Nebraska Newspapers

    0. M. CRONIN. Publisher.
O'NEILL. NEBRASKA
The latest government statistics seem te
iflis prove the popular supposition that
Barge fortunes have increased dvrlng the
last few years. Income statistics show
that there has been a considerable de
grease since 1918 of Incomes In oxcess of
$150,000 but a marked Increase In Incomes
pf less than that. There was a decrease
of 65 In the Incomes of $1,000,000 or over De
tween 1916 and 1917. Of the total number
of personal returns filed, 47 per cent re
jported net incomes of from $1,000 to $2,000
and 53 per cent of the total reported net
Incomes in excess of $2,000. There were
E15 returns showing net Incomes of from
•500.000 to $1,000,000 and HI returns showing
Incomes of $1,000,00 and over.
While the doughboys of the American
army of occupation were winning Teuton
brides through love made In Germany, a
pertain group of Hun sailors, held prison
ers at Atlanta. Ga., prison camp during
the war. were getting In some work right
here In the United States along the line
of alienating the affections of American
inhabitants. When 1,200 of these prisoners
were released to go back to Germany the
other day, 50 of them each took an Ameri
can dog along, according to the Atlanta
Constitution.
Thomas Garley, who has been In the
Missouri state penitentiary for the last
11 years, did not wish to leave, when his
term expired August 15. Since then the
officials have been trying to find some
wav of solving the difficulty, and finally
bought a ticket to his home and placed
him on the train. Garley la 78 years old
and has a family.
The formers In certain districts In Aus
tralia. according to a report dated July
12, wero protesting to the federal govern
ment against the '"e“»ol pool,” stating that
the results obtained were Sot equitable,
and claiming that the manufacturers got
the wool at a flat rate of 31 cents per
pound and were selling It for $4.87 per
pound, without returning any portion Of
the profits to thg government.
Heavily Increased use of sugar In candy,
soft drinks, Ice cream and other luxuries
In the United States during the first nine
months of 1919. it is announced by the
United States sugar equalisation board,
means that such over Indulgence in
sweets "must now be curtailed In some
sections of the cast for the next three
months."
Fifteen million copies of 'ihe farm sched
ule have been ordered printed by the
bureau of the census for use in gathering
the agricultural statistics of the nation
for the I4th decennial census. The enu
meration will begin on January 2, 1920, and
It is planned to complete the gathering
of both population and agricultural figures
by February 1.
The 40,000 longshoremen In New York
Agreed, by unanimous vote on September
27 last, to abide by the decision of the
National Adjustment commission on wage
demands. The decision provided for a re
opening of negotiations If the cost of liv
ing was not reduced by December 1. The
20,000 new on strike made a scrap of paper
of their agreement.
The Southern Wholesale Grocers’ Asso
ciation, has announced that tho associa
tion will soon file formal complaint with
Ihe Interstate Commerce commission
against the packers. In this complaint the
1,600 or more members of the association
will allege unfair discrimination by the
United States railroad administration.
The ex-crown prince of Germany has
decided after all not to publish the book
dealing with his part In the European war,
on which he has been engaged since short
ly after the beginning of his exile and
which he recently completed. He has sup
pressed It. for the time being at any rate,
at the express wish of the German govern
ment.
Mexican Amuassudor Buninas, wno is
coturning to Washington afte' a eonfer
«nc» with President Carranzi at Venegas,
will present protests to the state depart
ment against American aviators flying
over Mexican territory, It was reported
unofficially In Washington.
The Berkeley Mobilized Women's Organ
ization (Cal.) have returned from their
war time activities to Americanization
problems. The first step has been the
establishment of a free kindergarten for
the children of the foreign women em
ployes of a large industrial plant.
Roosevelt day will be observed in the
public schools of Greater New York on
Monday, October 27, the anniversary of
Colonel Roosevelt's birthday. Approxi
mately 1,000.000 pupils are expected to par
ticipate In the observance, for which elab
orate preparations are being made.
"The attitude of the American people
toward the moral side of the Shantung
pettlemcnt strengthens the ties between
this country find China^’ declared Dr.
f*aul Relnsch, adviser to the Chinese gov
ernment, .In his first public statement
■Ince arriving from China.
