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The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-13

All those who are expecting to help
in the harvest this season are urged
to register with DR.. Hull, as he has
calls for help almost. every day and
can place you in just the kind OF work
that you want.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1918-06-13

Mrs. S. H. Fisher and daughter,
Miss Maude, returned Friday from
Rich Hill, where they had been called
by. the serious illness of the little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Hadley
Fisher. At last accounts the little
one, who is Suffering from an aggra-
waited case of whooping cough, was
considerably improved.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-02-07

brought an appreciative "haw! haw"
from group Of students, and the en-
tire audience Joined in applause. In
effect, the lecture was grand sue
cess. There were congratulations on
every side, and Professor Tyndall, be-
fore he left, was booked for three more
lectures during the season.
And few days after his return to
the city there came to him other de-
mands for his pratorical service, for
the fame of his daring innovation and
Its success had spread, and one lyceum
bureau offered special contract terms
for year.
"Were you aware" spoke the pro-
fessor the first time he called upon the
pretty typist, that you gave me the
wrong manuscript when last saw
your"
"Oh, never!" fairly gasped Lettie.
He told her all. She shivered at her
mistake, she bubbled over with JOY at
the happy outcome, and when Profess
sor Tyndall started forth on his new
and successful "lighter lecture vein,"
he had his wife for company.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-02-07

thetic. He was full Of good feeling
towards the twain, for had not the
poem brought Netta nearer to him?
"See here, friends" he spoke, II am
nightly interested in your plans, and
! want to help you on your way. I
down in Florida, vacant most of the
year. What say you to going there,
fare paid, and becoming caretakers till
l want to use it? Then we can make
some permanent arrangements"
"You don't mean it, boss !" spoke up
the delighted Matt, honest tears Of
gratitude in his eyes, while Erick
voiced his appreciation Of the kind
offer with sincere emotion. Rossiter
that evening again called upon Meta.
II have found the poet" he stated
gayly.
"IndeedW murmured Meta.
"Yes," and Rossiter recited all the
circumstances Of the case.
"The young poet says he has great
wish," continued Rossiter.
(Which Isl"
ITO write out his congratulations for
my wedding, Netta," and he drew near
er to her. Dare hope that 1t may
be our wedding"
And Erick Doane, happy and well in
his new Southern nest Of comfort, re-
ceived the order for the poem few
months later.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-02-07
BRAINS MORE THAN CAPITAL
Ability ls More important as a
Foundation for Commercial Sue
cess Than Great Wealth.

Commercial and financial circles In
this and other cities, says the New
York Times, are full Of instances dem
onstrating that ability Is better and
safer foundation for fortune than
money and though the latter is con-
venient enough for use by the able
man in making what Is rather inaccu-
rately called his start, its lack entities
him to no commiseration, and rarely
delays more than briefly his advances
ment toward the goal of his aspiras
ton.
The young man with capital not ae'
cumulated by himself may or may
not be q success In business, but his
money will not be the determining fac
tor in his upward course, If he does
proceed in that direction, while 1t is
about as likely as not to help him
move the other way, should he be
without the capacities required for
making money for himself. Nobody
with both body and brn'n well trained
can truly be called without capital,
nor need the condition of penniless-
ness trouble either himself or his
friends. A thousand paths are open
to him, and he will have pennies
a-plenty, If not exactly as soon as he
pleases, at least with no great delay,
Catoctin clarion., 1918-02-07
: FREDERICK COUNTY, MD. THURSDAY FEBRUARY T. 1918

this morning, Professor Tyndall, was
advised.
"You startle mel" murmured Tyn.
dali.
"And the local improvement associa-
ton is disappointed as to speaker
they expected, who has been taken Ill.
We were discussing the feasibility Of
not disappointing ticket holders. You
would have no objection to delivering
your lecture at the town hall to the
double group?"
Certainly not, If you believe the
theme will at all interest mixed audi
ence."
At all events, 1t was decided that the
lecture should be given at the hall at
eight o'clock that evening. There was
q great throng, and the professor felt
somewhat nervous, as "Ancient POM
peii" was not theme to interest the
general public.
And then, as he placed his lecture
manuscript fiat before him on the read
ing desk, cold streak ran down his
back. He gasped, he started. A fear.
full mistake had been made! Before
him was not the lecture he had select
ed to deliver, but "llumors Of the An
clents." Miss Rose had given him the
wrong screed!
A coterie Of august college officials
filled the front rows Of seats. Inward
ly Tyndall groaned as he imagined
the effect upon them Of the humorous
article, for he had not memorized the
other, and there was nothing to do now
but 60 on with 1t, or utterly collapse.
He began. Twice he ventured to
glance directly at his stern judges. His
sense of dread lightened. He had just
recited a famous Roman joke, full Of
wit and point. The whole row Of col
lege officials were smiling, one actual
ly grinned, another chuckled audibly.
And then bit Of fun that was COM
prehendible to the most Ignorant,
Catoctin clarion., 1918-02-07

