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Putnam patriot., 1918-01-04
A Misunderstandlnu.

May, said lady To her servant ''I am very tired, and am going to Ii, down for awhile. If 1 should happeI to drop off can me at five" Yes ma'am,' replied the doubtful maid The lady lay down on the couch. close, her eyes, and was soon in the land a dreams. She was awakened by th' clock striking six May. why didu you call me at five, as I told you {, dol9 she said to the maid. indignantly Well, ma am. you told me to call y0g If you dropped off. I l&ed in ai five, and you hadn't dropped off at all You were lying on the couch fas nsleepi"
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-04
The Sooner They GO Over The Sooner
 They Will Get Home
Frank Leclair Anxious To Cross inc Pond

"A few lines to let you know that l receive the paper every Tuesday and appreciate Il very much. 1t makes n fellow iu the nrmy feel like home and think of home W hen he gets the home town news, especially when he reads of friends that nte in different camps and across the pond.
 When 1 read Arthur Maloney's let ters in the PATRIOT, telling of condt- tons in France, il makes me feel like transferring to another regiment that will go across sooner than ours, for the sooner we nll get across the sooner We will nll come back to our good old home town.
 1 see that some Putnam boys nre in Fort Slocum awaiting orders of assign ment to some regiment The outtt | belong to k waiting for new recruits 10 till the companies to war strength, W hich is 25O men believe those 1t cfuils are coming from Fort Slocum so there k T chance for me 10 meet more boys from home.
 Mil close thanking you for the paper, and with best wishes to the good people of Putnam who are doing NJ much tof us boys, and 10 the Red Gross N ho are Riso doing so much for Us Frank LeC Hair, Co, l., ast lutlfy., Chattanoogs, Tenn.
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-04
Worthy Sentiments

l ssy tha, generous and patriotic sentiments, sentiments which preparc Us to serve our country. to live for our country to die for our country, feelings like those which carried Prescott and Warren and Putnam 10 the battle field are goed-good, humanly speaking. of the highest order. Ii Is good to have them. good ;o encourage them, good to honor them. good 10 commemorate them.-Edward Everett.
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-04
Sand Two Inches Deep in Texas
Another Putnam Boy in the South

Another puinam Boy in the South
 oyila Auget, recently enlisted md transferred from Fort Slocum to Camp Kelley, Texas, writes as follows.
 "Anet spending the eeldesl week ever cN perienced in my lie, a Fort SDoclu, waiting To be checked and furnished wtth clothing, nnd att,r traveing for i've days and four nighls, we are at last in camp Il couple of miles out of San Antonio, Texas. Aside from being tired from the long jour ney and a sliii left ann caused by my vaccination, am feeling nne.
 The weather down here k great Warm during ihe day and cool al night. IL has not rained hete for over two months and the sand k over two inches deep anu dark in color. As we are living in temporary camps waiting tor Darraks it Is hard to keep clean and we are eight in tent.
 l have mel two Putnam boys Doherty and Eugene Brodeur. There are moterhefe but 1 have not been able to locate them yet As there is a lot of work To do l passed my first sunday with pick and shovel put ling up tents etc, Today Is my day oi rest, That is why am writing, We could not have better officers. They are doing the best they can 10 make us feel al home.
 As this is an aviation camp areo planes are flying over us ali day long Will close by wishing ail the boys a Happy New Year"
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-04
AntfnuitX.

Antiquity thou Wondrous charm what art thouf that. being nothing urJ everything When thou were thou were not autHquiy-theu thou wert nothing, butSadst remoter antiquity aS thou cai.edss 1t. te lock back to Wilh blind venerauou; thou myself being Id myself flat. jejune, modern What myS- tery turks in thls retroverSion? or what half Januses ars Ne. that cannot look forward with the same idolatry with which We forever revert Tho mighty future k as nothing being everything the past k everything, being nothing ---t harleS Lamb.
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-04
PoYxderIess Gun Deadly.

An American inventive genius has invented q powderless gun. which may revolutionize land attacks. The gun, which might be taken for large grind stene at short distance. is reyplved al great speed by an electric motor. and is capable of firing hundreds of sha.S minute. The bullets are car ried in small cups, which hold them until the gun reaches the proper pc sition for their discharge hy centrifu- gal force. The weapon is accurate at five miles, Is cheap to operate and Is noiseless. Weekly.
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-04
Francis 4. Ryan, |. $. N. Appreciates
 lhe Patriot

How the boys away from home ap- preciate the PATRIOT is evidenced by the following from Francis Ryan, sta- toned at Newport.
 Dear Mir Editof
 al take this opportunity 10 eX press my gratitude for sending the PATRIOT to inc every week If you could only see my ,shipmate and my sell going over every line of your paper you would then know how much we appreciate Il. If you wish 10 send ono To my shtpmate his address Is tho same aS mine and he would be very grnleful.
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-04
Used First Sewing MaehIne.

