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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-11-15
AMERICAN RED CROSS NEWS

In accordance with the policy OF
the Red Cross of keeping the public
thoroughly informed on all of its
activities, the Red Cross War Coun-
Gil makes public the following flnan-
cial statement, showing the cOllec-
lions and disbursements Of the War
Fund up to November tst, 1917.
The collections on November list
totaied S79,895, 3556S. OF these col
lections, S9,f29.3 s9.2i is reserved for
return to Red Cross Chapters to be
spent for War Relief work. The es-
timated balance available for appro-
priations amounts to $70,765, 966.H.
The total appropriations from the
War Fund up to November fst,
amounted to $iO,S5i .259 20, of which
500, 1894, 1866 was for foreign relief.
The foreign relief appropriations
were apportiOned as follows:
France. si9,5St, 2iO.l7; Belgium,
s72O,OOi 90: Russia, 81 ,i2s,0i0S7; Ser
bia. si93, 2O3.76 Roumania, Si,5iS,398.-
IS; Italy, S2iiOOOOO: Great Britain.
81 66.52OOO; Foreign Miscellaneous.
$ft3,Oi2OO; Armenia and Syrian Re-
lief. $f,8OOOOOOO.
There was appropriated for United
States supplies, etc, to United States
forces, SO, iiS, 729 90; for United States
hospital work, $379,500.O0: for
United States sanitary service about
environments, sis3,5OOOO; for United
States miscellaneous items, si0S,'-
1877 60 a total Of si.i2O.2i6.6O. Other
appropriations advanced for hospi-
tai funds amounted to $22O,OOOO0.
The appropriations for the pur-
chase of articles for resale to Chap
ters, principally materials to be
worked into garments for soldiers
and hospital supplies, amounted to
81 $3.50 10000. This sum will eventu-
ally be returned 10 the War Fund.
An appropriation of s5Oo,OooOo for
automobiles in bookkeeping entry
b. acknowledge a gift Of that amount
i'm the form of ears and automobile
parts from the Ford Motor Company.
In addition To the War Fund ap-
preparations. specified above. the
sum of si.ii7,625.7i was appropri-
Continued on Page Eight
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-11-15
BIGGEST POTATO CROP IN HIS
TORY OF COUNTRY

The railroads are now moving
what promises to be the biggest po-
tato crop in the history of the coun-
try. This crop which is estimated
will total approximately i53 billion
bushels or half again as much as
last year, has been on the way since
the middle Of September. The
movement of it will continue until
about April ist, next year. Reports
received by the Commission on Car
Service indicate that even with ex-
tensive loading more than 100000
cars will be needed to handle the
potato crop"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-11-15
SOCIAL WORKERS CONFERENCE
CLOSES

The Kentucky Conference of So
cial Workers closed a three days
session Monday night with a meet
ing in Main Chapel. devoted to 4
discussion of work in the mountain
counties. At this meeting, which
was presided over by Professor
Smith. addresses We're made by Mr.
John C. Campbell. Miss Fairy Settle
and Miss Linda Neville.
On Saturday afternoon and nigh
the social questions arising out Of
the great war received attention
DR.. Cecil North, Secretary of the
War Recreation Board. brought d
great message to the delegates.
Sunday morning the Conference
sermon was preached by Rabbi
Theodore J. Levy. i'm the Union
Church. Sunday afternoon the dis
cussiOn dealt with the needs and
care of the feeble minded. At this
session. Miss Frances Ingram of Lou
isville presided and DR.. Alexander
Johnson and Mrs. Chas. p. Weaver
made addresses.
The evening meeting was in United
Chapel where Doctor Johnson gave
an illustrated lecture to all the stu
dents, the faculty, and as many cit
liens as could secure seats.
Monday morning was devoted tC
business and to a discussion OF
children and women in industry
during the great war At the bust
ness session the officers for the new
year We're elected as follows:
President, Theodore J. Levy OF
Greensboro.
ist Vice President, Judge Samuel
j. Boldrick, Louisville.
2nd Vice President, Miss Linda
Neville. Lexington.
Secretary, f. Douglas Roberts
Louisville.
Treasurer, C. l.. Williamson, Lex
ington
Executive Committee:
Hon. Samuel w. Green, Louisville
Miss Frances Ingram, Louisville.
Miss Ethel LOvelace. Louisville.
Prof. John +. Smith. Berea.
C.. :. Strull, Louisville.
At a luncheon in Vocational
Chapel, presided over by f. Douglas
Roberts, Miss Margaret ByingtOn Of
Brooklyn. n. Y. spoke on. the Or
ganization and maintenance Of char
liable work.
Mrs. Samuel ID. Hcnning Of Louis
willie presided over the session IN
the afternoon at which the Red Cross
work received special attention.
The delegates then attended re-
ception in the beautiful home ol
Fireside Industries A number o'
Berea friends assisted Mrs. Ernberg
the hostess, in receiving the guests
The Conference brought many
great messages la Berea and threw
much light on the great work which
is urging itself upon the social
workers of the Commonwealth.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-11-15

