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The Holt County sentinel., 1919-07-11
LIVE IN PRACTICAL SLAVERY



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pu's.' 'epe"'e' a,,"chs from 'he Boi'
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IN N"'I"na' Geographic society bul-
'e,In as .olio"si
Tue bs'hs are Fnn"'Ugrian
veop,e. once savage ana adventurous,
verifying 'he bsitie Win Their piracy,
eons,an'y aUackins ana ATTACKED ny
he pshes ana swedes' Their mai
suoIect'on oy the brothers OF the
sworn anu their enforced acceptance
OF 'hr'stianity crushed their spirit
ana rendered them serfs to the Ger.
man masters
ine hs'n' ou'nutnner tne ''erunns
IN 'ne "'d province OF Esfhonia ~ to
4; YET ninetrnths OF all the innd Is
neid ny Vermnns.
In the FORMER province OF Ilvonl"
sne bs'hs constitute nearly hh'f me
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-07-11
Fast Family Reunion.

One Of the most enjoyable occasions
in the history Of the family was a re-
union Of the Francis J. Fast family
on June %. 1919, ut the beautiful
Maple Shade Farm home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. George W. Gaskill, near Craig,
Missouri, after separation Of twenty
years, when n reunion Of the family
was held in Roanoke, Indiana, at the
home Of Mrs. Francis J. Fast, when
all the living children were together
consisting Of three sons and five
daughters, sixth daughter having
died in infancy. The children are,
Susannah G. Gaskill, Craig, Mo-; Alice
c. Haley, Ingleside, Neb.: Cordelia A
Haley, Fort Wayne, Ind; Arthur C.
Fast, Huntington, Ind; Carrie =
Olds. Walla Walla, Wash; Lester d.
Fast, Wilson, Ark; Kittie +. laugh
baum, Bucyrus, Ohio; VIM. s. Fast,
Ingleside. Neb., all of whom were pres
ent at this reunion with the following
descendants Of the different branches
Of the family: The first member Of
the family Is Mrs. Sussanah c. Gas
hlllt MfltNf WV W.
and daughter, Ethel, joined her in Civ
ing all the guests on this occasion a
royal welcome to their home and a
continual feast Of good things for
mind, body and soul. In this branch
Of the family are also Francis J. Gas
kill and wife. of Mound City, and Geo.
w. Gaskill, Jr., wife and three chill
dren, Constance Fast, George Wayne,
and Hope Eleanor. The second mem
Der of the family is Mrs. Alice C.
Haley, of Ingleside, Neb., and daugh-
ter, Mrs. ]. II. Meyer and son, Law
renee, of Carolton, Oregon. The third
member is Mrs. Cordelia A. Haley, Of
Fort WAYNE, Ind, whose daughter,
Bethel, was also present to enjoy these
happy associations. The next member
Of the family is Arthur c. Fast, of
Huntington, Ind, whose wife and son,
Evan. and daughter, Ruth, accompa-
MED him. Mrs. Carrie S. Odds is the
fifth member Of the family, coming
from Walla Walla, Wash. and was
Joined by her daughter, Mrs. II. W.
Bathiany and husband with their chill
dren, Robert Odds and Ruth Mary, of
Portland. Oregon. The sixth member
OF tne 1aHllly w LtsVf ~. rdst, VI
Wilson, Ark. whose wife was present,
and together they enjoyed the privi-
lege of meeting their son, DR.. Kirk
Fast and wife with their children, VIM.
Spencer and Robert Stanley, of Atch-
ison, Kansas. Member number seven
is Mrs. Kittie F. Laughbaum, Bucyrus,
Ohio, whose husband, Rev. o. F.
Laugbaum and daughters, Annadel
and Mercile, were present and each
one fully enjoyed the reunion. The
eighth and last member of the family
is DR.. VIM. s. Fast, whose wife was
present to enjoy with him an occasion
to be remembered on account Of it's
supreme pleasure and happiness. The
families Of Kittie F. Laughbaum, Of
Bucyrus, Ohio. Arthur G. Fast, of
Huntington, Ind, and DR.. VIM. s.
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-07-11
Toll Of Snakes In india.

