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The Raymer enterprise., 1918-11-07
By JOSEPH C. LINCOLN
(copyrighs By D. Appleton = Coz

behind, evidently intending to follow
suit From the loafers on the wharf
came shouts Of encouragement.
do the dude up, Pedro! Give him
what's comm to him"
The trio formed for q rush. The
steward, with shrill scream, hed to
the cabin. Pearson did not move. He
even smiled. The next moment be was
pushed to one side, and Captain Elisha
stood at the top Of the stepa
"Here!" be said sternly. whats all
this?"
The three sailors, astonished at this
unexpected addition to their enemies
forces, hesitated. Pearson laid bis hand
on the captains arm.
BE careful" he said. They're dam
gerous...
Dangerous? Themf I've seen their
kind afore. Here. you" turning to the
three below. what do you mean by
this7 Put down that knife, you lub-
berl Do you want to be put In irons 7
Over the side with you. you swabs
Ctr
He began descending the ladder.
Whether the sailors were merely too
surprised to resist or because they rec
ognized the Authority Of the deep sea
In Captain Elisha's voice and face Is q
question. At any rate, a he descended
they backed nway.
"Mutlny on board a ship Of miner
roared the captain. "What do you
mean by III Why. I'll have you tied up
and put on bread and water. Over the
side with you! Mutiny on board Of me I
LiveIyl Tumble up therei'
With every order came a stride for
ward and correspondingly backward
movement on the part Of the three.
The performance would have been
ridiculous II Pearson had not feared
that II might become tragic. He was
descending the steps to his new &C.
Qualntance's aid when there arose 3
chorus Of shouts from the wharf.
"The cops. the copsl Look outr'
That was the finishing touch. The
next moment the three "mutineers'
were over the side and running as fast
as their alcoholic condition would per.
init down the wharf.
"Well, by Georgsi" exclaimed Pear
son.
Captain Elisha seemed to be coming
out Of q dream. He stood still, drew
his hand across his forehead and then
began to laugh.
"Welll" be stammered. well.
snum! I-I-Mr. Pearson, wonder
what on earth you must think Of me.
l declare the sight Of that gang set me
back about twenty years. They-they
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Record Broken.

The total value Of the mineral pro-
duc.ion Of the country In 1919 was
more than s3.470.0OO.0OO, increasIne
sl.076.2o00O0. or 45 per cent over the
s2.393, 100000 recorded for 1915, and
exceeding the former record year
(l913) by more than $1,000 1000 900, ac-
cording to the geological survey, de-
partment of the interior.
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Iahor and Mar

Figures made public by the war de-
partment recently speak eloquently
concerning what labor has done for
the war. Since April l. 1917. the army
Of the United States has been sup
piled with $4,000 overcoats, $685.
600 woolen coats. 10.507, 900 pairs Of
woolen breeches and 55.95S.000 pairs
Of woolen socks. Motor trucks to the
number of 17.9SS have been sent over
seas, and $3.50 motor ambulances
have been provided. These are mere
ly few items that show what II
means to speed up for victory.
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"Cold In the Head"

b IN acute attack of Nasal Catarrh. Per.
sons who are subject to frequent "colds
In the head" will ind that the use Of
build up the System, cleanse the Blood
and render them less liable to colds.
Repeated attacks Of Acute catarrh may
lead to Chronic Catarrh.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE b tax.
on internally and acts through ths Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces OF the System.
All Druggists 75c. Testimonials free.
10000 for any case of catarrh that
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE will not
cure
r. J. Cheney q Co.. Toledo. Ohio.
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Don't Worry About plmpIea

On rising and retiring gently smear
the face with Cuticura Ointment. Wash
of the Ointment In FIVE minutes with
Cuticura Soap and hot water. For
free samples address, "Cuticura, Dept.
<. Boston," At druggists and BY mail.
Soap Is, Ointment 25 and 50-Adv.
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sabbath obssrvanes.

