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Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-05-18

Under the broad dome of a mango
tree on the banks of an unnamed Afri-
can river Alan Wayne had pitched his
camp. The Selwyn tent and the pro-
jecting veranda fly were faded and
stained. The bobbinet mosquito cur
tains were creamed with age and serv-
Ice. Two camp chairs and a collapse
BILE table, battered but strong, were
placed before the tent Over one of
the chairs hung towel. On the ground
squatted take-down bath tub, half
filed with water. In the deep shadow
Of the tree the pale green rot-proof
canvas Of the tent, the fly, the chairs
and bathtub, cleaned almost white.
On the farther side of the great
trunk OF the tree was the masters
kitchen, three stones and a half-circle
Of forked sticks driven into the ground.
On the sticks hung a few pots and
pans, saddle Of buck, bits of fat and
\ disreputable looking coffee-bag. Be-
tween the stones was bed of Goals.
Before them crouched a red-fezzed
Zanzibar.
From under a second tree, fifty
yards away, came the dull, rhythmic
pounding of wooden pestles in wooden
nortars. The eye could just distin-
guish the glistening naked torsos Of
three blacks in motion. They were
Ringing a barbarous chantey. At the
pauses their arms went up and the
pestles came down together with a
ehud. The blacks were pounding the
kafir corn for the mems evening meal.
Down the river and almost out of
sight black, spidery construction
reached out over the water-Alan's
latest bridge. Men swarmed on it.
Six o'clock and there came the trill
Of whistle. Suddenly the bridge was
cleared. A babble of voices arose.
There was cracking of twigs, a
shuf1ing of feet, here and there high,
excited cry, and then the men poured
Into camp. A din Of talk, held in
check for hours, arose. Glistening
black bodies danced to jerky, fantastic
steps. Songs, shouts and impatient
cries to the cooks swelled the medley
u sound Through the camp stole the
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-05-18

Gerry turned to his work of tilling
the soil. He cut the best of the cane
and Bonifacio planted the joints at
slant with knowing hand He sorted
the bolls of cotton. The women stu
died the fiber and when it was long,
silky and tough they picked out the
seeds with care and boarded them, for
their time was not yet. One duty
urged another. The days passed rap
idly.
One morning Gerry looked up from
his labor to find mounted figure Just
behind him. An elderly man Of forid
face sat a FESTIVE stallion of Arab
strain. The strangers note was opu-
lence. From his Panama hat, thin and
light as paper, to his silver spurs and
the silver-mounted harness Of his
horse, wealth marked him. He was
dressed in white linen and his faring,
glossy riding-boots of embroidered
Russian leather stood out from the
white clothes and the winter sleeps
fleece that served as saddle cloth, with
telling effect. In his hands was a
silver-mounted rawhide quirt. His
face was grave, his eyes blue and kind
". AS Gerry looked at him he spoke,
I'm Lieber from up the river"
Gerry started at the familiar Eng
lish and frowned. At the frown the
strangers eyes shifted. II didn't come
down here to bother you" he went on
hastily One of my men told me
about the green grass and I couldn't
keep away. I've got cattle and horses
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-05-18

really caught her looking ct me while
was sitting on the old stone bench
down by the pond.
I jumped up and ran after her all the
way down Long Lane and up the Low
Road TO where the red COW broke her leg
that time and there I lost her. didn't
find her again and had to come away
without her and now I feel 30 queer
sort of half-y, just like you.
Somehow I can't blame her She didn't
want to leave the Hill in the gorgeous
month so she just stayed behind. Do you
remember
This is the gorgeous month when leafy
fires
Mount to the gods in myriad summer
pyres -?
A few hours ago when was doing my
mile on the avenue almost got run down
and Mam'selle gave me an awful scS,djng
for being SO absent-minded. 1t was a true
word. was just tl1at--absent- minded
because my mind was off chasing that
other half. And then 1 came back and
there i was on the avenue with people
staring at me more than they ever have
before. suppose it was because I was
out of breath with chasing in my mind.
Good-by,. Alan. GLEN.
Alan sat in the circle Of light from
the hanging lamp and stared into the
darkness. From the river came the
sound Of sucking mud, then a heavy
tread. A monster hippo blundered
through the bushes in search of food.
On the other side of the tree trunk the
Zanzibar was snoring. The fires were
burning out at the mems camp. Once
more the odor Of their bodies hung in
the air.
Alan arose and dragged his chair to
the outer edge of the mango tree. He
sat down and with hands locked and
elbows on knees gave himself up to
memory. He forgot the sounds and
smells of Africa, the black green of
overhangfng leaves, the black shadows
of the swirling river, the black bronze
Of the men about him. For an hour he
tore himself away from the black
world to wander over the beloved hills
in New England where summer dies
in burst of light.
Red Hill, crowned with mountain
ash, called to his spirit as a torch in
the night to lost wanderer. The thir-
ty months that had passed since last
he saw its budding promise We're
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-05-18
Box for chiId's Clothes.

