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The Washington times., 1918-03-25
The Four of Hearts

Tes. she had been n fool. Her
only consolation lay in the fznf that
nobody but herself knew IL Even
Milton did not suspect that she had
Eutfered computations OF couscience
on his account: that she had had
heart-searchings with regard 10
him
Wen. she had learned her lesson.
She had hurt nobody but herself
Another sentence OF Edward Van
Eaun's came TO her. 1T Is no small
offenSs to wound or main love"
Perhaps Gerald Stewart loved her.
Perhaps that was why he had asnt
her tho flowers why he had spoken
to her 30 gently last evening. Ma
LivinEstons might be right after
all. II 70. CynthIa certainly had
not repslled his AttsuHonA
l Perpleztng Situation.
Breeding too long on one subtsst
viii give = lonely woman a dis
tortsd view Of the realities of life.
70. by the time CYNTHIA Long
reached her uncles house she had
almost convinced herself that Ger
aid Stewart was IN love with her
and that she had been so much ab-
soFbsd In tho thought of another
womAn's future husband that she
had been blinded to her own POSI-
tiou: that Dora had bSen made jeal-
Gus Of ker. and that Gerald was un-
happy on her account.
Given all these copdftions there
was but one thing for her to do. and
she decided to do 10 II once. This
was TO repair. a. far as she was
able. any mischief she had wrought
and TO devote her thoughts here
after to tho happiness OF others.
even II she had 10 sacridcs her own
desires and ionFingS
Edward Van SauU-s words were
already bearing fruit. OF which he
suspected nothing. The lonely and
super-sensitiys girl climbed the
steps OF her uncle's home with .
look Of nrm determination about
her lips Dora spied her from the
window and ran out to open the
front door before Cynthia could
ring.
"CynI- she exclaimed. her face
flushed with excitement. I'm aw-
fully Riad you have come, Take OF
your hat please. Hurry. dearl"
To Re Continued.
The Washington times., 1918-03-25
By David Cory.

0SE day as Puss was travelling
through the Country Of the
Gods he saw a maiden sort
ing out = great quantity OF grain
And 1t was no easy task. for there
was wheat. barley. millet and beans
which the Goddess Venus had stored
away for her pigeons. And this
goddess had commanded the maiden
to separate the grains. and had
then departed. leaving the maiden
to fulhi her commands.
"Ah. me-" she sighed. as she set
TO work. and so busy was she that
she did not see little Puss Junior
approach. but kept diligently at her
task
Now Puss felt very sorry for her.
and he looked about him for means
to help her. and Just then little
ant appeared. so Puss asked her 10
assist. So this little ant went into
her anthin and summoned all her
little friends. and By and by. after
awhile. they had separated each
grain and piled the different kinds
into heaps, and then the ants van
ishsd from sight
How can I ever repay you for
helping meT' said the maiden to
Puss. but before he could reply the
Goddess Venus arrived. and. seeing
the work all neatly done. ex--
claimed:
"THis Is no work OF yours. wicked
enc" and commanded the poor girl
The Washington times., 1918-03-25
DO YOU KNOW
THAT

This mound bird OF AusersIis is
noted for its immense nests. which
are the largest made by any bird.
come OF tho mounds it constructs
are fully one hundred and nifty
Feet In circumference. and in the
centre ~ Guriss It's eggs two feet
Eeep. leaving thsm 10 DO hatched
by tAs sun.
The common Greenland whale
averages ono hundred tons. or two
>undred and twenty-four thousand
pounds: thus n whale weighs IS
much as eighty elephants or four
hundred bears.
The Great Seal % Great Britain,
measuring six inches in diameter.
and made Of silver. is kept in .h4
custody Of the Lord Higr chan
color. sud L-w one is prepared
for each reign.
The dog AttHins its full growth RI
;he end of ths second year: 81 is
old at. fifteen years. and seldom
lives beyond tSs15.
The Washington times., 1918-03-25
The Wolves of New York
A STORY OF LOVE AND MYSTERY
Lillian Goes to Adderley and Finds
Herself Trapped in the Lodge
Is By Two Italians
Here's What has Already
Happened.

