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The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-03-21

NoNSe N'ssys
There was one named Tiger, one
named Puss. Kitty, Lucifer, Mrs. Coal
and Snow.
"They were names which they had
heard had been given to their cousins,
the cats.
ats so much nicer said Tommy.
TO be called by n good, friendly name.
Somehow there Is nothing at oil friend
~, nor ever soclable about the family
name OF banded ocelot. But then cats
are always called by special names.
and not Just called cat. SO we should
be allowed nice extra names any.
how.
"'Im really rather an interesting
animal, when one comes to think of
It, he continued.
"'Who is coming to think of itT
asked Kitty.
~ mean when I come TO think Of
IT. said Tommy.
"'You'vc been here all the time.
What do you mean by saying you have
come to think of IL? From where have
You come? From wheref l repeat.
You're putting on airs and pretending
you've been away for Il journey when
you've not moved from home
Don't get so excited, Kitty, you re-
mind me of our other cousins. When a
creature says he has come to think
of a certain thing he means that he
has Just arrived at the point where 1t
is thinking about II, that's ALL
"a lot of senseless words about
nothing at all said Kitty, snarling.
"'Purr, my love, purr,' said Tommy.
There's nothing 10 get excited about.
Have n cat-nap.'
"'What's that7' asked Kitty. She
liked the sound of the word nap.
ats n sort of sleep enjoyed by our
honored cousins, the cats
Haven't we any ocelet napsT
asked Kitty.
"'To be sure said Tommy, but it's
so much easier TO say cat-nap. II
means n nice little nooZe with one eye
half-open ready for anything that may
happen-from n morsel OF food or a
bowl OF milk or an adventure and a
wild chase
KNOW hboul euNu nuINi bul'
Kitty, as she purred. I've had many
"A one myself
az haven't told you why I was an
interesting animal saiu Tommy.
"'Who said you were interestingly
asked Kitty.
"'You'd better say so, for II you
don't you are saying you're not inter-
estlng. You belong TO the same fam
lily. II you say l am interesting, you
are saying you are, too
"'Then l will say So said Kitty, who
loved 10 be admired.
"T am halfway between a tiger
and n cat, and no other creature Is
just like me-except all my banded
ocelot cousins. ! purr and meow like
Il cat; / am wild at times like n H.
ger. / am a mixture OF both and so
/ am very interesting. l belong 10 a
wild, wild family and TO the most do
nestle of all Creatures-the household
cat
"And all the banded ocelots who
were listening purred as they agreed
with Tommy, and said Meow, what
you say Is true"
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-03-21

eyes, she begged him not to-begged
him to &c away. II he had any mercy
for her mt all, quickly and without n
word. In n sort Of daze he obeyed
her.
The tardy winter morning, looking
through her grimy window, found her
sitting there, just as she'd been when
he closed the door.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-03-21
Wise Wlsher.

He Is great who can do what he
wishes; he Is wise who wishes to do
what he car.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-14
The Disabled Soldier.

The blind man or the cripple seated at
a street corner and holding out his hat
to the passers-by will not be familiar
figure after the war; The government
has made provisions that will insure
every disabled soldier againstthe neces-
sity of soliciting aims. These provi-
sion are twofold in character; they in
clude compensation and education.
Compensation will be paid by the
government to every disabled soldier.
and sailor, irrespective Of his earning
capacity; but it may be withheld if he
shows himself Indifferent to the op-
portunities for vocational education
that the government will offer. For
permanent disability the monthly COM
pensation ranges from $500 year for
the man with neither wife nor child to
5000 year for the man with wife and
three children. In addition to this
amount, if the man has widowed
mother, he receives Sl20 year. A man
who has lost both hands or both feet or
both eyes will receive $1,000 year.
The government does not expect dis
abled soldier to be solely dependent on
government compensation. II proposes
to fit each man to earn his living, how
ever serious the handicap under which
he must labor. The work OF training
crippled and blinded soldiers to be SELF
supporting has been brought to a high
degree of success in both France and
England, and we may expect it to be
equally we'll managed in this country.
The man who must find his Chief
happiness in dwelling on the days when
he was useful has a sad life. 1t is
life from which most of our wounded
soldiers, however handicapped they may
be, are to be spared. The government
will provide them with the means for
the continuing, durable happiness that
comes from useful and congenial
employment.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-14
SERVICE THAT WINS /
THE SOLDIER HEART
Fred LockIey, Y. N. O. 4, Tells Of
the Gratitude Of the Boys ;.
at the Front.

