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French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1917-05-31

gain weight but not be made fat. Pas
:. - vii small grain ration proves
excellent for carrying the pregnant
SOW until she is almost ready to tar
row.-Dr. TAFT Butler in Progressive
Farmer.
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The Hickory Auxiliary of the Ma
tionaI Red Cross has closed a mem
bership campaign and as a result has
an enrolment of 379.
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Safest Druggists Sell E-RUSA Pile Cure

BECAUSE it contains no opates, z lead, n o beladonna' N p0"oA0
drug. All othcr lie medicines containing injurious narcotics ad I'LL
err poisons cause constipation and dam age all who use them. E-RO-SA
cures at $50 paid. For sale at Runte rs Pharmacy. ". II Justus All n us,
hanna .A-sR augS1pd
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tuUdrNnC County Farmers are urge to contribute to the columns Of this page which are dhd to- the
.rp of the OunNs agreHmrlm interests nRHas must esgmd but ed signature of the authors can
n MIdh from pbHahnM rpshd4 Its hQef that members tn Wonans BeHermatA Associations and
% Canning Clubs will TAXI adwtage of his page in contributing icesreaHng to the activities OF their
mmatea SOcaiOnsh throughout the, county @S =EG
ms SPACE IS UNDER III DIRECTION OF THE BOARDO F AGEICU LTU OF ENDERSO COUNTY,
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designer brings successful invention In
style, or details Of finishing, to II happy
ending, in It's making.
Just nm unexpected touch gives n
pretty net frock the place of honor In
Il girls summer wardrobe, and just
such n touch puts the hallmark of re-
finement on the pretty frock pictured
here.
The skirt Is moderately full. gath
cred In at the waistline and finished
with a deep hem. About one.fourth OF
It's length from the bottom n band Of
fine lace Is set In. The bodice IL made
much like Il baby" waist. but Is cut
low In the neck In front, where lace Is
set In and finished with small crochet
balls. A fine lace collar completes 1t.
Sleeves are "a little more than elbow
length and are gathered up so that
they form n hanging pun about the
forearm.
The girdle Is OF pink and blue tat
frta and We have every reason to be-
lieve that II accepts the vogue for
rosettes at the back instead Of n bow
or sash ends. But In this matter let
each individual suit herself rs well as
In that Of color. The gown, as photo
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for the car, and II may or may nc
hnvc a veil. As II rule. II does have q
small veil. either of chiffon or coarse
mcshed silk net.
The logical hat for the car Is snug.
fitting and provided with n small brim,
which shades the eyes and gives be-
coming hues about the face. A veil,
just heavy enough to shield the eyes
from dust Is also n graceful ns well ms
useful adjunct to the motor hat. The
most successful hat for the car is q
two.in.One affair that " the pur-
poses of the traveller by rail rs well
as those of the motorist, and looks well
merely as n street hat.
The three hats pictured nre Of braid
and fabrics combined, flexible without
being foppy, and having enough sup
port In the crowns to be shnpely. They
are designs Of specialists In motor hats
and each Is provided with II small
elastic band, and the back. let In at
the base Of the crown. that holds the.
hat close Ia the head.
Gray. tan, castor and blue In medium
shades are fnvOrite colOrs for motor
wear. There Is q fnd for vivid yell
lows In crowns, combined with dark
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XIV.

