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The Taney County republican., 1918-09-12
SET AN EXAMPLE OF HONESTY
Street Car Passenger Left Fare With
Woman Who Took Advantage Of
Opportunity to Be Dishonest.

The man In the corner seat looked
worried. At last he spoke.
Madam" he said, twill you kindly
take this nickel and give It TO the con-
ductor when he comes around? have
been trying to catch his eye, but he ap'
parently does not see me- VIII you see
that he gets itf"
The woman sat bewildered In the
presence Of such extraordinary hon
esty, but she goOd-naturedly accepted
the trust. After the man left the car,
she, too, attempted to establish a line
Of communication with the conductor,
but failed, She was nearing her own
destination, but conscience forbade
her leaving the car until her neigh
boris fare had been paid Before that
feat was accomplished she had been
carried four blocks past her street.
When she finally got home her temper
was slightly damaged.
"But you shouldn't have been so ac-
cOmnodatlng," said her husband. you
should have got of at your corner"
Put how could II" the woman mr.
gucd. with that mans honesty be-
fore me as an example Of right living
simply had to turn his nickel over to
the conductor"
Maybe you are right" said the man
O1miriuvIv "\E1uau pprtn{nlv IO have
fine notions about these things. But
it Is too bad. You had to walk back"
"Oh, no, | didn't walk" she said. ~
rode"
"And that cost you another nickel"
mo, 1t didn't" she said. "The con-
ductor never even looked my way
when he came through, and got off
without having to pay"
The Taney County republican., 1918-09-12

Mrs. ]. Guy Haugh, 1l42 North Me-
rldIan street, q French woman, born
and bred, and as she expresses 1t her.
helf, "French In every one OF my
thoughts, In every fiber Of my being"
has evolved a plan for the help Of sol
dlers who are about to go "over there"
to speak ordinary, conversational
French. The Idea came to her be
cause some soldiers, friends Of her
husband, would undertake to talk to
her In French, knowing her to be ma.
tive French woman.
Now Mrs. Haugh's home Is a meet
ing place for Uncle Sans soldiers,
who under her guidance are learning
to talk plain, unndorned French. The
prlyates have a class at her home on
Thursday evening and officers on Mon
day evening, between eight and ten
O'Clock. All men wearing Uncle Sans
uniform are welcomed and there Is
no charge for the lessons. No books
are used, and no English is spoken.
Mrs. Haugh advises soldiers who are
already taking French lessons to con.
tlnue them, as the gatherings ut her
home are merely to assist the men In
acquiring rapidly an ability to talk
French.-1ndianapolis News.
The Taney County republican., 1918-09-12
Ever See A Dlnuonek7

The dingonek Is huge, unclnssi1ed
aquatic monster, says the Wide World
Magazine. 1t resembles In many Of its
characteristics the extinct dInosaur, a
huge reptile CT the Mesozoic period, foS.
slls Of which have been discovered by
paleontolOgists In the sandstone strata
both of the African and American con-
tinents. II lives In Lake Victoria Ny.
ANA and Its numerous tributaries and
there Is no record Of the monster hay-
Ing been seen In any other part Of the
world. Whether It is a descendant of
one OF the huge prehistoric saurlans
that has by process Of adaptation
living as 1t does in lmpenetrable re.
glOns far away from the encroachments
OF civilized man-Continued with but
Sigh. notifications through prodlgious
ages TO the present time, or whether II
Is nm unclassified reptile or amphiblan,
II Is equally impossible to ssy, as no
specimen exists either Of Its bones or
Of Its skin. That this monster does ex.
list, however, there can be no particle
Of doubt, as the testimony Of authori.
tative eyewitnesses cannot be reason
ably dlscredited.
The Taney County republican., 1918-09-12
Hanna's Aztec Servant.

An introduction to some of the lend
ers will show that there are brains
as we'll MS bullets behind the Zapata
movement, says the Christian Herald.
Gen. Alfredo Serratos was former
lawyer, who had made o good record
as soldier. It win surprise Amerl-
cans to learn that he was at one time
servant Of Mark Hanna, the noted
politician of Ohio.
His history Is romantic one. As
a homeless walf he was taken to the
United States by an American, who
promised to give him an education.
In Cleveland, o., the American died
and young Serratos was left stranded
For three years he worked at the
home of Senator Hanna, moving
lawns and caring for horses.
Later the young Mexican returned
to Mexico and studied law. He speaks
three languages huently. In the con.
ventIon cabinet he was elected spcre-
tary of war. These were some Of the
men who were zapata's lleutenants
and advisers.
The Taney County republican., 1918-09-12
ANIMALS ARE GOOD SWIMMERS
Polar Bear, Who Passes His Time in
ley Waters, Is Regarded Best,
Though Not swlftest.

