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The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-21
Quaint Old Epitaphs

Some vandal added below the in
scription this sage observations:
To follow you we're not content
Until we know which way you went.
In cemetery near Portland, Me-,
there are five tablets exactly alike
except the inscriptions. which read:
ANNE. first wife of John Brown"
Mary, second wife of John Brown
iJane. third wife of John Brown"
Clara. fourth wife of John Brown
John Brown. at rest at last
4 maidstone in the Maple Grove
cemetery. Hoosick Falls, N. y, bears
the rather remarkable information
that:
Her body was stolen by fiendish men,
Her bones anatomical:
Her soul. we trust. has risen to God,
Where few physicians rise."
Near Williamsport, Pa, an old tomb.
stone half reveals some homely trag.
cdy of long ago in these words:
"Peaceable and quiet. a friend to
his father and mother, and re-
spected by all who knew him, he
went to the world where horses
don't kick. where sorrows and
weeping is no MORE
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-21
Bachelor Girl Reflections
by Helen Rowland

This world a OF
all be- happya
But s full Of umber Of kings.
I'm QUIT aFo"
And as long kings squabbe us wars
I'm shall all be unhappy
And as long pacinss
a
II
he to York
a an a o
Many anythin
his asks him
a she
but
of a Grove
the fact that she
is nothing ncom ehensibe
hachelo MARI OMAN.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-21
Hits From Sharp Wits


Still, 1t doesn't cost you anything
except money-to be kind to your vito.
-Binghamt0n Press.
The reason that time and tide wait
for no man is because they would
always be late.--Memphis Commercial
Appeal.
Some men are born great aud most
men believe they are.-Deseret News.
The dogs days are here again, to
say nothing Of the cat nights.-Pitts.
burgh Gazette. .,..
It Is long about this time of the
year when mother pauses in the mid
die of fruit canning Job and remem-
beers that last year father promised her
a vacation this year.-P4terson Cali.
Ice cream is good to melt some f..
male Observation-Disclosures News.
Trying to make money without work
keeps sone men busy and pooI.-A-
bany Journal
Dead men ten no tales, but their
epitaphs fill the bin.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-21
SOMETHING WRONG.

In a recent dispatch of the Associ-
ated Press we find this paragraph re-
ferring to the alliance between Swedish
diplomats on this side of the ocean
and German agents:
The interesting point in the
minds OF officials and diplomats
here is how much the Stockholm
foreign office knew of the affair.
The responsible agent for furnishing
that information is the American min
lister at Stockholm. The disclosures
already at hand indicate. we think.
very clearly that something is wrong
with our representation at Sweden.
After three years of war we find the
government of that country in fun
sympathy with Germany and aiding
the German cause in manner most
reprchensible. Results might have
been different il we had had a strong
man to care for our interests at the
capital Of Sweden, but il Is not too
late to make change
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-21
YOUNGEST sAMMEE IN FRANCE

The Youngest Sammee with General
Pcrshing's fighting regulars in France
today is Private Claude W. Tack of
Green. Iowa. L. s. A.
He is u years old.
Just after President Wilson's war
message went to congress. Claude
went to his mother Mrs. A. !. Tack.
and said he wanted to enlist and fight
for his country.
He was just a boy. But he was of
good size and sturdy And he wanted
to go. His mother was just as patriot
ic. "All right. son. go ahead" she
said.
April - Claude presented himself at
the recruiting offices at Charles City.
He passed the physical and mental
tests. and in u few hours he was on
his way to the army. They sent him to
company 3 of the Eighteenth infan-
try. He went first to St. Louis. then
to Douglas. Ariz. then to New York.
and one June IA he was on board
the TRANSPORT with $500 other soldiers
and 200 Red Cross nurses. bound for
the land of the tricolor to fight in the
trenches beside the poilu. the Tommy
and the Anzac.--Des Moines Capital.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-21
BIG TOADS IN
LITTLE PUDDLE

