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Ellsworth American., 1920-06-02
Sports Amona Citizen Soldiers.

Australians cadets, the citizen SOL
dlers who are trained under her COM
pulsory home defense system. have
warm-hearted friend In Brigadier
General Brand. state commandant and
one OF the most distinguished Aus
tralIan leaders In the late war. Gen.
eral Brand recognizes that routine Is
lrksome and he Is popuIarizlng senior
cadet work by combining with II
sports programs whereby the keenest
rivalry In athletics will be encouraged
throughout Victoria. General Brands
scheme has been enthusiastically well
coined by the boys and by citizens
committees, who have Joined heartily
In the sporting competitions between
battalIons. brigades and training
areas. This new way of making sol
diers means the Introduction OF COM
mon interest among the units. skill.
discipline and clean rivalry.
Ellsworth American., 1920-06-02
Village With, sx,ine. Volcano.

Bottom" Is the paradoxlcal name
OF a little village perched on the peak
OF mountain which comprises the
Island Of Saba. In the Caribbean sea.
no other spot in the world is quite
uke Saba; Of all the islands Of the
tropical seas. Il Is the strangrst. the
most torbldding. Sheer conIcal. frown-
las this island rises from the waves.
us 'opmost pinnacle velled In drifting
Clouds 5000 feet above the sea. Its
coast rock-bound and preclpItous. II
Is seldom sighted by ships. but those
who do pass II would never dream
taat Il was inhabited.
HE mountain IS an extinct volcano
anu 'he town OF Bottom rests In It's
Vater No harbor breaks Saha's
Soast' there is no safe landing place
VI anchorage. and II one would visit
As Town one must sep ashore from
s.aN ooat and climb a steep stairway
VI hundreds of stone steps or toll up
marrow, difficult trail. Every article
S'ought to Saba from the outside
=, TITO must be carried up the heights.
"e inhabitants are sailors, as they
a ave been since the earliest times. and
uaough they sail the seven seas they
s3s return TO their island home.
Ellsworth American., 1920-06-02
FOUND CARDS WERE MARKED
s'ohs mat Came as a Shock TO
Wounded Soldiers In Hospital
at Washington.

markers" "''u'
markers are marked playing cards
20 that he who plays may read the
backs OF the cards. Wounded soldiers
under treatment in the Walter Reed
hospital in Washington play cards
continually. They use decks which
are given to the hospital. not new
decks but those which have been
used once by Washington clubs. esne.
cially bridge whist clubs Of women in
society.
keen-eyed soldiers, as the story now
goes were surprised to discover one
day that some Of the cards were
marked by small knife point indenta.
uons on the border of the back. The
marking was not accidental.
Scrutiny showed thar the high cards
eight spot up to ace--were carefully
marked. The marks we're so faint as
TO he almost imperceptIble. but per.
son familiar with them could read the
hacks
Immediately there was a search for
the card marker. for the soldiers NAV
gamble Bit now and ,hen--officially
they don't. hut actually they--well,
IT'S nohody's business If one wounded
buck private wishes to wager another
wounded buck private that his five
cards beat t'other chaps FIVE cards.
Anyhow. II somebody was marking
cards In the hospital the boys
wished to talk to him. But Investiga.
ton re7ealed--and this is where the
hospital soldiers were shocked-that
whatever marking was done took
place before the cards arrived at the
hospital. Not all decks were marked,
only deck now and then.
The inference seems TO be that
somebody In Washington club life.
woman's club life Mt that, is gracious
ly giving the wounded soldiers once
used card decks which have somehow
been knife-polnted The war veterans
say that they have heen shell shocked
and otherwise startled but they are
vastly amazed nj phase OF society
life In Washington.
Ellsworth American., 1920-06-02
Hetqrade Hit Hard by War.

Belgrade. the capital Of Serbia and
Jugo Slavia. is now mere shell Of its
former self. The Serbs used to be re-
markabIy proud Of their metropolis.
Did they not possess city with FIRST
class hotels. electric cars. a boulevard.
good shops and all other modern con-
veniences. not TO mention profuson
OF the coffee houses and gardens so
dear 10 the heart of the Serb?
The coffee houses of Belgrade are
more Of an institution than the tavern
ever was in London. A cupful of black
coffee In a public garden, a military
band playing the weird Slavic songs,
and the young people dancing the old
folk dances on the grass-these repre-
sent the height of contentment to the
Serb after days work.
Ellsworth American., 1920-06-02
OCEAN CASTS UP OLD SHIP
Roekaway Beach uneertain---May
Be Historic Pirate.

