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The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1918-09-20
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Brief Mention of Those Who Come
and Go During the Week

ID. Il. Rowland made business
trip to Kansas City Monday.
Zimmermans Butter Nut. Bread.
Fresh each day. 3 loaves for 25
cents. The Home Store.
&C. Bigger, past grand master,
is attending the Masonic grand
lodge in st Louis this week.
Mrs. I. B. Thompson of Center
vile spent Sunday afternoon and
Monday with Laclede friends.
]. A. Crowder of Milan passed
through Wednesday afternoon on
his way to Parsons, Kans., on
business.
Miss Meachem returned from
Illinois Wednesday and will spend
the winter with her sister, Mrs.
A: P. Higgins.
Mr.. and Mrs, W. O. Anderson
left Monday to spend a couple of
weeks visiting relatives at Mt.
Sterling. I'll.
Mrs. Mary Mize is home from
spending nearly two years in
California, Idaho and Colorado
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. w. Cotter
went to Kansas City Wednesday
where the latter will enter a
hospital for an operation.
Miss Helen Hoyt left Sunday
for st. Joseph to take a three
year course in the Ellsworth
hospital for trained nurse.
Mrs. O. F. Libby went to
Kansas City last Sunday in re-
spose to word that her son, Oscar.
was seriously ill from typhoid
fever.
Lee Landree came home from
Wesleyan college Saturday suffer
ing from an attack of grippe but
was able to return to school We'd
nesday.
Miss Nellie Jacobs, travelling
representative If a chautauqua
company, visited her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. A. D. Jacobs, here over
last Sunday.
Miss Yocher of Salina, Kans.,
after months visit here returned
to her home, being accompanied
by Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Wallace as
far as Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. r. Rowland
have returned from a motor trip to
Alliance, Nebr., where they spent
three weeks with Mr.. and Mrs.
Threlkeld and family. They re-
port fine trip and like the looks
of that part of Nebraska
Mrs. F. W. Burke and three
children, Mrs. j. 7. Lomax and
two children, and Mrs Sarah
Maxey spent last Saturday visit
ing old friends in Norborne.
They made the trip in the DR..
Burke car driven by Elgin Burke.
Sherman Staley of Indianapolis,
Ind, visited here Monday with
relatives, guest of A. G. GrOes
and family, and left Tuesday to
visit his sister, Mrs. Sarah
Marrison and family at Green
castle. Mr.. Staley is still in the
railroad service being yard master
for the New York Central at
Indianapolis.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1918-09-20

1t does the work, use Sanol
Eczema Remedy to get rid of
those black head, pimples, or
rough bumpy skin. Leaves skin
smooth. Cures any case of
Eczema. Is pleasant to use. A
trial will convince you. SOC and
LOO at Rexall store.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1918-09-20
General Pershing Replies

In reply to the birthday congrat-
ulations cabIed to General Pershing
last Friday by Laclede, the follow,
ing was received Saturday evening:
E. B. ALLEN, Mayor,
Laclede, Mo.
Express my warmest re-
CARDS apd sincerest thanks
to all my old LacIede friends
for their message.
PERSHING.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1918-09-20
0. E. S.

Monday night, September %,
is reglar meeting. Hope all
members make an effort to be
present. Mrs. Jessie Taylor of
MarceIine and other guests are
expected to be with US. Come
and enjoy a social hour.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1918-09-20
TOWN and COUNTRY
About Local People and Events and
Other Matters of Interest

