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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-09
Caleb Rogers Does
4 Bit of T iggerir2'
By JOSEPH c. LINCOLN
OF the ViaiIantes.

Red Cross women with hot coffee and
sandwiches, a-makin' him comfortable,
dom the little kind things you and his
mother are just longin to do this min
ute.
when Christmas come who saw
that the bundles from home got 10
him? Who gave him things-candy
and smokes and such-on it's own ac-
count? The Red Cross, that's who
And when he had the bad cold and
fever who supplied the nurse that did
more than anybody else to fight the
pneumonia off? The Red Cross, Dan
nobody else.
And when he's on the ship goin'
across, when he's marchin' through
France on his way to them trenches
we read so much about when at last
he's in those trenchcs-who's lookin'
out for him every minute of the time?
Who's motherin' and fatherin him,
same as you and your wife would give
all this wide world TO be able to do?
Why, the Red Cross, just the Red Cross.
And when he goes over the top to
get his first real punch at the Kaiser's
gang of pirates, suppose he gets a bull
let through him somewheres. 1t can
just as likely be him or my Sam as
anybody else's boy, remember that.
He's lyin' out there in No Mans Land,
and it's night and cold and wet, and
he's in pain, awful pain, and
Mr.. Griggs interrupted.
For mercy sakes, don't, Caleb - he
pleaded. II can't bear to think Of It."
Then you ought to. Twill do you
good to think just a little. For pretty
soon who comes crawlln' along through
the hell fire to him and gives him wa
ter-and morphine, If he needs it-and
binds up his wounds and carries him
back TO the place where the doctors
are7 And whose doctors are they that
gives him the very best treatment
that's possible, and whose hospital
does he go TO afterwards. and whose
doctors and nurses take such good
care of him there? Putin IT all to.
gether who makes Jim GricCs a well
man again and makes II possible for
his father and mother and sisters to
lay eyes on him once more? Nobody
on this earth but the Red Cross. And
God bless II, say
What is Your Son Worth TO Your
And now you wonder why man 40
richer than ! am is giyin' a hundred
dollars 10 a society that's dom all that
and a million times more for my boy.
Look here, Dan Griggs How much is
your son worth 10 you3 II you could
save his life by dom Il wouldn't YOU
sell the farm and the stock and your
house and the last shirt on your back
Wouldn't you give him the last cent
You had II he needed IL to save himself
from torture and death? Well the
Red Cross Is dom everything humans
can do 70 save him from those things
and it's warmin him and comfortin
him and keepin him we'll and happy
besides. And what It's doin' for him
it's doin' for every one Of the soldiers
in the fields or the rrainin' camps. the
hospitals-even "a the German pris.
ons And 1t needs money-and you
grudge givin' t."
Mr. Grlegs shook his head.
NO, I don't" be said. 81 guess
can spare a hundred too-fox the
boys sake"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-09
Soybeans May Replace Winter-killed
Clover.

Forage need not suffer because of
winter-kled clover. The soybean, a
good hay or forage and a good builder
Of the soil, can be used as a.catch crop.
"Soybeans are an excellent forage to
take the place Of winter killed clover, +"
says X. A, Moore of the Wisconsin ex-
perimenting station. "They are about
equal to alfalfa in feeding value, and
can be planted even after corn plant.
ing time.
Soybeans add nitrogen to the soil if
they are inoculated with soil from a
field whore soyheans were grown the
previous season with an abundance Of
root nodules. Or, artificial cultures
may be obtained for incubation from
the experiment station at Madison. at
a cost of 25 cents an acre.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-09

This is no "hsh" story as the term
Is usually referred to, but 1T is a story
about fish. Jim Foster student of fish
ahoirs, vouches for its authenticity.
jim has collection Of big live fish
IN small aquarium in downtown
restaurant and for u hours every night
he watches them perform.
The fish are very affectionate." de-
eiareu the hSh student "They are
good-tempered and kind toward one an
other. See those two largest fish?
Ihey are married I guess. or else in
IoFe with each other. They always
Kiss each other good night and nlbble
afectionately at each others months.
me female Of the two never puts her
cold fms on the male ones back And
IN the morning-say, it's amusing TO
"atch them yawn and stretch them
selyeS."-Detrolt Free Press.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-09
ALL HAVE THEIR UNDER-DOGS
Good Reasons Why Peoples Sympa.
thies Are With the Fellow Who
Is Temporarily Down.

