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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-04-28
GERMANY DON'T KNOW.

The American Government has
gone full length to keep out Of trou-
BILE. but Germany has goaded just
about to the limit Of decency. Ger
many has felt that this nation would
take any sort Of mistrcatment rather
than 70 to war.
The Berlin Post In a braggadocio
deliyerance says:
1--WE have heard enough Of silly re-
proaches leyelled at us by Americas
sea going citizens. II Washington
gentlemen believe we have nothing
more important to do than to lnvestl-
gate whether any cattle driver had a
lock Of his precious hair ruffled while
crossing the ocean to Europe, then
the people in the White House are
terribly mistaken.
The ezItung OF Berlin In no less a
bombastic outburst declares:
Germany never will yield to Amer
lea because Of Wilson'S bluff The at
tltude of the American press is in
comical contrast to the really effec-
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-04-28

The Signal reprints a good article
from Farm and Ranch suggesting the
Importance Of establishing eommunl-
~ centera where foreigners coming
here may be taught American Gus
toms, patriotism and duties OF citizen
ship Such school world be good
proposition for our own people. We
need such tuition ourselves. There Is
q fearful lack Of real patriotism n
mong our own folks and the lndiffer-
onoe TO the duties OF citizenship Is
simply astounding. Our own men and
women would profit by taking a thor
ough course OF lectures along this
line. II would be OF Interest TO en-
list the new coming foreigners In this
rlan, but let II be borne In mind that
many OF these foreigners VIII DC
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-04-28
WE All HAVE oun TROUBLES.

We all have our troubles. The or
binary business man, the honest hod
carrier, the daily toller, In all lines.
Imagine sometimes that their lots are
hardest, but the men Of millions are
not Immune to trouble. The common
folks are apt to think that rich rail-
road magnates have nothing to do
but SIT In their coy offices and look
with Indifference on the men who
run the trains and keep the track In
order, but don't you forget that they
are figuring late at night how they
are going to meet their obligations.
For several months the conductors,
englnemon and tralnmen on more
than 40 railroads have been demand
Ing Increased pay. They want the
same wage for feEer hours and time
and half for overtime The rail-
road owners iind that thls would IN
crease their payroll to figure far In
excess OF the income Of the roads and
that the roads would 70 broke. The
orders demanding the Increase
threaten a general sllke unless their
demands are met. Such strike would
tic up all the railroads Of the west
and northwest and parallze business.
Now. the railroads contend that the
only thing that will make II possible
to meet the increased expense and
live Is to increase freight rates. AZ
this point we all come In for a share
In the trouble.
The desire Of q railroad man In
Chicago for @ little more pay for his
days labor comes on along the line
and the humble farmer in sourry
county has to dig down In his peck
ct for II.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-04-28

tive power OF that country. The best
methods Of advertisement, OF which
Wilson is a master, wear thin in time.
when the sword OF Damocles re-
mains too long suspended we can see
It Is only a wooden one"
The expressions prove that Ger.
many has never yet understood the
attitude OF the American people. The
administration is fully sustained by
Congress and the public in Its desire
for peace and friendly relations,
but II It comes to the worst the peo-
pie will rally Just as strong in war,
The long suspended sword will prove
to be FURNISHED steel.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-04-28

The United States has tried In ey-
cry possible way to occupy an attl.
tude OF impartlallty as between the
belllgerent nations In Europe. Now,
II It shall be necessary to dissolve
friendly relations with Germany, It
stands to reason that Germany would
lose her standing Of an equal Amer
lean consideration with the allies
and could not expect anything more
than that II American money and
munitions are TO go to any II would
be to the allies. Germany ought to be
able to see that point and at least
concede to our contention for jus
tlce and humanity.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-04-28

The Palo Pinton Star asserts that
the public printer In Washington
city has said that hundreds Of thou
sands Of government frank enyel-
opes arefsuod to government employ
ees who lnturn supply them to COM
panlos and individuals in which to
send out free Of postage all sorts
Of dope that are Of no concern to the
government II this charge is true
every member Of congress ought to
find out about II and stop IT,
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-04-28

