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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-09
CHURCH WOMEN HUSK CORN.
On Farmers Offer They Add to Aid
Society Fund.

On Farmers Offer They Add to Aid
Society Fund.
Marshalltown, la. When Charles
Miller, Jasper county farmer, offered
the Ladies' Aid society of the Chris
tian church at Kellogg an acre Of his
best corn if the women would pick it,
he found he could not run a "bluff."
The women snapped up the offer in
hurry. Attired in overalls or in old
clothes they in two hours picked and
cribbed the entire acre, which yielded
forty eight bushels. A citizen who was
interested in the society's work offered
the women 80 cents q bushel for the
corn and an additional 5 cents If they
husked it. This they did.
-Four other citizens agreed to do
nate S cents for each bushel husked,
So that the fOrty-eight bushels brought
the church women $1.O5 bushel or
5000, which goes into the society's
treasury.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-09
Drink EVIL IN
LONDON CROWS
Authorities May Still Further
Shorten Hours Of Sale,
SOLDIERS WIVES TEMPTED,

One Plan Proposes Absolute Prohibi.
ton During War, Turning Bars Into
"Tipperary Clubs"-Appeai to Citizens
to Stop Buying Drinks For Soldiers.
Duchess Of Marlborough Active. '- .
Londonderry day the demand in
London for a stricter regulation of the
sale Ut liquor during the war becomes
more tnsistent Military authorities
are disguised with the drunkenness of
soldiers. brought about by the DISPOSE.
ton Of civilians to treat all men IN uni.
form.
Lord Kitchener has issued numerous
protests against the treating OF his sol
oilers. but without the desired results.
Even the closing of public houses at 10
O'Clock at night has not cured the evil.
and su1cter regulations seem inevita-
ble
The increase of drunkenness among
women. especially women whose nus
bands have entered the service. has
fallen under the observation OF sociai
workers In all parts OF London. and
many delegations Of prominent women
have appeared before licensing Justices
In an effort to check this practice by
regulation OF some sort.
The Duchess of Marlborough, Lady
Byles. Mrs. McKenna. Mrs. James
Cow and many other prominent wo
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-09
KNOT TIED IN EYE MUSCLE,
New Operation Marks Distinct Ad.
vance In Optic Surgery.

new Operation Marks Distinct Ad-
vance In Optic Surgery.
Philadeiphia.-A remarkable opera
ton. representing the latest step in
eye surgery and consisting Of meth,
cd Of tying knots in one of the mus
cles Of the eye to shorten it and re-
store muscular balance. thereby cur.
Ing sQuint eyes. was described here
recently.
The operation has been named the
"OConnor method" after the ortgina-
tor. western physician. The usual
surgical operation for squirt eyes Is
to shorten one of the eye muscles by
taking out section. but it has the
disadvantage that frequently the gu
lures used to refasten the muscle will
tear loose because Of the strain. In
the new method the strain Is taken up
by the muscle Itself and there is no
tearing Of the sutures. One of the
hospital physicians sad:
In the few cases In which the new
operation has been applied the suture
seems to be soon absorbed. the knots
of muscle gradually datten ont. with
out, however. making the muscle long
er. and the shortened muscle perfectly
does its work on moving the eyebalI
and exerting the pulling action. which
brings the eye in alignment with the
other one. The operation can be used
IN both types Of squint, convergent as
well as divergent, by shortening the
proper muscle. The new operation is
considered most interesting and is q
distinct advance in the surgery Of the
eye"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-09
SECOND STRAWBERRY CROP.
Fruit Picked In November on Bait.
moro County Farm.

Fruit Picked In November on eaIti.
more County Farm.
Baltimore. - Picking Strawberries
from patch In the open air on Balti-
more county farm was the privilege
this month Of Miss Henrietta Sewell
and Isabel l. Gibson of this city.
They were members of week end
house party at the home of T. Vickery
Wedge. who owns the Mount Gilead
farm. near Woodensburg. In the morn
Ing they were invited to visit the
strawberry patch. and Miss Sewell
says they found enough of the ripe.
luscious fruit to give each bountiful
plate. The berries were the second
growth in the patch. which had borne
quite proliically during the berry sea-
son.
The patch was we'll protected from
the cold north winds. as Mount Gilead
is rolling tract Of land atfording good
protection for the growth of fruits Of
all kinds late In the year.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-09
CATAM0UNT R0BS FARMER.
Jumps on His Wagon and Steals Two
Dressed Chickens.

