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The St. Johns herald., 1917-11-08
Pleasing Event.

I Besides being an apostle O. l Utah's dominant church, Elder Orson F. Whitney is the leading poet of the Latter Day Saint church. This spring he finished writing a poem of book length which he is still revising. Tues : day evening at the home of Presi- dent Udall he read the production to 120 invited guests. It was the greate st liter ary treat in the his tory of St. Johns.
 The new production is not named beyond "An Idyll of the Vest land and it required two hours and twenty minutes to read 1t.
 It is a love story in which the unnamed heroine is a highly edu- cated western girl of atheistic tendencies, while the hero is a graduate of Havard University but a firm Christian. He loves her and desires her hand in mar riage, but she refuses all his advances from having no desire for marriage and no admiration for one who believes in the divin- ity or Jesus or the prophets, tho she believes He is a great teacher. After pursuing an intellectual course for a sholt time she sees the futility of it and yields her heart. to love. An illness comes on and she IS converted to the divinity of Jesus. Her lover is absent as a soldier in the Philip pines and returns only to find her illness fatal, and to make a ledge of eternal union.
 The poem is filled with the loft lest sentiments and gems of Eng fish diction. It has in it sublime suetaphor describing our petriied 1 forest and another of equal beau ty on the Grand Canyon. There are dialations on the nobility of Q teacher, the sweetness of love, the greatness of Christianity, | the necessity of prophecy. the shallowness of atheism and others of minor mention,
 As a reader MT. Whitney is far above any ever heard in St. Johns, and one of the best in the Rocky mountains. His reading will be long remembered in old . St. Johns.
 Vocal solos by Mrs, Josephine Patterson, J. Alfred Anderson , and Miss Thurza Brown, piano solo by Miss Lettie Anderson and | a number by the orchestra were the musical numbers accompany ing the reading.
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The St. Johns herald., 1917-11-08


 and land are the cause of the in crease in tenants. There are many young men that hire out until they get money enough to be a tenant Or run their own farm. The higher prices also make more capital necessary than formerly. The person that eX- tends to be a successful farmer must first get an education. Our Author States that our time spent in high school is worth about S7 per day or 5000 invested in five percent bonds to the farm CT Education does not insure success. Some fail with an edu- cation other succeed without it. but the chances are better. The boy tl:at has not obtained an agricultural college education can start out as hired man and by being worthy and efficient can gain a good knowledge of farm ing and save money enough to rent a farm that will pay.
 The farmer wiCh a small capi- tai should not try to farm small farm nor should. he buy cheap land. If he starus out as a tenant on a good farm he will be more apt to succeed.
 In buying a farm the buyer should see if the land is likely to rise in value. It would pay a man to buy a farm on the install ment plan.
 The landlord has to he paid for his risk of crop failure, poor tenant and for his over sight. This makes share rent higher than cash rent. By renting for cash the risk of a poor tenant and over sight can be eliminated and the money that would other wise go for this can be added to the tenants profits.
 There are about one half mil lion men that own part and rent part of the land operated. The additional acreage can be farmed with the same horses, machinery and men that would be required on the little part they own.
 The capital has much to do with the type of farming With a small capital and when one is heavily in debt the cash crops bring quick returns and then aft CT you are able to pay for better equipment introduce the pure bred stock which takes more capital.
 Nearly every one should have a life insurance. There are sev- eral forms of life insurance. But the best form for the man who has a good safe place to invest his money is the ordinary life policy. One may expect to be able to continue to pay the premium after the 20 years. But if any thing comes up and he cannot pay the policy will go on at half it's face value.
 The best form for a salaried man is the payment life. But for the farmer the above mentioned is better.
 MYRTLE THOMPSON.
The St. Johns herald., 1917-11-08

WANTED-One Sub-Agent in each leading Arizona town to sell the best all round, low priced auto on the market. Attractive Proposition to right party. Ad- dress. Metz Agency, Crown King, Arizona.
The St. Johns herald., 1917-11-08

