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New-York tribune., 1919-08-25
BALLADE OF soRRowFUL SINGER

BALLADE OF A SORROWFUL SINGER
Sad my days neer before,
Great IS the grief that visits me-
Mortal has suffered more,
My rason d'etre has ceased to be.
Before l plunge into the sea
l offer prayers to Heaven above
(May they be granted speediyD
'Ts summer and I'm not in lovet
Jimmy has copped an Eleanor,
Artte Grace "a pippin, sheU,
Charlie q Sue with tresses dor
(To gaze at her is to holler ''Wheel"),
Bill has Edna on his knee,
Davie in France boasts a Scissors dove
But alone must sip my tea
IT'S summer and I'm not in lovei
weep for the kissful days of yore
When l was lover sorrow-free
The days, frinst, of the we'll known war
When D and l sat meath a tree
l reading my latest japery
In the camps gay sheet, she thinking of
Flowers for her bard. Return fair D-f
Iis summer and I'm not in love!
L'ENvo
IN sad Bill Hohenzoern. Gee
I'd welcome tap from .Dempsey's glove;
This pepless life ycarn to flee.
'Tis summer and I'm not in love-
The Malt is of historic interest only. But
the Cow with the Crumpled Horn. symbolic
ing the packer and the milk dealer, is highly
important. AS to the House That Jack Built.
that probably has been cut up into two-room
apartments.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-25
An Enigma

In the recent colloquy between the
President and the members of the Senate
Committee on Foreign Relations this
surprising passage occurs:
New-York tribune., 1919-08-25

as the man whose only knowledge of Arnold
Bennett is based on "How to Live on
Twenty-four Hours Day." and whose ac-
quantance with Wells is confined to an at
tempt to read "The War in the Air." or
similar non-Kippsian stuff.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-25

Harold Bell Wright never lsts Ap,,;.
Sue get out of hniing distance Of An "A
jective. Whenever we meet her ,h. =
"the dear old LADY, or "the proud old "a.
tlewoman." When she expresses love. co,.
cern, anguish or any other fitting erno,;o.
she does it with cher dear old face P
this extent Mr.. Wright is q reaIist. for VIII
can. deny everything has come to be ds..
in this dear old world of ours?
New-York tribune., 1919-08-25
SUBSCRIPTION RATEs-By NAIL Including Postage
IN THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
GUARANTEES

Entered at tho pcstohce at New York secood Class
Mail Matter
New-York tribune., 1919-08-25

But Still Desired
(Fro,~ The savannah Nesos)
AS sound as dollar'-is only a tfnkle
New-York tribune., 1919-08-25
Books
By Haywood Broun

ID RAN KENT, the hero Of Harols D.,
ID Wright's new novel. The Re-crsa,,s..
OF Brian Kent" is first Introduces y
us as a defaulting bank clerk Ia,s~
reformed by the influence Of "ds.,
Auntie Sue" and becomes a noveli., ~, ~
first book sells so well shat in six month,
he is able to pay back all the non.v -
stole and have something left over r,.
would seem to prove that Brian "a.
unusually successful novelist. Or. sg,,, !.
may merely indicate that be had no -,
gift for embezzlement
New-York tribune., 1919-08-25

More than thirty years ago E. B. Bax,
in closing work on the history of phil
osophy, made the following comment on
the trend of those tmes
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-07-31

Deauville, Aix-les+Bains and Monte
Carlo are principal points Of interest
OF the fashion program. Paris, which
is to say all of fashionable Paris. has
betaken itself to the smart resorts In
France. so II is necessary to follow
closely asserts q prominent New York
fashion writer, II one IL to keep In
touch with the latest developments
In dress.
Always on the alert, Paris travelled
to the races. but many of the best peo-
pie were absent and the midinettes
failed the dressmakers at the last mo-
ment, so that there were fewer new
frocks than had been expected. Hap
PLY most of the troubles are over and
the best houses have promised inter-
esting and important changes. How
ever, we are left to guese what the
changes are to be, though q few Of
the models give some important clews
and the assurance that whatever the
changes may be one may be certain
that they viii be interesting.
The elegance Of the pre-war toi-
lettes Is repeatedly mentioned and
there Is every indication that even
tualIy the more elaborate manner Of
dressing will return. Lace, which has
long since been discarded. is coIsid-
cred n Of the most important mate
rails for afternoon wear.
Many and conflicting were the com.
ments on its use at the races, but IN
spite of adverse opinion it was noted
that as the days passed by and the
makers had an opportunity Of show
ing new models the lace dresses in
creased In numbers.
An all-lace frock was ccntemptu-
ously referred to as a lace curtain,
but nevertheless the dress was re-
peated later by other women.
The widely diverging views In re-
gard to the use of lace are to be ex-
pected, for there is no more difficult
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-07-31
And He Spoke.

