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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-10-20

particularly careful not to neglect this
duty, for he had just come from con
ference with the boys father and moth
er, in which it had been impressed
upon him that he must exercise tho
greatest care to prevent Jack visiting
the music hall where Ajax was being
shown.
So when he opened the boys door at
about half past 8 he was greatly cxcit.
cd, though not entirely surprised, to find
the future Lord Grcystoke fully dress.
cd for the street and about to crawl
from his open bedroom window.
Mr.. Moore made rapid sprint
across the apartment, but the waste of
energy was unnecessary, for when the
boy heard him within the chamber and
realized that he had been discovered
he turned back, rs though to rclinQuish
his planned adventure.
where were YOU going" painted the
excited Mr.. Moore.
Il am going to see Ajax" replied tho
boy quietly.
IL am astonishcd! cried Mr.. Moore.
moment later he was infinitely more
astonishcd, for the boy, approaching
close to him, suddenly seized him about
the waist, lifted him from his feet and
threw him. back downward, upon tho
bed, showing his face deep into soft
pillow.
BE quiet" admonishcd the victor,
"or I'll choke YOU"
Mr.. Moore struggled, but his efforts
a
the Apes may or may not have handed
down to his son, he Ind Mt least be-
quenthed him almost as marvellous n
physique as he himself had possessed
at the same age.
Anceling upon him, Jack tore strips
from a sheet and bound the mana
hands behind his back. Then he rolled
MIN over and stuffed gag Of the same
material between his teeth, securing II
with strip wound about the back OF
his Victims head. Next he tied Mr..
Moore's feet together.
Then the son Of Tarzan skipped
across the room, slipped through the
open window and slid to liberty by way
OF the spout from an caves trough.
Mr.. Moore wriggled and struggled
about the bed. He was sure that lie
should suffocatc unless aid came
quickly. In his frenzy of terror he
managed to roll off the bed.
The pain and shock Of the full jolted
him back to something like sane con-
sideration of his plight. Where before
he had been unable to think intelli-
gently because of the hystcrical fear
that had claimed him, ho now lay
quietly searching for some means OF
escape from his dilemma.
The best that he could do was to Mt.
tempt to attract attention from below;
and SO, after many failures, he man.
aged to work himself into position in
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1917-10-20

dcrful things. And can 60 and see it
100? Oh, please, mother-please let me"
Patting the boys check affectionnte.
ly, the mother shook her head negative.
~. mo, Jack" she said; "you know
do not approve Of such exhibitions"
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-02
Observation-Disclosures.

st. Jude's church was the scene
OF one of the prettiest weddings of
the season Saturday, October II. at
IL o'clock, when Miss Gertrude
Robertshaw became the bride of
Mr. Sterling Crews Reynolds. Rev
Charles Edwards rector Of St. james
church at Macon performed the
ceremony. The church was decorat.
ed in autumn foliage and chrysan-
themums.
Miss Ethel McNutt was maid of
honor and Mr.. Leonard Shade of
Charlottesville, best man. Victor
Minter Reid nephew of the bride
was ring bearer During the cere.
mony Miss Mabel Hawkins and Mrs.
II. H. Green sang. The Voice That
Breatbed Ger Eden The bride was
dressed in gown Of white satin with
veil and carried prayer book. The
maid of honor wore white with
large white bat and carried white
chrysanthemums. Miss Mabel
Hawkins wore a pink with hat TO
match and carried pink roses Mrs
Green wore frock of silver tone
with hat to correspond
Following the ceremony a five
course luncheon was served OF, the
New Monroe Hotel, covers being
laid for thirty.six The table was
decorated in pink and white chry-
santhemums. Mrs. Green sang
Because" and Il love You Truly"
during luncheon and a toast to the
bride was given by Mrs. Frank
Proctor.
The bride is a daughter of Mrs.
S. j. Robertshaw of this city and
Mr.. Reynolds is son of S P. Rey-
nolds at Charlottesville. he also is
q graduate Of the agricultural col
leee of the University of Missouri at
Columbia. They left on the after
noon train for charlottesville at
which place they will make their
home.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-02
Missouri's War Crops.

