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13ec. 4th, 1917.
; Thanksgiving is a real holiday:
in Camps.. ..Meh rest, eat, play
una rejuice over uupruveuieuto
nd conditions, with a general
joicing over reports showing
at .the sickness in calhp is, im-
.a
yirifc and with camp drills
. eliminated ior trie aay. inanss
L giving was celebrated" here by
rest, feasting and track meets,
in forenoon, foot ball in after-
s noon, tiow is cms tor a least i
oyster soup and oysteretts; Ital
ian olives, celery, salted 'peanuts
and mixed pickles; roast turkey,
oyster dressing, giblet gravy and
cranberry sauce; cured ham and
currant jelly, mashed potatoes,
reen peas - and canned yams;
shrimp salad, pumpkin pie, va
jiilla ice cream, assorted cakes,
assorted fruits, mixed nuts, ci
gars and cigarettes. 'I was told
this was served, as some of us
had a special invitation to take
dinner with friends in town. We
could not resist the temptation
,as wehavn't the opportunity to
at at a civilian's table very of-
6n, unless you visit some town
where there are but few "khaki.'
There are fifteen from Adair
S in this Company (Co, A 138 M
. Bn.) Several in Infantry,
hers here and there. Having
Iked to most of them 'earned,
ith the exception of four or
five, have bought "Liberty Loan
Bonds." Three cheers for the'
an that will do his bit n two
ways, willing and ready to fight
for "Old fclory" then to buy a
Liberty Loan Bond to aid our
Government in this World's war.
What have you done? We dpn't
like for exercise, ffsince we are
requirecLto drill forty-eight hours
a. week, not including hikes
three night a week. . Some few
have gone from this division to
New York..- They soon will take
their leave for Europe.
Our Captain (T. A. Humble)
left this week for Oklahoma, to
attend Machine Gun School for
the next few weeks No doubt
you wonder what we do -on Sat
urdays and Sundays, On Satur
days we have bunk and equip
ment inspection. Sunday's quar
ters inspection, which last most
t forenoon. At leasure to go
where we choose in the after-
? nook'. There will be but few
soldiers " spend Christmas at
homers there will be but few
ten day's furloughs granted.
Assistant Surgeon General, N.
C. Rucker, of the U. S. Public
Health seryice, is expected in
natciesDurg nexr wees to go
over city and Camp Shelby and
' malrp'nn msnafHnn nf io-jlft nA
sanitary conditions. After the
health surgeon completes his in
timation.-he will make a re
port The largest budget fin the
history of the U. "S., will be" ask
ed of Congress by the various
departments of the government.
In all it is estimated' that it will
take more than $12,500,000,000
to run the affairs of v the nation
j during the fiscal year. There
.jjjtfwo ways inwhich this mon-
ty will be raised; ne through
axation and the othr bv Lib
erty bonds: and other forms of
loans. Every man, worn in and
shildjn the country wM feel the
pinch of taxation. Taxs 'will
grow larger, unless- lb people
yoluntarily Jay their money on
tfbe altar-bf freedom.. If you
Wh toTielp the nation and 'dis-
rribptethe war burden .a little
jifoite eqdsily- suptJoseloTi invest
in War saving certificates or
thrift stamps. -
Clarence. Marshall.
:Middletowjilil!r - -.Dear
Editor:; " .. -"-''"
As it has been -some time since-
I contributed any "thing for the
publication in your valuable pap
er, I will send in a- few items
which may be of some interest
to some of your many readers.
The weather has been delight
ful for the past three months,
haven't had any rain to speak of
and a very little snow. There is
about two inches of snow on tlie
ground now.
Crops of all kind were good.
There is a big corn crop but the
early frost damaged it about one
third. Corn husking is about
two thirds over.' - -
Arlie Cole has been laid off
from husking corn for tenvdays
with a sprained wrist.
Curtis Montgomery and fami
ly, Mr. and Mrs. Wess Mont
gomery who left Middletown
three months ago for Wilmer,
Ala., to make it their future
home, returned the last of (;he
week satisfied to stay in 111.
Please find enclosed money or
der for $2.00 to pay for the News
for two j ears.
- G. C. Wilson, '
. 'Middletown, III.
In many cases throughout the
country automobile, owners have
learned to drive their own cars
or have given them up entirely
that their chauffeurs might be
released to give their valuable
specialized service to the Army.
Mrs.G.P.Cartwright.oi
Whitwell, Tcnn., writes:
"I suffered with bearing
down pains. . The
dizzy spelis got so bad
that when I would start to
walk, I would just pretty -;
nearly fall. Was very
much run-down. I tcld
my husband I thought
Cardui would help inc. ..
He got me a bottle. . . It
helped me so much that
he goj me another bottle.
I got a whole lot better.
The dizzy spells and the
bearing-down pains . . .
left me entirely."