Esther vagseIl il Induced 30 marry for
4ATye sum Of money. Ceremony, whlch
is attended by strange woman, takes
plare IN ruined church. Returning from
the, marriage she finds her unCie ard SIS
ter Rurdered. she IL left sole heir TO her
uI.ele's large fortune. who disinheFlts his
ReDhtw. Guy Hooking.
EGher discovers that Guy. her cousin.
is married TO the strange woman who at
tended her marriage
she goes to Helm Court. the estate lest
eN-her uncle. AID meets young i-oTd BoT-
rPn1le. and they Immediately fall -!a love.
GUYS friends fame him. and he sisns
mrstenous contract mor-EzE;nB THs
Gtate he viii receive AZ Esther's death.
.5he is marked Tor death. but young Bor-
nests illustrates Ins attempt. ard IL
hadty stabbed.
esrheT goes to New York 70 ind out II
Fsr-ts free 10 marry Harold. ard az the
fsIDNd church discovers the bcdy OF the
= - she married. She concludes she IS
free from her marriage vow. but Is warn
et-hy Lillian, Guys mysterious wife. and
Glke- by the rector, that she Is moi.
sSther returns 10 Helm Court and tells
Bsroln she VIII become his wife. The rec
tor warts them both that Il Is impossible:
ihSt such a marriage would evoke the
Hrrradaie curse.
T3ie attempts on ESthsr's life are e1-
paesPed b. Guy when he tells them OF
the contract that. he signed and admits
that he doesn't know the terms Of &;
sdhn- than that II Is through Esihers
Death the money be has borrowed can
he >fepa.d.
Returning to New York Guy goes TO see
Geldsniith and discovers him dead lie
ssarches his apartment for the contract
but IL una Bile 10 fnG IT,
Lillian goes 10 Guys apartment and
Pleads with him 10 prevent the ma rrisea
between Esther and Harold. When pressed
Tor an explanation as TO why the wedding
kho1ld not go on she replies that not only
Esthers lie will be in danger but hers as
welt Guy, no longer TO be fooled by his
wlhs.s rafuEed TO help her.
bo1ing EpstOre calls on Lillian and asks
hrFStO he his Wife. She tells him that
Eile cannot that there is something in
her life thai prevents. When pressed
for Rn explanation. she tells him she can
not explain. ard he promises her his help.
Read Right On in Todays
InstaIlment.
The Washington times., 1918-03-25

<<r Owe f. too sacred . thing
to be taken up lightly and
handled hesdlessly!-
The Washington times., 1918-03-25
This Day in Our History

THIS is the anniversary of the landing in 1854 of Lord
Batimores first colony in Maryland named after the
Queen of Charles Cecil Qord Patmore) visited
the colony, but his brother Leonard was Governor from
1854 to 1647 and the successive Lords Baltimore all
interested in the settlement -sv
The Washington times., 1918-03-25

ITO Be Continued Tomorrow
81 LCSoSr1ESt " Y. Il M.E.-sl -. =.
The Washington times., 1918-03-25
The Hinged Planet, Saturn

THE rnged planet Saturn in the constellation Cancer
the 'Manger" and excellenty placed for obser-
walton about D. M Look at it with telescope, and
remember that the ball inside the rings has than
nine times the diameter of the earth.
The Washington times., 1918-03-25
CHAPTER XxxlV.
CspTrtEbt. 1913 hy STR O.