uOuCu. 4llS Ol1CC'
A six room house for rent.
Inquire of Mrs. E. B. Skulley.
How's this one. Old fashion
lye hominy 10 cents the can. The
Home Store.
Earnest Ausmus returned to
Fort Dodge yesterday after spend
ing furlough with home folk
here.
The eighteenth annual old
settlers reunion of Linn county
will be held at Linneus on Satur-
day, September %.
J. Paul Jones aud family and
81. L. Allen and family returned
yesterday from five weeks auto
trip to Colorado and Oklahoma.
Bay mare 6 years old, weigh
1000 pounds, family broke, for
sale or will trade for cow or
young cattle. Carl Harris, route
three.
Standard corn and peas Is cents
the can. This is a bargain and
you better grab it for they are
worth 20 cents a can. The Home
Store.
RulIman Vacuum Washers pay
for them selves in fifteen weeks.
Why put off until tomorrow when
you need a washer today, The
Home Store.
On account of the death of o..
F. Libby, Jr., the ladies of the
Christian church have postponed
their annual bazaar and dinner
until later date.
Why not try bottle of Choler-
inc with your chickens? A
healthy hen lays as quick again as
one that is not. Is cents the
bottle. The Home Store.
Better be thinking of that heater
you are going tC need. Prices
can't be any lower but they can
get higher for raw material is
getting scarcer every day. The
Home Store.
Through the Blade today the
people of Laclede and surrounding
country are extended a special
invitation to visit the big Farmers
Store whenever in Ohilllcothe,
Read the invitation.
There will be preaching services
at the Baptist church Sunday
evening at 800 p. m. Every one
cordially invited. Rev. Stratton
reports the tent meeting he is
conducting north of Meadville
progressing we'll.
In this impression will be noticed
an advertisement of the public sale
of C.. T. Palmer to be held at the
Martin Mahurin farm three and a
miles northeast of Laclede next
Monday, September %. Mr..
Palmer is moving to Nebraska
aud every article in the list is to
be sold.
Do you get up at night Sanol
is surely the best for all kidney
or bladder troubles. Sanol gives
relief in "a hours from all back
ache and bladder troubles. Sanol
is a guarantee remedy. SOC and
For the selective service It's
regeristered in this township on
Thursday of last week, a greater
number than anyone supposed
resided here between the ages of
1S and As who had not already !
regiftered.
The annual fall opening of the ,
BrOOkfeld merchants will be held
on Friday evening of this week.
The stores included in the opening
wilI receive visitors between 8 and
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1918-09-20

We have a nice line of gallon
fruits that should interest you.
Quality extra fine and prices very
reasonable. The Home Store.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1918-09-20
Notice

All accounts due me will be left
at the Benson Bank till Oct. 1,
1918, after which will be turned
over for collection by other means.
j. G. CALDWELL, NJ. D..
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1918-09-20
ON LOCAL SUBJECTS
Local Items and Interesting Bits Of
News Of All Sorts

Mayor E. B. Allen this week
sold his 100 acre farm, known as
the Cavanaugh place, a mile
southwest of town to James
Wallace and his sister, Mrs. Mary
Baskin who recently moved here
from Memphis, Tenn. The price
was $4,000. Mrs. Baskin and
family will occupy the place after
next March.
Rev. DR.. Sisson left Wednesday
to attend the annual M. E. con-
ference in session at st. Joseph
this week. DR.. Sisson expects to
check out from regular conference
work, having an appointment
from the Centenary for some
special work. This means the
Laclede church is to have a new
pastor. Judge Lockhart will
occupy the local pulpit Sunday
morning and the young people will
conduct the evening service.
u
The Woman's Foreign Mission
ary Society received letter Mon
day from Miss Elizabeth Wells,
missionary at Vikarabad, India,
stating among other interesting
matter that she had just received
the Christmas box sent her from
Laclede in the fall of 1917. The
letter was dated June %. The
box was delivered in good con-
dition after being on the road
nearly a year. She stated the
articles were all very much needed
and was very thankful to the
people of LacIede for their kind
ness and also to those of Meadvllle
who furnished some of the articles.
1t is now Lieutenant J. c..
Caldwell. DR.. Caldwell, who en-
listed in the medical reserve corps
some time ago, was examined and
accepted, received his commission
as first lieutenant last Friday and
ordered to report at Camp Funston.
He went to Kansas City Monday
where he was fitted with uniform
and secured other equipment and
will leave this week to report for
duty. Since coming here three
years ago DR.. Caldwell has built
up a successful practice, is liked
socially as we'll as a practitioner
and it is hoped he will return and
open his office after the war is
won.
Joe l.. James of Missoula,
Mont, visited over Sunday here
with his sister, Mrs. Joe Mize and
family and among old friends,
Mr.. James is an old time Laclede
citizen, having been in the; train
service of the Burlington on the
K. C. line for a number of years,
leaving that road during the
strike in 1887, since which time he
has been with the Northern
Pacific and is now travelling
engineer on the Missoula division.
He was returning home from
Chicago where he had spent a
week at the request Of Director
General McAdoo attending q con-
ference of railroad men consider
ing the fuel question which is
becoming a serious matter with
the railroads. He visited this
office and will hear from the old
home town" each week during the
next year through the Blade.
Yellow Jersey sweet potatoes
naak rnn eyer saw at 9 canfs the
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1918-09-20