tlOnably Germany's food supply
 is short and Is growing shorter, though just at present she has
 the advantage of the end of a
 crop season into which she has turned the labor of many prison CTS and the productive capacity of many capturedfelds. Still there
 must be a limit to the enemy's S endurance. counted in men, muni-
 tiOns, general supplies in food.
 A British statesman two years
 ago, said, we're going to win
 this war because we're going to
 outlast Germany. " This outlast-
 ing, however, will mean that
 every American must contribute
 to the limit his ability to the re-
 sources of his country and to sup
 plies for the war.
 SUGAREXPORTS ARE HEAVY
 In 1917 the United States ex- ported over eighteen time as
 much sugar as it had averaged annually in any one of three years before the war. Sweden, Norway Denmark and Holland before the war purchased no sug- ar from the United States. Last year they bought 141;000,00 pounds. The exports to Mexico rose from TITS, 395 pounds in 1913 to 35, 8O7, 6O9 in 191. South America which had taken little of our sugar, in the past fiscal year took 142, ,853,OOO pounds these increased largely were due to the to the comparative failure of the Argentine beet crop in the last two years. England has been reduced from over 93 pounds of sugar for each individual to 26 pounds a year. She used to re- ceive 289 per cent of her sugar supplies from Germany and 15-4 Austro-Hungary, with only 1.14 per cent from the Unit ed States. She now must receive most of her sugar from America,
 RESTRICTING RETAIL PRO- FITS.
 Phoenix, Ariz., Nov. '. The predatory jobber or commission man who has been making a har- vest time of the war food necces- sities of the people is goin to get his". The very least that can happen to him is the revocation of his license to do business and that is what may happen to a number of dealers who have join ed in unreasonable: unpatriOtic and uneconomic combinations along the Pacific coast an in Ari- zona. Everyone of them, since 1 who does business amounting to over $8,OOO a month is under government license and is subject to the most stringent regulations and investigation at any time when desired by the Food Administrator, who will siege hoarded food and who may start proceedings that will land the dealer in jaii for two years and subject him to a fine of $950 this fine raised to $1O,0OO on con- viction of conspiracy to defeat the purpose of the Jood law. All cases of evasion or violation of the laws will be dealt with sum- marily.
 The housewives will have their partin this. All excessive prices for foodstuff should be reported by them. Before long. the pub lie will be told what prices the retailer pays for food products. The Food Administrator will con- trol the basic products up to the small retailers door, then it will be up to the buying housewives In see that no retailer sells to
The St. Johns herald., 1917-11-08
Farm Management.
CAPITAL

CAPITAL
 Capital is one of the most inn portant factors in the success of farmers. Additional capital may be secured by renting land or borrowing money. very seldom does a farmer with a small capi- tai make more than hired mans wages. while the farmer with from seven to ten thousand in- vested makes fair profit. It is very hard to make any profit at all if the capital is too small, But with a larger one it is much easier to make the interest on the capital and pay the farmer for his time.
 It is very necessary to distri- bute the capital efficiently and properly. The amount of capital invested on land varies with the price of land, stock and the type of farming is also important,
 The farmer must adjust his type of farming to the size of his capital. II he has a small capi- tai and needs quick returns he should not invest in orchards or forests but in grain.
 We find the farmers have no facilities for obtaining credit. The manufacturers of his machin- cry and fertilizers act as his banker. This is a great disad- vantage a n d cash purchases would be more economical. The dealers have to charge enough 10 make a good profit on the article and for handling e credit busi- ness.
 Farm mortgages greatly in- crease the chances losing many. But it is not safe to mOI tgage more than half the farm and then the money must be used very wisely on the farm. One must be prepared to pay it in advance or renew the mortgage.
 There Is nothing more detri- mental to the farmers credit than allowing smal, bills to go unpaid. It is better to have one large one than allow the little ones to ac- cumulate. The farmer must be careful and not promise to pay before he can. It is much better to have it far enough away that he is certain he can keep his promise. The progressive farm es puts his money in the bank, not in an old boot. He pays with a cheek and the cneck acts as a receipt.
 One of the serious questions of the American farmer is Agricul- ture credit. In Europe man y as- sociations have been organized for the benefit of the farmers which are successful. But the American farmers needs are diff ferent from the European farm CTS. The farmers must be repre- sented in the management and control. It must be on a limited liability basis and needs be free from subvention and under su- pervision of the gov. And it is very necessary that it is located near the farms so that the farm CT can tend to his business per sonally. Here to fore the banks have tried to suit the needs of the city only and the farmers have adapted themselves to it. The farmer must take this in hand and see that the financial inter- ests of our country are shaped to suit the needs of the farmers.
 One may be hired man, share
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-15
OKLAHOMA DOWNED
BY ILLINOIS, "A TO c

