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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
Colt Show 4 dds Grove.

The attendance at the Maple valley
short course, held last week, was fairly
good However. in the domestic science
department much greater interest has
been manifested, between IS and 100
women and girls taking an active part
in each days program. They have
large assortment OF culinary exhibits
on display. together with hundreds OF
household necessities.
Professor Cloverdale, Of Ames Col
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
Recommended For Group.

Coughs. colds. hoarseness infammed
throat, bronchial troubles or sore chest
are relieved by Foley's Honey and Tar
which opens stopped air passage
soothes and heels inAamed surfaces,
and restores normal breathing. W. c.
Allen. Boseley. Mo-, says: Il have raised
a family Of four children and used
Foleys Honey and Tar with all OF
them I find i the best cough and
Group medicine I ever used. / used II
for eight or ten years and can recon-
mend it for Group" Mcbride & Will
Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
IimsIx Hint on ov.r- Eatina

Christmas, New Years and other
feast days cause many disturbed d.
gestions. The stomach and bowels
should not be permitted to remain
oiosEed Up, .cr indigestion s-.aa co1ss..::
patton are often followed by serious
disease, resulting from undigested pois-
onous waste matter. Fo!sy Cathartic
Tablets should be in every home, ready
for use. No gripping; no unpleasant
after effect. Relieve distress after eat
ing. regulate bowels. sweeten stomach
and tone up the liver. Mcbride & viii
Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
Es-REPUBIICAN. MARsHAILToWN IOWA: DECEMBER

The result Of the seed survey Of the
Iowa State Bankers Association has
been announced and shows serious
problem confronts the Iowa farmers
Summarized the association finds con-
ditions by counties as follows:
Counties having 1915 seed, fair con-
dition only-Adair. Adams, Appanoose,
Audubon. Benton. Black Hawk, Butler,
Boone, Carroll. Calhoun, Cass Cedar,
Cherokee, Dallas, Des Moines, Emmett,
Fremont, Grundy, Hardin. Henry, Ida.
Iowa, Jasper. Johnson, Keokuk, Kos
suth, Lee Linn, Louisa, Lucas, Madi-
son, Wahaska, Marion, Mills Monroe,
Montgomery. Muscatine, O'Brien, Page,
Plymouth, Polk. Pottawattomie, Ring
gold. Sac, Scott, Sioux. Story, Tama,
Taylor. Van Buren,, Wapello. Warren,
Washington, Wayne, and Woodbury..
Counties with limited quantity of
1915 and 1914 seed--Buchanan, Cerro
Gordo, Chickasaw. Clarke. Clay, Clay
ton, Clinton, Crawford, Davis, Decatur,
Floyd. Greene, Guthrie, Hamilton. Han
cock, Jefferson, Lyon, Marshall,
Mitchell, Monona, Osceola, Palo Alto,
Poweshiek, Shelby, and Winneshiek.
Counties with small amount of or no
1915 seed-Allamakee. Buena Vista,
Dickinson, Dubuque, Franklin. Howard,
Humboldt Jackson, Jones. Pocahontas,
Webster, Winnebago, Worth. and
Wright.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
Kansas City Cash Grain Close.

FURNISHED by Taylor & Patton, over
% East Main street,
Kansas City, Dec. :.
Wheat-No. red, liz lis: No. 5
red. l.12: No. red, e2Il.0o: No. ,
hard. 1.116l.l12: No. hard. 1910
Ill; No. hard. 9Td101.
Corn-No. ,, 65ls dS6z No. 8, 641:
G67: No. 4. So a 65: No. white. s51s
a Sc: No. white, Sass: No. yellow.
S71s: No. yellow. 66i2 ds7; No. 4
yellow. 90 Z.
Oats-No. white, iedi3i2; No. 5
white, 40941; No. 4 white. 3Sl2 go.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
Grain Trade News Items.

