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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-15

They're clodhoppers, not ladies'" was her
verdict The poker game was cloak for
meeting Of German spies. All have been
interned. 81
But the women reserves are more than
sleuths," insists Inspector Dwyer. They
are past mistresses in any situation that
requires tact. l have detailed many Of
them to duty in parks and other secluded
spots. If a male policeman saw young girls
lettering about he would tell them to get
out OF the park They would. but they
would go somewhere else. A woman would
get the girls confidence and warn her Of
her danger end persuade her to 60 or take
her home. We are arranging plan where
by one woman will have supervision over
every city block. An intelligent woman
will soon know all it Is necessary to know
about every person in the block
Black-haired Major Totten has code OF
a few words that she and the Secret Ser
vice alone understand.
I'VE are ready to obey any order for any
work from the Police Department We are
preparing to buy two ambulances. One OF
them Will stand all day at Times Square.
We are selling 500 tickets a day for the
concert at which Caruso is to sing. The
proceeds will go to buy uniforms for the
men who give their spare time to the SER
vice. The women are buying their OWE
uniforms"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-15

NNE afternoon not long ago a comedy,
brisht.eyed, young woman in the
midnight blue skirt and coat, brass
buttons and fatigue cap Of the Woman's
Police Reserve, entered car on one Of
the lines OF New York City. 1t was a
very hot day and the poicewoman, new to
her uniform. found 1t somewhat uncom-
will, at her neighbor-a good.looking, red
haired, rather solidly built woman, remark
ably we'll dressed and exhaling an odor OF
delicate sachet.
In that one lightning glance three things
registered themselves upon her brain
first, that her vis.a-vis was remarkably
cooi looking for such temperature; Sec
ond, that her nose was enviably unshiny,
thus differing from all the other women
in the car; third, that there was something
peculiar. about the shape OF her ankles,
for It la curious trait in feminine psy-
chology that woman's all-embracing rapid
observation Of another almost invariably
runs from hat and face down to feet,
whereas six out Of every ten men will first
look at a womans feet and then her face.
For few minutes these observations
drifted aimlessly through the policewom,
ans consciousness. Then, suddenly, two
more points that seemed unusual thrust
themselves upon her-that, instead Of her
neighbor carrying her pocketbook lightly
or simply holding 1t upon her lap as most
women do, she gripped it tightly and
tensely In the fashion of men, And, also,
that she seemed to be oddly self-conscious
as to shining golden bracelet upon her
wrist.
The policewoman's interest was now
completely aroused. After coyertly watch.
Ing the red.haired lady for few minutes.
she began to wonder why, when all the
other women In the car were now and then
adjusting their bodices, giving them the
outward--that this one paid no attention
whatever to 1t The red.haired woman
crossed her legs and the watcher sensed
something unfeminine in this action too.
The motion brought the right ankle clear.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-15

This faculty OF feminine intuition now
being put to such an unusual test has been
the subject OF scientific discussion for
decades. knowing that 1t did exist, that
woman had the practical monopoly OF it.
that its processes were as swift as light
ming, as mysterious as force itself, and hay
Ing total OF correctness in conclusions
that barred out all theory Of condolences,
scientists at last decided that its causes and
origin were worth looking into.
The late Professor Munsterberg, of Har.
ward, believed that the sensory mechanism
OF women worked quicker than that OF men.
he took the illustration OF two sets OF
wires. corresponding to the nerves Of the
human body. conducting current OF elec-
trfcity to certain point. The wires Of
women's nerves were able to communicate
TO the fixed point, in this case the brain,
the current much more quickly than the
male equipment, and, Furthermore, reacted
TO currents too faint for mans wires to take
ZIP. The addition of these subtle stimuli
produced in the receiving centre an entire
ly different comprehension In woman than
in man, Munsterberg argued.
DR.. Henri P. Lasselles, the distinguished
French psychologist agreed with Munster
bergs conclusions, but, with the greater
French thoroughness, delyed into the
causes and epitomiZed them in the follow
Ing abridged translation:
The intuition OF women fs the result OF
highly specialized observation, greater
sensitivity in sight, hearing and touch than
man, and a process Of deduction from sense
Impressions so rapid that she herself is not
conscious o; the processes involved. The
reason for this development is twofold-
First, that woman has been entrusted by
nature with the bringing into the world
and the protection Of children; second. the
ages-long battle that she has had to keep
the yagrant attention Of man.
"In the countless centuries of savagery
and semi-savagery before the birth of our
higher civilization, the woman about to
bear a chill had to he largely her own pro.
tector. The male was a strutting, promis-
cuous brute who left her largely to her
Copyright, 1913. by Star CompaI
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-15

