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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-16
Exnectinn Too Much

The girl or boy who expects her
friends to be perfect has many disap-
pointment in store. Human nature Is
full of surprises, but perfection would
De the greatest surprise of all. Do not
be astonished when you discover some
little flaw in your friends character.
For unless love has blinded him, it ia
very certain that your friend has dis
covered similar flaw in yourself.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-16
INDIAN SUMNER AGAIN.

The brief spell of perfect fall wealth
er known as Indian Summer" is
now with US. The atmosphere is
smoky and the days warm and quiet.
Indian Summer lasts about ten DAYS
or two weeks
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-16
EXAMINES FRENCH BOMB:
EXPLODES AND KILLS TWO.

John Shoemaker of Des Moines, a
harness maker, was killed with an
other man when the former attempt
ed to open French hand bomb. The
bomb had been shipped to Shoemak-
er's sister by mail She brought it
into her brothers shop for him to
see. When the harness maker took
tools and attempted to open the bomb
it exploded with great force.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-16

Floris Gulick went to P. D. C. on
Monday.
Quite number of good strings of
fish caught here last week.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-10-16

John Veland of Stoughton, a car
penter. fell from scaffold and broke
both arms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
WAKE ROBIN.

The greatest Queen in all the world
and the one that has reigned longest
upon the Earth is Queen Flora, the
queen of all the Flowers since the
world began.
One year she awoke after a long
winters sleep. There were no
Flowers, no Grass. no Birds singing,
no Butterflies fitting about, none of
the glad things of Spring to welcome
her, and this made her very sad
Queen Flora saw just one Flower
on the bank of a little Brook, a Tril-
lium. She had been sleeping all the
Winter thru in the dark Earth where
Mother Nature had placed her to rest
when Jack Frost first appeared.
Gradually she had unfolded the green
Leaves that protected her as she
camo up thru the brown Earth and
faded dry Leaves. AS the Leaves
spread apart she herself appeared in
all her whiteness smiling up at the
Sun. How sweet and pure and fresh
she looked.
1t was just at this moment that
Queen Flora saw her and Trillium
bowed her head in reverence to her
Queen. In a grieved voice the Queen
asked, Where are all your sister
Flowers that none are here to well
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09

NOTED fast in the school circles. He
was at the head of a normal school
in Wellington for a period of time.
Before his death, Mr.. Stryker was
planning to increase his business en-
terprises considerably. 1t was only re-
Gently that the Democrat and Times
moved from his building. He planned
equipping his shop with lot of the
latest machinery. He had also just
completed the Jefferson hotel here.
Mr.. Stryker was man who believed
in simple life and was kind to and
popular with his employees, as evil
denced at his funeral. His employees
were pallbearers and his casket rested
in a bower of flowers, most of them
the gifts of employees and friends who
had been associated with him in bust
ness,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09

idt, Heine? I do nodt. Insteadt I
gedt oop und look ouidt der window
adt der scenery, und den painfully
und slowly carry all dose gardening
tools und things back to der cellar,
und insteadt bring oop der snow
shovel und go ouidt und clean der
snow from on top off der sidewalks.
Spring hass again nodt yedt came und
Winter ISIS still among US.
Now vot ISIS der use in dot, Heine :?
We know ven idt ISIS going to gedt
dark, und Likewise ven daylight iss
Gaming. SO why ISIS idt dot We ISIS kept
ignorant ven spring ISIS Gaming? May
pc der weather. ISIS nice und you plan
on going for a picnics, but insteadt
ven der time comes you go for a
sleigh ride. Likewise maybe you gedt
ouidt der bath-suitings. Do you go
swimming? You do nodt. Insteadt
you use der bath-suitings for a muf-
fler to put aroundt der neck. But
MAYBE idt ISIS all right after all.
Heine. Some peoples know too mooch
already.
Say, Heine, if I understood der
skituation correctly from vot der
NEWSPAPERS say, der soldchers are in
more danger when walking down
Knansas avenue Saturday nights und
Sundays than dey are ven locationed
in der trenches IF dot ISIS so, why
nodt invitation der Cherman army to
SO end der var. Personally 1 don't Pc
lief all vot / know. Heine half
been down town seferal Saturday efen-
ings now, und came home ven der
stores closed
Holing you are der same.
Your fader
LOUIE SCHNITZ.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09