Rockaway Bench has another sensa.
tlo0. the Brooslyn Eagle states, Not
content eith washing mp hundreds OF
thousands ~ crabs, HOLSTERS and clans.
the great tide recently dug an ancient
Oceanic relic out Of the sands and left
Il ia bleach In a winters sun. Ike
some skeleton OF departed 1lunsaur.
According TO Capt., Joseph Meade Of
the Rockawny coast guard station. II
Is 40 old sioop o war.
Nobody knows fs history. From all
appearances this washed out corpse In
an ocean graveyard was once snucy
war vessel mounting nine guns in.
eludiug the old time bow chaser that
used 10 bark with fcrocity at pursuing
vengeance.
The ship Is blufr.bowed. her spikes
are handwrought. hsr ribs are of stout
oak and her bowsprit. broken short
at the cap. is mighty headstone on q
sandy grave.
The old salts who are experts on
such matters say the buried hull Is
an old British sloop, During the war
OF 1872 privateers manned by adven.
turous Yankees frequently hung about
Jones inlet. towing in their prizes for
anchorage and running TO shelter
when British mcn.o'-war. out for re-
venge. bore down upon them.
Another tradition unearthed from
the old shippers Of clipper ships, now
cone 10 anchor on the Rockaway
shores, has IL thar Capt. Jones. for
whom Jones Inlet was named ~ one
time just prior TO the Revolutionary
war. pursued profitable trade in con.
traband in the vicinIty. unknown 10
the British customs. The handwroughi
spikes and the general shape OF the
rotting wreck plainly Indicate that
she was an oidtimer. very likely Of
Revolutionary times.
Ellsworth American., 1920-06-02
Probably FIrs, Moving Pictures.

America Is not the original home NJ
fbe moving picture. This assumption
is disproved by an apparatus OF an
cient Siamese civilization recently re-
discovered. The apparatus consists Of
a number OF ancient movie machines
nnear,hei at the National museum in
New York, where they had been hid
den away In boxes since their pre-
sentniion to this country by the king
nf Siam In 1873.
The clnematic art as practiced hum
dreds OF years ago In Siam was car
risd on as follows: The proper num-
her OF figures. designed from leather
by hand, were mounted on rods and
projected on the screen by the hand Of
the operator. The screen was white
cloth hung between the audience and
the light. The shadows were manip-
ulated by the operators pushing the
manlkins along In trough. As
action advanced through climax and
anti-cllmax. the operator reclted in a
singsong voice hve-reel dramas Of the
love and wrongs Of the kings and
queens represented.
Ellsworth American., 1920-06-02
Dictionary of Arabs Is Ponderous.

Arabic dictionaries of 800 years ago,
which are still the great authority for
students in that language, more than
surpaSs the ponderous dictionaries of
Europe, even the famous many-vol-
umed genealogical index of Larousse.
the monumental work of all modern
tongues. The Arabic dictionary most
used by scholars familiar with no
other language, which was made in
the tune of the great Caliph Haroun
al Raschid. is in 20 quarto volumes
and weighs close TO 100 pounds. There
Is a 50-pound. ten-volume abridgement
OF IT. presumably for use at home.
Ellsworth American., 1920-06-02

Little Edward is just 3 years old,
but going on A." He is very fond of
his grandmother's home and often is
a young visitor. His last call was last
Sunday afternoon. Grandmother, who
had been taking nap. was a bit late
coming downstairs to greet her fa-
vorite guest. She found him cuddled
up in the big easy chair in 'front.' of the
fireplace. Edward smiled as she
stopped to kiss him, but, boylike, that
was about the only sign of affection
from him.
"Get up. dear" urged Edwards
mother, that's grandmother's chair"
"No, 1t isn't" asserted the young
man, II beat her to It."
Ellsworth American., 1920-06-02
The Artistic Temnsramen..