Jumps on His Wagon and Steals Two
Dressed Chickens.
Sunbury. Pa.-Adam Steiner, an Au
gustavflle. Northumberland county.
farmer. had an experience with huge
catamount that almost turned his hair
gray. BE was driving to the Sunbury
markets with load of produce and
was passing through dense woods when
he felt a heavy body land on his
wagon. followed by splitting and
"meowing" that were hideous.
Looking back, be saw two big balls
of fire, the eyes Of the largest cata.
mount he had ever seen. It was paw.
Ing at the canvas cover he had over
his load. With a revolver the fright
ened farmer fred twice. At the dis
charge of the weapon the cat jumped
and escaped In the darkness. When he
arrived at the market two fat dressed
chickens were missing.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-09
WHEN IS A CHIlO?"
A PuzzL|NG QUESTION
Adult University Students Claim
They Are "ChiIdren."

Omaha. Neb.-When is a child? The
question has been put up to the Omaha
city commission. the street railway
company and the teachers in Creighton
university, and it has not been solved.
A city ordinance provides that the
street railway company shall sell at
certain reduced rates tickets good for
the transportation of ''children attend
ing school"
Several days ago party Of Creigh
ton university students boarded car
and rendered the conductor the re-
duced rate tickets. The conductor re.
fused to accept them. and the young
men refused to either pay the full rate
or get off,
Later committee OF the students
called on the street railway officials
and another committee went to see the
city commissioners and then to City
Attorney Rine.
Nonsense. boys" said Rine. "You
are not children"
when is child. anywayY' one of
them demanded.
I'LL show you" answered Rine. pick
Ing up dictionary. Then ne read
aloud:
"Child-A son or q daughter; a male or
female descendant in the first degree:
the immediate progeny Of human par
ents.''
Certainly we CreightOnians are all
sons, descendants in the first degree
and the immediate progeny OF human
parents" the spokesman argued.
Rine read on little further:
"A young person of either sex: one who
exhibits the characteristics of a young
person. as Of knowledge,
Mr.. Rine thought it might be posi-.
BILE to consider university boys In this
category. But be looked further and
found this definitions:
Ono who. by character or practice,
shows signs of relationship to or Of the
influence of another. as a disciple OF
teacher, as child Of God. q child of
the devil. child of toll
I'VE come under every one of those
definitions" argued the twenty eight.
year-old six foot child" at the head of
the committee
And City Attorney Rine had to &C.
knowledge that be was right
But the ordinance says these re-
duced fare tickets are good for chill
dren only" the lawyer reminded them.
And If we are not children. then
the dictionary is wrong" quoted the
six foot child as he pulled out q plug
and bit of big chew. .....
And so the case stands
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-09
FRANK JAMES IS DYING.
One OF Brothers, Formerly Notorious 40
Highwaymen. Has Heart Disease.

One OF Brothers. Formerly Notorious a.
Highwaymen. Has Heart Disease.
Excelsior Springs. Mo. Frank James.
one OF the James brothers. notorious
as highwaymen shortly after the war
between the states. was stricken with
heart disease and was reported d. Ing
at the James home. near here. he is
seventy three years old.
James IL one Ut the last survivors
OF the bank robbers. made notorious
by an almost unparalleled career of
crime during the unsettled period that
followed the war He has been living
the life Of an ordinary farmer for more
than thirty years.
James was q son Of q clergyman
He joined Quantrell's guerrillas In the
war between the states. together with
bis brother. Jesse. and took part In the
sacking of Lawrence. Kan. v~-1----.- ~.~
When the war ended they were hunt.
ed far and wide by relatives of those
who had met death at their hands.
They soon became outlaws Many
crimes Of the decade following the
war have been laid at the door of the
James Younger gang. of which the
only members left are Frank James
and Cole Younger. now living at Lees
Summit. Mo. Among their deeds were:
The raid on the Commercial bank at
Liberty. Mo-. in 1866. One bank de-
fender was killed and $4,000 stolen.
Looting of the Russellville (KyJ
bank in 1863 for $1,000!
Bank robbery at Gailatin. No., in
1868. in which the cashier. Captain
John W. Sheets. was slain.
Robbery Of bank at Columbia, KY,
In 1872. In which R. A. @. Martin,
cashier, was killed.
Raid on a bank at Corydon, Ia, In
which $4,000 was stolen In 1873.
The wrecking and robbing of Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific train
near Council Bluffs. Ia. in 1873 The
engineer was killed. the fireman
wounded and several passengers In
jured.
Box Office In the fair grounds at
Kansas City, Mo-. was robbed of &c.
600 in broad daylight in 1873.
Detectives surrounded the James
home near Kearney. Mo-, Jan. Is, 1875.
and threw bomb into the house,
thinking to kill the James brothers.
1t exploded. tearing of the arm of
their mother and killing their brother.
Archie.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-09
KILLS COYOTE IN HOUSE.
Animal 'nvades Home and Explores
Several Rooms.

