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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-20
duty though A good 'un to hold up
German steamera right AnonKh.

dr.v <ncrSN ga, - Ao,A -,
German steamers right enough"
Even Will. he was .neskin~ h.r
opn aa y,,. swung ou, ara dronnoa a
ANAL hoat aioryside 7, i~um.dia,s,y
MI, an for the Durham Castle with n
gold braided Lieutenan, at the rudder.
Springing UP our rope ladder ne dis
appeared Into the chart room hand in
hand with the captain. We were all
ablaze with conjecture again.
Going to take of the Germans
"Ill wager you, sir, II we're
in for IT,"
probably tho German fect's ont.
That's bad for England. that's bad for
England"
II was DELIGHTFULLY."- exciting. The
crew began counting noses to SEQ how
many men belonged to the naval re-
serve and might therefore be taken
of for the feet up channel.
A cry sent us all TO the rail again,
for the gold braided Lieutenant had
already put of for his own boat. We
watched his departure with consider
able relief, though II was hard to be-
leve our gloomy prognosticat!ons
were after all only false alarms, that
our violent prophecies Of evil were 70
be lightly fung aside like April rains
And deep down in our brave hearts
OF oak we were as tremulous as q
maiden with her frst suitor.
Dut IN. Durham Cn.tIe Ala ~,
AWAY. stran9e TO saw. Putting on fulI
speed. she took the seas with grea,
- -
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The war time experiences of an American who was WORKING hs
way home from South America on q German freighter were related in
THE SUN on March as. The freishteTs voyage ended At the Canary
Islands after the outbreak of the war Tho story of the Americans
below.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
SOUTH LANCASTER.

Special Correspondence to the Herald.
The weather man has predicted
warmer weather for this month, which
will certainly help the corn crops of
this vicinity.
A large number of Ford owners
from here attended the Platteville fair
last week, but failed to get the coveted
Ford which was given away. A Platte
citizen got it.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank MorehOuse'S
baby underwent a successful opera
ton on her throat last week.
Freddie, the youngest son of Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Lickel, was seriously in
jured last Tuesday in an unknown
manner while riding in the rear of a
spreader. The miracle of it was that
no bones were broken, although Fred
die suffers many external injuries.
Mr.. S. Goldstein, of Chicago, was a
guest of his friend, Mr.. Henry Holz-
niger, one day last week. He expects
to return to Chicago Monday.
Schreiner's park seems to be ideal
picnic place, according to the sched-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
FIVE POINTS.

School opened Monday. ARGUS
Calkins, of Bagley, has been engaged
as teacher, and is boarding at Albert
Phillips.
Dan and George Curtis did repair
ing on the school buildings last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Curtis and
daughter, Dorothy, motored to Platte
vile Friday, and attended the fair
George Duncan, Mrs. John Taylor,
Hazel and Sylvia Reynolds, Bernice
Duncan and Viola Speigleberg were
Cassville and Beetown callers Sun
daV
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
LITTLE GRANT.
Special Correspondence to the Herald
(By Burnell Cooley.)

Special Correspondence to the Herald.
(By Burnell Cooley.)
The threshing is nearly all cleaned
up around here now.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed Govier, Mrs. Lewis
Cooley, and Helen and Burnell. went
to Bagley fishing, Thursday. Mat.
Edwards and son, and Grant Borren-
ger were there, too.
VIM. Garthwaite had a horse drop
dead in the road Wednesday. Willie
is having his share of bad luck this
summer. His leg is not doing very
well.
We had a bad frost Sunday night
1t did lots of damage in the bottoms.
VIM. Garthwaite's have a new piano.
VIM. Welsh shipped a carload of
sheep Monday, and Marry Kaap, a
load Of cattle.
Adolph Winzel and VIM. Garthwaite
took hogs to market Monday.
Jack Jeidy is painting his house.
Several schools around here start
cd Monday.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08
NORTH LANCASTER.
Special Correspondence to the Herald.
(By Mrs. J. A. Huff


