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The state herald., 1918-02-15
infant. Thanks. I'd Just as lief have

infant. Thanks. I'd Just as lief have
my own"
"Oh, she isn't acclimated yet, that's
all. Do you think she looks like me2
"No, Jerry, I don't" said Lark can
didly. II never considered you q
dream of loveliness, by any means, but
in due honesty must admit that you
don't look like that"
"why. 1t hasn't any hairi" Connie
protested.
"well. give 1t time," urged the baby'a
father. 'Be reasonable. Connie, What
can you expect in fifteen minutes"
"But they always have little hair.
she insisted.
mo, indeed, they don't, Miss Con.
nie," he said fiatly. "For II they al.
ways did, ours would have.
"Now don't try to let on there's any.
thing the matter with her. for there
isn't.-Look at her nose, II you don't
like her hair.-What do you think Of a
nose like that now2 Just look at It."
Eyes. we're looking at It," was the
grim reply.
"And-nnd chin-look at her chin.
See here. do you mean to say you are
making fun Of Fairy Harmer1 Come
on, tootsie. Wen 60 back upstairs.
They're crazy about us up there"
"Oh, see the cunning little footies."
crowed Connie.
"Here, cover 'em up said Jerry anx.
iously. "You mustn't let their feet
stick out. Prudence says SO. It's con-
sidered very-er, bad form. I believe"
"Fairy! Honestly, Jerry, is 1t Fair? ?
When did you decidei"
"Oh, long time ago." he said,
years ago, guess. You see. we al
ways wanted girl. Prue didn't think
she had enough experience with the
stronger sex yet, and Of course I'm
strong for the ladies. But it seems
that what you want is what you don't
get. So we decided to call her Fairy
when she came, and then we wanted
a boy, and talked boy. and got the girl !
Let 60. Connie. It Is my daughters bed
time. There now. there now. baby.
was she her daddy's little girlr'
Flushed and laughing. Jerry broke
away from the admiring, gigglIns,
nearly fearful girls. and hurried up
stairs with Jerry Junior.
But Fairy stood motionless by the
door. "Prudence's baby" she whis-
pered, "Tittle Ehiry Harmerf -
Mmmmmmm
The state herald., 1918-02-15
hs Took His Tin Hat on.

A man staggered down the trench
with blood running over his face and
over his uniform. There was 20 lit
tie room at this point that we had
to natten against the wall to permit
him to pass. Close behind was an
other soldier with q small red cross
on his sleeve. not 4 Red Cross nurse
- they never are at the front. He
started to tell Us that the wounded
man had Just taken his helmet of
but the wounded man preferred to
tell the story himself. II Just took
on me tin hat to scratch me blooming
top piece when whang Shrapnel. And
now It's me back to blighty under me
own power" He wobbled on.-London
Chronicle.
The state herald., 1918-02-15
Onterehanoe,

This prohibition proposition" com
msnted Broncho Bob. won't be WORK.
In right for Crimson 0uIch until jug
Vile gets Just m dry NJ We are"
"why should you care about neigh.
boring settlemcntf''
swell. It's little too close. Some O.
the boys are diftin' into the way Of
spending their money for liquor In jug.
Vile and usin' old Crimson 0ulch - Q
sort Of dormitory to sleep Il or"
The state herald., 1918-02-15

$3.50 men In camp unit for duty for
want Of clothes. OF this number
scarcely a man had pair Of shoes. Al.
though the total Of the army exceeded
1900 men. the effective rank and file
amounted to 5.012. Their clothes were
In tatters. The Quaker Isaac Pott
tells US Of Washington's prayer at Val.
ley Forge. how. AZ he traversed the for.
est. he heard q fervent voice. Ap
proaching nearer. whom should he be-
hold. In a kind Of bower. but the com.
mander in chief on his knees praying
to the Ruler Of the Universe. At the
moment when Friend Potts. concealed
by the trees, came up. Washington was
interceding for his beloved country.
When he reached home his wife asked
the reason for his agitation.
"T have this day seem replied he.
what I shall never forget. II George
Washington be not q man Of God. am
mistaken. and still more shall be dis.
appointed II God. through him, does
not perform some great thing for the
country"
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carsFs awakening 70 lNSs
seriousness reveals the career
for which she was destined.
(To BE coNTiNUEDJ
Her Gxpsnslve Hat.