B"f'd toll'g" Il proud OF the rec
ord Of its soldier boys. They hay.
answered the call of our Countr,
with the spirit Of men. We shall
always follow up their career Will
the deepest interest The names o
some are probably not on this lis;
II any one knows Of Bcrca mar
~ the Army whose name is not l..
this list send IN the name and al
dress To- the Presidents Office. Berrl
College. Berca. Ky.
Good fortune 90 with all.
ADAMS. Lieut.. Tounsen. 10th Inf
Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Miss.
\dams. Lieut.. Wiley. 10Th Reg. Inf.
Camp shelby. Hattiesburg, Miss.
Al"r. Antonio. i59th L. $ Inf. Camp
Shelby, Hattiesburg. Miss.
Amhurgy. Denver, Co. NJ, 10Th Inf
llattlrshurg, Miss.
Bally. Green. Radio Co. L. =. Navy
Cambridge. Mass.
BatSon. Lieut.. C.. g., 18th Inf. Camp
shelby. Hattiesburg, Miss.
Bicknell, Paul. 10Th Inf, Band
lldqr. Cp, Hattiesburg, Miss.
Birchlleld William, Co F., Goth Eng
Dix Branch. n. J.
Boyer, Clarence. L. 5. $. Florida,
Postmaster. New York City.
Brown. Corbrtt Camp Taylor, Louis
Vile. Ky.
Calhoun. Olnnccy. Fl. Lee, Peters
burg. Va.
Campbell. William, Chief Buglcr,
ii9 Inf. Band, Hatticsburg, Miss.
Carpenter, Rollins. Co. e.. 18th Inf,
Preside, Cal.
Curry. Everett, 9Th Co. Del. G.. A. c.,
A. f.. +. France. via New York.
Cecil. Lieut.. J. J., 18th L. :. Cavalry
Fort Riley. Hans.
Chasteen. Ernest, i59th L. ;. Inf
Camp shelby. Hattlesburg. Miss.
Chasteen. Jesse. i59th u, :. INF,
Camp shelby, iiattiesburr, Miss.
Childs. Herman. y. Y. :. is Co.,
Newport. h. !.
Clark, Claude, Go. VI. 32ist Inf, Camp
Jackson, Columbia. $. G..
Collins. Charles, Med. Officers Y. NJ.
C.. A., Fort Oglethrope. Ga.
Cornett. Joda, list Co. 18th NJ. p,
Camp shelby, lIattiesburg, Miss.
GRANGE. Lonely. Camp Taylor. Louis
Vile, Ky.
Cress, Raleigh. Co. 4. Sec. Dept. Reg,
Camp Sherman. Chillicothe. o.
Cox Ed o.. Corp. Co. X. 3rd q. In,
Cincinnati. o.
Coyle. True. Syracuse, n. Y.
Day, Kelley, Naval Training station,
Great Lakes. III.
Dean. Lieut.. William. 1896 Inf, Camp
Taylor. Louisville. Ky.
Demmon. Willard, Fort Stewart,
Texas.
Diamond. Aubrey, Cadet. Squadron
20. Camp Mohawk. Deseronto, Can.
Dixon, Chester Camp Taylor, Louis
vile, Ky.
Dodson, C.. r., L. :. Naval Training
Station. list 9th Co, Newport, r. !.
Early, Clinton. ii9th Inf. Band, Camp
shelby. lIattiesburg, Miss.
Edwards, John Paul. Band Master,
10th Inf Band, lIattiesburg. Miss.
Edwards, T. A.. Jr., Go. NJ. 56th Mill
tary Branch. Chattanooga Tenn.
Edwards. Robert. Officers Training
Camp. Leon Springs, Texas.
Engle. Stanley. Officers Training
Camp, Fl. Benz. Harrison, Ind
Fulks, Elliott L.. Hdqr. Co. 10th Inf,
IIatticsburg. Miss.
Ernbcrg, otto. 18th Inf. Band. Hat
tiesburg. Miss.
Franklin. Harlin, Co. g. G.. A. C., Fort
Delaware, Del.
Foster. Samuel, Ambulance Corps, ID
NJ. q. 7. C., Fort Riley, Kans.
French. Marvin, Navy, 1912, 18th
ST.. Brooklyn, ~. Y.
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IN OUR OWN STATE

