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Evening star., 1918-07-21

marked; 1t lacked sincerity and could
impose on no one: OF this he seemed
himself aware. for. again the ready
hush ran from forehead to neck. and
with deprecatory. glance which in
eluded the silent detective he vehe-
mently exclaimed:
ri am poor ut lie. I see that you
will have the whole truth. 1t was on
her account crossed the ocean. It
was by dogging her innocent steps
that came to the museum this morn
ing. / am a man of means, and l can
do as please. When l said that had
spoke the truth. never have: yet my
Interest in her was profound. have
never seen any other girl or woman
whom l was anxious to make my wife.
Z hoped to meet and woo her in this
doing so in my own. did not see
her till night or so before she sailed.
and then 1t was at the theater. where
tho sat with some friends in an
What 1Ga sns sad sh' she wss leaving
England. She was going to America
to live; and she mentioned the steam-
or on which she expected to sail. 1t
may strike you as impetuous.
All that, but next morning 1
|aqocnred my passage on that same
5hip. AS have just said. / am my
own master and can do as please.
and I4pleased to do that. But for all
the opportunity which a voyage some-
making her acquaintance on ship
board, much as I desired It. I was
Ill for the first three days and timor-
ous the rest. I could only watch her
moving about the decks and wait for
the happy moment in which / might
b able to do her some service. But
that moment never came. and now 1t
never will come"
The mournfulness with which this
was uttered seemed genuine. The
coroner was silenced by 1t. and 1t
was left to Mr.. Gryce to take up the
conversation. This he did with the
same show of respect evinced by DR..
Price.
coAfdence." said he. ''of course, you
can tell us this young girls name."
"Angeline-Angeline Willetts. I
What shipT
THE Castania. from Southampton"
I'VE are greatly obliged to you for
this information. 1t gives us the
much-wanted clue to her identity.
Aageline wiiletts! Whom was she
"A Nine. Duclos. French, lady.
I once spoke to her"
you did? And what did you say?"
Il bade her good morning as we
we're passing on the main-deck stairs.
But she did not answer, and was
not guilty Of the impertinence again."
slI see. Such, then, was the situa-
ttdn up to this morning. But since?
How did 1t happen that young girl,
six hours after landing in this coun-
try, should come to place like this
without a chaperon?'
II don't know what brought her
here: can only tell you why came.
When she left the dock was stand-
Inf near enough to hear the orders
Mime. Duclose gave on entering the
CAB. Naturally, mine were the same.
! have been In New York before, and
knew the hotel. If you will consult
the Universal's register for the day
you will find my name in 1t under
hers. You will understand why I
shrank from confessing to this fact
before. held her in such honor-I
was and am SO anxious that no shad-
ow should fall upon her innocence
from my poor story Of secret and un-
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
Kicked Himself to Freedom.

Prisoners Of war have haG many
thrilling adventures In their attempts
to escape across the German frontier,
but it would be hard to find more re-
markable story than the following, told
in a Dutch paper: Four British es-
caped prisoners of war, one F.encn-
man and seven Russians arrived at
Oldenzaal, besides two German desert
ers. An amusing incident took place
in the case of one Of the Russians.
He was seized by the German sentry
when in the act Of crossing the from
tier, and in the course Of the ensuing
struggle threw himself on the ground.
He fell half way on Dutch and hall
way on German territory. The Dutcn
sentry came to his rescue and tried 10
pull him across by the shoulders. Inc
German pulled at the other end. When
the Russian found that the Dutchman
was helping him he started kicking
with all his might, With the happy re-
suit that he was safely pulled onto
Dutch territory.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
THIRTY YEARS WAR PLAQUES
Sweeping Away Of Lives was Fright
full, Combatants Themselves
Being Mswn Down.

In the famous Thirty Years war, it
Is estimated, the population Of central
and western Europe was reduced from
thirty millions to less than fifteen mil
lions, and vet during the whole OF that
time there were only forty important
battles fought, and their total death
casualties did not reach half q million.
All the rest of, the frightful sweep
ing away of life was from plague and
famine, which not only followed In the
wake Of the armies, but moved down
the combatants themselves.
Nor was the deadly work OF these
fierce partners of Wharf.-The terrible
triple alliance of the prayer book.
plague, pestilence and famine-con-
fined to the civil populations. They
played equal havoc in the ranks of the
armies themselves.
Even as recently as the days OF Gus
tavus Adolphus that great captain is
said to have broken up his winter quar-
ters and begun his summer campaign
nearly two months earlier than he had
intended. because at the rate at
which his soldiers were dying from dis
ease in their huts and barracks he
would soon have had no army left TO
campaign with.
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ALBA NEWS.

