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Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-11-22
FERRY ACROSS THE CHANNEL
Freight Cars Are Carried for the First
Time In History From
England to France.

For the first time in the history Of
rallroading a train ferry has crossed
the English channel from Newhaven,
England, to Dieppe, France, carrying
about fifty cars, says Popular Mechan-
les Magazine. Since early In the war
thousands Of British railway cars have
been employed in France in transport
ing troops and supplies, but they have
all been transferred to the continent
by freighters. The Inauguration Of
ferry service indicates that the diff
culties created by very pronounced
tides have been overcome at last to
the mutual advantage of these two al
lies. At Dieppe the water level varies
as much as 81 feet. To overcome this,
short bridges, attached ut one end to
the dock and resting ON large floats,
are employed. During loading and I'M
loading the ferry is chained to the
boat and dock pier as well. The two
smokestacks are located one at either
side Of the craft, leaving space. for
tracks down the center Of the deck.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-11-22
CULTIVATION IS GREAT NEED
II Keeps Weeds Down and Allows Air
to Pass Through soIl-Havs
Rake and Hoe Handy.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
A well cultivated garden produces
the best crops, both quality and guam
tity considered. In fact garden crops
will not give good results unless the
soil is kept cultivated. Cultivation is
not intended primarily TO kill weeds,
although this is important, but to
loosen the surface and let air into the
soil 80 as to provide more congenial
environment for the roots OF the
plants. Plants In soil which is too wet
turn yellow and II not relieved by
proper cultivation and drainage, Ian
guish and die. Too much water 10
the soil dilutes the soil solution, i'm
pedes the formation of nitrate, de-
stroys desirable soil organisms and
permits the development Of undeslr-
able ones.
Soil which has been too wet, II allow
ed to dry and bake. offers an environ
ment as uncongenial for plants as when
too wet. Either extreme, therefore,
should be guarded against.
II the home garden is located near
the kitchen door, the hoe and rake
can be kept conveniently near 80 that
odd moments can be spent In cultivat.
ing.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-11-22
6 Months Front
Line Duty Gives
Gold Sleeve Bar
Badge of Honorable Service al
Home Is Fourth Liberty
Loan Button

General Orders, No. SO, recently is.
sued by the War Department in Wash.
ington, provide:
"A gold chevron to be worn
on the lower half OF the left sleeve
by each officer, field clerk and
enlisted man who has served six
months in a theatre of operations dur.
ing the present war :"
A war service badge-bespeakin
active participation IN the conflict
abroad. What pride the wearer will
feel, in that little piece Of adornment.
of standard material and design!
To the onlookers, what honors will
II suggest; what endurance and valor!
War service badges are not to DO
confined to the Army and Navy alone.
The great numbers OF those who stay
at home may have a badge OF service
and distinction. With the issuing Of
the Fourth Liberty Loan button there
becomes available for every loyal
American mark Of war service, a
badge of honor for war work well
done.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-11-22
CLAIMS by the Square Mile.

Any new source of food supply is
important In these days, and the gov
eminent fisheries bureau is greatly de-
lighted at the discovery OF the vast
and hitherto unknown beds of clans
on the coast OF central Alaska, not
far from COrdova. One bed is 60
miles long and from three to five miles
wide.
The clans are quite different from
those common in our Eastern mar
kets. They are "razor clams"-a kind
OF bivalve that derives It's name, APP
proprlately descriptive, from its like
ness In shape to razor.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-11-22
NO eALEL I. -7R 500 YEARS
Christians Reckoned Time According
TO Customs Of Nations to Which
They Belonged.

History tells us that for 500 years
the Christians had no calendar of their
own, but reckoned the years according
to the customs of the nations TO which
they belonged. The Roman Christians
used the "Anno Urbis COnditae," or
year of the founding of Rome, to count
from others counted from the reign
of Diocletian, calling 1t "the Era Of
the Martyrs" and still others used the
calendar of the Copts Of Egypt. In the
sixth century Denis the Little, Greek
monk living In Rome, made calendar
counting from the Incarnation, the
date of which he fixed at 753 A. u. @.
SO we commonly say that Rome was
founded 1853 b. @.
At the beginning Of the eighth CEN
fury the venerable Bede pointed out
that this was an historical blunder.
But no general notice was taken Of
his criticism and the error has contin-
ued to this day. Historic facts have
enabled modern scholars to determine
without much possibility of doubt, the
exact year Of the birth of Jesus, and
to place IL at what we call Is. y.
at should be noted" says the great
French astronomer, Camille Flamma-
rion, "that the birth Of the Savior re-
NAMED totally unperceived at the
time. No register of birth, no contem-
porary historian has bequeathed us
any sacred parchment registering the
event"
Moreover, although we are actually
approaching the year 1923 A. D., there
is little probability that our calendar
will ever be reformed to show the fact.
The confusion Of dates that would re-
suit from substitution of the more ac-
curate designation would be too great
to make such righteousness worth
whlle.-Cleveland Plain-Dealer.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-11-22
Years of Experienee.

