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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02
Airmen Rescued From
Their Wrecked Machine

London. June 2-The Daily Mail
says that two British airmen have
been landed by a destroyer ON the
eastern coast after being rescued from
their wrecked machine. They had
been clingdng to the wreck for five
days and five nights with a piece of
chocolate as their only food.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02
III. S.. STRAUSS ESTATE.

An inventory of the estate of the
late Harry s. Strauss, who lived in
East Bridgeport, was filed in the pro-
bate court today. The property to-
tails $11. 900 in value.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02
BOY Is COMMITTED

Bertie Aztalos, whose father was
drowned and whose mother, Julia, is
unable to care for him, was commit
ted today by Judge Miller to st. Fran
cis' home in New Haven.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02
AUSTRIANS UNABLE
TO REGAIN GROUND

Rome, June violent efforts were
made by the Austrians last night to
regain some of the ground they lost
in the Italian offensive. The Austrian
masses, attacking in the Vodice area,
we're firmly met and the attack failed
completely, the war office announced
today.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02
wORKMEN DEMAND
MINIMUM WAGE

Petrograd, June 2-Representatives
of the workmen in the Donetz coal
and metallurgical region have de-
manded a minimum wage of ESQ rou-
bles a month They presented their
demands at a confidence with the as
sistant minister of labor, who was
delegated to try and effect a settle
ment Of the labor troubles in the
district. The workmen's representa-
tives declared that the sunni mentioned
represented the average cost of living
for q family Of four.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02
SWEDES AND / AYES
DRIVE GERMAN zEPP
BACK WITH GUHF|RE:

Torpedo Boats of Hitherto Neutral Countries Fire
on Airship Appearing Above Coast Feeble
pulsed by French Gritish Continue Raids BY
Aeroplanes and Bombs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02

Prior to the war the Russian rou-
BILE was equivalent to about 81 cents
in American money.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02

King George received Lord North
cliffe in audience.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-06-02
The WEATHEs,

Probably showers tonight and Sum.
day.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-22
CO1DELE,S PUBLIC LIBRARY

.w thai almost one third of the
"a US membership s from the coun
FL rr~' h. ely turn shed the whole
III. sopr alton, but now the county
avs $500 Of the $4,000 appropriation,
mother feature of the county plan
{ which the library s justly proud is
he travelling library which is sent
each county school. The success
of this movement is due to the COOP
Grafton of the County Supervisor OF
schools and the teachers of the schools
as we'll as to the efforts Of the pres
ent and former librarians. Only II
books are sent to each school, but
the circulation of these amounts to
quite a good deal. In fact the circu-
lation from these books alone amount
ed to S31 in February. 1t is planned
Q increase the number of books in
Zach travelling library for the next
school year, and thus make its influ-
ence greater
Most gratifying success has been at
tanned in the reading and reference
departments Almost any afternoon
he casual borrower may see a dozen
or more school children doing re-
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-22
When to Plant Vegetables

the smooth varieties. When the ap-
pie trees bloom, it is time to plant
the heat-loving vegetables such as GU
cumbers, beans, sweet corn, pump
kin and squash. This is an old but
excellent rule. y,
The quickest crop to mature is the
ad-sh Lettuce, turnips peas. beets
arq uaars nsua'y raautre sgom 6 TO
o weeks. cora from Ii 70 y weeks,
na potatoes FROM Is 10 g .@Teeas to
nature.
Lettuce is to the garden ..,what the
i'd, .ra7 is tn the dall-alN5ys need
ea. and gives some Of the best returns.
rich sandy lcam, with sufficient nj
rate to stimulate leaf growth and
Intensity the chlorophyll or deep leaf
nolor of the plant and sufhciency OF
oft water keep the crop crisp and
s~csh. Much the same Plan is prac'
iced with cabbage except that it does
4t require so much wafer
Beans do not require very rich
oil and it is safe to plant them on
he very poorest patch. Snap beans
nav be grown in rows between the
orchard trees.
The lima bean requires a rlch ana
moist soil, but does not seem 10 de-
Drive the land of it's product1veness.
Lima beans have been grown on the
same fields in California for many
years. X
Cucumbers, squashes, and melons
require rich soil, and the cucumper
profits by the application OF fresh
lorse manure. Sheep manure Will
,urry plants along more rapidly than
lost chemical fertilizers.
The specialists believe that il the
General principles they have outiln-
ed are followed, it will be prohtaDle
for almost any one to plant his IDLE
acres this season. They point out
that even where the monetary value
of the crop raised in the backyard
garden is not important, the gardener
and his family must credit to the
patch the health and enjoyment they
gain from this outdoor occupation.
They point out that from the commun'
ity point Of view it is the duty OF eV'
cry home owner to keep his place or
derby and attractive. The most profit
able way of getting rid of patch OF
weeds in a back yard is to cultivate
it and plant it to some valuable crop
the orderly character of which Will
add much to the homeliness OF the
home grounds.
Gardening is an old, old story. 1t
it related that nearly twenty-centuries
ago Pliny the Elder summed it up IN
a sentence Of just six words: dig
deep; manure well; work often.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-22
SHE MARRIED THREE BIRDS.

