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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-06
More Truth Than Poetry
BY JAMES j. MONTAGUE

THE BABE
When first the Babe began to clout
AS no one else could do,
The cynic knockers raised the shout:
THAT bird will soon be through.
We've seen 'em come, we've seen 'em
go,
These lads so big and strong,
Who knock the pellet for row
But they don't last so long"
But round and round have sped the
years.,
And still. alert and tense,
The burly Babe has knocked the
spheres
Across the back field fence.
While still the crabs, when with a
.tz crack
He walloped out fly,
Said "Yeh! he's getting kind of slack,
He'll fade by and by"
Last Spring, when overfed on steak
And new potatoes, fried
1t seemed that fate would overtake
The Nations joy and pride.
Once more the critics joined the yell.
That rent the penang Dlue.
"WeIl! Well! Well! WELL! Well!
Well! Well! WELL! {.
The poor old Babe is through"
But now he steps up to the plate,
AS in the days of yore,
And knocks 'em wide, and knocks 'em
straight,
And doubles up the score.
And confidently we opine
That twenty five years hence
His clouts will still mark out line
Across the back field fence!
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-06


of
and doubtless that
Remains prehistoric
Some
Many quite aspect more so than true
of living Among humanity
indication the average
they modern man greater
than that anthropology
clear. nog giants in
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-06

r. stood for years as a complete no.
menclature of Theodore Roosevelt"
Wilson was never correctly carr
tooned, Darling declares.
He was a man tremendously liked
or violently disliked. Cartoontsts
friendly to him pictured him as force
full and almost benign, while his foes
caricatured him with a haWk-like and
forbidding mien. The result was that
his cartoons were wholly unlike his
photographs" ~
an Individual with a fringe Of whis-
kers under his chin, close cropped
This caricature is attributable, Dar-
ling suggests, to the fact that JOS
eph G. Cannon, longtime speaker of
the house, wore the stubby hirsute
adornment. The formula was arriv-
ed at easily because when people
thought of congress they thought OF
Cannon.
A comparative newcomer to the
gallery of cartooned characters is
the reformer or the prohibition advo-
cate. Darling always a strong friend
of prohibition, recalls that when the
subject first injected itself into pub
lie life, he used a ministerial fig
ure of benign countenance to epito-
mize the prohibition cause.
$50 far as l can remember" he
says, 'the figure originated from tho
desire to represent very good man
and one associates extreme goodness
with sanctimony, ministers and early
Puritans. 1 think the first time
ever drew a figure of prohibition l
had distinctly in mind the Pilgrim
father with notifications to bring
him up to date"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-06
w. o. w. STATE MEETING.

PHOENIX, June 5.-Nearly 5000
Woodmen of the World, representing
camps in all parts of the state, will
gather here tomorrow for their an
nual picnic and log-roIling celebration
IN observance of the thirty-sixth an:
nlversary of the national organiza-
tion.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-06
Small Town stuff.

$50 you been up to New York, eh?'
remarked JOSH
"Yep," replied ST. land I attracted
quite a bit of attention while there"
80? Buy Brooklyn bridge or sum-
PIN"
Nope. Jest ran race with my hat
down Broadway and reckon there must
been four or five hundred folks watch
in me, and some of 'em bettin' on me,
and some on my hat"
Huh! An they call us rubes up in
the country!'
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-06

they prove
although
title protested Elimination
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-06
Bnnning the Band,

The pawnshop kept Mr. Isaacs and
his wife and family in a state border
ing on the luxurious.
One day the members Of the house,
hold were in pleasurable state of ex-
citement owing to the fact that the
elderly couple were about to hold
great celebrations in honor of their
silver wedding.
1t was now 1920. The band en-
gagged for the occasion was expected
at IL, and the house was already
crowded with the pawnbroker's
friends.
But when the clock pointed to five
minutes to IL the band was still abb
sent. The family began to grow
nervous
All, at last! man in uniform
stood at the door waiting to speak to
Mr. Isaacs, who hurried out to see
him.
Nov, then come on with your
bandw he expostulated. you ought
to be playing now. Where are the
rest?'
"Waitin' around the corner. It's
like this: I'm the bass-drum player,
and they can't do without me and"
'Well, what about it. You're here,
too!'
"Yes-but my drum is put away in
your shop So what about it your
Iself?"-Exchange
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-06
Abe Martin

Art Smiley has sold his bOwlin' al
leyS as he cOuldn' stand th' nickel
cigar smoke. Lester MOppS Is back
from FIOridy but still has his ear.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-06
Ready for War.

