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Middletown transcript., 1915-08-07

touches every form of charitable ac.
tivity, that it is felt in every part
OF the state and affects in some way
all the people, and that its cost is be.
yond comprehension. may be quoted as
the best argument for the policies ad.
vocated.
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-07

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The of
he battle =
The German right
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BY October
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the
he entire
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-07
Useless Tree Yields Rvbher

A species of tree of unlimited
growth in Natal, heretofore regarded
as worthless commercially. has been
found to yield a Juice that contains
rubber in large quantities.
Middletown transcript., 1915-08-07
FIRST YEAR OF THE
WAR ON THE SEA

At the end OF the first year
Of war not a German fighting
craft, except submarines, is
known to be at large outside
the Baltic sea. The Austrian
warships are confined to the up
per Adriatic and the Turkish
heot to the Sea Of MarmorR
and adjacent straits. The mer-
chant marine Of the central
European powers has disap-
peared utterly from the ocean
highways. Sixty million dol
lars worth Of German shipping
lies idle In the docks Of New
York, while several times as
much is bottled up elsewhere.
At the same time the German
submarines have inflicted enor-
nous losses Of allied shipping.
While both sides have prob
ably concealed many losses,
the following is a fairly accu-
date summary of the number
of craft which have been de-
stroyed:
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-30

by a crowd of curiosity seekers that
threatened to get beyond the control
of the police. A morbid crowd trailed
through the rooms where there were
twelve bodies stretched IA on the
floor.
One Of Greatest Marine Disasters.
The EastlaEd lies on her side in the
river with divers still %loundering
through her CHASTITY interior and bur.
rowing in the death search while Chi
cago, appalled,. is just beginning to
realize the real and terrible signifi-
canoe OF n of the greatest of marine
disasters.
While the aggrieyed thousands who
lost their dear ones are walking
through the nor2Ge in the Second
Regiment armory gazing into the
faces of the dead, half in hope, half
in despair, Chicago citizens and off,
Gals have turned their attention to
h Investigations that must bring
forth some explanation OF the catas-
trorhe and to the work OF providing
relief for those left destitute.
No Families Made Dependent.
While no families were made wholly
dependent by the disaster, as might
be the case in a flood or great fire.
It was said the victims, employees of
the Western Electric company, had
been working only half time or less in
recent months. Several men who
made this report, in asking for aid,
were asked why they started on the
excursion while in poor financial cir
cumstances. They replied that an or
ganization of employees gave the picnic
and that experience had taught them
that it was best to buy tickets if they
desired preferment for work. They
said said the company had nothing to
do with this condition or the giving
OF the excursion, but that as members
of the employees organization purchase
OF tickets for the lake trip, an annual
affair, was almost compulsory.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-30

N~ine-tenths of q mans talk Is Of
no earthly importance.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-30
SHOULD Not
HAVE MOVED
Story Of a Man Who Was Max.
ing Good, but Rowing Fever.
Got the Best Of Him.

On May 4th, 1915. the st. Paul Farm.
er's Dispatch contained a very inter
esting account Of the experiences OF q
man from Staples, MINI. Realizing
that he was not making much head
way, he decided to look up a home
stead in Canada. With $3.50 he and
his wife took up a homestead near
Outlook, Saskatchewan. After recount
ing his experiences of q few years, In
which they had undergone h~ardships
which were likely to be unavoidable.
with a small amount Of capital. he
continues the story by stating that
in the fall after q fair summers work
on his 100 acres cropped, he cleaned
up nearly all his debts, having now
four good horses. a complete set Of
farm machinery including two wagons
and a Swell top buggy and eleven
head Of cattle. He continues, "How-
ever. ! was not satisfied. I had been
reading of the splendid homesteads
that were to be had In Montana
Wheat was cheap and l thought It
would get cheaper. SO l began to think
that homesteading as q moneymakin9
proposition was better than farming.
did not stop to consider that wheat
was not the only thing; as q matter
Of fact l had sold pork for IA cents Z
pound. Eggs and butter had kept us
In groceries and more, we had now
four mich cows, two heifers coming in
and more growing up. We had a cream
separator, and some hogs. We had
quarter section Of land that could
raise an abundance Of small grain.
roots and grass for feed. but I could
not see all that; l had the moving
fever, and decided to sell.
set the price on the land at So 900
cash. / could not and anyone with
that much money, however, SC / came
down until l finally sold for $1,4OO.
We had an auction and sold the per-
sonal property. On the sale we got
just about enough cash to pay the u
tioneer; the rest was all notes.
The horses brought about two-thirds
what they were worth. The imple-
ments sold for hardly one-third of
VIA SACy A0O NOSSs Au0 CotlA0
brought a good price.
Must Make Another Start.
We now have . homestead In Mon
tana, but we find that after moving
here and getting settled, what money
we had did not go far. We have three
horses, about all the implements we
need, and q little better buildings
than we had on our former place. We
have no cattle, though we had to build
much fence to keep ranch stock out
of our fields. We have about $500
worth of honest debts.
True, we have a half section in
place Of q quarter. but that Is no good
to us, as long as we have not the
capital with which to work 1t.
In summarizing it all up ! see where
l made my mistake. It will take fully
five years to get into as good circum-
stances as We were before we made
the change. It is five years lost.
My advice to anyone contemplat-
ing a change Of location is to think
twice before you act, and II your pres
ent circumstances are not too bad,
stay by your bush till you pick II
Clean "-Advertisement.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-30
Yaqui indians Terrorixe Tonw.

