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Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-01-31
DELIGHTED With Ice Cream.

It was in an American base hospital
in France that found him. his eyes
bandaged, lying motionless on his cot,
in a quiet corner Of the ward. "How-
would you like some chocolate ice
cream?" | bent down to whisper
Jaw quit your kiddin'!" he drawled,
The words were so pathetically wistful
that it was almost a moan.
But here it isl" I said. Yet not
till l sat down on the spot to feed him
the first mouthful did he believe me.
"Why, ma'am, I just thought you
were foolin'. didn't reckon there was
any real u. S. A. ice cream short Of
5000 miles from here, lesswayS not
for me-" And the way he smacked
his lips over that one saucer repaid
me for coming those 5000 miles to
make it for him.-Mary Elizabeth
Evans in Letter From Paris.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-01-31
FATHER OF THE PARAGRAPH
George D. Prentice, CIdtime Journal
list, Once Wished to Use
Pistols, as Well.

One hundred and sixteen years ago,
on December Is. 1902, there was born
at Preston. Conn.,. George d. Prentice,
who became one of the most noted
newspaper men of his time. the father
of the editorial paragraph. as the short
terse pointed comments he made on
men and matters were called, and who
narrowly missed an editorial career in
Ohio.
Prentice toured Ohio In 1890 after
he had already made a name for him.
self in eastern journalism, looking for
a location, but passed on into Ken
lucky, where at Lexington he began
work on his life of Henry Clay"
and ultimately became editor of the
Louisville Journal. On his way through
Ohio he called on William D. Galla-
ghery who had already become well
publishing his unfortunate venture at
Xenia-"The Backwoodsman."
Gallagher was upstairs working
with the types that summer day in
1880 and helper from below an
nounced his caller. Gallagher stopped
to make himself little more present
able, whereupon Prentice shouted UP
stairs, "Never mind inky fingers; I'm
used to them" The two men were in
hearty accord then, but it is interest
ing to note that they came to swords
points twenty years later-or rather to
pistol points.
The slavery question coming up. in
the early fifties, the two men found
themselves editors of the two princi-
pal newspapers of Louisville-Gal-
the Journal taking opposite sides.
Gallagher was strong for abolition and
Prentice defended slavery. Their ref
erences to each other soon descended
to the level Of personal journalism.
Finally Prentice went to Cincinnati.
where Gallagher had written much for
the newspapers, digging up his aboli-
ton sentiments for the purpose of re-
failing them to pro-slavery Louisville.
This aroused the lion in Gallagher and
he applied opprobriouS terms to Prem
tice.
The next day Colonel Churchill ar
rived at Gallagher's rural home with
a challenge to him to fight a duel. At
ter reading the challenge Gallagher
tore it into bits and said to Churchill.
"Tell Prentice that that is my answer
to his foolish challenge" Prentice
died in Louisville, January %, 1870.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-01-31
Food and War.

We went into the war because the
German general staff held the convic-
ton that American wheat was more
dangerous to the TeutOn army than
American soldiers could ever be, says
Ralph w. Page, whose discussion OF
the food situation appears in the
Worlds Work. They realized what we
soon discovered-"that food will win
the war;" The ruthless submarine
campaign that outraged Christendom
was primarily directed against the
transatlantic journeys of the Chicago
pig en- route to the Tommy's haversack.
Rather than risk the replenishment Of
the ,poilu's larder from the harvest
fields of Kansas, William the Con-
quered elected to defy the republic.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-01-31
Weekly Health Talks
A Word About the
Kidneys
BY DOCTOR WATSON.

People are easily frightened when they
think something is the matter with their
lungs or heart, and we'll they may be; but
few people understand the dangers of dis
eased kidneys. These organs have a duty
of vital Importance to perform, and if they
are diseased, there is no telling how or
where the symptoms may appear. The
kidneys are filters, and when they are
healthy they remove the poisons from the
blood and purify it. When che kidneys
are diseased, the poisons are spread every
where, and one of these poisons is uric
acid. The uric acid is carried all through
the system and deposited in various places.
in the form If urate salts-in the feets
ankles, wrists and back-often forming
bags under the eyes. Sometimes the result
ing trouble is called rheumatism, lumbago.
sciatica and backache. Finally. come stone
in the bladder, diabetes and Bright's dis
ease.
DR.. Pierce, of Buffalo, n. Y, in recent
years, discovered that certain combina-
ton of remedies would dissolve uric acid
(urate salts) in the system. He found this
combination to be harmless, so that he
made it up in tablets, of double strength,
and called them Anuric Tablets. They
dissolve uric acid in the human system as
hot coffee dissolves sugar. If you have
uric acid troubles, don't delay in taking
Anuric Tablets, which can be secured in
the drug stores. You can write DR.. Pierce,
.
how to live SO that more uric acid VIII not
form in your system. DR.. Pierce will not
charge for this advice.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-01-31
SuueIching Him.

