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The Press., 1919-01-02
REPARTEE THAT HAD STING
Barber Made Some Little Mistake When He Started to "kid" the
 Younqster in Khaki.

It was all the barber's fault. He had no business kidding the young boy. Goodness knows. the man in uai form never said anything to the bar Der before. This was the way it was
 The young soldier was a frequent visitor at the barber shop on the ave nue. He didn't have so much of 8 beard. but yet it demanded shaving once in while. The barber had no ticed that the boy only came in on Saturday evenings.
 So he said Say, son, hows it come you step in here only on Saturday nights? Don't you need a shave often. CT: can't you get leave, or won't you pay union prices?"
 The hoy bIuShed. q get the leave all right. and Uncle Sam pays me about as often as any boss barber. hut you see. Sh:ve myself once a week, and let you shave me once week, tOO.'
 terms with the safety. eh2' urged the barber.
 'Oh. I wouldn't say that" replied the soldier. 'lou see. 1 have two girls in this town. One 1 see every We'd nesdny. Then shave myself. The other l see every Saturday. Then pay you the fifteen cents. Mary likes the movie soldier type, cIean-cut cIean-shaven, handsome fellow. see her on Wednesdays. Ruth thinks she cares for the bloody, scratched-up son of battle. l sec her on Saturdays. Now you underestimate"
 "MAyhe." laughed the barber. as he sharpened his never-ready razor "Youll give Mary my regards to- night?'
 ''Mary" said the soldier. 'Alnry Bless you. man, did you think 1 was going to see Mary! Nope. see Ruth every Saturday night.
The Press., 1919-01-02
Avenues of Honor.

The city of Cleveland has adopted a novel plan for honoring it's soldier dead. For each Cleveland soldier that loses his life in this war a victory oak will he planted along one of the houle. wards, and each of the oaks will be named for a soldier. This will consti- tute beautiful and enduring memor. ial, with practical as well as sen. timental value. Other cities may find 1t desirable to follow Cleveland'S ex. ample.-Springfield (Mass.) Union.
The Press., 1919-01-02
TELEPHONE YEARS AGO.
January 5, 1888.
Items Of local interest taken from the columns
 Of The Press, thirty-one years ago

Annual election of officers Of Vol cott Lodge, No. 60, held Dec. 23: w.. M., r. ]. Glover; S. w., Joseph Satter- lee: J. w, A. G. Sault; secretary. Alba Perkins; treasurer, Reuben Bur ley; s. D., Ira Richards; ], D., Harvey Richards; stewards, Russell Colburn, Frank Westcott; chaplain. Rev. c. V. Maxham; organist, John Mccarthy; marshal, c. c. Parkess; tyler, Louis Putney; finance com mittee, H. Geralds, W. II. Champlin, l.. c. Cushman; trustees, II. vinton. R. NJ. Chaffee.
 had a public installation of officers. Messrs. Thompson and Bancroft of El. lington grange officiating: James II. Clough. master; Loren II. Reed, over seer: Mrs. B. ]. Savage, lecturer; Chas. w. Bradley, steward; Joseph Metcalf, assistant steward; Geo. W. Adams. chaplain; Mrs. Edmund Jos lyn, treasurer; Miss Annie Meacham, secretary; ]. II. Steele. gate-keeper; Miss Adams. Pomona; Mrs. Wm. D. Holman, Flora; Mrs. l.. II. Reed. Ceres; Mrs. j. II. Steele. lady assist ant steward.
 Born Stafford Springs, 2d daugh- ter to Edward Mullins.
 Union, 2d. son 10 Fred II. and Capi- tola Walker.
 Warrenville, Dee. 29th, daughter to Charles A. and Emma ]. Lee, and granddaughter to Ephraim w, Squier of Stafford.
 Married Union, lst, al the resi- dence of the Lride's mother, by Rev. John pearce of South Coventry, Phil p Bacon of Southbridge, Mass, and Addie II. Whipple of Union.
 Died Wilmington, lst, Amanda Wheeler, 77.
The Press., 1919-01-02
NAVY BEST PLACE FOR HIM
Reason Why That Department of the Service Would Be Most Appropri.
 ate for the Town Drunk.