A woman In London entered Q car
rather out Of breath and presented .
singular appearance, for instead Of .
hat she wns balancing u huge basket
on her hcnd with M much grace aud
ease ms " It lind been her Sunday
bonnet. She could Just manage to get
through the doorway. but she snt down
with tho basket gracefully poised on
hci hcnd.
All fares, please" snid the conduc.
tor. "And I shnli want twopcncc for
that thcrc basket, num-"
"Get AWAY with YER" she snid. "D'ye
charge anything for Indies hntsr
mo. num-"
"Th,n get on with yer work. This
'er basket is a.yoing TO b. my hat"
The state herald., 1918-02-15
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

has been household remedy all oves
the civilized world for more than half
century for constipation. intestinal
troubles, torpid liver and the generally
depressed feeling that accompanies
such disorders. II II . most valuable
remedy for indigestion or nervous dys
pepsia and liver trouble. bringing %
headache, coming up Of food. palpita.
ton Of heart and many other symp.
toms. A few doses Of August Flower
will Immediately relieve you. II II Q
gentle laxative. Ask your druggist
Sold In all civilized countries.-Adv.
The state herald., 1918-02-15
A KLOND|KE TO THE
REAL FARMER
A Western Canada Crop EstImat.
ed at $4,000, Makes
$4,000.

Messrs. Harris. formerly of Audu-
bon. Iowa, wrote the Audubon Advo-
cate" expressing their satisfaction Of
things In Western Canada. They To-
Gated at Makepeace, Alberta. They
say there are those who make good,
and those who fail. The former are
those that land agents refer to when
advertising their land. But" contin.
ues the letter, "A great many Of the
farmers In this vicinity pay for their
land with their first crop. A man
near here bought section Of land In
the year 1915 for e28 per acre. He
broke 800 acres Of the land during the
summer Of 1915. In the fall Of 1915
be threshed 10000 bushels Of wheat.
which paid for his land. all expenses
and had balance Of $4,000. In tho
fall Of 1917 he threshed nearly a.
much OF the other half Of the section.
At the present time he would not take
$50 per acre for his land.
ave have had flve crops in Alberta.
The two dry years (1014-1017) our
wheat made 20 and 80 bushels to the
acre respectively. In 1915 we raised
10 bushels Of wheat to the acre ON
summer fallow. The best results are
obtained by plowing or breaking In
the summer. working 1t down In the
fall 80 that 1t will retain the moisture.
Thus farming one-half your ground
each year.
"Persons owning land here and still
living In the States should, II they
don't feel themselves able to come up
here and finance themselves until they
could get their nrst crop. get some Of
their land broken and worked down
In the fall before they come. The
next spring they could come and put
in the crop. fence and put up their
buildings. This way they have to
walt only one summer for their iirst
crop.
ut is not advisable for a person to
come here In the spring, break out
land and put 1t in crop the first year,
because the moisture Is not in the
ground and a failure IL almost Ger
tain unless It Is an exceptionally wet
year.
zone Of the boys from that locality,
Mr.. Peder NJ. Jensen came to Alberta
last spring. He bought a 5000 Rum
ely Oil-Pull engine on the 9Th day Of
June. 1917. After that date he broke
1.100 acres Of prairie sod for which
he received an average Of $500 pss
acre.
"dr. Hansen from your community,
was up here last fall with several
prospective land buyers from that
nelghborhood. At that time be In.
quIred the value Of the crop on the
section we were farming. We told
him that It would probably make in
the neighborhood Of $4,000. This
same crop when sold brought nearly
$4,000. The most Of It being sold
when prices were low for the year..
Advertisement.
The state herald., 1918-02-15

Some people use religion M . cloak
and some use II ~ an umbrella.
The state herald., 1918-02-15
Fiery RED plmplee,

A hot bath with Cuticura Soap follows0
By an application Of Cuticura Oint.
ment to distressing ecxcmas, etc.
proves their wonderful properties. For
free samples address "Cuticurn, Dept
=. Boston" At druggists and BY mail.
Soap -. Ointment 26 and 6O.-Adv.
The state herald., 1918-02-15

When some people are praying for
sunshine and others for rain nothing
much happens.
The state herald., 1918-02-15

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-13
Special Despatch 10 The suS.

