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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-19

Ralph J.. Buell. ~ Company &. 3f3d Ma
chime Gun In. Camp Travis. Texas. IN
recently been appointed f. the rank of cor
roral.
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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-01

vellous. Then he fell beneath the
wheels of train and lost leg and
an arm. After his wounds had healed,
and although Boston HarbOr was full
of whiteCapS and storm signals We're
set, he swan without trouble to Bos-
ton Light, six miles'Out.
Gagne was talking to lifeguard
at Revere Beach last summer when
cries for help came from the water. A
girl was struggling a considerable dis
lance from shore. Gagne reached the
girl first; she was Miss King.
Gagne and Miss King became en-
gagged. Her parents favored the
match, but advised the young couple
to wait until Louise was twenty-one.
They vetoed the suggestion, however,
and were married here by Deputy City
Clerk Cruise in the Municipal building
chapel.
The bride is twenty. :.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-01
MARS FIRST AID TO CUPID
Couple Parted by Parents Are Re-
united in Marriage When Man
Becomes Officer.

Gates Mills, O.-The whole world
loves q fighter-not q lover. That's the
way the adage goes now. Second Lieut..
Charles S. Bailey of the Ohio Field ar
tillery and Addie Schmunk, eighteen,
daughter of Robert J. Schmunk, motor
car magnate, have found it out.
Two years ago the young folks, very
much in love with each other, det1ed
stern parents and were married in the
office of justice of the peace. The
parents, however, were not to be out
done. They had the marriage annulled
and broke a couple of hearts for the
time being.
But since that time Bailey has been
graduated from Ohio university and
has been made an officer in the artil-
lery and he's going away to France,
and that changes things. They have
been married again. The first affair
was rather lonely and only two wit
neSseS besides the contracting parties
were present. The second event was
one of the social events of the season
in this little city.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-01
"REMINISCENCES OF POE.

The painter, William Sartain, contributed some
recollection of Edgar Allan Poe to the Art World:
His biographer, GrisWod, has slandered him
true, and he most temperate in drinking. 1t
Is a considerable confirmation of this that Poe
model of punctuality in his reviewing and
other work for the magazines during all the
suing Is years of his life which comprises his
literary career. In 1887 he moved to New York
and after a year to Philadelphia, where he wrote
some of his finest stories. For much Of his lit.
erary career he was half starving. His labor
over his writings Is shown, doubt with sOmc
eXaggeratiOn however in his article The PhilOSO-
ply of Composition written shortly after the
publication of The Raven. In this essay he
enulnerates of his articles of faith, such as:
Beauty Is the legitimate province Of the poem
it is pure and intense elevation of the soul not
of the intellect the heart.
But except for these intermittent indulgences,
his addiction to StmulantS must have been gross
ly exaggerated by his biographer GriswOld whom
my father has said he had personally
quite bad terms with Poe. My fathers acQuaint.
ance with him the more close in the latter
years of his life and, his statements most
positive these derogatory stories must be taken
with Il grain of salt. The account l have given
of Poe's death after having been robbed of his
clothes seems to to be reaSonable-and,
moreover, based on my fathers contemporary in
formaton-that l cannot accept the story of his
having been lured into the hands Of election
eering gang and drugged, to be utilized for
depositing ballots in numerous polling places"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-01
The Eskimo Tells the World
Why lie Asks to be Left Alone

nerder the supporter Of his family and a future
leader Of his people
ave Want No Praise"
1--WE of the Alaska service are helping to bear
the white mans burden; we do not claim to be
ministerIng to dying race; we want no praise as
helpers of the weak or as ministers to the down
trodden who are dying in filth and degradation.
We do not allow anyone to class us in these cate
gories That class of work is entirely humani-
tartan and is properly the duty of the missionary
organizations. But as representatives Of the gov
eminent we claim the right Of our service to exist
because we are developing the resources Of north
Alaska just as much as any man with pick
and pan. We are adding to the wealth of the ma
ton Just as much and as surely as any prospector
or traimaker. We making country produc-
tive just as much any reclamation project that
was managed by the government"
The teachers and others who have established
The Eskimo have been formerly congratulated by
United States commissioner of education for their
enterprise in inaugurating the magazine Doctor
Claxton believes that it will be of direct help to
the service Of the bureau Of education in Alaska.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-01
I'd CADCN'5[yEN|N(
+ ! FAIRY TALE
klII 6 ffAQY GRAHtnB0kNGR
The DEER.

