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The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-09-21

and poor hu5lf oses mCtiods been
shown, but 'herc are far more seri-
Gus charges wlrch are being nvostl-
gated
The tax rate for the people OF
Texas has been placed at the constl-
tutlonal limit and even then It is
claimed by those who are in a posi-
ton to know that this will not yield
enough reyeneue to meet the obli-
cations Of the state. New Offices
new departments and new lnstltu-
lions have been created with little
rgard. It seems to the needs OF the
people.-Farm & Ranch.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-09-21
900

Mira. Max Weber, a widow Of for
mer German Consul at Juarez has
filed complaint at III Paso, charg-
ing that three American soldiers
sred at her across the Mexico line
as she was riding over her farm. The
matter Is being Investigated.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-09-21

Davis. tho private secretary Of
Governor Ferguson admitted that
he had charge Of the private bust
ness but he didn't know where his
chief got that Si5G,OOO.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-09-21
DOE

II Is a notorious fact, one too well
known to make denial anywhere
possible that the fortltude OF the
German people is being stimulated
largely. n not chiefly, with the de-
fusion that the war is so unpopular
In the United States that Its power
Is not to be feared. 1t Is eequally
well known that paclfist and pro-
German speeches in this country
supply the raw material out Of which
that staining theory Is tabricat-
ed. 80 that II Is literally true to say
that those who make these speeches
give aid and comfort to the enemy.
which Is the definition of treason
however much the enforcement Of
shat definition might be an Invasion
of the right OF free speech. But II
this Wow brings Me street corner
philosophers and soap box orators
within the circle Of dlsloyalty, does
IL not bring certain Senators in Con-
greses within the smaller circle OF
treasons-Dallas News.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-09-21

II the principle Of world Justice
Is victorious in this war and the
power OF the few to grow q fortune
on the ruins Of the social and indus
trial rights Of the many Is broken so
that all men shall have equal OPP
portunltlos In the pursuit Of happi-
ness and prosperity then the war
will have not been fought in vain.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-09-21

Cooperation Of al the members
Of the family makes the work cas-
Ter and more profitable and brings
happiness and mutual confidence in
the home. II the father acts as a
task master and the mother nags the
children. that home will have no sons
and daughters a few years hence.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-09-21

The SIOO.OOO.OO good roads bond
election will be apt to carry. as most
everyone you see Is in favor ~ the
plan. This Is a good start and the
county is taking the lead. Next
should come the city bond issue to
cover the indebtedness at the bank
and obtain sufficient amount to
do other improvements such as paw
ing the square, building better
streets. bore more wells. etc, as well
High School building. repair the old
buildings and put a little pep in The
fellow who sits around whiting,
"cussing" dry weather Forge. your
troubles and stay by your country
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-09-21
FIRST STATE BANK

at lermleigh, State OF Texas, at tho
close Of business on the nth day
OF September 1917, published In
the Snyder Signal, newspaper
printed and published at Snyder,
State of Texas on the 21st day Of
September. 1917.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-09-21

OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-09-21

Roscoe, Snyder a Pacific
depot one block east OF public
square)
North Bound-(Dally ex SUM
No. s arrives ...... 1915 q. m.
South Bound--(Dally ex SUM
No. 6 departs ... 400 .. m.
North Bound-(sunday only
No. arrives ..,.. 1885 a. m.
South Bound-(sunday only
No. s departs .... 800 p, m.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-09-21

TheEntente Allies can't count on
any help from Russia so long as
that people are torn up by internal
strife and revolution.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-09-21

CORECT-Attest;
RoBT. II. CURNUTTE,
JNo. A. sTAVELY,
]. WRIGHT MOOAR.
Directors.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-09-21
RAILROAD TIME TABLE

Atchison, Topeka a Santa Fe'
depot sixteen blocks north OF pub
lie square on Scarborough ST.
West Hound
No. sos leaves 80. il:l5 a. m.
No. g21 leaves .... $500 a. m.
East bound
No. 906 leaves ... 6;OS a. m.
No. s22 leaves .... 2;35 p. m.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-09-21

me this 18th day of September,
1917.
@. s. PERKINS, Jr..
Notary Public
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-09-21
No 9O7

OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE
FINANCIAL CONDITION OF THE
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-09-21

State Of Texas, County Of scurry, 49,
|. y. T., Grimes, Cashier Of the
above-named bank, do solemnly
swear that the above statement is
true to thebest of my knowledge
and belief +, +. GRIMES, Cashier
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-09-21

STATE OF TEXAS
County Of scurry
We, b. Z. Rea as vice president,
and c. I. Jaeggll as cashier Of said
bank, each Of as, do aolemnly swear
that the above statement is true
to the best of our knowledge and
belief.
H. Y REA, Vice President.
c. I. JAEGGLI. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me, this 19th day Of September, A.
D., 1917.
J. r. CoKER,
Notary Public, scurry County, Texas
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-09-21

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
"He's at the Front

From EXerybodys. s.
 In the spring of a13 occurred the disastrous floods in Ohio Daniel Will lard, preident of the Baltimore and merely directing relief from his of fee in Baltimore. He rushed immediate ly to the scene of suffering and dis truction, where he remained till the danger was past.
 A New York banker whose influence and friendship were much needed by the Baltimore and Ohio, ran down to Baltimore. He was man to whom time is money--in capital letters-and he had a positive date with Daniel Will lard. But when he reached the railroad offices. the president was gone.
 He's at the front" said one of his secrtaries, and explained how the chief had gone out of Camden station on the the engagement had been sent to New Yorlz-Willard is most punctilious in such matters-but it had failed to ar rive.
 The banker frowned. He was not in the habit of hurrying to see railroaders who were seeking loans and then hav- ing them fall to keep appointments with him. But when he was back in his own office the next day and the newspaper extras were telling of the catastrophe that had swept over Ohio, he sent personal message to the presi- dent of the Baltimore and Ohio. It told him that he might draw for as much money aS he needed to put his railroad on its feet again.
 He's at the front"
 That was the thing that had hit the Wall street man clean between the eyes,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06


 will bring back to all your gray or faded hair it's youthful, original dark color and leave your hair fluffy. clean, full of life and lustre. La Creole is not a dye. but revives the color glands. Abso- lutely harmless and impossible to detect; without odor or stickiness, Hair can be washed or curled without affecting the restored color. Sold by druggists every where or sent prepaid for $l. by Van vleet Drug Co, Memphis, Tenn Guar anteed to darken all your gray hair so evenly that not even trace of gray shows. Stops dandruff and falling hair and promotes its growth Give La Gre ole trial. Has been used for past 30 years by ladies and gentlemen to restore all their gray hair to original dark color. lustre. freshness and fluffiness.Adv dv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

be in mans own eye, and then proceeds to show, easily and startlingly, that in the case of the United States of America the beam threatens to become what the surgeons call an incurable cataract!
 Well known as short story writer Porter Emerson Browne has recently won wide attention by his brilliant articles on the great war and our part in it as a neutral nation
 HOME LABOR SAVING DEVICES" :. By Rhea Clark Scott. Illustrated. J.
 P. Lippincott Co., publishers Phil
 adelphia.
 To clear away the drugery of the kitchen, the laundry, and the dining roonl-to make less fatiguing the scrubbing, chicken raising and but ter making are the purposes of this volume. A smooth mechanism for household work has unfortunately not been insisted upon by the farmer wlio equips his farm with the latest and best agricultural tools. by the office worker who uses in the office the most recently patented filing system, the efficient dictagraph. This book will fill up the gap. It will bring the same easy efficiency into the workings of the household as that of the farm ana of the office.
 There can be no real improvement in social life in the country unless there is leisure time to be devoted 60 uplifting. cultural and recreational purposes The only way in which this may be obtained is by means of labor saving and time-saving appliances. To save muscles and nerves. and to give time and energy for mental and social and spiritual development is the val uab1e function of this volume.
 The articles described are intensely practical and may be readily made E any home a a nominal cost. Many of them, indeed. are made out of dry goods boxes, others out of easily ob- tainable metal and timber. The author is particularly fitted for the task she set herself to do-before assuming her present position of district agent for home demonstration work in Virginia, She has had a long experience as as sistant state agent under the direc- tion of the United States department of agriculture. Her sympathetic relations not only with the women of her own state but in others have enabled her to gather a great collection of home made devices. culled from many homes
 It is book not only for the woman who does all her own work, but also for the one who has servants. It will oil the joints of each type of house. hold. The arrangement is particularly simple and practical. The article, it's need and it's use. Is briefly described and then in brief form Is tabulated the materials needed in manufacture, tl,e dimensions and the directions toward putting it together. Each difficulty is thoroughly illustrated. in an appendix there is an excellent list of tools for every home, and list of publications for supplementary reading.
 Altogether a valuable book for home use.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
Has Climbed Many Poles