If you arc weak and
run-down, or suffer from
womanly pains, '
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You can feel safe in giv
ing Cardui a thorough
trial. It is composed of
mild, vegetable, medici
nal ingredients, recog
nized by standard medi
cal books for many years,
as being x)f great value in
the troubles from which
only vromett suffer. The
enthusiastic praise of the
thousands of women who
have been helped by
Cardui in its past 40 years
of successful use should
assure you of its genuine
merit, and convince you .
that it would bejworth
your while to try this
medicine for your trou- ,
bles. "11 druggists Fell iU
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WAH -TALKS
By UNCLE DAN
Number Five
JImmIe and a German Boy Clash
Must Do Three Things to Save
Country.
It was a warm evening, so Uncle
Dan went out to a lawn seat under the
spreading branches of the great tree
that suggested the farm's name of Oalc
Hill. Billie and Jimm'le had been lay-.
Ing for him, so Uncle Dan was cap
tured by the boys on short order.
"Say, Uncle Dan," Billie began. "We
had a red-hot argument, at school yes
terday with Carl"ftewman. Carl said
that German schools were miles ahead
of our schools and that no one could
come up to the educated German. Well,
Jimmie got hot under the collar and
handed it back to him good and plenty.
Jimmie said If their education taught
Ihem to torpedo Lusitanias, sink hos
pital ships, murder hundreds of wom
en and children, niake slaves of
the Belgians, poison wells, destroy fruit
trees and commit all sorts of crimes,
then we did not want that kind of
education here. What do you think
about it, Uncle Dan? I told Jimmie
you spent a lot of time in Europe and
knew all about schools, so'glve us your
opinion."
"Well," replied Uncle Dan, deliber
ately, "the German schools- are very
thorough; they furnish exceedingly val
uable nnd practical instruction. The
industrial training given there is prob
ably the best to be found. The schools
as a .whole, however, in my opinion,
appeal to the head only, and never to
the heart. The aim and trend is to
make the individual blindly submis
sive to the Prussian plan of world do
minion; they teach that it is the des
tiny of Germany to rule the world, and
that to the glory and advance of Ger
many, In this plan, all things must give
way; that, the kaiser as head of the
state, can do no wrong if he carries
forward . the plan of world control.
Some of the greatest teachers and
preachers even defend and justify her
heartless crushing of Belgians and the
many other atrocious crimes she has
committed In this war. Thank God,
our American education' reaches both
the head and the heart It is an edu
cation with a soul, and we must main
tain the high Ideals we have fixed. In
a word, in Germany, the people are
taught that they exist for the govern
ment, while "here the government ex
ists to serve the people."
"Just wait a minute," Interrupted
(BUUe. Say that over again slowly, so
I can write it down."
Uncle Dan, smilingly complied.
Billie oxclaiiiied: "Now, we will hand
that nut out for "Carl- to -crack.
Carl, yon know," continued BUUe,
lias a very smart father who keeps
him posted- on- the German arguments.
Carl said our government was only
an experiment anyway; that It would
not last twenty years, and that It
might burst up any old time. Jimmie
asked him if Germany was so mighty
good, why they did not go back there
to live."
"Our government will go on forever,
won't it, Uncle Dan?"
"Now," said Uncle Dan, "you are
raising a big question, and one that
has troubled me for years. Our gov
ernment is still In the experimental
stage; in fact, it Is the greatest ex
periment ever undertaken, and If pop
ular government is to -be successful, a
few things must be done, otherwise, to
paraphrase the great Lincoln, the gov
ernment of the people, by the people
and for the people, will perish. It is
my firm conviction," said Uncle Dan,
In a very Impressive manner, -"that If
our country is to go on, as we, hope
and pray, we must very quickly do
at least three things,- and I will name
them in the order of importance, as it
appears to me:
"First, adopt compulsory universal
military training of all young men
physically fit before they reach the
age of twenty years.
"Next, require that every foreigner
who comes here to live must; within a
reasonable time, say a year, declare
Jfis Intention of becoming an American
citizen nnd take the necessary stops ,to
do so, thereby, from that moment, as
suming all the obligations of citizen
ship of our country, and that means he
must defend our fla upon equal terms
withour native"born, andif he Is not
willing to do this, he should 60 sent
back from whence he came."
"That's the stuff," exclaimed Billie.
. "AnuV finally, enact such legislation
as will make voting compulsory. Pop-"
ular government Is based upon the
participation of all- and the rule of
the majority, and democracy cannot
continue and be successful unless we
ltvo up to the spirit of the :iristitu
4tion. "The first stepr however, is the pass
ing of the Chamberlain bill for univer-'
sal' military training. If you will .get
the leading citizen, nnd especially the
'editor of -your paper, to write personal
'letters to your congressman and -both
'senators, -urging their support, It wiU.
help enormously.
. "'i see "by the morning papers," sald
Uncle Dan, "that the Rotary clubs- of
the entire country, the livest, most effi
cient organization to. bo found, haye
unanimously decided to get back of
the Chamberlain bill and give It loyal
ana enthusiastic support. 3Ehey will
.work with the Universale Military
(Training league to accomplish this lm
jportant piece of .leglslati6,'whlcb will
'do more than anything else to maketis
n n real nation with a common jipw
point, brlng Us Mck to MUMlMiwiaft
Iteach njg .theTJatriotism & jeryftl..