Rent ia a serious factor in every metro
politan dweller's life. But to women it is
an acute cause OF unrest, protest, Of OBJ
servation. An uptown housewife missed
the woman OF the front ground floor fiat
OF the modest house In which they lived
A month later she met her former neigh
Dor downtown and asked where she was
living. The woman, who was dressed
simply, mentioned one OF the exclusive
portions Of the city
Come to see me-" she said. You'd
love my new home"
The former neighbor called at the apart.
mont house. AS her former neighbor had
said. she did love the wide view OF the
river, the impressive court, the sunshine
pervaded rooms. the everywhere apparent
luxury. AS she went downstairs she asked
to see the superintendent. She inquired
the rental of the apartments on the floor
she had left
Five hundred month" answered the
superintendent.
More investigation connected with the
house service. In the apartment she HAD
left was run a private poker game, "a big
game. three dollars entrance and fifty dol
lars In the kitty" grinned the porter. i've
got a friend that serves the drinks to
them. High rollers. them women!"
More investigation. A maid had noticed
that the women who came to play poker
every afternoon In that apartment we're
all diversified and Of clumsy movement.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-15

Corpse with a bullet hole
In It's side would seem to
be mute testimony to the
disturbed slumbers OF a
nearby resident. The find
OF a dead rabbit in a back
yard is not unusual. But
a rabbit In form and gen.
eral appearance resembles
cat. Someone, aiming at
midnight marauders, might
have made a mistake. It
was a circumstance seeming
OF no consequence. But
chlld-prattle about a dead
rabbit piqued the interest
Of a police reserve woman.
WHO shot it," she asked
the prattler.
"A little boy eleven years
old shot It," she said. Il
saw him. He can shoot
awful far. He shot 1t from
his window across two
backyards.
The police substitute
looked at the little girl.
How does lie happen to be
such a good shot?" he
asked.
"Oh, they're all good
shots. The mother and
father and the two big
boys and this little one can
all shoot far. They go to
New Jersey every Sunday
and practise shootin'."
The police reserve wo-
man called at the house OF
excellent Workmanship. On
the ground floor was a bake
shop kept by man who
lived with his wife and three
sons above the shop. He
protested to be American.
but his name was Teutonic
as sauerkraut. II was true,
the woman verified the story
that they crossed the river
Sunday for rife pra elise.
She learned that all carried
arms and were skilful rifle
shots. The case was re-
ported and the family is re.
ceiving the searching atten.
tion OF a government de.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-15

proof, and reported
hundreds OF cases to
The Secret Service and
the Allied detective
branches. w o m a n
has proven herself to
be a better Sherlock
Holmes than man in
that field of minute
observation hic b
Sherlock II o | m e 8
made his own.
The Woman's Police
Reserve. suggested by
Deputy Commissioner
Rodman Wanamaker
was given by Police
Commissioner Enright
the widest opportuni-
Ties to prove itself and
to make good.
Frankly an expert
ment," says Commits,
sioner Enright, ut was
an experiment that
had In it from the be-
ginning elements Of
certain success - but
how great the success
we did not then even
suspect. What hap
pened Is that half un-
Willingly we capital.
lied for the good OF
the nation that ex.
traordinary. often de-
rided, but immensely
v a lua Bile faculty
known as woman's in
tuition. Woman's in.
tuition Is mans rea-
soning with much Of
the slower processes
OF the male brain
eliminated and is, as
has been proven by
psychological tests
both at Columbia and
IL rvard. correct
twenty per cent OF
tener than mans slow
er logic"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-01
OUR BOYS IN FRANCE AND
HOME PROTECTION

