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The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-02
B0WSer
Would Lecture
But Mrs. Bowser, As
Usual, Spells His
Scheme
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1911, Dy me MOI IQIe eWSpa-
per Syndicate.)

Mr.. Bowser paced the floor seemingly
in profound thought, though now and
then he glanced at Mrs. Bowser in Il
furtive sort of a way
He wanted to ask her something, but
was little afraid to. She finally
helped him out by remarking:
you seem TO be little nervous to-
Eight, Mr.. BOwSer:"
well, 1t is not exactly nervousness,
he replied as he took a seat. hut |
have had q great opportunity offered
me today. and, perhaps, it is better
We talk it over a bit?'
"Of course it is. If you have had a
great offer 1t will affect me as well as
you. What is it?"
1T is to 60 lecturing," he blurted out
In a kind Of desperate way. "A pro-
fessor named Childhammer was In the
Office today, and after hearing my
voice and noting how clearly I an
nounced every word, he said that q
great field waited for me-"
He meant that the public were
waiting for lecture from me, and he
said with him as my agent / could
clear thousand dollars week"
"Yes, as a lecturer you would no
doubt be a great success" remarked
Mrs. BOwser. but OF course, It would
depend somewhat upon the nature Of
the lecture. What do you propose to
call it?"
"'The Force Of Will Power my
dear. And think that is great title.
1t covers the whole ground. I think
you will agree with me, Mrs. Bowser-
I think you will"
ture with Wills to be great and they
Will become greatf queried Mrs. Bow
ser.
That's it-that's just it. They can't
be great in minute, Of course, but
force Of will will eventually lead up
to it."
"But how do you know you can in
fluence other minds?"
well, expected that question, and
am prepared to answer it. Suppose
you sat in the audience and I was lee
turing. l influence you to do this or
that and you instinctively obey. You
feel my will power and your own will
becomes as naught."
Il don't know about that" said Mrs.
Bowser, in doubtful way. You had
best try your scheme around the house.
before you take it before the public"
THAT'S what l wanted to do" replied
Mr.. Bowser IF / can influence you
and the cook, can influence others. l
don't propose to influence every man in
my audiences, but ! think | can intiu-
ence eight out of ten of them. If I
can, and there is not the slightest
doubt in my mind, the scheme will be
a great one, won't it,"
"It certainly will, Mr.. BOwser. Go
ahead with your influence"
"That is something like a true and
loyal wife. Now, then. look tixedly
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words, but he changed his mind and
went down the hall and put on his hat.
"Are you going to tell that peddler,
who Is shouting so loud, to stop his
noise?" asked Mrs. Bowser.
But there was no answer from Mr..
Bowser. He walked calmly over to the
drug store. On the way over he
willed that the druggist should greet
him with, Hello, Bowser, 1 was In
hopes you would come in this evening""
Mr. Bowser entered the store. The
druggist sat In a chair alone. He
frowned at sight Of the caller and
growled out:
Il was just thinking you would show
your carcass in here tonight. 1t Is
just the night for jackasses to roam
aroundv
Mr.. Bowser turned and went out.
His force Of will carried him back
home, where he took seat on the
steps, and there Mrs. Bowser found
him nodding with sleep an hour later.
Mr.. Childnammer will be informed
that Mr. Bowser will not take the lee
ture platform next winter.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-02
The rue
Man
By Elizabeth Schoen Cobb


