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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-27
M0T0RMAN FOR HIS HEALTH.
Accident Discovers Son of Well to Do
Parents on Sand Car.


Parents on Sand Car.
New York. - How Frederick M.
Hull. Jr., the son of well to do par
ents, became a motorman to regain
bis health became known after a col
lision between trolley and a sand
car Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
company
Hull, who is twenty-four years old,
was in charge of the sand car. AS he
was attempting to make a switch
passenger car in charge of John Do
herty coming in the opposite direction
collided with it. Doherty was taken
to the Kings County hospital suffering
from cuts and bruises.
1t was learned after the accident
that Hull was the son Of Mrs. Irving
T. Hynds, who married a second time.
In his earlier years he was a popular
Rthlete in Erasmus Hall high school.
On June 10, 1915, he disappeared from
his home and was absent six days.
When he returned he was found to be
suffering from nervous breakdown.
His physician said he was suffering
from amnesia and recommended out
door employment. -Four months ago
he took the job as motorman.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-27
MOSQUITOES CLOSE MILLS.
Pest of insects CompeIs Plants to Shut
Down.

Pest Of insects CompeIs Plants to Shut
Down.
Cornell, Textile gulf coast region
Of east Texas and the western part of
Louisiana have been afflicted with the
worst scourge of mosquitoes ever
known.
Several large lumber mills were
forced to close down on account of the
pest. Men and animals we're tortured
by the bites of the insects. Cattle and
horses were attacked by veritable
hordes Of mosquitoes, and the animals
huddled together in groups in an effort
to protect themselves as much as pos
sible from the bites
On the farms smudge fires were kept
burning constantly to drive away the
pests, but these efforts seemed to be
Of little avail.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-27
HE mines" MUSHROOMS.
Export Uses Deserted Coal Mine as
Farm With Success.

Export Uses Deserted Coal Mine as
Farm With Success.
Morgantown, w. Va.-The queerer
the place selected for mushroom
garden the finer. it seems, is the
growth of this popular table delicacy.
The last word in a mushroom farm,
however, is such garden placed in
the depths Of a deserted coal mine,
hundreds Of feet below the ground.
Not far from Morgantown there is
located this old coal mine, known as
the Pittsburgh coal seam, in Pennsyl-
vania and West Virginia. Theodore +.
Imbach, an assistant in the state agri-
cultural experimenting station at Nor
gantoWn, obtained permit from the
owners of the property. He encamped
on the first level and made chemical
analysis of the rocky soil.
He found it was rich in moisture and
it's constituents exactly those needed
by edible fungi for their quickest and
most luxuriant growth. He therefore
started a mushroom farm and found
the spot was ideal for his purpose
This mushroom mine makes large
shipments weekly to the city markets.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-27
TO REDUCE ACCIDENTS.
Eleven Hundred Day Now In New
York State Outside of City.

Eleven Hundred a Day Now In New
York State Outside of City.
Syracuse.-With the permanent es-
Establishment Of the New York indus
trial safety congress, which concluded
it's first meeting here and is to have an
annual convention hereafter, it is hoped
by experts in safety appliances and in
the education Of workers to care for
themselves that there will be a great
reduction in the number of Industrial
accidents in this state.
It was brought out that, exclusive of
New York city, there are LOO acct
dents day throughout the state, or
approximately one every thirty seconds
Of a ten hour wage day.
The safety congress, which was pre-
sided over by James NJ. Lynch, state in
dustrial commissioner, was attended by
300 men and women representing the
largest manufacturing corporations in
the state, from directors to shop fore
men. Trade unions and civic organi-
cations also were represented.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-27
Man FIGHTS JELLYFlSH.
Swimmer Sent to Hospital After a
Life and Death Struqqle.

Swimmer Sent to a Hospital After a
Life and Death Struggle.
Santa Barbara, Cal.-G. H. Wilson
was sent to the Cottage hospital here
in a critical condition recently. He
had life and death struggle with
huge jellyfish. -Four hundred feet from
shore, off Serena. Wilson was sudden
~ attacked. ~"...
He saw before him what he later
said looked like a huge sheet of butter
and eggs. Suddenly the strips of vel
low and white began to separate from
the mass and extend toward him. He
turned to swim out of reach when the
creature threw its tentacles about him.
and the mad fight was on. In the
struggle Wilson broke the mass into
fragments, but reached the shore ex-
hausted and his face and shoulders
singing as though from scalds.
At the hospital it was said that the
patient would recover. His pain at
times was so intense that morphine
had to be administered. His shoulders
and face resemble one mass Of poison
oak burns.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-27
HELPING THE IMMIGRANT.
Los Angeles Plans Methods of Practical
Assistance.

