Wisconsin Weekly Blade

The Wisconsin Weekly Blade Official Organ of Odd Fellows and Household of Ruth. Illinois and Wisconsin Jurisdiction. 7,000 Members M. B. VOTE FOR MR. LOFTSGORDON AT THE PRIMARY VOL. I Ask your grocer for The Globe Bread. For Birthday and Wedding cakes yhone 533, The Globe Bakery Co. Ask your grocer for Globe Bread, it is wholesome. Mr. J. H. Kemp, the Tailor, is located at No. 5 N. Webster St. with a full line of patterns. He is a graduate of the tailoring department of Tuskegee Institute. All goods fitted and made in his establishment. Our columns are for the Ruths as well as for the Odd I allows and it is our aim and object to serve the Sisters as well as the Brothers. WALTER C. OWEN Conference Candidate for the Republican Nomination for Attorney General. ! A man close to the Masses, whose friends are legions. A true friend to everyone regardless of race, color or previous condition of servitude. --- PAID ADVERTISEMENT—Authorized by John P. Halbach, for which he agrees to pay 25c per inch. JOHN P. HALBACH Candidate for Nomination for Sheriff of Dane County For over thirty years Mr. Halbach has been a resident of Dane County, well known in all sections for his efficient administration of the office of Sheriff during his two previous terms, 1900-01 and 1905-06. He feels that he is deserving of and respectfully asks for your support. Cook with gas, and buy a stove from the Madison Gas & Electric Light Co. Terms to suit you. Let the Madison Steam Dye Works do your cleaning. Work called for and delivered. Phone 2485. Telephone your news to The Blade. Send in or telephone your news to The Blade, Phone 3369. If you have company or if you intend to take a trip let your friends know it through the columns of our paper. It is imaterial to us whether you are a subscriber or not, we will print your Call 778 and you will get Velvet Ice Cream. It's all Cream. Send your Odd Fellow news to The Blade. We desire to publish the name of the N. G. P. S. and meeting night of every lodge and household in the jurisdiction. Let the people know the local happenings. Remember the merchants appreciate your trade by advertising in The Blade. Let Olson, the Tailor, make your summer and fall suit, all latest patterns. patronize the merchants who ask for your trade through its columns. If you want the Blade to succeed Every one that desires may be treated by Prof. Strong, the foot specialist. You will find no distinction at his parlors. MADISON, WIS., THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1916 BORN AND RAISED IN IN WISCONSIN He is familiar with and thoroughly understands the needs of the district, of the county of the state. Because ito that fact he is better fitted to pass upon legislation, separate the good and the bad, and to vote for the common good. His residence among the workingmen for 8 years, his dealings with them, and his knowledge of economic conditions and requirements, make particularly deserving of your vote. PETER H. HERBERT F. HANSEN Republican Candidate for Clerk of the Circuit Court Dane County, Wis. Lawyers Endorse Hanson To the Voters of Dane County: We, the undersigned members of the Dane County Bar, do so to recommend the candidacy of Mr. Herbert F. Hansen who has been Deputy Clerk of Circuit Court for the last three years. Rufus R. Smith Ben E. Wait F. W. Hull Woman Mason R. E. Hall Emil E. Cady Emerson R. Ela Jake N. Behn F. H. Proctor N. E. Buell Tobias B. A. G. Michelson Theodore L. Welch Butter Cyril E. Marks S. B. Schen Voyfa Wrabetz Wm. R. Clarkeet Chas. N. Brown V. L. Woolward Jake M. Carr Carl N. Wm. H. Spohn R. D. Lewis Wm. R. Bagley Sam T. Swanson Frank D. Daley C. H. Tanney Fred D. Gledd Dickert F. E. Parkinson Earl G. Lake Walter Drew Arnold R. Petersen Jas. H. Feeney W. J. P. Aberg This young man is worthy of the support of the entire County of Dane. For more than three years and a half this young man has been Deputy Clerk of the Circuit Court and is well acquainted with the duties of the office. For more than ten years he has resided in the second ward, corner Washington Avenue and Blair St. The placing of his card in The Blade is asking the colored voters of the County for their suffrage. A vote for Hansen will not be regretted. CHICAGO, ILL. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Buford, The Misses Margarette and Thamizon Butler, together with Miss Olive Arnett of Brownsville, Pa., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Buford. These young ladies are charming, entertaining and accomplished, and are receiving much social attention while in the windy city. Miss Nancy Whitfield has returned after a very pleasant visit in Benton Harbor, Mich. The colored Shriners of America were tendered a banquet by the Sears, Roebuck Co. There were four or five hundred men and woman in the party and each seemed to enjoy the occasion after which they were shown through the establishment and was loud in their praise of the company for their hospitality. OSHKOSH, WIS. Mrs. J. Turner was called home to the funeral of her Sisters Daughter at Mount Sterling, Kentucky. Mr. Scott has been on the sick list for the past few days but at this writing he is much improved. Mr. J. Wells of Beloit, Wis., who is attending High School there spent Wednesday with Mr. A. C. Henderson. Mr. Collins of Chicago, Ill., a friend of Mr. A. C. Henderson, spent Tuesday in Oshkosh visiting friends. Mrs. G. Montgomery of Oshkosh is spending her vacation in Chicago, Ill. She reports having an enjoyable time. Rev. Lane is having great success in his effort in clearing the Church indebtedness. Mother Netter of Oshkosh has been very much indisposed for the last few days. The Hon. Mr. Thompson of Chicago, Ill., arrived in Oshkosh this week to enter the Yacht races, which started last Friday. By A. C. Henderson. By Miss Mae Bacon. Mr. Zimmy Garet of Indianapolis, Ind., is visiting Mr. Meyers, 428 W. South St. Grand Free Labor Day Celebration at White City, Sept. 4th, big parade, good music, good speaking and other free attractions given under the auspices of the Tri-County Labor Day Association. Everything free. The great Sociological play "Hypocrites" will be played at the Grand Theatre, Tuesday, Aug. 29th. Miss Virginia White, who has been confined to her home for several days, was able to resume her work Monday. Saline County Fair Sept. 5-8. The Hotel of C. C. Fowles on East Walnut St. was struck by lightning Sunday morning, considerable damage was done. Rober Towles residence near light plant was struck and considerably damage!. Louise, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Garnet, is very ill with typhoid. Her grandmother, Mrs. Canterberry, was called to her bedside Thursday from St. Louis. Rev. John H. Thompson, Pastor of the Missionary Baptist Church, has resigned on account of ill health, and left Friday evening for Dayton, Ohio. Mr. Fred Wilson, an aged man residing in Wilmoth Addition, died at his home Friday night after an illness of several months. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. D. A. Harshaw, and Rev. W. W. Caldwell from the A. M. E. Church Sunday afternoon, and burial at Sunset Hill BEDOIT, WIS. Special to Wisconsin Blade, by L. G. Ousley, D. G. D. No. 9. A wise man once said, that a "event of perception is the devil's deadliest ally", and one has only to consult one's own experience, to review past relations high in the light of present circumstances arising therefrom, to realize the force of the maxim. There is abundant evidence that people generally can arise to an emer- A Proven Friend of theColored People [Name] pioned the cause of our people It should be a pleasure for the colored of Dane County to stand by William T. Evj has at all times shown himself alive as to terest. The paper, Wisconsin State Journal which he is a stockholder and Business Man has always espoused our cause when we unwarrantly attacked. He believes as to paper that the Negro is entitled to all the vouchsafed to him in the American Constitution. Mr. Evjue has made the lowering of firstance rates an issue in this campaign. Mr. favors the election of La Follette and Hatt is a resident of the first ward and has res 405 N. Henry Street for the last three years. It should be a pleasure for the colored voters of Dane County to stand by William T. Evjue. He has at all times shown himself alive as to their interest. The paper, Wisconsin State Journal, of which he is a stockholder and Business Manager, has always espoused our cause when we were unwarrantly attacked. He believes as does his paper that the Negro is entitled to all the rights vouchsafed to him in the American Constitution. Mr. Evjue has made the lowering of fire insurance rates an issue in this campaign. Mr. Evjue favors the election of La Follette and Hatton. He is a resident of the first ward and has resided at 405 N. Henry Street for the last three years. The stars predict his nomination. gency and at times the most unlooked for persons will show capability in endurance, patience and courage in a very admirable manner. Now that the Grand Session, G. U. O. O. F. is at an end and has entered into History, what are things that stand out with particular vividness to the Individual Delegate? Now that you, as such Delegate have mad a report in part to your lodge, what did you do to them, that they did not already know, and with what power of perception. Will such report along with your interest in current lodge matters, be commensurate with the financial outlay or will the resultant efforts and interest from year to year showing results for your lodge and order? Anyone of the many delegates and visitors who can always in the days to come get a new thought and idea, or develop an inspiration from their attendance surely can say that the outlay is more than compensated for by the results attained and it is results that we want. In convention with many of the delegates the usual questions ended up with such as these—Fairly well! Very good—nicely—But!! Not so well as I would like to have. Do you get the drift? Is not that fine!? a keen perception of things as they for the colored voters by William T. Evjue. He himself alive as to their in- consin State Journal, of or Business Manager, or cause when we were He believes as does his entitled to all the rights American Constitution. lowering of fire insur- his campaign. Mr. Evjue Follette and Hatton. He ward and has resided at the last three years. are. Now how about making them fair, to middling, better this coming year. Don't Forget to Vote for JULIUS G. KROKEN Republican Candidate for REGISTER OF DEEDS NEXT TUESDAY NO.13 A National Journal of Opinion and Circulation. Entered as second-class matter June 8, 1916, at the post office at Madison, Wis., under rthe Act of March 3, 1879. Address all communications to THE WISCONSIN WEEKLY BLADE, 312 N. Henry St. Money sent by express money order, or registered letter at our own risk, otherwise at risk of the sender. Z. P. Smith Editors. J. Anthony Josey L. J. Ousley, Contributing Editor. J. Anthony Josey, Manager. Phones 6756-3369. SUBSCRIPTION: One year ..... $1.50 Six months ..... 1.00 Three months ..... 50 NOTICE. The D. G. L. is not responsible for any financial obligation of The Blade. HON JOHN ST JOHN There is not a more congenial broad-hearted citizen in Dane County than Hon. John St. John of The Madison Gas & Electric Co. He knows no man by his color, and believes in giving to everyone a square and honest deal. The Blade stands ready at any time to espouse his cause or any that he commends. THE CHAMPION MAGAZINE The initial of The Champion Magazine, edited by Feton Johnson, has reached us. It is unique in its makeup and brimful of live news. It should be appreciated by all lovers of wholesome literature. The aim of the periodical is to help assimilate the accomplishment of our people, and to teach the doctrine of peace and contentment between the races. The Blade welcomes this magazine and wishes it a long and prosperous journey in the field of journalism. Colored people should continue to teach their children good manners. Politeness will go a long way towards making friends for us. There are tens of thousands of good white people who wish us well. As we do not know just who they are, we should make friends with all with whom we come in contact. —The Planet (Richmond). COLORED REPUBLICANS AND REPRESENTATION The ties which have cemented the colored race to the Republican party have renewed themselves, making us one and inseparable, and as another opportunity is afforded to demonstrate our loyalty, it necessarily follows that in the management of the Republican campaign representative and prominent positions should be given us, insuring the party against all uncertainties and guaranteeing once more the stability of the race to a cause that stands for permanent benefit for all American people. Col. Statemen. OPERATION ON SKULL REFORMS PRISONER Convict's Change Causes Jersey Pardon Board to Grant Him Freedom. Once Rebellious, Now Gentle. Trenton, N. J.—The New Jersey court of pardons announced recently that at its meeting a long list of applications from convicts for pardon and parole had been considered. A noteworthy case for parole acted upon favorably was that of James Szikely, a Hungarian, sentenced to serve thirty years in state prison for killing a fellow countryman in Warren county. The murder was particularly brutal. Szikely manifested morose tendencies in prison and complained continuously of palms in his head. Dr. Martin W Redden, a surgeon of Trenton, and the visiting prison physician, decided to operate on the prisoner's skull. For a time after the operation the man hovered between life and death, but his condition improved and he was restored to his faculties. From a sullen, rebellious prisoner he became a willing, eager and kindly worker. He could remember nothing whatever about the crime for which he had been given a long sentence. The operation established a precedent in the medical world. FOUR BROTHERS, EACH SIX FEET, AT BORDER They Are McDonalds, and Their Com- rades Call 'Em 'the Big Savannah, Ga. "Twenty-four feet of men." That is what members of Battery A, Chatham artillery, call the four McDonald brothers—Bill, Bob, Alex and Bernard. They are known also as "The Giant Quartet," "The Big Macks" and the "Fighting Four." But their father, Bernard L. McDonald of the city health department, towers over them all; he's six feet two. Bill is the youngest and shortest, being scant six feet. Bob, next, is the tallest, exceeding Bill in height by an inch and a half. Alex, the eldest, and Bernard are just an inch shorter than Bob. The four are a quartet in the musical sense also, each being possessed of a pleasing voice. Alex has been "end man" in most of the local amateur minstrel shows. All four went with their battery to Mexico. TELLS THE TIME BY HIS FAMILY'S FAGES He Is 1 o'Clock, His Wife Is 2, and Children Go According to Age. St. Joseph, Mo.