The German newspapers have an
idea that President Wilson Is not
supported by Congress in his conten-
lion with Germany and they refer
to the Wilson MOI Instead Of the
american Note" They refuse to
note the fact that the Republicans
and Democrats are with Mr.. wilson
By q large maioilty.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-04-28

The difference between telephone
people and newspaper people ls, that
telephone folks have time to think
and newspaper folks think until they
can't think. Hormlelgh Enterprise
The Enterprise Editor used to be
a telephone man and had only to
connect other folks up and let them
do all the talking, but now since he
has to talk, he may learn that he
can think lots Of thought that would
MT do TO go In print
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-04-28

True fraternity among men Is that
mutual regard which leads individu-
ais out of themselves into acts Of
usefulness for the good Of others. To
Just the extent that this is manifest
among the lodges and churches. are
they worthy to be denomlnated real
fraternal institutions. The world is
hungry for true fraternallsm found In
or out Of the churches and lodges. II
has always characterized sincere per
sons and none other may eIempliiy
Il IN their llvcs.-Amarlllo News.
That man Is not nt to have mem
bershlp In the church nor any fra.
ternal order who will wlltully de
fraud a brother or Cypress him when
under pressure OF conditions that
render him helpless to prevent II.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-04-28

promising but OF course II is too early
to predict what the crop will be-
Roscoe Times.
Whore else In all Texas will you
find true material for n paragraph
like that
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-04-28

POSTED

The public Is hereby notified that
the old Bush-Tlller Ranch, now the
Reynolds ranch is posted and any
one violating the law by fishing, haul
ing wood or trespassing on said prop
erty will be prosecuted.
45-Smp Reynolds Ranch
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-04-28

The Carranza government would
limit the number Of American sol
dlers In Mexico to a thousand men.
That number would be q nice early
morning exercise for the combined
forces Of Carranza and villa. There
fore Uncle Sam answers by putting
more men into line.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-04-28

OF course from some quarters
comes a lot OF explaining but II will
take a lot Of explaining to make the
common herd In the South under.
stand why II Is that everything they
have to sell Is cheap on account Of
the war and everything they have
to buy Is high for the same reason,
Sanger Courier.
Don't you know that no matter
which way your lot fronts, It will be
the wrong way when you so to sell
u.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-04-28

The American foreign policy, taxi
en- all the way through, is for the
highest ST ndards Of humanity and
Justice and az a spirit Of Christian
virtue may exist In other nations, the
American principle will prevail.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-04-28

W. J. bryan was defeated for the
position OF delegate from Nebraska
to the Democratic National Conven-
tion and his brother failed ia. get the
democratic nomination for governor
Of that State,
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-04-28

Gems Scott and Obregon are con-
ferrlng over the situation In Mexlcd
and It Is believed that they can reach
an agreement when both have fully
explained. n Gen. Obregon Is reason
able he can be made to see that the
United States has no designs on
Mexico, except border protection.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-04-28

Some years ago n Georgia Court
sent ten year old boy to the refor.
matory for stealing 2 cents worth Of
marbles and again the "goobor state
has come to the front by sending
another youth Q years old to the re.
formatory for stealing a five cent
bottle Of soda pop. -Palo Pinto Star
That might be termed peanut jus
tlce Of the old time sort
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-04-28
nnn

Evidences are accumulatlng to
prove that In our efforts to paclfy
Mexico we are having to meet the
clandostlne influences Of Germany.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-04-28

Here comes a ranked speech
from Cyclone Davis, Of Texas. II
makes us mad to think that the gov
eminent collects Internal revenue
from MS to make good the postal de-
felt caused by transmitting such
rubbish as thls,-Palo Pinto Star
Don't fret too much over II. Cy-
clone viii not have another opnor-
tunlty soon
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-04-28
IN THE NAME OF HUMANITY.

