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The Dolores star., 1916-09-29

the river. II Will 60 higher. The shore
rs a smelling swamp where dangerous
mosquitoes breed by, billions. Heat
apoplexy hangs over every mans head
Ike a sword suspended by a thread
Cholera comes in the night.
Tried to Block Channel.
funnel top, a tumble Of topmasts
and few shreds of loose cordage snap
ping in the breeze bear mute evidence
OF the way the Turks attempted to
block the river. British monitors were
pressing close upon the retreating Tur-
kish army, hurting high explosive
shells into its rear guard. The Tur-
kish admiral hurriedly threw three
ships across the river and scuttled
them. The middle ship was a fine
German liner containing cargo. The
British contemplate salvaging her. The
others were smaller ships-one light
ship and the other a small steamer.
The plan was admirable. but It was
engineered with characteristic Turkish
inefficiency, and the small steamer on
the right swung clear Of the channel
and fouled the liner before she sank.
The Turks are bit superstitious about
the Tigris and they declare the river
foiled their plans because 1t did not
wish to bore through the river bank
to form new channel, which 1t would
have done had the admiral been sue
cessful.
Anchored in the stream Is q great
black ship, with golden star and the
letters up. s. s." painted on her fun
mel. The letters translate prize steam
ship" have seen so many prize
steamships in the East that it seems rs
though British captures of Germany's
mercantile marine must compensate
largely for her losses through Ger
many's submarine campaign. The
prizes still retain their German names,
probably for the purpose Of identi-
fication. although they fly the red
ensign and are operated by government
crews.
The Dolores star., 1916-09-29
ST0RK is VERY GENEROUS
Leaves Three Sets Of Twins Within
Few Days In One In
diana County.

Lawrenceburg, Ind.-The stork has
been working overtime in Dearborn
county the last few days. having left
twin girls at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
William F. Kolb in Logan township,
twin boys at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Raymond E. Hines in Harrison town
shop and twins, n son and a daughter
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
J. Heaton in Centre township. The
Kolb twins weighed 121A pounds and
are the first born to Mrs Kolb, who is
the daughter of Frank ]. Barber, coun-
ty commissioner. The Hines twins are
also the first children in the family.
Their mother is a daughter of DIR.
Charles S. Bauer, physician, and the
Heaton babies are the third pair of
twins born to Mrs. Heaton. They
now have six children, three sons and
three daughters.
The Dolores star., 1916-09-29
H0B0'S VEST HELD FORTUNE
Discarded Garment snatehed From
Furnace In 4 Pennsylvania Hotel
Just In Time.

Bedford. Pa.-Twelve thousand three
hundred and six dollars, the savings Of
lifetime, which Tony Colombo Of the
East side, New York, had sewed In his
vest, was saved from blazing furnace
In local hotel by a narrow margin.
George Regoveri, 'cellist in the or
chestra Mt the hotel. while motoring
noticed hobo pick a piece Of bread
from the ground where a picnic had
been held several days ago. Regoveri
took the man in his car and carried
him back to the hotel. In the serv-
ants quarters he was bathed, given a
new suit Of clothing and then a meal.
Later he started on his way to New
York.
He had been gone only a short time
when he returned hastily, crying that
his savings of lifetime were sewed
in the old vest which he had discarded,
and which the management of the no.
tel had ordered consigned to the fur
mace. A hasty search was made and
the money was found. as Colombo said.
The Dolores star., 1916-09-29
BRITISH PILE up
SHELLS At BASRA
End German Dream Of Proposed
Terminus Of Iin-Bagdad
Railway Line.
CAPTURED SHIPS IN IlGRIS
Simple Possession Of the River Tioris
~ 10 swm'e'snt to Control the Popu-
iation for Many Miles
Inland

