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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-03-09

toe, right there,-don't be afraid
that's it,-feel how smooth the kin
is? Well, that's where the corn was.
Well, that beats ALL" That's the way
"Gets-It" works on all corns, every
corn, every time. It's the new, simple
way Of curing ,corns. You'll say good
bye to all foolish ~contraptions like
bundling ~bandages. sticky tape, plas-
tiers, toe-eating salves, and grave
diggers such as knives, razors and
In 2 seconds. Never fails. Nothing to
stick to. hurt or press on the corn.
"Gets-It" is sold everywhere, Csc a
bottle. or sent direct by e. Lawrence
e Co., Chicago. Ill.
Sold in Brookings and as the
worlds best corn remedy by Brookings Phar-
macy,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-03-09
well, Should Say
'Gets.If DOES Work"
"Look a. There, If You Don't Think
It's Just Wonderful for Corns!"

"Bless my stars. look at it! Land of
the Twin! Why. just look at it! That
corn came right off,-just like peel
ing anana Put your finger on my
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1916-03-09

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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-28

sixth sense told her that something
was wrong.
1T 10 true that know you very
well, Smith," she rejoined, sternly.
TOO we'll to let you have Sans prop
erty."
Mr.. Beekman himself was inclined
to side with Smith, but his wife re-
manned firm and finally the visitor
rode on disgruntled. VIZ.
Smith called for Lieutenant Webb's
valise on the very day OF Andres
flight. Andre himself was In hiding
In Smiths house. Smith. II seems.
had heard Lieutenant Webb tell about
The grip and its contents that after
noon at the tavern. and knowing that
Webb and Andre were both OF the
same size had determined to get the
patrol officers uniform for the British
SPY.
Had Andre made his dash for New
York, disguised as an aid Of the com
mander in chief himself, there IL no
doubt that the American outposts
would have facilitated instead OF him
dered his progress, and that he would
have reached the British lines scot
free. That he did not get Webb's uni
form Is due solely to the keenness and
determination OF m American matrpn.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-28

Only few ske aware OF the fact
that Indirectly the capture OF Andre
was due to woman's intuition and
to her quick decision.
During the operations OF the Ameri-
can army In the vicinity Of the Hud-
son, Lieut.. John Webb, an aid on
Washtngton's stan, was q frequent Wis
itor at the mansion OF Gerard c. Beck
mar at Peekskill. One day Lieutenant
Webb left q valise containing an
amount OF gold and one OF his uni
forms with Mrs, Beekman, asking her
not TO give It to anyone without .
written request from himself or his
brother Samuel.
Some two weeks later neighbor
named Joshua Hett Smith came riding
up for the lieutenant's grip. talked SO
convincingly that Mr.. Beekman was
about to give it to him, when his wife
interfered. Smith got impatient.
why, Mrs. Beekman, he said, you
know me very we'll Jack didn't give
me that request for his valise because
he was In . hurry and didn't have time
to write 1t. But now he needs his uni
form right away and must have II. It
isn't as II you we're giving the valise
to q stranger"
But Cornelia Beekman's feminine
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-28
saved THE BANNER
How Mistress Day Won
the Last Battle yof the
Revolutionary War

HE last battle Of the Revolution
was not at Yorktown, nor was
It any Of the small skirmishes
- that occurred after the surren-
der OF CORVALLIS and before the for.
NAL declaration Of peace in 1888. The
last battle was Of the nature Of duel,
and It happened on the day the Brit
ish evacuated New York, says Youths
Companion.
The great day that was to see the
last Of King George HIS regiments
leave these shores finally arrived. The
British army was to board the ships
that lay in the harbor. Washington
and his troops were waiting at Kings
bridge and McGowan's Pass to take
possession OF the city Immediately on
their departure.
Maj. William Cunningham, the Brit
ish provost on the common, gave one
last look about his Office, tossed the
key on the table and went out into
the sunlight, slamming the door be-
hind him with much unnecessary VIC
lence. His Infamous reign was over.
There were few forms Of cruelty that
he had hesitated to practice on the
luckless Continental prisoners in his
charge. Among the mildest was the
contamination of their drinking water
by throwing rubbish into the well, and
the appropriation and sale of their "a
lions for his own profit.
The friends and relatives OF his VIC
Tins were flocking back to the city
triumphant, and 1t behooved Major
Cunningham not to linger. So he LETT
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-28

