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The Washington times., 1925-08-25
RIFFS CRIPPLE.
SPANISH
VESSEL
BattIeship Alfonso Third Hit
I Eight Times in Coast Battle.
Offensive Delayed
d. Internatlonal Nevs seryIbe

PARIS, Aug. 25.-~EVidences that
the Spaniards were worsted in
the artillery duel with the Riffian
tribesn1en who bombarded Alhuce.
mas Island, were seen today in adj
vices from Madrid that the Spanish
.battleship, Alfonso Third. was re-
firing to Spain from Alhucemas
harbor in badly crippled condi-
ton,
Eight Riffian. shells found q
mark on the Spanish vessel, which
had snelled the Alhucemas coast
for more than forty-eigllt hours.
The Alfonso Third, said the Mad
rid dispatches, inflicted heavy dam
age on the coast villages where
the tribesmen Of Abd-El-Krim are
entrenched.
Official Spanish statements. which
in the early stages Of the artillery
battle, described the Riffian fire
as feeble" today made no claim 81
s.The Alhucemas incident Is con-
sidered closed, :, WAS the comment
from Madrid.
Reports from Tetuan, however,
indicate that the Spaniards have
not vet abandoned their plans to
land troops from Aihucemas Island
for possible attack on Krimss
headquarters at Adjir. Reinforce
ments are said to be on the way
to Alhucemas.
Krim's troops are said, to be
strongly entrenched In their coastal
positions and reinforced by heavy
guns captured from the French.
Their many lines of well con-
structed trenches are also protested
from afrplane fire.
Although General Primo de RI.
vera, on his return to Madrid from
his meeting with General Petain,
commander Of the French army,
said plans had been perfected for
a joint offensive to start within
two weeks. Tetuan' reports said
there were no idications In the
Vicinity OF Tetuan, Cetua or Mel
lila that such preparations were
actively under way.
Tangier dispatches, however, told
of extensive preparations in that
sector for a general offensive.
Revolt Of Druses Spreads
LONDON, Aug. 25.The revolt
Of the Druses tribes against the
French administration in Syria has
assumed very serious proportions,
according to a Central News dis
patch from Vienna today.
The Druses leader, Sultan AtracI1
Pasha, has declared he will reject
any offer of mere autonomy and
VIII fight to the bitter end for
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-20
Anyway, Selma finds kim
dred soul in Roelf, who also
thinks eabbages beautiful.
tTo BE coNTINUED3
Scientific Future Love

The matrimonial reports of our day
are undertaking TO put love on a sound.
scientific basis. Let us skip few
hundred years and behold the synthet-
lie romance of youth and maid Of
some generations TO come. The young
man, armed with stethoscope, a tape
measure and the means of making q
blood test, goes to call upon the lady
whose charms have attracted him. He
taps q vein. listens to the thump of
her heart and to the wind whistling
through her bronchial tubes and ends
his labors with a careful examination
of the soles of her feet. Satisfied with
the showing he makes request for
a kiss and obtains one, duly hyglenized
through strainer whipped from a
vanity bag. That is, he does unless
the young woman wallops him instead
Toledo Blade.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-20