Robert Chambers tells good one
In which Rex Beach is the hero. Seems
that certain acquaintance OF Beach
occasionally breaks into print ana
causes the novelist great annoyance by
Dragging about it.
zone day." says Chambers. Beach
and this party met and the latter sald,
Did you see my latest story In the
Wonder Magazine|
Yes said Beach, and a friend OF
mine paid it a nice little compliment
Flows that asked the delighted
pest.
..He wanted to know If l wrote IT,
-etorted Beach"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-01-31
Stenninn From Under.

eve mustn't overlook the fact that
Austria was against us in this war,
SAYS Senator Penrose, adding, 1--WE are
In the habit of blaming everything on
Germany and If we don't watch out
Austria Is liable to escape just penal
ties Austria reminds me Of Percy
Jones.
Percy Jones likes to be called
regular fellow and quite gallant" said
a mutual friend to another.
But is he gallant?" questioned the
friend.
"Well, I'm not sure. He changed his
mules name from Maud to Bill SO he
wouldn't feel ashamed when he licked
IT."
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-01-31

Speaking with one Of the commlS'
sioners appointed to make survey Oh
the food situation in the battle-torn
countries of Europe the writer was
told that the depletion and shortage
of food was far greater than anybody
had expected. With the invesugation'
which at that time had merely started,
much had been brought to light tnat
had only been surmised. Herds or hve
stock were completely wiped out, heids
that had been prolific yielders OF grain,
roots and vegetables were terraced ana
hummocked by bombs and shells,
many of them still lying unexploded
and dangerous. Until this land can Dc
gone over and cleane nothing in the
way of cultivation can be carried on,
and even where that is done the work
of leveling and getting under cultlVa-
ton will take a long time.
Much more devolves upon the farmer
on this side of the Atlantic than was
at first supposed. Herds of live stock
will have to be replenished, and this
will take years; the provisioning OF
the people in the meantime is the task
the farmers here will be asked to un'
dertake. Producing countries will be;
taxed to their utmost to meet this de<l
mand; all that can be provided will
be needed. This need will continue
for some time, and during this period
prices will be high. The Opinit n of
those who have given the question:
most careful thought and study is that
food scarcity will be greater than ever
before. The Allies will have to feed
Germany, Austria, Turkey and Russia
and this in addition to the require
ments Of European neutrals for in
creased supplies now that there is no
submarine menace.
To the Canadian and American farm
er this means demand for his grain
fully as great as at any time in the
past. Wheat will be needed, meat viii
be required. The slogan don't stop
saving food is as necessary today as
ever. The purpose of this article is TO
direct attention to the fact that hum
dredS of thousands of acres of land
in Western Canada are still unoccu-
pied, and this land is capable of pro-
ducing enough to supply all needs. On
it's rich grasses are easily raised--and
cheaply too-the cattle that will be
sought; in it's soil lies the nutriment
that makes easy the production of the
grain that will be needed, and in both
the farmer will be assured of a good
profit on his investment. The land can
be purchased at low prices, on easy
terms, and with the abundance of re-
turns that it will give, it does not mean
a matter of speculation. The facts as
set out are known, and certainly are
guaranteed.
These facts, the low cost of the land.
and its great productivity, combined
with the admirable marketing and
transport facilities at the disposal of
the farmer make farming in Western
Canada an attractive proposition.-Ad-
vertisement.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-01-31

There are certain thoughtful indi-
viduals who maintain that goldfish
is the only proper pet for city dwell
lers. The Countess de Salverte do
INVESTIGATED a delightful lion cub, but
the ungrateful little brute behaved so
badly that the countess had to secure
HEs an apartment at the zoo, where
slHe Sisits him daily.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-01-31
German Deterioration.

German doctors estimate that tne
average person in cities of that coun-
try lost about one-sixth of his weight
during the war. Men lost slightly
more weight than women. Farmers
lost no weight at all
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-01-31
The BIO Noise.