La Paz. Lower CAL, July 26.-Re.
ports which reached here told OF re-
newed activities of Yaqui Indian raid.
ers who were said to have terrorized
the town of San Jose de Guaymas by
al onslaught during which Is Chinese
i " Mexicans We're killed. A de-
tachment OF Mexican troops was sent
out from Guaymas In pursuit OF the
raiders.
No apprehension Is felt for the
safety Of Americans south of the w.
Qui river.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-30
Tells Of Eastiand's Faults.

Minneapolis, July 26.-That the
Eastland, which overturned in the
Chicago river, was unstable on her in
itial trips 10 years ago, was the state.
ment made by A. c. Bussey, 2O6 Rus
tic Lodge avenue. who made two trips
on the boat during the first season OF
its operation. He said with too much
ballast the boat wouldn't navigate the
river. and with too little it became
top-heavy.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-30
Not That Kind.

Bill-How many hands have you got
On your watch?
Jill--Why. two.
Where's the second hand!"
"Oh, this Is not a secondhand
watch
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-30
ORDERS PROBE INTO DISASTER
WILSON SEEKS CAUSE OF SINK.
ING OF ~EASTLAND.
President Also Dispatches Telegram
to Chicago Mayor Expressing Pro-
found Sympathy and Sorrow.

Cornish, N. H., July 26.-President
Wilson has ordered that a complete
investigation be made by the depart
ment OF commerce into the sinking
of the excursion steamer Eastland in
the Chicago river with a consequent
loss of many hundred lives.
Acting Secretary Sweet OF the de.
partment sent him word that the
causes Of the disaster would be looked
into, and the President directed that
nothing be left undone to fix the re-
sponsibility.
The President also dispatched a tel
expressing profound sympathy and
sorrow over the loss of life.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-30
For Families Of Eastiand Victims.

Chicago, July 26.-At a meeting OF
the mayors citizens advisory commit
tee called by Acting Mayor Moorholse
It was planned to Immediately raise a
fund Of 5000, 900 by public subscription
for the relief of the families Of tho
Eastland victims.
In addition to this sum. officials OF
the Western Electric company. who
attended the conference acid in the
mayors office. announced that the I'm
ployes' Benefit association had $780,
400 available for -slief work.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-30
STEAMER ROLLS OVER At
CHICAGO DOCK 1000 DEAD
East!and, Bearing 2,408 Excursionists, Sinks
In Less Than Five Minutes Women and
Children by Hundreds Caught
Below Deck of Boat.

Chicago. July Pa silent shifting. waiting throng crowded around the
doors Of the Second Regiment armory, where the dead of the Eastiand were
taken for Identification.
Time INK again a group would pause beside a pnifuI bundle. There would
b a gasp low voiced exclamation, a merifui flow oil tears n another
would be taken from the list Of unidentified dead m placed n he known
column.
LITTLE SIGN OF VIOLENT EMOTION.
There was little sign Of violent emotion though everywhere the tense
little ones bereft in many cases Of all their loved mes, though they shook
with sbs, made no outcry Is they beheld their dead. Some few broke down
under III strain and were cared for by a eorps Of Red Cross nurses sta
toned n a suuadroon near h entrance. ut Of thu thousands VII through
the night and day visited the armory, rot more than a hundred needed aid.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-30
Harmony.

