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The Topeka state journal., 1919-08-16

cerlors Maritime Disaster-The Ming
DO Liner 'Tien Pno' Total
Loss on the Poo Toos.


DO Liner 'Tien Pao' a Total
Loss on the Poo Toos.
"The s. S. Wing Pao' Of the coas,
Mutual Navigation CO. arrived this
morning early bringing the officers
and passengers Of the s. S. 'Tien Pao'
OF the same line. which went hard and
fast onto the 'CameTs Hump Tuesday
evening. while trying to avoid a col
lislon with a large Ningpo junk.
Although n strong ehb tide was run
ming at the time. her passengers and
mails were safely landed in the ships
boats near the Hal Toy beacon where
the native omcials did everything In
their power to make them comfortable
until the returning steamer was sig
nailed and took them off the following
day
Captain and Mrs. Gerald Duncan Of
Melbourne and the Misses Jones oi
the English Church Mission School, at
HanEchow were the only European
passengers on board. They speak most
highly OF the conduct OF Captain
Clarke and his officers, who did every
thing possible to ailay excitement and
TO insure the rescue OF the Chinese
passengers and who never left the shiT
until the very last one had been safely
landed"
Not very many days after the above
extra" things had settled down agar
20 their usual routine in the maritime
circles Of the Settlement at Shangha
and the morning issue OF the Daily
News announced to the world that :
Court OF Enquiry would assemble 81
His Britannia Majesty's Consulate OF
the frst day OF August to investigat'
- NTNtraa1 NnVfRT.
tion Co.'S S. S. "Tien Pao" on th'
"Camers Hump" and that said Cour
would be made up of the followin'
officers. viz: Captain. the Hon. Geors'
r. wemyss. Of H. NJ. s. Rainbow
Captain Lewis NJ. Pilsbury of the BLU
Funnel liner Achilles" and Pilot JohI
A. Mosely. Senior OF the Lower Yanl
TIE Pilots Association.
Under ordinary circumstances tn,
sessions OF the Court and the verde
they would render would not have at
tracted a very great amount OF atten
tion. Sea-faring men up and down tn
Coaost would have talked II over an'
commented upon the fairness or un
fairness OF the judgment and captai
Clarlxe's personal friends would hav
given him their usual sympathy an
then the circumstances of the wree
would one by one have dropped ou
OF the public's mind-just as the tim
bers and planks OF the old '-rien Pac
were dropping into the waters Q
oblivion with every rising tide tha
broke over the "Camels Hump" Blu
the circumstances, on the contrary
we're OF such an extraordinary natur
that before the Court had been I
session a week the '"Tien Pao" wrec
and the very mysterious testimony an
surroundings were the universal sub
ject OF conversation from one end c
the town to the otheri It was not onl
discussed at all the Clubs and After
noon-Teas. but It got into the nativ
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-27
How Do Nan Break Down,

BE assured that there is no chance
Of your breaking down-although there
will be times when you will try to
fool yourself with this idea. This
thought Of breaking down indeed 10
one Of the illusions Of medlocrlty. It
Is the excuse which every lazy man
presents to himself. It Is moral astig.
matism. The great fact is that men
do not break down from overwork so
much as Is commonly supposed. As
they go upward In the scale Of In.
creased activity, increased responsi-
bilitry only acts upon them as a nat.
urnl stimulant and carries them along
II hard work and worry killed men 80
easily, most OF the successful business
men Of America would be dead al.
ready. No! What kills men IL due
more to what they take into their
stomachs rather than what they take
into their minds.-Thomns l.. Mason.
In Physical Culture. \
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-27
KEPT BUSY DopaIMa SHELLS
Negro Soldier Tells Amvs,ns story q
His Game Of Leap Freq "Ali
ovah France