Missouri's war crops for 1917, ac-
cordine to the final preliminary es-
Inmates Of the State Board of Aeri-
culture, indicative Of the sterling
industry Of the farmers this year
are as follows in short
Wheat. 230OO,OOO bushels.
Corn. 284.000OO0 bushels
Oats. 42.405, 900 bushels.
Home canning. 1884 per cent OF
1917 total.
Wheat acreage. for 1918. 2,161,.
937 acres.
Rye acreaee,for 1918. AZ per cent
increase, or II, 1880 acres. r
Apples, domestic and commercial,
6,366,600 bushels
Alfalfa acreage. l27 per cent
compared to 1915
Truck crops. beyond all previous
totals.
The 1917 grand total Of Missouri's
farm crops. to be announced in De-
cember, will eclipse all previous
records in the entire history of this
commonwealth.
Missouri has not only beaten its
own record, but in comparison with
the other AZ states showed the
hi CHEST average condition of all
crops at the ending of the growing
S eason. standing at ia per cent oil
federal average-the best answer
possible as to the practical patriot.
ism Of the Missouri farmer in wal
timel
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-02
The Big Loan.

The whole truth about the sec
ond loan Is not known and cannot
be known untiRthe figure are ell In
but the sum actually asked by the
Government has been greatly over
subscribed. It is thought in Wash
inetoD that the maximum sum Of
$4,000, 100000 has been reached II
that should prove to be the truth.
then the subscriptions make up the
largest cash loan ever negotiated by
any Government. The record is
now held by the British loan. which
was equivalent to S4.943500.0 1000.
Neither is it known how many in
dividual subscribers bought bonds
but again it is certain that the
showing is large enough to make
the sale a gratifying success.
Credit cannot be apportioned
with any approach to just distri
button of praise. The success rests
upon the patriotism Of the people
and the most important channel
through which the people were
reached was. naturally. the finan-
cial institutions. which performed
all of their usual functions 10 con-
nection with the loan aud added to
them an immense amount of volun-
teer work at very large cost. Pri-
vate financial establishments,
women's organizations. the Boy
Scouts and innumerable Individual
workers all have important shares
in the general result.
All of these agencies will be
ready again when the next loan is
fioated. but before this war came
upon the world nobody in his senses
would have said that there could
be another such loan in years.
There will be, perhaps within few
months. and il will be taken. The
experience of every warning nation
shows that it can be done.
Not many Of those who subscrib-
ed have actually pinChed to raise
the price of their bonds. and the
Government has not taken any ex
traOrdinary measures yet to clear
the way for a big bond issue. Ever
since this country entered the war
industries have been free to seek
new capital for any sort of enter
prise. That can be regulated if it
should prove necessary so as to
give the Government the first claim
upon all idle capital. The loan can
be made more attractive and the
people will be stimulated to greater
sacrifice as this nations part in the
war becomes ereater.-St Louis Re.
public
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-02
Seize Enemy Property.

Arrangements were made Mon
dav at a conference between Presi
dent Wilson and A. NJ. Palmer, GUS
todian of enemy property, TO put
into complete operation the provis-
ions of the trading with the enemy
law for custody Of property in this
country of German citizens and
those of countries allied with Ger
many.
Receipt of enemy property al
ready has begun, the first receipts
being a draft for 100000 voluntar-
lily rendered the custodian, who
promptly invested in liberty bonds
Administrative details were ar
ranged Monday and within a short
Il me property worth millions OF
dollars will be in the custodian's
hands. President Wilson will soon
issue an executive order formally
comforting the requisite powers up,
on Mr.. Palmer, who will furnish a
fidelity bond in the sum of $780,
600. The order also will authorize
expenditure of appropriations, in
cl uding engagement of necessary
assistants and opening of branch
bureaus for receipt of enemy
money.
MIR. Palmer said after the confer
ence with the President that he was
preparing to enforce the law as 1t
stands for taking over property of
citizens of nations allied with Ger
many as well as that of Germans.
He explained that the President
might suspend the laws operations
as to property of Turkish Bulgarian.
Austrian and other allied citizens
whose nations are now at war
with the United States. although
that question had not been dis
cussed.
Ultimate disposition Of property
taken over by his Office, Mr. Pal
mer explained. rests with congress
which must decide whether it shall
be confscated or merely held in
trust during the war by the custo-
dian as trustee.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-02

Farmers Week will be held at
Columbia, Missouri. January 18th
to 18th. 1918, and as usual under
the joint auspices of the State
Board and College of Agriculture.
The short course will be adapted to
wartime production and conserva
ton Of food products. The evening
programs include speakers of inter
national reputation.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-02
wine For Farmers.

