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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-09-20

MMMMAM@ M@MN A I@M%M@S
When General O'Eeill or Allentown
first went tO Spartansburg, 4. C-, hiS
train was three hours late.
The negro escort appointed to -
ceive him at the station had been
dismissed
The General walked
Presently he was accosted by a
sentry.
Who is your
General O,Neill.'
Well, you cut the buck and go up
there to headquarters to beat de
debbil and see my captain and ex-
plain yOsself.s We's been waitin'
three hours fer you.r
Nobody al the front throws orr
Ion the vaIor of the black soldiers.
N They are among the braYest of the
brave. M
\ At The same time, like our Irish
friends they are relied OH to provide
"A good deal of the amusement which
somehow makes and keeps it, place
between the IN # and the tin hat
One Of the negro sentries thus
challenged his captain at night:
Now you look a-heah captain
! What you-all a-doin' out so late,
anyhow"
1 The same sentry, who had been
taken to task for slackness in de-
manding the countersign, said rue
fully: Il halts dem, an sometimes
dey halts an sometimes dey don't. =
Another sentry, given the wrong
countersign. answered:
Why, hell, dat amt 1T, Is it,"
Anticipating General Pershings
present drive toward Metz, dusky
adoughboy" was walking down the
railway in the direction OF Berlin.
When somebody ran after him and
dissuaded him few hundred yards
from the German wires he produced
this pass, which some practical Joker
had given him:
Please pass this man to Berlin.
President wilson
Another asked one or the Sene-
galese for pinch Of Bull Durham.
The latter responded in excellent
French.
Our soldier from Georgia was
puzzled. Can't you-all talk plain
Eniggah talk?" said he. HAS you-a11
done been ovah heah so long you's
done forgotten youah own mothah
conquer"
An Alabama citizen had troubles or
hi own with mule.
"I Just couldn't take no interest in
dat mule De others was all right.
dis one. first crack out Gill; boz,
done bit me fn de finger.
While AZ was 4zaminin' NAH finger
IT lp n kicked me iii de pants.
"Den dose bush Germans started N
gas attack
III was s'posed to put de masks On
de mules and den on me-
Il put masks on two OF EN-.
Den led dis one around in de
gas fob two houahs, and dog nv
cats!t muffin evan happened to dat
ornery mule at all" M
Very few Of the negro soldiers are
endangered by Pershing's command
to shoot the towards.
bad attack Of cold feet mot long
before sailing.
Anil put Oh nah uniform IN he
said, but Ar won't 10 to war
NJ Niggaht said his sergeant &C.
y5r9ly- HfRUDO0y Amt a5K1n You
what You want. Yves goin' to send
YOU tO place where there Amt
muffin but death Once you get OVAL
the top you can use youah own jedg-
ment."
What you-all want is precision am
snap" remarked one of the captains
to his men. When says Eyes
right" wants to hear youah eye
halls cIiclrfn
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-09-20
BATTLE WITH SL4CKERS
One Man Killed And Mn Wonndef

One Man Killed And Six Wounded
Euclaire, Wis, Sept 15.-One man
was killed and - were wounded
last night near OWne in a pitched
battle between members of THE guard
and farmers or one side and two
alleged draft evaders.
Hundreds Of shots were exchanged.
The house Of the alleged draft eTad-
ers was surrounded by a hundred
home guards.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-06-29