Our sympathies naturally travel TIE
line of likes-that is, the things we
in ourselves, we feel in others. We
plaud the unGer-dog, because we 80
often have been the under-dog. We like
to lift the other fellow up when he Is
down, because we also have been down.
Sympathy starts at home-or else it
isn't sympathy.
Your periodic moods Of failure and
disappointment are your under-dogs.
So, instead of walking past these
under-dogs of yours and casting no
sympathy their way, pause to give
them your heart and your hope, and
soon the picture and fact will be your
over-dogs-your victories and your
genuine achievements.
No under-dogs can possibly appeal
in importance to the under-dogs of
your daily experience.
Perhaps you will applaud alone the
under-dogs Of your personal glooms
and shadows, but what of it? As Low
ell says: "Daily, with souls that
cringe and plot, we Sinais climb and
know it not" What difference, what
odds, so long as over your manhood
bend the skies?"
COurageously cheer the under-dogs
of your experiences and stay proudly
by them until their fight becomes a fac
tor of your ingship.-George Matthew
Adams, in Good Housekeeping.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-09
THE LAST WORD IN GALL.

After denouncing bitterly anyone who
would talk or think of politics.or per-
sona ambition at such a-time-as this,
Secretary McAdoo. speaking the other
day at Houston, Texas, nominated Pres
ident Wilson, his party and govern
mental chief and father-in-law, for a
third term Almost up to the feat of
Private Secretary Tumulty in denounc-
ing Republican partisan activity.to a
state conference Of New Jersey Demo-
Gratis assembled for the purpose of
planning partisan activities for 1918.
Our idea of the last word in gall is
such proceedings as these and the talk
about forgetting party lines in the
elections during war time engaged in
by representatives, of Ia. political party
which, 90 the administrative side. even
goes to the exent of violating the spirit
of the law of patriotism and unity to
deny representation in executive activ-
tiles to the opposition party, and which
has put a Democrat at the head of
every committee in both branches of
Congress, depsite the fact that the
parties are almost evenly divided in
~ Ar,.......l L, -.-...t.l..--
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-09
POTATOES AND CARS.

Milwaukee housewives in session at
city hall have asked Governor Philip
TO call conference to find means TO
move the states potato supply from
farms to city markets expeditiously.
Woman suffrage is still debatable in
some states, but when the home women
give orders regarding such things as
potatoes wise statesmen don't argue,
they get busy. Milwaukee Free Press.
Pretty late hour for making such a
request of our Governor, who is mogul
OF refrigerator cars for the busy middle
west. The request, the insistance in
fact, should have been made early in
the winter, when the people were being
robbed who bought potatoes because of
scarcity while many went without.
This scarcity vast occaeioned, it is
claimed, through inability to secure re.
frigerator cars to move the potatoes
at time when they would freeze in
other cars. If the Governor is the great
refrigerator mogul he is footed to be,
and if he is interested in the movement
of useless beverages requiring refrig-
orator cars, because Of family ties, he
has a difficult job of satisfying the
people through any why's and where
fores. What he might do now should
not count in his favor.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-09

Caleb Rogers was seated at the little
desk behind the counter of his gen
eral store" at Rogers Corners. His
check book was open before him, and
be was tapping his front teeth with
the end of a penholder and apparently
considering deeply. Daniel Griggs,
who owns the big farm half mile up
the road, entered the store and stood
for a moment regarding its proprietor
with an amused smile
well, Caleb" he observed, you
look and act more like a Rockefeller
every day you live. presume likely
you're figgerln' whether youll invest
this months income In more Standard
lie or use It to buy your wife another
diamond collar?"
Mr.. Rogers smiled also, but he was
serious enough a moment later
'Dan," he said, II tell you what |
was fggeriu'. | was fggerin' whether
| hadn't better make the check l was
goin' to give the Red Cross folks a
hundred instead of fifty"
Griggs' mouth opened in astonish-
ment
What About Jim Grigcs7
"You give a hundred dollars to the
Red Cross, Caleb Rogers !" he demand
ed. "You! Are you crazy? You sar-
tainly amt worth any more money
than am, and l was calculatin' to give
about ten--not mOre'n fifteen anyway.
The Red Cross is a mighty fine thing.
| know that well enough. But if you'll
tell me why folks no richer than you
and me should give
Caleb's foot which had been resting
over one corner Of the desk, came to
the floor with a bang. He straighten-
ed, leaned forward and shook his fore
finger earnestly at his visitor.
TELL your" he repeated. Yes, Dan
Griggs, l viii tell you I'll tell you be-
cause you've got boy, same as have,
up here at the big camp, and it won't
be many weeks, or even days afore
they're both over on t'other side OF the
big pond fightin' the most cusSed,
cruel, INSCRIPTIONS gang Of thieves
and murderers that ever rugged up in
UNIFORMS anu hAlith NtilitH dLh bduitN
for fun. Oh. of course you know ali
that, you1l say You know your son
has enlisted and is goin 10 war, to
battle to run his chance along with
the rest Of bein' killed or wounded or
taken prisoner. You know It, yes, in a
general way you do Such things, the
woundin' and all that, happen TO other
boys every day, but it's amazin how
slow fellers like YOU and me are TO re-
auze that they're just as likely to hap
pen TO that one boy we set so much
store by. It's what I've just been try
In TO realize, Dan I've been sittin
here thinkin' it out
"Take my own hoy-or take yours
TO fetch 1t right home--take your Jim
Jim left here and he went Off 70 camp
10 be trained And 1t was colder than
the northeast corner of an ice chest up
in that camp, and he no sooner landed
thar than he realized he hadn't got the
heavy sweater he'd ought 10 have.
Els mother would have knit H. but
'twoulJ have taken time aud he'd have
pretty aEb froze waitin 50 The Red
Gross ravn Il 70 him pinnr with
wrtS. 70, sNf q cpmfor' kif on rhe
way up 10 camp wherever that troop
ua5r a. was on stopped there was
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-09
How Would You lie 4 canela