The men on the firing line represent
the pick of our American youth. One in
four of our boys at home was sick, re-
jected because of physical deficiency.
Many times the kidneys were to blame
If we wish to prevent old age coming
on too soon, or if we want to increase
our chances for a long life, DR.. Pierce of
the Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. Y, says
that you should drink plenty of water
daily before meals. Then procure at
your nearest drug store Anuric double
strength). This An-u-ric drives the uric
acid out and cures backache and rheuma-
tism.
If we wish to keep our kidneys in the
best condition a diet of milk and vege-
tables, with only little meat once a day,
is the most suitable Drink plenty of
pure water, take Anuric three times day
for month. It sells for 60c.
Step into the drug store and ask for
a sixty-cent package of Anuric, or send
DR.. Pierce 10c for trial pkg. Anuric, many
times more potent than lithia, eliminates
uric acid as hot water melts sugar. A
short trial will convince you.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-01
EARLY WORK IN THE BULB
GARDEN
RXL. M. BENNINGTON.

With the first warm days the bulb
GUS plants spring up and many begin
ner has tried in vain to push them
back until warm weather.
AS a rule it is best to let nature be
dictator. Hardy bulbs will endure lots
of cold; and if they do sometimes get
hopelessly nipped of flower buds by
serious damage done to the roots by
trying to curb the growth.
Do not be in hurry to remove the
leaves which should have been their
winter coverlet. Loosen them up
gradually, taking care that the plants
are not smothering. If the weather
continues fine, work the loose leaves
a little more into the soil every day,
thus gradually making the change.
If you wish to mark choice speci-
men, tie q string around it while in
bloom. The flowers come and go so
rapidly that one must be prompt to be
sure of marking the prize.
Some cut the tops from hyacinths
as soon as the leaves turn yellow, re-
move them and plant to ANNALS. This
Is very neat way of getting rid of
the bulbs-and most effectual as a
rule. But if You wish hyacinths an
other year, there is a better way. un-
less you can afford to purchase new
bulbs.
Those discolored leaves are a neces-
cifx- 70 fIn r11o nj x1-hfa6 1rr h
bulbs, and if they cannot be tolerated
a permissible compromise is to trans
plant the bulbs to some out-of- -the-way
corner of the yard, where they car
ripen in peace.
They may then be dried and packed
away for autumn planting
1t is better to replant the hardy
bulbs at least once in two or three
years, else they become too thickly
matted. Besides. the soil needs a re
newal of fertilizer and this can never
| be done so well as when the bed /:
empty
There is often complaint that tht
oid-fashioned double-white Norcissu
| Poeticus blasts in the bud. This il
usually remedied by resetting tn,
bulbs, which have become matted to
gether.
If you have a number of varieties O
| tulips and more time or patience thai
money to buy new varieties, there i
often much pleasure in growing tulip
from seed. Some of the soft shade
In old rose have been in our own gar
den evolved from the cross-fertiliza
ton of standard forms There. i
pleasure, too, in watching the unfold
ing of the unknown. New varietie
purchased of seedmen are always an
nOunced and their beauties described
but these seedlings are positively new
and some of them are strikingly beat
tiful.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-01

as possible, as the sooner the seeds
are got in, with safety, the better the
chances will be for their developing
into shapely, usable roots of good size.
AS a matter Of fact, we never see
parsnips too big, provided the roots
are clean and shapely, but undersized
specimens with possible prongs to
their bodies are hardly worth the dig
ging.
Most of the pronging, possibly all of
it, arises from the prepared oil. If
white sand can be had to incorporate
with the soil, it should be freely used.
In digging, two spits at least are
necessary, and if the grower chooses
to go another foot he will be repaid
for his trouble.
After digging dry day and dry soil
should be given for working the whole
with a digging fork; after that some
| little consolidation of the surface will
be necessary to prevent sinking into
hollows during the process of sowing.
For this the surface must be suffi-
GENTLY dry to prevent all suspicion of
clinging to the feet, and if you cannot
have those happy conditions just at
the time wanted, you must wait for
| them.
Drills about two inches in depth
should be drawn for the seeds, and as
we want really food roots, the drills
may well be drawn 18 inches apart.
In these the seeds should be sown
thinly, and the error of putting in sc
seeds where but one is wanted should
not be SO common. Allowance must
of course, be made for failures, but
two seeds should never touch, or there
is trouble for the thinner, who, in pull
ing one is apt to pull both.
The onion is a deeper roofing sub
ject than many are aware of and al
though all we want is above ground
to get that good the roots go dowr
into it, so deep ,tillage in this case i:
desirable.
If the ground is well worked, undel
dry conditions, it can be thorough!
firmed, and it can hardly be too firm
or too much consolidated for onions
prior to sowing.
The drills may be drawn as TO
parsnips, but closer together, one foo
apart being ample, and after SOWING
with a thoroughly dry surface tn
roller may be brought into requisition
or failing that, well walked and final
ly smoothed over with the back of
rake.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-01
A DAGGER
IN THE BACK