Years Of experience and preparation
are necessary for the accomplishment
OF certain kinds OF results. for particl-
patton in certain lines of activity.
This was never more true than today.
Business men, professional men, the
well-equipped man In the average
walks of life, are being called upon to
show and to give all that Is best In
them. The very years the passing of
which they may have regretted have
equipped thousands OF men and wom-
en- to do excellently we'll important
tasks which have arisen out Of the
emergencies Of the nations PERIL
The Three Partners.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-11-22
HIAWATHA LEADS IN
SALE OF w. S. S.
Remarkable Showing Made by Town
in Carbon County.

With a population of only 900, Hi
awatha, in Carbon county, reported
on November IL that $36,58S.25 worth
of W.S.S. have been sold, making n
per capita of $40.65 for the town.
This amount is 22h per cent of the
total amount that Carbon county has
been asked to purchase, and Hiawatha
has only 8 per cent of the population
of the county.
This is perhaps the record for any
town in the country. No information
is at hand where any other town has
equaled it. And the people Of Hia-
watha are still buying w. S. s., and
will continue to buy them.
What has been accomplished in
Hiawatha can be done in any town
in Iron county. They have simply
awakened TO the fact that W,S.S.
are one of the best Investments that
anybody can make, besides helping
the boys who have won such a glori-
Gus victory.
The people of Hiawatha have GER
tainly set an example of thrift and
saving that should put all the rest of
the state on its mettle, and not only
all the PLEDGES kept, but more, much
more bought.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-11-22
REMEMBER

The red garden beet may be grown
I'm any good soil, but rich sandy loam
win give the best results. The seed
may be s0wn In spring as soon as the
ground is In condition to work. They
may be planted two weeks before dhn-
ger Of frost is past. II for horse cul-
tlvatiOn, the rows should be from "a
to 3 feet apart, or wide enough for the
horse to walk between the rows. II for
hand cultivation the rows need not be
more than IL to Is inches apart. The
usual custom Is to SOW the seed some
what closer together than the baets
are desired, and after the beets are up.
TO thin them from time to time, using
the ones removed for green's until the
beets finally are some 4 to inches
apart In the rows.
II should be remembered that what
is commonly termed beet seed is really
seed ball, containing several indi-
vldual seeds, and for this reason each
one Of these balls may bring from 8
to 4 plants. All of these plants except
one should be removed during the thin
ming process. Two ounces of the seed
are sufficient to plant 100-foot row.
Beets should be planted In success
sion at intervals of about two weeks
during the summer so as to have
supply of young tender beets at all
times. The beets should be used be-
fore they exceed diameter of 2 inches
as the young beets OF moderate size
are of much better quality than those
allowed to make a greater growth,
The beets that remain unused during
the latter part Of the season should be
allowed to grow until frost, pulled,
trimmed and stored for winter use. II
not desired for table use, they make
an excellent stock or poultry feed.--U.
8. Department OF Agriculture.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-11-22
~NRnuuNnN 10 no more necessary
UVVAUHNu than Smallp o - Army
HuIH experience has demonstrated

cacy, and harmiessness Of Antityphoid Vaccination.
Be vaccinated NOW by your physician, you and
your family. II Is more vital than house insurance.
Ask your physician, druggist, or send for Have
you had typhoid" telling OF Tyraoid Vaccine,
results from and danger from u phoid Carriers.
TIE CUTTEr LABORATORY. BtiME1EY. CAL
-0opucine vAceinEs sEsuns unpEn o. .. GOV. LeHsss
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-11-22
PATHOS AND HUMOR
HOPELESSLY MINGLED
IN THESE LETTERS