Time was when Phil Strange boosted
that he and his wife had played every
Playground and seaside amusement
park from Coney island to Galveston.
In his battered wardrobe trunks were
parts Of old costumes, scrupbooks Of
clippings. and a goodly collection of
Autographs, some advertising the SUI
pernatural powers OF professor Mngi,
Sovereign OF the Unseen World" and
others the accomplishments Of Mile.
lie Garde. Renowned Serpent Enchan.
tress." In these gaudy portraits Of
"Magi the Mystic no one would have
recognized Phil Strange. And even
more difficult would It have been TO
trhce a resemblance between Mrs.
Strange and the blond, ~bushy.headed
Mile, lie Garde" Of the posters. Nev.
crthclesS, the likenesscs ut one time
had been considered NOT too ilattering,
and Phil treasured them us evidences
Of imperishable distinction.
But the Stranges had tired Of public
life. For II long time the wife had
confessed to q lack OF interest In her
vocation which amounted almost TO u
ropugnance. Snakc.Charming, she had
discovered, was far from an ideal pro-
fcssiOn for a woman Of refinement. II
possessed unpleasant features, and
even such euphcmistic titles MS "Scr,
pcnt EnchuntrcsS" and "I,cptlliuu
MesmeriSt' failed TO rob the calling
of Il certain odIum, a suggestion OF
vulgarity In the minds Of the more
discriminating. This had become Sc
distressing to Mrs. Struugc's hnci
scnsihilitics that she had voiced 1
ycarning To forSakc the platform AM
pit for something more %conroniul, an,
finally she had prevailed upon Phi
20 make Il change.
The step had not been taken wlthou
misgivingS. but n benign Providence
hdG watched Over the pair. Mrs
Strange was u natural scamstrcSs, IN,
luck had directed her and Phil to
community which was not only In nee,
Of a good d~ressmakcr but pcculiarl
/. ripe for the talents Of a sOothsayel
Phil, too, had intended Ia embrace
new profession but he had soon di,
covered that Joncsvllle offered bette
I financial returns to n man OF his II,
! cepted gifts than did the choicest q
seaside concessions, and therefore h
/ had resumed his old calling under
slightly different gulse, Before Ion
I he acknowledged himself well please
! with the new environment, for his vii
was fur happier In draping dress good
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CHAPTER xIv-Continued.

