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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1918-03-22

gun the day we took the Java-asked
about dear old David Porter, as he
called him. Then he settled down
more quietly, and very happily, to hear
me tell in an hour the history of fifty
years.
"How 1 wished it had been some
body who knew something! But l
did as well as could. I told him Of
the English war. told him about Full
ton and the steamboat beginning. I
told him about old Scott and Jackson;
told him all 1 could think about the
Mississippi, and New Orleans, and
Texas, and his own old Kentucky.
And do you know he asked who was
In command of the Legion of the
West? I told him it was very gal
liant officer named Grant, and that by
our last news, he was about to estab-
fish his headquarters at Vicksburg
Then, Where was VicksburgY 1
worked that out on the map; it was
about a hundred miles, more or less,
above his old Fort Adams; and
thought Fort Adams must be a ruin
now. 1T must be at old Vick's plan.
tation,' said he; well, that is
changer
81 tell you, Ingham, it was hard
thing to condense the history of half
a century into that talk with a sick
man. And I do not know what 1 told
him-of emigration, and the means Of
it-of steamboats, and railroads and
Aol of
and iterature-of the colleges and
West Point and the Naval school
but with the queerest Interruptions
that ever you heard. You see it was
Robinson Crusoe asking all the accu-
mulated questions Of ffty-six years.
81 remember he asked, all of sud-
den, who was president now; and
when I told him, he asked If Old Abe
was Gen. Benjamin Lincoln's son. He
said he met old General Lincoln, when
he was quite boy himself, at some
Indian treaty. said no, that Old Abe
was q Kentuckian like himself, but
could not tell him Of what family; he
had worked up from the ranks. Good
for him!' cried Nolan; I am glad of
that. AS have brooded and won
dered, I have thought our danger was
in keeping up those regular success
sions in the first families Then /
got talking about my visit to Wash.
ington. I told him of meeting the Ore
gon congressman. Harding; / told him
about Smithsonian and the exploring
expedition !; told him about the CAPT.
tol-and the statues for the pediment
and Crawford's Liberty and
Greenough's Washington: Ingham,
told him everything could think Of
that would show the grandeur Of his
country and its prosperity. g. ns54 ba
"And he drank 1t in. and enjoyed II
as cannot tell you. He grew more
and more silent, yet never thought
he was tired or faint, I gave him
glass Of water. but he just wet his lips,
and told me not to go AWAY. Then he
asked me to bring the Presbyterian
Book Of Public Prayer which lay
there, and said, with smile, that It
would open at the right place-and so
it did. There was his double red
mark down the page; 1 knelt down
and read, and he repeated with me,
For ourselves and our country, o gra-
cious God, we thank thee, that, not
withstanding our manifold transgres-
sions of thy holy laws, thou hast con-
tinued to us thy marvellous kindness
and 10 to the end Of that thanksgiv-
iaR Than ha turned To the end g
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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1918-03-22

calm, hard passion; but I blundercd
out that would, by all that was holy,
and that had never thought of doing
anything else. He hardly seemed to
hear me; but he did, almost in a
whisper, say: "Oh, if anybody had
said so to me when I was of your age %
l think 1t was this half-confidence of
his, which l never abused, for never
told this story till now, which after
ward made us great friends. He was
very kind to me. Often he sat up, or
even got up, at night to walk the deck
with me when it was my watch. He
explained to me a great deal Of my
mathematics. He lent me books and
helped me about my reading. He new
er alluded so directly to his story
again; bnt from one and another Off
Ger l have learned, in thirty years,
what l am telling. When we parted
from him in st. Thomas harbor, at the
end OF our cruise, I was more sorry
than l can tell. l was very glad to
meet him again in 1880; and later in
life, when I thought / had some in
duence in Washington, moved heav-
en- and earth to have him discharged
But it was like getting a ghost out of
prison. They pretended there was no
such man, and never was such a man.
They will say so at the department
uOW! Perhaps they do not know. Il
will not be the first thing in the serv.
ice Of which the department appears
to know nothing!
There is a story that Nolan met
Burr once on one of our vessels, when
g party Of Americans came on board
in the Mediterranean. But this I be-
lieve to be a lie or rather, it is a
myth, ben trovato, involving a tre-
mendOus bl0wing-up with which he
sank Burr, asking him how he liked
to be without a country" But it is
clear, from Burr's life, that nothing
of the sort could have happened; and
I mention this only as an illustration
of the stories which get a-going where
there is the least mystery at bottom.
So Philip Nolan had his wish full
filed. Poor fellow, he repented of his
folly, and then, like a man, submitted
to the fate he had asked for. He new
er Intentionally added to the difficulty
or delicacy of the charge Of those who
had him in hold. Accidents would
happen; but they never happened from
his fault. Lieutenant Truxton told me
that when Texas was annexed, there
was a careful discussion among the
officers, whether they should get hold
of Nolan's handsome set of maps, and
cut Texas out of it, from the map
Of the world and the map of Mexico.
The United States had been cut out
when the atlas was bought for him.
But it was voted rightly enough, that
to do this would be virtually to reveal
to him what had happened, or, as
Harry Cole said, to make him think
Old Burr had succeeded. So it was
from no fault of Nolan's that a great
botch happened at my own table, when,
for a short time, was in command of
the George Washington corvette, on
the South American station. We were
lying in the La Plata, and some Of the
officers, who had been on shore, and
had just joined again, were entertain
ing us with accounts of their misad-
ventures in riding the half-wild horses
of Buenos Aires. Nolan was at table,
and was in an unusually bright and
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-01

