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The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-03-26

Read the advertisements in The
Robesonian. They are as interesting
as news and are frequently more
profitable reading than the news.
The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-03-26

or they may be drilled between six
foot rows of corn OR sorghum.
1t should be kept in mind that the
velvet bean is not suited for haying
purposes but its chief value is for
soil Improvement and for late fall
and winter pasture.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-05-20
BIRTHDAY TNRTY
lNJOlED ~ MANY

Tho home pf Mr. and Mrs n o.
can was the scano NJ much me-fimeut
Thursday afternoon when their SON.
] Gordon, celebrated his fourth birth.
day
Tho little luibs began 10 arrive
about @ o. m. aud various Fames
were played unlh all we're tired. and
they we've invited into the farhenod
rarlor where they were entestn med
IS ith a moving picture show.
At Z so. af'o games had been play
cd. refreshments Of icc cream. deco.
ntcd With flaes. and cake were scrvol
The birthday eplo ~ pink and white
with the four candles. was much ed.
mired hy the cHildrcn aud was later
cut and served
Those present were George lcsic-
Stella Hayden. Harry " Hayden
Maxine CLARK MAXINE Grant. WE
Grant. v q sOwli. Jr Charles 3D..
ward Sowlo Jenna Ice Harmon
Robert Cardcr Clarence Boyer L,s.
ter ta-dor Ruby Reeves Rort"
Nitchic Varg' Uollaudor Anna Ir.
popn Russell Jones Glen snuI..
Marion Mcclure. lla N.F H.
Frances Robertson Elizabeth R...r
.pn AlbcrtIa Ta,liiorro Margaret
lallifcrru AMI Na-ir TOIlasou
Gordon received many Eiu. aud
good wishes feom DO" little rtuH
and Oh" mothers present ,ouEuu
lated Nu Ciil .u her DEc.llDut m.fH.
DDS OF entertaining Che little i.lh.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-05-20
WOMEN TAKE PROMINENT
FART ~ PRES, MELTING.


Women mamhors OF the Panhandle
Press Association. which closed D..
sessions SATURDAY afternoon. took
prominent parts DO discussions NJ
matters pertaining o. the press
since they are feipmeeta. flcy often
are workers iu thci- husbands shops
outside OF their regular household
duties. Many 81 them have active
charge ~ priG' shops EseyH
~omankind vas shown her lntelli-
gence and mental grasp OF intricate
thinga Especially So this fho case
~ the newapaFcr businoEs
At The session. yesterday Mr Bon
y Smith VIE 20 Ue neN president
81 tho Press Association hold fH
: aterniiy speIlfound Hfb I.r r...
quence and deHy Intimacy lu mat...
~ nowspaperdom She rvc nor riD.
experience Of the effects 1f ns.re
the price of ~ gspapcr subscription
Since she has largely pf0fted boz
experience vas worth the telling
Her observation was that fHc raising
81 the prize. while essentially lusu
liable, was a. su as matte. 0f faef
bnsinem BY .De patrons and chat
siIice the newHyaper business is be
ing more ana moro lifted from tHc
public mind 1s COO object of chhrltY
u IL prospcrlnr as never before
Mrs. A. O. richardson Interested
the press hy Der d's0u. Iou nt length
Of financing county paper She
had worked a. thr game" until cg.
pe-lence mounted u.rH and higher
ana she gns elrbl,I POO frii fhp craft
Just what a. dD BOO prrp.HTIiIos ller.
message was received con .Idcrtoiy
and prontahly
Miss France Krnrly Of Amarillo
won the admiration OF an by hrr 500.
erb rendering 81 tHu extremely dif-
ficult reading DO Irish aud negro dia
leci iier gestures and oluoufI1
heightened the effect produced sbe
was proclaimed tInuUr by tho Goa
tire press
Mrs Powell special writer for
agricultural ma rifiuos. spoke of unr
early lifo boz a print shop. of her "rn-
form from M least rcmunerufiye"
occupation aud of later taking up tbc .
task ~ writing articles On this con
noction % shoIld bc mentioned that
She has probably done more than
her Bit towarl putting the panhan
die on tho map by reason of her well .
Or Scared ana Interestingly written .
the program and in the making &C..
articles about Plainylov and Anna
rillo In leading aFriculiu-al period
icals In the North and East
other ladies took special parts ir F.
tho outing anu piouic ~ chalk Hul
low q complete success
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-05-20
TRAVEL STUDY CIIB EIECTs
OTTICEIlS uR ENSUING NEAI,

