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The Colorado statesman., 1917-10-27
EMMETT ]. SCOTT
ADDRESSES THE
RESERVE OFFICERS
Emphasizes Responsibility of Negro
Soldiers to the Nation.
Termed partners in Heroism" by the
Secretary of War.

Des Moines, Ia, October 15.-At the
graduating exercises here today of the
18th provisional training regiment OF
the Reserve Officers Training Camp,
Emmett ]. Scott, special assistant to
the secretary of war, and secretary
of the Tuskegee Institute, delivered
the principal address. Representing,
as he did, the War Department, his
message to the Negro officers is of
especial significance. He said in part
as follows:
II have the distinguished honor, the
unexampled privilege of bearing from
the nations capital, from the Hon
orable, the Secretary of War, his per-
sonal and official greetings, and the
expression of his confidence that, in
accepting the perilous responsibility
which is to be reposed in you by the
national government, you will acquit
yourselves like men.
1--WE meet today under circum-
stances of commanding interest and
peculiar significance. Never before
in the history of the world have men
of your birth and traditions had the
opportunity of being prepared in the
arts of modern warfare, in such num-
bers and of such promise, to go forth
as representatives of 10,000,000 of
your kind to battle for human free
dom and human rights.
"And it is a privilege vouchsafed
you, for you are to have the oppor-
tunity by your good conduct, your eff
ficiency, as officers and as soldiers of
the national army, to bear witness, for
a race, for the gratitude that race
feels that out of another conflict of
more than fifty years ago, also
fought for human freedom and human
rights, there came to them full citi-
zenship rights in the greatest republic
of all the earth.
Despite some doubts and some inn
patience, and some delays, you have
been commissioned by your govern
ment, militant and determined as it is,
to go forth on great venture that
may lead you and the men under you
to the trenches in France, and prob
ably to Under den Linden
Not only have you, some 600 of
you, been commissioned as officers,
but you must have read General
Bliss's statement last week that the
seventeenth division of fighting
troops to be trained for duty in
France will be composed exclusively
of colored men, whom many of you
will command-thus disposing of the
ill-founded rumor that you are not to
have a chance to win your spurs as
fighting men facing the enemy eye
to eye. But wherever you go and
wherever you serve, l know you will
bear in mind that in a very real sense,
you and those who serve with you
have in your keeping the good name
of a proud, expectant and confident
The Colorado statesman., 1917-10-27
U. S. GOVERNMENT ATTITUDE
TOWARD EQUAL RIGHTS

Sentiments Said to Have Been Ut
tered to coIored Soldiers by Brigade
General j. L. chamberlain, Inspect
or General, U. S. A., September "a,
1917, at the Jim Crow Officers
Training Camp at Fort Des Moines.
Iowa.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-03-03
MOTHER! LOOK At
CH|LD'S TONGUE
If cross, feverish, constIpated,
give "CaIifornia Syrup
of Figs"

A laxative today saves SICK ciiliu
tomorrow. Children simply VIII not
take the time from play to empty their
bowels, which become clogged up Win
waste, liver gets sluggish; stomach
sour.
Look at the tongue, mother! If coat
cd or YOUR child is listless, cross, rev.
erish. breath bad, restless. doesn't ear
heartily, full of cold or has sore throat
or anv other children's allment, give
teaspoonful of california Syrup OF
Figs" then don't worry. because 1t IS
perfectly harmless, and in few hours
all this constipation poison, sour pie
and fermenting waste Will gentiy
move out of the bowels, and you nave
a well, playful child again. A thor.
ough INSIDE cleansing" is ofttimes all
that is necessary. 1t should be the
first treatment given in any sickness.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups:
Ask at the store for 5O-cent bottle OF
california Syrup of Figs" which has
full directions for babies, children OF
all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-03-03

81 do not know" faltered Toinette,
"but, oh, David"
"Good-by!" he said.
She did not answer, but held out
her hand. He paid no heed. With
sob she turned and ran falteringly to-
ward her fathers house.
David set about the work he had
to do.
He went directly to Blackford's room
at the tavern. Ike was not there. In
a corner, beneath the wooden table
where a dozen law books lay scattered,
was q narrow box. Ike had often ex-
hibited it's contents to him. He lifted
it upon the table and threw open the
lid. Within lay two of those deadly
weapons which none but gentlemen
cherished-two dueling pistols, brown
barreled, glistening, long and lean as
lightning. He drew forth one of them,
tried it's hammer; it moved swiftly,
noiselessly. He loaded it, fitted the
flint into the lock, placed it in the
bosom of his coat, and went out, silent
~, mis- face white as linen.
Night had fallen. Far to the east
a sheet of flame fickered palely. Long
after, q faint roll of thunder followed
A drop of icy rain struck his face
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~ Don't Know"