Los Angeles Plans Methods of Practical
Assistance.
~ Los Angeles, Cal. = Fifty thousand
clubwomen Of Los Angeles are COOP
Grating with the Federal immigration
Commission and the school board in
initiating new standards Of education
for the foreign population. Instead Of
teaching the alien patriotic hymns he
will be instructed how to call a doctor
in an emergency, talk to the corner po-
liceman and similar usages.
The first step will be the opening of
eighteen night schools for the foreign
population. The general movement is
the Outgrowth Of social survey made
Of the city under the direction of the
State Commission on immigration and
Housing, the first scientific analysis Of
the kind made by western city in this
country. The new night schools will
he maintained the year round.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-27
HE'S A GIANT SUPERMAN.

Never Used Meat, Pepper, Alcohol, Tea,
Tobaeeo-StilI Single.
Clinton, Mo.-Dusty and travel worn,
but with his long strides retaining the
vigor of all his eighteen years of back
woods life, Clarence Barton trudged
into town after covering 100 miles
from Turner, Mo. He came in the
heat and dust over the miles Of hills
afoot to attend the Missouri confer
ences Of the Seventh Day Adventists.
And this youth has lived strange
life in the very modern and up to date
state of Missouri. -~.s ..
In all his eighteen years he never
tasted a mouthful of meat. Never has
drink of tea or coffee passed his
lips. His meager fare Of daily food
has never been seasoned with pepper.
He never has tasted drop of alcohol
in any form and does not know the
tang of tobacco smoke. And he is q
perfect specimen-a young backwoods
giant. Barton excelled in all the
sports of the camp.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-27
This 10 Some Family,

Berea, Ky.-Mr. and Mrs. Reuben
Davidson Of this city have eleven chill
dren, 100 grandchildren and thirty-two
great-grandchildren. Their children,
In the order Of their ages, with their
offspring, are as follows: Mrs. Hensley,
fifteen children and twelve grandchil-
dren; Mrs. Barrett, ten children and
ten grandchildren: Mrs. Baker, eight
children and three grandchildren;
Daniel Davidson. twelve children and
six grandchildren; John Davidson,
eight children: Mrs. Robbins, eight
children; Samuel Davidson, eight chill
dren; Mrs. Spurlock, eight children and
one grandchild; Mrs. Robbins, five
children; Mrs. Gilbert. five children;
Caleb Davidson, three children.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-27
HONOR SCHOOL JANITOR.
Veteran Held That Post In the Build
-...-'-. ino For Years.

Veteran Held That Post In the Build
ing For Years.
indianapolis, 1nd.-Shortridge high
school Of this city each year renders
tribute to the memory of some man or
woman who has helped in the upbuild-
ing Of the institution.
This year the alumni, after discuss
ing the names Of several men who had
risen to place of high esteem in the
world, chose to honor James Biddy.
for twenty-five years janitor Of the in
stitution.
A tablet recuunting his faithful la
bors and telling of the cheer he impart-
ed to Ibis boys and girls during
quarter of a century has been placed in
conspicuous place in the halls.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-27
sHAD SIGN OF MILD WINTER.

Caught In Lower Hudson For First
Time In Thirty Years.
Dobbs Ferry, N. Y.-Shad were caught
In the Hudson river for the first time
in thirty years at this season of the
year. The fishing experts say that It is
an infallible sign Of an open winter.
John 81. LANCE, professional fisher
man, caught the shad in the gill nets
he had set in the running tideway for
striped bass. Lavinas D. Hill, recog-
nized authority on fishing, said that
shad usually went south to warmer
waters in the fall, and when caught in
the lower Hudson thirty years ago the
weather was so mild that the river
was open for navigation all through
the winter.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-27
PRINCESS TO WE'D
Ceremony Is Expected to Unite
Japan and Korea.
EMPEROR TO SANCTION 1T.

