ye'll nae get the cor
nection.-LoudonP Punch.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-08-13
Auxiliary Cruiser Torpedoed.

Berlin, Aug. 1.-THE British auxil
iary cruiser India has been torpedoed
IN the North sea by German subma-
rine while entering RestfjOrd, Sweden.
Eighty of her crew were saved by
the steamship Goestland.
An official communication issued
here tells of an allied air raid Mon
day over Zweibruecken and Sankt
Ingbert, Bavaria. Eight persons were
killed and two wounded in the latter
town.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-08-13

''I'u not take No for an answer, Miss
Bunker-PrisciIla, he declared brave
Iy rs he persistently pressed his suit
''Then. sir" replied the cold and cul-
tured Boston girl, rising proudly TO the
occasion, will you in lieu of that much
hackneyed negative assertion accept
my positive declination to respond con
currently to the query propounded?"
And he did.-St Louis Post-Dispatch.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-08-13
Turks Win at DardanerIes.

Constantinople, Aug. 11.-Turkisr
troops completely dispersed force.
which the entente allies landed neal
Karachali, on the north of the gulf o.
Saros, in Dardanelles operations or
Saturday night, according to an of
fetal statement issued by the Turkish
was department. Troops landed north
of Ari Burnu made a slight advance
under protection of the Anglo-French
feet, the statement adds.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-08-13

While James H. Beard the artist.
was painting portrait of Zachary
Taylor he said to him. We'll, general,
I suppose you are to be our next pres
!dent:"
Z hope not" grunted the bluff old
hero. NO military man has any busi-
ness in the presidential chair. but If
they offer it to me I suppose III be
fool enough TO accept it"
And he was.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-08-13
Animal Etiquette.

No one who is at all observant of
the ways of animals can have failed
to notice how gentle large dogs. like
the st. Bernard and the Great Dane,
are to their smaller canine fellows. 1t
is rare that a big dog turns upon one
Of the little fellows. no matter how
aggravating and snappy the latter may
be. Instead, he invariably treats the
small dogs antics with unrufied and
dignifed tolerance. For there IS q
recognized code Of etiquette among
animals, if you please, quite as much
as there is among human beings. In
truth, there are not few respects in
which the animals can give points on
politeness and good behavior to man
himself.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-08-13
Woman Is Very Thorough.

"a man when he is angry viii tell
you what he thinks of you"
eyes, and a woman when she is an
CRY will tell you what she and every
body else thinks of you" - Boston
Transcript.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-08-13
Nearly All.

First Diner trying to break the ma
notony of delay)-Do you believe th&4
Second Diner-I'm working on that the
ory anyhow. Some time ago ordered
plate of hash.-Richmond T1meS-D Dis
patch.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-08-13
U. S. Rejects Austrian View.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE United
States government dispatched to
Vienna a reply rejecting the Austro-
Hungarian views recently set forth in
a note contending that the great scale
on which war munitions are being ex.
ported from America to enemies of
the Germanic allies sis not in con
frality.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-08-13
Gaso~onomically Speaking.

Simply because gluttony is vice it
does not follow that dyspepsia is a
virtue Ledger.
morning.
A perfume of flowers is waited gent
ly from the mountains. The sun is
new risen, and the dew still glistens
on the leaves of trees and the petals
Of flowers. \ road like gray ribbon
thrusts into the quiet mountain gorge
"a stone paved road which yet looks
as soft as velvet, so that one almost
has a desire to stroke it. - Maxim
Gorky.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-08-13
Questions ih0f 0 Good GifZGl Should Know.

9uUUllUllU lllul u uUUu
D. Have you read The Consti-
tuition of the United States?
R. Yes.
D. What form of Government
IS this?
R. Republic.
D. What is the Constitution of
the United States?
r. 1t is the fundamental law of
this country.
D. Who makes the laws of the
United States?
R. The Congress.
D. What does Congress consist
of?
R. Senate and House of Rep
reSentativeS.
D. Who is the chief executive
OF the United States?
r. President.
D. How long is the President
of the United States elected?
R. 4 years.
d. Who takes the place of the
President in case he dies?
R. The Vice President.
d. What is his name?
R. Thomas r. Marshall.
D. By whom is the President of
the United States electedY
R. By the electors.
D. By whom are the electors
eIctod2
r. BY the people.
D. Who makes the laws for the
state of Pennsylvania.
R. The Legislature.
d. What does the Legislature
consist of?
R. Senate and Assembly.
d. How many State in the un-
ion?
R. 48.
d. When was the Declaration
of independence signed'
R. July 4, 1776.
D. By whom was it written?
R. Thomas Jefferson.
D. Which is the capital of the
United States?
r. Washington.
D. Which is the capital of the
state Of Pennsylvania.
R. Harrisburg.
d. How many Senators has
each state in the United States
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-08-13
Too Deep Fer Him.

4 BritiSher was announcing bis
views on things in general and sum-
med up his own position by the state
ment. We'll. I've seen life" But"
said his American friend. zone of your
own bright poets has said, 'Life's q
teSe'" Tie Britisher is still exploring
e'a1 r-amark New York Times.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-08-13
Uncle Sans Forests.

Publicly owned forests of the United
States contain more than one-6fth OF
the country's timber.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-08-13
Discouraq qInq.

HYou love me, darling?" he asked.
"a little" she replied
"Ah. but do you not think your love
viii grow?"
..Yes but I'm not sure which way
Exchange.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-08-13

r. Two.
D. By whom are they eleetedf
R. By the people.
D. For how long?
r. 6yearS. ''t
D. How many representatives
are there? =.
r. 435. According to the pop
ulation one to every oil, 900, (the
ratio fixed by Congress after each
decennial census.
D. For how long are they elect
ed?
R. , years.
D. How many electoral votes
has the state of Pennsylvania
R. IS.
D. Who is the chief executive
of the state of Pennsylvania?
r. The Governor.
d. For how long is lac e!ected9
R. years.
D. Who is the Governor?
r. Brumbaugh.
d. Do you believe in organized
government?
r. Yes.
D. Are you opposed to organiz-
ed government
R. No.
D. Are you an anarchist?
R. No.
D. What is an anarchists
r. A person who does not be-
ieve' in organized government.
D. Are you a bigamist or poll
gamist?
R. No.
d. What is bigamist or poly
gamist?
r. One who believes in having
moro than one wife.
d. Do you belong to any secret
Society who teaches to disbelieve
il organized government
r. No.
D. Have you ever violated any
l,'ws of the United States?
r No.
d. Who makes the ordinances
for the City
r. The board of Aldermen.
d. Do you intend to remain
permanently in the U. S.?
r. Yes