I'm going to select new uniforms
for my baseball team" said the mana
ger. Can you suggest anything"
How about caps OF green billiard
cloth 10 match their ivory domes?"
said the disguised rooter.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-30
viii Float Steamer Eastl.nd.

Cleveland, Ohio. July 26.-The. un.
derwriters have asked the Lake
Wreckers for bids for floating the
steamer Eastland, which capsized at
Chicago Saturday. The bids will be
opened at once and work will be start
ed as soon as possible.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-30

Many survivors were too historical
to relate their experiences. AS soon
as those received at the hospitals
we're in condition to leave they We're
taken to thei- homes, many
Of automobiles having offered their
machines.
An undertaking establishment in
North Clark street was surrounded
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-30
TENDER SENSITIVE SKINS
Quickly Soothed by cuticura. Moth
ing Better. Trial Free.

Especially when preceded by a hot
bath with Cuticura Soap. Many com
forting things these fragrant super
creamy emollients may do for the
skin. scalp. hair and hands and do it
quickly, effectively and economically.
Also for the toilet, bath and nursery.
Sample each free by mail with-Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura. Dept. KY.
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Ady.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1915-07-30
Wartime Puzzle.

Wartime Puzzle.
A party O. soldiers bound for
Somewhere in France" were wait
ing for their train at q rural sta
ton in Wiltshire.
Among the lookers-on were an old
countryman and his wife. Walking
slowly past the warriors, the woman
eyed them carefully. her attention be.
ing mainly paid to their ~puttee-clad
legs.
Il say. Cargo" she whispered. when
out of earshot, there's sOmethin
can't understand about they sOlgers."
What be it, lass?" asked her good
man. with a superior air.
4 can't think how they get their
laigs into they twisted trousers" said
the old woman, IN. wonder.-Pitts-
burgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-11-11

ordinary trees. When the trunk Is cu%
or II doesn't interfere with the growth
OF the leaves. because they are always
pushing up from the center Of the
stalk II you will roll sheet Of paper
tightly and push against one end you
will see exactly how the leaves are
pushed up from the trunk of the ba-
mana tree. and II you cut the roll In
two you will find that it doesn't pre-
vent you from pushing out the center
OF the roll as before.
Although the banana tree repairs an
injury SO rapidly nnd well. the shoot
formed from the cut stalk seldom bears
fruit or flowers. AS these shoots are
taller and stronger than the original
trees. however. they are much better
adapted to withstand wind and storms,
and the natives frequently cut the ba-
mana trees In order to force them to
produce the strong. fruitless growth
and to serve as windbreaks for other
crops.-A. Hyatt verrill In st. Nicholas
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-11-11

samples OF the goods nome with you
and make tests Of them there.
IL piece OF cotton cloth IL ignited It
win be found to burn rather rapidly
with bright, steady flame. There Is
no disagreeable odor. and when the
material is completely consumed there
will be left only small amount Of
light gray. fluffy ash. II piece of
pure wool is lighted 1t will be found to
burn much more slowly and with less
steady flame. emitting a characteristic,
mild. kissing noise and Strong odor
very similar to that Of burned horn.
There Will be much more ash remain
ing than In the case of cotton, and 1t
will be IN the form of a crinkly. black,
crisp ball.
In applying this test to fabric the
whole sample should not be burned at
once, for IL it is so called wool piece
containing considerable cotton it will
be very difficult to determine whether
1t Is burning more like cotton or wool.
Threads should be taken from the sam
pie. several each from the warp and
the wool, and burned separately. Win
a very little practice one will be able to
detect the cotton threads by the char
acteristic manner of burning. Some
times it is well to pick thread apart
with pin and test the individual fiber
with the flame to determine whether
the thread Is entirely wool or mixed
with cotton.-Jean Donaldson Martin
In Mothers Magazine.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-11-11
QUAINT OLD INN NAMES.
Some of the Peculiar Signs One May
Read In England