mo; he was one Of the guests. He
is a rich mans son, who occasionally
takes flyer on Wall street"
"Not-not Fergus McCann?'
II believe that is his name, now that
you recall it. Why? Did you ever
know the fellow"
"Only by reputation, which Is not
the best. He was involved rather un-
pleasantly in the Bascom shooting
CASE"
AYE, remember. 1 read about the
AFFAIR in Chicago paper at the time,
but failed to comprehend it was this
Mccain who was involved. Did Bas-
com die?"
HE will be crippled for life; of
course his assailant may not have been
entirely to blame-it was a drunken
quarrel over woman"
SWELL" said quietly, "the man Is
in for Job Of sailor work here. wheth-
er 1t pleases him, or not. He acted a
bit sullen last night, but am in no
mood just now to baby him. Have you
ever steered boat with an oar, Miss
Vera?"
Il have done lots OF canoeing, and
last summer at Palm Beach," she
stopped, laughing at the slip Eyes,
actually at Palm Beach, steered some
larger boats. IL believe l could"
"You will find this somewhat diff
ferent. Still, there is not much of a
trick to 1t, and I am going to let you
try your hand. Do you think you can
hold her all right?"
"Of course can," almost indignant
~. Really, Mr.. Hollis, / have steered
boats in worse eeas than this. If the
oar wasn't quite so heavy"
There is no steering paddle aboard
Well, If anything goes wrong, sing out
I'm going to rout out that fellow for
ward, and get at our work."
l cannot say that Mccain was par
ticularly pleasant about It; he had a
way of showing that he rather resent
ed my assumption of authority, and
performed what l ordered with a de-
liberation which was almost insolent.
However, he made no open revolt, and
l thought it best not to anger the man
We worked steadily for
an hour, the fellow proving practically
useless, except to hand me the article
required, or to throw his weight on a
ropes end. Vera succeeded in holding
the boat steady, although thought the
weight Of the waves increased as
though we were on the outer edge of
some storm.
dashed an oar upright to a thwart,
bracing 1t securely by ropes to oar
locks on either side; then secured the
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-06-29
CHAPTER VII
I Enforce Authority.

Enforce Authority.
Scarcely had we taken this new
course when the sun. now well above
the horizon, red ball Of fire, burst
through rift In the clouds. and the
waters In our wake became q trail of
crimson. The encircling mist seemed
rent asunder by some invisible power.
whirling away like wreaths Of smoke
blown by the wind, and yielding US
broad view to where sky and ocean
met. Our strainlng eyes caught no
where signal of life or hope, no CLEAN
Of distant soil, no black shadow Of
smoke. We were alone In the drear
waste Of water, with not even a speed
ing seagull to break the dull vista Of
warning sea and sky.
/ forced myself to turn away from
the grim fascination. back to the boat
in which we floated. McCann had sunk
down abaft the jury mast, and rested
there hanging over the side, staring
modify down into the green water.
His heavy face exhibited no interest
and looked almost brutal In the garish
light. Lord, how the appearance Of
the man had changed! Could this be
the same fellow I had played cards
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-06-29
CHAPTER W.


10 cling there longer, to delay
smother moment, would be suicide. /
leaned far over and looked down at
- dinghy now rising and falling on the
well caused by the plunge Of the
3acht Mccain was upon his knees
SINGING to the gunwales, his face
tnsd upward pleadingly toward the
9eht.
Catch this lantern, McCann," l
ealled down to him sharply. II will
wing It to you on the end Of a rope.
ny. man! Now throw OF the lash
~ and make the glim secure on the
s1wat behind you: better tie it to
~ lock. Good; you'll make a sailor
~ Now listen: work your beat over
Nau you can get q grip on the rudder
icAains, and hold her steady-yes, to
oour right; use one Of the oars. Now
Mang 0n-I'm going to serd the lady
down; stand by to give her hand"
He did as babe him In q fashion.
but was 80 awkward about It, l won
0ered the boat kept upright. Satisfied.
! glanced aside at my silent companion.
Not very easy gangway, but the
oest We have. Are you afraidr"
She smiled.
mot In the least, Mr.. Hollis; these
skirts are . nuisance. but can climb
Ike . boy. Help me keep my balance
- the rail"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-06-29
CHAPTER V-contInued.

