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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-22
Twas Easily Done.

Hypochondria was the topic that
was being discussed at a social affair,
says the Philadelphia Press, when Sem
ator William A. Smith of Michigan re-
called the following story:
A woman who was perfectly well,
but imagined she had at least a dozen
different diseases, called one day to
consult al eminent specialist.
II think I understand your case thor
oughly, madam" said the doctor as the
patient began to tell the story of her
life. "Just sit quite still a moment
and let me look at you"
The patient complied and after
studying her intently for a little while
the physician glanced at his watch.
"There is nothing the matter with
you, madam" finally said the doctor.
you haven't the slightest indication
of fever, and your heart beat is per-
fectly normal"
why, how do you know, d%octor?'
exclaimed the patient in surprise.
you didn't take my pulse"
at wasn't necessary, madam
smiled the specialist. 81 counted the
vibrations of the ostrich feather on
your hat"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-22
TROOPS AT so MUCH A MAN
Soldiers Furnished British Government
by British States at Beginning
of Revolutionary War.

AT the beginning of the Revolutions
airy war the British government made
treaties with several of the German
states by which they We're to furnish
troops at so much a man to assist in
s~ubjugating the Americans. Applica-
tons for assistance made to Russia
II Holland We're rejected. but several
OF the German states responded favor
ably. There was no united Germany
or imperial government, no kaiser with
autOcratic power, but each independ-
ent state had a separate government.
An English historian says:
Finding it difficult or impossible to
obtain the necessary recruits at home,
and that the existing English and Irish
regiments embarked with such reluc-
lance that it vas necessary to keep
a guard upon the transports to keep
them from deserving by wholesale, the
ministry applied to Russia, the states
general (Holland), and finally to sew
eral of the German states for merce-
naries. The infamy Of filling up the
British armament was reserved for the
princes of three or four petty German
states" Contracts were made with the
rulers of seven German states under
which an aggregate of thirty thousand
troops were furnished at SO much a
head, cash down. and an annual sum
to the rulers of the different states fur
nishing them.
1.-The subsidies says the English
historian, "were to be continued for
one full year at least after the "a
ended and the troops had returned to
their homes" The troops thus hired
out by German rulers to fight against
Americans were not raised easily The
American historian Bancroft says:
1.-THE whole number of men fur
nished in the war by Brunswick was
equal to acknowledgements part of it's
total population; by the landgrave of
Hesse, to one out Of every twenty Of
his subjects, or one in four of the able
bodied men, a proportionate conscrip-
ton in 1916 would have shipped to
America from England and Wales
alone an army of more han 100000
men. Soldiers We're impressed from
the pillow, the workshop, the highway /;
no man was safe from the inferior
4 agents of the princes, who kidnapped
without scruple."
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-22
XXI.
THE EVENTS On MONDAY.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES y& Sy6Hs--~ sfa NAsA.E ~
Kasia did not see the. prince
again. That ingenious young man
had spent q most uncomfortable
half hour with the doughty adj
mira, whose language HAD been
both lucid and emphatic, and who
had opened the discussion, and
0piked the princes gums at the
very STAR, as It were, by sproduc-
Ing the paper sealed with the i'm
peria seal.
would call your attention
specially to- this clause, said
sH4chmann, and placed his finger
npon the wordh allmembers 81
nny family was not placed
Sat6ere ~ aclident, assure YOU.
0u1ndsrstand itsmeaning,
Ihs S6nce nodded snllen1y, !
handed tic paper back.
Eour fathsr's PFachmanA con
4 5ni9ed replasine L ia III pocket,
assf foxeeaWthat some diifficulty
~ might ay;se. AL you
s19|N, klsconfidence nsnot
|s T. pfincs 1uahed ana opened
engEi but closed them
hottfsNllp,sea1SkE
~ usmil1d
49, ssEess1 49,
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-22
Rridaet,s Answer.

