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The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15

Richard Nelson laid his plumed hat on the table and mopped his forehead. It>was late afternoon on the fourth day of July in the year 1913.
 ''Tired, dear?" Mrs. Nelson's voice was they rested on the figure-straight, slim and soldierly, in the gold and faded blue of Civil war uniform.
 "No-oo," General Nelson sank wearily back in his. chair, "but this futile parading, when there's much to be done"
 But, dear, you've done your share. And"
 My Gran'pa is a general. He is, toow He fit in three wars, he didp' A high pitched young voice from beyond the open windows cut through the conversation. "The Civil war, an the Spanish war. An, an'- an'-the War of the Revolution. He did'
 'Im pretty nearly old enough" the gen. eral smiled.
 "Would you want to be in this war?" Mrs. Nelson asked.
 '.No good in wanting. Even had besn West Pointer there's nothing a man of my age can do, these days. Nothing-but lead lot of other old men around town on a holiday like this.'
 '.Granpan'
 The gh-pitched voice drew near, and a small boy entered the living room.
 Here's letter for you, Granpa. It says Washington. Maybe the President wants you to tell him how'to win the war An Gran'pa, you are a general? Aren't your"
 "Of course your grandfather is a gen. eral.' Mrs. Nelson took the small boy by the hand, and, leading him across the room, read aloud from the framed commission on the wall:
 q do hereby confer upon Richard Nel- son, of the United States volunteers in the service of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, the rank of brigadier general by brevet, in said service to rank as such from the 18th day of March, in the year of our Lord one thou sand eight hundred and sxty-five. For courage in battle and good conduct through out the war"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15
General NelS0n'S Utmost
By Louise Hubert Guyol

"It is signed by the Pred-"
 But the small boy, with . triumphant shout, had gone.
 Mrs. Nelson returned to her knitting, and while the general dozed she studied him the fine texture of his fresh skin, the soft white hair, the strong, keen hands, their military trigness even while their owner slept in chair.
 could not te part of this great war.
 Her heart ached for him, because he
 At first he had been patient.
 '' 'Tis young mans war;" he would say. Or: What can man of my age do?" Or: 'I'm as ignorant, my dear, of this sort of tlefield." And then, impatiently, "What can man of 80 do?"
 The general awaking, reached for the letter.
 "Vincent wants me to go to Washington. Guess you feel as I do" he read aloud, " that you'd like to be in this. But old man, we did our bit before these youngsters were born, or that phrase invented. We well see it going by we'll see it going by"
 In few days the general left for Wash ington.
 "He has done his bitv Mrs. Nesons thoughts were indignantly emphatic as she watched him swinging down the street be- heath the shading elms, straight and slim and supple as boy. "As Ned Vincent said, long before these youngsters were born.'
 In due time a letter came. The general was man of few words, but he managed to give an idea of the magnitude of the things that he was witnessing-of the thou sands of men and women hard at work in the nations capital, despite silly tales to the contrary. "The need of men is very great" he wrote. Every one who can do anything is taken on."
 The general had been away about fort night when again the small boy came run ming through the halls.
 "Gran'ma! It's letter from Gran-pa," he shouted. q guess the Presidents send
The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-04-15

Theobald had lost no time in making his next move. She knew her heart was beating faster as she broke the seal "What like was the messenger who brought this?" she asked, her eye upon the girls unwonted color
 Nada giggled, in pleased embarrassment. "One of the embassy footmen, Highness. Such droll creature! He has been keeping us all in fits of laughter ever since he came.
 "Is he waiter? A Polish waiter?"
 "Oh, no, Highness! Far superior! A valet! A gentleman who knows the court at Grenzenmark! The stories he has to tellv She was tittering at the mere mem ory of them.
 Continued Next Sunday
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-10-25

Have Laue measure you for that
next suit,-adv.
Mrs. Lutte Musser is reported a
very seriously i'll at her home on
Hazel street.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Beebc and
children and Miss Gertrude Weber
visited in Cylon Sunday.
Have your Dry Cleaning and Press
ing done by A. c. Laue in Hotel
Gladstone bldg, work and service
unsurpassed.-adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Clark Of Los
Angeles, CAL, were recent guests at
the home of the formers cousin, Mr..
Jas. Cheesbro. Mr.. Clark was g
resident of River Falls in the early
'fifties, and this was his first visit
here in thirty years.
aIr. and Mrs. C. w. Hon brink e,l-
tertained as their guests Sunday four
st. Paul families; Mr.. and Mrs. H
Crimson and children, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Harrenstein and children, Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Heidbrink and child
rem, and Mr.. and Mrs. Gebhart and
children.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-10-25
ODD FELLOWS HAVE GUESTS
FROM ST. PAUL