The Travel study club met FRIDAY
afternoon M The home of Mrs O.
SUM. 1915 T,ler street. in import
ant business session the most Import
ant feature Of TIE meeting being ibr
election ~ officer for The cnsuInr
year. The results follow
Mrs. rs. 4. Bcycc reelected pre-
dent. Nrs George J Nunn. vice.
president Mrs i. g.. DeFiot. seer
tary-treaFurer. and Mrs. ! ID Cole
delegate % tha District Federation
n vas decided that the study ~
stoddards o. .ures would b. cor
tinued and the lecture on "Naiiona
Parks and Hishwa hy nr. g. J
Nunn waf extremely interesting ami
Instructive
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-05-20

Thursday afternoon the members
~ 'ht National Honor Gna-d met in
regular session for their semi-weekly
lesson on 'Flrs; AID % the Injured "
ID PICKETT gave a most instructive
lecture on trrains. dislOCati0ur.
bruises. etc
The officials ~ the organization
are very DESTROYS 10 have new me1-
hefs and wish % impress u on the
oif mem hers that n = very lmDera-
tive thar they attend the meetings
more regularly On account 81 the
nesrness Of the annual euoampmenf.
Nhigh takes 1.sce AZ Wichita PALS
nfri month. and the cooperation OF
All members 10 needed 10 make q
favorable sh1winF a. the encamp-
fnrrt
The meetings are held Monday and
Thursday afternoons az $50 O'Clock
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-05-20
Ml~ EIiiNEOUS SHOWER
IpN MISS STANLEY

Since Miss Gladys Sanlcy's mar
fare announcement She has been tho
inspiration OF numerous social cour-
teaies. enc 90 tho most deHrhtful Of
which VAS On, miscellaneous shower
given in her n1uor Tuesday morning
by Misses Mildred burgess aud Lu
lian Horshrougu 40 tho homo af tho
latter 1910 Tyler street the mem
beers NJ fhe Beau Not CLUB. of which
she e. prominent member. being tho
guests
Patriotic decorations were Lavish.
y displayed throughout the hom.
ln1 after tHs termination of tho
games and fIc high score favor.
gold hst pin hid been awarded Co
ne high score holder. Mis-. Mildred
Whiisa't fho rifis. which Included
practically aU,rvthing thst bride
could desire. we're presented o. Mis-
stanley and after the usual dispay.
covers acre arranged Tor p luncheon
.. ir.i' salad. Iu oranges which were
made 'r fsp-aa no a ship topped with
me Tag lre toa. olives aud sand
"hi'tna aaH served
Th'sr ir attendance Included the
guest RI honor and Misses Mas 80
Die Fannie $40 Rucker. May Brown
fiofenre Hens-icts. Madelle KenI-
fick Sophia Meyer. Minnie Leigh
Dyer FeIirs silnnctt Catherine
oscn. Lc-a 1wifcholl. Alice Lander
IN Daphne -'innett. Gertrude Lown-
aes. Frances Purross. Edna Penflc-
ton h.ld-ed Nhiiro't. sara Durrett
arc kefdam Chas Austin. Rollio
scale Geo. Hale. J. y. McGinnes and
7 J Costello.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-05-20
PENELOPE CLUB POSTroNED
nN tffDf nf f1IkITAIDI

On sccount 81 che Chautauqua. tfe
Penelope Cilb has been postponed
snfii xeek after next. az witch tine
u vii b. entertained ~ Mrs. r. A..
Cunningham % her home .tsnH Van
Buren, street.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1917-05-20
IS Bargains

Big assortment of expensive ws'5:. n z-o..
seits, crepe de chine and pastel colorings,
in stripes, etc. Values 10 Sleee. For
this safe .'.~.'.. ....-.-. ....... . 900
Fancy parasols, newest sun shade styles For
thiS Saic ''''''.- .....'.... ......... SS.oO
Be sure and get one of our $500 assor,ments
Of broken lots Of goods We have made these
up and they are big bargains Get yours.
DIX krfnonas. '.''.'........ ............ $500
$3.50 to $1,000 lsdes' skirts .......... $500
$500 pumps and high boots on sale pair $500
Mems high or low shoes .................. $500
6yards wool goods, SIS yard value for. $500
Coats up to 1000 value Ssoo
LOTS OF BARGAINS NOT LISTED HERE ARE
on SALE
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-20
THE AMERICAN SOLDIER.