Prince vi, Prospective Bridegroom, 10
Twenty Years Old and Princess Fh-
teen-Young Prince Is a Student In
Military Academy, From Which He'll
Be Graduated Next Year.
Tokyo.-The secret already suspected
of the visit Of Count Terauchi, gov
ernor general Of Korea, to Japan is
now fully revealed In the announce
ment OF the betrothal of Prince vi.
eldest son of the formar a>1--A- -
Korea. to lady Of the Japanese blood
imperial. the Princess Masako Nashi-
motto. first daughter Of Major General
Prince and Princess Nashimoto, saws
the East and West News agency. The
prince is high in japanese army cir
cles.
The idea Of the union and the choice
of the lady are highly approved In
Japan. Prince vi is twenty years old.
and the princess is fifteen. and both
are receiving their education, so the
marriage will not take place for q few
years.
All the necessary arrangements have
been considered except the formal
sanction of the emperor and the for
NAL approval Of Prince VI, father of
Prince vi, and Prince vi, his brother
both stated to be matters of form,
since Count Terauchi obtained the con-
sent Of the Korean princes before he
left Seoul
Princess Masako Nashimoto was
born in November. 1901, and is now in
the third year class in the Peeress
school. She will complete her course
In the middle grade in 1913 She is one
of the best students in her class.
The young Prince vi is student in
the Military academy. from which be
will be graduated next year.: Since he
was brought to Japan by the late
Prince Ito several years ago he has
lived entirely according to japanese:
custom.
The idea Of such union originated
with the late Prince Ito. No provision
for marriage Of this sort is made in
the constitution for the imperial fam
lily Of Japan. As result a revision
in the constitution will be necessary.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-27
WHITE MICE SET FIRE.
But Then They Give Alarm by Scam
pering Over SIeepers.

But Then They Give Alarm by Scam
pering Over SIeepers.
New York. = Some practical joker
turned loose twelve white mice in
Brooklyn store AS a result there was
a fire. Twelve families were hurried
to the street. and one man was nearly
SuffOcated. -
The first floor is occupied by James
Rigsby, cigar dealer He slept in the
rear of the store. When the mice.
scampering across beds, awoke sleep
ers women screamed and ran into the
halls. Somebody outside heard the
yelling and summoned policeman It
was then the fire was discovered. Rigs
by was found unconscious. He was
revived by DR.. Harper of the Brooklyn
hospital. The fire did $500 damage.
The police believe mice gnawed box
Of matches in the cigar store.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-27
DEFENDS SIDEWALK SKATING.
MontcIair Champion Says Il Helps
Children's Morals.

MontcIair Champion Says Il Helps
Children's Morals.
Montclair.-The controversy in this
town over the use of the sidewalks.
which was started when Mrs. John
Haynes Lord protested to the authori-
ties because children were allowed to
use them for roller skating, bids fair
to become a community issue.
Mrs. Lord, who was injured by being
run down by bicyclist on a sidewalk
few years ago, has many supporters.
Her attitude. however, is resented by
others. chief among whom is Arthur P.
Heyer. who was candidate for town
commissioner at the last election.
Mr.. Heyer came out with another
broadside. He believes that the streets
could be made the greatest educational
asset of any community if the people
would look at the matter in the right
way. He says skating in the open air
makes children moral. 81.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-27
COLONEL HAS A FIRE TRUCK.
New Apparatus AIIays Oyster Bays
Fear Of lncendiaries.

New Apparatus AIIays Oyster Bays
Fear Of lncendiaries.
Oyster Bay. N. Y.-Fear of incen-
diarism which has filed the residents
Of this section for the last few months
resulted in the putting into service by
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and other
wealthy men of a modern fire truck.
The machine is guaranteed to make
the steep run up Sycamore Hill in rec
ord time, and the new apparatus gives
Oyster Bay the best fire protection on
Long Island outside Of Brooklyn.
There have been many disastrous
dres on the estates Of residents Of the
north shore recently. Among those
who Joined Colonel Roosevelt in con-
tributing toward the new fire truck
were w. R. Coe. c. T.. G. Billings. ].
Stuart Blackton, Colgate Hoyt and
Mortimer L. Schiff.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-27
Bees Nearly Kill Aeifar.

