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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-05
Forgetting How to Think.

A college professor made the remark
to one of his classes in the Ohio State
university that he noticed marked
deterioration in the mental capacity OF
young people Of college-student age
since he first began to come in contact
with them some Is years ago. He said
they seem unable to concentrate their
minds as they used to. What they seem
to learn now, he said, they acquire par
rotlike. In short, they do not think.
We asked a high-school teacher OF
long and successful experience If this
is true. She said it undoubtedly Is.
Both she and the college professor at
tribute the unpromising status of boys
and girls to too much scattering OF In
terest. There are too many different
things for them to do, their attention
is constantly being diverted from one
thing to another and the result is that
they cannot fix their minds on anything
and consequently do nothing well.
Not only do they have wide diver
sity of amusements, but the school cur
riculum itself is given over in large
measure to a very wide variety of So
called studies which by the farthest
stretch of the imagination cannot be
considered vital or fundamental.
A return to simpler courses In school
and to simpler living outside is needed,
In the view of our college professor and
our high-school teacher.-Cheyenne
Tribune.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-05
TOO WEAK
TO FIGHT

The Comeback" man was really never
down-and-out. His weakened condition
because of overwork, lack of exercise, i'm
proper eating and living demands stimula-
ton to satisfy the cry for health-giving
appetite and the refreshing sleep essential
to strength. GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil
Capsules, the National Remedy of Holland,
will do the work. They are wonderful.
Three of these capsules each day will put
a man on his feet before he knows it;
whether his trouble comes from uric acid
poisoning, the kidneys, gravel or stone. in
the bladder, stomach arrangement or other
ailments that befal the over-zealous Amer
lean. The best known, most reliable rem
edy for these troubles is GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM Oil Capsules. This remedy has
stood the test for more than 200 years
since its discovery in the ancient labora;;
tories in Holland. It acts directly and
gives relief at once. Don't wait until you
are entirely down-and-out, but take them
today. Your druggist viii gladly refund
your money if they do not help you. Ac-
cept no substitutes. Look for the name
GOLD MEDAL en- every box, three sizes.
They are the pure, original, importef
HARLEM Oil Capsules.-Adv.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-05
That Pot of Beans.

We were talking with some of the
boys who shortly before. had served In
the trenches with the first detachment
assigned to the firing line. They told
us of the fighting and the raids and
how young Enright and Hay had met
their death.
"But how do you like life in the
trenchesY'
ooh, not so badl Geei You ought
to have seen those beans. 1t was this
way. The cook had just cooked pot
of beans for supper and had put it on
the edge of the trench to cool, when
along came German shell and hit it
square. Gee! / guess it must have
rained beans for an hour and we didn't
have any supper. 1t was great!'-
Francis Rogers in the Vigilantes.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-05
CRADLE SONGS ARE ANCIENT
Many Very Old and Were fianded
Down From Mouth to Mouth for
Generations.

Almost all popular cradle songs are
very old, some of them so old that,
were they not familiar, they might be
considered the veriest curiosities of lit
erature. Through all the changes OF
language they have held their own
upon the lips and in the hearts of the
people, observes a writer in Kan
sas City Journal.
From mouth to mouth they have
come down through the years with an
Irresistible swing of rhythm and pat
ter and jingle of words till they seem
to have been rather natural growth
than a human invention.
In all the melodies there is a certain
likeness of rhythm with a national, L
might say temperamental, difference
of movement and of meter from the
slow assured major of the German to
the wild plaintive minor of the Scotch,
characterized by the short accented
notes of the weirdness of the Hunga-
rian with It's sudden changes.
That these old songs should have
embodied and retained the characters
tics of the people among whom they
originated gives them an Importance
which their crude words and the ele-
mentary character of their melodies
scarcely seem to warrant. The words
often seem mere meaningless tumble,
the melody is always within the easy
compass of home voices. No doubt
both express, in some supernally wise
way, the one unalterable sentiment OF
maternal love.
1t may be that even the words OF
these baby songs had originally some
significance they have since lost. The
mother little thinks that "Bye BABY
Bunting" was once tale full of verify.
To her the rabbit skin is indeed a
"fairy tale" for she much prefers
dainty muslins and silks and laces.
While, though, papa" may be q
mighty hunter, 1t is well known that
the game he bags is dollars. But in
that time, antedating civilization, when
this song was first sung, the rabbit
skin was an important part OF the
baby's wardrobe.
1t was then that 1t became crystal
lized in song So that muslins and laces
have never been able to supersede 1t,
and it has become one of those incan-
tations that set baby off on Journeys
of his own through dreamland. 1t Is
but one of his many illusions.
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Heavy.