The Odd Fellows Lodge of this
city held a very enjoyable meeting in
their hall last Thursay evening, when
they had as their guests twenty
eight members of Columbia Lodge
No. 205, of st. Paul. This was re-
turn call, local Odd Fellows having
been guests at the beautiful Column
bia Lodge on two former occasions.
After the regular meeting a splen-
did supper was served, after which
some excellent speeches by the visit
ors were enjoyed. Among those who
spoke were D. D. Loomis, Noble
Grand, Robert Farquarson, Mr.. Over
by, and Mr.. Waters. After the
speaking the remainder of the even
ing was spent playing cards and
listening to a musical program. The
local lodge expresses the hope that
their st. Paul brothers will come
again, and often.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-10-25
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our thanks and
deep appreciation of the kindness and
sympathy of our neighbors and other
friends at the. time of our recent
bereavement, and to also express our
sincere appreciation of the beautiful
floral offerings.
Mrs- III. c. Benedict
Walter Benedict and family
Miss Florence Benedict.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-10-25
Local News
Eat more Electric Maid Bread.

Eat more Electric Maid Bread.
Pies made to order, at The Home
Eat Shop.--ady.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Chinook are
visiting in Madison this week.
Miss Tillie B. Meisel of Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, is visiting at the M. Il.
Wolf home.
Fay Miller and family have moved
into the VIM. Brown house on E.
Division strset
Mr.. and Mrs. O. A. Sheldrew and
Mrs. C. A. Beebe were Twin City
visitors last Friday.
A rummage sale is to be held in the
city in the near future. Watch for
further announcement.
John Peterson and daughter, Miss
Emma. spent several days the past
week with relatives at Gilman.
Now is the time to buy your tires,
see our hand bill for new prices on
Goodyear Tires. G. Carisch & Son.
adv.
C. A. Smiths orchestra furnishe!
music for the closing dance at the
New Centerville pavilion last Thurs
day evening.
Have your Dry Cleaning and Press
ing done by A. G. Laue in Hotel
Gladstone bldg, work and service
unsurpassed-ady.
Warden and Mrs. Sullivan and
their daughters, of Saltwater, were
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. E. Tubs Saturday.
Miss Gertrude Gregerson, who
teaches at Amery. underwent an
operation for appendicitis at the hos
pital there last Wednesday.
Mrs. C. G. Knowles, who had been
visiting in Milwaukee, arrived home
last week. She was accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs. ]. G. Redfo"d.
DR.. Clough, the well known
Oculist and Optician, at Hotel Glad
stone the first Monday of each month.
See him for your eye troubles.-adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. H. Berry of Lake
Harriet Boulevard, Minneapolis,
were guests at the home of the lat
ter's sister, Mrs. C. B. Medley, over
the weekend.
The Lyceum Course program next
Monday evening will commence at
$3.50 instead of o'clock on account
of the school meeting at the high
school,
Mrs. Carl Nelson and daughter,
Norma Jean, returned to Crookston,
Mimi, Friday. Mrs. Nelson had
been spending several weeks here
with her parents, Hon. and Mrs c. E.
Hanson.
The high school senior class rings
were received and distributed last
week. The rings are very artistic,
with theschool insignia in white gold
/, in a black onyx set, on mounting
of green gold.
d. ]. Rogers, who has been station
| taking advanced work in radio in
struction, is spending this week here
on furlough, visiting relatives and
friends. He expects to be sent on
! duty at one of the navy radio stations
| in the Canal Zone.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1923-10-25
Fat more Electric Maid Bread.
Six o'clock dinners served at The