The great American game of politics
owes much of its picturesaueness to the
rianks of that type of public servant
Who would rather be the big toad in Il
littl, puddle than a little toad in a big
puddle. These poor. benighted chasers
after cheap renown proceed on the
theory that the calibrc of public men
is determined by the sound of their
croak and the splash they make in
shallow water. They would be right,
1t that. if they only reversed the rule.
And still they serve useful purpose:
their clown-like antics tend to amuse
their fellow citizens and lend color and
comedy to the scheme of public affairs
In general.
The muddlc at Washington over the
persistence of the militant suffragists
in picketing the White House is af-
fordinc some of these fine fellows q
splendid opportunity for masquerading
a. the chivalric defenders of the
martyrs" j. Ham Lewis was the
first to step to the front. He even
condesccnded to visit the unfortunate
women in prison. thereby taking a
chance on spelling his pink whiskers
and his pretty clothes. At that. he
came mighty near losing his repu-
tation: the sutfragists misquoted him
outraseously and his colleagues in
congress gave him a loud horse laugh.
That was all the thanks he got for his
pains-cNcept the notoriety. of course
and 1t goes without saying that the
gallant senator from Illinois is a sadder
but wiser man.--Woodwn's Weekly.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-21
Black Sea Shores
Long Battle Field

| The Black sea. that land-locked
ocean for which Russia has long
sought an outlet to the Aegean. has
since ancient times played a great part
In history. For thousands of years tho
tide of war has swept its shores. and
there have been fought battles which
rank among the most sanguinary ever
| recorded. Only three score years ago
Turkey. Great Britain and France were
banded tQGethapy ~. allt~st, VITA. iRussi:i
as their common foe, and the battles
fought on the shores Of the Black sea
stand-or did stand until the present
war--as synonyms for fierceness in
| warfare. .,-,-.~--
1t is 62 years since the British,
French and Turkish allies entered Sc
bastopol. September 9, 1855, after a
siege which had lasted nearly IL
months. In the war. which was prin-
cipaily fought on the Crimean penin-
| sula. on the northern shore OF the
Black sea. the vaior displayed by both
sides at 1nkernan and Balaklava--the
scene OF the immortal Charge Of the
Light Brigade"-was repeated at Sc
! bastopol. .
BY the treaty ending the Crimean
war the Black sea was opened to the
commerce Of all nations. but In 1871
the naturalization Of the sea was alb
rogated by the powers. and Russia
was hemmed In by the strong fortifi-
cations built by the Turks. At the
close of the Crinean war Russia was
| disbarred from terrifying her Black
sea ports or maintaining NAVY on
that sea, but she later cast off this
restriction and for 80 years the car
had considerable navy on the Black
sea.
The Sebastopol of today is an i'm
portant and prosperous city, well for
titled. but 1t is far eclipsed in COM
mercial Importance by Odessa. which
has a population Of nearly $4,000.
Odessa Is the main shipping port for
! Russian grain. but since the begin
| ming of the war its great artificial
| harbOr has been idle.
The Black sea-called the POutus
Euxinus by the acknowledgements its
modern name from the color Of its
waters, which are blue black. The
bottom is covered with sulphur-im-
pregnated mud. In its greater part the
sea is very deep, ranging from $500 to
$500 feet. The surface water contains
little salt.
! 1t is a cosmopolitan population
which dwells along the shores of the
Black sea. The southern shore,
stretching from Constantinople to
Caucasia, is bold and high. and the
Turk Is supreme along IFS entire
length. The eastern and northern
shores belong to Russia, while Bull
garia and Runania front on the west
ern shore.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-21
u. S. Army
Grows Fast

