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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-04
B00TBLACK IS REAL PATRIOT
Every Dollar Of Subscription to War
Work Fund Means
Sacrifice.

Sandusky, O.-Andy Mahon, pa
triot, shoe-shine stand philosopher and
philanthropist, feels sorry for the peo-
pie of Sandusky because Of the poor
showing in the war work fund drive,
and what he feels toward those who
could give, but who did not, Is not
good newspaper English. But Andy
subscribed $50 and then another $12
to be paid on the instalment plan, and
when the committee faced shortage
at the last minute Andy dug down and
subscribed another $50. Every dollar
of Andy's subscription means sac
rifice and 1t means lots of shoe shines.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-04
LOST LIP IN BATTLE
NOW HAS new ONE
New York Officer the Subject OF
an interesting Operation
in England.

A surgeon has played trick on
Lieut.. Clement G. Felt Of Olean, N. Y.
But the lieuteaant is not angry about
1t. In fact, he Is one of the happiest
men in London. He was hit by shell
on September 20 in the terrible battle
between Cambrai and st. Quentin,
when the Hindenburg line was broken.
He lay unconscious in shell hole,
nobody knows how long. He doesn't.
When he came to himself, he found
that he was wounded in the hip, In the
hand, and also that his lower lip had
been blown away. He was taken to
hospital and examined by surgeon,
who in due course placed him under
an anesthetic and made him new
lip. The work was so perfectly done
that even the ieutenant's own mother
would never detect that the present lip
is the second one that her son has
worn. All that remains to show that
he was wounded In the mouth Is a
slight scar, just badge of honor.
Lieutenant Felt often wondered
where the new flesh came from that
went to his face. Was 1t taken. from
the anatomy of some generous colonel,
or major general? Was 1t confribu-
tion of some pretty young English
maiden? That was what he hoped
most of all Lieutenant Felt is bach
elor. But, alas, 1t wasn't. Only the
other day came the disillusionment.
The bandages of his own left hand,
which he thought had been damaged
by the shell, were unwrapped. Then
he discovered the trick the surgeon had
played upon him while he was under
the influence of the ether. There was
a deep cut in the hand. That was
the new lip.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-04
PLANE PARTS MAKE MOWERS
Motor Propelled Machines Constructed
From Salvaged Material at
Texas Camp.

Fort Worth, Tex.-There is a les
son for the salvage corps in the op-
Grafton Of a whole fleet Of motor
propelled machines with which the
grass on the square mile Of lawn at
Everman aviation field is cut. And
aviation mechanics are complaining
that they can't lay down nut or bolt
or spare airplane part without 1t
disappearing. The connection be-
tween the two is the secret of Sergt.
Fairfax Williams and Corporal
William Mcfarland, who are the con-
structors Of the "Everman scouts"
as the motor mowers are known.
Sergt. Williams designed the ma
chimes and Corporal Mcfarland con-
structed them from the discarded ma
chinery, disabled motors and spare
parts that accumulated from the air.
planes.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-04
FIXED CUCKOO CLOCK
Bird in Timepiece Made In Germany
Now Says "Bob White"

Bird in Timepiece Made In Germany
Now Says "Bob White"
John G. Wagner. jeweler OF Vim
cennes, Ind, has the distinction Of be-
ing the first Indianian to naturalize
the bird in a cuckoo clock made In
Germany" Immediately after tbs
war was declared, when his son enlist
ed in Battery E, One Hundred and
Fiftieth Field Artillery, Mr.. Wagner
stopped the clock, contending that the
Cuckoo" was Germany's national bird.
The clock failed to operate for o
long time until recently. Mr.. Wagner
spent many hours In rebuilding it and
finally completely Americanized the
bird, which now says "Bob White" In
stead of Cuckoo"
As soon as the announcement was
made, a number Of Vincennes people
who are owners of the ''made In Ger.
many cuckoo clocks" crowded Mr..
Wagner's store and ordered theil
"cuckoo" clocks made over.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-04
HOG WITH FIVE FEET
Makes a Track That Anyone Could
Follow.

Bennie Dearmore, son of Lee Dear.
more, farmer, who lives west of
Mountain Home, Ark, says that he has
a hog which he has no trouble keeping
track of.
1t makes track different from any
hog in Baxter county. 1t is five.
footed hog, and makes five tracks.
The extra foot extends out just below
the knee of its right foreleg, and touch.
es the ground the same as the regu.
lar foot on that leg. In other ways
the animal is normal and large enough
to kill. None Of the other pigs In the
litter in which it was born was de.
formed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-04
SWEET TIME FOR A WHILE
Citizens Help Save MoIasses From a
Wrecked Car.

