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The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-06
(To BE CONTINUED
Insect. That Have Food Value.

Among insects which have been and
are considered of gastronomlc value
are caterpillars. moths, a fayorite in
some parts of Africa; the Inpae OF
the silkworm in China ants, Llive and
roasted, are appreciated in lsurrnah. os
well as by the Indians Of Sorth and
South America, while 1t is said the
iumbermen of Maine enjoy m occa-
sional meal of large wood nntr. The
beetle is eaten In the Nile valley. in
Turkey. Lombardy, JAVA. Peru. and Is
said to be nutritious and fa,tenIng. In
Central America the eggs 'ot three
aquatic bugs are made into little
cakes and eaten. Mcxicnns make a
strong drink by infusing tiger beetle
in alcohol.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-06
Bluff That Failed.

General Plumer. who has rcccltiy
been recalled to France from Italy.
can be very ironical when he chooses.
as the following story proves:
Shortly before the war. when he
held the Irish command. u regiment
was being Unanswered before him on
a field day. and the colonel In charge
succeeded in getting his men mixed up
pretty thoroughly.
However, he went grizzly on, and a.
last, calling halt. rodo up to Plumer
with an air of importance.
II fiatter myself that was extremely
well done, sir" he said. evidently with
the idea of trying to bluff that moth
ing had gone wrong.
"Oh, excellent" WAS General Plum
er's suaye rcTly. "But mny I ask what
on earth you were trying to dof"-
Pearson's Weekly.
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and with farmers in his county the
problem OF helping the Red Cross and
at the same time helping hog produc-
tion. This was talked in every school
house and in every rural church in the
county. Practically every merchant.
every banker; In fact. most of the bust
ness men. raised pigs for this ship
ment OF course, the vast majority
were rnised by farmers. Nearly 500
negroes belonged to this club. The
shipment attracted n great deal of at
tention not only In Mississippi, but In
the st. Louis market. The bureau of
ment of agriculture assisted In calling
the attention Of the buyers to these
hogs.
This interesting shipment Is. there
fore, but the elimination of piece OF
constructive work accomplished by the
close cooperation of the farmers of
Carroll county with n good county
agent. 1t has made the farmers of
Carroll county independent; they have
"lived at home;" they have paid OF
as many mortgages as in seven years
previous; they have made so per cent
fewer chattel mortgages. Elghty-five
per cent used to farm on credit; now
only 10 per cent need this help. II has
added to the food supply of the nation
in time of need; 1t has revolutionized
the farming of county; it has made
the lot of the average farmer OF Car
roll county infinitely more tolerable
and has brought him degree OF
economic safety impossible under a
one-crop cysfem.
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CHAPTER i-Continued.