Five months ago we had an army
of 10000 men. 1t was then that we
accepted Germany's challenge and de-
clarod state of war to exist. Today
our army numbers 100000 men. In an
other week this force will have grown
to 1,350.000 men, owing to the mobili-
cation of those selected by draft.
! That is the bare outline Of what
has been accomplished in mastering
our strength for the struggle with
Germany. The work has been done
with a surprising absence Of spread
feasle patriotism. The whole country
turned to the task. showing single
ness of purpose and quiet resolution
that brought results almost over night
When II was seen that we inevit-
ably must take part in the war many
Americans felt that our best service
would be to supply the allies with
ships. munitions, money and other
material things. We rather felt that
the struggle had gone so far that our
man power would not be needed But
the event has proved otherwise It
was not long until we saw the need
Of a great national army. That army
is snow IN the building and promises
to be a fighting machine equal to the
best. plus something for American
spirit
Just four months after we went in
the regular army had been expanded
from that first 10000 to its full war
strength of 29S. 900 men. And every
recruit came of his own accord. In
the meantime and down to the present
day the navy and marine corps were
busily filling their ranks. ON April %
congress adopted the sclective draft
measure. making available 5000. 900
men from which to draw new forces.
Then things began to move rapidly
Five thousand future officers entered
training camps May II. this vanguard
being followed by other thousands as
the months passed.
June was the day of registration
for the nations young ma nhood.
Scarcely had the country got over the
thrill of this dedication to liberty when
news came from France that Pershing
was there and a whole army division
with him. Who can forget the tug at
their hearts when we read the news?
1t meant that we were really going
over
This years dates are mlestones
along a new historical road. July 20
witnessed the drawing of numbers in
Washington for our citizen army. Tie
next morning every young man in the
country knew approximately wnen to
lay aside the pursuit of peace and join
the colors. Just five days before, and
again on August 90, the national guard
units of the country were mustered
into the federal service.
1t was on the last day of August
that the war department ordered 5
per cent of the drafted men to report.
Thirty-two cantonments have been
established in various parts of the
country for the training of this citizen
soldiery and the old national guard.
There are - additional camps where
cfficers-to-bc are undergoing instruc-
tons. Four other camps have been
given over to the medical CORPS Many
aviators are in training here and
abroad. 1t would be interesting to
know what Germany thinks of this
masslng of forces. Five months have
passed since she drove us into the
breach, and the tide is just beginning
to rise.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-21
Talk Of the TOM,

She. IL young and attractive. I'm
fact she ID pretty. and 30 popular that
father has threatened to have = muft-
Ter attached to tho eelephphs.4i.
It was two days ago that the phone
rang all day-which Ii nothing i'm
usual: It rings all dag every day,
At the last call sister crawled ont
from under her knitting bag with three
pins In her mouth.
She was before the telephone In three
jumps. ...s,
Hello" she gritted. through the pins.
Go to PAN Thursday 2" the voice
at the other end asked.
Sister lost her languid droep.
would 1?'' she yelled, 'Oh.b-'
That was as far as she got. ON the
boy" just the b. pa
She swallowed-&he pins. ~. !, i
See the point? sure ypu don't.
Neither does sister.
File was counting nickels at the bank.
why 80 many nickels all at once p
asked the inQuisitive one. IL.
well, tho people Of Missoula seem
to use up all their nickels and dimes."
replied the. clerk. "At any rate they
don't bring them back to our. bank.
We have to send away for 5000 worth
OF nickels and $500 in dimes about
every three weeks. DO you realize
that means 1000 nlckels and 5000
dimes that are brought to this bank at
frequent intervals to supply the Mis-
soula craving?"
The question then arises, .'Where are
all the Missoula nickels and dimes
going?'
Knit ?. narrow stitches together.
knit n. narrow, knit IL. purl the en-
tire row. On the. third row knit 2.
narrow. knit 10. narrow, knit II. mar
row. knit IL. Purl fourth row."
Thus the young man chanted to him.
self as he hurried along the street.
Cast IS stitches. knit and purl
for II inches, and sew up. leaving IL
inches for" sr ..,I
Here the you'll, was Interrupted by
an officer Of the law. -.
Have you any preference Of padded
cells at the springs? he was asked.
The young man dropped back to
earth with a bump. He blushed and
explained.
NO. I'm not crazy" he said. "But
just reporter who has spent the past
half-hour reading proof on the Amer
lean Red Cross instructions to anna.
tcur knitters.'
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-21