The Missouri State Prison Board
announces TO farmers that they
have prison-Dade binder twine
enough to tie the fodder OF our two
hundred and eighty-four million+
bushel crop OF corn. The Board suer
eests that farmers ORGANIZATIONS
apply at once to the Prison Board
for arrangements about engaging
Irvine for next years wheat crop.
thereby providing against a war
time shortage, at a saving in cost,
Prison twine is now 20 cents per
pound.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-02
Corn-Cake at Last.

The day of the corn cake, the
muffin and plain orn.bread is
here, even if il took the world war
TO bring it into its own Herbert C.
Hoover, National Food Administra-
tor. says:
There is twice as much nutritive
value in dollars worth of corn
meal as a dollars worth of wheat
at the present prices, and corn must
play a very important part in the
conservation of wheat products.
There are four bushels of corn rails.
ed in this country to every one Of
wheat. and cornmeal is as good fol
food as is wheat"
Some of the best cooks in the
land recommend the following
meal-and- -four cakes for wartime
breakfasts:
One cup corn meal. cup flour
(wheat). 2 teaspoons baking pow
der, 1 teaspoon salt, one-haft table.
spoon sugar, l tablespoon melted
butter. egg, cup milk.
Mix the dry ingredients. add
melted butter, well.beaten egg and
milk; bake like ordinary griddle
cakes.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-02

Mrs. Mary Drake left Saturday for
her home in Quincy after visit
with her son, W. J. Drake and fam
lily Of this city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-02

Missouri points TO W. F. Rankin
of Tarkio, Atchison county, as the
American king of corn farmers,
with crop of $50. 600 bushels of
corn on one farm.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-02
LONG BOY
BY WIN. HERscHELL

He just long lean country gink
From away out West where the hoptoads wink;
He was six feet two in his stocking feet
But he kept gettin thinner the more he'd eat
Yet he was as brave as he was thin;
When the broke out he got right in,
Unhitched his pillow, put the mule away,
An then the old folks heard him say
REFRAIN
Good-by, ma! Good-by, pa!
Good-by, mule with yer old he-haw
l may not know what the wars about,
But you bet by gosh, Ill soon find out!
And o my sweetheart don't you fear,
Ill bring you king fer souvenir!
I'll Git you Turk and kaiser too,
And that's about all one Teller could do.
One pair of sox was his only load
When he struck fer town by the old dirt road
He went right down to the public square
And fell in line with the soldiers there
The sergeant put him in uniform,
His gal knit mitts fer to keep him warm;
They drilled him late, they drilled him long;
Then he marched away to his farewell song:
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-02

Those from distance who at
tended the Robertshaw. Reynolds
wedding Saturday were: Miss Mary
Green of Sbelbins, Mrs E. D Walsh,
of Waukeshs. Wisconsin. Mr., and
Mrs. S. P. Reynolds, of Carruthers-
vile. parents Of the groom. Mrs. "
M. Reid and little son. of Carruthers.
vile and Miss Carolyn McClintic Of
Selkirk. Kansas.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-02

H. H. Green of Pattonsbure spent
Saturday and Sunday at this place.
and Mrs. Green accompanied him
home.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-02
Monroe City, Also.

