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The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-04-16
Your Travelling
Home" to Califor.
MIA Epositions

Going to California even the
most direct way requires days----
not hours----lonG enough for you
to experience either restful home
like satisfaction, or restless dis
comfort...-irritstion. Make q
careful choice Of routes----bssed on
Service.
SERVICE Is the big individual fea.
ture OF the Burlington-and travel
wiso people know II. The roadbed Is
smooth, the maximum OF safety In.
sured, train equipment the last word
In luxury. Berths are like "home
beds" Tie meals are tasty and
varied-reasonable In price-and well
served. Burlington trains have oil
the little added features that dis
tinguish modern "limited" travel.
And best Of oil, Burlington employ.
ees are ss courteous - they are ef-
acient. They help speed the days
point out and ipelligently explain
the wonderful country you traverse.
Because Of the liberal provisions Of
the Burlingtons Grand Circle Tour,
you can stop over at any point. But
II you 20 straight through, you ar.
rive refreshed-becauss OF pleasant
days and comfortable nights.
This Is the tour de luxs-the Bur.
lington's Grand Circle--through glor-
ious Colorado; Denver, the new Rocky
Mountain National ESTES Park, Col
orado Springs, Pixies Peak Region,
Royal Gorge by daylight; daylight
view OF Salt Lake City and Great
Salt Lake. Then, Los Angeles, San
Diego exposition, and the Panama
Pacific. An ocean trip by steamer to
Portland; the great Pacific North
west. And homeward bound, via
Glacier National Park or Yellowstone
Park.
Come In and get your copy Of our
California Exposition folder.
j. T. Birmingham, Ticket Agent,
burlington Route, Forest City, Mo.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-04-16
An Old Timer.

Many OF our older residents viii no
doubt be interested In reading the
following interesting life sketch OF
one who Was here and AT Forest City.
before the days Of tie "wah," and
Who was perhaps ~ lively a fellow as
you would likely see anywhere In
days journeys lie Is still quite
lively for one nov al NJ.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Ratcheller have
many friends here and At Forest CITY,
and viii he glad TO know Of their very
excellent health. Mrs. Batcheller
was one Of the charter members Of
the women's Union Of this city-the
first women's club organized IN the
state.
J. W. Batcheller, ithe subject OF
this sketch, was born In Charlottes.
VILE, Virginia, September -, 1855.
At an early period Of life he devel.
oped quite . musical talent, was In.
structed In music by his father, (also
q musician.) Soon after war MAS de.
clsred with Mexico In 1915, WAS EN-
ployed on recruiting service by the
". S, under Col Mayruda, afterwards
Confederate General during the Re.
bellion, } as drummer boy, lie served
until peace was declared In lsi,, tie
received a military education al
Strains Military Acafemy In his native
city. Served apprent iceship with Geo.
W. Wells, a gunmaker In Chsrlottes'
Vile, Va, who moved to Oregon, Mo,
In 1859. Business WAS very good at
that time making rifles, there being
no demand for shotguns Al that time
Mr.. Wells wrote for Batcheller To
come to this city, which he did In
June, 1857, He worked with Wells
making rifles, which sold IS fast as
they could be made. There was q
great demand for rifles for shooting
matches, which took place somewhere
In the vicinity OF Oregon, made up by
some farmer who had fat COW or
steer to sell. He would publish the
match for q certain day anG there
was no lack OF shooters. Batcheller
still remembers q good many Of their
names. Each shooter had name for
his rifle, q few OF which he remem-
bers.:
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-04-16

White Seed Oats for sale. See L.
l. Moore.
Glover Seed for sale at Lentz's
store In New Point. j. M. HoDaIN.
For Sale-A good two.room house,
to be removed from premises. In.
quire at THE SENTINEL office.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-04-16

The Spoerle homestead OF 20
acres for sale or rent. See L. ].
Moore.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1915-04-16
HARRY N. DUNCAN,
Judge of Probate Court.