Some Of the Peculiar Signs One May
Read In England
MAN Loaded With Mischief is the
name OF an inn In the Madingley road,
Cambridge, but 1t is not stranger than
many others. At Underwood, Motifs, Is
an Inn called 1.-THE Toad In the Hole"
and In the neighborhood of Somer-
cotes, 1.-THE Old House at Home" An
other inn at the same place Ia called
1.-THE Old English Gentleman"
It Is a debatable point whether the
sign Of 1.-THE Man Loaded With Mis-
chief" was painted by Hogarth. But 1t
Is like his satire. for 1t represents a
man carrying woman.
Many peculiar signs are the result
Of a misconception. THE Bag o. Nails"
Is really 1.-The Bacchanals." 1.-THE Goat
and Compasses" is an ignorant shot at
the old motto, God encompasses u.s.
while "The George and Cannon" is a
modern corruption of George Canning,
who was prime minister when the inn
was built.
One Of the funniest of these corrup-
lions Is 1.-THE Iron Devil" q corruption
Of "Hirondelle" (swallow). 1t is said
that the Inn called 1.-THE Pig and Tin
der Box" was originally THE Ele-
plant and Castle" but a very poor
artist was engaged to paint the sign,
and somebody said it looked like pig
and finder box. and the name stuck
until It ousted the old one.
"rhe Plum and Feathers" an inn in
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-11-11

Words in the Bible printed In italics
Indicate that the words so printed do
not rightly form part Of the original
text, but were adopted by the transla-
tors to make the sense of the original
clear, remarks an exchange. AS used
In the Bible, italics have no relation
to the common practice of using them
for the purpose Of emphasizing GER
tain words In the early history OF
printing those portions Of book not
properly belonging to the main work
such as introductions, prefaces, In
dexes and footnotes. were printed in
italics. the text itself being in Roman
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-11-11
ORIENTAL LACQUER.


8WR&U GVh Nft0 MI FEVfFt 0Attf@g tfsWss
Surpassed Her Tutor.
Lacquer has furnished most varied
material for one Of the earliest indus
trial arts of China. and. though there
are no authentic records of its origin
nor OF the steps of its early develop
ment, the process is already called an
ancient one In work published In
1887, In the first year Of the Ming pc
Rod, which proves that the art was
known In as remote an epoch as the
Sung dynasty. The eliminating years
of its development were reached In the
reign OF the Emperor Chen Lung t1736
80, who greatly encouraged its manu-
facture and had large quantities of
1acquered objects made with which to
furnish and decorate his palace. After
his death the art seems to have de
cllned In merit, and since that time lit
tie or nothing OF any high artistic value
In Chinese lacquer has been accom-
plished.
The japanese first learned the proc
ess from China, but have since brought
1t to point of perfection which sur
passes the finest productions Of the
Chinese. In Japan. however, lacquer is
applied solely to objects Of compare
lively small size, while In the Chinese
empire It served to decorate screens
and panels of tremendous dimensions.
Lacquer is divided into two classes
painted and carved lacquer. Both kinds
are sometimes inlaid with mother-of-
pearl, ivory, jade and various semi
precious stones.
1t was In the early seventeenth cen
tury, when Holland and Portugal be-
gan their trade with the remote east,
and particularly with China, that mar
velous empire teeming with so many
extraordinary artistic manifestations.
that Europe first began to realize the
new and vast field Of decorative ele-
ments which were contained In and re-
vealed to her artists by oriental art.
Henry Coleman May in Scribner's.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-11-11

We make our fortunes. We call
them fate, -AlrOy.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-11-11
A neproUr.

Parent = Willie. my father used to
whip me when behaved as badly as
you are doing Willie Well, hope
I'll never have TO tell my little boy
that Exchange.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-11-11
Saving the Innocent onss.

Governor Stewart of Missouri once
found eight convicts moving the
grass Of the statehouse lawn. He
questioned them. Seven of them said
they were innocent men. The eighth
said, IT stole er hawg, sub, an it was
q mos' 'stonishing good hawgv'
you're pardonedF' Stewart thunder
ed. Leave the prison at once. We
must preserve our innocent convtcts
from contamination"
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-11-11
A creature Erom the Flre.