Urbana. III. Oct 15@Eve1 il Coach
Benny Owens university of Okla
b0ma eleven was smothered under @
IA 10 o score by Illinois Saturday. the
red sweatered SooHers put up "a game
that was q lot better than the top
heavy total indicates
The westerpers started out like
whirlwlnds They had q fast and
crafty backfeld and a auarterback
who pulled numerous eriss-crosses
and other compIimare5 sfrareEems
which kept Zuppke's men worried to
death. They were also adopts with
forward passes. Teaded by Abbott
and Wilmath they performed sa bril-
ltaurly hat twice i'm the first haIE the
Hint were compelled 10 defend their
goal AT close quarters one Of the
Illini broke up q forward pass which
baked the Sooners' attack and an
other time the Invaders Eumbied on
the Illinois FIVE yard lime
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-15

crowd had basket of things 10 eat
aud the other crowd had a basket and
{ some TOUCHES came along and stole
. The basket belonging ta the other
crowd would Euu give them eama-
thing So ear out of raur basket or let
Them sit over Hs themselves. hungry
and miserable. ana watch v1u stuH
yoursaIves2
yrrfd nIar ra=r -z ..-..5--. -.-.- sr
You had 70 20 q #i-trs r.r-e-,.
sf, rr....---- 49,.
t.
49, -. -.-:-l. ' gtaf @a'. anu
~ 4-74s 8e-77s
l-s....l ana A7iess
mere arh r enough food in the world
10 go around Il We are selfish and
-ia.L4 more taah our share.
How can a box or girl under HfeH
school age really help 10 win the war;
rf~zs f,s,. sr.. r,,,.:..,. pa -----
"eH Aee3 on SAP las. hho" Uncle
a.ll - ana VIII pun toE a1Ha
1Asil ne WINS
Believe what you say
Root for the a. s. a. as Won would
root for your baseball nine or your
basketball FIVE.
stand ONT an tina --r--, IN fF-- -.9.
walk and cheer Che soldiers as thew
swing by.
If you get a chance O hold yarn for
Red Cross knitter. de vorfr .bfr~
ana saw n. z-o,r-e7rq ~. - 80.
begin to get tired. Il am heInine an
a pair of socks. and these socks 4.f1r
keep 81 soldier warm and prevent him
from being III or DISCOURAGED EHen
the time comes for him TO feBr he viii
be in better condition and .91-., --.tlfs,,--
30 night because he had +hass 80
socks to wear. He viii climb over fha
top of trench and help 10 chase the
German back - where ne 49,
There viii be great ,frfor- sr,5
VIII share in II because ! hold +he .,-s.rr
that knit the socks mar war17a5 +5,a
feet that carried the man thar chased
the German thar obaxa8 . T-sfsa,. -
has to be licked before +ha rrgrIa l.,
go back to houseIzee1fra
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-15
GOPHERS RUN UP BIG
COUNT IN THE OPENER

Minneapolis Mimi Oct 15-The
University OF Minnesota football
eleven opened its 1917 football season
w5th an overwhelming victory over
South Dakota state. 81 10 0 The
South DaEotas were helpless before
taa Gopher forwards and didn't come
anywhere near scoring The large
score made by the Minnesota team was
big surprise 30 football followers,
ami despite the fact Thar tbe crowd
was small and enthusiasm lacking.
gas victor. was an Impressive one
he Goraers opened their scoring iu
fae drst teW minutes OF play and were
never headed With Captain Houser
aud Conrad EBluud opening up the
big holes JH the line. the Minnesota
backs had little trouble hrHstgp and
Lamps were the bis pointeettcrs. each
scoring three touchdoWus
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-15

BY GEORGE ADJ.


article IT,. advice to Americans Be-
tween aHe Ages NJ IS and If.
Assuming taaa th.s letter is uoV
H.H= reed IS some boy Of sirs old
a..#-. r. eu 81 school ba. still young
aaaz# p ae called kII" by those
H.a DON'T know any beHa-l let AS
begin by asking she question. SIS il
bow on afrf with civilized
parents. can answer teat question
aat r. ne answered by yes.
es Hn."
II na say "Eae.# we admit At once
that our rIl friends George Washing
tom ana r. Grant were depraved
characters because they fought and
a.ea kept ou lighting
J" Buffalo Bit once upon q time rode
aut across the plains and came upon
b band Of Indians attacking q settlers
cabin and went dashinE mp with his
scouts and kUlad few redskins is
Hhere amy boy iu the world who would
SD back au Buffalo BIZ and pick out
some quiet elderly real estate dealer
ass q substitute her02
It's too foolish TO talk about
Suppose we say IL IS not wrong to
fight Then we remove ali blame
from the Indians that Buffalo Bill
killed and we ma ourselves SO mixed
up THAT probably we had better back
ap and take q new start.
1T answer 20 the question is It
wrong In hght. there can be but one
saH5lp.e reply as follows IL all de-
Ponds"
Suppose a boy OF u is walking
along The street with his sister and
The nelEh1orhood huIiy swaggers
around the corner and pushes the boy
ap against fence and cuffs him
alongside the head and then tries
some insulting famllaTl}es on the
SISTER. a+ia suppose the boy VINO IS thus
Inundated and whose sister Is in
tears. suddenly remembers that he
has been told 10 keep out Of dghts't
HI sAat- he QoE
@elE9at no an alley or stand up in
aeIease on his own seIf-respect and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-10-15
SPRING YALLEY. Is: La Sale. 0.

