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The Monticellonian., 1918-09-13
Just as Good as Any.

While Reginald Wright Kaufman, the writer and war correspondent. was n town last week. he spent much of hiS lime in the lobby of the Hotel Sev- erin talking with the guests.
 Because he has spent much time on the western battle front the war was the usual topic. When one member of an interested group asked Mir. Kauff- man when the war would end. he re- piled:
 q shall not answer you like heard General Foeh answer an American newspaper reporter one morning. This was an ambitious young chap who had not been in Paris long. One morning he popped this question at the general:
 General Foch. in your opinion when is this war going te closer
 "I really can't say the general re- piled. T haven't asked my chauffeur this morning "-IndiananolisNew
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-13
w. N. u., LITTLE ROCK, NO. 37-1sts.
bought.

A young minister was preaching his trial sermon in Il village chapel. He was expatiating on theological sub jeets and was very positive, repeating several times, .I am correct. though ail the commentators disagree with me" That evening. just as the serv- ice was about to commence. an old lady entered the door and walked straight to the front and, looking up into the young minister's face as she handed him market basket carefully covered. said:
 Brother, heard you say this morn- ing that all common taters disagree with you. have brought you basket of our very best, which hope you can eat '"
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-13

appeared and your Vegetable Compound has made me well, strong woman 30 l do all my own housework. I cannot recommend Lydia |. Pinkham' 5 Nege- table Compound too highly to women passing through the Change of Life" Mrs. FRANK HENSON, 1916 $. Orchade St. Urbana, III.
 Women who suffer from nervousness. "heat fashes," backaehe, headaches and "the blues" should try this famous root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-13
SAVING FUEL.
By CHARLES HANSON TONNE
 of the Niailantes.

Out in the middle West in many ways they are doing more to help win the war than the people in the East.
 For instance. what is so necessary as the conservation of fuel? In western city the authorities have adopted the very sane and workable plan of stop ping the electric surface cars only at every other block to take on or let off Of course, everyone knows
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-13

that it costs money to stop and start a trolley car; and if the starting and stopping can be cut in half, think what amount of money is saved
 In order that passengers may not be confused, the city has posted notices that downtown cars will stop only at every other odd street, and uptown cars only at every other even street.
 What simple, feasible plan it is Why do not the Eastern cities-and the cities all over the countryside 1t up? Write to your mayor and see what can be done.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-13

instead of better. and the result would have been q social upheaVal But the inevitable result of this war will be q pruning of capitalistie tyranny and q healthy invasion of socialism from the top. to saS nothing of the general awakening and desire for the better ment of mankind. which will remove so many of the proletariat grievances that they will not have half leg 10 stand on. It is a pity it could not come sooner, but history is history; our wal did not come until it was due More over, people, particularly when mod erately successful, never rouse them selves to reform until they have re ceived severe jolt
 That, however. is for the future. and there is only one way to deal with the present problem; exterminate It. When careless farmer has permitted his fields to be invaded by gophers, rats, rattlesnakes and other vermin, he cannot afford to sit down and reproach himself and invent excuses for the invaders; he makes a clean sweep and kills them off, sweeps away the formidable menace to his prosperity. Then, wiser man, he takes measures to keep his fields and granaries free of yermin in the future. and watches increasingly. But he exterminates first.
 One Class Without Friends.
 To reason with an I. W. ". would profit as much as to reason with q rattlesnake, charged with poison and waiting its opportunity to strike. In the first place, what brains these out laws ever had not only have deteri- orated With class hatred. but they never would have been l. w. W's, if they had had shred of natural abil- ity, or were not too lazy to work They must be got rid of, root and branch. The leaders should either be executed or shut up in asylums for the criminally insane, and the rest either deported or punished
 As for the American Liberals who are trying to raise q fund 10 defend these outeasts, no censure is too harsh for them. They are either German
  agents, cowardly pacifists or little groups of would-be "intellectuals," who long to be thought academic, detached. remote from the vulgar passions that govern mankind in time of war. We'll. that is the point. We happen to be at war; An attitude that no one would quarrel with in times of peace. for We are quite willing to let inadequately gifted men and women win little prominence in whatever way they can, when all are living for themselves; they come under the head of menaces or pests when the entire country should be united in a single purpose. No doubt the government will get round to them in time. but if 1t does not there k an ever worse punishment in store for them, the contempt of their fellow citizens. They will be outlanders. forced to endure the so- ciety of one another to the last of their days. In other words, they will be boycotted Perhaps they would prefer the word yerboten.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-13
The Slaeker's Load.