That evening Waldron called upon.
Meta. He was immensely gratif1ed to-
observe her graclousness and interest.
Her eyes were sparkling as though
some new great Joy infused her. FL
nally she lifted folded sheet from
stand. "Gyp was faithful messen-
ger, Mr.. Rossiter," she said. "The
lines are beautiful"
'"The lines?" repeated Rossiter
vaguely.
'The poem."
"YOu mean"
"Why supposed" and ~ ere Meta
floundered. Rather confu.edly she
told of Gyp bringing her the poem, and
she supposed-she supposed
II declared" Rossiter relieved her
embarrassment by saying after he had
read the lines. "Miss Brice-Netta,"
he added in low, intense tone, "those
are just my sentiments and"
At that critical moment Netta's
mother came into the room and the
avowal trembling on his eager lips, and
his own lost its force. Still, Wal
drOn Rossiter left the rose-clustered
cottage that night feeling that he was
closer to Meta than ever before.
He assayed to trace the origin of
the poem next day. Taking Gyp with
him, Rossiter went over the route of
the day previous. When the animal
neared the hide-out of the tramps he
darted towards it. Erick Doane was
seated under a shady tree, writing.
This was suggestive to Rossiter. He
approached and engaged Erick in con-
versatiOn. Soon he knew that he was
the poet whose effusiOn had paved the
way to happiness.
Then Matt appeared. Waldron Ros.
sitter was gentle hearted and sympa-
Catoctin clarion., 1918-02-07
Easy to Increase Acreage.

Not only can we greatly increase our
acreage of useful food crops by such
impressive and expensive methods as
draining swamps and irrigating deserts
and the homely one of plowing up pas
lures and brush patches, but the ey-
perts have also been faithfully telling
us such unpalatable, but now hopeful
and promising truths as that our acre
age yield of any of the great staples,
wheat oats, barley, potatoes, is barely
half that of the average yield of any Of
the countries of western Europe, 50
that we have plenty of room to grow
and improve.
This inferior yield from our match
less American soil is due partly to less
labor applied per acre, partly to lees
fertilizer. Here our experts come for
ward with another even more encour-
aging statement, and that is that there
is now, in the light of modern agrlcul-
tural science, practically no such
thing as poor soil, or as an exhausted
soil.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-02-07
Women Gain on Men.

Professor Phillips Of Amherst col
lege believes that the American wom-
en- Of today are physically much finer
and stronger than the women Of yes
terday, and that If the women continue
their physical improvement in the sue
ceeding generations as much as they
have In the last generation, 1t will not
be many centuries off when the Amer.
lean women will be as physical equal
and fit as the American men.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-02-07
Not Consistent.

Bix-No meat for me. l never eat
anything that costs the life of living
creature.
Dix-Then drop that potato you're
eating. Don't you know that the pro-
duction of potatoes costs the lives of
millions of poor potato bugs?-Boston
Transcript
Catoctin clarion., 1918-02-07
An Exception.

Cannlbal Chef-How was that one,
your excellency?
Cannlbal Chief tsmacking his lips)-
oh, liked him.
'"Thats strange. At home he was a
baseball umpire. No one ever liked
him before"
Catoctin clarion., 1918-02-07
DR.. fab R n EY
hAGERSTOWN, ND.
DIAGNOSTICIAN

Only chronic diseases. Send me
your name and address and will
send you a mailing case and question
blank. Don't use dope for chronic
troubles, get cured. 1t is a salts
faction to know what the cause Is.
CONSULTATION FREE.
Catoctin clarion., 1918-02-07
FREDERICK RAILROAD
ThurmOnt Division

Schedule In Effect January G, 1918.
All trains Daily unless specified
Catoctin clarion., 1918-02-07
His Fate.

"If he ever gets to the front Jim
will be hit the first thing with a
SHELF
"What makes you think so?''
'The law of natural affinity he's
such q nut" y
Catoctin clarion., 1918-02-07

IL 0Op m Saturday only to Citoctin.
Note-All trains arriving and leaving
rhurmont scheduled from Western Mary
land station.
Note-All trains arriving and leaving
Frederick scheduled from Square.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-04
MYSTERY Of 70 YEARS
IN FLIGHT Of STEED
disappeared From Home Town Years
Ago. After IA Christmas Party had
Ha>cn Held at His House.