his sleeve and confront mechanically.
still looking at Selma.
Klaas Pool, already at table,
thumped with his knife. "Sit down,
teacher" Selma hesitated. looked at
Maartje. Maartje was holding fry
ing pan aloft In one hand while with
the other she thrust and poked fresh
stick of wood into the open-lidded
stove. The two pigtails seated them
selves at the, table, set with its red
checked cloth and bone-handled cutlery.
Roelf flung his cap on a waIl-hook and
sat down Only Selma and Maartje re-
manned standing. sit downl Sit
down.. Klass Pool said again, sjoyial-
tiy. well, how is cabbages?" He
chuckled and winked. A duet Of tit
tiers from the pigtails Maartje at the
stove smiled; but trifle grimly, one
might have thought, watching her. Evil
IDENTIFY Kiass had not Rugged his joke
in secret. Only the boy Roelf remained
unsmiling. Even Selma, feeling the red
mounting to her cheeks, smiled little,
nervously, and sat down with some
suddenTiess. #
Maartje Pool now thumped down on
the table great bowl Of potatoes fried
In grease; a platter of ham, There was
bread cut in chunks. The coffee was
rye, toasted in the oven. ground, and
taken without sugar or cream. OF this
food there was plenty. 1t made Mrs.
Tebbitt's Monday night meal seem am
brosial Selina's visions of chickens,
oly-koeks. wild ducks, crusty crullers,
and pumpkin pies vanished, never to
return. She had been very hungry, but
nov, as she talked, nodded, smiled, she
cut her food into infinitesimal bites,
did not chew them so well, and de-
spised herself for being dainty.
"Well," she thought, its going to be
different enough, that's certain.
This is a vegetable farm, and they
don't eat vegetables. l wonder why.
I. What pity that she lets herself
look like that, just because she's a
farm woman Her hair screwed into
that knob, her skin rough and neglect
ed. That hideous dress. Shapeless.
She's not bad looking, either A red
spot on either cheek, now; and her
eyes so blue. A little like those women
in the Dutch pictures father took me
to see in-where ?-where?-New
York, years ago?-yes. But that wom-
ans face was placid. This ones
strained Why need she look like that,
frowsy, horrid, DID, The boy is,
somehow, foreign-looking Italian.
Queer. They talk good deal
like some German neighbors we had in
Milwaukee. They twist sentences.
Literal translations from the Dutch, j
suppose
Jakob Hoogendunk, Pools hired
hand, was talking. Supper over, the
men sat relaxed, pipe in mouth.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-20

Maartje was clearing the supper things,
with sGeertje and Jozina making a
great pretense at helping. II they gig
gled like that in school, Selma thought.
she would, in time, go mad and knock
their pigtailed heads together.
Roelf, at the table. sat porting over
a book, one slim hand, chapped and
gritty with rough work, outspread on
the cloth. Selma noticed, without
knowing she noticed, that the fingers
were long, slim, and the broken nails
thin and fine.
Selma wanted, suddenly, to be alone
in her room-in the room that but an
hour before had been q strange and
terrifying chamber with it's towering
bed, its chill drum, its ghostly brides
chest. Now it had become a refuge,
snug, safe, Infinitely desirable. She
turned to Mrs. Pool. "I-I think I'll
go up to my room. I'm very tired. The
ride, I suppose. I'm not used y
Her voice trailed off.
Sure" said Maartje, briskly. She
had finished the supper dishes and was
busy with huge bowl, flour, baking
board. Sure go up. / got my bread
to set yet and what ALL"
/ IF l could, have some hot water"
'Roelf! Stop once that reading and
show school teacher where is hot wa
ter. Geertje! Jozina! Never in my
world did i see SUCH" She cuffed a
convenient pigtail by way of emphasis.
A wall arose.
"Never mind. 1t doesn't matter.
Don't bother" Selma was in sort of
panic now. She wanted to be out of
the room. But the boy Roelf, with
quiet swiftness, had taken battered
tin pail from its hook on the wall. had
lifted an iron slab at the back of the
kitchen stove. A mist of steam arose.
He dipped the pail into the tiny reser-
voir thus revealed. Then, as Selma
made as though to take it, he walked
past her. she heard him ascending
the wooden stairway. She wanted 70
be after him. But first she must know
the name of the book over which he
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-20
RoELF pool


SYNOPSIS. - Introducing $50
Big" (Dirk DeJong) in his in
fancy. And his mother, Selma
DeJong, daughter of Simeon
Peake, gambler and gentleman
of fortune. Her life, to young
womanhood in Chicago In 1888,
has been unconventional, some
what seamy. but generally enjoy
able. At school her chum Is Julie
Hempel, daughter of. August
Hempel, butcher. Simeon Is killed
in a quarrel that Is not his own.
Selma is nineteen years old and
practically destitute. Selma se-
cures a position as teacher at the
High Prairie school, in the out
skirts of Chicago, living at the
home of a truck farmer, Klaas
Pool.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-20
Mozart

1t is doubtful if anybody knows the
exact spot where Mozart is buried. A
violent storm was raging at the time of
the funeral, and the hearse went its
way unaccompanied to the churchyard,
and his body was committed in the
paupers' corner. In 1859 the city OF
Vienna erected on the probable spot o
monument to his memory.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-20

Whom we fear more than love, we
are not far from hating.-Mrs. Jane
son.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-20

No matter how careful you are, your sys
tenn needs laxative occasionally. Wright's
Indian Vegetable Pills help nature gently
but surely. S72 Pearl St., N. z. Adv
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-20

