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The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-08-28
DUEL INDEFINITELY PUT OFF
How Wisconsin Congressman Turned
Challenge to Deadly Combat
Into Matter of Ridicuie.

The story of the Potter-Pryor duel,
the famous challenge Of Civil war
times whereby Wisconsin congress-
man by ridicule put dueling In disre-
pute, recalled by the death of one of
the participants, is told in interesting
style IN the June number of the Wis
consin Magazine Of History, quarterly
publication of the State Historical So
ciety.
Roger A. Pryor, the Virginia con-
gresham who figured In the episode,
died few months ago In New York
city. 1t was he upon whom John Fox
Potter OF East Troy, Walworth county,
then representative Of the First con-
gresslonal district of Wisconsin, dur
ing April, 1860, brought nationwide
ridicule in answer to challenge to
duel. Congressman Potter offered to
fight with bowie knives mt distance
of four feet but Pryor refused because
they were $50 demnition vulgar"
Most Of Mr.. Potter's bowie knives,
including the one he purchased for
the duel and others sent to him after
the AFFAIR, are now on exhibit In the
State Historical museum, Madison.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-08-28
Birds Have Right Of Way.

Fowl have the right Of way In air,
warns the director Of military aero
nautics. This is justice indeed, since
birds flew first.
But this is not all. Recently many
towns along the Atlantic coast have
been visited with dead bird showers.
Aviators flying by town would see a
flock of wild fowl coming their way,
They would set their machine guns
and let the bullets fly.
Presently prominent citizen walk
ing below would be hit with large
bloody bird. He complained to the
department Of agriculture. Then the
federal migratory bird law between
the United States and Great Britain
was referred to. and 1t was found that
shooting birds from airplanes Is un.
lawful.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-08-28
SWAMP.ROOT FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS

There is only one medicine that really
stands out pre-eminent as a medicine for
durable ailments Of the kidneys, liver and
bladder.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp-Root stands the
highest for the reason that II has proven
70 be just the remedy needed in Thousands
upon Thousands Of distressing cases
Swamp-Root makes friends quickly be-
cause its mild and immediate effect is soon
realized in most cases. 1t u gentle,
healing vegetable compound.
Start treatment at once Sold at all
drug stores in bottles Of two sizes, medi.
um and large
However, il you wish to test this great
preparation send ten cents to DR.. Kilmer
I Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for sample
bottle. When writing be sure and men
ton this paper-Adv.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-08-28
One Drawback.

Washington is a colored man and he
follows the profession Of cleaning up
back yards. Also he was the first man
to think of wrapping horses fore
legs with fly paper, keeping the flies
Off their legs and catching Mr.. Fly at
the same time.
One Of the women he was working
for said to him: Washington. your fly
paper Is success. see that by the
great number of flies there are on the
paper"
"Yes. Yes." said Washington. but
once In while that horse gets his
legs too close together and they stick
and l has to pull 'em apart for him."
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-08-28
LABOR'S OWN DAY
First Monday in September Is
! Legal Holiday in Almost
Every State Now.

THE American Federation Of La.
Dor held an annual convention
at Columbus. o.. December 8-12,
1885. At this session the officers re-
ported the following:
AT the fourth session Of the fedora
ton resolution was adopted making
the first Monday In September of each
year labor's national holiday and rec
ommending its observance by wage
workers generally throughout the
country. This met with response that
exceeded the most ssngulne expecta.
lions. In our great manufacturing and
distributing centers thousands Of
workingmen marched In procession
and participated In the festivities Of
the picnic grounds, where the most
skilled mechanics and workers In pro-
LESSONS and laborers united In COM
mon celebration. exchanging friendly
fraternal greetings while they listened
to the champions of labor discussing
the economic and political questions Of
the day. The good effects of this are
30 well understood that we recommend
Its more general observance still until
1t shall be as uncommon for a man to
work on that day as on Independence
day."
Nearly all Of the states In the Union
now have statutes making the first
Monday In September legal holiday,
thus observing Labor day.
In order that there be no misunder.
standing with reference to the action
Of congress In enacting legislation
upon this subject 1t Is well to state
that the law passed by congress June
%. 1904. described above. as making
Labor day national holiday only pro-
vided that Labor day should be OBJ
served in the District Of Columbia, az
well as the then territories.
Labor day was established In the
various states and In the order and on
the dates named below: 1887. February
q. Oregon; 1887. March Is, Colorado;
1887, April 8, New Jersey; 1887, May 9,
New York; 1887, May II, Massachu.
sets; 1889. March 20. Connecticut;
1889. March 20, Nebraska; 1889, April
%. Pennsylvania; 1890, April %, Ohio;
1891. February 10. Maine; 1891. Feb
ruary "a, Washington; 1891, March 4,
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-08-28
Mammoth Cave Has Rival.