The American soldier does not be-
lieve in doing things by halves. He
uses the full unit in giving express
sion to his practical patriotism. He
not only stands willing to support the
flag in it's glorious onward march to
world liberty and freedom, laying
down his life if necessary, but he
stands willing to aid the government
by lending literally of his money.
What he did in connection with the
second Liberty Loan should serve as
an inspiration to the entire nation.
Subscriptions to the second Liberty
Loan from the military establishment
of the United States reached the gi-
gantic total of S89, 800. The
American army had per capita sub
scription of S76.S6, representing an
average subscription of $113.25 and
nearly 20 per cent of the army sub
scribed.
The American expeditionary forces
in France subscribed 1861 $50. The
troops in Hawaii rolled up $1,269, $50;
those in Panama $1,113,600, and
those in the Philippines and China
S358,55O.
The thirty-one cantCnment camps
in the nation subscribed for $43,OSO,-
500 of the war bonds. The sixteen
National Army camps subscribed for
23,74O,90O, the fifteen National Guard
camps taking s19,S39 500 of the secur-
tiles. Twenty-Five of the thirty-one
cantonment camps went over the
81 ,00O, 600 mark and eleven of them
subscribed individually for more than
81, SOC, 900. The National Army
camps nad a per capita subscription
of 1886. Camp Meade at Admiral,
Maryland, led the National Army with
a per capita subscription of SS9.36.
Camp Cody. at Deming, New Mexico,
led the National Guard with per
capita subscription of s96.56.
This amazing showing by the men
in arms should bring home with COM
polling force lesson in practical pa.
triotism to all persons who are not
called to the army. The next Liber-
ty Loan will determine the extent to
which this lesson carries.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-20
WAR DEATHES, 7 PER CENT.

One of the tricks of pro-Germans
is to whisper it about that for a'sol-
der to be sent abroad is his death
warrant. Fighting men sometimes
unthinkingly aid the deception by re-
peating inexact trench gossip that
this or that command is "shot to
pieces" with an incredible death list.
Secretary Baker sets such stories
at rest in his letter to Senator Sails
bury, stating that of the total num-
Der of British soldiers in the eXpe-
dictionary forces about 7 per cent have
been killed in action or died OF
wounds up to June /. improved tao
ties and the swiftly mounting allied
superiority in artillery" are still re-
ducing the percentage of losses.
British losses in the retreat from
Mons, were heavy, though four-fifths
of them were in the wounded" and
missing" columns. Many French
regiments have Jared as badly. The
fate of the Princess Patricia Cana
dams was war tragedy that will
long be remembered, but it was an
unnecessary tragedy. We have
come to different conditions, when
commanders use artillery to save
their men-and have it to USE.
The American people, as Secretary
Baker says, ARE not children to be
frightened out of the path of duty
Yet no one need fear that the path
of duty is the sure path of death.
When at parting the boy soldier says
Don't worry, I'll get back all right"
the chances are-unless the war lasts
more than three years longer-four-
teen to one that he will. -s.. ....
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-20
THE LIFE OF A BABY.

The chance of life of baby grows
appallingly less as the fathers earn
ings grow smaller. This is shown
in the results of the investigations of
the Children's Bureau, made public
in It's fifty annual report.
The Bureaus studies of infant NOR
tality were made among $4,000 babies
in eight American cities-Johnstown,
Pa, Montclair, N. j., Manchester, N.
H., Brockton, Mass, Saginaw, Mich,
New Bedford, Mass, Waterbury,
Gem, and Akron, Ohio. One-fourth
of all the fathers earned less than $3.50
q year; in these families every sixth
baby died. Only about one-eighth
of the fathers earned S1050 or more );
of their babies only one in sixteen
died. The rise of prices and the dis
organization of social and industrial
life with the war accentuate the i'm
portance of this persistent relation
Of income to infant mortality.
These studies show that to provide
mothers care and decent home condi-
tions, the fathers must have adequate
income. In Manchester, N. H., near
ly three-fourths of the mothers whose
husbands earned less than $3.50 a
year were gainfully employed; only
about a tenth when the husbands
wage was $l050 or over. The ba-
bies of mothers who went out to work
died at more than twice the rate of
more fortunate children.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-20