II Sunday had not been observed
as day Of rest during the last three
centuries. I have not the slightest
doubt that We should have been at
this moment poorer people and less
elvilized.-Macaulay.
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THE CAPTAIN STARTS OUT TO DO ALITTLE iNvESTlGAT.
ING ON HIS OWN HOOK.
ING On HIS OWN HOOK.

5ynopasAtwood Graves New York South Dens.
boro Cape Cod to Captain Elisha Warren Caught In terrific
storm while the he Capn accident and
with the latter to his home The Capn Warren
that his brother whom he had has died
and named him guardian OF his aged twenty
and spaeu aged nineteen The captain tells go to
New York and look deciding whether he will
accept the trust The captains arrival York causes CON-
sternaon among his aristocratic friends
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Source Of Power.

Only those who are lifted up from
the earth draw men unto them. The
world is possessed by those who are
not possessed by It. The momentum
Of love is the source Of power.-Fran-
els @. Peabody.
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CHAPTER vi.

n Think I May Take the Job.
TINE boy, Captain Elisha's acquaint-
aHce Of the morning. was out re-
calling himself with crullers and
milk at q pushcart on Broad street
when the captain returned to the Of.
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ParadoxicaI.

'TIis stories have such dry humor."
80 dry that they whet your desire
for more"
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Her specles.

"She is the gray mare In that
house." II should call her more Of
an old nag"
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For Eighteen Years
Shs Has Feund IL Sane Medicine
Cssl The Story IL Her
Own Wsrds.

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of Route No. !. frwinfon. Wilkinson
Co., Ca. is not exceptional. Peruna
has been an accepted standard hous5
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five years.
Mrs Horn writes under date Of July
30. 191S:--.I have been using your
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one Of the best tonics ever used.
owe my lie to the use Of 1t. ] recon.
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cured me Of stomach trouble"
For coughs. colds. effects of the grip
and Influenza, catarrh and catarrhal
conditions Of every description. Peruna
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been helped or are able to attribute Q
full and complete recovery from some
terrible affliction to Peruna. Try Pc.
runa first.
In tablet or liquid form. Sold every
where.
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LESSON TExT-Genesis N:ls-9.
GOLDEN TExr-speak every man
truth with his neighbor.-Ephesians -
DEVOTIONAL READING-Ephesians
425-a2
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL-Genesis n,
i-<5; Proverbs l2:i7-ao: Zechariah s:ls-17;
Acts 6:I-ll.
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my. l was tired out, and using NV
shrapnel-proof helmet (shrapnel proof
until piece of shrapnel hits it), or
tin hat, for pillow, lay down in the
straw. and was soon fast asleep. I
must have slept about two hours. when
l awoke with a prickling sensation all
over me. AS 1 thought, the straw had
worked through my uniform. woke
up the fellow lying on my left. who had
been up the line before, and asked
him:
docs the straw bother you, mate?
It's worked through my uniform and I
can't Sleep"
In sleepy voice he answered.
THAT amt straw, them's Coolies"
From that time on my friends the
"cooties" were constantly with me.
Coolies" or body lice, are the bane
Of Tommy's existence.
The aristocracy of the trenches very
seldom call them "cooties," they speak
of them as deas.
To an American flea means a small
insect armed with bayonet, who is
wont to jab it into you and then hop
skip and jump to the next place to be
attacked. There is an advantage in
having fieas on you instead of "cooties''
in that in one of his extended Jumps
said flea is liable to land on the fell
low next to you; he has the typical
energy and push of the American,
while the "cootie" has the bulldog
tenacity of the Englishman; he holds
on and consolidates or digs in until
his meal is finished.
There is no way to get rid of them
permanently. No matter how often
you battle, and that is not very often,
or how many times you change your
underwear, your friends the "cooties''
are always in evidence. The billets are
infested with them, especially so if
there is straw on the floor.
l have taken a bath and put on
brand-new underwear; in fact, a COM
plete change of uniform. and then
turned in for the night. The next morn
is a common sight to see eight or ten
soldiers sitting under a tree with their
shirts over their knees engaging in a
"shirt hunt"
At night about half an hour before
flights out" you can see the Tommies
grouped around candle, trying, in it's
dim light, to rid their underwear of
the vermin. A popular and very quick
method is to take your shirt and draw
ers, and run the seams back and for
ward in the fame from a candle and
burn them out. This practice is dan
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gerous, because you are liable to burn
holes in the garments if you are not
careful.
Recruits generally sent to Blighty
for a brand of insect powder adver-
tised as "Good for body lice" The adj
vertisement is quite right; the powder
is good for "cooties;" they simply
thrive on it.
The older men of our battalion were
wiser and made scratchers out OF
wood. These were rubbed smooth with
bit of stone or sand to prevent splin-
tiers. They were about eighteen inches
long, and Tommy guarantees that
scratcher of this length will reach
any part of the body which may be at"
tackled. Some of the fellows were lazy
and only made their scratchers twelve
inches, but many a night when on
guard, looking over the top from the
fire step of the front-line' trench, they
would have given a thousand "quld"
for the other six inches.
Once while we were in rest billets an
Irish Hussar regiment camped IN an
open field opposite our billet. After
they had picketed and fed their horses,
a general shirt hunt took place. Inc
troopers ignored the call Dinner up,
and kept on with their search for big
game. They had curious method or
procedure. They hung their shirts over
a hedge and beat them with their en-
trenching tool handles.
l asked one of them why they didn't
pick them off by hand, and he an
swered, "We haven't had bath for
nine weeks or change of clabber. If
| tried to pick the coolies off my shirt,
I would be here for duration OF war"
After taking close look at his shirt,
agreed with him; it was alive.
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His DisincIination

