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The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-04
Marooned on an Island.

David Crotch, a stenographer of Jonesboro, Ark, who was found on a small island in the Shoshone river near Cody, Wyo., told a weird story of hav- ing been marooned for 2 days on the island within sight of wagon road over which people were constantly travelling. During this time he said his only nourishment was water. Crotch said he had been working on q ranch near Cody and went to Cody for a visit. He set out for walk to- ward the river when his memory left him. When he regained consciousness he found himself on the island, POO rods below wagon bridge He could not swim and the current was too swift for him to wade. Finally, Grootch said, he became so weak he could not stand, and lay helpless in the under brush until passerby saw him.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-04
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The Navy league is in need of com fsrt kits for the men in the navy and se far has only half the number asked Esy. Church societies, clubs, and in- Evi6nais are invited to interest them .sesves and take this matter up at sssce. The kits arc made Of blue den- sns, bound with Q strong braid. and zzve compartments for carrying all sfae things needed by our sailor boys so keep themselves and their clothing st and nifty" They are small but zsupact and carry an unbelievable rumber.
 The kits ready to be fitted with toi- h-e requisites, etc, can be bought ready azade for S1.00, and fitted by the indi- vfr4uaI A fitted kit costs S20O. But efFe Navy league is more anxious to zet sewers to make them than to pro- Rsde them ready made. 4 denim pat fern ready to make. costs 10 cents. znd the cut material costs 30 cents. Societies or individuals may buy the materials as they choose and with 9 nattsrn to guide them cut and make
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-04

the kits. Any information needed may be obtained by addressing the Kit department, Woman's section, Navy league, 1402 Stevens building. Chicago. III.
 Fittings for the kits may be bought through the Navy league. For over fifty kits they will cost S110 each; for under fifty SIPS cents. A club making fifty kits can usually get contributions from druggists and merchants in the way of supplies for them. Each of the kits contains the following: A comb, toothbrush, nailbrush (which is a small serubbing brush), talcum pow der, soap in a soap box. petroleum jelly. dental cream. shoestrings. pen cil with eraser, corncob pipe, tobacco, needles, black and white thread, row of pins, bone buttons, safety pins, bachelor buttons. and six postcards.
 The Navy league is in need of sew CTS to make these kits. and those who are willing to do their bit by contrib uting time to do this work should in- form the kit department at once.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-04
Liqhtina Methods Improved.

The great development of lighting within the last ten years is made ap- preciable only when the results are shown in figures. It is well-known the introduction of the metal filament lamps has reduced the consump- tion of current for a given amount of light to one=half or one-third of what it was before, but there has been also a great improvement in the durability of the new lamp. A French authority. 4. Boutaric, has investigated the rec ords of 1.234 lamps in 26 establish ments. In 1908, only half of the metal filament lamps withstood as much as 200 hours of usage, but in 1914 not less than 96 per cent endured for that length of time. and the percentage of those having a life of 1000 hours had risen from 31.5 to so. Besides their carbon lamps, the French were mak- ing 3O.0O0,000 metal filament lamps yearly as the war began, the prospect being a large increase on the return of peace.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-04
BALL PLAYERS TURNED DOWN
Many Athletes in Various Branches of Sport Have Been Rejected as
 Physically Unfit.

Since tho exemption boards through out the country settled down to work In earnest, it has developed that many athletes in various branches of sport have been turned down as unfit for military service. Earl Craddock, the wrestler. for instance, was declared physically unfit, as were Tommy Gib- bons, Heinie Groh and many others.
 The percentage of ball players who have failed to stack up to require ments is large. Flat feet have been found very common among the pas timers, and deformed hands, due to busted" fingers, have been the cause of excusing a good many players who were otherwise in superb physi- cal condition.
 The low, half-shoes worn by ma- jority of ball players are responsible for flat wheels; tin ears have kept q number of fighters out of the army, and the athletic heart" with which a good many athletes are afflicted, has robbed Uncle Samuel of men.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-04
BARRED WIRE A WAR FACTOR
One of Peculiar Developments Is Use of American Product to Halt
 Armies Progress.

