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The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-11-20
CRADLE SONGS ARE ANCIENT
Many Very Old and Were Handed
Down From Mouth to Mouth for
Generations.

Almost all popular cradle songs are
very old, some of them so old that,
were they not familiar, they might be
considered the veriest curiosities OF lit
erature. Through all the changes Of
language they have held their own
upon the lips and In the hearts of the
people observes a writer in Kan
sas City Journal.
From mouth to mouth they have
come down through the years with an
irresistible swing of rhythm and pct-
ter and jingle of words till they seem
to have been rather natural growth
than human invention.
In all the melodies there Is certain
likeness of rhythm with national, l
might say a temperamental, difference
of movement and of meter from the
slow assured major Of the German to
the wild plaintive minor of the Scotch,
characterized by the short accented
notes of the weirdness of. the Hunga-
rian with its sudden changes.
That these old songs should have
embodied and retained the Characters
tics of the people among whom they
originated gives them an importance
which their crude words and the ele-
mentary character of their melodies
scarcely seem TO warrant. The words
often seem mere meaningless tumble,
the melody is always within the easy
compass of home voices. No doubt
both express, in some supeynally wise
way, the one unalterable sentiment of
maternal love.
1t may be that even the words of
these baby songs had originally some
Significance they have since lost. The
mother little thinks that Bye Baby
Bunting" was once tale full of verify.
To her the rabbit skin is indeed a
"fairy tale" for she much prefers
dainty muslins and silks and laces.
While though, papa" may be a
mighty hunter, it is well known that
the game he -bngs is dollars. But in
that time, antedating civilization, when
this song was first sung, the rabbit
skin was an important part of the
baby's wardrobe.
1t was then that it became crystal
lized in song so that muslins and laces
have never been able to supersede it,
and it has become one of those mean
tatiOns that set baby off on journeys
of his own through dreamand. 1t is
but one Of his many illusions.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-11-20
Devotion a New Metal.

A metal suitable for the very finest
forms of cutlery has been developed
from combining iron, chromium and
cobalt, according TO an announcement
made by Prof. w. l.. Goodwin of
Queens university Kingston, Ontario.
Consul f. s. s. Johnson, who is at
Kingston, reports that the new metal
is easy to work and is shortly to be
put ON the market in commercial guam
titles.
Professor Goodwin Is chairman Of
the Canadian section OF the Society of
Chemical Industry. which organization,
in conjunction with Canadian chemists
and chemical engineers, is working to-
ward getting higher degree Of extrae-
tion of useful substances from ores and
finding new uses for waste products.
Canadian chemists were responsible
for the discovery Of the new metal.
which Is peculiarly Canadian product
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-11-20

4 college professor made the remark
to one of his classes in the Ohio State
university that he noticed marked
deterioration in the mental capacity Of
young people of cOllege-student age
since he first began to come in contact
with them some % years ago. He said
they seem unable to concentrate their
minds as they used to. What they seem
to learn now, he said, they acquire par
rotlike. In short, they do not think.
We asked a high-school teacher of
long and successful experience if this
is true. She said it undoubtedly is.
Both she and the college professor at
tribute theaunpromising status Of boys
and girls to too much scattering of in
terest. There are too many different
things for them to do, their attention
is constantly being diverted from one
thing to another and the result is that
they cannot fix their minds on anything
and consequently do nothing well.
Not only do they have a wide diver
sity of amusements, but the school cur
riculum itself is given over in large
measure to very wide variety of So
called studies which by the farthest
stretch of the Imagination cannot be
considered vital or fundamental.
A return to simpler courses in school
and to simpler living outside is needed
in the view of our college professor and
our high-schOOl acknowledgements
Tribune.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-11-20
A Real Compliment.

Billy Sunday has had many compli-
ments, but the one he prizes most
dearly came to him. oddly enough.
from a criminals lips.
1t was In Philadelphia. Sunday had
visited Moyamensinog prison. There
he had talked with a housebreaker so
conviDcingly that the man had prom
Used to lead. on his discharge. Chris
tian life.
This housebreaker, discussing Sun
day with guardian afterward. said ;
He come In here, Sunday did. and
he fairly turned me inside out-made
me sick o. meself. that's what he done.
oh, he's a winner. / think he's one OF
us-one o. the gang-rformed. you
know"
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-11-20
Japan's unique Population.