Although not. overparticular about
her work, Mrs. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
maid, fresh from the Evergreen Isle.
was somewhat of a stickler for precis-
sion in language.
rs it after eight yet?" asked Mrs.
B of her one morning as she came
in from the kitchen on some errand.
"Yis, num- replied Bridget care
fully weighing her words. ut is af-
ter 1T all right, but it hasn't got there
ylt! 1t has five minutes VT to travel!"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-22

THANK you, Miss Ward. But it
was very lonely, last night"
Kasia's look softened.
Yes she agreed; "it was.n
You felt it, too?'' asked Dan,
his face lighting-up again.
Certainly / felt it. I haven't
dared make any friends among the
first class passengers, and a per
son can't read all the timel One
likes to talk occasionally, no mat
ter with whom"
Why not slip over to second
class tonight, Dan suggested.
and sit on the bench. The moon
Is very beautiful
But Kasia shook her head, smil-
ing,
81 shall have to admire +
Alone" she said. I'VE must NOT
be seen % much togethep-it ID not
wise for n to sit here. Suppose
some one, seeing us together,
should take it into his mind to
search your baggage, and should
find that little package
HE wouldn't find it, Dan
broke in. During the day, / carry
It il my, pocket. At night, / sleep
with it under my pillow, q
KAsia gave him aquick glance.
That y splsndidi's she said,
quickly. And you don't even
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-22
Easy to Rid Home
of Rats and Mice

There is no need Of suffering from the
depredations of rats and mice now that
nearly every store. A small box of this
effective exterminator costs only So
cents and Is usually sufficient to COM
pletely rid the house, store or barr Of rats
and mice. The U. s. Government has
bought thousands of pounds Of Stearns'
Paste for use in cities where rats and
mice are. plentiful. The Paste is also
efficient in destroying c~ockroaches and
waterbugs. Adv.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-22
The
r
By BURTON E. STEVENSON
CHAPTER xxI-Continued.)

(CHAPTER Xx1-Continued.)
ITO be quite candid" answered
Pachmann, readily, II am afraid
to give it to you on board this
boat. | chose this boat because
l believed we should be safe here.
But there r spies on board one
OF our conferences has been over
heard-perhaps both Of them"
and he told of the assault upon
Schroeder. "Then again, we must
not be seen too much together. /
might be recognized; and you are
already suspected Of having
caused the destruction of La Lib
erte.n
How can that be9" Yard de-
manded, in a tone which showed
that he was genuinely startled.
For answer, Pachmann took
from his vest pocket a paper, I'M
folded it and handed it to Ward.
1t was the, wireless from Lepine.
THAT was received last Thurs
day. he said. II suppose you
know who Lepine is. By great
good fortune, l intercepted it, and
sent an answer denying that you
were on board. 1t was for that
reason you were removed to the
first class and your name kept off
the passenger list. But how can
he have suspected your"
Yard shook his head slowly. He
was a little pale, and the hand
which held the message trembled.
cannot guess" he said.
You have told no one?o
Told" flashed Ward. do YOU
not see that, unless my great plan
succeeds, that action will have
been an Infamous one? To kill 300
men IN order to assure peace to
the world-that may be Justified
-'.that may even be heroic; but to
Kill them wantonly, to kill them
and then to fail-that would drive
me mad!' He looked at Pneh-
mann, his eyes suddenly inflamed.
And let me tell you this, he
added, in a voice of concentrated
passion, IF | find that you have
deceived me, if | find that you
have betrayed me, Germany shall
suffer a reprisal that will make
you shudder! | swear It'll"
Pachmann's eyes we're also suf-
FUSED. In that moment, he literally
saw red.
you threatenl" he cried
h%oarsely. you dare to threat
en!"
warn!H said Ward. And YOU
will do well to heed the warning!
You are playing with fire-take
care that it does not consume
you!"
Pachmann conquered his emo
ton by a supreme effort.
IT is foolish to talk in that
way, he said. 1T is foolish to
speak of deception and betrayal.
There is no question of either. But
we must move cautiously. We
must evade spies. Even you can
zee that!!"
Here is my last word" said
Yard, more calmly. Eve shall
reach New York on Tuesday.
will await your answer for "a
hours after we have landed. If ]
have not then received it, I shall
consider myself free to act as i
think best"
A CLEAN of triumph flashed in
Pachmann s eyes.
accept your condition." he
said, and with a little ironical bow,
rose andleft the cabin.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-22
An ~lconociast.