a. the Stars and Stripes that fiuttered
from tall flagpole, as il waving 9
triumphant welcome to the Continen-
tai troops.
Wrathfully he seized the halyards,
and began to pull the nag down the
pole. There was something about the
action that soothed his rufi1ed feelings.
He would at least take back to Eng
land with him one captured rebel ban
ner. But he had reckoned without
Mistress Day.
From her kitchen that patriotic
woman heard the cSeaking Of the pull
ley. on her tlagstaff. She tiptoed to
her front windows and peeped out.
She knew the major only too well,
and she determined to prevent this
final outrage. She few back to the
kitchen and seized her broom.
In the meantime, with his back to
the house, the major was hauling
away vigorously. A few more Jerks,
and the flag would be within his grasp.
Bang! His hat suddenly dew of, and
went scuttling down the yard. In his
establishment he continued to pull me-
chanically on the halyards. Bang!
Whack! The major saw many times
more than 13 stars, and the powder
flew from his wig in all directions. He
dropped the rope and turned about.
purple with indignation.
Woman! Do you realize what you're
doing?" he roared. The broomstick
was in the air again, and the major
lodged. Whack! It struck him
squarely across the bridge Of his nose,
and the field at once became ensan-
guined.
The bleeding officer now began to
take hasty counsel with himself. He
was late for the embarkation, the
American troops would soon be upon
the ground, his hat had received an
irreparable dent, his wig was in the
widest disorder, his regimentals were
stained with marks OF the bloody az
fray, his head was yet spinning from
contact with Mistress Days weapon.
He decided that discretion was the
better part of valor and FASTENED to
the waiting ships.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-28

II was the mayor OF . small town .
few miles away who dropped into the
Office Of Pittsburgh lawyer to say:
We are going to have wideopen
Fourth Of July in our town and We
want . bang-up GRAFTON. Have you
got one?"
my dear sir" replied the lawyer, Il
have got no less than seven, and
wherever they have been delivered
they have brought ont wild enthusi-
asm. will read you No. A." 55
Hold on minute" said the mayor,
does No. say anything about the
tea being thrown overheard in Boston
harbor?" ii Il III
"Of course, that is strong point"
1T isn't worth shucks! We have
heard 1t 20 times. and It's got to be old
tea with us. Does No. say anything
about the Mayfiower?'
Certainly replied the lawyer.
Most Fourth Of July orations start in
there"
1T won't start in there in our town
this year. The old craft is played out.
How's No. 3 on Bunker HIP" /.
Great, sir-great!
"But we don't want It. 1t wasn't
much Of scrap, anyhow. Does No. 4
tell about the sufferings at Valley
Forge?" .s5
Most surely, sir, and that touches
every heart in the crowd"
But our hearts won't be touched
by it. said the mayor.
"But what sort OF Fourth of July
Grafton do you want?" asked the law
yer.
why, one about boat racing, base
ball, football, and II you could work
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-28

sunrise, and cheered for the Continen-
tal congress.
Then the Stars and Stripes were
hoisted to the top Of the hickory pole
and we hurrahed for General jackson.
After breakfast the marshal Of the
day, mounted On his old white mare
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-28

old, win no word OF decisive action
from the colonistA
Not single word from the conflict
Of April 10, 1875, had reached Eng
land until the bright, clean page.
labeled "June," was about to be
brought into view and king and sub
jeets were leaving London to escape
the summer heat.
Forty Days @ Reach England.
II was on May 20, 1775, when the
first sailing vessel to arrive from the
colonies after the skirmish at Licking
ton reached Bristol. England. Even
at this early day journalism had
shown its superiority over govern
ment methods, for the vessel brought
copies Of the Essex Gazette Of April
Is, containing the brief account Of the
engagement.
Post haste, they were carried TO
London, and on the following day the
news was printed; IN the London
Chronicle. Thus. IA sdays @aftar the
shot Vas fired, its reverberations
were heard IN distant Britain
with but g simple headline
.LONDON.-the Chronicle. printed
the important news, prefacing II with
the statement: is
Tuesday, May 80. 1875.
yesterday morning some dispatches
arrived at Lord Dartmouth's once
from General Gage, at Boston. brought
by ship arrived at Bistol, from that
Province. They were forwarded by 2
messenger to his majesty at Kew.
These dispatches contained no news
OF the skirmish, being dated several
days before It occurred.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-28