Eat more EiectiiS Ma'o
Six o'clock dinners served at The
Home Eat Shop.--adv.
Caesar Spillcke of ST. Paul visited
in the city last Friday.
Miss Rollins has moved into the M.
Norseng> house on Pine street.
Dir. Norval Haddow was down from
Minneapolis the first of the week.
Friday, Oct. 26, is the date OF our
next biz dance at the Prescott paw
iliOn.--adv.
Orr Savior's Church at South
Rush River will celebrate its fiftieth
anniversary Sunday
Jno. Fleming and Oluf Johnson OF
Spring Valley disposed of load OF
honey here last Thursday.
George Lowell has succeeded ). u.
Chinook in charge OF the Co-opera-
tive Laundry delivery service.
Have you heard about the new
prices on Goodyear Tires. Better
find out.--C. Caris,ch & Son.-adv.
Mrs. Frank Luberg returned home
Tuesday from a visit with her daugh-
ter, Miss Irene, who teaches in Wau-
sau.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Rudesill of
Hammond, and Mrs. VIM. Zentzis OF
Baldwin visited at the Walter Zentzis
home Sunday.
Guaranteed Batteries for your
Ford, $3.50. Corresponding prices
on batteries for other cars. Morley
& Hawkinson-adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Birthdan,, OF
Glen Flora, visited at the home OF
the latter's brother, Hiram Rudesill,
Saturday and Sunday.
You can new buy Goodyear Tires
fer the price of the Zip tires. Come
in and see us and get TIE new prices.
c. Carisch & Son.-adv.
Mrs. C. Jensen and daughter,
Miss Frances, and Mrs. Neil Reed,
spent several days this week with
relatives III the iWiii Cl1iCo'
Medley & Moss have installed a
churn and are now manufacturing
the Supreme Brand butter. See
their ad elsewhere in this issue.
Mrs. j. Harold Watson returned to
her home at Cornueopia yesterday
after visit at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Elliott.
Old time music furnished by the
Spring Valley Old Time Orchestra at
the old time dance at the Fair Ground
Pavilion at Ellsworth, Friday October
26th.--adv.
About fifty River Falls friends of
Rev. N. l.. Bloomholm, who were
members of his parish here, made a
surprise visit to him at his home in
Hudson Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Meyer left
Saturday afternoon for Detroit,
Mich, where they will visit at the
home of their son, Edward. They ex-
pect to be gone about six weeks.
Vine Baar of Big River had mar
row escape from injury last Saturday
night when a front wheel of his car
broke off and swung the machine into
an embankment near the Andrew
Huppert farm.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-05
NOTICE OF SALE OF $4,000 CITY
OF WILDWOOD, N. j., PARK
BONDS

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Commissioners Of the City OF
Wildwood, County of Cape May, N. j. on
TUESDAY, JANUARY 9. 1928,
at two o'clock P. M, at the Commission
ers' Chamber in the City Hall in the said
City of wildwood, N. j., for the purchase
December Is, 1922, bearing interest at five
per centum Is per cent? per annum, pay
able s~emi-annually on June 10, and De.
cember Is, in the denomination of 81 ,0OO
each and maturing one bond on the 18th
day of December of each of the years 1928
to 1947 inclusive. Principal and interest
will be payable in gold at the Marine Ma
tional Bank of Wildwood. N j. Bonds
may be registered as to principal and in
terest or as to principal only.
The amount required to be obtained at
such sale is $25, 900 and bonds will be sold
in an amount not exceeding such sum.
Unless all bids are rejected said bonds
will be sold to the bidder or bidders com
plying with theterms of sale and offering
to pay not less than such sum, and to take
therefor the least amount of bonds COM
mencing with the first maturity, and
stated in a multiple of LOCO. If two or
more bidders offer to take the same
the bidder or bidders offering to pay
therefor the highest additional price. No
bid at less than par and accrued interest
will be considered.
Bids are requested on forms which will
be furnished by the city, and all bids must
be accompanied by certified check pay
able to the order OF ROBERT j. Kay, CITY
Treasurer, for two per centum q per cent?
of the amount of bonds bid for, drawn
upon on incorporated bank or trust COM
pany, to secure the City against any loss
resulting from the failure of the bidder to
comply with the terms of his bid.
Proposals should be addressed to Ralph
L. CARL, Director of Revenue and finance,
City Hall, Wildwood, N. j., and should be
marked on the envelope Proposals for
City Park Bonds to be issued by the City
of Wildwood. in the County of Cape May,
N. j." Bonds will be delivered to the sue
cessful bidder at the office of the City
Treasurer, City Hall, City of Wildwood,
N. j., on the fifteenth day of January,
1923, at two o'clock in the afternoon, or as
soon thereafter as they may be prepared.
The legality of these bonds will be
passed upon by Messrs. Caldwell and Ray
mond, of New York City, whose favorable
opinion will be delivered to the successful
bidder.
The right is reserved to reject any or
all bids.
BY order of the Board of Commissioners
of the City of Wildwood, in the County of
Cape May. N. ].
Dated December u, 1922.
L. CARLL,
Director of Revenue and Finance.
Attest:
ALFRED WINTERBURN.
City Clerk
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-05
PATERSON HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
MAKE MONEY WHILE STUDY
ING AGRICULTURE

