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Famous War Horses

In olden times, war horses pulled
wagons, chariots and catapults. La
ter the Arabs bred fine, fleet horses
on which they overran most of the
Mediterranean world. European
knights developed powerful horses
capable of carrying a man in full
armor. These were the ancestors OF
our modern draft horses. One of the
most famous war horses was Buce-
phalus, owned by Alexander IN e
Great. Nobody else could ride him.
Another, says writer in the Wash
ington Post, was Marengo, a gentle
white Arabian that carried Napoleon
through many campaigns. He need
ed to be gentle, for Napoleon was
such a poor rider he frequently
tumbled off.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-02-11

1t was not a great victory, for the
forces engaged were not large, but
it was a beginning and showed the
mettle of Grant.
Back to Cairo, with larger force
he again and again urged for per.
mission to move, and when the
permission came he rushed his men
to the steamers, and three days lat.
er he captured Fort Henry. Not
delaying an hour he pushed his
small force across the country to
Fort Donelson. He was not dis.
mayed by the fact that the force in
the fort was larger than his own,
but Immediately locked the doors
on that force. When the rest of his
men reached him, by a series Of
brilliant assaults, he captured, not
alone the fort, but an army almost
equal in number to his own.
At Shiloh, unlike any other gen.
eral, he remained to fight after his
disaster on the first day, he made
no effort to get the remains of his
army across the river, but at day.
light the next morning became the
attacking party, winning a vic.
tory. He was now at Vicksburg,
and complaints of his delay were
many. Only that day two sena.
tors had urged Lincoln to displace
Grant, but he would not do it
Grant" he said, flights, and that
is what I want" He said Grant
had promised him he would cap
ture Vicksburg by the fourth Of
July, and he intended to give him
the opportunity.
The President, with deep earnest.
ness, then declared: "When he cap
lures Vicksburg, will find some
way to boost him over the heads
of all others, and give him COM
mand of all the armies. With Grant
in command, by Jinks" (his favor
tie expletive) "the armies will
move and move to some purpose.
He fights"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-02-11

THIS is the problem: Sister
1 wants to entertain the Girl
Scouts, it's Jules turn to have the
Bid-or-Bi club and Rose insists
she can't put off the Laff-a-Lots
a minute longer. And each o f
them has just finished new dress
and is anxious to wear it for the
occasion.
Sisters Choice.
Sisters bit of intrigue is, as
you can see, a dress worth want
ing to show off (Pattern 1929 :.
1t is made of velveteen this time
and a little later on she's going to
blossom out in a bright crisp ging-
ham version for school. The smart
collar, fattering fared skirt and
puff sleeves are good reasons for
this frock's popularity. 1t comes
in sizes 6 to IA years. Size 8 re-
quires 21s yards of SO inch ma
terial.
Jules Entertaining Dress.
julie knows a neat trick when
she sees one whether on the table
or in page of fashions, and she
didn't miscue in choosing Pattern
1898. She'll wear this snappy
shirt frock when she's "it' to
entertain and because she chose
broadcloth it will look more trig
and lovely after each washing
The diagram shows why few
hours is all that's needed to sew
this grand number. You may have
it in sizes "a to 46. Size SO requires
42s yards of 35 inch material.
With long sleeves AIS yards.
1t Was Easy, Says Rose. /,
They didn't believe Rose when
she said she made this startlingly
pretty dress pattern 1924. She
did though, even the buttonholesl
However, the same stunning effect
can be had by sewing the buttons
on for trimming only. The elet
gance of the princess-like liness
the eclat of the heart shaped
sleeves and withal it's ease of
construction make the question
read 'How can l help but make
this dress?" 1t is available in
sizes IL to 20 go to 40 bust).
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termed 'that meddlesome body"
the committee on the conduct OF
war.
The President rapidly reviewed
Grants record since he joined the
army. He was at Cairo with
small force. He urgently asked per-
mission to move, saying he would
win a victory. The consent was
long delayed, but it came at last.
Within two or three hours his men
were on the steamers, and the bril-.
liant victory of Belmont followed.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-02-11
Witch Hazel

