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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-10-12
.JINCY
By
Martha McCuIlough Williams

<Where in the world!" 1t was the
hat that called forth Mrs. Benton's ex-
clamation. She and her family had
been coming for years to this mountain
resort of South Carolina for the sum-
mer holidays. And in the course OF
that time she had seen much of the
mountaineers. But never had she seen
anybody like the girl who stood in the
shade of the carryall that had just
come to rest in the street before the
Benton house.
The hat was ten years out of fash
ion, and must have been a fright to
begin with And the hat was sufficient
ly startling without the rest OF the
girl-the rest was largely red hair,
fine. lustrous, wavy, very thick and
of the truest Titan hue. 1t was wound
in heavy rolls about the girls head,
and entwined with faded blue ribbon.
Rhinestone combs of unknown vintage
were stuck here and there in the glow
ing expanse, evidently placed with care
that the hat should not obscure them.
The girl stood there searching in the
carryall for sundry belongings fam
ing purple parasol, palm-leaf fan
with long red tassel, bright-colored
handkerchief. The small lad, her
brother, on the front seat, holding the
meek pair of pillow horses, turned to
help her. And that is why he did not
see the Benton wagon coming down
the street at a smart trot, driven by
Benny Benton, and laden with the be-
lated band from town, come to this
town of Locust Grove to do honor to
the Fourth of July. The band had
started out vaingloriously in a motor
bus, only to find itself stranded seven
miles from its destination. AS the town
was crowded with merrymakers from
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-10-12

the surrounding countryside, there
must be a band. So when Benny had
heard, by telephone, of their predica-
ment, he had set out to rescue them
with the farm wagon.
Now the carryall stood on the wrong
side of the road, and Benny had right
of way. Moreover, he was hurrying
to get the belated band to it's place
before the speaker of the day should
arrive. He saw the carryall too late.
His shouted warning did no good, and
there came a clutch and wrenching of
wheels, the carryall skidded quite in
motor style, then toppled rakishly
aslant. The horses moved sluggishly
a little to one side, as if bored by the
whole proceeding. And nobody was
injured but the carryall was a wreck.
Benny, taking the blame, got down
from his wagon, resigning the reins to
someone else. After apOlogiZing to the
girl, he went to his mother, watching
the crowd from the steps. The neigh
borhood doctor had looked over the
girl and her young brother, and, find
ing no harm done, had given them into
his wife's keeping, who stood with her
arm protectingly around the girls
shoulders.
'It's a shame" said Benny. isn't
her get-up fierce? But-you can't
blame her. Know who she is? Grand
daughter of that old miser, Granny
Rollins, back in the mountains. Her
father let her run wild. Granny's dead
now, and those two-brother and sis
ter-are her only heirs. They've come
into the farm, the clothes-everything
Granny left. But they've found no
money. Everybody thought the OLD
skinflint had piles of it; but they had
to sell the best of the cows TO pay for
Granny's funeral. The carryall was a
wreck, so rotten and shaky / wonder
they got here in it. OF course I'll
have got home, the ten miles they must
drive through. without falling TO
pieces. After while you 90 to speak
10 them. They're alone and scared and
shy, and you could help them have a
good time"
Mrs. Benton nodded-she could not
speak. She did so crave daughter.
in spite of her FIVE sons, it hurt to see
a girl thus gone TO waste. Her heart
yearned over the poor thing-no doubt
she had been bewildered by her ava
lanche Of unaccustomed possessions.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-10-12
Mint and Rue.

In the eleventh chapter of st. Luke,
verse ~ it states: "Woe unto You.
Phariseesi for ye 1.-THE mint and rue
and all manner Of herbs" Mint In
mentioned no other place in the Bible
In this day and age, or at least in this
country both mint and rue have run
wild until in some places they are a
menace to better plants. Both seek
only damp soils yet both are quite re-
sistant to drought as the root system
still lives long after tops are de-
stroyed and will put forth again and
again. 1t is evident that in oideR
times these plants were of great eco
nomic importance in both culinary and
medicinal departments. Today, while
mint is widely used, largely in manu-
facture of perfumes, the use Of rue
has practically ceased.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-10-12
Cement From SUGAR Reets.