Continued from Page 0ne)
has been made with all producers
in that territory to receive their
output at the prevailing quotations
on the Somerset grade of crude oil
- 10 a barrel. The crude petroleum
will be shipped to the company
refinery at West Caro-. w. Va. This
new market will greatly stimulate
drilling in the Knox County field.
Notice to Boot-leggers
BoOt-leggers are put on notice that
ii convicted of a second offense il l.
a felony, whether their first offensa
was committed before or after the
act of March, 1916. which carries a
prison sentence as the penalty oil
the second offense. George Arm.
strong was convicted Of violating
the local option law of Fulton Coun-
~ prior to March. 1916. He was con-
victed again this year and sentenced
To a year IN prison. An appeal was
taken on the ground that the penalty
attaching to a second conviction only
applied when the accused had been
twice convicted after the passage of
the act of March, f9i6,. but the Court
of Appeals Tuesday affirmed the
judgment. holding it makes no diff
ference when the first offense was
committed.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1917-11-15

Walker, Lieut., Camp Taylor, Louis
Vile. Ky.
Combs. Lieut.. Sewcll, Camp Taylor,
Louisville, Ky.
Nickel, Ira, Lieut., Camp Taylor,
Louisville Ky.
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Berea College Honor Roll

French. Otis. L. :. Naval Training
station, Berkeley, Va.
Frost, Cleveland. Officers Training
Camp, Fl. Benz. Harrison. Ind.
Fenwlck, Leonard L., Camp Custer
Battle Greek. Mich.
Fielder. Leonard g.. 18th Co. i2tI
Bn. l59 Depot Brig, Camp Taylor
Louisville. Ky.
Gay, Colson. France, via New YORK
Cooley, Chaunccy, Officers Trainin.
Camp. IT. Benz. Harrison, Ind.
Griffin. Arleigh, Fortress Monroe
Va.
Gross. Frank, Co. NJ. 18th Inf. Gcttys-
burg, Pa.
Gross, Orvillr. Recruit C.. A. c.. Fort
Mott, Salem, y. J.
Hart. Lieut.. Joseph, Camp Taylor,
Louisville. Ky
Hays. Herbert, Musician. 10th Inf.
Band, Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg,
Miss.
Hall. Lieut.. John. VI. q. Co. 50, Mill
tary Branch. Chattanooga. Tenn.
Harrel. Gordon, Med. Dept. Officers
Training Camp, TT. Benz. Harrison,
Ind.
Harrison. Crctd. Co. ~, Main Bar
racks. Paris Island, Port Royal. sc.