There has never before been q ma
ton at once so numerous and so homo
geneOus as the japanese, says writer
in Scribner's. Their population is es-
timated at somewhere between 60,000,-
600 and 75,000,000. Their territory,
hardly so extensive as was controlled
by our Revolutionary colonies con-
tains from half to three-quarters as
many people as inhabit the whole
United States. This population, too.
is remarkably uniform Those who
know Japan best agree that, If we ex-
cept the negligible aborigines of some
northern provinces, you can hardly
find among the japanese any differ
ence much more pronounced than
those which might distinguish New
Hampshire from Connecticut. Compare
this with our own country, or with
the widely various races and languages
of China or Of India, or with England,
Scotland and Wales, and you will see
that the patriotism of Japan has to
sanction its intensity population
that is unique in human record.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-11-20
Finland's Aristocracy.

One Of the anomalies Of Finland,
now struggling for its Independence,
is that it has inherited a foreign ar
jstocracy, speaking Swedish. How for
eign II remains TO the true interests
OF Finland may be seen from the fact
that it has all along worked for Ger
man Intervention in Finland, and even
helped to send thousands Of young
Firms to join the German army. With
the importation Of German rulers into
Finland. the Finnish language will have
one more competitor TO cut 1t from the
linguistic field, unless Swedish is en-
tirely driven out by the language of the
newly arrived supermen.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-11-20
b: ON
YOUR
GUARD!

TOUR hundred and ninety.
Il five names were dropped
from our subscription list last
week because the parties to
whom The Herald had been
mailed were three months or
more in arrears for, subscrir-
ton. If the little yellow label
on your paper Cor the wrap
per of your paper reads thus:
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-11-20
All In the Game.

"Who is that big, strapping woman
near the green just ahead of us?" ask
ed she golfer.
-Geel That's my wife, as sure as
I'm born" replied his partner. about to
shoot.
"Then would suggest you approach
with caution" .-
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-11-20
25aug1S

your subscription expired. the
18th of last August, and your
paper will be stopped after
the 25tk of November. The
government forces us to do
this, so BE ON Your GUARD
and mail that check or money
order to The Herald as soon
as your time expires if you
care to gel. the paper longer.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-07-18
PECULIAR PLAY AT ST. LOUIS
Decision OF Umpire RisIsr In Game De-
tween Dodgers and Cardinals
Leads to Protest.

A peculiar play in the st. Louis
Brooklyn game led to protest by
Ivan Olson of the Dodgers. In the
sixth inning with Baird on second
Cruise hit a liner to center which,
Hickman stopped but failed to hold.
Baird reached and touched third base,
but thinking the ball had been caught,
started back toward second. After
going back about twenty feet he was
wised up by the coaches and cut
across the diamond to the home plate
and scored. Umpire Rigler ruled that
after a player had once touched third
base he was not compelled to retouch
1t. Olson protested the decision and
was fred out of the game. The game
was won by st. Louis 15 to IL.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-07-18
No Earthly Chance.

A native of Glasgow was seeing his
prosperous cousin off by the night
train to London.
"MOn, David" he said. as they wait
ed, ''wud We no like to leave me a
shullin' or sac toe drink yer health
an a safe journey?'
David shook his head regretfully, as
he thrust his hands tight into his pock-
cts.
Am awfu' sorry. Sandy" he re-
piled. "A the few shullin's l can
spare I send the ma puir auld moth
er"
"Hoots awa!" retorted Sandy. "An'
jist the ither day yer nuld mither telt
me We nivir sent her penny piece ~
"Well, then" said David plncidly.
'if nivir send onything tae that puir
auld soul. whit chance dae ye think
.ye stnn'?"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-07-18
Near Rs,asisns.

1t may be news to many people that
there can be a nearer family relation
than that of brother and sister, bat =
little miss gave this Information to the
world on the first day of her attend
ance at the school.
Accompanied by small boy, she ap-
peared In the schOOlroom, and the
teacher proceeded to take down the
new pupils names, which were given
as Ralph and Edith Johnson.
Brother and sister l suppose" said
the teacher pleasantly.
"Oh. no, ma'am, we're twins" was
the little girls reply.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-07-18

Johnny Evers, former second base
man Of the old Chicago Cubs. is Inn
hued with patriotic fervor. He has
volunteered for service In France and
will have charge of the baseball activi-
ties Of the American troops. Christy
Hathewson had been offered the place,
but considered 1t his duty to boost the
game and keep 1t alive at home as a
feeder for the army "over there" For
more than a decade Evers has been
recognized as one Of the brainiest play
ers In baseball. He always has given
the game his best effort and his fight
ing qualities have led him into many
mixups. Evers' health is much Inn
proved and he hopes to be the means
Of spreading the national game of the
} United States among the soldiers Of
other countries.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-07-18
PUZZLED BY QUEER NAMES
Writer Finds Il Hard to Understand
Why Parents "lmpose Burden"
on Their Children.