Nearly all animals are better swim
mers than man and take to the water
naturally The rhinOCeTos and hippo
pOtamus are wonderful swimmers and
divers, while the Indian elephant
crosses great rivers with heavy loads,
London Tlt-Bits states.
The elk and the reindeer are first
class swimmers. The elk keeps his
head above water and crosses directly
from bank to bank to avoid turning
The reindeer, on the other hand, turns
as often rs he likes, keeping his head
only little above the surface. But Of
all swimmers of all Climcs the best,
though not the SwifteSt, is the polar
bear, who passes half his time in the
water swimming and diving. His
swimming power is nothing short of
miraculous If 1t be remembered that
the water the regions he frcqucnts
Is invariably cold aud that cold Is nor
mally prOhibtive to good swimming.
There are bears that can swim from
twenty-five TO thirty miles without
great effort.
One of the swifteSt WINNING ami
mails is the squirrel. A sportsman on
one occasion, having at hand SPUR
rel born in captivity, which had never
seen water, wanted to see if 1t could
swim and took it with him In a row.
boat to the center of the lake. The
squirrel turned toward the bank, head
and paws above the water, back aud
tail underneath II, and began to swim
so rapidly that 1t was with the great
est difficulty that the man recovered II
when it reached the shallow water
near the land.
The Taney County republican., 1918-09-12
Hard War Tlmea,

The suburban horsekeeper was again
without a washerwomun md had tried
In vain nil over town to get another.
Each woman she called had Monday
tnken, and every other day for that
matter. This woman did not care to
send her clothes to a large laundry, for
she had just had put In a new washing
outfit In the basement. As q last re.
sort she called up a woman on the tel.
ephone who had done her washing the
summer before.
Mary" she said. would you come
around sometime next week to do my
wnshlngl I'll give you S."
go on, Miss White" responded col.
ored Mary. II am havln' my washln'
taken out now l''-1ndlanapoIls News.
The Taney County republican., 1918-09-12
THE SALVATION OF THE WORLD
DEPENDS ON THE ARMY OF
100000 THAT UNCLE SAM
is RAISING.
TO TAKE FLOWER or AMERICA
Billions of Money Required to Prop,
erly Equip and Care for tho
Forces That Are Fighting
Your Battles.

Uncle Sam is rapidly preparing for
an increase Of his fighting forces to
an aggregate strength OF 100000
men. This was the figure agreed
upon in the Paris conference Of sew
eral months ago as necessary to a
speedy allied control Of the situation
and eventual victory for allied arms,
America alone could produce the
men.
France already has put practically
every available man in the ranks.
England has drawn upon her man
power to a point that is beginning to
make itself felt in the production Of
war munitions Belgium has all Of
her little remnant Of population lined
up along the front almost to man.
And Italy has all she can do to care
for herself.
This five million will represent the
flower Of Americas fighting material.
Upon 1t will depend to no small
degree the ultimate issue OF the war,
TO 1t all Europe will be looking in
eager expectation from the moment
It takes the field aggressively. 1t Is
expected to be the straw that Will
break the Prussian camel's back.
We must do our full duty by that
five million in the next loan.
And in doing this we must not over
look this fact. In its ranks will be
thousands and thousands of boys who
are now at home. Some of these will
be from our own firesdes. They will
be our boys In literal truth. No long
er will that army be an impersonal
unit. 1t will be made up largely Of
our own flesh and bood
Every time you buy bond you will
be lending to your own. For few
households will escape the combing
process of the next draft.
Don't forget this. The Fourth Lib
erty Loan campaign opens Sept. 2S.
Your country and your sons need
your help.
II you have son eligible for aerv.
ice, look him over before you de.
eide upon the amount Of your pur.
chase.
You'd give a good deal more than
will be asked of you to have him
safely back.
And the better prepared that army
Is the sooner 1t will finish Its work;
tho less danger he will be subjected
to; the quicker he will return.
Do your part by that five million
and your boy.
Get ready to do it early.
The Taney County republican., 1918-09-12
PATRIOTISM AND PER CENT
Interest Rate on Fourth Liberty Loan
Fixed at 4H Per Cent.