There is always hope for the girl
who is not afraid to say, Il don't
know" provided, Of course, that she
wants to know. If this avowal OF lg-
torrance is also an expression Of indif-
ference, she is no better off than the
girl who tries to look intelligent when
a subject is being discussed of which
she is entirely ignorant. No one VIII
attempt to enlighten the girl who pre-
tends to know it all. The wisest way
to find out about the mysteries which
puzzle you is to be ready to say, Il
don't know."-Girl's Companion.
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in his fixed resolve not to forget what
had gone before. Why couldn't he be
sensible and talk to her as If nothing
had happened? AS for herself, she
would die before she begged his for
giveness. And. so matters stood when
they reached Fort Harrison, on the
homeward journey.
At Fort Harrison they found Ike
Blackford, sound and strong again.
Toinette had dreaded meeting him. He
came toward her, his face bright with
10y, but clouded when he realized that
David and she had not yet settled
their silly quarrel. Ike was misera-
BILE; but he kept silence. He knew bet
ter than to thrust his paw into that
fire.
The wounded were transferred to
the boats at Fort Harrison and the
Journey to Vincennes was soon accom-
pIished. There they found the lady
mule Priscilla, and when the march to
Corydon was resumed TOinette was
ferried on the jenny's patient back,
while Ike strobe beside her.
And Ike laughed, striving to make
her forget; but strOve in vain!
On the twenty-fifth of November
they reached Corydon. Runners had
gone on before with the news of vic
tory; and the whole village came Out
| to meet them as they neared the town
women ran among the men even as
they marched and flung their arms
around the necks of brothers, fathers
husbands, though some sought in vail
for those who would never return
or threw themselves with weeping be
side the bodies of those who lay upol
the litters. But hundred hearts wer'
happy. and thanked God; and happies
of all was a little old man, Patric
O'Bannon, who strained his daughte
to his breast and kissed her again AM
again with tears mingling with hi
kisses; for she had been brought Dac
to him as from the grave.
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COULD SCARCELY
Walk AT ALL
For One And One Half Years.
Confined To Bed Most of This
Time. Suffered intense Pain.

Sheffield, Ala.-"About four years
ago." says Mrs. J. T. Stonecipher. OF
this town, II got in very bad
health became irregular, and /
was pretty bad off for year and a
half had difficulty and pain In
walking-could scarcely walk at all.
got awfully thin and was confined to
my bed most Of the time for III
years-could scarcely ever do any
work. / suffered dreadfully, and I
suffered intense pain In the right side.
We had in attendance first DIR. -.
Of -, who pronounced my trou-
BILE. and he wanted me to
have an operation performed, but /
could not bear the thought of submit
ting to such thing. He gave me
medicine which did me no good. j
then had DR.. -, Of -, who gave
me medicine which gave me no perma-
nent relief.
My neighbors said how bad off i
was and advised me to take Cardui. t.
My husband was so worried about me
that he went and called in DR.. -,
of = On his second call told
him had taken about bottle OF
Cardui, which had been improving me
| n great deal He said: Well.
| leave off my medicine and take the
| Cardui, it's a good medicine After
the use of the second bottle I was
| cured and the cure was permanent
| Cardui should help you, too. Try 1t.
| -Adv
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He passed swiftly from house to house,
inauiring from each if there the young
doctor from Louisville, young Doctor
Elliott, was within; and, though sever
al had seen him that day, none knew
where he might be found. 1t was late
when someone he questioned recalled
that he thought he had seen Elliott
that night at Conrod's tavern outside
the village.
He set out on the road that led to the
east. The storm had reached its
height.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-03-03
CHAPTER XVII.
The Storm Breaks.