time. GO TO brOOKneIU II you
can Friday evening.
Attention is directed to the
attractive and most important
advertisement of G. B. Wallace,
the Brook6eld clothier, in this
paper today. 1t is at this store
you will find the highest quality
of clothing and shoes and a
special invitation is given to the
people from this part of the
county to visit wallace" when
ever in Brookfeld.
Mrs. D. H. Hall and her Sun
day school class of the M. E.
church, enjoyed a wiena roast and
marshmeIlow toast at the home of
Miss Arvilla Garside last Friday
evening. Those present were
Misses Letha Anderson, Gladys
Power, Merle Kranz. Allene Byrd,
Jennie Lamme, Alta Sloan, Jean
Brown, Lena Kent, Arvilla
Garside, Gertrude Boesiger, and
HERNIA Deininger.
Mrs. Chas. 7. Sharp made this
office a visit Wednesday, renewing
the subscription of her daughter,
Mrs. Helen McLane of Linneus.
Mrs. Sharp says she hears regular
ly from her son, Roy, with the
American forces in France, and at
last report he was we'll and satisfied
to stay until the war is won. He
further says that if he lives through
it and gets back safe the travel
and experience will be the greatest
thing Of his life.
The Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union met at the pleasant
home of Mrs. Georgia Savage
Tuesday afternoon. Six members
responded to roll call with current
events. A very interesting report
of the county convention was
given by Mrs. Bessie Smith.
Mrs. Lille Hall was elected
delegate to represent the Laclede
union at the state convention
which will be held at Popular
Bluff, October l to 4.
The editor Of the Blade spent
last Friday and Saturday in st.
Louis. Friday we attended a
meeting of the newspaper men of
the state called to plan the
publicity of the coming Fourth
Liberty Loan in connection with
a meeting of the county chairmen
and publicity directors. Several
hundred were in attendance and if
the district doesn't go over the top
in record time it will not be on
account of lack of publicity.
Several good speakers addressed
the meeting, among them an
English and an Italian soldier, and
the meeting was up in the air."
so to speak, all the time, being
held on the sixteenth floor OF the
Statler hotel.
Harold F. Wheeler, staff re-
porter for the Boston Post,
Boston, Mass, has spent the week
here combing the vicinity for
information concerning the boy
hood life of General Pershing and
a history of Laclede and its older
citizens. Mr.. Wheeler is a
polished writer and distinguished
correspondent having
filed many important assignments
for his paper. Mr.. Wheeler says
eastern people are intensely inter
ested in General Pershing and any
stories concerning him or his boy
hood home are eagerly sought for.
he goes from here to Lincoln,
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1918-09-20

Yellow Jersey sweet potatoes
best you ever saw at 9 cents the
pound. The Home Store.
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1918-09-20

Fruit Trees, Shrubs, Small Fruit
See VIM. NJ. ,Lomax about
ordering for fall and spring plant
ing. Phone 118, Laclede.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-08-30
MAKING Their own SUGAR.

Women In Utah are going to make
sugar at home. The great interest taxi
en- In sugar-beet production for sirups
by the women of one county has led to
the planting of from 70 to 100 pounds
Of sugar-beet seed This is the d.
rect result of the work of the county
home demonstration agent, who has
demonstrated the use and making Of
the strip to each OF the 10 organiza-
tions in the county with whom she
works. The women have also made
between 1000 and $500 pounds of POI
tato starch, averaging p pounds TO 4
bushels of potatoes. This means the
saving Of 400 bushels of potatoes that
otherwise would have been wasted.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-08-30


attached that
the the inscription 17 the prediction
fallen
n hundred
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-08-30
8Ea1zzEH 20 Ll1xpN xNuNJ AgzIR VOLTS AaHL