'Howdy, squirrel saluted a young
err neighbor. ME and my wife have
got into sort of jangle over nam
ing our baby. It's our first, and I
s'pose we're more particular about 1t
than folks who have a bunch of 'em.
Wife, she Is set and determined to
name him after her side of the house,
and I'm sticking and hanging for him
to be named after one Of my kin. Now,
If you'll come over and settle it for us
WE'LL
"Now, looky here, Lucas! !" interrupt
ed old man Rackledaffer. "While I
hate peace as much as anybody, and
more than good many, I hain't so
absolutely senseless and foolhardy as
all that kansas City Star.
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Comfort abv|
WlthCutlcura|
Soap $50. Ointment IS and SOC.
Little Shy on Manual.

A Wall street clerk received his
commission in the navy because he
earned it, ana not through pull. Be-
low decks, in the engineering division.
his rating was unusually high, but he
was little shy on military require
ments. A few days ago he visited his
brother, an enlisted man at one Of
the nearby camps, and a score of sea-
men stood at attention upon his APP
pearance.
They would probably be standing
stiff and upright yet, only the brother
saved the day by whispering to him !:
"Say, AS you were.'" He did, and the
men relaxed.
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PLAYS Real NEARING.

Play. according to Professor Pyle. is
the revival of mans older self. 1t is
the truest expression Of his real self,
stripped of the latter-day formalities,
dignities, habits and other artificial
things with which society" hedges
about an otherwise free nan. The
middle aged man can be locked at Ell
Their as a mold into which some super
Frankenstein had poured the youthful
enthusiasm, hopes. aims, honesty,
candor and muscular play or as a mad
man obsessed with his own seIfshness,
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Complaint has been made about the
use of army and navy uniforms by
persons who are not entitled to wear
them. Congressman Graham of Penn
sylvania has introduced bill provid-
ing severe penalties for those who sell
uniforms to any person who is not In
the army or navy. The uniforms OF
the army and navy are desirable by
those who can get them at low price,
because they are made Of very GOOD
cloth and will wear a long time. In
large military organization there are
a great many men who for the sake
of a little ready money will sell their
clothing. Both soldiers and sailors
are rather careless in this regard, and
in this manner much -aluable clothing
finds its way into the shops Of second
hand dealers.
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other class. They viii be put in uni
forms, organized and differed. and
used in the work for which they are
best adapted. In making these selec-
lions the provost marsha's office will
be careful to choose so as not to dis
arrange labor conditions throughout
the country; that is, the selections will
not be made in large number from any
one district, but scattered throughout
the country so that there will be no
danger of closing down plants or shut
ting up industries
In this movement the provost mar
Shal'S Office has requested the school
teachers of the United States to en-
list in the work of classifying men by
getting their records at the various Of
fees of the local board which repre-
sents the provost marshaPs office.
These boards have the returns from
the questionnaires, ard from these re-
turns it is expected that the school
teachers will copy the information de-
sired about each man upon prepared
cards, and these cards will be sent to
Washington and the 100000 selected
men will be classified as to their oc-
cupation and efficiency.
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Doubling up of senator's on the first
class committees throws important
legislation into the hands of a very
few men. Senators with no more than
one term are generally those who Sc
cure places on two or more big COM
mittees, and to them falls the work
and control of legislation. 1t so hap
pens that Senator Fletcher of Florida
has the lions share Of important du-
ties to perform just now. AS chair
man of the committee on commerce he
has the big shipping problem on his
hands; as q member of the military af-
fairs committee has had a share in all
the legislation coming before that COM
mittee: and just recently he was made
a member of the subcommittee from
the committee on judiciary, which Is
handling the presidents very compre-
hensive bill giving him the authority
he wants to carry on the war. Quite
a number of other senators have al
most as much to do as Senator
Fletcher.
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Quite Natural.