DO you remember the famous Greek
artist who painted grapes that were so
natural the birds pecked at them?'
"Oh, yes, I've heard that yarn" re-
piled the superior person. "But ornith-
ology teaches us that certain of the
smaller birds have very poor eyesight.'
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-22

Wash day i amile day If you use Red
Cross Ball Blue, American made, therefore
the best made. Adv.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-22

A good many men who get credit
for being close mouthed are in reality
too lazy to talk.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-22

a new pumping plant With q capacity
70 p built y Kansas City. Nc.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-22

And the more you are willing to do
for your friends the less time you will
have to do things for yourself.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-22

Better late than neyer-except at
the railway station.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-11-22

He is indeed a busy man who can
never find time to find fault.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-10
PROHIBITION CASES
 IN CRIMINAL COURT
Conviction Made by Jury in Hard
 Fought Huffman Case

After several hours delibera tion the jury in the case of Mrs. T. G. Huff man, charged with violating the pro- hibition law. returned a verdict of guilty in two counts of the indict- ment and assessed a fine of $50 in each instance. The case was tried before Judge Harrington P. Heflin in the criminal division of the circuit court and was one of the hardest fought cases of like character in the history of the court. The trial lasted over two days. every point being hotly contest ed. Solicitor Hugo L. Black represent ed the state. Earl Pettus was attor- ney for the defendant.
 Mrs. F. Conradie was acquitted in the criminal court yesterday afternoon by jury after less than five minutes deliberation. The charge was violating the prohibition law and the case was tried before Judge Heflin. The de- fendant was represented by Attorney John w. Altman.
 A fine of $50 and a jail sentence of six months was imposed on Pete Sampson. charged with violating the prohibition law. The jail sentence was suspended pending good behavior by Judge Heflin. The defendant is crippled
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-10
Touching Tributes Are Paid to Memory of PrOmi-
 nent Citizen
WAS IGNORED AND
 ADMIRED BY ALL
Services Will Be Conducted at Resi- dence This Afternoon at 3 O'Clock. Interment Will Be in Elm
 wood Cemetery

With simple Episcopalian service, the remains of the late Walker Percy will be committed to their final rest ing place at Elmwood cemetery this afternoon. Following a brief service at the family residence, conducted by the Rev. w. N Claybrook, rector of St. Mary the Highlands, the funeral concourse will go. to Elmwood ceme- tery.
 The pallbearers will be C. T. Fair bairn, H. L. Badham, Lee c. Bradley, Augustus Benners, George Gordon Crawford, E. w Barrett. w. s. Lowell and E. H. Cabaniss
 All day yesterday messages of con dolence poured into the residence on Arlington avenue and Beech street from friends in Birmingham, in the state and from all sections of the country. Floral offerings were arriv- ing at all hours of the day and great numbers of friends came to offer their services in the hour of grief.
 Ex-Senator Leroy Percy. brother of Walker Percy, arrived from his home in Greenville, Miss, yesterday. and Mrs c. J. Mckinney of Nashville. Tenn, his only sister, came to attend the services Other more distant rel atives came from all parts of the state for the funeral today.
 Throughout the city yesterday the death of MT. Percy was the topic of interest Touching tributes were paid his memory by persons who were not intimately acquainted with him. Per haps the most frequently recurring tribute was that of those in the ordi- nary walks of life.
 T have never known a big man who was as polite and kind-hearted to mere acquaintances as MT. Percy. Whenever he was spoken to he always responded in a big, whole-hearted manner. He had cheering word for everyone. When he said Good morning. or I hope you are feeling we'll it made you feel good all over. There was sim cerity in his greeting and general bearings that won everyone to him. ? ThAs was how those who scarcely knew MT. Percy spoke of him yester- day
 Among his closer friends the tributes paid were glowing.
 "I never knew such a man as MT Percy" said Augustus Benners, an as- sociate of MT. Percy for many years in the practice of law. "He was the biggest most noble and most lovable man that I ever knew. One of his dominant characteristics was his stand for the right. I have never known such a fearless fighter for the great principles of life He never knew what fear was. As a lawyer he was upright, powerful and learned There never was such a man as Mir Percy
 In all walks of life there was noth- ing but praise for this man. who had been so prominent in all activities that concerned the welfare of Birmingham and the south. Some recalled how he had always spurned public honors when he knew that they might be had if the desire was expressed Others related the more personal incidents of llfe in which the beauty of his char acter was evident
 The funeral services at the family residence will be conducted at o'clock this afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-10
Over $500 Reported by the Various Committees at
 Luncheon Yesterday
EXPECT THE ENTIRE
 AMOUNT BY MONDAY
Estes Says the Committeeman Are Being Met With Generous Response in Every
 Direction