from Lamson Bros wire. Masonic
Temple. Phone 1881
Primary receipas-Whear, 2,S45, 900;
corn. 962, 900: oats. $4,000.
Shipments-Wheat, 2.1S1,ete: corn,
43s, 900; oats, $4,000.
CIearances-Wheat and flour. 1,I04.-
600: corn, none; oats, 5000.
Northwest cars-Ninneapo polls, 512;
Duluth. $50: Winnipeg. l471.
Chicago cars-Wheat- IS; corn, 1i9;
oats, ItS.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
Ne1Ds Notes Concerning.
I0lUa Farms and Farmers

,lege had charge Of the animal hus-
bandry department Professor McDon-
aid of the Same institution. demons
trated corn growing in scientific talks
the first two days OF the short course.
j. w. Jarnagin of Dies Moines, spoke ON
THE Part the Farmer and the Towns
man Play in the High Cost OF Living.
Domestic instructions and demonstra-
tions have been In charge OF Miss
Knowles and Miss Williams, OF Ames.
The three cars from Ames College, with
their exhibits, have attracted big
crowds each night, mostly town people.
A colt show viii be held Saturday
as a closing attraction.
Raises 100 Bushels Of Corn.
Ralph Arnold. farmer and stock
raiser Of the Fairview neighborhood.
south of Pleasantville in Marion
county. says that he raised more than
100 bushels Of excellent corn this sea-
son Tor the Iirsr time IN ali OF mis- lori ~
years of experience in agriculture.
This unusual yield came about In this
manner: Mr.. Arnold was formerly ex-
tensively engaged in stock feeding
cattle, sheep and hogs-and had several
small tracts of from one to three acres
on his farm that were formerly used as
feeding lots. This season he plowed
up these tracts and planted them each
to corn.
In a common or dry season. he says
that the richness of the soil would have
burned the crop to death. As it was,
cold and wet, the conditions were Ideal
and the result is an extraordinary crop
that fully matured long before the first
frost
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
GINSENG Farm Near Titonka,

DR.. r. NJ Wallace is planting eight
pounds of ginseng seed in a grove on
his farm in Portland township. II all
the seeds grow he win have between
10000 and $4,000 plants next year from
this planting. He has had several
thousand plants growing from his grove
for several years and has made sue
cess Of the venture. Besides ginseng
he has a quantity OF Golden Seal
planted on his farm. He knows the use
OF the medical plants and is interested
in the business.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
Peoria Cash Grain Close.

Furnished by Taylor & Patton, over
% East Main street,
Peoria, Dec. :.
Corn-72 cars; 162 cents up: No. 5,
81: No. 6, 62A 9s2Ha: sample grade, So
659: No. white, s5it: No. white
81; No. yellow, IS; No. s5E a SIS; No
yellow, SIX 46Sr
OATS two cars X cent up: No.
wwhite, 4o1a.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
ST. Luis CAST Grain C!osS.
FURNISHED by Taylor & Patton, over
% Fast Main street

:. East NdIN SITttI.J
ST. Louis, Dec. I.
Wheat-No. red. 1.22 No.
red, 1.1s9l.25; No. red. 1.1461.16:
No. hard. lis: No. 5 hard. 1.109l13:
No. hard, los.
Corn-No. ,. 6S@SSls; No. 3. sSE a
81: No. 1. 65d66; No. white, $50
6s,s; No white, 66La; No. white.
Is: No. . yellow, S9la; No. yellow,
So: No. 4 yellow. e.&.
Oats-No. >, 49, ga; No. 3, Il; No.
1. 4o@41; No. white, 44l3 q As; No. 4
white, 40@44.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
Range Of Chicago Grain Prices,

- NIICdSO, DC. Z.
Wheat-Decer7ber opened at l.1sL.
highest, 1-21S: lowest, 11sA: closed.
1.16A; May opened at lis; closed,
1.17%.
Corn-Decenbe opened at s7Z:
highest 1878; lowest 1.lsH; closed.
6sA; May opened at ~; closed,
72A.
Oats-December opened at 4sa:
highest, AK: lowest, AZ: closed, 4a4
May opened at 46A: closed as.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
GiIbert's Cow Show.