-The flight of the hours are marked on the dial of C. W. Humbard's watch by the faces of his ten children and by his own face and the face of his wife. Thy photographs are set in the dial in place of the Roman numerals. Every time Mr. Humbard—who is a grading contractor here—looks at the time he sees his whole family. He is 1 o'clock and his wife is 2. The children are arranged in the order of their birth, beginning at 3 o'clock with Carl, who is thirty-four, and continuing through Calvin, Albert, Bertha, Glen, George, Eva, Robert, Vernon and little 12 o'clock Edith, who is three and the youngest of the family. The watch was made especially for Mr. Humberd a few years ago and he is so used to it that he can tell the exact time at a glance. He accesses at Albert o'clock in the morning, has lunchme at half past Edith and is usually home by Bertha. If he refers to the watch a score of times throughout the day he is reminded each time of his loved ones and there is little chance that he will ever forget his family in the rush of business. The idea of putting the family in the watch occurred to him as a sentimental novelty, unlike anything he had ever heard of. His work as a grading contractor carries him out of town frequently, but he reports he is not so lonely as he used to be, since he feels that he can take a glimpse at his youngsters any time he cares to without attracting outside attention. Battery A Has Record The most distinguished organization in the camp at Llano Grande is Battery A of Indianapolis, formerly commanded by James B. Curtis, who now has a law office in Nassau street and is president of the Indiana Society of New York. Under Captain Curtis the battery went into Porto Rico in '98. Its guns had just been trained on the mountain passes beyond Guaymas when word came that peace had been declared. Battery B is made up entirely of engineering students from Purdue university, and Battery C also was recruited in the university city of Lafayette. Major Robert H. Tyndall, commanding the artillery battalion, is considered one of the two best posted national guard officers in the country. The other is Major General John F. O'Ryan of New York. The two, both captains then, represented the guard on the executive council of the Field Artillery association some years ago. Because of Major Tyndall's training (for years past he practically abandoned all other pursuits to attend war schools) the artillerymen are the most comfortable of the troops here. They are encamped on the highest land, have the best equipment, barring ammunition, and the best organized messes. Mexican Guards Crossing Jose Alhendro holds a red flag and the life of most of the officers of Camp Wilson at San Antonio in his hand. "Weva the red flag, lives all save," he says. Jose, a Mexican, all day long guards the crossing where trains over the Katy come coaring out of the "cut" across the roadway traversed by camp vehicles. General Funston and General Bliss today passed his red flag twice, and he was "muy hombre." "Sava life of the generals," "old Jose," "and kill many Mexicans; that is fine. They should be dead, some of them." "There was a full in the murrens epidemic at Camp Wilson. No new cases. The original seven eye each incoming patient jealously and when he passes to another ward say, "We are seven." Alfred Schmidt of Company E, Seventh Illinois infantry, Tenth squad, says every morning the men in the squad have to inquire each other's names because "we need a shave so bad." He says the boys can worry along without smokes, but won't some one please "help us out with a razor, we don't care how old it is." SEEK TREASURE AT SEA BOTTOM Expedition Hunts $1,000,000 Cargo Lost Four Years Ago. EXPERT DIVERS GOING DOWN If First Proves Successful Other Sunken Craft Will Be Explored and Efforts to Find Valuables Will Be Made—New Company Financed by Wall Street Men. A scientific treasure trove expedition backed by wealthy Wall street men, under command of a United States naval expert and advised by government submarine authorities, has reached its operating base. The first objective point of the expedition is the deep sea grave of the Ward Inner Merida, which was rammed four years ago by the United Fruit steamship Admiral Farragut and went down fifty-five miles off the Cape Charles light, carrying to the bottom a cargo of silver bars and other treasure valued at more than $1,000,000. The expedition includes the steamships Titiana, Fearless and F. H. Beckwith, a wrecking vessel, a yacht and a tug, and is under command of George D. Stillson, for many years in charge of government diving work and the man who raised the submarine F-4 in Honolulu harbor last year. George D. Stilson, the commander of the expedition, is regarded by navy department experts as the greatest authority on deep sea apparatus in the United States. He left the government service last winter to superintend the submarine operations of a private film project to photograph under the sea a production of Jules Verne's story "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea." He has with him on the treasure hunt the government divers and submarine experts who nibbed him in the film production and in the raising of the F-4 at Honioluu. These divers are equipped with new deep sea apparatus which does not require life lines or air hose connections, and which makes possible long hours of work at great depths. Bullion Worth $600,000. The first work of the treasure seekers will be to recover the silver bullion from the Merida. This part of the cargo alone is said to be valued at $600,000. The purser's safe, containing the money and valuables intrusted to him by the passengers, will be hauled to the surface as soon as practicable. If this first undertaking is carried out as rapidly and successfully as its promoters believe possible the treasure seeking expedition will turn its attention to other ships wrecked on the Atlantic coast which are known to contain treasure. The scope of the work will be extended to the salvage of ships sunk by submarines during the European war. Government experts here estimate that more than 90 per cent of the ships sunk at sea are in water 300 feet or less in depth. Navy department authorities say that the Stillson expedition is equipped with apparatus that makes salvage at 300 feet entirely possible. HOW FARMERS ARE AIDED BY RURAL CREDITS BILL Procedure Necessary to Secure a Loan From the Government. Here is what a farmer who needs money can do under the rural credits bill, which was signed recently by the president: First, he must join what is to be known as a National Farm Loan association, paying in $5 for one of its shares for each $100 he wishes to borrow. He has one vote a share, but not to exceed ten votes in all. Next, he applies to the association for the loan, giving his personal note therefor, secured by a first mortgage on his farm. If the association approves the loan it turns the note mortgage to a land bank. The land bank sends the amount of the loan to the association, which hands the money to the farmer. No commission, brokerage or rake-off is charged the borrower. No single loan is to be for less than $100 or more than $10,000, nor for less than five years or more than forty years. The loan must not exceed 60 per cent, and preferably should not go beyond 50 per cent of the market value of the land covered by the mortgage. The borrower pays semiannually the interest on his note, plus an instalment of the principle. He must not be charged over 6 per cent interest. Eaca National Farm Loan association must have at least ten members, and it cannot begin business with less than $20,000 in loans applied for. It is illegal, under severe penalties, for any officer, committeeman or member to accept any commission, fee or perquisite of any kind for granting any loan. The only paid officer is a secretary-treasurer. Money can be borrowed by this system in order to pay for agricultural land, equipment, fertilizers, live stock, bulldings and improvement or to discharge a prior mortgage. The land bank may charge the borrowing farmer only 1 per cent more than the rate it gets on its bonds. This margin of one point is to cover expenses and profits. YOUTHFUL SNAKE HUNTERS. Boys Handle Dangerous Reptiles Like Professional Charmers. Galena, Kan.