Pathos and touch of the humor
which made Josh Billings and Mrs.
Malaprop famous are revealed in the
correspondence between dependent
relatives of the fighting Americans
and the department watch handles the
war risk insurance allotments.
w. M. Keller, court reporter, has
now in the government service in
Brooklyn, extracts from letters writ
ten by anxious dependents seeking
information of one sort or another
or making various complaints. Here
they are, as they might have been
taken from the pages of some comic
weekly:
! amt got no learning and | hope
am writing for inflammation.
Just line to let you know l am
widow and four children.
Previous to his departure we were
married to a justice Of the peace.
He was iducted into the service.
l have four months baby and he
ID my only support.
A lone woman and parsley depend
ent.
/ was discharged from the army
for goitre which was sent home on.
/ didn't know that my husband had
a middle name and if he don't know
it was none.
AS ! needed his assistance to keep
me enclosed.
Owing to my condition which l
haven't walked in three months for
a broken leg which NO. rs.
Your relationship to him Am
swer: / am still his believed wife.
Kind She or Sir:
i enclose lovingly yours.
! am left with a child seven months
old and she is baby and can't work.
! received 81 dollars and l am GER
tainly provoked tonight.
Your relationship to him ?-Ans:
Just mere aunt and few cousins.
In the service with the U. S. Ar
mory.
And he was my best supporter.
Please correct my name as l can
not and will not go under consumed
name.
Extract from letter from boy to
his mother: ] am writing in the
Y. M. G. A. with piano playing in
my uniform.
am pleating for a little more
time.
Please return my marriage certifi-
cate, baby hasn't eaten any in three
days.
Both sides of our parents are old
and poor.
Please send me wife's form.
/ have been in bed with one doctor
for thirteen years and / intend to
try another.
/ am poor widow and all have
is in the front.
We have your letter, am his
grandfather and grandmother and he
was brought up in our house accord
ing to your instructions.
/ amt received no pay since my
husband has gone from nowhere.
You have changed my little boy to
a girl. Will you make any differ
ence?
Please let me know if John has put
in an application for wife and child.
You have taken my man away to
fight and he was the best thing ever
had.
My boy has been put in charge of
a spitoon (platoon) Will l get more
pay?
Dear Mr.. Secretary: AS per your
instructions, / have twins.-Tribune.
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-11-22
His Long Life Assured.

"Your cobra is quite card" said
the visitor at the circus.
'Yes, sir"
'But where are you going to get an
other cobra In this country In case
that one dies2"
swell, ! expect this one to last a
long time" responded the performer.
"As you see, he leads a charmed life."
The Peoples Home Journal, r
Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-11-22
W.S.S

1t is only natural and to be expect
ed that good many cases of colds and
other sickness of the ordinary kind
will develop during the influenza cpl
demic, which will be quarantined and
treated as the "flu" on suspicion. 1t
is much better that fifty persons
should suffer this inconvenience for
a few days, however, "innocently,"
than that one real case of influenza
should escape surveillance. One case
loosely handled may be the cause of
dozen or more developing, any num-
Der of which may prove fatal
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-06-07
: MRS. J.TA..5 TINDALLG DIES.

Mrs. IL. 40 Mndall, aged II, died
at her home in; the Misterton9 neigh
bprhood at 5, O'Clock Tuesday morn
ING. She was III only a few hours,
death being caused from congestion.
The )fnnetal services were conducted
hy, Rev, B.TF: .Rpllard gfI Duck Hill
and cthey remains were laid to rest in
Red 'Hif1 bqtythg ground, - The, de-
ceased ,isastlfvfVed by.lteff children,
seNehl daughters 'afld three sons, an
grewn s1d bWtN9t thgsthsrs. Ihesepf
iiyss fi e IN Nevada Vas pfeseht at IKE
fdhefal? fM8sg Tinaall was FChrfsti
smoAdynandbwas .lo1ed nbyu alb who
l4swe her ts She oyass the uloEing sana
tender mother and was cOpsiderate
of the feelings of ALL. The Sentinel
tefdeksiByMpaEHyd to- thg befeaeed
exeSht bns 1otsHs2 ToingL sff; Ejod
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-06-07
SOME 0f4HfM y; s;SSLlRNDtD ~ H1
7TsItWoKk BY TIE RED cross