zone OF the discoveries men art
making over here" Fred Lockley. o.
the Y. NJ. O. A. and Of Portland. Orc
gon, writes from London, SIS that
more pleasure can be had out OF Civ
ing than getting. Many q man who
has spent money freely In the old dnys
to buy pleasure Is finding that he gets
more pleasure over here by the spend
ing Of ones self In the service Of others
a few months ago i went out with
a fellow Y. NJ. O A. secretary to hunt
up out-of-the-way detachments OF
troops. A stable guard here a ma
chine gun company there. q platoon
somewhere else. We carried our
goods In an automobile We had
plenty Of writing paper and envelopes
for free distribution, aud chocolate,
cookies, chewing tobacco and smoking
tobacco, cigarettes, razor blades,
tooth paste and things Of that kind for
sale. American war service workers
were busy everywhere We found Sal.
vation Army lassies making doughnuts
for the boys and X. Of @. secretaries
giving help. Books furnished by the
American Library Association were to
be seen on oil sidea
Hearing firing at distance, We
drove down the road and found q
score or 80 of men at machine gun
practice. The officer gave tho men
half an hour recess to buy goodA
AT another place we came In sight
Of a lieutenant drilling a platoon. ]
said TO the lieutenant: How soon BE-
fore you dismiss the company We
have Y. NJ. @ A. goods for sale
"He said: Right now. Sergeant,
dismiss the companyP
"And ten seconds later the company
was In line waiting to buy goods from
our travelling ~ Grateful Is no nania
for II The men can't DO enough 10
show thelr gratitude"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-14
Saloon Closing Reduces Crime.

For those who have any lingering
doubts as to the efficiency OF prohibi-
tion in its relation to drunkenness and
crime, a startling realistic demonstra-
ton was recently providentially given
in Philadelphia and vicinity. After the
saloons had been closed for five days
as a health-enforcing measure on &C
count of the influenza epidemic, the
following results were tabulated:
I. A decrease of at least 80 per cent
in the number Of arrests for crime and
vice of all kinds.
2. In Camden, just across the Del
aware river, there was not single arrest
for drunkenness or assault and battery
During the preceding three months the
arrests on these two charges alone
averaged over twenty day. The num-
Der of accidents in the Camden ship.
yards has been reduced by IS per cent
3. The Philadelphia police force is
amazed that the closing Of the saloons
has so diminished crime and petty ar
rests. OTIS a real holiday for US and
it has been that way since the saloons
were shut down." declared police lieu
tenant. "Only one man was arrested
in our district. II is almost unbeliev-
able" All the police districts showed
a remarkable falling off in the number
Of arrests. Even in the tenderloin dis
tricts, where it is no unusual occurrence
to arrest one hundred persons a day
scarcely one was made. A captain OF
detectives declared: philadelphia is
passing through one Of the most en-
tightening periods Of its history. Crime
and every conceivable sort OF vice have
been brought almost to standstill as a
result OF the closing Of the booze joints. "
There were fourteen violations OF
Observation-Disclosures, and it is known
that "boot-leggers" have been plying
their nefarious trade, so this may ac-
count, in measure, for the few arrests
that have been made.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-14
Shephertown Jefferson County, Virginia Thursday November H. 1918
Some War Stories