MOlasses does not run very rapidly
this weather. but residents of Telford,
Pa. did the other day when a tank car
filed with 5000 gallons of the sweet
ening was overturned near here and
the gate was knocked open, permitting
the contents to pour out upon the
ground. When the news spread they
fiocked to the scene with pals and
cans to salvage the juice of the cane.
They came on foot, in carriages and
by automobile, and hundreds of gal.
Ions were collected before the railroad
men plugged the opening and termi.
mated the joy party, with dozens of
disappointed persons standing about
waiting for their turns.
The wreck was caused by the break
ing of an arch bar connecting two sets
of trucks. The body of the car rolled
down an embankment and landed on
its side. Two wrecking trains were re.
quired to lift the heavy car back to
the trucks, after which it was towed
to Lansdale.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-04
CHINESE MADE EASY
New Phonetic Writing Enables Hitter
ates to Learn In Month.

NCW rHOHCtsC WEtttn0 EHaUtSs ifueSE'
ates to Learn In Month.
China has adopted system of pho
netic writing which is expected to rev.
olutionize elementary education Of that
nation and reduce existing illiteracy, II
was announced at New Haven, Conn.,,
by Edwin G. Lobensteine, who has been
in conference with the Yale-in-C China
home office.
The system invented by the Chinese
themselves, and approved by the gov
ernment board of education at Peking
consists of only thirty-nine symbols
Any sound In the language can be rep
resented by combining two or at the
most three of these symbols, and ex
periments made with hundreds OF In
dividuals have conclusively shown that
an adult illiterate man or woman car
learn to read by the use Of system OF
this kind in three or four weeks. II
is now being taught In all the govern
ment higher normal schools in thu
country.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-04
Aged Woman Now Wants to Pun
ish Kaiser.
she WAS BORN IN GERMANY
Because OF Her Age, Eighty-Nine
Years, Her Son Did Not Tell Her Of
Great Conflict, but When Peace Gel
BILE to Keep silf.-Tells of the
Wrongs Perpetrated on the People
by Government Officials.

To have lived through the great war
and not to know that 1t was going on
is the most unusual record of Mrs.
Berthe Spandau, eighty-nine years old,
German by birth, now living in New
York. Her age kept her son from
telling her about the horrors of the in
vasion of Belgium and of the sinking
Of the Lusitania. He didn't wish her
to worry and fret.
But the day Of the peace demon
stration made it impossible to keep
silent. The old lady heard the
whistles blowing and the crowds
cheering, and she demanded to know
what it was all about. When they
told her she raised her hands in ges-
ture of imprecation and said:
"Oh, if only could get these two
hands on that kaiser!"
Oppressive Taxes.
Mrs. Spandau lived in Richen-
walde, which Is a little town of about
1000 people. According to her de-
scription and that of her son it is
used to see on the stage in the days
before they were banished from it.
There were carved wooden houses and
storks and narrow streets and town
hall and belfry with sweet-toned
bell.
But this was not all. There were
taxes to be paid, and when you have
six children German taxes are moth
ing to be laughed at. IL you cannot
pay them an officer or an under Off
Ger comes into the house and
looks over all your things. If you
have two clocks, says Mrs. Spandau
or two tables er even two chairs, the
tax officers take one of them. They
hold them for a-few days ana then If
you still do not pay, the things are sold
at auction and you may be sent to
prison.
If your children are not sent to
school, and 1t is not always easy to
do this when there is nothing for
them to eat, you or your husband may
be set to work for the govern
ment breaking stones or chopping
wood, and again you may be sent te
prison.
Not Happy Life.
Besides this, Mrs. Spandau said
her husband was a German soldier
Evidently, even in those days, Ger
man soldier did not have happy life
Mrs. Spandau said he was in such
fear of the government that he made
her promise, before he died, that none
of his five. sons would ever wear the
gray uniform. They never did, So
Spandau explained, though there is G
nephew wearing the United States uni
form over in France.
Mrs. Spandau was disgusted by the
kaiser's flight to Holland. She asks
what have the kaiser and his six sons
done that they draw a salary Of 5000.
600 marks from the day they are
born, while other babies have to worl
for their living. And who pays fol
all the richness but the German peo
pie?
"No one," said Mr.. Spandau, the
son, "has been more patriotic than die
mutter. She says that she is sorry
that her sons are all too old to &c
and that her grandchildren are al
| daughters.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-04
WEARS SILVER KNEECAP
Soldier Hit by German Piece OF
ShrapneI.