What extraordinary names some
people are compelled to hear. or
choose to assume! hesitate to call
them "Christian Names" because they
aren't Christian, very often. "Given
names" is perhaps the better way of
describing them. Perhaps you have
heard Of the Irishman assisting at a
baptism. who. when he heard the god
mother answer "Hazel" to the ques.
tion as to the child's name, broke
forth: "For the love Of hiven. the
whole calendar is full of the names
Of blessed female saints. and they do
be callin' the baby after nut!"
thought Of that when looked
through the catalogue Of girls col
lege the other day. and noted these
labels: Golde Mae, Eura, Arvilla.
Kathryn, Elva, Melba. Izer, Nevn. Ra-
mona. Mabelle, vidah. Esta. Mills,
Mayme. Mable, Arthetta, Lilyan. Bu-
lah. Arbitn, Narmie, Ara. Jonnie. Roxa,
Zurelle, Zuliene, Vanja, Mote. Corenna.
1t was comfort to get back to Brid-
get and Margaret! Names are not mr.
bitrary combinations Of vowels and
consonants; they have, or should
have, Significance, historic setting, n
personal and family relationship. that
dignifes them.
To invent fantastic labels for pet
dogs may be allowed: but human be-
ings ought not to be put on that level.
So. misspellings Of familiar names,
Christian or family, seem either undig-
nified or ignorant, now Chen fixed
spellings have been accepted. Can
some one explain Ga Nun and U'Rell,
both of which variants fatigue mef-
Living Church.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-07-18
Buffalo as Beast Of Burden.

The buffalo has always been rated
as untamable and many scientists have
regarded him as one Of the most stu
pid beasts that ever existed. It has
remained for Maj. Bob Yokum Of
Pierre, 8. D.. after five years Of effort,
to accomplish the wonderful feat Of
training a pair Of buffaloes to trot to
wagon. and also to do many other re-
markabIe stunts. Major Yokum IL a
former United States marshal and II
known in the old ranching and cowboy
l!fe Of the American West, from Kan
sas to Oregon. One of the accom-
plishments Of the Yokum team is to
race against horses, and they distance
their speedy competitors. They
loathe the saddling process and when
the rider mounts them will buck" in
a way to shame q veteran hroncho.-
St. Nicholas.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-07-18

And 20 they fought on and on win
ming the next I'VE games.
zone more!" she gasped breathless-
~. and played on.
Five times that last and deciding
game went to deuce. and then came the
shot-the shot that stood between VIC
tory and possible defeat-and she
made it. Leaping high in the air she
smashed the ball in gray streak down
the alley, and the game was won!
"Game-set-and match! Wheel"
shouted the professor of English.
"Great work, Andy. old grill" And he
the shoulder.
The racket slipped from her ex-
hausted grasp and she swayed weakly.
1--WE won !'' she murmured, and would
have fallen If the professor hadn't put
his arm about her and led her to a
bench.
"why. you blessed lamb, you, Andy
Andrews" said Edna Phray, sitting
beside her and shaking her by the
shoulders. .I never knew you to play
such tennis. The lamb has turned IT,
Rer-cat." she laughed up at the two
men. who stood over them.
"Don't maui me, Eddie" protested
Cassandra, feebly: ''Tm all in" and
then she smiled up at the professor.
her professor. 'sBut we won, didn't
we"
"You won," he said.
II didn't. because you played some
tennis yourself"
The next morning she slipped into
her seat demurely as usual. AS usual,
too, there was cluster of girls
grouped about the professors desk.
chattering gaily. But then. what did
she care? Hadn't he called her sandy.
old girl" only yesterday? And she
smiled in prim superiority. And when
the recitation was over he would have
detained her moment. but she ig-
nOred the intention with fine indiffer-
ence and passed out with the rest.
For week she avoided him sue
cessfully, then late one afternoon he
met her face to face on the campus.
"And what did ever do to you?"
he demanded when she would have
spoken calmly and passed on.
"You called me ANDY. old girl'."
she said grimly, ''and I've hated you
ever since"
you're not going to bite me. are
you, Andy. old girl?' grinned the pro-
fessor Of English.
She could maintain her gravity no
longer and little sparkles Of gold flick
cred in her brown eyes. "I'll try not
to-" she murmured with little laugh
agilely lodging the eager sweep of his
arm.
And then the professor threw his
dignity out of the window and started
in pursuit through the trees. catching
her right where she'd planned he
should, in q narrow and secluded path.
Then after he had kissed her. she
reached up and clutched his head be-
tween her hands, shaking 1t fercely.
"And remember" she said between her
clenched teeth. II will not be called
Andy. old GIRL won't love You any
more II you call me that. l hate It,"
~All right. you darling Andy. old
girl." chuckled the professor.
But when he kissed her again she
only clung to him eagerly. Queer
thing. woman!
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-07-18

