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The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-01-20
ALTHOUGH 50 YEARS OF AGE, WILLIAM ROBINSON
WORKS AS IRON MOLDER

William Robinson aged 81 years. believed to be the oldest
iron moder in the world working steadily at his trade is employ
plant the Marshall Foundry Blackck
this county hale and hearty and has missed days
he became employed the Blackjack plant Mr. Rob
non has been an iron than half century and
has all parts the country He known "Grandpa
Robinson among his fellow workmen.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-01-20
ENTENTE ALLIES
EXPAND NOTE TO
UNITED STATES

WASHINGTON, Jan. II. -
The Entente Allies, in a note ad-
dressed by Arthur Balfour, Brit
ish Foreign Minister, to Ambas-
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-01-20
INVESTIGATION OF WALL STREET MOVED

WASHINGTON, Jan. IT, - Representatives Emerson, of
Ohio today resolution for investigation of the New
Stock Exchange by Representatives equally divided as to
politics. and authorizing them to report legislation o prevent
frauds" $4,000 appropriation is asked
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-01-20
COAL MEN FIGHT PROPOSED RATE INCREASE

HARRISBURG Jan. 18-Soft coal operators in the Clear
field Cambria Indiana and Wesmoreand districts appeared be-
fore the public service commission to protest against the plan Of
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company its rates where
coal is loaded into from instead of from tppes
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-01-20
WILL BUY U. S. SHELLS IN EUROPE

WASHINGTON Jan. IT, = The United States government
has been forced of the begernt countries to
shells the navy The Navy Department today awarded to
Haeds Ltd of London contracts for 5000 16nch shells at
$513 14nch shells $3.50 each delivery in Is
months.
American firms submitted much larger bids and demanded
much larger periods of deliveries.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-01-20

Best stores advertise in The
Patriot.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1917-01-20
JEFFERSON COUNTY is AGAIN IN THE "DR

PUNXSUTAWNEY Jan. 18--Jeferson county went "dry"
today Judge Cobet refusing all applications for liquor license
An unusually large number of applications had been filed The
courts action not wholly unexpected.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-12-07

Attend the dance at Fairview
Hall on Friday evening Dec. IA
The best of music and supper
will be served by the Fairview
Ladies. Proceeds go for the
benefit of the Red Cross. Don't
be a Stacker, come!
Fairview Ladies.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-12-07

The whole world will be calm
oring at their doors TOR it at al
most unprecedented prices, both
during the period of the war and
for sometime afterward.
FOR SALE OR RENT We
have two houses in Kadoka for
sale or rent. See us.
Farmers State Bank
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-12-07

Christmas Candies and Nuts
We have large supply and the com
ing of Santa would not be complete with
out generous supply for the Riddles.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1917-12-07
Washington Apples

The finest grown. Get a box and
make every member of the family happy
Five varieties 1925 and $3.50 per box
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-05
How Laughing Aids Digestion

| GENTLE exercise is beneficial to diges'
| NJ tion--a complicated process, composed
of two parts. First. the mechanical action
| upon the food, and, second, the chemical
| action. Tho hand puts the food into the
| mouth then the teeth chew IL, and then II
is swallowed. The saliva continues to act
| upon the food In the stomach. Then the
stomach must manipulate 10, mix II. move
| II on, and dole IL out. a teaspoonful at
| time, as it is prepared for the work OF the
small intestine. Next II Is moved along
| the small intestine. and at the end Of eight
| or nine hours II comes down to the colon,
| and when II gets there IL has lost its nutri-
| tive properties. Virtually all the ussful
elements have been absorbed and the bulk
| has been reduced. The small intestine alb
serbs. during the course of the day. five or
six quarts Of liquid, whereas only about
seven or eight ounces Of material enter the
colon, and of this only about haf is alb.
sorbed. The colon absorbs about ten
ounces, whereas the small intestine absorbs
five or six quarts.
When food is being acted upon il must
he moved along. This moving OF tho food
from place to place along the alimentary
canal is done chiefly by the intestine hut
the diaphragm helps, The stomach lies
just underneath the diaphragm, which is "a
thin muscular partition. with the heart and
lungs on one side and the stomach and
liver on the other The diaphragm moves
up and down. AS we draw in a breath, the
diaphragm is pressed down upon the stom-
ach. 80 that its contents ore churned or
shaken. If one breathes vigorously, this
churning movement is quite vigorous. II
one breathes very slowly and specifically
then the action Of the diaphragm upon the
stomach will be very slight, If one sleeps.
the food remains a long time in the stom-
ach The breathing is repressed to such a
degree when we are asleep that the food
remains in the stomach nearly twice as
"a lTn '.a .eToa
OF laughing Is to increase the action of
the diaphragm. That perhaps is the sson
why we have the old adsge. Laugh and
grow fat Cachinnation is a good remedy
ior indigestion At every ejaculation in
ianghing-every time one says the syllable
'ha," for example, there Is n vigorous
movement of the diaphragm upon the
stomach which shalles UP its contents A
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-05
Redeeming Canadian Dimes