-
-HG o6d2 work Isl being efoneo m 1.-THE
Surgical Dressings Department. OF the
Bed EE9sS woSkFY29my nf Y19Syr3 S91 ;ed IRere e
around the tables Yet! This Should
not be the case and if the women OF
Grenada are interested in doing some-
thing for ourohoys cover there" this
will not be the case any longer. -
Do we realize that. in making these
surgical dressings, we are perhaps do
ing the very last thing that it is. POS
sible for us to do for some Of eur
boys. -, -.,...,.,.,,. ..t,.-,,o~.. q .,,x
workfoona. We have three fans that
have. been loaned us by different ones
and plenty Of ice. water, the ice ne
ing contributed daily by Mr.. Cole.
We would appreciate and could use
one more fan if anyone has one to
lend. aI{p/IH 4 EiiIH IK
The. following list ofFsurgical dress
ings was shipped May 3Oth,, to the
Gulf Division. A. r. 81, at ! New t or- rtf-
leans. '''FN'' -
; $3.50 q 4x2 Sponges,9 y 525 AKA
sponges, 175j SKA eompresses; 80 9x9
compress, 800, 1x18 drains, 18 :5-yard
rolls, Al 8x1Z cotton pands, 36 lSx12
OakuA pads, 131a f2x1S9 paper back
pads, 20 12x12 oLaparosorny pads, "a
21x26 m split yirrigations1 s25s splint
straps, .15z,reele rings,y 20, Scultetps
handages. 35 many-tail bandages, .16
fourstaiiff 5bandages, "2Ot abdominal
bahdaeesy; Is trfangalaafi bandages, fG
4. chandages,r29r pneuaApnias jackets
+sdw moYf MRS tSs s. R0AMEs .
.aa,s,odss Supt sSqg sSYEgiBsall Bl g REesfS'HnHgsi SHHg 81
-si..ss4ses ssses essMesIse-sas 81 s-fss.. s'fsl
-esBirth a appopp laq ssHeanthaa f4es saie naa
The Senflnelpn Il sYsat s2Esd ,yTe'
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-06-07
GRENADA RESIDENT
HCNORED WITH I'M
.E y2.s@ zysa q YPORTANT4 OFFICE
NUMBER So


p "a .T.YR xrsjt'5 NJ ~ = IL
New York, June: 6,-A Grenada
Asoon- 1havd hais handskfull looking af-
ter the s Interests q aany MissisSlppi Mss VI
City to attend the famous Summer
Session of Columbia University, ac-
coraingito an announcement issued to-
day Miss Stevens is formally named
~ the new. announcement as Vice
Chairman Of. the Mississippi State
Organization. This new catalogue
shows there were ten Mississippi men
and women in the attendance of 6,-
la, Last year; Director J.. c.. Egbert
said today he expects as many when
the session opens On July 8 this year
He adds: :;51H-I-i ~3:H - Jasf j. |7>'
-il"The officers of, the State Organi-
cations, viii have unusual RESPONSE
bility in counselling students from
their states how to get the most out
of war-colored curriculum; out of the
extraordinary facilities for recreation
and culture which we. shall provide.
The. studies will, range from naviga-
ton to the writing Of photoplays,
from agriculture to business Eng
| hsh. A curriculum in these times
must embrace fields as widely di-
vorced as English Phonetics' and the
Development of Modern Japan
Nearly everything in science, peda-
gOgy or the classics must be repre-
sented. For these reasons. the State
Officers can render valuable counsel.
They also can advise newcomers how
best to realize the educational stim-
ali of a great metropolis while at the
Same time arranging their schedules
so as to, include the unusual recre-
ational features we shall provide when
the session begins July g." .-
The above will be read with gen.
uine interest and satisfaction by the
readers of The Sentinel in Grenada
all of whom will take pride in the
splendid achievement of this young
woman She is a daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. /. NJ Stevens, one of the
best families in the county. Before
going to Columbia Miss Stevens
graduated at Grenada College and
made a fine record ct that Institution.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-06-07
The GREAT WAR SAVINGS MEET
sfr-a* st5 III --l---l-------. tf:c -; -;e.5GE
Bkinse Several Hundred Nisitors Ito
Grenada. ~xet.a,y x>As~,.,, t-,:t fo,+

I l The Gaet Great, War Savings meet called
f6i.l Grenada fast Friday May 2S,,
brought several hundred visitors to
Grenada 4Inea who had been named
county war sayings dineetors and
others connected, with, this movement,
Kx Gunter of Jackson, who was NAM
ed toCtake! over til e work after Mr..
III. Thomas.<feit that he wastcom-
PEELED to ask, a release on account of
his physical condition. showed that he
was an organizer and that he had the
dash, the brains and the ingenuity to
put the job over. A thorough cam
paign has been mapped out and in
due time more details will be given
the public. Mr.. Gunter is one of
Jacks0n's leading forces and is a
most delightful man personally. He
asks for, theqeooperation Of all loyal
citizens, .. -; ...-..-..
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-06-07