The Americans who took part in the
fighting recently at Villers Bretonneux
were delighted with their share in the
battle, says the Reuters correspondent
at British headquarters, telegraphing
from the front. He says they were
quite new to any sort of warfare, and
described the barrage FIRE as equal to the
finest Fourth of July celebration.
A young corporal, only Fl years old,
although too badly wounded to be
taken Immediately to the hospital, and
in great pain, gave his experience with
relish, the correspondent says: The
American had killed seven Germans.
which he considered to be more than
a fair equivalent for his wounds.
The young Americans story follows:
"With a few others was working
around a corner OF Vaire wood when
came across some German machine guns
in a wheat field. They were firing some
special type Of bullet used againsttanks.
One of these wounded me in the thigh.
"I crept close enough to throw
bomb which fell on one Of the guns and
killed all four members Of its crew. I
saw man running from behind the
gun toward a dugout and followed and
shot him.
GAS was retracing my steps sixth
German stole up from behind and made
a thrust at me with his bayonet. Twas
again wounded, but killed the Ger
man. received my third wound
from a German I overcame just before
fainting from pain and loss Of blood"
The correspondent tells Of another
mere boy who described his adventure
in the fight. He had been in some
severe combats when the troops carried
the trenches beyond Hamel and had
been badly wounded in the leg.
While he was lying helpless two Ger
mans ran at him with fixed bayonets.
Leaning down with his head on his rifle
he Just managed to pull the trigger and
a bullet went through the nearest Ger
man, who was about a dozen yards
away.
The other still came on and the
young man managed to rise, parry the
Germans bayonet thrust and bring the
stock OF his rifle down on his opponents
head. A searching party found him
lying there, with the two Germans be-
side him.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-14
Pick and Shovel Soldiers Friend.

Next to his rife the American in.
fantryman in action in France has learn
ed to cherish his pick and shovel above
everything else. BY experience he has
learned that his pick and shovel will
save him from injury or death at times
when his other implements Of war are
useless. y %'s 4
In the thrust against the Germans
in July and August on certain days
the Americans advanced so rapidly
that the infantrymen we're on the 90
hour after hour. As their packs be-
come heavier some left behind piece by
piece parts Of their equipment. Even
in some instances doughboys tossed
aside their mess kits and emergency
rations and canteens and their coats
but until the last they hung to theirrifles
and their picks and shovels and went
ahead to victory.
The pick and shovel are often brought
into action In hurry when II Is neces-
sary to dig In to escape fragments oil
gas shells or Of shrapnel. II often hap
pens, as il did fine and again during
the recent French-American drive north
OF the Marne, that the infantryman
during an advance is too far behind the
enemy to make use OF his rifles and that
when the enemy's big guns are turned
loose his only defense is TO dig hole
in the field or along roadwayor where
ever be may be and make this his shelter
until the attack is at an end or until he
is ordered elsewhere.
When the American infanfrymer
landed in France, particularly those
who had not been taught modern meth
DDS OF trench warfare before leaving the
States, and was handed a pick and
shovel to be included in his fighting
equipment he was astonished at frst
But the young man was adept at learn
ing, even with a pick ard shove
although many OF them at home hat
been clerks and held similar positions
and now those tools are the most high
ly praised Of all.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-14
Two Kings.

twenty-five hundred years and more
ago one of the greatest of ancient kings,
as men style greatness-conquered and
subjected great people to captivity.
He made God OF his own for all men
to worship. All people, nations and
languages trembled and feared before
him. Whom he would, he slew; and
whom he would, he kept alive; and
whom he would, he set up; and whom
he would, he put down.
What came upon him?
When he boasted of the great city
Babylon, Mistress of the World" which
he had built-while the word was in
the Kings mouth, there fell voice
from heaven saying: 90, King Ne
buchadnezzer, to thee it is spoken;
The scene is changed.
A great King-as men style greatness
laid plan TO subject the nations Of
the world to his dominion. He overran,
conquered and made captive the people
of one small nation after another. He
worshipped and invoked a peculiar
God, fashioned after his own ideas. and
thus he boasted:-
"As look upon myself as an instru-
ment Of the Lord am indifferent to the
point of view Of the present day."
"The King holds his power BY the
grace of God, to whom alone he is
responsible. He chooses his own path
and only decides his action from his
point of view"
"There is only one master in this
country; am he and | will not tolerate
another"
"There is only one law-my law-the
law which | myself lay down."
"The best word is a blow-the army
and navy are the pillars of state"
"The army and the Emperor at its
head can alone secure the safety OF the
empire and the peace Of the world"
"The foreigner has learned the con-
sequences of offending the German
Emperor"
at is the soldier and the army, not
parliamentary majorities and votes, that
have welded the German Empire
together. My confidence rests upon the
army"
"Body and soul you belong to me. IL
I command you to shoot your father
and mthers you must follow my COM
and mothers you must follow my COM
mand without a murmur."
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-14
Plan to Make Breweries An Asset.