Heaven knows! Out In the barn
or under the house" Taking advan.
tage OF the dressmaker's momentary
absence from the room. Paloma con
tinued In n whisper: II wish you'd talk
TO dad and see what you make Of him.
He's absolutely-queer. Mrs. Strange
Gems to have a peculiar effect on him.
Why, It's almost as If"
"Whatf"
well. l suppose I'm foolish. but
I'm beginning to believe In spells. You
know. Mrs. Strange's husband is n sort
of-necromnncer."
How silly"
There was no further opportunity
for words, as the woman reappeared ut
that instant; but a little later Alaire
went In search OF Blaze. still consid-
erably mystiied. As she neared the
farm buildings, she glimpsed a mans
figure hastily disappearing into the
barn. The figure bore u suspicious re-
semtlance To Blaze Jones. yet when
she followed, he was nowhere 10 be
seen.
"Mr. Jones' Alaire called. She re-
peated Blaze's name several times I:
then something stirred. The door OF II
harness closet opened cautiously, and
out Of the blackncss peercd Palomn's
father. He looked more owlish than
ever behind his big, gold-rimmed spec
tacles. 'What in the world are you
doing in there?" she cried.
Blaze emerged. blinking. He was
dusty and perspirlng.
Hello, Mlz Austin - he saluted her
with a poor assumption Of breezineSs.
II was lxin' some harness, but I'm
right glnd Il see you
Alnire regarded him quizzically.
what made you hide?' she asked.
Hide? Who, mef"
81 saw you dodge la here IKE a
gopher"
Blaze confessed II reckon I've got
the willies. Every woman | see looks
like that dressmaker."
"Paloma was telling me about you,
Why do you hate her sof"
Il don't know s | hate her, but her
and her husband have put a jinx on
me. They're the worst people ! ever
see. Mlz Austin"
"You don't really believe in such
things?"
Blaze busted of n seat for his WISH
tor, saying: II never did till lately
but now I'm worse than a plantation
niger. I tell you there's things in
this world we don't sabe. ! wish you'd
get Paloma TO fire her. I've tried and
failed. / wish you'd tell her those
dresses are rotten"
But they're very nice they're love
ly; and I've just been compllmentInG
to your"
II seemed Impossible that a man OF
Blaze Jones' character could actually
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harbor crude superstltlons, and yet
there was no mlstaking his earnest
ness when he said,
81 amt sure whether she's 10 blame,
or her husband, but misfortune has
folded me TO herself"
"IIowT"
"Well, I'm sick"
"You don't look IT,"
"a don't exactly feel II, either, but
am. / don't sleep good, my hearts
actin up, I've got rheumatism, my
stomach feels like I'd swallowed IN
thing alive"
You're smoking too much Alaire
affirmed. with conviction.
But skepticism aroused Blaze's In
dignation. With elaborate sarcasm, he
retorted: II reckon that's why my best
team of mules ran away and dragged
me through n tcn-ncre patch OF grass
burrs, ELI? It's n wonder i wasn't
Killed. | reckon I smoked so much
that / give u tobacco heart to the best
thrcc-ycar-old bull In my pasture
Wet. | smok,.. him TO death, oil right.
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Probably II WINS nicotine ~pcisonin' that
killed twenty acres Of my cotton, too;
and maybe II I'd cut but tobacco I'd
have foated that bond issue on the
irrigation ditch. But I was welded to
cigarettes, SO my banks are closin'
down on me. Sure! That's what u
man gets for sinokin'."
"And do you attribute all these mis-
fortunes to Paloma's dressmakerf"
The man nodded gloomily. THAT
amt half! Everything goes wrong.
I'm scared to pack a weapon for fear
I'll injure myself. Why. I've carried
a bowie knife In my bootleg ever since
I was a babe In arms. you might soy
but the other day I jnbbed myself
with It and nearly got blood-poisonin'.
This fellow. Strange, with his fortune
tellin' and his charms and his conjures.
has hocus-pocused the whole neigh
borhood. He's gettin' rich of OF the
Mexicans. He knows more secrets
than a parrot"
"He Is nothing more than q circus
fakir, Mr.. Jones'"
"Yes'm! Just the same, these greas-
ers d ote him into the legislature II
he asked them. Why. he knows who
fetched back Ricardo Guzman's body
He told me So"
Really" Alaire looked up quickly,
then the smile left her face. After n
moment she said. "Perhnps he could
tell me something I want TO know"
mo. don't you get him started"
Blaze cautioned. hastily, 'or he'll put n
spell on you like he did on me-"
II want to know what Ed had TO do
with the Guzman affair"
Blaze shook his head slowly. "Well.
he's mixed up somehow with Lewis.
Dave thinks Tad was ut the bottom
Of the KILN, and he hoped to prove
II on him but our government won't
do anything, and he's stumped for the
time bein'. I don't know any more
about Eds dealin's than you do, MIz
Austin all ] know is that | got a ser,
pent In my household and ! cant get
shed Of her. I've got II lapful Of
troubles OF my own"
This is too occult for me-" she de-
clarcd. rising. "But--Tm Interested In
what you say about Mr.. Strange. II
the MeXicans tell him so much. perhaps
he can tell me something. | do hope
you have no more misfortunes."
"You stay to supper Blaze urged
Hospitality. "lll be in us soon rs that
tarantula's gone"
But Alnire declined. After n brief
chat with Paloma. she remounicd
Montrose and prepared for the home
ward ride. At the gate, however, she
met Dave Law OF his new mare, and
when Dave had learned the object of
her visit To Junesville he insisted upon
accompanying her.
IL was early dusk when they reached
Las Palmas; II was nearly midnight
when Dave threw his leg across his
saddle and started home.
Alairc's parting words rang swcetly
in his ears: This has been the pleas
ATTEST day / can remember"
The words themselves meant little,
but Dave had cnught u wistful under
tone In the speakers voice, and fancied
he had seer In her eyes n queer, half
frightened expression, as Of one just
awakened.
Jose Sanchez had beheld Dave Law
AT the Las Palmas tnble twice within
Il few days. He spent this evening la
boriously composing q letter 10 his
friend and patron, Gen. Luis Longorio.
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upon the figures Of her customers than
hanging python folds about her own,
and he found his own fame growing
with every day. Ills mediumistic gifts
came into general demand. The coun-
try.people j~ourneyed miles to consult
him, and Blaze Jones' statement that
they confided in the f~ortune-teller as
they would have confided In q priest
was scarcely nm exaggeration. Phil
did indeed become the repository for
confessions OF many sorts.
Contrary to Blnze's belief, however,
Strange was no Prince of Darkness,
md took little JOY In some Of the Sc
crets forced upon him. Phil was n
good man In his wny-so conscientious
that certain information he acquired
weighed him down with u sense OF un-
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-06-28

grTphed, has n girdle In pink and blue
taffeta encircling the waist nj the nat
ural wnistllne, Little crochet balls
hang from the lace set In NJ the front
and an ndorably frivolous little pocket
of net, Just blg enough for n handker.
chief and perhaps II dancing card, Is
suspended from under the girdle by
silk cords.
These frocks are worn over orgundle
slips and II little variety may he pro-.
vid"d by means Of colored slips In light
hue or pink or yellCW.
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The last chapter In the story OF
summer hats for motor wear Is now be-
fore us and the pretty tale IL told.
There Is nothing sensational In It, and
rothlng unusual; because motorcars
are about ms universally used as cook
stoves, and dress for motor wear M
varied as for the street. Any small,
flexible, ciose.ntting hat of braid or
fabric, or OF both combined, Is all right
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One Of the incest things about this
years commencement gowns Of net IL
their all-round usefulness after the
grcnt day Of their first appearance has
passed. The net frock Is u daytime or
an evening frock, serving two purposes
equally well. Its dnlntiness II u charm
inherent in the material. II Is youth
full and chic and moderately priced,
and II arrives at distinction when the
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-06-28
Cossaek Superstition.