Secretary McAdoo has definitely
announced that the Fourth Liberty
Loan bonds will bear AZ per cent
interest.
The Secretary has been insistent
that the Government interest rate
should be stabilized at AZ per cent.
He points out that raise in the rate
OF interest of only one-fourth Of per
cent on $4,000, 100000 Of Government
bonds would mean an annual increase
OF $25 ,0O0, 900 in interest charges, and
that this money would have to be
raised by increased taxation and paid
by the people OF the country. II
would not be paid by one class only,
because there are consumption as
we'll as other kinds OF taxes, and the
consumption taxes reach every class
OF people.
"As an intelligent people" said Sec.
retary McAdoo during the Third Lib
erty Loan campaign, I'VE should now
make stand for the financing OF our
Government during the period Of this
war at a stabilized rate Of interest,
say at ~ per cent per annum, so
that all business and all investments
may be adjusted TO that basis, and
so that we ourselves may protect our.
selves against successfully increased
rates Of interest on Government
loans"
The Taney County republican., 1918-09-12
Temperament OF Camels.

Bearing an Innate grudgc against all
restraint and all who restrain him, the
camel will Use the great strength Of
his long legs to kick his Keepers or the
dogs which guard him 10 the waste
places, but In the presence Of enc
mics. among wolves or other beasts
Of prey, he Is coward, forgets the
very use Of his legs and proves his
erratic temper by screaming and spit.
ting in terror. No camel wants TO be
loved, and no one familiar with camels
ever entertains the least affection for
them. They make snvnges of what.
ever people breeds them. The man who
owns and uses camels cannot live IN
a city. he cannot travel the highways
through cultivated country. he cannot
have n permanent abiding place. lie
is doomed to live In deserts ard arid
grasslands, TO follow the paths that
are lined with evergreen thorns, tama.
risks and bitter weeds. TO drink the
saline water that his evil tempered
beasts prefer and 10 avoid the haunts
Of men and horses rs the horseman
circles the deserts, says Rodney Gil
bert In Asia.
The Taney County republican., 1918-09-12
CASE OF "D0 UNTO OTHERS"
Grandma's Sizing Up OF the Situation
Showed Pretty Good Judgment
Of Human Mature.

The wise man solomon remarked q
long time ago that If man is to have
friends he must show himself friend.
ly; and 1t might be said now that II a
man is himself a good neighbor, he
Is mighty likely to have good neigh
bOrs-as rule.
On this point we recently ran across
an interesting farm story fresh from
the pralrles of the West. The moral
Is one that cannot be too often empha.
sized; and this is the story as the
American Cooperative Journal gives
1t:
"They tell Of an old grandma who
was sitting in front Of her home, knit.
ting in the sunshine, when an imml-
grant with covered wagon drew up his
tenn and gave them rest and drink.
'Howdyv spoke up grandma,
Where be you a'goin'T
ITO Nebraska, grandma
"'An' where be you fromT
"'FrOm back In Indiana state
avail, s'pOse you Jest hated to
leave the old home and neighbors1' z
again asked grandma,
"'No! Deed we did not; we had the
pesHest, meanest neighbors; we WAS
glad to get shed of EN-
"'Yes, but you'll find plenty more
just like 'em where you're a-goin',
And then grandma went on knitting,
"A few days later another immigrant
wagon with its family drew up at the
water trough. And again grandma
asked the usual questions as to where
they were going and where they were
from.
'But this time the answer to the
question Of whether they did not hate
to break up old home ties was differ
ent.
"'1ndeed, we did hate to leave.
grandma. II nearly broke our hearts.
We had the best nelghbors that any
one ever had
"Yes,' consoled grandma, 4 know
how It's, but you'll find plenty more
just like 'em where you're a-gOin'.' ~
The Progressive Farmer,
The Taney County republican., 1918-09-12

DR.. Walter Clark OF PHILADELPHIA
has recently made some Interesting in.
yestigatlons TO find out how the old.
time lighting conditions In his city
compare with those of today, says the
Popular Science Monthly. He has dis.
covered that until as late us 1855, only
llickering sperm oil and candles were
in use. Not until The following decade
lid the highly Improved" kerosene
lamp appear. Gas did not come out
until the period between 1865 and 1875.
And then only the wealthy could use
il. II sold at $3.50 per thousand cubic
Feet !! The efficient Welsbach mantle
came out ten years later, revolutloniz
ing artificial illumination. The pres.
cnt era began in 1895, when gas and
electricity came into general use-gns
selling at 81 per thousand cubic feet
and electricity at 10 cents per kilo-
watt hour, Since that time the gas
mantle and the electric flament have
seen vast improvements, so that today
the average family Is obtaining about
eighteen times MS much light as the
people Of half a century ago.
The Taney County republican., 1918-09-12
PRACTICAL USE OF P0ETR.
Without Verse People Would Go About
isolated From Each Other by
Chaos Of Misunderstanding.