<<- OWE Is too sacred . thing
TO be taken up lightly and
handled hesdlsssIy!-
The sentence rang in cynthiA
Longs ears AZ she walked home
ward through the gathering dusk
Of the March day.
Edward Van Ssun had spoken the
words in such a manner that the
girl felt as IL there was q grave
Bignincanes back OF them, To her
receptive mind they seemed TO be
directed At her.
what her aunt had said . little
ever an hour ago REQUIRED to her
now. She had voiced the opinion
that Cynthia did not appreciate
what she had meant IN the lonely
life of Gerald Stewart Surely
there could be no truth IN that
statement
cut the situation clearly and HAnsly,
Gerald Stewart had Always been
kind to her. but he had shown her
no particular attention. Until last
night there had seemed TO be no
particular attraction between them,
To be sure. he had assisted her into
tho house on the night Of the auto
mobile accident, 5ust a. Milton had
carried her from the cab TO the
Livingstones' car.
She had let Gerald help her. for
she had fancied that Dora looked
uncomfortable whom Milton offered
his services. II so. then Dora was
Jealous. But there was no cause
for her 70 be Jealous. Surely Gerald
had not felt jealousy. too!
Mrs Livingstone had suggested
that Milton ought not 10 cause his
friend unhappiness by his Httsn-
tIona 10 Cynthia That phase OF
the subject had never occurred 10
Cynthia before. Perhaps IL was all
. nEment OF her aunt's Imagination,
Yet even Mrs. Hvingstons would
hardly make such . charge ~ that
unless IL had soms foundAtioa, 1t
vas ALL very psrpIsxinE.
The Washington times., 1918-03-25

A Combination Tam O Shanter and Turban of
Tam Straw Banded About the Face with
a Satin Ribbon in Dark Blue and
Trimmed with Four Pairs of Dark
Blue Mercury Wings.
The Washington times., 1918-03-25
A Sudden Thought.

A thought struck her with such
suddenness that she stopped short
in the middle Of the Sidewalk uu-
ri a pssserby. looking at her cur
IousIy, brought her back IN q TSaii-
ration OF her surroundings, and
she buried on the astounding
Idea still possessing her.
Could - be possible that those
roses she had received on the
night OF her accident had been
sent TO her by -.
She had taken IL for granted
that Milton had sent them--al-
though he had never Acknowledged
doing So She had not thanked him
for them. SO he had no reason 10
8 scIaim any responsibility for tho
gift lie had asked her IL she was
sorry that the flowers had been sent
TO hA-Lut he might have asked
this on his friends account. be-
cause he wished TO reassure Gerald
on that score. And she had ad-
mittsd that she had not been
sorry.
What q fool she had been. She
had played with nre and let her
self imagine that her cousins be-
trothed Was Interested in her TO
such an extent that he had sent
her n huge box ~ roses aud had
cared more for her than appeared
on the surface
Now she understood. Milton han
been friendly to her Thst was all.
She and Dora We're like sisters. It
.waI not strange that Dora's be-
trothed had wished IN he on broth
srly terms with DoTa's most intl-
mate triald- ..-.----.----- !.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-08-08
THE WAR AND RELIGION.

Religion is being strengthened by
the war, and in the trenches espe-
cially, men are turning to it as nee
essary part of their daily lives, &C
cording to DR.. Edwin F. Frease, su-
perintendent of the Methodist Mis-
sion in North Africa. DR.. Frease
has just returned from his mission
airy field by way of France where he
spent some time viewing the scenes
behind the battle lines, and the great
american docks and railway termin-
ais which he received special permits
sion to visit. gy a
France, in view Of the enormous
number of American troops that are
arriving, is more confident than ever
of the final outcome" said Or.
Frease, yesterday. I'VE can never
emphasize too much the extraordi-
nary resistance that France has Of
fered in the war, for she has stood
the brunt Of IL all Bordeaux looks
like an American city now, with its
American automobiles and Aner'ci1
soldiers and sailors everywhere.
Then there are the great American
docks and also the wonderful big
storage camp"
In speaking Of his work in North
Africa, DR. Frease said. "The war
is going TO make a new North Africa.
In the first place, France has there
/ colonial district with territory as
arge as the United States. including
Alaska. OF course that takes in
The Sahara Desert, but they expect
in time to cultivate even that IL they
IAN find artesian wells. In spite of
The war, they are continuing the |
building of railroads, and are now |
a line from Algiers to Fee. |
he capital Of Morocco. To the
vest the railway runs down about
i've hundred miles. There are
million European residents in North
Ifrica, principally French. and Al
iers is a great MODERN European
ny, fil ~ eaf ssgy sg8y ss8ll9d Il
''The t,Mohammedang on the whole i
aye been very dqyal 70 The Preach i
pyefnRent -. At first. one soccasioni |
'iy heard Of sope German intrigue,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-08-08
WHEAT ACREAGE ASSURED.