Animal 'nvades Home and Explores
Several Rooms.
Cottage Grove. Ore.-Coyotes have
been committing many depreda lions In
Crook county. according to a letter
rrou, Mrs. Fannie Morss Of Post One
night the family Ut }. r. Knox was
awakened By an unusual noise up.
stairs. Mrs. Knox went into the yard
aud could see a coyote tearing and
hitting at the window OF the upstairs
room, in an effort to get out. Mr.. Knox
shot the animal.
AD investigation showed that it had
got into the house through bedroom
window downstairs, the tracks being
plain on the bed that It had climbed
over The animal went through several
rooms before going upstairs.
Mrs. Morss says that there have been
many reports of rabid coyotes In that
section. and that few go out after night
without being well armed.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-09
PRACTICES LAW AT IS.
Minnesota Man Attends to All Details
Of HE anal Rusinass

Minnesota Man Attends to All Details
Of His Legal Business.
Rochester, Minn.-Charles e. Wilson.
dean of the Olmsted county bar. cele-
brated his eighty-fifth birthday re-
Gently. ....
Mr.. Wilson daily gives personal at
tention to a lucrative law practice.
attending to all of the details himself.
His legal talent was recognized by the
state in 1892. when he was appointed
official reporter Of the decisions Of the
supreme court. he r.. s'-n~s ~,
when the legisla+'
airy from $35oo
Mr. Wilson
seeker, but
practice
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-09
AMERICAN ARMY
| IN FINE HEALTH
No Peril In Holding Large
Bodies Of Men IN Field.
fever MENACE IS REDUCED

Percentage Of Disease Decreased IS Per
Cent In Past Year. Says erisadisr
General Gorgas In His First Annual
Report-Rate For Alcoholism Lower
Than It Has Ever Been Before.
WashingtOn.-ln his first annual re-
port as surgeon general Of the United
States army. Brigadier General WI
liam G. Gorgas says the time has come
when the United States can be assured
that 1t can maintain state of hygienic
competence that will warrant the hold.
ing Of large bodies Of troops In the field
indefinitely Figures submitted by
General Gorgas indicate that of all the
armies In the world that of the United
States Is the healthiest.
The report further shows that the
percentage Of disease In the United
States army Is the lowest it has ever
been and that since 1912 this rate has
been decreased approximately Is per
cent In the United States proper, while
the rate is also lower than at any pre-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-09
HUNTS FOR HIMSELF
over THREE STATES
Newspaper Man Loses Memory
and forg0ts His Past