What are you going to do about
herr" iDquired the major. standing be-
side TIL camp bed and looking down
at Wa, ,ce uneasily.
"Boii ONE canned COW and see II 1t
will dlplolve the cellulose out of an
army Tssseuit."
1T shall be done. I guess that'n stay
her till morning. But seriously. Wal
Iacer
Il suppose Pll have to assume the
responsibility for her. I'll take her
down to the base with me tomorrow
and ship her home to my people in
charge of one of the stewardesses on
some liner"
I've got better scheme" said the
major. Let me have her, Wallace.
Ny wife will go crazy over her. You
know she's always talking of adopting
little girl. She's got her ideal type
in mind, and that's it. 1 was to look
round for one like that if ever the
chance came along"
"Well, you'd better go on looking
round. Major" said Wallace, irritably.
"See here, my boy, you don't really
want that kid, do your"
Il do. I'll think over your PROPOSE
ton. Major, of course, but my sister
would give her home and"
Let me send her to my wife. You
can claim her after the war, If you
want to. Suppose you got killed; we'd
neither of us have her. If you don't
let me take her I'll make you pay for
it."
'How2"
"rn order her a bath. under the
sanitary code. And you'll have to give
1t. And scraped beef-our beefi"
'Get out. Major. and give me a
chance to yell when my wound hurts.
Listen! I tell you what I'm ready to
do. III let the regiment adopt her,
with myself as godfather"
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Wallace he said. "The fellow was
bad lot, but. as you say. there may be
no reason why this little animal should
suffer for his sins. The mother was
decent, and there may be something In
that idea of vicarious restitution.
I'll agree, Wallace, If you'll let me take
over the charge of her till the wars
ended. Wen enter her on the mess
book and settle fictitious parentage
on her afterward, and may she never
know her fathers history. By the time
she's old enough to understand n mas
cots duties. flirt with the lieutenants.
and plead for the drunks, maybe Wen
have forgotten 1t ourselves. Good
night, my boy. Take care of your
wound. I'll send in that milk and bis
cult and couple of cakes of naphtha
soap. and n porcelain tub with silver
trimmings. for you TO make start on
her in the morning"
He glanced at the sleeping child,
took Marks hand and went quickly
out of the tent. Under the sky hs
stood still for a few moments.
'The d-d scoundrelr' he NUT
tered.
At that instant his alert ear heard
what the sentry. posted some distance
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and swung his arm. The pieces fell
In the jungle grass far beyond the en-
campment. Major Howard SHE'D the
purse after them and went back to
where Wallace still sat upright on the
bed. He noticed, with certain grim
ness of spirit. that one of the lieuten-
ants hands rested on the child's fair
hair
"Well, Wallace?" he asked.
"It's damnable."
eve can't exactly make his child
the regimental pet, can wei"
Wallace was silent, and the Major
sat down on the edge of the bed be-
side him.
81 had orders to watch for him." he
said. HE was to have been hanged
as soon as we captured Santiago.
That's why he was making for the
jungle. He was detected and allowed
to escape with his life, but he had
been working as Spanish agent since
he was drummed out of America. His
career ended at the luckiest moment
for him. He seems to have had the
one redeeming quality of affection for
the child, though If he had had a par
ticle of unselfishness in him he would
have left her behind him. suppose
she was the only thing he had in his
wretched life"
"Of course there's no palliation,"
suggested Wallace. But the man
may have been born good and-gone
downhlll"
"He was born rotten" answered the
Major. HE sold his country to pay
his gambling debts. Cuba was about
the only place that would hold him. 1
imagine. And to think that swine was
once in our regimentl Sorry had to
tell you, Wallacer'
He hesitated a while; Wallace had
not moved; but the child at his side
stirred and breathed heavily. The
majors fists clenched.
'Pm trying to be just to the Dead"
he said. But feel that thousand
years of hell wouldn't atone for that
crime, Wallace"
Mark Wallace looked up. "Tm not
sure that know all the facts about
the case, Major" he said.
'The facts are that 1t was no sudden
act of fear or temptation, but calculat-
ed, cold-blOoded deliberation. We
knew at the war Office that there was
a leakage. 1t had been traced to the
mobilization division, where Kellerman
and 1 were working. Even we were
under suspicion for time. Then 1t
narrowed down to Hampton and an
other
wallace, those months were the
worst time I've ever spent. Hampton
was my best friend, and Kellerman's,
too. We spied on him-had to.
"Well. you know what happened,
more or less. There was woman GO
between, as there generally is-a fine
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away. had failed to catch-the rustlins
of some moving figure in the dense
jungle grass at the edge Of the camp,
The major remained perfectly mo-
tionless, except for his right hand,
which was swiftly withdrawing his re
yolyer from its case. Suddenly he was
transformed into action. He leaped
between the two last tents of the line,
to see a man confront him for an In
slant. In the light of the quarter.
moon the major could not distinguish
how the intruder was dressed. 1t was
evident. however, that he had been
prowling outside the tent which held
Wallace and the child.
Halt |" shouted the major and the
sentry together. and. as the man drop
ped into the grass, the rifle and revol
yer rang out simultaneously.
The sentry, shouting to the guard
came running up. The major and he
searched the spot. but they found no
body.
zone of those ID Cuban sneak.
thievesi" muttered Major Howard an
he replaced his revolver in its case
And he hurried away to look after hli
men.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-06
THE TRANSFORMATION