because or its peculiar swaying mo-
non IN walking the camel has been
called the Ship Of the desert This
Title may also have some reference 70
me extreme stupidity and rassivltv Of
the animal. which sgbmits ia great
roads which it will often carry for
aays at a time without stopping for
1000 or drink, with no more ur,-ing
man ship would require from the
hands Of its pilot, says the PopuJar
science Monthly. The manner in which
me drivers hobhle the camels when
1ney stop for rest is interesting
lhey do not depend upon stakes driven
II me deep, yielding sand. but sirnnIv
oouhIe back and tie one Of Ito fore.
iees q the animal, SO that # eon ia
down or rise up, but cannot move from
the spot ~ $ = WI
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-09
ANOTHER thing that could be lessened
with great aid to the country is all
profitable patriotism.

THE press is beginning to realize
our honesty Of purpose, said George
Creel, recently, in an address in which
he lauded the committee of information
of which he is the head. But why
should the press have doubts, George
why should it have had doubts after
that brilliant story of the sea fight that
didn't happen?
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-09
THIRD or BILLION EXCESS.

Over-subscription to the third liberty
loan to the extent Of a third of billion
or better causes all Americans to smile.
but think of the expression on the
kaiser's face. Wonder what he thinks
of the "spawn' now It's time he
were thinking Of his desolate island Of
hanishment. or Of the drawn sword that
nigh perchanco slit his throat from
ear to ear, or the merciless bullets that
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-09

Monroe Journal There is a hue and
cry against the large number of able
bodied men of draft age, mostly sons
of politicians with a pull, holding down
desk jobs at Washington, while sons of
less influential men are being drafted
to fill the places some of these
pampered darlings should be filing.
The protests are also on the ground
that many of these men are doing work
which women could do as we'll The
administration promises to remove most
of these men of bomb-p proof jobs. but
it remains to be seen whether il will or
not.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-09

may pierce his quivering body as he
stands against some ruined wall, ruined
because of his heathenish nature.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-09

"ENulAND's spawn America, is
the way The kaiser refers to us, adding
that when he shall have crushed the
parent me viii turn his attention to the
Offspring While we prefer a more
euphonIUus term, we cheerfully ac-
knowledge the relationship England
being the mother country OF the larger
majority of Americans, will nerve US
all the more to crush the fearful thing
aimed her yitals Germany will yet
have cause 90 respect the power Of the
Spawn It's growing fast.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-09
Notice of Initial Meeting of incorporation,

Notice is hereby given that the initial
meeting Of the incorporators and sub
scribcrs TO the capital stock Of the
Peacock Development Company, a cor
poration created under the laws Of the
state Of Wisconsin, will be held at the
Iowa County Bank building in the city
Of Mineral Point. Iowa county, Wiscon-
sin. on the goth day of May. A. D. 1918.
at $3.50 O'Clock p m, for the purpose
of transaeting any and all business
which may legally come before such in
itial meeting
Dated April SO. 1918.
W HUrCHlsoN.
Il S. We'll.
lSw2 A f. BISHOP, JR
Signers Of the Articles Of Organization.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-09

I icaW to say 10 you that no
Other organisation since the
trorlt began has ~rer done such
great Constructive tcork ,rtfh ne
efficienrV dispatch aitd uraeT.
StdHdng often under adrerse
circumstances. that has hsea
Gone hg ne American Ned Cruss
IA France General pcrsAmo
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-05-09

lSw2 A +. BISHOP, JR
Signers Of the Articles Of Organization.
Evening journal., 1918-05-03
Council CONFIRMS
new HEALTH BOARD
Body Then Organizes With
DR.. R. E. Ellegood as
President
WANT CITIZENS
TO COOPERATE

