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The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-12

Il have been a constant reader of "Ap-
neal to Reason" for over sixteen years. L
have been under a nervous strain for sew
eraI years. At times | have been about
ready to give up. Seeing the ad of NuX-
ated Iron in the Appeal" thought l
would give ii trial. After taking two
bottles Of the tablets. / have built up Won
derfrHy. / am better and have more power
than have ad for twenty five years. and
Lam yer sixty years Of age at that. While
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-12
TO OPPOSE FOOD EMBARGO.
Mcpherson Farm Bureau Sends Copy
of Resolution to Congress.

Mcpherson, Kan, Dec. 1.-THE
Mcpherson county farm bureau IN an
nual session passed a resolution with
unanimous support against the pro-
posed embargo of farm products
These resolutions will be sent to the
congressman of this district and of
bureaus over the state asking cooper
alton against this sort of proposed
legislation.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-12
WHAT THE DOCTORS SAY

DIR. King, a New York physician and
author. when interviewed on the subject
said: Il heartily commend the investiga-
tion the Advertising Manager of the APP
peal has made in regard to the merits of
NuXated Iron. l have used it extensively
in my own practice and 1 believe it is the
most satisfactory strength and vitality
builder known to medical science. There
can be no vigorous iron men without iron.
Pallor mean means anaemia ne Anaemia means
and women is pale. The flesh flabby. The
muscles lack tone, the brain fags and the
memory fails, and often they become weak
nervous, irritable, Respondent and melan-
choly. When the iron goes from the blood
of women the roses go from their cheeks
In the most common foods of America, the
starches, sugar, table syrups, candies, pol
ished rice, white bread, soda crackers, bis
farina, degerminated cornmeal. no longer
is iron to be found. Refining processes
have removed the iron of Mother Earth
from these Impoverished foods, and silly
methods of home cookery, by throwing
down the waste pipe the, water in which
our vegetables are cooked are responsible
for another grave iron loss
Therefore, if you wish to preserve your
youthful vim and vigor to a ripe old age.
you must supply the iron deficiency in
your food by using some form of organic
iron, just as you would use salt when
your food has not enough salt.
DIR. Sauer, Boston physician who has
studied abroad in great European med
icaI institutions, said: II wish every news
paper would make investigation like
the Advert.si Manager of the Appeal" IS
eff this were done L am sure much of the
present patent medicine advertising would
be thrown out of the papers, Nuxated Iron
( is one of the really few advertised prepara-
tiOns which possesses great merit and
which may be safely used by the general
public
''As L have said a hundred times over
organic iron is the greatest of all strength
builders. If people would only throw
away patent medicines and nauseous con
coctions and take simple nuxated iron.
am convinced that the lives of thousands
/ of persons might be saved who now die
every year from pneumonia. grippe. con
sumption. kidney, liver, heart trouble, etc
/ The real and true cause which started theiI
disease was nothing more nor less than a
weakened condition brought on by lack
of iron in the blood
Not long ago man came to me who
was nearly half century old and asked
me to give him a preliminary examination
for life insurance. 1 was astonished to find
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-12

bridge. 1t was said The supreme
court of Kansas decided last week
that the present bridge, known as the
Chicago. Great Western bridge. but
owned by the Missouri Pacific. In a
flood menace.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-12

in PENNSYLVANIA I visited an old comrade
that had been in poor health. My first
thoughts were to see him and lave him
try NuXated Iron. but on meeting him. he
looked so much better robust and in good
health, | asked him what he had done
for himself is reply was. L read about
NuXated Iron and tried it His name is
James Dittman, Monroe. Pa He can give
you Sc -eral cases which have been benefited
by Nuxated Iron."-R. II. Alsbaeh.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-12

City Physicians Explain Why Nuxated Iron Produces
Remarkable Results in so Many Apparently Hopeless
Conditions, and Praise the Advertising Manager of
APPEAL TO REASON for his Good Work in
Investigating the Merits of Nuxated Iron
for the Protection of its Readers.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-12

of any or all of the above named SUBJ
scribers of the appeal will be fur
niShed to anyone interested by adj
dressing advertising Manager" AP-
PEAL TO REASON, 7f2 Hartford
Building. Chicago, Ill.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-12

In to the above request large number of
asc endorsements of Nuxated Iron received
REASON subscribers who had thoroughly tested the
preparation Here few of the letters
queny published in the columns of APPEAL REASON and
which are a sample of the others:
The Topeka state journal., 1916-12-12
WANT NEW BRIDGE OVER KAw.

