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The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-05-17
EnIists at So; Says He's 80.

American Magazine has an article
about "Foghorn" Macdonald, who ems
listed as a private IN the Canadian
forces at f1fty-three and is now a ma
jor at fifty-seven. The author Of the
article says:
"By canoe for 81 days through the
wilderness, by an old tub of a leaky
steamboat, by whatever means Of
travel he could find, including his own
feet, he made his way back to Winni-
peg, only to find that the troops had
left. All rightl y machine gun COM
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-05-17

Take time to scrutinize your life.
Try to define just why you are run"
and decide for yourself that If you are
going to be ruled, as most of us are,
it must be by something or somebody
well worth the arduOus sprinting we
are all indulging in. If the goal to-
ward which we are being steered is
worth while, only then can we look
back and feel that the race has been
well run.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-05-17

pany was being formed and he applied
for that.
'gThe recruiting officer was a friend
Of his, had helped celebrate FOghorn's
fifty-third birthday the previous jan
uary. But when in making out the pa
perS he came TO the question. How
old are your and Foghorn whipped
out: 'Thlrty-niner he never batted an
eyelaSh.
Before his official cronleS at OF
tawa knew it, Macdonald was on his
way to England-a private at fifty
three! Two years later he was a ma
jor; the only man iQ the forces Of the
allies who has risA from the ranks
TO that grade in the present war;"
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-05-17
Gloves From Whale lntestlnes.

The Norwegian state whaling sta
tions have caught02OO whales, but ex-
pect to catch in all 500 during the
summer. The stations have orders to
take care of the intestines and salt
them down, as 1t is the intention to
make gloves of them. The material is
fine in every respect, pliable, soft and
exceptionally strong. The manufac-
ture Of gloves will probably be COM
menced at once.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-05-17
Being NeiohborIy.

After the workmen had cleared out
the landlord took especial pains to
show to each tenant the bill for doing
over his fiat. The househoIders re-
garded that attention in different
lights according to the improvements
they had fought for and secured.
"Some looked frightened, thinking it
portended a rise in rent, some apollo
getic, some defiant. The third floor
right man was non-committal. Three
days later he called at the landlords
Office and presented slip of paper.
1t was a bill for six shirts, summer
socks and ties, straw hat, and a
blue serge suit. whats that got to
do with me?" exclaimed the landlord.
'Oh, nothing" said the man airily.
"Just an interchange Of courtesies.
Nothing like being neighborly, you
know"
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-05-17
Plenty of CnInr-

Several soldiers were standing on
street corner talking when a loudly
dressed girl passed. One of them
turned to his comrades and said:
Here, boys, salute the colors; there
goes plenty of 'em."
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-05-17
Fats in the Body.

Fats in the body occur under the
skin in the muscles and around certain
organs. They act as protection for
the body against injury and serve as
stored supply of fuel, in case food can
rot be taken. Fats are liquid in the
body and are stored in aIbuminOus
cells.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-05-17
Size of the Foot.

The foot should be as long as the
ulna, or chief bone Of the forearm
that is, from the small head of the bone
to be seen at the wrist to the point Of
the elbow should be the length Of the
foot.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-05-17
New Phone system.

Barranquilla, Colombia, is to have
municipality owned and operated tele-
phone system to replace the antiquat-
ed equipment now in use, There will
be a demand for American supplies
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-05-17
Salute to the Flaq.

The salute to the flag is given by
raising the right hand, palm outward,
until the index finger is even with the
lower edge of the forehead, and stand.
ing at attention.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-05-17
Spoofinq Pop.

"Say pop" began little Willie, edg-
ing toward the door as if to get good
lead off first base. There's some
thing l can't understand"
"Name it, my boy" said pop, "and
YOUR childish mind shall be flooded
with the light of knowledge"
"WeI, it's this. I've been watching
grandpa sliding all over this room in
his rocking chair He goes back and
forth and don't keep still a minute.
He just goes rock, rock, rock. How
can people say firm as a rock when
a rock wiggles around all over the
room, an"
And Just then Willie had to exercise
the primal law Of sef-preseryatiOn.-
indianapolis Star.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-05-17
No HastY Ju6ament.