General Headquarters Mesopotamian
Expedidonary Force, Basra.-The Gull
minatiOn Of Germany's immediate east
ern aspirations was the creation Of
Basra ~ the Persian gulf terminus Of
the Berlin Bagdad railway system.
writes Louis Edgar Browne in the
Chicago News. The Germans in their
widest dreams could hardly have i'm
agtned Basra as 1t is today. 1t is the
headQuarters and main base for Brit
ish operations in Mesopotamia. Tho
term 'base" has come to mean a place
where thousands of troops are en-
camped in glistening white tents, care
fully arranged in rows and blocks with
military precision: mountains Of food
stores for the men and fodder for the
animals; hospitals and headquarters
and dispatch riders dashing about as
though the angel of death were after
them.
Basra 10 all that and more. Never
was there more unique campaign
than this one, where there is every
contrast between east and west.
The Tigris is all important In the
campaign. 1t is fickleness personified.
1t floods, subsidies and spreads cholera
with absolute impartiality. Hardly two
engagements out of all the furious en-
counters that have marked the steady
progress of British troops up the river
have occurred more than eight miles
from Its banks. The British objective
has been to take possession of the riv-
er. The Turks have tried only to hold
1t. Simple possession of the river is
suficient to control the population for
many miles inland.
British Ships Everywhere.
One stands on the army commanders
pier and realizes that Britain does
control the seas. AS far as one can
see, either up or down the river, there
are Ocean-going ships Juggling at an
Choir chains drawn taunt as bow strings
by the swift current. The ships are
anchored one behind the other in
long column. They hail from many
corners of the earth and among their
cargoes one may find everything from
n big howitzer shell to a skein of en-
broidery for some Arab harem. The
ships are nearly all British. They fly
one of the varied designs Of the Brit
ish flag. 1t may be the white ensign
of the royal navy or the red ensign of
the mercantile feet or the blue ensign
with midas rising sun or the Austral-
Ian flag with its four stars depicting
the southern cross.
Every day few ships draw into
midstream and with half exposed pro-
pellers thrash their way toward the
sea. They have before them a terrible
tossing about by the Arabian sea mon.
soon, but even at that they must be
thankful to the depths Of their souls.
Basra Is all that is VILE The very air
one breathes Is rank poison. The tenn
perature runs up to 118 degrees on
The Dolores star., 1916-09-29
SEEK PRESERVATION OF ELK
Nation 10 Waking to the Danger Of the
Extinction Of Animal In This
Country.

There are. according to estimates
made by the National Sportsmen.
about 100000 elk in this country. Of
which 1900 are in captivity In 125 DIFF
ferent places. The largest herd. num-
bering, according to the government
census. between $4,000 and 5000. Is
In the Yellowstone region. In the
summer these elk range in the vicinity
Of the continental divide In the park.
Since the settlement Of the valleys the
elk which are forced to descend from
the mountains in the winter In order
to obtain food have starved In large
numbers. Since 1902 winter feeding
has been provided by the state of
Wyoming and the federal government,
and recently congress appropriated
$50. 900 for the purchase Of 1900 acres
near Jackson, Wyo., where sufficient
hay can be raised each year to feed
the herds during the winter. During
late years the government has expert
mented with small herds numbering
about 100. which have been transferred
to Is different states for the purpose
Of restocking reservations. In this
way 1t Is hoped that wild elk can be
retained In this country permanently.
The Adirondack herd was rapidly ap-
preaching extinction when the govern
ment and the state Of New York took
a hand. 1t Is believed that after the
fate Of the buffalo many states will at
tempt to encourage the propagation of
elk In country which is unfit for farm
ing.
The Dolores star., 1916-09-29
BASEBALL EDITOR IS HURT
Makes Unkind Comment on Question
Asked by Sweet Girl Viewing
National Game.

Gilligan, the Demon Swatter, stepped
up to the plate.
1t was the last half Of the ninth
inning with the score tied and two men
out.
Gilligan swung at the first ball and
missed.
The next one was a ball, and the
next and the next.
The umpire called the next one a
strike, though 10000 fans disagreed
with him.
"This one tells the tale" said every
body to his next neighbor.
Gilligan gripped his bat firmly. dug
his spikes into the ground and swung
with all his might.
Crack The ball sped as If shot out
OF Q cannon, far over the center field
fence, while the Demon trotted round
the bases amid the plaudits Of the
multitude.
When the excitement had subsidized
Q bit, girl-Oh, she was q beautiful
girl. You ought to've seen her-well,
anyhow, this girl touched her escort
dmidly on the arm and asked in dull
Get tones:
"Does the batter have to pay for the
ball when he loses It over the fence
like that2"
And yet some people thought wom-
en- should be allowed to vote.-New
York World.
The Dolores star., 1916-09-29
RELIABLE REMEDY
RESTORES KIDNEYS