Plans that will make the breweries
an economic asset OF the country, In
stead Of deterrent, are being laid be-
fore the government by the brewers
themselves.
The proposition is to turn the brew
cries into acid and vinegar factories,
the quality Of acid to be produced being
such as to be useful in peace or in war.
The government has not as yet given
its approval to the step, apparently be-
cause there are so many breweries that
all could not successfully 60 into this
business, and the government is moi
disposed to make any invidious dis
tinctions. II is evidently question a
Washington, however, as TO whether
the market in peace times would con-
sumo all the vinegar, yeast and by-pro
ducts which the breweries would like tc
make.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-14
Mrs. wayup=where did Mrs. d,

Mrs. Wayup@where did Mrs. de
Style get her new hat?
Mrs. Blaze-That's problem. She
bought it with the money which her
husband borrowed from her uncle, who
had won il in a poker game from her
brother, to whom she had loaned il
shortly after her mother had taken il
from her fathers pocket and given it
to her for birthday present.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-14
KEPT HER AWAKE
The Terrible Pains IN Back as1
Sides. cardui Gave Relief.

MarksviIle, La.---Mn. Alice Johnsos,
of this place, writes: "fof one year J
suffered with an awful misery In my beck
and sides. My left side was hurting ne
all G,e ime. The misery was something
awfld.
Ieo.dd not DO anything. not even sleep
at night. il kept me awake most Of fhs
night i. ! took different medicines. bsd
nothing did me any good OF relieved Ne
until ! took cafdui -. EF
lwss not able TO DO any of my Won
for one year and got worse al the 6ns,
was confined 10 my bed of and -. CT
90 bad with my back that when J stooped
down I was not able TO stfdghtea ~
again . decided ] would Try cardn
:. By time had taken the entire botfie
{ was feeling pretty good and could
siraighten up and my pains were uezhy
al gone.
shall always praise cardui. con.
inued taking II until was strong ana
wen" Ifyou suffer from pains due 10
semzie complaints, CafdM may be jra
what you need. Thousands Of wcnen
Who once suffered In this way now pfaise
cardm for their present good healin.
Give Il = trial. MN
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-14

1t was the practice of certain dame
OF noble birth to drive around at inter-
vals to pay calls upon her acquain-
tances. AS she suffered from gout she
gave her card case to the footman and
directed him at each house as to the
number of cards he should leave on her
behalf.
Before sallying forth on one Of these
expeditions, and when she was COM
fortably seated in her sumptuous
equipage, she made discovery.
"John," she cried to the footman, a
new and rather raw specimen, 81 have
left the cards in the morning room. Go
and get them"
1t happened that she had large
number of calls to pay that afternoon
At last, when the afternoon was draw
ing to a close, they halted before the
palatial mansion OF a noble duke.
"Leave three cards here, John," COM
manded the invalid, as her servitor's
head appeared at the carriage window
John looked embarrassed.
"'Fraid I can't, m'lady," he replied
"You can't? And why not, pray?''
"Well, there's only the ace OF dia-
monds left, m1adyp
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-14
Driving the Turk From Holy Places.

The Turk is gone from the holy places.
Step by step the British advanced out
OF Egypt through the land Of Edom and
the Philistine lttoral, pressing the Turk
northward until the whole tangled high
land OF Judea and the Plain OF Sharon
we're cleared OF the defilement OF his
presence. And now all Sahara and the
Plain OF Esdraelon have been liberated
by the last great victory OF General
Allenby.
There remain doubtless demoralized
bands Of Turks in the hills OF Calilec.
but they will soon have been hunted
down. All the lands on this side OF
Lebanon, where for two generations
Turkey has held only > nominal sway.
will have been redeemed. And beyond
the Jordan the remnants Of the Turkish
force are darting wildly about In Ciiead
and Ammon, seeking desperately an
escape from between the British In the
Hauran and their Arabic allies moving
north through Moab.
There is no way out for the Turks
except over the deadly Arabian desert
to the east. Whether they 20 out Into
the desert or remain to be made prison.
ers is all one to the world. They are
thrust out OF Palestine, and that strick-
en- land will know their misrule and
greed and cruelty no more.
Bob-You look sweet enough to eat!
Gertie-I do eat. Where shall we
20?
A negro was boastine to a grocer OF
the cheapness Of ten pounds OF sugar
which he had purchased at 4 rival shop.
"Let me weigh that package" said
the grocer.
The negro assented. and II was found
two pounds short.
The coIored gentleman looked per-
picked for q moment, and then said:
"Guess he didn't cheat this child
much. While he was getting the su'
gar ! stole two pair OF shoes"
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-14
How the Indian Does II.