DIR. Whitsell, eye and ear special.
list; SO corner 9Th and Edmond, St.
Joseph. Both homes, 943.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-01-22

getting dusk I could see that watch
dial distinctly, Struggling his shout
ders and saying, 81 can delay no
longer" he called a sergeant, who
placed me with my shoulders to the
wall and offered me a handkerchief.
l didn't want a handkerchief. A few
sharp orders and twelve Mauser tubes
pointed their ugly black shouts d.
rectly at me.
l hate to tell my sensations just
then. Frankly, I felt nothing clearly.
The only thing I remember distinctly
was that the third man in the second
file held his gun in rather a slipshod
manner. aiming it first at my midrif,
next pointing it at my nose-which,
strangely enough, caused me intense
annoyance. How long we stood thus
don't know. The next thing I re-
member was a rattle of grounding
arms and the sight of two other Off
GERS, excitedly ~gesticulating with the
one In charge of the firing squad. All
three presently came towards me and
one, pulling out a flask of cognac, with
a polite bow offered me a drink. I
needed 1t. but didn't take it. All this
time / had been standing motionless
with my arms folded across my breast.
/ heard n say to the other, "Nitchka
curacha" (no coward. If he had only
knowni
Indeed, had I anticipated such an
experience, had I known the things I
know now, l doubt IL / would have
aver been persuaded to enter the Ger
man secret service; I doubt If | would
have been SO pleased with the results
of my visit to Observation-Disclosures
ITO Be Continued.)
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-01-22

bon vivant and gambler, Major
Schuwaloff had the tastes of a Rus
sian grand duke. On a mission of
this kind a secret agent alwa s likes
to find a man who is fast" knew
the major to be in the Russian pay;
Kowalsky had tipped me off to that.
l felt that if l handled the situation
right, it was from him ! could get
everything / wanted, even though he
was taking the cars gold.
Into the gay life of Belgrade /
plunged, with the major as my quar-
ry. l gave a series of dinners at the
Hotel De Paris. After the dinners
there was gambling. I invariably lost
to the major. He lost to others, but
l was careful never to win from him.
He fell into the way of dropping,
around at my quarters. Like most Of
his set, the major was a heavy drink
er. When his face would become
very flushed and his tongue very glib,
/ would try to draw out of him things
that I wanted to know, but /
could get anything worth while. The
slightest suspicious question, no mat
ter how ~artlessly asked, always made
him close up as tight as an oyster.
/ had seen him often in the com
pany of a French lady, a Mile. Renee
Valon. 1t was obvious that she and
the major we're on pretty good terms.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-01-22
The Making of a German Secret
Agent.

The average man or woman has
only a hazy idea of what European
secret service and espionage really
means and accomplishes. Short sto.
ries and novels, written IN a back.
ground of diplomacy and secret
agents, have given the public vague
impressions about the world OF
spies. But this is the first real, I'm.
vanished account of the system; the
class of men and women employed;
the mean used to obtain the desired
results, and the risks run by those con.
nected with this service. And before
continuing with the narration of my
mission as the kaiser's personal
spy, I think 1t well to give my read.
ers this general insight of the spy
system of Europe, and particularly OF
the German empire.
Since the days of Moses, who en-
ployed spies in Canaan, to Napoleon
Bonaparte, who inaugurated the first
thorough system of political espion.
age, potentates, powerful ministers
and heads of departments have found
1t necessary to obtain early and cor
rect information other than through
the usual official channels. To gain
this knowledge they have to employ
persons unknown and unrecognized in
official circles. A recognized official,
such as an ambassador or a secretary
of legation, an envoy plenipotentiary
or a consul, would not be able to
gain the information sought, as natu-
rally everybody is on their guard
against him. Moreover, Official Ell.
quette prevents an ambassador or con-
sui from acting in such a capacity.
But European governments must keep
a stringent watch on one anotner's
movements, and this is possible only
by an efficient system of espionage.
by trained men and women, willing
to run the risk attached to this sort
of work.
For risks there are. / have been
imprisoned twice. once in the Balkans
at Belgrade. once in England. have
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-01-22