The inferno Of hot work In the line
evoked the religious fervor Of negro
troops. which never IL far from the
surface. and this aspect Of the lighting
still occupies q prominent place In the
recollection of wounded negro soldiers
returning to this country.
when Fritz spotted us he'll bus
wide open an tu'n all dem onregenret
feliers into ragin' prayeh meeting"
said 4 sergeant. Den We onlimbeh
en- smite OIL Satan wild de swo'd o
Gideon: dem Fritxies. dey jes' skedad-
die ev'y w'ich ways"
Private Charles Walker of the Five.
Hundred and Seventeen infantry. q
''ragin' prayeh meetin'" Of one. was
cited for his devotion to duty In car
rying messages under IRE when all the
other runners Of his outfit had been
killed or wounded.
II jes' KEEP a-prayin' an a-runnln'
an a-dodgin'." he said. IAN the Lord
sure KEEP step wild me. but don't see
how he done 1t. jes' natchully played
hide an seek, en- leap frog wild shells
all ovah France, l reckon.
but wen de biggest Of all come
a-whoppin' along I wux right out In
de open an no shell hole nigh. Honest
to goodness, hit wuz Ell big ez me an
dern sight mo- sure wheah hit wus
gwine. Mop like rabbit an fatty
cuddle de yeth-reckon I landed
Quicker'n dat Oh shell did.
II jes lay theah a-talkin' to Jesus
hard ex could en- a.watchin' dat OIL
shell all de time. seen her fal1y
humpIn' he'self outen de Eruan' err
swellin' TO bus. But thank de good
Lord. she quit er-humpin' an er-swell-
In and I creep of TO she made up 'er
mind wat she gwine to do nex'."
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-27
Bird w.leom. on soard ship.

Weary OF wing and starved, a tiny
linnet alighted aboard the four-mast-
ed schooner Sophie Christensen 1000
miles from San Francisco. according
to Capt. Bob McCarron.
A tramp steamer was hull down on
the horizon when the linnet reached
the schooner, and one of the theOries
as to its long flight was that the bird
had been pet on the vessel and.
yearning for land, had sought to fly to
the far-away shore.
Aboard the schooner is a canary and.
as though by instinct, the linnet flew
to the cage Of the canary, perching
precariously while the schooner heaved
and tossed. Captain McCarron opened
the door of the cage and the linnet
soon recovered. The canary welcomed
the Nnnet and they are now chums.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-27
Automobile. In Canada.

In 1914 the number Of automobiles In
Canada was 67.415. increasing to $780,
800 in 1917. 1t Is estimated that the
number Of cars in use at the close Of
the present year will be approximately
100000. With an estimated population
Of s,OOO.0OO this gives q proportion Of
one car for every thIrty-two inhabi-
tants. as against one for every 11S In
habitants four years ago. Statistics
have been compiled showing the occu-
pations Of car owners throughout the
country. and from this It Is apparent
that about 90 per cent Of all the cars
In use are owned by persons whose
occupations are such that the automo-
bile In their hands is a utility enabling
them to do more and better work.
Nearly one-half Of the cars In use are
the property of farmers.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-27
SENTIMENT IN THE TRENCHES
Soldiers Reason for Net shestlnS
Hare Was . Decided Reflection
on the Hun.

This tnle comes from a-soldier who
was one Of the FIRST Yanks to reach the
front:
A big, burly. good-humored chap was
with me on outpost duty and we were
lying listening In q wood where there
were several clumps Of underbrush
In our nelghborhood. We were think
Ing of another move forward when we
spied q large French hare running
straight toward US. He was coming
as directly a. possible away from the
enemy lines.
Although there was no attack from
either side in progress at that mo-
ment. the desultory rattle Of some
machine gun and the occasional crack
Of a rife rendered 1t safe to try q
SHOT at any object without fear Of
discovery.
"HIt him or I WILL" said I. Don't
shoot" was the answer. "the poor
beggar thinks he has q better chance
for life coming over to US than he has
going in the Huns direction"
That bit of sentiment knocked me
cold and could not stir the trigger.
The hare disappeared In the under
brush and felt convinced that his
sympathics were with rs. 1t would
have been different story had It been
the spiked cap Of q Boche We had
sighted.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-27
CARAVAN KITCHENS" TO STAY
introduced a. Wartime Measure IN
England, They Have Demonstrates
Their Usefulness.