Get wooden sugar box at your
grocer's and put the cover on with
hinges. Then cover all over with two
or three layers of newspapers for a
padding. Get three yeards of cretonne
and cover over and tack with Grass
headed tacks. Get four door-stops
and screw on each corner of the bot
tom for little legs, and they also have
rubber tips to save the floors.
There will be little cretonne left.
Divide in two, and on the inside Of the
sides of box tack to form two peck
cts to hold hair ribbons, stockings. etc.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-05-18

swept away. He imagined those very
budding leaves at the end of their
course, the pale amber Of the elms,
the deep note Of the steadfast frs, the
Haunting fire Of the brave naples.
Maple House arose before him, its
lawn carpeted with dry leaves. From
the leaves fioated an incense, dusty,
pungent. The cool shadows Of the
great, rambling house beckoned to
him. Here is peace, here is rest, they
seemed to cry. The memory Of home
gripped him, held him and soothed
him. His head nodded and he slept
only to awake with start, for he had
dreamed that he had lost the way
back forever.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-05-18
Value Of Collective Opinion.

Whenever we stand in need Of In
sricate knowledge, balanced Judgment
or delicate analysis, it is our comfort
able habit to question our neighbors
They may be no wiser and no better
Informed than we are; but collective
opinion has its value, or at least its
satisfying qualities. For one thing,
there is SO much of it. For another,
1t seldom lacks variety.-Agnes Rep
plier, in the Atlantic
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-05-18

to Gerry. "He says" the foreman re
marked with leer, on making the
presentation, you can ride anything
you can CATCH"
Gerry felt the foreman needed put
ting in place. He went into the house
and reappeared carrying something in
his hat. He climbed the fence and
called. The horses raised their heads
and looked. Some were lazy after wa
tering but the others trotted over to-
ward him. They stopped few yards
Off and scrutinized him as though to
divine his intentions. Then they APP
preached cautiously, with tense legs.
ready to whirl and bolt. A greedy colt
refused to play the game of fear to a
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-05-18
Material Was There.

Katie was starting out to spend the
afternoon with her cousin, Nellie
Though the two little girll were fond
Of one another few hours play
would frequently end in a vigorous
dispute. Nov, Katie" said her moth.
er, as she said good-by to her little
daughter, remember it takes two to
make quarrel" WELL" said Katie,
there's me and her."
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-05-18