Prior to 1916 not one carload
shipment of hogs. cattle, corn.
hay or other farm products, ex-
cept cotton. had been made from
Carroll county, Mississippi.
In 1916 u county agent ar
rived.
From September. 1917, to Oc-
tober /, 1913, Carroll county
shipped 81 cars of hogs, 11S cars
of cattle, 155 cars of corn. 80
cars of hay. 20 cars Of peas, 25
cars Of Irish potatoes, 81 cars of
molasses. 2 cars of peanuts. .
cars of sweet potatoes. and car
of sorghum seed-472 cars of
live stock and farm products
other than cotton.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-06
CHAPTER u.

He stopped, astonished at the way
ard began to stutter, paced the inside
of the tent for some moments, mutter-
ing to himself. and then swung round
upon his heel, facing the lieutenant.
Good God. no, Wallacel Whatever
put that internal idea into your head?"
he exploded. "See here. nowl You're
not well enough to talk this thing over
tonight Some day I'll tell you why
your proposal is impossible"
That's ell very well. Major. / don't
know what you mean, but If you don't
like my proposition you know what
you can do. I'm quite well enough to
listen to what's worrying you. Dig it
outW
IT haven't time, Wallace There's
these stragglers to be sorted out. Not
that much can be done tonight, sup
pose. Sometime I'll tell you"
He swung round on his heel and
made for the entrance, stopped and re-
turned.
81 suppose I'd better tell you now"
he exclaimed. ~ had thought 1t might
be as well not to tell you ever. You
don't happen to know who this child's
father was-that man in the tent?"
what do you mean, Major? Some
settler caught by bullet, suppose"
'Hamptonr' said Major Howard,
grimly.
Lieutenant Wallace sat bolt upright
on the bed and stared at the other in
amazement.
THE man who sold our mobilization
plans to Spain?" he whispered, con-
scious of sudden terror for the child.
The major nodded. 'Tt's years
since we worked together in the war
office" he answered, "and, frankly, /
didn't know the face. You wouldn't
have, would you, after the work that
the bullet had done? One of those
id dum-dums. But-you didn't
see this, did your
He took a purse from his pocket.
opened it and shook out three gold
pieces into his hand. "That was on a
belt about tho body" he said. sand
there were some papers-not the ones
we wanted, but enough to identify
him. 1t was Hampton all right"
He went to the tent door and looked
out. Here. Johnsonl" he called.
The negro servant appeared almost
instantaneously within the opening
and stood to attention.
Gould You use three gold pieces.
Johnson?" inquired Major Howard.
well, sub, / don't know as I'd OBJ
ject," replied the negro. grinning.
TITS PARK of sum that was paid
to an American soldier for betraying
his country"
"oh. Lord. no, Major!"' answered
Johnson
''Then do what you think best with
these"
The negro looked at the gold coins
r Highland, stepped outside the tent
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-06
Pig Club Propaganda.

Late in the winter of 1917 the coun-
~ agent took up with business men
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looking young woman, little more than
a girl, named Hilda Morsheim. One
of those French-German Alsatians,
Wallace. Kellerman got some hold on
her, and she confessed. The case
against Hampton was absolutely
proven.
There wasn't any trial. The fellow
could have been smut up for a good
many years; he had cost his country
millions; he ought to have been
hanged. But he was quietly cashiered
and allowed to disappear. Maybe it
was foolish move, but we felt the
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-06
HOW ONE SOUTHERN COUNTY DID IT

tspeeal Informaton service uned sates Department
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-06

Several years eiapse and then
Wallace, now captain In the
army, visits Eleanor at a young
ladies' boarding school. Eleanor,
now a young lady, gives her
guardian a shock, but a pleasant
one, as he takes leave Of her.
Don't miss the next instaiIment.
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-06
Briefs About Birds.