Greenwich. Conn, Oct. 1.-the war
charity horse show of the Greenwich
Riding Association attracted more than
one THOUSAND persons this afternoon, bot
several thousand more would have been
there had not rain interfered. The COM
petition was very keen and the quality
OF the horses and ponies displayed was
excellent The riding. especially Of
tho young women who went over the
fences, kept the onlookers on the qui
vive.
The riding competition for children
less than IL years Of age attracted a
big entry and had to be divided into two
sections In the first section Frederick
Kimbley won on Flying Machine, with
Berton II. Jackson and Peekaboo second.
In the second section the winner was
Miss Becky Lanier's Evangellne. with
Miss Harriott Jacktpn's Loose Change
second.
Miss Lanier held the most prominent
place among the ribbon winners. Her
Down East and Blackberry were the
best team Of hunters. In the jumping
event for hunters to clear the obstacles
abreast she had the field to herself. She
took the blue with Down East and Boil
Ing and second place with Becky and
Mayfiower
In the class for hunters to perform
over seven fences Miss Lanier once more
had a monopoly with Down East and
Boiling.
In the saddle horse class Miss Lanier's
Blackberry was forced to concede the
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OLD FEDERAL PARK
AIR MAIL STATION
Government Takes OUer the
/ Plant at Harrison.

A useful purpose finally has been
found for the Newark Federal League
park at Harrison. now the possession
of the National and American leagues
The Postmaster-General has asked the
permission of the major leagues to use
tho field for the New York 20 Washing
ton air mail service. The leagues
promptly gave their consent.
II Is tho intention of the post office
officials TO have the air mail men drop
the New York mail of at the Harrison
park instead OF taking IL TO Belmont
Park in Long Island. as Is now being
done. The mail then can be placed in
the Hudson tube at the Harrison station
and sent direct TO the downtown Post
Office. BY using the Harrison hall
park It Is figured that tho air service
between New York and Washington will
be cut down fully half an hour.
The Government for some time had
been searching for a suitable field much
closer TO the heart of New York than
Belmont Park. AS much of the mail
will be delivered by air after tho war
II Is the intention of the Government
to erect quite an cir station at the old
Federal Park.
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MORRIS HIGH TAKES
FLUSHING INTO CAMP
Valdez, krassner and Nev-
man Lead in 1876 Victory.

Flushing High Schools football team
yesterday was defeated by Morris High
at Clason Point, 10 to 6. Three OF the
regular Flushing players are laid up
with Spanish influenza. which made Il
necessary for putting IN the three green
men. Morris also played without the
services OF Its regular back field These
players also are down with Spanish in
fluenZa,
Valdez, ]. Krassner and Newman led
the Morris team to victory over tho
Long Islanders. In the opening quarter
Townsend fumbled ]. Krassners kickoff.
Newman recovered the ball and ran 20
yards for a touchdown. Krassner failed
to kick goal. Morrls's second touchdown
came in the second quarter after n 40
yard forward pass. I. Krassner to
Walder. This planted the ball on Flush
ing's one yard line. I. Krassner then
went over for a touchdown and kicked
the following goal.
Townsend. Flushing's fullback, scored
the Long Islanders lone touchdown
early In the final quarter. At the end
of the third quarter the whistle found
the ball on Morris's one yard line. In
the first play In the fourth quarter
Townsend tailed his teams touchdown,
went over the top for 6 points, but failed
to kick goal. The lineup:
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LIBERTY BOND WINS
ON JAMAICA COURSE
With Uncle Sam in Saddle He
BreeZes Home to Tune Of
$1,7O2,850.

Liberty Bond scored a great victory
at the Jamaica track yesterday. Ridden
by Uncle Sam and cheered on by thou
sands of racegoers. he crossed the finish
line in the twelve day race at the little
Long Island track victor by $1.702.s50.
Immediately after this success James
Butler. president of the Empire City
Racing Association. announced that he
would start him on a seven day drive
at the Yonkers track. beginning to-
morrow at 1870. Mr.. Butler said he WAS
confident he would be as victorious In
Yonkers as he was at Jamaica.
The best bet in the world" came
through the home stretch at terrific
pace. During the Afternoon. he gained
S232.s5a
Among those Uncle Sam put In charge
Of the finish were three American SOL
diers who had been wounded in Franco
They had charge of his race on the
lawn and in a whirlwind finish whipped
their charge into $4,000. Immediately
after this drive Jack Adler and Big Ed
Ryan, who guided him since the start.
went to the club house and increased
the pace to the tune of 100000.
Arnold Rothstein was the largest in
diyidual winner of the day. He had
500, 900 on Uncle Sans Best Bet and
earned the picture of Roamer and the
racing plates the champion wore when
he beat Salvatore one mile worlds
record.
Senator Reynolds was the second high
est winenr. He wagered $4,000.
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amer Beaten BY Head and 71uo
Kirkby and Anderson Are
Beaten on Home Green
Coke and Hobens Win Red Cross Golf Match on
knlckerbocker Course by Professionals
" Is Best of the Exhibition