Doc Joos was helping his little
daughter through lesson.
Daddy" she said, "if fort is mascu-
line, then fortress is feminine, isn't
it?'
"Yes," admitted Doc, squaring away
for trouble.
''Why is it feminine
"Well, it uses more powder, my
dear,' explained Doc
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-06
PlnYing Snfc.

Senator Reed Smoot wad praising
the governments new and more lib
eral air policy.
"a hand-to-mouth air policy" he
saids would be like-well like the
story.
"A Scotchman visited London spe-
cialist and was told that he might die
any minute. He took an accommoda-
tion train for his Highland home at
once.
"At each station-and the train
stopped every mile or two-the Scotch
man jumped off, ran into the ticket
office and then hoped on again as
his train was pulling out.
Finally brakeman asked him
what all these maneuvers meant. He
explained:
"T may die at any minute, so l am
buying my ticket from station to sta
ton"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-06
WHAT PRICE MUSIC

In order to keep going philhar-
monic orchestras have been compelled
to raise their prices to about $3 a
seat, which is almost 20 per cent
Of what it costs to listen to band
at a night club.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-06
PLUCKED FROM THE PLAINS

marked the girl friend, and in view
of the recent announcement, he evil
IDENTIFY did.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-06
Real Thing.

The announcement that Bill Setter
and Laura La Plante are to be mar
ried recalls the little book he gave
her, in which the meanings of Chris
tian names were recorded.
Laura was looking it over with
girl friend and read: George means
good; James means beloved. l won'
der what Bill means?"
at hope he means business" re-
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-06

What's the difference between a
bank and beehive?"
Dunno
piano gives out notes"
But you said beehive
iWell, that's where you get stung."
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-06

REVISED FOR A VANITIES GIRL
You'd scarce expect one of my age
TO bathe in public on the stage"
Copyright, 1926, Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-06
HE'LL BE SURPRISED

Maybe the Swedish Crown Prince
will run out to Minnesota and the
Dakotas to see how the local boys
who left home 40 years ago are do
ing.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-06-06
Spanking Mother.


Little Elspeth and a friend were
playing about the house and having
seen the fire apparatus go down the
street, thought it would be a lot of
fun to play fire. So they shouted
Fire! Fire!" until Elspeth's mother
came rushing in from the back yard
crying "Where? Where?'
Upon learning that it was all
joke, she sent Elspeth to her room,
with the admonition never to play
that game again, and went to her
room to take a nap.
The quiet was soon broken by
monotonous thump, thump, thump on
the stairs and there was Elspeth, at.
tired in her best hat, coat and gloves.
dragging her dolls trunk down to the
front door.
II is going to find lady that wants
little girl" she said determinedly,
but finally was persuaded that no one
wants a little girl half as much as
her own mother.
Now zat you are my own good
muvver an the big fight is over, s'pose
we go an unpack."
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11
Report Discovery of
Vast Marble Riches

Members OF Chilean photographic
commission. rowing among the islands
of Cape Horn. have discovered vast
quantities OF marble, said to equal In
quality that OF Carrara. The marble
was found in a group Of lonely islands
TO the north Of Punta Arenas. near
the straits Of Magellan. According to
the report Of scientists attached to
che commission, small islands IN The
vicinity are made up entirely Of pure
marble. Resembling marble palaces
In appearance, the islands have In
dented harbors that permit the en-
trance of ocean liners. Several OF the
larger islands are said to be made up
OF pure white marble, their peaks
nearly half mile high. glistenlng in
the sun so clearly that sailors miles
away have mistaken them for snow
capped peaks. The Islands lie about
thirty miles of the regular ship routes
through the straits. 1t Is claimed thar
enough Of the highest quality Of mar
BILE exists to supply the demands of
South America for centuries, and il
can be cut Mt a very low cost.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11
Maine Man Realized
Handicap of Weather