Te TIE editor J Wemaa's Page:
Dear Madsm--Win YOU please tell m, through IA
the Womsn's Column OF your paper where / can
have Csnsdian money redeemed3 I have three
Canadian ten-eent pieces. ANNA S.
Any bank that has foreign exchange
department win redeem Canadian monel..
Just NJ present you will be able 10 get nine
cents apiece for your dimes sometimes only
eight cents is paid. The amount paid for
the dimes depends on .dictation from,
Canada. II is only In the States bordering
on Canada that Canadian money is ac-
cepted at full value Some OF the banks in
Philadelphia that have foreign exchange
department are the Franklin National, AIS
Chestnut street; the Philadelphia Trust,
AIS Chestnut street. and the Philadelphls
National l.i Chestnut street. -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-05
Games for Young People

TO 'hc Editor 0, Womaas Pooe:
games s to be PLAYED by boys and girls ranging in
from sixteen TO nineteen at box and social
full OF amusement. TRANcIs g.
Hands and feet guesslng-ro play this
game divide the party into two bands. One
is sent out of the room. the other stays IL,
IT, P!ace screen lone OF the folding kind
IN front Of an open door. The members OF
the band that has been sent out of the
room then walk past the open door behind
the screen holding up one Of their hands a
they pass The members Of the band left In
the room must then guess whose hand 1t is
For every hand guessed correctly a point is
scored for the band. After all of one side
mas shown hand II Ia the turn OF the other
SIDE 10 go out and do the same The side
scoring the most points in the end wins
II the feet are to be guessed instead of the
hands, the screen should be raised a foot or
SO from the floor so that the shoes may be
seen underneath and the rest of the body.
hidden.
obstacle race--There is plenty OF laugh
ter in this game. Those who do not know IL
are sent out OF the room and let in one by
one. The boy or girl who is called in is
shown two or three small objects. such as
footstool, vase, milk bottle, etc, that
nave been placed in line on a floor The
order Is. walk blindfolded past these OBJ
jects without touching them" The PLAYER
Is accordingly Dhndrolded, but before the
hazardous trip is begun all the obstacles
are removed. The boy or girl will pic!;
steps very carefully trying to sidestep what
is really not there at ALL At the end OF the
game. when all the players who have been
tricked except the last one whose turn il
then Is are present, there is a very great
deal OF merrlment.
Word game-Choose sides and appoint a
scorer and timekeeper. A player from
AS party IL sent out Of the room while BIS
party picks out a letter The A player is
then called in and the tiInekeeper says
, Go" The letter Is told and then he must
say as fast as he can as many words be-
ginning with that letter as he can think of
on the spur OF the moment At the end of a
minute the timskeeper stops him and his
score is counted One OF BIS side then goes
out and does the same thing SO on the
game goes until all players alternately have
had turn. The scores of each side are
then counted, the one with the greatest
| number of words winning Il and may
not be chosen.
There are countless Of the old-time games
that have never been surpassed. as far as
\ pure fun Is concerned. Try pinning the
| donkey's tail on the donkey. Going TO
Jerusalem and making the boys thread
needles TO zee who can thread the most In a
| given time.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-05
PATSY KILDARE. OUTLAW
ROlrdy to the Rescue
BY JUDD MORTIMER LEWIS

