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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-08-02
Army Makes Record Meat Purchase.

Chicago.-The largest single order
for bacon and canned meats in the
history of the world-99. $50, 900
pounds of bacon and 1874 100000 pounds
of canned meat-has just been placed
by the Quartermaster's Department,
L. s. A., for the American Army over
seas.
Louis +. Swift, in commenting on
this today, said the order will take
the bacon from approximately 1900
600 hogs, and If other work were
dropped to produce il, would be equiv
alent to the total bacon production Of
the five largest Chicago packers for
nearly five weeks. However, six months
will elapse before delivery is 70 be com.
pleted. Mr.. Swift said:
AT the current prices on the day
last week, when the purchase was
made, the packers would pay the live
stock producers about $4,000. 900 for
the necessary hogs and over SJ0,00O.000
for about 100000 cattle required. The
cattle Will cost us twice as much. and
the hogs two and one-half times as
much as in the pre-war period.
The whole order will be made up be-
fore the first of the year. despite the
fact that. even before this purchase,
one-fourth of the packers facilities
have been devoted to filling military
demands In order to get out the
canned goods the packers will find it
necessary TO employ night and day
shifts of Gamers. Notwithstanding
the fact that the products are being
Ill
single complaint has been received on
meats delivered TO the armies abroad.
The five packers are now killing
about 100000 hogs weekly to keep
abreast of martial and domestic needs"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-08-02
CTO BE CONTINUED1
DEMOCRACY VS.. FINE WRITING
The Latter Is, Beyond All Question,
Dependent Upon the Respect
of the Former.

do not agree with the pessimists
who think that democratic civiliza-
ton is necessarily an enemy to fine
writing for the public. Henry Seidel
writes in the Century. Such critics
underrate the challenge which these
millions of minds to be reached end
souls to be touched must possess that
writer's, like actors, are inspired by a
crowded house.
But the thought and the labor and
the pain that lie behind good writing
are doubly difficult in an atmosphere
of easy tolerance and good naturcd
condescension on the part of the
readers of the completed work.
The novel is the test case for demo
cratic literature. We cannot afford 70
pay its practitioners with cash merely.
for cash discriminates in quantity and
little more. Saul and David were
judged by the numbers of their thou
sands slain; but the test was a crude
one for them and cruder still in felton,
We cannot afford to patroniZe these
nOvelists as our ancestors did before
US. Not prizes or endOwments or
cOterie worship or, certainly, more adj
vertising is what the American novel;
list requires, but a greater respect for
his craft.
The ,Elizabethan playwright was fire.
quently despised of the learned world
and, If a favorite, not always re-
spected one of the vulgar. Strange
that learned and vulgar alike shoule
repeat the fallacy in dispraising the
pre-eminently popular art Of our own
times To Sir Francis Bacon Hamlet
was presumably only a play actors
play. IL the great American story
should arrive at last, would we not
call 1t "Only a nOvel"f
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-08-02

two machine guns in trees. i'm a little
clump of woods to the left Of our Gene
terry, and while Fritz was in the middle
of his lesson, would open up and trust
to luck. BY our calculations it would
take at least week to pull off the
stunt.
If Fritz refused TO swallow our bait,
it would be impossible to locate his
special gun, and that's the one we were
after. because they all sound alike, a
slow puppup-pup.
Our prestige was hanging by a
thread In the battalion we had to en-
dure all kinds of insults and fresh re-
marks as to our ability in silencing
Fritz. Even TO the battalion that Ger
man gun was sore spot.
Next day. Fritz opened up as usual.
l let him fire away for while and
then butted in with my ''pup-pup-pup-
pup-pup-pup." / kept this up quite n
while, used two belts of ammunition.
Fritz had stopped firing TO listen. Then
he started in; sure enough, he had
fallen for our game, his gun was trying
to initiate mine, but, at first he made a
hutted in with few bars and stopped.
Then he tried to copy what l had
played. He was a good sport All right,
because his bullets were going away
over our heads, must have been firing
into the air. l commenced to feel
friendly toward him.
This duet went on for five days.
Fritz was good pupil and learned
rapidly. in fact. got better than his
teacher l commenced to feel jealous.
When he had completely mastered the
tune, he started sweeping the road
again and we clicked it worse than
ever. But he signed his death warrant
by doing SO, because my friendship
turned to hate. Every time he fired he
played that tune and we danced.
The boys in the battalion gave MS
the 'Ha, Har They weren't in on
our little frameup.
The originator of the ruse and the
other two gunners had Fritz's location
tapped to the minute; they mounted
their two guns. and also gave me the
range. The next afternoon was set for
the grand finale.
Our three guns, with different eleva-
tons, had their fire so arranged, that.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-08-02