(By Mrs. ]. A. Huff
Ora Place and family, of Mt. Hope,
attended church at Big Grant, Sun
day.
Bernice Day, of Lancaster, is spend
ing few days with her friend, Vera
Pittenger.
Grace Hickins returned home last
week, after spending the summer with
her aunt, Mrs. Clyde Beetham.
Miss Anna Nehls, of Lancaster, has
been dressmaking for Gladys Girls
void couple of days.
Walter Cliff returned Thursday
to see his wife at the sanitarium. He
reports her getting along as we'll as
could be expected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Beetham, OF
Lancaster, were Wednesday visitors
at the home of their son, Frank.
Ellen Govier, who has been at Frank
Beetham's the past few weeks, is now
at Guy Walkers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bryhan and Mrs.
Media Parker, of Lancaster, spent
Sunday with Mrs. Bryhan's mother,
Mrs. Eliza Alexander.
After eight years faithful service
hauling cream, Will Frost has dis
continued his route, the auto truck
taking his place.
! Miss Bertha Knapp began teaching
Monday at Fennimore, and Miss Mat
tie Palmer in Little Grant.
The Guy Walker, John Diesel and
j. A. Huff families, Wesley, Laura
and Elizabeth Walker, enjoyed pic
mic dinner at the Walker farm.
Miss Laura Walker arrived Satur-
day from Chicago where she has been
attending summer school at the uni
versity. After a short vacation she
will go to Florida, where she has ac-
cepted position as supervisor of the
domestic science and manual train
| ing courses.
Fred Schloesser and family spent
Sunday at the David BOIL home near
Fennimore. They report Miss Cora's
hand improving slowly, the fourteen
stitches have been removed.
The Vesperman Bros. threshing out
fit is at work in Big Grant. The Croft
Beetham machine has gone to Little
Grant, and Louis George has finished
threshing in this vicinity and moved
TO Mt. Ida.
There was an unusually large at
tendance at the funeral of Mary NJ.
Graham's held at the Mt Zion church,
Rev. Studebaker and Rev. Weyrauch
officiating. Beautiful flowers were
brought as tokens of esteem. The
pallbearers were: Walter Griswold,
Sherman Pittenger, Eugene Croft,
Peter Wayne, John Diesel and John
Rowden. The relatives have the sym
pathy of the community.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-08

ule of picnics lately. Last Friday the
Presbyterians held their annual Sun
day school picnic, at which four
churches were represented. Saturday
saw a picnic noted for it's jollity-
namely, the Bryhan picnic.
The Quilting club met with Mrs. E.
L. Holzinger last Tuesday. They
worked hard, talked little and accom-
pliShed much.
Mr.. Charles Watkins, of st. Louis,
is a guest at the Fred Vesper-
man home.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-21
SULPHUR AS A FERTILIZER
Experiments Conducted Seem to Prove
That 1t Is of the Greatest Value
to the Soil.

In parts of France the residue from
gas works is extensively used as a fer
tilizer Analysis Of several samples
of garden soil prove that the value of
this unusual fertilizing agent is due
in part to the large amount of sulphur
in it, 40 per cent Of sulphur and from
l to 2 per cent of nitrogen, in the form
of ammonia or its salts. Experiments
in -four OF sulphur are said to promote
the growth of both roots and leaves
and to give to the plants deeper green
color than they would have without it.
Probably it helps to form chlorophyll.
Moreover, some of the sulphur is oxi-
died and becomes sulphate in the
soil.
In this relation, it may be pointed
out that experiments at the University
of Wisconsin have been regarded as
proving that the generally prevailing
theory that sulphur in the soil is of
little value for promoting fertility, as
compared with phosphorus and nitro
gen. is erroneous and that sulphur is,
in fact, of vast Importance. Continu-
Gus cultivation, together with INSULT
cient fertilization, causes a large an
nual loss Of sulphur which cannot be
compensated from the atmosphere, and
little is brought up by capillarity
from the subsoil. The experimenters,
therefore, recommend the application
of fertilizers containing sulphur to
lands which are frequently cropped.
The failure hitherto to recognize the
great value of sulphur in the soil is
ascribed to faulty analytic methods
employed by early Investigators.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-21
BRIEF INFORMATION

On the basis that every grain Of
wheat will produce so of its kind. a
German scientist has figured that the
third year progeny Of a single grain
would give 300 men q meal.
Denmark prohibits the sale or ax-
portation of butter containing more
than is per cent of water.
British India has 76,181 900 acres in
rice.
smyrna's 10 mills produce 900
sacks of -four daily.
Looking glasses are commonly TO he
seen hanging outside Dutch dwellings
These are so arranged that persons
sitting inside can, without being seen
enjoy reflection of all that ia going
on in the street.
NINE. Poincare, wife of the presi-
dent OF France, is working four hours
a day as a nurse in the Bordeaux hos.
pital.
Great Britain is refusing the prof.
tered help OF English woman doctors
while Russia is gladly accepting such
assistance. 0Ne4'
Costa RIGA yearly imports $4,000
worth OF toilet soaps.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-21
Endless Battle,

