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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-17

done in Europe and we are finding a
hearty response to our calls for help'
ing in this work"
VIII Exchange Seeds
Mr.. Shcrfesce reports that the ter
ritory in China where the reforesta-
tion work is to be undertaken and IL
which the help Of America j. asked
lies within the north temperate zone
but that it is a region of widely vary
ing moisture conditions from the
semi-arid sandy plains Of the North
to the fertile, humid flats of the
Nangste Valley. Quite variety or
seeds of trees which grow there are
offered in exchange for those which
China needs at the present time; and
il is believed that this exchange Will
benefit this country also and provide
number Of new and valuable trees
which will thrive here.
China has been Il greater sufferer
than any other nation from floods due
to deforestation. and few people have
any conception of this great problem
China is now trying to recover from
the effects of n short-sighted policy
which permitted the destruction OF
the country's mountain forests. This
result was due TO the complete alb
sence of government ownership and
control Of these lands and to the ex-
ercise OF the rights of individuals TO
do as they pleased regardless OF the
welfare of the Nation or posterity.
The floods which now sweep over
portions of China at certain periods,
carrying with them whole towns and
and resulting in loss Of life.
are the direct result Of the policy
which failed to protect China's forests.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-17
Copyrlght, 1913, The lnternatlonal Syndicate

EYfIINA wants American seeds.
H Some people call China back
W nward nation but she knows the
@Fvalue of forestry as a national
asset. 1t is doubtful if any country
suffers from floods as does China for
she has "a yellow peril" all her own.
It is the \ elbow River or "China's
Sorrow" as it is known in that distant
country. The management of the
Peking-Hankow Railway has just
established an active policy for re-
forestation along the right of way
and is anxious to inaugurate a system
Of seed exchange with America. For
sythe Sherfesee. the advisor in forestry
has asked the cooperation of the
American Forestry Association at
Washington, which will be glad to give
information as 10 what is wanted.
The American Forestry Association
now has underway it's plans for aid
ing in the reforesting of the battle
areas of Europe" says Charles Lath-
rop Pack. president of the association.
Inquiries as 10 this work are COM
ing in from every section of the coun-
try. In China as in Europe we have
before US the value of well forested
areas as national assets 10 any coun-
try. True in one case the areas have
been devastated by the shellfre of the
Hun while in the other the areas have
been devastated by the terrible ad
vances of the rivers and the desola-
ton is horrible TO contemplate in
either case. A great work IS to be
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-17

zens and to see her youngest son be-
come President.
one OF the well remembered incl
dents OF his inauguration was when
/ after the ceremony he kissed first his
wife and then his mother. To his
mother President Garfield was always
/ her baby and they talked together on
many affairs of state, When he was shot
down by the hand Of the assassin she
said "The Lord help me, how could
anybody try to Kill my baby" Her
grief over his death was pathetic ana
/ thousands who saw her at his funeral
/ wept in sympathy with her. MY
mother made me what I am" the
President declared many times as he
recalled his early days in the west
when their existence had been such
struggle.
Mother OF Roosevelt
The late ex-President Roosevelt's
mother was a Southern girl named
Martha Bullock, and according to the
words of this great American was
entirely "unreconstructed" to the day
Oh utI uttLlls o4AS W ~ a Ni's'' i'i''4o
and beautiful woman, u devoted moth
er who, while she loved the Confed-
crate cause never clashed with her
husband who was staunch Unionist.
She taught her son in the ways of
honesty and truthfulness and that he
must never be a coward. His Bit
terest enemy could never accuse him
of this for he, to the end OF his life.
was fearless in support of any cause
which he thought to be right. Mrs.
Roosevelt would not tolerate selfish
ness among her children and insisted
upon discipline in her family, practic-
ing it with great love and patience.
She is described by those who knew
her, as woman beloved by every
body.
This war has brought about count
less numbers of mothers OF patriots
who made the supreme sacrifice for
their country. Many of them have
formed themselves into a society
known as the "War Mothers" and
they are seeing to it that Uncle Sam
is leaving nothing undone in the treat
ment Of eir5wounded sons.
The American mothers of all ages
have taught their sons the doctrine
of patriotism and as a race we owe
much to their self-sacrifice. All honor
to the day set aside in their memory.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-17
Mother OF john Quincy Adams