Conversation overheard in a NUM-
ton canteen after serving Of some
heavy and half-cooked pudding.
Alf-This ere puddin' amt half
'eavy stuff.
Bill-That's nothing. My missus
made some one day that we could not
eat, so she gave it to our ducks. A
few minutes later little boy knocked
at the door and said: 'AIissus Jones,
yer ducks have sunk !"-Pearson's
Weekly.
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a al Of them
spending haf her time
the when with the horses
physique General
IN
al-round athletes
that distance in cmp
to be made by officers
a
Wood been
denied
major general
by
general officer of the United States
might matter
OF expedition.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-05

Athletic, fond of all sorts of out
door adventure, Miss Wood, when she
was twelve years old, set a record for
long-distance riding for girls. In Oc-
tober in 1913 she galloped into Fort
Myer, Va, with her father and Col. FL.
G. Hieston at the end of the last 40
mile dash of 90-mile ride. Ever since
she has set the pace in hard and long,
distance riding for girls. Miss Wood
Is about eighteen years old.
From the time she could walk
Louisita has been a rider. She learned
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-05
Ever Hear Of Sparrow That Had Sense Of Gratitude?

added list of worthless
his back
downtown fell into the gutter kind man
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-05

In the game of life the one-armed
man plays lone hand.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-05
In four days he could fly

Soon sparrow grew could
The q
elemental heath said the man.
would him.
shoulder wanted
travel to the office that
suddenly the
and with speed
a
Is home.
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saw the fall and hurried to the scene
of the disaster. The little sparrow
winked his bright eyes, and growled in
pain. Didn't you ever hear sparrow
growl? No? Well, what has that got
to do with the story, anyway? While
you are thinking up the answers to
these three questions let us follow the
man and the sparrow.
The man picked up the half-starved
little fellow and carried him to his
home. He took him to his room and
fed him bread crumbs soaked in milk.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-05

The longer man lives the more
lost opportunities he collects.
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;. WzASHlNGTONRs} 81
a. =, SIDELIGHTS =
General Woods Daughter an Accomplished

vTAsHNGTONshe to France with her father Maj Gen.
of that he
charming disappointed
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-05

cIIrrECc comes to those who are inr-
telligent. enthusiastic and
have foresight to select college where
they can specialize and become leaders m
their community. A great chance Is Of
fered you in getting an education, at =
small cost in 9. short time by attendinG
the wINONA BUSINESS COLLEGE
WINoNA. MINI. Write FOR informatiau.
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q government building.
He snooped around the man for
a few days-but Hez always had a
stick or something In his hand and
Lloyd was afraid to tackle him.
Thursday evening while the parade
was going on, Lloyd detailed his girl,
Ann Crump, to lure Hez within strik-
ing distance.
Hez was bound to fall for this and
he did. Anne was only few min
utes In persuading Hez to leave the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-05

4 Heard on BastiIle Day.
Eve-Jealous?
Adam-Yes, nobody makes our fall
a holiday.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-05
Cost Sam Just Ten Dollars for His Peevish Fit

work with headache Thursday evening Sam Ber
his to
stable didn't trouble to take his shoes
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-05

off. So you can imagine what the
spread on the bed looked like when
Minnie Copeland, the landlady, came
upstairs.
"Doggone yo' buttons" shouted
Minnie. "get up often dat clean bed
spread wild dem dirty shoes. Wot yo'
think All is, ennyhowY
"G'wan away fun me. woman"
growled Sam. "Cain't yo' see All am
sick?"
"Ah will mex yO' sick eff yo' doan
ed+ I'm fun dere." said Minnie.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-05

southwest
Lloyd
and almost beat him
to a
would had her arrested
had trapped
dayand if Anne
she will get hers too
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-05

threw brand
OK lamp at Mnnies
It. The wide the and broke to pieces
wall
Sam charged him with destroying private
to
sick throw straight edge said SAM She made
madTa de time she has picked me-"
said the you fine of $0 and advise you to
another ROOM"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-05
Hezekiah Got Some Satisfaction for His Be-


settled
act that Hez WASH
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-05
One Man Who Might Have Evaded His Military Duty

but how about lost questionnaires? Ever since the
e the QUESTIONABLE well known to 100000 young
IS and friends there has been wonder the part Of
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-25
spending several days on tho South Side