—Two small boys, Willie and Robert Shorl, the elder of whom is about fourteen, have produced a new sensation in the vicinity of their home at Five Mile, where they have a cage full of writhing snakes of many varieties. They play with these reptiles without the least sign of fear, going through with all the stunts of professional snake charmers. The collection consists of black snakes, blue racers, chicken snakes and three ugly looking rattlers. On Saturdays they usually go to Snake branch and hunt for more reptiles. However, these new reptiles are not placed with their "pets," but kept in a separate cage, and are usually shipped to owners of small shows and museums, from whom they get from $3 to $5 for each reptile. Neither of the boys has ever been bitten. The older boy gave a lecture on snakes before the pupils of the Shoal Creek school. He surprised teacher and pupils alike by his classification of reptiles, giving their Latin names and discussing the harmless or dangerous varieties, taking each from a box as he explained their varied habits. HIS LUCKY NUMBER 13. Farmer Tells How Mystic Numerals Stuck to Him. Live Oak, Cal.—No matter how other people may feel about the number 13, Howard Grimes of Douglas county, Ore., considers it a messenger of good luck rather than a harbinger of evil. Grimes was in Live Oak recently on his way to Davis, where, although he is sixty-four years of age, he is taking a course in agriculture. On the back of his auto hung its license No. 1313. When reminded of its hoodoo proclivities the Oregonian smiled and volunteered a bit of history. "I was born on Sept. 13, 1852," said he, "and was the thirteenth child in the family brood. When thirteen years old I left home to make my fortune. At twenty I married, and our wedding fell on the 13th of the month. "While riding a Northern Pacific train in 1912 I was in berth 13 and the train was wrecked. Every occupant in that car was injured but myself. In 1913 I made a little investment in mining property and cleaned up $16,000. I took the money and purchased $1,300 acres of land, and I am farming a part of it and learning! aw to farm it better." MUST BE EIGHTEEN TO DANCE. Girls if Younger Must Have Guardian's Permission. Cleveland.—Girls who pride themselves on how young they look will have to take along their birth certificates when they go dancing at municipal dancing halls. Those who can prove they're more than eighteen may keep on dancing after 9 o'clock. Those who not only look younger than eighteen and really are will have to press into service a parent or a guardian. No, no such luck. Any Tom, Dick or Harry won't do as a guardian. The powers that be won't put up with it. The guardian has to be a regular guardian, manufactured by a court of justice. City Dance Hall Inspector John, dance hall chaperons and dancing masters got together at a meeting in the city hall recently and tried to have the "younger set" barred from the floors after 9 o'clock, parents or guardians notwithstanding. GET $8,000 FOR KINDNESS. Boy and Girl Rewarded For Favors to Invalid Woman. Pittsburgh.—Henry Paul McPeake of this city and his sister, Miss Lois McPeake of Canonsburg, have just been made aware that it pays to be kind to an old invalid lady, in the fact that her will, filed for probate here, provides for the boy in the sum of $5,000 and $3,000 to his sister. Some years ago when Mrs. Anna Sutton Leech, a wealthy resident of Pittsburgh, was at a sanitarium at Markleton there was also there as a patient young McPeake, who is a son of George C. McPeake, Republican nominee for the legislature in Washington county, and when Lois came to visit her brother they got acquainted with the lonely widow. Between them they contributed to make life a little pleasanter for Mrs. Leech, and she promised not to forget them. She died recently. UNCOVERED HEIRLOOM Silver Watch Was Lost and Lay In Ground Six Years. Dayton, Wash.—An heirloom watch, lost six years ago by George Jones, came to light recently when County Commissioner Lee Lindley turned a furrow in a field he was plowing and brought the relic to the surface. Jones lost the watch while at the Lindley farm and had never been able to find it, although he had looked carefully many times. It was in a silver case, which was badly discolored from long contact with the earth, but after Lindley had shaken the dirt from it and wound it it ran as well as the day it was lost. Indian Gold Heart Balm Sisseton, S. D.—The first breach of promise suit in which Indians were both plaintiff and defendant was decided when Miss Agnes Bear was given a verdict of $3,500 against Smiley Finley by a jury here. As a result all is said in the Finkley tepee. "Ugh," said Smiley, "no more white man snooky lokum for Smiley Finley!" Phylis Wheatley Household, No. 4863, G. U. O. of O. F. Meets fourth Saturday night each month, G. A. R. Hall. Marion Buckner, M. N. G. Phoebia Hines, R. N. G. A. E. Hill, N. G. C. M. Josey, W. R. Friendship Chapter, No. 66, O. E. S. Meets second and third Saturday nights each month, G. A. R. Hall. Mary Jones, Worthy Matron. J. W. Brown, Worthy Patron. Marion Buckner, Worthy Sec. Fresh and up-to-date drugs at Lewis, State and Gilman St. It is the request of the City Editor that you furnish him with local news. LODGES—NOTICES Capital City Lodge No. 72, F. and A. M. Meets first and third Wednesday night each month, G. A. R. Hall. O. M. Davis, W. M. T. E. Hines, W. Sec. Enterprise Lodge, No. 9109, G. U. O. of O. F. Meets second and fourth Wednesdays night each month, G. A. R. Hall. The Blade is operating an employment agency; all kinds of work furnished. A great reduction Shoe Sale at Weaver's Shoe Store, 432 State St. ADVERTISE IF YOU Want a cook, Want a clerk, Want a partner, Want a situation, Want a servant girl, Want to sell a carriage, Want to sell town property, Want to sell your groceries, Want to sell your dry goods, Want to sell your hardware, Want to sell your millinery goods If you want customers for anything Advertising is the highway to success Advertising brings new customers, Advertising keeps the old ones, Advertising will insure success, Advertising shows energy, Advertising shows pluck. Advertising is "biz." Advertise or bust. Advertise well. Advertise long. ADVERTISE At once. MRS. N. OWENS Dealer in ALL KINDS OF HAIR GOODS SWITCHES, WAVES, FRIZ ZES and HAIR CHAINS 420 Sixth Avenue Phone 182-J Baraboo, Wis. Send your subscription to the Blade and keep abreast with the doings of the Oddfellows and your community. NOTICE! All matter for publication in The Blade must reach our office no later than Tuesday morning for that week's issue. Write on one side of the paper only. Every P. S. and W. R. of Illinois and Wisconsin jurisdiction are requested to send the names of their officers and the nights of their meeting to The Blade for publication. Also to furnish us with the news of your locality. Don't Forget Heilmann PAN DANDY BREAD With Every Meal For Sale at Your Grocer The Blade is on sale at the following places: Mosley & Smith, 202 E. Washington Ave., Trotter & Hopkins, 242 