IN match that was in doubt until
.ne last putt had been run down on the
nome green, II. NJ Coke and Jack
aopens. tho Englcwood pro" defeated
oswald Kirkby and John Anderson at
the knickerbocker Country Club yester-
day afternoon, the margin in favor of
the first named pair being up. Owing
to Illness neither Jerome Travers nor
Max Marston was able to put in an ap-
pearance, and the Englewood comblna-
ton substituted in their stead.
Even though his card Of 72 was the
oestpail at every hole except one, Hobens
round MS partner able to rise to the oc:
CASTOR. The match was all square at
the fifteenth. and Coke. at the next, laid
his second shot to within yard Of the
hole and ran his bail down for 3. That
placed his side up. and the match ended
that way. the next two being halved.
The kirkby Anderson combination
started well when the first named won
the first hole in 3. Hobens's approach
shot at the second fell about nifty yards
short OF the green, but he pitched on
stone dead and got half in 4. The hole
Is 422 yards long. Hobens squared &C.
counts for his side by winning the
fourth. and he and his partner became
up with a at the sixth.
Hobens Going strong.
Again at the eighth Hobens scored.
experimenting an Indifferent tee shot by
pitching to within yards of the pin
He ran down his putt for a 3, and placed
his side up. BY winning the ninth
Kirkby and Anderson turned for home 1
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Miss Lanier Leads Horse
ShOw Blue Ribbon Winners
Her Hunters Play Prominent Role in War Charity
Exhibition at ACKNOWLEDGMENT Hurry
Takes Top Place Among Saddlers.

blue to Miss Ivy Maddison's Romance.
Miss Madison Is one Of the most accom-
plished young riders in the East. John
Nee. Bowman won one class for sad
dlers with Hurry. which beat Miss La
nier's Evangeline. The awards
Glass Pairs of harness horses, to draw
heaviest load. Won by Hugh J. ChIshoim's
Nell and Maud; drew three tens.
Class 2--Mile race, trotters and PAGERS
Won by J. II. Bedard's Joseph s. Patch;
John connor's Gladys @. second. Time.
2:3s.
Glass s---Mile race. free for all. PAGERS
and trotters. Won by James McClenahan's
Wilteen Boy; J. H. sheridan's Manager.
second.
Class 5--Riding competition, for chill
dren under IL years Of age. FIRST section
Won by Frederick Kimbley's Flying Ma
chine; Berton II. Jackson's Peek-a- Boo,
secopd: Second section. Miss Becky
Jackson's Loose Change. second.
Glass SADDLE horses Won by J. Nee
Bowman's Hurry; Miss Becky Lanier's
Evangeline. second.
Ivy Maddison's Romance: Miss Becky
Lanier's Blackberry second.
Class Swear and tear hacks Won
by Alexander Gemmells olden Times;
Miss Becky Lanier's Msynowet. second. =,
Clsusen's White Chief; Miss Marie J..
Learys Screamer second.
Class l0-Teams of hunters. Won by
Miss Becky Lanier's Down East and Black
berry.
Class 12-Pairs OF hunters. to Jump
abreast. Won by Miss Becky Lenier's
Down East and Boiling; same owners
Becky and Maynower. second.
Class is-Huniers. to perform over seven
East and Boiling; same owner won second
prize.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-13
GOLF MATCH NETS
RED CROSS $4,000
Strong and Williams Beat
Prize and Maiden, 2 Up, at
North Shore.
WINNERS BEST BALL ~

Despite that only a small gallery fol-
lowed the match. something over. $4,000
was collected for the Red Cross In a four
ball golf exhibition over the links Of the
North Shore Country Club yesterday.
when Herbert Strong of the Engineers
Country Club. paired with Jack Will
Jams Of Piping Rock. defeated Alec Prize
Of the home club and Jim Maiden of
Nassau. The margin in favor OF the
first named combination was up.
Pirie and aMiden gained an advantage
Of up on the outward journey, the
last named winning both the fourth and
ninth for his side. They finished the
first nine in SO strokes. two better than
the effort Of their opponents. Williams
got the tenth in a fine 2, running down
long putt to win. and Strong made
his side 2 up when he won the next In 4.
They won the fourteenth In 4, and Strong
got the sixteenth in the same figure.
The last two holes were halved. the
winners having a bestball Of ~ to rs for
the others.
The bestball card follows:
Strong and Williams
Out ....5 So SIS
Prize and Maiden
Out ....5 8 - s-o
Strong and Williams
In ......2 49, 4 4-34-72
Pfrie and Maiden
In ......t +-ss-7b
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ON NEW YORK T. G. COURTS.
Hastings and Pianisani Advance
for Tennis Title.