ShrapneI.
Maybe Private Thomas Harrison OF
the Eighteenth infantry, formerly OF
Jefferson City. Mo-, is "hard boiled"
but he has right to be. Thomas has
had run in" with the Boche, and
he has a silver kneecap instead of the
one he took overseas year ago. he
is convalescing now at the United
States General hospital, Fort Des
Moines, la.
1t was at Chateau Thierry that Pri.
rate Harrison "got his" He spot
ted German machine gun In near.
by tree.
"Kidlike, thought could get that
guy" says Thomas. "Just as / blazed
away with my rife, O machine gun on
the ground opposite me barked, and
a bullet caught me in the knee. A
chunk of shrapnel followed and
scrapei my kneecap off. I crawled to
a shell hole, and lay for hours waiting
for stretcher bearer to pick me
up"
There are number of Missouri men
convalescing at the United States hos
pital at Fort Des Moines.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-04

a pal with whom Hefty had trained in
the States and whom he hadn't seen
for six months, was carried into the
ward and placed In the bed beside him.
"She's a wiZ," announced Hefty to
the ward, and the Red Cross lady
found herself swamped with demands
for seances. She sees only happiness
and good fortune ahead and the con-
valescents, with a new interest in life,
find the days 60 less slowly when
something good awaits them just
around the corner.
They know it's good luck because
"The Red Cross lady says so-she saw
1t in the cards."
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-04
MINING Town Exeless.

The old mining town Of Derrick, Cal.
high up in the Trinity county noun
tains, is today as Eveless as the North
pole. The only woman who lived there
has departed for Sacramento to spend
the toughest part of the winter, and
does not expect to return until the rob.
ins nest In the spring.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-04
An Old PinWheel.

Frank Emmons, Manhattan (Kan.'
man, celebrated the signing Of thu
armistice with a pinwheel which wa
bought in 1884 to celebrate the elec
tion of Blaine in a political contest
The fireworks were bought by thu
Manhattan Republican Flambenu club
and when the election was lost the pin
wheel was put away and served 1T
purpose Monday In celebrating tn
bringing Of peace to the world, jus
thirty-four years later.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-04

American birds did their part In the
war by aiding in food conservation, ac.
cording to the annual report of the
National Association of Audubon So
cicties.
Herbert G. Hoover, as food adminis-
traitor, had asked the American people
to protect the insect eating and mi
gratory birds.
Increased acreage under cultivation
very naturally means more insects in
turn and the need of more birds to
combat them" says the Audubon So
cieties' report. Hence there has been
a still greater need for Audubon serv-
ice, which through its many agencies
supplies information and through its
wardens is protecting bird life."
Investigate Pelican.
T. Gilbert Pearson, executive head
of the association, at the request of
the food administration went to the
Southern Atlantic coast to investigate
a complaint that the brown pelican was
destroying valuable food fish and there
fore should be exterminated. His in
vestigation in the pelican colonies from
Mexico to Key West showed the re-
ports libelled the pelican clan. He
says the 65,OO0 odd adult peiicans in
those colonies prey entirely on fish
that is not eaten by man and which
are destructive to the young of mar
ketable species.
Another complaint was that the sea
gulls were despoiling the sheep ranges
on the islands off the coast of Maine.
An agent of the association Investigate
ing the report found that on the con-
trary the gulls were of material aid
in increasing vegetation.
The association was active In pre-
venting the destruction of the klamath
and Malheur bird reservations in Ore
gon and California, which were to hav,
been dismantled and drained on the
plea that they were needed for farming
! purposes. The birds which took refuge
there In the breeding season were
shown to be valuable conservators OF
grain and fruit, justifying the use O
the land as reserve.
Practical Use Of Bird Life.
| III. X. Job, in charge of the depart
ment of applied ornithology, at his ex
perimental bird farm at Amaton, Conn
made important investigations shown,
the practical use of bird life and dis
tributed his knowledge to landowner
through writings and lectures.
The work of the association will b.
aided by the passage of the enablin,
act of the migratory bird treaty, whicl
will afford means of protecting bird
on their way from the United State
to Canada. 1t is expected that the &C
will become law now that world peac
will permit more determined cam
paign In its favor.
Despite the distraction caused by tn
war, the association has had health
growth In the fiscal year. The move
ment to show the economic value O
the work brought into the association
161 life members, large yearly In
crease. An addition of 10000 boy
and girls were enrolled in the 500
classes conducted throughout the cour
try, work increased through the dc
nations from the late Mrs. Russel
Sage, General Coleman du Pont an
George Eastman. The sustaining men
bership of the association now nun
bers $3.50 persons, each of whom pay
$5 annually.
!
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-04
HOME ON CRUTcHEs
Girls Dream About Her Brother Came
True.