A county superintendent visited a
consolidated school the other day.
On his entrance the children began to
cheer. The teacher was puzzled, es-
pecially as the cheering continued,
and called on one Of the children for
an explanation. "We want him to
make a Speech" he told her.
PLEASED she turned to the superin-
tendent. "What a compliment" she
fluttered.
The superintendent grinned. "Per-
haps not" he said. "You see 1t hasn't
been so long since / was a boy that ]
can't remember how we'd rather listen
to the dryest kind Of a speech rather
than recite a hard lesson"
The teacher was embarrassed. And
not the least bit relieving was the
next speech Of the school head. One
of the boys said, "Oh, we weren't GO
ing to recite. The teacher was going
to read to u.s."
swell, I've been there, too,s laughed
that portly man. $50 I'll go on and
speak, anyway"
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-07-31

This creation is 4 combination Of rich
aii-cver cream lace and geld ard
blue-fsowered chiffon. Hat 10 OF
black glazed Milan, With great yei
low oroandle ross.
material to handle, and X used the
frock Is sur to be either a decided
success or a miserable failure.
Paris is surely correct when follow
ing its usual rule Of never doing things
by halfway measures. II selects the
widest laces possible and Grapes them
W something dark to give the pat.
tern the best advantage. Other mod
els illustrate the use Of black and
white Cliantilly, used In the same
dress with a most refreshing effect.
Cabot Cheruit and Pierre Bulioz
are all making 5 Of quantities Of
lace in the summer models, which they
always show In midseason for the
benefit OF their resident Paris Glen
tele. French women have always been
partial to lace for afternoon wear and
know how to wear It to the best adj
vantage. Where the American woman
- prone to place with It Z hat that
carries the same tame note as the
lace, the French woman will wear
something that viii provide q contrast
and tone up the entire costume. The
contracting note will Be found usually
In the hat OF the material combined
with the lace. As black and white IL
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-07-31

The story Of freak fiddles would
fill q book. They have been made Of
tin, copper. iron, leather, glass ana
paper. They have assumed many
wonderful shapes. Last year, In Los
Angeles, a blind fiddler used to play
on the corner with a fiddie that had
no body. A tin horn did the work Of
the ordinary sound box of the violin.
This was the invention of a local
man. A certain corporation making
photograph records In the east e
an aluminium violin. This instrument
Is scientifically constructed and used
by one Of the greatest artists In maxi
Ing records Of his solos for reproduc-
tion on talking machines. Even tho
highest priced old violins do not
sound as n expects a violin to sound
when 1t is reproduced on a record.
This aluminium violin .corrects- that
and the listeners sit entranced at tho
sweet tones of the record. The violin.
itself, has a most ~disagreeable tone.-
Los Angeles Times.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-07-31

to sacrifice, and the dealer knows OK
actly where lives the rich Indian who
pays, without much haggling. the top
most price.
The glory Of the bazaar, like that
Of practically all that was picturesque.
had given way to the vitality needed
sanitary measures. But the bazaGr
still exists, although rather In what
we would call open or general mar
kets. Undoubtedly they continue to
offer many temptations spread before
the covetous eyes Of the foreign Wis
itor in such alluring ways that the end
Of purchasing Is not reached even
when the bottom of the purse is, be-
the dealers are only too glad
to send their wares to the hotel to be
paid for at masters or madam's com
v~enience, and lots Of other rare bar.
gains which cannot be duplicated"
Most Fascinating Of Streets.
Mr.. Curtis Modern india says Of
DeIhi's Chandni Chauk, silver
Street." that 1t is fairly called the
most picturesque and fascinatinS
street In the world Between the two
rows of trees that grow along the e
ter OF its width of IS feet there was
formerly an aqueduct OF clear, run
ming water, that is now filled, and its
banks are the great promenade fof
the city's gentry, both foreign resi-
dents and natives,
But the street Is marvellous for the
adeptness of the ~shopkeepers In "spot
ting the stranger. Let n visitor from
abroad appear; no matter how perfect
~ Che, at least. thinks) he has dis
guised himself In proper Indian garh
he Is pounced upon by, a swarm Of
'~shopkeepers. and bfsou9ht, to avail
himself Of the bargains TINT were nev-
err before offered, and never will again
fall to his good fortune, until he
either yields and secures, sometimes
a true bargain, but often q lot Of rub
Dish, or calls to his relief a friendly
policeman, usually q swarthy Sikh
Sometimes II Is most amusing when
rival merchants grapple each other IN
their. frantic efforts to secure the mo.
nopoly Of a seemingly profitable Gus
toner, and the ~policeman's services
are required to separate the belliger
entS. -.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-07-31