E. Main St., Hill's Grocery Store, 624 E. Dayton St., Weaver's Grocery The Oldest Trust Company in the State of Wisconsin The SavingsLoan&Trust Company Steensland Building, Madison, Wis. Pays 4 per cent. for Your Money. Debentures, Certificates, Savings, Trusts Make your Deposits by Mail. Money to Loan on Real Estate Security OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS E. B. Steensland, Pres. and Treas. W. A. P. Morris, Vice-Pres. J. G. O. Zehner, Vice-Pres. E. F. Riley, Secy. and Trust Officer. I. M. Kittleson, Assistant Secy. W. D. Curtis Stanford P. Starks A. E. Proudit A. F. Menges S. T. Swansen Herman Pfund BE HAPPY And Buy the Famous Malt and Snow Flake Bread also Rye, Graham and Bran Baked Rye. TheGlobe Baking Company 219-223 East Main Street Special orders for Birthday or Wedding Cakes LYNCH BROS The Home of Good Groceries The only state street store that gives CASH REBATE TO ITS CUSTOMERS. Delivery to all parts of the city. 306 STATE STREET Telephone 2195 Velvet Ice Cream It's All Cream Kennedy Dairy Co. 618 University Ave. Phone 778 Capital City Cigar Co. 108 S. Pinckney St. Madison, Wis. Wholesale Cigar Jobbers Phone 523 Some of our leading brands: Upmann's Repeater Upmann's Ideal Upmann's Fleur de Upmann Garcia & Vega Clear Havana Chas. Denby Lucius Clear Havana Clear Title When other Corn Cures Fail Try Red Cross Corn Harvester. The Menges Pharmacie "The Best Ice Cream" Order for Parties, Sunday Dinners OLSON'S Phone 1440 Washington Building The Blade request that each P. S. send the name of the delegate elected to the B. M. C. for publication. Also the name of any friend that contemplates going to Washington on the Oddfellow special. LOCALS Phone 8369, BELOIT, WIS. H. T. Devine, living one mile west of Town, suffered the misfortune to Jose his home by fire with his wife in the hospital. His troubles are numerous but he takes them all cheer- fully. A. A. Smith, charter member ot Beloit lodge, No. 3794, and its only chaplain, died on the 28th ult. Fu- neral services were held on the 30th under the rites of the order. Miss Nellie Huggard of Chicago is visiting her mother, Mrs. Jeremiah Huggard, for a few weeks. LOCALS. Miss Augustus Thomas of Chica- go, Ill, is visiting her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs, Henry Thomas, of 627 Milton St. Miss Tho- mas is the guest of many social fune- tions. Miss Robertha Echols of Chicago will join Miss Myrtle D. Smith on Saturday as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. Anthony Josey. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hawley who hhas been visiting Mr. and Mrs. F. Hoover of Middleton for several ‘weeks have returned to Chicago. Mr. A. L. Burks, Champaign, M., spent last week in the city. He was on his annual vacation. Before re- turning ne will visit Milwaukee, Wis. and Chicago, I. Mrs. Carroll Clayton of Waterloo, Towa, is now visiting friends in Su- perior, Wis. Before returning she will visit her sister Mrs. Geo. Buck. ner in September. Mrs. Ivey Lee has returned to the city after a visit to her uncle, Judge John Morris, at Johnson Creek, Wis. Mrs, Asa Washington paid our of. fice a visit this week, left his sub- seription, and was much eiated over his trip to Chicago last week. Mrs. Mattie Allison of Stanton, Va., is in the city from Germantown, Pa, She is the mother of our genial friend, Mr. Harry Allison. Miss Beatrice Buckner entertained the Busy Bee Club at her home on last Tuesday. Mr. Page A. Brown, Iowa City, Ia., with a party touring with a seven- passenger Cadillac will return by way of Milwaukee and Chicago. Misses Marion and Gladys Buckner are spending the week with friends in Rockford, Mil. They are the guests of Mrs. Ross. Mrs. W. M, Glover, the wife of the popular tonsorial artist, is in the city. They are located at 768 W. Washington Ave. Mr. J. N_ Wilson, Mound Street, has been indisposed this week by a fall off his bicycle, spraining his an- Ke. Mr. Arthur J. Hutchinson, Waco, Texas, is in the city at the Kemp's and will attend High School prepar- atory of entering the University. MR. J. A. DICKERSON, Minneapolis, Minn. .This prince of good fellows is much in evidence at the County Fair this week. The two shows he is staging are drawing cards, and places him in a class by himself along the line. Mr. Dickerson is a thor- ough business man, and his friends are numeorus. MR. AND MRS. G. G. MOSLEY, Clymer Place. One of the most brilliant affairs of the season was the reception ten- dered Mr. and Mrs, Edw. Williams of Chicago at the palatial home of Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Mosley. The guests vied each with the other to help make the oceasion an enjoyable one. All the latest games were indulged in and the menu served will not be eas- ily passed. The guests left loud in their praise of the royal reception tendered the hosts. MR. EMIEL NEWTON. Mr. Emile Newton demonstrated how well he is conversant with the waters in and around Madison, when he entertained Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Williams and a party on Fourth Lake. He easily proved himseif to be mas- ter of the situation along all lines. Telephone your News to The Blade, 3369. It is the request of the manager of ‘The Blade that you send us all your Odd Fellow news for publication. Let the Odd Fellows and R: ths through. ‘out the jurisdiction of Illinvis and Wisconsin know what ym are doing. Our young folks’ edition will be a great number of The Blade. Send us the photo of your children. It will be one of the Blade's new features. Let the merchants know that you Tead the Blade by patronizing them and tell them that you saw their ad in our paper. UNITY, HARMONY AND CONCORD, A Paper Read at the Home of Mrs. O. M. Davis at a Reception to the Women of Madison. By Mrs. Hattie Butterfield. Unity, Harmony, and Concord are much about the same things when you speak of one you mean the other. In mentioning Union, Harmony and Con- cord, which is our topic of discussion jlet us begin at home, ai our ae I suppose the question will arise, I have my husband, my children, (we of us who are fortunate enough to be mothers) and my home what more Unity do I want? We want real! Unity and good fellowship. Wnen | daddy, tired out with the business of the day, comes home we need to meet the dear fellow with a cheery smile and teach the household to do the same, we are not to worry him with the misdemeanors of Tom or Lizzie, We know that the old saying is: “That man’s work is from sun to sun, and woman's’ work is never done.” But that is an old doggerel, I do not say that woman’s work is never done, we must manage to have! a spare hour, human nature can wat hold out under such strain. If our better half is any way borish or pig- ish when we want to draw around a table and have a good old-fashioned talk do not mind his groynt or his growl but keep right on with your subject, as a rule the majority of the men say that a woman just talks, talks, talks, but while you are talk- ‘ing to the unwilling listener even! ‘though you hear the gentle snore| which is a sign of peaceful sleep you| know you have gained a point with-| out any squabble and that is Unity. | ‘And the children bless them, every, ‘one. How we have to watch the over-| grown weeds as it were so to speak of | our girls and boys and coax them| into expression of dutifulness. There | was a little girl who on returning | from Sunday School was asked by| her mother what did she hear in| school today. She answered very | brightly: “Mr. White said to chain| a child and then it would grow” to] use that dear little tot’s