The boys who are starting to the
war from San Diego are In luck as 10
climate-and fpnl After duty is over
there is always play. The country is
perpetual invitation. 1t is trimmed
about by sapphire seas, which splash
in lacy breakers around cliffs. grot-
toes and glistenlng white beaches. In
the background mountains of pale
blue, violet and rose appear and van
ish through hazes and vapors. Be
tween mountains and the sea, palms
wave, the desert stretches its mile on
mile of mystery, and oranges and lem
ons bloom from Christmas eve to
Christmas eve
Movie Stars Are There.
From the studios at Los Angeles
movie stars deboueh on the city. Hard
ly a day passes when Theda Bara,
Clara Kimball Young, Mary Pickford,
Mary Miles Minter, Doug Fairbanks.
or other lights of the screen don't
appear in person" to godmother
or godfather an orphan regiment.
Many a bashful rookie whose life has
been spent in mountain solitude re-
mote from feminine fluffiness has
talked face to face with the movie
star of his dreams. San Diego's own
Schumann Heink sings often. Ruth
St. Denis and Ted Shawn entertain,
and many novelists. magazine writer's
and artists who have emigrated to
California Join forces with the Z. NJ
G. A. to give the soldiers good tine.
Soldiers on hike may eat their
MONDAY meal by the sea, on a noun
tain side, in an olive grove. or by the
ruins of an old mission. Often regi-
ments are invited to Point Iona,
white city overlooking the sea where
500 theosophists make their home.
Here are avenues of palms, the rose
purple domes OF temples, exotic trees.
and a Greek theater, where the Raja
Yoga girls In Greek robes garlanded
with flowers sing choruses, or ORA
matte class presents Shakespearean
play to a regiment resting from a
hike. Every afternoon at Balboa
Park the navy boys may listen to an
open-air pipe organ recital, II tley
prefer 1t TO swimming, boating or loi-
tering in Japanese gardens pepper
groves or rose-hung arbors. On the
plaza around which is the regal group
of palaces where the navy boys are
billeted dance is given every Sat-
urday night, with the stars overhead.
Moorish towers looming up mistily In
the background. and glimpses OF
moonlit sea shimmering between Greek
pillars.
1t seems an ideal life. And yet,
whep streaked and dotted paint
splashed transport sneaks into the har-
Dor and weighs anchor a few hours
white 1t takes on precious cargo OF
American youths the only sober faces
ore sees are of the boys who viii be
left behind.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-08-30
Fire Harraee.

Barrage or dam is a new word ID
the military verracular-sn specifically
the act of barring by artillery ire
By exact measurements a line OF guns
is brought to bear upon a certain Ter
rain. The fire creates a complete
screen Of, projectiles. Behind II Boa!
of troops is safe; through it no enemy
can advance. BY moving barrage nae
forward ("creeping" barragel detaeL,
ment can advance with minimum %
casualties. 1t is controlled by ooseI',
ers at the front. who find ranges aHI
direct artillery fire by telephone q.
wireless, and 1t demolishes, ia iF',.'
of the attacking force. wire entahs'V
ynents. trenches and "piE boxes.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-08-30
4ysterloaI Mutlsm in Ancient Times.

Hysterical Mutism in Ancient Times.
A case of imagined inability Of
speech, one of the puzzles Of today
is narrated by Herodutus. who tells
that 'Croesus had a son who was
In other respects proper enough
hut dumb. When the city was taken
one of the Persians, not knowing Croe'
sus, was about to kill him. Croe-
sus. though he saw him approach
from his present misfortune took no
heed of him, nor did he care abou
dying of the blow; but this speech
less son Of his, when he saw the Per
sian advancing toward him, through
dread and Anguish burst into speech
and said: Man, kill not CroesuS'
These were the first words he ever
uttered, but from that time h. con
tinued to speak the remainder Of his
life"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-08-30

Burma is one of the very few lands
In which fat is not used for lighting
or industrial purposes.
During the war If the American rev.
olution the loyalist women of New York
raised a large fund for the fitting out
of a privateer to be called the Fair
American"
At the public sale of the personal
property of Henry Clay Ferrow OF
York. Pa. number of honey bees
We're disposed Of at from SIZE "a s.
each. This was the highest price ever
-aeeived in that county for bees.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-08-30
CONVERSATIONS

Chiefly for roofing automobiles an
imitation glass ths resembles ceiiu-
Ibid has been invent ed in Europe.
Many old-time knitting machines
have heen dragged from the garnet to
40 duty in the present emergency
Telephone operators in Egypt are re-
auired to speak five languages Engiish'
French, Italian. Greek and Arabic.
The wages of able British seamen
orc now $50 a month and food, as
sga;nst $25 before the opening - the
var,
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-08-30
GATHERED FACTS

OF 10000 Australian trade union
ists enlisted. $4,000 have been killed
India is making earnest efforts to
revive its long-neglected indigo indus
try.
There is a schoolhouse in Providence,
r. l., which has been in continuous use
for rs years.
II Glornale d'Italia Of Rome, states
that the telephone connections between
Sardinia and the italian mainland will
be COMPLETED this year.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-08-30

This big mine thrower, or mine
werfer. as the Germans call 1t, was
captured from the Huns and is a part
of the great war exposition which the
United States has been giving in va
rious parts of the country and which
will open in Chicago on September ,
The Minnie" as the British have
ramed the weapon, is shown III posi-
ton with a big shell set in the mug
zie ready to be thrown into the enemy
trenches.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-08-30

Bavaria has a suspension brige with
but one tower. the cables at the other
end being anchored in high rock blur.
Doug Johnson of Providence. Ky.
had SOW which gave birth to eisnt
pigs, and not pig in the litter has an
eye.
1t is said that a pair of nigh hawks.
which have made the roof CT a Bath
(Me.) bank building their summer
home for 80 years, are hack again.
To increase the volume of sound
from a photograph Partisan has in
vented an instrument that will play
three records simultaneously.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-08-30

7HEN war broke out, Uncle
Sam bore down upon seagirt
San Diego, Cal, and said !:
I Wake up, sleeping beauty !!
You're conscripted. l want
J your clear blue skies for my
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-08-30

According to decisions of the post
Office department, anything written or
printed on the address side of gov
eminent postal card, except the ad-
dress itself. that is. anything in the
nature of message on the address
side. renders the card unavailable.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-08-30
BARRIERS, Habit.