One OF the most successful wartime
experiments has been the caravan
kitchen. says q London (Eng) dis
patch.
Owing to the fact that 30 many
mothers had to leave their families Of
young children to fend for themselves
while they went out to work to make
ends meet. Miss Horsborough con-
ceived the idea of catering to the
needs Of these children by means Of Q
caravan kitchen.
Assisted by three or four other wom-
en-. she paraded the poorer quarters Of
London, cooking en- route all kinds Of
toothsorhe and nourishing dishes. The
Riddles came running out with their
plates at the blowing Of tin trumpet.
and were served with a piping hot and
appetixing dinner In return for Q
trifiing sum Of money. which had been
left with them for this purpose bSs
mother. z
The fame Of the caravan kitchen
soon spread abroad, and within short
space of time was paying Its way. 3d.
900 dinners a week being served In
one district alone.
SO successful has been this travel
ing caterer It IL likely the work will
be continued on a larger scale. and be-
come q permanent institution. instead
Of q wartime measure.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-27
INGALLS, EuLoaY OF GRASS
Brilliant Pises Of Writing BY Famsvs
kansan viii Forever Hold PIses
In Literature.

Lying 10 the sunshine among the
outtercups and dandelions Of May.
scarcely higher In intelligence than
the minute tenants Of that mimic viii
derness. our earliest recollections are
Of grass, and when the fitful fever Ia
ended and tho foolish wrangle Of the
market and the forum Is closed. grass
heals over the scar which our descent
into the bosom Of earth has made and
the carpet Of the infant becomes the
blanket Of the dead. Grass il the for.
giveness Of nature-her constant ben
edictIon. Fields trampled with bat.
tie, saturated with blood, torn with
the ruts Of cannon. grow green again
with grass, and carnage IL forgotten.
Streets abandoned by trnfhc become
grass. grown like rural lanes and are
obliterated. Forests decay, harvests
perish, flowers vanish. but grass In i'm
mortal. Beleaguered by the sullen
hosts Of winter, It wtthdraws into the
impregnable fortress Of Its subterrane.
an vitality and emerEes upon the hrst
solicitation Of spring. SOwn by the
winds, by the wandering birds. prOpa-
gated by the subtle agriculture Of the
elements which are Its ministers and
servants, II softens the rude outline Of
the world. It bears no blaxonry Of
bloom to charm the senses with fra.
GRANGE or splendor. but its homely hue
Is more enthanting than the lily or the
rose. It yields no fruit In earth or
air. and yet, should Its harvest fail for
4 single year, famine would depopulate
the world"
This classic by John J. Ingalls,. WINS
first printed In the Duluth Herald.
says the Kansas Magazine, when Sen.
ator Ingalls, was one Of Its owners.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-27
viii SELL sssadIsr,

An echo Of the German sea raid
ers comes from the South Pacific.
There on the coast Of Lord Howe Is
land lies the wreck Of the Seeadler, Of
Atlantic fame two years ago. Accord.
Ing to reports. the raider Is to be
sold by auction BY the French gov-
ernment., Though her hull Is badly
damaged the seeadler's engines are In
good condition, and there Is also
large quantity Of hawsers. tanks. and
other equipment. The famous raider
WAS at one time the barque Pass Of
Balmaha. Of 1871 tons. After her cap
ture by the Germans the latter fitted
her out with powerful Diesel oil en-
gines Of 100 horsepower.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-27