The Partisan Petite, a leading news.
paper Of Paris, France in commenting
N President Wilson's address TO Con-
gress on German relations says:
"when the responsible and almost
sovereign head Of 1OO,OO0.OOO free
citizens mounts the rostrum In Con
gress to declare we are the spokes.
men Of the rights OF humanity he has
performed an act Of immense moral
importance. This statesman. having
behind him the country on which the
whole world depends, declares before
the world 1--WE will not tolerate In
Justice I'm those words his whole mes
sage is summed up. It is a historical
event, which is deserving Of our ad-
mlratlon as one Of the noblest acts In
the memory Of mankind"
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-04-28

COUNTY ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For State senator, 2sth. District
c. II. BUCHANAN
For Representative iO5th Dlstrlct'
FRITZ r. SMITH.
For District Attorney, gDih judicial
District.
JOE c. RANDEL. Of Hamlln.
For District CLERK
GUY p. CASEY
oLIN r. HARDY
CHAs. II. COOPER
For County Judge
W. 8. ADAMsON
For Sheriff
W. A. MERRELL, Reelection
For County Attorney;
W. W. wEEMs
For County Clerk
W T, SKINNER,
tRe-Electlon)
W. NJ CURRY
o. l.. HOWELL
MRS WILLIE tslrayhorn) FARMER
For County Treasurer
C.R. L0CKHART (Re-elecllon)
ID. EMMETT BANKS.
For Tax Assessor
+. NJ (Frankl BROWNFlELD
W. A. LOUDER,
J. II. HUDNALL
"A. Joel MERRITT,
Reelection
o. l., MORROW
r H. CRowDAR
]. W. sTiMsoN
W C. DAVIDSON.
For Tax Collector
GEO, W. BROWN
W. II WREN
F PRYOR
$. 7. TONI ELIZA
J. ]. HARRIS
u. n SEWALl.
For County superintendent Of Public
Instruction
u. ID. BLACK
For Public wclghor;
lack EVANS
For County Commissioner, Precinct
No. I;
D. y WILSON
~. NOBLE
For Justice NJ the Peace, Precinct
No. 1;
d. r WILSON
~. NOBLE
For Constable Precinct No. 4;
GEORGE EPPLY.
For County Commissioner, Precinct
No. E.
BE. DARGlTz
For Justice Of the Peace, Precinct
No. r
IF. DARGlTz
For Commissioner Precinct No. y;
a. l.. BARNETT.
For Justice Of the Peace Precinct 30
A. l.. BARNETT.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-04-28

Farmers report that many nelds Of
oats which were sowed In February
haze come up since the recent ralna
and are now looking nno and grow
ing rapidly. The wheat is also very
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-04-28
flT Do

Plant feed stun and little cot
ton.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-04-28

Every day or 80 marks the dlsap.
poaranco Of a front fence In our city
and before long we expect our prop.
orty owners to fall In line and make
a general cleanup ont he useless
front fence big Springs Herald.
why worry about the other fcl-
lows fence II he is able to maintain
me-
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-04-28
hardy q cHAMBLEss, Publisher.

any erroneous reflection upon the
character. standing. or reputation OF
any person. arm or corporation.
which may appear in the columns OF
The snyder Signal. will be gladly
corrected II called to the attention OF
the editor
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1916-04-28

> . . . . . . Q . . . .
\ LITTLE SIGNALS !
Z: : : (: : (: : /:
Bryan came to Snyder
The band stand Is a peach
The rain is Just what we ordered,
Now for the bridge across the Jail
crossing Of Deep Greek,
scurry County Is to be represented
at the Dallas State Fair
Spring time Is here In all It's glory.
Come to Texas and on to Snyder
Split log drag the roads and lets
have smoothe sailing
Investigate the prizes offered by
the State Fair for farm exhibits and
pant with a view OF winning them
New Britain herald., 1916-10-30
ALL STOCKS SPURTING
I'iie'7-bemcnt-Pond Gains Ten Points -oo Does N. E. Machine-Rristo, Brass Also Shows Steady Climb.