Far away" said Daddy, "somo men
went hunting"
eve hope to get a couple Of deer
they said. And of course we'd like
1t better if we could get more
They thought they were going out
for Il great deal of fun and they
Planned what they should take to eat
and what Il glorious grown-up picnic
they would have.
They went hunting on the first day
of their trip, ana there, sure enough.
was q deer. Oh. such Il lovely deer,
His eyes were soft brown In color and
very large and beautiful
''He had left his mate to 20 hunt
Ing for food nuG here he was caught
by the men. He could not run. lie
just stood there for one awful moment,
his great eyes looking at the men.
"'Oh men, he was trying to say.
oh great, big men with guns. don't
shoot me down. ] DO no harm. l am
gentle. l have mate. ] don't want
to be shot. Oh men, you men with
guns! You are so powerful. so strong.
What can l do? But have pity on
me. Think of me killed and enjoyed
by you as food and my poor mate cry
Ing away by herself in the woods
Sometimes said one Of the men,
I cannot bear to shoot one of these
lovely creatures. They IooE so sad.
And this one is struck still with fear
"'Oh, NONSENSE said one of the
other men, YOU always get this way on
the first day Of our hunting trip.
IhinI; what good veniSon we will have
For voniSon is the meat Of the deer.
And the mans kindness fled from
him and loud bang-bang ended the
beautiful derr'S nfe-the deer with the
big brown eyes which begged and
pleaded for kindnesS-nOt for gunshot.
"The next day the men We're off
shooting again. They had what they
called a great deal of luck. In truth
it means that they killed some of the
woodland animals and could feed on
some of the meat.
They saw deer in great numbers
but none of the family of the poor deer
they had killed on the first day.
ION the fifth day of their trip they
saw the doe who was the mate of the
deer. She, too, had beautiful soft
brown eyes and with her was her love
ly fawn child.
"'Oh look said the men, there Is
a doe. And a fawn with her.
"'There is a fine against US If we
kill a mother deer said one.
""Who will know asked another.
'Now the man who had shown a
little bit of kindness on the first day
by feeling badly to kill the deer was
the one who spoke next. To be sure.
he had not felt badly enough to have
prevented the killing of the deer, nor
had he gone home and given up hunt
ing. But he was like those people who
haven't the courage to say they don't
want to do a thing when they know
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-01

and feel it Is cruel and wrong. They
just go on doing 1t to be thought fine
and manly Often boys and girls are
just the same way about other things.
"But to continue with the story. The
man spoke and this time he meant
what he said.
"T cannot bear seeing that mother
doe and her lovely fawn. She is run
ming from US, and l, for one, won't
try to get her.
"The mother doe and fawn had van
ished and We're safe back In the woods.
Oh, how her heart was beating. 1T
was those men who killed my mate
she was saying to her fawn child.
'And the fawn nestled close to her
mother and licked her head to tell
her how much she was still loved by
her child.
eyes said the mother deer, 4 am
all alone without my mate, but have
you safe with me-
''But for days and days the mother
had great trouble in keeping her child
safe from harm. For 1t was the time
when the men We're around with the
big guns and the look in their eyes to
kill the creatures Of the woods and
forests.
"And when the men from the hunting
trip | have told you about went home,
one man vowed he would never ioin
them again. And he kept his word.
Neither did he eat any Of the venison.
for he could not get from his mind the
thought of those great brown eyes beg
ging for pity from the strong men with
the guns. And something deep within
him must have told him of the lonely
mate left In the woods, for never again
did he 90 hunting"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-01