Reports In the New Solidarity, the offi
cial organ of the I. W. W., show that pris
oners who are released on bond pending
An appeal of their case to a higher court,
Are touring the country and making
Apeoches for the I. W. W.
The executive committee of the Non
partisan league has Issued a formal call
to "all member of the Nonpartisan league
of North Dakota" to convene In Fargo,
October 21, for the purpose of demonstrat
ing that the farmers stand hack of their
collateral.
Foreign born Chicagoans are leaving the
city at the rate of 100 a day, taking with
them an average of $100,000 dally, accord
ing to J. Popper, deputy colleotor lit the
Internal revenue department, whose duty
It Is to see that ail outgoing foreigners
have paid their income tax.
Pay tables for war wages show that
the government paid hod carriers $5 30
for an eight-hour (lay, ensigns $1.65 for all
their time, plasterers. $7.25 a day. and
lieutenants, $6.57. Railroad freight engi
neers get more pay per month than the
governors of some states.
For the first time In the annals of
Japan’s foreign trade Japanese merchants
recently received orders from the United
States for 2,000,000 young persimmon trees,
According to the eastern commerce,
Ten years ago a Pennsylvania woman
lost her wedding ring. Believing she knew
where it was lost, the ground was searched
for days, and thoroughly sifted. The ring,
was not found on that ground until last
week.
New Zealand's Returned Soldiers' Asso
ciation Conference has rejected by 15 votes
to 24 a motion committing the associa
tion to political action, but passed a reso
lution In favor of Anzac day being made
A compulsory holiday.
Every week In the three months preced
ing the armistice 5t0 officers and men of
the A. E. E. were arrested In IMrU Many
of them were deserters, but some of them
were A. W. O. L*
Money forwarded to the United States
from abroad for soldiers and sailors In the
American Expeditionary Force by tie Y.
M. C. A. had readied a total of $20,721,
IB2.40 on October 2.
In his constant wartlare on the wolves,
|>ears. mountain lions, bobcats and coy
otes that prey on western cattle and sheep
Uncle Sam employs between 260 and 260
|WOfess.‘oiiS,l hunters. ____
FOR GOV.M'KELVIE
A Few Disgruntled Members of
Nebraska Legislature Hunt
ing For Candidate to
Take His Place.
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 21.—At a meet
ing of republican Insurgents held at
the Lincoln hotel In which between 30
and 40 members of the legislature at
tended, a movement was started
against Governor McKelvie. It is
claimed that the governor has done
some things that makes it necessary
to find another republican candidate
to contest against him.
Legislators present said that the
names of no one was suggested to lead
the fight against the governor. An
other meeting will be called for the
purpose of drafting or inducing some
other republican to get in the race. R.
B. Howell, of Omaha, and Representa
tive McLaughlin, of Hall county, have
been suggested as good timber.
A Gage county republican said that
the governor has lost a thousand votes
in that county and another from Dodge
county declared that he had lost a
similar number there. Various rea
sons were advanced at the meeting
why the governor Is unpopular. The
code bill, failure to punish the Beat
rice mob, his appointments, his refusal
to take the advice of Influential citi
zens of Omaha to give the city com
mission the power to fire policeman
not in sympathy with reform politics,
on which the legislature overrulled
him, and his refusal to take steps last
August to Becure legislation which
would put the hooks into the profit
eers were reasons advanced for strong
opposition to him.
Friends of Governor McKelvie say
that the movement is really in inter
est of Representative McLaughlin, a
farmer and stock breeder of Hall
county. He and the governor had a
row early last winter, and no love is
lost between them.
LEGISLATURE COMPLETES
ITS OMAHA LEGISLATION
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 21.—The second
special session of the Nebraska legis
lature lasted five days. Two bills were
passed to give Omaha and Douglas
county relief from mob rule and mob
violence.
The state senate confirmed the ap
pointments of the six secretaries under
the civil code bill made by Governor
McKelvie. In secret session the sen
ate rejected the appointments and then
turned around and confirmed each sec
retary separately. Phil Bross, former
private secretary to the governor, and
named by him under the code bill as
secretary of the department of finance,
almost failed to come under the wire.