Copyright. 1917. Western Newspaper Union-S
-going-gone' Ihe auc~
tionecr draw!ed out an announcement
of the disposition Of the last article or
furniture in the house.
Back in the shadow Of the vine-cov-
cred porch. all through the Wretcheu
morning hours, Anita Berdon had SAT,
crOuched back in Il chair, her eyes
fixed on vacancy, her face a blank Oh
dull, soddcn hopricSsneSS and despair.
Gone" The word struck on her
senses like leaden mnllet. Gone
Father friends. home. Coming COM
ing had been the cares, the sorrows
that had bulked up with menace, crush
ing force and disaster. Going-golng
had been all that was left of the ma
terial possessions of the little home.
G0nn-thc climax had come!
Ever and anon one Of the auction
GERS men had brought to the porch
and deposited there several articles.
There was her own sewing chair, an
escritoire, q dainty clock. Anita won
dered why they were grouped, but
cared little. She had no hopes OF saw
ing anything from the wreck.
There's Il deficiency" she heard the
auctioneer's clerk say.
Eyes" nodded his employer. "The
stuff Is old and out of style, and the
bidding by no means brisk. Who Is
the man who bid in all that fancy
STUFF"
HE gives his name as Waldron Mer-
rift. understand he is connected
with the Jaw firm that put the execu-
ton in process"
Through the screen of vines Anita
had noticed this man. She was neither
attracted by him nor Interested in him.
He was ten years her senior, q serious
faced man. self-restrained In his man.
ner and methodical in his ways. She
noticed him now. coming towards the
porch, and drew back dlstantly as he
assembled the steps and stood before
her, lifting his hat courteously.
These are yours, Miss Berdon," he
said, indicating the articles that had
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been placed on the porch from time to
time. Il feared you would value these
personal belongings, and"
you purchased them, you mean?'
she Intercepted quickly, almost sharp
ly.
Yes saved them from the wreck"
II cannot accept them" she said def
nitely.
"Will you listen to me for a mo-
ment?" he went on, in his quiet, COM
posed way. Il knew your father, and
in the past I many times tried to in
own good. but he was a headstrong
man and would not heed me. The in
evitable result TRANSFERRED. Acting for
others, our firm was compelled to
wind up his affairs. The result Is a
deficit, but the creditors are satisfied.
AS to yourself, the firm wish to assist
you. if you will let them"
81 thank you" she said coldly, "but
I cannot accept charity from strang-
ers."
"If / can be of assistance to you,
please command me-" he said. "In any
event. these things shall be sent to
your new home"
Home" she cried, f1aring up Ia fea-
lures and spirit. II have no home no
friends. nothing but bitter, hopeless
memories. The one relative I know,
an aged aunt, is living on a pension,
barely enough to keep her. Please
leave me. / want to think-and de-
eide"
Waldron Merritt's face expressed in
finite sorrow, but he did not speak
further. He bowed gravely.
"If there is no letter by the next
mail" she breathed, with o vivid strain
Ii her tone, 'he has forgotten"
He? Vane Powers. She had been IN.
troduced TO the young man by her faith.
er, who had designated him as bust
nass associate. He was young, hand
! some, and he came into her lonely life
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-02
CARE FOR GROWING PORKERs
II Pigs Are Worth Producing They
Are Worth Extra Care and Feed
to Develop Them.

By w. L, BLIZZARD. Department OF
Animal Husbandry. Oklahoma A. and
NJ College, Stillwater)
In feeding those growing pigs, do not
forget that the larger they grow the
BETTER. If they are worth producing,
they are certainly worth the extra feed
and care it takes to develop them. No
man ever made anything by starving
them, unless there was lack of good
blood. If he hasn't the good blood, the
quicker he gets it the better. The old
saying, "a good one Is worth a pasture
full Of ordinary ones" Is just as true
today as 1t has always been.
If one hasn't the right kind, he
should make study Of the business
and grow the kind that makes money
for the other fellow.
Many a livestock breeder stands in
his own light because he doesn't pro.
duce the kind that his fellow breeder
wants.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-02
UTILIZE WASTE LANDS
Patchwork Farming Should Be
0o1e Away With At Once.
NO Better Time for PUTTING Things to
Right Than Winter Months
Line Of Tile Would Make
Wet Hollow Productive.