The first woman in America to use sewing machine died at WiaSs-,i. in Connecticut. at the sSe ot eigb y5Slx. She was Miss Elizabeth Kilboura. who in the hftieS was teacher iu gri. vate school at New Hartford. When Elias Howe was experimenting with his invention, he asked her to help him. and 50 10 her fell the honor of being the first to use the new machine.
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-04
NEW AERIAL TIRCh
Enables Scout to make)bserVa-
 tions at night
c.ht. of ,lIori,atin, Battlefield, Protecting Itself, Fina E*plod-
 ing With Terrlfc;seet-

Prominent military ofcers nave eA nressed their approval Of harihs torch. the late developrlsnt oi u texas inventor, that is prnaruy destsheu eo enable an aerial scout to make ooser- vatious behind tnemy .lines at night.
 The instrs1lent has number or tncenious features, and as whole inc earmarks of being not only an et- factive but also Il destructive wea- non. It is Potentially capable of bril- liantly Illuminating considerable area of battlefield for d period of ten minutes formidably protecting itself against disturbance in the meantime, and finally exploding, destroying what ever may be within 30 or 40 feet.
 It iiaS three major parts. The base consists or a pointed cone that houses heaVy bomb. On one side of this is hAeu cylinder holding a quantity Of p'"aef Tor priming purposes. At the hiuaie' radiating in all directions coupie or feet from the bottom, are 50 rue barrels arranged In tiers or seven. surmounting these is n tank contain lug special powder that gives oit an Intense light when ignited. Capping tiie top is parachute-shaped reflector that serves the double function of properly distributing the light rays and in degree breaking the fall of She torch, which is supposed to be from an airplane.
 Ln It's present form the apparatus weighs 3S ponds, and it is estimated that three orfour like il could be con vtnteutly carried by military biplane. As eeded. 4ey would be released ny l the Abserve1 so as to strike desired I point within the enemy's lines. The deyies baanced so that il falls point down ad rom an average height will pene1l,A ae ground for distance of about i'd t, thus firmly anehoring it. self
 The ,e1 biting impact discharges a pereuSaopi cap that ignltes the cylin- der ot prJmng powder. This touches of the lluminating substance and ig- mites sertes of time fuses connecting | each q tbe rifles. While the torch i flares t-ishtly, throwing its light in all l directiehs across q field. the rifles dis charge e,e after the other. making any attempt 10 oyerturn it exceedingly | haEardt Al the same time that the lt exunguishes itself fuse leadin{Jo the bomb in the base is ! lighted The explosion of the latter demo tes the torch and does damage to anaing rear it.
 Nny Uses for Palmyra Palm. 2 Ttre eare said to be about 500 uses
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-04
Old Ane

The Youth who sces the feeN 0'ia and signs. "Ah shaH the 4earN con, spre to bring me aehcs aud fIEuu, noaus and hatus eait and pal ~ bones? Shall 1 20 srumhtag ons s way unmindful of the golden daxX gum as yan old bearded guy shall Fl bent and gray, shall I, who feel mNe 5 in every limb some day have eye F blear and dim?% The Youth who thu, Will muse, a1Ae, how very seldom tlQ we see. The heat of Youth but Sel lom fears the chills of lifes Iast wn try years For thus with Youth it often goes, he seems unwilling t6 suppose Il later day will find himself forlara and feeble on the shelf. Though many are the old he sees and notes their lame rheumatic knees, their hairs ali stl vercd OCT and few. their teeth where with they cannot chew, he sees them every day or SO yet somehow never seems to know that he upon |, later tIav will be ns old and bent as they. Yet even so perhaps its best. for should he wall and suite his chest. for aU hi, sighs and moans and tears he could not stay the speeding years Hes wis, who wears q peaceful phiz whatever time of life Is his.-nlinois State Regis ter
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-04
wha. Every Man wIn Learn.