Old Structure at River Mouth De-
clared To Be Flood Menace.
Kansas City, Mo-, Dec. 1.-THE
Kaw Valley Drainage board has noti-
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1916-05-25

-9ei9t gefogt. aIte Sung
fer (na9 einem beftissn Streit nit
ibren Gltern): rWenn Sbr mir iebt
nod elm einsiges Wlal 70 tOmmt, Sn
geb' id sIei4 bin. unb bsirote!"
-Quf benz 6 ofsrnenbofe.
5eIbpebeI: 9obt ibr i9on 9ou9s
binoen erbnIten9
SOIbut: SopobI, Serr JeIbpebeI,
auf ieben aOpf !O9ur Elm paar.
@egenfra9e. o.: ~@arum
iast man: !peibIibes @sI9Ie9t2"
Q. (9ater bon 7 Iebigen S09tern):
nMeinten Sic pielleidt - 8etbli9es
geb gut9"
@rpeiB Rat. 5rou: Oas
Sebt aber nidt, Yaul, baB gu i'm
Sauie INNER rau1it, bu perbirbIt mir
nit beinen 3tsarren ia ale meme
9oroinsn.
Rann: SaIt re6t, 2llte, - it6
psrbe iofort in Die ansips ssbsn.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1916-05-25

DerpaItuns In Bonn 5000 Teurt per'
ma9t.
@ffen. Sn OIterfeIb BET Sbers
houien erIdob elm 8ergarbeiter aus
@iferIu9t einen 9lrbeitstollesen unb
itiirote Ii6 aus Der i'm Oritten Stods
ipert belesenen Nobnung auf Die
Strabe. Gr erlitt bur9 Den @tura
tDtIi1e @erlebun9en.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1916-05-25

Suitiss unb @erpaltunesbeb0
1908 trat er in bas eItsrIi9e 9ei6dft
elm unb 1910 iibernobm er bic ges
fdGftIide 2eituns Ger Girmd in 9ers
lin.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1916-05-25

Bonn. Die SintsrbIiebenen zines
aui bem GeIhe Der Gbre gefallensn
Bonner STiiSier8 baben auf befen
8uni9 Der StaOt Conn 5000 Mart
iiberpieien; bapOn ioaen 1000 Mart
3ur llnteritiiBung bon i'm 5eloe err
bIinoeten 4riegern aus Bonn, epens
tueIl Der Rbeinprppin5, bieneu, 1000
Rart gum 8eiten in giot seratener
5amiIien sefalensr Bonner &rieger.
- Der in SOln nsritorbens 2sonbaro
Gauerbier bat ber ftdOtifdsu 4rmsns
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1916-05-25

O%NN
Samburg. Gin grDberes Seuer
entitanb tiiroli9 i'm Sinterbauie bsa
@runbitiides SuIIteinifber Gnlnp
Rummer 108, po Stnaunsen unO
S6uppen elm Raub Der Slammen
purbsn. ueber Die @ntItebun9surs
fade bes 5eucrs uno ole S5be bes
8rdubi9obens tonnten feline 6eftimm.
ten SeititelIun9en gemabt tperben.
9ibsd. Sein 50idbriges Dot
toriubiIdum feierte tiirSli9 Senator
Or. gfdenburg. Die iuriitiI9e
6utuItdt Der llniberiitGt Berlin er,
nsusrte ibm oas DoftorbipIom. -
Die RettupssmeOaiIe perIieb Der
Senat Dem Niusfetier @bIers. Gblers
bate Die So9ter zines gtr6eiters unter
eigeuer aebsnssefabr bonn Sobe bss
@rtrinteus serettet.
Sdueis.
@Gareb. Sn g(btpcIenbeit ieiner
Wiutter tam oas fiinfidbrige Sinh
oes SoI. Martine[i bem Sfen 3r
no9e. Die 3Isibsr Tinger 5euer.
Sn iaredlib oerbranntem 3uitano!
ipuroe Oas 9inb tot aufgefunOen.
Meiringen. 8eim SoIsiami
meln itiir3te Der 50id6rige 5obann
SbOmunn, S4neiOer, iiber bic Sells.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23
A LYRIC POET IS LIKE a LITTLE MECHANICAL DOG
There Is To Be a Great Renaissance
of Art When the World Is
Once More at Peace,
He Declares.