al the back and a sleeping porch put
on the side where the bedrooms are To-
Gated. A screened porch adjoining the
kitchen also is a feature.
The dimensions of the main part of
the house are 80 by % feet, while the
kitchen and porch projection is 20
feet 6 inches by 10 feet. As will be
seen by the accompanying illustration
this home has an attractive exterior.
The gables In the roof Of the porch
and the house. the method of applying
the siding and the sleeping porch pro-
lection, all combine to make this an
excellent design.
Four rooms, living and dining rooms
and two bedrooms are contained in the
main portion of the house. The floor
plan shows how they are arranged.
The living room is large. IL feet g
inches by II feet, and is connected
with the dining room by double doors.
The dining room is practically square,
being Is feet 6 inches by IA feet 6
inches. A 4-foot passageway runs
alongside the dining room and open
ing of 1t are two bedrooms and the
bathroom. The front bedroom is IL
by IA feet 9 inches. and the rear bed
room is IL by IA feet 8 inches.
One of the exceptional features Of
this design is the sleeping porch. which
is connected with both the bedrooms.
The dimensions Of the porch are g
feet & inches nv 10 feet G inches. large
enough to accommodate two full-sized
beds. 1t may be p%artitioned If de-
sired.
The kitchen Is arranged to accom-
modate the needs Of the farm Adjoin-
ing it Is q pantry on n side and q
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-07-31

The bathroom is so located that
there Is little expense required to con
meet it with the water system from
outdoors, and from the kitchen range
where the water Is heated. Running
water now is found on most farms. and
for this reason the design has been
made so that it can be carried into
the house at little additional cost.
Wha. win appeal to the housewife
In this design Is the convenient ar
rangement Of the rooms all on the n
floor. There is no running up and
Gown stairs required in doing the work.
neither are there any unnecessary
steps to be taken in getting from one
room to another,
The cost of this house easily can
tie ascertained by consulting the local
contractors and material dealer. Ma
terial and labor costs vary In differ
ent localities, but no matter where the
farmer lives he win find that this
house Is comparatively inexpensive to
build, while. at the same time, 1t Will
make a comfortable, convenient and
attractive home.
Much has been written and more
has been said about the advantages Of
building modern homes on the farms.
When q farm home is to be built, how
ever, there is no good reason why 1t
should not embody the features that
II axe for comfort and ease in doing the
work required to keep 1t up. When
these. advantages are put into a de-
sign for a farm home, 1t would seem
foolish to build anything else.
Building a home is something that
most farmers do only once in a life
time. Before building, therefore, 1t
Is wise to make a careful study OF
home designs. Consideration should
BIO given to the size and number Of
rooms required; but greater thought
should be expended on making the room
arrangement compact and labor-saving.
In this way the new home will be sat
isfactory to everyone who Is going to
live In Ii.
Now Is an excellent time to build.
Prices of both material and labor will
not be less for a number Of years to
come. IL in this generation. Just so
long as foodstuffs cost as much as they
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-07-31
No Sense In Playing Martyr.

Affecting the abused mortal won't
keep you from paying the fiddler.
Some folks are always being made to
bear the burden of things-so they
would have you believe. The fact Is
80 many people can't do . really big
days work and they throw in lots Of
blum to make up for the shortage.
But the more blur they 8 the more
they call attention to what they are.
Air Is unstable and the hotter 1t is the
more It starts things. SO beware Of
playing the martyr. There's nothing
n 4 and the oon ron give It up the
betfer. Face the music like a man.
Be master Of the situation instead Of
= wilmer.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-07-31
Frocks IN
Favor in Paris

ured In the skirt principally and the
waist was of taffeta with a touch Of
lace. TUNES are as prominent as even
In the scheme Of the lace dress but
the lace reaches almost to the bottom
of the foundation skirt.
The dark silk dresses considered
sufficiently elaborate for any after
noon affair IL embroidered or other.
wise embellished seem to be passing
out. at least for the summertime.
Jenny uses Chantilly lace In a large
way, that is to say, in quantities and
IN big spaces. A black satin and
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-07-31
SCANNING Papse