Bloomington, HI, May Who
can solve the mystery of Joseph Mil
ton Steed, who disappeared from his
home in~ Hamilton county, Ind.
tVenty-cight years ago last Deem
Der, and was not heard from by his
wife and four children until his death
this week in De Witt county?
What strange impulse led him to
abandon his farm and family and cast
his lot among strangers, living a
hermit-like existence and giving his
associates not the slightest him con-
corning his past? The disappearance
of "Milt' Steed in 1889 created a
sensation around the countryside. On
Christmas day the Steeds entertained
d large company of friends on their
farm west OF Noblesyille. Mrs. Steed
was then twenty-nine years of age.
The married life of the couple ap-
peared to be of the happiest. The
children idoli2ed their father There
appeared to be nothing that would
bring about a. separation. This head
OF the household gave no indication
Of h srnouidering fire of ~discontent.
lie was the gayest of the Christmas
party and there We're handsome pres
cnts for all of the guests. No one
suspected the tragedy of tho morrow.
On a preteXt that he had some bust
ness to attend to, Steed drove to town
the next day. hitched his team to the
public rack on the square and then
raded from view. Nobody saw him
board a train. No one could be found
who recalled seeing him after bring
ing in his team. He had Bile
money upon his person. and il was
the generally accepted theory that
he had been murdered and his body
buried. Despairing of locating her
husband, Mrs. Steed removed TO In
~dianapolis and has since resided there.
All OF the children married and made
their home in the Indiana capital.
1t is presumed that wanderlust sefz-
ed Jacob Steed and inpelled him TO
journey over the world. He came TO
De Witt county fourteen years ago
and since resided upon a farm there
He told nothing of his previous wand
erings. He was employed as a farm
hand and saved his wages. The
money he accumulated he applied
upon the purchase of a small farm.
The deed recorded him as an unmar-
ried man. He was averse to discus
sing his affairs and his t%aciturnity re-
PEELED all auestioners. He lived a
clean, honorable life and was a man
of good habits and respected by the
community. When he died, a search
Of his effects revealed the first clue
to his identity, a reference to Hamil-
ton county. his former home.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-04
PROMINENT JAPANESE VISIT
HANpfo> INSTITUTE

Hampton, VI. MAY a. Professor
Paul Monroe. director of the sch0et
of education. teachers college, Co
fun,bia university N.w York, and a
party OF foreign students arrived sun
day as the guests Of Hampton insu-
tute.
The members of tho party included:
Or. G. NJ. Sites, OF the new college
at roochow. A. \. Bullock, head or
the department al education in the
University Of Nauking: two japanese
students, W. X. Takayanaa. from Ma
ganoken, and Professor T. Futit, OF
the Toxic Higher Normal school. ana
the foiloinr Chinese students: Polling
Chang. from Tipntsin: Sze VI Chang.
from Marking: Yah Ling Chang, from
Shanghai. I. II. C1seng. from Hang
chow: Irving r. Hui. from Nankinrs
Chen Heun ii. from Tanning, Chilli
and Stewart Sui.
pr. Monroe's party WAS met se
Hampton institute by Or. GeorEa
Winfield Scott. chairman % the Do
heny board. which has been formed
for the study or survcy Of Mexico.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-04
Miss Elizabeth Breckenridge Denoon

Miss Elizabeth Breckenridge De
noon. daughter of the late Samuel u.
and Elizabeth s. Denoon. who died at
her residence in this city Thursday
marning at 2:s5 o'clock. after a brief
illness, enjoyed a wide acouain-
lance with the Older residents of this
community and was closely related TO
many OF the older families of, Ntr-
Einia. au1ong whom were the Sefdens,
Of Westover. pcnherton and Quarlcs
families.
She was Il E~saudniece of Major
Thomas p~emhertan, Of Revolutionary
fame. She is survived by one brother,
Mr.. Richie Denoon, OF his city. and
by many nieces and nephews. Among
those resident in Richmond are: Mrs,
Robert M. Pulliam and Messrs. r. NJ.
Crutchfeld and Charles L. and Harry
Denoou. we'll known in business cir
cles. The funeral will ne private and
interment will he made in the family
section in Hollywood cemetery. Rev.
DIR. James W. Morris, rector OF Monu-
mental church. win conduct the SER
vices.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-04

HIGH TRIBUTE IS PAID
TO LATE JUDGE KEITH
Memorial in Presented United States
Circuit Court of Appeals by
nHr Association.