It took some tall rustling on the part of
his friends to securde the necessary
votes for his confirmation. Secretary J.
E. Hart, of the department of
trade and commerce, and Secretary
Leo B. Stuhr, of the department
at agriculture, received unanimous
approval from the senators. L. C. Ober
Ues, of Lincoln, was confirmed by
unanimous vote as a member of the
itate board of control.
Governor McKelvie in submitting the
names of the secretaries for confirma
:ion declared that when he seleced them
he had in view their peculiar fitness
for the positions to which they were
named. L. C. Oberlies was appointed
on the board of control to fill out the
.tnexpired term of B. F. Williams, re
signed.
Lieutenant Governor Barrows ap
pointed Senators Neale, of Neltama,
Taylor of Custer and Robbins of Doug
las to investigate the high cost of liv
ing in co-operation with a committee
from the house, with power to peti
tion the governor to call an extra ses
sion of the legislature if the committee
thinks such u legislative program will
prove effective.
Besides the passage of the mob bills
the sum of $10,000 was appropriated to
pay the legislators and employes and
$1,000 for legislative expenses, it is i
said that Governor McKelvie will sign
the three bills.
OMAHA WILL ENTERTAIN
CLOTHIERS OF NEBRASKA
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 21A-At a recent
meeting of the directors of the Nebras
ka State Clothiers’ Association it was
decided to hold the annual meeting in
Omaha, February 4 to 6. 1920. The
Men's Apparel Cluh of Nebraska will
hold their meeting in conjunction with
the clothiers’ convention. Schuyler M
Durfee, of Pierce, Neb., is president of
the Clothiers' Association, and N. C
Holman, of Lincoln, is secretary. Mike
Kelley, of Columbus. Is president of the
Apparel Club, and Dan Dorsey, of
Omaha, is secretary.
FREMONT, NEB.. PREACHER
COMMITS SUICIDE
Omaha. Neb.. Oct. 21.—Rev. John J
Vatzle. 88, a Fremont, Neb., minister,
committed suicide by hanging himself
to a gas chandelier in his room at a
hospital here Friday night. Nurses
found the body Saturday morning.
Vatzle used a cord from his bathrobe.
KKAKNEY--The Buffalo county farm
bureau members have decided on a scale
of wages for corn husking, fixing it at 8
cents a bushel. This is the same price
paid last >>'ar and an increase considered
was voted down because of the high cost
of boarding buskers at this time. Board
and room is included in the 8-cent rat
Corn husking will commence here as soon
as the weather clears.
WEST POINT—The next drive for 19-0
| Red Cross membership in Cuming county
! will begin November 2.
WEST POINT—The Weest Point Poul
try and Pet Stock Association, of which
J. C. Scheuth was president and J. G.
Hugo, secretary, was disbanded last
I week. The reason for the action is lack
I of public interest in the objects of the
I association.
The Prince of Wales has a double in a
young Boston business man whose ap
pearance, figure and actions are. say his
friends, as like those of the future king
of Great Britain two peas in a \ jJ. The
prince's double, who is called the Prince
of Wales by his acquaintances, is Frank
ikuaniv./, 1. r;rar.ee : ah'sn.uUy
Demand Women of State Be
Given Greater Protection—
Near Agreement on
Omaha Riot Affairs.
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 20.—Declaring
that he was In full accord with the
other members of the house who were
demanding the immediate enactment
of legislation to protect the woman
hood of the state from carnally-minded
brutes. Representative Sturdevant, of
Holt county, declared:
"But they ought to help in that pro
tection themselves. They can do it
by putting on a little more dry goods.
It is a shame the ^ay women dress
and walk up and down the streets ot
our cities and towns. This country Is
showing unmistakable trend toward
rapine, and another reason is that it
Is being taught to our children in the
moving picture shows.”
This was but one feature of an ex
citing debate in the house over a propo
sition, later voted down, to ask the
governor to call a special session so
that legislation might be passed In
creasing tho maximum punishment
from 20 years to life for forcible rape.
Two Governors Blamed.