Workers In a mine at Matehuala,
near San Luis Potosi, Mexico. have
discovered cave which Is said to be
one of the largest In the republic.
1t Is more than 800 feet below the
level of the mine and is Is feet in
width.
Its length has never been estima ed,
but exploring parties expect TO survey
it carefully In the near future. One of
the most fantastic of its many gro
tesque adornments is sulphurous
fountain which pours out continuously
stream of blue water.
II promises to rival In magnificence
Kentucky's famous Mammoth cave,
when fully explored.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-08-28

days labor Of the workman commits
a crime against good morals, and In
such degree strikes a blow at the
foundation Of peaceful society.
Suppose the laboring classes should
demand and undertake by force to
compel the payment Of sum for their
services which all men would agree to
be twice Its value, what would hap
penn
Immediately the cry would go up
that anarchy was In the land. and the
strong arm Of the government, civil
and military, would be called out to
prevent the confiscation Of the money
Of the employer, and properly so-but
why? Because labor had demanded too
much. But who Is the anarchist when
the laborer gets too little? It is poor
rule that will not work both ways.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-08-28
No Way to Beat the Game.

There is no way to dodge the high
cost Of living.
Once we thought there was. 1t was
fine plan and we determined to try
1t out. Meat was too expensive. So
we would quit eating meat.
Therefore We ordered cabbage and
asparagus and spinach and beets. In
mediately the price Of vegetables went
up.
We found You couldn't fool the food
man. He has sure system. The
price Is high on whatever you want to
buy. You can switch from one dish
to another as often as you choose, but
the little old price tag will beat you
to II.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-08-28

permits himself to be suspended. al.
ways ready to extend friendly hand
or act to any brother that may be In
distress. You can find him In a union
shop because he Ii = union man at
heart. And today the great labor
movement IL carried on by the union
men and not BY the so-called members
Of q union.
The union man criticIzes when crit
icism 10 justified and fights for what
he thinks Is right. The so-called men,
Der Of union kicks at all things, but
never fights for anything. Elevator
Constructor.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-08-28

"HE member Of the union" Il the
man that pays only when he Ii
forced to. Usually comes to the
meetings only when be has an AZ to
be ground. He IL the man that will
always say that the union has never
given him anything, as be would get
good wages II there never was q union
In existence. And he cannot see what
the officers are doing with all the
money.
The "union man" Is very different
person. He attends his meetings reg
ularly, takes part In the debate that
q In the interest Of the union, never
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-08-28
rarchmented Leather Valuable.

Parchmented leather has greater
strength while lacking the elasticity
Of tanned leather, and the betting Of
NJ. Felice Gilardiri Of Turin is designed
to combine these special qualities. The
hide being impressed deeply with o
trelliswork pattern, the compressed
portions are unaffected by tanning
agents. while the interior Of the
meshes is tanned In the usual way.
The product hns the required elasticity
and is claimed to be so strong that
belts may be much narrower than the
ordinary.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-08-28
Went Too Far.

