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Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-09-05
PLUMBER THOUGHT THAT HE
NEEDED NEW PIPES.

"My stomach and inlcstincs were
always full Of gas and often had
severe collie attacks. The pain and
soreness caused me TO think | need
ed Il new SET of pipes. Since tax
ing Mayr'S Wonderful Remedy all
This has disappeared and my only
trouble now is 10 make enough
Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1919-09-05
Novelist's Wife Puts In,

"She regretted the bath. She missed
It, and so must we all. In modern his
tory, as in modern fiction, 1t is not
nice in the least for the heroine-even
such dubious heroine as Mamise--
to have 81 bathless day. As for heroes
in the polite chronicles, they get at
least two baths day-One heroic cold
shower in the morning and one hot
tub In the late afternoon before get
ting into faultless evening attire. This
docs not apply to heroes of Russian
masterpieces. Of course, for they never
battle. CWhy should they, my wife
puts in, since they're going to commit
suicide anyway" Cup Of
Fury" by Rupert Hughes.
The citizen., 1919-08-21
LONGS FOR 80 BELOW ERA
Yankee Soldier in ArchanseI Writes
About Lite at Top Of WorId-Money
Carried in Baskets.

WashingtOn.-"Every now and then
we are told we will be getting out Of
here in a day or two. But the days
are six months long up here"
This comment from letter written
by dOughboy in Archangel has ex-
they assert is the American soldiers
tempered objection TO service in north
Russia.
"There are 269,S31 inhabitants in
Archangel," the letter cites, "Of which
2OS.502 are dogs. Every Russian has
five or six dogs. II is so far north
here that we hope soon the weather
will moderate to 30 degrees below, and
be tropical for "A while. We are so
deep in ice and snow that the natives
have to build fires on both sides of the
cows before they can milk them.
"a kopec is worth one-tenth of
cent. There are 100 kopecs in ruble.
That makes ruble worth dime. All
the money is paper, coins having gone
out of circulation. A kopec is the size
of a postage stamp. A ruble is like
a cigar coupon; 25-ruble note resem-
bles porous plaster and 1O0-ruble
note is about like the Declaration OF
Independence. A street car ride costs
60 kopecS but most of us would
rather walk than carry the money in
a market basket"
The citizen., 1919-08-21

was Killed. II is only necessary to
say that his little state was gobbled
up 10y the Teronic allies. The branch
Ut tL' family mentioned as being in
rVle lent ms support to the cause of
Germany. not for moral reasons but
in the hope and with the understand
iug ! am TO believe. that the crown
audS would be the reward. The di-
rect heir to the crown Is "A cousin Of
the late prince. He Is now n prisoner
Of war In Austria. Other members Of
the family are held by the Bulgarians
a~ prisoners Of war. II is not stretch
ing the imagination very far to pie
ture them as already dead and out of
the way. Al the close of the war. II
Germany is victorious, the crown will
be- placed upon the head of the pre-
tender branch. Are you following
me?"
ayes" said Barnes. his nerves tin
CLING He was beginning TO see a
great light
almost under the noses of the
forces left by the TeutOnlc allies TO
hold the invaded territory the crown
jewels. charter and 50 forth, hereto
fore mentioned. as they say In legal
parlance. We're surreptitlously removed
from the palace and spirited away by
persons loyal to the ruling branch OF
the family. As have stated. am en-
gagged in the effort to recover them.
Now we come To the present situ-
alton. Some months ago member OF
the aforesaid royal house arrived in
this country by way OF Japan. He is
a distant cousin of the crown. and In
way remotely looked upon as the
heir apparent. Later on he seques-
tered himself in Canada. Our agents
in Europe learned hut recently that
while he pretends 10 be loyal to the
ruling house he Is actually scheming
against II. | have been ordered TO
run him to earth, for there Is every
reason To believe that the men who
secured the treasure have been duped
into regarding him as the avowed
champion Of the crown. Now. Mr..
Barnes. without telling you how have
arrived at the conclusion. | am pre-
pared to state that | believe this man
to be at Green Fancy. and that In time
the loOt-to use harsh word-will be
delivered to him there I am here to
The citizen., 1919-08-21