For many years druggists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintained by DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root,
the great kidney. liver and bladder rem
1t 10 physician's prescription.
Swamp Root 10 q streusthenins medi.
cine. DIR. kilmer used it for year, in his
private practice. 1t helps the kidneys,
liver and bladder do the work nature in
tended they should do.
swamp Root has stood the test Of years
IL b sold by all druggists on it, mart and
will help you. No other remedy can
successfully take its place.
Be sure to get Swamp Root and start
treatment at once.
However, If you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR.,
kilmer 4 Co.. Binehamton, N. Y, for .
sample bottle. When writing Be- sure. and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Dolores star., 1916-09-29
FOR ITCHING SCALP
And Falling Hair Use cutieura Soap
and Ointment. Trial Free.

When the scalp is itching because of
dandruR and eczema q shampoo with
Cuticura Soap and hot water will be
found thoroughly cleansing and sooth.
ing. especially II shampoo il preceded
by . gentle application of Cuticura
Ointment to the scalp skin.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticurs. Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The Dolores star., 1916-09-29

Frederick, and stopped their machine
only when the courthouse was reached.
The couple had Travelled without food
In an effort to obtain marriage license
and marry before the mother of the
bride stopped the marriage.
And" sighed the girl. I'm so hun
cry"
Lets get married first; we can eat
afterward." suggested Fitzgerald. and
the couple left the clerks office. They
were married by Rev. L. II. Nummel-
baugh pastor Of the United Brethren
church.
The Dolores star., 1916-09-29
EL0PERS GO WITHOUT FOOD
Fearing Wrath Of Girls Parents
Maryland Couple Drive 100
Miles to Marry.

Frederick, Md.-Fearing the wrath
of the girls parents, more especially
the mother, and egged on by the re-
membrance Of an interrupted marriage
in Washington in June, Lacy H. Fitz-
gerald, twenty-one years old, and Ce-
cile B. Steel, seventeen years old, Of
Vesuvius. Va. drove 100 miles into
The Dolores star., 1916-09-29
Acquitted.

1.-THE sheriff tells me-" remarked q
visitor to n western town, that there
hasn't been a prisoner in the county
jail for over year. That would seem
to indicate that your community IL I'M
usually free from crime"
mot necessarily" replied the native.
We've got some pretty slick lawyers
around here"
The Dolores star., 1916-09-29
Slaughter Sonostsrs.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y.-When residents
claimed that the clamor Of starlings
and blackbirds murdered their sleep,
Mayor Wilbur hired IL expert marks
men, whose guns are eliminating the
"sleep-killers."
The Dolores star., 1916-09-29

1t is said that the streets Of London
II laid end to end, would stretch from
New York to San Francisco.
The Dolores star., 1916-09-29

Should Have Won q Prize.
Unless he Is prize winner no man
should advertise marriage as lottery.
The Dolores star., 1916-09-29

Be- happy. Use Red Cross Bag Blue;
much better than liquid blue. Delights
The Dolores star., 1916-09-29
Near Experience,

Have you had an experience in
this floating hotel business?'
I'm a way. / once boarded a vessel
and lodged a complaint there"
The Dolores star., 1916-09-29
Looked That Way.

The publlc's neck il always sxpossd.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-04-14
PREPARING FOR SUDAN GRASS
Unless Soil Is Especially Inclined to
Blow 1t Is Best to PIow In Fall
to Conserve Moisture.