Young Doctor Elliott, lying prone on |
his blanket on the hewn logs OF the |
floor of Conrod's tavern, stirred uneas- |
lily in his sleep. Outside, the artillery
of the last thunderstorm of the autumn |
rumbled and crashed above the steady |
rush of the rain. A hand fell upon the
latch and the door burst open before
the fury of the wind. Elliott woke to
find the rain driving into his face. He
was about to rise to close the door
when the whole room was struck out OF
darkness by the dazzling blue of sheet
lightning. 1t was gone as instantly
as it came and the crash of thunder
which accompanied it drowned his cry.
In that single moment Of the binding
flash he had seen, outlined against the
shimmering sky, framed in the rec
tangle of the door, the dreadful figure
of a crouching Indian, knife in hand.
His limbs froze in horror. The room
was now as black as midnight, but his
eyes ached with the impress OF the
lightning glare and the image that had
been struck into them. Still in the
pitch darkness he could see that sick
ening face-dark, evil, its blOOdshot
eyes peering malevolently into the
room.
He heard the rain-soaked moccasins
of the savage take two steps inward.
Before he could cry out again, sec
ond flash of lightning illumined the
room, and showed a second man, tall,
pale with anger, his foot on the thresh-
old.
| With the hoarse snarl of q wild
beast, the Indian leaped at the figure
in the doorway. They grappled. In
the darkness Elliott heard their quick
terrible breathing as they swayed in
a struggle for life. A stool tripped
them and they fell, rolling against him.
Again the lightning fiaSed and he saw
the knife, dashed from the Indians
hand, lying beside him. The white
man was beneath, his face hidden by
the straining shoulders Of the savage
Blindly Elliott seized the weapon and
struck with hysterical force.
The man beneath shook off the re
Taxed arms Of the hideous intruder ant
rose unsteadily to his feet. Then h'
laughed aloud in the darkness.
''y can't see who you are, friend" h
; said, "but you've certainly saved M
. from a close call"
IL Elliott made no answer. he wa
sobbing weakly, his hand still clutch
5 ing the blood-stained knife. From tn
upper room came the sound of voice
. and the tavernkeeper came hurriedl
i down the narrow ladder leading frol
q the loft. followed by the awakene
! | guests. Someone struck flint; cal
~ dies were lighted.
frn 7r. rONTINUEDl
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-03-03
CARE FOR YOUR SKIN
And Keep 1t Clear by Daily Use OF
cuticura-Trial Free.

A hot bath with Cuticura Soap fol-
lowed by a gentle amounting with CUT
cura Ointment clears the skin or scalp
In most cases of eczemas, rashes ana
itching Of children and adults. Make
Cuticura your everyday toilet prepare
tons and prevent such troubles.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l..
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-03-03
AGAINST Women's High Shoes.

There is a great cry in England
against the high shoes of fashion, De
cause of the leather they consume I'M
necessarily. One manufacturer an
nounces publicly that although ne Is
not in sympathy with the style ne
must make them because women insist
upon having them.
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CHAPTER xV-continued.

With a bound he reached the bank
of the stream, leaped down beneath
its friendly shelter, and ran on noise
less moccasins along the shelving
edge. back toward the quarter from
which the shot had come; If he were
pursued, it would be better to let the
chase pass him than to try to out
distance the Indian runners. At last
he stopped and inch by inch crawled
up to the top Of the bank until he
could lift his head with infinite eau
ton and peer through the tufts of
weeds. No sound broke the stiffness.
For an eternity of time he lay, clutch
ing his rife in readiness; but the only
sound was the querulous calling Of the
little woodpecker, high overhead. He
waited -. waited waited.
Fifty yards away twig snapped
under a slow-moving foot. David
scarcely breathed. A head rose above
a fallen giant of the forest, and a
crouching shadow fitted from tree to
tree, nearer, nearer David
raised his rifle ever so little {.
He saw the face of the dread hunter,
peering with quick motions OF the
head from side to side, watchful as
the brown water-snake. Nearer he
came; the garb was that of an Indian.
the face a white mans! David was
about to cry out with relief when the
differing eyes were turned full toward
him. though they failed to pierce the
sheltering covert, and with sickening
horror David recognized the face OF
Simon Girty, the renegade!
On the instant, David lifted his rife
and fired full at the crouching figure.
From Girty's lips broke the roar OF
an Infatuated animal; he staggered
back with the impact of the shot, but
he did not fall nor yet did he lift his
weapon to his shoulder; and David
saw that his shot had struck only the
lock of Girty's rifle, rendering 1t use
less but leaving the man unframed
With q below of rage, Girty bounded
toward him, swinging the broker
weapon like club. There was no time
to reload. David leaped to the top Of
the bank and braced himself for the
onset. As the dubbed rife of the out
law rose above his head, David swunt
his own upward to meet 1t. The!
crashed together and splintered witt
a shock; and In the same second, hing
ing the broken stock away, the might!
arms of Simon Girty flung themselve
around David.
With the strength Of desperation
David strove to oppose the terriDi
sinews. Back and forth over tn
frozen grass the two men fought lik
beasts, heaving, struggling, stumDiin
over roots, locked in an embrace q
deadly as that of the cougar. But ]
could not last long; David felt nj
strength ebbing under the ferrif1
strain and his breath grew short an
gasping when suddenly the earth CAV
way beneath their feet and with a las
despairing effort David twisted hin
self above as they toppled over the lo'
blur, and the fight was over. Grit
falling underneath, had struck his hea
upon a stone; and his arms relaxe
their hold.
David stood up. painting.
Girty lay very stiIl. But Davi
knew that he must make sure that Il
man was dead before he could be sal
himself. He felt in his girdle for o
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-03-03
ACTRESS TELLS SECRET.

