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The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-08-17
Private William X. Jones,
Company c, 1st Regiment,
Pennsylvania National Guard,
Camp Mead, Maryland.
(Signed) y. c. KooNs,
First Asst. P. M. Gen"

Old "Pompadour' LaFollette, Of
Wisconsin, was to turn loose his
CAB in the u. S. Senate on the war
question. The more this old Bad
Ger" runs off at the mouth the more
the Socialists will think Of him and
the less he will be regarded by the
patriotic citizens Of the whole coun-
try. Old man Bill Bowen ought 10
be on hand to butt into his biggest
speech--and thereby switch this
Badger.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-08-17
Have You Noted
Their Absence?

Attention is called to the fact
that a considerable number Of Hen
derson county negroes have taken
their departure for parts further
North in answer to the lure Of bet
ter wages. Those who remain with
us in the capacity Of day laborers
seem to be independent nt-but we
must say the number Of loafers has
been materially decreased. The last
public loafer. white or black, ought
to be run In"
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-08-17

The American steamer. Campa-
ma, a Standard Oil tanker, was
sunk Aug. 8 by German subma-
rine and her capita with four of
her armed guard were captured and
taken on the U-boat. Take note,
boys-You will have plenty to
avenge when you Get to the firing
line in France and Flanders.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-08-17

Regular preaching service at the
Methodist Episcopal Church LEX
ington) by the pastor, S. B.
Stephens, Sunday at II a. m. and 8
D. m. Interesting subject for each
service. Regular service on Tues
day night. Everybody cordially
invited 10 all these services.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-08-17

The Republican Candidates for the var
ious County Offices viii address the people.
at the following times and places:
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1917-08-17

An armed British freiehter sent a
German Devil-boat to the bottom
of the ocean near Brest, France, a
few days ago.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-29

n. Thomas Estrada Palma. The
American flag went down from Moro
Castle and the single star OF the Cuban
banner rose IN place OF its numerous
consultations and a ter four centuries
of protest and struggle Cuba Joined
the sisterhool of Independent nations.
With Independence the Cuban was like
ii child with a new toy, and for time
AL went we'll But they had little
training in the -rts OF government and
a vigorous fight for fat jobs" soon
began, President Palma while per-
haps an honest man was not strong
and he soon found himself whlrling
about in the vortex OF politics. AS
the presidential election approached
INSCRIPTIONS politicians gathered
about him determined that he should
win in order that they might carry
out their nefarious schemes. The bal
lot box WAS stuffed and the election.
returns padded so openly that it
would put to shame the old methods
of Tammany Hail.
Second Intervention.
Then like the proverbial Mr.. Fin
negan Cuba lent off, again and a
revolution began. "Pino" Guerra
first raised the standard of revolt In
Finar del Rio when he rode through
the streets carrying Cuban flag
draped In crepe. Men were idle and
Pine" was popular so they locked
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The avocado is green. pear-shapCd
fruit Of roughish skin. The best spoc-
linens for table use weighing about a
pound. II contains n single conical
seed. and consists OF a mass OF vel
lowish pulp, which is rich and rutty
and fine OF flavor so that it's use is
most general rs a salad eaten raw.
and its large vegetable oil contents
gives it place as substitute for
meat.
Chinese Cabbage.
one of the most popular and most
valuable of the recent plant introduce
t!ons of the Department Of Agrlcul-
sure is that of the Chinese cabbage.
which may be grown in every section
OF he United states. II is now TO be
found IN almost every cry market,
where its thick, succulert stems. and
usually conical shape have given II the
somewhat misleading name Of celery
cabbage"
The Chinese cabbage is superior
20 The everyday American green in
many respects. being more DELICATE In
favor. both when cooked and ms a
salad vegetable. and II Is easily al
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-29