! house get dirty. but 1T is lot more
trouble. After that Rowdy and went up
the river till We got to the place to 20
swimming. We found the old colored
woman there who had been scared when I
turned my eyes wrongside out. As soon as
She saw me she stopped fishing and hur-
rlSd away. Then Rowdy and | swan the
river. holding my clothes up with one
hand TO Keep them dry, FOR il was kind of
! coid and wet clothes are not nice Stamping
ABOUT your bare legs on a cold day. I have
FOUND that out lately, After | had dressed
we faiholed ana tried once more TO run
sideways like Rowdy, but there was moth
ing doing. 1t can't he done with only two
legs.
When We got TO Mr. Rockrudder's the
auto was gone and the boat was gone and
everybody but the cook was in the woods
looking for the crazy daughter, who had
got out OF the house while the nurse wa a
asleep and had gone, nobody knew where.
Tie cook and | talked il over and then
after she had given me biscuit with bur
tei and sugar on it, ! walked down TO the
boathouse while Rowdy watched the house
cat which he had chased up a tree.
went into the boathouse and the door
slammed behind me and I looked around
and there was the crazy daughter with her
mar all over her shoulders. She was smiI-
ing at me and holding a big knife in her
sense | had. for instead of Jumping into
the river and swimming out Of the boat
house on the open side. | ran along the
pain ana INTO IA sort OF little room where
there was workbench, and she ran after
me. That was when ! hollered for Roydy
He came barking and growing, and YOU
can tell me n dog hasn't sense, for when
he found the door shut he jumped into the
river and came in at the open side.
When the crazy daughter heard him bark
she stopped chasing me and listened Then
Wheh she saw good old Rowdy coming she
kneeled down by the only place where he
could climb out and leaned over on one
hahd ana was ready for him with the bic
knife Rowdy looked at me as much as
TO say Don't De afraid" ] was not
AFRAID except for him. | picked up an oar
ana fowdy Kept coming nearer and he was
barking ana | was hollering and she was
screaming and waving her knife at Rowdv
Ihen Just as she reached for. Rowdy
jabbed at her and knocked her into the
water, but Rowdy, and | got her out.
Then the door was broken open and thers
eNerypoay was. Mr.. Rockrudder and the
nurse ana the colored man took the crazy
daushter 10 town in the auto, hitting the
nsn I'"oes' ana was taken upstairs to
a Dig room and the cook showed me n
machine which could sing and make rn,sic
II you wound her up and put round things
IKE black pancakes on il. Some of the
tunes made Rowdy stick his nose un I'm the
air ana howl but / did not think ,h.,,
was SO very bad. Stil / did NOT NAV
that Kind any more, for Rowdy is my
friend. and ! am always going to stand
by him, F'1
venture. appears In 'tom0rrow's Eyenins Isd,ss
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-05
Elderberry Wine and Jelly

TO the EdSter Of WonoH's Pogs:
Dear Madam-Wi you kindly give pes for
making eldefbcrry wine ana eldsrberry Jelly?
tMrs.l MARY L.
Elderbsrry wine--Add three quarts Of
water to. one gallon OF the eldsrberries
Bruise In tub and let stand for three
days, To every quart of the liquid allow
one pound Of moist sugar. one ounce Of
ringer and ounce Of cloves both
crushed (the spice should be put in muslin
bagsl Put all together into perfectly
clean vessel ana boil for one hour. then
pour into an earthenware pan.
When cool enough to dip In the finger put
IN . tablespoonful OF brewers yeast Let II
work three days, then skim and put in a
smali cask Just large enough to hold tina
amount. Keep out the air for three weeks.
nut do not close down tight until that period
h4r slapsed. Tap in two months to test it
= eDeAr. bottle on.
4 U161s4erry jeiiy-lwash the elderberrieA
ut them over the fire In kettle and let
<Abu heat very slowly. When the fruit il
ho< npd broken remove Il from the fire and
ooosese through a jelly bag. Measure the
5ukoD end allow a pound OF sugar TO esci,
Dlnf iof tho liquid. Return the Juice to the
IN And lot II boil twenty minutes. In the
m1Antims ,sst the sugar in the oven In shal,
~ pans 10 heat. Skim the juice. add the
1nsA4 Gusar and stir until II has dis.
roIyoA Hiring 70 q boiling point and take
xrtS ~ IRE Tbs rind OF y lemon added
= |oe4 three quarts of tine jelly VIII
wniIs they sespd in paa Of hot
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-05
Sending a BOX" to France