EATONIC tablets after your meal, 20
light and pain-free you will feel. "a
There Is mot . harmful thing In
EATONIC tablets. They taste finel
just like eating candy. Druegists will
tell you that EATONIC users say they
never dreamed anything could sivs
such quick and wonderful results; you
can insure yourself . good, cool, sweet
stomach, You can eaa wha$ you like,
and always have the appetite 70 eat It.
EATONIC ie aheoluAely guaranteed.
Get . box from your druggist today.
Use il to get rid Of and prevent the
stomach and bowel troubles that are
bound 70 come in bot weather. If
EATONIC fails, return - your drug
gist and get your hfty oenAs back. II
you cannot obtain EATONlC where
you live drop casd 20 Ea4ouic Remedy
Co., Chicago, III. They viii mail yoa
. box At once.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-07-18
Cold Drinks Bad
for Your Stomach
How to Avoid the Digestive Miseries
That Hot Weather Brings

Gold drinks in hot weather arc bad
enough for any stomach but doublyso,
In fact, dangerous-When the stomach
u out Of fi1 and you suffer from indi-
gestion, acidity, food-repeating, heart
burn, sour stomach, and that awful
puned-up, bloated condition after eat
ing. In fact, all stomach and bowel
miserieC are greatly aggravated in hot
weather. You can't Be too careful.
EunstEoke can be traced in many cases
to poor digestion. Everyone should
watch their stomach In hot weather.
Keep It sweet and cool. Here 10 IN
easy and pleasant way to correct stom-
ach ills. A compound has been dis
covered which surely takes up the
harmfuljuices and gases from thes estom-
mach, leaving II sweet, clean, cool and
comfortable. You won't know you
have stomach II you take one OF two
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-07-18
DIAMOND
/. NOTES

Heinie Zimmerman has lost the IA
vor Of the Polo ground fans.
Another homer for Ruth. Wonder
II the big fellow has nothing else IN
his system.
Ban johnson. president Of the Amer
lean league. does not favor special
railroad rates for ball players.
Hugo Bezdek and Dreyfuss are still
chuckling over the deal they made
with the Brooklyn club last winter.
Good idea to have star players In
the army come back to their clubs
now and then when furloughs are
granted.
When Bob Harmon read that Benny
Kauf had been drafted he remarked
ITS too bad he wasn't called . little
earlier"
The suspension Of the "work or
fight" order as applicable to major
leaguers came as big relief to many
Of the athletes.
Otto Jacobs, for the last two sea-
sons catcher for the Joliet team of
the Chicago league. has been signed
by Manager Rowland for the White
Sox.
Pitcher Paul Musser and Shortstop
Bruce Hartford of the Des Moines
Western league ball club have been
called for service in the National
army.
Picinich, who is now catching for
the Washington club. was once the
property of the Yankees, though he
never played a game with the New
York team.
Joe Cantillon isn't worried about
players so long as they let him play
ball. He dug up Roy Patterson and
Long Tom Hughes recently and has
Jimmy. Williams. Otis Clymer and
Claude Rosman In reserve right In
Minneapolis.
George Tyler's brother Fred. .
catcher with tho Worcester Eastern
league club, has been summoned for
duty In the army. Still another broth
er, Bill, has been signed BY that club
for 4 trial. The cub southpaw comes
from a baseball family.
Admirers of Clark Dickerson, fer
mer pitcher with the Cleveland Amer
leans, are pleased with the announce
ment that he has been appointed
lieutenant in the National army. Dick
erson was drafted last fall. He soon
was promoted to corporal and later to
sergeant. He had experience IN mil
itary school before he took up profes-
Daonal baseball.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-07-18
A GRAVEYARD.

