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Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-01-29

Ash leaves are capable Of taking up
more water than those Of most other
trees. III hundred pounds Of ash
leaves are cighty-fve Of water. in the
same weight Of beech leaves seventy
Eve Of maple sixty, Of pine fourteen
and Of fir ten.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-01-29
ApproDriate.

Little Johnny-Dad, there's n girl at
our school whom We call Postscript
Dad-Postscript What do you call her
Postscript for? Little Johnny--C Cos heI
name Is Adeline Moore.-Exchanga.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-01-29
Mans Adventurous Side.

Thcrc IL always temptation to
cross bridge which has been con-
demned. man being an adventurous
cuss at heart-A tchison Globe.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-01-29
Hia Definition.

Besides being tjresomc, that fellow
has a voice which goes right through
you"
eyes, I've noticed he's something Of
a bore. ."--Baltimore American
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-01-29
q Good Reason.

"What makes you think, sir, that
terY'
well. haven't been able to my
self"
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-01-29

The confidence we have III ourselves
gives birth to much Of that we have In
ethers.-Ln ROchcfOuCauld
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-01-29
Cynical.

lis nc good after dinner sD4akerY>
"lf there Is such thing rs good
arter dinner speaker | presume you'd
call him Onc.'-DetrOit Free Press.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-01-29
N aturaIIy.

Il saw Mabel buying rouge the other
Jay"
"Ihnt gives color to the report that
she paints. s.'-BaltimOre American.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-01-29
STEADY ADVANCE
AMONG FARM ERS
Millions Of Improved Acres
Are Being Cultivated.
INCREASE IN OWNERSHIP.

Census Figures Place Amount of Land
and Buildings Under Control of the
colored People at 5000, 1872, ,334ETen-
ant Farmers, However, Are Still In
the Majority.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1916-01-29

Mammoth Throng Assemblies at Met
ropolitan Church, In Washington, u
Honor Memory OF Tuskogee lnstl-
tute'S foundcr-Cabinct OHic aIs Also
Attend Ceremonies.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-02-11

Tom Russell has sold a Maxwell
motor car of the roadster type 10
Frank Fearnside Jr.
Mrs. H. M. Buck and Miss Buck are
visiting friends in Hastings for a few
days. ~"
Miss Willie Wilson of Green Cove
Springs is the guest of Miss Birdie
Reed. N1
Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Cooke of New
York arrived in the city this morning
and will be the guests of Miss Alice
Hutchinson.
Harold E. Merryday, Chas. Burt
ana BERTHE Hodge motored to Madison
TINS week to attend the Merryday
-Beggs wedding. They made the
trip in an auto.
Miss Ellene Merryday has been
spending the week in Madison, where
she was one of the brides attendants
at the wedding of Miss Beggs to her
brother, Mr.. Grill Merryday.
George B. Selden of Washington
u. G, founder and for MANY Years
head of the Selden Cypress Door Co,
IN TINS city, was in the city this week
and guest at the Putnam House
Mr.. Selden is on business trip to tha
lower east coast, and only stopped
over IN Palatka to greet old friends
and visit his son.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-02-11

Col. Howell A. Davis and Mrs. Da-
Wis, always with some friends, have
been driving through the streets of
Palatka this week in a new Cadillac
8, one of the most beautiful motor
cars seen in this city, and of which
there are now several here.
The ladies of the Baptist church
will sell cakes, pies and other home
cooked foods at the real estate office
of P. J. Becks tomorrow, beginning
at 9 a. m. The ladies desire that the
people take special notice of the fact
that among the foods offered will be
some extra fine bread and rolls. The
ladies will appreciate the patronage
of the public.
A meeting of all the men who are
accustomed to attend the Presbyte-
rian church for preference, whether
members or otherwise, is called to
meet at Wilson's Boat House on Riv-
er street on Monday evening, Febru-
airy 18th, for the purpose of organi-
zing a Social and Get-To-Gether Club.
You are cordially invited to attend,
and bring others who may be inter
ested. Rev. C. M. Afford, D. D., the
pastor will be present, and good
time is assured.
Hon. Robert W. Davis, registrar of
the U. S. Land Office at Gainesville.
with his son "Bob," and daughter,
Katherine, spent a day or two in the
city this week on visit to his daugh-
ter, Mrs. A. S. Willard. 1t was
real pleasure for the people of Pa
latka to greet this distinguished for
mer citizen Of the place. Indeed it
doesn't seem as if they will ever he
come reconciled to the idea of his liv-
ing anywhere else. 1t was difficult |
for Mr. Davis to make much progress
through the streets, he was too busy
hands with old friends.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-02-11