Il. ne sight of the little craft, stanch
1 "a buoyant, bobbing about just below
- ID the glow Of light, brought back
~ courage. Ay, there was a chance
& NE: we could get free Of the doomed
ueht; we were not to perish like
drowning rats, helplessly. To be sure.
~ boat was a small one, a mere
/ Ainshy intended for use in smooth wa
ters: why they had continued trailing
I II ntern so far at sea was q mystery ;
Ut It would bear the three of us unless
( dorm arose. There was no time to
seek either blankets or provisions. nor
Wss there any fresh water to be had
sAut at least we need not 20 down with
The ship. We had still hope Of res
<ue. q fighting chance-God be thanked
6W that!
~ hand closed over hers as she
3mned and looked at me. Never in any
4yeg have seen such glimpse Of
sseady courage.
The boat is strong, stanch; she
WIN carry US, Mr.. Hollis?'
sAy! this Is better than I dared hope.
But there Is no time to lose the yacht
b settling fast-see those bubbles Of
air! Why, l can almost feel the
dtOop Of the planks beneath my feet.
Here, McCann, bear a hand Pull your
ri up by that flag locker; now get a
rip here. Are you sailor enough to
aide down that roper"
He stared at the boat, bobbing up
md down on the black water, with
1sckluster eyes.
.It-it will sink" he half sobbed,
TIT is almost full of water"
+ "Sink nothing!" my disgust rising
beyond control. 1T will hold twice
yoGr weight. Down with you, and bail.
Then stand by to help the lady. Over
Jon 60, my lad, IL l have to pitch you
this is no time to argue the
natter. Will you try it quietly"
He stared up into my face, but his
lar Of me must have been greater
fhan Of the tapping water below, for
ths strands Of the rope slipped through
~ fingers, and an instant later he
eaambered into the bow Of the boat,
md sank onto his knees in the water.
g my relief the dory did not sink
natly beneath his weight, the water
1hipped proving scarcely ankle deep.
4 would support the three Of us with
IT bailing. The yacht rolled to star
loaed fairly burying her rail. I thought
- would never rise again, and my
lfms ciasped the girl to hold her
eeady. Then the hulk rose slowly,
lainfully. like giant struggling for
- last breath. No words can describe
- dead, sodden feeling OF the sinking
lulk under us.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-06-29

broken paddle handle as spar, notch
ing the oar to give purchase, and rugged
up the tarpaulin. being compelled to
use rope-ends to secure 1t in position.
It was rough Job. yet the stir canvas
bellied out In the wind, and was cor
scious Of a thrill Of hope. as I crept
back to the stern sheets, grasped the
steering oar. and headed the boat into
the southwest.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-06-29

(To BE c0NTINUED.)
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-02-02
Smoking Prohibited.


The tavern custom Of smoking was
regarded by early moral censors as a
greater evil than drinking, and for
years not only smoking but planting
Of the weed was prohibited by law,
though oil to no purpose, says writ
er. The most liberal legislation al
lowed smoking IN n tavern "only in
private room, where II would offend
neither the proprietor nor other
guests" Yet when, in 1879, two Dutch
visitors inhaled the atmosphere In
Harvard college, reeking with tobac-
70 smoke, one Of them remarked:
''This ~ certainly a tavern"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-02-02
Doing Things Well.

There used TO be favorite saying
that whatever was worth doing at all
was worth doing well, cites the Mil
waukee Evening Wisconsin. The pres
emf generation SCOTS at such an old
fashioned idea and proceeds to get
through with the least possible effort.
"Why waste time on correcting mis-
takes?" they ask. 'Jf they pass I'M
noticed so much the better, but there
is always the strength TO endure crih-
cism and fault-fnding.' In fact, the
present generation seems surprisingly
deficient in fine feelings since nothing
is done to avoid unpleasantness.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-02-02

Mrs. Nina Larre Duryea OF New
York, head of the Duryea War Keller
I'm France and a noted author ana
beauty, has returned from Paris to en-
deavor to raise money for a perpetual
fund which will continue the work OF
relief In some form after the war.
The 'Duryea Relief has given a SPLEEN
did account of itself and has managed,
in spite Of many changes In shifting
scenes Of the war-relief theater. to
maintain its personnel. In the last
year, Mrs. Duryea reports, clothing mas
been distributed to 9610 refugees, TO
GAL soldiers, to 1888 prisoners, to 9l4
women in need Of babies layettes. to
1850 wounded In hospitals; 374 hos
pitfalls have been aided and $4,000
dressings have been sent out
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19

emphasis Is laid on the need that ev-
erybody work Personal work, pleas
ures and desires must be subjugated
to the country's needs. And today the
country has no room for idlers of any
class.
Another point emphasized Is that all
workers must put In full time. Half
time, the government says, fails to pro-
duce sufficiently and has the same eff
feet as If fire or submarines destroyed
half of what ghe United States sent
to the boys in France.
The third point is that all work
must be done according to the sys-
TEN that will best utilize the eountry's
resources. This calls for sticking to
the job because making changes is
costly in both time and efficiency. The
patriotic man should make sure that
his work Is essential to the country's
needs and then stick to it.
Rounding mp the Stacker dollars and
Stacker hours Is considered Just as
important as it was to round up draft
eyaders. When oil the idle dollars
are converted into War Savings
stamps and all the idle time into
work the reconstruction program can
be carried on without a hitch. That
is why the government says Save
more and produce more"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19
YES, DEER CAN WEEP.
These Animals Have Queer Cavities
Under Ewes.