What your mirror tells you you may
depend upon as the result Of reflec.
fi0n.-ROStOn Transcript.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-05-17
Manifold Uses for Gotten.

In calling attention to the manifold
uses for cotton, cotton seed and cotton
seed oil, the Boston Herald mentions
the following products: Photographic
films, automobile windows, buttons,
'lvory," artificial silk, combs, knife
handles, trunks, book bindings, shoes,
furniture, headwear, handbags, lard,
soap, butterine, paints, rubber, guncot-
ton and smokeless powder used in ex-
plosives.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-05-17

Mrs. Annie Oienda was the maker OF
a worlds record in new line of work.
that Of loading hand grenades. She
loaded 10000 in q day while employed
at the Gorham Ammunition plant at
East Providence, L. |.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-05-17

Costumes used. by the Japanese
army to teach the soldiers the art of
fencing and bayoneting. These cos
tunes permit them to use as much
force as they would in actual combat.
The photograph was taken in Siberia.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-05-17

To know thyself is better than try
iag to find out all about the neighbors
Toledo Blade.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1919-05-17
The oId-Fashioned Folio.

The advantage of the Old-fashioned
folio was that it was safe from bor
royyprS Emerson.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05
Belgium Asks rejection
Against Invasion Of
Enemy in the Future

PARIS, Aug. 1.-(By the Associat-
ed Press. Next Monday Belgium
will present her case before the COM
mission of fourteen which is discuss
ing the question of the revision of
the treaty Of 1889 under which her
neutrality was guaranteed by Great
Britain, Austria, France, Prussia and
Russia.
The commission is composed of
great powers and two each from
Belgium and Holland. P. Segers,
minister of state and M. Orts. minis
ter pIenipotentiarY, will put forth
the claims of Belgium.
Belgium in the statement that is
to be submitted does not seek any
territorial expansion but asks to be
should there be a repetition of the
wanton aggression of 1914: She will
be able to defend herself on the
Mouse and Scheldt rivers instead of
on the User.
The proposal OF Belgium does not
insist on the REIMBURSEMENT of the
Limbourg key to Liege and the lett
bank of the Scheldt key to Antwerp,
but asks that guarantees be given in
the event of another invasion from
the north, that L1mbourg will be prop
erly defended, thus protecting Liege
and permitting the Belgian armies to
concentrate behind the Mouse.
Concerning the Scheldt, Belgium
desires free passage on the river in
times of peace or war, (the last four
words are underlined in the Belgian
statement.) Belgium, the document
that her defense of Antwerp and the
Scheldt will not be made impossible
by the fact that she does not own
the left bank Of the lower river.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05

neer who has just completed the
installation of a hydro-electric plant
for placer mining for gold, in the
back a weird story of the discovery
of a catfish that can climb. Mr..
ohnson explains this seemingly i'm
possible phenomenon in the current
issue of Natural History, the new
name given to the Journal of the
Natural History Museum.
Mr.. Johnson was working with his
brother, when they found a catfish
in a pot-hole which had been made
by falling water. The fish was tax
en- out, and transferred to a small
er -pothole four inches in diameter,
came back, the fish was gone, and
no one knew anything about it. The
next day, he found two fish, which
he placed in another pothole-with
the same result. Within an hour,
they had vanished. This puzzled
found-they were evidently plentiful
he placed in a big three-galloh
bucket, and he sat down to watch.
For awhile the fish swan about con-
tentedIy enough. Then one lifted an
inquiring head, looked about. and
the bucket. Mr., Johnson watched
the feat, then put the fish back, and
watched him climb out again. Aft
err this, he tried an experiment with
glass jar, and after catching a
number of these fish and dissect-
ing them, he discovered the follow
ing explanation for their elm bing:
The secret lies in the combined
action of two sucking mechanisms.
One Of these is the ordinary sucker
mouth, surrounding by a soft flap,
very thing and flexible at the ends.
The other is an interesting struc-
ture consisting essentially of bony
plate beneath the skin on the under
side of the fish where the ventral
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05
BY RICHARD sPrLLANE