Following confirmation by City Coun-
ell last night OF Mayor Lawson's ap-
pointtees TO the new Board OF Health,
The board met In the Mayors Office and
effected organization. The members are :
Dr. Robert E. Ellegood. Dr. Michael
Ostro, Harry J.. Mellon. plumber. r.
Henry Grler, business man.
The members were sworn In by
Homer C. Simmons, clerk OF City Coun-
ell.
Or. Ellegood was elected president Of
the board James J. Cahill was elected
secretary, and H. Henry Grier treas
urer Tho following executive officers
were appointed: George Bakey Charles
e. Cannon, Patrick Lyons Anthony Nc
Grannary, Harry Smith and William d.
Shaw The last two named were execu-
tive officers during the regime OF the
late Mayor j. Harry Spruance.
No assistant secretary nor stenogra-
pher was appointed last night. These
appointments will be made at the next
meeting Of the board, which will be
held Tuesday afternoon, at o'clock
In speaking for the board, Or. Ostro
said that great care and consideration
had been exercised in selecting the ex-
ecutlve officers, and that the board
hoped they would prove TO be the best
men for the Offices
"The members OF the board and those
appointed by the board viii do all pos
sible TO give wilmington the best that
is on tho calendar and the citizens are
asked TO cooperate In every way to
make Wilmington the best and clean
est city, not only IN the State, but any
where" said Dr. Ostro- for the board
last night
Evening journal., 1918-05-03

ond District at Scott Church, including
Asbury. Kingswood and Trinity Speak
ers. the Rev Carlisle L. Hubbard and
Henry R. 'Isaacs. Third District. at
Union Church, including Grace, Harri-
son Street and Richardson Park. Speak
ers, DR.. H F. Randolph and H. H. Ward.
Fourth District, at St. Pauls Church,
including Wesley. Goodman and Silver
brook Speakers, The Rev zack Wells
and Josiah Marvel
on Wednesday, May IS, the meetings
will be held at follows: First District
at Brandywine Church; Second District
at Asbury Church; Third District at
Harrison Street Church; Fourth District
at Wesley Church. Speakers will be
announced.
All Methodists Of the city are urged
to attend these meetings.
Evening journal., 1918-05-03
DEATHS
Edwin G. saw don.
Eilca HoElrins.
Roland "a. shepherd.
James Ward.
Elizabeth ~. Powell.
Nur-ah N Inan


Eiloa HoFhins.
Roland "a. Shepherd
James Ward.
Elizabeth ~. Powell
Sarah NJ. Jess
JESSIE this city. on MAY 2 1915 sarah
NJ, widow Of william Jess, aged "a
years.
Relatives and friends are invited 70 at
tend the funeral services at the residence
OF her son-in-law Frank shaw No 223
". Twenty sixth street. on Monday after
noon, May Q 1918. at O'Clock. lnterment
at Lombardy cemetery.
HOSKINS-ln this city, on May 1, 1915
Fllea, wife OF William Hoskins, aged 80
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral services at her late resi-
dence. New Castle avenue and Pyle's Lane,
on Saturday afternoon. at ] o'clock. Ser
vices at shiloh Baptist Church, Twelfth
and Orange streets. at o'clock. Inter
mont az Mt Olive cemetery.
SHEPHERD--At Marcus Hook. Pa, on
NAY 2 1918 Roland b.. infant son of @.
Robert and Annie Shepherd. aged
Relatives and friends are invited 20 at
tn the funeral services az the residence
of his parents. Boothwyn Road, Marcus
Hook. Pa, on Saturday afternoon, az
o'clock. Interment nt Riverview cemetery.
WARD--ln this city, on Aiay g. 1918.
James. husband Of Mary Ward
Due notice Of funeral viii be given.
POWELL--Near Hare'e Corner, Del. on
MAY g. 1918. Elizabeth M, beloved wife
OF william r. Powell. IN her T2nd year
Relatives and friends are invited 20 at
tend the funeral service ~ the residence
of her Eon-in-law. John c. Walker, near
Hares Corner Del. on sunday afternoon.
May o. at go o'clock Interment at ST.
SAWDON-In this city, on MAY 1. 1915
Edwin G.. beloved husband OF Jennie
Morgan Sawucn, aged 81 years.
Relatives and friends members Of
American Lodge. No. 2I, A. o. IT, W, and
employees of III and IT Corporation. are in.
vited 20 attend the funeral services. AZ his
late residence No s04 ~ Harrison street.
on Saturday afternoon az $50 o'clock
Interment al Wilmington and Brandywint
cemetery
Evening journal., 1918-05-03
MARKEr SHOWS cHANeE.

