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The herald., 1918-08-08

Much has been said in praise Of the
freless cooker, but the firelesS heater
has no friends.
The herald., 1918-08-08

II is.impOssible TO conserve the use
Of food in the family by merely hanging
q card in the window.
The herald., 1918-08-08

London reports turkeys at SIS and
rabbits. at SIP. Surely this must be
per cwt. II can't be each.
The herald., 1918-08-08

If, as reported, the Germans are
eating dogs. does this mean the elm
inatiOn of the dachShund?
The herald., 1918-08-08

Paul Fell Of Shenandoah, Pa, sur
wives 125foot fall of roof. Alighted
In a snowbank.
The herald., 1918-08-08

Some people who say that Ameri-
cans have no sense of beauty never saw
the knitting-bag brigade in action.
The herald., 1918-08-08

The tanks that won the Cambria
front were not the kind that crawl
home at . q. N.
The herald., 1918-08-08

With rare presence Of mind the de-
partment Of agriculture is trying TO
change the subject TO gardens.
The herald., 1918-08-08

The cold wave has taught the coun-
try a lesson which ought TO make fuel
shortage impossible in the future.
The herald., 1918-08-08

Autocracy started the war. Democ-
racy is going 10 finish ii.
The herald., 1918-08-08

There is a scarcity Of sugar and this
is no time to mobilize the honey bee.
The herald., 1918-08-08
Porkless Saturday. Don't be a razor
sack.

Family wash to go up" 1t general
iy does, on Monday.
The herald., 1918-08-08

Seaman Hardy Of Cleveland is the
last survivor Of Perry's expedition to
Japan.
The herald., 1918-08-08

Mrs. Bridget Miller Of ST. Louis, No.,
q years an applicant, has Just been
granted a soldier-widow's pension.
The herald., 1918-08-08

on May Is third May 10 and fourth May
out after another make his promptly got
The herald., 1918-08-08
ABOUT PERSONS
no disgrace

Mrs. NJ. A. West, Sc Salt Lake City
has 1S7 living descendants.
The herald., 1918-08-08

Has your son completed his theo-
ogical courseT
Yes, but he is taking a POSTCARD
late course in chess and golf so he'll
get & fashionable charge"
The herald., 1918-08-08

Juiy is-2$-Auz. 1851
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-03-14

"H0w did Gibson lose his mOnsyt~
"Iie put It In his wifs's name and
then she divorced him."
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-03-14

Tsa smiles for nishsl. Always buy 1sd
Cseo Pm Blss; have beautiful. slsar
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-03-14
ST. PATRICK PAID HIS WAY
In He "confsssions" hs Tells 81 He
cvstens-Nsvsr Asked for
Contributions.

Always chary Of "sendinE round the
plate" Patrick paid his own way
through the Green Isle. M he emphat-
icsliy relates In his "Confessions."
"But when II happens that baptissd
10 many thousand men did I acespe
ever Q screpall 70 Celtic coin Of tho
value Of about DIX cents) from thsmT
b wrote. Tell me. and I will return
Il to you. Or when tho Lord ordained
clergy through my humility and min.
istry. did ] confer the grace gratu.
itouslyi n asked any Of them evan
the value Of ny shoe. tell me. and !
will repay you more. I rather spent
for 700 o. fa1 - vas alba and
amoos you and everywhere for you ]
sedufsl many pseils IN distant PLACES:
wAses Hsos Aad bssn farther q ~
svR seeDs 70 bapt1ss q oedAia ~
aee0 q 0oolD ~ DesosA &.
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-03-14
Oil Admitted Il,

n understand old man Simpkins
was very much opposed to his daugh-
ter marrying Bill Smith; called Bill
a fool. and all that sort Of thing"
That's very true. and before he had
been married ak months Bill admitted
the old man was right"
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-03-14
INCREASE N. WESTERN
CANADA ACREAGE
WIN Prove a Big Factor In Win.
ninq the War.