tured This time there was no escape
and he died by the garrote in the
fortress of La Punta. which IS now
one of the show places Of Havana.
Again in 1854 and IN 1852 there
were uprisings ~ Puerto Principe and
at Penar del no. Then for time
revolution eE.ouldered and in 1863
the educated and wealthy Cubans
formed a national party. Thoy asked
certain concessions from the Spanish
Government which were by no means
unreasonab bic. These concessions were
Indignantly refused. Taxes were
doubled This was followed by what
is known as the ten years war, during
Which hundreds of people lost their
lives and thousands OF dollars worth
OF property was destroyed.
Cuban Boys Martyrs.
In 1871 n nbmber of young Cuhans
who were members of a medical class
at the University were accused of des-
ecrating the grave OF n Spanish four
nalist who had been killed IN polit-
ical quarrel with a Cuban. The class
was arrested and in the meantime
the son OF the dead man came from
Spain and mad the meme containing
his fathers body opened and no desc
Grafton was found. Al that time the
Spanish volunteers who were quar-
tered in Havana took up the matter
and demanded the death OF the stu
dents. and to appease the mob eight
boys We're sentenced to death. The
youngest OF these martyrs was sixteen
years of age. while the eldest was
twenty. They were stood up against
the wall of the old city prison and
shot O. November ~. 1871. after
which the bodies were carted away
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-29

customs Of America than anything
that country has to offer. It's culture
is like that Of the ordinary cabbage.
The seed planted in boxes or plots, and
then the plants set in The garden.
They may be set out in late summer.
and will reach maturity before frost,
giving a fresh, green succulent vege-
table In the late fall. The Chinese
cabbage is better for cold siaW or
salad than the ordinary cabbage, and
the delicate white leaves may be used
Ike lettuce. The Germans have
found that It makes very good kraut."
The Soy Bean.
One of the most valuable OF the re-
cent introduetions of the Department
of Agriculture to the American din
ner table is the soy bean of China and
Japan. This hard. round, yellow bean,
now TO be found in every city market,
forms the protein yielding food staple
OF the Chinese and Japanese, and will
become more and more valuable in
the United States as It's nutritive quail
tiles are more widely known. 1t proves
a satisfactory substitute for the now
expensive navy bean, a. well as for
meat itself. Being rich In fat and
high in protein contents 1t forms the
most valuable legume substitute for
meat which the American housewife
has at her command.
Mr.. w. j. Morse. OF the division Of
Forage Crop Investigations of the De-
partment of Agriculture. IS in charge
Of the study and investigation OF the
soy bean and It's introduction as a
valuable new food product. Mr..
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-29

a sweet pickle, as the staple ingredient
in chop pickle and as a preserve.
THE chayote differs from the sum-
mer equash In being frmer and re-
tanning It's form when cooked. as you
see by these Jars, and 1t has but one
large seed. As you can see, too, 1t Is
more delicate-looking vegetable
than the squash and its taste bears
OUT It's look" he said producing the
pretty. yellow. corrugated. pear
shaped vegetable. While there
are many ways of serving chayotes,
they are usually preferred creamed
used raw In salads. or baked with
other vegetables or meats.
The Avocado from The Tropics.
The avocado is another tropical in
PRODUCTION which may be cultivated
with advantage in the Southern parts
OF the United States and is being prop
aEatcd to this end by the scientists
in the division of Foreign Seed and
Plant Introduction of the Department
of Agriculture. The latter is DESTROYS
that the familiar and misleading name
of alligator pear" may he dropped.
ms II initiates against its popular nse.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-29

and buried IN unconsecrsted ground
criss-crose IN one ditch as traitors.
Later the bodies were removed to the
Colon Cemetery. where a handsome
monument was set up to their mem
ory Then uprislnss began again
ana finally ended in she general revolt
of 1888 when the Cu5Lns made their
first real movement for Independence.
Butcher" Wcyier.
Al that time Butcher" WeyIer was
the governor general OF the island and
his policy was of the most brutaffype.
tie herded the people of villages to-
gether in prison camps allowing none
10 pass. Most of them were non
comtrtants. women and children. No
arrangement was made for their food
and maintenance and they died Ike
flies from disease and starvation. The
wrath and Indignation OF the United
states in reference to this brutality
was heard in the Court at Madrid and
the Butcher" was recalled and Gen
eral Blanco was sent in his place. This
official tried Cancellation but failed.
Then came the destruction of the
Maine-an occurrence which brought
on the Spanish American war. the
American occupation and the Evacua-
tion of the Spanish forces into whose
places the soldiers OF the Cuban army
were permitted to march in triumph.
From 1895 until 1902 the govern
ment Of Cuba was under the manage
ment of the United States-under
government with an Ameri-
can genera, in charge.
Free Cuba.
On May 20, 1902. the American Mill
itary government withdrew leaving
Cuban President in the palace. Senior
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-29

