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The sun., 1916-08-27
By EDWARD MARSHALL.
PARIS, August 10.

..SV THILE great bodies OF men,
M scientifically equipped and
~ ~ wonderfully trained, are
btrabling every nerve in Europe to
kill their |adversaries by new and fear
i..eaQme methods to the aid Of which
every modern achievement of mans
augmented learning has been applied.
other human groups, smaller. but even
more highly trained and quite as won-
derfully equipped. strain every nerve.
rack every brain cell. strive without
serve life.
Nothing makes var seem more
futile than the contemplation at close
range, here in France. Of the paradox
afforded by bringing into mental juxta-
!. position the great forces organized for
, slaughter and the scarcely less elabo-
rate sanitary organizations OF this
war
Here stands a group OF men.
equipped at vast expense and trained
with infinite patience and skill. to
d, main and kill. Their weapon is a
almighty gun.
Here, 80 close hat II touches elbows
with the first. Is another group.
..eQuipped with no less care, trained In
,s.even greater detail. to mend and save.
1T seems quite mad-this paradox.
~. 1t Is probable. though to my mind
.far from certain. that the French
s..sanitary departments have been de-
-veloped to u degree higher than that
O. ,reached by any other.
-. This being the case, after I had been
given rather unusual opportunities 10
observe the actual handling Of the
..Rewly wounded men and the hospital
r1&rcatment which followed their re-
s,moval from the front. l went to the
,,one man who. I WAS informed. could
.,give me most information Of that g
act character which would convey the
. ereatest value to the men in charge
,tOf the organization of our own mill
g tary sanitary forces.
He IL monsieur le Medecin rrircipa
,(chief doctor) SImonin, technical adju-
liant to the French Under Secretary
4, of State for War. His time Is divided
about into thirds. one OF these beinl
. devoted to departmental work in Paris
and the other two to inspection ano
a.. direction at the front and in the in
terror. and there IL no part OF the grea'
r machine Of mercy with which he l.
Dot familiar.
we were prepared medically fol
Ghis war; said he. "for II long tint
We had been sure that II was coming
We knew that wet numbers Of night
ing men would 10 involved. certainl,
,.including the Russians II possibl!
Including the English.
"Four years before HI war bega'
We had completely revised u regula
tiors regarding the Service lie SAINT
en- Champagne (iealth Service in tn
Field.
"The first thing We did was to alte
The sun., 1916-08-27
By L L. LYMAN.


MI traffic on the big trunk lines
* n iinc art. In former
days, as veterans both of the rN,lroad
service ana many of the public will
remember. II used To he a case OF
grabbing patronage bodily. Down
town in Manhattan there was many "A
picturesque contest from the Cos to
the sos for business. and the strongest
arm q
The difference between the then
and the now in this department OF
railroad service will readily be
graspcd by contrasting tho titles given
those engaged In it, In the COS and
'70s they called them To-day
they are solicitors, though between
themselves they still call it boosting.
The old time runner was a back
s,appcr. "a table FOUNDER. "A bit Of
kansas breeze that other states refer
t. as a cyclone. The modern solicit
tors have the smack which
marks the caste of We're de We're. lie
does 1t 81 politely that you feel hon
ored In riding on his road.
The passenger departments OF the
big lines I'm training young men to
become efficient boosters like to catch
them young, Let it be said at the
outset that this desire extends in all
departments. The Industrial dead line
in the railroad business is elastic. on
tho Pennsylvania system, for instance.
no man can start In and take n job
II he IL older than AZ. 1t used to be
81. hut the age limit was extended
nine years ago. TN the Central there
is no arbitrary limit, this matter of
employment being left to heads OF de-
partmcnts. But the chances OF n
young man getting n job are better,
for instance, than those OF an older
man who thinks he would like to learn
the business. The railroad game II
The sun., 1916-08-27