Witch hazel is not merely a some
what smelly, mildly alcoholic skin
wash in a bottle. That is extract
of witch hazel. The witch hazel
bush, from which the extract is
made, grows in our moister wood
lands. You would not be like " to
notice it in summer, says Science
Service, but if you 60 on winter
hike through the timber it may
startle you. 1t is the only fairly COM
mon shrub that blossoms in the win
ter. To be sure, it's flowers aren't
in the peony or dahlia class; they
are just straggly stars of stringy
yellow petals. But they are real
flowers and their regular blossom
time is from late November to
March.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-02-11
Lincoln
as II
the
mLoneliest
AZ Man

61T AM the loneliest man in
America These words
dropped from the lips of
Abraham Lincoln one evening in
1868, that period which was so
dark and unpromising for the cause
of the Union.
In March, 1868, writes W. H..
Smith in the Washington Post,
heard the incident related to a
small group of distinguished men
by Bishop Ames of the Methodist
church. I do not know if it has
ever appeared in print, but if it
has, it is worth retelling. The mar
ration took place in the National
Hotel, in Washington, in a suite of
rooms then occupied by John Evans,
territorial governor of Colorado,
and father of Evanston, Chicago's
beautiful suburb. My presence is
accounted for by the fact that Gov
ernor Evans was relative and
had called to pay my respects.
In the group were two or three
Methodist bishops, member of the
senate and two of the house. l am
sure no one who heard it related
ever forgot it, or the impressive
manner of the bishop. President
Lincoln and the bishop were warm
personal friends, and the President
had employed the bishop on some
delicate mission connected with the
war. The bishop said that one eve
ming in June, 1868, he went to the
White House to call on the Presi-
dent The President was in very
respondent mood. Hooker had just
suffered his defeat at Chancellors-
vile. The conversation lasted until
a late hour of the night.
The President reviewed the stu
alton at length. The war had been
going on for two years, and the
North had made little material
progress. The bishop asked if he
despaired of a final victory. His
response was made with great ear
nestness:
"No. I dare not despair when I
know there is a God who controls
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-02-11
King Had Baptismal Custom

In the year 1887 a Polish king
required all of his subjects to be
baptized, and the men were divid-
ed for this purpose into two COM
.panies or divisions. Those in the
first classification were named
Peter, and those in the second were
named Paul. Similarly, the women
were divided into two classifications,
the first all being christened with
the name of Catherine and those
in the second with the name of
Margaret.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-02-11
No Textbooks: No Exams

Sarah Lawrence college at Bronx
vile, N. Y, has no examinations,
no required courses, no marks and
uses no textbooks. The college is
said to be the first to pledge allie
glance to experimentation. Accept
ance for admission is based on a
general intelligence test. The stu
dents progress in her course is re-
corded by three reports, one by
the instructor, one kept by the stu
dents don and one made by her
self.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-02-11

the affairs of nations as He does
those of individuals, but the thought
of the thousands who must yet be
slain is appalling
1t was then he uttered the words
with which this article begins. He
said: 81 am the loneliest man in
America. There is no one to whom
I can 60 and unload my troubles,
assured of sympathy and help"
He spoke of the quibbling, COM
planning and fault finding in con-
gress, and the harsh and unjust crit
icisms heaped upon him. He spoke
with extreme heat of what he
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-02-11
Quotations"

One should guard against preach
ing to young men that success, in
the customary material sense, is the
aim of life.-Al5ert Einsfein.
What we need is not less of the
national spirit, but more of it; not
less If the zeal for national inter-
ests, but more.-WHlinm E. Borah.
Unless England and America stand
together there will be chaos in the
world.-Lady Aston.
There is large difference be-
tween leisure time and idle time
Fiorelo II. La Cuardio.
Man will never conquer death, for
death is an essential character of our
self.-Dr. Alexis Carrei.
This life is not the play, only the
-ehearsal.-J. FL. Shorthouse.
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ABRAHAM LINCOLN
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
& LINCOLN B

WISE Nth the wisdom of ages,
~ Shre1Ud as the man OF trade,
Grim as the prophets and sages,
Keen as a dan,ask blade;
Firm, as granite-ribbed mountain,
Tender as ,Uon,an's song,
Gay as scintillant fountain
Yet Was he oaken.snong.
Here, the wonder of cons:
Born into pain and strife;
Dead, tOith a thousand poems
Deathless, he enters life.
Thomas Curtis Clarke
in Rural Ne1U-YOrker
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-02-11
Compensation