In most species Of deer a hollow. or
tear pit Is found. 1t Is cavity be-.
meath each eye, capable of being open.
ed at pleasure, in which Il waxy sub
stance is secreted. This Is sometimes
very small, sometimes of considerable
size.
Poets speak Of deer weeping, but II
has not yet been shown that this is
not by poetic license solely, In the
case Of the injured stag, which the
contemplative JACQUES watched and
morall2ed upon, 1t Is said:
1.-THE big round tears
Coursed one another down his limo.
cent nose in piteous chase"
But this Is Shakespeare's interpre-
tation of the appearance presented bv
the motion of the glistening edges OF
the folds Of skin that inclose the tear
pits Of the animal These cavities are
found In most species of the deer
They are very marked in the varieties
found In Asia and the islands of the
Indian ocean and In the common deer
Of Europe and America In some spe-
cies Of South America and Of north.
ern Europe they are less developed.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19
PEA-SHO0TERS WARNED
Food Administrator Appeals to Patriot.
ism OF Cleveland BOYS.

"Every pea you shoot is shot for
the KAISER said County Food Admin,
istrator K. c. Roueche, In an appeal
to the patriotism Of the boys of Cleve-
land to cease from the practice of pea.
shooting, the time-honored boyhood
method of warfare, and help win the
war.
Food Will win the war. Peas are
food. You may not waste many, but
remember If all the boys In the coun.
try waste peas it will mean an enor.
nous loss he also states in his ap
peal
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19
MUST SAVE HARDER
AND PRODUCE MORE
GOVERNMENT URGES THE CON.
sERvATloN OF MONEY, MA
TERIALS AND LABOR.
IS COUNTRY'S UTMOST NEED
War Savings Campaign Educating the
People and intoxicating the
Habit OF Thrift.

Saving Is the utmost need of the
United States today. Linked with
this Is the need of increased produc-
ton. With enormous war bills to pay
and billions needed for reconstruction
work, the necessity for the conserva-
ton OF money, materials and labor Is
apparent.
The sale OF $1,000 100000 or $4,000
100000 worth of War Savings stamps
will not begin to meet these needs. But
the War Savings campaign inculcates
the habit Of saving not only of money
but of materials and labor, and thus
helps to provide for the nations needs.
The secret of Germany's power to
endure as long as she did was in the
the difference between the essential
and the nonessential. They learned 1t
long before the war and applied II
most rigldly ever since. Germany cen
tered all her energies for years on the
production Of necessities and war sup
plies. Her people recognized her war
needs and met them.
The cry from the government is that
there must be greater saving and pro-
duction. officials declare that every
ounce of material every hour of labor
and every stroke of energy must be
used In producing necessities. They
point out that there are not enough
workers and materials to turn out the
vast amount Of food, clothing and ships
that we must have and at the same
time produce all the things we would
like to have. Therefore we must use
less so that they may have oil they
need.
Money is Of no avail to the govern.
ment unless It can buy material. In
this connection the War Savings Com.
mittee for Illinois lays stress on the
fact that II we save rellglouSly to buy
War Savings stamps, and In so doing
use less of the products Of our farms
and factories, the money we save will
enable the government to purchase ma
terials we have refrained from using.
The question of how to produce
more ins been asked many times and
answered In almost as many different
ways. But In nearly all the answers
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19

Cops is q French word derived
from the Latin corpus, Il body, either
civil or military, rs a police corps, ma
rlne corps, etc. It does not signify
any particular number but an organ
Ted body. In the United Siairs army
a corps consists Of two or more dlvl.
sions, each containing three hrlgados
and each brigade three regiments. The
Term first came mionsp ia this country
during the Civil war period.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19
Birth Of Great Oruanizatlon.

The first organization under the
maine Of the Young Mems Christian as-
sociation was effected June 8, 1914, In
England, due to the efforts of George
Williams. for the purpose Of prayer
and bible study. Library and reading
room were later added, and lecture and
other courses provided, The associa-
ton IN America IS the outgrowth OF
the English movement in ISL The
organization In America now has al
most million members. ---
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19
Chief Object Of Travel.