The number of foxes In the ranches
of Prince Edward island ut the begin.
ming Of the pelting season in 1917 was
approximately 10000. From Decem
Der 1. 1917, to January 81. 1918. $500
foxes were killed and their skins mar
keted. Raising ranch-bred foxes is an
Industry that is being carried on ex.
tensively in all the Canadian prov.
inces, In at least 4 dozen Of the
northernmost of the United States. and
beginning in Japan and Norway. all
lying In much the same climatic belt.
adapted to demonstrating the black
fox under the most favorable condl-
tons.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-27
The Lucky
Horsesl,oe
By Geosse Elmer Cobb

(cssvrisAt 1S1i. western NsvssA1sr Usisa J
"Plesse. Mr.. Bangs, I've got 4 pres
ent for you. and cleaned It and pol
ished 1t all up. and Sister Marie
laughed at me, because she said 1t was
hardly good enough for you. but she
put It In tissue paper. and tied that
pretty piece Of ribbon around It, and
many happy returns Of the day."
Breathless but ardent. spelling out
a lesson palpably acquired BY rote-
thus little Benny Driscoll. He stood
by the wagon that Joe Bangs was driv-
ing. and the latter beamed down on
him from that jolly rotund face Of his.
half sentimentally interested, for Ben
nIe was one Of his many juvenile II.
vorites. and Benny's sister-Quite rev.
erently his great weather-beaten bands
touched the soft silky bit Of ribbon
which the delicate fingers Of Marie
Driscoll had adjusted.
"And how did you know It was my
birthday. Bennyr' quixzed Joe.
SISTER remembered It," and Joe ex-
perienced q quick thrill Of delight at
this manifestation Of interest on tho
part Of the lovely Idol he had always
worshiped at distance.
ut isn't much Of q present. Mr..
Bangs" went ON Benny soberly. "but
It's all I had"
"What may It be now. Bennyr Ques-
toned Joe, balancing the concealed OBJ
ject in his hands and noting that It.
weighed several pounds.
''It's a horseshoe. Mr.. Bangs" ex-
planned Benny. "Sister found It In the
road. It's 4 whopper. too. Guess It
belonged to one Of those big mill
horses. You see. know you like to
pitch quolts with horseshoes, 20 Just
made present of 1t. see. That's ALL"
"And a great big 'all,' Benny. and
its famous gift. and appreciate It,"
and Joe slowed the unexpected pres
cnt behind the wagon seat. stretched
out his hand to stroke the sunny head
Of his donor and went ON bis way all
smiles and satisfaction.
There never was such Q splendid
"bIg brother" to the minds Of the VII.
lage urchins as Joe Bangs. He was
always giving them lift in his wagon.
letting them drive old Dobbin. bring
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-27
Katie.

Katie" is the soldiers suffering
song. When little Mary nrst heard II
she was amazed for she did not think
that anyone except her little playmate
Ruth suffered. But when she heard
1t again and again she began to un-
derstand its nature. One day after
hearing 1t she went TO her older Sis
ter. Margaret" she began. don't
you bet Ruth could sing Katie better
than anybody you known
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-27
Took In His Surroundings Closely.

Took In His Surroundings Closely.
ing them some little toy or knick-knack
from his Journeys, making them kites,
or plny boats. or soldier caps and guns.
He had saved Benny from drowning
and the little fellow remembered It,
and Joe was his ideal Of hero. Az to
Benny's wOndrously lovely sister. when
Joe had undone the gift parcel he care
fully slowed the bit Of ribbon in an
inner pocket as a cherished memento.
Then when he reached home he got q
ladder and nailed the horseshoe TWEEN
ty feet up above the front door. for
1t was too bulky and cumbersome to
match his quolt set.
TT may be my good luck In helping
me to get better acquainted with Ben
ny's sweet sister. Marie" whispered
Joe fervently to himself.
Joe Bangs was an Important and
useful element In the business economy
Of the little town. Merton was twenty
miles away from the railroad and do
pended ON Butterville for supplies.
Three days q week Joe drove to that
interior city to bring to Merton freight
and express and all orders for local
storekeeperA He was trusty, prompt
and reliable. a. well AZ always cheer.
full and accommodating. and everybody
was his friend.
Little Benny came over to see q quolt
game played with his present and was
much disappointed to discover that II
had been otherwise employed. Joe
soon contented his Juvenile favorite
however. By imparting to him the In.
formation that he valued too sincere
the oft to have II tossed about in The
mud like any common. everyday horss
ahoel
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-27
w.ddIno.RIno custom to stay.