1 @Alio' 'uef day of riotous buying with
 i"i se prices being paid for stocks was ] lecOfded on the Hartford stock ex | 'hallse today Many of the local se
 N"i JUGS LOOK sharp advances early this
 l4Aorhlhg and sold unusually high.
 'ueH eaSed off at the close, but still in l advance of previous sales. At the cioSe or the market Niles -Bement- oio mad gained ten points as had -NoW bflta1n Machine, which at one
 'lihe nit 115. North 6 Judd gained a oouple or points on reports of big war oIoerS and the belief that the stock
 Is more valuable than the uuotations
 inulcate. Three or four points were
 added to the Stanley Works ouota-
 1lon and Colts gained about 5 points
 Ohlon Manufacturing company made
 a sharp advance but suffered a dis
 tlnct reaction. closing about ten points
 off
 Bristol Brass, which had been more or less inactive during the spurt Of the last few weeks, began a strong upward movement this morning. It sold upward from the prices of 83- S5 of Saturday until sales were re- corded at 91 and some at 93 At tho clCse of the market a little profit talk lllS hlIoChell tie SlOCR down to S7-S0. | The torpedoeing of the British steam CT, reported this morning, had a re- | actiOnary effect on the New Yorl, l market to some extent, but 1t failed | to injure the local market and any drop from this cause is not expected | say the brokers. Today's quotations. American Brass ........ 367-372 American Hardware .. 137-13a Billings & Spencer ........ 134-136 BrlStol Brass 87-S9 Colts ................. SS0-S90 National Surety .......... 280-2S3 Niles Bement-Pond ....... 222-226 1 New Britain Machine ...... 105-11O ,'cOVil1 Manufacturing ...... 730-745 Standard Screw ........ 495-5O5 stanley Works ............ 103-105 ~nlon Manufa curing ...... 120-130 tussell Manufacturing ..... 365- 375 LIaut & Hine ............ 59-62
New Britain herald., 1916-10-30
COTTON DECLINES

New York, Oct. BOA renewal of heavy liquidation caused & further big decline in the cotton market here today' January contracts selling off to 1898 before the end of the morning session, or fully $2.25 e bale below Saturdays closing figures. Reports or sIackening spot demand and un- easiness over shipping conditions seemed hardly accountable for the preak which carried prices more than S8 bale under the high record of last Thursday.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-30
FINANCIAL NEWS
ROCK ISLAND AT
 ITS HIGHEST PRICE
Market Has Irregular Close
 Paper Stock Gains

New York, Oct. 30, Wall St.. 1O:3C a. m.-The trend was mainly higher on the resumption of trading in stocks today, copper, sugar, paper and ship ping shares again leading the advance ct gains of one to two points. United States Steel also rose a point and other strong and active features included central Leather, Westinghouse. Lackawana Steel, Republic Iron and Baldwin Locomotive. Among the Prominent rails were Rock Island, Erie, Kansas City Southern and Union racine. There were minor reces- slons in Reading, Denver and Rio Grande preferred and Crucible Steel With marked heaviness in the motor group.
 Wall Street 1:3O D. m.-Declines of one to three points from extreme adVances accompanied the revival of IHe mld-Sesslon, marines, coppers headlng and Canadian Pacific being neaVlest features. Later the list ral- lied on more reassuring reports from abroad.
 Wall Street Closing-Rock Island. at It's highest price of the year, and further gains in paper and fertilizer issues, featured the final dealings. 1he closing was irregular.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-30

New York Stock Exchange quota tons furnished by Richter & Co.,. members of the New York Stock Ex- change. Represented by E. w. Eddy.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-30

evening m the parish hall. Final ar-
 etn soilehts will be completed at this
 t1nle. It IS planned to have girls do
 .lie sollcltlng' being stationed at the liioe' aoVantageous points in the clty, and to carry on the work from ''oo d. m. until darkness sets in.
 Actlng on the proclamation issued ny Hresldent Wilson. next Wednesday VIII De observed universally as tag cay for the benefit of the war-stricken hat1Ves of Lithuanian. Throughout the War-stricken countries there is no
 Rno that presents a more crying need TOT assistance at this time than Lith uanla Realizing these conditions the president of this country was prompt ed to issue the proclamation. For several weeks Rev. Edward V. Gril1is pastor of St. Andrews church has been planning arrangements for the event. A meeting was held last eve- ming at which several speakers urged the needs of the Lithuanians
New Britain herald., 1916-10-30
City Items