The part that barbed wire has played in the war is reflected to some extent by the foreign commerce re- ports, says the St. Louis Globe-Demo- crat. This is peculiarly an American product, the Blidden invention having been first utilized on a large scale by John w. Gates at St. Louis. The de- scriptions from the front show the ef- fective use made of this simple inven- tion, which the late Senator Ingalls, said was suggested by the manner in which the milk cows avoided bramble bushes. It was woven and twisted into a barrier that seemed impregna- ble until the British developed the use of artillery in such amazing fashion.
 The study of Notifications has been followed from the beginning of human history, and it is singular fact that simple fencing device, designed for an untimbered country, should surpass every other obstacle to the progress of T modern army.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-04
WHALERS AGAIN. ARE ACTIVE
Ancient Industry Has Undergone Note worthy Revival in America in
 Last Few Years.

News dispatches telling of the re- cent capture of three sperm whales by Grays Harbor hunters serve as a reminder that the ancient industry of whaling has undergone q noteworthy revival in the last few years. It is an interesting fact that this revival has been due largely to the develop ment of the battleship, one of the most modern creations of man.
 Hundreds of whalers from Ameri- can ports sailed the seas in the times before the Civil war. when whale oil was used for lighting. The discovery of petroleum caused a slump in the industry. Historic New Bedford and Nantucket became the boneyards of once mighty fleet, and the race of hardy American mariners developed by whaling became almost extinct. The old romances passed into tradi- ton.
 But as ships. and particularly bat tleships, grew in size and number it was found that for use in certain of the bearings in their ponderous en- zines there was nothing that would quite take the place of lease oil" found in the head of the sperm whale, which is strangely clear and does not disintegrate under great pressure and heat. So whalers began to take the sea again. They are not so primitive as those of the older generation, but their cargoes are more than ever in demand
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-04
KEEPS AWAY FROM UMPiRES
Hughie Jennings Accepts Rulings of Arbitcrs Without Question
 Kicking Doesn't Pay.

Hughie Jennings spends much of his time on the coaching lines, but he makes it point not to get into trouble with the umpires. In re- cent game an umpire made two very close decisions, which would have been disputed by some of the more hot-headed spirits of the game. But in each instance Jennings accepted the rulings without word. Jennings demands the same conduct from his players and recently called one of them to order for kicking when an umpire gnve close decision. Hughie has long come to the conclusion that kicking doesn't pay.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-04
DAVIS SCOUTING FOR JONES
Former White sox Player Signs in- fielder and Pitcher for Manager
 of St. Louie Browns.

Acting on the advice of Scout George Davis, the St. Louis Browns have signed Ted Murray, captain of the Trinity college team. Murray Is an in- fielder and heavy hitter. Davis also signed a college pitcher named Molly neaux the other day. and the latter came west with the Browns. Davis joined the St. Louis team as a coach. He played with the Chicago White Sox when. under Jones' management, they won the worlds championship in 1906 Davis and Jones have been close friends ever since.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-04

mourning. The veil Is supposed to be worn over the face for the first six months, and thrown back from the face during the second six months. After that plaited veil Is worn at the back and bordered face veil SUD- plements it. But If crepe wells have gone out of fashion, crepe as trim ming has not; quantities of crepe are used in mourning frocks of black hen rietta, black chiffon, black crepe de chine and black mohair. very beau tiful mourning fabric is black mohair and worsted mixture, which has q handsome, dull luster. if one may use the two words in juxtaposition, and a very rich texture.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-04
UMPIRE's ADVICE WAS GOOD
Howard Ehmke, Detroit Pitcher, De- veIoped Rapidly After Being
 Warned Against Emery.

Bill Brennan, the former Federal league umpire. believes that he may have had something to do with the sue cess of Howard Ehmke, the brilliant pitching recruit of the Detroit Ameri- cans.
 When Ehmke was in the Federal league, Brennan caught him experi- menting with the emery bah and urged him to abandon this method of de- livery. Ehmke did and, Brennan says, soon learned that he had more than enough stuff without it.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-04
Mohair Is Favored.