rounded by a scmi-circular marble
bench.
Trying to save a friend from Admiral
C%ockburn's abuse was indirectly the
cause for Keys patriotic poetic out
burst. The story is worth the telling.
SO that those critical spirits that are
Always fuss!ng about the official favor
shown this national song may know
just how It came into being.
on his way to and from the attack
on Washington in 1914. Gen. Ross and
hi. stan made their headquarters at
DR.. lIennes's commoGious home at
Upper Marlborough. HIS guests taxed
the doctors patience, and while in
censed at the burning Of tho national
Capitol. still the physician hid his In
dignat!on until Gen. Ross and his OH
GERS had departed.
Then Il party Of soldier stragglers -
British troops looted tho doctors
property and started on with their
booty. They became insolcnt and
threatening and the town authorities
Jailed some OF them. One. however.
got away and charged that his fellows
had been abused by the Americans
and swore that DIR. Beanes had even
tried to poison the confined stragglers.
Admiral Cockburn sent a squad 1T
marines to arrest the physician, and
without ceremony they broke down
the front door and dragged him out of
bed. lie was taken aboard one of the
British ships and carried off when the
feet moved to attack Baltimore.
Learning Of his friends predicament
Key. then at his home in Georgetowr
on the Potomac. determined to aid DR.
Beancs. Accordingly he FASTENED tC
Baltimore and boarded the United
States cartel ship Mindcn and SAILED
with John S. Skinner, then our parole
agent. After the vessel vas about q
hundred miles down the Chesapeake
the British feet was met. Admira
C~ockburn's wrath had subsidized some
what, and after matters had been per,
~suaslvely presented to him he FINAL,
agreed to release DR.. Beancs. At tina
time his ships were headed for I'aiti'
more and for military reasons III
deemed 1t best to keep the American!
with him, and accordingly Key and thu
rest Of the party were detained aboar'
the Surprise until the royal squadron
neared the mouth OF tho Tatapsco oi
September 10. 1t was then that the,
were placed under guard and trans
The sun., 1916-08-27
OF SANITATION REDUCE WAR WASTE IN FIR

'NH
THE patience with which o..
French, who are not supposed nv 'o-.
o'gners to DC a well disciplined nation
have accepted all these uow ru',- .,l
restrictions has greatly suttr..t
some people. Hut all Franco k.,.r
that our national existence VS.
stake, and not "A man ur umt u' .'..
ration would hesitate ut any,'.
which might preserve Il"
l asked the great I'rou.n u'
ZIONIST what message he Hi.I lf. 90.
/ United States.
This" said he. TITS 's-or'1t o.
al wal preparations. iu,,uilr- { .
ganization, equipment and ''u..
testing of all sanitary mr,IuI.
be made in time Of poa." l.-p
"a programme must hc draw Oh.
the mobilization Of spcc.d -'-.
example. for serious surgery. JOS.
rious surgery. SLIGHT wounds ,..
wounds, car wounds Hud af, tlt.
and for the production ~ aplu..
such az artificial limbs and l. ,'',.
auxiliary material.
There must I've Il plan for 49," g..
t~ilization of specialists i'm cuN OH.
disease, hygiene. hactcriologN. IN. ..
therapeutics and-and this H. ut '.
utmost importancc-in dentistry 49,.
have special dental hospital. and
cial dental automobiles ac,umpurt
portions Of the army.
"This listing and enlistment Of $780,.
c~ialists must be complete. $50 t.I.
will become effective i|u-tautlr $500.
the outbreak Of war, aud sHoJiI ,..
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-19