come me this fair morning of the
Year," They are sleeping in their
little beds, my Queen. The Winter
has been long and cold, the Snow
was deep and the Sun had a hard
time to melt it away. But then, you
know, am one of the first to awaken
Still all should be waking up by this
time"
Then the Queen, smiling graciously
said, II will awake them" She waved
her wand over the sleeping, silent
Earth, and 10. there sprang to life
a thousand Flowers, graceful in form.
bright in their many colors. sending
their fragrance over all the land. She
waved her magic wand again, and
then came Birds and Butterflies and
Bees, the air was laden with hum and
song. And their gladstone voices
mingling with the fragrance of the
Flowers, told to men, the old, old
story, yet ever new, Spring is here
The Queen called Trillium to her
side and said to her. Each year
have much to do at this season and I
need a helper. 1 have task enough
to wake the Flowers 1t shall be
your task to awaken the Birds. The
Robin shall be the first true mark
of Spring. and as it is your duty to
awaken him, you shall be called
Wake Robin
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09

Mein dear son Heine:
Sometime yedt you will be anoder
John D. Roosenfelter, owing to your
money gedting qualities. However.
heremit ISIS der cneck as oosuaL
Veil, Heine, again hass Spring came.
Dot ISIS, idt hasS almost came some
days, und still oder days idt hass nodt
came, der latter off vich is mostly der
frequenter. Off course DER ISIS no dis
putting der fact dot der Creator hadt a
pretty goot eye ven he built der
Earth, but dere vos a few liddle~ ad-
justmendts dot He evidently over
looked. or else didn't try to fix Pc
cause He didn't half to live here any
way. Now, in mein opinion vot Mr..
Adam und Efe shouldt half done ven
dey looked der chob Offer vos to half
hadt Him come back und fix der reg
ulating machine SO der future gener-
atoms could tell chust ven Spring vos
canning. Maybe I am sitting puy der
window und look ouidt adj der sun
shine und der weather. is all nice und
warm, und pretty soon I~see a Robin
bird singing puy a tree top, all off
vich makes me think dot Spring bass
came So soon den 1 gedt all full oop
init excitemendt, und pegin to think
off dot garden vich I half planned for
der back yard. So down to der cellar
/ go und dig aroundt und find der
rake, und der hoe, und der shovel.
und likewise der lawn-mowering ma
chine, und oder tools und appliances
und carry dem all oop stairs on der
back porch. After vich 1 set der
alarm clock for 5 o'clock der next
morning, intending to gedt COP und
fix dot garden bright und early before
breakfast In der morning do 1 do
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
BUSCH A REAL PATRIOT
Harry Lloyd Tells OF His Work for
Government in War.

sNo American has been more patri
otto than August A. Busch. head of the
August A. Busch company. st. Louis.
according to Harry Lloyd, son of
George Lloyd, pastor of the st. Pc
tiers church in St. Louis. and state rep
resentative for the company. Lloyd is
in Topeka today.
"If one doesn't think Mr.. Busch is
a patriot, it might be well to recall
what he is doing in the war" said
LLOYD. Here are some of the things:
Subscribed for $4,000, 900 worth of
liberty bonds.
Subscribed $4,000 to the army
Y. M. c. A.
Subscribed 100000 to the Red
Cross.
Has turned over to the government
the American DIESEL engine plant. and
these engines are now being placed in
Uncle Sans submarines
Has purchased horses for every Of
ficer in the Missouri National Guard"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09