The American consul, NJ, NJ. Hay
wood. stationed at Calcutta, India,
states In government report that
more than 10000 persons lost their
lives In the country last Year because
of snakes and wild animals-the
snakes claiming by far the larger num-
Der OF victims.
To be exact. the consul says that
$1,000 persons died In India last year
as result of snake bite, and that
217G persons were killed by wild AMI
mails. This is an increase Of 800 over
the previous year az regards fatalities
from snake bite and an increase OF
100 as regards the number killed by
animals.
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-07-11


Fast of Ingleside, Neb., motored from
their homes to the place Of reunion,
There are four connected with the
family who have had some remark
able experiences in war service: g.
W. Gaskill, Sr., served some over three
years in the Civil War; II. W. Bath
any for ten years service, including the
Spanish American War and Philip,
pine Instruction. Evan Fast served
in the Worldwide War about two
years, spending 10 months overseas,
having "a part in the Chateau-Thierry
and st. Mihiel battles. in the latter he
received a severe wound. and DR. Kirk
Fast. who entered IT. Riley, Kansas
for training, but was discharged on
account of severe sickness,
/ Tbirty.six members of this family
circle we're present at this reunion
and only those who have experienced
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-07-11
Boy Saved by Rubber Heels.

Lawrence Ramm's study of electrlci-
~ was not for naught. The young
Ben Franklin. who is twelve years old,
and his brother, John, two years his
senior, went out with other Chicago
lads for bit Of play. They encounter
ed the end Of broken electric wire,
still charged with strong current.
With boyish curioushess John touched
the wire. He could not let 60.
The other boys became frightened
aad ran. But Lawrence remained.
Tearing on his rubber heels. he JAM
ned them against the wire and bis
hrothsr's hand was released.
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-07-11

Canning demonstrations in Cold
Pack Canning will be given at tho
Croscn School House. at 2:30 y. M.
Tuesday. July 10, and at Richvill,
School House. Wednesday. July 10, al
at $3.50 y. m. Both vegetables and
fruits will be canned. Everybody
come. BE prompt.
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-07-11
NOTICE
Or
BRIDGE LETTING

Notice Is hereby given that the I'M
dersigned will, on Friday, the 18th
day Of July, 1919. at the Court House,
in Oregon Missouri, at . p. NJ, let
mt public cutlery or sealed bids, as may
be ordered by the County Court on
day of letting, contracts for material
and erection Of bridges as named be-
low. Contractors to give bond to
maintain said bridges for four years
and for payment of material and labor.
Certified check Of $4,000 to accom-
pany bids.
Said bridges TO be completed in 100
days from day Of letting.
Court reserves the right to reject
any or all bids.
Plans on file on and after June II,
1919.
No. 30-At Culp school house, 7
miles southeast of Forest City, Mo.
65-foot steel span.
No. 32-Near Fairview school house,
10 miles northeast Of Forest City, Mo.
6O-foot steel span.
No. 64-At Richville school house,
10 miles northeast Of Forest City, Mo.
45-foot steel span.
No. 6s-At old Kunkel Mill, AZ
miles east of Forest City, Mo. 45-
foot steel span.
No. 92-At Oakland school house,
3 miles northeast Of Forest City, Mo.
55-foot steel span.
No. al 45-foot steel span at
stock yards at Forbes, Mo.
About 20 cubic yards, reinforced
concrete in place; bid per cubic yard
to include installing 60-inch corrugat-
ed culvert; certified check of $1,000
to accompany bid. At Kimmel place,
3 miles north of Forest City.
This eth day of June, 1919.
JOHN H. PERET.
County Surveyor.
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-07-11
AN ESSAY ON THE FLY.


The fly has six legs which are GOV.
cred with hair-like portions. II has
four wings and two eyeballs. The
eyeballs are made up Of many eyes
II has tongue and two feelers. The
front legs are very short; the middle
legs are little longer, and the hind
legs are longest Of all. The wings OF
the fly are attached to the thorax.
The growth of the fly is; The eggs
hatch in twenty-four hours at least
When the eggs first hatch they are
maggots; then into the laryal stage
The maggots grow rapidly.
The habits of the fly are: They
stay in dirty, filthy places. After the
fly comes in off the garbage cans he
will crawl upon the food.
The fly has sticky pads on the bot
tom of his feet; these sticky pads
carry much garbage and filth. The
fly lays its eggs in horse manure and
manure. The fly lays one hundred
and twenty eggs at time. There
can be new generation every eleven
to fourteen days.
Tn dangers of the fly are: They
carry microbes and filth and they
spread diseases such as typhoid fever
When the flies come from the garbage
cans and filth piles they walk upon
the food and they crawl around the
mouth and lose the filth.
Rid the country Of the fly by haul
ing manure away and not leaving filth
lay around. The alleys and strets
should be kept clean SO the fly can't
lay her eggs. One should keep lids on
garbage cans and keep every nook
and corner clean. The stables should
not be around the house. One should
be as careful around the stables as
around the house. The problem is ia
keep everything clean.
RALEIGH GILLIN.
Benton School.
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-07-11