The town was not exceptional. It had weekly newspaper which had an editor who ran it seemingly on natural gas. and it had town teller of fish stories, and it had a town pump. But this town wouldn't be complete with out & town drunkard, and this town, somewhere in America, of course had him. The drunkard, us is usually the case, was the subject for much earn est conversation among the children. and home-loving elders would hold him up as horrible example to their worldly ignorant heirs. This drunk ard was not unusual. either. He had his sprees, and his alternating moods when he would Init the sawdust trail. The war came on. and 1t shared with the drunkard as a topic of equal im- portance for the town. Many of the boys enlisted. Some of them went into the infantry: others into other branches of the service.
 One evening the bankers little son came in earlier than usual from his inevitable baseball game.
 "The old drunk's enlistedr he an nounced breathlessly to the family. who always did manage to get start ed eating before the young son did.
 "Whatf" demanded his father. "I saw him drunk this morning..
 "Yes. know" replied the son. Everybody saw him drunk. But Tom Mcdonald. the big kid that goes to high school. and is a sophomore, an umpires our games, an thinks he knows everything about everybody. we'll. he said he did. ole Drunk's gone again. I said. Yep answered Tom. I heard he'd Joined the tanks Now, what do you think of that?"
 He'd better join the navy" nut tered the banker. as he slowly but tered his war-bread.
The Press., 1919-01-02
FARM MEETINGS
 ARE TO LISTEN
 TO NOTABLE MEN
Governor HoIcomb Will Preside at the First General
 Session.
BEACH TO PRESIDE
 NEW ENGLAND NIGHT
Each County Farm Bureau in the State to Have It's Own Separate Booth-None of the Connecticut Associations Will in Any Way
 Lose Their Identity In the Consolidated Prooram-A
 General Plan Outlined.

Hartford.-In addition to prominent speakers already announced from Washington, Wisconsin, Vermont, Maryland and Connecticut, the pro- gram committee of farmers week, to be held in Hartford January 20 to A, has received acceptances from the following: Dr. Burt l.. HartweIl, Director of the Rhode Is land Experiment Station; Dean R. l.. Watts of the Pennsylvania State Col lege; Potter k. Taylor, Manager of the Providence Farmers Exchange 1; Prof. c. A. Zavitz of the Ontario Az ricultural College; Howard Selby of Springfield, manager of the Eastern States Farmers Exchange; Prof. c. F. Warren of Cornell University and Dr. w. H. Hasklns. Dean of the New York State Veterinary College, whose very interesting subject is "The Coun- try's Need for Animal Engineers Governor Marcus H. Holcomb has ac- cepted an invitation to preside at the first general session and Charles l.. Beach, President of the State Agri- cultural College, will preside on New England night.
 Each County Farm Bureau in the state has its own separate booth, which will be made a sort of rendez- vous for folks from the county. The committee on arrangements is en, deavoring to take care of every con. tingency that can arise It has pro. vided for a lost and found room, for registration desks, information booths and will erect suitable bulletin board for general announcements and for finding people who may be summoned out of town by telephone or telegraph The committee has ordered an attrac- tive farmers week button-in short, every detail is being carefully worked out beforehand.
 It is understood, of course, that none of the separate state associations will in any way lose their identity In the consolidated program that Is being made up for farmers week. The gen eral plan provides for separate morn ing sessions for the several organiza- tions, joint meetings in the afternoon and general sessions in the evening The following schedule has been adopt ed: Tuesday, January q, dairy and poultry meetings in the forenoon, dairy, sheep and poultry meetings in the afternoon; Wednesday, January P, dairy, poultry and women's meet ings both morning and afternoon i; Thursday, the 29d, pomological socie- ty and vegetable growers. AS previ- ously announced, the Tuesday evening session will be devoted to national az ricultural problems, Wednesday eve- ming will be under the auspices of the State Council of Defense and Thurs day evening will be New England night.
The Press., 1919-01-02
Americans Should Eat Fish.

