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The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1922-05-26
TOWN AND OUNTRY
About Local People and Events and
Other Matters Of Interest

SsSSAAs
Red, year old past, male hog
for sale by Robert Farrar, phone
20f3, Brookfield.
Mammoth White Holland
turkey eggs for sale by Mrs. T.
T. Lamme at 40 cents each.
Special! Tomatoe sauce sar-
dimes in 16 OF. oval tins for 15c
the can at The Home Store.
Next Tuesday being a holiday
for the carriers there will be no
delivery of mail on rural routes
that day.
Douglas MacLean and Doris
May in "The Jailbird," and a
two reel comedy, "Her First Mis-
take" is the program for Satur-
day night at the local theatre.
Ralph Eichman left Saturday
for Canon City, Colo, to drive
his car home. The car was left
behind when he moved here from
Colorado a few months ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. R. Barton
announce new granddaughter,
a fine girl, baby having been
born to Rev. and Mrs. C. C.
Hatcher at Columbia last Sun
day.
Miss Ethel Tharp who grad
uated from the Laclede high
school last week, has been en-
ployed to teach the Bruner
school northeast of town the
coming term.
When you want to get a quick
meal don't forget our lunch
goods department. Baked veal
loaf, luncheon loaf, bologna,
weiners and fresh cream cheese.
The Home Store.
When in need of electric light
bulbs or accessories give us a
call as we have just put in an
electrical department and are
prepared to take care of your
needs. The Home Store.
Ralph .Loomis, who recently
returned to his home at Mead
vile from attending college at
Oberlin, Ohio, and Miss Nellie
Brown of Triplett, were guests |
of Mrs. Ida Benson, Wednesday. |
Watch our advertisement each |
week. New lines are being
added and prices are changing.
Farmers will profit by trading
with a concern owned and man
aged by farmers. Laclede Far
mers Exchange.
You will need a garden plow
soon and we sell the best plow
made for $4.25. Don't break
your back by using a hoe when
you can do the work so much
faster and easier with a plow.
The Home Store.
The base ball team of the
Forker Athletic Association, has
another victory to their credit,
defeating st. Catherine IL to A
n recent game. The Forker
boys are not only playing good
,all but a gentlemanly conduct
ID game.
J.E.Kephart and Noah Cooper
here from Novinger
friday evening and on Saturday
,uilt a concrete walk along the
outh side of the Murphy resi-
Ience property. They returned
Iome Saturday evening accom-
Ianied by Mrs. Murphy and
and Isabelle Kephart
1hol have been here the past six
1onths attending school. u
The Laclede blade. (Laclede, Mo.) 1890-1945, 1922-05-26

New potatoes and cabbage
this week &c the pound. The
Home Store.
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HOW THEY ALL TURNED OUT
Careers Of That Crowd Of
"0ad" Boys.

Bud. who was given to reading dime
novels, became IN esteemed boob
critic.
Ted, who dared cnrlcmture teaches
on slate, became nationally famed
artist.
Jim. who used to get up raids ~
fruit stands and orchards, became .
Understanding party lender
Herb, who made sllng-shots where
with to annoy little girls and unsus
pecting passerxby. became II great In
ventor.
ben. who repeatedly played hockey
became n distinguished globe trotteS
and explorer.
Fred. who took II upon himself Il
settle all disputes ns to tho ownership
Of personal property by appropriatins
II himself, became II very successful
lawyer.
Bill, who always mnde use of n pair
Of fists To convert others IN his ows
viewpoints. became II prominent revt
vnlist.
Ar, who delighted In "nosr.ing" In.
to and brcnklng up smaller youngsters
games, became II professional ~
fOriner.-Judge.
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Prevss passsurss Theory,