Birds migrating ut night average
longer flights than the day migrants.
The nighthawk performs the longest
migration journey of any land bird.
Its trip Is 1000 miles. from the Yukon
to Argentina
The files of the United States de-
partment OF agriculture contain more
than 1,000O00 cards concerning the
distribution and migration of North
American birds.
The arctic tern holds all records for
length OF migration. When the young
are full-grown the entire family leaves
the arctic regions and several months
later is found skirting the edge of the
antarctic continent.
Farmers should remember that dam
age TO winter wheat Is done by the al
tpruatq freezing and thnxytuR
The Elbert County tribune., 1918-12-06
Tractor Production.

An investigation of the tractor stu
alton In this country recently was COM
pleted by the office Of farm equipment
control. United States department of
agriculture.
Reports were received from every
tractor manufacturer in this country
concerning the number of tractors
manufactured and their distribution
between January 1. 1916 and July 1,
1918.
A summary of these reports is given
below:
Number of Tractors Manufactured.
lolo Zst.O
1917 gre
January 1 to June 30. 1918. 5s.5is
Total for 1916. 1917 and first half
CT 1913 .............-.............. 15o.sS5
Number Of Tractors Sold.
lyi6 ........-...........-....... 2.si9
lsl1 ..........-.-....--....... 1854
To Exporters.
1911 .-s.....-.-..-.-.s.......- 1454
1913. first six months................. Is $50
Number OF tractors In hand In tran
sit or In hands of dealers at time of
report tAuBust, 1879 iS)..................ll,5S IL ,5S8
New-York tribune., 1918-02-09
New Orleans Entries

First race tpursc 5000: claiming threeyear-sssssa sss
and upward: six furlongs)-Ratcheors Blend ". U.
hage. los; 'Chemung Ill: Black Bass. SO; Hs'g az.
Mason llS: Petrograd, ll6. Sanay Lad. IL Ia
Also eligible 70 start N order named Ma.s Ma.ss
SO: Onwa. ll6: Sister Susie. l0S Amohako. i~
Second race tpurse $500: claimns: foursea, ,!ss,
ODDS end inward one mile and siS'er,n,. 'n,n,.
Perpetual. us Baby Cal. III: Erin III Ju'enTsi yTi
%; Blue Thistle. ll6: Booker BIZ. III; WIZ w.
Thyme los: Bob Duadon. loa: Dartwor'h IA IA
Sea trrhn III; Zeitetir lcs 'ithyne, - ~
Also eligible to start IN order named Miss Wa.r ss
III; w. w. Clark III: Yo,.eles IFS; Diadl -"
Third race (purse. 500 the Tonosssn hs.pr
cap: three year ods and upward: six turlcnes,s, 4,
Basil. us: Buchanan Brady. loo Top "a: 4
Morning, 49, Counterblast 9s: bes Scos' '-''
Cobalt Lass. 96.
Fourth race tpurse 81 200 added: Martin Ben. ~
man Handicap claiming. three year eds anu ,as. NJ
ward. two miles, Thanksgiving ~; fs ia; ia;
Jack Reeves. 10; Mira l0S Prince :. l,rs .,s'
1Muckross {imp.l. l05. Mrs L. Arlington ea'''
Fifth race (purse 5000: Belmont Purse: tn.ss n,5s.
year-olds and upward: one nie}-I9ha,y is; iss
Balgee. los: Impressive. 1913; Water Laus' ieS;
Daddy Holbert. los; Busord. loi: WARSAW ''''
Assume. LOG.
Sixth race tpurse. $500; claiming lisS thrss-'ss ss
.lTs and npward one me)G9Tdoaa Ia phi~
mon. loS: Pleasureyille. 1903; Eagle. l"ss
Seventh tpurse $500; claiming ifosaa,iysI~ foasy,I
olds and upward: mile and q sl.,es'',as u ,as
Bogart. 49, silk Bird. III: Gales"iIthes, s,,,sei III
Lucille b. 106. Little Abe ll6: Justice 1us,s lift III
Esecutor. III: FL Paomar. 1866 ,sasr Srsa psmsi
lo4 Also eligible TO start In ,9ss, osaeI Ip.nmspk
MAxim's Choice. III. Paw. ll2: Editn nsu"
los. Jabot. ll6.
Five pounds apprentice allowance ciaiin'@
Weather clear: track fast.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-09
Mrs. Hurd Wins
Golf ournev
At inehurst