To the Editor OF Weman's Paoc;
,n psrs Tranes whom nsyf Sis Send sSx y
soodis, win you please advise me. me what h. T.. to
x s:sH S. ws IS vs SS h but %snI 4 e
NV LILLIAN s.
The brother somewhere in France" will
ret his precious goodies safely II YOU send
them in care of the American overseas
committee OF the Emergency Aid. 1923 Wal.
nut street. This committee has been ap-
pointed the official agent for taking care OF
packages to be sent TO Pennsylvania soldiers
who are in France. II has an American
distributing center in Paris from which
boxes are straightway dispatched TO the
"Sammees" You may either send or bring
your package down to the Emergency Aid
headquarters There is no charge rnade
there for shipping 1t abroad. Mark the
name of your brothers regiment and COM
pany plainly. II you send or bring the box
to the Emergency Aid il might be well 10
put an outer wrapper on IL with just the
address of that committee on IT,
About what TO send--IIere are some
things to choose from: Jars Of cheese. crack
ers, potted chicken, ham or tongue. peanut
butter, ripe olives lin cam, hgs dates. sar-
dimes and, most important of all. plenty Of
cakes Of chocolate and cigarettes. Any Of
these dellcacles will BE- appreciated by
normal boy Tuck in some magazines.
If I were you I would have the things
packed In the store in which they are pur-
chased. If you shop in any OF the large
stores am sure the package will be packed
securely and safely for its long journey.
II you really wish to do your own packing
use small wooden box and plenty of wads
of folded newspapers 70 keep the things
absolutely tight Use wsxed paper for the
hgs and dates
The cigarettes should be sent In sepa'
rate package from the food the Emergency
Aid advises.
On account Of the danger on the seas
there Is no way 10 have an obsolute guar
antee that boxes sent abroad will reach
there. The best assurance that the box
arrived will be letter from your brother
telling you about Il. Al the same time that
you send the box write to him advising him
TO be on the lookout for its arrival Ad.
dress the letter. with the name of his com.
pany and regiment. in care of the American
Expeditionary Forces In France. Perhaps
the letters sent Via Washington have been
delayed. Letters sent directly TO France
have been received and answered.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-05

ma SUNDAY LOT tiltS Soui''' :
and the Allies by staying at home"
His service for Humanity was rapidiy
making him Il rich man, and he would
have to sacrifice ii If he shouldered gun
and went TO the trenches. He couldn't take
his business with him. He would have TO
turn over his profitable contracts to others.
His patriotism consisted in adding to his
own bank account--in taking advantage OF
the sacrifices and privations of other men
TO put money into his pocket.
OF course, he wouldn't enlist unless he
was drafted But instead OF telling the
truth about it he was trying to take a false
and petty shelter under the cloak of pa
trotism. | suppose every war brings COM
mercial patriots to the front, men who are
doing their best to capitalize the bloodshed
losses of others for their own profit. 4
man like that is deliberately betraying his
country for his pocketbook. The public
Indignation against men Of this stamp ought
to be aroused to a point that would tear the
mask of their so-called aliases away and
expose them TO their fellow citizens for
what they really are.
have a man in mind who offers a re-
freshing and inspiring contrast to this
Stacker. Among the latest to report at the
great military training camp at Plattsburg
for preparation for active duty Is one of
the greatest cartoonists in the public eye,
Il man whose income is probably equal to
that of the President of the United States.
He is surrendering large portion of his
income and running the risk OF losing 1t all
because of his belief that 1t is the duty OF
every able-bodied American citizen who can
do SO to take the field In this great crisis.
lie is putting his flag before dollars The
other man was putting self before service.
The women Of this country, it seems to
me, can do a great deal in administering
the proper rebuke to those commercialized
patriots who are hiding behind the screen
Of their own greed and selfishness. And
they can do as much in showing their COM
Inendatlon and admiration for those other
men who are rising above all thought Of pri-
vate gain in this dark hour OF need.
In the last analysis il is the women who
determine the moral and lnspirational status
of society. It is the women who shape
mems ambitions, who give them their ideals.
And 1t Is the women in this great war more
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-05

