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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-12-23
eucHANAN's BIRTHPLACE
Marked BY Pyramid Of Native Stones
Placed BY His Niece

Placed BY His Niece.
For number Of years the birth.
place of Pennsylvania's only president,
James Buchanan has been marked by
pyramid of native stone, artistically
built, and having embedded in it ap-
propriate tablets of bronze. The MARK
er was placed at Stony Batter, which
is the name Of the ancient Buchanan
home, by Harriet Lane Johnson, the
niece of the president, who was the
first lady of the land" during the
term of her distinguished uncle.
Stony Batter is located in the gap
OF the Tuscarora Mountain west Of
Mercersburg, says the North American
and 1t is but few hundred feet from
the turnpike over which thousands Of
tourists pass every summer, yet very
rev OF them know that they have pass
ed this historic point. The reason La
that Buchanan was born off the line
of travel, and unless the foliage is OFF
the tress at this point it is impossible
to see the mass of stone which serves
as a monument
But the patriotic women of MERGERS
burg refused 10 be satisfied with hav-
ing Stong Batter all to themselves.
They wanted everybody and especially
Pennsylvanians, to know where Buch.
anan was born. Accordingly, they got
busy some time ago and prepared q
book, "Old Mercersburg," in which tho
history of the ancient town was set
forth. They sold the book and made
money enough from 1t to have struck a
massive iron plate which serves as a
guidepost and memorial tablet The
plate has been placed along the turn
pike, not far from Buchanans birth.
place, and an arrow points to Stony
Batter. The inscription on the tab
let reads.
JAMES BUCHANAN,
Born April %, 1871.
PASSED his school days in MERGERS
burg, became a lawyer, member OF
Legislature and of Congress, Minister
to Russia, member of the United
States Senate, Minister to Great Brit
ain and fifteenth President OF the,
United States. His personal integrity
and honorable career are worthy the
emulation of all true Americans"
When Buchanan was president he
sought some of his very important ad-
visers from the Cumberland Valley.
His first attorney general was Jere-
miah S. Black, who was judge of the
local courts at the time of his appoint
ment, and Buchanan afterward pro-
NOTED Judge Black to be secretary Of
state. His minister to France was
Charles James Faulkner, son OF the,
minister, who is spending the evening
Of his life in Martinsburg, having re-
Gently retired from the circuit bench
after years of service. Another son
Of the elder Faulkner is former Unit
ed States Senator Charles James
Faulkner I'd, who lives at Boydvilles
the beautiful Faulkner estate. The
third Charles James Faulkner is keep
ing up the traditions of the family
and is one of the attorneys for the,
Chicago beef packers in their dealings
with the State Department over the
recent siezure by England.-N. Y.
Sun.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-12-23

Is love an asset ora liabilityf
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-12-23

Perhaps you who have noticed that
the man who walks around asleep Is
not always somnambulist.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-12-23
HITS FROM SHARP WITS.

Genius is a gift to a few for the
benefit of many from whom most
of the few are excluded.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-12-23

Once in while a man who offers
readily to accommodate you with a
loan has nothing at ell in the back
Of his mind.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-12-23

1t is mighty hard to make the world
forgive a man who confesses and re-.
forms.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-12-23

A double spendthrift is one who
wastes both his time and his money.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1915-12-23

Occasionally the preachers aim IL
inaccurate and his sermon hits you,
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-08-10
MEANING OF wARsAw,s FALL