De bisges load some folks has got ter carry observed Brother Williams. "ts q grip full of excuses fer =gettin, out O deia' tie right thing at de right time. Fer instance. ef it's wood cut. tin day, dey afn't got no aX; an ef dey got ax. dey ain't no grind- stone ter sharpen. 1t; an of de grind= stones dar, de well gone dry an dey's no water to wet itw-Atlanta Constf- tuition.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-13
Afraid of-R Rats.

In Providence, l.. l., draftee pre- sented himself With big black cat in t bag. I've read about rats in the trenches" he said, and Pm more afraid of rats than of anything else in the world. so I'm taking my trained rat-eatching cat along to protect me" :"
 You can't carry q cat overseas with you said the army officer
 Well no cat, no soldier" snapped the draftee.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-13
How He Got BV.

"What became of Piute Pete?" asked the visitor at Crimson Gulch.
 "He joined the army" answered Broncho Bob.
 Thought he was too old to fight ''
 "He WIS But he was such Il fighter that nobody dast to tell him so."
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-13
State of ohio City of Toledo. Lucas

5tate or UHIo. tIty or IoIeuos Lucas County-ss.
 Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is senior partner af the firm of F ] Cheney ( Co, doing business n the City Of To- ledo. County and State aforesaid. and that snid firm will pay Inc snm of ONE HUN DRIED DOLLARS for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured hy the use of HALLS =GATARRH MEDICINE
 FRANK J. CHENEY Sworn to before me and subscribed Tn my presence. this 9th day of December. A. D. 1ssB.
 (seaD A. W. Gleason. Notary Public HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE Is talk en internally and acts through the Blood on the Mucous Surfaces of the System. Druggists, tae. Testimonials free. F. J. Cheney & Co.,. Toledo. Ohio.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-13
The Idea.

"The dog you seen spinning around to catch his tail is Hooverizing." "How so?"
 Don't you see he is trying to make both ends meet?"
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-13
l. w. w. s AND LIBERALS"  By GERTRUDE HYPERION
 Of The VigiIdrfeS

It is matter of great regret to me, as to many others, that the leaders of the Industrial Workers of the World were not peremptoriIy court martialed and the worst of them as peremptorily shot. The only sort of lawyers that could be induced to de- fend such vermin will use every legal trick to get them off, and it will take juries of very high intelligence to remain cool and detached in the face of appeals for liberty, justice,' the abominable eapitalistic class that is responsible for this rebellion of the outraged proletariat, and all the rest of it.
 No one will deny that the more ig norant and stupid of the working class have been shamelessly exploited by the great employers of this coun- try. They have been enticed from Europe, or from the Atlantic Seaboard under false pretenses, herded like cat tie, forced to live in foul conditions, and, instead of finding themselves with the steady job promised them, turned
 
 less lucrative work. The capitalist has labored to increase his capital and that of his stockholders, and looked upon the ignorant scum of Europe or the failures among the native-bOrn Americans as he would look upon so much machinery to increase produc- ton. Not one of the exploited has
 !. in the world on his own merits be- yond the position of agitator and hater- in-chief of a class to which he would give his eyes to belong
 Human Nature Is Short-Siqhted.
 Moreover, the manner in which the immigrant has been treated at our ports even when belonging 10 the best of his kind, has long been q source of modification to every thinking Amer jean, and enough to make anarchists of every one of these bewildered and miserable creatures.
 But this spirit among the powerful and the successful toward the masses is as old as time, and human nature is provefbaIly short-sighted. h this country where the successful never rest and where success is the goal to- ward which every able man strives with all the energy of his being, haunted by the brevity of life; where legislation is lenient and individualism rampant, this state of affairs has come about in the most natural manner in the world. It would be astonishing if it had not, human nature being what it is. Earring the intervention of this war methods would have grown worse
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-13
Cynical Comment.