Miss Irma Lewis returned Monday
from few days visit with friends
in St. Augustine.
Miss Edith Kupperbusch entertain
ed the ladies of the Monday Night
Bridge Club. After the games Miss
Kupperbusch served fine salad
course.
The already attractive bungalow of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Probst of "The
Palms" is undergoing extensive re-
pairs, and additional rooms are being
added which will make it most COM
plete and comfortable.
Mrs. J. H. Haughton was the hos
tess for the Luncheon Bridge Club,
yesterday. After fine course lun-
cheon at one o'clock the ladies play
ed bridge" and enjoyed the hospitali-
ty of their genial hostess.
The ladies of the Presbyterian Aid
Society have planned for chicken
pileau supper to be given in the Busy
Bee Restaurant Thursday evening,
February 18th. Every thing good to
eat and of the usual high order. The
public is invited.
Mrs. J. M. Brown and daughters,
the Misses Mary Kate and Lucy, of
Whiteville, N. c., arrived in the city
this week for an extended visit with
the families of DR.. Fletcher L. Brown,
in Mulholland Park, and DR.. J. C.
Skies Of North Second street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert W. Cochrane
of Kalamazoo, Michigan, are spend
ing few days in the city, having
made three thousand mile journey
overland in their new car, bort.
They report delightful trip, with no
accidents to delay them, no blow-outs,
nor punctures, and are hoping they
may make the return trip, using the
same tires. !
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-02-11

CITY HAPPENINGS AND
PERSONAL MENTION

L. M. Baldwin of Melrose was q
prominent visitor in the city on We'd
nesday.
DR.. z. Brantley and I. ]. Fennell OF
Grandin were in the city on Wednes-
day for a few hours.
C. M. Livingston, democratic war
horse from johnson was visitor in
the city over Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. V. Walton are en-
tertaining little daughter who ar
rived in their home last Saturday
evening.
H. H. Bryant, L. J. Mcleod and
John Dallow have been among the
more prominent visitors in the city
this week from Welaka.
Judge and Mrs. J. I. Wimberly of
1nterlachen were visitors in the city
on Wednesday whom their hosts of
friends were pleased to greet. Judge
Wimberly was here to attend the
meeting of the county executive COM
mittee of which he has been a men,
Der for many years.
R. Raymond Price of Jacksonville
was visitor in the city this week,
accompanied by his partner, Mr.. Sink
Ter. AS the Sinkler-Price Co. these
gentlemen are engaged in the auto
mobile business in Jacksonville, where
they are distributors of the Hupmo
bile. Mr.. Price wants to sell the
family home in this city, located at
the corner of Third and Madison
streets.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1916-02-11

The Wbman's Benefit
of the M accabees, thr0gsss \
mittee, Miss Hattie y,
Flora Smith and Mrs. "
bley, extend their many
those wh, so generously
in helpinf: them secure ". y,
for Mrs. Boyd and her ~
to Hopkihsville, KentueN
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-14
. . . . . . . . . . A BATCH OF SMILES

A cockney angler. thinking his Highland boatman was not treating nim with the respect due to his sta Iion eXpostulated thus:
 Look here. my good man, you font seem to grasp who I am. Do you know that my family has been entitled to bear arms for the last 200 years?"
 "Hoots, That naething," was the re- ply. My ancestors have been en- titled to bare legs for the last 1000 years"
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-14
WAR BUSINESS GOES TO CANADA.