The wife Of a Methodist minister
in West Virginia has been married
three times. Her maiden name as
Partridge, her first husband was
named Robins, her second husband
Sparrow, the present Quale.
There are now two young Robins,
one Sparrow and three Quales in the
family. One grandfather was Swan
and another a Jay, but he's dead now
and a bird Of Paradise. They live on
Hawk avenue, Eagleville. Canary Is
lands, and the fellow who wrote this is
Tyre and a relative of the family
Richmond tPa.) Leader.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-22

Washington, d. c., April 4.--The gar
den specialists of the United States
Department of Agriculture divide veg
etables into two warm TEN,
perature," and cold temperature"
vegetables. When peach and plum
trees are in blossom, they say, it is
.s.,. . gov in ehc oren ground sucl
ie, ace t15e'' parsley beet
Ha..s an1a-r. carrots Da9e and
eoH.e IT, eHHA,a" e.3# #hoHl. II"
planted INIT. e..a- .hny art more
"a0'. To- Tat III coo. e'm"a than a..
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-22

earch work in the library" 9,009 PEG
lie used these rooms last year. The
library is Of valuable assistance not
aaly to the schools, but also to the
ariOus clubs and patriotic organ "a,
tons. 0ne Of its efforts this year has
been the placing in each travelling Ii
brary as we'll as on it's own shelves,
Of amphlets suggested by the Uni
cd Daughters of the Confederacy for
use n the annual L. D. c. contest.
Temporary residents and travellers
who are in the city for a few hours
or more, find the library a convenient
and interesting place to while away
the hours
In spite of the lack of a lecture
room, the Story Hour for the children
is quite a success. On Thursday az
terncon the children gather to hear
fair tales, hero stories, or the story
OF a picture which is shown at the
ecial matinee for children on Fri
10y az 'ernoons. This matinee was in
st.tuted by the Daughters of the
mer can Revolution and the manager
of the local theatre for the benefit Of
the children. On the day before, the
story of the picture is told at the IL
brary and thus it co-operates with
The movies in interpreting before hand
a picture which is clean, wholesome
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-22
tU4 children.

.Ithough people outside Of CrisT
county can not use the library unless
foe is paid, there is one town nearb!
hich has the privilege Of using a IL
Hsa-v i'm DRIED from the one in Cor
DEL. . Ger II small boy whose home
om tbs site of the Crisp county
I..." 49,: u'..~ n'aymates live acros-
... .l... is an active member Of the
l.s.ary. Sympath ling with the chill
u.ln Of RI. who could not use the
library he conceived. the idea of Civ
ing them one, secondhand. Taking
the discarded books from the Cordele
library he mended them and formed a
library of his own, of which the chill
dren of R are borrowers.
The library has grown so in the last
five years that the present building
is wholly inadequate. The need OF
nore shelving and of a separate lee
IRE room is so urgent that an appeal
as been made to the city and to the
arnegie corporation for a large build
'rg. The city has responded handsome
Y with its share and the corporation
las the matter under consideration
s the city has compiled with the
requirements it is al
most certain that the necessary fund
will be available, and that Cordele
will soon have a library which in size,
beauty, and usefulness can be equal
ed by no city Of it's size.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-22
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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-22
Bg LORI E GERCAW.