More than half the amount sought in the Mercy Home campaign has all ready been raised
 Last night a total of $1514 had been contributed, including $5O3 reported at the luncheon of the teams yesterday al the Y. M. c. A.
 The campaign will continue until the $S000 has been raised, according to Chairman George II. Estes, and it is hoped that the full amount will be contributed before Monday morning.
 However, no matter how long it takes we are going to get the money" said MT. Estes. 'We have gone into the campaign and we don't intend to get out of it until we can report to the members of the board that we have $SO0O
 We are not meeting with diffi- culty in raising the funds, but it may take little longer than we had an- ticipated to see all the people whom we expect to donate. The committees are meeting with generous response in every direction.
 In addition to the canvassing being done by the mems committee the mem hers of the Mercy Home board are working among their friends and are reporting excellent results each day.
 The amounts contributed to date are
 Previously acknowledged SLOT co
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-10
Deeds Filed

The following were among the deeds filed for record yesterday in the pro- bate court:
 $1000-George H. Prather to T. c. Haughton. North 36 feet of lot z, block 1, Inez B. Jones survey.
 s375-M. F. Perilio to G. w. Wea- yer, lots 8 and g. block g. Glasgow x Isreal's survey of Mulga
 $60o-J. Bailey to Hawkins Arm strong. part of south half of south west quarter of section 5, township 19, range 8 west.
 $250--North Birmingham Land com pany to B. R. Killian. lot 6, block 134 fifth addition.
 $l001--J. E. Fortenberry to c. c. Johnson, west 10 feet of lot 2S and east 80 feet of lot 27. block 10, Ken ilworth.
 $1sO0--T F. Bowling to Maud Sharpe. part of block 121, East Lake Land company survey.
 $1-Church Extension society of Bir- mfngham Baptist association to Pow derly Baptist church, lot l, block q, Powderly.
 s2oo-Trustees of Powderly Baptist church to J. T. Miller, lot l, block [. Powderly.
 s3oo-C. A. Hatcher to Tyler Grocery company, lot IS, block II, Shades Cliff addition to Birmingham.
 $5000--J. E. Burks to A. c. Crymes lot l, block 3, West End Land and Im- provement company's survey
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-10
TRAFFIC BUREAU GET DOWN ID WO ]: Ih Acceptance of Managersi by O. l.. Bum Augur
 Well for Success

cGS Offices of the Birmingham Traffic. reau will be opened within the ne days, adjoining the offices of the c, Der of Commerce, with o. L. Bunnf merly of Chattanooga, in charge. per Announcement of the appointms Vu9 MT. Bum as manager of the burea .aee made, following his formal acce .m& yesterday morning. He will come to Bir mingham as soon as he can get his af- fairs arranged in Chattanooga to take active charge of the office here.
 Upon the opening of the office MT. Bum will find work ready and waiting for him. Since the bureau was organized several months ago, claims have been accumu- lating. One of the first cases to be taken up is the Birmingham grain case where Birmingham is trying to get a reduced rate on grain from Riverton and Shef- field to this city
 Mir Bum will appoint his assistant after he gets to Birmingham.
 The new general manager of the traf- fic bureau was the creator and manager of the Chattanooga Manufacturers asso- citation. He organized the Chattanooga association 14 years ago. and many small industries have been added to Chatta- nooga during his period of service.
 "We feel quite fortunate in getting Mir Bum as our manager" said M. F. Northington, president of the Traffic bu- reau He comes to us highly recom- mended, and is said to be the best rate man in the south and one of the very best in the country. He has made Chat tanooga a hive of small industries. We hope that by getting freight rates euualz ized he will be able to do this for BF mingham." The traffic bureau has been negotiat tlus with MT. Bum for sometime, but he dtd not accept the offer until yesterday morn- ing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-10
FUNERAL SERVICES
 OF COL. BEALL TO
 BE CONDUCTED HERE
Was Prominent Lawyer and Author and Confederate Army
 Officer