Stripping wallpaper from the walls
of a room Is a tedious an6>1nDoe4sans
task. The following method has been
found to do this work satisfactorily:
Remove. all furniture from the room
and take up the floor covering; place
in the middle OF the DON some kind
Of a portable stove with q big pan Of
water on top. Light the stove and
close all the windows and doors whei,
the room becomes full Of steam It
viii soften the paste which has been
used for sticking the paper on the
wan. After an hour or more of the
steaming It win be easy to remove the
paper.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-07-31

Among the new fall shades. Indian
red, Pompeian red and Cordovan
hrosyn "a warm yellow brown tope),
are most prominept
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1919-07-31
SPLENDID DESIGN
1 FOR FARM HOME
Five Room Bungalow That Has
I. Strong Appeal.
MAKES THE HousEWoRK EASY
Will Accommodate Good-Sixcd Family
and Is Most Conveniently Arranged
Sleeping Porch Attrac-
tive Feature.

Mr.. William A. Radford viii answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building work on the farm. for
the readers of this paper. On account of
his wide experience as Editor. Author and
Manufactures. he is. without doubt. the
highest authority on all these subjects.
Address all inquiries to William A. Rad
ford. No. 1927 Prairie avenue. Chicago,
ILL.,. n only inciose two-cent stamp for
reply.
There nov Is little difference In the
homes designed for farms from those
that are erected in cities. The com
forts and conveniences that are found
In town are embodied in the homes
that are being erected on the farm,
with the additional features that the
work Of the rural housewife requires.
To promote home building and to pro-
vide plans for houses that can be
erected at a minimum cost, the United
States department Of agriculture re-
Gently designed a number of farm
homes. All Of these houses were small,
Tut were planned so that the family
would have a modern home.
The accompanying design follows
out this idea. Here is a ive-room
house that will accommodate a good
sized family. 1t really Is a tour-room
square house, with the kitchen added
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-05-07
Men From Midwest.

There was a first lieutenant from
t,le little city of Salina, Kan. Lieut.
George ROhb was in action near
sechault, France, September 29-30,
Ast year lie was severely wounded
ny machine gun fire, but had to be or
1ered back from his platoon TO the
crossing station before he would go.
de was back within 45 minutes, on
zGtY all night, establishing outposts,
Inspecting his lines, At daybreak he
gzS again wounded. Later in the day
q bursting shell added two more
SQUADS to those he had suffered. This
zseii killed his commanding officer
Knn the other two lieutenants of his
sNmpany, so Lieut.. Robb stayed On the
s1h lie was the sort of an American
Sho celt something above and be-
gnnd the call Of duty"
Many of them died as Capt Alex
snder K. Skinker of st. Louis died, on
September 26, 1918. lie fell at the lit
de hamlet of Cheppy, France, a place
la, will be remembered so long as
nsanory lasts by the men Of Missouri
md Kansas who fought with the 35th
fsNsiOn. Says the report
Unwilling to sacrifice his men when
Us company was held up by terrific
schine gun fire from iron pill boxes
c the Hindenburg line, Capt. Skinker
sUnally led an automatic riaeman
Z d a carrier in an attack on the ma
Z tine guns The carrier was killed
Instantly, but Capt. Skinker seized the
ammunition and continued through an
s2ening in the barbed wire, feeding
nc gun tn he was killed too"
} Sc. run the terse, short, plain tales
nj the men Of America who have been
zSied for the sort Of heroism that is
seafhless. Above and beyond the
sAn of duty" They were not content
IN be just soldiers. They had in them
sumethlng more than doing their duty,
4 vas to be above and beyond the
rzIl of duty" and every man of them
sEs given that glorious citation which
kacluded For conspicuous gallantry
and intrepldity." win you do your
ahay. "a .La Victory Loan?
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-05-07