Mrs. Moss johnson has returned
home from his visit to Missouri.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burt Allen and family
visited during the holidays in Des
Moines. =7... .....'-
Miss Alberta Robinson is to take
her holiday vacation with her grand
mother in Cedar Rapids.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Miller, Mrs.
Lula Miller and Master Mack Nc
Carthy are visiting week holiday at
the home Of Cornelius Thomas.
Mrs. Anna Thomlin Of Des Moines
is visiting at the home of Mrs. Ed
Butler and her many friends in AL
bia.
A surprise party was given by Mrs.
Chas. Washington at their home on
Mr.. Chas. Washington. A very nice
time was had by all present. Mrs.
Brenshaw of Ottumwa was out Of
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KNOXVILLE, IOWA.
Especial to Bystander.)
This Weeks Items

The program Xmas eve at the MT.
Zion Baptist church was rendered very
nicely, after which the little hearts
were made glad by receiving so many
gifts. Everybody seemed to enjoy and
admire the tree.
y Xmas day Mr.. and Mrs. Frank john
son Of Hawkeye, also Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan Graves, were the guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Artie Nelson.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Ziek Channey were
afternoon visitors of Mrs. Jessie Rob-
inson.
Mrs. Archie McWhite and son have
returned home.
h Little Delmus Johnson has been very
i'll, but is reported some better at this
writing. .....
Mr.. Taylor and daughter, Gertrude,
have returned home from Des Moines,
where they went to spent Xmas.
Mr.. Sam Lee was in Knoxville on
Friday of last week on business.
The school teacher of Hawkeye left
to spend Xmas at Garden Grove, Iowa,
with her parents. Mr.. Chas. Allen &C
companied her home. .
MIR. and Mrs. Bert Henderson of
Hawkeye are visiting relatives in Os-
kaloosa.
Mrs. Lee Needy has returned home,
after a few days visit in Des Moines.
Mr.. Joe Kelly Of Hawkeye is visit
ing relatives in Des Moines.
Quite a change in the temperature
in this part of the vicinity this week.
Last Weeks Items.)
The committee are busy arranging
a program to be rendered Xmas eve.
Mr.. j. l.. Nelson and family were
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town guest.
M. and Mrs. Cornelius Thomas en-
tertained their children at dinner on
Xmas day. They consisted OF MRS.
Lula Miller, Master Mac Mccarthy,
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Miller and
daughter, Dorothy, Mr.. and Mrs.
Pearl Thomas, Misses Edith Thomas,
Frances Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs. Brit
tain Thomas. A bountiful repast was
served and the family rejoiced and
wished for many happy Xmas days.
Dinners and dinner parties during
Xmas: Mr.. and Mrs. Pearl Thomas,
Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Davis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Brittian Thomas, Mr.. and Mrs.
Richie and Mrs. E. F. Butler.
The A. M. E. Sunday school did
credit to their little band on Christ
mas eve, under the SUPPLEMENTARY
of Mr.. Chas. Washington, who decor
ated the church in artistic style with
evergreen and Christmas bells and a
tower for presents, with Mr.. Leroy
Burns as Santa Claus in full dress. A
program by the choir and children OF
the school. Visitors, Mr.. Kirklin King
and friend of Buxton, Mrs. Virgie
Bunns of Hooking, Mrs. Robinson and
little Miss Evaline and Mr.. Singleton
and Miss Singleton, who spoke and
sang solos, from Hooking, and Mr..
Smith and several others from Hlte-
man.
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the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Graves
at Hawkeye on Sunday.
II Mr.. Ben Hill was a HaWkeye WIS.,
tor Sunday.
Mrs. Minnie Wilson was in Buxton
on business Sunday. .,,
Mrs. J. H. Wooding and Mrs. WIN
BRYANT were in Knoxville on Saturday
on business.
Mrs. Bessie McWhite and one son
| left for Des Moines on Sunday morn
ing to visit relatives.
Master Oscar Richie is visiting rel
atives in Des Moines
Rev. O. B. Smith pastor OF hawk
eye church, preached an excellent ser
mon Sunday morning and evening.
Deacon James Jacob of Knoxville at
tended the meeting.
The hall of Anderson is completed
and they are giving dances twice
week, also moving pictures twice
week. Dances Monday night and sat
urday night. Pictures Sunday nlght
and Thursday night. -,
Mr.. j. L. Nelson was IN knoxVnle
on Saturday on business.
We are expecting black Xmas IN
thi spart of the vicinity-no snow.
Let each of us in our glee thank Co..
That we may in His likeness be-
And if we're laid beneath the sod,
Prepare to go the way he trod.
Composed by Cora L. Bryson.
Mrs. Willie Red was in Knoxville
on Saturday on business.
There was born to Mr.. and Mrs. ..
B. johnson of Knoxville, Iowa, little
baby girl.
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Teaching Child % Read.