Among the numerous superstitions
~ the CosSncks there Is II belief that
they will enter heaven Ia n better state
Of moral purity II they are personally
clean when Killed Ia battle.
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STYLE In Emotion.

"Now some scientific sharp says
there nre styles In emotions" ~ be.
lieve IL. ! know some women who al.
ways wear their dignity RULED"
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blue hraidS, and emerald green con.
tinurS 10 flourish in straw hrIms with
white or tan silk crownS Emerald and
purrl" wells are smart, In the new
showlngs appear some dignified motor
hats mad" entirely of ,Hffctn silk. The
choice of silk for crowns Hes between
taif"ta, and roplln, and wool or silk
Jersey cloths.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-10
COVE EMINENT
TAKES OVER
A COAL MINE
Strike Ties Up the Property
and United States Troops
Take Charge.

Johnstown, Pa, May 10.-The federal
government today took over the mines
OF the Stineman Coal company at
South Fork, near here. and soldiers
were stationed around the property.
Three hundred men employed at the
mine struck Tuesday to enforce their
demand for an advance of 33l-3 per
cent. Approximately 10000 other
miners in the district have made the
same demand and have served notice
on the operators that unless the in
crease is granted they will strike on
Tuesday.
Many Industrial plants operated with
coal from the district are at work on
government contracts. The action of
the government at South Fork is said
here to forecast what may be expected
throughout the district unless the
miners and operators reach an agree
ment.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-10
ONLY BEGINNING
To POUR OUT THE
NATION WEALTH
u. S. Will Spend More in War
Than Any Other Country,
Says KitChin.
NEEDS ALREADY HAVE
0UTSTRIPPED ESTIMATES
Majority Leader in the House
Says Every Human Being
Will Feel it.

Washington, May i0.-At the
opening of debate in the house
today on the war tax bill Chair
man Kitchin of the ways and
means committee predicted that
the war expenditures for this year
and the next fiscal year would
reach S5,OOO,O0O,O00 rather than
the $4,000, 100000 his committee
had estimated Those who stayed
at home in war time, he said,
should be glad to pay the bills.
Demands OF war necessitated
prompt and decisive action, he de-
clared, and patriotism called for
passage of a measure which in
peaceful and normal times would
never receive his vote.
Men whose boys are conscripted
for the army he said, have a right
to expect that the money of the nation
would be conscripted to support that
army. II ! We're not ready TO fight
l would be willing to tax every dollar
IN my pocket. They say that this
| bill, by raising half out of the wealthy.
Is going to raise a howl throughout
| the country.
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NO HOPE THAT GERMANY
WILL CONTROL ANTWERP
Hamburg Shipping Men So In
diCate in Their After
War Plans.

Amsterdam. May 10 (via London).--
Hamburg merchants indulge in NJ
hopes that Antwerp will pass under
German control, according to tho Ham
burg papers At a meeting OF the
leading business men of the port. called
for the discussion OF canal projects, a
resolution was adopted condemning the
proposition to build a canal from the
Main to the Danube. Herr Mathies.
president OF the Hamburg Chamber OF
Commerce. said that such canal
would merely profit Rotterdam and
Antwerp. whose harbors were not Ger
man and never would be German.
The meeting adopted a resolution
urging the government to build a canal
from the Elbe 20 the Danube with the
greatest speed possible.
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Rome, May 10.-With last years
world food crops poor and those OF
this year poorer it is necessary. even
il the war ends this summer or fall.
for the United States to apply rigid
food war measures. according TO David
Lubin of California. founder of the
international Institute of Agriculture
here, and American representative IL
it. Mr.. Lubin has already sui mitted
TO President Wilson and other officials
plans for the regulation of food dis
tribution.
"The mobilization of our agricul-
tural resources comes next in import
ance to the handling of our army and
navy" said Mr.. Lubin. outlining his
plans to the associated press. The
war problem is not one of production.
but of distribution. We have seen
how the Russian government was
overthrow because people were starv-
ing in a country that has had ever
since the beginning of the war i'm
mense supplies of the surplus wheat
which the closing of the Dardanelles
prevented from going to market
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-10
FORMER SENATOR JOSEPH
B. FORAKER |; DEAD
Noted Statesman of Ten Years
Ago Passed Away at
Cincinnati.