II poetry could be In an instant
swept not merely ont Of print. but
out of language and tradition, there
would be Babel indeed. We should
90 about isolated each one from each
by chaos of misunderstanding, with
no more communication than we could
improvlse ont of intellectual terms,
says a writer In Century Magazine.
We could suggest nothing, couhote
nothing, say nothing but what we
could define. The practical reality Of
that loss one muy measure by our
prOverblal ignorance of certain say.
ages and oriental races whose poetry
Is alien TO our own. Nor Is that all !;
for poetry Is not alone our common
repository Of past experience, but to
Il degree for greater than we realize
our source of present action. There
Is no need more than TO remind any
observer Of human nature that mnn.
kind acts rather upon passion than
upon conviction. BrUtUs demonstrated
his point in prose; it was n poetic mp
peal that made the stones of Rome to
rise nnd mutlny. We define and de-
termine and decide, aud still do moth.
lngi but when we begin to feel, some.
thing Is done.
The Taney County republican., 1918-09-12
HALFWAY WORK DEGRADING
Should Confess Our Poverty or Parsl-
mony, But Not Belle Our Human
intellect, Says Writer.

We are. none OF MS, wrote Ruskin.
so good architects MS to be able to
work habitunlly beneath our strength 4;
and yet there is not q building that l
know Of, lately raised, wherein 1t Is
not sufficiently evident that neither
architect nor builder has done his
best. 1t Is the especial Characteristic
Of modern work. All old work nearly
has been hard work. 1t may be the
hard work Of children o: barbarIans,
of rustics; but It Is always their ut
most. Let US have done with this kind
of work at once; cast of every temp
tation to It; do not let us degrade our.
selves voluntarily, and then mutter
and mourn over our shortcomings let
US confess our poverty or our parsi-
mony, but not belle our human intel
lect. 1t Is not question of doing
more, but Of doing better. Do not let
us boss our roofs with wretChed, half.
worked, blunt-edged rosetteg; do not
let us flank our gates with rigid Imita-
hons Of medieval statuary. Such
things are mere Insults to common
sense and only unht US for feeling the
nobility Of their prototypes.
The Taney County republican., 1918-09-12
Sunlight DISTRESSING,

In addition to the wind there Is an.
other pccullarity of the inland Ice
which adds to the difficulties TO be
encountered In the Arctic. That Ia the
extreme intensity Of the sunlight,
which can be realized only by those
who have experienced It. During the
summer months the sun shines rs
brightly there In clear weather as any,
where further south, and this contin.
uous brilliancy Is intensified n hun.
dredfold by the reflection from endless
fields Of gllstening, sparkling snow,
unrelleyed by a single object. The
strongest eyes can stand such a blind.
ing glare only a few hours without
protection. We always wore heavy
smoked glasses, and when In camp
found 1t impossible to sleep without
stlll further protecting the eyes by
tying O narrow band Of fur about them
to exclude the light. Only when a
storm Is brewing does this intense
light become subdued. At such times,
however, the sky and snow take on n
peculiar gray, opaque light, which is
even more trying than the sunlight
Century Magazine.
The Taney County republican., 1918-09-12
Queer WIN Declared Void.

DR.. Cameron Knight, San Francis
co physician. had such poor opinion
Of the general ruin Of nurses that he
wrote a will bequeathing his entire es-
tate to any woman who might nurse
him free Of charge end without the ex.
pectatlon Of any reward. When he
died Mrs. Alice wIdrln, a friend. pc.
tiiiOned for the estate. saying that she
had taken care of the doctor In his
declining years without the slightest
thought Of compensation. The courts
declared the will void. because II had
only one subscribing witness instead Of
Wn
The Taney County republican., 1918-09-12
A seapedoat.

"1n some respects find II on ad-
vantage TO have stupid servant In
the house." remarked Mr.. Dubwaite.
"Why do you say ihat?"
Mrs. Dubwaite Is kept in such
state Of mind by the blunders Of the
servant she fOrgets to call attention
with her usual frequency to my own
ShortcominEs."
The Taney County republican., 1918-09-12
CLASS IN ARITHMETIC
WILL PLEASE RISE

+ + T. = = : + f. : T. + 4. + 4
= Q.--How much will a dollar Z
. buy today? 4
& A.--About what sixty cents :
: bought yesterday. =
= Q.-How much will dollar =
+ buy tomorrow? =
= A.-About what a dollar and 4
= sixty cents buys today. =
= J.-Then I'll make Let of =
= money Just by saving what I :
Z have, won't ]? 4
+ A.-You certainly Will. 8
= The purchase of Fourth Liz. =
= erty Bonds is the best way TO =
= save. =
4 = & 4 q & & 4 q q 4 q q q
The Taney County republican., 1918-09-12
Poor Financler,