A child is best taught to read in the
natural method, by means OF objects
His words or short sentences contalD~-
ing the same words repeated in dit.
ferent connection, are written on the
blackboard, and he quickly learns tc
recognize these and to read ut sight,
FIST words in script, then in type
When he is made to copy the black
board words ut each lesson, he learns
to read and write both at the same
time.
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Sausage Makers Repartss.

An old story which Is being revlveu
nowadays concerns two rival sausage
makers. They lived on opposite sides
Of q certain street In London, and one
day one of them placed over his shop
the legend, 1--WE sell sausages TO the
gentry and nobility of the country"
The next day, over the way, appeared
the sign, ''We sell sausages to the gen.
try and nobility of the whole coun-
try" Not to be outdone, the rival put
up what he evidently regarded as
fnal statement, namely: eve sell xau-
sages to the king" Next. day there
appeared over the door 0fs the first
sausage maker the simple expression
of loyalty, "God save the ling
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decorated and filled with many beau
tiful gifts for the Sunday school, chill
dren and all present. The church was
very well crowded to hear the recltals.
We would be pleased to enjoy many
more Christmases of this kind, al,
though the weather has been severely
cold most of the time.
Fred Johnson of Gravity is home
from Des Moines with his beautiful
bride. God be with them in the mar
riage circle. ~ i. .., ~
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BEDFORD, IOWA.
Especial to the Bystander.)

Especial to the Bystander.)
We are glad to welcome the absent
ones of few of the families in Bed
ford again in 1917 at our Christmas
gatherings. 1t seems like oil dtlmes
to meet them once more.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Keene had
quite an enjoyable gathering at their
residence, all Of their daughters being
presen tat a family dinner on Wednes-
day, December 26th. Those present
were Mrs. Laura B. Stark, Mrs. J. A.
Ashford, now living in Bedford, Iowa,
Mrs. C. A. White of Red Oak, Iowa,
Mrs. Daisy Martin and son Of Red
Oak, Iowa, Mrs. Maud Brown and hire
two little sons and Miss Theo. Moore,
all of Red Oak, Iowa. None of the
sons were able to be present at this
time.
Mr.. Green Lucas also had very
pleasant time with the ihgathering OF
his children around the fireside once
more. Both of his boys being present
at this time and four of his girls, Mr..
William Lucas Of Cheyenne, Wyo., Mr..
Bud Lucas, living in Bedford, Mrs.
Burtie Baily of Buxton, Miss Gertie
Lucas, teacher in one of our Iowa
schools, Miss Helen Lucas, who is
home from college to spend Christ
mas, also Miss Alice Lucas. All are
having a lovely time meeting old
frineds at home once more.
Mrs. Winnie Robinson had the pleas
ure of entertaining one Of her daugh-
tiers, Mrs. Ada Dunkin, from st. Jo-
seph, Mo. Il
All the rest of the Afro-Americans
living in this vicinity seem to be we'll.
The Mission Circle met at Mrs. D..
Prices. Everyone seemed to enjoy
themselves.
On Christmas eve the Second Bap-
fist church gave Christmas wheel,
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-04
Cats Standing in Rome.

Tn Rome the cat gave the first ev1.
dence of predatory instincts and MS
value as a mice destroyer. Agathlcus,
whose pet partridge had been killed
and eaten by a cat, denounces him as
one of the devouring dogs of Actaeon.
Pliny and Palladius praise him for his
destruction Of mice and rats, while
Caesars soldiers carried the faces OF
cots e,nblazoned on their banners.
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4imnlest Of Clements.

Condensed milk applied to the edges
of the pieces of broken china Will Keep
the article as intact as the majority
of eements on the market today, writes
Edwin w. Ely in letter to the Elec-
trical Experlmenter. Mr.. Ely adds
that he has mended saucers that have
withstood washings in hot water. ana
has mended telescope lens OF fairly
hrge size with this unique cement.
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Eat.