Aristotle believed that some crea-
lures were capable of supporting life
even though confined TO the devouring
element He says: I'm Cyprus, when
the manufacturers of chalcitis QimeD
burn 1t many days In the FIRE, winged
creature something larger than great
fly is seen emerging from the stone
and leaping and walking about in the
fire. These creatures perish immedi-
ately upon being removed from the
furnace"
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-11-11

Mark Twain was once asked by an
English clerk in London bookstore to
write his autograph.
MY chirography Is becoming less
and less distinct complained the au-
thor whimsically as he complied with
the request If this keeps on I'll have
to be getting somebody else to write
my autograph for me-"
But, SIR" seriously responded the
clerk, nobody would want 1t then"
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-11-11
Lookina Backward.

Germany's secret police are supplied
with "police eyeglasses" These have
tiny concave mirrors on the side next
the face. which may be extended side
ways or folded back so as not to show
and give the wearer, If he has normal
sight, an image Of what is going on
directly behind him.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-11-11

Now that you have been married a
year what can you say of your expert
enceT
"Well," he replied solemniy. II can
truthfully say that am sure that big
amy is one crime that I'll never com
mit."-Detroit Free Press.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-11-11
THE CURIOUS BANANA TREE,
A Plant That Will Practically Grow
While You Wait.


If good sized. healthy banana tree
is cut OF few feet above the ground
during the wet season the tree will not
die, but nine times out of ten viii send
up new shoot from the center of the
trunk and will grow fast enough to
make up for lost time. for within forty
eight hours 1t will rear waving green
leaves triumphantly above the severed
trunk.
The secret lies In the fact that the
trunk Of the banana treesis not hard
and woody like other trees, but is real
ly composed of undeveloped leaves
wrapped tightly together In spiral
form. When the tree grows these
rolled up leaves push upward and
merely unroll Thus no time Is lost In
forming buds and growing leaves as do
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-11-11

Oxford. should be ~f1ume OF Featn-
ers,'' and THE Rose Of the Quarter
Sessions" was originally la Rose des
ouatres saisonsr One might think
'sThe Ship and Shovel belonged to the
same category. but 1t does not The
reference is to Sir Cloudesley Shovel,
the powder monkey who became an
admiral in the reign of Queen Anne
London Tit Bits.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-11-11

Daughter. don't marry that young
man. He'll never bring home the ba-
con-"
How foolish you are. dad. What do
care about the bacon If he'll only
bring home the bonbons. Pittsburgh
Post.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-11-11
Brown Study.

The term brown study" is corrup-
ton OF brow study. brow being derived
from the old German braun" meaning
the brow
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-11-11
TEST FALL WOOL" BY FIRE.
To Detect Cotton Fibers Burn Sam
pie of the Cloth.

PIC OF tFIo Ofutfts
Until the proper labelling of textiles
has been made compulsory there are
certain simple tests by means OF which
one may determine whether an "all
WOOL fabric is really all wool or not
The old way Of telling by feeling and
looking is no longer reliable, for cotton
can be made both to feel and look like
wool. The only sure way is to take
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1915-12-04
STADIUM
HEROES
HONORED

Stadium high schools football
heroes we're honored last night by
more than 200 dancers at the
junior reception held in the main
dining room of the Commercial
club.
For weeks several committees
planned the dance, and the result
last evening was a mass of greens
and chrysthemums with the or
chestra hidden by palms.
A booth was erected In one
corner of the room for the foot
ball players and was the center
of nearly as much interest and
attention as the hundred or 80
high school lassies. Flowers
were taboo, so the only personal
decorations worn by the girls
were small purple and white pro-
grams bearing the number IT,.
The stepping" started at $3.50
and concluded at 1880. Captain
Todd and Harlan Selby, class
president, were in the receiving
line, with Mr.. and Mrs. Hunt, MIR.
and Mrs. Geiger, Mr.. and Mrs.
Post, Mr.. and Mrs. Bell, Miss Ath-
erton and Olaf Caskin.
The committees which were re-
sponsible for the success of the
party we're composed as follows:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bra
dy, chairman; Dorothy Whitton
and James Roberts.
Program - Anita Wheeler,
chairman; Elizabeth Fleetwood
and Ralph Wilson.
Observation-Disclosures Bender,
chairman; Margaret Craig and
Harrison Clark.
Decorations = Mildred Hill,
chairman; Clara Pessimier, Ed
ward Cushman, Howard Selby,
Burdette Russell and Merriam
Cromwell.
Music-Grace Twitchell, chair
man; Kate Billings and Kirk Nc
Voy.
Observation-Disclosures Howell,
chairman.