spending several days on tho South Side
where he is visiting with friends.
Mrs. c. l.. tumnl!ns IS confined to
her hum" un South Woods street sur-
rcrinS with severe attack of pncu-
monla-
Miss Wilma Hutchinson Is improving
stree, after being confined for some
time with II serious attack of pneu-
monta.
tcrcstine talk lust evening n thc reg
ular weekly meeting OF the Wesley VI.
t. church Epworth League.
Evangelist George W. Muhl"man IF
Alliance. o.. spoke At the services Of
the German NJ. L: church las; evening.
William q. f.lIs is suffering W his
home on the South Side with Il badly
injured foot.
Miss Anna paulcy noted EvanEclistlc
singer rendered Il number Of fine Srlcc-
lions last evening n the scrviccr Of III"
uhauilEc Street NJ. T.. church.
Howard Herman Of South E"ff stree
is confined 70 his home with slight
attack Of Ia grippe
Oliver Mitchell who has been spend
ins several weeks in Pittsburgh where
lie attended To business matters. re-
turned yesterday 10 his home on the
South Side.
Mrs. 4. c. Helm Of ClarkshurG. is
spending several days on u" South Side
as the guest of her mot'. Mrs. c. G..
Williams Of South Jacob street.
James Mckenzie Of Farnunt, Is the
guest of Mr. and Nra J. IL Ronar Of
torty-Stxth street.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-25
Pan Handle Bee Keepers
Hold Meeting Wednesday
Annual Winter Session Of Organization
Will BE Held in Market
Auditorium

The Pan Handle Bcc-Kccpers' assoc!:.
alton will hold their annual winter,
meeting Wednesday in the Market audi >.
tnrium and number OF the members.
OF the West Virginia Bcc-Kcepcrs assor
ciation will be in attendance, which will
include many inspectors from the casts
crn section OF the state.
Experts will discuss many important
rhascs OF tho work OF bee man and the
meeting is expected to he enc Of thu.
most interesting that has ever been he'll.
by the association. In this time whcr.
sugar for the feeding OF the bec$.
in the winter has played such an Inn
rortart rart In the bcc-kccpcrs' business
this subject will be discussed at length.
A. J.. Yuhn. bee inspector for tho
first district Of West Virginia. will give.
n demons tration OF modern hive cons;
Str,c.ion. W r. Sramon Of this city.
will discuss the sweet clover problcr,e
It's Importance and help to the ben--
keeper and farmer. -
l.. G. ScahrIght. Of Blaine. Ohio. wilt
discuss Spring Dw!ngiinG. Causes an't
Prevention" while r. r. Root OF Ohi"5
Will 60 Into the 'Bon-kcc7inE prcscn f.
and future. and It's relation 10 the war. =
Mr. Masslc. president Of the state aS!
snciation. will he present and demon.
s,ratn the Mass!e hive. while other inSsi
tcrrst!nG features have been arrangcd..
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GERARD REVEALS VAST
NETWORK or GERMAN
PROPAGANDA IN u, S.
Continued from Page Ten)

lean Ambassador. while an intriSuer.
Was not 4 personality.
But VIXEN Gerard said anything.
wished anything or threatened anything.
that impaired always I fcar-cNci,inr
event. and he was finally ely enough Ia
seize and use this halo To IN" limit.
That n man like Gerard hrS been able
through all th"s" years 10 win and keep
such a position and Such an Influence
over German affairs Is with"u; sample.
Puts Aside Reventlow's Halo.
But must really put aside the halo
which RcvrntlOw 50 Erac!ouS!y hands
nc. While | was Informed Of what was
going on, certainly did my hest I"
persuade Rc,hmann-Hu;lwcg md Nor
Jagow and Zimmerman as well as I'll"
Emperor and numbcri"ss others from
deryIng America IL Won Bcthmann-
Hollwcg and any Of the others were
against ruthless submarine war. s""in';
that to adopt any other polio" would
bring America into this w"r. then 'h"%
took this position because l. seemed To
them h"s! for their country and history
will prov" them right.
Rcycnt!uw says further:
"In tho winter nf l9lG-iI on" dreamed
already of loans and imports !rrIm tH''
United States during tn" n"n"" u"E"'ia-
lions. Mr.. Gerard CAM back from
America with aims for The woumdcd. and
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-25
Fred Rrtnkrnan Lectures.