through it. The water prevents IL
catching fire and effectively screens
the flare Of the firing gun from the
enemy.
Sound is q valuable asset in locating
machine gun. bpt Tommy surmOvnts
this obstacle by placing two machine
guns about one hundred to one sun-
dred and fifty yards apart. The gun
on the right to cover with its fire the
sector Of the left gun and the gun on
the left to cover that Of the hight
gun. This makes their fire cross : they
are fired simultaneously.
BY this method 1t sounds like one
gun firing and gives the Germans the
impression that the gun is firing from
point midway between the gyms
which are actually firing. and they at-
cordingly shell that particular spot.
The machine gunners chuckle and say,
Fritz is brainy boy. not 'alf he
amt"
But the men in our lines at the SPOT
being shelled curse Fritz for his igno-
rance and pass a few pert remarks
down the line in reference to the ma.
chine gunners being windy" and
afraid to take their medicine.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-08-02
ASK YOUR WIFE ABOUT THIS
She is Very Likely to Tell You That
Little Sammy Squiffins Was
Pretty Nearly Correct.

Snow. children" said the teacher of
the class i'm mental arithmetic, ''work
this problem n man enters grocery
store and purchases, mt the prices
which / have marked here on the
blackboard, one peck of potatoes. three
and a half pounds of butter, one and
three-quarters pounds of sugar, rs
eggs, pound and quarter of cheese.
three quarts of strawberries. five
pounds of beans and two dozen or
anges. He orders them delivered to
his home and tenders the clerk n
twenty-dollar bill. What has he left"
pause of One-eighth of a second I'M
til Sammy Squiffins, the brightest lit
tie lightning calculator OF the class,
can raise his hand)
"Well. Sammy, you may answer.
What does the man have left?"
Car fare says Sammy. who has
heard father discuss the high cost of
living.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-08-02
Watch Your Stomach
In the Summer Time

it ia good news to tell you that
tens of thousands are now using
EATONIC--for all stomach and
bowel ailments caused by too
much acidity with such truly WON
derful results that every ono
should always have it in the house.
EATONIC Tablets stop the cause of
indigestive and dyspeptic ailments by
neutralizing the poisonous fluids, acids
and gases largely the result Of super
acidity. This makes the stomach
pain-free and ready TO perform It's
proper work.
You can have q good appetite I'm hot
weather to eat the things you lika
when you want them IL you take ono
or two EATONIC Tablets after each
meal. Such quick, wonderful relief
would seem unbelievable but for tho
fact that thousands OF sufferers every
where have received marvellous rcsultB
from EATONIC. Obtain o large box
of EATONIC Tablets from your own
druggist who you know and can trust.
Ii they fail, go back 10 him and be viii
gladly refund your money. Do this
today. You will then know what real
stomach comfort means in hot weather.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-08-02

Hot summer days upset the
strong stomachs as well as weak
ones.
Your vital forces reach their
lowest level when the weather is
the hottest. Then the danger is
the greatest.
You can't guard your stomach
and bowels too carefully through
the long, hot season. Don't take
any chance. Indigestion, sour
stomach, that wretched, bloated
feeling, belching, food repeating,
pains that claw at stomach and
bowels and an endless train of
stomach ills that make life mis-
cradle are greatly aggravated in
the hot weather.
This year of all others-it is
vital that we keep our strength
and full power at work. The ex-
ira war work, change of detail
must be looked after because they
hit us in the stomach. And now
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-08-02
WEAK KIDNEYS MEAN
A WEAK BODY

When you're fifty, your body begins to
creak little at the hinges. Motion Is
more slow and deliberate. "NotNso young
| used to be" is frequent and unwel-
come thought. Certain bodily functions
upon which good health and good spirits
so much depend, are impaired. The weak
spot is generally the bladder. Unpleasant
symptoms show themselves. Painful and
annoying complications in other organs
arise. This i particularly true with ei-
derby people; YOU only know how, this
trouble can h. 4Dyiated.
For over go years GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM Oil has been relieving the in
convenience and pain due TO advancing
years. 1t is a standard, oid-time home
remedy, and needs no introduction. II is
now put up in odorless, tasteless capsules.
These easier and more pleasant TO take
than the oil in bottles.
Each capsule contains about one dose of
five drops. Take them just like you would
any pill, with a small swallow of water.
They soak into the system and throw off
the poisons which are making you old be-
fore your time. They will quickly relieve
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-08-02