Marshf1eld, visa heifer owned by
j. G. Davis kicked over beehive. In
stantly it was attacked by hundreds of
honey makers and stung from head to
foot. In its frantic efforts to get away
from its tormentors the beast upset
seven more hives, and the inmates Of
these Joined the attackers. The heifer
finally escaped. stung nearly to death.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-27
GAME PRESERVES ABOLISHED
Britain Removes Cause Of Bitter Social
Aatreds.

Britain Removes Cause of Bitter Social
Hatreds.
London.-Captain Bathurst, secreta-
ry Of the board of agriculture, in an
nouncing in the commons that the gov
eminent was about to end the preser-
walton of game really gave another in
stance Of the way the war is healing
the social dissensions Of Great Britain.
During Lloyd Georges land cam
paign in 1909 unexampled bitterness
was displayed because the country
dweller frequently was unable to OBJ
tain the tiniest patch of land to cult
vate, while hundreds Of thousands of
acres were devoted solely to game pre-
serves.
If the order remains in force after
the war the whole character of agri-
cultural England will be changed.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-27
BETRAYED BY. RAT
Pretty Girl Court MartiaIed For
Seeking Fiance.
GOT INTO TRENCH ALL RIGHT,

6obbed Her Hair and Disguised Her
Voice, but When Rodent Scampered
Across Her Feet AZ She Was Talk
ing to Sergeant She Screamed Aloud
IN Feminine Voice.
Paris.-If girl hobs her hair and
'disguises her voice and dons a poilu's
uniform she may succeed In getting
into the trenches undetected, but
II a rat scampers across her feet
when she Is talking to sergeant she
just can't help screaming right out
loud and in very feminine voice.
At least that's what Cecile Bourdier
says. Cecile is slender, Dresden
china like lass Of twenty-three, and
her fiance is in the trenches some
where. Cecile doesn't know just
where, and she has been court mar
tailed for her last attempt to find him.
She says she won't tell whether she'll
try it again, but she admits she is do
ing her level best to find out just
where that regiment Is now.
CeClle got to Am1enS on plea OF
visiting mythical aunt and took with
her a uniform belonging to a member
of her family. She cut it down to fit
her own slim form and hid her crop
ped braids beneath a steel helmet.
Then she hid away in motor truck
having smiled at the driver and made
him her accOmplice.
Five miles from the firing line she
quit the truck and stumbled through
the dark on foot. Finally she found
herself in a communication trench
leading to the front line works. She
met a sergeant and told him she was
on leave and hunting for her brother
The regiment had been moved.
''Then," she said, "he asked me
lot of questions. which I managed to
answer without giving myself away.
but suddenly big rat ran across my
feet, and couldn't help but scream
And Of course after that it was all off,
First they took me for spy. But
the general was very kind and sympa-
thiZed with me. He said for the sake
OF principle he would have to court
martial me. They gave me eight days
Imprisonment, but you can guess
whether served my full term"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-27
SISTERS EARN 81, 400.
Set New Agricultural Record Raising
Cabbages.

Cabbages.
Greensburg, Pa. - Four Westmore-
land county young women, daughters
Of Mr.. and Mrs. G.. II. Smith, near
Ruffsdale, have established new agri-
cultural record in the yield and profits
to be derived from a two acre plot Of
cabbage. .....
The Misses Smith. the eldest of
whom is eighteen, now have bank
account Of 5000, with accounts due
from Pittsburgh commission men
amounting to 5000, and quarter of
their cabbage yet remains to be cut
and marketed. Buyers estimate the
value of the entire field at about ST.
400.
Early last spring Smith turned the
two acre plot over to his daughters,
telling them to make any use of it they
desired. The girls, after closely scan
ming the market reports for weeks, de-
cided to grow cabbages. They set about
$4,000 plants. s-... ..--. 49, .-...-.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-27
Killed Himself Runn;no.

Bremerton. Wash.-Because Wesley
Antony. fifty -four years old. did not
want to be late for work recently he
ran seven miles around the shores of
Puget sound. When he arrived at the
navy yard he collapsed and died few
moments later In the Marine hospital.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-27
KILL white FACED IBIS.
Kansas Hunters Were Puzzled, but Pro
fessor Solved tho Problem.