you were wrong" said Sprouse, as
II Barnes had answered In the AFR
native. II am working on my own.
You may have observed that. did not
accompany the sheriff's posse today
I was up In Hornvllle getting the final
word from New York that you were on
the level telephoned 10 New York
Eleven dollars and sixty 'ssts. You
were under suspicion until ! hung up
the receiver may say"
Zones has been talking 10 you"
said Barnes. "But you said moment
ago that you were up at Green Fancy
Inst night Not by invitation. take
H."
~ Invited myself" said Sprssse sue
r"tlv. "Are you inclined 10 favoi
- uror dtio' ?"
"You haven't made ono"
"By suggestion. Mr.. Barnes n =.
quite impossible for mo Z, get ms
that house. fou appear ~ have tnr
entree. You are working in the dark.
guessing nj everything. I am guess
ing al nothing. by combining forces
we should bring this thing to head.
and"
"Just moment. You expect me to
abuse the hospitality of"
81 shall have 10 speak plainly. I
see" He leaned forward fixing
Barnes with pair OF steady. earnest
eyes. "Six months ago certain royal
house in Europe was despolled Of its
Jewels, It's privy seal, It's most precious
state documents and its charter. They
have been traced 10 the United States
| am here to recover them. That is
the foundation Of my story, Mr..
Barnes.
without divulglng the name Of the
house will say that its sympathies
have been from the outset friendly to
the entente allies-especlally with
France. There are two branches Of
the ruling family. one In power, the
other practically In exile. The state
is a small one, but its integrity is Of
the highest. Its sons and daughters
have married into the royal families
Of nearly all Of the great nations Of
the continent The presenter
should suy. the late ruler. for he died
on u field of battle not many months
ago had no direct heir. lie was
young ana unmarried. ! am not per
mitted to state with what army he
was fighting, nor on which front ne
The citizen., 1919-08-21
Of the II. b. Opp ranch In Sutton snd

Menard counties.
Lee Brothers had for their brand the
graceful neur de lis. Anchors are
common, but only the John w. Franks
ranch In the Usage reservation boasts
Of the Swastika.
A hash knife, hat, the Masonic
square, key. n turkey track. bell.
crossed walking sticks, an hour glass,
tree, boot. slipper. flag. an
apple, n flower. ladders rakes, spades.
a fence, a doll baby, cotton hook. a
fishhOok, bottle. bride bits, frying
pan, a pitchfork and even comet may
be seen among the long list Of brands.
A "scuple" indicates that the ranch
owner was druggist before becoming
cattleman. Hearts, diamonds and
clubs are found among the records Of
brands. but the spades are those Of
agricultural designs.
The tendency is toward smaller
brands. Branding causes cattle to
lose In weight, and the larger the brand
the greater the suffering of the cattle
and the greater the loss of weight. so
the old-time custom Of great brands,
covering the whole side Of COW, Is
passing away. Hides are more valu-
able today. also. and the big brands
iniure the leather.
The easiest brands to read are those
made with the stamp iron, that is. an
iron forged into the figure or charac-
ter desired. Sometimes the cowboys
encounter maverick far from head
quarters, and in the exigency Of the
occasion an iron rod Is heated and
running" brand Is executed.
The citizen., 1919-08-21
Many Novel Designs.

For example, there is the "Spur"
ranch. the Turk Track" ranch. the
'Tumbling X" of the Lazy Y" Every
ranch has its principal brand. aud
some have many others. Ranch own
ers, who trade extensively. and are
constantly acquiring cattle with differ
ent brands, have number of insignias
on record. Often the ranchmen's sons
and daughters have their special
brands and the dedication Of a new
brand is not an unusual form of cele-
brating birth on the range.
Among the peculiar brands is pig
pen, which means square with its
sides extending To form the exterior
angles. Crescents are common. Only
one ranchman has hatchet for
brand.
A bow and arrow gives a name 10
one big Texas ranch. l.. j. Kimber-
Inns ranch had crutch on the hip
and a coffee pot on the side. The
coffee pot design is not SO intricate as
one might imagine. consisting OF only
eight lines.
Wine glasses are not uncommon as
a brand and the J. w. Friend Cattle
company in CrOtchett county had a
gourd. A rocking chair IL the brand
The citizen., 1919-08-21
ROMANCE WEAVED.
IN CATTLE BRANDS.
Cause Of Many Battles Between
Rival Ranchers and
With Outlaws.
MORE Than 5000 IN TEXAS
"Cow" Thieveo Use Ingenious Methods
to Change Marks on Stolen AMI
rsls-Many Strange De-
vices Erc Used.

