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Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-09-08

words, he hurried on: ''Tou must par
don my impetuoSity. but am a man Of
tremendous force aud my life moves
swiftly. l am not shackled by couven-
tions-they are less than nothing to
me. II it seems 10 you that my eaEer.
ness carries me away. remember that
war is upon us and that affairs Of mo-
ment press me so that I am competed
to move like the lightning. With me,
sonora a day is a yeoy. The past is
gone. the present is here. the future
rushes forward to meet MS"
Indeed, you forget Yourself" she
said. warmly. Then, changing her tone:
Il too must act quickly. l must go
back at once"
"Oh, but have told you only a part
of what l came to say"
surely the rest can wait" Her
voice was vibrant with contempt. I'm
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-09-08

that he loves met" she asked. "All
Mexicans are gallant and pay absurd
compliments. It's just way they have.
He has never spoken q word that could
give offense." As Dolores said moth
Ing. she went on, hesitatingly, Il can't
very well refuse to see him. for don't
possess even a receipt to show that be
took those cattle"
"Oh, ycu must not offend him" Do
lores agreed, hastily, cor we'd never
leave Mexico alive" With which cheer
ing announcement the housekeeper
heaved a deep sigh aud went about her
duties With q gloomy face.
Longo~fo arrived that afternoon, and
Alaire received him IN the great naked
living room OF the hacienda, with her
best attempt at formallty. But her
GOODNESS served not IA the least TO chill
his ferYor.
Sonora" he cried. eagerly. Il have
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-09-08
CHAPTER Xxx.
La Feria.

La Ferla.
whats this | hear about war;" Do
lores inquired of her mistress, a few
days after their arrival at La Feria.
''They tell me that Mexico is invaded
and that the American soldiers have
already killed more than a thousand
women and children"
"WhO tells you this?" Alaire asked.
'The men-everybody," Dolores
waved a hand in the direction of the
other ranch buildings. "Our people are
buzzing like bees with the news. and,
of course, no one cares to work when
the Americans are coming"
Il shall have to put an end to such
talk"
This morning the word came that
the revolution is ended and that the
soldiers of both parties are uniting to
fight for their liberties. They say the
gringOs are killing all the old people
everyone, in fact, except the girls,
whom they take with them. Already
they have begun the most horrible
practices. Why, at Espinar Dolores
eyes were rouud-'would you believe
it?-those Yankee soldiers ate q baby !
They roasted the little dear like a
cabrito and ate it! tell you, 1t makes
wild talk among the peladors."
DO you believe such stories ?"
Alaire inquired, with some amusement.
"Um-m-not altogether. But, all the
same, think it is time we were going
home"
"Ths is home, for me, Dolores"
Eyes, but now that war"
There isn't any war, and there
won't be any. However. If you are
nervous I'll send you back to Las Pal
mas at once"
GLORY of God 1t would be the end
of me. These Mexlcans would recog-
nize me instantly as On American, for
! have the appearance and the culture.
You can imagine what would happen
to me. They would tear me from the
train. 1t was nothing except General
LOngorio's soldiers that brought US
safely through from Neuvo Pueblo"
'Then I'm glad that he insisted up
on sending them with US. Now tell the
ranch-hands to put no faith In these
ridiculous stories. If they wish the
truth let them ask General LongorIo
he will be here today and quiet their
fears"
you think he intends to pay US for
our cattle?"
yes
Dolores pondered a moment. "Wen,
perhaps he does-it is not his money.
For that matter. he would give all Meg
leo if You asked it. Use! His love
CONSUMES him like a fever"
Alaire stirred uneasily; then she
rose and went to an open window,
which looked out into the tiny patio
with its trucking fountain and It's rank
INTENDED plants. "Why do you insist
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-09-08
TEACHING SOLDIERS TO SING
Soldiers at Fort Shafter Learn Words
and Airs OF Americas War Songs
From Movie Screen.