the cigh, members Of the family T.
1913 years.
The occasion was a very sacred and
precious one. which was highly apprc.
ciatrd by all. and great credit Is due
the Gnskill family who left nothing
uudonc tn make the event successful
pleasure in every respect, and since
We can not hope TO meet again In
earthly reunion let US all 81 live that
we may look forward with bright hope
To- join in the heavenly reunion.
ZONE WHO WAS THERE"
-O--
implements. Implements - Don't
forget TO tell me TO save you that
New Departure Cul,iva,or, Jenny
Lind. Fast Mail, or the old reliable
New Departure Tonguclcss. have
some carried over plows and Cultiva,-
prs Mt bargain prices. Sec me.
u. NJ. MARTIN.
The Holt County sentinel., 1919-07-11

The following report on the poultry
farm demonstration egg laying con-
test comes from the poultry depart
mcnt, at Columbia:
The 1918 hens in the contest for
May laid total Of l75,l00 eggs, an
average Of 1873 eggs per bird. This
brings the average production Of each
hen in the contest since November ist
up to GIG eggs. The highest indi-
vidual flock record was again carried
away by 96 White Lcghorn pullcts
owned by Geo. V .Hinkle, Of Holt
County. These 90 birds laid 2,lI0
eggs during the month Of May or an
average Of 22.3 eggs per hen. Holt
County also captured second place
for the month through the activity Of
the Brown Leghorns owned By Mrs.
Nelson holland. These rs hens laid
l,554 eggs, an average Of 20.7 eggs
per hen. The 80 farms reporting for
May sold s5,Sl3,99 worth Of eggs.
The cost Of feeding the 50 focks was
S2,275.47, leaving a net return of
$3,543.52, or an average OF S39.47 net
per farm. The feed bill for May Is
larger than for any preceding month
due, no doubt, to the expense of feed
ing the growing stock.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-25

confidential talk with the boys
teacher for next year. Jot down all
the attractive points about the
years work. For example, find out
all you can about the next years
class organization and class func-
tions. Give him the impression that
in order to be in the SWIM" next
year, he would of course have to be
in school because the school crowd
doesn't have much to do with out
siders.
Above all. get him interested in
the schools athletics for next year.
If you can. Play up in his mind the
advantage of being on a high-school
team and being able to play teams
in other cities.
1t would be a good idea for YOU
to have the most popular teacher in
high-school out to dine with YOU
some evening, If it could be arranged.
Encourage the companionship, be-
tween this teacher and your boy.
This would be a very practical way
of interesting the boy in high-school
next year. If it is not convenient to
have a teacher, have some popular
student from the "high-school.
copyrighted. 1919, by the Parents
Association.)
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-25
HELPED SELF and
SICK RELATIVES

"Your Vegetable Iron Tonic cured
me of kidney trouble" So says
Miss Katherine Gunkel. of 1922
East Cambria street, Philadelphia
According to her statement, this
is how 1t happened:
your Vegetable Iron Tonic
cured me of kidney trouble. Af-
ter taking five bottles of Nu Vim
all the pains left my back and
head, and I found did not have
to get up in the night. I can
now sleep all night and eat any
thing and feel well and fine in
every way. / gladly recommend
ed Nu Vim to all my relations.
and they are also finding good re-
suits from the tonic"
Hundreds of people in this vicin-
ity, some of whom may be neigh
bors or friends of yours, have had
similar experiences with Nu Vim
Iron Weed Tonic. If any member
of your family suffers from stomach.
liver, kidney, bowel or blood disor-
ders; scrofulous or catarrhal trou-
bles, rheumatism or a general run
down condition, you cannot do bet
ter than go to-day to one of the
three Gorgas drug stores and inquire
about this splendid tonic. Nu Vim
is now being demonstrated at
Gorgas', 16 N. Third street. e,
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-25