That's the woman's dread when she
gets up in the morning to start the days
work. "Oh how my back aches" GOLD
MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules taken to-
day eases the backache of tomorrow
taken every day ends the backache for
all time. Don't delay. What's the use
of suffering? Begin taking GOLD
MEDAL HARLEM Oil Capsules today and
be relieved tomorrow. Take three or four
every day and be permanently free from
wrenching, distressing back pain. But be
sure to get GOLD MEDAL. Since 1896
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil has been the
National Remedy of Holland, the Govern
ment of the Netherlands having granted
a special charter authorizing its prepa-
ration and sale. The housewife of Hol-
land would almost as soon be without
bread as she would without her Real
Dutch Drops" as she quantity calls GOLD
MEDAL Haarlem OIL Capsules. This is
the one reason why you will find the
women and children of Holland so sturdy
and robust
GOLD MEDAL are the pure, original
HARLEM Oil Capsules imported direct
from the laboratories in Harlem, Hol-
land. But be sure to get GOLD MEDAL
Look for the name on every box. Sold
by reliable druggists in sealed packages
three sizes. Money refunded if they dc
not help you Accept only the COLL
MEDAL. All others are limitations. Adv
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-01

waste-a sunny day, which is quite
unusual this month Within a half
hour every machine that was in work,
ing order was in the air, forming into
groups and then off for the lines, just
looking for trOuble-voluntary patrol
they call it. Which opened my eyes a
bit as to the spirit in the French avia-
ton service after three years of war"
In another letter, written December
1, young Walcott says:
81 tried to give you some idea of the
strength of a Spad in letter while
ago. At home people speak of factor
of safety, meaning the number of times
stronger the machine is than is neces
sary for plain flying. The Spad is made
so that man can't bust it, no matter
what he does in the air-dive as far
and as fast as he can and stop as bru-
tally as he can, it stands the racket.
Of course, motors do stop, and if 1t
happens over a mountain range-well,
that's just hard luck.
Have had q few patrols since last
wrote. One at big height-4,000 to
4,500 meters, considerably above the
clouds, which almost shut out the
ground below; a wonderfully beautiful
sight. but beastly cold-and a couple
when the clouds were low and solid.
The patrol stays at just the height of
the clouds, hiding in them, slipping out
again to look around. If it stays be-
low the enemy antiaircraft guns pep
per it whenever near the lines, and at
a low altitude that is rather awkward,
so the patrol shows itself as little as
possible.
TITS lots of sport to try to keep with
the patrol; be behind the chief of pa
! troll, see him disappear, and then bump
into a fog bank, low-hanging cloud
and not see a darn thing. Then dive
down out of the cloud, wondering
whether the other guy is right under
meath or not dart out of the cloud and
see him, maybe 500 yards away, going
at right angles. Then back up anG
turn around fast and give her the geal
full speed to catch up-and so on
See a Boche regulating artillery fire
start to maneuver into range, and
zip; he's out of sight in the clouds
and the next you see he is beating i
far back of his lines. Not very dan
gerous this weather, but lots of fun
In q letter from the trout, date(
/ November 80, the following passages
occur:
Yesterday was THANKSGIVING day
and, praises be the Lafayette buncl
invited me and my partner to dinner
or rather to the feast. They have tn
most remarkable chef. Soup and fisl
prepared the way for a most remark
ably big bird called the turkey, barri
caded by chestnuts. And then a plum
pudding-a regular American one-an
as good as I ever tasted. I sat at tn
table with Captain Thenault, Lieuten
ants Thaw and Lufbery, and som
Frenchmen.
can early patrol this morning, dc
spite low clouds. Lots of fun it was
ducking in and out OF the clouds, keeI
ing from hitting other machines in tn
clouds and from losing the patrol. Say
few BOches, but all they had to
was to slip up out of sight when th
patrol approached. Every now an
then their antiaircraft guns woul
blaze away a bit, but there was lots G
room for them to miss and for us t
leave the place they were shootin
at"
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-01
AIR FEATS OF THE LAFAYETTE MEN