Since the beginning of things men
have chosen their tombstones to ex-
press some queer things. Others have
used them for the recording of beau
tiful sentiments, and the friends or
relatives of the deceased frequently
have paid tribute or poked jibc at
the departed by this medium.
On "a gravcstone In Torryburn. in
Fifeshire. Scotland, is this inscription:
In this churchyard lies Effic Coutts,
Either here or hereabouts:
But whaur 1t is name can tell.
Till Effie rise and tell herself
An interesting comment upon the
character of the departed is furnished
by an epitaph found on monument
in Essex. England. which says:
Here lies the man Richard,
And Mary. his wife.
Whose surname was Pritchard;
They lived without strife.
And the reason was plain
They abounded in riches;
They had no care nor pain.
And his wife wore the brooches.
Above another good lady lying In the
thurchyard at Bath, England, is this
craven remark:
Here lies Ann Mann,
She lived an old maid,
And died an old Mann.
Evidently her husband or neighbors
placed a stone above the remains Of a
woman buried at Hoddam. England.
for her only memoir to the world Is:
Beneath this stone. a lump of clay.
Lies Arabella Young.
Who on the twenty ninth Of May.
Began to hold her tongue.
Here is the strange conclusion of
life found on an old Greek gravestone.
the translation reading:
|. Dionysius. underneath this tomb,
Some sixty years of age. have reached
my doom,
Ne'er having married: think'st 1t sad?
wish my father never had.
Another English headstone yielded
this inscription, which has become
somewhat famous:
Behold and see as you pass by
As you are now SO once was /;
As ! arm now you soon must be-
Prepare for death aud follow me-.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-21
rs Years Ago
What Missoula Was Doing
on This Date in 1892.
(t'rom the Morning Muscular Of
September 81, 1927

September 81 1922
John BIrns. convicted OF the muir
der of Maurice Higgins, was SEN
fenced yesterday morning to be hung
November IL.
G. y. Hartley the well known pro-
prietor of Hartley's mandatory and
manager of the opera house in this
city. will be married today at Fred
ericton. y. b.. to Miss Girls Cooper of
that place. After a short wedding trip
Mr.. and Mrs. Hartley will come to
Missoula to live.
The Fruitgrowers' Association OF
Western Montana will hold it's annual
meeting in this city next Saturday
evening to consider matters in connec-
ton with the Montana exhibit of fruit
at the Worlds fair at Chicago.
:. large number of annual state
ments of mining and other operations
are now being filed With the county
clerk and recorder.
The council meeting was set for last
night but Mayor Higgins was not in
the city so it was postponed.
Richard Marsh has received in
guiries for asbestos mines. The in
quirers arc heavy eastern capitalists.
Miss Straughn gave a tea last eve
ming to II number of young lady
friends.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. jamie
son Tuesday. September 20. "A son.
Mayor Higgins went to White Sui
phur Springs yesterday. 1t is report
ed that he will go to California and
not return until after the election.
Danny Heyfron. son of ID. J. Hey
iron, has gone to Deer Lodge where
he will enter the College of Montana.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-21
ADVERTISING SAVES SOULS.

We tlust that We will not be &C.
cused OF selfish motives in calling at
tention to the excellent results at
Muncie, Indiana, from advertising
church services in the newspapers.
The pastor of Il Cniversalist church
of that city. not content TO work in
rut, used large display advertisements
on the amusement pages Of the news
papers along with theater advertising
Naturally, there were q few croakcrs
as there always are when somebody
attempts to do something different
but as usual results alone count. The
church board sustained the pastor in
a statement which reads in part:
We are doing this because it pays
We wish people to become better
acquainted with our church and what
1t stands for, and we find that adver-
Using is good way to get what we
are after. Advertising increased our
church attendance more than 400 per
cent last year."
The idea is not new, and it has been
worked out successfully in many other
cities. The principal duty of a
pastor. we understand, is to bring
more people to church, from whence
they may be guided along the route
that they should go. The pastor who
Is really a big pastor will not rel,
upon his abilities alone to reach thi
result, but will seek all aid in sight.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-21

We confess to some confusion as to
the new war STYLES for women. The
dietators of fashion have decrecd half
hose for women since it is necessary
10 conserve the supply of silk. At the
same time it Is announced that the
length of the skirt is to be increased,
though obviously for a reason other
man conservation of material. viii
Mf. Hoover the great eonseryationist,
kindly enlighten us?
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-21