"What was all the racket about In
the convention hall last night2
"The delegates were discussing par
ty harmony"
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Senator Thomas of Colorado in
speech somewhat critical of the inves-
LEGATIONS of the executive departments
read an imaginary report which he
himself had drafted, and which he said
might we'll be made by the council of
national defense. This alleged report
took up in detail the shortcomings of
congress, pointed out the vast amount
of red tape, the loss of time and the
great expense, and the general ineffi-
cheney of congress. 1t alluded to the
introduction of 10000 bills in each
term of congress. not more than five
Der cent of which could receive con-
sideration. 1t pointed out the loss of
time by members in trying to get these
bills favorably considered in commit
tees and the loss of time of commit
fees in even glancing at the bills. There
was much more to the Same effect,
showing that as an example of inefti-
cheney. congress stood at the head.
Congress is going to pass legislation
desired by the president. This much
has been indicated since the session
began. Maybe some of the bills will
be called radical, perhaps men will as
sert that they contain extraordinary
grants of power, and some may go
even so far as to call them
revolutionary, but whatever may
be said about them, so long as they are
deemed necessary by the administra-
ton to carry on the war they will be
passed. And no matter what extra
ordinary grants of power they may
contain, they cannot go much further
than the legislation of the last SEES
sion. Under statutes already enacted
the president has taken over the rail-
roads, and the people have had an Op-
portunity to see the great powers en-
trusted to the food and fuel admins
trations.
The laws which the president wants
may not be in the exact terms that he
would like but substantially they Will
contain all the president requires In
the way of reOrganizing the govern
ment and using the resources of the
country to prosecute the war to sue
cessful conclusion. And the opposi-
ton will not be upon party lines. There
may be Republicans who will oppose
certain features of the legislation. and
there are sure to be Democrats whose
conscientious scruples as to the const1-
tuition will not allow them to vote for
all that the president wants, but the
majority in both houses of congress,
made up of both Democrats and Re-
publicans, will support the president
in legislation for war purposes.
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lr the next installment Ser
qeant Empey tell of the realiza-
zion of his ambition-his ar
rival in a first line trench-and
of how he wished he were back
in Jersey City.
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Men subject to service in the United
States army under the Selective draft
system are going to be utilized to the
best advantage, whether with guns in
their hands or as artisans making sup
plies and forming a necessary second
fine of national defense. The provost
marshal's office is now engaged in the
gigantic task of classifying 100000
men as to their occupations and the
work they can best do to help the
government at this time. The first
class men are fighting men, and al
ready a large number have been called
to the colors. Then there are other
classifications, as to trades and oc-
equations, and it is the intention OF
the provost marshal to use these men
where they can do the most good. Ma
chinists, mechanics, motorlnen, lum-
bermen and in fact nearly every trade
can be utilized as part of the Ma
tional army.
Those selected men who are moi
sent to the tyainng camps to become
ightii.s soldiers will be soldiers OF ap-
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The agricultural department is en-
gagged in establishing a number of
training camps for farm labor There
will be instructors at these camps, and
1t is expected that young men and