Cincinnati. May 10.-Joseph Benson
Foraker. former U. 8. senator from
Ohio, lawyer, orator. soldier and citi-
zen died at his home here today. aged
10 years. Senator Foraker had been in
poor health since 1909. but 1t was not
until two weeks ago that he was forced
to his bed and his condition was not
considered critical until last night.
Mr.. Foraker was twice elected and
likewise twice defeated in races for
the governorship OF Ohio. while he
served two terms in the United States
senate, from 1897 to 1903. He pre-
sented the name Of william Mckinley
to the republican national convention
in 1896 and 1900.
The Butte daily post. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1913-1961, 1917-05-10
Fresnoy Will Stand Out Like
Vimy as Field of Terrible
Slaughter.
BIG TERRITORY DEPENDS
ON OUTCOME OF BATTLE
The British and French Forces
Make Important Gains
at Other Points.
THE WAR SUMMARY.

While today's official reports throw
little additional light on the situation
around Fresnoy. where the heaviest
fighting in the Arras battle occurred
this week, they reveal important gains
for the British and French at other
points on the front in northern France.
london's announcement of British
progress south of the Souchez river
means further pushing back Of the
German line Immediately south Of
Lens, Tightening the hold of the nip
pers which the British are applying to
this important industrial and coal dis
trict.
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REGISTRATION
FOR THE DRAFT
TO Be FETE' DAY
War Department Says Patri-
otto Demonstrations Will
Mark the Day.

Washington, May 10-Many states
plan to make registration day for the
new army conscription the occasion for
fetes and patriotic demonstrations. ac-
cording to reports reaching the wal
department today.
"The spirit Of patriotism seems to
have entered into the arrangements
for the occasion which have been made
by many of the state officials says q
war department statement issued to-
day.
THE questions which are to be an
swered involve comparatively Few
subjects; the name in full. the age In
years, the home address. date of birth
the quality of citizenship. natural born
TContinued on Page Nine)
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William exconvict and hghwaman fell with bullet
through gate Cain Conno home Ala Virginia
night he had been shot by deputy
while making getaway from Connors saloon 500 North
had held robbed
covering and involving dozens
saloon robbees the probably murder brought
ingorous end Popst killed however until he had
Sheriff Ed Dohery who pursuing him with
Deputies Shaughnessy Doerty patient Murray
hospital wound in the neck which, while painful will
of his voiced
this Popss accomple made getaway
night but aren custody.
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WITH THE FURY OF THE
BLOODY vERDUN FIGHTS

The battle for Fresnoy continues to
rage with a fury which recalls the
bloody struggles for Forts Douaumont
and Yaqx in the days of the Battle Of
Verdun. Thousands of lives are being
poured out for the mastery Of the lit
tie heap of ruins that was once a vii
lage and the blackened. blasted stumps
that were once wood until Fresnoy
threatends to rank with Vimy in the
price paid for its possession.
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WAR PRISON BARRACKS
TO Be ESTABLISHED

Washington. May 10.-Establish-
ment of war prisoner barracks at
Forts Mcpherson and Oglethorpe. Ga.
and Fort Douglas. Utah. was ordered
today to be placed directly under the
adjutant general of the army. depart
mental commanders being relieved Of
any responsibility. A guard company
similar to that employed at army dis
ciplinary posts. but to be known. re-
spectively, as the First. Second and
Third companies. United States War
Prison Barracks Guard. will be organ
lied at each prison.
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RIGID MEASURES
ARE NECESSARY
TO INSURE FOOD
American Expert of Interna-
tionaI Institute Advises
g President.
FOOD SPECULATORS
ARE TRAITORS AND
AS SUCH SHOULD BE
SEVERELY PUNISHED

Chicago, May 1o.-Members of
the Chicago butter and egg board
were addressed today by Carl vroo-
man, assistant secretary of asri-
culture, who told them that any one
who nnanipulates food prices in the
present crisis is traitor and
should be punished as such. ~ ap-
peal to you to support the govern
ment in its effort to control food
supplies for the best good Of all
concerned" he said