natural taste, in a champagne col
ored, crystal substance, the nature
of which is a secret of a firm of Mos
COW confectioners. This candy is usu-
ally appreciated only by a born Mus
covite. The taste for it must be &C
CURED. Only a Russian, or one who
had for years lived in Russia, would
have it.
Five out of every ten of the women
who take part in the gay life of the
European capitals are invariably
known to the secret service branches
Of the Continental police. My sus-
picions as to Mile. Valon confirmed,
it was an even chance that / might
be able to place her. l procured two
snapshots Of her and a specimen Of
her handwriting. These | forwarded
to the chiefs of the secret service sec
tions of the Vienna and Berlin police
departments, with a request to wire
me any possible information about
her. Within ~forty-eight hours I had
a reply. Mile. Valon was well known
to the Austrian police IS a one-time
keeper Of a fashionable gambling re-
sort In Cracow. She had left the coun-
try hurriedly after a stabbing ARRAY.
She was known in Cracow as Paula,
and she was wanted
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-01-22
Revelations of the Kaiser's
Personal Spy
BY DR.. Arnngaard Karl GraUes
Who, for a Number of Years Prior to His Arrest and
Betrayal in England in 1912, was Emperor
Williams Most Trusted Personal Spy.
By d.. Armgaard Karl CraDes


Wheeler Syndicate lncJ
Little incidents, things that happened
in q room full OF people. led me to
guess that she was extremely fond
of him. / made 1t my business to cul-
tivate her acquaintance, for expert
ence had often shown me that where
gold and myself failed, a pair of fash
ing eyes and ruby lipse would often
succeed. Like all other women Of
that set in Belgrade, Mile. Valon was
woefully extravagant. She gambled
heavily, and one night I assisted her
with a loan Of so francs. I came to
know her fairly well.
Importance of a Bit of Candy.
| had no indication of her being in
any way connected with any foreign
service. Indeed, everything pointed
to the contrary. Mile. Valon's French
was perfect. She looked French, her
mannerisms were French. But when
on any mission a German secret serv-
ice agent is always on the qui vive. 1t
Is always wise to be suspicious of
everyone, and SO / began to make
the most delicate inquiries concern
ing Mile. Valon and her antecedents.
In conversation with her l tried to
draw out little things that would give
me some clue to her place in the
scheme of things. / failed; neyerthe-
less, ! came to feel that she was play
ing a role. I used outside sources,
but everything bore out the French
origin. Still, | wasn't satisfied.
Then, one night, Mile. valon gave a
supper party in her apartments In
the Hotel de Paris. After supper
there was gambling among the
guests. Here, in the privacy of her
rooms. al an opportunity to discov-
ar some little things that would either
confirm her French claims or confirm
my suspicious. My eyes were alert,
but they could find nothing that
would show any connection with Rus
STA. That is, they found nothing un-
til Mile. Valon got up from the table,
went to her boudoir and returned nib
bling on a piece of candy. It was
the candy that gave her away.
I saw at once that it was a particu-
lar brand of Russian candy, quite dis
tinct from the CONNECTIONS of France
and Turkey. In reality, this brand
OF Russian candy consists of natural
flowers, such as roses and violets,
preserved. with their fragrance and
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-01-22
Continued flom lat week

the mission. He asked me to come
at once to his house, and there | re-
ceived final instructions and pass
ports, the latter essential south of the
Austrian frontier.
At three o'clock in the morning I
boarded the Orient express, via Wen
ma, and made a %stop-over of a day at
Budapest. / went Immediately to
Donaustrasse 23 and saw the Aus
trian agent Kowalsky. From him 1
gained points that were invaluable to
INC. For instance, he gave me the
names of men who frequented certain
places In Belgrade. men who would be
of use to me-. He also warned me of
certain persons, especially women,
whom he knew to be In Russian en-
ploy. That night l caught a train for
the Servian capital, well satisfied with
the results of my visit in Vienna.
Before dinner time the next day, I
was installed at the Hotel De Paris
in Belgrade. My rooms had been en-
gagged for me beforehand and they
were the most expensive in the hotel
for a reason. | found myself in
an elaborate suite, on the first floor,
known as the suite Des Princes. This
was a necessary show of ~paryenuism
as money is the first and last word in
the Balkans. Belgrade and everybody
in it pride themselves on their up-to-
date Partisan style. Everybody lives
in the Partisan way. Army officers,
whose pay is infinitesimal, all live
at the rate of Russian grand dukes.
How they are able to manage this on
the official Servian army salaries of
65 cents q day would naturally puzzle
an outsider. To the insider the an
swer is Russian gold. 1t buys any
thing and everything south of Buda-
pest, with one or two exceptions. It
cannot buy Montenegro. where pa
triotism is supreme. nor can 1t buy
what 1t wants among the Osmanlis.
To be sure, it can buy the Turk; but
there is a vast difference b tween an
Osmanli and a Turk.
A Major and a Lady.
Through my lavish expenditure Of
money, / soon was a very remarked
person and courted by all the gay Off
GERS OF the capital. One of their
number was a Major Schuwaloff. a
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-01-22
A Major and a Lady.