Finding fault is no way TO make a
fortune, unless the fault is found In
your own business.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-24
English Lutheran

Services Christmas Day at 1900.
Welcome.
Please not the above change in
time.
An offering will be received at
his time toward the synodieal bud
get.
There will be special music at the
Christmas services.
Services Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock. Welcome.
Sunday school at 1880 All chill
dren urged to be present.
Annual Christmas program given
by the children of the Sunday school
in the NJ f. church parlors Monday
evening beginning at 1880. Lacking
a place of its own for rehearsals the
Sunday school has not prepared as
elaborate program as Of former
years and the event is not intended
to be so much a public affair as an
occasion for the getting together of
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Would Haze History
Recorded on Tablets

Il we of today were very much con-
cerned that people 10000 or 10000
years hence shall know who we were
and what we did, we suppose we
should follow the advice of Albert
Vanderlaan. ceramic expert, and make
a pictorial record of ourselves and our
achievements on clay plaques. News
print crumbles in few decades, books
and manuscripts are perishable, wood
turns to dust and iron TO rust, brick
becomes earth, the marble tombstone
weathers into a limestone devoid OF
Inscriptions, and, as we have learned,
our national capitol is built of rotten
sandstone which only repeated coats
Of weatherproof paint have kept from
disintegration. Nothing lasts except
glazed pottery: thing more enduring
than stone or metal.
It is looking long way ahead,
but there would be point in reproduc-
ing the characteristic physiognomies.
adifces. machines and products of our
civilization in baked clay. Anyway,
we wish prehistoric man had done
more systematic work of this kind for
the benefit of his uccessors.-Cincin-
matt Times-Star.
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pa never herd it nor felt it because
he was rideing in the End handed
ford when it happened.
Wensday-well Ii got licken to-
day when l cum home frum skool.
diddent see ma emmy place 50 !
found a new devilsfood cake and
tryed a peace of it and then she cum
in the house and called me 8 times
when had my mouth full e. when
tod her cuddent hear her the 1st 2
times why she give me a licken for
Icing.
Thirsday-pa says they wont never
have no bridge player to wirk on the
lineotipe machene agen. Today the
operator set up a funeral about a fell
low witch was berried with Simple
Honors.
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Ancient and Modern
Systems of Currency

In the early days of oar civilization
when a mans 1ocks and herds were
his only possessions, they also consti-
tuted his money, and when metal
coins were first introduced many had
cattle stamped on them.
The Latin for cattle is 'pecus," and
it is not far stretch from this to our
word "pecuniary," which is usually as
ISOLATED with money.
Again. the word cattle" is derived
from capital" the origin of which is
the Latin word "caput," meaning a
head, and from the very earliest times
beasts have been spoken of as so much
per head.
1t is curious, too, how agriculture
has indirectly affected our system of
currency. When man found ii easier
to dig with a bronze or iron spade
than with wood, 1t was not long be-
fore iron and bronze coins came into
use. Later. when gold and silver were
discovered, they were quickly adopted
for currency.
The word salary" comes from
saline" When the Romans dom
mated Britain they took possession of
a great many of the salt Mines be
cause salt was then a valuable coVl-
modify; in addition, workmen in the
sait mines were frequently paid with
salt, and it was not long before this
form Of remuneration became known
as salary.
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Catholic

Sundays--Low Mass and Sermon
at 500 a. M. High Mass and Ser
mon at 1915 a. m. Rosary, Litany,
and Benedictiou at 2:30 u.m
Week Days, except Sundays
Mass at 1880 a. m.
Saturdays-Mass at 900 a. m.
Catechism Instructions for all child
rem under Is years of age from $3.50
TO HOO a. m. Confessions, 400 to
500. and 800 to 1000 p. m. Rosary
Litany, and Benediction at 1880 p. m
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-24
Work Made Enemies

"The Age of Reason treatise advo-
eating delsm, was written by Thomas
Paine. Paine having incurred the dis
pleasure of the Robespierre faction
during the French revolution, was i'm
prisoned in Paris for the greater part
of the year 1894; and it was while he
was thus confined that he completed
the second part of the work. This was
published after his release, in 1895. A
portion of the third part appeared in
1907. The book, owing to it's pro.
nounced doctrines, alienated many OF
Paines personal friends.-Kansas City
Star.
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Swedish Mission