The American munitions industry said be shifting | to Canada information from Washington suggests that output of and ammunition is at or i near its maximum By February 1 it is expected that Canada will be in position to supply all the munitions needed by Great Britain aside from what she makes at home.
 This does mean of course that firms in the United States going to get any orders. It simply David LloydGeorge the British minister of munitions is taking no chances. He has regarded the United States very uncertain for muni- tions sudden change of sentiment might bring em- depended upon Or if should become involved in the war; it would have the effect because all the eras of war our factories could would be needed by our government.
 The British has therefore been engaged
 campaign to develop munitions facilities in Can ada succeeded well that there said to be present than S2O firms manufacturing guns, ri fles. shells bullets. powder, etc.
 Our share in arming the Allies has always been exaggerated Not long ago auoritatively report supplying only about per of the total mun tions used by the Allies Our contribution may be as much nine per cent It isn't expected to go any higher than the latter figure and in the opinion of experts will probably drop per again when the indus try is in full swing in Canada.
 We needn't begrudge Canada any of this business In fact, she will do favor by taking of it off hands For thing she will take the teeth out of the domestic that is raging in this country over he sale of materials to the allies Obviously cen. isn't going to decide the war For another hng Canada will relieve of abnormal from industry which, though helpful at first is now becom ing burdensome.
 The rapid recovery of domestic industries of legiti mate and permanent nature is making orders con nually less desirable Many manufacturers already refusing orders from the Aes in favor of domestic bu sness. The intuition exports too have cogged rail roads until home trade is suffering keenly from lack of carrying facilities. It will be benefit to every body Canada rather than the United States becomes the Allies chief foreign arsenal
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-14
Friday Morning, January IA, 1916.
TWENTY PER CENT VOTING AVERAGE.

TWENTY PER CENT VOTING AVERAGE.
 Henry Ford is interesting bunch of contradictions In his efforts peace the world he has shown lofty idealism and of public duty, mat ter how mistaken his efforts may have been And yet he confesses that he takes whatever po tlcal affairs
 q have been voter hirty-one years. he is quoted as saying and all that time have voted only six times and then because my wife made me.
 Nobody will accuse Mir. Ford of not being good cit izen Detroit fact regard him as its foremost citizen not because his wealth much because of his character and genuine services to the community But it is evident that citizens in general followed Mir Fords example regards their political duties our city, state and national would be far than it is For only steady continuous, intelligent n- teres public affairs and habitual attention to public ernent and the maintenance the best public ideals
 It may be remarked too that Mir Fords caress disre gard of polcs is reflected in his European mission If he had accustomed observing public affairs more closely and participating in them more fully he would never have gone enterprise in the absurd way that he did and suffered the sudden and hu initiating awakening.
 It isn't likely that any with 20 cent voting average will solve the biggest political problem in the world. lE
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-14

The British government asks for nine billion carry
 the for the year 1s1s In comparison with tbat, he asked by the administration at Washington ook trival But can't help wondering how many ilIions Englan dwould need if it had army and ayy boards doing the figuring.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-14

Says writer in the Paris Figaro Germany, installed America forbids America to be herself" Is that so
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-14
THOSE GERMAN CONCESSIONS.