One lesson which this war ts going 10 teach us before We yet through with it. says the Ohio State Journal. is that the individual doesn't amount 10 sc much in the general scheme of thing as he thought he did.
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-04
Soldiers at Camp Deyens Sentenced

The thiTiy.one men who left Camp DeVens Christmas day without per. mission, some of whom il is thought spent part Of The night in Putnam, nre sentenced Monday, 10 three
 ss.aI hapd lao9' 9r less, some 10
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-04
The ninrrenrr

Everyone who enjoys nature thinks that the principal thing to the tree Is The fruit. bus ip point cf fact the prln- eipal thing 10 Is the seed Herein ties the di0er between them that '-se;ase and ~ that enjoy Siess
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-04
IAA.hLIKE
TO SHARE AND slv
Butler Not Reqiired ""' nras. o,,i. ,uL. =. JNeeded It.
 pany as Emi.oyer o ,s


 san.,,,u, ,a... al to become gen esa.I, ,..,,. u ', sel mber company er @,r.an, ll .o eor .i,sas ,,, \, Kentucky and garias ,'I.ssa sea, ~. .a', u,s III Democrat he hs5a. eh o,a. ,e,sa sa,',onanp the fact tbat rafbsr n-,aa~ ht.so,f n state of Jef' he has oluavs raa ,,y,lan simplicity fersonlaa and ackso{ Id moFeu ,NV. a., ~ After the falily hfwaS deeiueV l,s,o ,',,, and taken hoae. 1t not De con'P,s, .,., the household ouldIAn adverliSe''s.' ., without a butAr. {psper inviting ap' Was inserted ir the( Amost the iiFSt " " pleants to cal senent was aaP. ?. answer the adNrt erences proving sy' per negro. Hisre ed probable usa' A' iSfactory. 1t sem would be engaa ect me to wear ila, s. Does you lror, night at dinner full dress suit
 he asked. nared the lawyer -on wsll n,n,,s no linen we have .o ssl9psny lpIasa like for you n..
 urday Even ins
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-04
WOlEN MARTYRS TO CAUSE
sndte All Varieties of Torture tn.
 coiplainingly in Their Strenuous 5 Efforts to Grow Thin.

Jn1e American Magazine there is q story about a woman who wanted so Asave er husbands love. The writer Nyss
 na wad of the Saturday night hath
 III I'm weather--Nancy learned 10 in bold bath. every morning and a laEe every night. A wicked waste hot or r from her point of view. hut of wa lin good cause. Twice q day wasted efcised for 20 minutes, until she Q uascle in her body protested every A Clad only in q loose Moth painfu Nd' Nancy twisted and turned, er Huh Fard and backward. endeavor- bent fnfuch the floor with her finger ing to N storklike. first on one foot tips IN the other, it's mate max ond tho, oges through the air in an inc uild ,1,, eep her bulky frame in .,,,7,... "tion. She stretched her .. ~ heavenward, protest
 's'N P9slje other place; she '.NPi'' inNlA she rolled, she per ,' '""iu li1 she did 1t all un- e,'' sue AoPPe'Eith an expression
 ~ sa'''ls' uation that helped of do.ged determiHT rnartvr tbat to stimulate my ow T more entitled thusasm. No Chil than Nancy.
 ever lived. or died VI Nurned at the l 10 the desired r,wa could have ac-
 Gladly would she hay p
 stake, if by so doing sh
 l commits shaJ bar r,pr,,pc.X A, ,,.
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-04
True Affection.

A youngStcT fond ef visiting mu- SeumS and yers m aaclionate. startled his mother hy rems HnSf she died
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-04

Nny Uses for Palmyra Palm.
 Tirs are said to be about 500 uses for lea p myra palm. which grows ! Jhrsheui tropical India.
Putnam patriot., 1918-01-04

.-sen waning en-
 a martyr that
 more entitled
 than Nancy. W Nurned at the 'a could have ac-
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-05-23
THE EQUAL SUFFRAGE
CLUB. ~

In response to the invitations, a
large number of Interested ladies
and gentlemen attended the last
meeting of The Equal Suffrage Cub
before it adjourned until the second
Monday in October. The general
order of procedure was reversed,
the program being given FIRST and
business at the endgAfter 81 short
talk by the chairman sf the evening
Mrs w. I. CdnRihgbanI, theNor
NIL orchest@ gHve blah isgnt hum
bh and ,saszed, sefe ralt oil ssis.6e-
twdep Hks5aLtss,. white Miss iMoose,
voiaS teSS sg at BEL Normal, saag
a i,a dole song with much feell6g.
Littfes Annette Carroll recited all
originals of her fathers .vsry
.charmipgly. Mr.. Carver's address
The Present Status of this War,
was as usual a splendid one; DIR.
Johnson read an exhaustive paper
on Women's Part in the War and
Judge, Cunningham who substitute
ed at the last moment for Rev. &C.
Carroll who was called away. gave
a fine little talk.lon the Prospects
for Peace =
Plans for next year were discuss
ed as wellas the part the club won
Id take ID the Red Cross Parade;
reports from differen; committees
and ,.reading of letters and other
business was disposed of before
the. meeting adjourned.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-05-23