IT admit that it is much Of m effort
to keep your spirit from growing tat
as to keep your body from growing
fat" says Margaret Deland In the
Woman's Home Companion. 1T
means making sacrifices you will give
up potatoes to keep your body light !
YOU viii! have to give up faultflndint
and gossip to keep your heart light
But the effort pays"
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MASON CITY, IOWA.
Especially

Miss Irma and Mr.. Alonzo Caldwell
entertained Miss Alma and Mr.. Alvin
Donegan at dainty 6 o'clock dinner
party Christmas day at the home OF
their mother, Mrs. Rebecca Caldwell,
AIS Massachusetts, avenue. All spent
an enjoyable time and at an early
hour in the evening departed for the
theater.
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Dlff,cult Achievement

My young friends" said member
Df the board of trustees, who was ad-
dressing the school. "let me urge upon
you the necessity of not only reading
good books, but also Of owning them,
20 that you may have access to them
ct all times. Why, when l was a
young man used frequently to work
all night to enrn money to buy books,
and then got up before daylight and
read them" @ +.
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Exaggerated.

When we reflect upon the white OF
an egg that has been sitting around In
the refrigerator, apparently waiting
to be used up in something, almost
ever since we can remember, we think
that all this talk about the American
housewives reckless extravaganza is
somewhat exaggerated after all-Co-
luEabus (ChiO) State Journal. IT,.
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Glxlna Happiness.

Giving Happiness.
TO give happiness and to do good 10
our only law, our anchor of salvation.
our beacon light and our reason foe
existence.-Henn Frederic Amiel. f
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There's 4 Difference.

An epigrammatist says classlcc'
education is for conversation and the
other kind for use.-Pittsburgh Dis
patch. "
Oxford eagle., 1918-05-16
INVEST IN HUMANITY
By JOHN OLIVER LA GORGE
Associate EdItsr. National Geographic Magazine

GUTTER Little Children to come unite me-" de-
~ clared the compassionate Christ.
But never since He dwelt in flesh upon the earth
have there been many Little Children" In need Of
compassion
There are the Little Children" who have gene 70
France fer you and me and for Christsndon and by
going have given their ALL Can you do less? Shall
ysu keep from your boy your neighbors bey that
which is symbolic of the Compassionate One by neg
lecting the call of the Red Cross Mother!
Then there are the uncounted Little Children"
of allies who have fallen wounded and i'll in de-
fense of their home hres. Who but the Red Gross
Mother know the suffering the anguish, Of the
shell-torn, thirststricken soldier who es upon the
ghostly bed of No Mans Land! Will you deny him
the life-giving cup?
Think also Of the Little Children" Of devastated
lands Some are Little Children in size and tender
years. Others alas. mature in stature and age,
but the less Little Children" in their helpless
ness-thsir abject need. Can we in plenty with
hold from them the bare bread Of existence! Can
still inner voice with the thought that others
will bear our burden, when in our heart We must
know that there othe1l
The Red Cross helps no one who does net need
help hundred times more than need the msnsy
Therefore let give. give until we feel it. give until
II pinches. Then and only then we shall knew that
have indeed offered the Little Children Of the
the tender compassion of . nation.
Oxford eagle., 1918-05-16
SAYS LEMON JUICE
WILL REMOVE FREcKLES
Girls Make this cheap beauty ,otlen
10 clear and whlten your skin.

Squeeze the juice of two lemons into
bottle containing three ounce. - -
orchard white, shake well, and you have
= quarter pint of the best freckle and
Tan lotion, and complexion beautifier. At
very, very small cost.
Your grocer has the lemons and anv
drug store or toilet counter viii supply
three ounces of orchard white for a ia.s
cents. Massage this sweetly fragrsnt
lotion into the face, neck, arms ana
hands each day and see how freckIes ana
biemishes disappear and how clear, soss
ana white the skin becomes Yea Il
Oxford eagle., 1918-05-16
like MOTHER
USED TO MAKE
Khaki Clad Boy With a Lump in
Throat Welcomes Home
Cooking.