Look around today Lo, here and
now in our civilized society, the old
allegories yet have meaning the old
myths are still true. Into the Valley
Of the Shadow of Death yet often the
path of Duty leads; through the streets
Of Vanity Fair walk Christian and
Faithful; and on Greatheart's armor
ring the changing blows. Ormuzd still
fights with Ahriman-the Prince of
Light with the powers of darkness. He
who will hear, to him the clarions of
the battle call
How they call, and call, and call, till
the heart swells that hears theml
Strong soul and high endeavor, the
world needs them now. Beauty still
lies imprisoned. and iron wheels still
go over the good, the true and the
beautiful that might spring from hui
man lives
And they who fight with Ormuzd,
though they may not know each other
somewhere, sometime, will their
muster roll be called-Henry George.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-21
CONVERSATIONS

Many women are employed for max
ing army shirts in France
In nearly all the French ammuni-
ton factories the majority of workers
are women.
Women are now being employed in
all the large factories in England
where munitions are manufactured
The British war department now
recognizes women to the extent OF
giving them rank as noncommissioned
officers in the army.
A college professor at Ames, Ia, has
perfected a machine which win scar
fly the hard seeds of sweet clover,
alfalfa and the like so that the "balky'
seeds will sprout, A sprouting record
may be increased from 80 to 50 per
cent by this method.
Women will replace the 10000
farm workers who have been called to
the front in England, Scotland and
Wales
Arabia has a tract of unexplored
territory nearly five times the size Of
Great Britain, while nearly quarter
of Australia has not been visited by
civilized man,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-21

of Sachio as he heard these words.
He was a soldier, and he reasoned
that now in the opportunity for arms
he might win back something Of his
lost favor.
TT is well, your majesty" said he.
Il shall carry your word at once to
all the different departments. Your
men are but waiting to follow you
Success will be easy for us now, for
we know all their defenses now as well
as our own. We shall win"
"Yes." said Cortislaw. eve shall win,
if it costs the life of every man, wom-
an and child of this kingdom. I take
charge now myself and trust no more
boosters like certain advisers l could
name. I grant you your place in your
regiment, once more. Sachio. See if
you can fail in that! If your men give
back. I'll have my own guns of the
guard behind them to blow them off
the earth"
BE not too hard upon me. your
majesty l admit my error in allowing
that young girl to leave our shores
she could have told US the secret had
she liked-all the secret of the Gretz-
hoffen coin But we shall win yet,
though at greater cost"
"You had your chance, Sachio. You
dill not handle the woman. Well.
/ thought you knew more"
ITO handle woman. your majesty"
said Sachio-"who ever knew enough
for that" I confess my fault and
stand ready to pay my share of the
added cost True, we should have
/ kept her until we had all she knew.
TITS doubtful if she ever sees our
shores again. We may see the face
of some American admiral-see their
battleships before our port-but as for
her-never!"
st is enough, said Cortislaw. Eve
march. We advance no more clinging
to woman's skirts. 1t is our guidons
now shall lead US to their city's Sc
crets."
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-21

got away when she struck?" he went
on earelessly.
She did not strike" corrected
Count Frederick, "she was blown up
by an accident"
Too bad, too bad-well, we'll But
I say, perhaps the young lady would
like to change? There may be some
sort Of womans toys in the cabin be-
low My sister comes aboard once in
a while. you know" And he essayed
| a portentous wink aside at Count
| Frederick
That will be agreeable. / am sure, "
replied Count Frederick quietly, and
if you could send down to the young
lady's cabin a bit to eat and a carafe
of water, l am sure it viii be appre-
ciated. She has had neither food nor
drink for more than two days. sir"
Nor has he-my friend" said Kitty
Gray, smiling family.
God bless my soul" said Mr..
Wyndham. Il never thought of that.
Send you down some wine-send you
down a brace of stout if you like, =
can recommend Tiny father makes
it. don't you see.
Count Frederick, liking his new sur
roundings only by comparison with
those he recently had left, signed to
Kitty Gray and presently the two, con-
Quoted by boat stewards, departed for
the cabins to which they were as
signed by the owner of the boat. The
latter, whether from his late imbibings
or through the effect of the beautiful
young girls presence, evidently was
what the French call tete montee.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-21