1.-THE aged caretaker of a certain
castle In England was Frustrated the
other day"
How did that happen?"
"A facetious visitor, just for joke,
asked to be shown room once occu-
pied by the kaiser. "-Birmlngham Age
Herald.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-08-28
r ABOR left unrestricted and unre'
strained will produce and flx ita

A6O6 lelt UNRESTRICTED ana unre-
strained will produce and fix It's
own reward.
Labor should have Its reward. When
labor falls to receive Its just reward.
connscation has happened.
When man IL deprived Of his prop
erty without due process Of law, the
law says that Ii confscation and will
not be allowed. Az labor is the work.
ingman's property, and In most cases
all the property that he has. the only
commodity which he has to sell--it
must therefore follow that 1t Ia as
much the duty Of the government to
prevent the confiscation Of labor 1t
Is to prevent the confscation Of any
other kind Of property, asserts the
Washington Star. The man who takes
more than a reasonable profit on the
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-08-28

IN a mans birthday he should
think seriously about himself.
and especially about his weak
nesses. Let his friends praise him and
congratulate him; let him question
and criticize himself.
It Is intelligent study, criticism of
ourselves that brings progress, wheth-
er to the individual or to a great class
Or to that which labor is--an over
whelming majority.
Everything that You see Is the re-
suit Of labor-from the skyscraper
with Its steel skeleton to the copper
wire that carries your messages or
the food that keeps you alive.
To compare the value Of labor and
capital Is childish. There Is no COM
parison possible.
Take all the gold, all that which we
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-08-28

call wealth In the world. and It Ii alb
solutely nothing without labor to make
1t productive.
On the other hand. put labor naked
on the earth, and soon 1t will do again
what 1t has done in the past-produce
the food. cut forests, drain the marsh
es, build the houses and build civili-
Zation.
But the laborer Of any kind who re-
joices in his strength and who feels
conceit proves his smallness, whether
he be a laborer with pick and shovel,
or laborer working at a great sclen-
tific problem.
The thing for us to do Is to remem-
Der our llttleness. our shortcomings,
and try, by giving full credit to others,
to deserve credit for ourselves.--Ex.
change.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-08-28
These Irritating Husbands.

"You must buy me some new clothes.
Other women can't tell me from my
cook"
Now. why do You say that. my
dear? Has any lady tried to hire you
away?'-LOulsville Courier Journal.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-08-28
Couldn't See Il.

Fortune Teller (reading cards)-"You
have money coming to you, but no sick
ness whatever" Client-"That's singu-
lar! I'm the new doctor across the
way."-Boston Transcript.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-08-28

How superior an old codger with
eight hairs on his head looks at q
bald-headed man.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-08-28

Luck" Is merely sugar-coated
name for mental laziness.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-08-28
True.

"Pa, what Is the most difficult kind
OF hunting there Isl"
"House-hunting, my boy"
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-08-28

Busy men nearly always are happy
men.
The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1919-08-28
!. BELCHING
Caused BY
Acid-StoIllacll

Let EAToNIc. the wonderful modern
stomach remedy, give you quick relief
from disgusting belchng. food-repeAting.
Indignation. bloated. gassy stomach. dyspep-
sia, heartburn and other stomach miserles.
They are all caused by Acid-Htomach from
which about nine people out Of ten suffer
In one way or anothe.. Ono writes ~ fol-
lows: before used EATONIC, could net
eat bite without etching II right up. soer
and bitter. have not had . bit Of trouble
since the FIRST ablst."
Millions arc victims Of Acid Stomach
without knowing II. They are weak and
aillng, have poor digestion, bodies tmprop-
erly nourished although they may eat heart.
tly. Qrav, disorders ara likely 70 follow y
an acid stomach Ii neglected. Cirrhosis Of
the liver. intestinal congestion. gastritis.
catarri- Of the stomach--these are only
few Of tbs many ailments often caused b.
Acid-Stonaeh.
sufferer from Catarrh Of the Stomach
OF II Year, standing writes: IT had cAtarrh
Of the stomach for II long years and ! never
found anything to do me any good-tust
temporary relief--unt. used DATONlC. II
z Wonderful remedy and do not want 70
be without IT,"
II you are not feeling quite right--lack
energy and enthusiasm and don't know Just
where to loccte the trouble--try NATONlC
and see how much better you will feel In
every way.
At all drug stores--a big boz for SOC and
your monay hack II rom arA not aatinood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
SAYS SOME OF CHARGES
ARE WHOLLY UNTRUE"
Postal Manager Answers w. q.
Presidents Statement Regarding
Relations With Mr.. Burleson.