proved sufficiently remunerative to keep lads
body and soul together
For while he worked as call boy at the old
Columbia Hotel, in Greenwich Avenue. Mr..
Masefeld told me that, being curious, he had
gone down to look at the scene OF his early
drudgery again and that he found it, to-day.
very little changed, particularly the bar. At
that distant period in his life the present poet
inclined very strongly toward the adoption OF
medicine profession.
How far did you proceed in that direction"
I asked
well. read number OF books and meant
to take more definite steps. Then / changed
my mind and decided to be poet"
That was his quaint and matter-of-fact way
of expressing so mighty a decision.
wanted more of the story and asked what
occasioned the shift.
We'll" said he latter leaving my position
at the Columbia Hotel entered carpet fac
tory over In The Bronx. I was going to be a
doctor But one day I bought copy Of
Chaucer's poems for IS cents. stayed up all
night reading it, and the experience turned
the tide of my whole life. Chaucer carried ME
Of my feet. He swept mo away So decided
would be poet
Thus Chaucer began il. And one Of the
notable figures in contemporary English liter
allure rose up out of a carpet factory in The
Bronx.
What has been the guiding motive under
lying your writing, Mr.. Masefeld''
II desire TO interpret life both by rejecting
it as it appears and by portraying its outcome.
Great art must contain these two attributes.
Examine any Of the dramas Of Shakespeare,
and you will find that their action is the result
of a destruction of balance in the beginning.
II is like cartful OF apples"-and this seemed
a parting echo Of the squeaking dog metaphor
(which is overturned. All the apples are
spilled in the street. But you will notice that
Shakespeare piles them back again in his in
comparable manner, many bruised, broken and
maybe few lost.
Il have frequently chosen tragedy as me
dunn, because feel that tragedy reveals the
deepest springs of human nature
And what is your philosophy. Mr.. Mase-
held'"
my philosophy"
Eyes. What do you owe both to yourself
and to othersS
ITO myself l owe the honest and untirng
exploitation OF such powers as / possess.
Every man owes this to himself. And to
others? Well, to others I owe kindness and
charity
left him as found him-quies, gentle,
thoughtful, wonderfully courteous.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23

mics can never quench those aspirations which
are a part Of our very being.
The Serbs OF Shoomadiya (the central part
Of the Danubian Serbia arose in national IN
surrection against the Turks in 1904. they
were the first Christians in all the Balkans to
take such a step. They fought alone. unaided'
and succeeded in obtaining autonomy from
the Sultan in 1877. This autonomy thanks TO
Russia, was placed under the guarantee OF an
international treaty in 1879 Che Peace OF Ad-
rianople).
The first thought of autonomous Serbia was
TO effect q liberation Of all other Serbs living
under the direct rule mot to say yoke) OF
Turkey and Austria 1t was quite natural has
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23
rohn Masefeld. Celebrated English
Poet, in Half Whimsical Mood
Discusses Poetry of To-day
and Yesterday.