Girls Dream About Her Brother Came
True.
One night one of the sisters of Pri-
vate George A. Egan of Syracuse, N.Y..
a veteran of the Twenty-third infantry,
dreamed She saw her brother coming
home and that he was on crutches
She saw SO clearly and was SO thor.
oughly convinced the apparition would
come true she told her employer moi
to expect her back the following day
at work.
Without doubt in her mind, she
arose the next morning and awaited
the arrival of her brother, who had
been absent for more than year. The
rest Of the family scoffed at her.
About 7:30 the following morning
the rat-tat-tat of crutches on the walk
leading to their home was heard, and
George appeared at the kitchen door
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-04
HELP FOR HORSES
1t Wins Promotion for an American
In France.

In France.
Corp. Gilbert Neff of Neenah, Wis.,
now in France, and a few brother
Yanks were Paris-bound one day.
Walking along the road they encoun.
tered four-horse team stuck in the
mud. The driver was lashing the an.
imals and cursing loudly, but the wag.
on stuck.
Pity for the struggling horses found
sympathetic friend in Corporal Neff
and he asked lieutenant near by fol-
permission to extricate the loaded
wagon. 1t was granted.
A few words of assurance and q
few gentle pulls on the line and the
wagon was moving again with Corpor.
al Neff guiding.
A report of this incident found it's
way to headquarters and he was pro.
NOTED to sergeancy soon afterward
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-04

The ancient custom of donation par.
ties" or pound parties" etc., has been
supplanted by the members Of the Bap-
tist Tabernacle OF Atlanta, Ca. who
have just presented their pastor, Rev.
John w. Ham. with new six-cylindez
automobile.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-04
Nome, Alaska, Deserted.

Only about 500 persons are spending
the winter at Nome, Alaska, this sea
son. When the gold rushes Of former
years was on Nome had a population
In winter time Of several thousand.
The last boat this fall was loaded to
capacity with outgoing Alaskans.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-04
Pigeons Even Patriotic.

Wilton, N. H.-Three pigeons, 0nG
red. one white and one blue, scared
over hill here the other day, the
white pigeon flying in the center od
the group. As they flew into the raya
Of the sun their colors were very pro'
nOunced.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-04
KISSED BY THOUSAND GIRLS
Cleveland Lad 10 SaIuted as Represent,
alive American.

November IL was q great day for
Corporal Louis Romanelli, Cleveland
boy In France.
Not because the war was over and
he was sure of coming home. But be
cause:
November IL II the day he was
kissed by a thousand beautiful
French women. He tells about Il In
q letter to his mother and says that
he was saluted as representative o.
the United States and Ia reeognitior
OF what this country has done to help
France. However, his Photograph
show him to be q flne-IookinE, upgtQ1d
ing lad OF nineteen. with ! Cnp1d1
bow for q mouth.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-04

Then Arnott assisted the seven men
floundering in the water to reach the
rope and they pulled themselves
ashore, hand over hand
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1919-01-04
BIRDS BIG AID
IN WINNING WAR
Audubon Societies Tell of Their
Work.
RESPOND TO HOOvER'S CALL

Feathered insect Eaters Help In Rails
ing Of Big crops-Investigation
Shows That Pelican Preys Only on
Fish Not Eaten by Man--Landown-
ers Are Kept Informed on Practical
Use Of Bird Life Through Writings
and Lectures.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-02-28
EPWORTH LEAGUE PROGRAM.

TIE Epwor', L"WVe VIII i1cct IN
the Sunday school room promptly at
3 O'Clock Sunday afternoon.
A cordial invitation is extended to
all. The following program will be
given: Subject II will, and what
will T."
Leader-Ellinor Anderson,
Song service.
Scripture references. or THE will
of God" by Leader.
Prayer-By President.
Piano Selection-Julia Stevens.
Talk-'I will and what will I?'
DR.. CountiSs.
Vocal Solo-Catherine Tucker.
Announcements.
Enrolment of new members.
League Benediction.
r. P. Dunn. pres.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-02-28
THE MEDICINE ADS
IN THE SENTINEL.