Through my lavish expenditure of
money, ! soon was a very remarked
person and courted by all the gay Off
GERS of the capital. One of their
number was a Major Schuwaloff. a
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-01-22

Before closing, perhaps I should add
that DR.. Armgaard Karl Graves is not
known in the Balkans, but among the
gay, extravagant army officers of Bel.
grade. Count Arthur zu Wernigerode"
is.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1915-01-22

ITO Be Continued
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-31
LONNY OF THE 1.-TWO MILLION .

Bruce Benton, the advertising expert, b
dramatic quality in this two-part story.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-31

An intimate and highly entertaining revelation by
WHr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-31
TEAMWORK WITH AUNTY

AZ last Torchy, the red-hcaded Office J.
his services and recognizes him as a r.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-31
THE FISHERMAN'S TRICK

IN Astonishing Thing about fishes hat has Dee
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-31
PERILS OF THE PLATFORM
THE WAY OF THESE WOMEN

Lucille is giving way under the strain Of
distant rs ever.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-01-31

New York. Broadway at 7Oth St;
ROYAL At North Ave, Pittsburgh, b
Hills: Detroit, 9qS Woodward ~
Eighth ST.. n: St. Paul, 2Oo West
Macon beacon., 1915-10-29
How About Your Roof2

A city may have the reputation Of
being a "clean town." and it's citizens
may be prone to boast of this fact,
but nearly any "clean town. would
lose selfrespect If seen as the work
ers in the upper ozone view it. II
your Office happens to be located on
one Of the upper floors Of tall build
ing. take look at your town and see
what you think Of it. Look down and
see the dirty alleys, roofs Uttered with
everything from old lumber to paper,
tin cans and cheap signs. Awful, isn't
1t? Now go up and examine your roof.
There must be a man higher up, and,
too, aviators are a discriminating
class.-Building Magazine
Macon beacon., 1915-10-29
WILL LOOK ALMOST LIKE NEW
Furniture Polish That Is Said to 81
Invaluable to Economical
Housekeeper.

When highly polished furniture as.
sumes blush white appearance, or
the surface is injured so as to show
white marks, 1t should be rubbed with
a mixture of equal parts Of raw linseed
Oil and turpentine and then wiped off
clean. II this does not restore the ap.
pearance of the furniture, the only
remedy is to repolish it, and though
this is a somewhat difficult operation,
a fairly good job may be made of it
If the following directions are care.
fully followed. The old polish must
be first removed by scrubbing 1t with
a paste made of finest emery flour and
spirits of turpentine. After cleaning
and before polishing, 1t is good plan
to merely moisten the face of the work
with raw linseed oil, for this causes
the old body to unite with the new
one. Where shallow dents, scratches
and broken parts of the polish present
themselves, carefully coat them two
or three times with thick solution Of
shellac. and when the last coatings
become hard rub them with soft putty
until they become uniformly smooth
and even, then proceed to polish the
general surface. A very good polish Is
made as follows: Dissolve IL ounces
of shellac and one-fourth ounce san
darac in half a pint of naphtha. To
apply the polish make a wad with
a long strip of flannel, rolling 1t round
and round, wet the end of it well with
the polish, then lay piece of clean
linen rag over the moistened flannel,
and apply drop of linseed oil to the
rag. Rub the work in circular direc-
tion, lightly at first. To finish off use
a little naphtha, applied the same as
the polish.
Macon beacon., 1915-10-29
First Use of Ribbon Medals.

The use of medal ribbons dates
back only 100 years. Military med
ais used to be hung round the neck
by means of a chain or cord until the
issue of the Waterloo medal. which
was attached to a red ribbon with a
blue edge. In 1886 similar ribbon
was adopted for the Distinguished
Service order, thus perpetuating the
identification of the old colors with
conspicuous gallant actions. The cor
responding decoration for noncommis-
stoned ranks, the medal for Distin'
guished Conduct in the Field, re-
verses the colors of the Waterloo rib
bon, the central stripe being blue.
Macon beacon., 1915-10-29
QUARANTINE
BY GEORGE MuNsoN.