In view of the fact that submarines
have been operating off the American
coast and 1t is believed may have
strewn mines over the ship lanes,
there is possibility that mines may
float ashore on this coast. Everyone
is warned not to NEEDLE with any
thing that in the least resembles
mine. Suspicious-looking objects
should be Immediately reported to the
local naval authorities. Mines fire.
quently explode when they are dashed
upon shore, but others do not, and
there is danger in approaching them.
while 1t is almost certain suicide to
handle them. st. Augustine Record.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-01

The government needs your money
you need the stamps.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-01

Women librarians in the camp hos
pitfalls are to wear uniforms. The com
handing officers in charge at the diff
ferent environments have made the re-
quest that uniforms be adopted. The
uniform is natural colored pongee
shirt-waist dress, worn with a white
collar and dark-brown tie. On the
sleeve is dark-brown brassard, bear
Ing the letters A. l.. A. A Panama
rat with brown band and an A. L.
A. pin Is part of the uniform, which
was chosen as the most practical for
summer wear in all parts Of the coun-
try.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-01
THE AMERICAN WORKING.
MEN AND THE

Behind our fighting army in Fl.
is our great industrial army her
home. Every worker, every :
Garner, has a great opportunity
perform a national service. He
speed up his production of mate
ne can economic in consumption,
lessen the drain on our resou.
leaving the more for our Army
our allies, and with the resultant
ing by purchasing Liberty Bonds
War Savings Stamps he can he'll
nance his country at war.
And the workingmen of Ans
are doing their duty-are, as p
dent Wilson says, bearing their !
Of the national burden nobly.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-01
LOST

WANTED-Oak wood, 2 feet long. BY
the cord or carload. Quote lowest
price delivered. Puritan Bakery,
Lakeland. 1884
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-01

The third institute training course
for home service workers of the
American Red Cross will begin in
washington, D. c., Oct. Is. Instruc-
ton covers a period of six weeks and
consists of intensive training that will
prepare students to become efficient
home service workers or executive
secretaries of home service commit
tees.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-01
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN COURT OF THE COUNTY FUDGE, POLK
COUNTY, STATE OF FLORDA-In re Es-
persons having claims or demands against
said estate:
You and each Of you are hereby notified and
required to present any claims and demands
which you, or either Of you, may have
against the estate Of william c. Owen, de-
ceased, late Of Polk county, Florida, TO the
undersigned administrator Of said estate
Dated May s, 1918.
HOMER Z OWEN,
1901 Mon. Administrator.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-01
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o MISCELLANEOUS q
q q q q q 4 q q q q q q q q q

Notice is hereby gwen that the undersigned
will apply to the Honorable Sidney j. Cats,
Governor Of the State Of Florida, on the End
day Of July, A. D. 1918. for a charter for
the WHITE BUS LINE COMPANY, under the
following proposed Charter:
A. D. HARTSELL
N. r. ROGERS,
J. e. H0STETTER,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-01