degrees. We also had a dust storm
which was Il rare one; there was a
terrific wind all day long which drove
the dust everywhere. I had basin
of water under my bed in the morning
and by night it was all mud
ct haven't had my ride in an aero
plane yet, altho 1 expect to get one
very shortly as they are in the air
constantly here, and there is chance
to get a ride early in the morning or
late in the afternoon, but so far, I
have been busy at those hours. 1t
was at this field that Vernon Castle
was killed about two weeks ago and
there are a number of spills every
day. But the majority of these do not
cause serious damage to anything but
the machine. The ambulance is sta
toned out in the middle of the field
while the f1iers are up. and it starts
as soon as it sees a fall.
Likes Army Life.\
TT is understood that the United
States government is to take over this
field about the middle of April and
we hope that we will then move into
the barracks that the 'Canucks' are
now using, for they have things fixed
up fine. I will be very glad to get at
my work, too, for altho I have had
plenty of work so far, yet it is not the
kind / enlisted for, and has consisted
merely Of shotelling coal and digging
out broken water mains. That last is
a fine job in this gumbo soil. I was
working on such a job night before
last and it took US until after mid
night working in water up to our
knees. 1 don't feel like an old army
man men yet, but have become ac-
customed to leggins, learned not to
put my shoes on before 1 do my pants.
and have ceased reaching for my hip
pockets, for my pants have no chew
ing tobacco pockets. So far, I like
the army much better than had ex-
pected. I think I am going to like
the aviation section better than the
other lines, for the officers here are
fine fellows and treat us almost as
equals
There is a rumor that the 379
squadron, to which I am assigned. is
to be kept here permanently, but 1
hope not, for now that 1 am in it, I
want to see all there is to see.
Il must close now. to lead out the
next victim who is to relieve the guard
on duty.
Yours very truly,
FRANK A. RIPLEY"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
Defeat And-German Teaching.

Austin, Tex. March By a vote
of % to ~ the Texas house today de-
feated the resolution urging the dis
continuance of the teaching of Ger
man in the State university and other
Texas public schools.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
ORDER MILL CLOSED
Hutchinson Operator Had Not Gotten
Government License.

HUTCHINSON operator HAD NOT GOttcn
Government License.
Wichita, Kan, March 9.-The Hern
Mill and Elevator company of Hutch
inson, Kan, has been ordered to quit
business by the enforcement division
of the United States food administra-
ton. Several complaints were for
warded to Walter P. Innes, United
States food administrator for Kansas,
by volunteer secret service men, re-
garding that mill.
These reports were referred to the
grain and milling division for action,
and the department of enforcement
decided to close the mill on the charge
of failure to obtain license. Recently
the mill owners applied for a license
but were refused because they had
failed to get a license earlier. Ac-
cording to J. E. Parker. special at
torney in the department of enforce
ment, the owner of the mill was very
obstreperous'' when asked to observe
the food rules and help win the war.
Following is a letter to Innes from
Parker which explains the situation:
I'VE have refused license to the
Hern Mill and Elevator company of
South. Hutchinson, Kan, as this man
has been operating since October s
without a license, and appears to be
very obstreperous. We have also
wired him to discontinue business i'm
mediately."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09

Miss Davis is surgical nurse at ths
Santa Fe hospital, and has been in
the service of the Santa Fe for a
number of years. She is a graduate
OF one of the large hospital training
schools of Chicago, and prior to her
preparation for the nursing profess
sion, she attended the Michigan Nor
NAL college, and was a teacher in
the Michigan schools. Her home
was at Bessemer, in the copper min
ing district of northern Michigan.
I have not the least idea" Miss
Davis said, where 1 am to be sent
They may send me to the French
front, or 1 may be placed in a hos
pltaL in England. 1 may be in the
field hospital force. or in the base
hospitals. 1t makes but little differ
ence to me, as the principal wish |
nave is to be where l can offer the
most service. 1 should not like to
know after this fight is all over. that
L had not used my training and spe-
cial equipment to give all the help L
could "
Take Seven Uniforms.
The nurses. like all the military
force, are Obliged to travel as Eight
as possible. They are expected to have
seven Red Cross nurse uniforms and
are allowed to take whatever amount
of Undertaking is necessary for
them, as well as such personal belong
ings as they need. Otherwise they
travel without baggage. They take
no dress up" clothes. The girls
going from here wear their tailored
suits to New York, and when they are
ready to sail they dob the uniform of
their order, ship their suits back
home, and receive from the govern
ment the wrap provided for them,
which is long, heavy cape.
Il am glad" Miss Davis said, ito
be sent in the spring. as it will give
me an opportunity to become acc,,s-
toned to the climate there before cold
weather begins. in case the war lasts
into another winter However any
one who has lived in a northern
Michigan climate need have no fear
of French or English winter, or even
of a Russian season, in case affairs
should turn out that we we've sent to
that country
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
Topeka Girl Responds to Call
of the Red Cross.
Santa Fe Hospital Nurse May
Leave Next Week.
MAY GO TO FRENCH FRONT
at Makes Little Difference to
Me-" She Tells Friends.
Each Nurse Expected To Take
Seven r. G.. Uniforms.