President OF the Polk Miller Drug
Company. Richmond, Va, Is authority
for the following extraordinary state.
ment:
II estimate that the business men OF
this country could increase their eff
cheney fully ten per cent by taking an
occasional laxative and not neglecting
the bowels as most OF them do"
He also said that if the Department
OF Commerce In Washington would
present each business man In the coun-
try with a box OF Rexall orderlies, II
would be of great benefit to the ma
tional welfare Rexall Orderlies are
prompt in action. pleasant to take and
never gripe. can be used by men. WON
en- or children, and are just the thing
for toning up sluggish livers.
We have the exclusive selling rights for
this great laxative Trial size, 10 cents.
CONNELL'S DRUG STORE
THE RExAUL STORE
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-19
F A r M A N D
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over much longer time. That this
is appreciated by majority of farm
ers is indicated by the increase in
the percentage of heavy wire that
is being sold for fencing purposes.
For the general farm on which all
kinds of stock are kept, and on which
the rotations practiced call for tenn
porary pastures, the common type of
fence now being adopted in the North
Central states is one which has APP
proximately 10 line wires and total
height Of about feet. The bottom
wires are spaced about 3 inches
apart. Such a fence constructed
from all No. 9 wire with strand Of
barbed wire on the top, Usage orange,
locust, red cedar, steel, or cement line
posts set rod apart, and ends and
braces of the same materials as for
the line posts at distance of 40 rods,
can be constructed, it is figured, for
931a cents a rod. This allows
labor cost of 9 cents rod. The cost
of the wire itself is estimated at 40
cents, the line posts at % cents, and
the ends and braces at 1914 cents a
rod. Such a fence is exceptionally
durable and should last approximate
ly % years. Cheaper fences can, of
course be constructed with less ex-
pensive materials. Allowing for re-
pairs, depreciation, and interest at
per cent on the investment, the total
annual cost of upkeep for fence
such as the one described should be
8 cents per rod. In addition, the in
terest on the value of the land which
the fence occupies, and thus with
draws from tillage or pasture, should
be included.
The growing scarcity of timber in
the North Central States which has
already resulted in popularizing wire
fencing, is also increasing the cost of
posts for these fences, and may ulti-
mately result in more general adop-
ton of some substitute for a wooden
post. The only kinds of timber fence
posts which in their natural condition
last on an average for more than 10
years are Usage orange, locust, red
cedar, mulberry, catalpa, and burr
oak. The supply of all these is limit
ed, and most of them in the areas
where they are not native are high
priced.
In the past, before wire fences came
into general use, Usage orange hedge
was much used for fencing purposes,
and many of these hedges have been
allowed to grow up into trees from
which posts have been cut. On high
priced land, however, this is not a
profitable practice, because the hedge
row consumes the fertility of much
land that could be used to better adj
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-19
Good Roads Department
Conducted Especially for the Banner by Hon. P.
7. Cogrove, President of the Michigan
Good Roads Association.

ment. Five such roads were COM
pleted during the year in Iowa, Mary
land, Oregon, and Virginia. Work
was also continued on IL other roads
built under this appropriation.
Bridges and road systems were also
planned for a number of counties
throughout the country and advice
given to local officials in a large num-
Der Of States.
The demonstration of maintenance
work which the office started last
year on the highway from Washington
to Atlanta was continued with much
success. OF the 1000 miles of this
highway, 1923 are now under the SUI
pervision of the office. The counties
affected are being encouraged to un-
dertake construction where this is nee
essary, and to maintain the road in
good condition elsewhere. Expert
ments in the maintenance of various
kinds of highways have also been con-
Quoted in Virginia and Maryland.
One of the most important activi-
ties of the Office mentioned in the re-
port has been the collection in the
past year of data on the mileage of
improved and unimproved roads
throughout the country and of the
expense incurred for road purposes.
Traffic studies on a number of import
ant roads have also been made in
order to determine the traffic in ton
miles before and after improvement.
This affords a basis for calculating
the amount of money each community
may profitably spend upon the i'm
provement of it's roads.
Numerous tests of materials used in
road building have also been conduct
ed.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-19
BOARD OF SUPERvlS-
ORS TO PROBE CAUSES

The justice of the peace bills in
Ionia county have more than doubled
in the last five years and the members
of the board of supervisors are be-
ginning to inquire into the causes.
Why the annual total of these claims
should jump from less than 81 200 in
1911 to more than $4,000 in 1915 is
the question, the answer to which
they are seeking.
Ionia county justice court fines are
as little, if not less, than usual this
last year. Circuit court expenses
have also fallen off. Had it not been
for the one $500 fine paid by Joe
Musso, the fine fund would have been
pretty small.
The expenses of the sheriff's office
has also been considerably lessened
during the year just passed. With
these economies to witness, the mem
bers of the board, or some of them,
can see no reason why the justice
court bills should jump by leaps and
bounds and be quite a little more in
1915 than in 1914, the year of the big
leap when expense accounts showed
the greatest volume of justice court
business done in the county in many
years.
1t is the cause of this big jump that
the members of the board are investi-
eating. They want. to know why it
is
Growing out of this attitude on the
part of the board came a resolution
aimed at the business done in arrest
ing persons under the disorderly act
in various parts of the county. This
resolution calls upon the prosecuting
attorney of the county to enforce the
provisions Of the act making it illegal
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-19