Charles NJ. Schwab said in a Hog
island address:
eff the German famine keeps on, the
country will go out of existence.
There's nothing like famine to cause
revolution. AS the Dutchman said:
Empty stummicks make der most
noise"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-01-31

Second Box Gov
er.
swell, / never
did expect to see
you two chaps
here" said Third
Box Cover.
IN o. ;" S a id
First Box Cover,
don't put on airs.
| remember you
too we'll. | re-
member when you
carried suits for
little boys"
II consider that
very fine" said
Third Box Cover.
$50 it u.s." said
E,irSt BOX Cover
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-01-31

Flowers" $50 it is" said
First Box Cover,
"but you shouldn't have called us
chaps. We aren't chaps. We're box
covers. 1t is as bad as though some
little boys saw some other little boys
and as though they said:
Hello, pieces of string
'Yes, what you said was just as bad
every bit. That is, it wasn't so bad.
But you were putting on airs"
Pray forgive me-" said Third BOX
Cover. Il only thought it was nice to
be friendly and this was such a friend
Iy time
Yes. where have the three children
gone by the way?" asked Second Box
Cover
They've gone inside to get some
rockies, | believe" said Third Box
Cover.
THAT sounds good" said First BOX
Cover.
NV hat would we do with cookies? ?"
asked Second Box Cover. Were only
box covers. and we can't eat We
haven't mouths, TO begin with, and we
must have mouths in order to eat"
There is something more important
than that" said Third Box Cover.
"What?" asked Second Box Cover.
I'VE would have to have stOmachs.
too" said Third Box Cover. You see,
we are coming into the chidrens
world in this fashion, though it is not
our usual place. How well l remember
ail my experiences before l landed on
this hill today"
Wont you tell us your eXperien-
ces?" asked Second Box Cover.
do tell u.s." said First Box Cover
81 was made in a factory" said
Third Box Cover, land then | went on
freight traii: with other boxes. Oh,
there were so many of us We went 70
a shop and there, after a time. was
used for carrying some suits home for
little boys First Box Cover remem-
berS that. First Box Cover went along
at the same time. carrying home a fine
assortment OF shirts and ties"
Yes, | was very gay, with all the
tineries," said First Box Cover. "And
l also started in Il factory, and then
went on train and then landed in a
shop"
$50 did l." said Second Box Cover.
''BUt tell us how you came here, Third
Box Cover
Il was in another house in another
place" said Third Box Cover, land |
was put away in an attic. When the
spring came | was filled with lovely
spring flowers and sent to another
town This was the next place came
10, for | was filled with some city toys
ut the other town and sent to these
children here"
well, I've had somewhat the same
experiences" said Second Box Cover.
$50 have l." said First Box Cover.
i've been filled and emptied and filled
again, and finally only the cover was
any good"
"Ah, isn't it nice that we covers can
be used by the children?' said Second
Box Cover. Il was given to the chill
dren by their mother, though the whole
of my box was good"
"Ah," said Third Box Cover, "what
do we care about the rest of the box,
really, or whether it is good or not,
when we can be used for child games
Had we been put away filled with
things to be kept safely-as some
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-01-31

True contentment is founded on
what you have and never on what you
may some day possess.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-01-31
Gain i'm Horse Trade.

A man sold horse for 500. bought
him hack for $50. and sold him again
for 500. How much did he make?
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-01-31

to play make-believe, eh?" said Second
Box Cover.
"And real play, too" said First Box
Cover. For just then the three chill
dren took the three paper box covers
and began sliding down hill on them.
''Oh, what fun these old paper box
covers are!" shouted the children as
they sped down the hill of snow. And
the old paper box covers thought slid
ing down hill far more fun than being
packed full of clothes
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-01-31
DADrN'SGyEN|Nl|
[A|R1 TALE
81 NAN GnAHANBVeR
THE BOX COVERS.

swell, hello" said q paper box cover.
We will call it First Box Cover.
'HellO" "a d
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-01-31

boxes are used for
that would have
been all right.
But we were lying
quit e m p t Y
around the attic"
"T h ere they
come" said First
Box Cover.
"They are car
rying cookies with
them" said Sec
ond Box Cover.
"They do look
good" admitted
Third Box Cover.
~But still, how
can We even see
them, for we have
mt eyes 2"
Eve know how
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1919-01-31
| MUST PROVIDE FOOD
Duty DeyoIving on Farmers OF
This Continent.