It's time to do away for all time
with the patchwork farming that is
a reproach in SO many sections, and
replace 1t with broad, open, well or
dered fields. When we see farm
with fence rows overgrown with briers
and bushes, wet hollows that grow
nothing but crop Of weeds, plum
thickets and brier patches that alter
nate with quilted and CALLED hiIlsides,
we know at once we've found a sloven-
iy, unbusinesslike, unsuccessful farm
er. Moreover, we suspect that his
mental workings are like his fields
slovenly, patchy, ill-ordered, with no
system or method. Such a man on
such farm is setting an example that
Is bad for his children and his COM
munity. Becoming accustomed to such
things, they will become content with
them.
There is no better time than the fall
and winter months for putting these
things to rights. There's many wet
hollow, worthless in its present shape.
that a line of tile or a good open ditch
will make one Of the most productive
pieces of land on the farm. Patches
Of bushes and brierS, too, II It go.
They look bad, in the first place. and
they occupy land that ought to be at
work. Let's clean them up. beginning
right away and sticking to the job I'M
til we are farming fields instead Of
patches.-The Progressive Farmer.
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at you, and will you to do something.
You hesitate two or three seconds, and
then you do it."
There was bootstool near Mrs.
Bowser, and she gave 1t kick and
upset 1t, and cried out:
"You willed me to do that thing, and
I have started out with great success.
Keep 1t up"
Mr. Bowser had willed her to raise
her right hand to her brow, and he
couldn't see where the success came
In. Perhaps he had not exerted will
power enough. After a moment he
tried again. Mrs. Bowser rose up and
turned about and made a horrible
jangle on the keys Of the piano, and
when she turned to him there was a
glad smile on her face, as she ex-
claimed:
Success Number two. Mr.. Bowser,
you surprise me. You surely will go
lecturing and make Your thousand dol
lars week, and I can order blue-white
diamonds tomorrow"
Mr.. Bowser had willed that she go
over and look at the clock on the
mantel, and no had put so much force
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rather high kick. something he had
never seen her do before In his whole
life.
Stop" he shouted. by George,
woman. don't think to battle me In this
way, for l tell you I won't stand for
It'll"
but you told me to waltz and kick"
she protested. II never should have
done it In the world except that your
will was stronger than mine. 1t seemed
as IL I heard you say the words that
set me Waiting. I am little afraid
your scheme has lost wheel some
where. Let US try it again."
"Not by darned sight" was roared.
II might have known better than to
talk with you about it! l ought to
have got ready and gone right out
without a word 70 you, but I'll be
hanged, woman, If allow you to beat
this game. I am now going to call up
the cook, and see if she has got brains
enough to know what force of will is"
He turned his head away and for a
long minute, he eXerted himself. like
man trying to think he hasn't got
the toothache. when he has it the
worst kind, and then a smile crossed
his face, as he heard the cook chatter
ing upstairs. She looked in at the
door, and said to Mrs. Bowser:
ooh, ma'am. | wanted to tell you
that we haven't any butter for break
fast"
Mr. Bowser had willed her TO come
upstairs and say that her mother was
dying and she must go home for the
night. He hadn't even thought of but
ter, and he didn't care q bat whether
they had any butter for breakfast or
not. He turned his head to find Mrs.
BOwser smiling at him. and he rose up,
intending to say some long, hard
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-02
ABUSE OF FARM MACHINERY
Farmer Is Neglect Of Implements
Can Be Prevented
(By f. B. DORAN, louisiana Experiment
\

by F. B. DORIAN. louisiana Experiment,
Station)
One Of the largest losses in Ameri-
can agriculture is caused by the mis-
use Of farm machinery. Much OF this
loss can be prevented by proper care
and watchfulness on the part Of the
operator. The self-binder IS an agri-
cultural machine that requires close
attention. It Is not 80 durable as some
of the other farm implements for two
reasons: First, 1t has larger proper
ton OF rapidly moving parts; and, sec
ond, 1t does not have large, heavy
casting as q foundation or base, but
is merely a light framework Of steel
rods, straps and angle pieces.
Gasoline engines, feed cutters,
pumps and moving machines have
heavy cast-iron frames or foundations,
which are lacking In the binder. This
means that If the same return Is to be
had from money invested in moving
machine it must be given unusual at
tention and must be protected from
the weather and from careless opera
tors. The braces must be properly Sc
cured and adjusted, the bearings must
be in line, there must be no undue lost
motion, the parts intended to be held
In rigid alignment must be held that
way, and moving parts must move
freely.
The life Of the average binder is not
over four years, but some have lasted
more than fifteen years, because they
were cared for properly.
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in it that he was red in the face. He
looked at her in an angry way, and ex-
claimed:
Mrs. Bowser, you are fighting
against my will and trying to defeat
me-"
"No, am not" she replied, Il
clearly felt your Will that l should play
the piano. and played. / didn't want
to play, but your viii made me play
Don't be discouraged, dear. You have
got good thing il You will stick to it
a little longer Now tell me to do
something else"
Mr.. Bowser told her. He told her
to 60 and sit in a chair, a few feet
away. Instead of doing so, she began
to waltz around the room, and, once
in while, she gave modest, but
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-02
CHOLERA IS SERIOUS MENACE
Big Saving in Swine Industry May Be
Made by Proper Feeding and SAM
tary Measures.