At least two balloons passed over
! this vicinity at an early hour yester-
day morning. travelling in a south
easterly direction. One passed over
Shelbina at about 7:45 q. m. and
was observed by many persons 1t
Travelled low enough for the basket
to be plainly seen, We are told it
passed over Lee Lewis place near
Greenwood, travelling low enough
for members of the family to hear
men talking.
j. D, Byars tells us balloon
passed over him. just as he reached
Warren ford on Crooked Creek on
his way to town, soon after 8 o'clock
The balloon was very low and sand
was dumped from it while he watch
ed it, and it Immediately rose
Shelbina Democrat. A balloon
passed over Monroe City about 8
O'Clock Tuesday morning and was
watched for some time by our
citizens. Ii was too high to even
guess at its size, but is supposed to
have been quite large.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-02

Miss Carolyn McClintic of Selkirk,
Kansas is visiting her sister, Mrs
C. S. jackson Of this city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-11-02

Mr. and Mrs j. H. Sherman
have returned to their home in
Troy, Mich, after spending a week
with relatives here. They came
here from Rochester, MINI, where
Mrs. Shearman received treatment
for five weeks, When they left Ro-
chester they thought she was bet
ter but she was not so well the past
week.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-09-27
T. R. AFTER LAF0LLETTE
Would Be Ashamed to Sit in Senate
 With Him, Says Colonel

Kansas City, Sept. 24.-"If l were this minute a member of the United State Senate I would be ashamed to sit in that body until I found out some method of depriving Senator LaFollette of his seat in that chamber, which he now disgraces by his pres ence there." Theodore Roosevelt said today at a luncheon given for Major General Leonard Wood and himself as a part of the Mid dle Western patriotic celebra tion of this city.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-09-27
$1oO Reward, $1OO

The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all it's stages and that is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly influenced by constitutional conditions requires constitutional treatment Halls Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and faces of the System thereby destroying the foundation of the disease. giving the patient strength by building up the con- stitution and assisting nature in doing its work The proprietors have so much faith in the curative powers of Halls Catafrh Medicine that. they offer One Hundfed Dollars for any case that 1t failsl to curA. Send for list of testimonials.
 Address F. J. CHENEY & CO. To}eio. n0saS Sold by all Druggist. 76c.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-09-27
Southern Rice Growers Association

Dear Sir:
 The Board of Directors of the Southern Rice Growers Associ ation by wire vote have ordered the minimum price on number one and two rice increased from $6 50 to S6. 75 per barrel, effective September 24th. AS about sey- enty per cent of the production in the three states will be Blue Rose and Louisiana Pearl, the price on these varieties will be considered the basic price on rice.
 This vote was taken on Tues> day, September 4th, but the an nouncement has been deferred pending the outcome of the rice conference called by Hon. John
 M. Parker, Federal Food Ad- ministrator for the State of Louisiana, and held in New Or leans on Tuesday, September 11th. At the New Orleans con ference the growers agreed to a minimum price of $6 50 per bar
 rel but the millers would not consent to such a price and con tended that the figure was too high. The growers stood firm and as consequence the confer ence resulted in a deadlock. The cost of production, the price relation between rice and other foodstuffs, the export and import situation and the de- creased production were the principal factors considered by the growers in fixing the D. ice. The average price of rice for the period from 1904 to 1915 was $3 23 per barrel. The cost of pro- ducing rice is 100 per cent high
 CT than the average cost of pro-
 duction during this l2 year per iod.
 A comparative statement of the prices on wheat, corn, hogs, potatoes and beans, year by year for this twelve year period IS en closed. Tie table also indicates
 the price of rice for tbe same years as we'll as the 1917 prices and the percentage of increase over the average prices for the twelve years on all of these prod ucts. The figures used in this compilation are all taken from
The Carlisle independent., 1917-09-27
East Bound Trains
FOR SALE

1 offer for sale all O. part of my crop and tive stocE, consisting of z horses. 2 mules and 1 jack, and 5 hogs. also 14 acres of cotton, 30 acres of corn, 5 acres of sor- ghum, anyone wishing to pur- chase the above at bargain call on me at my home on ths old 1ilman farm 7 miles northeast of Carlisle ". E Dever, Rt. 3, Carlisle, Ark. l9 Ftp.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-09-27