expressian | that if we chained the thoughts into | the minds now they would not so| easily depart from them. | So much has been said of Daddy and the children and now for the| sweetest thing in the world, Woman. | | Let us boost our sister up, she is one | lof us. If we give her good advice; | if she scorns at our help away down | ee in her heart she knows there has been something good done for her and ‘that is a blessing in the eyes of the_| ALL SEEING BEING not only in| jour fiomes and our walks abroad, but |in our social societies let us have | Unity. Let us commune with one | ‘another, let us consult what had best | ‘be done for the welfare of our num-| ‘bers and the uplift of our societies. | We have heard on many occasions ‘that there was no Unity in’ Madison | among the people of color. Let we of | us who are striving to do the right | ao that the best that is within us for ight. After all has been said and done Woman resolves into love and work. Love woman must have; it is| her heritage and work she must have | too in order that she may not lan-| guish and turn into mere instinct. Man has his special genius that of | creation of discovery, Woman that | of ordering and guarding. Man will) at the result of woman's co-operation | rid himself of many burdens. Woman will rise to the full appreciation of| the social mother power, she will be unable to exercise once she has been trained shoulder to shoulder with man. In later days woman has been known to say I fold my hands and wait but the time is now passed; she! is more ambitious. more quick-witted, | more particular if her better half does not keep pace with other influ. ential men. She does not want her husband to be less progressive than herself, se loves to compare the value! of her better half with that of her| neighbors. So, dear friends, no mat-| ter what the milestone, whether it) be in social life, lodge, or religion, | let us use life to the best that is within us, and let live that we may | die in Unity with God, our Father. Let us unite, one with the other, so | that when we are through struggling for Unity in this world of sorrow we| may be fully prepared to unite with | our Heavenly Father. | —— | We omitted in our last issue the uames of Beatrice and Aline Buck- ner as the first members of the Busy Bee club which Mrs. J. W. Eubanks organized. WANTED—WORK WANTED—Feet to treat. All ail- ments of the feet, corn, bunions, ingrown toe nails, swelling and sweaty feet. Weak ankles, fallen arches, chill blains. See Prof. Strong, 28 years as a foot specialist, 9 E. Main St,, second floor. Room 1. Lady attendant. irst National Bank The First National Ban MADISON, WISCONSIN No. 144 United States Depository Capital Surplus and Undivided Profits $440,000.00 OFFICERS AND DIRECTORR A. E. Proudfit President F. G. Brown, Vice-President M. E. Fuller, Vice-President F. W. Hoyt E. B. Steensland 1H. L. Moseley Jas. B. Ramsay M. C. Clark, Cashies VOTE FOR JA. KITTLESON OF MOUNT HOREB Candidate for Nomination for REGISTER OF DEEDS Subject to the approval of the Republican Voters of Dane Co, at the Primary to be held Sept. 5 Authorized and issued by J. A. Kittleson VOTE FOR ‘ ANDREW S. BROWN Candidate for Nomination for Sheriff of Dane Co. New Fall Coats and Suits Now on Sale at HINRICHS DRY GOODS CO., | 3 SOUTH PINCKNEY STREET Labor Day Outing! Forest City Lodge No. 41, K. of P. ROCKFORD, ILL. Basket Picnic and Sports Baseball between Rockford and Freeport Music by Rockford Colored Band Dancinng from 12 to 12 P. M. at Pictonacy, Ill. REFRESHNENTS SERVED ADMISSION 10 CTS. EVERYBODY INVITED Julious Blair Jas. Sides M. Baxter Tim Weatherally Arthur Monroe, Chr., Committee - Vote For A Shop Man. | : The Working Man’s Servant. 5 | ‘ : CLYDE A. GALLAGHER t | Democratic Candidate for | ei neds ; - Assemblyman of the First District { | PRIMARY SEPTEMBER 5, 1916 < J ~ ' y . ‘ 4 ; ‘ : -_- : | ie P “ : , y 5 Read : Born March 18, 1890, at 1141 Wil j ! liamson Street. ’ | Worked in Payton’s Foundry and i : Gisholt Machine Co. and later { Painter's trade ' | Farmed and worked on section : Earned his way through College, } : and since graduation engaged in real \ estate iness in city of Madison. ' Married and a reside and a tax payer of First District with a resi ; ; dence in said District over 26 year f Elected to County Board from ; : Fair Oaks Village, 191 } { Elected Alderman of Sixth Ward, ' : 1915. ' YOUR SUPPORT WILL BE AP- j | PRECIATED. 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Any person @hat will use a 25¢ box will he convinced. No matter what has failed to grow your hair, just give THE STAR HAIR GROWER a trial and be convinced. Send 25e for full size box. If you wish to be an agent send $1.00 and we will send you a full supply that you can begin work with at once; also agents’ terms, Send all money by Money Order to THE STAR HAIR GROWER, Mfr. Northern Branch, 113 Clark St., Evanston Ill, . Southern Branch, P. O. Box 812, Greensboro, N.C, Persons in the South can get their goods three days earlier by writing THE STAR HAIR Rea ee, Mir, P. QO. Box 812, Greensboro, Nok, PRESS YOUR FINGER PRESTO! PAIN FLIES "Zone Therapy" Cure For Headache, Toothache and Hay Fever, Says Doctor. Pittsburgh.—How the most irritating toothache may be relieved by pressure on certain fingers, and the cure of lumbago, hay fever, wry necks and other ailments accomplished by almost the same process, was outlined here recently by Dr. Fred Kellogg of Providence, R. L., before the Pittsburgh Osteopathic association, which brought him here to lecture on "zone therapy." Dr. Kellogg, in describing "zone therapy," used stereoception slides to illustrate his claims for the treatment. According to him, one has but to press a toothbrush against the roof of his mouth to effect a cure for headache. All one has to do when suffering with a troublesome case of hay fever is to press the forefinger of either hand on a hard object. Dr. Kellogg stated that he generally used an aluminum comb to curb the disease. "Zone therapy," said Dr. Kellogg, "will cure many lilies which so far have baffled medical science." GIRLS IN LOVE TO SAVE PENNY A DAY When a Quarter Is Obtained It Is to Go to Needy Families of Soldiers. Philadelphia.—Is the possible war responsible? Or is it just a feminine desire to do what other girls are doing? Miss Nathalia Schaeffer is asking herself these questions. They refer to the epidemic of engagements among her friends which seems to be following her invitation to join a club for engaged girls only. The organization, she explained in her invitation, was to be known as the Engaged Girls' Contribution club, and its purpose was to be the helping of families of soldiers in need. Miss Schaeffer is twenty three, blond and pretty. Otherwise the Engaged Girls' Contribution club might never have been organized, because she might not have become engaged recently. Who the bridegroom to be is remains a mystery, as she refuses to disclose his name. But because of her engagement she thought of other engaged girls and one evening at her home here figured out the club which would bring engaged girls together and do some good besides. Members are to save one penny each day until a quarter shall have accumulated, which they will send to the mayor of whatever city they live in to be turned into a general fund for soldiers' wives and children. It is to be known as Cupid's fund. LORD'S PRAYER ON PINHEAD Letters U. S. Also Engraved on Point of Needle. Grand Rapids, Mich. — Godfrey E. Lundberg of Spokane, Wash., has engraved the Lord's Prayer, containing sixty-five words, a total