There is one officer on Oahu. saws
the Sunday Advertiser Of Honolulu. ac-
cording. to the Army and Navy Journal.
who is a firm believer in the value Of
song as military asset to the soldier.
Col. James \. irons. commanding the
Second United States infantry. believes
SO thoroughly In the Importance of hay
ing soldiers know the songs of the ma
tion-particularly the war songS-that
he has provided a means of teaching
the men of his regiment just what the
war songs Of America are
The method which Colonel Irons has
started AT Fort Shafter IS one which
should be- used throughout the army.
1t consists Of having national and pa
triotc airs played by the orchestra
at the evening performances at the air
drome--Fort Shafter'S moving picture
theater- while the words are thrown
upon the screen where the men can
read them. In this way the soldiers
become acquainted with the words Of
the songs, and what is equally imp0r-
taut, they become accustomed to sing
ing together The soldiers are enthusl-
astiC over the new plan and the sing
ing is worth going far TO hear. II is
not impossible that, sometime within
the service Of the men who are now
serving the second infantry. that regi-
ment may he called on to march from
Bordeaux to Berlin, and that the march
viii be made easier and the spirit of
the men ut the end of the hike will be
far better # it is made to the tune of
"Annie Laurje'-the regimental an
them-sung by every mau in the regt-
ment.
Cards have been issued from the
regmeutal press printing the words OF
"Annie Laurie" and the "Star Spangled
Banner" and the list of 90 battles.
engagements and skirmishcs in which
the Second infantry took pant The
first was in November, 1871 at Maui
NEE F0rds. ..
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-09-08
WANTED REGGIE STIRRED up
Incident Sheds Light on Modern Meth
DDS Of Bringing Laggard Lover
to the Scratch.

Jack" said "a pretty girl to her
brother the other day II want you to
do something for me--there's 1ear
fellow ("
We'll what is 81" growled Jack.
who is the brother Of the period.
"Why you know That wig and nous
tache you used in the theutrlcalsr
"WeU?'
"Wont you put them on and 20 10
the concert touieht2 Reginald and
viii be there, and / want sou to stare
al me the whole evening through your
glasses"
you want me to do that2
yes and as we come out you must
stand AZ the door and try To- slip a note
into my hand. Take care that Reggie
sees you, too"
"Wcll DECLARE"
because you see Jack. Reggie likes
me. / know, but then he's SO awfully
slow. and as he Is well Off. and lots
Of other girls are after him, he's got
10 be hurried up. az 1t were"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-09-08
BIRDS AID IN WAGlNG WAR
Their Work in Increasing Crop Yields
by Destroying Insect Pests De-
clared Highly important.

Food Is needed for our armies Birds
help the farmers produce that food by
destroying insect pests, Therefore.
birds may be considered MS one of the
allies In the Farm and Fireside one
reads:
Birds are almost as busy as bees
and their work In increasing crop
yields Is highly important One Of the
cheapest and most effective ways to
fight insect pests that annually take
crop toll estimated at $500, 1000 900 ia
to aid In the preservation of bird life.
Few people realize how many insects
are destroyed by birds. A teaspoonful
az chinch bugs has been taken from
the crop Of one quail, and nm adult
bird has been known to eat 5000 plant
lice in two hours. Such worms and
bugs as iufeSt our gardens are favor
lie food for hucbirlS. robins and many
other kinds OF birds.
at is true that some insect pests
may be fought with chemicals. Owing
to the great We, though prices for
many materials commonly used in
sprays, washes and poison mashes are
pretty near prohbitive But the birds
work ~ before the war wages.
Birds also eat thousands of weed
seeds. A single quail when killed. was
found to contain 10000 pigwced seeds
with labor scarce aud high, whatever
will aid the farmer in bis crop against
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-09-08

The iimit catch for anglers IN Range
Icy stream, near Ha.ua- Landing Nc
is probably the smallest Of any waters
tn The Cuited State7-daiiy limit one
fish fig fishing only.
The reason q thar this stream rs the
breeding place for the big Rangeley
trout. md Maine Sers mar rs stock Of
big trout is not unnecessarily depicted.
The famous Page trout that weighed
II pounds was taken from this stream
IN 1867. The fish vas the record fish
for almost fifty years, the aurels than
going 10 ,ha l45z pound trout taken IA
tie Eeolgon.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-09-08
PAINS SHARP
AND STABBING
Woman Thought She Would
Die. Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Ogdensburg. W.s.-"I suffered from
female troubles which caused pierciog
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-09-08