W.. AhIr,n AI1ug fhn wIfo Of q
r.,.'i',.,, ,,,I IN. n,,tbe,. of ,nother.
,..s,.,,'a.,, hi.,l, ni,cn or,ono tl,n moth
.s ,s ,',,t,,9t, fn,. sho u.s. ono of
,,,.,i..,', r'' mos, ,o rnr,,,,,ahIa women
eIa l.3 ,,r.,t n,tur.,l lifts an inherit
unce from male ancestors ON both
sides who We're ministers, being the
daughter, granddaughter and great
granddaughter of a minister In nusl-
ness affairs she was known as Port'a'
50 keen was her insight into law Nei
with an this she was the devoted
mother Of five children and cared tor
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-17
Sketches of Few of The Many Women Who Were
Mothers Of The Patriots of Our Land

cares 10 rack tho nerves OF tho wife
and mother Mrs. Washington. while
by no means severe with her children,
believed in discipline and constantly
instructed them to be fair to their
playfcllows and to be reverent on re
,igIous subjects. Mr., Washington died
ut the age of forty y-uine. The children
were LEFT under the mothers guardian
ship until they became of age. George
was eleven at the time Of his father
death and devoted To his MOTHER
devotion which he retained TO the day
OF her death at the age of eighty
three. 1t was always her boast that
she never had to reprimLnd George a
second time.
While The mother of Washington
was proud Of his success In later life
she was never effusye and when 9TH
ers congratulated her she would reply
That he was a good son and would do
his duty as a man. As she grew older
she lived in seclusion, but Washington
took the Marquis de La Fdyette and
many of his officers to see her and il is
said that she presented a pretty pic
ture Of a Virginia matron and re-
ccived them with a dignity and grace
which charmed them. After Wash
ington had been elected President he
paid her his last visit. Both seemed
to realize this and both wept. She
talked TO him as she did when he was
a child bidding him do the duty Provi-
dence had assigned 10 him and to live
his life through with her blessing on
his head. Washington was i'll when
she died and could not attend the fu-
neral yet he paid a beautiful tribute
to her life IN letter to his sister.
Mother Of Patrick Henry
Sarah Winston Henry, the mother
of the great patriot, Patrick Henry
was not beautiful, but she possessed
the rare gift of being a fine conversa-
tionalst, quick wtted and fond of ar
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X
G is an adJgc that has found Illus
W. tration in The lives Of most of the
men Of prominence. As they reached
the acme of their careers and received
the plSuGitS of an admiring country
they paid thc!r mother the tribute OF
deserving an the credit for the honor
which had come TO them or the beneilt
they had been 10 their fellow country
men,
This compliment 20 the power and
influence of motherhood is a splendid
tribute to women OF America. II was
the duty Of these mothers of patriots
to guide and mould the character Of
their sons: IL was their lot TO bear
more heavily than others the sorrows
and hardships along the troubled
pathway of their SONS career and they
discharged their duties and bore their
msfortunes with a horoism and self
sacrifice known and felt only by true
womanhood and motherhood.
The names of the patriots OF this
land are many and it must be re
GREETED that more mothers Of patriotic
sons who have served their country
cannot be mentioned.
Mother OF Washington
First We have Mary Ban Washing
ton, the mother OF the man who viii
always be the first in the hearts of his
countrymen This mother came OF
pious stock as her own mother was
devout person and her ancestors We're
conVenanters. She married Augustine
Washington when she was twenty-four
years Of age, becoming his second
wife. on February 22nd, 1882, George,
their first child was born. They We're
well to do Virginia farmers and were
able to give their children n good
education for that period. Naturally
the Washington home was one of
plenty and there were no financial
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-17