Resolutions Of respect to the mem
DRY OF the late Judge James Keith
were presented to the United States
district court of appeals yesterday
afternoon by Il. L. Montague on be-
half of the Richmond Bar association.
and were entered upon the records of
the court.
IN responding to the memorial,
senior Circuit Judge Pritchard said:
The court has been deeply pained
TO learn of the death of the distin-
guished chief justice. He was re-
Garded as one of the purest and most
accomplished ~jurists of his country.
In his death the bench loses one of
ITS ableat Judges; tho state one of its
best citizens, and his family a devoted
and atccttonate father.
The life and character Of this dis
tinEutshed jurist should be an inspira-
ton to us all. and have no doubt
that his example in public and private
life will be cited as a model for the
young men of future generations.
The resolutions which you present
are timely and appropriate. and the
court directs that they be spread upon
the records as a testimonial TO the
ability and character of this great jul
rist.'
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-04
HORSE STEAK IS NOW
10 CENTS A POUND
This Price Is for porterhou~c less
Than Half raid for Beef
steak. -

New York, May The adVant-
ages OF horse flesh As a food are set
forth IN "A bulletin ISSUED by the dc
partment OF health, written by Dr,
Leo Price, the department Neieflna-
ran, whose duty IL is TO see that
New Workers who desire this form
of o are supplied with 1t In sound
and wholesome condition.
Prior to 1910, if any horse meat
was eaten in New York city II WAS
in the Suise OF beet and the sale OF 1t
was prohibited by d board of health
But soon alter the war
began the constantly increasing price
of beef brought a cma for horse
meat from foreigners, who had been
accustomed TO its use In their native
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-04

will be. ready for him. If he wants
to go to the movies at foEr A. M, he
can do so.
War workers have been recognized
by the President Of the United
States as just as essential as soldiers
in winning the war. They work
without uniform, or thrills Of battle.
In many of the war-industry cities,
where population has doubled over
night. and has been multiplied by a
hundred within d month, they lack
even the proper housing facilities.
The !. NJ. c. A. will DO its best to
make up for the discomforts and in.
conveniences here. just as it does in
the case of soldiers at the front.
Employers and labor leaders alike
are lending their enthusiastic CO.
operation to the Y. NJ. c. A. plans
for the army in o~veralls." John
Sherman Hoyt, Chairman of the
Committee on Work in War Indus
tries of the National War Work
Council Of the Y. NJ. c. A. has the
matter in charge. Charles r. Tow
son. secretary Of the Industrial De-
partment of the International Com
mittee of the Y. NJ. c. A, is working
out the problems of the industrial
soldiers with Mr.. Hoyt.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-04

khaki" so far as the comforts and
conveniences of the ~" are concern
ed. All over the United States, IN
every town or city where hundreds or
thousands Of munition-makers, ship
builders, or other war-workers are
stationed. \. NJ. c. A. huts, ike
those for our American soldiers over
seas, are being built.
The same reereational facilities,
the Same entertainments, and the
same educational opportunities that
the "Y' offers the men who 20 into
the French trenches will be~on hand
for the industrial soldiers. They will
be able to find almost everything in
the huts from a shower-bath to in
struction in the English language.
Concert singers and other entertain
ers who have been touring the camps
for the Y. NJ. c. A. will be just as
proud to appear before this army
behind the army as before the men
in khaki.
III many Of the munition and ship
building centers there is a twenty
four hour day. When the men work
in eight hour shifts, the Y. NJ. {. A.
will do the same. If a workman
wants a cup of hot chocolate and a
| sandwich at two o'clock A, NJ, they
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-04

Two American armies are fight
ing together to help the war-an
army in khaki, and an army in blue
overalls. The work they are doing
is of equal Importance. That is the
reason the Y. NJ. c. A plans to do
for the industrial soldier what 1t is
doing for the soldier in the fighting
line.
"'Y' huts will spring up around
munition plants and ship yards here
just as they have sprung up in the
war zone of Flanders. For the work
man who goes cover the top for. his
country in the war industries the As
ISOLATION will provide gymnasiums,
shower-baths, ;ames, movies and a
chance to study il he likes. In the
crowded mushroom. cities where he
must work, the Association will fur
nish him a place for rest and recre-
alton"
This is the way John Sherman
Iioyt, Chairman Of the Committee on
Work in War Industries of the Ma
tional War Work Council of the Y.
M. G. A. summed up today the new
work cut out for the Association.
Briefly stated, the new plan on
sists in treating "the army in blue
overalls" exactly like "the army in
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-04