and having red sash tied around his
middle and q cockade In his hat, ap-
peared and rode up and down the
streets, followed by q crowd Of admir-
ing small boys.
Then. couple OF hours Were de.
voted to lemonade, root beer. ginger.
bread, and the way we licked them ct
Yorktown. s
Promptly at one o'clock the mill.
tary company turned out They we're
Il strong, and they hooked like con-
querors. They right-faced and they
sleft-faced, and they marched OF, fol-
lowed by the plaudits Of the assembled
thousands.
Then the fire company turned out
and squirted water over Deacon
Hempstead's barn, and there was
feeling In every bosom that our town
was safe from q Chicago FIRE.
There was . march to the grove.
There was oratory. There was cheer
ing for everything and everybody.
at night there was fireworks. More
than two dozen skyrockets and Roman
candles sailed into the darkness, and
ten lunches Of nrecrackers were put
under IN empty barrel and lighted 8
once.
When midnight came the weary r.
tfiots retired 70 their slumbers. and
next morning tho only man or boy
who hadn't . sore throat. burned IN
gers. Or ! black eye was the man or
boy In some other town mot pat-lotic
enough to celebrate the day.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-28

Ine PRISON, turnSu INTO the common.
and crossed It to gain Broadway. He
strobe along, myttering curses under
his breath. At the corner Of Broadway
and Murray street something caught
his eyes. He stopped, hesitated. then
turned aside and hastened down MUIR
ray street. ist s
What audacity! What monstrous
audacity!" he thought. But it was
like that rebel spitfire. Mistress Day.
He would teach her one hnal lesson.
He reached the Day house, which
was tavern near Greenwich street,
opened the gate. and shook his fist
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-28
Enjoying the Opera.

A well-dressed Spaniard, accompa-
MED by six young and pretty Spanish
girls. occupied seven seats in the or
chestra circle at the Metropolitan
opera house, New York, one night.
Before the curtain rose, the entire
group fell asleep, one after the other,
and stayed asleep for two hours. It
was a curious sight, and old opera.
goers said they never knew of the feat
being equaled. The Spaniard paid S21
for the seven seats,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-28
Most widely Read Document.

One hundred and forty years have
passed since the Fourth Of July, 1776,
when the Declaration was signed, but
that epochal document is still read
and reread with fresh glow. Many q
schoolboy has committed 1t to memory
and all intelligent men are familiar
with its style and with its ststement
of grievances against the British king.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-28
LInoleum for Nurseries.

The prejudice which exists against
the use Of linoleum for nurseries is
i'll founded. Not only is it easy to
wash, but, with the habit all babies
possess of picking things from the
floor and putting them into the mouth,
the microbe-killing effect of this com
pound of linseed oil and cork is use
full safeguard. A bare wooden floor,
especially OF soft pine, is particularly
harmful, as 1t provides good breed
ing place for germs.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-28
Country True TO Its Ideals.

4
How truly the United States has
pursued the ideal Of human progress
set forth in the Declaration OF hide
pendence has been shown since the
world war began by our steadfast
stand for the rights Of humanity.
Here we stand, drawn from the. four
corners Of the earth, . great people
united in common purpose, leading
the world toward q realization Of the
brotherhood Of mankind and pointing
out to all nations that mans real and
enduring aim should be the conquest
Of himself and of the vast forces OF
nature, to the end that all may get
the best out Of life and ever advance
In the pursuit Of happiness.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-28
North caro,ln.,s Hero,

Concerning John Penn. the signer
OF the Declaration, from North Caro-
lima, 1t may be stated that his por.
trait is shown In the New York City
library collection Of Colonial portraits.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-28