mense pressure on the under side of
their wings. In some acrobatic man
euvers I was trying the other day
made mistakes and caused the machine
to stall and then fall in such a way
that the full weight was supported by
the upper surface-by the wires which
in most machines are supposed merely
to support the weight of the wings
when the machine is on the ground.
''Yes, the Spad is a well-built ma
chine, the nearest thing to perfection
in point of strength, speed, and climb
ing power I've seen yet. OF course, it's
heavy, and that's why they put 150-230
horse power in them. The other school,
that of a light machine with a light
motor, depending for it's success on
lack of weight rather than excess of
power, may supplant the heavier ma
chine in time; can't tell.
Yesterday there was a review here
in honor of Guynemer, and decorations
for the pilots of the group who had
won them. Three Americans received
the Croix de Guerre-members of the
Lafayette Escadrille. Lufbery, the
American ace, carried the American
flag presented to the escadrille by Mrs.
McAdoO and the employees of the
treasury department, besides the two
aviation emblems of France. He was
called to receive his decoration for
having in the course of one day held
seven combats, descended (six) one
! German plane in flames, and forced five
others to land behind their lines
! (Which means that he is officially cred
tied with one-his thirteenth-andt that
the other five, though probably brought
down, do not count for him because
there were not the necessary witnesses
required by the French regulation.)
"Aviators are not very military. The
! chief of one of the escadrilles was com
missioned to command the mechanics
who are plain soldiers with rifles ant
steel helmets, for the occasion. He is
a bit of clown and amused the entire
gathering, kidding with the officers
The pilots of each of the five esca
drilles were in more or less formation
most of them with hands in their pock
cts, for it was chilly, and presenting {
mixture of uniforms unparalleled il
its heterogeneity. Every branch of thu
service represented endless persona
ideas in dress.
Spent Their Holiday in the Air.
Because of the occasion, repose haC
been granted to the entire group fo
the afternoon, another group taking
over our patrols. SO that after th
review every one had the afternoon t
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-01
A WONDERFUL LETTER
FROM A SOLDIER
Old Veteran Suffers From Stoyrach
Trouble for 30 Years--Then Findo
Relief in PEPS-AID.

Mr.. Bivins of Decatur, Illinois, writes:
81 have always thought L would never
allow my name TO be used in connection
with the many advertised medicines, l'ut,
since ! have received such wonderful b%ne-
Ct from the use of PEPS-AID for stomach
trouble, believe it would be wrong for
me TO withhold my name from the public.
/ was a sufferer from stomach trouble for
more than thirty years and tried very
many doctors and patent medicines with
only temporary relief. Since l finished
taking the last of three boxes of PEPS.
AID, have been entirely free from any
stomach trouble"
''What PEPS-AID has done for Mr.. Bi
wins it will do for you"
Sold by druggists in 25c, SOC and dollar
boxes. Your druggist has it or can get il
for you.
PEPS-AID Company, Goshen, Ind. ADV
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-01
DOdd's Kidney Pills
Relieve After 20
Years SUFFERING

Mrs. James Dotz. OF GAINESVILLE. o., is
one OF thousands Of people who in tho
past 40 years have been relieved of the
agonies OF kidney trouble by taking
Dodd's Kidney Pills. Only recently we re-
ceived an unsolicited letter from Mrs
Dotz, which reads as follows:
For twenty long years l suffered with
heart disease and bladder Inflammation. /
had frequent chills, cramps In the muscles
and suffered from headache and backachs
4 was often dizzy and had flashes OF light
and floating specks before my eyes.
could get no help until 1 started to take
Dodd's Kidney Pills. Then / began to
Improve right away and six boxes OF these
pills completed the cure
My little boy also had kidney trouble
and was cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills.
hope thousands OF others, suffering az l
have, hear OF your wonderful remedy"
Mighty few people realize in time IL at
Kidney Trouble Is making its advances
upon their health. They put of treat
ment-they say, "Oh. I'll be all right In a
day or two" And the malady tightens its
grip. Result: Bright's Disease, hosp. tai
treatment, Doctors bills-often death.