A French chemist has worked out a
process for making cement from sugar
beets as a by-product in the process
of sugar manufacture. The foreign
matter which boils out in the process
of purifying the beets is mixed with
clay, and high-grade of cement re
suits. The case of cement is a strik-
ing illustration of the Importance of
by-products in modern industry. Not
only can cement be manufactured as
a by-product of sugar manufacture,
but in making cement by the standard
process the potash by-product is some
times valuable enough to pay the en-
tire cost.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-10-12

come Secretary
Most August
chums"
with hnn) sundy of the battyb
Union station to
nabb Inn
400 German
In
Eagleyed panclothes
Only
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-10-12

called
houhtuy placed the
proceeded him
vacation
Newton had put that
a
household finances Her suspicious
his
the garter box And careful
fireplace
winds and Byron
expenditure hundreds of millions in
but not a for vacation
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-10-12

brown in tone. The front of the build
ing was disappointing at first glimpse.
The yard was bare and bleak looking,
the monument raised to Junipera
Sierra, and luxuriant green pepper
tree being the only outstanding re-
liefs. But it was when we wandered
unguided through the long arcades ON.
the inner court, penetrating into musty
rooms within the three-foot walls and
swinging the massive wooden doors to
behind us, treading upon the worn old
tagging curved to fit the feet of priest
and neophyte of long ago, that the
real atmosphere of the place comes
over us.
/ tried to forget the half-dozen au-.
tomobiles standing outside on the
road, and the groups of tourist-folk,
who, curiOus-eyed, were making per-
functory pilgrimage there at that same
hour, and instead of taking a cursory
glance and motoring on again, asked
permission for our small party to eat
our lunch in the long shady arcade
overlooking the inner court, where the
kindly green of ivy was clinging to
the barred bricks of the arches.
1t was not hard to rebuild in men,
DRY those broken arches encircling the
patio, even across there where q small
laundry was dangling in pathetic in
congruity, and imagine the place
rich with green growing things-Ius--
ciOus figs and grapes and oranges, and
other transplantings from Catalonia,
CASTLE and Old Mexico. Then, upon
just such a quiet, peaceful MONDAY
as this, Padre Anselmo and Padre
selfsame old bench, looking across the
luxuriant greenness to where the
brown arches merged into the summer
brown of that selfsame hill beyond.
against the same soft blue sky. The
hill and the sky remain unchanged
the padres are dust,
We babe farewell TO San Juan Capt.
strand and took the curving road
again. A great brown hill sloped down
to meet an unbelievable blue ocean.
and from here on the sea was scarce
ly once out of sight.
"Truly," 1 said, drinking deep OF
that beauty of color and contour, "this
is a picture country, if there ever was
one!'
Those stretches along the water,
down close to the sand where the ice
plant grew, were delight. After long
miles marked off by the picturesque
bells, we passed San Onofre canyon
and San Onofre creek opening into the
sea, the canyon widening to hold as
magnificent a grove of sycamores az
there is in southern California.
We climbed the SCARED and pictur-
esque heights where the Torrey pines
crouch in the wind like giant bodies
with craven spirits. From this COM
handing vantage point we looked
across the valley away from the sea.
where colors of vegetation and colors
Of soil mingled in singularly rich va
riety.
And at last we saw the city of our
destination shining ahead in the after
noon light, white city, like Cadiz,
overlooking the sea. ,
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-10-12

70 recovering That 500 OF the NEWTON
ramily's money which went up in
smoke a few days ago.
As a result Mr.. Newton, who sits
all day in the home of the greenback
and talks amiably with foreign gentle
men about billion-dollar loans, faces
two alternatives. Either he curtails a
vacation or he floats a personally con-
Quoted Liberty loan of his own to f.
nance a much-needed trip.
1t happened like this. A few eve-
pinoS 900 Mr. Newton wpnded his WaV
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-10-12

a announce uslon
the board More ~
and the responsibility hlInseH.
of probably thought outside OF
entertainment Nothing
de is away
from fine White After bath and change OF clothing ne
his work is between
afternoon when ne mas uncn
he callers and then goes out Tor ose through one u
the city's -. .....
In tbe evening TO the theaer one evening
at Another he devotes 10
musical comedy Sometimes ne taxes
hea before returning % the Nhise
hdavond ndouht-
40 more believes, however, that
keep him IN the pest pooie @
pressing nature that ne ioes Tue
,teater golf game
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-10-12
No Longer Quiet.