finish. He strobe forward and was re-
warded with large lump Of sugar
The sugar was coarse and black, first
cousin to virgin molasses, but it was
redolent. The horses crowded around
Gerry. They paved at him. He had
to beat them back. They made bold
assault on the empty but odorous hat.
Gerry laughed and cleared the fence to
get away from them. II think your
master must be Mistaken he said
with smile to the foreman. Some
OF these colts can never have been
backed"
The foreman looked his admiration
He began to take Gerry seriously; it
was man to man now. He pointed out
the horses that were broken to saddle
and named their gaits and mettle.
Then his shrewd eyes looked aro1nd
for further details to add to his report
to his master. He noted that a few,
very few, of the cattle were still
lying down when they should have
been on their feet and eating. These
were herded into corner of their own
and old Bonifacio was tending them.
Beside each was pile Of fresh cut
grass. AS they ate they nosed it away,
but Bonifacio pushed it back.
The foreman's eyes caught on two
newborn calves. They had been taken
from their weak mothers and were in
a rough pen by themselves. The fore
man did not have to count the stock
to see that none was missing. He was
cattle bred. A gap in the herd or the
bunch of horses would have flown at
the seventh sense Of the stockman the
moment he laid eyes on the field. In
stead there were these two calves.
Master" he said to Gerry, "you have
made up your mind not to lose head.
You would save even these little ones,
born before their timew
Gerry nodded gravely. He had
worked hard to save all. He WINGED
at the mere thought Of death at Fa-
zenda Flores even down to these least
weaklings. He himself had fed them
patiently from a warm bottle. In trou-
BILE and valuable time they had cost
him an acre of cotton. But an acre of
cotton was small price to pay for
life
A grip of the hand and the foreman
was off in cloud Of dust. At the
bridge he pulled his horse down to the
stumbling fox trot that spares beast
and man but eats steadily into long
journey. A bearer of good tidings rides
slowly.
Gerry turned to his work but a cry
from the house arrested him. He
dropped his field tools and ran to the
house. Dona Maria glanced at him,
clawed and hustled him out of the
room-out of the house. The door
slammed behind him. He heard the
great bar drop. He was locked out.
Gerry paced angrily up and down
the veranda. Calm came back to him.
He saw that he had been a fool. He
stopped and sat down on the steps of
the veranda. Here, before he had
made his benches, she had often sat
beside him, caressed him, sung to him.
How cold he had been. How little he
had done for her. He remembered
that as she had worked on baby
clothes she had said she wished she
had some blue ribbon. They had all
laughed at her, but she had nodded her
girls head gravely and said, "Yes, /
wish had some blue ribbon-a little
roll OF blue ribbon" What a brute he
had been to laugh!
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-05-18
Setting Himself Riuht.

Friend (admiring the PRODIGY
Seventh grade. is she? Plays the
pianner an talks French like a ma,
tive, I'll bet" Fond but 'touchy" par
ent-"I've no doubt that's meant to
be very funny, Bill Smith; but as it
appens you're only exposin' your ig.
norance; they amt natives in France
they're as white as wet we are
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-05-18
One Eye WAITING.

Bobby, DEAR" said his mother, s'you
must go to bed; it's late" Bobby
hoped into bed. Later his mother
said: Bobby, why don't you close
your other eye and sleep?" WELL.
mother" said Bobby, this eye is
sleeping" pointing to the closed eye,
but the one that's open is waiting for
daddy to come home.''
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-05-18
Her Second Comma out.

The Bigglewumps are going to give
q grand coming-out party for Maud Oh
the 10TH" Mercy! thought Maud
came out three seasons ago. "She
did; but the Bigglewumps have made
2 lot more money since then and they
have changed their set" - Boston
Transcript.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-05-18
Dogs Are Beasts Of Burden.

Residents Of Bunschoten, Holland.
make use of the little carts drawn by
logs, which are to be seen in very
many parts Of The Netherlands. and
have fine breed Of tall, yellow,
'mooth-haired dogs, which they some
times harness three abreast.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-05-18
His Position.

Gibbs "Bilson expressed a good
zeal OF sympathy for poor Blank
Did you try him for d contribution"
Oibbs-"No, know Bilson; he's like
the letter 'p'-frst in pity and last IN
help"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-05-18

When man gets Into trouble
because of woman, he is In real
trouble. How will Gerry rid him
self OF this ENHANCEMENT with
little Margarita? What would
any upright man do? Read the
next installment.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-05-18

Suppose you asked man for
a job you needed desperately
to keep from starving. Suppose
that man gave you a frightfuI
beating, out of pure cussedness
and afterward gave you work.
Would you watch your chance to
get even, or would you save his
life when opportunity offered?
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1916-05-18

tTo BE coNr1NuNDJ
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-24
FOOD -
e@Srl 92,1


Yesterdays hero: Mordecai Brown
The three-fingered wizard OF yester-
year came back and to the cheers OF
90 900 Chicago bugs, beat the Giants.
Miner didn't do anything startling.
But the very fact that he trimmed the
Giants made him one of the worlds
great men with the Cub fans.
. Ness, the White Sox first sacker,
got a triple, two doubles and two
singles out of six times up.
The Browns whipped Cleveland
when they damned over three runs
in the tenth inning. Each side play
ed errorless ball.
Rousch, who went to the Reds al
most unnoticed in the Mathewson-
Herzog deal, got two triples and a
single in four times up, but his team
mates failed to deliver and lost to
the Phillies to L.
Thirty-five hits were made off the
nine pitchers used in the White Sox-
Detroit game.
Rudolph out-pitched Steel, holding
ST Louis to six hits and winning for
the Braves, to l.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-24
ELECTR|CS LOSE
IN EXTRA INNINGS
Eleven Inning Game Played Between
Local Club and the Salem All
Stars Yesterday
Afternoon.
RALLIES IN THE FINAL
Salem Scores Two Runs In the
Eleventh., While Locals Can
Push Over But
One.