TY ROMAN has at last been recog-
n Enized as real economic factor
"A Min the financial world. Invest
VX3% ment houses throughout the
country have begun a special appeal
TO women to save. In various period
icals are appearing advertisements ad-
vocating systematic saving for sal
aried women" addressed to women
whose future, comfort and happiness
is dependent upon their own earnings"
The women are offered as an invest
ment, on the partial payment plan,
various commercial bonds.
The savings idea that the CONNER
cial investment concerns are now
preaching throughout the length and
the breadth of the land was demon
strated and is still being demonstrated
through the Governpent campaign for
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-17

China S Forests Have Prac-
fically Disappeared and
As a Consequence Terri
bic Floods Periodically
Invade the LoWiands
With TremendousLoss of
Life and Property - Re-
foresfafion fhe Remedy.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-17

NS HE hand that rocks the cradle
a les the hand that rules the world, ~
I Is an adJpc that has found Illus
W tration i'm The lives Of most of the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-17

done in Europe and we are finding a
hearty response to our calls for help
ng in this work"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14
l8ociet,

- HE Vice President and Mrs.
Marshall will entertain at
dinner tonight in compile
ment to the President pro
tempore of the Senate and
Mrs. Willard Salisbury. the cabinet
room being used for the event.
The Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall have also issued cards for the
dinner party they are to entertain
the evening of Saturday. February %,
in honor of the ambassador of Spain
and Sonora de Riano.
Society folk in Washington and, in
fact, all oyer the south are interested
in the engagement of Miss Grace n.
Overman and r. n. Snow of Green's
boro, n. C., which will be announced
by the senator from North Carolina
and Mrs. Overman on Sunday
Nine. Panaretoff, wife of the min
lister of Bulgaria, is the guest in
whose honor Mrs. Irving L. Hunt, wife
Of Col. Hunt, is entertaining at tea
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14

Inn on Friday. February 90. Among
those who have already taken tables
are Mrs. David Franklin Houston, Mrs.
William A Hammond. Mrs McCagg
and Mrs. Charles Easton.
The authors carnival and ball at the
Willard Hotel at $3.50 o'clock tonight
viii be costume affair, the guests i'm
personating great characters of htera-
ture. Members of the Press Club will
take the parts of 'sThe Three Mrske-
teers. Get Quick wallingford
and Blackie Daw," Sherlock Holmes
and watson" and "The Man without a
Country" William Anterior sDu Puy
win appear az Uncle Sam, representing
the Uncle Sam OF his own books. 'Uncle
Sam. Wonder Worker" Uncle Sams
Modern Miracles Uncle Sam, Detect
i've" and Uncle Sam, Fighter" Mr.
Du Puy has probably written more of
the great works of the government of
the United States than any other writer
in Washington In his portrayal of I'm
Gle Sam he will give his idea of how the
leader of all the nations should look.
One of the many interesting tabieaus
from books that win be given will be
that from Dear Folks at Home" by
Mr.. kemper Cowing. Mr.. Cowing's book
Is made up of letters from the marines
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14

Hotel last night in compliment to Lieut..
and Mrs. George Philip Capen Of Bos-
ton. prior to their departure for their
home. included Col. George w. john
ston, Mrs. Johnston. Miss Dorothy John
ston. Capt Harold p Sawyer, Miss Lo-
retto c. Walter. Capt. Parsons, Lieut..
Hipp, Mfr. and Mrs. Robert E. Buckley
and Mrs. Harry v. Lonsdale.
Former Representative and Mrs. W.
B. Francis of Ohio are spending a few
days at Congress Hall Hotel
Miss Gwynn. president of the Wash
ington Diet Kitchen Association. and
Mrs. Henry Cleveland Perkins. 170l
Connecticut avenue are arranging
for a bridge for the benefit of the
kitchen. to be held at Wardman Park
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14