To prove his germ theory. Pasteur,
when he was twenty-six years Of age.
u years ago, sterilixed veal broth In
glass tubes and then sealed the tubes.
From time to time some Of the tubes
were opened. and 1t appeared that by
exposure contamination occurred aud
the broth decOinpOxed. hut some Of
the bottles remained unopened and
the broth In these. examined on his
one hundredth birthday. proved rs
clear and perfect a. when originally
sealed In 1913.
1t Is asserted BY. the first American
pupil Of Pasteur. now In Philadelphia,
to whom the great scientist give one
Of the sealed tubes. TINT the expert
ment demonstrates the truth Of the .n-
tire theory. that decomposition and
disease ore due to the action Of mi
cro-organlsns or 'germs." thnt de-
strOy!ng the germs will stop the dis.
ense, and that germs do no: occur Of
their own accord out Ut II substance
or tissue, but invade II from without.
remarks the Topeka Capital.
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Auxiliary. 1t Is the duty Of local units
Of the Auxiliary In towns where ex-
service men are In hospitals to keep the
disabled men supplied with little com.
forts and delicacies not provided by
the government. The women write
letters to the patients, send them
newspapers, books. magazines, fruit,
bathrobes. bed slippers, candy, cigar.
cites and special articles that they
desire. Under Mrs. Cudworth's super.
vision. as president of the national
welfare committee of the Auxiliary,
this work Is being done IN the middle
western states over which she has
supervision. Mrs. CudwOrth personal.
~ visits disabled service men In the
hospitals Of her territory. hears their
complaints and takes them up with
the proper government officials.
A Legion post Of 1000 men in Nil.
waukee adopted Mrs. Cudworth Is
Mother" because she lost her only
son during the World war.
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Carrying On With the
American Legion

Farmers gave 200 trees and the vii.
laRe gave lot to the EllzabethtOwn
(Ind.) post Of the Legion when II
wanted community home.
A "Gold Star" Legion orgnnIzat lion,
open to parents, sisters md brothers
Of men who give their lives In the
World war, has been proposed.
A total Of 4s3,OOOOOO yearly renew.
able term and converted government
insurance In being carried by ex-serv.
leo men In the state Of Washington.
Wartime drift dodgers are prohibited
from holding public ONCE In New
York state. 4 bill sponsored by the L..
gion to that effect having pusssd the
general assembly.
Legion pt,sts have been formed In
Calcutta. India. New Zealand and Dsn.
mark. making q total Of 1900 posts
located In practically svary civillsed
ooUotry % the gIobs.
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er Of moving picture theater, whose
constant willingness to throw open
the doors Of her amusement house
for Liberty bond, Red Cross and
other campaigns won her the piaudits
Of all and caused her bank account
to diminish.
One Of the things which Mrs.
Starkey did to arouse wartime morale
was to show the pictures Of all the
boys from lie Sueur who were In the
service-237 In all. Lights and heat
In her theater were all furnished gratis
for wartime community gatherings
The cost Of the films which were Of
ten shown ut the Starkey theater was
borne by its proprietor and the funds
to help the service men were aug
mented so much more.
lie Sueur Legionnairea hold Mira
Starkey up as the unusual who prof.
iteered In their good will instead Of
cash.
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Giving Ocular Proof.

Several Of us hnd taken ferry trip
fross Detroit to Canada ind had
bought several souvenirs. I hnd also
invested In good amount Of lace.
Hoping to evnde the customs officer !
rolled the lace on n card and stuck It
In the top Of my stocking. Alns! l
didn't get It down fnv enough.
1 had gone considerable distance
past the customs booth when the card
fell out on the walk beside me. jmng.
Inc my sensation. ! looked bnck 10
zee customs officer stnnding with his
foot on nm end Of my lnce and the
whole length Of my treasured stun
strung out along the wink between us.
BE sure your goods don't unrnvel
next time. MISS" he called out.-Ex.
change.
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ever Think OF IT?.
Invention Has Been Master. Key
to Civilization.
Moral and Physical Wsli.eslne
Of All Mankind.