Play for the championship of the New
York Tennis Club yesterday brought
Harold Hastings and Fred Pianisani into
the round before the sem,-anal. Showers
impeded the progress OF the tournament
and resulted in the postponement OF
some of the most promising matches.
Vincent Richards and Allen Behr were
to have met.
Hastings defeated Frank Freethy at
6--2. 6-3. Freethy continually rushed
the net. where he had little success.
Hastings drove his long shots for the
corners and the sides with telling effect.
Pianisani defeated Harry Sachs at "a,
ca. Pianisani was the more effective
In finding the openings on a court soggy
with the rain.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-13
PENN STATE LOSES STARS.
Gehring and Way Leave for Camp
Hancock Training schaoI.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa, Oct. 12.-Penn
states eleven suffered a rude jolt to-day
when Fullback Bill Gehring and Quarter.
back Charlie Way were designated for
appointment to the machine gun school
for officers at Camp Hancock, Georgia.
They will leave here tomorrow morning
for the Southern camp. Dave Detar,
captain elect of States intercollegiate
champion wrestling team, will also be in
the party OF prospective officers.
Centre BentZ and Halfback Smell have
applied for appointment to the infantry
officers training school at Camp Gordon.
Sixty-one students will be sent there
next Wednesday. Coach Bezdek was
called to Chicago to-day by the serious
illness of his four-year-old daughter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-13
TENNIS TEAMS IN TIE.
PIainfeld and MontcIair Players
Are Halted by Rain.

The Plainfeld Country Club and the
Montclair Athletic Club met yesterday in
the final tennis match of the Essex
County Tennis League series at Plain
field. Rain interfered, leaving the score
2 matches to 2.
In the singles A. D. Beers. Plainheld.
defeated Savin at 6-s, 6-1, Is; VIM
cent B. Miner. Plainfield. beat Leverich
Mt Sc, 3-6. 80 Ridder. Montclair.
beat w. l.. Fighter. g, Ga.
In the doubles ono match was COM
pleted, French and Calder OF Montclair
beating s. w. Merrihew and C. NJ
Baker, 60, 81.
In an unfinished match SIT. Carter.
Jr.. and Howard Carter. Plainfield, beat
Fred II. Hovey and O. II. Hinch at e.
in the first set The Montclair pair took
the second set, 6-1. In the third set
Hovey and Hinch led 4-2 when the rain
stopped play.
Exhibition matches were played by
Ichiiya Kumagae and Seiichiro Kashio,
each winning q set at Ga.
Fred and Frank Anderson played one
set the score being "a, Kumagae and
Howard Taylor and Kashio and Fred
Anderson reached three all In the first
set of a doubles match when rain stopped
play.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-10-13

down, having a bestball of SO to IS for
the others.
After that the contestants seemed to
win holes in pairs. The Engiewood COM
blnation lost the tenth but won the
twelfth and thirteenth. Kirkby and An
derson came back by winning the next
two. and Coke won the sixteenth In a
bird" 3. Both the seventeenth and
home holes are over 400 yards, and
kirkby got a half In 4 each time. At
the eighteenth he ran down a long putt
for 4, but Hobens was on tho green
in and got his I.
Hobens's round In 72 was one of the
lowest scores ever made at Knicker-
booker. His partner had 10. Kirkby
had 10 and Anderson rs. They played
the new or last nine holes of the circuit
first. About 5000 was raised for the Red
Cross.
The bestbar and individual scores
follow:
Coke and Hobens-
KirkSy and Anderson
Coke and Hobens-
In Kil rkby ana Ana.r, . '-'s-i
Jack Hobens, Englewood--
f 2pt. .. ......, ss..sss.sEss-7,
H. NJ Coke. Enslewood~
2f n. ::.:.:::. sSssssst5SS-7,
Oswald Kirkby. Ensiewood-
fH n.. :..::.:.: Gsss-7s
John Anderson. siwanoy--
Hr.': ! .:::::::::: tssssssssE-sss-7.