Americans are deficient as fish eat CTS, compared with inhabitants of for eign countries. Less than two pounds per head is the yearly consumption of salt and smoked fish in this country. For the winters supply. salt fish can be laid in and, pound for pound, fur nish much more nutriment than fresh fish. This is because curing extracts left is nearly all solid food.-People's Home Journal.
The Press., 1919-01-02
Avoid Becoming Naaqer

If you tnd yourself inclined la l" ,'onc n mggrr Nou had better apply scene. Absence from homr ant business iS often h" best cure for a blue go@nlod vision, A little contact with the world and th" struagIrS of others nfi"n h'lps mglk" hon" folk more rrn>onahlo. ul least for H lime. Forcslall thc mnhldy by learning Ga see ih" better side of life. Practice kindly speech even if ii hurts you.
The Press., 1919-01-02
Had No Occasion to Say II.

A little girl was invited to a friends
 house for dinner and before leaving
 her mother warned her to say please"
 thank yOu," and mo, thank you"
 When the little girl returned she was
 asked if she said please and thank you and she said yes. Then her moth. CT asked: Did you say no, thank you,
 when they passed something you d!d- mt wantW
 "No, mother, didn't, because they didn't pass anything I didn't want"
The Press., 1919-01-02
Fewer Works of Art Imported.

According to compilation by the National City bank, the value of art works imported in 1918 is about $11,- 100000, as against $23,OO0,OOO in 1917 and $35,OOO,OOO in 1914.
 In automobiles the value in 1918 was about $50,OOO, against nearly S2.. 100000 in 1913 and more than 5000 GOO in 1912, while the average value per machine imported in 1918 was less than one-half that before the war Decorated chinaware imported in 1915 was about $3,5OO,OOO in value, against $S, 100000 in 1914. Almost the same ra tio was shown in decreases of precious stones and jewel importations.
The Press., 1919-01-02
.' Some Benefit From Poison Gas.

Chemists are planning to use inven- t1otS devised to protect soldiers from the poison gas of tht Huns for the pro- and factories The ahSOrbents used in gas masks may also serve as safe guards from foul gases which are generated in certain industrial process eS. Likewise, some of the poison gases that American chemists have devised In reprisni against German deviltry it Is believed, can be used in the exter- imitation of vermin and also for the dis infection of fruit orchards from insects and other blights, such as San Jose scale.
The Press., 1919-01-02
White Light Best,

White light seems to be the most comfortable for the eye. In tests of the effects of various illuminants c. E. Ferree* and J. Rand, as described to the American Illuminating society, have used kerosene lamps and various inrandescent lamps and it appears from the, results that the color of the light has q marked effect on eye fatigue. With the white light of the tn gSten lamp there was the least loss to :he worker from need of resting the eyes. The fatigue was somewhat greater with the yellow light of the carbon lamp or kerosene lamp, and greatest of all with the tungsten lamp having a blue bulb.
The Press., 1919-01-02
Not Really Sardines.

A large proportion of the so.r:.lled sardines taken along ;he Atlantic coast of this country an3 Canada are not true sardincS but al" the young of the hearing ar'i .I.nhaadcn. They are prepared in abaGt the same way as trHo European snrdines, however and ]. would ru=z.r soine of the most experienced epirures to distinguish the spurious from the genuine.
The Press., 1919-01-02
"Prcsident Makern

Thurln# Weed. an old.timp politicai leader of New York was called "the president maker" llc was Wouiinrnl in pr"curipa the nomination or G"n. "ral W. IT. Harrison in lSi0, "f Gcn' "lul Ialior iu lNlN and of t,ru"rnl Scott in lsi2. though the last named Was moi "l"rl"d. In lSojb hr supported Lincoln, thcagh he had favored the New York. II" never held any puhli" office.
The Press., 1919-01-02
Beautiful Ferns.