Three reactions from prohibition,
two favorable, one unfaVorable, are
reported officially after one month
of nationwide "dryness."
The Emergency Fleet corporation is
authority for the statement that in
the New England district is has been
much easier to book Seamen since the
dry law went into effect than before.
In fourteen cities of more than
100000 population the returns show
an extraordinary decline in hospital
cases since June 80.
On the other hand there is no.
ticeable increase reported in the de-
mand for narcotics and stimulants
that promise some satisfaction to per-
sons who have been ha bitual users
of alcohol.
Economically the result of prohi-
bition in regard to sailors is impor-
tant but there are persons who might
judge the New England evidence en-
tirely different from the way it i'm
presses you. The general idea is that
the sailor, whose habit it has been to
go on spree after a voyage and not
ship again until he was pennileSS. has
been saved from this gross folly.
Also that the troublesome question
of getting sailors for American ships
is simplifed somewhat b. this new
development.
Another person might argue, and
usually does, that the thirsty sailor
is rushing to sea in a mad desire to
get away from this arid and benignt-
ed country and hop ashore in some
and rummy so long as his money
holds
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05
What Did Prohibition July
Do for the United States2

A thirst for knowledge led to the
discovery of a continent,
thirst fer adventure has led to
many things.
A thirst for booze has yet to show
It's eHects and they may be queer
when it is appreciated shat never I'M
I'll now has great nation really
gone IN the water Wagon-a large
minority protestingly' if lot daiilntly
opposing it.
The showing of prohib;tion's effect
on hospital cases is encourag ing but
not surprising. 1t is but III keeping
| with the very great decline in the
number of arrests repo tied by the DO
| lice in the large cities.
Most of the emergency cases in
hospitals have had q relation to Ii
| quor. The ambulance was kept busy
mostly bringing in gentlemen bat
tered or cus up or wounded in some
way in saloon row or from over-ln-
TOO, has had large PATRONAGE from
persons in bad way from overuse
of alcohol
The ambulance gong is heard less in
city streets since July /. Hos oital
officials say if "business'' does rot
pick Up hey do NOT know what they
will do. Meanwhile the police con-
! tlnue 10 report a small number Of
arrests night after night and many
cells vacant.
But he narcotic cali sticks its ugly
| mead high. The registration &C ad-
diets shows how urgent IS the cor O..
rectioa of this vile habit. Efforts AZ e
under yay to create large medical
and to have. hospitals devoted to the
nations of this depradinq vioa
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05
First Heard
That He Had Lost
On August | Last

BERLIN, July 31.-(Delayed.)-
The former kaiser first learned
military victory for Germany was
impossible on August 1, 1918, dur
ing a council at Spa, it was re-
vealed today in the new German
white book.
Members of the council who ap-
peared to be nervous over the situa-
ton strongly urged proposals to
be made to President Wilson after
Wilson'S second note, which was re-
garded as sharper than the first.
General Ludendorff pointed out
it was not likely the allies would
penetrate the western front and
favored further fighting. Even if
Germany lost, he argued. she could
not get harsher terms than the al
lies had already planned.
Dudendorff was overruled by the
council, which decided to accept
the allies terms. On Nocember 10.
1918, wireless messages were sent
to the allies with regard to mod
ifications of the terms and on the
following day the armistice was
concluded.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05
Mother of s Children,
Facing Arrest, Cheats
Iail With Poison Dose

COLUMBUS, Ca, Aug. 2.-Prefer-
ring death to the Russell county
Jail Mrs. Mary Wilson, wife of G.
l. Wilson, of Girard, and the mother
Of eight children, swallowed a large
portion of a bottle of carbolic acid
Saturday afternoon and lies in a dy-
ing state at her home late tonight
with little prospects of living until
morning.
The unfortunate woman, who is
about fifty years old, was charged
with violating the prohibition act.
When Sheriff Ragland searched her
home he found evidence sufficient to
warrant an arrest. When he inform
ed the woman that she would have
to go to Jail or make bond, she
asked to be permitted to change her
clothes first. She remained in her
room so long the officer became sus-
picious and opened the door when he
found her terribly burned with the
acid. She told him frankly she pre-
ferred death to jail and that he
would never get her
Mrs. Wilson had been in trouble
before, having separated from her
husband. All of the children are
young and the case has aroused the
deepest sympathy in Girard, where
the family is we'll known.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05
BRUTAL BEATING
PROVES FATAL TO
MISS JULIA GREEN