"All winter wheat acreage RECORDS
for the United States are likely to be
broken this fall" says President Il
A. Pearson of Iowa State College,
who as assistant to the secretary OF
agriculture at Washington has beer
in direct charge of the winter wheat
campaign throughout the country.
The department of Agriculture ask
ed the farmers of the United States
to SOW at least 45,000,000 acres to
winter wheat" continued Mr. Pearson
From every section has come most
patriotic response. encouraging the
the department in the belief that not
only will the American farmer do what
is suggested, but make it couple OF
million acres more. In Iowa the call
was for at least 100000 acres. ! un
derstand that this practically assured,
| 1t is a greater acreage than ever be
fore put into this crop in Iowa; 1t is
greater acreage than was sowed to
both winter and spring wheat in any
year back as far as 1902"
According to President Pearson the
situation demands an enormous wheat
crop next year. The available wheat
crops of 1916 and 1917 were small. The
supplies of wheat accumulated from
preceding years, both in this country
and in Europe, are now exhausted
The importing countries of Europe
await the new 1918 crop with empty
wheat bins. Never before has this gen
Grafton seen a time when wheat stock
we're so near the zero point. 1--WE will
begin consuming our new 1918 wheat
as soon as it can be milled," says
President Pearson. This makes 1t OF
utmost importance that this coming
wear we greatly increase our wheat
| production,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-08-08
WHY ITALY FIGHTS.

Italy feels very keenly that her
brothers in America do not fully un
lerstand Italy's serious determination
in this ar. Those who have head the
history of that wonderful country will
understand that it is the Italian in
born love of liberty and hatred of the
Hun engendered by years OF oppres
sion of the Irredenta that brought
italy into the war at time vital tC
he allies and to the central powers.
To help to a better understanding
by all the people of the United States
he Italian government has sent a
number of its experienced and brilliant
military men to this country tC
bring messages of appreciation and
good will,
Among these officers is Lieutenan'
Roberto de Violini, of the 9th Alpine
Regiment, now attached to the Italian
Consulate, Chicago.
Lieutenant de Violini was severely
wounded in battle when the Austrians
were stopped in their march on Ven
zee. Since coming here he has ap
1eared before numerous clubs and so
3ieties in Chicago and elsewhere. He
is a fluent, fOrceful speaker in o. Eng
lish and being thoroughly acquainted
with his subject, has proven a great
lrawing card at the numerous clubs
and public meetings he has addressed
In a recent interview the lieutenant
said:
The entrance Of Italy in the wal
o German propaganda. Every en-
leavor was made to spread the idea
among the allies that Italy was not OF
much use-that she could do nothing
Recently Austria and Germany hoped
o swoop down on us, replenish their
'ood supplies, and to take the French
rom the south. The great mOdesty
and lack of political feeling on the
part of the Italian soldier. perhaps
prevented his advertising himself, but
we have found out just as one does in
business that it pays to advertise. Our
soldiers advertise themselves by what
they do. They have succeeded in re.
cent battles.
War was not declared by Italy for
greed or conquest" he said. your
president was very wise to wait a
time, until your people themselves
demanded a declaration of war
against Germany. America did NOT
want to be out of struggle which is
for all humanity.
America is one of the chief aids in
the cause of humanity. That is the
opinion. of America in Italy,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-08-08
HARMFUL CRITICISM.