The moral effect of the capture Of
a great city in war is large, no mat
ter whether such city is fortified or
not. When Brussels fell all Belgians,
at once almost, became tributary to
Germany. And since the capitulation
of the Flemish capital no event in
the present war has so stirred the
souls of men as the prospective cap
ture of the ancient Polish capital,
around which the determined Ger
mans are steadily drawing their cor
done tighter.
OF course it may be said that the
capital of Russian Poland is not a
strategic center in any way, and that
its fall already has been discounted.
But Russias failure to hold its most
important city in the empire, If the
two capitals be excepted, is as dis
tinct an advantage to the German
cause as was the fall of Brussels. War
saw is city of 100000 people. 1t is
of more commercial Importance than
Moscow, and more replete with his
toric associations than Petrograd.
German occupation of the city means
the end of the great Russian drive,
which a few months ago threatened
Breslau and even Berlin itself.
But still more important, Warsaw
is the capital of kingdom nominally
subject to Russia, but in which allie
glance is tempered by sedition. The
Polish nation, divided and severed
two centuries ago, looks to the pres
ent war, to unite its scattered frag-
ments.
Perhaps the world will witness as
a result Of the conflict the re-estab
lishment of the only kingdom known
to civilization, whose ruler was elect
ed,
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-08-10

men carriers, and no doubt there will
be others to protest against this new
threat of encroachment in an employ
ment field heretofore monopolized by
the men. At the same time, is there
any valid reason why this work should
be retained for men alone, when it
really is as well adapted for the wO-
men as it is for members of the other
sex, and when our system of industrial
employment has reached a stage
where it is popularity supposed there
is no discrimination on the grounds
of sex?
There is little question that the
work of letter carrier can be per-
formed quite as efficiently and as sat
isfactorily by woman as. by man,
and if the women want to invade this
branch of service, why should they be
prevented from doing so? 1t would
appear that the women have per-
feet right to demand equality of priv
ilege in this respect, and if they do
demand it who shall saw them nay?
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-08-10
WARS FEARFUL TOLL.

1t has been noted that in the report
proportion of the killed in action is
extraordinarily large. This fact ap-
pears in the official statements of the
several combatants, regardless of
mere estimates, which usually can be
dismissed as exaggerations or under
estimates. An official showing from
the French Relief society places the
number of French soldiers killed at
100000 and the wounded at 100000,
with 100000 captured or missing. In
former great wars the ratio of killed
was about one to five among those
struck by bullets or other missiles.
Now the ratio is little more than one
to two, remarkable increase. Great
Britain is reported to have had 1000
killed, 10000 wounded; Russia, 1884,
900 to 100000 and Germany 4S2,-
900 killed, $4,000 wounded. Turkeys IS
casualties are given as $4,000 killed,
10000 wounded. Austria's are footed
up as 341,0O0 to I'll 900, and Servia' s
$4,000 to 10000. Belgium has lost
47,000 killed to 100000 wounded. No
army The grand total to June l is
put at 2,173,O0O killed and 4.S03. 900
wounded, a proportion of more than
one or two.
So far nearly as many have been
killed in the European struggle as
ista i,, ~, ,oin in, !,
American civil war In the latter con-
fiict, by the adjutant generals figures,
67,05S union soldiers were killed in
action, 43,012 died of wounds, and
4O,154 in prisons and from accidents
AT Gettysburg 1910 union soldiers
were killed and 14,497 wounded, and
at Chickamauga 1855 were killed to
9,749 wounded. The number of union
soldiers who died from disease during
the war was 190,720, or more than
twice as many as We're killed or NOR
tally wounded in battle How many
the European armies have lost from
disease has not been stated, but the
winter campaign in trenches must
have been extremely costly in human
life.
The range of arms in the present
war, the large number of wounds in
the head and intense artillery fire, to
say nothing of poisonous shells, are
responsible for the augmentation of
the number of soldiers killed in all
the armies. In naval actions also the
mortality has gone far beyond any
former record A growth in the de-
sire for peace cannot be far away
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-08-10
WOMEN LETTER CARRIERS?