.-so.o- or victim on his own yacnt-
frederick flung away from hlm'
hrnisaa and bleeding, the men who
had undertaken to imprison MN. a
swift plan had come into ms own
,n,nd He heard the crackle OF a WIRE
Ices mast Oh the upper deck. An IN
slant later he had sprung up the iast
stair and closed behind him the oooi
of the operators room
At the key there sat YOUTH tue ie'
ceivers of the equipment strapped 10
his ears. The crackle and roar OF tne
wireless equipment. and the shoppers
!, his oars left the operator unable
to understand what was SAID 10 hiln'
hut he comprehended very quickly the
Iargpaee of the pistol muzzle which
was showed against his side-a piston
which he did not know was empty Dut
which he was quite convinced was
wholly unlovely in its look
Count Frederick bent above MN
and scrubbed a few words on DIT OF
naDer at the desk. his pistol against
the operators ribs.
Send this," said he. IF you cut
in on ANYTHING else I'll kill you!
The operate looked down at the
message. q,
IS o. S. Gretzhoffen," it read 5.
O. S. one hundred and seventy-hve
miles south by southwest. Send AIDE
lima. Frederick. Send Adelina. 5. o.
S Frederick.
The operator looked up at Frederick
curiously. who are you?" said he.
We're not sinking. don't know
Adelira."
I'm sink you if you wink said
Count Frederick grimly. Send! DO
YOU hear me-send,"
Mechanically the fingers Of the OPP
orator began to tap the keys. Out
into the air from the antennae of the
mast sprung the call: IS. o. s. Gretz-
hoifen Adelina FRED
erick
And even as this signal, this cry for
help went out into the night, there
came another cry from the lips of the
helpless girl covering in the corner
of the room below. Frederick, Fred
erick. come quick"
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-21

The others scattered like sheep and
left the captives standing there dazed,
yet happy at their deliverance. The
petty officer in charge of the landing
came up to Count Frederick and sa-
luted. He seemed to recognize in him,
tattered as he was, man of former
authority How do you do. your hon
orr" said he. eve came just in time. -
yes, my men, and we thank you.
Who are you?"
Private Yacht Princess, Liverpool
registry, owned by Arthur Wyndham.
He's on board, sir-shall we take you
off?''
Certainly, as quickly as possible
But have you any water in the boat?
! We have had none for more than two
days"
The sailor turned toward the speak
er's companion whose garb was scarce
that of lady, but whose form and fea-
lures surely seemed such.
DO you mean to say that this young
LADY, he began.
Yes. she has not had bite to eat
nor a drop Of water in two days"
Come quick, sir. then. We've a
water breaker in our longboat Have
you anything to fetch along?'
Count Frederick laughed at this
and even Kitty smiled.
You see US as we are" said Count
Frederick. we were castaways here,
shipwrecked from the steamer Adler. F"
oh, yes, we heard of that l see,
sect is most fortunate we came this
way"
How far must that have been from
shore where she went down %
Perhaps a hundred and seventy-five
miles from her port Of departure.
You're half that distance, here, from
where she went down. as near as we
can tell. No other survivors have
been picked up so far as we heard,
How have you got on here?"
Count Frederick shrugged his Shout
ders. They'd have burned US both
if you had not come. If you had not
seen us we'd have starved.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-21

ever they might be, alike with these
past disturbances and these new ter
rors. Whereupon with savage shouts
they once more fell upon the unfor-
tunates and made them prisoners
again.
To the left, across a bare ledge of
rock which showed no trace of it.
there led path whose presence Fred
erick had not suspected. 1t was down
this new passageway that the natives
now led Kitty and Count Frederick.
They passed down a steep decliyity
covered with trees and at length found
their way to the lower beach, where
after time they were joined by 9TH
ers who cautiously had emerged from
their hiding places. 1t plainly was the
purpose of all these now to complete
the sacrifice which had been arrested
by the escape of the victim few days
ago. They inflicted preliminary in
dignities upon them, at least, whether
with the intention of hurrying them
to the sacrificial fire, or of obliging
tACuI W 1utCA pO5S DCLMSu Tie NATIVES
and these new invaders-who, as now
all could see. also were white people
and hence to be dreaded.
Much of these operations was cas-
lily visible from the yachts deck. APP
parently there were some commands
from the man who stood at the bow,
| binoculars in hand. Overheard went
pair of boats manned by stout oars
men who swept them quickly toward
the shore.
The man with the binoculars saw
two figures on the beach, easily dis
tinguisnable from the savage ones
around them. One was a man, and
the other a boy, at first he thought
White" he muttered to himself
"Refugees-ca staWays of some sort on
this coast. How did they get here,
l wonder? But by Jove. my fellows
are giving the natives all they want,
I'm thinking"
Such, indeed, was the case The
sailor men plunged through the surf
as their keels touched bottom and
came on at run, rifles in hand and
firing as they came, with the effect
that half dozen of the savages fell.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-21
INTERESTING BITS