Iowa. Not year passes but four or
five boys from Iowa are among the
foremost gridiron stars of the west,
scattered among outside schools.
IF these men who go outside the
state chose to remain in Iowa, they
alone could put this state on par
with its neighbors in college athlet-
les. And it ought to be such mat
ter of pride with Iowa schools that
the students and alumni of one insti'
tuition would urge that high school
athlete go to competing Iowa
school, if they cannot get him for
their own team, rather than have him
leave the state.
Iowa has produced the last three
champion wrestlers of the world.
This is a state of brawny youths.
They have been winning football
championships for other states of
the west for the last dozen years, and
it appears time for a change.
"Of course college football is not
the most important subject in the
world, especially in a war period, but
anything that is worth doing is worth
doing well. If it is worth while to
have football in Iowa, let's make it a
matter of state pride to turn out the
best teams that can be produced from
the state which has cinch on the
worlds mat championship"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-20

per million fish produced and planted,
this amount covering all oYerhead
charges including salaries of admin.
stratiye and clerical force in Wash
ington.
Large quantities of fish eggs were
donated to the various state commits
SONS for Matching and planting under
local auspices.
The distribution of the hatchery out
put by special fish cars and detached
required 1917 miles of
railroad travel by cars and 645,72l
miles of railroad travel by messengers
carrying fish in baggage cars. The
fish were distributed to waters in
every state and Alaska.
With headquarters at Fairport, Iowa,
on the Mississippi river, extensive
work has been conducted in the Mis-
sissippi and tributaries addressed to
the pearly mussels which support q
very extensive button industry. In
this fascinating branch of the Bureaus
work, larval mussels are inoculated
on the common fishes of the region
and the fishes are then liberated in
open waters. After a time the young
mussels drop off the fishes and begin
their Independent existence on the
bottom. Buttons have been made
from mussels grown from the micros-
copic larvae to full sized adults in he
ronds of The fishery laboratory at
F8irport.
In 1917, upward of g. million young
II ussels were inoculated on ITO thous-
and fishes. The cost of this work
is less than three cents per thousand
u ussels produced.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-20
THE lNTERNED GERMANS

Some purchasers of Liberty Loan
bonds who have read exaggerated
reports of the treatment accorded by
the UNITED States authorities to the
German civilians interned in this coun-
try, have written the Treasury Depart
ment protesting against the using OF
any of the money raised by the Lin
erty Loan in ''pampering'' these alien
enemies.
The interned German civilians are
not prisoners of war and are not
under the jurisdiction of the War Dep
artment or the Treasury Department,
but by the provisions of our immigra-
ton laws are placed under the Dep
artment of Labor and comprise officers
and crews of the German merchant
vessels seized by the United States,
end other German civilians. Their
deportation. which ordinarily would
take place, is impracticable in view OF
the international situation.
These aliens receive no compensa-
ton from the government except such
as is allowed them for work actuany
performed, and the wages paid then
are not exorbitant at all. In fact, if
from their labor and other sources
they receive more than moderate
amount of money month, all in ex-
Cess of a reasonable amount for their
care and comfort is withheld from
them and placed to their credit in the
POSTAL savings banks or some other
safe disposal made Of it.
The Department of Labor olso Off
cially states that these aliens are not
allowed an excessive amount of food.
but three meals day of plain but
thoroughly palatable, substantial focd
are given each. There is no waste
in these detention camps and the
same measures of economy and con-
seryation are being practiced which
are being urged upon every American
household.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-20
ONE BOARD WILL
RULE i, s. ARMY
SEVEN MEN CHOSEN TO DIRECT
WHOLE PROGRAM
COUNCIL NAMED BY BAKER
Secretary Heads Board, Which In
cIudes General Bliss and Five
others-Duty is to Coordinate
Work of Commanders.

Washington, Dec. 17.-Secretary of
War Baker, after a long conference
with President Wilson, made this state
ment:
plans under consideration for some
weeks were contaminated in general
order issued, creating war council
within the war department.
Sat the outset the council will con-
siSt of:
Secretary of War Baker.
Assistant Secretary of War Crow
ell.
General Bliss, chief of staff.
Maj. Gen. Henry G. Sharpe.
Maj. Gen. Erasmus NJ. Weaver.
Maj. Gen. William CrOzier.
Maj. Gen. EnOch H. Crowder.
THE purpose Of the council Is to
oversee and coordinate all matters of
supply of our field armies and the mill
tary relations between the armies in
the field and the war department. The
council will act through the chief of
staff and will be provided with suit
able accommodations and facilities for
the transaction of the business.
Will Go to Battle Fronts.
upon the return of General Bliss
from Europe he will bring to the coun-
Gil fresh knowledge of the conditions
us they affect all branches of the serv-
ice. From time to time members will
be directed to spend time in the the
alter of war, to the end that there may
be constantly with the council officers
of distinction and ability who, have
had opportunity for persc nal observa-
ti0n at the front.
THE war council does not take over
the specialized duties of the general
staff or the war college, but is in
tended to bring to the larger problems
of the department both the experience
and general training of the officers of
most mature years and largest expert
ence in the service"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-20
STORE FARM WATER.