CONTINUED on Ninth Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14

A. dinner party at the Washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-14

The Saturday afternoon tea dances at
the washington Club will be resumed
tomorrow afternoon: These dances are
for members OF the club and their
friends and cards of admission must be
OBTAINED through members. Mrs. Ful-
ton Lewis is chairman Of the entertain.
ment committee
A. dinner party at the Washinxton
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-18
lonu-lived Superstition,

We wonder whether the Turkish
prisoner who foretold the end of the
war by means of the shoulder blade of
a sheep had ever read "Giraldus Cam
brenSis Itinerary Through Wales"
made in the year llSS.
II So he would have read in Chap
ter NJ that these people (the Elem
ngS of Pemhrokeshire), from the in
spection of the right shoulders of rams
which have been stripped of their
flesh. and not roasted but boiled. can
discover future events. or those which
have passed and remained long I'M
known"
A footnote tells us that "this curt
Gus superstition Is still preserved In
Il dehased form among the descend
ants of the Flemish population of this
district. where the young women prac-
tice sort of dirnation with the hih ia
bone Of shoulder Of mutton to dis
cover who Will be their sweetheart
ut is still more curious that William
de RubruGuis, in the thirteenth cen
fury. found the same superstition eX-
ist,ng among the Tnrtars.' Now. IN
the twentieth century, we find 1t
among the Turks London Chronicle.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-18
VILLAGE Proud Of War Record

The little Norfolk village of Old
buckingham is proud of It's war rec
ord. It's total male population be
tween the ages of eighteen and fifty
in 1914 was 264. OF that number no
fewer than 10 served with the forces
and 80 have given their lives for their
country.
in their honor memorial cross has
been erected on the village green an
exact reproduction of the "croSs of
sacrifice designed by Sir Reginald
bloomfield, K. A., for all British mil
itary cemeteries abroad. The total
height from the ground line to the
top of the cross is "A feet 6 inches.
1t is built of stone and the names of
those men Of the village who fell in
the war are incised in gilt on the drum
below the base OF the cross.
The sacrifice Of Old Buckingham il
typical Of every British village.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-18
Started MusseI Industry.

Mussel culture In France-where It
Is carried on more extensively than
anywhere else, originated SO far back
as 1885, when an Irish ship was
wrecked near La Rochelle, ~
One of the rescued sailors, James
Walton. being hard put to it for liv-
ing. conceived the plan Of setting nets
on poles for the capture of sea-foSl at
night, the muddy shores of the bay be
ing frequented by these birds In large
numbers.
Before long he noticed that myriadS
of young musSels became attached to
the stakes, and that. being above the
level of the mud, these grew rapidly,
Thcreupon he lnterlaced branches OF
trees between the stakes, thus forming
a kind of Nicker-Work, which also
became coated with mussels.
Walton's example was followed by
some Of the natives of La Rochelle,
and an industry was started which has
now foutishod for close on 500 years.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-18
FIND MANY USES FOR PEAT
Wartorn Industry Gives Promise Of
Great Development In the
Years to Come.

The output Of peat in the United
States Inst yenr far exceeded that Of
my preceding yenr and the general
increase, which was stimulated by the
war wag shared by practically all
branches of the industry. Though eX-
tenslvely used as fuel in Europe and
widely known in the United States ms
n potential source OF heat an! power,
peat has been unable to compete with
coal and many pe0t operators have I'll,
rcCted their attention to the utilization
Of peat IN agriculture with gratifying
results.
Peat fertilizer was first marketed In
commercial quantities In 1908. ami
stock-food peat In 1912, and though
there is still some prejudice against its
use the agricultural branch of the in
dustry has been successful and the
quantity Of fertilizer and stock-food
peat annually produced Is increa sing.
Large quantities of these products
were made last year, but the most
striking development WAS the pr0duc-
tion of more peat in the New England
States than has been manufactured in
the entire United States in all preceh.
ing wears. Almost equally striking
was the widespread interest manifest
ed In peat resources which Ind been
generally regarded ms Of doubtful
value.
Large quantities. of peat or Snhng
mum moss were produced and utilized
for stable litter, packing material, and
surgical dressing. and several hun
dred thousand acres Of peat soils were
used for the growth of crops. The
peat litter was produced by the own
ers of small hogs for their own use,
but the packing material WAS sold
Ia florists for $50 a ton. According
70 j. w Hotsnn Of the Red Cross
NOR" than half n million peat pads
were prepared In this country for that
organization. Most of the moss Wns
gathered by volunteers from hogs In
Washington, Oregon and Maine, and
the pads were used in military hos
pItals at home and abroad.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-18
GET KNOWLEDGE OF COUNTRY
Japanese School Children Go on Out.
inos as Part Of Their System
Of Education.