jewelers. say that the wartime Gus
tom In England Of brides buying their
own wedding rings has come to stay.
It had to be done when the bride
groom only reached England an hour
or two before the wedding, and now
the custom has too many advantages
to be given up quickly. for obviously a
girl knows better than any man the
size Of ring that she requires.-Edln
burgh Scotsman.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-27
lennon rree saar. oranas..

From the Journal Of Heredity We
learn Of q rather novel case of lem
on tree which proceeded to produce
oranges. The tree, supposedly Of the
ordinary italian lemon variety. was
transpianted to Egypt. When 1t bore
fruit II was noticed that the lemons
were more spherical than lemons usu-
ally are and bore an ornnge-colorets
stripe. One branch bore large fruit
which was unmistakably an orange.
The Meeker herald., 1919-09-27

An oficer Of the feet Just returned
from abroad says the queerest ship
mascot he ever saw was full-sised
boa constructor on H. NJ. 8. Valiant,
one Of the dreadnaughts Of the Brit.
tsh grand neet-long enough. he says,
to use for homeward-bound pennant,
II slightly nattened out.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-04

Sattiday before last Mr.. Smit the
butcher gave me and Pubs Simkins
and Leroy Shooster 10 sents apeece
for sticking 1000 advertisements I'M
der doors and told us to come back
ast Satidday and he would give us
some more to stick under, and last
Sattiday we started tn wawk GROUND
and Pubs Simkins sed, Hay, fellows,
we awtent to stick them under for
10 sents apeece today, 10 sents is a
heck of salary for people with tx
perience, and look at the Experience
we had last Satidday.
Lets strike for more, all you half
TO do to make more money is jest
strike for it, that's all enybody does,
on account of the high cost of living,
sed Leroy Shooster.
Lets tell Mr.. Smit if he don't give
us at leest Is sents apeece today he
can get sumbody elts to stick them
under for him, / sed.
And wen we got to the grocery
store Mr.. Smit sed, Well, boys, back
on the job brite and erly, ! see. And
us 8 fellows looked at each other, and
Pubs Simkins sed, 10 sents apeece
amt enuff eny more, Mr.. Smit, on
account of the high cost of living.
We wunt at least Is, Mr.. Smit, we
had consultation and we wunt at
leest Is, sed Leroy Shooster.
10 was all rite vile we was lerning,
but we got Experience now, sed.
Well, well, more labor trubbles,
sed Mr.. Smit, well the fack is, boys,
| bin having little dispute with the
high cost of living myself, and | de-
cided that could ony give you boys
8 Sents apeece today, and if you don't
wunt to do it for that | know some
boys that will do it for 5, wat do you
say?
WITCH us 3 had another consulta-
tion and decided to do it for 8.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-04
THE WILLING HORSE.


I'd rather be the willing horse that
people ride to death
Than be the proud and naughty steed
that children dare not touch;
I'd rather haul merry pack and
finish out of breath
Than never leave the barn to toll
because Pm worth to much
So boast your noble pedigrees
And talk of manners if you please
The weary horse enjoys his ease
When all his work is do..e;
The willing horce, day in and day out,
Can hear the NJ cry children Shut
And every time they are about
He shares in all their fun.
| want no guards beside my door to
pick and choose my friends for
me,
| would not be shut off from men as
is the fancy steed;
| do not care when | go by that no
one turns his eyes to see
The dashing manner Of my gait which
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-04
EXECUTORS SALE OF LAND AND
PERSONAL PROPERTY