Edward Reynolds, general manager of
the Postal Telegraph Company until re-
moved by Postmaster General Burleson.
yesterday replied to charges against
himself and other officials of his COM
pany made by Newcomb Carlton. presi-
dent Of the Western Union Company.
before the Senate interstate commerce
committee Mr.. Reynolds told the COM
mittee that some of the declarations of
Mr.. Carlton regarding the relations be-
tween the companies and Mr.. Burleson
were wholly untrue
Mr.. Reynolds said that at one time
the Postmaster General told him: Il
am going to unity these companies the
Postal and the Western Cnion) and
there isn't a man in the country who
can stop me-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
NARROWED IN SERBIA
Representatives Kelly and James
Last Heard of in Devastated
Country. u.

Two members of Congress are re-
ported to be marooned in Serbia
Representative M: Clyde Kelly. who
will probably be a member of the
House District committee when he re-
turns to Washington. and Representa-
tive w. Frank James Of Michigan.
They are supposed to be in blissful
ignorance that Congress has been
called into extra session.
Representatives Kelly and James
were at last accounts in central Ser
bia with the bridges down and the
country wrecked and devastated The
latest news from them is in letter
received by Mrs. Kelly which was
forwarded to France by courier. All
mail sent to them in Paris has been
returned by the French postal au-
thorities, including the notices that
Congress was to Weet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
PLANS LAND DIVISION FOR
PEASANTS LIKE IN U. S.
Russ oficia1 Suggests American
System Of Settling on Tracts
Free or at Nominal Cost.

OMSK. Siberia. May Correspond
ence of the Associated Press)-The
American system of settling farmers
upon government land by distribut-
ing 1t among them either free or at
nominal cost has inspired N. PetrofY.
the minister of agriculture of the
all Russian or -bolshevik gov
srnment, to formulate a similar plan
for dividing Russian land among the
peasants.
The minister told the Associated
Press correspondent that he was
convinced that this plan would be
most advantageous and that the de-
velopment of the land must be left
exclusively to. the peasants. Small
land holders. he said. must have
chance to extend their possessions Of
land on their merits as farmers. The
project provides for a special fund
to buy up land and distribute it
among the peasants. both those now
absolutely without land and those
who have at present an inadequate
area.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
DOCTOR SAYS One
LUNCIS HEALEDA
OTHER NEARLY SO
Urges Patient to Keep Up the
Treatment That Did
the Work

II had consumption of the lungs
for six years. | had an outside
screened-in sleeping room, and re-
manned out in the open air nearly
all the time. ! used six raw eggs
a day and about a gallon >of milk.
had a great many hemorrhages,
and was just barely able to walk
around the house q little.
II began taking Milks Emulsion in
June. ] have now taken my eight
zenith bottle and feel greatly bene.
flied. l had my doctor examine
my lungs the other day, and he
said that one of them is entirely
healed up and the other one nearly
so. He urges me to keep on using
Milks Emulsion, which | intend to
do. My original weight was I70
pounds. have regained most of it,
now weigh 100 pounds and fell al.
most as strong and good as I ever
did. My only regret is that ] didn't
hear of Milks Emulsion six wears
Dees, Magnolia, Ark.
Whether Milks Emulsion would
succeed as well for you as it did in
the above case, is easy for you to
find out. 1t is at least bound to
benefit you, and it costs nothing to
try it.
Milks Emulsion is a pleasant, nu-
tritive food and q corrective medi.
cine. 1t restores healthy. natural
bowel action, doing away with ali
need of pills and physics. 1t pro.
notes appetite and quickly puts the
digestive organs in shape to as
simulate food. AS builder of flesh
and strength, Milks Emulsion is
strongly recommended to rundown
nervous people, and it has produced
amazing results in many cases of
tuberculosis of the lungs. Chronic
stomach trouble and constipation
are promptly extraordinarily in
one day. 1t works like magic on
coughs and colds.
This is the only solid emulsion
made, and so palatabIe that it Is
eaten with a spoon like ice cream.
A truly wonderful medicine for
weak, sickIy children.
No matter how severe your case,
you are urged to try Milks Emul-
sion under this guarantee-Take six
bottles home with you, use II ac-
cording to directions and If not
satisfied with the results, your
money will be promptly refunded.
Price 60c and S1.z0 per bottle. Peo-
PIES Drug Stores and all first-class
druggists:
The Milks Emulsion Co.
Terre Haute, Ind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
ASKS RUSSIAN BOND INQUIRY
House Resolution Suggests Hold
ers' Interest in Army Action.