The CHER mas smiled for the Sec
ond time since he came TO France-and
it is the talk of the --th Infantry.
"The Chief is Private Ross, a full
blooded Ute Indian. About year ago
he threw up his job herding sheep In the
barren hills of South Arizona, walked
so miles downto Bisbee, rode the rods"
to Ell Paso and enlisted. In the train
ing camp he was nicknamed "The
Chief" There also it was discovered
that "The Chief" had unusual scout
ing alibities-both hereditary and
acquired.
He was assigned as battalion scout.
That's when he smiled the hrst time.
Chief Ross is hardly a model soldier.
He hardly ever salutes an officer and
says "Ugh" for "Yes, sir" and shakes
his head for "No. sir" Although he
has fair command Of English he talks
very little. Once only he was detect
ed saluting an officer-that was when
he had gone to the officer three times to
ask for a leave pass. The third time
he saluted.
"But "The Chief" wiped out all the
little black marks for sins Of omission
in the fighting I'D on the Vesle.
A lone machine gun in stone build
ing about 200 yards in front Of the
Americans was holding up the advance.
1t was broad daylight-5 O'Clock in the
afternoon. The task OF silencing the
machine gun was given to "Chief"
Ross and a picked patrol Of three other
men.
The patrol disappeared into the brush,
with "The Chief" leading, with his pis-
tol ready and two hand grenades in his
hip pockets. The emplacement was
Spotted" in the upper window Of the
stone house. Two men were left out in
front in the bushes TO draw the fire OF
the gun, while Ross stealthily worked
up toward one side Of the building and
his companion on the other. Ross
crawled up TO the side OF the building
unobserved and edged aorund to where
he could see the muzzle OF the machine
gun protuding from the window. Two
seconds later well-placed grenade
burst in the room with the Germans
killing two and shattered the machine
gun. The surviving German executed a
strategic retreat through the rear win
dow and slid down TO the ground behind
the building where he would be protect
ed by another machine gun farther back.
II was sure death to try to reach the
running German from either side Of the
building. The German was cunning.
but not so cunning, as "The Chief" He
swung himself UP to the window and
crawled rapidly UP the roof toward the
ridge pole. From that point Of vantage
he could see the enemy without danger
to himself
Three shots stopped the fleeing boche.
That was. when "The CHER smiled
the second time, the boys Of the-th
Infantry declare. Some Of them aver
that "The Chief" emitted the Ute war;
hoop, surprising the Germans so much
that they stopped firing for a few
minutes.
Once before the incident on the
Vesle, so the boys say, "The Chief'
almost smiled. A lieutenant expressed
desire for pair of German field
glasses within the hearing Of Ross
That night he went out and came back
within 40 minutes with fine pair OF
German glasses. AS he presented
them to the lieutenant he merely said,
"Heap easy" and almost smiled
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-14

An Irishman, an Englishman and a
Scotsman we're out Of work, They
Travelled together in search Of employ
ment, and came to farmers house
and applied for the work Of plowman.
The farmer said whoever told the big
gest lie could have the job. The En-
glishman said he went to the North
Pole in tub The Scofchman said
he svam 10 the South Pole. The
farmer then asked Pat:
@well, Pat, what's your lie?"
"Begorra, sir" said Pat, believe
these lads" Pat got the job.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1918-11-14
A Memento.

James X. Hackett, the actor, tells the
story Of a merchant who had beentrayel7
ng some months and upon his return
was informed OF the death OF valued
friend.
A few days later he called on the be-
reaved widow 10 offer his expressions
Of sympathy, and added:
81 was good friend OF your late
husband. Is there not something OF
his which could have as memento
Of him."
She raised to his her velvety brown
eyes, which a few moments before were
moist with tears. and said:
"How would do ~