Western Canada Well Prepared 10
Meet the Needs of the Old word
"The Earth Is a Machine Wnic"
Yields Almost Gratuitous Service 10
Every Application of inteilec-
Emerson.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-05-21

Grady V. Kelly, formerly of
Gate City, and at present book.
keeper for the United States
Coal q Coke Company, was
united in marriage 10 Miss
Nancy McChesney, daughter OF
MIR. and Mrs. Lee McChesney i,
at Bristol Thursday. They spent
Saturday in Gate City the guests
OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. a. S. Lee.
-date City Herald.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-05-21
Closing
Exercises
OF Wise High School May 30
June Q.

May 20, at s 80 p. IN. enter
'ainnent by the primary and in.
termediate grades.
May 30, at $50 p. IN. pro.
gram by the Nightingale Liter
airy Society. One feature will
be a contest in reading for a
medal given by Judge w. Ii.
Bond. The following young
ladies' will contest for this medal
Misses Helena Slemp, Mamie
Daugherty, Geneva Blackwell,
Rose Richardson, Fay Roberts,
Lillian Swank, Edmona Swidall
and Lctha Dotson.
May 81, at S: 30 p. m. program
by the Phoenix Literary Society.
Debate for medal given by Con
gresham Slemp.
Resolved: That our govern
mcnt should proceed Immediate
ly to own the railroads of the
country;
MISUNDERSTANDING McI.emorc
Burns Fulton.
Negatiye-,lames Lipps - IIo-
bart Miller.
Contest in defamation for
medal given by Mayor +. l..
Barr. Contestants Aubrey Kill
len, Paul Hill, Willie Hylton,
Lance Dotson, McGurie Dale,
Rufus Fulton and Winson Bar
ker.
June ], II a. m. Annual Ser
mon by DR.. Charles Q. Weaver,
President OF Emory and Henry
College,
June 2, s 80 p. m. graduating
exercises. Literary address by
Prof. William Il. Gilbert, of
Radford Normal School. Read
ing of promotions aud awarding
of diplomas. The senior class con.
sists of Misses ldah Taylor and
and Kathryn Kilgore, Messrs.
Ralph McLemorc, Ilobert Miller
and James Lips.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-05-21
Major Strong and Wife Visits
Big Stone Gap.

Major Thos. j. Strong, NJ. O..
y. 5. Army, accompanied by his
wife, spent last week in Biz
Stone Gap on visit to Mrs.
Strong's brother, +. f. Burgess
and family.
Major Strong is an officer Of
several years experience in the
army and recently returned from
France and Germany with the
Army of Occupation. He help
ed organize and train units of
the famous "T-O" (Texas-Ok
homW Goth Division, and ac-
companied this division to
France nearly year ago, and
was on the Western Front battle
line from August till November
llth.
The Goth went over the top
nine times and was IN active
participant i'll all the great bat
ties from ST. Mihiel to the ter
rife Meuse- Argonne offensive,
including the Batheville, Sept
sarges, Romagnc Farm, Hill BOP,
Grand Care Farms, Ouisy and
Montfaucon battles, and the Ma :
ior was slightly gasscd, injured
in the hip, and has lost part of
finger, and is thankful to have
escaped worse injuries, as his
units We're bomed from the air
as we'll as by high explosive
shells.
The personnel of the Goth Di-
vision was composed of men from
the ranges and ranches of Texas
and Oklahoma, and were noted
for their splendid physique, cour-
age, workmanship, and endur-
ancc, aud many of these men
are the recipients of the ID. S. @.
and other decorations, and the
division has been cited in official
orders, and highly commended
several times for gallantry and
heroism in action, and that it
bore the brunt of heavy fighting
for seventy-four days without re
lief, is shown by its total losses
aud casualties of over $500 men
and 265 officers, and capturing
nearly 1000 German prisoners,
vast quantities Of guns, ammuni-
tons, stores and supplies.
The Goth was iighing hard on
the last day when it took Stenay,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-05-21
Capture Whiskey.