gested and healthful. 1t was from
Mr.. D. y. Shoemaker. of the division
of Horticulture, that the writer gained
some information regarding the
Chinese cabbage.
1t has many advantages over the
domestic product" said Mr.. Shoe
maker. 1T can be cooked in much
shorter time, is a finer food and is on
the whole norc palatable. There are
two kinds OF the Chinese cabbage, the
non heading kind. which the Chinese
prefer, and cali by the name OF pax
choi,' and the heading kind. which we
prefer. named 'pai-tsai.' which means,
white vegetable
Use Delicate Leaves Like Lettuce.
This Is l believe the most valu-
able vegetable importation we have
made from China. agreeing more per-
fectly with the culinary and dietetic
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-29

land and told him to deal with re-
beiiious subjects as he saw fit.
Again in 1887 there was serious
10 rise and massacre the whites. The
Spanish Secret Service. who were al
ways on the watch discovered this
horrible plot and foiIed II just in time
20 prevent an orgie of blood similar
10 the one in Haiti few years before.
Lopez Uprising.
General Narcisco Lopez in 1917
decided TO start trouble at Cienfuegos,
but the Spaniards learned of it and
Lopez escaped 20 the United States.
There he Interested some of the exiles
and a few daring Americans. They
decided TO invade the Islands and an
expedition was planned. 1t. however.
became known 20 President Taylor
who warned all citizens of the penal
ties OF invading the shores of a friend
ly nation. The party was captured
just as they We're leaving New York.
Not daunted by their failure the exiles
and a few soldiers of fortune of other
lands gathered month afterward on
an island off the Yucatan coast and
sailed for Cuba. They arrived off
Cardenas on May 10, 1850. The resi-
dents refused to join the invaders and
the Spanish made short work OF the
members of the expedition. Lopez
again escaped and succeeded in reach
ing Key West. He was later arrest
ed at eavannah and liberated. year
afterward he sailed from New Orleans
with a party of followers TO invade
Cuba. They landed at Bahia Honda
about fifty miles from Havana The
Cubans again refused to join him and
Lopez and his followers were can
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-29