"Why do they prefer single men to married ones for the army?"
 Because they would rather have those who don't know so much about the horrors of war;"
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-13
Geological Information.

"Paw, has hypocrite got anything to do with q hippopotamus?"
 Nav sonuy-he's more often q hoss trader"
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-13
THE WOMAN'S PART
 +r
By KATE DOUGLAS WIGGN Of 1 he FigHdHTe5

Perhaps because my life has been very much occupied with children and their various needs uud interests, the child always looms large in my hori- zon-the child-that brings hope with it, and forward looking thoughts"
 God knows how many war babies bring fear with them in place of hope and the "forWard-lookiug thoughts" must often be frausht with miSstving one thing is certain, however, that though individual mothers here and there must of necessity have hearts laden with doubts of the immediate fu- ture, there never was time when child life ought to he so carefully pre- served. nourished, guarded and guided.
 This is pre-emnently womans part" Not her only one, for she is proving again and again her ability to 1ake mans work when needful, and do it with an unexpected strength and skill and staying power. There are few things left indeed, that she cannot do, and her activities might be prac- tieally boundless were it not for the fact that in the shuflle Of the sexes men cannot perform similar feats of fleXibility and become mothers!
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-13
What Women Are Doing.

A great many of our tasks are per formed as they have always been, rath- CT in the background, though we are more or less dragged into the limelight of responsibility nowadays. q almost hope that we shall not like it so well that we shall never want to work in the quiet places againD The bearing and rearing and saving of children, the conservation of this great life force that the dreary, blood-stained world needs for it's hope, its comfort and fe- freshment, the literal staff on which the future is to lean. this is womanS most practical contribution to the serv- ice of humanity. Make munitions, drive ears, nurse, and succor the wounded mother the soldier in the camps and eanteens-aII this must be done, but the child must be kept in mind at every turn. He has q right to be born, to be welcomed. to be loved and wished for, that homes and hearth fires may not vanish from the earth. and that men and women shall not lack the greatest driving force in the universe fatherhood and mothefhood-the love and care of children.
 There may come Il time when the service flags are taken down because there are no armies battling on the field, no gold stars needed to mark pa-
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-13

had an attack or grippe which lasted all winter and left me in a weakened condition. felt at times that I would never be well again.
 l read of Lydia E. Pink ham 8 V ge- ta bfe Compound and what it did for women passin 2 through the Change of Life, sol told my doctor 1 would would try
 it. l soon began to
 gain in strength
 and the annoying
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-13
Thrift Stamps.

Thirty-four million persons own Thrift stamps. The total sales Of these stamps, together with pledges run up 10 $L600soo000o The original aim was to establish 100000 licensed established. More than 10000 so- cities are systematically buying stamps.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-13
Honest Advertising.

THIS topic all hear nowadays because people are inclined
 aggeate Yet can told you claimed unreasonable remedial properties for Fethe Caso? Just them We won't ourselves we know what the will be-
 That has all the virtues to-day that claimed for early found its increased the recommendation prominent physicians and assurance that its standard will be maintained
 limitations be found and only because the Cto that Mr. Fletcher genuine Honestly advertised Honestly placed before the public and from which Honestly his reward
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-13

Every woman's pride. beautiful. clear white clothes. Use Red Cross Ball Blue. All groeers. Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-13
WOMEN OF
 MIDDLE AGE
Need Help to Pass the Crisis Saee- Iy-Proof that Lydia E. Pink hams Vegetable Compound
 Can be Relied Upon.