Inc landlady announced that a well.
,ai IV"n humorist and cartoonlst was to
.S1I ~ US at our boarding house and we
81. ~ nag expectations of meeting a jolly
ss .su 't'low who would drive duh care
ca - When he arrived he insisted
- having small table by himself.
- -. !, instead OF drawing his chair up
H., 'ne table always drew the table TO
~. saung facing the wall. with his
ma. I" the guests. and declined to
chsa ss anyone. All In all he was a sad
disn.er diae'er to gaze upon and a great
en- a ppo'ntment to She guests.-Ex-
Ellsworth American., 1920-06-02

of my head at times. My bowels did
not move for days and could not eat
without suffering. The doctor could not
help me and one day told my husband
that | could not stand the pain any
longer and sent him to the drugstore
to get ne bottle of Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound and threw
the. Doctors medicine away. After
taking three bottles of Vegetable Com
pound and using two bottles of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Sanative Wash | could do
my own housework. If it had not been
for your medicine don't know where
would be today and am never without
a bottle of it in the house. You may
pahlish this if you like that it may help
some other woman. Mrs. MARY
SLENDER, l20 Orange ST., Wyandotte,
Mich.
Ellsworth American., 1920-06-02
Deserves None.

Things ain't goIn' to suit me In
this country" said the seedy citizen.
paid yonr poll tax lately?" asked
the brisk old gentleman.
'sN0"e."
"Ho. long has 1t been since you
votedf'
"'Bnut twelve years, reckon"
~Umphl You are not going to get
any sympathy from me."-Birming-
ham Age-Herald.
Ellsworth American., 1920-06-02
Turninn Him Down

The Flat Hunter-You win find me
an especially desirable tenant In all
respects. You VIII pardon my saying
It, but believe every man should blow
his own horn.
The Landlord-Horn blowing is not
permitted 10 my buildings.
Ellsworth American., 1920-06-02
Possible Restraint.

There is a great deal of danger In
all this socialistic literature"
II suppose So" replied the man who
Is exasperatingly tranquil. "And yet
II man would take the trouble to
read and understand all that has
been written about socialism before
embarking in business as a red he'd
be entirely too old to participate In
any active demonstrations"
Ellsworth American., 1920-06-02

" / II v "A I ncip. 4
h ave had pains
every month so bad
that | would nearly
double up. Some
times | could not
sweep a room with
out stopping to rest,
and everything | ate
upset my stomach.
I hire e years ago
| | o s t q c h ii d
and su Fl ere d so
badly that | was oiit
Ellsworth American., 1920-06-02
mark Him Duty"

.ra. msaithy PatIent-oh. doctor, have
,b,a PAD cold. can't go to the office
~ s morning. Can't you do something
AZ tNiuis Medico (just outl Get out
is,.. 'e Don't you see I'm busy? There
von nsihlng the matter with you,
~ kpm brick.-The Home Sector.
subscribe for the American
Ellsworth American., 1920-06-02
Evidence stork Had Travelled.

Julia had been over to see the neigh
boris new baby and upon her return
was asked how she liked 1t, TO which
she replied: We'll, mother, it is all
right. only the stork must have been a
long time on the way with 1t, for 1t
certainly Is awfully tanned"
Ellsworth American., 1920-06-02
Aiphabets.

The letters in the alphabets of the
world vary from II to 202 In number.
The Hawaiian alphabet has the small.
est number, the Tartarian the largest.
Ellsworth American., 1920-06-02
Red
blood

Rich, red blood coursing through
your feins is sure sign of a good
digestion. Unless your stomach.
liver and other digestive organs are
working promptly and thoroughly,
the blood cannot assimilate ali the
nourishment from your food; your
energy and vitality are not renewed.
. Eat all you want, only avoid too
much pastry and rich foods, but be
sure 10 take plenty Of time. to chew
slowly and well. Chewing Is the
first part of the process of digestion.
A teaspoonful Of Elf" Atwood's
Medicine occasionally, will purge
your system Of impurities, and al
low only nutritious elements 20
enter the blood. II viii keep vour
liver active and you. win get the full
benefit Of your food.
Keep a bottle of "L.F." alwav.
on hand. 1t is absolutely harmless
under all conditions,
/ / / / / ! !. . /. / !. | . !: ! ! !" /. ! /: /. |
and win help young Il
and old alike. II has q ~
been q household rem
edy in many families a
for three generations.
Your dealer sells it n
for SOC bottle. II you
have never tried II, get q
a bottle today, "L.F." q
Medicine Co., Portland.
Maine. aA6
Ellsworth American., 1920-06-02
5000, 900 Matches a Minute.