III no COuultlOh 10 listen 10 any Lhlug
else"
But Longorio insisted. await! 1t is
impossible for you TO leave here"
Alaire stared at him incredulously,
1T is true. Mexico is seething cal
dron of hate; the country is CONFUSED.
1t would be unsafe for You"
"Do you mean to say that war has
been declared"
"Practicaily."
What? You are telling me the
TRUTH A moment, then Alaire con
tinued, more calmly IF that is so,
there is all the more reason why
should lose no time"
Listen ~ The general was deeply
in earnest you have no conception
of the chaos out there" He waved
comprehensive gesture. 'If the cxplo-
sion has not come, 1t will come within
few hours. That is why l few to
your side. Battieships are hurryug to-
ward our coast, troops are musSing
against our border, and Mexico has
risen like one man. The people are in
q frenzy; they are ont Of bounds, there
Is sack and pillage in the cities. Ameri-
! cans are objects Of violence every
where and the poems are frantic" lie
paused impressively. eve face the
greatest upheaval Of history"
"Then why are you here?" Alaire de-
manded. This is no place for you At
such a moment"
Longorio came closer to her, and his
voice trembled as he said Angel Of
/ my soul, my place is at your side"
Again she recolled, but with a feryor
he had never dared display he rushed
on heedlessly Il have told you /
harken only to my heart; that for one
smile from you l would behead myself;
that for your favor l would betray my
fatherland; that for your kiss I would
face damnati0n. Well, I am here at
/ your side. The deluge comes, but you
shall be unframed" lie would not per.
nit her to check him, crying "Waitl
You must hear me through, sonora, 50
that you may comprehend fully why l
am forced to speak at this time. out
Of this coming struggle / shall emerge
heroic figure. Now that Mexico
unites, she will triumph, and Of ali her
victorious sons the name Of Luis Lon
goriO viii be sung the loudest for upon
lin more than upon any other depends
the republics salvation. do not boast.
| merely state facts, for I have made
all my plans, and tomorrow I put them
into effect. That is why / cannot wait
to speak. The struggle will be long
bat you shall be my guiding star ia the
hours Of darkness"
Under other circumstances the mans
magnificent egotlsm might have pro-
voked a smile And yet, for al} its
grandlloquence. there vas something
In his speech th0t rang hard and true
Cuquestionaby Longorio was danger
ous--a real personality. and no mere
staggering pretender. Alaire felt a
certain reluctant respect for him and
at the same time a touch Of chilling
fear edch as she had hardly expert
euced before. She faced him silently
for a moment; then she said.
IAN I to understand that you forbid
ne TO leave nv own houseT
"For the tiEa4 being. exnctly"
'What? Then I am your prtsonerT-
ITO BE CONTINUED
Three crops = year may DO grown
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-09-08

Three crops year may DO grown
Ia the Canal s0na
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-09-08
BAGS From Banana Trees.

Machinery has been taken TO Hon
oluu from the state of Washington
by four men who are making an in
vesugatlon Of the use Of the fiber Of
the banana trunk for bag making, The
investigation was brought about by an
nouncemcuts that the sugar planters
Of the Hawaiian islands, as well as
those Of other reproducing coun-
tries. are faced with uncertainty CON
corning steady shipments from Cal
cutta Of bags to be used as containers
for raw sugnr Ever since bags have
been used by the Hawaiian sugar
planters ia exporting the raw product
from the islands 10 the mainland Of
the United States, the Hindu bags,
which are made to contain ~ pounds
each, hnve proved 10 be satisfactory.
War conditions have caused the plant
ers to cast about for substitute.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-09-08

The woman of his desires was yon-
der, where those colors warred, and
she was mantled in red and gold and
purple for his coming. The thought
aroused him; he felt only Il throbbing
eagerness to see her and to take her
in his arms once more before the end.
With his head high and his face
agleam, he rode into the west, into the
heart of the sunset.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-09-08

relief and six bottles have entirely
cured me. All women who have female
trouble of any kind should try Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. " -
Mrs. ETA DORION, Ogdensburg, Wis.
Physicians undoubtedly did their best,
battled with this case steadily and could
do no more, but often the most scientific
treatment is surpassed by the medicinal
properties of the good old fashioned
roots and herbs contained in Lydia e
Pinkham' s Vegetable Compound
If any complication exists it pays "a
write the Lydia f. Pinkham Medicine
Co, Lynn, Mass for special free advice
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-09-08