The congregation OF the St. Stephens
Reformed church was given rare treat
last evening =, the regular service when
Attorney Fred Brin!insan lectuTcd on
The Trial OF Christ" lie described the
trial from the standpoint ct III" LAWYER
His Discourse was decidedly interesting
and made n sound impression upon most
OF the large audience.
In connection with the inspiring ser
vices the following were rcc"i> ~ into
the church for confirrlatlo2. Ian NJ.
Nenskoskc. Martha t. EIolz Marg. {.
Radcliffe. Cart \. S.olz. Fred VIM.
Sc!.uler. Bernard L. Wees W'ilbert. L.
Juergensen
The church was beautifully decorated
WIKI palms and flowers. Special music
by the choir and orchestra proved
Sp1ciai attraction. Several solos and
duets were rendered by members OF the
congregation ard Sunday school.
On Thursday and Friday evenings OF
this week special Lentcn services and
preparatory services 60: ;he holy COM
munion will be conducted.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-25
INNOCENT But
AMUSING MAIDS
TO GIVE TWO CLASSY SHOWS AT
COURT TODAY AND TUESDAY
GREAT LIE DRAMA "EX-
PEREIENCE" SEEN.
Mabel Howard, A Soubre:te With a
Future.

one ~ III" bright SPOTS NJ IN" limo
rrni MAIDS company. which opens II IN"
DAYS .,i..:.!,, !l!.n. I: I'll. Court thcaicr
today. - Mi~S Mabel Howard. the popu-
lar iItiic svuhr, tt".
Her tIrSt appearance on the stage was
Il little NOR" lhan two years ago. when
81" played a small part al n" Shafts
bury thcatcr in London. She made an
Immediate IMPRESSION on the London
audience.
Frederick harrington ot the Hayma:-
kct Ihcut.v saw Miss Howard work aud
Immediately engaged her Tor her first
important role. Sic WAS an overnight
success IN lhni part "f London. ana
has added greatly 10 her laug"ls since
coming II TINS country
With her natural talents and album
'aat '.r>urali'y. she Is rapidly winning
her way into the hearts ui her audiences
and IL last brcpu.nE one OF thr mos:
popular souhrcttc* before the public
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,,,,or,v opnoscd 10 the ruthless Sno'
,,.ri,,,, "a, rfurr Of the German govern
mon, and hat ne only retraincu from
rosten!ns his office out Oh ocl
10 the wishes Of Emperor Niihc!m'
II nrcsurle he was put out because
,,ie ido,,s wcrc too liberal for the Ger
ma, authorities to endure. ms !'pI'
uli,y is shown In tho !nt"rF'""'
sorry to AXE iSsuc with !'octoI '1'i'
wrg on this subject because hs,t
great admiration for him ana l '"''N
he is Il fIEr old fellow ~
"Tbc or!-limr diplomacy which DOCTOR
t1,,,i,.c,. odyoruIcd has succeeded IN
rlunr,ng almost tho whole world 1n'"
,hr h!oodi,.t war Of history. when inc
nron,o a. a nation know what is Eoihh
-, j., TN. seats OF government such wars
cannot happen.
~ in NOT i..lIuvc In backStairs diPI"-
,,,,cy orM more than Doctor IiollwcE.
I hcliryc the people of nation are en-
.,lcd IA know what Is going on. rms
, German d,rlrnla"y may be all riGh' III
=, monarchy Of tho mast liWitco '?Pc'
~. il viii not 80 nt all III i''o"'''
democracy. ,.t ,,.
memoirs now. | pass over the OBVIOUS
rcnur;cr tina, to hear Il German spear.
~ ethics hrrdrrs on the ludicrous. anu
.spor,,llv the man who openly IN the
rrichstuc announced that necessity
knows no law and that. the German
troupS We" at that mOmcn; u"iio"FatV''
violating the neutrality Of Eclelum.
Put 7 believe that the old style d.
nlon,arv In tho dark caused thIS "ar'
or course. II Is hard for Il German EN-
official 10 conceive that IN" people nave
q right Ia be enlightened about 'n'S
awful calamity But horc orc OF '",
-rruIts Of this war will hr the end OF
hackstairs diplomacy When inc Ger
mans, with the Chanccllor's approrai.
,inl,,cd the usage Of all nations ana
,,,r,,.. and kept me as Il hostage atIcr
I haI demanded my passports. 'hinM
~ talk If ethics comes with bia
rro... from the German side.
Gcrr,an Ex-Chanccllor Talks OF EtMcs'
Understand ;Eat Brthm"nn-H ollwcG ~
no; "A bad man. hut for one VINO openly
,nurunr"1 that necessity knows no Ia"
and defended The invasion or bSlEi"r"'
failed to stop tn" Cru"lti"s OF the prison
camps and gay" official. II not private.
,,nccrt to -" fni'rd"r Of women ard
:n!lics. not only on the high sens. nu' III
uud.frr,l,d iaIy:!s. ~ talk uf ethics be-
r,,,s, dared To tell the world what was
h,pprning in Germany IS more than RI
d,c,lous II vrrErs on tho ludicrouS:
hui why attack poor Rrthmarn: OPP
nnrtuuity knocked ut his door. hut the
van, nt Il backbone prevented his be-
comirr.a great figure.
History wtil laud him for opposing
ruthless submarine war so long. p"1
Will. blame him for weakly yielding in
The end. AS for the ethics. nave
hcrn careful To give only official con-
versations with tn" Emperor. interest l.
inC US the others arc. and never snalt
disclose my private conversations with
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Bcthmann. Won Jagow. Zimmerman
and others. including my talks with
Bethmann and Zimmerman on tho day
left Germany. because it was under
stood that these conversations Should
never be disclosed whatever happened q
And as time goes on more md mora
do l believe that history will vind!ca;c
Won Jacow and teach the Emperor and
the people Of Germany that faithful
and skilituI servant should never bc
sacrificed 10 the intriEucs of i Jew
gosSiping politicians. 1t is part Of ttT
strength .of President Wilson that !ie
backs up his officials and refuses to
listen even to widespread popular
c!amor for their heads. II was Tho,
business Of, Won Jagnw to conduct the
foreign policy OF Germany: but the Ing
,-iguers demanded his removal because
he was too occupied to waste time talk,
ing 70 amateur politicians and because
his voice did not charm the EcichstaG. !,
Continued Tomorrow >
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-03-25
BAPTIST SERVICES
TO Be IN 7, NJ c. A.
Emmanuel Congregation Being Crowded
On, Of Present Edifice to Hold
Sessions In Association
Building.