More than $1,000 women have ap-
piled for war service in England and
more than $1,000 munition volunteers
have enrolled.
Single nickel salts cannot be used
alone for plating without the addition
of a conducting salt such as sulphate
of ammonia.
The teeth in a gigantic moose skull,
found in the sand of a Wisconsin
creek bottom, have an estimated value
of $50 apiece
Nathan English of Birmingham. n.
Y, has just celebrated his one hun
dredth birthday. He is one proof that
it is possible to live to be one hun.
dred without following any special
rules. He has smoked since he was
fifteen and taken 4 drink when he
wanted it. To show how active he is
Mr.. English turned several hand.
springs and jumped four-foot picket
fence.
It is said that woman is at the
head OF the German secret service in
the eastern war zone.
Women in Germany are now being
given military training.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-21

Handsome luck, sir, But who are
you, If | may ask"
You may take US aboard" said
Count Frederick with dignity. You
said your owners name was"
"Wyndham, sir: Mr.. Arthur Wynd-
ham of Hants"
He touched his hat now and led the
way to the boatside where ready hands
offered water to the two famished
castaways.
on board the Princess Mr.. Arthur
Wyndham, owner of the boat and her
cargo, solid or spirituous-he had been
perhaps more devoted to the latter
portion these last few days-still
stood with his glasses at his eyes.
by Jove," said he, that boy is
girl, and the girl is a young woman,
bless my eyes,"
Not displeased at this, he greeted
the two newcomers at the ships lad
der when the boat brought them along
side.
We'll done, Parsons" said he to his
DDdl Sk6cEtI- SAH gOu DaS q AAAA
dozen of those beggars. And who are
these new friends of ours? / am de-
lighted if we have saved you from
bit of bad luck yonder Neither of
you hurt. trust?"
He talked to Count Frederick, but
he looked at Kitty Gray.
Fortunately not replied Count
Frederick. 4 understand we are meet
ing Mr.. Arthur Wyndham.'
Quite right sir. You are refugees
here?"
NO, sir, we are shipwrecked pas
sengers of the Adler, lost at sea-
Indeed, a shocking accident-no sur
vivors reported Most fortunate !
sailed this way"
"This is Miss Kitty Gray said
Count Frederick. casting a keen eye
upon his host and taking some reckon.
ing of his evident late conviviality.
she is American. AS for me. | am
citizen of the kingdom Of Gretz-
hoffen."
Mr.. Arthur Wyndham gathered no
great sense Of the speakers impor-
lance. His eyes were fixed upon Kitty
Gray rather too covetously. so you
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-21
Drop-Lioht shads.

Drop-lghts in a bedroom often cause
serious discomfort to the eyes of sick
people. To prevent this take a child's
shoe box and in one end cut slit
large enough to insert the wire cord.
The light will 1hea he encased on
three sides; one-haIf OF the room will
be almost dark, and the other half
brilliantly lighted. The light can be
directed as desired by simply turning
the box about.-Good Housekeeping.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-21
By-Products From Lemons.

Fruit not suitable for expectation is
converted into by-products-citr of
lime, essential oil. etc. Various cir
cumstances decide whether a crop is
to be exported or transformed into
citrate and oil. 1t takes less capital
to export, but it is cheaper to trans
port citrate and oil to market The
center of the by-product industry is
in the northeastern corner OF Sicily
The industry is profitable. but it is
still in rather crude condition. ma
ehinery being primitive or lacking,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-12-21
Sought Information.

AS illustrating the haziness of CON
ception which prevailed years ago as
to what and where the Philippines
were, Dean Worcester tells in his
BOOK, The Philippines. Past and
Present. OF good old lady who came
to him on his first return from the
islands for bit of information.
Deanie,' she said, are them Philip
plans you have been a-visitin' the peo-
PIE that Paul wrote the Epistle TOP