MARIETTA, Ga, Aug. 1.-The
murder of Miss Julia Green, IS years
old, an died about 8 o'clock Thursday
afternoon at Nolan's sanitarium as a
result of being eccentrix character
who, brutally beaten as she slept
Wednesday night, still remains a
myster to officers of the law here.
Indications are that her assailant,
who, it is thought, was a negro, hop
ed to get money from the old woman,
Who had lived alone for about 40
years in a little house opposite the
Waterman street school. Only SIPS,
which she had left in her pocket
book after returning from a picture
show was obtained however, some
old jewelry and a small amount of
money elsewhere in the house being
undisturbed. AS the old woman had
lived absolutely apart from her
neighborS, the impression had got
abroad in the community that she
must have money hidden away in
her cottage, and this was probably
responsible for the attack
Eugene Mcintyre, one of the boys
whom she had often entertained with
her story telling, went to the old
woman's home about 10 o'clock
Thursday morning. When he knock
ed on the door, she finally dragged
herself from the bed and answered,
although she Tell three tunes on the
way. The boy, seeing her condition,
ran for the police. The officers on
arrival found her back in the bad,
which was bloody. She was badly
beaten about the head, her upper lip
and one of her ears being split open4
Officers think that billet" was
used by the attacker. So far moth
ing has been learned that may lead
to the identity of the murderer, Miss
Green herself said that she could re-
call nothing in connection with the
attack because she was asleep.
Miss Green, who was the daughter
of the late Judge Green, of the Blue
Ridge circuit, was we'll known in
the city, and was a great favorite
with the school children, whom she
kept supplied with pies and peanuts.
She had a good education, but pos
sessed many peculiarities. 1t is said
that she had not combed her hair
since the death of her mother. Of
ficers found the house in disorder
with lack of care everywhere evil
dent. Miss Green lived on the edge
of a negro settlement.
Mrs. George Granting, of Allan
ia, sister, survives Miss Green.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05
Wanted---An Up-to-the~Minute
ST. Patrick for Texas Town

Citizens of Homer Tex, are
wondering which would be the
easiest-to rid their city of snakes,
or to move out leave the snakes
in full possession, and build an
other city. For the past two weeks,
the place has been swarming with
then-hundreds upon hundreds of
them, rattlesnakes, coachwhips, cot
ton-mouths, copper-heads, ''garters",
chicken-snakes-a all of
the common, or garden varieties
are well represented in this unpre-
cedented convention of reptiles.
They have invaded the houses,
have crawled over women's and
children's clothes, have been found
in sugar bins, flour barrels, in
every conceivable spot. The men
and boys, armed with clubs, guns,
rakes, hoes, etc, have waged val
liant war-they go to bed with the
comfortable conviction that they
have reduced the enemys numbers
considerably-and awake to find the
face of the earth once more swarm
ing, with wriggling, kissing shapes.
Some people say that the con-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05
Ugh! CaIoneI Sickens;; SaIivates!
Please Try Dodson's Liver Tone
L am sincerel My medicine does not upset liver
and bowels so you lose days work.

You're bilious! Your liver is slug
gish! You feel lazy, dizzy and all
knocked out Your head is dull, your
tongue is coated; breath bad; stomach
sour and bowels constipated But
don't take salivating calomel. 1t
makes you sick; you may lose
days work.
CalomeI is mercury or quicksilver
which causes necrosis of the bones.
Calomel crashes into sour bile like
dynamite, breaking it up. That's
when you feel that awful nausea and
cramping.
If you want to enjoy the incest
gentlest liver and bowel cleansing
you ever experienced, just take a
spoonful of harmless Dodson's Liver
Tone tonight. Your druggist or
dealer sells you bottle of Dodsons
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05
Going at IS Miles an Hour
Cop Leaps From Cycle

Patrolman L. W. Miller, Of Kan
sas City, Mo, has to his credit the
capture of a daring woman speed
demon, who insisted, despite speed
officers objections, to driving her
smart little roadster at clip of fif-
ty-f1ve mile san hour through the
suburbs, and dropping to thirty-f1ve
at crowded transfer points. Patrol
man Miller gave chase, and when
she slowed to thirty-fve miles, his
motor caught up with her, and he
sprang from the cycle into the road
ster. His wheel hurtled on and was
partially wrecked, but the woman
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05