A close contest was lost to the
Salem All-Stars by the Keokuk Elec-
tries yesterday. The game lasted
eleven innings. In that inning the
Salem club scored two runs. In their
half, the locals came back and staged
rally, that was cut short while still
one run short of the score necessary
to tie it up again.
The game was hot one from start
to finish, and the teams appeared to
be evenly watched from the moment
the umpire called play ball."
The box score follows:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-24
Saws He I, : Murderer.

LOS ANGELES, Calf. July "a
Steadfastly declaring that he MUIR
dered his bride Of a month as she lay
asleep in st. Louis hotel, two
weeks ago, D. H. Origin, Al, chauf-
feur, is being held by police here to-
day. An effort is being made to YER
ify the story through st. Louis police
officials.
Origin walked into central station
here and asked that he be punished
for the crime. He says the hotel is
on Market street near Eighteenth,
that he arose in the middle of the
night, when his head went bad" and
sent a bullet into her temple. He
fled to Indianapolis, he says, and from
there to Denver and later to Los An
geles.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-24
Need Millions More.

LONDON, July 24.-Premier As
auith in commons today moved for a
vote of credit on 450.00O,00O pounds
the largest sum which the govern.
ment has asked for in single bill
since the beginning of the war.
The measure, characterized as "a
supplementary estimate" will bring
the total asked this year up to 1,050,-
100000 pounds and the total since
the beginning Of the war to 2,S32,0OO,-
900, or about S14,160,O 900.
The amount asked for today ap-
proximates $2,191 100000.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-24
In Excellent Shape.

WASHINGTON, July 24.-Four
regiments of Missouri infantry and
auxiliary troops are N excellent
shape, General Bliss reported to the
war department today from Laredo,
Texas, where these troops are en-
camped.
Less than one percent Of the men
are in the hospital. None, he said,
is seriously ILL., The water supply,
while abundant, must be boiled until
city authorities purify the water. This
they have promised to do
Rations for the troops are abundant
and good, Bliss reported. The troops
are well contented. Two companies
now using unserviceable tents, are
being supplies with new cpes.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-24
Saliva and Emotion.

Youths Companion: The influence
of fear upon the flow of saliva has
long been known. The dry mouth of
the nervous person called upon to
speak in public is an example. In
India the effect Of fear in stopping
the flow of saliva was at one time
used in finding the guilty person when
several were suspected of committing
a crime. All who were suspected had
to chew the consecrated rice, and
after given time spit it out upon
leaf of the sacred fig tree. If any one
put forth the rice in dry state, that
was taken as proof that fear of being
discovered had stopped his saliva
from flowing. He was regarded as
guilty of the crime
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-24

Summary.
Two base hits-McManus, Fry,
Vaughan, hickman.
Three base hits-Vaughan.
Home runs-Vaughan.
Stolen bases-Vaughan, Gebhardt,
Crown, Bawden.
Struck out-By Crown, 8; by Long,
2; by Bawden, 2.
Bases on balls-Of Crown, IL; on
Long, 2; off Bawden,. 2.
Hit by pitched ball-B- Crown, 2;
by Bawden, 1.
Passed baIl-Anderson, /; Vaughan,
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-24