In Japnn. beyond all other lands, the
whole world goes outing. Wherever
the traveller wanders he meets crowds
Of people ON the highways, Frederick
Starr writes. These people fall into
three well marked classes. Everywhere
one sees school children on excursion.
There may be half a dozen with one
teacher or there may be hundreds with
their teachers. They are out to view
the landscape to see places famous In
the national history, to visit the scenes
of old legends, to examine In detail the
various processes of art industries. 1t
Is considered as important a pare of
the school curriculum that the children
should see things and become acqualnt-
ed with nature. with national history
and with practical sources of Wealth
as il IS that they should know arth-
mptic, grammar or history. They are
out for an hour, a day, week, or
vacation period When | first visited
Miyailmn | met group of 40 school
boys with two teachers, who had al
ready been two weeks on their OK
curSiOn and had seen many interesting
things on their way TO the exposition
at Fukuoka, in the southern Islands.
The night before they had been tray
cling until after midnight and now
they had before them a journey which
would keep them ny until the early
hours of the morning; although they
were so tired that they could hardly
stand they were full Of enthusiastic
anticipation for the experiences that
lay ahead The japanese are very
wise in making these excursions an
important feature of their school sys
tenn.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-18
SEES SIGNS IN EVERYTHING
Average Serbian Supersttious to a
Degree That to Westerners Seems
Almost lncomprchensible.

The daily life of the Serbian Is said
to be full of superstition. He Is SUI
perSttouS about the manner in which
he rises In the morning, about what
first meets his sight. how he dresses
and washes and whom he meets-of
what food he eats and the time and
manner of serving throughout the ell
tire day. Attention is also paid to
whether the cocks crow in, time,
whether dogs bark much, If frogs
rroa. or the wind blows. Again, spe-
ctal notice is taken of the kind of rain
TINT falls, thunder. how stars shine, II
the moon has halo, If 1t shines
through a cloud, etc, etc.
The Evil Eye" is alone accountable
for disease and death. The Serbian
believes that for each malady that
flesh is heir to God has given a rem
edy. He believes that for each pain
there is a healing herb. He believes
in witches beautiful young maidens
who come forth from the dew and are
nourshed in mysterious mountain,
They meet In the branches Of trees
and are most dangerous at supper
time.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-10-18
TOWNS NOT FATED TO LIVE
Communities East and West, Founded
in High Hopes, Are Now practi-
caIly Things Forgotten.

Western papers tell their readers
shortly TO be a thing forgotten, re
marks the Hartford Courant II was
mapped ont as town site shortly
after the territory was opened for set
Element and the promoters had
dreams of metropolis. In 1907 the
plan was abandoned. and nov the dis
triet court has been asked to vacate
the land for town site purposes, when
what might have been Il town will be
como farm land
The story of Emerson suggests what
came near happening to Connect Altt
town Ia the beginnings of the colony.
Those Interested in il showed rare
sense in their choice of a site, and in
their dreams planned not for q town
but for city. Hampden and Crom-
well We're to he among its citizens: the
cream of England, so its promoters
hoped, were to become its citizens
Fate ordered otherwise. and the early
days of this dream town are remem-
hered now largely through Lion Gardi
ner's account of his struggle to hold
the site against the attacks of the In
dlans.
Other states. notably the mining
commemorative of the West can du-
p)icnte the story from oklahoma, but
few can equal the romance of the Con
nppttCut Sott1pDapt