Governor Smith, az dinner In Al
bany, was talking about New Y0rk's
Incredibly changeable weather.
In hotel lobby the other night,
he said, "a Maine man told New
Yorker a hunting story.
Yes, sir he wound up. I killed
that bar with this here little pearl
handled penknlfe. Guess you never
had a tussle with a bar, hey, stran-
gerr
My goodness, yes said the New
Yorker, I wac fishing in Saranac lake
one day when big bear made a rush
for me. He knocked the rod clean
out OF my hands. and so / was de
prived of even that poor means OF de-
Tense. But ] grabbed the critter by
the throat, roughed It up with him
bit, and then downed him and held
him quiet till he froze TO DEATH
The Maine man nodded thought
fully.
"Yep.' he said, I'VE often wanted
to try that dodge myself; but the
weather up our way don't change na
Quick1as It does down here in York
state"
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11

Mary Martha, age four, Is the daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Wilson and
the granddaughter OF DR.. and Mira.
Lawrence r. Wineinger.
A few days ago Mary Martha went
to visit her grandmother After
time she was AZ loss to find further
entertainment for herself, and ap-
preaching her grandmother she said.
"Grandma, let's play whlskey."
Grandmother responded, II do not
believe know that game, Mary
Martha"
Whereupon the little girl said, ooh,
I mean rhum. indianapolis News.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11

Soak hands on retiring in the hot suds
Of Cuticura Soap, dry and rub IN Gu
ticura Ointment. Remove surplus
Ointment with tissue paper. This Is
only one Of the things Cuticura will do
If Soap, Ointment and Talcum are used
for all toilet purposes.--Advertlsement
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11

woodpeckers are running the talteBt
fagpole in the United States II is
$40 feet high and is at Camp Lewis,
Wash. A thick coating OF tar will be
smeared on the pole to discourage the
birds.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11

"say boss" said the new order clerk.
heres lady on the phone with a
liver complaint What'll I tell herr"
TELL her this Is a grocery store"
replied the boss. what she wants
is doctOr"-The Progressive Grocer.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11

Discovery Is the best known blood med
icine and tonic. More than fifty million
bottles have been sold. II your dealer
does not sell the Discovery, In LIQUID
or tablets, you can obtain pkg. of the
tablets by sending CSC to the DR.. Pierce
Clinic, in Buffalo, N. Y. Also write for
free medical advice.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11

Every department OF housekeeping
needs Red Cross Ball Blue. Equally
good for kitchen towels, table linen,
sheets and pillowcases, etc.--Adyer-
tisement.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11

Red Cross Ball Blue is the finest
product Of its kind In the world Ev-
cry WOMAN who has used II knows
this statement to be true.-Advertise
ment.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11
NO. So GoLden

swell. grille. / hope you are look.
ing forward to a golden future"
"No, l thought I'd dye my hair
black this year LOUISVILLE Courier
Journal.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11

teacher, then man
nged tosavee enough
money to put him
thru medical coll
lege.
Later, he moved
to Buffalo. N. Y,
and today the name
OF this man, DR..
H. v. Pierce, is
known throughout
the W orl d. His
q Oiden Medical
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11

''Helloi Where are you walking IT
such a hurry2'
Fellow just stole my car"
but you can't Overtake him on
~oh. yes; he forgot the repair kit"
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11

And when fate summons. monarchs
must obey.-Dryden
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11

Stupid persons are seldom dissatis
fed with themselves.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11
Taking Ways

Does your wife take to bridge?"
"She takes to II more than she
brings back r-London Mail.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11

sympathy is all right in fits place,
but It's a poor substitute for beef
steak II man IL hungry.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11