Coon. Henry Birkeland and TjernaSel
Bros. carried off the championship
trophies at the Gilbert corn show held
! on Wednesday and Thursday Of last
week. Coon Won the fine Gilbert Saw
1 ings bank trophy on theNbest ten ears
| of corn. Henry Birkeland did not come
| all the way from Roland for nothing
and he carried home the Gilbert Grain
icompany's trophy. Not to be outdone.
Tjernasel Bros, of Story City, captured
the cats prize.
| The boys had a contest of their own,
| and when the smoke had cleared away
| it was discovered that Harold Smith
, had tucked the Thompson champion
ship cup under his arm and had raced
across the field for the touchdown.
The men folks didn't have anything
| on the ladies when IL comes TO having
a good exhibit, and another thing. no
one lady had anything on the rest of
the crowd. The domestic science and
fancy work exhibits We're very large
and every article exhibited was credit
to the exhibitor. Competition was un-
usually keen and no lady succeeded In
carrying off more than one or two rib
bone All Gilbert ladies must be good
cooks.
Wednesday evening a program was
given for the benefit Of the corn show.
a. NJ. Avery of the extension depart
ment. who made the awards, gave
lecture on corporation between town
and country. In addition. there were
recitations by school children and ma
sic by the Tjernagel quartette Of Story
City.
The Gilbert corn show was, sue
u a-,1
the sale Of the prize winning corn, oats
and leafs" added neat little sum TO
start next years exhibit. Considering
the season. the corn shown Was very
good There was not a soft or chaffy
ear in the entire exhibit and some OF
lit would be able to win in the state
show. Awards were as follows:
Reid's yellow Don't.
Best basket-HAnry BirkeIand. Ro-
land. list; Dan Lkininger. End.
Best 10 ears-w. P. Coon. list: Dan
Leininger End: Henry Birkeland. 3rd.
Best single ear-W. p. Coon. list;
Henry Birkeland. End.
yellow Corn Other Than Reid's.
Best basket-N. J. jacobson, ist-
Best 10 ears-N. ]. jacobson: list;
Dan Leininger. End: William canaday.
3rtl.
Best single ear-D. H. Jacobson. LIST;
Dan Leiringer. End.
All White Varieties.
| Best basket-James Smith, list; J. a.
Hansman. end.
Best ten ears-James Smith. 1st.:
Amos FOSSIL End: Lyman Clouser. srd.
| Best single ear-James Smith. LIST.
mpionship-Basket. any variety.
W. P. Coon.
10 ear, any variety. Henry Birkeland.
Boys Corn Exhibit.
All yellow varieties-Best ears
Harold Leininger. list: Ernest Eness,
i End: George Clouser, 3rd.
All white varieties-Best ears
Harold Smith. list; George Hansman,
End: Galen wald. 3rd.
Championship-Har Smith.
Oats Exhibit.
Best late oats-Lyman Ciouser, 1st;
Tjernagel Bros, End.
| Best early oats-Tjernagel Bros 1st;
J. A. Hansman. End.
Championship-Tjer Bros, Con
Kherson oats). -.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
Chicago Produce.

Chicago, Dec. :.
Butter-Cnchansed: creamery ex-
tras, 1871: extra drsts SEA SO; frs-s.
2SG3o: packing stock, 1920.
Eggs-Unchanged; receipts. 2.542
cases; at mark, cases included. 2oG29
ordinary firsts. o7Q2s: frsts pa 80;
prime frsts, 356ss.
Cheese-Steady; daisies, TX twins.
new, 1914: young Americas, 17h: long
horns. 17R: brick, 17A.
Poultry-Alfve, higher; turkeys. 156
ls: fowls, 125: springs, 49,.
Pork-January, 1s57A; May, 1850:
cash. 1890.
Lard-January, s.s214; May, 1915;
cash. 9.s5.
Rfbs-January, 1o.o2M: May, 1o.25;
cash. 1880.
Rye-No. 2, 90.
Bariey-666T4.
Timothy 6as.
Clover-1o 0@i9.5o.
Chicago Potato Market,
Chicago, Dec. Observation-Disclosures
receipts, fifty cars.
Minnesota and Dakota Olios. 9ss
michigan and Wisconsin whites .s5 n 70
. .=s.z Hs=; York Produce.
New York. Dec. !.
Butter-steady; receipts, s,0s9 tubs:
creamery extras, 351s @37; extra firsts
2Sh @34h; extra seconds, 25h a2s.
Cheese-Firm: receipts, 1850 boxes:
4 state whole milk flats held special
white or colored. 17A: average t.-c-
1SK 917.
Ezss-Firm: receipts. s,s45 cases;
Z fresh gathered selected extras. 5sm4u:
extra firsts. 3T93s; firsts, 1896; sec
onds 2s@33.
Fouitry-Aiive, prices unsettled
dressed. quiet; fresh killed western
4 thickens. i@m2I: fowls, 1911; tur.
keva 14M22
Liverpool Grain.
IL Liverpool Dec T.
Wheat-No. I Manitoba, Us sd; No
& 4 Manitoba. 12s I'd. No. Manitoba
rs; No. hard winter, new. lis HID
NO. hard winter. old, no stock.
C0gn-American mixed, yellow. Sc Sd
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
STRONG and won as Ever.