Hammond. Sergt. Benjamin. 333ri
Inf, Camp Taylor. Louisville, Ky.
Hembrce, George. Officers Training
Camp, IT. BENZ. Harrison. Ind.
Hickman. Walter W.. Asst. Band
Master, 10th Inf. Band, Idqr. Co.,
lIattiesburg. Miss.
billiard, Moss, Fortress Monroe,
Va.
billiard. Dudley. Fortress Monroe.
Va.
Hogg, Harvey. Co. ID. 2nd Ky. Inf,
Ilattirsburg. Miss.
HALIFAX, George, 9th Co TT. Totten.
Long Island, New York.
Howard, Richard. U. $. 5. Pennsyl-
vania. Postmaster, New York City.
Howard. George. L. 5. s. Pennsyl-
vania, Postmaster, New York City.
Howard, John. Forward. Birchneld,
Ky.
Howell Marcus. L. :. $. George
Washington. Brooklyn. y. Y.
Hylton, Charles, U. $. :. George
Washington, Brooklyn. n. Y.
Hudspeth, Lieut.. Ralph w.. 333rd
Reg. Supply Co. Camp Taylor,
Louisville, Ky.
Hubbard. Lloyd. Camp sheridan,
Montgomery. Ala.
Lewis Hugh, Camp Sheridan, Mont
eoVcry, Ala.
Lynch, Sergt. Dora, send Inf. Mill
tary Branch. Chattanooga, Tenn.
Martin. Robert, tith F. A. Reg In
Urinary Fort Sill. Okla.
Martin, Carlyle, Fort Lee, Peters
burg, Va.
May, Bruce, Q. NJ. Corps, Co. 1. Madi-
son Barracks. n.
May. q. H.. q. NJ. Div. S7th Aero
squadron. Mt. Clemens. Mich.
McComas, Battle Greek Ambulance
Co. Allentown, Pa.
McGuify, William, u, s. $. Penn
sylyania, Postmaster, New York.
Mcclure. Benjamin. 9th Inf. Co. NJ.
Syracuse, New York.
McMullin, Samuel. i59th Inf. Camp
shelby. lIattiesburg, Miss.
Morgan, Reuben, Camp Taylor,
Louisville. Ny.
Morgan. Rufus. Med. Dept, f. Benz.
Harrison, Ind.
Moore, Edwin. Ildqr. Co. 1896 Inf,
Camp Taylor, Louisville, ny.
Neat Sidney, Battery A. IL +. A. IT.
Meyer, Va.
Nickel, Clarence, Hdqr. Co. 18th
Inf. Camp shelby, liattiesburg'
Miss.
Osborne, Jesse Otto 9th Engineers,
Go. D.. Washington, ID. G..
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tlcSburg, Miss.
Parker Thom2s L.. Battery ID. Reg
32i +. A. H., Camp sherman, Chill
licothc. o.
patln. Ralph, Y. NJ. C.. A., Des Moines
Iowa.
Perry. Penn. Camp Taylor, Louis.
villc Ky.
Perkins. L. :. :. Jenkins, Postmaster
New York City.
Phelps. Glenn, Ambulance Corps u
! Fort Clark. Texas.
Picklesimer. Parnell. Y. NJ. C.. A
Fort Orglethorpe. Ga.
Porter. Donald. Musician. 18th Inf
Band, lidqr. Co.. Hattiesburg. Miss