Be sure you are right, then go
ahead, has been misleading bit of
advice that has almost become a pro-
verb. If the farmer governed his
actions on that idea he would not get
far There is nothing sure about the
weather or the uncomfortable forces
of nature that have everything to do
with his success.
Perhaps floods or hail ruined his
first planting of corn, and he plants
again. The passengers in a train,
seeing the smallness of his replanted
crop criticise him for being slow. I'm
just under the circumstances of which
they know nothing. This illustrates
the usual foundation for criticism of
government war work.
The government needs men. They
who have seen but one army training
camp have seen but the smallest part
of a great machine. Yet they begin
to realize that to get men to just one
camp, and equip and feed them, and
transport them across the seas, is
no small job which could easily be
handled by some carping critic. The
matter of having supply of the mer-
est detail-say certain kind of cloth
or button for their uniforms may stag.
ger a big man who tries to keep fac
tories running to equip an army of
two million men with that particular
button or kind of goods.
But the pro-German press and
speaker sets up an awful howl if
perchance a substitute has to be usec
in some part OF soldiers or sailors
equipment. and tries to show how
there is graft or incompetence in the
government. There's no more graft
or incompetence prehaps than in the
case of the farmer whose plans were
changed by adverse weather and as
unworthy of criticism.
They who are devOting their full
time to certain small parts of a great
whole in. connection with this war
know more about how to run things
and meet the uncertainties of wal
than someone who reads little smat.
tering of criticism from a son If
camp y" XIV Stlll just WI
things are as they are, or from one
who loafs in the country store ant
hands out advice on how not to dc
! things.
If it were not for the harm that
| criticism may do by giving aid anC
comfort to the German Government
it would be as well to let them have
their say as to let a dog chase a trail
but when you have boy in the army
you don't want any hindrance thrown
in his way We might as well SHOOT
down the boys here as to permit an!
criticism or act that prevents our boys
from getting over there and fighting
when they do get there.
Let our criticism and contempt b.
heaped upon those who are blocking
the machinery of government an,
place rather than upon those who are
doing their best with all the facts be
fore them to carry this war to a
speedy and successful conclusion with
victory on our side.-Successfu Farm
inS
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-08-08
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK

u. S. Yards, ILL.,, Aug. 7, IL a. m.
HOGS-Butcher hogs, heavy, $19.15
@19.60; medium and light, $4,000
1890; packing hogs, heavy, $4,000
1850; medium and mixed, $1S.25@
1900; light hogs (bacon, light, mixed
and light Light $1950@19.95; pigs,
good and choice, S1775@1S.50; rough,
$1775@1S.00. .'-.@
CATTLE-Beef cattle, good. choice
and prime, $17OO@1S.SO; common
and medium, S1OO0@1100; butcher
stock, heifers, s7OO@1.25; cows,
$7.O0@140O; bulls, bologna and beef,
SS.O0@13.50; Gamers and cutters,
$6.00@700; stockers and feeders,
good, choice and fancy selected, $1,000
01SOO; inferior, common and medi-
UNI, $750@1O.OO; veal calves, good
to choice, $16.75@17.5O; western
range cattle, beef steers, medium,
good and choice, $14.00@17.40; cows
and heifers, medium, good and choice
.$925@12.OO.
SHEEP-Lambs, choice and prime,
65@S2 pounds. $17.50@1S.1O; medium
and good, 65@1OO pounds, $15.5O@
1850; culls, $12.OO@14.O0; medium
and choice feeders. $160O@17.25;
Iyearlings, choice and prime, 5000
pounds, $15.75@16.25; medium and
good, 75@12O pounds. $13.75@16.OO;
wethers, medium, good and choice,@
$12.75@145O; ewes, choice and prime
$1S.25@139O; medium and good,
$11.OO@1325; culls, $3.50 @9.5O;
breeding ewes, good and choice year
'lings, $12.5O@19.OO.
Official receipts yesterday-ROgs
2O,511; cattle. 1913; sheep, 1884.
Official shipments ycsterday-Hogs
1,911; cattle, 1886; sheep, 1868.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-08-08
Today's Markets,