If the water which goes to waste on
the farm in times of plenty were con-
served for times of drought, gardens
and fields might be saved from fail
ure and live stock from sacrifice
market. Farm reservoirs store water
of streams, pumped water or run-off
water until it is needed A widely
increased interest in pump irrigation
has created demand for storage ia
cilities to retain the water lifted by
the pump overnight and to provide a
large irrigation stream for the follow
ing day. That farmers who contem-
plate building reservoirs may be
properly guided in the work. new
publication. Farmers Bulletin 1928.
Farm Reservoirs" discussing the
various types and details Of CON
struction. recently has been publish
ed by the United States Department
Of Agriculture.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-20

The use to which the farm reser-
voir is to be put should determine the
type of construction, according to
the writer of the bulletin. If it is in
tended to use any part of the stored
water for drinking or even for cult
nary purposes, the entire supply must
be kept free from pollution, while if
the supply is intended for irrigation
only, the purity of the water need
not be considered If reservoir is
intended for both irrigation and the
watering of farm animals, care should
be taken in planning and building so
that damage can not be done by the
trampling of stock. Problems of
building-how to locate a reservoir,
when a concrete lining is advisable,
how to puddle" an unlined reser-
voir, how to build inlets, outlets,
to protect the reservoir-au are dis
cussed and illustrated in the bulletin.
The most common source of supply
for farm reservoirs is the well, from
which water is raised to the neces-
sary height by a windmill, gas en-
CINE, or electric fotor. The flow
from springs, lakes, flowing wells,
and small creeks forms another
source of supply. Also, in that
borderland between humidity and
aridity known as the Great Plains
area, and throughout the arid region,
the so-called dry creeks" carry con.
siderable water at times. Part OF
this run-off, the specialist declares,
often can be led into a reservoir and
stored for watering stock and irrigat
ing land. In the Atlantic and East
Central States and, in fact, through
out the entire humid region water to
fill farm reservoirs generally can be
obtained readily at low cost from
springs, lakes, streams, and shallow
wells. Boys or muck beds, which
abound particularly in the Atlantic
Coast States, often can be converted
at small cost from mosquito-breeding
grounds into serviceable reservoirs.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-20
HOLIDAY VACATION
SCHOOL is OUT WEDNESDAY p,
M. BEGINS JANUARY 8.

Oskaloosa, Iowa, Dec. II, 1917.-To
the Patrons of Public Schools: The
holiday vacation will begin at four
D. m. on the afternoon CT Wednesday,
December 10, and continue until the
usual time for the opening of school
on the morning Of Thursday, January
8. These dates for the vacation have
been fixed so as to allow the pupils
desiring employment during rush sea-
son an ample opportunity to begin
work before the real ofihal rush for
Christmas shopping gegins. Pupils de-
string work permits should apply to
me for them at once as my absence
from the city during the vacation will
make it impossible for any one to Sc
cure permit after the close of school.
Yours truly, o. p. Flower.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-20
SYMBOLS OF TIE TREE.

In many of the ancient faiths the
range of human existence is symbol
lied by a tree. called the tree of
life," the world tree" or the tree of
existence" The most extended
elaboration of this idea is found in
the old Morse mythology. Yggdrasil,
the world tree, has three roots, one
reaching to heaven, one to hell, one
to earth. The serpent gnaws at the
foot of Yggdrasil seeking the de-
struction of the universe, and near by
sit the three horns to spin the fate
CT all mankind. The old English
May-pole is the same tree bursting
into beauty in the spring.
In the early calendars Adam and
Eve were commemorated on Christ
mas eve, their symbol being the tree
of the knowledge of good and evil.
The next day was the day of Christ,
whose symbol was the tree of life, or
the cross. So when mems minds
were escaping from paganism the tree
of old mythology became associated
with the Nativity and again with the
cross.