Shall we be very far wrong II We
place the inventor at the top Of the
list of men and things that have made
the civilization Of today what 1t isl
Personally. we do not for one moment
hesitate to do SO. And this does not
mean that we fail to recognize how
much humanity owes to science, medi-
cine, philosophy, finance, morals and
religion, which, by utilizing the works
Of the inventor. have made them con-
duce as much to the mental and moral
AZ to the physical well-being of man.
kind.
Let your thought travel back to pre-
historic times to the day when man,
possessing only the faintest glimmer-
ings Of intellect, had little more than
hand and foot and teeth with which
to compete with the beasts Of the for.
est, most Of which had more Of speed
and strength and cunning than he.
What was It that started him on his up
ward climb to superiority but the use
of his dawning intellect In the inven-
ton Of weapons with which to turn
this unequal conflict in his favorl One
Of the earliest great inventions, II not
the very first, took place when some
one cut a strip Of tough skin. strung
1t faulty between the ends Of an elias
tic stick and fashioned the first sharp
pointed arrow as Il missile. Thereby
did invention overcome brute strength !:
and thenceforth, by similar applica-
lions Of reasoned thought to the SUBJ
stance and properties Of things, has
man progressed In building up the
complex and altogether marvellous CIV
ilization Of our day.
II the Importance Of man Ia to be
Judged by the extent and duration Of
his achievements. 1t cannot be denied
that, in the presence of our old friend
the inventor. all the kings. princes,
emperOrs statesmen and soldiers of
history sink into relative insignifl-
canoe.
Not to Alexander. or Caesar. or
Charlemagne-not to Aristotle, Cicero.
Dante, or even the great Shakespeare
not to q Talleyrand. u William Pitt.
q CavOur, Gladstone, a Jefferson, or
Webster-nOt to the long line OF
brilliant men who have graced the law
and the church-nOt to these do we
owe the locomotive. the steamship the
automobile. and the fast-fiying ships
of the air: agencies which have un.
locked the immObility OF man and
made fluent the aGe-lOng solidity Of
the world. Not to these men, who are
writ 20 large on the page of history,
do we owe the printing press, the tele-
phone. the telegraph, the wireless, and
all those means by which no sooner do
the thoughts Of men terminate than
they are flashed around the world
not to those men. but to real. honest.
tO-gOOdness. imaginative. painstaking
inventors, such as Gutenberg. Fsra.
day, Newcomer. Watt, Symonds, Full.
ton, Stephenson, Morse, Marconi, Pas.
teur. Edison. Langley. Wright, and a
thousand others, who have always
stood, and ever will stand. In the very
van Of the advancing hosts Of civillsa-
tlon.-Scientinc American.
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tho American Ia1ian Nawa ssrxtna
CHERISH WORLD WAR RELIC
Pillar From Altar Of Church In Ruined
Village Of estisau at National
Headquarters.

One Of the most treasured Of the
many World war relics being gathered
at the American Legion's national
headquarters. Indianapolis, Ind, ID
that just received from the battlefielda
OF France. 1t Is pillar from the
altar Of a church which once stood in
the ruined village Of Belleau. adjacent
the famed wood Of that name, near
Chateau-Thierry.
The wooden pillar bears honorable
scars. those suffered when scores OF
German high-explOslve shells crashed
Into the little church. One shell frag.
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AlrpIsnss 70 e,aht Fire.

Pnris. stirred by 4OOOO.OOO.frnnc
nre TINT consumed 4 big department
store. In considering the equipment Of
airplanes with nrs distinguishing
bombs. These would he nlled with n
gas that chokes out the flames with.
cut being Injurious 10 the nsighbOr.
ting population. AvtatOrs proposing tho
plan claim one airpisns could carry
so0usA bombs 10 extinguIsh q large
dre we'll under way. Experiments are
In 10 cOndueted- u the suburbs IN d.
.ernilas the feasibility 0f the aohefus.
-ScIentific American.
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seventh division during the World
war. Mr.. Roberts has been employed
in the Carnegie Steel mills In YounEs.
town. His selection by the state sink.
ing fund commission was regarded ~
q victory for the American Legion,
which has endeavOred to keep the pay
ment operations Of the compensation
law out Of politics.
+ Ohio Is paying $40 for every months
service to maximum Of 500 to all
World war fighters.
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men ID ue tnsk
which has been
assigned to Rob-
ert Il. Roberts of
Youngstown. o.,
former vlce-cOi,l.
mander Of the
Ohio department
OF the American
Legion. Mr.. Rob
erts IL director Of
adjusted cOlnpen.
sdtiOn In Ohio.
A sergeant ma.
jOr In the Thirty
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OBJECT LESSON FOR YOUTH
Old Gentleman Couldn't See Why the
Younosssr Considered He
ahad No Chance"