+ Rcams, Robert. Inf. Co. ID. Med. Tr
Camp. TT Benz. Harrison, Ind.
Rcdd'n. Sergt. f.. A., TT. Omaha
Omaha. Neb.
Reid. Harry b., Aviation Squadron
san Antonio, Texas.
Richardson, William H., Med. Dept.
Fl. Sill. Okla.
Rice, Augustus. Battle Creek Ambu
lance Corps, Allentown, Pa.
Reynolds, Taylor, Battle Greek Am
bulance Corps, Allentown, Pa.
Roark, Edward, 37th Inf. Med. Dept
Fl. San Houston. Texas.
Robbie, Carroll. Hdqr. Co. 10th Reg
Band, Camp Shelby. Hattiesburg
Miss.
Robinson. Charles. TT. Thomas. Ky
Robinson, Fred, Hillsboro. o.. r. r. ?
Forward
Ritter. Henry A., iOith Co. i59th
Depot Brig. 62nd Bn., Camp Tay-
Tor. Louisville, Ky.
Rust, Sidney r.. o. R. |. C.. Military
Branch. Co. ,. Chattanooga, Tenn.
Royso. Felix. Hdqr. Co. 336th In .,
Camp Taylor, Louisville. Ky.
Sapp, Claud. U. $. Naval TT. Camp
Portland, n. II.
Sandlin, Floyd, U. s. s. Nevada
Postmaster New York City.
Sharpe. Dewey F., 22nd U. S. Aero
Squadron. Fort Worth. Texas.
Settle, Mark, First Machine Co, Fl
Benz. Harrison. Ind.
Simpson. Green. Dewitt. Ky. For
ward.
Shorte. Sergt, ID. c.. Go. X. Bird Ohio
Inf, Cincinnati, o.
Smith. J. W.. L. :. Ambulance Co %
Dix Camp, Trenton, N. j.
Sphinx, Corp. Paul. ist Co. Military
Police. Camp Logan, Houston. Tex
St Clair. Ray D., SIS Inf. Military
Branch. Y. NJ. G.. A. No %. Chatta-
nooga, Tenn.
Tate. J. Harl. Camp Sewer, Army
Y. NJ. C. A. SEWER Branch, Green
vile, S. C..
Taulbcc, Selden. Eng. Corps, FL Paso
Texas. &.
Travis. Vaud A.. TT. Riley, Kans.
care of NJ. o. i. G..
Trosper, Raleigh, i0s Co. p p. T
Bn. 9Th Reg, Camp Taylor, Louis
willie. Ky.
Wells. f. j.. U. s. s. Kearney. POST
master, New York City.
Wiley, Robert, 4. s. $. Hartford
Postmaster. New York City.
Wiley. Lewis A.. u. s. s. Hartford
Postmaster. New York City
Wiseman. Earl. Somewhere in
France"
Wolfe, Dewitt. Signal Corps, Camp
Shelby. Hattiesburg, Miss.
Young. C.. Harvey, Fruiiland, New
Mexico. Forward.
Fielder, William, Camp Taylor
Louisville. Ky.
Murrcll. Jesse. Y. &c. A., Camp Tay-
Tor, Louisville, Ky.
Mccain. John, Camp Taylor, Louis
willie. Ky.
Hayes. Earl. Camp Taylor, Louis
willie. Ky,
Tcmpleton. n. r., Y. NJ C. A., Fort
Oglethorpe, Ga.
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Y. N. C. A. DRIVE BY BEREA
CITIZENS