Officers Frank Carter, Mar
shall Belcher, lssac Belcher.
p. NJ. Reason and Chief Police
Kelly made n raid on the home
of Alpha Sturgill late Last Fri
day night and confiscated TWEEN
ty one gallons of moonshine
whiskey. The Sturgill woman,
accompanied by two meu were
just returning home with sup.
ply of whiskey in a car and on
arriving at the house they were
arrested. They were arraigned
before Mayor Horsley and upon
contrasting were each fined 500
and costs. They were also
bonded to appear at the next
term OF county court.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-05-21
Camp for Boys

Camp Kent, the State Y. NJ .
G. a. Camp for Virginia Boys,
is open about the middle of
juno according to an announce.
ment just made at the head
quarters of the state executive
committee in Richmond. For
several years boys from all
parts of the state have been
spending two weeks or more of
the summer vacation; swim
ming, mountain climbing, nix
ing, eating, sleeping aud living
in the open air at Camp Kent.
The Camp is located in Rock
bridge county seven miles from
the world famous Natural
Bridge of Virginia. The boys
sleep in wooden huts. They
have their meals in an open pa
vilion. They swim in a pond
made by damming Opossum
Creek with n concrete dam two
hundred feet long. Under the
diving stage there is twelve
feet of water aud the whole
pool covers about an acre.
The Camp is owned and OPP
Grated by the state executive
committee of the y. NJ. &. A.
and boys over twelve years of
age are eligible.
Inquiries concerning the
Camp may be addressed TO
9O2 Chamber Commerce Build
ing, Richmond, Va.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-05-21
Pike Road
Across the Mountain to Lynch
Badly Needed.

f. V, Albert, l.. a. Billips
and Or. w. &. Riley, superin-
tendent, division engineer and
chief surgeon. respectively, Of
the United States Coal Il Coke
Company at Lynch, Ky, were
visitors to Big Stone Gap on
last Wednesday afternoon, These
gentlemen are very much inter
ested in building a road across
the mountain TO connect that
place with Wise County and
say that the United States Coal
& Coke Company will build to
the Virginia line whenever Wise
County consents to build its part
of the road to connect with the
pike at Linden. The coal plant
at Lynch is one of the largest in
Kentucky and the town now
has u population of several
thousand people and these gentle
men say it will have fully ten
thousand within the neXt five
years.
Tho road ocrnrs fhn u,nunto;r
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-05-21
SENATOR SWANSON
SIZES UP ROAD SYSTEM

"fet, MIR. President, with all
these wonderful material advan-
tagcs,h said Senator Claude A.
Swanson when discussing Ameri.
cas- road system in Congress re.
Gently, sit is admitted today
that We have the poorest system
of public roads and highways of
any civilized nation.
I've have today, roughly esti.
mating, $500, 900 miles Of hipl,-
way in the United States, and of
this mileage about 20G, 900 miles,
or II percent. OF the total, are
surface roads. No other civilized
nation possesses such wrctched
condition of public highways.
with our wonderful energy
display in every other field Of
human endeavor, with our amaz.
ing wealth, there is no justiiica-
ton for such wrctched road con
ditions.
Our energy aud oar money
have been generously expended
IN every other direction except
in the bcttcrmcnt of the high
ways.
"Aftcr careful examination
aud thoughtful considerations of
this subject, am satisfied that
our neglect IN this respect has
been one of the greatest misfor.
tunes that has affected us as Il
people and should be reminded
as quickly az possiblc.n
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1919-05-21
Missionary Meeting.

The Woman's Missionary So
ciety of the NJ. L. Church, South,
met i'll regular monthly session
Thursday afternoon, May lst, at
the home Of Mrs. w. II. Carnes,
with thirteen members in al
tendance. a number Of visitors
were present and four new names
We're enrolled. Mrs.T j Christy,
president, presided, The meet
ing opened by the singing Of the
hymn, "Onwar,l Christian Sol.
diers.'' Mrs. Christy led in
prayer. Mrs. |. G. Taylor read
some very interesting extracts
from the "Bulletin.n Very
good reports were made by the
officers. Mrs. /. .. Taylor led
the devotional program using for
the Bible lesson verses from the
ninth chapter Of Luke. Mrs.
j. b. Wampler read a very in
tcresting paper: ''rhe Task of
the Church, a Present Day Task
Mrs. Il. J Christy read ''What
We Have in Brazil, and What
we Propose to do in Brazil"
Mrs. Wren sang beautiful solo
God Will Take Care Of You.n
During the social hour the hos
tess, assisted by Mrs. w. A..
Baker, Mrs. Grill and Mrs.
Hugh Carnes served delicious ice
cream, cake and home made can.
dies and we We're adjourned to
meet III June with Mrs. j. a.
Gilmer.
Mrs. q. c. HoNEycUrr,
Supt. Pub.