Wire fences, particularly in the
North Central States, are very gen.
orally replacing those of stone, wood,
and hedge as the latter become un-
serviceable. Where high-priced land,
a scarcity of timber, and high wages
for farm labor exist, the farmer can
no longer afford to construct any but
wire fence. The extent to which this
fencing is now being used is shown
in q recent report, published as Bulle-
tin 321 of the department, which con-
tains the results of Investigations in
to the cost of fencing farms in the
North Central states. In all of the
IL states from which data were OBJ
tanned wire constituted more than 70
per cent of the fencing, and western
Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and north
ern Minnesota the percentageNof wire
was more than go
The general and increasing use of
wire for farm fencing in this section
has compelled the farmer to consider
very seriously what system will be
most suitable for his needs. A farm
fence, says the bulletin already men
toned, should combine the two quail
ties of service and economy. To give
satisfactory service it must be con-
structed so as to turn all kinds OF
stock without injury to them. To be
economical it must be built as cheaply
as is consistent with durability. The
fence that is erected at low initial
cost is not necessarily economical, for
il may be short-lived.
In selecting a woven-wire fence, 1t
is preferable to economic by elimin-
ating unnecessary wires rather than
by using a lighter-weight wire. A
fence the spacing in which is too
wide to turn swine satisfactorily will
prove quite adequate when only cattle,
sheep, or horses are to be considered.
The farmer, therefore, who keeps no
swine can save money by doing away
with wires that are not needed. The
factor which determines the price of
woven-wire fencing is its weight, so
that in fences of the same height a
wide-spaced fence with comparative
ly few wires costs less than narrow
spaced one with more wires. On the
other hand, it is becoming generally
recognized that the use of heavy wire
in fencing is economical. The initial
cost of the heavy wire is greater, but
its durability is more than sufficient
to offset this disadvantage. The labor
and other costs in the construction of
a fence are practically the same
whether a heavy or light grade
Of wire is used, but with heavy wire
the fence lasts so much longer that
this cost Of construction is distributed
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-19

for any person to make and arrest
under the disorderly statutes without
first obtaining warrant signed by
the prosecuting attorney. This reso-
luton declares it to be illegal for any
person to make an arrest under Act
No. 264, 1889, except when charged
with third offense, or to issue warrant
under Act No. A, 1887, without a
warrant in writing from the prosecut-
ing attorney. In case of any such ar
rest with out this warrant, the law,
so declares the resolution, forfeits to
the justice trying the case and the of
ficer making the arrest all fees in the
matter.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-19
Rural Engineering

The annual report of the Office of
Public Roads, which the department
has just issued for the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1915, announces the
incorporation into the Office of the
work Of farm drainage, irrigation,
and architecture. This work was
transferred to the Office of Public
Roads under the act of Congress dat
ed March A, 1915, which reorganized
the department in certain important
ganization might be actually under
way at the commencement of the fis-
cal year 1916, the Office Of Public
Roads took over this new work on
April /. Since that time drainage
Investigations have been carried on in
Florida, in States north of the Ohio
River, in Kentucky, and in northern
Idaho. Plans for the organization of
drainage districts and methods of
financing such organizations have al
so been studied.
The farm irrigation Investigations
which were formerly conducted on a
territorial basis are now being hand
led on a subject basis, and the local
Offices which were previously main
tanned in various States have been
abandoned. Hereafter the men will
work from three central Offices or
from Washington.
In it's road work the Office for the
past year has continued to supervise
the expenditure of the 100000 APP
preparation which Congress provided
the Post Office Department for the
improvement of post roads in coun-
ties or States contributing double the
amount spent by the Federal Govern
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-19