Rev. Clarence A. Nelson of st.
Paul, Mimi, will speak at the morn
ng service in the Mann Valley
church next Sunday at 1890.
Brother Nelson has more than US
lal oratorical ability and always
1rings whole-hearted spiritual
message.
The annual business meetings of
both congregations will be held on
New Years Day. In the local church
1t $3.50 a. m. and at Mr.. l.. NJ. Lind
Iuist's home at loo a. m.
We urge a full attendance at these
annual sessions.
Paul A. Nygren, Pastor,
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The Rubv.Throot

The ruby-throat is a humming bird.
1t is the only hummer that makes its
summer home in the United States
east of the Mississippi river. Ere
quently one is likely 70 hear that two
kinds of humming b'rds have been
seen In some eastern garden. Well.
the "two kinds" are simply the male
and female of the ruby-throated spe-
cieS.
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CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our deepest
gratitude to our many relatives,
neighbors and friends for their many
kindnesses during the illness and
death of our beloved husband and
father. We also appreciated the
bsa utiful floral offerings.
Mrs. Minnie PaulsOn,
Cyrus, Aline, and Helen
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-24

thing about the Corn Belt and that
was the list And Emmy new but
what a Corn Belt was sum kind of a
fxin you wore on yure #. to cure the
corns off yure fit.
Sunday-when pa was reading
the sport page today about the all
American futball team Ma sed she
thot whomever picked the team left
off l good futbal player and pa sed
Who do you mean. She sed frum all
she had herd the Hunchback of
Noter Dame must of ben a offle good
player you herd so mulch about him
here of lately. well me and pa just
laffed as we new he was oney the
crippled janitor at sum chirch.
Munday-ma entertained her lit
tie bridge Club here at home tonite
and they was all here tonite Xcept
Mrs. Blatt witch has went out to
Reno to get her husbend Xchanged.
Teusday-Sum fella witch had a
still up north of town bowed his
house up tonite vile pa was passing
it. 1t made a terrible xploshun but
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Congregational

1890 a. m.-Public Worship.
Theme for sermon, "The Enduring
Gains"
11:45-The Sunday School.
$50 p. m.-The Young People.
300 p. m.-The meeting of the Of
fetal Board of the church.
J. o. Thrush, Pastor
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the Sunday school children, their
parents and the members of the con
gregation.
A. l.. Rustad. Pastor.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-24
Trinity Episcopal

Sunday, Dec. 27, 1925, First Sun
day after Christmas. st. John the
Evangelist. Z
Holy Communion, Z q. m.
Evensong, A p. m.
E. Leonard, Priest
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-24

IoAh AAAO -
proof .eauer over at
the noosepaper shop
ware he wirks at.
The dentest sent a ad
into the paper and it
sed sum thing like
this. Ware my teeth
and you can chew
yure Food. But it
got printed thisaway.
Ware my Teeth and
you can chew yure
Foot. So pa had to
do the fireing for the
Boss.
Saterday- pa was
reading sum agera-
culcher stastistix to-
day and sed sum
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-24

Out of 373 tested p the 40 pound class three
pounds
Wilkins
with lbs fat and 685 lbs
the third that this herd carried off those honors
Jensen Chapman Jerseys second with
lbs.
The Jensen Chapman off two other hnors this
their producing
of 455 lbs milk 2yearod making 400 lbs
third cow Of that the pound mark this
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First Baptist

1000 a. m.-Bible school.
HOO a. m.-Regular service.
$3.50 p. NIB. Y. P. u. Mrs
Graham, leader. All welcome.
1880 p. m.-Regular service.
Wednesday, Prayer meeting at
7:45 p, m.
o. A. Graham, Pastor
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-24

We have received a letter from a
former army comrade who just
cleaned up $4,000 in Florida real
estate. Twenty-Five dollars of it was
in actual cash and he only wants an
other twenty-five lent him so that he
can get his FLYER out of hook and buy
enough gas to- get back home.
Let us hope the Wisconsin dele
cation will at least back Senator
Lenroot for the ST. Lawrence deep
waterway-Eau Claire Leader. It's
= measure beneficial to all state in
dustries, especially the farming in
dustry. a fact that virtually guaran.
tees solid opposition from our "reds. y
.
Frear. who last year announced
discontinuance of his personal pub
lefty letters to the press, is back on
the (hot) air again. In his first ad-
vertisement he likens himself to the
late Teddy Roosevelt. Insofar as this
is concerned the comparison is apt;
Mr.. Roosevelt died several years ago.
8
President Coolidge's $32J,OO0,OOO
tax reduction measure was passed III
the lower house last week, with the
Wisconsin delegation, lead by Frear,
opposing it. La Toilette, who has
pledged himself to vote ''no" on
every measure, constructive, bene
fetal, or whatever, will join the
senate opposition. Senator Lenroot
appears to be Wisconsin's only rep
resentative who has any interest in
the welfare of his constituents or
his country, as against self interest
in political machine building,
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1925-12-24
November Report Of River Falls Cow Testing Association