bows who desire to do something use
full during the summer and fall will
be given an opportunity to learn the
rudiments of farming and given such
instruction as will make them efficient
for the work which the farmers want
done. 1t is believed by the officials of
the department having this matter in
charge that there are many young
men who will be glad to take up
course of instruction Of this kind, and
who will also be willing to volunteer
their services on the farms where help
will be so much needed. In this way
they can do their bit towards winning
the war.
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The senate is a curious sort of a
body. 1t chose Senator Smith of
South Carolina as chairman of the in
terstate commerce committee. Sena-
tor Smith reported the railroad bill
and spent an afternoon explaining its
provisions, and it was almost impos-
sible to maintain even the semblance
of a quorum in the senate to listen to
him. There were several roll calls,
but as soon as a senator answered to
his name he disappeared, and Sena-
tor Smith for the most part talked to
a half a dozen senators and 90 empty
seats. He explained that the bill in
volved something like twenty billions,
but that made no impression; in fact,
as soon as a senator or representative
begins to talk about billions interest
seems to wane.
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1t is evident that the senate Is go
ing to be more liberal toward the farm
ers of the country than the house of
representatives. The agricultural APP
preparation bill has been amended very
materially in the senate, and much
larger sums have been appropriated
for stamping out cattle diseases ana
making it possible to grow larger
crops this year. The so-called Sloan
amendment, which proposed to in
crease very largely the appropriations
for eradicating tuberculosis in cattle.
was defeated by a narrow majority in
the house, but it will be carried IN
the bill when 1t finally passes, as we'll
as several other amendments which
are intended to help the farmers in
Graduating stock diseases, and also
to limit as far as possible the destrHc-
ton of crops by pests.
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LABOR LOYAL BUT
MUST Be TAUGHT
CAMPAIGN OF EDUCATION WILL
GIVE WORKERS AN UNDER
STANDING OF DUTIES.
SITUATION is NOT MENACING
Senate More Liberal to Farmers Than
Is the House-Refuse to Listen to
Senator Smiths Explanation OF
Railroad Bill.
Ry ARTHUR w. DUNN.

Washington.-keep labor loyal to
the government Is considered absolute
ly essential for the successful prose
cution of the war. The men to whom
the duty has been assigned of meet
ing labor representatives and ADJUST
Ing differences are convinced that la
Dor in the main is going to perform It's
full duty in the great crisis which the
country is undergoing. But there Is
still great deal to be desired, ana
efforts are now being directed toward
a more comprehensive organization OF
the working forces of the united
States, so that this great power Will be
used to produce the necessary aru-
Giles to support the government III the
war for world democracy.
a campaign of education, and cam
paign which will have effective results
Is necessary to secure better under
standing by the workingmen of the
country as to The great part they are
to perform while the war lasts. For
the most part the officials in Wash
ington have absolute confidence in the
loyalty and integrity of workingmen
as American citizens, and they do not
believe that the strikes and threaten
ed strikes in different sections OF the
country can be set down as represent
ing any considerable number OF work
ingmen. At the same time our con-
Citation and mediation commissions
are earnestly at work adjusting differ
ences wherever they arise, and at
the present time it does not appear TO
them that the labor situation is any
thing like the menace that some peo-
pie fear it may become.
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