Lyons. Kan.-Walking out of his Of
fee In the middle Of busy day. leav-
ing his family. friends and fortune and
wandering through three states in
search OF some one who would identity
him and tell him who he was. Is the
strange story Of Frank L. Finch. a
newspaper man Of Littleton. Colo..
who under the name OF f. s. O'DelI
was employed last winter as expert
linotype operator in the office of the
Lyons Republican.
About two weeks after his disappear.
ance in response to query for limo,
type operator addressed to a Great
Bend paper. +. s. O'Dell arrived In
Lyons and went to work He seemed
satisfied with his job, and the Repub-
'iran force had no thought Saturday
night that he would hit the road be-
fore Monday morning.
S'n"e January O'Deli seems to have
wandered through Kansas and Nebras-
III hunting for himself" Wherever
there were crowds O'DeIl went. BE
visited newspaper offices hoping some
'r,nerant printer would recognize him
y short time ago lie was working In
Il newspaper office In Clear Lake. la.
While there his attention was attracted
u, IN item signed &C. y. F. Jules.
burg Colo. asking IF. l.. F." to com.
munirnte with him. O'DeIl wrote.
Clarence O. Finch recognized tho
handwriting rs that of bis brother and
's''r".nphed him at once. O'Dell an.
~w-'tN that there had been a mistake
thai IT. waS not the man wanted.
While changing cars at Omaha he
'Hnu, forgot what he was doing and
app-a'tM to the police for assistance.
The letter from his brother was found
III his IOrket. and be was notified. e.
~ Finch came to Omaha on the frst
tram and immediately Recognized the
unln as his brother. Frank l.. Finch.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-09
English Walnut Record.

Gait, Gallon the farm Of Alfred g.
North at Valley Oaks young English
walnut orchard holds a record which
many Of the old settlers claim to be the
most remarkable In the state. Last
March North put out forty acres OF
young walnut trees By actual meas.
urement recently 1t was found that a
number Of the trees stand twelve feet
high. showing a growth of ten feet In
seven months. A large acreage In this
vicinity Is being planted to this variety
Of walnut.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-09

" ASA4, Dy American Press Association.
BROADER GENERAL WILLIAM @. aoRaAs.
vious time among the troops on duty
beyond the continental limits Of the
country, 1t Is interesting to note that
at no time In the history Of the army
has the rate for alcoholism been so low.
1T Is especially satisfactory" says
General Gorgas. I'm view of the extern
sion Of white races toward the tropics,
to state that the rates for maiarial
fevers are the lowest since 1908. when
our troops were first permanently sta
toned In the tropics"
The hospital corps of the army, the
surgeon general says. should be made
more attractive, because under present
conditions there is little inducement In
the pay to draw to it men of tntelli-
gence that are necessary to perform
efficiently its many and specialized
duties. Pharmacists. surgical. iabora-
tory and sanitary assistants. expert
nurses and cooks can get better pay.
as we'll as better hours. out of the
army than In It, be says
1.-THE reorganization of several new
field hospitals and ambulance units
during 1914" General Gorgas con-
hnues. ''only in part remedies the gIar-
ing defect observed in the shortage of
mobile sanitary units. Our present
personnel permits only half of the
regular army In the field to be served
by the sanitary units prescribed by
field service regulations In view of
the great battle losses to be expected
in modern wars it Is serious RESPONSE
bility to rely upon impr0vised units
that must serve at the front.
1.-THE great reduction in the amount
Of preventable disease foreshadOws
great economies to the government az
practical application Is developed. On.
til comparatively recently the duties Of
medical officers were almost entirely
confined to the care of the SICK and
wounded. In keeping with modern
tendencies specialization has develop.
ed and to their former duty Ia now
added that Of sanitary science With the
practice OF preventive medicine 10 the
field and garrison. the handling and
disposal Of the sick and wounded In
campaign and the various .speciaides
Of the civilian physician and surgeon
All this requires preparation and train.
ing unknown in past years. The medi.
cal corps Is the only portion Of the
army not included In the plan OF edu.
cotton Of the army instituted when
Senator Root was secretary of war.
1T seems time that comprehensive
scheme was adopted to Keep medical
officers trained and abreast OF the times
In both their medico military and strict
~ professional duties.
For some years IT has been neces-
sary to constantly employ from ninety
to 100 members Of the medical reserve
corps with troops. It Il desirab HE that
the medical corps be large enough to
perform all the duties required in
peace. and any reserve of trained m.4di-
cal officers be effected in other ways
In time of war there will be demands
or medical officers that the corps win
'ble to meet. A sufficient num-
'eet requirements In peace Il
eparat1on to meet the de-
*, the medical department In
s, on and war"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-09
CAME 5000 MILES TO STUDY.