The field for women war workers in
'feal Britain Is constantly widening
steadily they are approaching the
lighting front. Already there are A.
900 British women acting as army
COOKS ana mattresses, and at the bases
III France and on the lines OF COM
mnnication they are employed as
clerks, motor drivers. store keepers.
tailors, bakers. shoemakefs and mes
sengers. We do not anticipate that
they will be needed In the trenches.
but we have no doubt that if called
there they will acquit themselves with
the traditional sallantry Of the British
race.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-21

The citizens OF Larue county, Ken
lucky, may well regard themselves
win PRIDE, and certainly the spirit Of
abraham Lincoln may look down with
kindly smile ON the county in which
he was born. Laruu was asked 10
FURNISH l32 men. OF the frs, 1872
called every man responded Every
man passed the physical examination.
Not one claimed exemption. and all
were accepted. There would not he
much to this war if all counties were
like Larue.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-21
THRILLS OF YOUTH.

After all. the joys of youth are fairly
well distributed between the sexes and.
while girl does not know the thrill
that comes when one gets into ones
first pair Of long pants. though even
that may fall to her lot before long
now. on the other hand a boy doesn't
know what It Is to be girl and walk
around town with a soldier in uniform,
where the other girls can see.-Ohio
State Journal.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-21

wars the Jews have had a fine part
but in this war they will be conspicu-
Gus by reason Of their large numbers
as we'll as by their valor. The Jew
baiters Of Germany are likely to learn
at close range the quality of the fight.
ing American Jew.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-21

Senator Stone says that sixty five
per cent Of the Missouri Germans are
loyal, meaning, we suppose, that the
remaining thirty-fiNe are under sus
picion. 1t ought not 10 be difficult for
the secret service people TO identify
them from stones mailing list.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-21

The New York Times gives sixteen
reasons for the advancing price of sill
Yer, all of which might be compressed
into the reply of New Jersey land
lord Tho, when asked by Bill Nye why
he charged forty cents for sand
wieh said that II was because he
needed the MONEY!
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-21

4 bit odd that Miss Rankin should
tell St. Paul audience of a strike in
Butte when they know nothing of it
there.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-21

Inc largest military force of Jews
ever assembled in one camp in this
country may be found on Long Island.
and an inspiring sight on the day of
atonement next Wednesday will be
these 5000 Jews at field services. The
physical examination of one-half the
recruits shows only three per cent un-
III Tor military duty. In all American
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-21

All other neutral nations that choose
to fight Uncle Sam rather than be fed
by him are invited to toss their hats
i'll the ring.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-21

We have heard no protests from
German American editors against the
Eaiser's suspension of three news
papers in Berlin.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-21

There will be no complaint about
getting out the vote if the recall is
applied to LaFollette.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-21

We have only the kaiser's word that
he travels Onward with Cod and we
know what that is worth
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-21

There was a good laugh behind the
Swedish demand Of an explanation
from Germany.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-21

In place of coal we are worrying
over the high cost OF fly screens.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-21

Tne man who lives in the past car.
f'es MS headlight on the wrong end,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-10-03
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Notice is hereby given that Letters
of Administration have been issued to
c. ]. Hedemann, as administrator of
the estate of c. F. Nielsen, late of Ho-
noluIu, T. H., deceased. All creditors
of said C. F. Nielsen are hereby mott
fled to present their claims with prop
er vouchers, or duly authenticated
copies thereof even il the claim is Sc
cured by a mortgage on real estate,
to the said C. J. Hedemann at his Of
flee, Nuuanu, opposite Merchant street,
Honolulu, T. H., within six months
from the date of first publication Of
this notice; or they will be forever
barred All persons indebted to the
said C. F. Nielsen are hereby notified
to make immediate payment to the I'M
dersigned as said administrator.
Dated, Honolulu, Territory of Ha.
waii, September 26, 1917.
C. J. HEDEMANN,
Administrator Of the Estate of c. F.
Nielsen, deceased.
FREAR, PROSSER, ANDERSON &
MARX, .-#
Attorneys for Administrator.
6901-Sept. 26, Oct. 3, 10, II, "a.