Bill-Do you remember my brotherf
Gill-Oh, yes, very well.
Remember how quiet he used to De
at school?'
Eyes, indeed"
swell, look at him now.
whats the matter with him nowrs
Hes a bass drummer.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-10-12

a
felt compelled seek
the market in such demand that an
Wilson Democrats
the rich and the overrich Congress
the District Columbia
this
husband
ofth
wbe leaving panked and the grounds
shah
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-10-12

Numerous special boards have been
given special problems for solution.
Seldom does any board reach a decf-
sion without the presidents assist
ance. Usually a board viii become
deadlocked after considering a ques-
ton for several weeks and will rush to
the White House for the presidents
advice. Sometimes the president will
go to the office of the board itself TO
render his assistance.
Then after the whole situation has
been laid before the president he will
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-10-12
Why One Treasury Official Is Short on Vacation

NEWTON assistant the has had
millions public build
But fiscal helping him bit when
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-10-12

were filled TO their utmost capacity
long ago. In the big State, War and
NAVY building the corridors of every
floor except that occupied by the three
respective cabinet members are filed
with desks and busy people. Outside,
all over town, vacant office bulldlngs
have been rented. The other day L
heard John J. Fitzgerald, chairman OF
the house committee on appropriations,
who has much to do with the subject,
declared that there was not left In
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-10-12
Recreation Keeps President Fit for Hard Work

- c dov sees President Wilson few hours of
a+ nrohlem
consideration before decision reached
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-10-12

drive out the usurper."
Welcome" said a cordial secret
service man. Permit me to escort Won
to the White House."
Whereupon the self-styled presi-
dent was whirled to police headouar-
tiers. Eventually he held forth in pomp
at the psychopathic ward of the
Washington Asylum hospital.
In the last few months this insti-
tuition has welcomed few other presi-
dents, the Queen of Canada (who had
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-10-12
Capital Crowded as Never Before in History

VERY department engaged in drawing recruits to the
the The REGULAR public buildings
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-10-12
Cranks From All Sections Seek to See President

real president arrived in Wash
the other
OH the train from Keokuk
wa elected u
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-10-12
Beauties of the Ruins.

Pomegranate trees and dusty red
geraniums grew in front of the ruined
walls rising against the pale blue OF
q MONDAY sky. Where the whitewash
was gone, the ruins were rich golden
The Washington times., 1917-06-09
Enter, the Owner

The owners Of the railways Of the
country are this week appearing be-
fore the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. Their voice is bound to have
weight. The voice Of any large group
Of persons, carefully organized to act
to q common end, is bound to receive
respectful attention from the politi-
clans, that Of people Of financial,
mental and moral power especially
so. The investors Of the country
could have exerted their influence as
a union long ago if they had wanted
to do 50, If they had not been sue
cessful opponents Of the individualist
gospel Of everyone's mindinR his
own business, and opponents Of the
idea Of mass action. Now at last
unionism has forced them to initiative
tactics IN sef-defense, and for the
first time they are heard as a body.
The railroad companies in the past
have only exceptionally paid much
hbOcnIlOh W tic AuScECobo VI buclE
owners and bondholders. The sys-
TENS have been too often controlled
by men with a minor interest, or per-
haps no interest at all. All such
abuse was insufficient to make the
patient, ever-victimized herd Of in
vestors vince. The politicians alone,
by a steady course of ten years Of
railroad wrecking, were able to do
that.
Now that the owners are organ
lied there will be two sides to the tug
of war. The new movement should.
if properly conducted, work like the
sudden return Of an absentee land
lord to attend to his property. 1t is
the biggest argument in favor Of
railroad securities today.
The Washington times., 1917-06-09
Today'sCaIendar
WEATHER FORECAST.