than a any other period in our history whx
can show their scorn for the Stacker ~
their loyalty TO the lighting man who x
not afraid to go to the front.
When our boys are lying out under IN
dark clouds in the trenches, "Somewhsrs
in France" their thoughts will not be y
much occupied with the bullets OF a watch,
ing foe as with the little women back hona
waiting and watching for their return. X
If those women can register a publ1
protest against those other men, who oould
go but won't. they will help to establishsa 4
social standard of scorn that the shirAst
Hil find hard to face. There is nothing
man hesitates tC face more than the dis.
sust Of woman. The women Of tlIe
country can do more to aid recruiting thss
all OF the Government appeals that can u
issued And there is a promising and
timely field for their efforts just now Id
exposing and ostracising the commercial
Stacker. who is advancing an alias to ccvNr
his lack of manhood and patriotism. ~
OF all types of slackers he is the most
despicable and the most cowardy = VII
stays at homo to make a profit through
this war for humanity and democracy!9a
Copyright, 1917, BY tho Bell Syndicate, IucaI
Friday-Joy riding. III
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-05
AIR THE GREATEST COMMON
DENOMINATOR FOR WOMEN
I9n Hay Declares War Has Conferred Unspeak-
Nc able Benefits Upon His Country-Leveing
Effect on the Feminine Contingent
NOES war blessg

- 4.
Captain Ian Hay" Beth. the SOL
K dier-novsiist, answered the question for
England In a recent Interview.
Terrible as war is," he said, terrible
above all others as this war is, II has
conferred unspeakable benefits upon my
country. It has swept away the fslse
etds that fatten upon prosperity. II las
enabled us to distinguish the false from
the true. It has taught us that there are
things worth dying for as well as worth
living for"
II the oneness OF a country at war
could be arrived at minus the war--count
the blessings.
n the big elemental thing that swooped
down and dug us out of social apathy,
tore away the petty and wrapped America
Into one great big parcel OF self-forgetful
striving could be shorn of the heartbreak
and come--well, say just rs national
tonic. what medicine. what life-giving
dose the big thing" would be!
T,o BORROW from the arithmetic,
i war has been the greatest common
minator"--pecuiarly so for women.
Go into a Red Cross workroom. Watch
the woman who never knew her nelghbor.
and not because she didn't want TO. Watch
the neighbor--the one who had habit of
giving bridges and teas and forgetting
the lady next door. The snipsnip of
their scissors is conjusal and the cold
wall Of clique is gone. Sewing machines
whirr with blessed hum. Pins fly and
everyday things happen. Sons are dis
cussed-the kind who are Off in camp
waiting for the word. How separated,
how unbinding a thing was mother love,
and oh, how connecting 1t is--now! There
IL no outward demonstration. More pins
fly, they are working on pajamas, and
some one wants the scissors.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-05

TNHE minute | woke this morning | knew
l. il was Saturday and that ! had TO 80
out TO Mr.. Rockrudder's, on the rieht.ha nd
side of the river going w. 10 see If God
had operated Oh the crazy daughter as
had asked in my prayers SO | lay only
little while looking at the sun rising up
over the Greens barn. II seems funny that
the sun always rises in the same place
When my father came home tired out
from his night watching had his pan
cakes and coffee all ready. Then | washed
the dishes after he went to bed. which Is
better than letting all the dishes in the
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-05
Rheumatism

What s the cause and cure of rbsur.,4
How many kinds are there? NJ n
There are many forms of joint diaes.
popularly known as rheumatism Ac,s.
rheumatism is usually due to infection ~.
source of which may be the teeth. a tons,
the urinary tract or the source NAV y
unknown. Chronic rheumatism is probahI
also due to germs or germ poisons, var
common source of which IL the colon ~
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-05

CHILDREN have learned to give, When
~ President Wilson sent forth the word
that ours was a war of beans and car.
rots and potatoes, as well as one OF
bullets, the ''littlest" army sprang to the
colors. Out in the sunshine and in the
rain the army worked armored in pink
ginghsm and last years knickers. Thou
sands upon thousands Of dollars worth
of valuable produce was the challenge
little boy and girl America flung across
the sea to the Kaiser, who had written
verboten on their seas.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-05

about I he W ar,
Neither had do
pendent relatives.
both were well
within the age for
conscription, a II d
both h a d III a d e
small fortunes In
the last two years
because Of the un-
usual war Condi-
tions--one through
an investment in
munitions and the
other through a
contract for sup
plying condensed
milk the Allies.
The latter said:
"Of course, I'm
not going to enlist,
why should I? !
am doing m or e
Cor this country
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-05
Cocoa

Is cocoa injurious In cases Of kidney 'trnrh..
Can 1t be made healthful drink? i. A'TH
Cocoa, like tea and coffee, is open 10 IN
objection that II contains q poisonous ac.iSs
principle. The theobromin of cocoa ~
chocolate is closely related to caftein. ~
possible to remove theobromin from coco,
(Copyrrht) I