Schmidt, a nonpartisan leaguer,
said the Governor Neville had refused
to punish mobs at Wahoo that had at
tacked and prevented farmers from
holding meetings in that city, and
when they sought to start a newspaper
of their own were again run out. He
said the “farmers could have whipped
the dirty bunch,” but thought the law
would protect them. He said the mob
was made up of three elements, the
"low down, whisky drinking and poker
playing bunch, the rotten politicians
and the rotten press as represented by
the Lincoln Star and the Wahoo Dem
ocrat.” He said a mob had visited his
place at night to hang him because of
his activity in forming the league, and
he was saved only by being absent
from home. The failure of Neville to
protect them and the refusal of Mc
Kelvie to prosecute members of the
mob at Beatrice were responsible for
the mob spirit existing in the state at
present.
The Omaha delegation voted solidly
for the extra session. They said
Omaha women were afraid to go out
in daytime or night or to answer
knocks on their doors, and they "must
be protected by assurances of the leg
islature that assailants will face
death. Other members replied that
the Omaha authorities did not enforce
existing laws and there was no use in
passing new ones. Fuits said that a
more pressing piece of legislation was
a law to send mob instigators to jail
for life, and declared that in Omaha
10,000 people looked on and applauded
while an editor urged the mob on from
his office window.
Many Cases on Dockets.
Crozler, of Polk, declared that there
are 26 rape cases on the Douglas coun
ty docket and 45 cases where no ar
rests have been made. He said that
one victim of a negro is dying in a
hospital of cancer and another is a rav
ing maniac.
Crozier was the author of a resolu
tion calling on th° governor to tell
what good results had followed the
pursuit of the profiteer through the
operation of the code bill, he having
refused at the last extra session to
call a special session on the ground
that when the code bill got to oper
ating, it would take care of the prob
lem.
Jenkins dropped in a resolution ask
ing the constitutional convention to in
sert u provisto that when three-fourths
of the members of the legislature say
so, that body may take up at an ex
tra session any legislation they wish
regardless of the fact that it was not
included in the governor's call.
Would Fix Prices.
The senate also did a little debating,
this time over a resolution of Taylor,
desiring an extra session to consider
anti-profiteer legislation. He consent
ed to cut out of his "whereas" a dec
laration that free speech and a free
press were fictions, but Insisted that if
the legislature had a chance lie would
propose a law to create a commission
of three representatives and three sen
ators to fix maximum prices for all
goods. The resolution went over for
a later seance.
Both tlie house and the senate pro
ceeded to perform the necessary grind
ing out of the four bills in the hopper,
so that when they met today all that
remained was for each to pass the
bills the other.had approved.
The house recommended for passage
the senate bill permitting the issuance
by county boards, of bonds for the re
pairs of mob damage, without a vote
of the people, but amended it to apply
only to Douglas county.
TROUBLE OF THE LEETS
UP IN COURT ONCE MORE
San Francisco, Cal., Oct. 20.—Cli
maxing the marital troubles of Mrs.
Martha Ruddy Leet and William Al
len Leet, of Omaha. Leet was arrested
this afternoon and taken before Judge
George Crothers to explain why he had
not satisfied a $6,000 judgment ob
tained by his wife, representing bal
ance of $10,500 loaned him by her. He
was ordered to pay forthwith. He de
clared he could not. and was released
on depositing a bond of $6,000, his at
torney, Harry Stufford, declaring he
would appeal to a higher tribunal.
Stafford admitted Leet had property
sufficient to cover his wifais judgment,
but said it was outside the jurisdic
tion of the court and not in California.
Leet was charged with contempt of
court and his fate depends on a de
cision of the district court of appeal.
FAIRBURT—The old Jefferson county
court house, built a half century ago, was
sold Tuesday to John Tulos. Considera
tion $6,550. The building has not been
used for a court house for more than 25
yeRrs. it has been rented for an eating
house. It will now be fitted up for a
shoe store.
OMAHA—C. G Thompson, one of the
two men r»hot by Postmaster Ossenkop at
Louisville, Tuesday morning, was operated
on yesterday at Methodist hospital. His
left teg was amputated I clow (be li-.ee.