Bjones-Say, old fellow, it's
strange to see you going around
in that old light coat this cold
weather while your wife is wearing
swell new fur coat.
Johnsing-Oh, I never get cold.
All have to do is to think of her
fur coat and Immediately l start
perspiring.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-02-11
"Door of Death .
BY FLOYD GIBBONS
Famous Headline Hunter


again you boys girls yarns tha-ell
Of proved that adventures happen you most often
not when special place special sort
of trip but in the familiar workaday places you're
custorned to visit every day of your lives.
o f iuTa sse cresgan Of Tss hear @ LETT
his home and went down into the Lexington day
got out he had the harrang his life had
lived Mat started to "a visit friends Of his who
stayed train until reached south Ferry and then
His Foot Was Caught in the Door.
Matt the last passenger off that The door
ao sps
~ s:s y: :
fssr thy Side
@ R ae and f5 n oe 5i @
Matt twisted around and tried to pull his foot loose but
@ out 4hr was Maa sa Te sSs 2 sa
doors had been the motormans signal to go ahead!
pull out Of the Station Matt looked around ntay for
grab hold Of he could get good grip on post or s handle
It's Bs of
than being dragged and taking under the wheels Of the
Dragged Along, Head Downwards.
But there nothing catch hold Of Matt fell to the platform
es out s the n %
him. that YELL either
he f % 1 2Ed o aa a subway o pt
while bowled along station.
@ lis ses # o aa 4s.e e e first 5e he Sssn M
taller top Uranium dragged
before the train had half block AS that head of
Mats obstacles
lined the side of the
side of the train the
1t Matt being glad the
had happened the
stopped station.
Bowling Green swung
the loop South Ferry its uptown Would he still
alive when he got there? Matt wondered about that
Unconscious, But Saved.
Something caught Mats coat-ripped it from his back few
farther His
ribbons. the his
eadfled his That upsidedown position
blood his
Suddenly, HIS HEAD HIT SOMETHING light flashed before
Mats eyes-and then he
now-tough Matt didn't it.
rolling Bowling the
Mats would be would fall
the didn't the door, There
waiting that far end the platform Doors
slid
Mats remained closed.
statiOnand there's
telling would happened to Matt then-When
platform foot thrust through
fashlght from his pocket looked
between platform. There
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
notified the The the door,
blew
whistle, working and dragged
Matt out. He Street hospital
OF rght-and thing
he's small enough to fit in the between
without dragging The big
"The bigger
mo your against"
@-WN
Eauoou Wor HorSas r. Hazel
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Ribbon and All

"My dog took first prize at the
cat show"
"How did he manage that?"
"Well, he took the prize cat"
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s{sifEa(g
Two of a Kind

Ogdenelle-The boss says that
when he was boy on the farm
they had mule that was just
like one of the family.
Shacklefitz-Yes, and 1 know
which one it was.
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So That's Who

Passenger Ito cook on ship
Tell me, sir, are you the mate?
Cook-I'm not. I'm the man
that cooks the mate.
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Skat!

ooh, dear, who's broken my
lovely china vase?,'
"The cat, ma am," replied the
new maid.
"Whose cat?"
ooh, lor', haven't you got one?"
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AT l. a s T
A COUGH RELlEF-THAT
ALSO SPEEDS RECOVERY

Remember the name! It's FOLEY'S HONEY
& TART Double-acting. One set of Ingredients
quicklysoothes relieves tickling, hacking, cough
ing i. coats irrtated throat Innings to keep
you from coughing. Another set reaches the
bronchial tubes, loosens phlegm, helps break up
q cough due to a cold and speeds recovery. For
druggist for double-acting FOLEY'S HONEY
&TAR. Idealfor children, too Geta bottle today.
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Worthwhile Talk

Talking does help when it kim
dies many hearts into perform
ance of a good deed.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-14
Free PARKING
AtGIen Echo

Saturday the free admission
gates at Glen Echo Park, the only
outdoor amusement park for the
Nations Capital, will be thrown
open for the 1887 season.
All but two of the so attractions
and amuSements will be open,
hence, from noon until midnight
every day of the season.
David McWilliamS will be d.
recting his own band in the Span
ish Garden ballroom this season,
when they get under way Satur-
day at 8 p. m. The ballroom will
operate as in the past, every week
night from 9 until midnight.
Glen Echo, is easily reached by
street cars marked Cabin John"
or "Glen Echo" IN 40 minutes from
central Washington and which
run on frequent schedules direct
to the park entrance. Motorists
will find a delightful drive directly
out Massachusetts Avenue until
you reach Conduit Road where
you will find the large free park
ing area maintained by Glen Echo
Park. From this free parking
area, there is special entrance
to the park, admission to which
is free at all times.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-14
'Heoven'Moves
ToCoIumbio