those stifened joints. that baclsache. rheu.
matism, lumbago sciatica, ,,gal stones,
effective remedy for all diseases of the
bladder, kidney, liver, stomach and allied
organs.
GOLD MEDAL Haarlcm oil Capsules
cleanse the kidneys and purify the blood.
They frequently ward of attacks OF tho
dangerous and fatal diseases Of the Kid
neys. They have beneficial effect, and
often completely cure the Diseases II tho
bodily organs, allied with the bladder and
kidneys.
IL you are troubled with soreness across
the loins or with simple" aches and pains
in the back take warning, IL may be- tho
preliminary indications of some dreadful
malady which can be warded off or cured
if taken in time.
Go TO your druggist today and e box
of GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oh Capsules.
Money fefunded if they do not help You.
Three sizes. GOLD MEDAL are the pure,
original imported Harlem OIL Capsules.
Accept No Substltutes.-Adv.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-08-02
LEMON JUICE
TAKES OFF TAN
Girls! Make bleaching lotion
if skin is Sunburned,
tanned or freckled

Squeeze the juice of two lemons into
bottle containing three ounces of
Orchard White, shake well. and you
have a quarter pint of the best freckle,
sunburn and tan lotion, and complexion
beautifier, at very, very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and any
drug store or toilet counter will supply
three ounces of Orchard White for a
few cents. Massage this sweetly fra
Grant lotion into the face, neck, arms
and hands each day and see how freck-
les, sunburn, windburn and tan disap.
pear and how clear, soft and white the
skin becomes. Yesl 1t is harmless
Adv
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-08-02
Showing How Fritz Is Fooled.

opening up together. their bullets
would suddenly drop on Fritz ike a
hailstorm.
About three the next day, Fritz start
ed 'pup-pupping" that tune. 1 blew a
sharp blast on whistle, it was tie sig
nal agreed upon; we turned loose and
Fritz's gun suddenly stopped in the
middle of a bar. We had cooked his
goose, and our ruse had worked. After
firing two belts each. to make sure of
our job, we hurriedly dismounted our
guns and took cover in the dugout. We
knew what to expect soon. We didn't
have to wait long, three salvOS Of
''whizz-bangs" came over from Fritz's
artillery. further confirmation that
we had sent that musical machine gun
ner on his Westward-bound Journey
That gun never bothered us again.
We were the heroes of the battalion,
our captain congratulated us, said it
was neat piece of work. and. cOnse-
quently, we were all pulled up over the
stunt.
There are several ways Tommy uses
to disguise the location of his machine
gun and get his range. Some Of the
most commonly used stunts are as fol-
lows:
At night, when he mounts his gun
over the top Of his trench and wants
to get the range of Fritz'S trench he
adopts the method Of what he terms
getting the sparks" This consists of
firing bursts from his gun until the
bullets hit the German barbed wire.
He can tell when they are cutting the
wire, because "a bullet when 1t hits q
wire throws out q blue electric spark.
Machine-gun IRE Is very damaging to
wire and causes many q wiring party
to 60 out at night when It Is quiet to
repair the damage.
To disguise the nare Of his gun at
night when firing. Tommy uses what u
called nnre protector. This Is Z stove
pipe arrangement which 6ts over the
barrel casing a. tie Gun. and ocreeno
tho SPARKS from The right ana len. bot
not from the front 50 Tommy, alwayp
resoqrcefnl -adopts this scheme: Abcut
l1eea ftetoe leas Il 1ront of the eun -
drives Two utn1cD into ne around.
ahcot 0vo 1Doei aDart. Across 49,
ntabe nes1tEetenc1 eurtnin mane 81
a enU1y oo11noGo rluDe1 o.. ~
I - = N,1ne - -
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-08-02
EMPEY AND HIS COMRADES MAKE THEIR MACHINE
GUNS PERFORM SOME MARVELLOUS TRICKS.

of the Of
American City,
short train
makes the acquaintance brief period Of training
With
No Exciting experience
citing work observation duty Back blets Empey
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-08-02

Twenty-fO0r acts OF herOism wer0
recognized by the Carnegie hero fund
commission in its fourteenth annual
meeting. In seven cases silver medals
were awarded. In IL cases. bronze
medals. Ten Of the heroes lost their
lives, and to the dependents of nine
Of these pensions aggregating $4.560
q year were granted. In addition to
these money grants. In two cases, 81
100 was appropriated for educational
purposes. payments to be made -
needed and approved, and In II cases
awards aggregating 5000 were made
for other worthy purposes. Pay.
ments In these cases win not be maAo
untIl the awards have been approved
by tie commission.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-08-02
WILLIE FIHALLy SAW LIGHT