Urbana, ,IIl-eDuring Change of Life. in addition to it's annoying symptoms, 1
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-13

Groves Baby Bowel Medicine aids Digestion, relieves Sour Stomach. Diarrhoea
 and hlux It IS just Gs effective for Adults as for Children. Perfectly harmless
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-13

Arizona is eating ostrich meat.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-13

A smile is the bud and laugh is the full bloom.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-15
jewelers. Give Up
Precious Metals to
u. S. For Munitions

Robert P Garcia and Letzeiser & Co,
manufacturing jewellers, Of this city, are
going to return Immediately all plati-
mum held by them to the government
Word was received here today that all
platinum, iridium and palladium held
BY refincrs, large dealers and manufac
turing jewellers had been commandeered
by the government, The price fixed for
platinum is Sl05 per troy ounce.
While neither of the firms has a large
amount of the metal. they announced
they would return their holdings i'm
rediately, without waiting further no.
tification. Mr. Garcia stated that there
are other combinations of metal which
sre just as good for the jewelers. use
ss platinum lie was not surprised al
the governments action, stating tina,
owing TO the unusual properties ol
platinum Il is invaluable in the making
OF instruments OF war.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-15

could read the secret thoughts Of the
iurtive Sowing faces had glimpsed
watching me from behind the ilultcfing
window curtains.
Goodness That Disarms.
The conviction was borne in upon me
that it was vitality necessary for me 10
discover the reason for the walters sur
illness and the hostile, watching glances
from the window The changed appear
ance Of the inn. the suspicious actions
of its attendants, might not mean any
thing inimical to the welfare Of the
country, butt suddenly viSualzcd Lii
Ian in a situation similar 10 mine. Lii
Ian wouldn't rest until she'd assured
herself that this inn with Viennesc pro-
prietors and 1eutonlc walters wasn't
harborng something reasonable
| knew that must keep cool and
watchful and avoid antagonying any
of the people more than | could possibly
help choked down my resentment
toward the insolent waiter and spoke IN
a careleSSly, impatient tone.
"Of course ] know Nine Hofcr I've
eaten here frequently You must be a
new waiter not 10 remember me An
her 10 come here please She Away
takes my order, and knows Just the
way like things cooked and served"
The walters face cleared EVIDENT,
my explanation had Modified him, ior
he changed his manner in an instant t,
the half-servile attitude OF his type,
"Ycs, madame" he said bowing. 81
will convey madamcs message at once,
lie FASTENED toward the house, and
advanced to a bench under big pint
near the ycranda and sat down re
solved not to arouse further suspicion
by lingering near the locked gate, bu
there was nothing to prevent me iron
gazing at the windmill, OF which ha,
good view from my bench, and
looked at its outlines carefully.
There was something puzzlng abou
II, something that eluded me The me
chanical apartment in my brain wa
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-15
Reve1a1dous
0IaWi1e
or Hdsze Gi1rYxSo1r
Does Danger Lurk Near the Windmill !
/Hdeze G1rrxs,o1f

Does Danger Lurk Near the windmill
A s the waiter, a heavily built, mid
u dle-aged man with strongly leu
tonic face, came hurriedly toward
me | saw that he was Scowling saturn
nelly.
Vat you vant?" he asked gruffly
drew myself up with hauteur, for
the mans manner was distinctly often
sivc
Where is your mistress, Nine.
Hofer?" | asked, ignoring his question.
He stared at ME insolently, but ! was
glad TO see that after a second or two
his eyes dropped.
Inside he said sullenly
60 TO her at once" | directed, "and
say that Mrs. Graham Of Marvin IS
here"
didn't attach the courtesy of a
please" IpAinctivtly felt that the
man before me would obey curt com
mand far more quickly than he would a
polite request
lie started quickly enough, but turned
before he had taken two steps.
"You know herr" he demanded mS-
piciously. '"You been here before"
My patience was near the breaking
point, but a sudden reflection calmed
me. made me take sudden tense grip
upon my self-control, for my instinct
told me I should soon need every bit OF
poise possessed.
There was something wrong with the
quaint old inn had Liked so we'll some
thing that wouldn't bear the light ol
| investigation know it as well as u
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-15
Louisiana's Chief
Executive Favors
Woman's Suffrage

. BATON ROUGE, La, May lS--Goy.
Ruffin 6 Pleasant in his bienr lal mes
sage read before both houses OF the
general assembly last night recon-
mendcd ratification of the prohibition
amendment to the federal constitution
advocated granting OF the franchise to
Louisiana women by amendment to the
state constitution and declared in favor
of reduction OF the state tax levy. The
remainder OF the message was mainly
resume OF state affairs coupled with
recommendation for legislation
Among the bills introduced today was
one which would provide for a dry
zone Of twenty-five miles around Camf
Beauregard, near Alexandra.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-15
Try This If You
Have Dandruff