Seventh Heaven" Austin
Strong's love story, returns to the
Columbia, Friday for a repeat en-.
gagement, with Simone Simon
and James Stewart in the starring
roles.
Montmartre, most colorful and
exciting of all sections of Paris,
serves as the background for the
setting of Seventh Heaven"
There, in 1914, Chico, played by
James Stewart, spends his days
working in the huge subterranean
Paris sewers.
Chico saves Diane (Simone 81.
mone) from being beaten to death
by the owner of the notorious cafe
Hole in the Sock" who has
reared her from childhood.
Prominent in the supporting
cast are Jean Hersholt, Gregory
Ratoff, Gale Sondergaard, John
Qualen and others.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-14
Copyright, 1887, by International
News service)

HOLLYWOOD, April 14.-Metro-
Goldwyn-Mayer today announced
its plans for Della Lind, beauti-
full young blonde, a Vienesse song
bird who has been in Hollywood
18 months She will play the
leading role in "RoSalie," a mu-
steal comedy that is scheduled to
go before the cameras within six
weeks Miss Lind has been
passing her time by studying die
ton, and is said to have practi-
cally lost all Of her accent.
When Lou Gehrig, famous base
ball player, was in Hollywood max
ing tests for Tarzan roles, he
avoided the bright lights and night
spots :. Wouldn't pose with any
of the glamour girls :. But he
left his old-faShioned night shirt
in the home Of his manager {.
who had the one-piece woollen gar
ment autographed by Mae West,
Jean Harlow, Joan Crawford {.
and then sent it to Mrs. Gehrig
. who'll do noubt accompany
Lou to Hollywood this autumn
when he starts to make pictures.
Dainty, flaShing-eyed Marjorie
Wood, ice cream factory worker
who won $4,000 in the Irish
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-04-14

holding on to your set in terrified
awe, Carol pleads for delay, con-
cocts a story that faScinates the
killer and then tricks him into
believing she has poisoned him.
Before he falls dead from fright,
clammy perspiration will be ooz-
ing from your forehead.
RATHBONE is GOOD
Basil Rathbone plays the mon
ster with some reminders Of the
old 10000 moustached villains,
and a trace of Boris Karloff.
Some will call it overacting, but
who is to say how the impulses
and emotions of a blood-thirSty
fiend should be expressed? He gets
an A on my report card because
he makes the climactic scene a
Observation-Disclosures inter-
lude. Which after all, was the pur-
pose.
Ann Harding Is the patrician
lovely until the big moment OF
the picture. Then she pulls out
oil SIOpS dlIu 4O1 OCA4 AAAAAAAUSS SA'NS
everything she has in her emo
tional repertoire. It is good act
ing for she lends reality to a cham
Der of horrors conception.
Binnie Hale, Bruce Seaton, Jean
Cadet, Bryan Powley, Donald Cal
throp and Joan Hickson. all Eng
lish actors and good ones, play the
other important roles well.
Love From A Stranger, as a
play ran on Broadway early this
season and longer in London. 1t
derives from an Agatha Christie
story and has been skillfully di'
rected by Rowland v. Lee.
Those who like good detective
story or follow THE Shadow" Of
the airlanes, will revel in Love
From A Stranger"
It's Ann Harding in a new type
of story for her, and much better
than her most recent releases.
The picture opens on the Capitol
theater screen Friday.
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elevate the entertainment. More
than a little balmy, the heiress
doris Nolan) becomes a CO.
producer of entertainment with
good-looking George Murphy, who
is maestro Of an exclusive night
club.
Sparkling with seven great songs
written by the famed musical COM
posers, Jimmy McHugh and Har-
old Adamson, Hollywood's ace song
writer's, TOP of the Town" will
present musical numbers to be-
come outstanding numbers.
The songs include Blame It on
the Rhumba," "Top of the Town"
"That Foolish Feeling" There
Are No Two Ways About 1t, F."
"Jamboree," Where Are You" and
Fireman, Fireman, Save My
Child"
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SIS In Cash, Theoter Tickets In
Snoppy Comeback Contest