by L-J -E GERCAW.
of The nos flour, shjng institu-
0.a. i'm the envy o. lo-'~27 is lis rnh.
il, rTarE q. .sa gle brary
aa1 n COS trough the influence
g. s5l ". r. Doris, who made ap.
. li,a ion for the building.
In 1912 the bu lding was remodeled
q trained librarian employed and the
library took on new growth. In 1912
there were only 853 books on its
shelves, now there are more than
4 900. At present the library has
Its members, $50 of whom are from
Crisp county
Ever since 1912 the people from the
county have been permitted to use
he library, under the same conditions
rs 10 citizens of Cordele. At first they
low o a~a!l themselves of this
-r.. ilege but now it will be seen that
hey do use the library, for figures
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-22

most slowly accomplished in those
sect 'ons where the large farm is in
he hands of the tenant and not even
under the supervision of the owner.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-04-22

INDTSTINCT PRINT
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-09

faculties depression, headache and enlargement of
the hands feet and head Nearly half of all giants
develop acromegaly.
The hands become spadelike. Note in this
necton what Mr.. Barnard says of the hands on his
statue: All the folds markedly exaggerated
and there is sometimes longitudinal growing
In the lower extremites the feet undergo changes
similar to those described for the hands. Both the
hands and feet of proportion to the remain
der of the extremities, very great enlargement
curing rule.
The chest becomes thick through from behind for
ward, and there is a pronounced bending backward
of the upper part Of the spne that the patient has
a characteristic stoop
Marked changes in the bones Of the head
and face particularly great enlargement of the lower
jaw, but shall not go into these matters since the
sarily obliged to reproduce Lincoln's features
or less faithfully.
Acromegaly is slow, but progressive disease
1t usually begins in the early twentes and those af
fected live from ten to thirty years Toward the end
the patients grow weak, sometimes developing tuber
culosis. else death follows heart failure convul
sions coma. Diabetes sometimes constitutes COM
plcating factor.
The movements Of a patient with typical aero
megaly are heavy and awkward; he lacks energy and
is drowsy and mentally dull
The writer has not thought it necessary to intro
duce any illustrations of acromegay from the litera
tre of medicine since he knows of that represent
more faithfully than the picture of Barnard s Lincoln
the outstanding features of the disease.
In Louisville, KY, Mr. Barnard found the aero
megalic giant who served his model. He had
searched the country for such model for whole
year and had advertised extensively for groesque
specimens Of humanity He says that the form Of this
kentuckian affected his spirit like the passing Of .
Conyrisht. 1917. nv tina Sta
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-09

storm through the sky. That it should affect
layman unfamiliar with acromegaly is quite compre
henSble.
'sLincoln is the unwilling of the Sphinx says
Mr. Barnard writing about his statue. This statue
unveils, not the Sphinx, but chapter in pa
thology.
Arts virtue is to reveal, to obscure. It is
power to make plain hidden things writes Mr..
Barnard. In this acromegac kentuckan has
been dragged into the open.
1.-THE mystery OF this whole form nature alone
knows--man will never fathom it. !" To the medical
profession it ceased to be 9 eystery in 1856.
people, thwarting of democracy. No imitation
tool of any artists conception but the tool God and
Lincoln made-Lincoln hmself-must be shown II
imaginary statue is an insult, what shall be said
Of this real one representing an uncouth kentucklan
with diseased hypophysis who in life is not tool
of any kind and in the bronze made by Barnard moth
ing but the hospital clinic crysta!ized?
The writer has said that as Barnard was obliged
to reproduce Lincoln's features or less faith
fully there would be in discussing the head
changes in acromegay, but he cannot forbear call
ing attention to Barnards obsession that lincolnfs
face must have been similar to his models Describ-
ing Lncolns face, the sculptor says:
Beneath the left eye two mountains lie; from the
valley between soft light flows a gentle stream; 1T
bursts. upon circular, muscular hill in form like
petred tear through sadness and JOY placed there.
His powerful chin is fanked either side by power
full construction reaching like steps OF pyramid
from chin to ear eye and BRAIN if his forces took
birth in thought within. conceived IN architecture
without building to the furthermost limits OF his
lace, TO the fruits OF Toll IN ms WOnurouS HdnuS
Mr. Barnard you see, could not rid himself in his
snbconscous mind when modelling the statue, of the
spell exerted him by his models acromegalc
face
Mr. Barnard even tried to convince himself that
the character of his model must somehow be beauti-
full that he must be like Lincoln--or, rather that
Lincoln must be like him. :" Ee man of some
forty years but with the mind of child" After
what has been said about the mental weakness of
the patient with acromegaly this remark possesses
special significance
The Kentuckian had ga peculiar bend in the
back The pronounced bending backward Of the
upper part of the spine in acromegaly, giving the
patient characteristic stoop, has already been
noted in the general description of the disease.
conceded He has simply been 4 victim of the legend
that is responsible for the conception of the great
President grotesque gawk, and he must not be
permitted to east disease bronze. mount II upon
pedestal and ca1l it Lincoln For such sacrilege
there can be no Justification in art.
rsnmranv-s Graat britain Rsshfs RAsArv~A
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-09