of 254 letters, as well as seventeen punctuation marks, on the head of a gold pin forty-seven one-thousandths of an inch in diameter. He also has inscribed the letters "U. S." on the point of a fine cambric needle. When placed under a hundred diameter microscope the letters stand out boldly and can be read more easily than newspaper type. The two articles will be placed in a New York museum for exhibition. Lundberg says three years were required to complete the Lord's Prayer. "GONE TO FRONT." SAYS SIGN Dr. William Nichols Takes Novel Method of Notifying Patients. Philadelphia—Dr. William Nichols, major in charge of the surgeons connected with the Sixth regiment of the national guards of Pennsylvania, took a novel method in informing his patients who might call upon him professionally of his having been called to the colors. On the shutter in front of his home and office, in this city, he had a sign placed with the caption, "Called to the Front." Underneath this he gave the address and name of a fellow practitioner, whom he directed his patients to call upon when in need of medical attention. SAFE ON A COWCATCHER Motorcyclist Seated There on His Machine When Struck by Train. Millville, N. J.-While Charles Norberry was riding a motorcycle he was struck by a West Jersey and Seahorse railroad train at the East Main street crossing and received only slight bruises. The motorcycle, with Norberry still on the seat, was fastened to the cowcatcher until the train was stopped 500 feet from where the accident occurred Somebody Fooled School Board Lowell, Mass. - A woman without authority suspended afternoon sessions of the public schools of Lowell by telephone the central fire station to sound the no school signal. When Superintendent Molloy heard the bells he telephoned the fire officials, who declared that the woman had said she was in the school superintendent's office. SENTRY A CANDIDATE FOR WALKING RECORD Arizona Man Makes Forty Miles to Find Relief—Reported "Missing." Douglas, Ariz.—Adam Dockery, a private in Company B, Arizona militia, recently reported as missing, returned to camp after walking nearly forty miles while on outpost duty. The private, a recent recruit, it was said at militia headquarters, was placed on guard at the international line, with instructions to walk to the east until he met the sentry he was to relieve. Dockery missed the sentry. He kept walking until finally he met a patrol on guard, twenty miles east of the camp. "Dockery certainly obeyed instructions," an officer remarked, "but it is a good thing he met that patrol, or he probably would have walked to El Paso." HOUSE CARRIED THIRTY MILES BY TORNADO Heavy Construction Literally Torn to Shreds—Parts Distributed Over Three Indiana Counties. Brownstone, Ind.—Bits of books and pieces of boards have been picked up in Jackson and Scott counties which were identified as parts belonging to the house of Mrs. Elizabeth Wilcox, a widow living near Campbellssburg, Washington county, which was destroyed by a tornado and scattered along in the path of the storm for a distance of about thirty miles. The house, a two story eight room building, stoutly constructed and in good shape, was literally torn to shreds in a few seconds. A barn across the road from the house was demolished, and of the corn crib, made of large round logs, no trace has been found. A large rug was taken off the floor of the house and carried about five miles. A heavy iron range was found about a quarter of a mile from the house, and an iron kettle weighing about seventy-five pounds was found a mile away from the place the next day. Mrs. Wilcox felt a slight jar of the house just before going to bed on a cot near a large stone fireplace. Parts of the fireplace fell on her and pinioned her to the floor. The house was splintered and carried away by the storm. The tornado had dripped and struck a knoll just across the road from the house and scraped the sod off a space about twenty-five feet square. Alex Brown, who lives near, stepped out early in the morning and found his front porch gone. Looking over toward Mrs. Wilcox's place, he noticed the ruins and hurried over. He found Mrs. Wilcox conscious and soon removed the stones that held her down. A doctor was called, and it was found that one arm was broken, her chest crushed in and bruises and scratches covered her body. Three five-dollar gold pieces were carried away. One of them was found later about half a mile from the house. Rabbits and fox squirrels were slaughtered by the storm when it struck the woods east of the place. Of the 150 chickens on the place not more than twenty five could be found, and several of them were stripped of their feathers by the storm. A black oak tree about three feet in diameter was found near the house, and no one seems to know where it came from, as there are no black oaks in the woods near by. An apple orchard was blown about a quarter of a mile from the place, and there was not a fence or post left standing on the place. POISON TROUT BIT HIM. Fish Leaps Out of the Water to Assault an Angler. Pasadena, Cal.—An angler who is the propetector of a Pasadena care has documentary evidence of the following: While fishing in Deep creek recently he spotted a twelve inch trout and tried for an hour to land it. Following it from rock to rock, spashing through the water in pursuit as it played its game of hide and seek, the weary fisherman finally closed in on the fish under a ledge which overlooked the water. As he peeped over the edge to land his game the trout leaped to his face and fastened itself in his jaw. It held on until two companions came to the rescue, beating off the assailant with the huff ends of casted rods. The safe proprietor's face became swollen to twice its normal size. He and his companions are warm in their praise of the efficiency of whisky as an antidote for venomous bites. They declare that a bottle which they had bandy saved the unfortunate angler's life. INDIANS GAVE HIM NAME Chief of Police of Albany, Ore. Has Interesting History. Albany, Ore—John Cattlin, chief of police here, has an interesting history. He was first found by United States troops in 1852 among the Snake Indians of Oregon when he was three years old. The Indians said his father and mother had been killed and that they did not know his name, so they gave him the name of John Cattlin. He served through the civil war as a bugler and was in the army for twenty-five years after that until he returned to Albany, where he has been a police official ever since. STAY ON THE BORDER OUT OF TROOPS Boys Will Return Home Greatly Improved Both Physically and Mentally — Some May Resign From Guard When Dismissed. T is plainly the intention of the war department to maintain the drill and work regulations of the national guardsmen, now encamped on the Mexican frontier, until the men who are unable to stand the physical strain are weeded out and their places illited, by recruits. It is the object of the Texas camps to transform the militia into a body of soldiers ranking with the regulars and to so turn around the old time rules of conduct for the militia that the entire militia establishment of the country, as constituted before the call to arms last month, will be thrown into the discard. All this is very well from the standpoint of the professional soldier. The militiamen who went down to Texas in response to an urgent call are not professional soldiers and have no idea of devoting the rest of their lives to military work. It is a question whether they can be imbued with the regular service idea, especially