Kansas Hunters Were Puzzled, but Pro.
fessor Solved tho Problem.
Topeka, KAMA party of hunters
were near Stafford when long legged
bird, which looked like a crane and
few like duck, suddenly rose and
started toward Oklahoma.
Six guns spoke at the same time.
The bird gave up the southern trip.
The meu did not know what they had
killed. They guessed everything from
a mud hen to wild turkey.
George Stansfleld made a secret trip
to Lawrence and conferred with some
of the professors. They labeled the
kill a white faced glossy ibis, species
Of waterfowl very rare In Kansas. The
coloring is very delicate and changes
continually. It is one OF the snipe fam
lily. but is unfit for food.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-27
Didn't Believe In Banks.

st. Louis.-Stories Of gold pieces on
a tray stacked six inches high. large
sums buried In out Of way corners Of
a Gasconade county (Mo.) farm, and Of
bills Of large denominations stuck be-
tween the leaves Of q family. Bible
form the basis Of suit brought in
probate court by the heirs of George
v. Miller. a wealthy farmer. who
didn't believe In banks.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-27
Onion and Cracker Diet.

Kankakee, Ill.-With property valu-
ed at $4,000. but with no appetite ex-
cept when his wife buys the food. at
which times he eats 'copiously." Ira
Palmer, eighty three years old. main
tafns that IAN onion and cracker"
are enough for any one at meal. ac-
cording to the allegations made in a
bill for separate maintenance by his
wife. Dora. She says that for his COM
fort she trimmed his beard and cut his
hair.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-27
GUM RACK FOR SCHOOLS.
Thinks Children Should Have II on
Fairgrounds.

Madison, Wis.-The State Education
al Bulletin, issued recently, comments
favorably on suggestion of President
]. w. Crabtree of the River Falls Nor
NAL school that there should be gum
racks in schools.
Pupils have a right to chew gum"
said President Crabtree. Teachers do
it, but they know when and how. Why
not teach these conventionalities to the
pupils?
"Permit the pupils to chew gum on
the playground and on the way to and
from school, But what will the poor
child do with his gum while in the
recitation or assembly room? A gum
rack at the entrance Of the room con-
tanning number and peg for each
pupil solves the problem"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-27
eu.y Man Offer. $1,000 For wife.

Busy Man Offers $1,000 For Wife.
New York.-Too busy to play the
role of sutton himself, Albert f. Shore,
business man, has commissioned a
friend to find him wife # the friend
succeeds before Christmas IN discover
ing girl about twenty-four years old,
either blond or brunette, but studious
and not q social butterfly, he will re-
ceive $1,000 And IL he has not sue
ceeded at that time then any person
may earn the $1,000 By producing a
suitable bride. Shore Is thtrty-four
years old. He IS Of medium. height
dark complexion and dark curly hair.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-27
Long Trip Of Bible.

Mays Landing, N. J.-It will take
fifty years of travelling, during which
time 100000 miles will be covered, for
a travelling Bible" now in the lodge
quarters Of P. o. s. Of a. camp, No.
LOG, to fulfill its mission. The Bible is
to be taken from one camp to another
IL each county until every county in
the state has been covered. then 1t wiz
80 to every camp in each county, re-
msining three weeks with each.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-27
And Still Egg. Are High.

Charleston, w. Va.-Eloss1e Is the
name of q Rhode Island Red hen owned
by L. p. White, a farmer of Birch Run,
Kanawha county. She has laid an egg
every day for two months, each Of
which is much larger than the ordinary
egg. The last and largest Of these
measured eight and one-half inches the
long way around and seven inches in
the other largest circumference. Flos-
sic Is less than one year old.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1917-01-27
COMMUNITY RABBIT DOG.
Daisy So Export All Dobbs Ferry Ma,
Employ Her Talent .s..

Employ Her Talent. .s.
Dobbs Ferry, N. Y.-Until recently
Police Chief Patrick Costello was the
owner Of Daisy, rabbit dog famed in
five counties. Chief Tom Lee of the
fire department, Kenneth Toomey, A.
Knippenberg, Morris Losee and scores
Of other mighty hunters used to Dor
row Daisy from the chief.
So habitual did this borrowing be-
come as Daisy's renown spread that
Chief Costello announced that Daisy
was the community rabbit dog, and
any resident in good standing could
use her for a days rabbit hunting If
he would supply days rations and
nights lodging. He doesn't expect to
see Daisy again until the rabbit sea-
son closes.