In . scrap or two our people would
rise up on their hind legs and cheer
for two minutes. / guess you haven't
got anything OF the sort and I'll move
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1916-06-28

on and find q more up-to-date man."
And as the lawyer watched him take
his hat and walk quickly out Of the
Office he said to himself:
"And we call our flag Old Glory.
Pittsburgh Dispatch.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-28
CRASH AT,
STREET RY.
CROSSING

At $50 o'clock yesterday afternoon
at the corner of Ninth and Minnesota
a north bound street car struck a west
bound Shea-Powell service car, badly
smashing the service car, overturning
it and seriously bruising and injuring
Miss Emma Meadows, passener in
the car and the driver, Joe Lines.
The street car was in chare of Nc
torman Moses Rogers and Conductor
Oce Neal. According to statements
given out by the street car people
the car had almost. come to step
as the motorman sounded his gong in
warning the driver of the auto and the
driver of a coal wagon both Of which
we're approaching the street car cross
ing from the east, climbing the grade
f'he driver of the wagon stopped and
the motorman, thinking, it is alleged,
the auto driver would do the same,
throw on his power and started ahead.
It was then that the carand the auto
came together with a crash. The top
was smashed, the windshield broken
and Miss Meadows. the passenger, hurl.
ed violently to the street and rendered
Unconscious. The driver Of the auto
was also thrown to the street and bad
ly bruised and dazed, in addition to be-
ing severely cut about the face and
hands by flying glass.
Miss Meadows was carried into the
residence of Mr.. Minette, at Ninth st.
and Minnesota av. and Dr. Downey
was called. Later, no recovering con
sciousness she was removed to thf
home Of her parents. Eight and Frisco
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-28

CLEANS UP
HAW NEE

The Chickasha high school baske-
ball team outclassed the Shawnee con-
tingent in a fast game at the high
school gym last night, winning by a
score Of 4s to a.
Although Coach Billy Clark of Shaw
nee has good team, it is too light to
make much headway against the taller
and heavier lads who compose the
Chickasha fighting force. However,
they are not lacking in courage. I'm
dismayed by their defeat, they viii
meet their antagonists again at the
gym this evening and they profess con
fidence that they will be able to make
better showing.
Ii was Chickasha's game from the
start last night The good training
of Coach Reeds and the inborn bat
Ting ability of the local lads were in
evidence from the opening of play till
the close of the game, the scores being
about eqauully divided between the
two periods. The Chickasha players
were J. B. Hill, Walter Griffith, Ar
thur Griffith, Louie Gardner, and How
ard Majors. Mr.. Howard of the State
University, was referee.
The high school girls basket bal
team left today for Purcell, where they
are scheduled for game tonight
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-28
SADDLES HORSE AND
RIDES 36 MILES TO
OBEY COURTS ORDER

Wednesday was a tough day on
Jurors called to serve their country in
The efforts put forth by attorneys TO
secure a jury to try the Hugh Pope
case. The regular panel having been
exhausted before noon the first day,
special yenire was ordered drawn
from the jury box.
The men whose names were drawn
we're the ones who were afforded the
cpportunity of showing their patriot
ism to state and courts. Through the
driving rain which fell for the greater
part of the day, jurors called over
telephone, mounted horses and hustled
to the nearest railway station. In
many instances trips of five, ten and
even fifteen miles had to be made in
this manner before the railway could
be reached.
One man. John Wolford, seemed to
have drawn more than his proportion
ate share OF hustling through the rain
10 get to court. Mr.. Wolford resides
near Bailey, thirty-six miles from
Chickasha. When Sheriff Bailey
reached him over the phone and tolC
him the trouble Mr. Wolford re
plied. "All right. Tell Judge Linn III
saddle up and start right now and tha
IN be in Chickasha at 8 o'clock to
night" And he was-weary, we
through and through and mud-bespat
/ tered but cheerful
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-28
CONTRIBUTION TO
CONSCIENCE FUND
COMES TO AGENT