Five young women in Illinois have APP
piled for positions as letter carriers
and it is stated they will be permitted
to take the regular examinations
which precede appointment to this
service. There is nothing in the rules
and regulations governing the postal
service. II is claimed, to prevent the
employment of women as letter car
riers. unless the women happen to be
married. And these young women ev-
identity have been reading of the quite
general practice in Europe. since the
commencement Of war. of employing
women as letter carriers. and they see
no reason why the same practice
should not be followed in this country.
Anyhow. they are bound to make a
try" for it, and so they have for
mally filed their applications and will
take the required examinations. and
then it win be up to the civil service
to determine whether they
are to get the positions which they
seek.
No doubt the letter carriers will be
ready with prompt and vigorous OBJ
iections to the starting OF any such
as the employment of wo-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-08-10
A MINIATURE FAIR.

The undertaking by one of Dallas
foremost business establishments to
induce greater cooperation between
city and country by holding monthly
exhibits and sales days is worthy of
careful consideration by our rural
friends. According to the statement
of the promoter, mercenary motives
sole purpose being to further educa-
tion along agricultural, horticultural
and other similar lines of endeavor
If the undertaking is successful, de-
pending wholly upon the interest man
ifested by the farmers of the sur
rounding country, the exhibits will
afford opportunity for comparison,
and hence cannot fail to prove valu-
able to the grower. 1t will be, in
sense, a miniature county fair, prizes
being offered for displays of certain
crops at seasonable times while the
sales end of the proposed institution
may be made the means of disposing
of those things for which the farmer
has no further use.
The plan appears to have genuine
merit, and should have the hearty CO.
operation of the farmers of Polk coun-
ty. Other towns in the Willamette
but Mr.. Davis purposes going a step
further by introducing the exhibit fea-
ture.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-08-10
The Little Want Ad. Paws.

stop that threshing machine ad.
she's Sold" said Fred Wagner to The
Observer yesterday morning. Mr..
Wagner offered the machine for sale
in the cent-a-word column. and the
ad. found him a customer. The little.
inexpensive want ads" are getting
similar results every day of the week.
In Tuesdays issue Mr.. z. L. Anderson
advertised a house that had been un-
occupied for months for rent. Before
sunset she had leased the dwelling for
a year. Just another instance: Mr..
Riehl had five acres of land in salt
Creek for sale. and he put an ad. cost
ing 80 cents in The Observer. The
day he sold the tract to one
Of his neighbors who had not known
Riehl wanted to sell
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-08-10
BUSINESS IMPROVING.

AS changes in the volume of rail-
way traffic afford a fairly certain in
dication of the trend of general bus
mess, it is a matter of no little sat
isfaction to note a steady and contin-
and finances of leading American rail-
road operations. Signs of this i'm
provement commenced to be visible
several months back, but in too many
cases the improvement consisted in a
smaller monthly or quarterly decrease
rather than in an increase in gross or
net revenue In other cases. although
an increase in net revenue was re-
ported. a little inquiry disclosed that
the improved showing was due chiefly
to retrenchment, economy and more
scientific management.
In the report of the interstate COM
merce commission on the operations
and finances of leading American rail
roads for the month of May. however,
one finds confirmation of the impress
sion that the companies have at last
turned the corner" and are again
commencing to enjoy conditions of
May, which relates to fifty-seven i'm
portant railroads in the United States.
an increase of nearly $4,000, 900 in net
revenue is shown as compared with
earnings in the same month of last
year. In gross revenue a slight in
crease is recorded for the total mile
age covered. The improvement is at
tributed to several factors, some of
them being industrial and others NOR
al or psychological" Among the
former are the war orders. the heavy
shipments of grain and cotton in re-
cent weeks, the gain in the domestic |
trade during the same period and the
favorable crop prospects. on the
psychological side may be enumer-
ated the decision of the interstate |
commerce commission in the eastern
rate cases and the marked disposition |
on the part of the public to frown on |
dubious anti-railroad legislation.
These two sets of factors act and
react on each other. Justice and
reason in the treatment of railroad
questions beget confidence and cour-
age on the part of the railroad man.
ayers. Every order placed by them for
new equipment means more employ
ment for labor and capital in the in
dustries that depend largely for their
prosperity on railroad patronage. An
in the credit OF the car
riers facilitates needful reorganization
and prevents or shortens costly and
receiverships. There is no
doubt that recent railroad bond issues
negotiated on favorable terms. as well
as the recovery and steady progress
of the New Haven and other systems
victims Of frenzied finance and reck-
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-08-10