paign to enlist the support of all farmers in the
work Of growing greatly increased crops. Keep
every acre working this summer IS a campaign
slogan which is heard in all of the great farming
states. The result will be that in the fall the
farmers will harvest peanut. bean, buckwheat,
potato and other "Catch crops" a departure in
the history of agriculture. According to present
Indications, the potato crop will be nearly 2OO,-
100000 bushels larger than ever before. while
prodigiouS quantities Of peanuts and beans will
be available for food products in the fall and
during 1918
The mobilization Of the farms for war service
has been conducted along many lines of service.
Close coordination between all branches Of the
Industry has given tremendous impetus to the
campaign to increase the nations food supply
Travellers who pass through the middle West
this year will see scenes along railroad property
comparable to those in Europe, where the farm
erS have been cultivating such idle ground for
years. In some states notably Iowa and Kansas
well-defined steps have been taken to encourage
the planting of certain useful crops along the
roadsides. Iowa has more than 100000 acres Of
unused land along its public highways which
could be drafted for this purpose, while Kansas
has than 10000 acres, according to a recent
survey.
1t is safe to say that virtually every acre Of
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-01
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
LIKES JAIL so MUCH
HE'S GOING TO STAY

Hackensack, N. J. - Ten
months ago George wilkins of
Englewood started a term in the .
Bergen county Jail for embezzle- !
ment of funds from the Engle- .
wood Golf club.
During the ten months George F.
has achieved things, to wit: Won :
admiration by songs, helped tabu- :
late election votes, conducted I.
Christmas reception, captivated :
reformers by his "sweet man
ners." Widespread was Georges :
fame and plots were Matched to
wean him away from Sheriff
Caurter, but George liked his g..
surroundings so much he refused
to leave. And now that his term .
is up he is going to remain where
he iS-as the sheriff'S cOntiden- .
tial clerk.
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Observation-Disclosures
Hoos of Red. White and Blue.

Hutchinson, Kan.-One Hutchinson
swine raiser, L. T. Griffith, is patriotic
to the limit. All of his hogs are red,
Chester Whites and new breed of blue
hogs, known to breeders as the Sap
phres. Griffith, who Is nicknamed
Red for obvious reasons, declares
there is nothing blue about him,
although he Is shipping in corn at S1.65
a bushel TO feed to his red, white and
blue hogs
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-01
SAVES GIRLS LIFE
AND WINS BRIDE
Man With Arm and Leg Gone
ReSCues Young Woman
From Drowning.

New York.-Thc loss of his left arm
and left leg did not prevent Ludger
Gagne. Jr, Of Boston, from being an
expert swimmer or from saving Miss
Louise King Of Winchester, Mass.
from drowning at Revere Beach last
summer and eventually winning her for
his bride.
When twelve years old, just half his
present age, Gagnes swimming and
diving records were considered mar
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-01

Rand which be handled conveniently during
the summer months has been placed under cult
walton in Iowa and the surrounding states The
labor shortage Is serious that thousands Of
farmers have been greatly handicapped in putting
out increased acreage because of the fear that
they would be unable to harvest the crops unaid-
ed. 1t is estimated that the middle West will re-
Quire an army of 100000 farm HbOrerS this sum-
mer if the food crop is TO be saved IN its en-
tirety Farm 1aborers can command almost any
price for their services, but despite aluring Of
ferS they hard TO get. Canada is paying as
high SD a month for aborers and In some
cases is promising them free homesteadS. In the
Northern states farm hands command wages
ranging from $40 to $50 month and board y
few years ago the farm hand who could get SO
$50 for his services was considered Il genius.
The patriotic service the farmers are doing
this year and which they will be called upon to
DO next year much larger scale will add
millions, If not billions Of dollars to the wealth
Of the country. Mobilization of the farm re-
sources has been of the most stupendOus I'M
dertakings attempted by the government;
but it has succeeded admirably well for 1917,
despite the late start. BY 1918 every available
resource of the middle West will be thrown into
the production of vastly increased yields of all
farm crops
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-01
MISUNDERSTANDING.