Lynch'S orchestra at Court Cb.r+o,- Oak fair at Turner hall tontght-ady+
 MT. and Mrs Max Michaelson of boston are the guests of MT and Nrrs Louis Edelson of Berlin. They will leave shortly for a tour throuebont the west and south, returning in the spring.
 A meeting of the executive com ihlttee of the Chamber of Comnerce was held at 4:30 o'clock this after noon.
 There will be special city meet ing this evening at o'clock in Room 1ol' City Hall, to act on the proposed issue or $1S5,000 school bonds.
 Dr. William Nolan of New York spent Sunday with his mother Mrs. d. t. Nolan of Washington street.
 The Union Paving company finished the pavement work on the Elm street crosslhg yesterday and it is once more pt1ssable to all vehicles,
 Halloween parties accommodated Hotel Nelson, tables reserved.-advt
 Harry Arens, Chicago representa- tive ef the American Silver companv ID Vlsltlhg at his home in this city.
 The clerks and drivers at tba Adams Express company will begin a bowling tournament at inc Aa+p, alleys tonight
New Britain herald., 1916-10-30

Berlin, Oct. 30, By Wireless to sav- Vllle-Massed attacks of Russian in fantry in Volhynia yesterday. follow Ing unusually violent artillery prepa- ration broke down under the Ger man fire, the war office announced to- day.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-30
GIRLS HAVE RETURNED

Wanda Bush and Mamie Rittner. the two young girls who ran away from home last week, returned today. They report that they went to New York where they secured work in a hotel Becoming homesicI< they left their jobs and were wandering the streets weeping copiously when some ktnd-hearted lady gave them a five dollar bill and told them to go home. They did and now expect their folks to return the five spot.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-30
ALLIED WEDGE IS
 DRIVEN IN DEEPER
(COntinued From First Page).

Serbian and French troops on the
 Cerna yesterday made several at-
 tacks against first small and then against larger sectors of the German and Bulgarian positions. The at tacks failed completely before our curtain of fire and, in the case of the fighting northeast of Velvese1o. on account of a counter attack. unsuccessful attacks were de- Hvered near KenaH and Gradeshnit- sa."
New Britain herald., 1916-10-30
REALTY TRANSFERS.

Real estate transfers were recorded at the town clerks office today as follows:
 John F. Sullivan to Julius and Amelia Beint property on Oak street
 John P. Nelson to Samuel Wasko- W1tz and Bernard Miller property at 54, 56 and 5S Beaver street.
 Minnie Kumm to Ferdinand L. Kuhn property on Cherry Court.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-30

CTS Loan & Trust Co.,. Central Trust Co. of Illinois. Chicago. Union Iris Co.,, Pittsburgh, Continental &, Con- merclal Trust & Savings Bank. Chi cago' Marine National Bank, Buffalo, and First and Old Detroit National Bank, Detroit
New Britain herald., 1916-10-30
READY FOR TAG DAY

Llthtanians Arranging Plans for Rc- Ae1 o1 war Sufferers Next Wednesday.
 The canvassers will assist in the collection of the funds will ncld meetings tonight and tomorrow
New Britain herald., 1916-10-30
Mrs. Rose TlaEerS

The funeral of Mrs. Rose Travers Of South Main street was held this morning at o'clock from St To- seph's church, Rev: Patrick Daily of- Hclatlng. 1nterment was in the new Catholic cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-30
DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Twins Born, One Dies.

Ohe Of the twin sons born te Mir ana Mrs. Peter Mcdonald of fl Arch street yesterday died today. The fu- neral was held this afternoon.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-23
Quick Way
90 End Coughs, Colds
and Group
An Excellent, Inexpensive Home
Made Remedy that In
Prompt and Sure.

If you have a, severe cough or chest
cold accompanied with soreness, throat
tickle, hoarseness, or difficult breathing,
or if your child wakes up during the
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gist eau supply you with 21a ounces of
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You can feel this take hold of a cough
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throat tickle and soothes and heals the
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Pinex is a special and highly concen-
trated compound of genuine Norway
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It's millions of enthusiastic users have
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There are many worthless limitations
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The Pinex Co., Ft. Wayne, Ind.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-11-23
Check and Abort
a Bad Cold
In Five Hours With MENTHo-
LAXENE.
You Buy II Concentrated and Mix
With Pint of Syrup.

Doubtless every reader recalls hav-
Ing neglected a slight cold until In "a
hours 1t settled Into bad Cold" and
then about ~ hours OF distress, dis
comfort, If not weeks of bronchitis
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keeps every member free from the
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Mentho-Laxene is guaranteed to
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any we'll stocked druggist can supply
you. Don't take a substitute. There
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