Germany has admitted the possibility of one of her submarines having sunk the Persia and killed the Amer ican consul who went down with the liner Inasmuch Germany had given distinct pledges not to sink liners without warning this raises the question again whether we may trust promises from either Berlin Vienna
 Our growing distrust has tempered the satisfaction with which should have otherwise have received Germanys latest Those assurances in respects further than any previously given They gu that only liners-aready theoretically i'm pune by German pedges-but freight ships, pas sengers and will be saved when the vessels de- stroyed. These are the complete guarantees have yet obtained from either Germany or Austria And in the light of experience particularly the cries of Mediterranean atrocities much faith put in these promises?
 And even ifywe accept them literally they give no ground for much rejoicing For however ironclad hey may appear theory they defect practice shown by the whole history of the submarine versy
 Germany promises explicitly to make careful inves- igaton of all of destruction of enemy merchant hips and communicate the results the American 'rnment- Then If commanders of German submarines should not have obeyed the orders given them, they will ,e punished Furthermore, the German government will make reparaton for caused by death injuries American citizens"
 Fair words-but what is the the matter? It may ,onceivably mean this:
 Germany and Austria are determined to do their enc mics all the harm they They don't what t costs them They don't let American objec- ton hinder them. They will keep right on sinking ships with or without warning with or without having non ombatants board On occasions when American citi- killed, they will cheerfully inform that the submarine commander failed obey orders that they have punished him. and that they willing pay for he American lives destroyed The actual cost money will be slight.
 That is the principle they have maintained for nearly
 year. in the Frye They have assumed the position
 implied, though plainly expressed-that they may ink any American merchantmen carrying contraband if hey pay for the ship Do they mean now to assert by implication the principle they may kill American itizens at with mpunity, if they pay for them much per capita?
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-14
SOLDIER ARRESTED

SEATTLE, Jan. 13.-James Palmer, soldier connected with the commisa. " department at Fort Lawton, was arrested as th eowner of. stock of liquors said tofbe in a room where he was captured Three hundred phials of liquor extract and many pint bot ties of whiskey and beer were found. The liquor was an extract for mixing with water and alcohol. Palmer says he Is on furlough.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-14
NEW C0RNELIA HEARS FIRST WHISTLE OF
 TOWNS RAILROAD
Splendid Copper Camp in the Ajos will be Linked with Main Lines When Four Miles of Rails Are Laid.

1 NEW CORNELIA, Jan. 13.-In the past few days Ajo has heard her first puff of locomotive, working about four miles from town. The efforts of the engine was clearly discernible to all. feeding rails to an advance | crew of men who are fast planting : the steel which will link Ajo with the outside world. An inward jubilance expressed on the face of the old pic neers of this point tells the realization , of when dreams come true" in the i immediate advent of this mighty fac l tor of commerce. The vibration of such feeling described of the early in habitant of the west in his joy and welcome to the transcontinental line which opened up his hidden recess to civilization, can no better be express ed than in the feeling at Ajo today.
 A stream of prospectors and min ing men continue to come to town and the country for a radius of ten miles is being looked over pretty closely.
 Jack O'Neal, who has been sick for some little time, is up and around again and was a Sunday visitor to Ajo. MT. O'Neal and William Wor- rell hold one of the prize pieces of ground west of the camp and have discovered some excellent showin' on their vein in the past six weeks.
 G. H. Brown, the restaurant man of the Brown lunch room, has leased his restaurant to c. A. Parker and is nov constructing a rooming house on the lot adjoining his restaurant property. MT. Parker. the new restaurant man ager. is going to continue to operate the place in the same clean, progress i've manner carried out by MT. Brown, and no doubt will receive the liberal patronage of his predecessor He has changed the name of the establish ment to the L. c. restaurant.
 Owing to the large demand for rooms, Phil. Darbe has supplanted his shooting gallery hall with a mum Der of comfortable beds to answer the quest IOT SleeplnS QudrterS.
 The New Cornelia survey corps under Chief Engineer Fernstal has been busy the past week laying out property lines on the new townsite which is north of the present tow, about one-half mile.
 The second Tucson scouting party consisting of C. F. Solomon and Fred Roastadt, returned from Ajo last evening, deeply impressed with the future of that camp and convinced that the road from Tucson there should be built at once. They left Saturday, reaching Ajo that evening at 6:30 o'clock, spent Sunday at the camp. and twenty hours Monday stuck in the mud between Indian Oasis and Serventi's ranch. Joseph Melager of Indian Oasis joined the party there and went to Ajo with them
 T see no reason why Tucson should not get an important amount of trade from the new town" said MT. Solomon. We went to look into that very thing and are most favorably impressed"
 The scouts found tent city at the camp and the railroad rapidly be- ing completed to Coyote Wells. It will be opened for traffic to that point on Saturday.
 At the camp they met M. G. Levy
 u-hn peared prosperous, and William Zent formerly of Tucson, who is doing a freighting business.
 Freight can be carried to Ajo at a1E no, tnr, nrnhta hlv nr1 mnfnr
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-14

trucks if there is good road" said MT. Ronstadt this morning. "A truck can make two trips week and five ton truck would bring in gross rev snue for the one way, of $50. Freight on the return trip, even if taken at a lower rate, should make the total re- ,eipts S250 week. Two men can make a good living on that basis"
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-14