The civilized nations of the world.
1t has been computed, strike 5000. 900
matches every minute of the "a hours.
Ellsworth American., 1920-06-02
PAINS NEARLY
DOUBLED NE UP
Nothing Helped Me Until |
Took Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Wyandotte. Mich. -" For the last
four years have doetored off and on
Ellsworth American., 1920-06-02

71OsoFIbe for lhe Amerlean
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-19
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
 AND ELSEWHERE
The Glorious Woods

"The families that gre lucky enough 10 own their own automobiles sure put them to good use yesterday" said Richard Fitzgerald. Every road lead ing from the city towards the glorious woods and country was one long line of automobiles Through the long, cold winter you may be tempted to sell the old boat but when the birds begin to warble from the trees and you hurry home from the office in the afternoon so as to have time to plant Il at three rows of corn before dark, you know then it's time to get the old boat out.
 Then along towards night that same long line of automobiles were trailing back to the city. Loaded down with flowers, bushes and even limbs cf trees. the motorists were tired but happy. Next Sunday there will be many more who Will be in the line. .rstead Of motoring around the dusty streets, for day spent out in the country. throwing rocks and climbing hills. gives fellow new grip on life. It has a feeling. too, 8 new feel ing, the same as when 8 college boy gets money from home"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-19

had flirted with most of the officers. Even her father forgave her after day or two.
 And Prilukoff, when he was set free, flung himself on his knees in front of Katerina-
 My dear darling" he cried. T swear by all the saints in heaven that never breathed a word! Oh, my beloved dar- ling. believe that I have not betrayed you" Gle always could put things poeticaliy.)
 Not you" replied Katerina, rather curtly. It was Maria"
 Ovlonski was afraid Prilukoff might make scandal My dear Priiukoff" he said. shaking hands with him. T owe you a great debt--a very great debt. If you and Katerina really love each other, I am not sure that your chivalry has not earned her"
 But Katerina screamed out sud- dently That is absurd--I will not marry Prilukoffr'
 All that Ovlonski said to Marija was: Maria you must have been caves dropping to have found out about all this Now I shouldn't like to think you were always Keyholinx about the place"
 They all made fuss of Prilukoff shaking hands with him, you know, and all that sort of thing. When all the others had done, Maria came forward and offered her hand But he only stared at Her contemptuously for al couple of seconds and passed by
 Famovitch was captured few days later and was shot.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-19
 Hohenzollern Has
 His Day In Court

A DETAILED account of Prince AA Joachim Albrecht's trial in Berlin, where he was charged with having made an attack on members of the French mission in the Hotel Adlon, was written by correspondent of the New York Times. It throws interesting light on the way the aver age German still regards a prince.
 For the first time in 800 years of Hohenzollern history, we are told, a member of this dynasty was com pelled to appear as a defendant in court. That much is encouraging, at any rate, and proves that the "old order changeth."
 But mark the attitude of the judge who presided. He addressed Joachim as "your royal highness." Still over awed by the old glanfor which custom and tradition have invested the mo- torious Hohenzollerns, the dignity we expect to see in judge,' no matter who may be the criminal at the bar, was lacking "Will your royal high ness permit me to put questions and answer them ?" quoth his honor, and the proud Joachim, though himself the culprit, granted his gracious per- mission.
 Nevertheless, Joachim was found guilty and assessed fine which,, if the mark had it's normal value, would be about equal to what a case of dis orderly conduct brings in an Amer ican court. The mere fact that Joachim was arrested, cast into jail, tried, found guilty and fined shows decided progress in Germany toward a true democracy. Five years ago there would have been as little likeli- hood of Hohenzollern enduring such an ordeal as there would have been of peppering the moon with a pea shooter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-19
UNDERWOOD BUTLER'S CHOICE

believes every beat in the county wHl ing, There is no doubt of the result in Butler" Mr. J. H. Mccann, ner- chant. says that the farmers of Butler county are almost a unit in favor Of Underwood Mir E. c. Hamilton, lawyer, says the county will vote for him over whemingly; and MT, c. W. Mitchell, a truck farmer. declares that Boiling and all of the country precincts know of are strong for Mir. Underwood"
 The voters of Butler, the same as the voters of the other counties visited by the Registers staff correspondent. are influenced by MT. Underwood's fine at- titude in favor of the enforcement of law. In these trying times 1t Is rec ognized that any wavering on this is- sue is treaehery to the general inter pie make their own laws. They, at least. should feel bound to rspect them. An issue is gaining some accordance that each individual should be a Ew unto himself, and that if a law inter- feres with the accomplishment of his desires. he has the privilege of break ing it. and of breaking the heads of any persons who seek to prevent his enjoyment of the privilege. Weak kneed politicians hardly find voice to condemn that sort of thing: and some even are looking about to see how they can gain the good will of the preach CTS of the ruin of our government. MT. Underwood is not of that sort. He stands up squareiy against ali law lessness. He is a strong tower for the defense of the state and nation. As Mir. Long says, it would reflect upon our intelligence were we to fall to vote to retain the services of such man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-19