government reports with the ex. ceptiop of the 1917 prices, which were the quotations of Septem Der 18th.
 1t is frequently said that the price of other food stuffs does not affect the price of rice. This is not true. It was the high price of beans and potatoes that start ed the upward trend in the mar. ket last February and gave us the opportunity of securing a million dollars worth of advertis- ing for rice. The production of rice will continue to increase and with the publicity given it, rice can never again he considered as an isolated commodity.
 Of the 1916 rice crop about two million pockets were exported. This, of course, does not include the million and a half pockets shipped to Porto Rico. Our ex- ports for the year previous were about a million and quarter pockets showing net gain of up wards of three-quarters of a mil- lion pockets. During the month of June, 1917, 268, 964 pockets were exported at an average price of $792. The imports of foreign rice less the amount re- exported and less the amount that went to the Hawaiian Is lands is estimated at 750.000 pockets. which gives us a net gain in domestic exports over net imports of about a million and quarter pockets.
 The crop of 1916 approximated 9,75O,OOO bags. The Govern ment's. September report esti- mated the 1917 crop at 32. 200.0 bushels reduced to bags of 187 pounds totals 6,05O.000 sacks. If our exports and shipments to Porto Rico equal the 3,500,000 pockets shipped last year, we will, after deducting a half mil lion bags for seed, have left for domestic consumption about 100000 bags, plus the imports of foreign rice This analysis in dicates that with a domestic con sumption equal to last year, we would be almost 100000 bags short of the estimated demand.
 Yours very truly,
 E. A. EIGNUS, Secretary Treasurer
The Carlisle independent., 1917-09-27

If your farm has been de- prived of hand or two by the draft. plan to put part of your acreage in wheat and oats. and buy some improved farm ma chinery with which to cultivate the rest of the crop. In this way you can keep the entire acreage in cultivation.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-09-27

Do you get mp at night? Sannl is suyely the best for all kidney and blad, der troubles Sanol gives relief Ill H hours from all backache and bladfer trouble. >anol is a guaranteed remedy. 35c and $l % bottle at the drug sfore Adv. 59tf
The Carlisle independent., 1917-09-27
Read This Offer

The Independent, The Twice a Week Gazette, Weekly Com mercial Appeal and the Progress sive Farmer. all for $2. 75 if taken in the next thirty days. This is the cheapest and best reading you can get. Subscribe now.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-09-27
For Sale

Three good rice horses and one school pony for sale at a bar 1lfHin. apply to Snow & Son, Car
 1Stf
The Carlisle independent., 1917-09-27

Tweey Period 1904 1915From the Yearbook the Department of
 Agriculture. Farm Price December First
The Carlisle independent., 1917-09-27

Sand, gravel. crushed rock. cement, lime. .- n Der Go.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-09-27

Ask for votes when yop4 from & Griffin Son.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-01-17

senate, and while his control Is not
along lines sanctioned by some 1t is
not questioned by majprityfof that
body. Ellis word is as sgood as his
bond" is a common saving in the SEN
ate and perhaps this explains his sue
cess. As.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-01-17
COLSON'S BAZAAR
HAS NEW OWNER
Deal Made This Week by Which
I. 7. steen Buys Store from
F. e. COlson.

Warren's popular variety store
known all over this and adjoining
counties as Colson's Bazaar. changed.
owner this week. l.. L. Steen. who
has been the manager Of the store
since Mr.. Colson moved to Fergus
Falls to engage in business there
has bought the stock of goods and
will continue the business just as
heretofore.
Mr.. F. E: Colson came to Warren
last Friday to assist in taking the
invoice and closing the deal. He
started the store seven years ago
and from small, beginning has
succeeded in building up one Of the
largest stores IF the kind in these
northern counties.
Is Mr.. L. L. Steen, the new propri-
5etor. came here from Long Prairie,
Mimi, about a year ago to become
the ranarer of the store and dur
ing this time has proved himself to
be a thorough going and canahle
business man as we'll as a public
| spirited citizen. He has had long
experience in the general rnerrhan-
disc business as we'll as in conduct
ing stores of this kind; The store
will now be known as "7rhe R"1ear''
and Mr.. Steen says that he will have
the same advantage in buving goods
| to be. sold at bargain prices that
Mr.. Colson has had, and no efforts
will be spared to keep up the stores
reputation and increase it's business
Big bargains will henceforth, as ir
the past, be found at 1.-THE Bazaar
The big opening bargain day an.
nouneement is published on another
page -of this paper.