Hog cholera is a preventable dis
ease, yet 1t constitutes the most
serious menace to successful swine
raising. At the prevailing price Of
hogs and feedstuffs. time and money
properly expended in sanitary meas
ures by persons engaged in raising
and fattening hogs will prevent the
spread and development Of hog chol-
era and thus result in a material say
ing to the swine industry.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-02
KILL RATS-STOP IMMENSE DAMAGE

iF the United Depart AgrcuI
-" - me worst animal in the
po'iule ana destroy human food
~iiieS ouDonc plague to
peh responsible
tiah all the history.
tied States
o'er property valued
mis- destruction is
100000 men,
IN many farm If the grain and wasted mice
De SOLO, proceeds
Inc common
an average OF Young
three u months
N TINS rate pair Of breeding unneuptey
deaths would at The end Of
individuals
and at the
orresses for coneament If fight them
must deny them food hiding We
rid 0 to begin snow.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-02
ABUNDANT SUPPLY OF FEEDS
Full Corn Cribs and smokehouses
Mean Much to Farmers-Drcught
Reduces Crops.

Full smokehouses and corn cribs
mean more to farmers now than ever
before. While drought sometimes re-
duces crops and turns bright pros
meets into burned pastures and poor
Weld of crops it is our privilege to
do our best to have plenty of meat and
hread with an abundance of feed for
our stock.
The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1918-02-02
FEEDING THE YOUNG CALVES
Animals Will Begin to NibbIe at Hay
When Few Days Old if II Is With
in Their Reach.

When only a few days Of age calves
will begin to nibble hay If it is with
in reach. It is preferable to feed tim
othy for the first two or three months,
after which alfalfa or clover hay Will
give better satisfaction.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-11-26

it can for the stricken people. The
war has been won; all that America
fought for has been accomplished.
The allies could easily have carried
the war on through Germany with
the destruction of life and proper'.
that the offensive march Of an army.
occasions. But that was not
their purpose. The liberty
of the people of the world
was the goal and when Germany
surl endered the goal was reached.
There was no bloodthirsty desire for
revenge.
The German people will have to
pay. Restoration of devastated ter
ritory will be a part of the settle
ment. A heavy load will be carried
by the German people for many
years to come. and while there will
De uo VI oppression upp'i
them by the allied countries, they
must pay. If they are facing starva-
ton now, their once enemies will Of
fer food. will do everything possible
in an effort to enlighten misguid-
ed people, will prevent suffering, so
far as it may be found possible, but
all of these things will not relieve
the German people of the debt they
owe to the world. The crimes com
mitted by Germany have not been
forgotten, memory of the Lusitania
is fresh in the minds of people Of all
the world, as well as memory of the
ruthless murder of innocent women
and children in France in Belgium.
The world will never forget these
crimes nor will they ever tie expiat-
ed. They cannot be.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-11-26
CITIZEN McADOp.

The negro who said Preside ent
Wilson was great man because he
took the railroads away from their
owners and gave them to his son-in-
law must now think it wasn't much
Of a job, for the sOn-in-law evident
ly doesn't want the railroads, and
has turned them back to President
Wilson who Will have to give them
away again.
Mr. McAdoo has resigned as sec,
retary of the treasury and also as
director general OF the railroads and
his resignation has been accepted by
the president. This announcement
came as a surprise to almost every
one and Mr.. McAdoo's reasons are
perhaps the source Of another sur
prise--the high cost of living He
has not been receiving wages enough
to keep the ends meeting and he is
going back to private life and tly
to make enough to buy bacon and
eggs for the family.
The News knows that a lot Of peo-
pie will doubt that statement, but it
is nevertheless true Mr.. McAdoo.
as a member of the cabinet, could
not under the law receive any pay as
railroad director, and therefore.
while his work increased his salary
remained the same. Most people
could manage to live on the salary
OF a member OF the cabinet and per-
haps keep an automobile besides,
but there are requirements of the
cabinet member that must be met.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-11-26
THE GERMAN PEOPLE.