A well known actress gives the follow
Ing recipe for gray hair: To half pint OF
water add OF. Bay Rum, small box OF
Barbo Compound, and Y oz. of giycerine.
Any druggist can put this up or you can
mix It at home at very little cost. Full
directions for making and use come IN
each box of Barbo Compound. It will
gradually darken streaked, faded gray
hair, and make 1t soft and glossy. It VIII
not color the scalp. is not sticky OF
greasy, and does not rub OF. ADV.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-03-03
SUGGESTIVE SIGNS.

81 presume this gardener OF yours
is a Carranza sympathizer."
what makes you think thaty
Because he has Mexican roses for
the border"
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sen,fe: but 1t had fallen out during the
st,.,grIe. Clambering up the bank
arafn. he saw It lying on the ground
and as his fingers closed upon the
handle he thought he heard sob. ne
turned his head quickly.
saToinettel''
The name burst from him in the
completeness Of his establishment I, y
mighty 10y, IKE the cry Ct the soul
itself. 50. i. ~,
<....s ~ habir(i which Cirty bad risen, ex
,, a., bv The effort she had made y
free heEsslt ~ 1e fnoass i. !
bound her fee) e, .a -.
come from
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1917-03-03

There is no sermon we are M
fond of preaching than one from
text. Home Beautiful.r
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-06-01

rights, American principles are no
more at stake today than when tire
Lucitania was sunk. Hence, the
slogan "he kept us out of war" has
become shattered idol. We are no
"slackers" no pacifists. we believe
in hitting good and hard in this war
and we will back the president and
the government, but we know that
government action up to the declar-
alton of war has not been such as to
inspire and hold the faith ard con-
fidence of the people. Coming down
to an unvarnished statement of
facts, stripped of .all ideal sentiments
and rhetorical! wording, we are at
war to keep from getting licked and
for fear of losing our independence
as a nation. We have got to beat
the other fellow and we've got "to
do him fust." There is plenty of
room for Standardization
hearts are bubbling DER with love
for the flag; love for our ideal gov
eminent; love for American liberty
and the independence of mankind.
We are going to fght-we are going
to win, but the cause that impels us
is self-preservation. The American
nation has repeatedly been told to
be prepared. Lieut.. Hobson has
preached preparedness ever since the
Spanish-American war. President
Roosevelt advocated, called and en-
treated for preparedness. His
knowledge of worldwide conditions
enabled him to see into the future
and his intensive patriotism and 10y
atty impelled him to urge prepared
ness. We turned a deaf ear to
these appeals and now we are paying
the penalty. We shall win in this
war, but American hearts and homes
will have to pay the sacrifice for
not being prepared. It's a bitter
pill, but we are going to swallow it
unflinchingly and every American
heart will do his or her "bit" to
wipe out our lethargy and rededicate
this nation to that new birth of
freedom, and that government of
the people, for the people, by the
people, shall not perish from the
earth"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-06-01
MORGAN CENTER