OMAHA’S AFFAIRS
IE BEING SHAPER
Nebraska Legislators Would
Give Police Chief Power to
Discharge Men With
out Tritl.
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 18.—After hav
ing debated the question for several
hours, the house adopted an amend
ment to the Omaha charter which pro
vided that the police commissioner
may, unless objections are made by
five of the seven city commissioners,
discharge any policemen that he
wants to, without preferring charges
or having a trial. The Douglas county
members fought it. but when it came
to a vote everybody got back of it.
Karlier in the day the house decided
to ask the attorney general whether
they could make this amendment, it
not having been included in the calk
of the governor. It was brought up to,
meet the objection to the present con
trol of the Omaha police force due to
the fact that a number of patrolmen
were inherited from the Denison re
gime and the new commissioner could
not get rid of them without charges
and a trial.
After the motion had been adopted
the attorney general sent in word
that it was the unanimous opinion of
his staff that not having been included
in the call, it could not be considered,
and if Inserted in the charter would be
unconstitutional. If the members
were insistent on putting it in, they
could save the remainder of the law
by providing that holding one section
unconstitutional would not invalidate
any other sections. The House passed
the bill, and the Senate will have to
make whatever changes are desired.
The session will be finished Satur
day evening, according to program.
The Senate has passed the bill au
thorizing bond issues without a vote
of the people where public property is
destroyed by riot or fire, and the house
passed the Omaha charter amend
ments bill and the two appropriation
measures.
A Few Oppose League of Nations.
Fourteen members of the house
signed their names to a resolution that
is down for debate at the Friday ses
sion of that body, which asks that
Senators Norris and Hitchcock use
their votes and their influence to pre
vent the ratification of the League of
Nations covenant. The resolution
was introduced Thursday afternoon,
and is signed by Briggs of Sheridan,
McGrath of Chase, Foster, Reynolds,
Allan, Burgess, Harte, Lundgren Dy
ball and Druesedow of Douglas, Mille
of Boone, Frantz of Cass, Axtell of
Jefferson and Johnson of Burt.
WESTERN NEBRASKA TO GET
PLENTY OF FREIGHT CARS
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 18.—Word re
ceived at the state capitol is to the
effect that strenuous measures have
been taken to relieve the car shortage
in western Nebraska, where there are
thousands of bushels of wheat and also
many tons of sugar waiting to start
for eastern markets. To save these
and to help out the food shortage,
1,300 new cars have been started from
St. Louis to western Nebraska to re
lieve this situation.
Recent heavy rains have threatened
to ruin most of this piled-up wheat in
that section west of Hastings, where
an unusual production is reported.
The hankers of that section who have
been financing the growers and the
elevator men had begun to get nervous,
as their reserves were getting low and
they were unable to furnish money for
the ordinary commercial demands.
They joined in bringing pressure on the
railroad administration, and with the
furmers cashing in on their grain a big
surplus of coin in that section will soon
make its appearance.
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SAYS BANK COMMISSION
LAX IN DOING ITS WORM
Beatrice, Neb., Oct. 18.—Charginj
that the state banking commission
knowingly permitted the Merchants
bank of Wymore to continue operation
for more titan two years with two in
dividual loans in excess of the amount
permitted by law, one of which it is
alleged was to tthe Evans Auto Com
pany, of Beatrice, which failed last
week. W. B. Rogers, of Gibbon, Neb.,
disposed of his stock after being ,in
control of the bank three weeks, it is
said he bought the stock for $172 a
share and sold at a much lower price.
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STATE TO GET REVENUE
FROM POTASH LAKES
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 18.—The pleas
ing spectacle of $150 rolling every day
into the state treasury may shortly be
witnessed as the result of a deal just
made by the land commissioner with
the American Potash Company. The
'State owns some school land in Sheri
dan and Garden counties on which are
located several lakes ®that are esti
mated to have $1,000,000 worth of pat
ash in their impregnated waters. 'These
are known as the Briggs' lakes, from
the fact that they are held under lease
by Representative Tom L. Briggs.