For the District Of Columbia and
Maryland - Probably showers and
thunderstorms toaight and sunday;
not much change IN temperature. mod
crate southerly winds. with squalls.
Tor vIrKInla-Probably showers and
thunderstorms tonight and sunday;
warmer In extreme west portion to
night: fresh southerly winds. vita
squalla
Middle Atlantic stateO-Ths coming
week Will be one Of moderately warn
weather, with occasionaI showers anS
thunderstorma.
High pressure persists on t0S Ae
lantic and Pacific coasts and low pres
sure over all interior districts. with
storm centers over Illinois and Sas
katchewan- This pressure distribul
ton has resulted In q continuation OF
mild temperature over all parts Of the
country and showers and thunders
storms over large areas Of the Rocky
MONTANA
No decided temperature changes are
indicated for the eastern half Of the
country during the next two days.
The weather will be unsettled. with
probably showers tonight end Sunday
In the Atlantic States. Showers this
afternoon and possibly tonight will Be
followed BY fair weather Sunday IN
the east Gulf States. Tennessee. the
Ohio valley, and lower Lake region.
In the upper Lake region the weather
win be fair tonight and Sunday.
The winds along the New England
coast will bs-moderate variable, most
ly south and southeast; on the middle
Atlantic coast fresh southerly. with
squalls: on the south Atlantic coast
moderate to fresh southeast and
south: on the east Gulf coast moder-
ate variable.
Steamers departing today for Euro
pean ports will have fresh shifting
winds and overcast. showsry weather
to the Grand Banks.
The Washington times., 1917-06-09
Ridde-Mongering

Senator Harding yesterday made
one of those yelled and cryptic an
nouncements Of privately known SEN
sations which occasionally have facts
for basis and frequently have only
fiction. But fact or fiction, this is no
time for riddle-mongering.
If Mr.. Harding or any other SEN
ator knows facts which would Gre
ate = sensation in the minds Of 10O,-
100000 people" it is his duty to an
nounce these facts instead Of walk
ing about the Senate with a sheet
over his head calling "Ghost" in as
sepulchral tones as his vocal organs
allow.
There are plenty of people in this
country who are suffering from
nerves. 1t ought to be that the mem
bers Of Congress should do as much
as they can to repress hysteria.
Such statements as Senator Hard
ing's Of yesterday are neither cred
liable to him nor beneficial to the
country. If you know anything out
with it; if you don't, keep quiet.
The Washington times., 1917-06-09

to the Chief Of Engineers for assign
ment.
Leave of absence for 10 days is
granted oIIn o. Ellis. rst lieutenant,
infantry, Detached Officers List
Capt. Byron Q. Jones. Junior mill.
tAry aviator. will report to the Joint
Army and Navy Aircraft Board,
Washington. for duty.
The following named officers of the
Quartermasters' reserve corps will
report to the officer In charge of can
Torment construction. War Depart
ment, for duty in his office: Majors
Frank NJ. Gunby, NJ. J. Whltson,
Francis B. Wheaton, R. E. Hamilton,
and Evan Shelby, and Capt. A. II.
Maddox.
The following named officers o. the
quartermaster officers reserve corps
will report to the officer In charge of
caHtonment construction, War De-
partment, for duty: Majors William
NJ. Copper, Donald II Sawyer, Earl
B. Morden, o'Kelley Myers. and MIL
lard A. Butler.
Major Henry S. Graves and Capt.
harrington Moore, engineer officers
reserve corps, are assigned to active
DUTY, ana VIII report 10 1ho NhleA VI
engineers for instructions.
Leave of absence for twenty-one
days Is granted Major Edward Car
penter, coast artillery corps.
Paragraph rs. Special Orders, No.
l2l, May IS, 1917. War Department,
relating to First Lieut. Daniel II.
Torrey. Infantry, Detached officers
List, Is revoked.
So much OF paragraph 50. Special
Orders, No. 12l, May IS. 1917. War
Department, as relates to First Lieut..
Walter E. Lee, Medical Reserve Corps,
Is revoked.
The operation Of so much Of para
graph 10. Special Orders, No. l2i,
May IS, 1917, War Department, as re-
lates to First Lieut.. GeOrfrey Reyes,
Cavalry. Detached Officers List is
suspended until July s, 1917.
Paragraph 81. Special Orders. No.
126. June l, 1917, War Department,
relating to Major Edwin T. Cole.
United States army, retired, Is re-
voked.
Lieut.. Col william c. Borden will
report to the commanding officer,
Walter Reed General Hospital, for
duty.
The Washington times., 1917-06-09