Now that the community sing has
proved more than acceptable, why
not the community dance-with the
band accompaniment? Or, why not
have both during the summer months? :?
brand of approval, and is being adopt
ed in the rural settlements by oranges
and other societies working for the
advancement of mankind. A reader
suggests the community dance, and
motion.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-08-10
YANKEE INGENUITY.

Yankee ingenuity is powerful, and
already it is being applied to the solu
ton of some of the military problems
which have been forced to attention
by the, present great war Trench
fighting on scale practiced in the
present war, for instance, is one of
the novelties of this great conflict.
The trench itself is not modern. Since
firearms came into general use earth
works have been the refuge of fight
ing infantry in all campaigns. But
in the older days the trench was
temporary affair, meant to hold for
day or two at the most, while the
army back of it made other disposi-
tions. In modern war it is the sold
iers' dwelling place; his bedroom, his
kitchen, and when the rain is profuse,
and the soil not too porous, his bath
room. German and French soldiers
lived in trenches within half mile
of each other all last winter. The
earthworks that protect Warsaw from
three German armies operating
against that beleaguered city, are
caves in which modern engineering
has rivaled the activities of a MOLE
hill.
Obviously, this method of warfare
has come to stay, and the natural
law in military science is that no OBJ
stacles are unsurmountable. Shrap-
mel is ineffective against the modern
trench. The German melinite shells
are no doubt, the last word in the
present war. They, however, are not
all-conquering, for if they were, Won
Kluck would not have been driven
back from before Paris. But Ameri-
can genius has found a way. An eX-
plosive shell has been invented here,
and so carefully is the formula of
construction guarded that its constit-
uent elements are unknown. But it
has the capacity to destroy not only
the elaborate trenches set up in mod
their inhabitants. American ingenu
ity, too, has SO improved the modern
field gun-carriage that trench war
fare will, in the future, be as hazard
Gus as maneuvers in the open field.
This government can always rely on
the mechanical inventiveness of our
people to overcome any military OBJ
stacle, and Secretary Daniels mobili-
zation of our scientists has already
demonstrated its success.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-08-10
HARD TIMES TALK.

Prophecies based on facts and fig
ures say that the trade balance in ia
vor of the United States for the pres
ent fiscal year will probably reach $2,-
O0,000,000, and may exceed that fig
ure by many millions. The facts are
significant since the excess of exports
over imports in June 1915 was $11O,-
100000, as compared to the cores
ponding month of 1914 when exports
were less than imports by $6,5O0, 900.
In only one June in ten years had
exports exceeded imports by as much
as $3O,OO0,O0O
Reports have been issued on about
for the week ending July "a, and
show a balance in favor of the United
States of s22,9OO,OOO, bringing the
balance for the month, up to July "a,
to $57,000,000. Few crops are mov-
ing in June and July and there is so
little activity in exports that these
are considered very quiet months.
What, then, may We reasonably expect
when the cotton crop of the south
and the wheat crop of the United
States, estimated at 100000, 900 BUSH
els, begins to move in the fall? The
only dubious phase of the brige out
look is the possibility of a shortage of
ships, though that is not expected.
By Fall the shipment of war muni-
tions will be going steadily forward,
a
be in shipment, and the United States
will celebrate the reaping of the wars
great harvest.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-08-10

The auto driver who hogs" all the
road for miles and refuses to let any
one pass him has no cause to COM
plain when somebody else takes the
ditch, drives around him and then
makes him eat dust for miles. A
little courtesy would have saved him
4 dust bath if he had only appreci-
ated that fact.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-08-10