Fred Smith. 325 Main ST. Green Bay.
Wis. says: IT suffered long time
with a very weak back. Foley Kidney
Pills completely relieved me OF all
soreness and pain and now am strong
and well as ever" Winter aggravates
symptoms of kidney trouble: cold
weather makes aching Joints. sore
muscles. and irregular bladder action
more unbearable. Foley Kidney Pills
help the kidneys eliminate pain-caus-
ing poisons. Mcbride & Wtil Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07

Terrence OBr;en, Of Worcester,
Mass, is the father Of thirty children.
It's an OfBrien habit. Terrence him
self was one OF twenty eight. "
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
RECEIPTS Of HOGS
CONTINUE LIBERAL
MARKET STILL OVER SUPPLIED
AND PRICES GO TO
LOWER LEVELS.
CATTLE STOCKS ON HAND
ADD TO DECENTRALIZATION

Cattle Buyers Appear to Have Filled
Wants on Monday and Days Market
Is Weak-Demand Poor For Sheep
and Lambs-Review Of Market Con-
drtIons-Current Quotations.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
Chicago Grain Ciose,

Chicago, Dec :.
Wheat-No. 2 red, nominal: No. ?
red, 1.1s@1.21ls; No. 2 hard, 1.is@1 %:
No. hard. 112A @L15h.
Corn-No. 2 yellow. old IS; No. 4
White. new. 66@67; No. yellow, new,
661s @6771.
oats-No. 8 white 4-Ma4e4: STAN
dard, 44@45.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07

Ottawa will next year use vacuum
street cleaning machinery.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07

Chicago, Dec. Z. - Lack Of support
caused the wheat market today to take
a downward swing. The comparative
smallness OF export buying had dis
concerting effect on the bulls. and so
too did substantial increase OF the
stock at Minneapolis. The opening
here. which was u to Is lower. with
December at l.1sA to 1.1s and May at
lis to l.1s1s, was followed by a fur
ther slight decline, and than a good
rally that failed, however, to last
The market rose TO a new seasons
record subsequently. The close was
unsettled to rs @21a cents net lower,
with December at 1.1sE and May at
1.17& Gifts.
Corn.
Corn eased off with wheat. After
opening 1s9A to q lower. the market
suffered an additional sag but later
tended to react
The close was nervous, u g off to
$s9h up as compared with yester-
days finish.
In the oats crowd general rush to
buy was checked by the weakness Of
corn.
RS Provisions.
Provisions advanced quite sharply on
account OF commission house buying.
Daily Grain Letter.
from hanson Bros wire, Masonic
Temple Phone 1881
Chicago. Dec. Z. - Wheat - Heavy
realizing in wheat more than Offset re-
newed buying and, after new high
level in May wheat the market reacted
and lost 2@2hs cents net for the day.
Some wheat was bought to come here
from outside markets. A leading cash
house issued an estimate of az, 900 900
bushels OF millable wheat for the 1915
crop. On the other hand. italy was re-
ported as requisitioning more boats and
freight rates scored another advance.
Corn-May corn showed Independent
strength, closing at a small advance
for the day, while December lost
ground. May delivery made a new high
earlier in the day in sympathy with
wheat and partly ON stop-loss orders
in the hands of commission houses.
Country offerings were moderate and
eastern demand was slow.
Oats-Oats were moderately lower at
the Close, dlter DUISe early In SyInpa-
thy with other grains. Total stocks are
still considerably under those Of this
time a year ago. Export clearances
were small and no fresh business was
reported.
Provisions-Provision had re-
markable advance on heavy specula-
tive buying early IN the day. Packers
were free sellers and this, with scat
tered realizing, caused a fair decline
from the high point.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
Tagging SUPPORT
Pulls DOWN WHEAT
COMPARATIVE SMALlNESS OF
EXPORT BUHN6 GIVES
BEARS INNING.
MINNEAPOLIS STOCKS
SHOW NICE INCREASE