produced by the noted ptor in his bronze hgure
of the martyr President.
Mr. Barnard has told how he selected as model
for the statue uncouth kentuckian with abnorm-
ally large hands and feet. These and other of this
mans physical traits strongly suggestive of
acromegaly disease which while rare is quite well
understood and quite easily recognized. study of
the many illustrations of the statue which have APP
peared confirms the diagnosis and makes certain that
the model for the statue whose body had
been hopeessly distorted by the ravages of this
disease.
The Barnard statue is nothing less than
clinic in sculpture wise representative OF the
great President. Lincoln 5 hands and feet not
disproportionate to his size, acromegalics are,
a fact amply proven by his photographs and by the
casts in the Smithsonian Institution.
The proposed erection of replicas of this statue in
Paris and London threatens outrage against art
and truth and sacred memory of the American
people that would not be possible of preparation
were it generally known what the statue connotes
to medical science.
Acromegaly was, first described in 1886. and later
it was demonstrated that the disease is due to
changes in the hypophysis, gandular structure at
the base of the BRAIN the secretion of which has much
to do with the bodys growth Changes in this gland
have also bearing upon gigantsm, which is fire.
quently associated with acromegaly The hypophysis
is also known as the pituitary body.
The hypophyss is made up of three lobes. Ex
perimenta injections of extract of the posterior
lobe have been followed by emaciation. The secre
ton of the anterior lobe is believed to control bone
growth and the development of the secondary sex
characters (the Distinguishing marks of SEX. Com
plete removal of the hypophyss is fatal; partial
moyal is followed by retardaton of body growth
1t would seem that normal and symmetrical growth
depends upon proper balance between the secre
lions Of the different parts OF the gland
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-09

Acromegaly
results from
an increase in
the function
al activity of
the > anterior
lobe of the
h y p ophysis.
The gland be-
comes enlafB-
ed and swol-
len, or a tu-
NOR may be
present.
The disease
is generally
ushered IN by
a slowing of
\
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-09

Cross Section of the Human Skull With the Lett
Marking the Location of the Pituitary Body
Hypophysis This Glands Secretion Has Much
Do with the Body's Growth. When 1t Becom
Enlarged Is Attacked by Tumor the Fur
tional Activity of Its Anterior Lobe Is Increas
and the Slow but Distressingly Progressive D
Science Believes That the Kentuckian Who Pos
for Mr. Barnards Statue of Lincoln Was Wet
of This Disease.
rs George Grey Barnard's statue of Abra-
ham Lincoln faithful likeness of the
martyred President? This is the question
which has been agitating the United States
ever since the completion of the bronze efigy
whose original was presented to the city of
Cincinnati by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles P. Taft.
Since the proposal to send a replica of the
statue to London to stand opposite Westmn-
ster Abbey, the controversy has grown more
bitter
Some artists, historians and men and
women who actually knew Lincoln in
the flesh approve of the statue. Others
declare that the sculptor had no warrant
for what they term its ''gaunt and mis-
shapen ugliness, clothed with grotcsque
vulgarty."
On this page to-day science for the
first time takes hand in the contro-
versy. Dr. Arthur c.. Jacobson a dis
tinguished physician and associate
editor of the Medical Times applies to
the Barnard statue certain medical
tests which he contends show that the
sculptor unwittingly selected for his
model man who was physically de- r
formed by the ravages Of the disease n
known as acromegaly This. as he in. IN
terestingly explains, accounts for the F.
ugly distortions that are apparent in the
statue and stamp it as failure to re-
treate the real Lincoln, who, as is well &
known, was singularly vigorous and free
from disease
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-09
BY Arthur G. Jacobson, M. D.
Associate Editor Of the Medical Times.