Railway ManaEer~Another farmer
IL suing us on account Of his cows.
Lawyer Killed by our trnins2
Railway Manager No; he com
plains that our passengers are leaning
out Of the windows and milking them
M the trains 60 by.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1917-09-08

pains ALhE "a AllkAB
through my back
and side. l finally
lost all my strength
SO | had to go to
bed. The doctor
advised an oper-
alton but / would
not listen to it. I
thought of what I
hadread about Lydia
r.. Pinknam s Vege-
table Compound and
tried it. The first
bottle brought orraat
Middletown transcript., 1917-05-05
MORE WILSON LAURELS

DRESIDENT Wilson is using his exc
: cutive whip to drive the cowardly
members of his own party into showing
something like manly patriotism, for
despite the big majority arrayed against
his draft bill, including Champ Clark,
speaker of the House, Kitchin and other
pro-German weaklings, he has at last
jammed it thru by splendid majorities
in both Senate and House
Champ Clark and his ''houn' dog
are not the autocrats of the House he
thought they were when he insolently
told the leading citizens, presenting a
petition signed by a million Americans
asking the passage of the Presidents
selective draft measure, "You want the
draft bill passed, but you shan't have
itv' And this windy mollycoddle who
shames the brave Southland whence he
comes, would have been nominated for
President had the Democratic Conven-
ton used the majority rule of the Re-
publican nominating conventions
Middletown transcript., 1917-05-05
FARM CONDITIONS

The agricultural census which is being
taken by Charles Myers, Frank Tyson.
Frank R. Pool, William H Price and
John P. Polk in New Castle county re-
ports of which are to be sent to William
7. Edgar, of Granogue, a graduate of
Delaware College, at Newark, who is
interesting facts. About four hundred
farms have been visited and the pre-
crbed questions laid before the farmers
In many cases the farmers claim to
have sufficient help to carry on the
farms, provided the help remains The
greater portion of farm labor in Della
ware comprises colored persons and very
few of the farmers who have been
visited have made requisition for college
students to assist in farn. work.
Many farmers did not know how many
horses, cows or hogs they had on the
farm until they made count. Very
few could tell how many quarts of milk
any one particular COW would give
daily.
With the exception of three farmers.
as far as understood, not more than
five acres of potatoes will be raised on
the four hundred farms. Eight per
cent of the farmers visited claim that
cows are paying a good profit Ninety
two per cent claim they are losing
money on their herds, due to the adj
vanced cost of commercial feed
AS far as can be learned none of the
farmers need any supplies of seeds,
plants or fertilizers, nor are they in
| need of labor saving machinery. Veyy
| few cases have been found where finan-
cial assistance was needed to produce
normal or increased crop.
In rural New Castle county very few
sos were found. On these farms the
productiveness was found to be greater
than on farms where feed was stored in
burns CT in stacks.
Not many farmers could tell the usual
| ration they feed to their dairy cows.
| nor what the average yield Of milk per
cow is each day.
The hog question seems to be one that
is perplexing the farmer, due to the
| good prices which are offered for young
pigs, and very few of them will increase
their herds. In the past three years
very little disease has been noticed
among the herds of swine in this COM
munity.
The diseases among the crops during
the past year have been hardly notice
| able In some cases smut has been
Middletown transcript., 1917-05-05
SKIRTED WARRIORS