4, Devoe's forecast: May Gath. q
heavy storm~kill advance over the
Pacific coast causing very hot
wave over the Northwestern States
25th. to 26tha hot and sultry, 9th
to 2sth! thunder storms, Goth. tc
30th. pleasant.
OUTSIDE women hose for stout
people, at i 80
LTD $5 m7-SENMEI4 M ANS
The Indulgence of our readers is
asked this week, for the lack Of
local news. which with very in
teresting communication about the
gambling ordinance passed at the
last Police Jury meeting, had to
give way to official matters.
New showing of white skirts,
s8(stS to's7 80, at ssx,,r, Van =
III. N.
e[r.fCharles Greene Jr.1spent .
few days in Shreveport this week
- 2w.s.s.-- - :
Sole agents for the Stadebaker cars in
Natchitoches and Red River parishes
HOODS GARAGE
Miss Mary Haynes of Jones is
the guest Of friends.
Clothes conservation. Try an
auto buster, 50 95, at
~: -SEMMELMAN'SI
MYsMaggie Voters came up from
Magnolia to spend the week end
with hpmefolks.
Batgings in solid. odd shades, Fat
Ii3ss2 -SEMMELMAN'Si< i
Mis- Gertrude Smith came up
from her school at Pineville for the
week end,
Prompt service, careful attention and
HOODS GARAGE
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Bedsole left
Monday for Mineral Wells to
spend few weeks.
Bankok, leghoEns and balbuntal
straw hats, at .
Mrs. j. II. McEeeley and child
rem returned to their home in Col
fax after spending q few weeks with
relatives here.
Women patent leather oxfords,
french heels, at
-SEMMELMAN'S
Mr.. and Mrs. r. O. Hicks are
the proud parents of 81 pound
girl, born Sunday morning.
HOODS GARAGE
DR.. z. T. Gallon hes returned
from the Hot Wells at Royce very
much benefited by the waters.
New line of men summer cloth
ing. biggest assortment il town Ct
-SEMMELMAN'Si
: s 6 .----------
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-05-23

/ Cuff4finks for soft collars, the
kind that wont fall out. at
-SEMMELMAN'S
! Mss Carrie Dorman came in from
Bienvllle to spend few days with
her sister Miss Virginia, last week
Men large shaped, Alpine shaped
straw hats, 50 95, at
-SEMMELMAN'S
Messrs Himel, E. DeBlieux, Bar
low, Gimbert, Gibson and Ford
were among our boys who came up
from Beauregard to spend Sunday
at home.
Men silk hats alpine shape, at
-SEMMELMAN'S
Messrs WE, johnson, RI. Phil
Ups, Thos. Bedside, H. Katie, S.
Hart spent. Friday in Alexandria
at the Shriners Convention.
Men white canvas o&fords, rub
Der heels 81 95, at
-SEMMELMAN'S
Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Williams,
Mrs. G. &. Carroll and daughter
spent last week in New Orleans.
Boys wash pants, 80 cts. at
-SEMMELMAN'S !
Hon. Leon Smith of Shreveport
one of the orators atthe Red Cross
Drive opening celebration on Fri
day, was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
". L. Roy.
Children's Black MILAN Straw
Hats, at
-SEMMELMHN'S
All in need of an expert obtome-
trist. be sure to see DR.. B. /.
Friedman, who is at home this
week and can be reached at DR..
Reeds Office.
Palm Beach caps, at
-SEMMELMAN'S
SIM -------
The Red Cross drive is progress
ing splendidly with every evidence
that Natchitoches will be over the
top before the week ends.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-05-23
-SEMMELMAN'S

Mrs. Peters spent the week end
with her son at Beauregard, who
is one among some 10 or ~ other
home boys who are in quarantine
preparatory to being moved with
5000 soldiers, supposedly over seas
Misses I. and o. Peters went down
Wednesday to tell their brother
G ,odbye.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-05-23
w.