He-We'll have to give up our intend.
ed summer trip. My account at the bank
is already oyerdrawn.
She-0h, John, you are such a
wretched hnancier. Why don't you
keep your account In bank that has
plenty Of moneyi-Boston Transcript.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-13
w. ]. HARRIS RESIGNS TO
MAKE RACE FOR SENATE

Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 13.-Dispatches
from Washington announcing tht res
ignation of William J. Harris as
chairman of the Federal Trade Com
mission, to take effect on May 81,
have been received with much in
terest in Atlanta, now that the forth
coming senatorial race has become a
matter of increasing interest.
On leaving the Trade Commission,
it is understood, Mr.. Harris will
aunch his active campaign for the
Senate against Thomas w. Hardwick
whose disloyal opposition to the
President whom he unequivocally
pledged himself to support has
brought down upon him the bitterest
patriotic appreciation throughout the
country.
A prominent Albanian who has just
returned from an extensive tour of
South Georgia during which he visit
ed practically every county in that
section of the state expressed the
opinion yesterday that Mr.. Harris is
easily the strongest candidate in he
race against Senator Hardwick.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-13
COUNTY AGENTS THANK
STATE WEEKLY PRESS
Hearty Cooperation Shown on
The Part of Newspapers

At the annual meeting Of the coun-
ty agents and the home demonstration
agents of the State College Of Agri-
culture In Athens during the week be-
ginning January IA, a resolution was
introduced thanking the weekly press
of Georgia for the aid and cooperation
which the county agents had received
from the weeklies.
The resolution follows: Resolved:
That we, the County Agents and the
Home Demonstration Agents Of the
Extension Division Of the Georgia
State College Of Agriculture, 226
strong, do hereby unanimously ex-
press our sincere thanks for the kind
and cordial cooperation Of the mem
hers Of the Georgia Weekly Press As.
sociation in the improvement OF the
home life and the agricultural inter
ests within the state" The resolu-
ton was signed by William Bradford,
J. Luke Burdett Miss Hoyle Skinner
and W. w. Driskell.
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-13
$1ETTH-HUGHES ACT APPLIES
u TO FITZGERALD

The vocational education bill
known as the Smith-Hughes bill
which became a law and effective
4rom July, 1917, now applies directly
70 the Fitzgerald schools. AS is prob
ably well understood, this act involves
the expenditure of United States
funds for the encouragement of voca-
6onai training throughout all the
states Each state has the opportu-
nifty to ratify the provisions of the
measures as applicable to that state.
Georgia gladly accepted the oppor-
tanity. A condition of participation
On these funds is that the state or To-
cal community provide suitable equip
ment and like amount of money for
The successful operation of the work
contemplated. The departments of
college or school work to which
these funds apply are agriculture, in
&ustriai arts and teacher training for
che subjects included above.
Last fall application was made to
Rhe Georgia Vocational Board to
whom matters pertaining to this fund
are left for a place on the list of
SCHOOLS for Fitzgerald. After investi-
cation and correspondence, Superin-
9endent M. L. Britain, who is exc
cutive Secretary for the Board, came
70 Fitzgerald and presented the mat
ter to the Fitzgerald Board of Edu-
cation. This board has accepted the
terms of the proposition, and the act
has become effective for Fitzgerald
from Monday, February II, 1918.
While the amount of money receiv-
ed will not be large, it is matter of
pride that our schools were able to
make showing that convinced the
State Board that Fitzgerald is one of
the few schools in position to give the
work in the way anticipated by the
authors of the bill.
For the present the department of
Household Economics is included.
Girls completing the course will be
thoroughly trained in practical home
The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1918-02-13
FIFTEEN MINUTES OF MAR
RIED BLISS DIDN'T SUIT HIM

Savannah. Ga, Feb. 13.-Marired 3
months ago to Miss Ruth Nisbet of
Savannah, torn away from his wife
fifteen minutes later by her parents,
Ward Morehouse, formerly on the
staff of the Savannah Press and now
we'll known writer on the Atlanta
Journal, eloped Saturday afternoon
with his wife, overcoming obstacles
thrown in his way by the girls pa
rents.
Warehouses; elopment was accom-
phshed with an automobile and three
friends who carried the couple on
their deferred honeymoon thru the
country. Mr.. and Mrs. Morehouse
will reside in Atlanta. The girls pa
rents have been notified that I'VE
are supremely happy"