81 the United Press.
NEW YORK, May 3-Tne stock mar
Evening journal., 1918-05-03

day and made very good records When
we received the orders on the 20th, the
three of us went direct to Hoboken
and so were the only ones to sail. Well
] viii stop now and add a few lines
when we get 10 port. We are an
chored now awaiting high tide
Got into port last night about o.
m. The only difference I see in the
people before we get or is that they
are wearing wooden soles on their
shoes They also have the daylight say
ing plan Well. will close for this
time hoping TO hear from you real soon.
Let dad ard others see this lefter so
that I viii save writing.
1t. James A. ODaniel.n
observer Aviation Section Signal
Corps, A. 2. f., France.
Evening journal., 1918-05-03

ket opened with fractional changes on
both sides OF the close. Marine was
off u at 23't, Crucible was up 4 at
65A u. S. Steel advanced y at 90 while
studebaker dropped she same fraction
to 81
Evening journal., 1918-05-03
METHODISTS TO PRAY
FOR U. S. TRIUMPH

Prayer meetings in the interest Of the
work OF the Methodist National War
Council. were arranged at a meeting
Of the Wilmington Committee yester-
day afternoon The joint meetings viii
be held as follows.
Wednesday, May 8-First District, at
McCabe Church, including Brandywine
and Eastlake. Speakers, the Rev. r L.
Nichols and Caleb E. Burchenal. Sec
Evening journal., 1918-05-03
LINEHRpooL COTTON

BY the United Press.
LIVERPOOL. May 3-Spots opened
quiet today with prices weak. Sales
amounted TO 5000 bales. Receipts were
5000 bales OF which 1900 bales were
Evening journal., 1918-05-03
NEW YORK COTTON

BY the United Press.
NEW YORK, May 3.--The cotton mar
ket opened weak today. May sold at
&c 20. on 5; July p GO, off 35; Sep
tember $3.50, or 90 October 2465,
of as.
Evening journal., 1918-05-03

: American. Good middlinss, new, 1872; ;
middllngs, old, 2i40
Futures, old contracts. May-June,
20i7.
Evening journal., 1918-05-03
LTEUT--COL. ELLISON HOME.

Lieutenant Colonel j Austin Ellison,
Of the 59th Pioneer Infantry Delaware
Reglmontl is home from Camp Dix for
a day or two.
Evening journal., 1918-05-03
sam LOyd's Brain Food
Ten Minutes 10 Digest This.
No. f66.

Here is a little problem that is 60
ing the rounds OF our upper social
circles, and is said TO be based on
an incident in the affairs oi two OF
our well-known society leaders.
u appears that Mrs. c. started out
10 call on Nine. X. and when she
reached the domicile Of the latter
found that Nine. X. had been gone
just eleven minutes on her way to
Mrs. C's. so Mrs C. at once returned
TO her own home.
Nine. X. reached the C. mansion
Is minutes after its mistress had
departed, so she retraced her steps
Toward her own home. On their re-
urn trips the ladies met at a point
ildway between their homes at lust
o'clock.
Can you figure out the exact time
that Nine. X. must have left home to
call on Mrs. c.
Evening journal., 1918-05-03
LOCAL SECURITIES

Laird end Company. dupont Building
furnish the following quotations on
local securities:
Arizona republican., 1918-05-30
ARIZONA WORK
 APPRECIATED

William c. McAdoo yesterday ex- pressed his appreciation of the work done by the Arizonians in the third Liberty loan campaign in a telegrS-a to H. J. McClung, chairman of the third Liberty loan campaign committee, through James K. Lynch, governor of the Twelfth Federal Reserve district of San Francisco.
 The telegram reads as follows:
 Fl. J. McClung:
 The secretary of the treasury, Hon. William G. McAdoo has instructed me to telegraph you the following mes- sage:
 Please accept my warmest con- gratulations on the magnificent suc- cess of the third Liberty loan. It is a triumph of sound war financing and is highly creditable to the intelligence and patriotism of the American people. hope that every purchaser of bonds will keep them for his own good and for his country's sake. Too much praise cannot be given to the patriotic men and women of the Liberty loan committees and organizations through out the country who have served with such extraordinary unselfishness and enthusiasm. I wish I could express to each one of them personally my grate- ful appreciation. Great are the re- sources of America. but greater are