Austin, Tex.-ROmance, not unmixed
with tragedy. might be written about
the cattle brands of Texas and the
Southwest. Around them have cen
tered many thrilling deeds. They
have been the means Of bringing swift
retributiOn to a host of outlaws; they
have served as the basis for transac-
tiOns involving the sale of many mil
lions Of head Of cattle.
The records of the Texas Cattle
Raisers' association show that there
are more than 5000 registered brands
in this state. No two brands are alike.
Usually each brand represents a sep
arute ranch. II is often the case that
a ranch is much better known by the
brand of its cattle than by the name
of the owner owners may change,
but the brand never
When fernando Cortez conquered
Mexico in the early part Of the six
teonth century he established ranch
upon the isthmus of Tehauntepec. The
cattle bore his brand. Although that
was nearly 400 years ago the cattle
upon that ranch today bear the orig
lnal COrteZ brand.
The citizen., 1919-08-21

You win have to excuse me"
Tomorrow morning will suit me-"
said Sprouse chcerfully. "if II suits
you"
The citizen., 1919-08-21
This Animal licked
Like Dynamite Bomb

New YOrk.-A letter carrier
left for John Il. Mcfarland Of
5l7 Forty-seyenth street, Brook
lyn. special delivery package
about foot square last evening.
Hearing IA ticking inside the
package Mcfarland became con
vinced he had received a bomb.
lie flung the package out of
window and promptly routed out
of the house his own and the
family on the floor above. No ex-
plosion followed.
Mcfarland summoned Detec-
tive Joseph Mahon from the
Fourth avenue station. lie
dropped the package into "a pail
Of water and cautiously opened
il. Inside was turtle.
The citizen., 1919-08-21
Origin Lost in History.

The origin of the cattle brand dates
back to the dim dawn of history. In
the days Of free grass and open rang,
the brand was an absolute necessity In
order that the owners might identfy
their cattle i'm the annual round-upS
With the coming of wire fences this
necessity was largely obviated but the
brand served still to place guilt upon
cattle thieves. This purpose is still
served and this fact accounts largely
for the retention of the brands by all
of the ranchmen.
Ingenious methods are sometimes
used by cattle thieves to change exist
ing brands upon stolen stocks Most
of the members of the Texas Ranger
force are experts in the matter of de
tecting the Disgusting or changing of
brands.
The cattle brands of some ranches
are an intangible asset of great value.
These brands have come to stand for
honesty in breeding, honesty in weight
and honesty I'm dealing, just as the
heraldry of knighthOod stood for hon
or. for bravery and for noble deeds
and accomplishment. Announcement
that cattle of certain brand are Of
fered for sale is often sufficient guar
antee that no precautions against
fraud of any Kind are taken.
The citizen., 1919-08-21
Every Letter Is Used.

In the record of brands, every letter
of the alphabet is represented, and
most letters are found in three or
four positions. An exception Is "O,"
which has but one shape, in any posi-
tiOn. and therefore can be used only
once. True, there is the go" flattened
at the sides, hut II is then called a
mashed "O,' a link or goose egg.
IN" is another letter that is not suS-
ceptible of many positions. for hori-
zontally il is -" 81" is another letter
with a limited use. II is seldom seen
except in combination with other
characters. and is usually called bar.
&c" and * are examples of letters
that are used in four positions. For
example, an ordinary tx" makes one
position. Turn it TO an angle of 40
degrees and you have the "tumbling
k; on its back, horizontally the 'lazy
X" and reversed, fourth position.
There are lazy and tumbling brands
in all letters except 80" and a."
But when the cattle business be-
comes general and instead of 100
ranches there are thousands, new
brands must be devised. The seeker
for a brand naturally gets an insignia
different from that of other ranchmen
else the brand would fail of its pur-
pose. So in the latter days the letters
were finally all taken up and the neces-
sity for individual and unique brands
has led to many strange device.
Many Novel Designs.
For example, there is the "Spur"
ranch. the Turk Track" ranch. the
"Tumbing X" of the Lazy Y" Every
ranch has its principal brand. aud
The Princeton union., 1919-09-04
He Wanted to Know.