In these days when the number of
automobiles is legion, it behooves ev-
to prevent accidents and take every
possible precaution, no matter wheth-
er it is stipulated in the city ordin-
ances or not
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-08-10

Although the Germans are continu-
ing their submarine warfare and sink
ing a good many vessels, they are TAX
ing the precaution to first take off the
crews and passengers. And it is pos
sible this is Germany's real response
to the last American note.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-08-10

You scarcely can blame the farmers
of this county for hoping that war
prices will hold until after they can
harvest and market their crops.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-08-10

Frank Lane Of Independence. for
mer merchant of Dallas. was in the
city Saturday on business.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-08-10

less juggling during an era now hap
PLY past, are ascribable to the whole
some change in the public's attitude.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1915-08-10

Miss Mildred Shepherd Of Indepen-
dence was a guest last week Of her
grandmother. Mrs. Polly Siefarth.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-03-13
WHITE PLAGUE
+. LECTURES
MIR. Severance, of The State
tuberculosis Board, Here
Again.

Mr.. Joseph Severance. of the State
tuberculosis Commission. is again in
the county to create an interest in
the establishment of a County SAM
forum. He spoke to the schools of
the city yesterday and tomorrow will
speak at the Christian church in
Pembroke at the morning service.
Returning to this city, he will speak
to the colored people at the Virginia
Street Baptist church at night. Mr..
Severance hopes to arouse popular
interest that will influence
the, Fiscal Court in Increasing the
appropriation to an adequate
amount.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-03-13
DID YOU SEE
THE CROWDS
That ThrOnged The Streets And
Stores Thursday And
Friday?

This has been an unusually busy
week in town. The tobacco receipts
have been the heaviest of the season
and the great special sale of j. FL. .
Anderson & Co. and the big spring
opening sale at Frankel's Busy Store,
have drawn hundreds of people 70.
the city. Great crowds have throng-
ed the streets. On Thursday morn
ing several hundred people were
waiting on the street at Anderson's
for the doors to open for the Jones
Stock Sale.
At FrankePs many of their Gus
toners were shown through the big
department store, newly remodeled.
for the first time and it was hive of
industry all day and business yester-
day showed no let up. The spring
trade is now fairly underway and
there are no longer any evidences Of
dull times.
The ladies are very much in evil
dence and are shopping Ito beat the
band"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-03-13
Says He Employed Men to As
sist Him Out Of State
81 Not Asylum.
ON WITNESS STAND THURSDAY
Nervous at First, But Interest
of Jury Gives Him
Confidence. ~

New York, March 12.- Harry
Kendall Thaw went on the witness
stand and told the complete story Of
his escape from Matteawan. A dual
purpose, his attorneys said,
prompted him to do so. Primarily,
he desired to convince the jury try
ing him and his codefendants on an
indictment charging conspiracy that
he had recovered his reason. He
wanted also to take all blame for the
escape.
Thaw testified that the men the
state alleges conspired it'll him were
not conspirators, but men he had
employed to assist him out of the
state after he himself had effected
his escape. He said he paid them
Sc, for their services, and that he
gave Roger Thompson, who accom-
panied him to Canada, "a present of
81, OO0." The witness declared be
thought he had legal right to flee
from the hospital, as he believed
himself sane and that had he re.
manned there his reason ultimately
would have been dethroned.
Thaw told his story after his at
torneys had made many vain at
tempts to get into the record the
testimony of a half dozen alienists
and more than a score of laymen.
who before and since his escape
have had an opportunity to observe
actions. The presiding judge, how
ever, refused to admit any more of
this testimony. than would show
that Thaw had sufficient mental ca
pacity to enter into a conspiracy.
The law of New York provides that
an insane person may commit a
crime if he has sufficient mental ca
pacity to know that he is doing a
criminal act, and has an intention to
commit it.