To achieve victory we must
two armies: One that fights; {
saves. Every patriot will be a
Der of one Of these armies.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-01
CLASSIFIED ADXER IZSLNG
q q o o q q q q q o o q o o al
F @ R S AL E

Il q y q q q q q q q q q q q q
We have for sale some Of the most
desirable truck and farm lands In
Florida. This property is in IL mile
city limits and can be had at the
right price and terms. Let US show
YOU some fine 10 and 20.acre tracts.
For particulars see G.. G. Rogan,
Rooms l and 2, Deem and Bryant
Building, Phone IA.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-01

FOR SALE-Five-room bungalow,
all modern conveniences, lot 50x200
A very desirable residence. Will
sell cheap for cash or can give the
best Of terms. Address A, care
Evening Telegram. 5000
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-02-23
sixteen New American Cite.

Sixteen New American Cities.
Some idea Of the vast extent Of the
work involved In building cantonmenta
for the new national army is given In
the following paragraph from Edward
Hungerford's '4The Camps Of the First
Half Million" In Everybody's:
sixteen new cities for America
Sixteen cities, each Of the size Of Eas-
ton, Pa, or Elmira, N. T., or Kalama-
zoo, Mich. each built to definite and
fairly common plan, and all completed
within. from 100 to 100 days. Here.
then, was some slight measure Of the
problem. To measure It In still an
other way. consider the building Of .
community Of wood equal In popula-
ton to Cleveland or Pittsburgh or St
Louis; then the division Of that great
town into sixteen separate commun-
tiles or cantonments-an average Of
one for each three states-and spread
all the way across the face Of the land
from the commonwealth Of Nassa-
chusetts to the state Of Washington.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-02-23
"eruoes Ia Morte."


In lost corner Of the great low
land fiat Of Flanders, defended from
the sea by an artificial dixie, and at the
point of intersection Of a net work of
canals and waterways, there stands a
little town known to the Belgians as
Brugge and to the rest Of the world as
Bruges, writes Niksah.
Fortunately for lovers Of the quaint
and picturesque. this city with its slen-
der bell turrets, its lacelike gables and
decorated house fronts has SO far been
spared the general devastation that fol-
lowed in the wake Of the Invading Ger
mans. They call It 'Bruges la morte"
and at every turn there Is something to
remind the visitor Of the decay that
has fallen upon the town. The ever
recurring view Of pictureeQuely
grouped tower, gable and bridge. Of
wide tree-iilled parks, breathes an at
mosphere Of infinite stiffness and
charm, which Is at the same time
strangely pathetic.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-02-23
Just Once! Ty Dodson's Liver Tone!
Take No Ca|0mel! Listen 10 Me!
# bilious, constpated, headachy sick guarantee
relief without taking dangerous calomel
which sickens and salivates

Stop using calomeli It makes you
dck. Don't Jose q days work. II you
feel lazy, sluggish. bilious or consti-
pated, listen to me!
Cal0mel Is mercury or quicksilver,
which causes necrosis Of the bones.
Calomel, when 1t comes into contact
with sour bile. crashes into It. break
ing II up. This is when you feel that
awful nausea and cramping. II you
are '.all knocked out" II your liver is
torpid and bowels constipated or you
have headache. dizziness, coated ton
que, II breath is bad or stomach sour,
just try a spoonful Of harmless Dod-
sons Liver Tone.
Here's my guarantee-Go to any
drug store and get a bottle Of Dodson's
Liver Tone for a few cents. Take q
spoonful tonight, and II it doesn't
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-02-23
kafnr and noche.

There r. proverb to the effect that
NO white man can ever understand .
Kahlr's spirit; nevertheless. says the
Loodon Outlook, given Kindness and
patient understanding and freed from
German rule. the natives Of the late
German protectorates are capable Of
developing into q happy and responsive
people, . source Of strength and not
danger to their white neighbors, once
fair dealing has caused them to dis
card the mistrust sown By Prussian
sfrightfulness" and disingenuoumeosL
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-02-23
Oct on From Grain,