II have always wanted to go around
the world"
"Why don't you now, grandpa?"
"Why, am SIS years old" +
"But you are hale and hearty"
"True am able to stand the trip.
But | couldn't hope to live long
enough to get my fill of talking about
It,"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19
Had Excuse for Eating Candy.

Edlth's aunt had come for dinner
md brought the little girl a box of
candy but warning her not to cnt any
of 1t until after the meal, as It would
spoil her appetite. Edith turned to
her mother and Hshed what the menn
for the meal was, ana was Informed
that lamb stew had hoan provided.
"oh, than ! 1ess III eat tandy ond
spoil my appetite. | don't tare for
lamb stew
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19
JOINS COMB AND BRUSH
Inventor Furnishes Combined Article
for Toilet.

The twin comb and brush form u
competent combination which may be
used either together or separately.
The brush is devoid of handle and
one side has slot which will receive
the back Of a comb while a spring will
hold it firmly in position, the teeth
of the comb depending the same
point as the bristles Of the brush.
Joined in this manner, 1t is thought
that 1t will show double efficiency
in combing and brushing the strands
of hair at one time Should the com
binaton not be desired, the two
pieces may be readily separated and
used individually.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19
Prefers Death to Service.

Preferring death to serving in the
army and fearing he might be called
at any time following registration, J.
O. Hill, Jr., took his own life at
Charleston, w. Va. He climbed IA tree
on the edge Of cliff Of rocks, adjusted
moose over his neck and JUMPED over
the edge. Death was instantaneous. le
was thirty-Six years Old and Social
list. He was farmer.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19
Knew The Symptoms.

Betty-Dear Jack! wish knew IL
he really intends to propose to me"
Marie-."No doubt Of It, dear. He's
behaving exactly as he did before he
proposed to me-"
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19
New Whale Catch Record.

Whaling operations in the north Pa
ciic this year have broken all preyi
Gus records since 1911. Almost l,0OC
whales have been taken since the
opening of the 1918 season.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19

The sweetest singer among birds is
the NIGHTINGALE: then comes the lnnet
.he lark, the skylark and woodlark. The
hooking bird has the greatest powers
of imitation.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-12-19
Cause OF Roar If Waterfalls

The roar Of a waterfall Is produced
almost entirely by the bursting of mil
lions Of mir bubbles.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-09-12
Modern Ar,nor.

The soldiers of old went forth to
fight, clad in cumbersome and expen-
slve armor, which, while serving as
a protection, nevertheless hindered
them from putting forth their best
fighting strength. Today Martin Je-
Italian, an inventor Of Rhode Island,
has made it possible for a soldier to
be protected by armor. He is one Of
several dozen inventors who have re-
invented the coat Of mail.
The device is a bulletproof metallic
structure. which surrounds the body
and extends from the totbof the shout
ders to below the thighs. This steel
coat consists Of two like parts held
together across the chest by means
Of straps. Hooks attach the coat to
semi-cylindrfcal pieces Of metal which
ct closely about the upper part Of the
leg and are fastened behind by straps.
The inner surface Of the armor. is
padded. The head is protected by o
lined mask composed Of the same
met9l.-Popular. Science Monthly.
r. [ - -
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-09-12
SAFE. GENTLE REMEDY
CLEANSES YOUR KIDNEYS

have been a standard household remedy.
They are the pure, original imported Haar.'
lem Oil your great-grandmother used. and
are perfectly harmless. The healing, sooth-
ing oil soaks into the cells and lining of
the Kidneys and through the bladder, driv-
ing out the poisonous gerWes. New life,
fresh strength end health win come as you
continue the treatment. When complete.
~ restored to your usual vigor, continue
taking a capsule or two each day; they will
keep you in condition and prevent q 70.
turn sof the disease.
Do not delay . minute. Deleys are es
trouble. AiI druggists sell GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM Oil Capsules. They will refund
the money.if not az represented. GOLD
MEDAL Harlem Oil Capsules are inn
ported direct from the laboratories in Hol-
land. They are. prepared in correct quaIn.
tity and convenient form, are easy to take
and are positively. guaranteed to give
prompt relief: In three sizes, sealed pack.
a eE5i;D f hEps e t 1ss.p s'i g ! s'a%b.. iRgsstse
Adv.