The lakes have beeji the bone of con
tention between opposing speoulators
in potash for several years, and it was
not until the supreme court had twice
passed on the legal points involved
that Briggs was finally given the first
chance at leasing them. He assigned
the lease from the state to the Potash
company, and it has put up a $25,000
bond that it will go to work at once
pumping from the lake. The state is
to receive 5 per cent of the cash value
of the potash every SO days.
RETURNED SOLDIER BOY
LINEMAN ELECTROCUTED
Fremont, Neb., Oct. 18.—Charles
Loudes, of Howells, was electrocuted
while engaged as a lineman at Stan
ton. The young man was 25 years old,
and returned recently from France,
where he served with the colors. The
body was taken to Howells for burial.
This made the second death in the
family within the year, a sister hav
ing died last winter of influenza.
Princeton has tBe largest enrollment in
its history, 1,58?, with 08 graduate students.
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/Training Little Children
3eing a Good Mother Requires Understanding, Devotion and Often
Sacrifice of Many Pleasures—As a Reward Such a Mother Has
Healthy, Happy and More Intelligent Children.
r-BY AIRS* KARFTTi fi nrev.T.a/m
THE education of young girls
should prepare them for the
greatest work In the world—
wifehood and motherhood, and I wish
(hey could all have courses In home
pursing, domestic science and kinder
garten training.
I My training as a klndergartner
taught me, many things, among them
keeping strictly to a schedule; so my
baby was fed, bathed and put to bed
TMrularly. Habit is formed early In
life, and can help to make or mar
character, depending on - whether
habits are good or bad. This carry
ing out of a regular schedule was
not always easy, for It meant sacri
fice of many pleasures. But I wanted
to be a good mother first of all, and
I was rewarded by having a happy,
good baby. Even now at six years
old there Is no fuss at nap time or
bedtime. One of the things taught un
consciously in the kindergarten Is reg
ularity and promptness, and these can
be taught In the home just as well.
I Long before baby could talk she
knew the little play for the fingers,
'"Here’s a ball for baby.”
Here’s a ball for Baby,
Big and Bofe and round!
Here la Baby’s hammer—
O, bow he can pound!
Here Is Baby's music—
Clapping, clapping ao!
Here are Baby's soldiers.
Standing in a row!
Here’s Baby’s trumpet.
Toot-too-too. Too-too!
Here’s the way that Baby
Plays at “Peep-a-boo!”
Here’s a big umbrella—
Keep the Baby dry!
Here’s the Baby's cradle—
Roclc-a-baby by!
—Bmilie Poulsson.
The ball Is made with the two hands
[rounded together; the hammer by
Idoubling up the hands and pounding,
fine on top of the other. Baby's sol
diers are made by, holding all UtC
fingers up straight. The hands are
Clapped together for the music, and
doubled up, one In front of the other
'for a trumpet For peekaboo the
.fingers are spread in front of the
eyes so that baby can see between
them. The umbrella is made by plac
ing the palm of one hand on the
Index flager of the other, and the
firadle by putting the two hands to
gether, Insides of the palms touching
and outer sides open. 4
As I said the words of this little
play and made the motions, baby
would try to make the motions^ too.
She also knew “Five Little Squirrels,”
“Good Mother Hen” and “Little
Squirrel Living Here.” Of course, she
could not play them perfectly, but
she loved them and wanted me to
play them for her over and over.
Baby also loved music and even
when very tiny would stop crying to
listen to soft' music. She has always
loved stories also. First we took up
“Mother Goose Rhymes.” I would
repeat them over and over to baby as
I sat sewing and she played on the
floor, and before she was two years
Old she knew a great many of them.
She also knew the words of several
little songs, snch as “Rock-a-bye
Baby. “ It was enchanting to hear her
say them In her sweet baby way. I
never actually taught her the songs,
however, simply singing them over
and over again.