PINEHURST, N. c., Feb. S.-Mrs.
Dorothy Campbell Hurd, of Pittsburgh,
defeated Mrs. j. D. Armstrong, of
Buffalo, in the final of the st. Valentine
tournament for women at Pinehurst to-
day.
Mrs. Hurd was 5 up at the turn and
won the match at the twelfth hole.
where she was T up, with 6 to play.
The winner took things easy on the bye
holes, as the weather was trife warm
for energetic golf, and played out the
round for Sc.
Miss Caroline Bogart, of the Eliza
beth Town and Country Club, won the
trophy in the second eight, defeating
Mrs. G. M. Howard, of Halifax, by 3
and 1.
No consolation divisions were in
cluded in the original tournament
schedule, but the beaten eight of the
first and second divisions are playing a
little tournament of their own, and dis
posed of the semi-finals to-day, the sur
vivors being Mrs. David CARL, of New
Rochelle, and Miss Gertrude Thurston.
of Westhampton, Long Island former
members of the first eight.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-09
Mclean
Ice Victor at
Saranac Lake

SARANAC LAKE, N. Y, Feb. s.
Bobby Mclean, of Chicago, won the
worlds professional speed skating
championship here to-day, defeating
Edmund Lamy, of Saranac Lake, in the
44O-yard, half-milc pursuit and three
mile pursuit races.
Mclean, ,,also won the 22O-yard and
mile events, held yesterday, but lost the
two-mile event to Lamy.
The Chicago skater took all three
races to-day by safe margins. Mclean
was victor over Mathieson, the Euro
pean skater, at Chicago two weeks ago.
Lamy, who retired undefeated after
holding the American amateur cham
plonship several years to enter the pro-
fessional ranks, suffered his first de-
feat.
Charles Jewtraw, of Lake Placid, won
three of the four amateur events.
The summaries:
440-yard race professionally by Bobby Nc
Lean. Chicago: Edmund Lanly. Saranac Lake. sec
ond. Time. 04O
Half mile race tprofessonal)-won by Mclean;
Three pe race professionally by Mclean
Lalny. second. Time. 900.
!ewraw. Lake Placid: r. Bryant. Lake Placid.
second: d. Ambrisi. Saranac Lake. third Time.
Half milo race (amateur: nnaD-won by Jew
tray; tray; Ambrsi % second; II. Pasho. saranac Lake
brs second Tasho third Time S2o q '''5s l5cwt1aw n
dissa%a!iied sya Life, iouled Bryant at tlnish:)
Bryant second; Pasho. third. Time 200 As.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-09
New Orleans Results