Jimmy Leigh got out of the train at
the little station and shOuldered his
suitcase Declining the approaches of
the solitary porter, he stepped out
briskly along the fve-mile trail that
led to the Trudgeon camps beside
Lake Yellowhammer. 1t was a fad of
his to travel lightly, and in the rea-
sOnably heavy suitcase he had an ak,
a fishing rod and accessories, five or
six days provisions, and the minimum
of clothing that he would need for the
very brief vacation that he had al
lowed himself
He was hardly out Of sight of the
station when he perceived an excited
looking individual yelling and gesticu-
lating at him from the high road,
which here turned from its parallel
course along the trail and wound
away beside the line.
Jimmy, who had constitutional OBJ
lection to being shouted at, stepped
off at a pace that defied pursuit. He
heard the shouts grow more and more
distant; then he was alone in the
heart of the wilderness. Presently
the lake came into sight. Jimmy sat
down his bag and rested.
The air was very still. A thrush
was singing in the underbrush. In a
little pool he saw trout leap. His
heart leaped too. He rose, shoul-
dered his bag again, and stepped
briskly forward
His cottage was the second of the
six. He had occupied it for two or
three years. Trudgeon had fixed it up
for him. He anticipated pleasant COM
Macon beacon., 1915-10-29
PURVIS EDITOR IS
SHOT AND KILLED
DR.. SAM REESE, ALSO AN EDITOR,
USES PISTOL ON w. A.
BLACKBURN.
SETTLE NATCHEZ BANK CASE
r. p. Stewart, Director of Defunct
First Natchez Bank, Settles Big
Suit in Chancery for $4,000
Compromise.

Purvis.-W. A. Blackburn, a prom
!nent citizen of Lamar county and ed.
itor and publisher of the Progressive
Star. a weekly published at this place.
was killed by DR.. Sam f. Reese, coun-
ty health officer and editor and pub
Usher of the Booster, weekly paper,
here.
The tragedy took place In the court
house. Ill feeling had existed be-
tween the principals for some time,
dating back to the last gubernatorial
primary. 1t is understood that the
present difficulty arose over bids for
the printing of the coming election
tickets.
Mr.. Blackburn was passing through
a door leading from the sheriff's Of
flee to the main building when he was
shot. Three bullets took effect, one
entering the face and ranging upward
through the head, second passed
through the thigh, and the third en-
tered the right shoulder.
After the shooting DR.. Reese left the
building for his auto. He was placed
in Jail. Sentiment was so high
against DR.. Reese that the Jail had to
be guarded during the night.
Blackburn was about As years old.
He leaves a wife and two children un-
der two years of age and an aged ia
ther and mother.
Macon beacon., 1915-10-29
lone Nwn
T Helps Y
GOOD TREE FLOWER BASKET
Latest Idea in Outdoor Ornament VIII
Help Enhance Attractiveness
of Any Place.

A feature which has been termed
"The Tree Flower Basket" is one Of
the latest things presented in the
western part of this country for the
beautifying of the home property. The
owner of the home place knows that
almost any kind of flower holders, II
they are put to work, serve to add to
the appearance of the property. Fur
thermore, where a novelty, in the way
of flower basket, such as is seen In
the accompanying illustration, Is
erected, it does more than merely
serve to enhance the attractiveness Of
the place-it adds individuality to the
dwelling.
Surely this feature adds the "indi-
vidual" touch to the home 1t adorns.
Altogether there are eight trees that
Macon beacon., 1915-10-29
Neighborhood Parks Needed.

All Of our cities need more small
neighborhood parks. The masses
must have breathing places and small
parks or squares best meet these re.
quirements. The development of cit.
les should be controlled by the mu.
inequalities, and no tract put on the
market except small area for park
is first donated to the city. This is
O justifiable hold-up. There should be
neighborhood park within ten min.
utes brisk walk of every home. All
should have an educational value for
the district school and general public,
therefore each tree or shrub should be
labeled with proper and scientific
name and country Of nativity.