Baby' played with two other little
[girls from the age of three until over
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4 THE EIGHT-HOUR DAY. ♦
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4- From the “Come Back.’’ 4
4- We believe firmly that no man +
4 should be compelled to work more 4
4 than eight hours a day in order to -4
4 earn a sufficient living for himself 4
4- and his dependents. 4'
4 But we ere likewise convinced 4
4 that the man who is unwilling to 4
4 work more than eight hours for ♦
4 “himself and his” Is never going to 4
4 get out of life any more than that 4
4 "sufficient living.” Nor will the -4
4 world get much of betterment from 4
4 him. -4
4- If that contents him, well and 4
4 good. Let him be. 4
4- But it is a good thing that Edison ♦
4 hasn't limited his efforts to a third ♦
■4 of the 24 hours; that Whitney and 4-1
4 Fulton were willing to burn the 4
4 midnight oil; that Ford didn't use 4
4 a stop watch on himself; that all 4
4 the long line of men who have -4
4 studied,' discovered, invented, writ- 4
4 ten, preached and taught, have -4
•4 grudged the hours that sleep and 4
4- rest demanded. 4
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Warts and “Wart Toads.”
A little girl asks for something about j
warts. She has some on her hands and
has noticed that several of her playmates |
are likewise affected. They have tried
to take them off one way and another
and several of the chilldren have pro
duced rather deep hole shaped burns in
their skin.
It is not certain just what causes warts.
At least one man has claimed to have
found a bacillus for warts. Other men
have not been able to confirm his dis
covery. However that may be, warts are
contagious—not so contagious as small
pox or measles—in fact, very slightly, but
still contagious. Secretions from moist
warts will cause other warts. Pieces of
warts have used to inoculate, causing oth
er warts.
Children about 10 years old are most
subject to warts. People who injure the
skin of their hands in their work rank
second. Maybe the reason so many of
this group of children have warts is be
cause they are catching. It is more than
likely that in their play they bruise and
scratch their hands and this is the prin
cipal factor.
No, handling of frogs has nothing to
do with warts.
What should be done about them? In
most instances, nothing. The tendency
Is for warts to disappear spontaneously,
which is the explanation of the large
number of wart sure cures. The negroes
have a lot of voodoo remedies, each based
upon the fashion warts have of disappear
ing spontaneously or after a little bleed
ing or cutting. Nine-tenths of the warts
on the hands of children will disappear
without treatment.
A fluorite remedy with the boys is to
heat a needle and stick it through the
wart. The heat sears the small blood
vessel loop around which the wart Is built.
Another home treatment is to clip off the
top of the wart with a pair of scissors
Dr to cut it off with a knife and then to
burn the base either with a hot pin head
or with some chemical.
A favorite chemical for the burning Is
tincture of iodine, applied with the end
of a match. Corn remedies w’ork fairly
well. Corn cures consist of about 20 per
'???• 9“* wm younger and the other
Sid she‘ The Httle girls
thei^°™fhl8 much home training, as
Sd iJS Hi wae a society woman
“tiff the. children to the care of
a maid. They almost lived at our
house. When the children grew ouar
VhT* 1,y,t “"WnT party.
, “tue table and chairs were gayly _ *
«£d rnlft WK?'ther P«rm|tting. <*
and milk, graham biscuits and dates
ISP" rve,<l or grape Juice and arrow
root biscuit. Sometimes an'apple or
th«0o™K®i was ^rtfuI,y Prepared tor
the occasion. Such a party always
res&dVi1* quarreling. Sitting down
9lem..and eating quieted them.
Then after they had finished I left my
staler thAlrt°miithem a Btory- °h- how
®Wer their little faces were!
One day, the younger visitor, wno
was spoded and selfish and conse
quently quarrelsome, was making
things unpleasant for the other two.
t entered the room and quietly took
her on my lap. she knew she had
bden naughty and was a little afraid
of me and also curious as to what was
going to happen. The other two chil
dren watched with awe and wonder
on their little faces. Very quietly I
told' a story my grandmother used to
tell me about "Naughty Spotty." it
made a great impression on them all,
and, as I had foreseen. It was not
necessary to say one word of direct
censure to the naughty child.
Both of our little visitors were
story hungry. Their mother said she
could Bot tell stories. By reading: a
story over several times and getting
Its meaning and spirit, anyone can
tell a story. Don't be afraid to put
expression into your voice and face.