When the new shoots of'potted ferns appear turn them to the light until they are we'll up and the shoot started in the right direction. When the fern Is full grown the result will be a beau- tiful sound plant.
The Press., 1919-01-02
Bank hoIidays Are Many

Because of holidays, civil and relig. ious, throughout the different countries there are only S4 days our of a year in which banks are open in every part of the world at once.-People's Home Journal.
The Press., 1919-01-02
State of Ohio. City of Toledo,

Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he IS senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co.,, doing business in the City Of Toledo. County and State aforesaid: ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for. each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE. FRANK J. CHENEY
 Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 9th day of December. A. D. 1886: .: A. w.. GLEASON.
 (SeaD Notary Public.
 Halls Catarrh Medicine is taken in- formally and acts through the Blood on lhe Mucous Surfaces of the System. Send for testimonials free.
 q. J. CHENEY & CO.,, Toledo. O.
 Sold by all druggists. 75c.
 Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Press., 1919-01-02
Loose Soil Dries Rapidly

Soil heaped up around plants has a higher average temperature than the evel ground, hut it becomes colder in he night, as it dries more rapidly.
The Press., 1919-01-02
The Attraction.

Slacker-What is there about uni
 form that attracts n girl? Girl-Nothing. It's what the uni-
 form is about that attracts her. A real man, you know.
The Press., 1919-01-02
contrivance Defles Germs,

A Baltimore woman, Miss COrnelia Ffske, has devised simple scheme to prevent the possibility of contamina- lion when making use of common (irinking glass. It consists of square of rather stiff waxed paper, folded Through the center, and when desiring T thirst quencher of any kind the paper Is placed over the edge of the glass and the lips then can not come in con tact with the glass and therefore there Is no exchange of germs. 4 supply of these papers can be carried convent hntly in the purse or pocket. or they may be made more substantially of eel luloid or some other equally suitable material and one of the lip protectors made to do a prolonged term of duty.
 Building Ships While You Wait.
 crew of fourteen framers, two foremen and four triggers in the Sup pIe-Ballin shipbuiIding yards, at Port land. Ore. built and placed in position from lumber in the yards eightynine fir, mes in forty and One-half hours. These frames, being double, were built bol1ed together with sixty-four screw l olts In each frame, and two coats of carhoineum were applied before bolt ing together.
 A Courteous Hen.
 MT. and Mrs. J. Hooker Wilson of north of Nashville have most re- markable hen. Every morning she scratches at the door for admission. Entering, she sits in 8 large chair in the living room, lays an egg and walks majestically back to the chicken yard after she has been fed for her courte- ous service.-Indianapo News.
The Press., 1919-01-02
(. B. GARY & SON.
You Can Beautify Complexion

and rid the skin of un- slightly blemishes, quicker and surer, by putting your blood, stomach and liver i:l good order, than in any other way. Clear complex ion, bright eyes, rosy cheeks and red lips follow the use of Beecham's Pills. They eliminate poisonous matter from the system, purify the blood and tone the organs ofdigestion-Use
The Yale expositor., 1919-04-24

Chairman of the Board of County Canvassers
CERTIFICATE OF DETERMINATION
STATE OF MICHIGAN,
County of St. Clair-ss.
The Board of County Canvassers ST Clair County
ing ascertaned and canvassed the several Wards Townships
and districts of said County the Biennial Spring Election
held Monday, the Seventh day of April, 1910.
Do Hereby Determine:
That Elmer r. Backney having received the largest
Der OF elected the Office OF Commissioner
Schools.
In Witness Whereof We have hereuno hands and
affixed the seal of the Circuit Court for the County St
Clair this 10th day of April in the year thousand nine
hundred nineteen.
GEO. L. HARVEY,
HENRY, STATILBUSH,
SQUIRE LANGS
SEAL Board of County Canvassers.
JOSEPH f. VINCENT
Clerk Board Of County Canvassers. GEO L, HARVEY,
Chairman Board Of County Canvassers.
The Yale expositor., 1919-04-24