Associate Editor Of the Medical Times.
TN the bitter controversy over the
/ statue of Lincoln made by George
Grey Barnard for the city of Cincin-
natl a very definite medical phase is in
volved that has not heretofore been
pointed out. The wrath OF the statue s
distinguished critics has sound scicn-
tific basis in the fact that Barnard S
model was undoubtedly a victim of a
rare disease possessing most unpleasant
characteristics, and that many Of these
characteristics have been unwittingly
The Little River news., 1917-11-14
FRENCH OFFICERS AT CAMP PIKE
Veterans Will Help Train National Army for Service
 Abroad.

Little Rock, Nov. 11-With the ar rival of French officers added impetus has been given to everything French, and soldiers at Camp Pike who eX- pect to be in France will not give the under officers much peace in their hours which are supposed to be for leisure. The men want assistance in their study of the French language. and they keep the poor officers quite busy giving them the proper French pronunciation.
 All officers assigned to Camp Pike speak English fiuently, and even grasp the full meaning of American slang.
 which they proudly display in the:r conversation with the men. As a consequence of, the mems in sistence, there is going to be a big army in France soon that can converse with the people there, and who will | not suffer the inconvenience com>
 plained of by the men under General l ti
 The French officers are very popular
 at Camp Pike. When they appear for trench work they leave off the beau , ii ul sky blue and red uniforms and don those worn by them on the firing lire. They show the effects of mud
 and rain, being dingy in color, and the
 mud is the same delightful red of the | Arkansas mud when it rains. There are only seven of the officers
 at the camp, but this seven nave GOV
 cred much ground by training a few
 and then placing these few in charge
 of other squads. The officers praise
 the Americans for their quickness tc learn, and declare that the men will
 be ready for the trenches within 6
 week after they reach foreign soil, SC
 intense has been their training al Camp Pike.
The Little River news., 1917-11-14
Confirmation Notice.

Notice is hereby given: That J. L.
 DeLoney has this day filed in the Chancery Court of Little River Coun- .y. his petition, praying the court t,
 quiet and confirm his title to the fol- lowing land, situated in Little River County, Arkansas. to-wit: The NWl of the SEa Sec. 1, Twp. IF $. Range s2 w. The SWa of the WI ct St.. Il
 Twp 13 S. Range 32 w. Therefore, all persons who have or claim any inter est ill said land are herby warned to appear at the November Term, 1917, ot said court and show causes why the title to said land should not be con frmed in said petitioner And Lou venia Bedinger, the Arkansas Land Company of Missouri, Henry Cone and the unknown heirs of Henry Cone, Cordelia A. Pearce and Norman w.
The Little River news., 1917-11-14
Warning Order.

In the Little River Chance&y Court, Little River County, Arkansas. Spenc= CT Rill Plaintiff vs Carrie Rill De fendant The defendant Carrie Rili is hereby warned to appear in this court within 30 days and answer the complaint of the plaintiff herein Spencer Rill. Witness my hand and the seal of said Court this 15 day of October, 1917.-Chas. H. Park, Clerk. By Jas. H. Williams, D. c. Seth ( Reynolds. Atty for Pltff June R Morrell, Atty. ad litem. SEW
The Little River news., 1917-11-14
Warming Order.

In the Little River Chancery Court
 Little River County. Arkansas. Mary E. Weatherly ct al plaintiff ys. Mamie J. Lemons Defendsnt. Tne Defendant. Mamie J. Lemons is hereby warned to appear in this Court within 90 days and answer the complaint Of the plain tiffs herein, Mary E. Weatherly et al
 Witness my hand and the seal of said Court this 16th day of October, 1917.- Chas. H. Park, Clerk. By s. L. Jones, ?. C. Steel & Steel, Attys for Pltf.
The Little River news., 1917-11-14
Warning Order.

In the Little River Chancery Court Little River County, Arkansas. Mary Harris Plaintiff yss Garfield Harris Defendant The defendant, Garfield Harris is hereby warned to appear in this Court within 30 days and answer the complaint O. the plaintiff herein Mary Harris. Witness my hand and the seal of said Court this 18th day of October, 1917.-Chas' H. Park, Clerk. By Jas. H. Williams, D. c. June R. Morrell, Atty. for Pltff. Geo. R. Steel, Atty ad litem. 93 w