from the Russian front in desperate efforts to fill the gaps that
the allies are constantly making in her lines on the western
front. AT the present rate at which German casualties are
pilinc up. the prediction is made that ultimately all the re-
placement reserves that Hindenburg has will be thrown INTO
the western carnage.
With considerations OF this kind before II, the mter-aineo
war conference. il is indicated in authoritative quarters, has
decided against any action by the allies in the way OF a eoun
tef-ofensive.
General Foch, the indications are. will be instructed nclth-
err to waste men or material in such an offensive.
The policy. for tho present at least, ii is declared. viii be
to stand firm and let the attacking enemy exhaust IFS strength
in its repeated and costly efforts to pierce the allies line.
1.-THE principal object now. il was explained. lis to kill
Just as many Germans as il Is possible to kill Matters OF
TERRITORY arc of secondary consideration -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-04
DELAYS ALASKAN RR.
INDEFINITELY PAST 1920

$50 miles In trunk and branches to-
wards the Attic circle. is literally
furthest north in railroad building
enterprise, and as it stands today. has
296 miles of rails laid. has grades and
cuts completed far ahead OF rails, and
location engineering entirely finished.
1t does not quite touch the polar
zone, for its northern limit at Fair
banks is 100 odd miles south OF the
great circle, hut its tracks cut across
an area where the sun shines for
twenty-five hours q day in June, and
Chairman Edes admits that the day.
light saving prescribed in the United
States will appear trivial from an
Alaskan viewpoint, ?
Engineering and transport prob
lerns Of nc mean magnitude have been
solved, and are being solved in the
construction OF the line, for its ~locaters
and eve it's grade crew must hold
themselves abreast and ahead of the
pioneer settler. Steel, powder, food
and equipment must go thousands OF
miles by sea, be trans-shipped 10 river
boats, forced upward against the cur
rents Of the Yukon and Tansna rivers,
and then overland by a last painful
stage OF pack and wagon train to Fair
banks.
As was done at Panama, the com
mission has proceeded to its task
without any intervening contractor.
The actual labor has been performed
by "~stationmen," d hard- bitten set of
old hands who have been through the
era of railroad constructing in the
west,
"Our figures indicate that the aver
age scale OF wages we paid during
lsl7 would work out around 81, 500 a
year. Chairman Edes said, but it
actually doesn't run a year for more
than parssof the men, because of the
seasonal character of the work"
To date S23, $40, 900 has been spent
upon the enterprise, out of a 5000
oee estimate for the total cost, which
estimate Secretary Lane has raised to
100000 600 because of higher costs Of
labor and materials. -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-04
AGREE ON COMMERCE
TERMS WITH NORWAY
United states Assures Northcrs Neu.
trail of Supplies to Cover Her
Estimated Needs.

Washington, May 3.-The unif.,
States and Norway today comp,e,aa
a general commercial agreement. Th,,
Is the frst general agreement to ha
reached between this country with an
of the Northern neutrais, 1t was sa.a
at the war trade board. The aerao
mont was signed by Vance c.. Mero.
mick, chairman of the war ,ra,.
board, and DR.. Frtdtjof hansen. spee,.,
representative of. the Norwegian gov.
The agreement assures Norway sun.
plies to cover her estimated needs. H..
solar as these can he supplied with
out detriment to the war needs Of III.
United States aud it's associates 81,
the war. II contains long schedules
enuInerating the quantities of food.
stuffs. fodder. fertilizer, textiles. met.
ais, rubber and miscellaneous COM
modities which Norway IS entitled /,
receive,
Norway. for its part, agrees to per-
nit the unhamperd export to tho
Gnitd States and its associates in
the war of all Norwegian products
not needed for home
particularly ores and minerals, chemi-
Gal ana HietAttuFGtE pFninCtes tinn-
Der and wood products, fsh and FISH
products,
There arc no tonnage Strings" Il,
the agreement was stated at the war
trade board. The arrangement ia
purely and solely one by which. Nor
way may procure necessary supplies.
II is based on Nor~ay's complesn
needs, and no effort was made 10 stint
the neutral country.
Norway has faithfully fulfilled her
obligations to. the allies, Ii was az
planned. and the attitude OF this gov
was 10 deal fairly and ltb-