Anna Reynolds received one vote (i). ss9l.fl
r. S. Campbell received one vote (1).
The whole number of votes given Amendment to Sec
r the State borrow money be used for highway purposes
and issue bonds therefor fifteen thousand iegh hundred
and forty-eght Q5SE8) and they given follows
Yes received twelve thousand four hundred and seventy
five votes & 1,475)
No received tree thousand three hundred and seveny
three $3.50.
The nmbcr of votes given Amendment to Section three
Of Article XVI of the Constitution relative the increase orr
decrease of salaries of Public Officers fourteen thousand
hunderd iTtyou (i4,234 and they given fol-
lows:
Yes received five thousand eight hundred and fifty votes
$500.
No received eight thousand three hundred and eghtyfour
votes Is 3S4G
Th" whole Number of votes given Amendment to
Article XVI of the Constitution relative the Importation,
transportation, manufacture buying, selling etc. of cider,
wines beer ale and porter sixteen thousand six hundred
and -four l6654) and they given follows:
Yes received five thousand hundred and ninety
votes $780,
No received ten thousand eight hundred and siHtyfou
votes tioS64). ',~->..--- s.
STATE OF MICHIGAN = = - go .
County of St Clair--ss.
We Do Hereby Certify, That the foregoing is correct
statement of the votes given in the cou of St Clair for the
offices named in such statement and for the persons designated
therein and other matters submitted the Biennial Spring
Election held Monday the seventh day of April in the
one thousand nine hundred nineteen
In Witness Whereof, We have hereunto hands and
cased be affixed the seal of the Circuit for the Coun-
of St Clair this 9th day of April in the year Thousand
nine hundred nineteen.
The Yale expositor., 1919-04-24
GEO. L. HARVEY.
HENRY STALBUSH,
SQUIRE LANGS,
II
tsEAt)

Attest: JOSEPH f. VINCENT, 4
Clerk Of Board of County canvassys.
STATE OF MICHIGAN
County of St Clair--ss.
We Hereby Certify That the foregoing correct tran
scrpt of the statement of the Board of County Canvasses OF
the County of St Clair of the given such County
the offices named in said statement and for the persons desg
mated therein and other matters submitted the Biennial
Spring Election held the Seventh av IT ~rl ol9 FIR
relates to the votes for said Offices and other matters
appears from the original statement file in the Office OF
the County Clerk.
In Witness Whereof, We have hereunto hands
and affixed the seal of the Circuit Court for the County of ST.
Clair this 10th day of April the year thousand nine
hundred nineteen.
+ JOSEPH E. VINCENT,
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-10-07

Ponce, octubre 5.-Antes de me
dio dia Sc recibi6 aquf la noticia
de que el apreciable y laborioso
joven don Daniel Portela, MEM
bro de la firma "Arias Y Sobri-
no., de Adjuntas, puso fin su
existencia disparandose un tiro
en- la cabeza.
Nos dicen que Portela estaba
neurastenico y que hace tres 0
cuatro dias regres6 del "Auxilio
MutuO" en- esa capital, completa-
mente desesperado al notar que
ell tratamiento a que Sc lie sometfa
no lie mejOraba.
Desesperado, Daniel determine
matarse, 10 que realiz0 esta ma
ilana las Ocho.
Los policias Manuel Alomar,
Juan +. Alvarado Luis Ortiz
Saldafla y Pedro Rivera han sor
prendido ipf,uganti, jugando a
10 prohibido, Ell distantas casas,
veintiocho personals, que han 81
do denunciadas ante ell Hon. Juez
de Paz.
Para la noche de hoy esta
anunciado el debut del notable
violinista chileno Luis Palma,
con un selecto y variado progra-
ma, ell ell c0modO V ventilado Tea
tro Broadway.
Deseamosle complete exito, ar
tistico V econ0mico.
Sc informa que esta mailana,
en- el barrio Capaes de Ajuntas,
un individuo de apellido Sanchez,
mayordomo de la finca de don
Manuel AllongO, dispar6 uno o
dos tiros contra una cufiada SUI
va, matandola; suicidandose el
despues.
Las personas que han traldo
esa information desconocen ell
nombre del principal actor de esa
tragedia y tampoco sa ben como
Sc llama la joven muerta.
Dfcese que Sanchez enamoraba
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-10-07
Drama 'sangnento y sulcld1o
en- Adjuntas
Ecos de la Ciudad del Sur