1t pays to prepare the land carefully
that is to be planted to sudan grass
for hay Unless the soil is especially
inclined to blow, it is best to plow it
in the fall, to conserve moisture and
to increase the available plant food.
The field should be well cultivated the
next spring, to destroy weeds, and the
planting should not be made until the
soil IS warmed thoroughly. 1t has
been found that the hay crop general
ly will make a much faster growth in
the spring than that which has been
planted in burrows for cultivation.
This was especially noticeable last
spring. Probably this is due mostly
to the soil being warmer where it is
level than that in the bottom of the
burrows, and it indicates quite force
fully that sudan grass is distinctively
a warm-weather plant, and also that
tie crop should not be planted until
the soil is thoroughly warm.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-04-14

makes a reservoir of the subsoil. stor,
ing the water for the crop in the
spring. Often where the ground is a
little rolling, the water will run off
before 1t has time to soak in when the
soil is compact and hard. Those who
have practiced summer fallowii.x
know that 1t increases chances for a
good yield the following season, and
this is largely due to the liberation of
plant food in the soil and conservation
or moisture. Fall plowing is very
similar, only the soil has not quite so
long to bring about these changes as
In case of summer following. Where
possible 1t is nearly always advisable
to plow as early in the fall as pos
sible.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-04-14
Why Men Eat More Than Women.

That men eat per cent or per
cent more than women-not because
they are gluttons, but because they
actually require that much more
nourishment-appears as the result
Of an investigation made in the nu-
triton laboratory Of the Carnegie
institute at Washington, D. C. The
reason for the discrepancy seems to
be that v omen have a smaller proper
ton of active tissue than men OF the
same weight, and more inactive ma
terial, such as fat. The investigation
disclosed that the average woman
generates only 1856 heat units In the
"a hours, as against 1858 produced
by the man, or about per cent more
for the latter per pound of body
weight. When groups were compared,
after careful selection of individuals
Of nearly the same height and weight,
the men were found to produce about
IL per cent more heat than the wom-
en-. The investigators vigorously ex-
cluded athletes from their compari-
sons, dealing only with nonathletic
men and women of the same height
and same weight.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-04-14
Nursery Notes.

Many young babies have a high
fever with a cold. Nurse says to con-
troll the fever and make the child
more comfortable alcohol sponge
baths should be given. These may be
repeated every three or four hours if
they soothe the baby.
One tablespoonful of alcohol in a
small basin of tepid water Is the cor
rect proportion. The baby's head and
his entire body should be bathed with
a washcloth dipped in this solution.
Keep the child in room full of
fresh air and sunshine, but not draft.
The food should be at once diluted to
at least one-half it's usual strength.
In the case of an older child, only
fluids should be given; milk, broths
and thin cruel are the best to choose
from.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-04-14
SAVING SOIL MOISTURE
Fall Flowing Permits Rains to
PerC0Iate into Ground.
Mulch Formed on Surface Tends to
Prevent Water From Subsoil Be-
Ing Evaporated-Moisture 10
Saved for Spring Crops.
CRy w. II. FRAZIER)

Plow1ng early in the fall liberates
more plant food for the spring crop
and conserves r>ore moisture. BY
looSening the surface SOIL thus allow
ing the air to penetrate, the soil par
tlcles which contain phosphorus, DO
tasslum and lime are caused to Oxi-
0izc. which sets free these elements
for the plant. The soil compounds
originally are very complex and are
practically of no benefit to the crop
w til they are acted upon by the air,
the solutions in the soil, and plant
juices, so as to decompose them and
make them much simpler. Fall plow-
ing has tendency to let the rains
percolate into the soil better, which
tends to dissolve and break up the
compounds for the use of the 81 ring
crop.
Bacteria, which are found in the soil
Ill countless numbers, generally work
better where oxygen from the air is
readily available, and these in turn
break up the organic matter of the
SOIL into simpler compounds, liberat.
Ing nitrates or nitrogen food for the
plant. This is one of the most essen
t1al elements for the early growth of
the plant. 1t is often noticed that
spring plowing will not cause crops to
lodge so badly as fall plowing. This
IS explained by nitrogen being set
free to larger extent in the loose,
porous, fall-plowed land than in the
more compact SOIL
The moisture problem is also an Inn
portant one from the standpoint of pro-
ductiveness of the soil. AS stated
above, by opening up the soil the fall
rains percolate much more rapidly
into the soil, while there is a mulch
formed on the surface which tends to
prevent the water from the subsoil
going directly to the surface and be-
ing evaDorated. Early fall blowing
The Snowflake herald., 1916-04-14