On Thursday, the 18th day of Sep
TENDER, 1919, at the late residence
of Rebecca Ann Fulks, deceased, in
the 21st Civil District of Greene
county, Tennessee, l will offer for
sale and sell at public auction to the
highest and best bidder the land and
personal property belonging to the
estate of Rebecca Ann Fulks, decd,
consisting of 5 and Y acres of land,
adjoining the lands of George R.
Gass, George Malone, Joe RagsdiIl
and others; and the following perso-
nal property, to-wit: one COW and
calf, four stands of bees, about for
ty hens, lot of canned fruit, some
bacon, household and kitchen furni-
ture, and army other articles too nu-
merous to mention.
TERMS OF SALE:-The personal
property will be sold for cash in hand,
and the land for one-third cash, and
The remainder on l and 2 years time.
Notes with approved personal securi-
~ and lien retained on land to secure
he payment thereof, will be required
of the purchaser.
This 18th day of August, 1919.
W. D. B. DOTY,
Executor of the will of Rebecca
Ann Fulks, decd. 2-115-26t.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-04
marks nv noble breed:

marks my noble breed;
l am content to trudge tire road
And willing to draw my load
Sometimes to know the spur Of goad
When begin to lag;
I'd rather feel the collar jerk
And tug at me, the while work,
Than all the tasks of life to shilk
AS does the stylish nag.
So let me be tie willing horse that
now and then is overtasked,
Let me be one the children love and
freely dare to ride
I'd rather be the gentle steed of which
too much is sometimes asked
Than be the one that never knows
the youngsters at his side.
So drive me vhensoe'er you will,
On level road or up the hill,
Pile on my b9ck the burdens still
And run me out of breath
In love and friendship, day by day,
And kindly words I'll take my pay;
A willing horse! that is the way
l choose to meet my death.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-04

their Stalled knees. We must be
calm and sober, an earnest, quiet
troop, or long before October we'll
all be in the soup. While we remain
excited the profiteers will say, "These
delegates benighted arr easy marks to
fay. While they are raising thunder
and standing things on end, we have
chance to plumber that quiet
wouldn't lend" The pirates profit
teering will hear their passing knell,
when we are done careering and rails
ing merry Halifax. So let us go to-
gether, and cease our riots vain, and
ask our neighbors whether we can't
do something sane.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-04
Useless Noises.


The prices still are soaring, but
noise won't bring them down; not all
our frenzied roaring will cheaper
things in town. So let US get togeth-
er, renouncing tactics vain, and ask
our neighbors whether we can't do
something sane. The prices have
been speeded until our hearts are
sore; and sanity is needed now more
than ever before. We must be sane
and thoughtful if we would lay, it's
clear, our vengeful hands and swatful
upon the profiteer. No vain and vap-
id ranting, no anarchistic wheeze,
will bring the robbers painting upon
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-04

Don't marry man who curs scornfu lip when re-
igion and the Bible spoken Of and who has all the
mistakes of Moses and the msdeeds of Solomon on his
tongues end copy of Ingersos lectures on his par
ior table, instead of family Bible is very poor guar
antee Of happy family fe
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-04

When subscribers stop their magazine subscriptions be-
cause they can't get the periodicals. on time it is OPP
perfume that magazine editorials should begin to lose
their mperturbable serenity. Even magazine editor
can get mad.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-04

poet sent some verses to magazine which returned
them He then offered them anonymously to home paper
which printed them What was his surprise to see them
later appear in the magazine that had rejected them
credited to the home paper 1t is the more inexpensive
way
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-04

You don't care what goes into a
tiTe-you do care what comes out of
it, 1000, 5000, 10000 miles on any
old road Is nothing for Kelly
Springfield Tire. Wilson Tire &
Vulcanizing Co. 2-l26-6t.