Spring valley Ill. Oct Is. The
Spring Valley Moose opened the foot
ball season by easily defeating the
"a Sale Social center. 10 to o Sey-
eraI Of last years Moose team played
with Ia Sale
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Orphans Court.

Monday, April 30.-The last will and
testament of George W. Cecil, deceas-
ed, was admitted to probate and let
tiers testamentary were granted unto
j. Walter Gum, who received a war
rant to appraise real and personal
property, and an order to notify cred
itors
Leala B. Harner, guardian of Ray
Harner, ward, settled her second and
final account
Letters of administration on the es-
tate of Mandilla Shaffer, deceased
were granted unto Robert n. Koontz
who received warrant to appraise and
an order to notify creditors.
The last will and testament of Thos
Sinnott, deceased, was admitted tC
probate and letters of administration
w a. were granted unto Anna Sinnott
who received warrant to appraise and
an order to notify creditors.
Emma l.. Zepp,. guardian of Her
schel F. Zepp, Margaret r. Zepp and
William L. Zepp, wards, settled her
first account, and received an order
to withdraw funds.
Maggie H. Crawford and Jacob Far
yer, administrators of William l.
Crawford, deceased, settled their first
and final account.
Louisa Stem and G.. Edward Stem
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DEATHS.
FIickinger.

Miss Mary Flickinger, OF Hanover
Pa, died very suddenly at Ais O'Clock
Sunday afternoon, of heart failure
while walking in the backyard of the
home OF her sister. Mrs. John Hum.
bert, of Silver Run. whom she was
visiting. She was aged AZ years,
months and If days.
The deceased who was born at Sill
yer Run, was a daughter Of the late
David and Savannah Flickinger.
She is survived by i've brothers, Jo-
mas, o. Bjttinger's Station; John d., of
Hanover, Pa; Edward. OF Silver Run
Charles H of Kingsdale, and Harvey
of near New Oxford, and three sisters,
Mrs. Frederick Shuey, of Hanover, Pa. !;
Mrs. John Rudisill. of Hanover, Pa. !;
with whom she made her home, and
Mrs. John Humbert, Of Silver Run.
The funeral was held Wednesday
morning with brief services from the
Humbert home, at Silver Run, at $50,
and further services in st. Mary's Re-
formed church, Silver Run. The SER
vices were in charge of her pastor,
Rev. NJ. J. Roth. of Trinity Reformed
church, assisted hy the Rev. S. G.
Hoover, pastor of St. Mary's church,
Silver Run. lnterment in the Union
cemetery at Silver Run.
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executors of John H. Stem, deceased
returned an inventory of personal
property and debts.
keener COstley, executor of Ann
Maria E. Costley, deceased, settled his
first and final account.
Tuesday, May 1.-The sale OF real
estate of Ann Maria f. COstley, de-
ceased, was finally ratified and con-
firmed.
The sale Of real estate Of William E
#. Smith, deceased, was, finally rati-
fled and confirmed.
The sale OF real estate Of Thomas
II. Shipley, deceased, WIS, finally rati-
fled and confirmed.
Daniel S. CrabDS, executor of Chris
tidn {. CraDbs, deceased, returned an
inventory OF personal property, real
estate and debts.
Letters of administration on the es-
tate of Mary A. Ratnenbury, deceased,
were granted unto Edward O. Weant
Nettie S. Six, administrator of
George S. Six, deceased, settled her
first and final account.
Oliver l.. Myers and Howard R.
Marker, administrators of Theodore
Logue. deceased, reported sale of real
estate.
John w. B. Flickinger, executor of
Susan G. Lester, deceased, returned
an inventory of debts and settled his
first account.
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Reception to Pastor.