Reports to hand indicate that West.
ern Canada has a vastly increased
acreage ready for crop this year over
last year. The splendid open fall Of
1917, gave better opportunity for fall
blowing than for some years. Work
In the fields was almost continuous
until the end Of November. In fact. in
the neighborhood Of Pincher Creek.
Alberta, there was sufiicient mild
weather in January of this year to
permit turner's to pillow. and many
took advantage Of 1t. A great many
Americans owning land in Canada
moved up last year. and this has also
helped to increase the acreage. They
came into possession Of the land at
prices varying from $500 to $1,000
IN acre, and with the proven yields
Of wheat running from twenty and al
high as fifty bushels per acre. with a
Get price Of $2.21 . bushel. they could
Join production and patriotism to-
sether with a big margin Of profit.
The Post-lntelligencer Of Seattle.
Wash. gives a very conservative state
ment Of the agricultural development
and opportunities in Western Canada.
IN its issue Of December IA, 1917, II
says:-
"since the beginning Of the year
American emigration into Canada has
been greatly stimulated according to
the reports Of the Dominion authori.
ties, and has been almost entirely made
up Of farmers attracted BY the fertile
and comparatively cheap wheat lands.
Whatever may be said Of wheat
culture AZ q profitable avocation in
ordinary years, ance the beginning Of
he war It has offered advantages
quite beyond the usual opportunities.
War has doomed the price Of wheat
until the farmer now receives around
- for his product at his granary
Average crops, according to the adap.
tation Of coil and climate are from
ID 10 Is bushels to the acre. Bven
the minimum crop. at 81 per bushel
brings in these war times a reasonable
profit Before the war wheat culture
was fast being abandoned by farmers
who worked intelligently for results
o. the right side Of the ledger. It has
been the popular crop for new coun.
tries. but when the pioneers settled
down to business It was generally
corn, hogs. cattle and diversified farm.
ing that brought the profits. Iowa and
the Dakotas in turn. as their prairiea
became settled. mortgaged the land on
wheat culture and afterwards paid OF
the mortgages with corn and hogs.
war Is thus bringing q Temporary
encouragement to wheat farming
Many Of the ranchers Of Manitoba, sas
katchewan and Alberta laid away
$4,000 to $4,000 in the banks last fall
Il may b pointed out, however. tina,
The growing Of wheat 10 not the only
Involvement which 10 leading settle
ment to Canadian lands. Low TAXATION
favorable agricultural climate. ant
profitable prices not only for grain but
for hogs. cattle and an forms Of farm
produce an contribute their shar,
toward the rapid settlement Of the fer
Tile lands Of Western Oanada."-Ad
YoFtiHamenk
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-03-14

tIyluX-OuI prOCebO ulD Will DC u Iu01t6r.
full. leading. helpful spirit which the
spirits Of all must acknowledge, re-
spect and submit to.
In His Day.
We of the present day can hardly
conceive Of the conditions existing in
the British islands in his day.
The native Celts were heather and
british. and had no higher ambition
than to exist, unless 1t was to rob
neighboring tribes Of their cattle. hogs
and fair women. Physically they were
strong, vigorous and emotional. and
possessed Of good nature. wit and 30
cial feeling in marked degree as COM
pared with the Inhabitants of other
islands.
Noting this, st. Patrick must have
concluded there was something here to
work on. something good; and seeing
this he took It a. his command to as
sist in the development Of the social
disposition and good feelings Of these
people.
He therefore became one Of them.
lived with them. won their confidence
and commanded their respect. In or
der that he might be an efficient leader
he occasionally went abroad and
studied under the fathers Of the church,
for religion Ii most powerful to con.
troll the feelings and change the aspl-
rations Of men.
No matter what he may have been
born, he was q true Irishman.
A Reel Man.
There are those who regard 81. Pat
rick a. Q fakir more or less. because
Of the miracles he II said to have
wrought.
Al far % known st. Patrick did not
claim to have miraculous power. nor
to have driven the reptiles out Of Ire
land.
It has always been the rule among
ignorant and superstitious people to
credit their religious teachers and
great leaders with having done some
marvellous or miraculous thing. With
out something Of the sort other igno-
rant and superstitious people would
not heed them.
There may never have been any rep
tiles on this particular island. It hav-
ing been one Of the last to rise up out
Of the salty 80.
It 10 not tho fact that man 10 able
to do wonderful things. or to work mir.
acles, that makes him great really. but
his ability to see and to comprehend
the great truths concerning life. and to
earnestly desire to spread these among
the people. This It 10 that commands
the attention Of tho livslisr spirits.
and wins the respect and confidence OF
those who desire better things In this
life.
Such was st. Patrick.
A Splendid tyr.
Il 10 not the mere human creature
that aecomplishes great things. but the
man within the machine. Il was not
the figure seen BY the people that com.
manded their admiration, for be was
not an Apollo. nor WAS Il the familiar
form bsaring Q shsphsrd's crook that
brought these rough, untutored men to
their knees and Inspired them with
woeshipful feelings; nor was It the
Miserable father that aroused the
spask a crude love II tAAf hearts and
6pansl Il uns1l 4 became Q eeetseAn6
iaAssoes q tAslf nvss
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-03-14