BARRIERS are generally loquacioCs,
aren't they?"
''Yes, but suppose that comes from
their habit of cutting other men short"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-08-30
Passions.

Passions are hkened best to floods
md streams, the shallow murmur. but
he deep are dumb.-Sir Walter Ra~
eigh.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1918-08-30


~ San Diego Cal, and said:
fz%-= Wake up, sleeping beauty J
You're conscripted. l want
L2@2J your clear blue skies for my
aviators, your ocean-going mesa for a
khaki city, and your deep. land-locked
harbor for submarines. radio stations,
marine bases, great battle ships, and
all sorts of exciting things"
"All right, uncle" replied San Diego,
dropping its dolce far niente for work
Ing overalls. "You betw
"And - concrete ships" suggested
Uncle Sam as an afterthought. IT
want you to build shoals of them"
Again San Diego was enthusiastic;
and thus by an odd trick Of these war
times, the most peaceful. dreamy city
in America has become military
pageant. sw1 80
: Before the war San Diego was re-
nowned for It's perpetual cool, fair,
sunny weather; for desert, seascapes
and flowers; for old Spanish archi-
lecture, artistic atmosphere, and ro-
mantle traditions. 1t was a haven
for seekers Of rest, Joy, and play. To-
day II stands at attention in olive drab.
It's population has been doubled by
uniformed men and 1t has more war
activities than any city of its size in
the country.
A Mixture of Races.
It's wave-lulled quiet is broken by
the rhythm of marching feet, the mu-
sic of military bands, the clatter of
hoofs and the aerial chug-chug of mo-
tors. A $10,000,0O0 ship building
plant will soon bring smokestacks and
thousands of workmen to the poets
city. Up and down palm lined, ge-
ranium bordered avenues go French
officers in horizon blue; an occasional
Briton or Canadian; daredevil aces
with silver wings and adventurous
weather-beaten faces; Mexican vague
ros turned cavalrymen; naughty Nav
ajos, Pimas and Hopl who have swap
ped gorgeous blankets and ancient
desert pueblos for drab uniforms
and army tents; ex-cowpuncllers try
ing to feel natural I'm navy middies
and iaunty caps; and soldiers and sail
ors drawn from one-hfth the area of
the United States. Camouflaged ships
slip often into the azure harbor and
sail away under convoy, carrying
thousands of hard-muscled young
warriors to the battle line in France.
To the government coaling station
come strange vessels flying foreign
flags. Sometimes a Japanese ship
drops anchor and groups Of polite lit
tie brown men go sightseeing through
the streets.
Into the qrietest life the thrill of
war has come. The housewife, wash
ing the breakfast dishes. hears hoof-
beats and rushes to the porch A
scout rides by. He bitches his horse
at the edge of the canyon and recon
noiters for Imaginary Huns. Hap
PLY he finds only quail and meadow
larks. and soon the whole cavalry troop
comes gallopng--tall. lean, rangy
riders, as brown as their own khaki.
The Washington times., 1918-03-01
WALL ST. MARKET
CLOSING IS FIRM ON NEW
YORK EXCHANGE
Price Changes at First Narrow and
Generally to Lower LeVsls-NeW
York Air Brake Unusually Active,
Dropping Two Points-Readlns
Declines.

NEW YORK, March 1.-Trading
was dull and featureness at the open
ing of the stock market today, with
price changes narrow and generally
to lower levels.
Steel common, selling ex-dividend
4h per cent, rose Is to 92Is, and then
declined to e1&
New York Air Brake was unusual
ly active and fell more than . points
to 1884,.
Reading was the most active OF the
rails. and after opening q higher at
77l2, dropped ! point.
Trading all through the forenoon
was quiet There were a few strong
spots, American Foundry continuing
in demand. advancing more than 1
point to T95s.
Steel common ranged from 81 to
91. and Bethlehem Steel 8 held with
in a narrow range.
The market closed firm.