a half earlier than on March 1; and
incidentally, they would be getting
done with the days work that much
earlier. People who stop work now
at 6 o'clock and after dining find that
there is little left Of daylight for
rest and recreation, would have an
hour and half OF it saved to them;
it would be as if they were getting
done with their work an hour and a
half earlier and would give them a
long, comfortable evening for recrea-
ton. 1t would for instance, make it
possible to increase attendance at
the ball games and yet take no
chances Of collision with the dark
ness.
The other end OF the plan is to
begin September 1 and push the clock
hands forward half hour the first
of September, October and November.
This would restore what was gained
in the summer season. It amounts
to shifting backward in the spring,
and forward in the autumn, that part
of the day which Is devoted to work,
30 that as much as possible of day
light shall be kept at the last end
of the day, in one solid block to be
utilized for recreation purposes. 1t
is pointed out that the federal gov
eminent could very easily give the
plan a good and effective trial in
Washington, because Of the forty
thousand federal employees who work
in the executive departments. Exactly
the same result would be accomplish
ed by requiring everybody to go to
work half hour earlier in March,
April and May, and then letting them
off a half hour earlier each month.
But adjusting the clock hands Is the
easier system.
Efforts will be made, It Is stated,
to get the scheme tried in Washing
ton, in the government departments
the plan works well here. states or
cities can experiment on it, or pos
sibly federal law may be applied to it.
Ben Franklin was First.
But this is not ALL The London
(Eng.) Observer in q recent issue in
its column titled At Random at
tributes the start of the more day
light" movement to one Benjamin
Franklin, the well known character in
American history. The Observers
article treating at some length on the
fuss that writer's Of Europe were
making regarding the movement and
attributing its start to first one and
then another in the various European
countries, published a letter written
by Benjamin Franklin to friend in
England late in the eighteenth GEN.
fury in which he alluded to a visit
in Paris short time previous.
The letter was among the keep
sakes of an Observer reader and was
furnished the paper as light on the
controversy over saving daylight. IN
it Franklin stated that he was i'm
pressed one morning while in Paris,
upon awakening after the sun had
risen some time, to find that much
daylight was being wasted. Com
menting upon the practice of Pari-
slams to remain up half the night and
sleep half the next day, he told the
friend that to his mind much day
light was being wasted when work
or business could be accomplished.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS

Also that it was a great waste ct
candles (then commonly used for
Ighting) by making artificial light
when people should be sleeping. He
suggested it were better to conserve
the daylight by going to work and
business earlier and still have day
light for recreation and pleasure.
Thus despite the fact that Europe
has to some extent put the plan into
use, 1t was an American, Benjamin
Franklin, who suggested it first
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-24
T|E FOR LEAD
IN COMMERCIAL
keIIoss-eIrge and IrvvIn-Phllllps
Teams still Rivals for Leading
Honors, Following Satur
days Games.
Y. M. G. A. IN THIRD PLACE
k-B.'s Win on Forfeit, But the lip.
and Y. M. c. A. Teams Give
Opponents Good
Drubbinga
League Standing.

The Kellogg-B irge AMI Irwin-Phil-
lips teams are still tied in the Com
mercial league, both having won on
Saturday, the former in forfeit
from S. Hamill Co., and the latter by
drubbing the Electrics, IL to s. The
Y. M. C. A. hung on to third place by
beating Huiskamps. 16 to IL. Follow
ing are the box scores:
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-24
keokuk Electrics.

Score by innings.
Au-Stars ...-.. 600 100 Dol O2-10
Electrics ........ 22N 900 OO4 Oh 9
Summary.
Earned runs: Keokuk, Z; Salem, 3.
Stolen bases: King, 8; Frary.
Sacrifice flies: McCabe, Heaton,
King.
Two base hits: Heaton, Banta.
Home runs: Chuck King.
Hits. Off Schard, 3 in 1 inning;
off Crimmins, 3 in s innings; off
Murray, in 3 innings.
Double plays: Frary, Letghtfoot,
Pease.
Strike outs: Banta, g.; McCabe, 5;
Crimmins, 10; Murray, /.
Base on balls: Schaard, 1; Grim
minis, 2; Murray, Q; Banta, 2; Nc
Cabe, 8.
Hit by pitched ball: Barton, Banta,
by Murray; Anderson, Dickey, by
McCabe.
Passed balls: Salem, 8; Keokuk, 4.
Time of game: 2:30.
Umpire: Maybe.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-07-24
Investigation of Campaigns.

LONDON, July 24.-Premier AS
auith today introduced in commons e
hin for investigation of the Meso-
notamian and Dardanelles campaigns.
7, was in answer to numerous criti-
cisms which have been evoked since
abandonment of the Gallipoli offensive
and the lack of support rendered the
British at Ku-Et-Amara.