Corn Inclined 10 Turn Down Grade in
Sympathy With Wheat - General
Rush to Buy Oats 10 Checked When
Corn Turns Weak - Commission
House Buying Lifts Provisions.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
Range Of Prices.

Furnished by TAYLOR & Patton, grain
merchants. over % East Main street
Phone 6S.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
a. 4. suRoErT, Clerk.

public auction, on the EneaS sawyer
farm. one mile south Of LeGrand. on
FRIDAY, DEC. 10, 1915
Sale to commence at 10 o'clock
is - HORSES ~ 10
Consisting OF one black mare coming
6 years old, in foal, weight about $50;
one black gelding coming years old.
weight about 1,450: one black marc
coming years old. weight about ESQ:
one bay mare. coming 4. weight about
1.150; one gray mare coming 4, In f0al.
weight about LOO: one bay mare COM
ing 8, in foal, weight about 1.150: one
black gelding coming :. weight about
/, 900; one black mare IL years old,
weight about $500; one bay mare IL
years old. weight about ]. 100; one black
mare years old, weight about LOO:
one team Of bay driving colts, coming
2 years old: one 2-year- old black geld
ing; one 2-year- old black filly: two
sucking colts, one mare and one geld.
Ing.
fe-HEAD OF CATTLE - is
Consisting Of three good GRADE Short
horn cows, all giving milk; four 2-year.
old steers, two black and two red: one
black yearling steer. three black year
ling heifers; one black heifer coming
year old; two black summer calves.
one red steer calf. one black steer CALI
Il hoGS-An good spring shoats.
FARM MACHINERY, ETC.
One s-foot Deering binder. one Full
Ter q johnson gang plow, one sulky
pillow. two cultivators, one Marshall
town manure spreader. one EeaTleas hay
loader. ono hay rack. one GAINESVILLE
seeder, one Hayes corn planter. 10ofodss
wire, two discs. one nearly news one
7O-foot iron flexible harrow. two lum-
Der wagons with box Conc y : 4-inch
tire truck, one spring wagon With -
foot box, two bugsies. one drag cart.
one De Layel cream separator No. ~:
one horse clipper, one 3-hole fireiess
cooker, one set heavy Concord harnee
one set III inch harness. one ret AZ
inch harness, one single harness. few
household goods. and numerous other
articles.
5000 bushels corn in CRIB, sabout 10
tons mixed timothy and clover hay IN
barn, few bushels Of old seed corn.
FREE LUNCH AT NOON.
TEHMs-5io aud Ii, under 81: - ner
cent. q.
Thos. s. Ea1nes 4
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
OF HORSES
AHEAD CATTLE

Consisting Of i've good mich cows,
s calves, 2 2-year-oid steers. 2 2-year-
old heifers, two 3-year-old heifers.
two Shorthorn bulls, one years old.
one 1-year- old. IL yearling steers. 10
yelrling heifers.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07
peuana was poor 20. shsep an
CHICAGO lixs Stock.

lambs.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07

GERrIE THOMPSON, Plaintiff,
By F. Z. MEEKER, Her Attorney.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-07

IAiSeIpOOI. De. Q. !
Wheat-No. Manitoba, 12s sd; No.
114Anitoba. LIS I'd. No Manitoba
1zs; No. 2 hard winter new. lis 11hd;
no. hard winter. old, no stock.
Co4n-American mixed. yellow. s. Cd.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-04-01
NOTHING NEW"
some Philosophical Observations by
Editor Quillen.