It had been very difficult to Inn
press little Willie with the serious
ness OF the war situation He could
not exactly understand why the people
should all hate the kaiser so. but of
course he hated him as a matter of
principle because his father hated him.
and his big brother hated him, and
well, almost everybody else he knew
hated him.
But why, mother, do they hate him
so awful muchT" ne would persist.
The family couldn't explain 1t to him
satisfactorily.
June came, and the close of school.
and all was rosy for little Willie. Now
he was looking forward to the Fourth
Of July.
But a few days before the great day
a notice came around that there would
not be any fireworks. not even torpe-
does, or little mandarins, or ''sOn-of-
a-guns." This was awful news.
"Why not, mother?" he pouted.
"Well, you see the kaiser is getting
all the powder in this country now.
and we can't waste it,"
Now little Willie sees why every
body hated the kaiser.
Il wisht / was DID, he concluded,
"and then, beware old kaiser I'm
dianapOlis News.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-08-02
Must Have Many Friends.


4 certain individual marked his In
come tax return: NO income-llyes
on borrowed money"
Whereupon the assessor sent note
inquiring: From what source do you
pay the interest on the loansW
The taxpayer replied: "out OF the
money borrowed, supplemented 10y fur
ther loans. London Tit-Bits.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-08-02
Not Likely.

Festus Poster paused In his stroll
down Grand avenue to glance IN ~ tho
window OF motorcar display room.
"Ah" said suaVe salesman. step
ping out of the door. "Can I interest
you I'm an automobile, sirI'
~ hardly think So" replied Mr.. Pes
ter. "You certainly do not interest mo
out of one. "-Kansns CITY Star.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-08-02
FRUGAL Swain.

There was just a little hesitation on
the girls part whether the engagement
should be announced at once.
Let it be now" her lover plead
ed, "and help me to save the luxury
tax on the ring"-LondOn Tit-BitS.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-08-02
For PimpIy Faces.

To remove pimples and blackheads
smear them with Cuticura Ointment.
Wash off in five minutes with Cuticura
Soap and hot water. For free samples,
address "Cuticura, Dept. x, Boston"
At druggists and by mail. Soap 20,
Ointment % and 50.-Adv.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-08-02
Supposition.

"Why doesn't Dawes hair turn
gray?"
Il suppose he knows how to use dye
as q camoufage."
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-08-02

Good limitations are sometimes su.
perior to poor originals.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-08-02

Groves Tasteless chill Tonic
restores vitality and energy by purifying and en-
riching the blood. You soon feel Its Strength
ening Invigorating Effect. Price G0c.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-08-02
rhinkino Is Such a Bore.

'sDo you suppose Reggie ever thinks
Of marrying?" "Oh, fancy he has
his man attend to all that
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-08-02

Any woman with continuous smile
has lovely teeth.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1918-08-02
Aircraft Canteen.

A large canteen has been opened by
the Y NJ. c. A. national aircraft fac
tory near London.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-04-26

Supervisor 7. C. Hoyt issues
from his office a weekly bulletin
to members of the service under
his jurisdiction for the purpose
of not only directing and ex-
pediting work, but also for
Keeping the Home Fires OF
Patriotism Burning. Mr.. Hoyt
is an able writer, deep thinker
and every bit 100 per cent
American, and those in the SER
vice of the Sitgreaves National
Forest appreciate his talents. In
this connection we will state
that Kenner C. Kartchner has
been promoted to the station OF
Deputy Supervisor, a position
we'll merited, Mr.. Kartchner be-
ing a very competent man.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-04-26

Mrs. Arthur Hancock from
Grasshopper is in town for a few
days.
Miss Olive Magic returned to
her home in Los Angeles Mon
day.
A pleasant evening was spent
at Social hall Monday when the
Relief Society entertained the
church house cleaners.
Mrs. Ira Wakefield, Misses
Myrtle Wakefield and Alice
Young, made a business trip to
Snowflake first of the week.
The committee in charge of
the Third Liberty Loan is busy
and Taylor is going over the top
in this race.
The live-wires of Taylor see
Navajo County Fair, talk it and
dream it. The first county fair
is sure to be hummer.
N. A. Brimhall orders his Her.
aid to Mesa.
A. F. Standifrd returned from
Phoenix Monday where he had
been shearing sheep.
Mrs. w. R. Willis left Monday
for Mesa to visit her children.
Arch, her son, will leave for the
army last of this week.
A. j. Palmer has purchased A.
z. Palmer's horses, the price be-
ing around $1100.
Messrs. A. L. and Eugean
Hancock and Victor Goliath
haye gone to Grasshopper to
work for Jaques.
Liberty Loan is the rage: Raj
lies, dances, entertainments, all
for Liberty Bonds.
May 3 we will have a Produce
Dance" for benefit Of our
soldiers.
I'm Memory of Ethel Kay
Goliath" is omitted from this
issue on account Of short of help
in this office. Editor.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-04-26
TAYLOR NEWS NOTES
Special to The Herald:
TAYLOR. Ariz. April "a.