One of the first of the Topeka girls
to respond to the call for Red Cross
nurses for foreign service, is Miss
Florence Davis, of the Santa Fe hos
pital. She volunteered some months
ago, and was listed among those to
be sent with the next unit abroad. She
expects to be called between the
tenth and fifteenth of this month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09

She is in receipt of a letter from
Secretary McAdoo thanking her for
the pennies and her picture. which ac-
companied the letter written to the
department about what she has been
doing. In the letter of the secretary
he hopes her example will be followed
by all the children of the town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09

The Spalding Reading circle, Miss
Huycke president, sent $500 to the
Topeka chapter of the Red Cross this
week to help buy supplies for the
work rooms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-09
SHE is A PATRIOT!
Little Tot of Clayton, Kan, Saves Pen
MES to Buy Baby Bonds.

Clayton, kan, March 9.-This Nor
ton county town is making patriotic
history. Winnie May Pricer, born in
Decatur county, and only two years
and four months old, has saved one
thousand pennies and invested the
same in war baby bonds.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-08-15

alty announces the output of merchant ships by the allies and neutral nations for the three months ending June 30 exceeded the losses from all causes by 296.696 gross tons. The American wards are now turning out vessels with extraordinary rapidity. The launch ing of the first one from the great gov ernment yard at Hog island was at tended by President and Mrs Wilson.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-08-15
Drouth Stunted Sorghum Now Dangerous

Drouth Stunted Sorghum Now Dangerous
 The severe drouth that is be- ing experienced in large parts of the state is bringing with it a danger regarding which every farmer who grows sorghum should be warned" says Dean Martin Nelson.
 A number of cases of death of cattle have been reported to the Experiment Station resulting from eating sorghum, and the samples sent to us show well marked development of Prussic Acid poison in the stunted sor ghum.
 This poison acts very quickly and kills cattle when they have eaten only a mouthful or two. It is necessary, therefore. to exer else extreme caution to keep stock away from sorghum fields by keeping the fences up in good condition. Instances are known where cattle have broken in and have had tune only to take a mouthful when they were driven out of the field. yet the cattle died in a few minutes.
 Tt will require the greatest vigilance to avoid the loss of stock this year where sorghum is grown and is stunted by the drouth.' ''
The Carlisle independent., 1918-08-15

and town in the state. It is the duty of the merchants to adopt this plan. It will help their gov ernment and it will help them"
 County Food Administrators have also been requested to re port the number of cities and towns that have followed this re quest and adopted this impor. tant plan in the big war work program how being called to the attention of the business world.
 Walter M Ebel.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-08-15
Must Get License to Operate Gins

Notwithstanding repeated an nouncements on the subject, many persons have begun the erection of gins in various parts of the state, unmindful of the fact that before any enterprise of this nature may be operated it will be absolutely necessary to have license from the United States Food Administration. Ap- preciating the fact that it will DO doubt save considerable expepdi ture for those who may not real ize the necessity for a license, Hamp Williams, federal food ad ministrator for Arkansas. re- quests that all who contemplate erecting gins make application to his office before any work of this nature is undertaken.
 The United States Food Ad- roinistration has requested that all applications for gin be given careful investigation by state and county food administrators, and that gins that have been built and are being operated without the official license be stopped at once.
 The license to build and ope- rate gin," explained Mr. Will. Hams, will not cost tke appli- cant a penny. The license is free, but the government de. mands that application for per mission be made first. All who contemplate building gins should write to my office and we will give their application immediate consideration. Do not, however, go into the gin business without a license, for you will not get anywhere and only have endless trouble 1 hope this timely warn ing will be given due consideras tiOn.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-08-15
Hamilton Items