Messrs Breazeale and Cunning
ham came up from Baton Rouge to
spend the week end at home when
the Legislature adjourned out of re
spect to the Speaker of the House
whose mothor died at New Roads
on Thursday. ~ :"
(. I Va : NJ =
New ribbons at
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-05-23

The Red Cross drive is progress
ing splendidly with every evidence
that Natchitoches will be over the
top before the week ends.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-05-23

The Indulgence Of our readers is
asked this week, for the lack of
local news. which with very in
teresting communication about the
gambling ordinance passed at the
last Police Jury meeting, had to
give way to official matters.
The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1918-05-23

New showing of white skirts,
]. ~-. -SEMMELMANl 81
~.
a[r. Charles Greene il. spent q
few days in Shreveport. this week
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-16
Reply To r. B. Huffaker

forthwith proceeds to build a beau
tiful temple of innocence in which to
enshrine his client.
The fact is that so far as the de-
cision of the supreme court Is con-
cernid, W. L. Clifton is as guilty
today as he was the day he left the
court room in Barlow, a convicted
criminal by the verdict of fair and
impartial jury of his countrymen.
Attorney Huffaker says further that
'"all lawyers who have read the opin-
ion (of the supreme court agree that
Clifton cannot be indicted and tried
again." Doesn't he know that there
is no necessity for that? Doesn't he
know that there is an indictment now
standing on the docket of the circuit
court against Clifton for an exactly
similar offense to the one for which
he was tried and convicted? For if
he will jog his memory a little Mr.,
Hoffaker will recall that Clifton con-
tinued to juggle with the stenograph-
er's salary as long as she remained
in the Office, and, although the offense
was committed three separate times
only two indictments were handed in
by the grand jury.
We have referred to the supposed
flaw in the indictment on which the
supreme court based its opinion in
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-16

The following communication is in
reply to statement relative to the
Clifton case, made by Attorney R. B.
Huffaker, and printed in aprevious
issue of this paper:
Attorney r. B. Huffaker's attempt
ed defense of W. L. Clifton and his
attack upon the county board though
1t consumes considerable amount of
good newspaper space, contains only
few points worthy of notice.
First: He quotes from the opinion
of the supreme court in the Clifton
case as follows: There is no allie
cation Tin the indictment) to show
that any statement, representation,
word or act was uttered or performed
by the defendant to induce the board
to deliver the warrant to the defend
ant" (meaning Clifton.
The court, of course, took no evil
dence as to the guilt or innocence of
the defendant, and made no decision
on the merits of the case, but only
decided upon the legal questions aris-
ing during the trial of the case in the
circuit court, such as flaws in the
indictment, the correctness or incor-
rectness of the ruling of the circuit
judge, etc.; yet on a reversal Of the
lower court for supposed legal flaw
in the indictment Attorney Huffaker
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-16
Continued from Page A.

p, There is no escape; no other name
by which you can be saved.
If you seek to climb up to God by
your moral life and good deeds, you
will fail. Only two places to spend
eternitS-within the glory realm or
without in the outer darkness. You
do not have to be bad man Or wom
an to be lost. Only neglect your sal
vation-neglect a word with a warn
ing and penalty. In all phases Of
life neglect means failure, yet men
and women neglect their salvation.
They heed not the pleadings Of Gods
spirit as he knocks at their hearts
door for entrance. An earnest clos
ing plea to the unsaved not to neg
lect so great salvation. A deep in
terest was manifested and Gods spir,
1t was working in the hearts of men
and women. Many asked for prayers
in their behalf. Bro. King Of Fort
Myers closed the services with pray
er. -Four were added to the mem,
bership by letter at the days serv-
ices.
Bro. Wear at the close of the sery-
ices thanked the reporter for her SER
vices, which by the gracious courtesy
OF. the Evening Telegram in grant
ing us as much space as we desired
made 1t possible for his sermons to
be read in condensed form by the
many aged and shut ms" OF our
membership. A great man of God,
with a great message, who has meas
ured up to his opportunities ana will
ever reach out to higher around"
in service for his Lord and Master.
is-leaving us-a man strong in the doc
trlnes peculiar to the Baptist. Yet
so lovable in the proclamation of
them that he numbers his friends in
all denominations. The BAPTIST
church has been blessed of the Lord
in the coming of Bro. Wear and has
sustained loss in his departure.
REPORTER. |
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-16

struction has gradually encroached
upon and taken away practically ev-
cry prerogative of the trustees Of our
sub-school districts. Local self-gov-
eminent as applied to our schools has
been practically usurped by the
board of public instruction.
2. That "the board has finally en-
croached upon the .prerogatives OF
the superintendent. The board en-
ploys an Office man and, contrary to
the constitution and laws of the State,
has created. for him the Office Of as
sista1t superintendent Of public in
struction. This man, responsible to
the board alone, has been the real
superintendent of public instruction
for the county for the past six
years"
These would be very serious charg-
es If there was one scintilla of truth
In them; on the contrary they are
not only utterly false Int malicious
and slanderous. 1t would be well for
Attorney Huffaker to refrain from
newspaper controversies hereafter
until he learns enough law to keep
him out of trouble.
J. W. KEEN,
E. M. LAW,
G.. B. MURRELL,