Col. John B. Beall, Confederate vet eran, lawyer and author, died Friday morning at 3:20 o'clock at the home of his daughter Mrs w. B. Allen 1a1a Waucoma avenue. Funeral services will be held at the Allen residence tbis .st ernoon at o'clock. Dr. Preston Blake will officiate, and interment will be at Elmwood cemetery.
 Though not a resident of Rirm;nob.,, at the time of his death, Colonel Real, had many friends here, where he ba visited frequently his daughters, Mrs. w B. Allen, Mrs. A. A. Gaines. Mrs Thomas E. Beall. Miss Millie Beall and Miss Blanche Beal. In addition to tba above, he is survived by his widow; one son. ". Otho Bean of Nashville. and inc following grandchildren: Mrs. R. e. Bruce Decatur, Ga.; Mrs. H. D. Smith Andalusia; Mrs. Albert Hopkins. New York city, and Eugene. Horace and Car Beal1.
 Colonel Beall was born in Carrollton. Ga., March l9, 1853. He was admitted 10 the par in Georgia at an early age He served in the United States army First cavalry. prior to the Civil war. and was editor of the Franklin County News and the Carrol County Times
 
 Colonel Beall resided in Birmingham for several years, removing in 1903 to Nash Vile, Tenn, where he has since lived with his son, Otho Beall He was mar. ried in 1882 to Mary Jane Merrill of Car rolton.
 In the Civil war he attained great honors. His book, written later in life entitled Tn Barracks and Ffeld,'' and filled with "reminiscences of the war. ana with clever verse and thoughts, Is wide ly distributed throughout the south. Dur ing the last years of his life Colonel Beal retained the same keen interest in cur. rent subjects that had marked his young CT years, and, though veteran of the Civil war, he was at all times and ir every sense of the word an active citi. zen of the years in which he lived
 He was always an interesting converse. tionalist, and to know him was to love him and to become more strongly at tached to the period of manhood ano gallantry which he represented.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-10
Old Case Is Settled
 When Defendant Wins

Verdict for the defendant was returned Z by a jury in the case of Wade c. Welch vs. Evans Brothers Construction company in the division of the circuit court presided over by Judge Romaine Boyd.
 The case is one of the oldest on the docket and has been tried three times and twice the finding of the lower court has been reversed by the supreme court The case has been in court since 1907 and the costs of the proceedings are esti- mated at several hundred dollars. The suit was for damages alleged to have been sustained through the negligence of the defendant
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-10
NEGRO CRUSHED BY
 ELEVATOR IN STORE

John Johnson, a negro, s23 North Ninth street, was crushed to death yesterday morning about S:20 o'clock by an elevator in the department store of Loveman, Jo- seph and Loeb. The negro was in stantly killed. No one witnessed the accident.
 According to a report at the police sta tion, Johnson was working on the eleva- tor, which was out of running order He stepped off the elevator which suddenly started. In attempting to jump back on the elevator, he was caught between the shaft and crushed. Officer E. c. Burgess investigated the accident.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-10
Investigation of Milk Situa- tiOn by Club Women
 Cause of Request
DECLARE TICKETS
 FOUND IN MILK
City Is to Be Asked to Give Full Reports on Daries So That the Public May Be
 Informed

A committee composed of Mrs. R. C. Alexander. Mrs. R. O. Clayton and Mrs. J. II. Sims representing the Womans S club of Woodlawn, will appear before the city commission to ask that the dairy scores be printed in the daily papers as was previously done
 Announcement to this effect was made following the meeting of the club yesterday at which a thorough report on the milk condition was given following investigation by Mrs E. S. McGIathery, president of the club. The investigation followed repeated rumors to the effect that Woodlawn was not getting the right kind or milk Mrs. McGlathery reported that she found general dissatisfaction that the dairy scores are no longer given to the public through the press and suggested that this custom be re- newed She suggested further that the specific gravity and the bacteria count should also be given.
 The Housewives league will be asked to indorSe the movement start ed by the Woman's club and other To- cal clubs will be asked to lend their cooperation to get better milk Tor Birmingham.s It was stated at the meeting that a campaign started now would do much to avert typhoid when the typhoid season arrives.
 Mrs McGlathery said the dairy scores are in the office of pr. Dun can, chief milk and meat inspector, and should be given to the public.
 Various speakers testified to the
 fact that frequently tickets are
 found in the milk. One speaker
 said she had found q ticket in each
 of three different bottles of milk.
 and another asserted that she had
 found six in one bottle. Other
 speakers said that the bottles gave
 evidence of never having been
 washed.
 It was brought out in the dis
 cussiOn that the negligence of
 housewives frequently adds to the
 delinquency of the dairymen.
 In the investigation conducted by Mrs. McGlathery it was found that the dairymen frequently were unable to get their bottles returned. One dairy man told her that he had to buy milk in bulk and to buy bottles after he got to town before he could distribute the milk because the housewives would not return the bottles.