Among the new dress fabrics for au- 1sIrnn serge and mohair stand out prom snently. Mohair in particular seems to be enjoying favor unprecedented. These is an English mixture of mohair with wool threads that is both beauti- fu1 md distinctive in texture and quail Tfy- The material has handsome sheen and possesses excellent draping qualities. It comes also in very de- sirable shades. Broadcloth will be used for formal tailor-mades, but is not so popular for frocks. unless com oined with satin. All frocks must sug- yest softRess of lines now. and while Aroadcloth is rich and distinguished, ss has q more or less heavy sugges- fiou not compatible with indoor modes for this year.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-04
JOE HIGGINS GREAT RUNNER
lrish-American Athlete Hailed as Sue. cessor of Mel Sheppard as
 Middle Distance Man.

Joe Higgins. the noted ruaner, is be- ing hailed as the successor of Mel Sheppard as a middle-distance man. Higgins, who wears the colors of the Irish-American Athletic Club of New York, received his early training at Holy Cross. Higgins has not decided whether he will stick to the mile and 1,OO0-yard runs or whether he will go in for the mile.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-04
RAY CALDWELL IN 0UTFlELD
Yankee Pitcher Has All Qualifications That Go to Make Good Chaser
 of EIies.

As q precedent for the Yankees in making an outfielder of Ray Caldwell there have been Elmer Smith. Jimmy Ryan, Cy Seymour, Mike Donlin, Dave Robertson. Harry Wolter and Walker Thornton. These were all pitchers be fore they took to playing the out1eld. Caldwell has the qualifications that these men had. He Is a natural hit ter and is fast.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-04
VeiIs for Mourninn.

Heavy crepe veils have almost been abandoned with mourning garb. The modern veil Is of Brussels net-silk net, Of caurse-and has deep or mar ro~ crcpe border. according to the aa ste cl t!,e nearer or the period of
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-04
He Caught Them.

'sTommie, you were absent from school yesterday" said the teacher.
 "Yes'm," answered the boy. Father wanted me to go fishin' with him."
 'But don't you know 1t would have been more profitable to have come to schoolT'
 'sWhy, we wouldn't have brought home a durn fish if hadn't gone along.n
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-04
what He Would Advise.

"Would you advise me to marry woman for her money?"
 q don't know, but I would advise you never to let woman know you had married for her money"
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-04
FoHL URGES THREE UMPIREs
So Far Ahead of Two-Men Arrange nent as to Permit No Comparison,
 Says Clevelander.

'T will be glad" remarks Lee Fohl, Cleveland manager, "when the time comes for us to have three umpires as- signed to every game. I have seen enough of the three-umpIre system tiis year to know that it is so far ahead of tho two-umpire arrangement to permit of no comparison"
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-04
coIored Crepe de Chine chemi.ea

Crepe de chine chemses in lemon. pink and palest cyclamen have sup planted the white, which have so long been popular. This is probably due crepe de chiuc as substitute Is inf aitely prettier, although Its wearing qualities leave something to be de sired.
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-04

If anything were needed to add to Ehe aIIurement of life out of doors dur Ing the days of Indian summer it could be found in the outfits that have been designed for the sportswoman f41is fall. Costumers appear to have pat their minds earnestly on this mat fer and It has come to the place where she can demand style, and lots of it. along with comfort and convenience. Fn her life-in-the-open-air togs.
 We have come to trousers, whether
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-04
Sarcasm.

'Tt's almost impossible to get dyes zowndays."
 "Yes; I've noticed you haven't changed the color of your hair lateiys
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-04
Mildly Curious.

Lets price these orchids
 "You don't want any orchids"
 "True, but I'd like to know if they still keep ahead of vegetables in price"
The Carlisle independent., 1917-10-04

it is to tramp or camp or hunt or fish. or even to motor, when the talk is of sports clothes. All the signposts of fashion point trousers-ward, wher- ever skirts are in the way. We can
 bid them good-by without a regret-to change them for something as smart and nifty as the hunting suit shown
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-15
THE MARTYR OF TRENT.