CTORIES everywhere that since our
- entry into the war, Cupid is doing
a land office business, young fellows
suddenly smitten with amorous ardor'
hitching up in hot haste!
What's the cause of it all ? Has fe-
male loveliness acquired over night
some added charm that at once brings
the wooer to terms, and decides him in
stanter to swap his bachelor liberties
for the silken yoke Of Benedict? No,
these lily-livered patriots are so scared
at thought of fighting for their country.
that they are glad to hunt any asylum
to escape, even tho it be so ignoble a
refuge as behind their wives skirts
But alas these trembling Bob Acres
have only hoped out Of the pan into the
fire, subjected their aspen souls to the
double bondage Of matrimony and liza
bility still to the war draft The cruel
war authorities at Washington have
decided that all such hasty leaps into
matrimony do not excuse the young
hubbles-they may be drafted just the
same
IL the writer could have his way in
the matter he would compel these alb
surd towards to do soldier duty dressed
in their wives skirts. corsets. spool
heeled shoes and all
Middletown transcript., 1917-05-05
THAT GERMAN "KULTUR"

THE unspeakable barbarism of Ger
: many's war upon Civilization that
long ago put Turkish outrages to shame,
has touched yet one notch lower in the
scale of infamy-an open declaration of
war upon all hospital ships
The astounded world has received the
verdicts of four different Commissions
examining the Belgian and French out
RACES. After hearing the evidence of
eye-witnesses by the hundreds detailing
the innumerable, sometimes nameless,
cruelties, visited wholesale upon the
helpless men, women and children of
Belgium and France, these Commissions,
men of the highest dignity and standing
in those countries, the Archbishop OF
Malines Of Belgium, Bryce Of England,
and others of like rank, have indicted
Germany for all time as the Arch Grim
inal of the world.
Many at first refused to believe the
horrible tales, altho we'll attested, OF
crucified soldiers, citizens and children;
of little ones with a hand cut off; of
women raped by the hundreds; Of
thousands of unarmed civilians. shot
down like e-charitably declaring
that in the goth century such ninth GEN.
tury savagery was impossible.
But the deliberate sinking of the un-
armed passenger ship, Lusitania, drown
l25O innocent persons, mostly women
and children; the shooting of the nurse,
Edith Cavell and two French nurses;
Zepplin bomb assassinations Of sleeping
citizens; the brutal enslavement Of
500, 900 Belgian men and women; the
many treacherous outrages by German
agents in our own land, destroying lives
and property-all these and other evil
Middletown transcript., 1917-05-05

deeds boastfully avowed by Germany,
have forced the most skeptical to admit
her awful guilt. :.
\ Then came the stories Of the torpedo
ing of hospital ships loaded with
wounded soldiers and their nurses and
doctors. Now Germany herself sets
the seal of truth to these deeds of which
no half-civilized nation, not even the
''unspeakable Turk" has been guilty
in ten centuries.
German plotters exploded bomb in
the Capitol; and the evidence of dozens
of match heads so placed in the tubes
of smokeless powder that the girls in
stringing would explode them; bits of
steel found scores of times in the empty
shells that would have set them off if
dropt; warnings to scores Of workmen,
to even the vice-president of the Com
pany, of the coming explosion; the send
ing a few moments after it, of wire
less telegram by suspect to Social
istic paper in New York-all this, leaves
no room to doubt that the Eddystone
explosion that killed 14O operatives,
mostly girls, was due to German in
trigue-one more illustration of the
fendish madness that stops at no crime
to advance the cause of Germany.
Finally, as we write, comes the news
that two Germans caught trying te
bomb the New York stock exchange
have confessed. Will that bloody
minded, war-crazed land never fill W
its cup Of infamy?
Middletown transcript., 1917-05-05

found in the wheat, but it is believed
that by chemical treatment, it has been
eliminated.
There are only few poultry farmers
in New Castle county. Farmers wives
are the poultry keepers and few poultry
diseases are to be found. The greatest
danger of the poultry in this neighbor-
hood is from thieves.
Tomatoes will be planted by very few
farmers, the prices offered not being
considered enough to cover the cost OF
labor and fertilizer Farmers claim
they can realize more revenue per acre
by planting wheat or corn. Of hay and
alfalfa there will be normal acreage.
Sow beans and cow peas will not be up
to normal.
Rotation crops are being Insisted on
by the landlords of the various farms,
the tenant being allowed only to raise
enough truck to supply his own family.
Most Of the farms in New Castle county
are tenanted, and the tenants are handi-
capped by rotations.