Tuesday night large assembly
Of interested citizens gathered in
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-21

be known that Germany Is ready for
peace, "a ne maintains the empire has
been Gil along, although ne insists sbar
rae overtures must now come from the
enemy lnasmuCa As TIE last offer from
Berlin was not given respectful con-
sideEa-Ion by the powers 70 whom Il
waa addressed The chancellor fGr-I
tbermore says that the world must be
convinced. II il is not already, that the
German empire is "Inytucible" before
there can he any thought Of bringing
70 conclusion the wearisoDe strHg-
gle. He strongly 1numatea that Ger
many internally If not suffering the
discussions that f-agmenrary reports
reaching this country would tend 10
indicate and that the people are Ce-
mau9ed aud determined as they have
nos been before in their purpose 10
make themselves and their country ana
rs institutions safe from the enF5oGa
Vaccinations Of its commercial rivals.
The outstanding feature of the new
chaucefl0rts utterances is that ne more
potentially. tf that be possible voices
the militaristic ambition than did tbe
one whom he follows as the Official
nourhp5cce of the emperor. IL any
&ainR the change in premiers proves
shat the eo-caIled Democrat citation Of
Germany that we have been permitted
70 hear SO uuch about is merely more
aE the mythical bait that Berlin has
employed 10 confuse the remainder OF
the world The truth f. that the
Kaiser is not slipping, as we have been
wont 20 believe, but rather has tight
ened bis imperial and dictatcr5al hold
on his subjects
Dr. Nichaetis fCrtihoF the people OF
his country i'm their confidence that
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-21
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Is5l sa5 l4A lLG8 lid lLEsA 1lsA63D
PY WILLIAM 3QADV nd.
Appetite, Hunger and Body Weight. I

Appetite, Hunger and Body Weight.
The only stomach consciousness a
normal person has are sensations of
appetite. hunger and TapIeti0n after q
fam meal Ii stomach irritauts tpep-
per. vinegar, catsup and the various
hot sauces. were not used on the
tab]e-if indicating the stomach were
not an inalieuab}e right OF the free
b0rn-theu the body weight of every
individual would be perfectly Tegu-
lated by mis- appetite and repIeti0n
senses. just as is true with the other
mammals
The regular intake OF even a slight
excess Of nutriueut over the actual
requirements of the body iu time
causes a pronounced increase Of body
weight. If normal adult eats q slice
OF bread and butter and Q glass Of
milk every night at bedtime. besides
his ordinary meals. he will gain about
twenty pounds iu the course Of a year.
If he omits an e1Uiva eut amount OF
nutriment from one Of his regular
meals he VIII lose twenty pounds ia q
year.
Probably the sense of repIetiou or
fuIness ar the end or near the end Of
meal SIS attributable to increased
pressure within the abdomen. Two
Psychologists NeIsser and BruuinE.
state that they have observed rapid
emaciation follow tight iacing of The
abdomen and rapid regain OF normal
weight follow a correction Of the
habIt-but even s fat woman looks
better fat than emacfated. The ply
si0l0gists were speaking o. animals
The gain in weight which a young
mother often shows may be due to
relaxation Of the abdominal wall
Appetite and hunger are quite dis
tluct. Appetite is a rather pleasant
sensation. Hunger IS a dull, gnawing
or aching sensation. intermittent. and
referred 70 the pit OF the stomach. It
is often associated with lassItu7e
drawsiness, falntuess ana dull head
ache
Unfortunately appetite may be artt-
hCtally stimulated even when hunger
has been appeased or Is not present
Indeed. the whole purpose Of all the
fuss and fixing and al the TODD ana
ceremony at the dinner table is 70
catoIe and tease the appetite.
Hunger Is produced by intermittent
confract4ons Of the empty stomach,
each contraction lasting twenty or
thirty seconds, CONTRADICTIONS follovg
each other at varying Intervals. ara
may become almost continuous No
such eoatTact!oua accom- parry appetite
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-21

Dennis Burkirk of W0odsfeId. this
state. aged IS. having completed 81
years ia the newspaper game. claims
TO be the oldest editor in point of SER
vice in the state Dennis has another
think coming. The editor Of the Mag
net. who has passed his 74th milestone,
has seen a years Of newspaper ser
vice. We were not aware that there
was another country newspaper editor
in the state who was fool enough 10
fritter away over so years of his life
on 8 r-get-rich job. Dennis. Won
have our most profound sympathy
may the poor farm never get you
New Waterford Magnet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-21
The Day in Davenport

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-21
Questions and Answers.