Italians in London have in these days a remarkable sense of cohesion. centered in the consciousness of na- tiona4ity. That spirit was manifested on August 26th in their meeting which assembled to pay patriotic tribute to the memory of Captain Battisti, whom the Austrians executed. Battisti per sonifies the feelings of the Italians living under the sway of the Haps- burgs, and their longing to be incor- porated in the kingdom of Italy. He was one of their leaders, and they elected him Deputy for Trent in the Austrian Parliament War broke out. Battisti followed the promptings of his heart, and renounced his allegiance to the Emperor Francis Joseph in order to take his place in the Italian army. He fought, was wounded, and captured by the Austrians. They hanged him. His story has moved Italy from Pied mont to Sicily. The war is welding that country together, and is complet- ing the great work of the Risorgimen- to by endowing it with common sacri- fices, traditions, and legends of glory. It is consecrating the idea of unity. Historically the weakness of Italy has been the predominance of the local sentiment at the expense of the na- tional Now La Grande Patrie," to use Victor Hugos phrase, is making it's full appeal, and this in no sense
 eed dull the attachment to La Petite Patrie." The fate of Battisti has fired Italy from end to end, and the Italians abroad have caught the spirit animat- ing their countrymen.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-15
RUINED GERMANY APPEALS FOR PEACE
 IS THE BELIEF.
The VOrwaerts Gives Amazing Picture of Germany's
 Internal Condition

A dispatch to the London Daily News from Rotterdam, dated January 6, says
 The most significant of all the New Year articles in the German press is that of Vorwaerts, entitled Peace year-1917." It gives an amazingly frank picture of Germany's internal position, attacks the Prussian gospel of force, and declares the task for the future is to find the road from war socialism to peace socialism. Admit, ting that it requires courage to des- cribe 1917 as the peace year, the pa per says:
 Already mortally wounded, the beast of war roars aloud once more. His death agony will perhaps last for months, and we shall have to carry on the struggle, but it must be in a double sense a struggle in defence against the enemy and struggle for peace.
 There can only be one more short, final fight, and the year 1917 will be the greatest in the worlds history, for it will again bring us peace.
 Peace must be grounded on recog- nition that treaty rights are more inn portant than rights of possession. We will want Germany-not a Germany which by a clumsy military policy creates for itself lasting enemies at home and on all sides-but a Germany of peace and friendship Politicians have neither inwardly nor outwardly the strength to put through their ob- iects. Had they, would it be their pride to bring the ruin of the empire? :?
 We have learned by suffering and we do not wish again to call forth this fate which this time we tended off with stupendous sacrifices. After the revolutions in foreign policy have quieted down, then revolutions in economic and home politics will be- come the center point of our state conscienciousness
 We are an isolated state, whose male population is for the greater part in the economic sense having a holiday Gold is shut in the imperial bank, stupendous mass of paper money is in circulation; the public debt has attained a height which the most fantastic romancer before the war would have shrunk from our fields have gone dry, building activity is stopped"
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-15
COMM MUNICATION

To the Ketchikan Basketball Team, and our friends of Ketchikan:
 Members of the Metlakatla Atheletic Club of Metlakatla Alaska, desire to express our appreciation and pleasure at the treatment accorded us during the basketball game played at the Moose Hall last Friday evening bet ween the Metlakatla and the Ketchikan teams.
 It was admittedly one of the swift est and hardest games we have ever played. The game was evenly. contest ed, but the Ketchikan team won fairly and squarely. We wish to state also that both the umpire and referee did remarkable work.
 Cheers to our nearest neighbor for the excellent work they performed and for the kind hospitality given us. We highly appreciate and many thanks are due to MT. Talbot. the manager, and his team for the arrangements which he had made for our reception and the reception by the people of Ketchikan. It was a pleasure to meet with the jolly good fellows at the Banquet table. They certainly did cheer our hearts.
 We expect to be ready to play the re- turn game at Metlakatla two weeks from last Friday and you are not going to walk off with the bacon this time.
 Further announcement will be made in due time.
 H. J. Murchison.
 Manager
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-15

The modern invitation to the king dom is not Come in, or be left out, |" but rather, Come in and help out"
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-15
THE KLONDIKE CLAN"
 BY DIR. s. HALL YOUNG
A Vivid Story of the Great Rush
 of 1897 To The Gold Fields.