1t was the man within the plainly
clad form, the spirit that lighted the
kindly eye. the love that prompted the
tongue to utter appeals, to give timely
warnings and to promise contentment,
prosperity and happiness to all who
would live right one toward another.
thus pleasing God and making for
peace and good will ON earth.
Great he was indeed, else he could
not have done 20 great good toward
all men.
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-03-14
WORThIlY RANKS
AMONG SAINTS
Patriok's Useful Lie and Good
Works EntitIe Him to Posi-
ton Of Eminence..
PLACE OF BIRTH NO MATTER
Certain He We Q True lrlshmaR and
Accomplished Much for the Wei.
faro q the Race During He
oeJurn On the leland.

- M Of the reasons why st
Patrick II such q favorite the
world over II that he was 30
very human. He hadn't much
Of . chance when boy. but he made
the best Of what be had. II he had not
b. would have been Q hogherd all the
days Of his life. He was q slave. 10
vesy truth. being bound to pagan boz
eaisee In Britain.
But you can't keep . good man down,
and that's . fact.
r ill. the legends b true. which can
Hardly b possible, Patrick was . IA.
vosits among the ladies, even making
IN impeesslon o. the good 81. Bridget.
Maybe this was before they became
saints-oe course It was, for bow could
they b saints and be alive at the same
dnao1
However. thsfs u quite lot Of writ
tnes, Whsthee genuine o. not, that 20
to show that be WAS Q real human
lover. and that dear Bridget was ex-
ossdinSiy 6oad Of him, and would have
married him could b have procured
he consent Of the church.
HE LIE end Werlea
From an that can b learned con-
esrniAg tAs life and works Of 81 Pat
rick, hs was q good man. and spent his
iifs going Ghost doing good fee his fsl-
lows.
~ you know. Q good man II more
highly respected, more beloved and ex.
srts . greater influence for good In
the community Ia which he 10 known
than even The wealthiest, the most
powerful Of most favored. Hs may not
wear purple and Ans linen. nor fare
sumptuouay. but b. 70 making the
world better md 70, therefore, truly.
end u the highest sense, son Of God.
There are numerous stories and leg.
ends concerning q. Patrick. some Of
which may b tue. But It matters
nttls Whsthse ~ was Q Nilesian born
b Spain, o. Q soa - . poor swine
herd Of the grssa lie.
Ths history q he world shows that
~ mere elss1nstaAess o3 birth cuts
WI small nguFe u ths matter Of real
Hoo4De0a yfe0 earliest times the
Dsa wAo Aave Agsfsd most promi.
asat1y h WoeiA novsDsots foe he bst.
tog0oat q nAAhE1nd have booa &
A06ee eg1e1A.
n order b Fise eso0 ~ IeWiy ira
se1t1ea q NAes1n q e HeooA Q IA
ooee Aavo ~ ~ Gpisit q 0aAls.
Ae0 = In. 4 - survive the osvees
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-03-14
PLANT LONG HELD SACRED
Glover, Of Which the ohamroek 10 q
Species, Was Much Thought o.
BY the Ancient Greeks.

It 10 dificult to say what was the
original shamrock. trefoil or Hero Trim.
ity. Tho leaf now recognised - the
national emblem u that Of The white
clover. but the name shamrock 10
generic and is applied also to the
purple clover. the speedwell. the plm-
pernel and to the wood sorrel.
The clover Of two or four leaves
was held sacred In the festivals Of the
Greeks. The one Of four leaves, when
carried about. il supposed to insure
success at play and confer the power
Of detecting evil spirits. The lover
may put It under his pillow and he will
dream Of his beloved. or the maiden
may slip It into her sweetheart's shoe
without his knowledge and It will In
sure his safe return from any Journey.
It may be employed to prevent the
wearer's being drawn into military
service. In said to be cure for lunacy.
and II still. among the Irish. regarded
40 magical. even sacred. Snakes dis.
like It exceedingly and will not remain
where It 10 growing.
Some say the four-leaf shamrock 10
the shamrock Of luck. and others that
Il II the nve-leaved one that holds the
magic touch. This latter II rare and
priced and 10 said to grow from 4 de-
caying body. a. the nettle 10 said to
spring from buried human remains. The
shamrock Of luck must he found with.
out searching. without seeking" When
thus discovered II should be cherished
and preserved a. an invincibls tails
man.
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-03-14
ohs Meant An R,aht.