The Methodist protracted meeting closed Sunday after noon. The entire day was taken in worshiping God. There was nice large crowd all oay and we greatly enjoyed the preach ing. Rev. Fizer assisted from Tuesday throughout the week.
 Mrs. Grace Curtis is home now, after quite an absence.
 Mrs. Sallie Cole of Fairmount is spending this week with her sister and brother.
 We are needing a rain very much now as the crops are suf- fering badly.
 The fish fry given by Mr. Tol- bert was enjoyed by jolly crowd, last Saturday.
 MT. Sam Moore and daughter Mrs. Bates of Durant, Okla, are here visiting relatives and friends. They 5nce lived here and are thinking of returning to make this their home again. We will be very cla2 to have them with ns.
 Mrs. Harvey mas as her guests this week. her sister and broth-aI CT from Iowa They made the2 trip in a Studeoaker, and have a special driver with them.
 The Baptist meeting will be gin Sunday with Revs. Rochelle and Tomme.
 Bon Ami
The Carlisle independent., 1918-08-15
Get Ready

Now is the time that your hens will moult or shed their feathers This process is rather slow and Nature should be assisted. B. A. Thomas Poultry Remedy will help yopr hens to mouit causing them to shed earlier and be ready to lay when eggs are highest in the winter. If this remedy does not make good, we will.-Jno. D. Martin.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-08-15
Successful in Many Cities

desire acquiesce in the wishes of the War Industries Board, Wash
 ington, County Food Administra
 tors in Arkansas have been urged by State Food Administra
 tor Hamp Williams to get retail merchants il their respective communities to adopt the follow ing program:
 First, that delivery service be restricted to not more than one trlp a day ever each route. Second, that special deliveries be eliminated and that the privi. lege of returning merchandise be restricted to not more than three days.
 Third. that co operative deliv cry systems be organized wher- ever possible, especially in me dium and small sized towns. The foregoing plan, the food administration announces, has been found very successful in twenty one large cities of the country. Transmitting the state ment from the War Industries Board, the members of Mir. Will Hams official family in Arkansas are informed that:
 "Thirty-four epartmen stores in different cities show that by one delivery day they have been able to operate with 554 deliverymen where 864 were previously employed. This is saving of 8 per cent. These stores have saved 132 automo- piles out of $50 or 40 per cent. By restricting the privilege of returning merchandise to three days the amount returned has been reduced 36 per cent.
 In small stores the percent age of saving in men is frequent ly greater. In many cases one delivery day is enabling one de liveryman to do the work that formerly required two. Thirteen stores in Indianapolis have saved the services of 151 men. One re tail grocer now employs 2S deliv erymen in the place of 57 and has saved T horses and wagons out of 46. Another has saved 32 au- tomobiles and drivers. Forty two small grocers in New Jersey now operate with 61 deliverymen in the place of 116.
 'The Commercial Economy Board estimated some time ago that the labor of 100000 men could be saved by the introduc- tion of this plan throughout the country. This estimate now ap- pears to be conservative. It is possible that the labor of at least 125, ,000 men can be saved.
 The introduction of this pro- gram has not caused any hard ship on the employees of stores. It has enabled the merchants who have adopted the plan to avoid the necessity of reflling the positions of many men who have entered military service or engaged in essential war work. The conditions of work for those who remain in the delivery ser vice have not been rendered more difficult. On the contrary, the reduction in the number of deliveries has brought about shorter hours for the delivery men"
 State Food Administrator Hamp Williams says the plan is not entirely new to Arkansas. Some of the County Food Ad ministrators have already adopt ed this system. In Prescott all deliveries. it is reported, have been suspended. This action was taken at the request of mer- chants and County Food Admin istrator $. R. Young reports an immense saving in labor and eX- DenSe. together with entire sat.
The Carlisle independent., 1918-08-15

Patterson Bros. have a com plete line of tennis shoes in all sizes at the right prices. A If
The Carlisle independent., 1918-08-15

ROOFING PUTTY-We have it.-Arkmo Lumber Com pany. 39-tf
The Carlisle independent., 1918-08-15
NEWS REVIEW 0F
 THE GREAT WAR
British and French Begin New Offensive Between Albert
 and Mont0idier.
HAIG DIRECTS THE DRIVE

Allies Force Crossing of the VesIe Hiv- CT in Face of Strong Resistance Plans for Siberian Expedition March States American
 Army Program.