E. T. Williams, director of the bureau of eastern affairs, has been decorated with the order of Chia Ho by the Chinese emperor. This Is the governments official honor for dis tinyuished men of letters. v Mir Williams Gas formerly Chi neee secretary of the American lega- tior at Peking and later first secre- tary and charge d'affaires in the Chinese capital. besides serving in several consular posts in the orient He has written a number of books on Chinese laws, religion and institu- Sions.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-14
TIE PORTLAND SCHOOL SURVEY.

Portland Oregon has just published the results of survey of its public school system
 Portland like most American communities, has been realizing that the schools conducted do not educate That is they do not fit the children who go through them for living life comfortably and effective y Moreover most children so badly fitted that they do get through all but the first possible mo and go forth unrained, upon life. Needless to say instead mastering life they swiftly become slaved by it. and for the most part more able to free themselves.
 The country at large feeling stir of whicl precedes change and growth in these matters Several cities have had and investigations made Port land differs from the others the fact that investiga ons have been afraid be honest in their criticism minutely and mechanically prescribed system" an, change in the elaborate mechanism" of which "mee with resistance, positive as well as negative So far this sfsem adapted any point the actual needs of the individual children and youth that under far is adapted the needs of the communitie for adequately trained recruits the community the adaptation is accidental"
 These strong words, but citizens of almost any American community will recognize their truth as ap. piled to their schools.
 The difficulty lies partly in lack of vision to what schools for, partly in the nflexiby of rigid academic tradition, academic caste whose lines are not easily broken.
 Purely cultural" educaton which fitted people to walk
 and taktheir through polite society is of course an absurd ideal for the child Pure technical edu cation puts training materalistc basis just bad
 What is needed is the kind of education which will if the whole child His body should be trained for healtf and efficiency in work. His mind should be trained to openness means of growth. His soul needs the stimu Jus of high ideals.
 Before get there however, there is a grea deal of academic rubbish be cleared away. Such the Portland conducted by Standford Univer sity will do much to help
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-14

Buffalo Jones was telling an after dinner story: Pete had charge of the animalstent, and among his pets was leopard. the only one with the show. He was bad leopard, too, and gave Pete far more trouble than all the rest of the menagerie together. One lay, when the show was in New ter sey, I went out to Chicago to arrange iome business. While I was having dinner telegram was handed me. It read: The leopard has escaped. Prowling about the town. What shall do? Pete
 Pete was one of those fellows who had to have explicit directions to do anything even in an emergency. He was always afraid of making mis- take. I rushed from the table and sent a reply.
 Shoot him on the spot l wired. Being unusually busy. forgot all about the affair until about two hours later. when I returned to the hotel. and ano.her telegram was handed me. It proved to be from careful, consci- entious Pete. and asked:
 Which spot%
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-14

Three thousand employees in carpet mills of Stephei Sanford Sons, Inc, of Amsterdam. N Y. will receiv a bonus of s75oOo
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-14

Not to add to the mutual unpeasantness, but just t, keep the record straight, we're moved remark tha however little Europe may think of America since tn war started it cant be any less than America thinks Europe
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-14

All the olive branches in the world to have turned 10 thorny cactus.
Bisbee daily review., 1916-01-14

The clergyman of a country viii lage reprehending one of his parish toners for quarreling with his wife so loudly and frequently as to be a source of perpetual disturbance to the leighborhOod, in the course of his ex- hortation remarked that the Scrip lures declared that man and wife were one.
 Aye that may be sir" answered Hodge, but if you were to go by when me and my wife are at it you'd think there were twenty of us"