d. . 80 81
Grenada is having feast of intel
lectual things this week. Besides the
Chautauqua, an Efficiency Conference
Of the Methodist church Of North Mis-
sissippi is being held at Grenada Cel
lege to which the general public is
cordially invited. The Conference
began Tuesday afternoon and will
conclude Friday, June Z. The Con-
terence was named efficiency" for
the reason that it is designed to make
the ministry Of the church and Incl
dentally the laymen more efficient IN
their work. This Conference has
been assembling in Grenada for sew
eral years. Nobody is asked to en-
tertain any of the delegates. They
are boarded at a nominal cost by
President Countiss at the College.
Some of the greatest brains in the
Methodist church, both north and
south, are in attendance and those
fail to. attend the lectures and dis
courses. open to the public are miss
ing rare intellectual treats and some
of the richest deliverances given on
the American platform. Of course all
the exercises and work are open to
the public but there are particular
features that people generally with
out regard to church or theology are
interested in.
The address by Bishop William A..
Quayle of the Northern Methodist
church Tuesday evening was great.
Perhaps it would be better to speak
of the Bishops deliverance as a lee
ture. When he arose he told the audi
ence that he hardly knew what to talk
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-06-07
WAYS TO HE HELP II m AinNStREAsEH HeT Z.
a53 +. ..3.-. ~ HOG PRODUCTION
Are Won a Slacker? If not {


. Are you slacker?4 If ,p0t get into
the firing line and help increase the
production Of hogs In order to sup
pNifosd. fats, ana oils to- the ar1ny
and allies. {. tTheseiicemmudities are
essential to- carry On - the great
struggle. 1t is Just as important to
fire the little and big guns here at
home to win the war as 1t Is to tife
the guns from the trenches. Are
we. at. home keeping pace with the
"Roys Over There, with our firing?
Many people in the small towns
afid-t the suburbs of the cities can
help do their bit by raising "a pig on
the waste materials from the kitchen
Now IS, the time to start provided
YOU haven't already. Grow more
food and feed crops use better hogs
for breeding and breed more gifts;
raise two littersr each year; save the
pigs at farraowing time; provide
good sanitary. quarters; and Keep
the herd free Of disease. Enough
hogs died with hog cholera last year
to feed one million soldiers for flye
and a half months. ,4 2..... 2.s,e.
Another phase to be considered is
the feeding Raise more pastures
and forage crops to be grazed; feed
waste materials, such as garbage,
waste dairy products, garden waste
etc. Keep the feeders and finish
| them OH the self feeder before you
| market thensa sh91nE14 q vi 80,
| keep these things. in mind and
help your country, We must van. tht
/ war and to do this we must all tight
| one way or another, SO if you CAM
fight in the trenches, fight lice hos
| cno1eras pnsunlo loaaia, p worms Or wla1
| not to help raiseamdre ahogs.a-W. H
Rochester, -Missks8pi A. and AZ: Col
llege.sxKQ III ot b ns boTuS ssif4
Il XaaM e. a SiassS g ;s5T s''S asS;8s;
see assa R ss ss.s: s: s,sI. E''as':s iss':s
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-06-07
w. s S. -------------
NEVER BEFORE THIS WAR.

Never before in all the history of
this world from Adam down to the
present time was there any mercan-
tile firm to give away war savings
stamps to the purchasers of goods.
But a great many new things are
happening and are being done now.
Thus in Grenada is found the firm of
Duncan & Co. who make bold to de-
clare that they propose to give war
savings stamps to every purchasers
on their Inventory Sale which begins
In :. few DAYS. Ask about it
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-06-07
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TALBERT-THOMASON.

Mr.. McCune Talbert and Miss Julia
Thomason were united in marriage
Sunday. June 2, at the home of Mr..
G. D. Thomason, the BRIDES brother,
at Hardy. Mr.. Talbert is one of the
splendid young men of the country
and just the day after his marriage
he went away to help carry the flag
of his country to victory. Mrs. Tai
bert was reared in the. Tatum COM
rlunity and is a most gracious and
lovely young woman: The Sentinel
extends congratulations and best
wishes. .-.-
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1918-06-07
We obey" "Choose you this day
whom YOU will serve."t on ,aa"i"3rol
80: 49, ,lsxs~4& J. M.sBOHCE. 2
The cHAJT4,SSGS6uA y, MEET. 711

The Chautauqua meet is here this
week. Those who 9hsye.y attended
speak most highly of many ~ things fdnt tha3 q
the ths faSsia Efeisncy e. spoken q
in another column hof The Sentinel,
is also here latathe. same time, many
who otherwise would have, gone to
the chautauqua, went to the confer
ence. War conditions and the press
of other matters made many doubt
last year the wisdom vof contracting
for the chautauqua to return and the
meet this, week proves conclusively
that those doubts were well founded.