A well-known St. Louis society wom-
an has some very interesting and in
telligent grandchildren, and this is the
story she tells upon herself. Her little
grandson, looking puzzled, said to her:
"Grandmother, how does it come that
your name is Brown and fathers name
is Smith, when you are his mother?"
These are, of course, not the names,
but they will do for the story.
''I'll explain, DEAR" said grandmoth-
er. "You see, l had several names
First my name was White, then I mar
ried your fathers father, Mr.. Smith,
and 1 became Mrs. Smith, and that is
your fathers name. Then he died and
I married Mr.. Brown"
"And where is Mr.. BROWNE" asked
the child.
HE is dead, too," said grandmother.
'"Then what will be the name Of the
next man you will marry?"
"Well, couldn't say right off," said
grandmother. "I'll have to think about
that"
The Princeton union., 1919-09-04
WHAT WAS THERE TO SAY2
Embarrassment Surely Hard Thing
to Explain Away.

The minister of certain small town
Indiana church recently held num-
ber of meetings for his young men
members, in which he warned them
against being frivolous in the choice Of
wives, etc. Modest young women
should always be chosen" he quoted
and then delivered heavy TRADE
against the prevailing short skirts and
silk stockings.
Several of the young girls were rath-
er indignant and avoided the minister
for a time. But one day. as he was
coming home from shopping for his
wife he met two who at first were
rather cold, but as the conversation
progressed became distinctly amused
and finally departed giggling. The
younger one fired this final retort !:
I'm glad you changed your mind on
some things, Reverend T."
The minister wondered on that last
speech all the way home. Then he re-
peated it to his wife. She looked at
him closely and then burst out laugh.
held up for him to see the magazine
he was carrying. & >
Some way, in packing his bundles to-
gether he had turned it inside out and
there, facing the young women, had
been an advertisement Of very fancy
rose-colored silk stockings on a very
beautiful model News.
The Princeton union., 1919-09-04
ADvERTlsEs ITS OWN WARES
knowital! Family Shrnks From No
Publicity in Pointing Out Markets
to Be Patronized.

The Knowitall family is increasing
here.
Members Of this large and important
branch Of the human family seem to
have decided that there is no place
in the world quite so fine as the ma
tional capital, judging from the large
number Of these busybody folk to be
heard in the streets, offices and other
places.
You will know a Knowitall when
ever you hear him or her. 1t will be
aRmildmannered little man discussing
at great length and in a loud voice
always loud-the proper solution of
the question of world peace.
1t will be very young man who
understands tactics, logistics and all
the other branches of the military art
from A to z, and who does not hesi-
tate to offer free advice-at several
thousand miles distance-to General
Foch, General Pershing ct al.
1t will be young woman who is
quite sure-in fact, doubt never enters
her head-that she is eminently quail
fed to speak-and, of course, loudly
upon all points of domestic economy.
She gives mother and grandmother
pointers on how to cook and sew and
sweep, and knows all the best meth
DDS for taking care of babies.
It will be-but what is the use? All
that is possible is to mention few,
and listen to the others.-Washingto
Star.
The Princeton union., 1919-09-04
Why Not Raise More Sheep?