I'm September, 1908, a man tried
to whip an attendant, and the blame
was attached to me. Some of the
attendants beat me, and one jumped
on my stomach. 1 was unable to
eat with any appetite for two years.
For six months I was kept on
half rations, half a cup of coffee,
half a cup Of tea, half a saucer of
mush. The best cuts of meat were
saved for the doctors, the next going
to the attendants while the prison
ers got the bone and gristle.
1.-THE only medicine given was
salts, cathartic pills and hyperder-
mic needles.
"The treatment and conditions at
the hospital would drive sane man
N ad ="
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05

tinued heavy rains have driven
them to the highest ground, which
is the village; others say that they
are just carrying out the old say
ing that snakes make a pilgrimage
to the south every forty years. The
strangest thing about this invasion
is that the snakes, apparently, are
just going about their business in
a friendly way, for not a single per-
son has been bitten.
HomertteS are anxious to know
if other cities have been invaded and
If anyone can suggest q remedy
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05

Liver Tone for few cents under my
personal moneyback guarantee that
each spoonful will clean your slug
Sish liver better than a dose of
nasty calomel, and that It won't
make you sick.
Dodson's Liver Tone is real liver
medicine. You'u know it next morn
ing because you will wake up feeling
fine. your liver will be working, your
headache and dizziness gone, your
stomach will be sweet and your bow
els regular. You will feel like work
ing; you'll be cheerful; fall of vigor
and ambition.
Dodson's Liver Tone is entirely
vegetable, therefore harmless and
can not salivate. Give it to your chill
dren. Millions of people are using
Dodson's Liver Tone instead of dan
gerous calomel now. Your druggist
will tell you that the sale of calomel
is almost stopped entirely here.
(Advt.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05
NEW YORKER ATTACKS STATE
HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE

James Belden reached New York
a few days ago after seventeen years
| spent in the New York State hos
pital. He had received a sentence.
in 1902, of three years and five
| months, yet he served seven
teen years. The account which he
brings of conditions in the hospital
have moved Governor Smith to ap-
point a commission which is now in-
vestigating his stories, at the hos
pital.
Some of his experiences are as fol-
lows:
I'm August and September of 1906,
I received twenty-siX hyperdern1ic,
because [ WIS framed and accused
of causing trouble. This made me
quiet, but kept me sick for two
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05
NEW REDUCED
TELEGRAPH RATES
PUTON BYPOSTAL

NEW YORK, Au g. with re-
turn of telegraph and telephone wires
to private control at midnight. Clar-
ence H. Mackay, president of the
Postal Telegraph company, announc-
ed a 20 per cent reduction in rates
throughout the country, effective
Immediately. This restores the rates
effective before the government took
over the wire systems. He indicat-
ed, however, that this reduction
would be only temporary, saying
that if taxes and other expenses con-
tinue to increase, restoration of the
government rates will be necessary.
Newcomb Carlton, president of the
Western Union, said it would be i'm
possible for that company to reduce
rates under present circumstances.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05
Freak Lamb Born

DUCKERS, Ky, July 31.--Thc
weirdest freak ever seen here
happened when a eve, belong
ing to F. J. Waterman, gave birth
to an oddly mishappen lamb. The
lamb, instead of having four feet
and one head, as normal animals,
had four heads and one foot. 1t
was dead at birth. The four
heads were found growing in the
place where the feet should have
been, but were very small and
possessed no eyes. The one foot,
much larger than normal but
perfectly shaped, protruded from
the base of the neck.
II have received offers from
several museums" said Water
man, and [ shall have the lamb
mounted and preserved for pos
terity."
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-08-05

phoned to police headquarters. The
operators discovered they were being
sought before the officers left the
city, by means of spy stationed at
the station.
Kanawha county for some time and
the first taken near Charleston, be-
cause moonshining has not been a
necessity until recently.
CONVERSATIONS totalling 425 gallons
of wine and 96 pints of whisky, in
Guiding moonshine and government
labelled, were reported from various
parts of dry West Virginia in one
day recently.