vantage for crop production. The
supply of locust timber il constantly
decreasing, with consequent rise in
price, and most of the red-cedar posts
used i'm the corn belt area have to be
shipped from the Southern states.
Their cost is also steadily advancing.
Under these circumstances, farmers
are turning their attention to the
possibilities of steel and concrete
posts. The chief objection to steel
posts, that they are bent by heavy
stock rubbing against them, may be
overcome both by the proper construc-
tion of the fence so that the strain
is transmitted along the line to the
end posts, and also by the use of
heavier posts. Concrete posts are
commonly believed to be especially
durable, but to secure this quality
great care must be exercised in the
selection of materials and in the con-
struction. Moreover, such posts should
not be used for at least a month, or,
better still, for three months, after
they have been removed from the
mold. On farms where sand and gra-
vel are available, however, and where
the work may be done at season Of
the year when the labor might not
otherwise be profitably employed, the
construction of concrete fence posts
is quite feasible. The concrete, how
ever, must not be allowed to freeze.
Still another method of meeting the
increasing cost of durable timber for
fence posts is the use of preserva-
tives on the cheaper kinds of wood.
Creosote is the cheapest and most eff
ficient of common preservatives, and
short-lived timbers that are properly
treated with it should withstand decay
as long as the more durable woods.
The treatment is simple and can cas-
lily be done on the farm. Detailed
instructions on the subject may be
obtained from the department
Whatever form of fence post is
adopted, it must be remembered that
it is poor economy to construct a
fence in which the posts decay before
the wire does. In such an event the
fence has to be restretched on a new
set of posts, the cost of repairs will
be considerably increased, and full
efficiency will not be obtained from
the wire.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-19
MIDWINTER MEETING OF
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

A fine program has been prepared
for this meeting. Mr.. Roland Nor
rili,. the first one to put the peach
business on a scientific basis, will be
present, and give several addresses.
Mr.. John l. Gibson, the man who
has done more boosting for Michigan
than anyone else, viii tell how to
Make Michigan Win"
There will be number of other
'frst-class speakers who will handle
the topics Of vital interest at this
time.
Program books will be sent out by
February !.
For further information and parti-
culars apply to
Robt. A. Symthe, Secretary,
Benton Harbor.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-19
Mulligans

Put piece of butter the size of an
egg in a saucepan and let it melt,
then add one sliced onion, allowing
it to brown. To this add one small
cabbage, chopped fine. Let this mix
ture cook slowly for twenty to thirty
minutes, then add one can Of toma-
toes, adding salt, pepper and paprika
to taste. Do not cover, and cook
for two or three hours.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-19

Keep plugging. He who fights and
runs away will live only to run away
again. A successful business man
has a soldiers courage or he would
not be successful. Had he run from
even the most overwhelming of odds
he would be numbered among the
business derelicts now.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1916-01-19

Timid persons who have never be-
fore hesitated to embark on the water
wagon must now consider the SUBJ
marine peril.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-09-06

at the county fair this year also. This
will not be a contest. but an educa.
tional conference. There will be
three classes as follows: For babies
living in the city of Chickasha; for
babies living in any other town in
Grady county; for babies living in the
rural districts. Three bronze medals
will be given: One each to the high.
est scoring baby in each class; diplo-
mas and score cards will be given to
each baby entered Not over 200 en-
tries win be accepted; one-third in
each class. Entries close at 6 p. m.
Saturday, September 9Th. Entry
blanks may be had at the office OF
the secretary at Commercial and Farm
Bureau office at PIG Chickasha Ave.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-09-06

the group Of eighth grade pupils IN the
graduating exercises at the cnurch
last May. where she resembled a pure
white rosebud. Last year she gave
her heart to the divine Master, unit
ing with the Dutton M. E. churcl--
After impressive funeral services con.
Quoted by her pastor, Rev. Pankey
and a sermon by Rev. Lutz, she was
laid to rest in the Verden cemetery.
six young girls, Annabelle McPhaili,
Pearl Hicks, Alice Lynn, Lena Hurst
Effie Brock and Myrtle Taylor, acted
as pail bearers and the whole commu-
nifty win long hold her in loving re-
membrance.