Miller. Medical Reserve ocrps, is re.
voked.
The folloving-named officers OF thu
Medical Reserve Corps will proceed &c
Washington and report 10 the com.
mandant. Army Medical School: Capt
Hugh A. Freund. Lieuts- Donald w
Cameron, David E. Dollon. Joseph G.
Pernbach. Frank H. Hurst. Everett C
Jessup, John W. Morris. James Red
mon, Meredith /. Samuel, Nelson Allan
Myll Leon Unger. and Howard T
WIckert.
The following named officers Of the
Medical Reserve Corps are relieved from
duty at Fort Benjamin Harrison. Ind.
and will proceed 10 Washington TO the
commandment Army Medical School:
Capt. William H. Honor. Lieut. William
H. BauKhman. Lieut. Harold z Clark,
Lieut.. Ross W. Griswold. Lieut. Henry
]. UIlmAn, and Lieut.. James y. WOrce-
ster.
First. Lieut.. william T. FItIsimmons
is relieved from duty at Fort Logan H.
Roots. Ark. and will proceed to WASH
Ington for instruction.
First Lieut. George r Harris. jr.. Is
relieved from duty at Fort Niagara. N.
Y. and will proceed to Washington for
instruction
First Lieut. Royal Tharp is relieved
from duty at Fort Riley. Kan. and will
proceed to Washington for instruction.
Cant. Wilbur NJ. Phelps. Medical Re-
serve Corps, Is assigned to duty and will
report 10 Col. Mason VI. Patrick. Corps
Of Engineers, Washington Barracks.
First Lieut.. George 2. Pilling, IT,,
Medical Reserve Corps. Is assigned
to active duy and will report to Maj.
Elijah H. Sitter. Medical Reserve
Corps, 1918 South RittenhOUse
Square, Philadelphia. Pa
First Lieut.. James P. Wall. will
proceed to Washington for instruc-
ton.
Mai. Walter c. Chidester' Medical
Reserve Corps, is assigned 10 active
duty and will proceed to San Fran
cisco. Cal. and report to the COM
ment, for assignment.
Col. Solomon W. Doessler' United
States Army. retired. is placed on ac.
tive military duty. He VIII proceed
to New London, Conn. take station
at that place, and report by letter
The Washington times., 1917-06-09
Baker Plans 100000 Aeros
To "Blindfold' Hun Armies
War Chiefs Considering Proposal Which Aims to Strike
Bio~ Quickly BY Putting Out Germans Eyes"

firing line will be sent to this eoun-
try to act as instructors for others.
Advance arrangements have been
made for obtaining recruits for the
aviation forces later to be concen-
trated abroad "Fly In France" may
be the motto to be seen on the street
cars and blllboards within the next
month or two. Fly for Liberty"
"Blindfold the Enemy" are other
slogans.
DentInS German War Machine.
Several weeks ago Secretary Baker
asked officers at the War College and
his advisers at the War Department
plans whereby this nation might most
speedily and effectively make its in
fiuence felt abroad In the battle line.
rs there any way we can make a
dent in the German war machine %
was the way he put It The answer
was that the only practical means OF
affecting the decision on the battle
fields OF Europe within a short time
consisted in striking a blow at the
eyes. OF the German armies.
Whether Secretary Baker will soon
urge Congress to provide funds for
this aeronautical drive or wait until
the country Is more alive to its value
II not disclosed The aviation plans
announced by the Council OF National
Defense which contemplated $500
American aeroplanes in a year virtu-
ally were dependent of the broad
guage military measures which Sec
Rotary Baker and General Squier are
understood to have been discussing in
collaboration with this nations Eu-
ropean allies.