Taylor, Ariz., April "a.
Funeral services were held at
10 a. M, April 18, for Mrs. Col
bath, interment was made at the
Taylor cemetery, attended by a
large crowd Of our people.
Speakers were: Lorenzo Standi-
frd, John Hatch, Sr., Willard
Hatch and Bp. ]. L. Shumway.
The baby's coffin was placed in
the big box by the side of it's
mother.
Two baby girls came to our
town last week: One is staying
with j. A. Decker and the other
with Joe Brimhall.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kay have
returned home from their winter
stay in Mesa
Lorenzo Standifrd arrived
from Phoenix Thursday and
Mrs. Standifrd joined him here,
then they returned home taking
with them Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A.
Kay who will visit for some
time.
The church house was cleaned
Friday. In the evening Mes
DANES Bryant, Willis and Allen
served Hoover supper. +"
Everything was conserved by
these ladies in a manner that
can not be beaten by any one.
Our District school closed Fri
day, April 10. 1t has been one
of the most successful years in
the history of our school. En-
rolled, 125; average attendance,
SO. The school bought one of
the $50 End Bonds, and during
last two weeks have bought $81
worth of thrift stamps. We had
four 9Th grade graduates: Miss
Almina Snumway, Messrs. Ben
Warner, Eugean Hancock and
Leo McCleve. Our teachers
were: M. V. Gibbons, l.. D.
Rhoton, Jr., Olive Magic, Gladys
Rogers.
Jess Pearce and family are on
the ranch for a few days.
Mrs. Verne Laney of Clifton is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G. Baldwin.
Abe Vinyard was a business
visitor Monday.
Misses Gladys and Ruth Rog-
ers will leave in a few days for
their home at Mesa.
Miss Hazel Reynolds, who at
tended the Academy this winter.
left Monday for her home in
New Mexico.
l.. A. Decker and two sons are
in from the ranch working ditch.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-04-26

Little Miss Leola Margaret
arrived Wednesday, April "a,
and has taken apartments with
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. A. Byus.
The little lady was hooked onto
Aunt" Sarah Hunts scales, the
same pair that has registered the
avoirdupois of all the Sarah Hunt
babies, and the indicator pointed
to 81 lbs. All doing we'll, except
George, Jr., who is a bit fustrat-
ed for the time being. owing to
such sudden arrival of a new
and only sister.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-04-26

The district school children
have done excellent work in
raking the streets. Now let
the wagon and team brigade"
be as efficient in hauling off the
stuff before it is scattered again.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-04-26

"Britton of the Seventh, +" fea-
turing Clusters Last Stand, "
will be shown at Jen-Dike
Theatre on Tuesday night, May
7, the night Of the first Install
ment of the serial 1.-The Fight
ing Trail. 5" No advance in price
for this special, 10 and 20 cents.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-04-26
Latest Local News

For fresh fruits and vegetables
go to Bushman's.
Lehi Smith left yesterday for
Camp Funston, Kans. to be with
''The Colors. -
Bakers bread always on hand
at Bushman's.
Supervisor 7. C. Hoyt has
taken the Flake cottage recently
vacated by Roy Cummins.
Mother wants a rocker. Buy
one for her at Wetzler Supply
Co., Holbrook. 4-5-tf
Lots of pretty new things just
received aC Bushman's.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-04-26

Mrs. A. H. Douglas ard child
ren, Jessie, Lucretia and Willis,
are visiting this week at Shum-
way with Mrs. Douglas sister,
Mrs. R. L. Grissom.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-04-26

Clusters Last Stand" will be
shown at Jen-Dike May Z, the
time for showing first install
ment of the Fighting Trail" "
The Snowflake herald., 1918-04-26

1t will pay you to look over
Wetzler's stock of furniture
while in Holbrook during this
month. 4-5-tf