ing in portraying, practically for the first time,
the real American spirit. For instance" he
said there is Edgar Lee Masters. whose
Spoon River Anthology strikes deep and
powerful note, and one distinctly American.
l am not familiar with many of your con-
temporary poets. though have read and
greatly enjoyed verse by Robert Frost and
Vaohc Lindsay. ! think these poets and. of
course, others with whom l am not actually
acquainted. are striking out after much more
individual expression than that aspired toward
by the American poets Of few generations
ago
Masters, Frost and Lindsay-these are rebel
poets; and Masefed approves of rebel poets.
l am not sure but in way he admits him.
self TO be a rebel poet though he has scarcely
disregarded so many solemn and sacred con-
ventions The poets of few generations
ago" include Longfeow. Whittier. Lowell and
others, whom Mr.. Masefeld acouses-aways
in his gentle, friendly way-of borrowing from
the English poets something which they (the
latter. that is) were doing better. The So
called Boston school of poets copyists,
however unconsciously and innocently. As
such they could not hope to interpret Amerl-
can life. One exception was made. That was
Longfellow who was allowed partly TO escape
the limbo because of "Hiawstha" and "Evangs
line"
I'm both these poems said Mr. MaseAeld,
"Longfellow succeeded in creating atmosphere
in manner not possible to an English poet
He pictured the pioneer landscape and tho
pioneer manners with peculiar success"
Since my opinion Of Longfellow as poet
was unwisely asked gave it; and my coupling
with it the assertion that In my estimation tho
mighty Wordsworth was likewise to be cred
tied with writing very little real poetry opened
up the occasion for an interesting comment
on the works OF the Lake Poet.
"Wc worth" declared Mr.. Maseheld, with
perhaps shadow OF that twinkle which ush-
cred in the mechanical doggie wrote six
poems and then fell asleep"
And slept all through after that|
All through. He wrote his half dozen best
poems in a row, and then the muse did not
again descend
"You include, OF course" suggested. the
Tntimations OF Immortality and tho Lines
Written at Tintern AbbeyT
1t seemed certain the heavens must fall as
he replied:
NO don't include either Of those poems"
But" / insisted, 'in every public school,
college and university in the United States
they are considered the best OF the Lake Poets
productions"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23
Her Fight for National Existence Is Wased
Also to Protect All the Balkan States
Against Dominion by TeutOns.

the production OF such scanty food as the soil
allowed was left entirely in the hands of the
women.
Fighting in Albania, In the Sandjak and in
Macedonia in 1912, and against Bulgaria in
1918, the Montenegro army was more than
decimated Never in all her history was Mon
tenegro so entirely wrapped in mourning.
Never before was she so utterly exhausted, SO
lacking in both provisions and ammunition, as
in the summer of 1914. When affairs were thus
at their lowest. Austria began new and far
more terrible war. Yet in this crippled state
Montenegro cooperated brilliantly with tho
Serbian army, invading Bosnia and Herzego-
vina in the autumn OF 1914
NO REST FOR THE ARMY.
Since then this heroic little army has had no
respite at all The losses in men have been
appalling, while every day the scantiness OF
provisions and ammunition was more and moro
keeny felt When the Serbian army removed
to Albania Montenegro was left alone to fight
as best she could.
OF late. facts difficult Of explanation have
arisen in rapid succession Why did not at least
part OF the Serbian army remain to reinforce
the Montenegrns' Why did the repeated APP
peals of King Nicholas to the Allies, and moro
especially TO Italy, remain quite unheeded'
Why did no Italian feet, or why did not Brit
ish and French warships, appear before Cat
taro TO prevent the Austrian army from oper-
ating with that town a base, against Monte
negroI Explanation whatsoever can hardly set
at naught the conclusion that little Montene-
gro was wantonly deserted by the Allies, left
to her fate after she had fought TO the last inch
Of her strength
Five weeks ago the Crown Prince Of Monte
negro sent to me in London message asking
me whether Great Britain could not be moved
TO send squadron and some troops to aid his
country in her struggle against Cattaro.
guardedy published that message in The Lon
don Daily Express "-guardedly. because it was
hardly to be supposed that England could re-
spond when Italy, the nearest ally. with well
equipped army OF 100000 men, did nothing.
Why Italy did not help in this crisis is one OF
those fa,eful queries to which no answer can
now be given.
Deserted by the Allies, whose cause he has
so faithfully espoused. and with his brave army
reduced to a ragged handful. what is King
Nicholas to do nowl
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23