From the Popular Sclence Monthly.
 The next time you see lineman seal ing a telephone pole think of William Lane of Rockford, H., who has climbed over 800 miles in the last F years. It takes more strength to climb 10 feet of pole with spurs and harness than it does to climb 500 yards of steep mountain side. Lanes average as lineman has been 25 poles day, or something like 10000 times 40 feet. He has had several falls, due to poorly fastened spurs and harness. but no bad ones, he says
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

Doty tcok part in ac least one strenu- ous peace meeting talked with women factory workers, and investigated the tragic condition of the poor, especially the mothers and babies, reading every where the signs of unrest and rebellion. She found Hamburg a "city of death and reports that food riots were actually occurring or on the point of breaking out there and everywhere, while the people all over the empire clamor for an end to the war.
 MAN: AN ADAPTIVE MECHANISM" By George w. Grille, F. A. c. S. Illus
 trated. The Macmillan company, pub
 fishers, New York
 That the human body is mechanism which has reached it's present state of efficiency through continuous struggle to adapt itself to the conditions sur rounding it, is Dr. Chiles thought. His purpose is to show that the phenomena of disease no less than the phenomena of normal living-emotion, ambition, ideals are the outcome of this ancient friction which has resulted in the evolution in the body of system of organs which, working in harmony or dsharmony with the environment, produce responses now recognized as normal processes, now as abnormal reactions.
 In a mechanistic view of war and peace, Dr. Chile demonstrated his ability to present a scientific subject with great clearness and vividness for the general reader. That book was widely discussed and commended. This new volume, bearing as it does on matters of vital concern to every one and written again in simple language, carries an even greater appeal.
 SCARS AND STRIPES" By Porter Emerson Browne. George H.
 Doran company, publishers, New York.
 T do not know any man., says Theo- dore Roosevelt who has made a more stirring and effective appeal for Ameri- can patriotism"
 Porter Emerson Browne has touched the acid point of his incisive and humor- ous common sense to the most dangerous canker of American 1ife-public indiffer- ence.
 All the belated resolutions born of the recent crisis in American affairs are here crystallized.
 The war has made us nation of crit ics-stupidly self satisfied critics. Por- ter Emerson Browne reminds us of the old parable about the beam which may
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
1.-THE ELLIE ENvEI.npE.r .

By Sophie Kerr. Doubleday, Page X
 Co.,, publishers. Garden City. N. Y
 It was her first stenographic posi- ton.
 Into her hands her employer thrust a blue envelope: in it a precious for mula wanted by agents of foreign government. Leslie outwits these agents.
 That Is only one of the problems that Leslie meets with when she goes to New York to make her way
 Such is the tale as told in "The Blue Envelope" full of charm. suspense and much of the reality of an autobi- ography.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

Judge Gary says the annual capacity of the United States Steel corporation in supplies which would be required by the government in case of war is more than one-third greater in value than that of all .Germany's In the same lines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
1.-THE SHIFTING SPELL y

By Leslie Probyn. Duffield & Co, pull
 fishers. 211 West Thirty third street.
 New York.
 A delightful tale of life in an Eng fish country house of today is The Shifting Spell" by Leslie Probyn. Mys- terious and entertaining complications surround the people. young and old, in this story and result in series of enlivening adventures, both romantic and highly entertaining.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

THE TIGERS COAT" By Elizabeth Dejeans. With illustrations by Arthur I. Keller The Bobbs Merrill Co.,. pub fishers, Indianapolis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

WHAT HE LEAST EXPECTED" By Holw orthy Hall. Illustrated by Fred eric Dorr The Bobbs Merrill Co. pub fishers, Indianapolis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
LOST ENDEAvoR."