following the
which
pounds of milk during the period of 80 days ending November
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STATS DIARY
BY Ross Farquhar

Friday-well pa had a very UNI
agreeable job today. He had to
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05
cHAUTAUoUA ANNOUNCED

The Redpath Chautauqua will have
its annual visit to our city on April
Sth to 18th. The program promises the
usual fine treats in music and oratory
and one good drama and the ever pop
ular entertainment of magic besides
the story telling hours for the children
with playlets and other features that
never fail to interest the grown ups as
we'll. The committee in seeking the adj
vance sale of tickets to secure the
guarantee should meet with a ready
response to indicate the appreciation
our city has for this high class enter
tainment and the cooperation of our
people are willing to give those who
assume the financial responsibility.
The committee is composed Of
MessrS O. l.. Bradshaw Burr Stokoe,
Rev. Bruce Nay and a dozen others,
besides large list OF guarantors.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05

The Missionary Rally at the First
Baptist Church Friday, March 9th,
promises a rare treat to those inteR
ested enough to come to any or all Of
the sessions at 10 a. m, 2 p. m. and
8 p. m.
Miss Emma Leachman, field work
er for the Home Mission Board Of
the S, B. c. will tell of her work and
conditions as she finds them all over
our Southland.
Miss Laura Lee Patrick is Cores
pondng secretary for our Georgia w,
NJ. U. and will hold conference on
methods in the morning. explaining the
different phases OF the organized work.
The evening meeting will be for the
general public Lunch will be served
for the convenience of out of town
visitors.
Every church is urged to send a
delegation for the information and in
spiratioh it will bring Your church and
community.
MRS. E. J. DORMINEY,
4
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05
MANY VISITORS AT
WOMAN'S CLUR

An unusual number of visitors were
present at the Woman's Club yester-
day. Among these were Mrs. ]. c.
Brewer OF Douglas, Mrs. Paul Nor
riSon. Mrs. Melvin Paulk of DELLA and
her friend Mrs. Clark of Macon, Mrs,
McCuller of Asheville, N. c. Miss
Petit OF Georgetown, Canada, and
Mrs, Bertha B. Luke, new County
demonstration agent, Mrs. ]. A. Jus
tice former club member who is Wis
iting in the city ard others who came
as house guests of different members.
Also by special invitation of the pro-
gram chairman Mrs. Lon Dickey there
were present large number of fourth
grade boys from all the wards who
were an interested audience to the en-
tightening talks on birds so entertain
inglv given.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05

Miss Bessie Smith will go to At
lanta Saturday to attend the studio
tea and art display given by Miss Kate
F. Edwards who is one of Atlantas
most noted artists. She is sister of Mr..
]. L. Edwards, vice-president ofthe
A. B. & A. Railway who has many
friends here. Miss Smith will be the
guest OF Mrs. Forrest Kiblcr at her
home on east Ninth street while away.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05
PADGETT-CORNEAL

OF much interest to her many friends
in Fitzgerald is the announcement of
the marriage of Miss Billie Padgett
to Mr.. Henry Corneal of Jacksonville,
Fla. at the home of the brides moth
er E. A. Padgett on March LIST. A
number of friends and relatives were
in attendance.
The Loyal Bereans of the Central
Christian Church has lost one of its
most useful members but the best
wishes of the class go with her in this
her newly married life.
A Loyal Berean.
Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1925-03-05
D. A. r. WILL MEET

Mrs. Dwight Rogers of Della will
be hostess on next Friday afternoon
to the Nathaniel Abney Chapter OF
the d A. r. OF which she is a mem
Der. The members will go over in
several cars and enjoy the pleasant oc-
casion. Mrs. Harold Beall has charge
of the program.