There is one sure way that never fails
to remove dandr Il complete!y and that
is to dissolve il. This destroys it en-
tircly. To do this. st get abou four
ounces of plain, ordin.ry liquid arvon :;
apply it a night when retiring; use
enough to II osten the scalp and rub it
in gently with the finger tips.
BY morning, most il not all, of your
dandruff will be gone, and three or four
more applications will completely dis
solve and entirely destroy every single
sign and tree of it, no matter how
much dandruff you may have.
You will find, too, all itching and
digging of the scalp VII stop Instantly,
and your hair will be fluffy, lustrous,
glossy, silky and soft, and look and feel
a hundred times better.
You can get liquid arvon at any drug
store. II is inexpensive, and four
o..nces is all you will need. This simple
remedy has never been known to fail.
adv }
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-15
Vixen Hchiro !Hops

There is one safe, dependable treat
mern that relieves itching torture and
skin irritation almost instantly and that
cleanses and soothes the skin.
Ask any druggist for Csc or 81 bot
lie Of reno and apply il as directed. Soon
you will find that irritations, pimplcs,
blackheads. eczema. blotches. ringworm
and similar skin troubles will disappear
A little reno. the penetrating, satisfy
ing LIQUID. is all that Is needed. tor il
banishes most skin eruptions and makes
the skin soft. smooth and healthy
The f.. w. Rose Co. Cleveland. o.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-15
Mail Orders Sent Prepaid
TO Comparative Prices
Only the Facts i'm Kerr Store News
800 Pretty Cretonnes Porch Pillows

We had these made up during odd times
from short lengths of cretonne in our drapery
shop. Beautiful and colorful styles they are,
in an almost endless variety of pleasing sum-
mer patterns.
This accounts for the extremely low price
for which they will be sold today.
There are both round and square pillows;
pillows suitable for the porch, the lawn or
hammock. They are fully stuffed, and the
qualities Of cretonne used are desraby
heavy Choice for only CSC.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-15

jury under a bond OF 5000. was taken
into custody again yesterday by the
sheriff Of Alfalfa county at Cherokee
G. { Beatty chairman OF the county
council OF defense OF that county re-
ported the arrest this morning to II /.
Threlkeld, assistant United States dis
trict attorney
Hall it is alleged was circulating
copies OF The Kingdom News" in
violation Of the orders Of Attorney Gen
cral Gregory He will probably be
charged with violating the espionage
act, Thrclkeld said but federal off
clsls had not yet had time to investi-
gate thoroughly the charges A pre-
liminary hearing will be given Hall
before a United States commissioner
at Enid
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-15

All women who have been graduated
from standard colleges in the last ten
years are eligible 10 take the course al
the training camp for nurses to be held
at Nassar college this summer under
the auspices Of the American Red
Gross and the council Of national de-
fense.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-15

created empty. never have been able
10 understand what relation any part Of
a building bears 10 the other portions
and while ! realized that the windmill
was changed, couldn't tell whore. j
was intuition rather than observation
that gave me the conviction concerning
it-madc me feel that whatever mystery
the old inn contained II Centctcd m thr
windmill
An Eager Welcome.
A woman's step behind me told me
that Nine Iloier had answered my sum
mons | rose and turned TO meet her
She held out her hand, her face beam
ing with every evidence OF cordial ho''
pitality but my sharpencd eyes saw d
distinct strained look in hers.
"Ah. Nine. Graham" she said "Wcl
come II is an age since you have com'
10 U.s. Where have you been keeping
YOURSELF And your nice looking hu'
band, is he not with your
Hes away on business" returned
answering her last question first so
ran away by myself think YOU
waiter thought / meant 20 steal you
| flowers. | was afraid he wouldn't lc
me have anything 10 eat, and tina
would he a calamity for I'm icariull'
hungry. DO tell me you have CHECKER
for me have thought Of your broIe'
chickens 50 often"
CTo BE Continued)