From the Mobile Refister.
 N ENAToR UNDERWOOD has many N friends in Butler county. The I Registers investigator finds that the ssntimen in Greenville ls strongly for Underwood, and that there is general opinion that the county will go for Underwood, not withstanding it voted for Hobson over Underwood in the preceding campaign. The people are said to. recognise that there is no sense in trying to punish Underwod for not agreeing with the prohibition programme. for that is in the past The issues now are live ones. and Underwood is unquestion- ably right as to those issues. He is capable of legisiatIng inteliigentiy in regard to them; in fact. few men in public life are as well equipped as he to perform this public service. Judge A. F. Gamble expresses this opinion when he says that Underwood is the best man. MT. W. H. Driver, merchant, declares that Underwood will get more votes in Butier than both of his opponents put together, because he is broad and because he is square" The same thought Is spoken by Banker c. H. Tatum: "I,recognize in Mir. Underwood one of the ablest men in the country, and I do not see how we could get along without him" he says Mr. J. Lee Long. a man of great experience in Butler county and in state politics, puts 1t in different words, but practically presents the same idea, saying: Tt would be re- flection upon our intelligence if we voted otherwise than for Mir. Under wood"
 MT. W. c. coker merchant and chair man of the Underwood committee for Butler, tells our correspondent that he
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-19
A DIsTURBER

From the Boston Globe.
 It was a scrubby little room, in a scrubby little part of scrubby little city's suburbs, and the London traveller didn't approve at all.
 When he went to wash he found that there was no water for the basin. no soap to wash with, and no towel to dry himself with.
 So he rang.
 Five minutes interim bringing no an- swer, he rang again and then again and again, until his arm ached. At the end cf 20 minutes a waiter of forbidding aspect opened the door,
 Did you ring?" he inquired in a lass, rumbling voice.
 "Of course I did" snapped the Lon don visitor.
 We'll said the waiter. as he with drew. don't do it again! You'll wake the missis."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-19
Kniinx out poxweed

There won't be any dogwood in the woods near Birmingham in few years,' said Joe Brennan. "Did you see the hundreds of automobiles that were out Sunday and returned with dogwood blossoms all over the cars. These were not just sprigs, but were large limbs. In Some instances it looked like small trees had been torn down sad placed over the hoods of the cars. l wonder what these people do with fhe young trees after they get home from their trip to the woods.
 Tt is certain that they do not carry them in the house, .or they are en- t'rely too large. I believe these young trees are cast aside to die in some forgotten corner. I repeat it won't be long before dogwood around Birming ham will be as scarce as redbud trees are now. Several years ago one could see redbud tree just as often as dog wood, but the redbud, being the most attractive. was the first to be killed out.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-19
Even a Brewer May Own
 An Imposing Library

1THAT a successful jockey may be U also a bibliophile or connois- seur of pictures may appear improb- able, yet the hobbies of the great and the near-great offer contrasts quite as startling.
 A few days ago in New York a library of standard authors was sold at auction for $54,445. It had been the property of Col. Jacob Ruppsrt, brewer and baseball magnate. Inci- dentally, Colonel Ruppert has visited Birmingham on training trips with the New York team, owned by him, and is recalled by local newspaper men, who sized him up as a gentle man who might brew excellent beer and know a major league ball team from handsaw, but had not taste for literature.
 Evidently these opinions did an in- justice to Colonel Ruppert. It is unlikely that millionaire brewer wnVld accumulate library as costly and varied as he possessed merely through the artfuI solicitations of
 
 book agents There are rich people who buy books "to match the color scheme of the library" and never read them, but such collections are never sought after by 100 per cent biblio- philes.
 Beer and baseball are by no means incompatible with love of books. In fact. therc war time when any