as all danger of war with Mexico has apparently passed, according to the news that comes from Washington. Without doubt t.i.s. drills and camp life are doing the men who can stand the strain a world of good. They will go back home made over physically and also helped mentally. They ought to appreciate it, but they are stubborn enough to imagine that the arduous TOKYO Photo by American Press Association. J. H. BROWN, SEVENTH NEW YORK, UNDER NEW SENTRY BOX. Photo by American Press Association. J. H. BROWN, SEVENTH NEW YORK, UNDER NEW SENTRY BOX. training should be imposed on men who want to fight for a living and not on men who have jobs at home. Not all the officers in the militia organizations are satisfied. Many say in confidence to their friends that as soon as they get out of the regular service they are going to resign from the national guard. It looks as though this camp will impose on congress the task of upsetting the whole militia program and forming an entirely new policy of national defense on land. Bad Man Subdued Military policemen of the Seventy-first New York had their first encounter with a would be western "bad man," with discouraging results to the bad man, who, having yet failed to reclaim the six-gun the effete easterners took from him, is believed to be slightly less bad than he was. To make it worse, one of the New Yorkers bears the mild name of Vassar. Vassar and Dooling were on duty in the Mexican quarter of McAllen when a terociously armed and caparisoned cowboy entered the largest saloon and announced that he was going to shoot up the place. At this juncture the two soft spoken Manhattanites entered. A few seconds later Dooling was in possession of the Texan's artillery, and the Texan was riding through the door on the toe of Vassar's boot. Horses For Pennsylvanians The distribution of mounts to the troops of the Seventh division, national guards of the United States from Pennsylvania, has begun. Major General George M. Clement, commander of the division, with several aids and a number of regular army officers, made the first selection at the remount station for use of division staff. The division commander took a beautiful animal, sixteen and a half hands high, a sleek bay, long of wind and with muscles of steel and of sufficient weight to bear hard service. Several of the division staff officers tried out their mounts recently, but a number of others, including the commander himself, are giving the horses a chance to rest up. The animals arrived in cars from the east, the quartermaster's count totaling approximately 2,000. It is said 63,000 horses and mules have already A BOY'S STRANGE ESCAPE. Lies In Dugout While Bombs Are Thrown on Him. London.—One of the most extraordinary experiences was gone through recently by an English boy in woodland fighting in the region of Bazentin-leGrand and Longueval. He now lies in a field hospital smiling because the world seems to him like paradise after an infernal dwelling place. He went with the first rush of men into Mametz wood, but was left far behind in a dugout when they retired before the violent counterattack. Some German soldiers passed this hole where the boy lay crouched and flung a bomb down on the off chance that English soldiers might be there. It burst on the lower steps and wounded the lonely boy in the dark corner. He lay there a day listening to the crash of shells through the trees overhead—English fire—not daring to come out. Then in the night he heard the voice of his own countrymen, and he shouted loudly, but as the English soldiers passed they threw bombs into the dugout. The boy was wounded again. He lay there another day. The gunfire began all over again and lasted until the Germans came back. Another German soldier saw the old hole, threw bombs down as the safe thing to do, and the boy is cabled a third wound. He lay in the darkness one more day, not expecting to live, but still alive, still eager to live and to see the light again. If only the English would come again and rescue him. He prayed for them to come, and when they came, capturing the wood completely and finally, one of them, seeing the entrance of the dugout and thinking the Germans might be hiding there, threw a bomb down, and the boy was wounded a fourth time. This time his cries were heard, the monotonous repetition of this ill luck ended, and he was rescued. FLOG "DIPS" OUT OF OWN. Detroit Police Have Novel Way of Getting Rid of Pickpockets. Detroit, Mich.—The police department has hit upon the plan of flogging "dips" or pickpockets, as the best means of ridding the city of them. This came out when Attorney Thomas Mahon made a request of Commissioner Gillespie for an investigation of the police department to determine who has been applying the "lash." Investigation has developed that a "lash" has not been used, but instead the "dips" have been flogged with pieces of rubber hose of the garden variety. Recently half a dozen "dips" were arrested. The men were taken to court and released on their promise to leave the city. That afternoon they were taken in a patrol wagon to the bank of the River Rouge. Three detectives, each with a three foot strip of hose, took positions on the bank where the "dips" when they stepped out of the wagon would have to pass them. As the pickpockets jumped out the detectives began to swing the pieces of hose, landing on the backs and arms of the "dips." Some of them cried out in pain, others ran to escape the flogging and most of them had to wade or swim the river. As they left a warning was shouted to them to never return. GOLF CLUB FOR MEN ONLY. Women Players at Greensburg, Pa. Sneer at the Venture. Greensburg, Pa.—Steps are being taken toward the organization of a new golf club in Greensburg. The Greensburg Country club has an excellent course, but many of the men players are dissatisfied because so many women members have become devotees of the game. It is planned to make the new club strictly for men. "The women talk too much," said one male expert. "It is impossible to make a good shot with all their chatter going on." A woman golfing enthusiast when told of what was on foot retorted indignantly: "Let the old things organize a new club if they want to. They are jealous of some of the scores we have been making; that's the whole trouble." SKUNK SACKS UNDER HOUSE Mean Wisconsin Person's New Form of Devitry. Eagle, Wis.—Despite the offer of a reward of $100, State Senator A. C. Clark, a wealthy Chicago man, who has a summer home on Eagle Springs lake, has been unable to discover the identity of the person who put skunk sacks under the floor of his home. In the last issue of the Eagle Quill Senator Clark inserted the following notice offering a reward and telling of his troubles: "Will personally add $50 to the $50 reward already offered by the Eagle Springs Lake Protective association. I do so because Mrs. Clark found it was impossible to live in the house." FEAR OF LIGHTNING KILLS. New Jersey Woman Dies of Fright During a Thunderstorm. Newton, N. J.-During one of the most severe thunderstorms that had visited this neighborhood in several years, damaging buildings, crops and roads, Mrs. Mamie Louise McCracken of Woodside avenue, this place, became unconscious from fright and died shortly after. Mrs. McCracken was fifty years old and all her life had felt a nervous fear of thunder and lightning. She was a daughter of the late John Dalrymple of Washington, N. J., and had been a resident of this township since her marriage, thirty-one years ago. 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