"What did the kaiser by his promise te
his brotherin-law Vhen he knew he couldn't
keep it?"
"He wrote and sent him letter. didn't he?"
"Yes."
fist"
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-01
Farmers Of our cast
central section nat 0nN
are tgUfng their sons
Ware raising bumper
crops to Help zvln the
zUAr against Aut0C1ucy

EMS OF a revolutionary charac-
Ter nave taken place on the middle
western farms since Americas en-
try into the war. When President
wilson issued his call to the
American farmer to do his duty
in war times by feeding the world,
or that portion of it engaged in
the war for democracy, he
launched the biggest drive for in
creased food production in the
history of the world In fnct No
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-01

Things Worth Most.
Things that are worth the most. wear
no price tag.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-09-01
Mans DUTY.

mo man has done his duty until he
has done his best"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-02

of an evening wrap for the coming
season will be quick to see the advan-
tages Of the one-sleeve garment.
As every woman knows, an evening
gown is usually so frail and perishable
that 1t must be held up away from the
CRIME of the streets and the carriage
or motor step. Evening gowns are
more frequently than otherwise rather
long affairs, often equipped with trains
that get in the way Of the feet unless
firmly held out of the way.
They are often heavy, made Of rich
velvet, plush, satin, brocade, etc, apd
to hold properly both the wrap and
frock Is difficult. II woman's arm Is
ON the outside of the wrap, as it must
be II the garment Is equipped with two
sleeves, then she must hold both wrap
and frock, unless she pushes back the
wrap, and then it Is massed, and again
in the way.
The one-sleeve garment solves the
problem.
The right hand holds up the frock,
and this newest Of evening wraps has
no sleeve on the right side. The hand
is therefore kept comfortably under
meath the wrap so that 1t may do its
work Of looking after the frock, while
the hand slipped through the left
sleeve is free for the carrying of opera
glasses, slipper bag, etc.
The wrap shown is made OF rose
colored chiffon velvet, and the deep
yoke, pointed front and back, is rich
~ embroidered in metal thread. The
fur collar is detachable, SO when de-
sired the entire lovely yoke may be
seen.
Any woman could make a wrap OF
this kind for herself if she wished to-
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-02
FUR cAPEs ARE 10 Be WORN
WIN - Very Deep md Rather WIZ
With = Little Vest Eject ~
Novel Feature.

And now come the new fur mOdelsI
According to AL representations Ne
are to wear fur capes In place Of the
fur scarfs and the cape itself Is to BE-
very deep rather wide and to include
little vest effect as a part of its
novel makeup.
The fur may be kolinsky. Hudson bay
sable, mink, muskrat, moleskin or er-
mine. In the estimation of several of
the furriers it is to be q brown season.
but others declare gray furs will be In
good evidence, while for those who can
afford it white will be added to either
the brown or the gray.
One of the new capes, for instance,
is made of spotless ermine and is lined
with white satin yelled with black
chiffon. The cape hangs In soft folds
from shoulder to several inches below
the elbow and it is slashed on either
side Of the arm so that when the lat
ter is In motion there is exposed the
vest feature.
This last is belted to the figure, the
belt being of the fur finished with a
large tortoise-shell buckle. The cape
has fiat revers somewhat reminiscent
of the directOire modes, and these are
completed by fiat collar Of Hudson
sable, which may be turned upward to
envelope the throat in case of severe
weather.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-02
LONG STITCH IN EVIDENCE
Its Frequent Use Probably 10 Due to
Desire to Make Embroiderino
Easier for the Novice.

It is noticeable that things are being
made as easy as possible for the
needlewoman, and particularly for the
novice. The vogue for hand embroidery
still is strong and it is no doubt be-
cause of this fact that fashion has said
that the single long stitch should be
used more frequently than any other
so that one can get the desired effect
without spending too much time on the
work.
One place where the long stitch is
conspicuous is on the new fabric hats.
A very stunning blue georgette crepe
model has the crown decorated with
long stitches Of heavy white floss. The
stitches do not bring out any particu-
lar design, instead they seem to be
placed hit or miss, but the result Is ex-
tremely pleasing. AS for the flowers
that can be brought out in the long
stitch there are asters, thousand flow
ers, chrysanthemums, daisies and a
number of other plants that will sug-
gest themselves as you grow enthusi-
astic In the idea.
The vogue is for adding an indi-
vidual touch to ready-made frock or
blouse. In placing the stitches do not
draw them tight, and yet do not have
them too loose. Strike happy medium
so that each stitch lies perfectly fiat
and does not pull.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-02
Clever Scientists Have
Often Proved HcrelessIy
Wrong in Their Conclusions