cies and policy Of the Hapsburg Monarchy
The statesmen of Austria and Hungary con-
sdered that the South-Slav movement, so dan
gerous to their integrity, arises from Serbia
and that to crush Serbia would amount to
virtual crushing Of the whole South-Slav idea
This was fatal mistake. Even If Serbia
should remain crushed-which is not to be
tho case-the ideal of the unity OF Serbs,
Croats and Slovenes would not and could not
be destroyed. AS an ideal it will live till re-
allied And Yoogo-Savic unity, once hr'nly
established, will powerfully contribute toward
the liberty and progress OF old but regenerated
Europe
AUTONOMY WILL SURVIVE.
To-day. alas that unity appears pitifully tar
from realization. Even free Serbia has fallen
again in the stress Of war. Our future and
the future OF the South Slav movement seem
trembling in the balance Of the wars outcome
II the Allies win, a united Serbia will be pos
sible. II Germany wins, then we must expect
at least to sacrifice Macedonia. the cradle OF
our national poetry. But that the autonomy
of Serbia proper will be relinquished is most
unlikely whatever the outcome. Austria does
not want to annex any more Slavs. while were
BULGARIA given dominion over us it is certain
she would be too strong TO brook opposition
In the control Of the Balkans Teutonic poll
ces and Teutonic jealousies will serve to pre-
serve our national integrity, even though the
idea of Slavic union must be abandoned.
II is a dark and terrible time. We know
not what may be the outcome, what fate may
be in store for our beloved nation. But we
are facing forward. Hope still fires our hearts.
The tragedy of Serbia has been followed by
the tragedy of little Montenegro. Whatever
be the true facts clouded by these conflicting
reports Of surrender and reputation Of sur
render, the tragedy of Montenegro is none the
less assured
The brave Montenegro people have been
slowly starving. Even in normal times, even
during the years when peace obtained, Rus
STA sent in shploads of wheat which helped
to feed the population.
Matters were certainly not improved when
the Balkan war against the Turks was begun
in 1912 With supreme effort Montenegro
brought under arms some 10000 men-that IS
70 say, she modified all male citizens ap-
able Of bearing arms and marching These
men and lads were sent to tho battlefelds, and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23
CHEDDO MIYATOVlCH.

the Serbians Of Turkey and the Seroians'
Croats and Slovenes of Austria 6hould LOOK
I'D to free Serbia. Even the highly cultured
Croats and Slovenes began to aspire toward
political afiation with Serbia. the moro so
since Serbans, Croats and Slovenes ethno-
logically and linguistically are oae and the
same nation. The national ideal could be re-
allied only by separating Bosnia, Herzegovina
Daln,atia. Croatia. Slovenia and the Banat
Southern hungary from the Austro-Hun-
garan monarchy.
Undoubtedly this national ideal Ct the
Yooeo. Slavs Gas Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
are called collectively, being all Southern
Slavs) was in sharp conflict with the exiven-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-23

Mr.. Maseheld quietly, but they are not his
best"
They did not antedate slumber"
No, in spite OF their popularity it seemed
they did not. The schools, colleges and uni
versties of the United States should make
note of this new valuation. Here are the
names of the half dozen poems which genu
iney enti.le Wordsworth to Immortality: The
Leech Gatherer" (sometimes known as "Reso-
luton and IndependenceO, peel Castle
"Hart-leap Well" and the Lucy" pieces.
Ot would be interesting to sound Mr. Saints
bury on this pontD
Leaving the lake poet immersed In his now
eternal slumber, we returned to America with
my question: Who is our greatest poet?
walt Whitman" he answered without any
hesitation, going on to state that Whitman
had suprcmely caught the spirit OF democracy,
enthroning the multitude without roboing the
individual of any reasonable degree OF impor-
lance.
This seemed almost bringing US again to
the vers librsts, and his allustion to the indi-
vidual invited the query:
Are there really any laws by which poet
is bound to conhne HIMSELF"
81 think" replied Mr.. Maseheld, that every
poet ought to be distinctly himself. He ought
neither to adapt nor TO adopt, but work out
his own system-that best suited to the mes
sage he has to give. AS to fundamental laws,
| think there are certain OF these which no
poet can afford to ignore. Any poem to be
good must display clearness Of thought and
sharpness Of outline. These things are vital
II believe" he continued, that there is 60
ing to be a revival in the arts-possibly
amounting to another Observation-Disclosures
the present war. There will, l think, be re-
vulsion of feeling against every manifestation
of brute force. and this will produce a new,
widespread interest in art. America is already
responding to this impetus; and here, particu-
larly in the fecundty and numbers OF new
poets may be observed the germs OF what
will develop into great world movement
And he further remarked that there would
be a tendency back toward community art,
meaning that an era OF the amateur, so styled,
is at hand. Community art, since it must de-
velop naturally out OF the life OF democracy,
would have Its truest birth in America.
Mr.. Maseheld's literary beginnings are close
" associated with America, especially with
New York. He was sailor, and even intended
preparing himself for service in the merchant
marine But, firing of the sea and being landed
in New York, he decided to turn landsman
Exchequer he had none, so directed his ener-
gies into very humble channels, which yet