A discovery by Germans IL that for
extracting oil In quantity from grain.
By a process called degerminating, q
small germ resembling q hens egg In
composition, designed for the nutri-
ment Of the young plant, Is extracted.
Distilled. this germ Yields very good
table OIL. and at the same time a raw
Ingredient for margarine and an al
luminous powder. which latter con-
tains three and one-half times the
nourishment Of meat. Twenty grammes
are equal to one egg, and already It
has been put to use AZ an egg substi-
tute. All large mills in Germany have
introduced Denomination, and the
germs are being turned into OIL, and
albumin powder.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-02-23
practicable N Many oardsaA !
PREVENT DISEASE IN STOCK SIMPLE RATION FOR PoUL7F
Mixture Of Half and Halt Beef See1
and Wheat Bran Fed In hopeeO
70 Excellent

A very good, but simple poultry
ton II a mixture of half and half q.
scraps and wheat bran fed In h0pp
and cracked corn given twice . az
deep litter so that the fowls -
scratch 1t out. The wheat ana
scraps contain a great deal Of Pr .
or fiesh-forming material, and the 81
supplies the carbohydrates Of =
forming elements. OF course, .
ETY. Of food is necessary to obtain
best results.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-02-23
Two important preventlves Of loes
Are Proper Feeding and Good
Sanitation.

Proper feeding and sanitation are
two important preventives Of dis
ease losses in farm animals. II care
fully applied these measures may pre-
vent many losses Of meat animals.
Keep the animals sturdy and disease
resistant by feeding a good, whole
some diet. Young animals need par
ticular care and should be kept grow
ing. A balanced ration should be fed
lone that contains enough digestible
protein to supply the needs Of bone
and muscle growth.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-02-23

straighten You right up and make you
feel fine and vigorous by morning, I
want you to 60 back to the store and
get your money. Dodson's Liver Tone
is destroying the sale Of calomel be-
cause 1t is real liver medicine; entirely
vegetable, therefore 1t can not salivate
or make you sick.
I guarantee that one spoonful of
Dodson's Liver Tone will put your
sluggish liver to work and clean your
bowels Of that so1r bile and consti-
pated waste which Is clogging your
system and making you feel miserable.
I guarantee that a bottle Of Dodson's
Liver Tone will keep the entire family
feeling fine for months. Give 1t to
your children. It IL harmless; doesn't
grippe and they like its pleasant taste.
ADV.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-02-23
True 70 His Convictions.

True to His Convictions.
The purchasing agent lay in bed
sore smitten with q serious sickness.
A specialist stood by his bedside and
said: II can cure you"
whats your bid7" moaned the sick
man.
Zone hundred dollars"
You'll have to do better than that, "
gasped the purchasing agent; 1--we got
q better bid from the undertaken"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-02-23
POSTAL SERVICE IS BETTER
Improvement Throughout the Country
In Conduct Of Business 10 Noted
by the Department.

officials Of the post Office depart
ment claim that 1t has been proved
that the service rendered to the people
of the country at post Offices has been
greatly improved, notes Washington
correspondent, and they substantiate
this claim by the diminishing number
Of complaints that are received and
by expressions of approval in the
press and elsewhere. In the depart
ment, 1t is also pointed out, CORE
spOndence with postmasters Is con-
Quoted with more facility and expedi-
ton than formerly. and the reports
Of post Office inspectors, as well as
statements furnished by the auditor
Of the department indicate that the
ability Of pOstmasters to conduct their
post Offices satisfactorily to the public
and to the department is greater than
It has been at any time in the past.
The increased efficiency of postmas-
ters has been due. It Is asserted. not
only to the care exercised In their Sc
lection, but also to the kind and
amount Of service required Of them.
No postmaster has been permitted to
regard his position as sinecure. but
all pOstmasters have been required to
devote not less than eight hours Of the
day to their official duties and to as
sumo the active direction Of the postal
operations committed to their charge.
Wide discretion has been granted
postmasters in the arrangement and
adjustment Of their facilities to meet
local needs and demands for service,
but complete sub0rdinatiOn and coop
Grafton has been required with respect
to the important general policies OF
the department and the specific direc-
lions issued for standardizing the
methods of work and organization In
post Offices. The department has not
hesitated to remove such postmasters
as have failed, after appointment. to
measure up to the required standard
Of efficiency and performance.
It Is stated that practically all post
masters Of the fourth class now serV-
Ing have been appointed as q result
Of competitive civil service tests. The
service in small communities through
out the country has been benefited BY
the impartial selection Of the most
competent persons available to serve
as postmasters, and by the appoint
ment Of those persons in accordance
with procedure which makes the civil
service status Of each unquesdona'
BILE.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-02-23
Needed More Weight