The pupils of the agricultural
course of the Paterson high school
cleared $7,63S the past season on their
farm projects. These projects are a
part of their school work in %agricul-
ture and the money represents the re
turns received while working for sue
cessful farmers. They are on the
farms securing practical experience
from April 18th to October 18th, and
the other six months of the year, from
october 18th to April 18th, they are
in the school room studying the prac-
teal phases of farming and farm life
that will fit them to become successful
farmers.
To appreciate the significance of the
figures mentioned above, it must be
stated that 80 per cen of the boys
studying agriculture in the Paterson
high school live in the city. Through
a wrong Interpretation of modern con-
ditions many of our population are
drifting to the city. Very little is seen
of any movement in the other direc-
ton. but right in the heart of the silk
industry in New Jersey there has been
going on a slow but steadily increas-
ing movement of boys to the country
by reason of the agricultural course
in this high school.
The boys studying agriculture at
Paterson are not book farmers. There
are many things connected with the
course which disproves that. Not the
least of these is the fact that they are
willing to remain on farms for six
months each year, to be away from
home, and to endure the rigors of farm
life alongside of practical farmers.
Furthermore, they show that they not
only can put up with the requirements
of farm life, but that they can make
their services of sufficient value to
earn money while learning the skills
Of farming.
Paterson has been very successful
in adopting agricultural instruction to
the city boy. The department has
been IN existence there for five years,
and has passed through the various
vicissitudes of a new curriculum, and
today it has progressed so far that the
teachers are in a position to demon
strate the ucces of agricultural in
struction for city boys.
This work at Paterson is just one
aspect of the general movement of vo-
c~ational agriculture in the public
schools of New Jersey. Many of the
rural districts in the state have sue
cessful courses of study designed tc
train boys for the vocation of farm
ing. The State Department of Public
Instruction is fostering the work and
the aim of those in charge is to make
the instruction of practical value tc
the boys who will be the future farm
er citizens of the state.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-05

of advertising, financing or inspection of
the same and the engineering expenses
thereof, and that the receipts from such
assessments be and they are hereby
pledged to meet the payments of such
certificates.
(9) This Ordinance shall take effect
Immediately.
W. COURTRIGHT SMITH.
RALPH L. CARLL,
ALFRED TAYLOR,
Commissioners.
Passed first and second readings De-
cember 10, 1922.
Passed third reading and final passage
January 2, 1928.
ALFRED WINTERBURN.
City Clerk.
Dated January 2, 1928.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-05
NOTICE
To Whom 1t May Concerns:
IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY
CLERK OF CAPE MAY COUNTY.