The fur that warns a monarch
warmed the bear. But the wool that
warns a sheep makes two good spits
for man.
Only one sheep in twelve living to-
day is an American sheep, although
Americans require quarter of all the
fleeces every year.
Farmers and ranchers could double
their focks and still they would not
supply enough wool for our home use,
declares "Griad" in the Philadelphia
Press. We need in the United States
more than sheep for every person.
and that accounts partly for your dear
lamb chops and leg Of mutton.
But it isn't expensive wool alone
that boosts the price of your new
spring suit.
The wool in a $50 suit stands the
maker less than tenth of what you
pay for it. ~.
The Princeton union., 1919-09-04

with perquisites. In a recent hearing
before the committee he insulted
patriotic Americans everywhere by
expressing preference for the I. w. W..
as against the Federation Of Labor,
because the former had "the class'in-
stinct," i. e., class hatred. And it is
this disloyal whelp who would help
The Princeton union., 1919-09-04
We know United States Tires tires That's why sell them
Galley Hardware Co.

make the laws under which decent
people are to live. It is unthinkab1e
that the house should so stultify itaese
as to recognize claim which had beA.
forever forfeited by the disloyalty and
anarehistic attitude Of the applicant.
Preston Times.
The Princeton union., 1919-09-04
Why is He Not Ousted?

s. Victor Berger of Milwaukee, under
a twenty-year penitentiary. sentence,
continues his desperate attempt to
break into congress and is pressing
his case before the house elections
committee, meantime drawing his
regular stipend of $625 per month
The Princeton union., 1919-09-04
University to Teach Business Methods

University to Teach Business Methods
-Four new professorships are to be
established at Edinburgh university,
/. e., zoology, forestry, psychiatry
(mental diseases). and accounting and
business methods. The salaries in the
first-named two have been fixed at
$1,000 and in the other two at $3,5OO.
The sum of $4,000 has been raised
by a number of citizens in Edinburgh
and Leith (Scotland), to endow the
chair of accounting and business
funds for lectureship in another
branch of commerce are about to be
provided by the same subscribers
Trade Commissioner H. G. Brock
London.
The Princeton union., 1919-09-04
Telephone Rates Depend Upon
the Cost Of Providing Service

The furnishing telephone service any
Itwouldn nob o in
deficit might in
other
Neither would it be fair charge such high
other would obtained
deficit which Princeton exchange would
Each Exchange Pay It's Way
Each telephone exchange Thsis
lnvarbe exchange
Produce and live but in toob
tain better
it, it is frequently sold elsewhere
Telephone service for Princeton different
produced Princeton sold
charged high
furnishing
Expenses Have Increased
operating telephone systems increased
greatly during past few town the
The receive from the people who
vice is our only Of
Unless high enough in each
in that community.
Northwestern TELEPHONE EXCHANGE co.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-02-10
In naeVo prOcedImIen.
to para combatIr Ia
Influenza

"Si todos supieran los beneflclos
que he obtenido del Aceitc Re!anpa-
ro de Hunt, cuando ne c%ncontre IN
ferma de Influenza. So habrlan evil
tado grandes padecimicntos.' Ha dl-
cbo rccientemente una DANA que hiZo
uso de este poderoso Y p~enetrante me-
Gicamerro. aplicandoselo a~bundante-
mente en- el pecho y en- Ia garganta
cuando Sc e~ncontro enferma dc II m
fluenZa. cue ahora desearla que TODD
81 mundc Sc enterase de tan benetlco
mcticamento e hiciera us0 de c! en-
casos semejantes.
Como Ia influenza es una enterme-
dad pclicrosa, los cnfermos deben pc
nerse siemprc bajo Ell cuidadc de IN
huen doctor Y a este respecto, IN pro-
mincnte medico ha dicho que. despueS
de usar cl Aceitc Relalnpago de Hunt,
siemprc sc han obten!Co resultados
verdaderamente maravillosoS, segun
10 ha podido obserYar perSonatmente.
Fl Aceite Relampago de Hunt cs
nm noderoso medicamento eTterno y
debc usarsele siemprc que haya ne
cesidad de emplcar una medicinal cX-
tcrna.
Sc encuentra de venta en- todaS las
buenas Droguerias Y Boticas al pre-
clio de 35c Y Toe botella; tambien sc
atienden ordenes por corfco, dlT:g7en-
do sus pedidos a.
4. B. RICHARDS MEDICINE co.
Sherman TOY. Adj.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-02-10
ALIAD0S HARAN TN
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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1919-02-10
IN LIBRO De A,IADO NERvO
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