D. w. Scribner and wife visited
his sister, Mrs. Austin BushaW at
East Charleston Saturday.
Mrs. G. W. Bryant entertained
friends from Newport Sunday.
George EWens has moved his fam
lily from Island Pond to- his house at
the Center.
The farm of the late Joel Williams
was purchased by J. S. Sweeney last
week.
D. w. Scribner, wife and son, Aub-
rey, are here from DuXbury, Mass,
for a short visit.
Misses Muriel and Ivy BushaW of
East Charleston were visitors in town
Saturday.
Pre-Memorial exercises were OBJ
served at the Center school Tuesday.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-06-01
IMPROVING THE GRASS CROP

With one-half Of New England farm
land in grass and with nine out of ev-
cry ten farmers raising hay, grass is
the most important single crop in the
eastern United States. Even as far
south as Virginia and Maryland, six
out of every ten farmers include this
crop somewhere in the rotation, and
more than one-tenth of the land is al
ways 'in sod"
A better hay crop is the key to more
profitable farming. When the hay crop
Is fertilized it is no longer necessary
to feed everything grown on the farm
Often, were all farm products fed on
the farm charged up at full market
price, it would be found that the re-
sulting manure costs many times it's
actual worth. Prof. J. S. Gates of the
government department of agriculture
says under the changed economic con-
ditions the old doctrine that every
thing grown on the farm should be fed
there, is fallacious, and quite often
costs the farmer pretty sum. Chem
ical fertilizers, when prices of the crops
grown warrant liberal application,
fully maintain soil fertility. Especial
ly is this true if the crop grown leaves
in the soil considerable residue of
organic matter"
More Hay Per Acre.
The acres of the average eastern
hay farmer are regrettably low in
yield, 50 low that many crops are ac-
tually grown at q loss. These low
yields are often caused by allowing the
land to stay too long a time in grass.
Still more often the farmer neglects to
feed the crop and yields become small
er and smaller, since Something can
never be made out of nothing" Yet the
late Mr. Clark of Connecticut raised
hay crops of five and six tons per acre
He did on one acre as much as some
of his neighbors required four acres
TO accomplish,
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GUILDHALL.

Hon. H. B. Amey of Island Pond
was in town Monday.
Rachel Richardson was in town
over Sunday.
Mrs. John G. Vance was in Ian
caster Monday.
Earle Rosebrook and Miss Gladys
Silver was united in marriage We'd
nesday morning Rev. John Vance
officiating.
Earle Stevens and wife were in
Lancaster Tuesday.
Wyman Hubbard was home from
his work at Lancaster Wednesday.
Much credit is due Miss Emery
for the proficient way in which her
scholars were trained for Memorial
day and the manner in which the eX-
ercises were conducted.
The school children visited Capt.
E. W. Wyman Memorial day and
went through their exercises for his
benefit.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-06-01

The growing of corn is matter Of
dollars and cents. The grower has
a right to expect fair return on his
money. This can only be secured by
fulfilling every one of the five cardinal
principles of successful corn growing /;
viz, Good seed, we'll fitted soil, proper
planting, frequent level and shallow
cultivation and abundant weIl-bal.
anced pIantfood.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1917-06-01

Another Memorial day has been
observed by the veterans of 81. The
efforts put forth by surviving men,
bers of the Grand Army to carry
out this observance in honor of de-
parted comrades is pathetically
touching. Many of these boys of 81,
now scarcely able to get around, are
still fired with that patriotism which
called them to the defence of the
flag in those days of bitter inter-
necine war, and would as promptly
rally to the call today, but the body
is weak. although the spirit is will
ling. This year brings closer to the
hearts of the people this sacred OBJ
servance, The call has gone forth
over the land for the boys to again
respond to the defence of the flag.
AS in 81 the mothers gave the boys
to the cause of Freedom, so today
the mothers are bidding good bye to
their boys and sending them forth
to battle, with the same Spartan
courage and sacrifice that has come
down through the ages. And the
boys of 81 while paying their trib-
utes to comrades long since among
the bivouac of the dead, are sending
forth the grandsons with a benedic-
ton fraught with a patriotism that
has passed through the fierce con-
f1ict of war and made them square
their shoulders to meet whatever
duty called. And thus, with a trib-
ute of memory to those who have
gone, and Godspeed to those we
are sending forth. Memorial OBJ
servance today comes to us with a
double force calling up not only the
sorrow and SADNESS of the past but
bringing into view the dark cloud
that hovers DER the homes.