Investigation of the amount of
American-owned Russian bonds and
plans for the interest payments is de-
manded in a resolution introduced by
representative Mason, republican. of
Illinois. This calls on the House for
eign affairs committee to make such
an investigation.
Bondholders. the resolution said.
have been charged with using their
influence to keep American troops in
Russia SO that any government that
may be recognized there may be com
PEELED to accept the validity of the
securities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31

republican Congress-" Mr. Reynolds said:
Conditions were such that we felt
we couldn't get a square deal unless We
had a republican Congress. The Postal
had no contract with the government
and was being robbed OF money and de-
liberately jobbed.''
Questioned regarding the taking over
of the marine cables by the government
the witness said Mr. Carlton had recon-
mended such action because he saw
the difficult period ahead and knew he
had four cables on the Atlantic disabled
which he wanted to unload on the gov
eminent"
ment Monday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31

broods overlap. SO that those sections
have the two broods this year.
No means has been found of COM
batting the cicada swarms for the rea-
son that the larva, dropping from the
trees. burrows at once deep into the
earth to spend its years of develop
ment. The larvae, or grubs, have been
found as deep as twenty-five feet. sci
entists say. Anyhow, the fact that
the insects do no harm except to young
trees, the scientists assert, removes
them from the list of dangerous pests
against which relentless warfare must
be waged. Therefore no serious effort
has been made to find ways of exter-
minating them by wholesale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
ARE NO KIN TO EGYPT'S PESTS.
LIVE 3 WEEKS IN LEAFY NESTS
Locusts Harm Onlv the
Young Trees and Are Properly
Called Cicada.

by the insects. Neither do the cicadas
devour other growing things. In fact,
they eat very little of anything. Their
adult life is spent mostly in the treetops,
where they put in the hot days summing
themselves and getting ready for the
brood that is to come seventeen years
from now. The males keep up an al
most ceaseless rubbing Of the hard outer
edges Of their wing covers against a
tiny hard membraneous sort of tympa-
mum, which causes the endless drowsy
droning hum that fills the air for d few
weeks during every locust year
Areas that had no trees seventeen
years ago have no 1ocusts. or cicadas.
this year. The reason for this is that
the brood this year fell. in larval
form, from trees that occupied the
ground when the last brood visited
the territory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
LIQUOR RESTRICTION LIFTED.
NJ Longer Necessary to Sneak
Drinks in Gun in Paris.

5 PARIS. May Is Correspondence OF
the Associated Press).-No longer
will 1t be necessary to serve liquor
in a cup in French cafes when the
hours fixed by law for meals have
passed. The decree limiting serving
of intoxicants to fixed meal hours
has been annulled for male civilians,
and the subterfuge Of using a cup.
which the representatives of law and
ing. will now be needed only for
women and minors and for soldiers
in uniform.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
Alleges "Interference."

The Postmaster General. he said. had
so interfered with the internal manage
ment of the Postal that the companys
staff was scattered. local Postal signs
were abolished and men who were not
qualified were appointed to important
posts. Quoting from letter from the
Postal manager in San Francisco. in
which the manager thanked God for a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-31
Lives in Trees But Three Weeks.
Do Little Harm.

The entomologists also assert that the
cicadas do little or no harm to growing
things except young trees. These may
be more or less damaged by the split
ting Of the bark on young limbs and
twigs when the adult female cicada
punctures it in depositing her eggs
The eggs, Matching under the tender
bark, cause 1t to swell and split still
more until tho tiny grub energies from
the wound. drops to the ground and bur-
rows far down, to see the light no more
until it comes up seventeen years hence.
Old trees are not injured in the least