The Sentinel would not undertake
lust now to enumerate all the patent
and proprietary medicines that are
advertised in its columns but were
they not pleasing those who buy them
,hc3e nrnls >oa.u not I've so long as
they are. Tie world says there Is a
lot of humbucgery about medicines
which may or may not be true,
nevertheless a large per cent OF hu'
mainly seems to delight IN beng
humbugged. If medicines you are
going to buy, then The Sentinel com
mends to your kind consideration the
medicines put out by the people who
are not afraid to 90 before the world
with their names and their capital
backing up what they offer for sale.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-02-28
f
OXY.ACETYLlNE WELDING.
The Sentinel feels sure that tho

The Sentinel feels sure that o
, "a rmobiles and those VINO
are interested in automobile repair
ing will be interested TO know that
they can have Oxy-Acetyline weld
ing done in Greenwood by a depend
able and reliable firm. One member
of the firm this paper especially feels
that it can vouch for, Mr.. c. G.. Rock.
Mr.. Rock was in the automobile re-
pair work at the A. & M. College
last year and made good there. he
knows his business and will do what
he says. There r many Grena'
dams who will TO doubt be interest
ed to know that MI. Rock is a o o.
Rev. f. H. Rock, who was on the
Methodist circuit at this place some
years ago. Read ad of this firm in
another column.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-02-28
A CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP OF
CORNER DRUG STORE

To the Public:-
We have purchased the stock OF
drugs and fixtures of the Corner
Drug Store from DR.. D. o. Semmes.
We expect to continue to operate the
business. We shall continue the same
honest, fair dealing characteristic Of
our predecessor but shall be u
aim 20 keep abreast of the spirit OF
the day and to improve in every pos
sible way that will serve best our
fSends and the trade generally.
There is no business that touches
SO intimately the life and the health
of a community as the drug business.
Realizing: this, we shall do uor best
TO make oar store an instrument OF
service to the public.
Mr.. Jay Gore, who has been IN
charge of the Corner Drug Store for
several years, will be manager and
directly in charge of the business and
he feels that his record as a citize1
and as a prescriptionist are the very
best guarantees of what he will do in
g like capacity in the future.
The best service, quickly and
! pleasantly rendered and at correct
!. prices shall te orr motto. We Shalt
| carry the stock to meet almost any
want that can be supplied from a
we'll ordered drug business. We
shall be glad :" have Won visit rs
even if you have nothing to pur-
, chase. Respectfully soliciting one
| and all to visit US and a fair share OF
! the business in u line,
! We are, Yours truly,
| CORNER DRUG STORE,
. BY JAY GORE
J. S. SHARP,
J. B. MIDDLETON.
Grenada, Miss, Feb. 20, 1919
2-28-l9 1t. 1910
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1919-02-28
IT'S NOT YOUR HEART
IT'S YOUR KIDNEYS

Kidney disease is no respecter OF
persons. A majority of the ills af-
flicting people today can be traced
back to kidney trouble.
The kidneys are the most impor-
tant organs Of the body. They are
the fiterers, the purifiers, Of your
blood.
Kidney disease is usually indica-
ted by WEAKNESS, sleeplessness, ner
vousness, dependency. backacte,
stomach trouble, pain in loinS and
lower abdomen, gall stones, C'avel
rheumatism, sciatica and lumbago.
All these arrangements are nature
signals to warn you hat the kidneys
need help. You should use GOLD
MEDAL Harlem Oil Capsules i'm
mediately. The soothing, healing OF.
stimulates the kidneys, relieves lnfla-
nations and destoys the germs which
have caused it. Do not wait unit; TO-
morrow. Go to your druggist today
and insist on GOLD MEDAL Haar-
lem Oil Capsules. IN twenty-fou1
hours YOU should feel health and Wig
or returning and will bless the day
YOU first heard of GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM Oil.
After you feel that you have tnr-
ed yourself, continue to take Il or
two capsules each day, so as TO "eep
in frst-class condition and ward off
the danger of other attacks.
Ask for the original imported
GOLD MEDAL brand. Three sizes.
Money refunded if they, DO not help
you.