By John Masefield. The Macmillan O.,
 publishers New York
 Here Is another of John Masefeld's s adventure stories which he entities Lost Endeavor.' This has to do witL pirates and buccaneers and life on the seas in the days when an ocean trip was beset with all kinds of danger and excitement The authors feeling for the romance of the sea, his un- derstanding of the mariner. his sure grasp of the qualities of suspense, have never been better demonstrated than in this rousing tale
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
OTHER BOOKS RECEIVED.

GLAD OF EARTH" Poems.) By Clement Wood. Laurence J. Gomrne, publishers. No East Twenty ninth street. New York.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
RIGHT AND DUTY, OR CITIZEN ANr
 SOLDIER"

'iA eiiic iOoSiiS edlC. RIGHT AND DUTY, OR CITIZEN AND SOLDIER"
 SWITZERLAND PREPARED AND AT r PEACE. A MODEL FOR THE UNITED .STATES) By Frederic A. Kuenzli. The National Defense Institute publish
 CTS. the Tribune building. New York. Tn Right and Duty the author. Fred eric A. Kuenzli in a "Preface,.- says: There are two paths to preparedness One Is that of militarism. and Is repug- nant to freemen. It means a large stand ing army. In which each man would be compelled to serve his allotted term of years It means being driven. It means the breaking down of equality. of de- mocracy. It means subtracting hundreds of thousands of productive human units from the sum total of the nations eco homie productivity. W
 The other path Is the way of educa- tion, the training and proper develop ment of the bodies of our boys while they are in school, so that no long period will be necessary to make potential sol diers of them. That Is the path that can be trod without upsetting the principles of a republic.
 Physical training of the boys in the public schools, complemented at maturity by short period of universal military training, has made the citizens of the Swiss republic the best soldiers, man for man. on earth A thing to be noted Is that system has not made Switzerland any the less democratic: it has not made militarst nation of her.
 Universal military training is bound to come in America Why not lay the foundation for 1t and make 1t ca sier by educating our boys to look forward to It as joyful service. not disagreeable duty?
 A system of voluntary military train- ing might have been practicable some years ago. It Is not practicable now, not only for the reason that no sufficient number would volunteer. but because of the utter impossibility of training hun dreds of thousands of raw recruits when the enemy is almost at our door. The average American has come too much to place his personal comfort and con- venience. the eradication of his appe- tites. the pursuit of material wealth above the spirit of self-sacrifice that must animate patriot.
 The poison has sunk deep. The anti dote Is universal military training.
 sLYDIA OF THE PINES"
 By Honore Wilsie. Frederick A. Stokes
 company. publishers. New York. In the primitive pine forests of the Hiawatha country on the upper Mississip- pi Hes Lake City, combination of old England, New England and the modern west. Its old settlers, rubbing elbows with the reservation Indians and ming ling with sturdy Scandinavian and Cor man imm grants. are of the pioneer New
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

"J Cole" By Emma Gellibrand With illustrations in color by Maria L. Kirk J B. Lippincott Co, publishers, Philadelphia.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
SHORT RATIONs9


 By Madeline 2. Doty. Illustrated The Century company, publishers, New York.
 Germany cannot hold out much longer If Miss Doty is to be believed. This is very largely the theme of S"Short Ra- Hons" the story of what an American woman saw behind the scenes in the war stressed empire, with sidelghts on other phases of the war in several coun-l tries.
 Miss Doty describes two separate trips of exploration to Europe In the first part she pictures life on board the peace ship" and tells of the wonans congress at The Hague and her own experiences nursing the wounded in Paris. The sec ond part is the story of her recent long stay In Germany during which she be- came convinced that the empire is being starved to the point of collapse Miss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