The Klondike Clan," the latest sto- ry of the north written by Dr. s. Hall Young which has been recently re- ceived at this office, is one of the best and most skillfully written stories of the great stampede to the Klondike Gold fields in which the author gives in detail the brilliant description of the hazardous trip from Skagway over the old Dyea trail over the the pass, and the perilous journey down the Yu- kon by boat over the now famous wat CTS of the White Horse rapids, Miles canyon, Five Fingers, etc. Dr. Young who is himself an old "sourdough" of thirty years experience as the head of Presbeterian Missions .n Alaska was among the first to make the trip and writes this story of adventure and TO- nance in picturesque and convincing way that rings true to those who are familiar with the then existing condit- ions. The theme is taken from real facts and real characters easily rec ognized from the we'll known personal ities of the north, while there is enough romance to make the story interesting. Dr. Young is naturalist, who writes with living power and the wild beau ties of the Alaskan wilderness lose nothing from the Den of this gifted author.
 Rev S. Hall Young dedicated "The Klondike Clan" to the Arctic Brother hood, of which he is a life member
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-15

To be firm without being hard, and to be sympathetic without being syr- upy, requires superhuman help.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-15

Extra Special Values at Fields. $500 and $13.35 Sale. adv.
The daily progressive-miner., 1917-01-15

Fields Sale has real genuine bar gains. adv
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-01-19
Your Last Chance.

Recently we published in these
columns an offer of the Youths
Companion and McCall's Maya
zine, both for a full year, for
only $2.10, including a Mccall
Dress Pattern. The high price
of paper and ink has obliged Nc
Calls Magazine to raise their
subscription price February l to
10 cents a copy and Scents a
year-so that the offer at the
above price must be withdrawn.
Until March 81 our readers
have the privilege of ordering
both publications for a full year,
including the choice of any 10
cent Mccall Dress Pattern, for
only $2.10.
The amount OF reading, In
formation and entertainment
contained in the ffty-two issues
of The Youths Companion and
the value of twelve monthly
fashion numbers of McCall's at
$2.l0 offer a real bargain to
every reader of this paper.
This two-at-one-price offer in
cludes:
l. The Youths Companion
SO issues.
2, The Companion Home Cal
endar for 1917.
3, McCall's e-12
fashion numbers.
a. One 15-cent Mccall Dress
Pattern-your choice from your
first copy of McCalIs-if you
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New subscriptions received at
this Office.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-01-19

The indictments against
George Hackmann, state audit
or, are based on charges of sal
airy graft in his office while
county clerk of Warren county.
1t is alleged that he swore to
items of deputy hire and assist
ant hire in 1916 which were
greater by $296.5O than the
amounts he actually spent for
the hire of his deputy and assist
ant; and that he retained the
sum, $296.5O, which should have
been paid into the county treas
ury.
The county officers of Warren
county are all Republicans, and
the county is 3 to 1 Republican.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-01-19


The Lamm contest would carry
some dignity and excite a ser
ious interest perhaps were it not
for the fact that brewer Stifel
and boss Howe are the moving
spirits behind it. The people of
Missouri, regardless of party,
find it hard to believe that either
is seriously interested in honest
elections and as a result, psyche
logically at least, the whole mat
ter has fallen fat-this not
withstanding it is the first CUB
e~rnatorial contest in the history
of the state, Judge Lamm
emerged from the race for gov
ernor with added prestige, de-
spite the influences behind him,
but the contest bids fair to rob
him of all that he gained. He is
clearly not in the right sort of
company and the influences back
of him are not such as to in
spire public conference.-the
Paris Mercury.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1917-01-19
Constitution of Lafayette
County Farmers Association
Organized January IL, 1917.


There is no truth more obvious
than, that without the farmer
and his products could there
have been such marvellous social
and industrial progress as make
our present civilization. Reliev-
ing that those who till the soil
and face many conditions be-
yond their control, striving to
produce the commodities which
make possible the worlds prog
ress, are entitled to a just and
legitimate compensation for
their labors, we have formed
the Lafayette County Farmers
Association" for the purpose Of
establishing the selling and buy
ing of such things as we produce
and need, and secure such social
needs as are needed in the rural
communities.