Wealth is varlously estimated in
different parts Of the country.
Jimmie Glover had grown to man
hood In one Of the most inaccessible
little country villages Imaginable.
Wearying at last at the monotony
of his life. he grew eager to leave the
aelds and lanes Of his childhood.
His father was quiet old man Of
much local renOwn and stoutly op-
posed to his sons desire to go to the
great and wicked cities.
"But what chance has young fell
low got to get on In little place like
this, I'd like to know gloomily de-
inanded Jimmie.
"What chance7" calculated his ia
Their. "Why, just look at me, my son.
When first came here didn't have
nothlng.-not nothing! And just look
at me now-I have got nine doksy"
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gOod-the service
men Of lie Sueur,
Mnn., claim. One
OF the latter lives
in lie Sueur and
wears a cannon.
metal decoration
for the work
which she did
during the war
to aid the various
drives and the
service man. She
Is Mrs. Henrietta
A Ctnrkov ns,,n.
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NAME "BAYER" IS ON
GENUINE ASPIRIN
Take Tablets Without Fear, u You
Gee the safety "eayse
crooo,"

II you want the true. world.famOus
Aspirin. as prescribed by physicians for
over twenty-One years. you must ask
for ''Bayer Tablets Of Aspirin"
The Slayer Cross" IL stamped on
each tablet and appears on each pack.
age for your protection against imita-
ttOny.-AdvertiHem
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In Indiana. I'LL
nois. Iowa, Wis
consin, Ohio.
West Virginia.
Kentucky. Kansas
and Missouri
know or are 60
Ing to know be-
fore the year ID
out of Mrs. Maud
Il. Cudworth, Mil.
waukee. Wis.,. u
national vice
president Of the
American Legion
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The s,,s~t Partner.

.Does 20 take this woman for thy
lawfully welded wifsr asked the
colored paeshn. 4aacing At the diminu.
dvx .ylegsrj eyed. bow.leEssd bride.
80 N MAp.pt0od beside two hundred
~ ~ ! ss6b q ssniniss' ASSURANCES.
~ ta1e4 sothjn'." sfoemlly ~
unn1n6 Ne bridegroom. "Ah's bGlaI
tssksd."-A.srscaa 1ss's" ws~s's.
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WILL PAY THE BUCKEYE BOYS
Robert Robsrts, Former Commander
Of Ohio Department, viii d.
reet Disbursement.

The payment Of &25 1000. 900 to near
" a quarter Of a million Of ex service
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Rats ID the Cellar,
Mice On the Pantry,
coc0uoach04
Il In the Kitchen

What can s. more disagFeeabls than .
home infesesd with pesesl Deseroy them
With SoeogSe' aeeAte eas1e, the standard
exsesminasor for more than - years.
Kill raes, mice, eockrosches, watesbus,
q ants In single night, Does not blow
away like powders; ready for use: better
than esaps. Directions in IS languages Ia
syery box. Money back u Il fails.
1os. size Sc. IS o.. size $l.50.
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It Is a. easy to say fire was Of
incendiary origin ~ to md out where
you caught cold.
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AIDS SICK AND WOUNDED MEN
Mrs. Maud cudworth, Milwaukee,
VIA, 10 Known to Legion Boys
Throughout the Midwest.

Sick and wounded service men Of
the World war undergoing treatment
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Eve will" does ten times M much
na "you shall"
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TWO KINDS OF pRoFITEEas
Mrs. Hsnr'stta starksy. L. susus,
M'nn., Cited BY Legion Boys
~ Most Valuable.

There were two kinds of profiteer1
during the war-0ne bad. the other
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Might put. your feet on your desk
occasionally In order to prove which
Il master.
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knleksrboeksrs.
"Maw-uh!"
ayes. Tommyf"
"LOOk!t the lady In rompers."
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-16