About IS members and friends of
Fnksburg Circuit gathered at the par
sonage on Friday evening, April 9th,
to welcome their new pastor, Rev. n.
C. Clough and family. The parsonage
committee had met in the afternoon
and prepared a delicious supper for
them, which they greatly enjoyed, af-
ter their long tiresome journey. Later
in the evening friends began to arrive
bringing with them greetings and
best wishes for a prosperous year in
the Masters service. Refreshments
were served. After a most delightful
evening all returned to their homes
we'll pleased with the man of God,
whom God hath sent into their midst.
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COURT HOUSE NEWS
Transfers of Real Estate, Marriage
Licenses, Etc.


William r. Zepp and wife to Rex
Biddinger and wife, convey l29 square
perchCS, for $500
John #. Dutterer and wife to George
y. Bankert and wife, convey 1888
acres. for $500.
John \. Hush to William L. Hersh
and wife, conveys p acres, for $1,000
Annie M. Cummings and husband tC
VIM. Bankert and wife, convey 554
acres, for $4,000.
Charles A. Nichols ct al, to J. Stan
ley Meuryman and Wife, convey
acres, for 1920.
,.dgar Jenkins and wife to Allie f.
Nail, convey tract Of land, for $3.50
louisa =. Wagner and husband to
Howard f. Penn and wife, convey 4
acres, for 1920.
Charles 5. Conway and wife to
tlarence ". Conway and wife, con-
vey 50 acres. for $1,000.
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-Waybright.

A very pretty wedding was solemn
lied at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel Waybright on April II at Tyrone.
when their eldest daughter, Mary
Lydia, and Mr.. Guy L. Keefer, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Elias Keefer, were unit
ed in marriage by Rev. Guy P. Bready
of the Reformed church, of fancy
town, assisted by Rev. Paul D. Yoder
of Union Bridge. A large number OF
guests were present from Baltimore
York, Pa, Frederick and upper Car,
roll county and vicinity.
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WILL NOT BE 4 CANDIDATE
Mr.. Hugh A. McMHlIcn. Present State
Comptroller Announces His Purpose
&"t to he Il Candidate For the Office
ii Comptroller at the Coming Flee.
tlon in Nov emher.

Nt"H III NbE SIHtTs
hen asked his reason for this
conclusion MIR. McNIullen stated well,
ny judgment is that d man makes a
mistake TO 60 into public Office, or stay
III II. unless he clearly sees a chance
u DO some work Of real service. There
Ia honor and satisfaction in serving
under these circumstances. | stated
m" IL nay primary election contests.
,]A4 l4-4n ii now as | meant il then
h2d reason to think that the Comp
roller Office WAS susceptible Of the
many improvement which have taken
mace IN business in the last genera
NON. "hich my business training
,@"-Q enuLle me to introduce
'@Hnd 1t so and have instituted many
customs. rules and practices to bring
'tS conduct up to modern business
Methods. With an arrangement com
rl1ttd, and the work now in process.
Tor the Improvement Of the book
Aeeplng, the work of the ComptrOl-
Ter n Office will be at the highest
point Of efficiency With this, my
SPECIAL work, done l am persuaded
llat @Ven were my election assured,
Ine next two years would consist of
merely routine service"
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FOR SALE
TIC Close An Estate.

Valuable fire-proof mill and elevator
at Mt. Airy, Md, in MaryIand's best
grain section. Wolfe Flour Mil; 70
barrels capacity; Sprout Waldron & Co..
Attritlon Mill; NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. shell
Ter; 80 H. P. Boiler; Storage for 1000
bushels grain.
MRS. BELLE w. RUNKLES,
Executrix, estate of G.. A. Runkles.
april 20-3t
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Build Fine Carriages and repair same
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Following an illness of three weeks
from the effects of a stroke of paraly-
sis, Washington King, died Monday
morning at his home near Humbert's
school house Carroll county. He was
aged y years.
The deceased is survived by his
wife, who was Miss Annie Ieese,
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
David Leese, of near Humbert's school
house, and one sister, Mrs. Ephram
Miller, of Adams county.
The funeral was held Wednesday
afternoon with brief services from his
late home at 100 o'clock and further
services in ST. Mary's Reformed
church, Silver Run, the Rev. S. G..
Hoover officiating. Interment in the
Union cemetery, at Silver Run.
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Marriage Licenses.

John II. BerWager, Tannery, and
Marie Anna Stem, Westminster
Guy f. Winter and Lena Rineman,
both OF Taneytown.
Arthur S. Yingling and Helen NJ.
Seipp, both of Manchester.
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WOOdbine Charge-Lutheran.

Calvary Woodbine-Sun-
day school go a. m. Communion ser
vice 1890 a. m. Messiah Church
Sunday school 100 p. m. Preaching
service 2.30 p. m. G. w. Baughman
pastor.