irish Youth Enters Kansas Aqricui.
turaI College.
Manhattan. Kan Thomas O'Reilly
had to travel soon miles to enroll as a
freshman in the course in veterinary
medicine at the Kansas Agricultural
college. His home is near Dublin. Ire
land.
Mr.. O'Reilly brings with him ad
vanced credits from the Albert Agri-
cultural college at Glasnevin. This is
the most important Of the agricultural
colleges In ireland.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-09


DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH, WHO SEEKS
TO CURB DRINKING IN ENGLAND
men were members of delegation
which recently visited Mr.. Mckenna at
the home office and asked bis assist.
ance In battling the wave of alcoholism
among women. Lady Byles, who pre-
scented the delegation. explained that
the members represented different
opinions socially and politically. but
were unanimous In the opinion that
the government should take Immediate
steps to check drinking among women.
They furthermore believed that any
regulation undertaken by the govern
ment should extend to men as we'll as
women. The prohibition OF the sale OF
liquor before noon was suggested as a
regulation that would lessen the temp.
tation offered by public houses. Such
a curtailment of the hours OF public
houses would permit them to remain
open only ten hours daily
Mr.. McKenna replied that it would
enable him to curtail the hours of
liquor selling further. He promised to
submit the suggestion to the house.
Lady French Lady Jellicoe and 9TH
er prominent philanthropists. who have
established what they call Tipperary
clubs. where the wives Of soldiers may
meet. have found the need for such So
cial centers so imperative and immedi.
ate that a plan has been devised to
turn all public houses into such centers
during the war. preventing the sale of
alcoholics and Offering only temper
ance drinks. besides food.
In bis last days Lord Roberts made
this appeal to the public to cease tempt.
Ing soldiers with liquor:
Il feel 1t my duty to point out to the
civil population that putting tempta.
ton In the way of our soldiers by in
3udiciously treating them to drink is in
furious to them and prejudiciai to our
chances of victory"
Lord Kitchener recently made this
appeal to the new army:
uc uSu "uO udVG T0Ccutly JOIuEu
the colors are doing their utmost to
prepare themselves for active service
with the least possible delay. This re-
suit can only be achieved If by hard
work and strict sobriety they keep
themselves thoroughly fit and healthy"
Sir James Crlchton Browne. the IA
nous physician. in an interview on
'AlcOhOl and the War;" said:
"Tea has been one of the saviors of
| mankind verify believe that but for
the introduction Of tea and coffee En-
rope might have drunk itself to death
II am no uncompromising or fanat.
zeal opponent of alcohol. l believe it
has played part in human evolution.
that it has its social uses and that It is
an Invaluable remedy in certain stages
OF unhealth and diseases. It is prob.
able. however. that its evolutionary
mission Is fulfilled. and as regards its
social use 1t Is becoming more and
more pharmaceutical u-
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-09
FLOWER STALK SAVES BOY
His Guardian Uses It to Pull Him Out
Of Cistern.

His Guardian Uses It to Pull Him Out
Of Cistern.
st. Joseph, Mo.-A sunfower stalk
in the hands Of Mrs. Adeline Grimm
saved the life Of six-year-old Francis
La BOUT, who had fallen into cistern
in Mrs. Grimm's back yard.
The boy was playing near the cistern.
and when he stepped on the covering
the rotten boards gave way, and he
plunged through into the water. Mrs.
Grimm, who is the boys guardian.
heard his screams, pulled a tall sun
flower out by the roots and thrust one
end through the hole. The youngster
chung to the end of the stalk while
she pulled him from the water. The
water in the cistern is more than six
feet deep.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1915-01-09
HAS RELIC OF "ST0NEWALL. i"
Veteran Retains JacI<son's Medicine
Case He Picked up.

veteran Retains Jackson's Medicine
Case He Picked Up.
Admission. Ala. H. W. Livenhood,
Confederate veteran. who lives at Gull.
man and Is visiting his daughter here.
has In his possession small medicine
case about the size Of an ordinary Gig
arctic case which be says be picked up
when It fell out of General ''Stonewail"
Jackson's pocket when the famous
southern leader was killed at Chancel.
louisville. Mr.. LivenhOOd was present
when General Jackson was shot. and
be received bullet In his leg a minute
later when be picked up the case. BE
has kept it in memory of the stirring
days passed through during the war.