No stories should be told which may
frighten a child. The children may
[ dream about them or lie awake in
i fear; such stories also make them
afraid in the dark. ■—
Then there are pictures. Good
: Pictures and picture books are very
[necessary for children. One or two.
pictures that are worth while are bet
ter than many poor ones. Since baby
hood my little girl has known and
loved pictures. She learned nearly all
of the animals In that way. She has
also learned how to handle a valuable
book and now she can be trusted to
go to the bookcase and take out and
replace a book after looking at tho
pictures, and asking about them.
Good pictures are an education to all'
children and they love them.
In kindergarten children play with
blocks, among other things, at first
with the simplest kind, then with
more complicated and larger sets.
They are directed and taught how
and what to build, and it trains the
eyes and hands, teaching accuracy
and construction. At home most chil.
dren have blocks and can build on
the floor and love to build for hours.
My husband builds castles and all
kinds of wonderful houses with our
little girl, and in this way the build
ing becomes more and more instruc
tive and worth while.
Crayons have played a large part
In our daughter's life. She loves to \
draw and can really draw well. I
have drawn simple things for her and
she tries to copy them. She also trie*
to draw what she sees and thus In
these two ways she Is acquiring an
other medium of self-expression.
Please pass this article on to a
friend and thus help Uncle Sam reach
.all the mothers of the country.
cent salicylic acid dissolved in collodion.
This is painted on each wart each day.
After awhile the wart can be peeled off.
If the warts are objectionable enough
to call for the services of a physician, he
will remove them with carbonic acid
snow or X rays or radium, or some chem
ical stronger than those used by mem
bers of the household. Such are solution
of zinc chloride or some mineral acid or
caustic potash. If he is right up to date,
however, he will use the snow or the rays.
If the warts are in a moist area, the
skin around about should be kept dry to
prevent the growths from spreading. I
presume children would not have warts
if they wore gloves, kept their hands
clean and never bruised or scratched
them. But that would be too much to pay
for freedom from warts.
Hints For King Albert.
From the New York Post.
“King Albert Praises Hotel Cooks,” is
the title of a bulletin which relates the
sensational story that "several times dur
ing"' the transatlantic voyage the efforts
of these two kings of the kitchen”—a pair
of culinary wizards from a pair of New
York hotels—"were awarded with praise
and congratulations from King Albert,
Queen Elizabeth, Crown Prince Leopold
and members of their entourage.” Democ
racy always takes a new lease on life
when a president walks forward to shako
the hand of the engineer who has brought
him in safety all the way from Altoona
to Pittsburgh, and it is good to see how
naturally the democratic king of the Bel
gians falls in with our little ways. To win
the last rampart of our affections, all he
has to do now is to punctuate his speeches
with local references like these:
As I rode past your beautiful opera
house
As your congressman, the Hon. Jerry
It. Smathers, once said in a speech that
caught the attention of the official
stenographers of the House
Your mayor, as usual, has hit the
nail on the head.
-your fair city, which I can see at
a glance will have to have a much
larger cemetery very soon
-over your new vitrified brick
pavement, a sampi; of which I am tak
ing back to Brussels
“My Word.*’
If Anglo-American cordiality is to ha
promoted to a point where the two Anglo
Saxon democracies will understand each
other thoroughly and cooperate with each
other completely, it will not be the doing
of the British playwrights. At least this
is the conclusion one draws from the play
entitled ‘ Lincoln,” which is now being
presented before admiring audiences In
London, where it seems to have made a
great impression. Naturally, one of the
principal characters in the play is General
Grant, and whenever in the course of tho
action the general's feelings become some
what worked up the author makes him
exclaim ‘‘My word!”
Tommies Wed German Girls.
A Leeds soldier who has recently re- V
turned from the Rhine lias made a re
markable statement on the way In which
British soldiers there have been frater
nizing with German girls. He says he
went to Cologne cathedral, and there saw
£3 British soldiers being married to Ger
man women. The cathedral was full of
people, and a German to whom he ex
pressed surprise told him it was quite a
common thing to see British soldiers
marrying German girls.
Windsor, Ontario, is considering turning
one of the lake liners into a hotel for tho
winter, to relieve the housing sitivjBon.