First race five and half f,rlonps. t,,so.
y9df YEA -"Ias %,I. claiming purse. s6oOlLady Eileen
Lady Small 100 tWnns,' to S''l TO TO D. .Ha won
70 70 D. sc second Clean. los (oberu 20 to l.
hasty TASTY Mabel. Laggard. Dickie w. eahrcts'n
also ~ N'S oelset
Second race tsi1 furlongs: four-year-o,a .nd
up claiming: purse. $6Ool@Petroyna Iol rWi,l alo
TO l. to 5 and to s. won: Busy Alice ~ IN
Kay yts1 1os ,sord. 70 to and to ;. second: liza
Time. IS l5 Kama Adalid. Hwfa on,oa ~ ,ii,o Nc
al!hornbloom. Mex. Dinero. Fred r. and I,nr,. w
~, Third race tsir furlongs t,rcc-year- -olds and
ap claiming: purse. s6oO]John. jr. tSimnsen' a,o
asaoal; to l. to and TO g. won: Murphy ~
Gordon Russell. l2o Connolly. 10 TO secoi''; ta
ana and to l. THIRD Time. i:l5 IS. Uncle ,Iar r,
ran r," 14oe'er. Manganese. Plscn and Lindsey also
lourth race Tone mile: threeyear- olds and M
= . .halmette Purse $600)-Woodward. lo5 Gyke,
70 w., o., . 10 , and l TO g. won Manokiu Ina
Marasmus. lo3 Crroise, 10 to ! 10 o. .ns second
.. third. Time. SO 10 Maud Bacon anu ana 10 IL
sumo also ran. ~ 0-'1 AS
mnt1v T,sth rsse S,. Tone mile os Pre-
TO s 7 to 10 and to 5, Won: H. G. f;sse, Bsssn
oud ono THxton9 n1Y 10 70 l. 70 and s to s. sec.
3.oi. to and even third. Time. l:4o -. Mistress
v.sr.ods s,n race lone mile and a sixteenth: four-
yearoIus @ ana up: claiming: purse. s6oO)-OboI,s
Ia - l.ykel. 8 to S. to 9 and i to won
end maIVes' ~ King ia Louder. Is to l. s 70
TO /, TO and 8 to s. third Time '1u1'on3 AZ o
Ssa-a oel Boy Mystic Folly Bse Lynch. Cora Lane
0aSoharra' Black Broom and mtng,er also ran
seventh race Zone mile and seventy yards. thr.e
Sear olus s ana up claiming: purse. s600)-Kiro
Al aaart' los lMcDermott. to ). 3 to and !
10 10 .. won; Andes. Ill tRobinson). to .
20 70 ! anu to s. second: Tlloison 100 lC;rav,
W ~ 10 l. to l and to l. third Time. *
tTf,tSalohe. tf,S. Sunberer. Lackrose. Attorney Muir
a.. a,,eNofsoo'' *aN~ aw. HastzGa and Copy Cat ais.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-09
Devaney, Star Runner.
May Soon Join Arrov

Michael A. Devaney, the star dis
lance runner of the Millrose Athletic
ASSOCIATION, has been caught in the
draft. He has been examined nbvsi
cally and accepted, and ordered to he
IN readiness for call to training camn
next week. Devaney lives in tho srh
ufDs OF Newark, and is married.
>, Devaney has shown his calibre as q
Instance runner for the Millrose or. a
ganlzatlon for many years. He has
oeen one of its most valuable po;nt
getters, placing frequently in special
races, and also as member Of tba
Mlllrose relay team. He at nreseot %
holds the national steeplechase and ths
one,mlle outdoor Metropolitan Asso-
citation championship. 1A'So-
New-York tribune., 1918-02-09
Boxing News and Notes
by FRED HAWTHORNE

occur to US later, but those we will
leave to the tender mercies of those
sporting writers who will be present
to argue in person
Thanks for the chance, Charles
Harvey, and we hope that your little
party will be bowling success. and
our regards to Marty McCue.
"Yours,
FRED HAWTHORNE"
Jack Dempsey, Jack Dempsey! I hear
you calling me-Jess Willard.
Don't know whether Frank Moran is
mad or glad because his bout with Fred
Fulton has been postponed from Febru-
ary ~ to February %. Every man
:x1 liKes to cling to life as long as pos
New-York tribune., 1918-02-09
To-day's Schedule

SCHEDULE OF MATCHES ON CASINO
COURTS TODAY
II a. m.
Womcn's Doubles (fnal round) Mrs.
Johan Rogge and Miss Moila Bjurstedt VS..
Mrs. David c. Mills and Miss Marie Wag-
ncr.
80 p. m.
Women's Singles (fnal round)-Miss
Molla Bjurstedt VS.. Miss Eleanor Goss.
2:15 p. m.
Mems Exhibition Doubles-Trederick B.
Alexander and Harold 4. Throckmorton
VS.. Harry McNeal and James Burns.