which explained nothing, save that nu
was married. When the news ap.
peared he did not know where the
woman was.
But his fiancee read it and came
to him-came to him, gentlemen. one
morning, to his apartment, and was
shown in. What passed between them
was never revealed, but for a year the
young man was not heard of. He had
simply disappeared. Then he turned
up again on Broadway and resumed
his work.
He had gone down into the dust of
humiliation. told you what a sweet
girl his fiancee was. They realized
too late the intensity of their love.
They promised to be true to one an
other through life. The question of
divorce was never bruited. It was
contrary to the girls faith That was
all.
You can see the picture, gentle
men," continued Norris. Here was
the man, married to woman of whose
whereabouts he was ignorant. lie
would not even know it when she died.
But more startling event was to fol-
low. Tor, about three years after the
marr4a an Italian man came to see
him. He had married the girl, he ex-
planned in broken English. Yes, he
knew all about her marriage to the
young man, but he regarded it as a
joke, for he was a Catholic, and OF
course considered any ceremony by
the civil power as worthless He was
happily married, and they had a bam-
bino.
The fool went with him to his
home, out of curiosity. The peasant
woman, who could already speak Eng
lish after a fashion, laughed and
blushed and made him welcome She
thought as little of the ceremony with
him as her soi-disant husband did.
To them it had been a pretext to en-
able her@to beat the incomprehensibie
law of America. That they were big
amously married meant absolutely
nothing to either.
THE young fool kept in touch with
them, for he felt that if ever the wom-
an died he could go to his sweetheart,
whom he saw only very rarely, and
claim her as his wife. But the years
passed and the children came, and
nothing developed. Nothing! She
grew stronger and buxom, and after
while the Madonna face had become
placid, stolid, motherly one. That's
all. And that's how it is today. What
young fool! What a besotted fool"
| think our faces must have re-
tected the horror we felt; and then
the voice of the man in the corner
broke the silence.
you've got one fact wrong, Nor
ris,' he said. The woman did not mar
ry the man after she came to Ameri-
ca, but before"
What's that? What do you say?"
Norris shouted, leaping out of his
chair.
'She was already married to him.
The interpreter did not altogether
grasp her dialect. So she never mar
ried the young fool after all. You
see," he added, 81 was on the immi-
grafton board"
For a moment the silence was still
more complete Then we heard chair
tall, and saw Norris walking toward
.he door. He stopped there.
God bless you!" he said gravely.
Tm-I'm going to tell the girl"
Copyright. 1915. by w. G. Chapman.)
The Snowflake herald., 1916-04-14

10 are queer kinks in the hu-
'TnsIo S-e;n'" said Norris at the club.
nan Di"l "nu we're telling us about re-
"Nha' 1o me me- of a fool, young fool l
used u aico grew meditative and
His ont Wv. He looked from one to
rernllllS'of of his audience. He seemed
aDo'hSs .ass US all in at a glance except
to 'ant a1derIy man in the corner
The VlI I was about thirty-fve. Well
Motifs nocmpving an important post in
to 90, ,,tv government, he had never
The cl.' never taken up anything in
narrlsul' nl.r He was an inveterate at
Daru,u4la at the club. Sometimes he
tenaSn' rominiscences, usually about
told 10 ',,and. although we often sus-
some .sd Il was about himself that he
spoke Con, was voung and
ln ,ro,,so said Norris, with one of
cll'allp Characteristic sneers. 1T was
Dis oct-the act of a typical fool.
cray tben the girl he loved had thrown
Bl' 'n nror-a quarrel, gentlemen! I'm
An man of twenty-three quarrel
asnU Nth so sweet a girl as-well, of
DS w. Won wouldn't know her if |
'Oa,' ~ mention her name.
S'rg auo was a reporter on a daily news
as l and at that time he covered the
I1pJ. pn,aration department. When he
l.-I ~ tbore he used to gather what we're
'I m.d human stories. Human
,', ,,iosr How big a story he could
s.re S, written about himself-this fool!
49," .0De day he was seated in the court
rsere they hear the cases of those
WIN % have been put aside as undeserv-
IN. Of admission to this country.