h%aff aeF p tAa ~ fa H+tfaAzf.a >tt t54ta
/ can't imagine how one is 10 turn
those somersaults YOU recommend A
somersauIt, according to my dicti0n~
airy. consists of q leap in the air in
which the body tarus completely over.
lis il possible that amy one other than
a professional acrobat can do such
stunt and live to- tell the tale2 fE. d.
/ have tried and tried, but / fear /
shall never be able to turn a somer-
sault and come mp smiling On the
contrary. I flop the whole house so
friend husband, if he happens 10 be in,
fears the earthquake has struck town.
And then, I come up dizzy and
scared. I am only go. but I am 40
pounds too heavy. Would that ac-
count for my ineptitude 6Irs. f.
VIII you please tell me exactly how
to turn q somersault2 am q bust
ness woman, and have had Intestinal
Indigestion Tor about three years.
feel sure your s0mersaults viii help
me II 1 can master the trick M.
A. b.
Answer--Ladies and gentlemen:
ae have With us this evening, the
eminent authority, Noah Webster Or
Webster agrees with T. d that
somer5ault is q flying leap I'm the air
But I disagree with DIT. Webster and
T. d A somRTsauIt is roll in the
longitudinal body plane over the floor,
not q leap in the air. We refuse TO
be responsible for broken necks. diz-
illness falling plaster or any other
unroward effect Of the treatment Put
two mattresses on the floor 70 learn
on Have some sympathetic soul help
you over firmly and curl up. curl up
as tightly as possible. IN order 10
complete the somersauIr In the short
est possible space Six feet Of floor
should be ample for g somersault for
The adult Of average height. Head
down. bent against chest: back
bumped, hips and knees fexed to
limit. Push with hands against floor,
and over you roll Roll upon feet.
Thus you come up smiling. Six Of
EN- morning and evening We have
received a series Of testimonials Of al
most incredible NUM- bers, ia which
people declare these somersauIts have
cured them Of all sorts Of digestive
difficulties.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-21
A Double-Barreled Speech.

The new German chancellor tried
TO satisfy everybody III his maiden
speech. but whether he succeeded in
doing 50 must be left ia future devel-
opments. First Of all he reiterates The
n-repeated assertion be his gov
eminent thar responsibility for plung-
ing Europe into war rests with the
enemies Of the German empire and he
reechoes the worn claim OF his pre-
decessor that his country has been
and now is only fighting ID defend her
self against the envious and an bilious
commercial agsresstous Of those ma
tons that had been sleeping while she
was building and expanding He
would have It understood that Ger
many does not give q SNAP OF her finger
for the entrance az the United States
On the side OF the allies.
However, the new chancellor lets It
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-07-21
Hor 80 Georre D. q.

Tt is g. curious coincidence that that
wonderful old gentleman. Sir George
Birdwood. should have prophesied his
death at 81. Five years ago he wrote
10 The Times" on the question Of
longevity:
Il attribute my seuEIity-1et others
say seuectitude-t0 a certain playful
deviiry Of spirit, q ceaseless miIitancy,
quite sufragettic, so that when / left
the India Office on a bBked pension I
sw0re by all the gods I would make
up for it by living on 10 years instead
Of the one which was all an insurance
society told me I was worth The
devil in me has avenged me, and now
am going, quite sportfully, to live
on 70 81. because that age. chaurasi,
among Hindus, constitutes one a
beatus for evermo re-hOwever big q
BLACKBOARD YOU may have been"
Eighty-fOur was considered a sacred
number because it represented the
multiplication OF the number of the
signs OF the Zodiac with the number
of the planets.
sir George must have welcomed the
frugal habits Of these latter days, for
he thought oveTeating one OF the ma
ri0nal faiIingss and spoke disrespeCt-
fully of our evening haBquets as sim
ply bestial orgies, like those of the
EtrusCaus, which rh0ked in them the
artistic spirit that is everywhere
among men the soul Of their religion,
and poetry, and arts As for health,
he held that "the sovereign remedy is
to think of il as little as possible,
while TO an 0ctogenarian who attrib-
uted his years TO lying in bed till mid
day, the gallant veteran ret0rted that
he would rather be some monstrous
than accept life on such terms. Lon
don Observer.