The Emmanuel Bapti$; church has
been crowded out of their present quar-
,ers oS29 E.otf street and found II nee
essary to make immediate arrahFcHlcHNS
for their fast growing churc! h'c Co't
cregat;on and for u Will" u! lc'St viii
bold their Sunday services IL IN: l. NJ.
. A building. Twentieth and Market
streets.
For som. time they have had 20 use
wv, huiIG,rcS to accommodate their
SUNDAY school, The Sunday school Ses-
sicns az 10 3 m. Sunday Will DE t"ic
m the Y. NJ c. a as we'll as The morning.
and evening preaching services.
The present church building will be
used for all week night services. young
,..ul,ic;,' social hui:rs and missionary en-
,erpr,ses. This striking statement APP
r...'rs weekly on their church bulletin
The Church With Il Future. and their
faith is finding sul!i!lnIcnt in the fact
that l;tser quarters had 10 be found a.
this time. r'"r some weeks past new
members have been added and AZ the
- rv.c,- Yesterday morning III response
=, a.! invitation given more than twenty
will present themselves for church
membership during the week.
%;".c.al .vanScliSti' meetings Will be
held each night during the week eNcep;
saturday .vcuiisS. Geo. f.. Lockhars
D,stor viii preach On the following sub
jcC;S:
Monday evening. The Great Dect-
sion
Tuesday evening. Accepting and Con-
Tossing CHRIST"
"Wednesday evening. Gods Power to
Save
Thursday evening. The Joy Of Sal
vation.'
Friday evening. The Call Of the
Other World
Prof. E. G. Hoelzle will meet with the
choir on saturday evening Tor rehearsal
All these week night services Will be
held =. @S"9 E.uff street.
Services for next Sunday will be as
follows: at the Y. NJ. c. 4. Sunday
school 10 a H.: Preaching service ll:UO
a m. the evening service will be
, union service held in the First Baptist
church. corner Twelfth and Bryon
streets. The ordinance OF baptism will
be administered BY both pastors. Rev.
John MacCMlloch OF the First Baptist
church and Rev. Geo. E. Lockhart OF the
Emmanuel Baptist church.
Since its organization five years ago
the Ir,nanucl church has been steadily
increasing in numbers and interest and
would begin now the erection OF new
building suited 10 their needs but Tor
the fact Of present world conditions.
A more loyal membership would be hard
to find than the members OF this church
hence the success they have achieved.