Stories of conscience fund contrl-
buttons are numerous. but some may
think that famous fund is myth. the
product of the creative Imagination Of
the ingenious newspaper reporter 10
such doubting Thomases, a letter re
ceivcd by ]. R. Nugent Rock Island
agent here, from Hot Springs, Ark.
man, should be convincing evidence
Minus the name, the letter is as fol
lows:
Il beat my way from Chickasha t.
Fort Worth, Tex, several years ago
Since have found the Lord ] feel like
have got to straighten up my pas
life as best / can. | send SO. If tha'
isn't enough l will pay more, whatever
it may be-"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-28

in about three doors of the barber
shop; that when man was in about
three doors of barber shop witness lost
sight of him; saw him no more.
\ Paul Glass, for the state, testified
.tc having seen defendant and witness,
Cook, going toward Cooks hotel; de-
fendant told him, after the killing, 1t
was a good thing -witness-was
not present or he might have been kill
ed, to.
Mrs. Len Chitwood, for the state.
testified to defendant coming to the
Chitwood home and calling her hus-
band out of bed and out of the house;
heard defendant tell her husband of
the trouble; heard defendant tell her
husband, 81 cut one of your boys to
pieces and am going TO get the other
one;' that she is the wife of Len Chit
wood; that Marvin Chitwood was her
son.
Merl Chitwood, for the state, testi-
fled that the dead boy was his brother;
that a bunch of them had been in the
barber shop and the tailor shop shop
on the night of the killing, drinking
whisky and singing songs; that after
he had left the barber shop his brother
came to where witness and George
Cook were standing on the First Ma
tional bank corner; asked Marvin what
the trouble was: testified to Marvin
telling him of defendants objecting to
the locking of the barber shop door
testimony of Witness
punaway: testified to mix up on the
corner; said he knocked defendant
into the street and jumped on him; that
after he let defendant up or after they
had been separated, defendant and
George Cook started off together;
that the Chitwood boys and Dunaway
returned to barber shop and began
dressing witness leg, where defend
ant had knitted him during the mixup
on the corner; that Len Chitwood
came in; that defendant came inside
the shop and said, 81 have been listen
fContinued on Page Four.)
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-28
SO. CALF.
AGAIN HIT
BY FLOODS

By United Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. 2S. -
Eight persons who are missing are be
lieved to have been drowned when the
steam schooner Aberdeen was driven
ashore off the Golden Gate.
Floods and storms for the SECOND
time within two weeks isolated South
ern California. Railroads and wires
are paralzed.
1t is reported that two feet Of water
fill the streets in San Diego and Venice
and the seas are breaking over the
water fronts at San Pedro and Lone
Beach.
Shipping along the entire Pacific
coast is in grave danger.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-28

LOST OFF
MOROCCO

BY United Press
HULL, England, Jan. 2S.-The Brit
ish and African liner Appam is believ
ed to have been lost off the western
coast of Morocco.
The Appam left Dakar, on the wes-
coast of Africa, for Liverpool on Jan
uary ii and has net since been heard
from.
The British steamer Tregantle re-
ports that it picked up a damaged life
boat of the Appam on January 16. The
boat contained water casks and life
belts.
The Appam had a tonnage of 1871.
No reports of submarines off the Nor
ocean coast have been received. |!
is believed that the vessel foundered in
a recent gale.
Liverpool adviees say the Appam
carried two hundred passengers and a
crew of one hundred.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-28
ALBANIA Is
EVACUATED
BY ALLIES
Expected 10 Retain Only Two Points on
Balkan Peninsula is Bases for Future
Operations; Swiss Apologize
for Flag Incident

By United Press.
ROME, Jan. 2S-With the exception
of Valona and the immediate vicinity,
Albania is being evacuated by the al
lies, according to advices reaching
here.
Within ten days the occupation o.
the entire Balkan peninsula by the
forces of the Austro-Germans and Bul-
garians is expected to be complete.
The allies, however, will retain Val
ena and Saloniki as bases for future
operations that are expected to be un-
dertaken for the purpose Of retalxing
tie lost territory.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-28
BRANDEIS IS
JUSTICE OF
HIGH COURT
BY United Press.

BY United Press.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 2S.-
President Wilson today announced the
appointment of Louis D. Brandies of
Boston, as associate justice Of the 81
preme court, TO succeed the late JUS
tice Lamar.
The selection of Brandeis was a
great surprise as he was considered
to have little political backing
The new justice has won prominence
as lawyer, having represented the
plaintiffs IL numerous cases against
large corporations. He was attorney
for the Interstate commerce commits
sion in recent rate cases.