Imagine your boy on q troop train
bound for some United States seaport
where a transport lies ready TO take
him and his regiment "ovsr there"
He never felt healthier In his life-in
body. In mind1 II he finds moments
when his thoughts begin to race bach
toward you. wondering what you are
doing, can you blame him IL occasion
ally something Jumps In his throat
about as comfortable a. q billiard baIlf
And then the train grinds to q stand
still Some one yells. Big eats: oh.
bcyr as several Red Cross uniforms
cash out In the crowd on the staten
platform For here is q Red Crsss
emergency canteen. Here he can sst
ce1se-good. hot conee-sandwichss
candy. tobacco. fruit. postal cards ana
almost anything that he may have for
ge<ten.
Does II help his spiritsi Does n,
Does IL cheer him 10 get these snacks
Of good home tasting food served by
women like those in his own faniiyi
Probably the most valuable part Of the
Red Cross csnteen service work Ia the
eject OF the smile and cheer from the
women who are In charge. Soldierv
write frequently such messages a the
following, indicating their spprscss-
tion Of this branch Of Red Crsu
work:
The Red Cnoss OF Chicago net IN
with coffee, sandwiches and post carda
1 hope the Montana women are al de-
ing the same. Chicago sure is a bss
city and plenty Of pep. Join the Red
Cross and help the boys who have vol.
unteered their lives"
There are now more than 500 AZ
these Red Cross canteens or refresA.
ment units located az the important
railroad eenters In the United Stsse~
Every commander Of a troop train hs,
list OF tisese canteens. 90 that he cs.
call upon the Red Cross for this s>rv.
Ice a. these stations en- route.
Oxford eagle., 1918-05-16

prsciatien and win aAniratien fer the
maEnincsat dash with which the Amer
lean Red Cross has brought u power
ful aid In eur recent 1isfsrtune. We
attribute great value to the cooper.
ton which will be given ~ against the
common enemy By the predigious
activity and by the exueerant and con.
sistent force which are peculiar TO the
American people
And this mind yeu, was only a little
over month after the American Reu
Cross made its triumphant dash into
ItalyI
Oxford eagle., 1918-05-16

SURGEONS agree that in case Of
Cuts, Burns. Bruises and Wounds. tie
FIRST TREATMENT is most imDor-
txnt- When an EFFICIENT antisep
tic is applied promptly. there Is no
danger Of infection and the wound be-
girs 10 heal AZ once. For use on man
or beast. B0R0ZONE is the IDFAI.
ANTISEPTlC and HEALIN
AGENT. Buy it nov nd be ready
fog an emergency. Price 25c, Soc. 81 90
and $I50- Sold BY A. II. Kcnaol Adv
Oxford eagle., 1918-05-16
What the Italian Premier Thinks OF
the American Red Gross

When the Austrisns last October
rsufed the Italian Army by trickery
and drove before them half q million
refugees. the part which the American
Red Cross played In ehis stupendous
tragedy will 90 down In the history Of
Italy and the world as one Of the most
MAGNIFICENT dashes OF relief work that
has ever come 20 light
Listen TO what the Italian Premier
said Of this work I'm his address At the
opening OF Parliament early last De
cember.
''our soul Is stirred again with ap
Oxford eagle., 1918-05-16
Women Give $36, ,000, 900.

Thousands Of patriotic women In sll
parts Of the United States are freely
giving their time TO make surgical
dressings. knit goods. hospital gar.
ments, comfort kits. socks and sweat.
ers. The value of this labor given by
American women 10 estimated at Sse.
600. 900 year.
Oxford eagle., 1918-05-16
GROWING HOGS.

For q hog TO be profitable he must
be kept growing from birth to mar.
keting age. He cannot be proftable
unless he is healthy. He can always
be in q Droft-producing condition Il
he is fed B. A. Thomas Hog Pow
der. We positively tell you that thi,
remedy prevents cholera. remoyes
worms and cures thumps. If the pow.
der does not make good, we win
CARTER'S DRUG STORE. ADV
Oxford eagle., 1918-05-16
OLD FALSE TEETH WANTED
DON'T MATTER If BROKEN

= e pay up 70 Is dollars per set. Also
sash for Old Gold, Silver and broker
5cweiry. Check sent By return mail
'lcods held 10 days for sender's an
.rcval Of our offer. Mazer's Tooth
: aSeciaity. Dept. A. 2007 s. 5th St
Philadelphia, Pa. o.
Oxford eagle., 1918-05-16
Eating Something

Some one remarked to lr...shmaa
AcLarty the other night tnat his
clarinet had been eating green apples
How about il Nc? (those high notes ,,
Oxford eagle., 1918-05-16

The Red Cross operates In France a
motor truck transportation service
with $50 motor trucks