Recent news from Germany indi-
Gates that the populace is in consid.
erably worse condition than had
been anticipated by the people of the
allied countries. There were many
who did not believe Germany was
whipped when her army started for
the Rhine and abandoned it's drive
toward Paris. They are yet strong
many said. there is going to be lots
of fighting before the end OF the war
Nobody knew. 1t was all guessing.
The truth had not crossed the Ger
man frontiers for long period The
the autocratic masters and what
they said was law. 1t now ap-
pears that Germany hung on
too long, too long after all
hope was lost. Starvation, and the
crimes kindred to that condition now
threaten the country; the people ap.
peal for help. appeal to President
Wilson, the once enemy of their
country, to send food, to send force
to prevent anarchy.
What change can take place
overnight! A little more than week
ago Americans would have stranGled
Germany and Germany would have
is called upon to feed the mouths of
the hungry in the country it has been
lighting. And America will do all
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-11-26
There is more Catarrh in this section

OF the country than all other diseases
put together. and for years Il was sup
posed 20 be !ncuTabie. DOCTORS prescribed
local remedies. and by constantly failing
TO cure with local treatment, pronounced
II incurable. Catarrh is "A local disease.
greatly influenced by constitutional con-
ditions and therefore requires constitu-
tonal treatment. Halls Catarrh Medi-
cine. manufactured by f. ]. Cheney &
Co.. Toledo. Ohio. Is a constitutional
remedy. is taken internally and acts
thru the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces
OF the System. One Hundred Dollars re-
ward is offered for any case that Halls
Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials.
+. j. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
HALLS Family rills for constellation.
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-11-26

He must live as a cabinet member
and there are not many things to be
bought these days for a dollar.
Citizen McAdoo perhaps will not
be in the public eye so much as Sec
retary McAdoo has been, but there
has been such persistent discus
sion of his probable candidacy for
the presidency in 1920 that we hard
ly expect him to drop from public
view altogether. He has given val
liable service to the country since
the war began and in the handling
of the railroads, in addition to his
other duties as secretary of the
treasury, he has proved his capacity
for handling big things. The News
would hand out to Mr. McAdoo bo-
quets in profusion, but this need not
be taken as meaning that The News
is for Mr.. McAdoo for the prest-
dency or against him. He may
never be candidate. You hear
lots of funny talk in the off years
politically
The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-11-26
BUY 1T In LANCASTER.

build a town or to develop one is to
Buy 1t in Lancaster" That's a
movement for trading at homo,
spending your money with the mer-
chants and business men who pay the
taxes that give you good streets and
schools. There is no argument on
that point. When you go out of
town to do your shopping you carry
along some money which never
comes back and which is not turn
ed over" every little while which is
beneficial to your community Money
spent in your town is spent in your
town again and again and event
ually the probabilities are it will
come back to you.
Lancaster, like most small towns,
has not all the things one wishes. To
an extent the merchants are respon-
sible for the sending out of town for
many articles. but Lancaster. unlike
most small towns, has several first.
class stores, stores that would be d
credit to towns much larger. and
these stores carry generally such
goods as a demand is found for
When you send out of town for an
article without first trying to find il
it is carried in stock by your home
merchants. you fail to give them the
benefit of the knowledge that there
is a demand for that certain article.
and, Of course, not knowing there IS
demand for it the merchant does
not put it in stock.
In some cases it is necessary to
send out of town. For instance.
Lancaster needs steam laundry.
The News is not sufficiently inform
ed in the science of washing clothes
to say whether a steam laundry in
this city would be a money-ma king
proposition. but it does know that
it would give employment to many
people, and would be convenience.
and, therefore, a benefit to the town.
town of the size of Lancaster
doubtless would support a steam
laundry, but that is matter for de,
cision by one versed in that line of
business. There are other things
needed by Lancaster. which. if Lam
caster had, probably would reduce
the amount of money sent away
from the town by people who cam
not or do not find the articles want
ed here.
These are matters that go un-
needed because of the fact that Lan.
caster has no cham ber Of commerce
to look after the development of the
opportunities constantly open to the
town. Lancaster needs a chamber
of commerce.
And if Lancaster had chamber
of commerce perhaps some OF the
needs in the way Of commercial in
dustr'es now very apparent would
disappear. Lancaster Is very live
town and a live chamber of com
:!"rce worid find many things to do.