I'm hurrying to tell you this"
hastsas n. w. G. "A woman came 10.
to our Red Cross branch, looked at the
surgical dressings and asked. IL all
this gauxe cauterizedr"
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-03-14

II In one thing to yell for freedom
and another 10 make the sacrifices
necessary to secure It.
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-03-14
The Exclamation,
RECIPE FOR GRAY HAIR.

To half pint Of water add ! OF. Ray
Rum. = small box Of Barlo Compound,
and x OF. Of glycerine. Any druggist cal
put this up or you can mix Il At home q
very little cost. Full directions for mai,
Ing and uss come In each box Of Barbo
Compound. II will gradually darkse
strsaksd. faded gray hair. and make Il so(4
and glossy. II Will not color the scalp, 10 ~
sticky or greasy, snd does not rub Cd. ~.
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-03-14

MinnesOtn's 1917 lumber output was
5000. O0O. 900 feet.
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-03-14

An old bachelor aays that an opt.
mist u Q married man who says that
he II clad Of Il.
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-03-14

lmpostsnt - o1OthoeO
1xamlne carefully every bottle q
OA6TORlA, that famous Old remedy
for infants and children, and ses that Il
s :, E.; :: ::;;::::::::;G!zzz.;:
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoris
The Arvada enterprise., 1918-03-14

Opportunity.
Opportunity passes In the way Of
every man."
Artist Soldier-Yes. but the con.
founded thing 10 almost invariably
cam0unaged
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-05-29
HOSPITAL
HEAD IS NOW SAFE
IN FRANCE
MISS JEAN CLARK, WELL KNOWN
L OCAL GIRL, is WITH HOS
PITAL UNIT o."

Miss Jean Clark, daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Irwin Clark of. West May
street, a former superintendent of the
Belding hospital, is now safe in
France and her many local friends will
be glad to read the following letter
which she has written to her parents
here.
Miss Clark wrote the letter while
on one of the Cunard liners and evil
IDENTIFY enjoyed the trip greatly as will
be seen from her letter:
Dear Folks at Home: / am en-
route and have been given the privilege
of writing this note although ! can tell
but little. / know you are going to
be glad to just see my writing when
you know / am at sea.
We are having such good time;
it's wonderful to be out on the ocean
for the first time.
For about three days we were in a
heavy fog and made very little pro-
gress; could hear boats whistling all
around and see nothing but n was
beautiful when it lifted and we
could see the sun. / think fog at
sea is worse than at home for you can
see things-here nothing but our
selves.
Very few of US have been sick; it
has been so smooth; we are getting
fine things to eat and all our girls are
feeling fine. :
The band plays every day and we
have dances on deck. / spend all
day out there and my two blankets
come very good; fr's nice to get all
tucked in and just sit and read or
wonder just what every one is doing
at home. (I've been gone nearly two
months.)
Evenings we play cards and have
concert inside; altogether we are very
happy.
We are trying to have as good a
time as we can and not dwell on all
that is so near ahead for us.
Must not ramble on any more and
will write you as soon as l can again
but don't get anxious if it seems like
a long time You can send this to
Louise and it will do for both.
Lots of love and am in good hands
and have faith that I'll soon be back
to you all safe.
Jean.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-05-29
TO IMPROVE THE
CONDITIONS ON A
DANGEROUS ROAD
CITY TO PAY OUT BIG AMOUNT
TO STRAIGHTEN AND CUT
DOWN CANNON'S HILL.

City Street Commissioner James
Meginley has a force of men busy on
the road improvement job just south
of Cannon's creek, on the hill between
st. Joseph's Catholic cemetery and
Riverridge cemetery, carrying out the
plans of the street commitaee of the
council for a great and long needed
improvement in the conditions of the
hill and the sharp bend in the road at
the top of the south hill.
The plan of Chairman Purdy of the
street committee and his fellow COM
mitteemen is to cut the high bank
to the east side of the south hill down,
throw the road bed over to the east
from where it is at present, about
20 feet, cut the hill down about IL
feet and raise the bridge over the
creek approximately six feet. The
cutting down and filling in process IA
on now and the job, although big
one and entailing an enormous outlay
of labor and money will be pushed to
completion.
The road as improved will be very
nearly straight instead of the danger
Gus IS" shaped curve and very near
ly clear view will be had in place of
the obstructed one at present.
The contemplated cost is in the
neighborhood of $4,000.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-05-29
A Teachers Simple Duties.