Are quick the uptake and fast with flip cracki
What would you say to stranger who tried to strike up
acquaintance with the old familiar question: Haven't
before?"
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"Top o Town"
Opens Friday

Universal's star-studded "Top Of
the Town" opens at Keith's The
alter Friday.
Lavish in spectacle and featur-
ing a galaxy Of stars, TOP of the
Town" is a musical extravaganza
featuring blonde, glamorous Doris
Nolan and George Murphy, two Of
Broadway's stage favoriteS.
Enacting featured supporting
roles to these new and brilliant
screen personalities are such out
standing players as Hugh Herbert,
Gregory Ratoff, Gertrude Niesen,
Ella Logan, Henry Armetta. Ray
Mayer, MiScha Auer, Ernest Cos
sart, Claude Gillingwater, Peggy
Ryan, Jack Smart. Samuel S.
Kinds, Richard earle and a sup
porting group of $50 others.
"Top of the Town" tells the
story of a beautiful girl with
$50, 900 who decides to become
the Joan Of Arc Of night clubs and
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M OWE
CLOCK

LITTLE-Wallace Berry, Lionel
Barrymore, "Ah Wilderness, I"
1920 a. M, 1924, 1928, 500,
1885, 1908 p. m.
RIALTO-Lilian Harvey in Con
gress Dances" 1880 a. M, 1925,
5:22 and 1924 p. M, and Frederic
March in Death Takes a Holi-
day." 1:09, 4:05, 1909 and 1908
p. m.
COLUMBIA-Madeleine Carroll,
Dick Powell, ION the Avenue"
11:40 a. M. 1:4O, $40. $40. TAO.
$40 p. m.
CAPITOL-Margaret Lindsay,
"Song of the CITY," IL a. m,
1:40, 4:25, 7:15, 10 p. m. Stage,
Cab Galloway, 12:45, 1925, $40,
9p. m.
p ALACE-Jeanette Macdonald.
Nelson Eddy, ''Maytime," IL
a. m, 1870. 4:1O, $40. $3.50 p. m.
R-K-O REITHS-Charles Boyer,
Jean Arthur, History Is Made
at Night" 1885 a. m, 1885, 1885,
5:36, 1885, 9:36 p. m.
EARLE-Bette Davis, IN ark d
Woman" 1880 a. M, 1870, 4:20,
7:10, 9:55 p. m. Stage, Willie
and Eugene Howard, 12:45, 1885,
6:25. 9:10 p. m.
Observation-Disclosures Ora
vet, Joan Blondell, king and
the Chorus Girl" 1910 a. m,
1:15, 1920. 5:25. 1880, 9:40 p. m.
TRANS-LUX - Continuous shows,
rs minutes. 10 a. m. to IL p. m.
H o w A r DEAN Muir, Donald
Woods, "Onee a Doctor" 1915.
2:45, Sis, 7:45, 1890 p. m.
Stage, Jimmie Lunceford, 1880.
4, $50, Oils D. m.
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LOVE AND CREEPS
It Is a feature that will make
your hair stand right up straight
and cold chills run down your
spine. Certainly it is far removed
from the Ann Harding formula
stories, but it is so rich in horror
fascination and terrifying sus-
pense, the Harding fame may be
restored.
Ann plays Carol Howard, a
stenographer who wins the grand
prize in the French national lot
terry. That ought to provide
plenty Of happiness inaSmuch as
Carol is engaged to Ronald Bruce.
But her fiance quarrels with her
because she wants him to drop
his work, marry her, and help
spend the money.
At this point Gerald Lowell APP
pears to hire the walk-up flat
which Carol is vacating for more
pretentious quarters. One of those
love at first sight romances de-
velops and soon Bruce is in the
discard and Carol marries the
sleek Mr.. Gerald Lowell, about
whom she knows very little.
Willingly she signs papers for
her moody husband, helps him to
buy a country home in an isolated
village in England, tries her best
for happiness.
Imagine her morbid awakening
when she discovers that Gerald
Lowell is the alias for a homicidal
maniac who has already disposed
of three wives after getting con-
troll of their money.
Before Carol can escape from
his clutches, Gerald Lowell has
locked all the doors. prepared to
torment her with his weird raw
ings, before he dispatches her by
Strangulation. Carefully he has
prepared the setting for another
murder but this time his wife is
aware Of his plans.
In a scene that will have you