nerfectad 20 carry on the work
proposed. lie gave brief outline
Of what the old league had done
over "a period OF 80 years
tentative bylaws Of the new or
canizatIon call for the selection Of
legislative. judiciary public utii-
rv. financial and public parks COM
Ir1.ttees. the membership 20 be open
10 two officials Of each city. prefer
abrv the mayor and city attorney
The orga niza-.on is 20 be non--par-
tsan.
Those who we're present at the
meeting included: John G.. Quick.
r1vcr or Muucie. william r.
Hodges. former mayor OF Gary. Ell
D. Seebirt. mayor of South Bend
John G Harrls mayor Of Bloom
irgton. r O. Johnson. mayor or
cary. J A Patterson. city attor-
new OF Gary william Mcmahon.
ETY. attorney OF Hammond. J.. c.
thompson mayor OF Burton,
John r. Decker. city attorney OF
Runron. r. j. Morne. mayor Of
Anderson. Horace C.. Brown. may
o. o. Noblezvir-c. i w. Brissey. city
attorney ~ East Chicago. TAYLOR
r. Gron.uEer. corporation counSe.
Tor city 81 Indianapolis. q. r.
Custer. city attorney OF Columbus.
Frauk Davidson. ci-y attorney OF
Crswfordsg lie. w Il Walters
mayor OF sullivan. John W. Gray
son. mayor ot Nncerues Arthur
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Lou.-isrs. Hud~reth Texas and Lea
california
Meyer London Sew York. the
socialist member. voted against the
measure
Thirty -four republicans and ar.
London voted for the Garner motion
Cor reduction .n she duJy ot sugar
and nine democrats voted eainst IT,
The republicans were. Ansorse.
Bond. chandler. Hogan. kissei.
Kline. Ice Maeee Mills Per.man.
RosedaIe. Ryan and sanders all OF
New York. Beck. Cooper. Lampcrt
Stafford and Weight. all OF Niscon-
s.r. Andrew Rogers and Juderhill
Massachusetts. EchoIs and ROsen-
Bloom. We-t Virginia Keller and
Newton. Minnesota Fitzgerald and
Calm. Dnlo. Clou-e. Tennessee, Do
well. Iowa. Johnson. south Dakota;
Kennedy Rhode Island. Robson.
Kentucky. Sinclair North Dakota
and Walters. Pennsylvania.
Democrats opposing che Garner
motion were. AsWeI Fatrot LazarO,
Martin. O'Conror and Wilson. all of
Louisiana. Hudspeth Texas. Lea,
California. and Taylor. Colorado.
After Chairman FOrdney had OK
planned thar the conterees had car
r.ed out the house instruction. Rep.
Lougworth OF Ohio another of the
republican conferecs. told the house
he was disappointed by ils action I'm
ordered out the dye embargo and
potash duties because ne was firm
ly convinced that without adequate
protection the dye and potash indus
tries. products of wars necessity.
would die" He declared that no
system Of duties no matter how high
could protect against the "cut
throat competition OF Germany ia
The sale OF chemicals in foreign coun-
tres.
Referring TO advance Informal
notice which had been given that
Mr.. Garner would move TO recon-
nit the bin 20 reduce the sugar duty.
Mr. Longworth declared the Texas
member was one of the greatest fish
ermen n history
"With the able assistance of the
gentlemen from Minnesota. Mr..
Knutson tthe republican whip) who
acted as basket carrier and paid adj
wiser" Mr. Longworth said the
gentleman from Texas cast his line
across the aisle the day before yes
terday and hooked more than 100
republicans"
The Ohio member predicted that
the line "baited with sugar would
not catch as many fish as had that
baited with the dye embargo and
potash. to which Mr. Garner replied
that his fishing excursion" today
was mot for fish nav. but for FISH
in November"
And TN get 'em in November, "
he declared
The Texas member went on TO say
that after the party lashing' the re-
publicans had received since We'd
nesday. he would expect them Ito
come up now He added that many
of them did not believe in the sugar
duty i'm the bill. but the most OF
them would vote regular
Chairman Fordney. i'm closing the
debate. declared that when the
democrats were found opposing 4
tariff bill you know it's all right"
He argued that history had showed
when the duty on sugar was in
creased the price went down because
home production was stimulated
When Mr.. Garner offered his
motion for a lower sugar duty. Rep.
Newton. republican. Minnesota,
wanted to amend it so as TO include
instructions 10 the conferees to hold
out for a reduction in the 81 cents
a secured pound duty on wool but
his amendment was ruled out Of
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Deaths d |..!||:.''!|!.s:
MISS ESTER YEAZEL.

Miss Ester Arvella Yeazel daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. George Yeazcl.
1880 W Sample ST.. died at her
home at o'clock Friday morning
following an illness of three weeks.
She was born i'm South Bend July
90. OF this year and was seven weeks
old
Funeral services will he held At
the residence az . o'clock Saturday
afternoon with Rev Kursh oficiat-
ing Burial viii be in the Jabober
cemetery. at Plymouth. Ind
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S2.95 to 5000
F allFabriCS

For the separate skirt we
are showing materials that
match well with the Autumn
Sweaters. These fine Wool
ems range from $l.l9 to
$2.75 a yard.
In Silks we offer Canton
Crepe at S2.65 to S4.25,
Satin Canton at S3.75 to
$3.50 and Satin Crepe at
sos to $3.50.