Dora-"I cried myself to sleep last
night" Flora-"Oh. how darling
Who is her
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11

The best way to beat q poor Garnet
is to buy a good one.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11
Roofs as Si0nposts

AS a guide to aviators the names OF
British towns and cities have been
painted on the roofs OF large ware
houses and buildings Each letter ls
twelve feet deep.
Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1926-02-11

A young man who was brought up on
a farm, qualified for district school
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-04-29

Prepared by the National Geographic
Society, washington. D. CO.
= UBBER has been uppermost In
y American thoughts and CONVEX
y sation in recent months. Brit
ieb oonf,.oI of tho ruhbeT. or
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-04-29
n0Iu I'M
M
DIFFERENT CAUSES
FOR POOR MATCHES

Many small factors in the manage
ment of the flock can often affect the
results which are attained in Matching
eggs. With the present development
Of the incubators the expert operator
is usually able to secure good results
If the original Matching quality Of the
eggs is satisfactory. In the large
hatcheries it is often observed that
different trays of eggs run side by side
will show marked difference in the
number of chicks Matched. The rea-
son for this difference lies in the orig
inal eggs.
Some of the factors that help to
secure satisfactory eggs for Matching
are as follows:
Mature breeding stock. The usual
age agreed upon is nine months. Many
prefer females in their second year.
Plenty of male birds. Many sup
ply one cockerei to ten hens, but the
majority agree that one cockerel to
fifteen hens is sufficient with the light
breeds.
Remove diseased birds from the
flock.
Birds which are otherwise confined
should be given an outside runway
when it is possible to do so without
endangering the health of the birds
Direct sunlight should strike the
birds.
Birds should be comfortably housed.
Floors should be covered with lit
ter Of straw and changed whenever 1t
shows any indication of dampness,
mustiness or filth.
Artificial light, should not be used
to stimulate laying for 60 days pre-
vious to date of saving first eggs for
Matching.
A balanced ration Of approximately
equal portions of scratch feed and
mash should be furnished.
The hens should be supplied with
some type of green feed such as man.
gels or sprouted oats as well as hop
pers filed with oyster shell and grit
Regularity and good care for a
month or six weeks prior to saving
of eggs as well as during the period
of saving of eggs for Matching, COM
bined with the above essentials,
should produce eggs which wiz hatch
high per cent of live chicks.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-04-29
Turkeys With Diarrhea

Diarrhea is one Of the prominent
symptoms of blackhead In turkeys,
though it may also occur from other
causes. 1t is a pretty safe guess that
blackhead is present when diarrhea
appears and the turkeys begin to drop
dead, one by one. as the disease PRO
crosses. No remedy OF any CONSIDER
able value has yet been found for ais
trouble Each turkey may be ghn
d dose of castor oil, one to two lea
apoonfuls, when any looseness Of the
bowels appear. This will clear out any
irritating matter.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-04-29
Poultry Notes


Teach birds to roost early prevents
crowding.
Put young chicks in clean house on
fresh ground.
Rest chicks in boxes for few hours
before putting into brooder.
Have brooder house ready before
the chicks arrive.
Segregate cockerels from pullets as
soon as possible. Keep forcing pull
let's along with mash, even when on
range.
Look out for overheated brooders
and brooder house fires Make an in
spection of all apparatus regularly
and take no chances.
Do you know why big dressed chick
ems will not sell readily? The city
man is frugal buyer-he has to be-
and chicken soon runs up the price
when heavy
If disease is in your flock. there is
cause. Hunt for it; and burn or
bury all dead chicks without sec
ond's delay.
If you have "a good old mother hen
for chickens" don't kill or sell her
Even if she only lays five eggs year,
she earns her feed in brooding.
To throw away the added eggs at
nesting or Matching time is to teach
some animal bad habits, or pollute the
air. Bury them deep or burn them
at once.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-04-29
Improvement of Flock

One of the most economical methods
of Improvement of the poultry flock Is
by the purchase of few settings Of
Matching eggs. From these may be
raised few females and enough
breeding males to head the flock dur
ing the succeeding year. Care should
be taken to make sure that the stock
from which one is purchasing eggs is
superior to his own.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-04-29