Most Of us are inclined to look
lron our little troubles as unique in
the annals of history: no one ever
endured such pains as we suffer: no
other individual was ever pursued
so relentlessly by bad luck: no other
set OF people was ever quite so an
moving as those with whom we live.
But all this bitterness of whining
is based on error. and the error
grows out of our conceit, which leads
us to think ourselves more impor-
tant than other men of other times.
There is nothing new under the
sun.
Three hundred years before the
birth OF Christ, when Softer was cap
turing Jerusalem. when the Jews
we're making a settlement at Alex
andria, when Alexandria the Great
was signing for more worlds to con-
quer, and Darius was facing his
slayer-even then men were COM
planning because the neighbors
chickens were scratching up their
gardens.
Five hundred years before Christ,
when the Ionians revolted in Greece
and burned Sardis, when Rome be-
came a republic, when another Da-
rius was digging his canal from the
Nile to the Red Sea, and the Jews
we're dedicating their temple-even
then the rent was too high and men
found it hard to pay their grocery
bills.
Six hundred years before Christ,
when Cylon was trying to seize the
government of Athens, when Necho
/ was king of Egypt and Nebuchad-
nezzar amused his idle hours by car
rying off Jews-even then women
wore sandals too small for their feet,
and parents spoiled their children. .
Seven hundred years before Christ,
when Hosea was leading his hosts
against Assyria and Isaiah was get
ting a small local reputation, when
Egypt was turned over to Ethiopia
and Syracuse was founded-eVen
then men beat their debts and told
lies and pretended to be more right
teous than they really were.
Bach in the cradle of antiquity
near four thousand years ago, when
Abraham was herding sheep and Seti
was on the job in Egypt-even
then women talked spitefully about
one another, and men asked one an
other each August: 1T is hot enough
for you?"
And at the start. when Adam and
Eve had no neighbors, paid no bills,
wore no sandals. had no children.
made no debts-even then, upon oc-
casion. Adam would observe Ewes
freshly starched fig leaf and mutter:
why in thunder don't women wear
more clothes, That garb she's got
on is downright immodest.
There's nothing new. It's just the
same old world; same old human
nature.-Fountain Inn Tribune.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-04-01
A Battle at Close Range.

Chash. a roar from out OF the
rumble, a puff of white smoke and a
rain of lead on the very men | mad
been watching. The Germans had
found the range exactly, but the dis
tance was too great for me to dis
tinguish what execution they were
doing among those serried ranks.
Then came a long siren whistle
screeching through the air from the
distance. Again a twinkling flash
against the blue. again a puff of rich
fieecy smoke and another shell had
scattered death on the men helpless
ly waiting below.
Fascinated, We watched those lit
tie twinklings of fame and puffs OF
white smoke. Whence came they,
we wondered, and by what weird skill
were they made to burst squarely
over their intended prey? Was 1t
the science of man or was it, as we
half believed, the cajolery of some
demon gloating over the helplessness
of his victims? Again the azure was
broken by a little white puff-agaln
we wondered-whence?
Click - click - click - click -
click-the murderous machine gun
was starting its music. What an en-
CINE of destruction! Nothing IN the
world seems so heinous as the snap
ping, clacking rattle of the machine
gun splitting forth its rain of bullets.
Arthur Sweetser. in the March
Worlds Work.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-04-01
Surely Hard Enough.

Apropos of the German spy scare
in France and England, Lapsley Will
son, at. luncheon at Nice, on the
French riviera, told an anecdote.
1T was at the time, said Mr.. Will
son, when concrete beds for guns
we're being found-according, at
least. to rumor--all over the allies
territory. At this troublesome time
an American in Paris went up to a
policeman and said, mysteriously:
psf, Are YOU looking for Ger
man spies?
"'Mais oui." said the policeman
taking from under his cape his note
book and pencil.
"'Then,' said the American, go tc
the hotel de Blanc and arrest the
proprietor. He's put up at least two
concrete beds there. | know. be-
cause my wife and I slept in 'em last
night.