which was intended as the final drive
that was to wipe France Off the map
then Pershings lads were thrown
against that terrible army in gray
The onslaught was all that Germany
had planned. But the stolid German
mind had not adequately valued the
fighting ability Of the boys in khaki.
The gray clad hosts attacked with all
the confidence of their training. But
the Americans did not yield. Their
depleted ranks were filled as if by
magic and that which German mill
tarists contemptuously termed an I'M
trained mob, displayed soldierly quail
ties and persistent fighting qualities
that has ELECTED the warmest admira-
ton of the whole world.
Finish the JobI
Every day the war was shortened
thousands of American lives were
saved. For every day it was short
ened your boy or your neighbours boy
will be returned TO the family fireside
just that much sooner, and this fact
that he will return sound in body and
mind is due to the splendid prepare
lions his government made for his well
fare and the prosecution of the war.
Now more money is needed to pay
the bills-the debt that was incurred
that the life of your boy and your
neIghbor's boy might not be offered up
on the sacriflcial altar of war, must
be paid. Money is needed to bring
him back to the land that gave birth
to the Stars and Stripes. Money is
needed to complete the reconstruction
and to Finish the job
Just how much Will be asked, just
how much interest will be paid, Just
what form the securities offered will
take, and just when they will mature
have not been announced. They are
mere details. The nations honor has
been pledged, and the American peo-
pie will redeem it with the Victory
Liberty Loan.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-05-07
HUN SUBMARINE COMING
U-Boat VIII Ascend the Mississippi
River and Be Seen in ST. Louis.

One of the group Of German U-boats
now proceeding towards the United
States to participate in the Victory
Loan campaign which opens April
21st has been diverted from the Ber-
mudas to New Orleans, from whence
it will ascend the Mississippi to st.
Louis.
The submarine saw actual service
during the war and is one Of the fleet
surrendered.
The boat will remain at st. Louis
long enough to afford the public an OPP
portunity 20 inspect it. II is one of
tho largest and latest types used by
Germany.
The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1919-05-07
COST NOT COUNTED
WHEN It CAME To
SAVING OUR BOYS
THINK OF SITUATION YEAR AGO,
AND HOW READY WE WERE
TO STAKE ALL.
BIG DEBT WAS INCURRED
War Closed Earlier Than Anyone
Expected, and We Must Finish
Paying For 1t.

When your boy was on the fighting
/ front over there last fall, or was in
| one of the training camps over here
being hardened for the most terrible
| task that ever confronted man; when
countless mothers with sad eyes were
scanning the death lists with hearts
| atremble, fearing lest the name of a
loved one might be there; when the
| fate Of the nation and of the world
| hung in the balance, then the thought
uppermost in every mind was the win
ming Of the war and the avoidance of
continued loss of life.
Then during the fall months of 1918
the purse strings of Americas c,t,zon1
were cut with willing hands. For the
Fourth Liberty Loan-the Fighting
Liberty Loan--the almost inconceiv-
able sum of six billions of dollars was
asked by the United States Govern
ment to prosecute the war. What the
answer was is MISCONCEPTIONS his
tory.
Americans not only met the call, but
threw in another billion for good
measure.
1t required the most sanguine opti-
mist then to predict a victory over
Germany before the summer that is
now approaching. Thousands of
Americas best and bravest young
men, the flower of the country, were
daily Offering up and giving their lives
for the veal of humanity. They were
suffering CHASTITY wounds, inflicted by
weapons such as only the brutality of
Germany's most vicious minds could
fashion; they were being blinded and
tortured with poisonous gases that
Germany introduced against all usages
into modern warfare, and they were
lying in the mud of Shiny trenches, de-
prived of every comfort, with each
recurrent day sapping their vitality.
that America might be saved.
Total Wealth Pledged.
Then could anyone in absolute au-
thority have promised victory before
Europe was locked in winters grasp,
the total wealth of this rich land
would unhesitatingly have been placed
at the nations disposal, that the lives
of countless thousands of the flower
Of American manhood need not be sac.
rificed.
Those who were planning and di.
recting the war, or that part of it
being enacted by America, were domi-
mated by the idea of ending the war
quickly AMI saving every American
life possible. The cost was not
counted. The money that flowed from
the peoples purse was spent unstint-
eddy. Millions were spent to equip
the grandest army the sun ever shone
on. Other millions were spent for
ships to convey them across the Allan.
tic. Factories were. kept at work
night and day turning out munitions
and supplies.
America surpassed even herself
She arose even above the glorious
traditions of the worlds greatest coun
try, that has never tasted defeat. She
accomplished the impossible. AT the
very moment when the German wal
machine seemed inyincible. when that