Morse Is enthusiastic over the results
he has obtained in his experim enss !
and gives many paiatabte and nutri-
tious uses for the bean. 1t may be
used, he explains. exactly as is the
more expensive navy bean; and, baked
Boston fashion. with pork or without.
II is being put up by a number of
canning houses in this manner.
Tho beans may be soaked. boiled
and the water in which they were
boiled VIII form a rich jelly. which
makes an admirable substitute for the
meat stock of good soup with the
addition of vegetables. Picked green
The soy bean may be used as fresh
vegetable like the green pea or the
baby lima. and it is being canned in
this form.
Makes Good Cheese And Coffee
The SOY bean makes a vegetable
cheese. which is much used in Cftina
and Japan. and while ii is ma nly
used fresh there they are also cured
and dried. Mr.. Morse has expert
mented to good purpose in this con-
nection and with the aid of the rice
straw bacteria from China he finds
that he is able TO make cured SOY
bean cheese which is almost as good
as the celebrated Camembert.
Should any crisis In this country
necessitate the stringent conservation
of food supplies. the soy bean, paYched
and ground makes as good a sahsti-
tute for coffee as any of the vegetable
substitutes. Mr.. Morse also pointed
out the fact that soy bean -four being
without starch is of great value Tor
diabetes and is put up especially for
their use
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-29
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TO his standard and were promised
Jobs" If the revolution succeeded.
Cane fields were burned and much
property destroyed When the United
States took charge of Cuban affairs
after the Spanish Anne rican war the
Plat Amendment made a guardian
ship by the United States over Cuba
as a part of the reconstruction. Con-
sequently when the dashing PHO"
and his forces began to be a menace
the United states found II necessary
10 20 down and settle matters once
more Mr. Taft, who was the Secfe-
tary of War. was sent TO the Island
to talk things over. and with him
eame Il number Of enA .emen who con-
-.itutcd Peace Commission. g, Mr..
Palma told his story. and the rebels
told theirs. There were long confer
ences a. reports TO Washington ana
the United states finally decided that
a second intervention was necessary
and American troops were once more
landed on the Islands.
Then the election came on once
more and General Jose Miguel Gomez
became president with DIR. Alfredo
Zayas as president DR.. Zasen%
was a candidate for president but was
finally persuaded TO compromise GIN
the presidency with the promisas
that he should be the next chief exec
utivc. -
Gomez was elected and inaugurated
on January 2s, 1908. and that evening"
the Americans again folded their tents
and left Cuba to rule ..ersef
Gomez believed in spending rnoneyN
and jobs under him were fat inW
every sense of the word. One OF the
very first acts OF the Cuban Congress-
was 10 raise the salary of its ownsf
members. Graft was open and whenM
the next election day rolled aroundN
General Mario Menoeal became cuba'ss
president, =
Zayas And Mcnocai Difficulties. "
General Menocal is graduate CT
Cornell University and we'll balanced3
business man. He has large sugar Ing
terests and takes the freedom and4
commercial success of Cuba very mnch@
to heart He was Reelected last year.
defeating Dr. Zayas. The friends OF
the latter claim that he was counted~
out and they decided to revoiute once
more. General Gomez. the fosmef@
president. assisting in the uprising. h
A troublesome child is this Pearl Cfxa
the Antilles. "
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different villages. Some OF the Cubans
declared they were tired OF Spanish
rule and desired to be transferred TO
some other country. while others stood
Tor independence. Secret societies
were organized and a general upris-
ing was planned for a certain day.
The headquarters were at Matanzas.
where a number of implements of war
were stored. The Spanish learned of
their plans and before the revolution
lists had time to scatter the leaders
were arrested. Some were imprisoned
while others were sentenced to death
Many fed the country or were exiled
among the latter being the Cuban
poet Jose Maria Heredia, who had
stirred the malcontents by his pa
triotic poems. This was in 1898, and
although the leaders at that time had
been silenced. revolution in Cuba has
always been hydra-h headed monster,
and new heads soon sprung up and
incipient rioting gave the Spanish on
Gals no little trouble. Finally, in
1925. Spain gave the Spanish Governor
of Cuba absolute power over the Is
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-29
The Dasheen Is Popular The Mango Chayote In
stead Of Squash Chinese Cabbage Superior To
Well Known Variety Substitute for Wheat.
Nc lnternational syndicate.

as a substitute for the potato. which
of all vegetables II resembles most
closely In central Florida the crop
yields under favorable conditions from
250 to $50 bushels to the acre.
The food value of the dasheen Is
greater than that of the potato, as It
possesses so per cent. more protein
and so per cent. more starch than the
potato. which makes II a more nutri-
tious substitute for meat than the po-
tato. In taste II is slightly sweeter
than the Irish potato, but less sweet
than the sweet potato. and it has a
nutty quality which most people like.
In the South, where the dasheen Is
Target grown, 1t Is generally preferred
10 the potato. and is boiled. baked
and made into salad in almost exactly
the same manner as the tuber of
everyday use.
Chayotc Superior To Summer Squash
Another valuable addition to the
American table which emanates from
this division of the Department OF
Agriculture is the chayote which be
longs TO the squash family but pos
sesses some qualities which render IL
superior to the home grown summer
squash. 20 which II Is related. Like
the latter. Il IS a vegetable produced
on climbing vines with perennial
roots. The vines somewhat resemble
those OF the cucumber but are more
prolific and vigorous in growth.
Although the chayote is a native Of
Mexico and Central America. its cui-
tivation has now spread over the West
Indies and as far as Algeria.
Mr.. \. henderson. of the division
of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduce
ton, is the scientist in charge Of
chayote Investigations. He produced
several small glass Jars showing in
mo appe'iziar form tho chayote as
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-29