make them different" from other
people. They refuse to pity them
selves or allow others to pity them
And they become so occupied in this
game of camoufiage that they forget
about their disabilities. Busy people
are always cheerful people.
Contrariwise. the victims of "tem-
permanent" constantly strive to ap-
pear different" They are always
looking within to detect new shades
OF variance, and become self-cen-
tered. mopish, discouraged.
Get an interest outside of YOUR
self, my dear. You say YOU have
not much of home. Then make
1T one. Brighten up your own cor
ner The tasks of the housewife
energetically followed form as good
a SYSTEM of physical culture exer-
cises as was ever invented. Per-
feet yourself in them. AS your am
bltion becomes aroused and you be-
gin to see results you will begin to
take joy in this work. Moreover,
you will be training yourself for the
day when you are at the head of a
home of your own.
Don't give up your exercises,
either. Fifteen minutes a day put
in regularly at that will help both
your physical and mental morale.
Eat carefully. but don't think too
much about it. Take plenty of time
to sleep. 1t is physical Culture
you are after. not physical torture" /"
The best rule perhaps is TO fol-
low the lines of the Y. NJ. C. A.
triangle. Work always to your best
advantage on the three sides of
your nature-physical, mental and
spiritual-each to an equal degree.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-25
MAKING THE MOST OF
OUR CHILDREN &
A Series of Plain Talks to
Parents.
By Ray c. Beery, ABB, MA
President of the Parents Association.

after he has had a visit with some
admired college man.
There may be several minor causes
for his wanting to quit school Per-
haps he doesn't like his teacher.
Perhaps he fears the coming exams"
Perhaps he doesn't understand some
particularly hard study. Perhaps,
he feels the school room is a sort of
pen, which greatly limits his free
dom and which he naturally dislikes.
In some cases there is too much
nasging at home about school stu
dies and too little sympathy with
the child's outside interests. AS a
result there is a feeling of antago-
nism, causing the youth to threaten
TO drop school work. Still another
cause, and by no means the least
important, is the lack of interest in
the school-room and on the play
ground.
1 would suggest that you have a
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-25

Not all school teachers under
stand boys as they should. which
is unfortunate. And it is likely that
this fact has a direct relation to
boys not liking school
A teacher. who really knows child
nature, and who provides for the
who teaches knowledge in an inter-
esting way has very little trouble
with pupils wanting to quit.
OF course, there are various rea-
sons why particular boys want to
stop. For example. one mother
writes to me:
My boy wants to quit school and
go to work-doesnt seem to be do
ing any good, rather girl struck
and wants to try his wings Your
help will be appreciated"
There is close connection be-
tween your boys wanting to leave
school and the fact that he is girl
struck"
Your description of the situation
was very brief but in analyzing the
case, l should say the fact that he
is girl struck is the primary cause
of his wanting to quit school. Boys
want more money to spend on girls
than they can get hold of. as a rule,
, and this fact causes them to want
to start to work and make the money
for which they feel they are in such
great need.
To offset this particular reason
for his wanting to quit school, you
might arrange to increase his week
ly allowance. "A proper way of ap-
preaching the subject would be
something like this: We'll. son, 1
believe that you are quite old enough
now to take good care of your money
and so 1 have in mind increasing
your weekly allowance. 1 want you
to have enough money to be able to
spend and have a fairly good time
while you are going to school now
and at the same time be saving
enough on your college fund so that
you will have money to spend when
you go away to college"
End your talk by telling him how
much you propose giving him per
week as an allowance. You would
do well to give him this talk Just
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-25
E1esia Actually
Stops indigestion
In Five Minutes

=ere's no doubt about it. Bi-nesia
one real honest to goodness"
|hch remedy that makes grabbed,
Ky, cronic dyspeptics smile and
] [ all Gbout their troubles; and
zcan prove it to your own salts
|bn without risking a cent What's
Sc of suffering after every meal?
=oday to Geo A. Gorgas or any
druggist in whom you have con-
s be and deposit so cents for a
=age of Binesia tablets. Go home
eat a hearty meal of the good
) which usually disagree with
stomach and then take three
is. If you aren't delighted with
results; if you don't note an
= absence of the usual pain and
|mfort; if you are not really
E ed go back to your druggist and
] Ihe 80 cents you deposited, and
rial of Bi-nesia will have cost
zhothing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-25
By McN1dnus

in the measure yesterday by the
Senate naval committee. Opposition
was expressed by some members and
another vote will be taken.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-25
Y THIS LITTLE BOY

|vered Strength After Sickness
|ett, Texas.-"The measles left
tile boy, aged 9 years, in a very
rundown condition - he
he'd good deal. and, as medi-
did not seem to help him, we
y took him out of school, and
|ght he would never be strong
J. One day 1 read about the
Piver and iron tonic known as
and such a change as it has
in my little boy-it stopped
|ough, he is now back in school,
g and WE'LL" = Mrs. e. A.
Int.
ere is nothing like Vinol to re-
strength. appetite and vim to
sickly children. We strongly
|nmend Vinol for this purpose.
|orge A. Gorgas, Druggist; Ken
Is Medicine Store, 321 Market
(; c. +. Kramer. Third and
|d streets; Kitzmiller's Phar-
/, 1926 Derry street; ]. Nelson
+, and druggists everywhere.
S.-If you have skin trouble,
Paxol Saive. Money back if it
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-25
LITTLE TALKS BY
BEATRICE FAIRFAX