Sir Humphrey Davy's dogmatic pro-
nouncement against gaslighting is not
the only instance Of clever scientist
being hoplessly wrong. The early his
tory of submarine cabling furnishes
two striking examples.
Consulted on the scientific side OF
the project. Farraday asserted that the
first cables were made too small. Then
he said that "the larger the wire the
more electricity would be required to
charge IT," and In this quite incorrect
opinion he was supported by other emil
nent scientists. AS result OF this
dictum the current was increased until
the operation "electrocuted" the wire
and the cable broke down.
1t was Lord Kelvin who by sending
messages through heavy cables with
incredibly weak electric current proved
that Faraday was mistaken, says the
Rehoboth Sunday Herald
Airy submitted the project to mathe-
MATES and arrived at the conclusion
that cable could not be submerged to
the necessary depth and that If it could
no recognizable signal could ever
travel from Ireland to Nova Scotia.
In aviation the late Doctor New
comb, one of the most distinguished
mathematicians the world has ever
produced, declared that he had mathe-
matically investigated all the condi-
tons operating against the heavier
than-air machine and was convinced
that the airplane would never be any
more than scientific toy, and the pos
sibility of an airplane motor being re-
liable In the reduced atmospheric pres
sure above 5000 feet was by several
experts said to be out of the question.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-02
A Good Creed.

You can't make a real success with
out making real enemies.
You can't hold strong position
without strong opposition.
You can't seem right to any II you
don't seem wrong to many.
A useful life can't be entirely peace
full and carefree.
Every earnest man in every genera
ton has paid the price of individuality.
You can't dodge.
The greater you are, the greater the
penalty Of your progress. The further
you go. the wider your range of con-
tact with which you must reckon, and
against mlsconception and SANDER and
envy and malice.
You can't avoid or evade your al
lotted destiny-you can only hold down
your share of troubles by holding back.
In every sphere men gibe and sneer
even the peace of the ditchdigger Is
threatened by the unemployed laborer
who covets his job.
SO long as you aspire, others will
conspire-so long as you try others Will
vie.
You'll have hostility to face in every
place and at every pace.
Go straight ahead to your goal.
SO long as your conscience isn't
ashamed to acknowledge you as a
friend. don't give rap for your enc
mics.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-02
Ancients Fumigated Much As
Modern Physicians Do Today,

That the ancients knew the microbes
of diseases is impossible to imagine,
yet 1t Is certain that many of them
understood that there were such
things. Dr. Jonathan Wright of Pleas
antville, N ", quotes in the Scientific
Monthly from many Roman, Arabian
and other writer's extracts that prove
this. That many Of them called the
unseen offenders demons does not
alter the fact.
varro and Columella, in the first CEN
fury after Christ, ascribed the diseases
of Rome to little animals which live in
the swamps and are breathed by men.
This is coming very close to the mod
ern conception.
And the Egyptian and Assyrian
censers. thousands of years before
Christ, burned resinous drugs and let
loose the smoke of ethereal oils to ex-
orcise the little demons of disease, pre-
cisely as our board of health doctors
until very recently fumigated our
houses TO kill the germs of eontagion.
How efficacious either method may he
is neither here nor there, the essential
fact being that the ancieuts. without
microscopes, had discovered the great
truth upon which modern science is
based
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1917-11-02
Why You Eat Food.

Nine-tenths of our food Is eaten to
supply heat and energy. The amount
of heat and energy required by indi-
viduals is reckoned In calories. The
most accurate way to determine how
much food to buy for family Is to
figure how many calories the members
require says IA writer in the Woman's
Home Companion. Tables of food
values with directions for using them
are published by both national and
state agricultural departments. There
are also simple textbooks Ahat explain
clearly the usefulness of reckoning by
caloIies. These books are readily I'M
derstood after little study OF them.
When one knows approximately how
many calories each member Of the fam
lily requires, and how many calories
certain amounts of food contain, one
can settle with definite figures the old
question that used to be answered by
guesswork only How much shall
buy?"