TO NnOm IL May Concerns:
IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY
CLERK OF CAPE MAY COUNTY.
II the matter of the Condemnation and
taking of Lands and every interest
therein, of Frank d. Schroth, Re
ceiver, Cape May Real Estate Com
pany and others, by West Jersey &
-Seashore Railroad Company.
ON PETITION, ETC. ORDER.
Upon reading and fling the verified pc
tition of the West Jersey and Seashore
Railroad Company;
1T is, on this nineteenth day of Decem-
Der, A. D.. nineteen hundred and twenty
two, or motion of Bourgeois & Coulomb,
attorneys of petitioner, ORDERED. that
. hearing be had on said petition before
Charles c. Black. Justice of the supreme
Court, at his Chambers. in the Court
House. at Mays Landing, o the ninth
day of January, A. D.. 1923, at nine-thirty
o'clock in the forenoon of that day or as
soon thereafter, as counsel can be heard,
and for the appointment of three commits
sioners to assess the damages to the own
ers and the persons interested in the lands
described in said petition, and further that
a copy of this order be served upon Frank
D.. Schroth, Receiver, Cape May Real
Estate Company, owner, State of New
Jersey, by serving the Attorney General
of the State, which said state has an in
terest therein, George E. Matthias, mort
gage, Wildwood Crest Improvement Conn
pany, which claims an interest therein,
Collector of Taxes, Lower Township, cape
May County, lien for taxes. The Colonial
Trust Company, trustee, judgment creditor
McCarter & English, a~ttorneys), Harry
Darlington, Jr., judgment creditor yves
colt & Weaver, attorneys), Louis Henry
Matthez, judgment creditor (Bleakly &
Stoekwell, ~attorneys). parties in interest,
at least six days prior to the date OF SAID
hearing, and that service be made upon
all persons interested residing within this
State either personally or by leaving a
COPY thereof at their or it's place of bust
ness, and upon parties herein resident out
{ the State of New Jersey, this notice
shall be served personally upon such per-
sons outside of the State of New Jersey,
or by leaving a copy thereof at their
residence or place of business outside of
the State of New Jersey, or by publishing
his notice in two newspapers published
and circulated in the County of Cape May,
for not less than one week, and by mailing
to such parties nonresident, a copy
thereof to their last known address. post
age prepaid at least six days prior to the
date of said hearing.
CHAS. C. BLACK,
Justice of the Supreme Court.
Bourgeois & Coulomb,
Attys of West Jersey & Seashore Rail-
road Company,
rs Law Building, Atlantic City, N. ].
Filed December 10, 1922.
CHAS. c. BLACK, ]. S. ct.
Filed December %, 1922.
A. Carlton Hildreth, Clerk.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-05
OF ACTION"

"It's goin to be a long, tough war"
sighed the Kaiser, when he saw this
picture.
Back in March, 1918, the Germans
we're preparing for their last big
drive. Paris or bust" was, in effect,
their slogan. Well, Of course, we
know they busted. But it wasn't so
certain in those days that it would not
be Paris.~
The high moguls of the German
Grand Headquarters went in strong
for propaganda in those troubled
times. They took great pains to con-
vince the soldiers that they need not
fear the Americans. The United
States never could send its men to
Europe in time to be of use, they al
legged.
Just about this time the accompany
ing picture, taken in New York of
troops embarking for France, was re-
ceived at American Headquarters at
Chaumont, France. Someone there
had the idea of letting the Germans
see it too, since it was such an in
formative sort of picture. The decent
thing to do was hold a meeting, invite
the Germans and flash the photo on a
screen. But hat was hardly feasible,
so they had to resort to aviators. A
squadron started out one morning well
supplied with prints of this and other
photos calculated to disturb the Ger
man soldier. and dropped them into
the enemy trenches.
History does not record how they
we're received; but it is safe to say
that many a Bavarian rileman and
many a Saxon machine gunner be-
came intensely worried and wondered
if his officers really were right when
they said the Americans could not
fight. History does record that said
officers were wrong.
The magnificent dash of American
troops against the pick of the German
army is one of the most glorious pages
in our history. Remember how you
thrilled when you read about Chateau
Thierry and figured that your boy was
there? And then st. Mihiel and the
long, terrible Gays of the Argonne?
Mr.. Average American has not for
gotten the war by any means.
Whether he read about it or whether
he actually was in it it is still vivid
in his memory. His memory can be
refreshed, for of this wal photography
has made an enduring record. Signal
Corps photographers accompanied the
soldier, sailor and marine in action.
Millions of feet of movies were made.
Of these millions five reels of the
cream of all the pictures have been
collected by the War Department into
a drama of stirring adventure entitled
FLASHES of Action"
This drama will be exhibited
Thursday evening, January Is, 1923,
in the wildwood High School Audi
torium, at s o'clock, under the auspices
of Byron Pennington Croker Post, No.
1874, American Legion, Wildwood, N. j.
1t is a picture that will hold anyone
enthralled.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1923-01-05
SCHOOL BOY LEARNS TO GULL
POULTRY e

Robert Smick, who studies agricul-
ture in the Salem, N. j., high school,
has proved to the satisfaction of at
least one farmer that he knows how to
Gull poultry to get rid of n~on-produc-
ing birds. Last fall this farmer asked
Robert to Gull his flock of 125 hens.
This boy culled out SO hens which he
said we're not good enough to keep for
layers. These birds were put by them
selves for a week and during that time
they laid only two eggs. The other
birds, rs in number, produced SO eggs.
This farmer is convinced that it pays
to teach agriculture in the public
schools of New Jersey.