do w. Rodriguez, graduado de
curse cientifico, quien lleva el
prop0sito de trabajar en- la gran
urbe neoyorquina.
La Hon. COrte de Distrito
ha impuestO un aiiO de preside
con trabajos forzados Francis
co Gonzalez, quien al leersele una
acusaeiOn de escalamientO en- pri
mer grado sc declare culpable.
-Despues de dilatada ausencia
en- la Isla de Cuba, en- la que Sc
dedicaba al comercio, ha venido
a esta ciudad en- viaje de placer
nuestro querido amigo don Ra-
mon Petrille, quien regresara
dentro de tres cuatro semanas
al punto de SUI residencia, Guam.
tanamo.
-Despues de pasar varios
dias al lado de SUI estimable es-
posa senora Eduvigis Auffant,
ha embarcado con destino a San
to Domingo el conocido y apre-
ciable senor Pedro J. Miro.
One 1lavn fp1iZ yiaip.
AL cOmparecer ell detenido
TeodOro Torres ante la Corte
de Distrito para DIR la acusa-
ci0n que lie hace el Ministerio
PublicO, como autor de un deli
to de escalamientO en- segundo
grado, declar6se culpable y ell
Tribunal le impuso Glen d6lares
de multa, sin costas por ser in
solvente.
TambiGn Sc declare culpablc
de un delito de acometimiento
y aggression el individuo Candido
Cruz, Y la Corte lie impusO 46
dlas de carcel, sin costas.
Ell guardia Acisclo Rodrl-
guez ha denunciado ante ell Juez
Municipal, Lcdo. Torres C6rdo.
va, a la vecina PrOvidencia Co.
rrea, porque su estadO de demen
cia constituye un peligro publ
co para Ell yecindario.
COrwesponsal.
El Imparcial. (San Juan, P.R.) 1918-197?, 1919-10-07

!, v perseguia insistentemente su
hermana politica y que esa obsti-
naci6n dio Ocasi0n muchas veces
a graves disgustos en- el hogar
del Sanchez.
-Segun nuestras nOticias en-
la pr6xima semana aparecera en-
el Teatro Broadway un consumadO
ilusionista, que viene precedidO
de gran fama.
Actualmente trabaja, con mar
cado exito, en- la vecina rep1blica
dominicana.
-Ha embarcado para Santo
Domingo, con el fin de asentar su
domicilio. ALI, cl laborioso macs
tro carpintero Martin Pando; y
lie deseamos ell eXito Il que es
acreedor por sus dotes ciudada-
mas.
-Desde aver sabado qued6 es-
tablecido ell cOnsulado frances
dc esta ciudad Ell la callc de la
Reina, numcro /; estando al fren
te de 6l nuestro buen amigo don
Antonio Quilichini.
-Por tirarse de las greiias en-
la Plaza del Mercado, el policla
Pedro Rivera ha detenido a las
vecinas Modesto Leon y Angela
Pingetti.
FL Alcalde Rivera Esbri ha
dejado cesante al relojero muni-
cipal, seilor Victor Rogue Vcntu-
ra, nombrando para sustituirle a
don America Ortiz. empleado del
taller de plateria Y relojerla de
don Felix Ventura.
Ell cabo Izquierdo Y el poll
cia Soto han detenido a Juan
Ramos para acusarle como autor
del hurto de una camiseta perte-
neciente a Jose Vazquez, prenda
que Ramos usaba Ell ell momentO
del arresto.
-Maiiana nos abandOna, via
San Juan. con destinos a Estados
Unidos ell estimable joven Rosen