W Il l. strain ana stress or tmcs AT
home and abroad make IT In
cumbent upon the American
~ people to learn something about
their food supply. its source and ex-
tent. and to acquaint themselves with
the efforts which are being made to
augment that supply so as to keep 1t
abreast OF the growth Of the nation
and equal to the exigenCies of the time
The Department of Agriculture has
never been more active than at present
In its Investigations along the line Of
new foods and new substitutes for the
staple products. and the ONCE of
Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction
has a STAFF Of scientists busy in the
work OF importing, investigation. ex
perncnting with and selecting seeds
and plants from abroad which may be
of service in enlarging the American
dietary list~and so. in a measure. re-
fucing the high cost OF living
Dashccn Popular In South
A visitor az the once OF Mr. Robert
A. Young. OF the Department. was
greeted wit an odor like that of
roasting chestnuts Mr. Young. how
ever, was not enjoying a belated feast
u S"s "AA'N mus bbt as H'tN'i ''llG@ltS
investigating the contents of a fresh
IS baked dasheen; the study of tho
dashoon with a view to its introduce
ton into tho American hill OF fare,
SEEING % importan. part Of this scien-
ts's FORK
The iasheen IS an Importation from
'en 'ror-0s, now upon the American
market rs a Goyclty, but with i's wider
aeq aintance It is believed that II VIII
form valuable addition to the list
II eeery-day American table vcEe-
ft3}ee Ia southern sections whore
he r>f criments have been carried on
Il s. grow tr abundance and is used
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-29

80 Il r strain and stress of times at
At home and abroad make IT In
cumbent upon the American
49, people TO learn something about
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-29
ABrief History ofthe Va
rious Uprisings In the
Pearl of the Antilles
u S.Guardianship Over
the IslandNoE asy ask.
cops s;ght, 1871. by The international
Syndicate.


Nsw ON the time of the settlement
&ks~ Of the Island of Cuba in 15l2
Va tnat land has been one OF unrest
and revolutions, and uprisings
haze been frequent while many have
been merely a series of riots others
have been serious and great detri-
ment 20 he commercial growth of the
country
Early Revolutions.
Spain gave little publicity to these
revolts and until the latter part Of the
nineteenth century seems to have sup
pressed them with n firm hand. As
early as l7i7 there was riot and
hloodshed, when General Roja en-
forced decree establishing govern
naent monopoly in tobacco. Again in
1871 10 1890 the establishing of Haiti
as an independent country caused the
negroes OF Cuba to rise and demand
the same rights for Cuba. This revo-
lution was put down and its leaders
were shot. From 1870 until 1890
there were continual disorders in Cuba
and the Spanish garrison had to be
constantly employed in quieting the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-29
Free Cuba.

On May 20, 1909, the American Mil
itary government withdrew leaving a
Cuban President in the palace. Senior
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Valdez daily prospector., 1917-04-27
NATIONAL GUARD or
 COUNTRY ON WAL; BASIS

WASHINGTON, D. r.. April 27.-- Secretary Baker announced today the National Guards of the United States had nearly reached the War footing Cf 6OO,O0O men. and that 2n!istments were coming in rapidly. He stated that it would be but few days un- til the companies were recruited to their full strength.
 Following are the states which have received their full complement of men: Washington, Ohio, Indiana. Wisconsin, Vermont. Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, District of Columbia, Maryland. No. Carolina, Florida, Iowa, So. Dakota, Missouri, Nebraska, Texas. Oklahoma. Louisiana. and Utah.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-04-27
TAKES POISON IN PLAY;
 YOUNG GIRL DIES

BOULDER, Colo. While the stork was bringing a baby sister to her par ents, MT. and Mrs. William F. MuuGt, Minnie Mundt, four and one-half years old all unsuspected by her parelts and the doctor who was attending the mother, lay dying of poison admii.is- tered in play.
 Minnie died at 4:30 in the morn ing. She had complained at supper of being a little sick, but not until hours after her death was it discov- cred that while playing doctor with an older sister and another playmate, she. as patient, had been given d drink from glass of water into which poison crystals had been plac- ed in childish pretending that they
 were cracked ice. After the doctor had finianed his visit to the mother he was recalled to attend the ch,Id in her agony, but nothing could 'e done to save her, the fact of the pois- cning being unknown at the time.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-04-27
ARE TAKING CENSUS
 FOR LIQUOR LICENSES

In accordance with the usual GUS tom Commissioner George J. Love this morning started the census of she cit izens of the town for the purpose of ascertaining the sentiment toward the granting of liquor licenses from June 3Oth to December 31, at which time the Prohibition law goes into effect. The enumerators are E. s. Dickey and John E. Hughes. In the event any person is accidentally overlooked they may call at the office of the Commis- sioner between the hours of 4 and 5 o'clock, and register their sentiments on the proposition during the next three or four days.