Needed More Weight
The lady Of the house shut her lips
tightly when she saw who had rung the
bell.
''No." she said. you were here In
December. never give to a beggar
undeserving Of help"
II wouldn't ave called. num-" said
the tramp. seeing that he need expect
nothing more from that house, 'only
l 'oped you might ave one Of them
'ome-made cakes left like you gave
me a month ago. I wants to enlist,
but I'm Jest i've pounds too light. and
one Of your little cakes would ave put
me right"
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-02-23
FIELD PEAS IN BLOOM, SHOWING UNIFORMITY

the seed until the next season, usua,lv
emerging from the pea the following
spring, but the behavior Of the weeyiha
Is unfortunately not uniform In thlsl
respecv, many Of them coming ors
sooner, SO that the dates Of emergencis
will range from harvest to plantineS
time the following year. One remedy
for the attacks Of the weevil ID to stan
the seed intended for planting in tishe3
bags and hold 1t over for one year, n.
which case the beetle will emerge frou
the seed and die before the nszt
planting season arrives. Another metk
Cd employed by seedsmen 10 to fuma.
gate the seed with carbon bisulphid
which can be obtained at reasonahles
cost from any druggist. In applyi1s.
this remedy the seed must be placed b
a tight box or barrel and exposed fron
80 to 48 hours to the fumes Of til
LIQUID. The carbon bisulphid should
be exposed in a shallow dish placed q
top of the peas, since the vapos -
heavier than air. This vapor whAs
mixed with air is quite inflammable
and care should be taken not to igniha
it in any way; otherwise, a serious a.
plosion may occur. One pound Of IT,
LIQUID Is usually considered sufhd0e3
to fumigate 100 bushels Of peas ba
it is well to use somewhat more IN
this In order to be sure Of killing III
the insects.
Continuous cropping Of the Land Oh
the field pea is almost sure to mem j
constant increase In the numbers 81
the pea weevil. Practically the eaga
remedy for this state Of affairs p "a
stop growing peas for several yean 81
which case the weevil will b en-
minated through lack Of food.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-02-23
cutleura 10 50 Soothing

cutleura 10 30 Soothing
10, itching, burning skins. It not only
eoothes but heals. Battle with Cuti-
cura Soap and hot water. dry gently
and apply Cuticura Ointment. For
tree samples address. "Cuticura, Dept
<, Boston" At druggists and By mail.
Soap q, Ointment Is and 60.-Adv.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-02-23

Powdery mildew Is usually most de.
structive on :ate-planted or late-matu--
ing varieties Of field peas. 1t is also
confined rather closely to humid ell
mates, where It sometimes reduces the
yield considerably. The remedy for
this disease lies for the most part In
the rotation of crops. but where only
small portions of q field are affected
the disease can be controlled by spray
ing with bordeaux mixture. II large
areas are affected it Is not economical
to spray.
Leaf-Spot or Pea-5iight
Another disease which has been
troublesome in the pea-canning dis
tricts of both Wisconsin and Ohio IL
the leaf-spot or pea-blight. This dis
ease Gun be controlled In the same way
a. powdery mildew by spraying with
bordeaux mixture where the area at
fected is small. but in large fields the
farmer must depend upon the rotation
Of crops. Although the disease Is car
ried on the seeds, treatment Of the seed
with insecticides or hot water is not
effective, because the germ Of the seed
is injured by the treatment more
quickly than are the spores Of the fun
gus.
Pea WeevlI.
The pea weevil, the most serious In
sect enemy Of the field pea. u small
grayish or brownish gray beetle.
marked with lighter spots. The insect
lays its egg on the young pod and this
egg matches out and produces larva
which bores through the wall Of tho
pod and enters the young pea. where
It feeds on the growing embryo and
later pupatssL The pupa remains in
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-02-23
Yelled de Scenery.

He was making his arrangements "a
spend few days at farmhouse.
"What have yoa In the way Of seen
eryf' he asked.
There ain't n0thin' In the way but q
couple q mountains" replied the farm.
or. RI Il wasn't Ter them you could
see the scenery clear 70 the county
sea&"-JudeA