employers of young girls ar,
fascinating and unscrupuloul
$.
ere must be thousands of plain
unbeguiling. business-worship
men among them. who never
ned of flirting in their lives
don't even know whether a gir
grapher is good looking, anC
would no more think OF asking
ut to dinner than of asking the
cabinet to dance with them.
an office position isn't necessar'
experience of great peril for a
girl.
would be a great pity il that
een-year-old with starry eyes
eloud-like hair were too SELF
Nous about the whole situation
nat first Monday morning that
8 summoned to her new en-
rs desk
orrice life need by no means
pp any strongly personal sioe'
hot inevitable, and she'll De a
deaI better off II 1t doesn't A
Who works in an office niled
men ought to be as impersonai
sr +vpew riting machine. Or to
10 be. e,
vet-however hard a girl may
l avoid them, troublesome prob
do have a way of arising, dis
dilemmas do present them
Letters reach me almost daily
fine. sweet girls. who are serl-
worried by the personal ele-
that has crept into their rela-
with their employer. They hnd
Eelves in uncomfortable situa-
that they themselves don't un-
stand. much less know how to
with. And they ask for help
advice. There's no DOUBT put
they need it.
The Employers Advantage
only too apparent that the en-
who makes pretty speeches TO
Observation-Disclosures 1t is TO
her charming confusion or TO
her to work overtime. or whetn-
NAV even be that he Is falling In
with her-has an advantage on
ide.
Esn't he hold the means of live
in his very hand? He engages
he discharges. He is powerful.
mt want TO offend him"
want to lose my position, are
hrases that occur over and over
ese letters. -
N he's usually much Older than
and far more experienced. If
he kind of a man who is skilled
fling with a girl, while meaning
=ng, the girl herself is merely
dered. She doesn't even know
her he's trying to make himself
able in strange, disturbing
=niliar way-or whether he is
5 things she shouldn't permit.
at eighteen-year-old girl whose
zbyer is twice her age knows
What she should do when he de-
the habit of making fiatterinS
Ients on her appearance?
u how can she be otherwise
at loss when he begins as
sometimes do. to make her pres
Perhaps these are harmless
that an older man may offer
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-25
Phosphate
axes Thin Folks Fat

|ou are weak, thin and emaciated
tan't put on flesh or get strong.
latter how much you eat, go to
"A. Gorgas and get enough Blood
Phosphate for a three weeks
ment-it costs only so cents a
and take as directed. If at
md of three weeks you don't feel
|ger and better than you have
months; if your eyes aren't
tier and your nerves steadier;
|u don't sleep better, and your
|vigor and vitality aren't more
doubled. or If you haven't put
|veral pounds of good stay-there
you can have your money back
he asking and Blood-Iron Phos-
will cost you nothing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-25
DIFFICULT CHOICE

MIR. Plowden. the well-known London
magistrate, was once questioning the
wife of notorious burglar. You are
wife of this MANI" he asked. Eyes.
You knew he was a burglar when you
married him?' "Yes" How came Won
to contract a marriage with such a
MANI" WELL the woman explained.
"I was getting old. and had to chose
between him and lawyer"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-25
Senate Reinserts
Measure to Increase
Pay of Navy Men

Washington, Feb. 25.-An amend
ment to the pending naval appro-
priation bill increasing the pay of
enlisted men of'the navy,which was
stricken out in the House on a point
of order, was tentatively reinserted
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-25
Advice to the Lovelorn
SHALL SHE SUPPRESS TRTTrII.

oELaLL SHE SUPPRESS TRUTHo
Dear Miss Fairfax
A While ago met a man I liked
and was engaged to him. When
we went to France I met another,
whom have since grown to care for
Before 1 got up courage to write to
my first friend something happen
ed to the other one that makes il
impossible for us to ever marry.
He advises me to take the first man
and not to say anything about him,
l have decided to take the first
because 1 want you TO advise me
whether to tell him about nv other
friend. You see If tell him he will
always doubt me after we are mar
ried. What shall I do?
Undecided
Is it possible for a girl to trans
fer her love back and forth as
rapidly as this. cannot believe
that your feeling toward the first
man is deep enough to justify you
in marrying him but if it is YOU
ought not to do so without telling
him what happened in his absence,
There is no other honorable course.