A school teacher is a person who
teaches things to people when they are
young.
The teacher. comes to school at $3.50
o'clock and when she has enough
children for mess in heWroom, she
teaches them reading, writing, geo.
graphy, grammar, arithmetic, music,
drawing, cooking, board saving, cro-
cheting, deep breathing, bird calls,
scientific eating, patriotism, plain and
fancy bathing, forestry, civics and
other sciences too numerous to men,
tion. When school is out she stays
behind with five or six of the worst
scholars and tries to save the state the
job of reforming them later on. After
that she hurries home to make herself
a new dress and snatch hasty sup
per before going back to attend lee
ture by an imported specialist on the
history of tribal law in Patagonia,
which the superintendent thinks may
give her some information which may
in her school work some day.
A great many lecturers roam the
country preying on school teachers
and some of them are very cruel, talk
ing to them SO long that the poor
things have to sit up until morning,
when they get home, to get their daily
test papers corrected.
School teachers salaries range from
$50 a month up--but not far enough
up to make them dizzy. On her SAL
airy the teacher must dress nicely, buy
herself things for her work which the
city is too poor to get, go to 20 lee
lures and concerts a year, buy helpful
books on pedagogy, pay her way to
and enjoy herself during three
months vacation which her salary
takes every year. In addition the
teacher is supposed to hoard away vast
sums Of money, so that when she be-
comes too nervous and cross to teach,
at the age of 80 or thereabouts, she
can retire and live happily ever after
on her income.--Hiawatha News
Democrat. "a
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-05-29
Philathea Class Had Outing.

The Philathea class of the Metho-
dist Sunday school have social event
each month, the date for May came
Saturday, the 25th. The morning
was little cloudy frightening the
tim.d- ones but 2 merry load of the
braver spirits left town att o'clock
and enjoyed to the full the early
morning ride. Nature was at her
best and everyone enjoyed the ride
out to Oakfield Center to the home of
Mrs. Stultz, mother of two of our
members. We received cordial well
come and were handed the keys of the
home, found fishing noles and bait
awaiting US and were soon vending
our way to the fishing grounds, re-
turning in time for dinner, hungry
bunch. We found tables spread with
tempting food and we all agreed that
Mrs. Stultz knows how to cook fish
for a crowd. In the afternoon we
went up to the Cleaner half where
the Oakfeld ladies were preparing for
a Red Cross social; here we enjoyed
an hour of music and social chat. At
7:30 we espied our limousine coming
over the brow of. the hill and reluct-
antly bade our hostess goodbye. The
day is one long to be remembered
and the June captain will need to get
all her force working in order to give
US as good time.
The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-05-29
HORSES DRAG
FARMERS tIFELESs
FORM ACROSS FIELDS
FRED CONDON, SON OF ED. CON-
DON, DROPS DEAD ON HAIR
ROW IN FIELD.

Fred Condor, aged Al years,
a farmer residing about three miles
south and west of Smyrna, dropped
dead from a stroke of apoplexy at
about 10 o'clock Thursday forenoon
while engaged in narrowing a field of
land on his farm, preparatory to put
ting in his crop of corn. Although
Condon's death is supposed to have
taken place at about 10 o'clock, the
time is merely problematical but the
team which he was working with wa
observed standing at a gate leading
out of the field at about that time
until noon, when his faithful wife,
fearing something wrong, went out to
see what was OBTAINING Mr.. Condor
from coming in to dinner.
Evidently, when Condor fell from
the attack of the apoplexy, he fell
directly across the drag, or harrow,
to which the team was attached foi
when his lfeless body was found j;
was still lying across the implement
with the head down in between the
teeth of the drag. A tell eale line
made by a dragging foot, gave mute
evidence of the place where the man
had been stricken. When he fell,
one line frightened up and the team,
continuing on 1tS way, made circuit
Que route to the far end of the field
and back again stopping when they
reached the gate. The standing
team was seen by a number of pass
ersby but nothing was thought of it
and no one investigated until the wife
became alarmed
Mr.. Condor was born in Vergennes,
August Is, 1887, and on Nov. %, 1904
IL a. n 4
to- this union, one daughter, Mildred.
was born, who with ner mother sur
wives. Condor is also survived by
his parents and one sister, Mrs.
Frank Joslin Of this city.
The funeral was held Saturday af-
ternoon at o'clock from the resi-
denee and burial was made in Smyrna
cemetery. Rev. HI. S. Ellis Of Ash
lev, officiated at the funeral