Bishop WaterhOCse said at Los
Angles wedding breakfast:
II counsel every girl to be careful
not to marry a selfish man. A selfish
husi,and-wEat unhappiness
Selfishness,' the bishop added SOL
emnly, sis . graveyard. 1t takes In all
it can get. and never gives anything
back
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-07-18

A tiny bottle of Freezone costs but
few cents at any drug store, but is suf-
ficient to remove every hard corn, soft
corn. or corn between the toes, and the
calluses, without soreness or irritation.
Freezone is the sensational discov-
cry of n Cincinnati genius. 1t is won
derful.-Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-07-18
Good Model, Anyway.

Myrt-I can't understand why you
care so much for Mr.. Rewral. He
seems old-fashioned to me. Imagine
a man coming to see you and going
home ut ten o'clock.
Gert-Well. he may seem like an old
model. but You got to give him credit
foi having n self-starter.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-07-18
CIRCUIT CLOUT RECORD
CHALLENGED BY DOMLlN


Mike Donlin was up In the
press box at the Polo grounds,
New York city, recently, and
during a fanfest said:
II see where the boys claim
Babe Ruth established record
by making four home runs in
four successive days. Well, Babe
only tied the record. or
"Bill Bradley, the old third
baseman Of the Cleveland team,
playing against the Phillies In
Philadelphia, back in 1901. did
the same stunt. Four days rum
ming he slammed out a circuit
clout."
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-07-18
Mo.HIr GAME FOR LEONARD
Victory Over Detroit Tigers Was His
second In American league
Nearly Perfect oasne.

Dutch LeOnard's no-hit game against
the Detroit Tigers the other day was
his second in the American league.
He twirled the other one against the
st. Louis Browns on August 80, 1915.
A base on balls to veach in the game
at Detroit was the only thing that
stood between Leonard and perfect
Game.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-07-18
ANDY KYLE is HEADED RIGHT
Being 4 Canadian, He Didn't Think Il
Was Nseessary to Register
Then He EnlIsts.

Andy Kyle, well-known minor leng-
uer, has gone into the army II Uncle
Sam and thus satisfied the demands of
two nations. Kyle Is Of draft age, but
being a Canadian. thought he did not
have to register in the States. He
found out differently and was hauled
up and told where to head in. He head
ed by enlisting.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-07-18
Imagination, Not Romance.

She-Do you think that people are
less romantic and imaginative after
they are married?
He-I don't know about the roman
tic part Of 1t. but II they are going to
try to explain everything they've got
to be more imaginative.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-07-18

Makes the laundress happy-that's Red
Cross Bag Blue. Makes beautiful, eleay
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-07-18

Broken promises make mighty
poor foundation for a good character.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-07-18
LIFT OFF CoRNS!
Drop Freezone on a touchy
corn, then lift that corn
off with fingers

Doesn't hurt bit! Drop n little
Freezone on an aching corn. instantly
that corn stops hurting, then you lift
1t right out. Yes, magic! No humbug
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-07-18


Photo left to right: Alexander and Throckmoton
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-07-18
spuroeon's Philosophy.

To get. we must give; to accumu-
late, we must scatter; to make our
selves happy. we must make others
hnppy.-C. H. SpurgeOn.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-07-18
Up Against II.

Up Against II.
"This daylight saving scheme Is
rough OH the bashful young fellow who
goes cOurting."
How SOP
He hasn't the nerve to drop around
until it gets dark. and then it's time
to go home"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-05-24
PLANT LOOKS LIKE SHEEP
singular Growth Resembles Animal
So Greatly as to Deceive Even
Experienced Sheperd.

"Some of the NEST singular plants
in the world" says a writer in the
April Wide World. are the vegetable
sheep Of New Zealand. These are
known To science as Raoulia eNimia.
and although they are of such n
strange habit of growth they are mem
berS of the daisy tribe. The vegetable
sheep grow ut high attitudes. usually
on some bleak mountain slope, which
may be 1900 feet above sea level. The
whole plant is Il compact mass of
stems denScly covered with small
woolly leaves. So closely do the Raou-
Has resemble sheep that experienced
shepherds will often climb n long way
up the mountain thinking that they
see some missing member Of their flock
huddled against 4 rock, only 10 dis
cover that they have been deceived by
a plant, During a recent exhibition
at Christchurch, IN New Zealand.
some specimens of the vegetable sheep
were collected for the show. The
plants are often large and heavy. and
II required the efforts of half Il dozen
strong men to secure some fine exam
Piles of the Raoulias.