Chicago Union Stock Yards, Aug.
Hog prices jumped up Is to 20
cents on the days markets because of
limited receipts with the top resting
within five cents of the record, Top
held at 1895 an advance of 20 cents
over yesterday. Big packers are
buying sparingly and the trade on
common and packing grades is very
slow.
Tho bulk today sold at $1S25@
1885 against $1S.2O@19.65 yesterday;
$1S10@19.35 last Wednesday; $16.65
@17.35 four weeks ago; $15.90016.55
corresponding Wednesday in 1917;
$965@10.30 in 1916; $6.60@725 in
1915; $S.S5@9.25 in 1914 and $3.50
$50 in 1913 w..
The top paid today was $19.95;yes-
terday $1975; last Wednesday $50;
four weeks ago s17.45; one year ago
$16.65; two years ago S10.45; three
years ago $3.50; four years ago $3.50
and five years ago 1920.
The average price paid for hogs at
Chicago Tuesday was 1880; Monday
$685.; last Tuesday 1850; two
weeks ago 1855; three weeks ago
$1S.05; four weeks ago $685.; eight
weeks ago $17.65; one year ago $16.1O;
two years ago $3.50; three years ago
$G.75.
Cattle were very dull today with no
quotable changes in price since yes
terday'S close, Calves are the only
exception. They held steady to rs
cents higher.
Sheep opened steady. The supply
was late in arrival. One load of
choice native lambs went at $3.50.
Receipts today went at $500 cattle,
1000 hogs and 12,00O> sheep against
9,404 cattle, 1884 hogs and 12,158
sheep a week ago; 1886 cattle, a.
500 hogs and 5000 sheep year ago
and 1851 cattle, 26,182 hogs and
1880 sheep two years ago.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-08-08

but that is thing of the past, Just
before the war the French had begun
CONSUMPTION. taking one out of every
ten as they reached the military age
of twenty-one. Since then, the sys-
tenn has been extended so that now
there is practically universal military
service among Mohammedans ana
Europeans alike.
Tens of thousands Of 7hea native
troops are pouring into France. The
French government is considering
the question of giving an adequate
increase in the political rights to
these people in exchange for their
military service.
"One of the greatest changes which
will take place in North Africa will
be in religion" says DR. Frease.
These Mohammedan boys that are
going away from home, upon the
battle fields of France, will come in
contact with European and American
citizens, and will return home with
different ideas and ideals. This
new influx of ideas is going to
break down Mohammedah prejudices
and eXclusiveness These boys will
never again be Mohammedans. They
will never again be bound by the
paralyzing Influences of MoEamm a
danism, which has the same under
lying philosophy as German autocra-
cy They are beginning to want the
same privileges as the French. The
French will accord them these priVi-
leges as soon as they become nat
uralized. That means they will have
to substitute French Civil law for
the Mohammedan code. AS soon
as they pass under the French Civil
law, they will have to give up their
laws If inheritance and marriage A
Mohammedan is polygamist, but
under the French Civil law, of
course, become monogamist.
"The poo people in Moth Africa
have not felt the war as much as
the people l. France. When men
ars taken away from home for work,
they get good wages and are able
t. send money home, and when thoy
are conscripted, the law provides
money for the family, 80 that the
poar people are better off thal ever
/ befSie as their inco 5 are a.
| suTPd"
The Oskaloosa herald., 1918-08-08
AMERICAS GIFT TO FRANCE.

II is TO b hoped that the exigencies
of war will permit our men to restore,
alone and unaided. AlsaceLorraine
to France | happen to know that
this ambition possesses the minds OF
thousands of our young officers and
soldiers. and when our army is once
more a unit. perhaps General Foch
will withdraw his own troops from the
southeast and enable US to pay our
everlasting debt to France.
Not even the inevitable victory over
Germany for which our millions in
men and our billions in money are in
Nspensable, would give the enlight-
ened portion OF this Republic such
profound and spiritual satisfaction as
the established fact that American
troops alens had driven The Hun from
the soil Of klsace- Lorraine, made