England stock-"the best blood that went west" With that best blood Mrs. Willsie Is chiefly concerned in this essentially American novel,
 The heroine. Lydia, is wonderful gir, character, developing In the sort of love story American men like, for 1t pictures the type of girl real men are always keen about. Through a seemingly hopeless tangle of difficult surroundings she blazes her own trail to splendid womsuhood. Her honesty, ambition and sfrectionste loyalty never waver, and are responsible for the optimism and romance which the story fairly radiates.
 This is book whose patriotism of theme. strong heart interest and beauty of setting will make a vivid and lasting impression on lovers of clean fiction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06
"THE sTINGY RECEIVER

 By Eleanor Hallowell Abbott. With H. lustrations by Fanny Munsell. The Gen. tury company publishers, New York. This is story of Mrs. Tome Gallien, tremendously wealthy, keen minded, sharp tongued bed ridden woman. who is always sending presents broadcast, and whose dearest wish is this: That the last mail of the day may never leave me utterly letterless-and that I may always be expecting a package by ex- press.'
 It is also the story of Solvei Kjeland, who says herself that she is young, and strong. and very laughing and who has just come from Norway to America to learn about the Montessori method. But by a joyful twist of fortune, she , learns most about Mrs. Tome Gallen and about
 Dr. Sam Kendrue, who is as tall and young and handsome as Solvei as bru= effervescent and vivid; and is poorer than almost anybody, for wmen he receives the mysterious gift of a grand piano he has to move out of his little office to let 1t in.
 About these and some subordinate char acters the author of Molly Make Be- heve" weaves another of those whimsical sparkling, laughing romances that have endeared her to so many thousand read CTS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

THE WHITE PEOPLE" By Frances Hodgson Burnett Illustrated by Elizabeth Shippen Green. Harper Brothers, publishers, New York
 One of the greatest of living writer's Frances Hodgson Burnett. whose books have been enjoyed by thousands. pre- sents her latest story entitled The White People," to the literary public In the Dedication" the author voices the following sentiment which is key to the story:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-05-06

To Lionel;
 'The stars come nightly to the sky
 The tidal wave unto the sea:
 Nor time. nor space, nor deep nor high
 Can keep my own away from me
 "The Greatest Question in the World --that is the subject of Mrs. Burnett's new book Her spiritual message will travel quickly to the heart of the multi tudes who are waiting eagerly every where for a new word that will testify to the nearness-and the beauty-of the spirit life, that will give in it's way an answer to the question: Do the dead yet live?' It is book which widens the horizon of the soul
 What does it matter if this seems a strange story? To some it will mean something; to some it will means nothing To those it has a meaning for it will open wide windows into the light and lift heavy loads says the book itself.
 The White People" is story of deep spiritual significance with a background of Maeterlincl1ian beauty and mystery
 young Scotch heiress of today brought up in her ancestral castle, grows to winsome girhood before she discovers that "The White People, who bring her such joy are invisible to others. But to the man, a famous writer, who gives her his love. she gives in his great need the wonderful vision and hope they have shown her
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-10-19
SECTION MEN ON STRIKE

Last Friday morning tho section
men On the c. b. & O. at Metropolis
and all section crews between here
and Cent-alia walked out on a strike.
1t was understood that they were to
have come out on the 10th of the
month but it was learned that the
demand for an increase of wages
would not be considered favorably
and the section crews walked out
Friday at o'clock p. NJ.
The section men Of the Q. have
been receiving S1.9o per day for thsir
services, and they demand 22is cent
per hour rating, which was refused.
Three or more of the section foremen
on the Q. have resigned.
Section Foreman Sykes, who Is in
charge Of the section at Metropolis
is said to be a pretty busy man and
Is doing his own track walking. 1t
is thought that the matter will be
amicably adjusted soon and that the
men will resume work.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-10-19
Harvest Home Fair
Unity Baptist Church
BrOOkport. ILL.,. Monday Oct. 1917 and
continue until Sunday the 2Ist

The members of the Unity Baptist Church,
are striving to meet our obligations and to
cell our church, in order to be able to use
the auditorium this winter, therefore we
ask that every one assist in making this
Fair success.
Something new going on every night.
Monday night, Oct. 10, Prof. Lee r. Grim,
Principal of the Brookport, School, will
preach. The Brookport school will enter.
tain in connection with the Unity choir.