"Unquestionably, it is seriously In-
furious" admitted the general.
All of which caused citation among
the vets and led the dry leaders to
say unpleasant things about Andrews,
some even demanding his removal BY
the President.
With completion of the vets case,
the board of temperance, prohibition
and public morals of the Methodist
Episcopal church resumed the presen-
tation of testimony In behalf Of the
drys' contention that the volstead act
not only should not be weakened but
should be made more rigid than 1t is.
If changed at all.
In the senate Bruce and Edge, wet
leaders, prodded Borah until the Ida
hoan INDUCED in dry outburst that
brought the galleries to their feet with
shouts Of applause despite the efforts
of Vice President Dawes to maintain
order. Borah denounced the proposals
of the vets to modify the Volstead act
as schemes to evade the Constitution
and therefore reasonable and tending
to legal chaos, constitutional anarchy
and the breakdown Of constitutional
government.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-04-29
Nests Easily Cleaned

Nests for laying hens can be easily
cleaned If they are built in sections, or
tiers, Of three or more nests, without
bottoms, and set on shelves. When
the nests are pulled from the shelf all
the straw and dirt will fall to the
floor.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-04-29

TOR the second time Russia has
unofficially declared It will not par
ticipate in the preliminary disarma-
ment conference called for May Is in
Geneva, and it will not be asked again.
Reports in London are that the con-
ference may be postponed or aban-
doned. the French move to this effect
now having the support Of Poland. Ru-
mania and some other states on the
Russian border.
France and Germany have con-
Guided negotiations abrogating most
of the clauses of the Versailles treaty
restricting German aviation develop
ment and have signed an accord per-
hitting commercial flying without him
drance over both countries.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-04-29

RLOODY Herrin. in Williamson
- county, Illinois. was in the hands
OF the state troops again after re-
newat Of the khan warfare at the pri-
maries. Six men were killed and many
wounded before the guardsmen gained
control Of The situation. Further fight
ing on election day was predicted.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-04-29

FRANCE and Spain called the Riff
fans to peace conference at
Oudja and handed them an ultimatum.
If their terms are not accepted they
are ready to launch combined of
fensive that probably will wipe out
the rebels. These terms include the
abdIcation and virtual exile Of ABIDE
Krim and the disarmament of the
tribes. The allies offer TO restock the
herds of the tribesmen and to supply
funds for the development of the coun-
try. Krim will be provided for suitably
If he will give in.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-04-29

ATUSSOLINI'S visit TO Tripoli was
AVA watched with great interest The
premier was given a reception worthy
of an emperor and his speeches there
continued to suggest that the plan is
to form new Roman empire. though
he is careful not to intimate that Italy
seeks to acquire any more territory in
Africa. Correspondents with his ex-
petition seem to think no more land
is needed as Libyas coastal plain Is
valley 800 miles long and 200 miles
wide, with more cultivable land than
there is in all italy. If properly de-
veloped 1t will furnish an outlet for
Italy's surplus population. The land
is very cheap now and does not need
irrigation MussoIini is the first chief
Of the Italian government to realize
fully the possibilities of this region.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-04-29

sT Attest reports from China were
Lthat the Manchurian troops OF MAJ
shall Chang had broken the lines bf
the national army commanded by
Feng and we're about to attack Peking
itself. It seemed likely they would
soon be In possession of the city.
Marshal WI Pei-fu, who had been in
vited BY the national army leaders to
take supreme command at the capt.
tai, had made no move TO accept. but
was waiting with his army west OF
Picking, ready to take advantage of
the situation. whatever It might be.
The Monmouth inquirer. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1865-1933, 1926-04-29

I UTHER BURBANK. the worlds
- most eminent horticulturist and
great benefactor of mankind. died at
his California home and his body lies
at the foot Of cedar OF Lebanon in
the garden where he carried on many
Of his most notable experiments in the
development Of fruits, flowers and
vegetables