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K 7"HEN vye announced Bevo
recently, our hopes were
high. We 'knew thr.t ve had
the most unusual aqft drink
that had ever been offered: A
beverage combining the nutri
tive extracts of wholesome -ce- '
reals, the zest o"Saazer Hops,
a flavor all its own and abso
lute purity. We knew this be
cause, true to our. own ideals,
we had experimented for years
before wc were satisfied to say, .
."We offer you Bevo it is a
. different soft drink it is good
and it is good for you."
- High as were our hopes for
its reception, we have realized
them far and beyond our
r.; expectations.
Bevo today . is an estab
lished popular success. Ev
erywhere the same question
' is asked: "Have you tried
'.Bevo?"
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Gayly Decked Fijians Do
Artistic Dance Imitating
a Tide Rising on a Reef
The Fijians are yerhaps the best
dancers in the world. - One of the
most curious dances that they prac
tice is one representing a tide rising
on a reef.' The Idea to be conveyed
Is that of a tide gradually rising on
a reef till at length there remains
only a little coral isle, vound which
the angry breakers rage, flinging
their white foam on every side. At
first the dancers form in long lines
and approach silently, to represent
the oulet advance of the -waves.
After a while the lines break up
into smaller- companies, which .ad
vance with outspread hands and
bodies bent forward to represent
rippling wavelets, the tiniest waves
being represented by children.
Quicker and quicker they come on,
now advancing, now retreating, yet,
like true waves, steadily progressing
and gradually closing on every-side of
the Imaginary Islet lound -svhlch they
play or battle after the manner of
breakers, . springing high in mld-alr
and flinging their arms far above their
heads to represent the dction of spray.
As they leap and" toss ,their heads
the soft Tvhite masl or native cloth
which, for" greater effect, they
wear as a turban with long stream
ers and also wear round the waist,
whence It floats In lone scarf-like
ends trembles and, flutters In the
breeze.
Tho whole effect is most artistic,
and the orchestra does Its. part by im
itating the x.oar of tho surf on the reef
a sound which to them fias been a
never-ceasing lullaby from the hour
of their blrib, "
Credit for Telescope Given
' - - to Dutch Spectacle Maker
The-first telescope ha's been attrib
uted -to -various scientists and invent-.
Lors tif the early part of the seven
teenth. century, including (JalileO, Jan
Apt. Jaooh Adrlanz arid'.ZacariaB
frnnRX! "but documentary evidence.
'points to a Dutch spectacle maker,
jHana Lippershey, as, the man who dls
covered the germ of the Idea.
. In. tho archives of Holland Is. a -pe
Jtition. presented Qctdber 2, 1608,- iiri
jwhlchXlppershey asks. t o"What would
ow Be -colled a .patent lor. Ait ingrgi-
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senators were" given a demonstration
,o the contrivance In the turrets of the
prince's palace, and the committee
was so much impressed that they gave
an order for three telescopes. The
price paid was 900 florins, or about
370 each. A few months later the
senators refused to give Lippershey
tho monopoly he desired on the ground
that "It appears that many other per
sons have a knowledge of this new
Invention." The lenses of these first
telescopes were made of-rock crystal.
Tasmanian Mammals.
There Is a species at mammals In
Tasmania the females of wnicn lay
eees. from which the young are hatched
like tho young of birds. This mammal,
tho echidna, Is perhaps of the lowest
'order of mammals, and is .a kind of
.connecting link between mammals and
reptiles. They are about the size of a
baby porcupine, are covered with
strong spines set thickly all over their
skins, and by way of a nose they have
a slender and narrow beak of white
horn. The echidna has very long, sharp
daws, with which It digs a deep bur
row. In this burrow It builds a nest
for Its young and deposits one or two
eggs, which are mciosea in a strong
flexible shell three-fourths of an inch
In length by two-thirds of an Inch In
diameter.
Government' loans to farmers
in October amounted to $7,374,-
044, practically .double the
amount paid out during the pre
vious month. Applications fori
loans lathe hands of the-12 Fed
eral land banks total $193,250,
945: -.
- A German submarine recently
capturerl by.-twcrU. S., rjestroyers
was sent to tha bottom by her
own crew, , Nearly forty of her
crew wera taken prisoners.
"The American Hed Cross is
sending aid o the- Italians both
in the care of-the " wounded and
. .r. . -w tu. vy"" f-.
tion-XJtach has left Venice,-
" A I nin fUn.ntmlinn nrtriTlla
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ise you that, in accord with the
known principles of Anheuser
Busch and all its products, Bevo
not only will forever maintain
its present high standard of
quality, but as-time goes on our
great endeavor shall be to make
this soft drink even more per
fect in every detail d its good-1
nes
You will find Bevo at inns, res
taurants, groceries, department
and drug stores, picnic grounds,
baseball parks; soda fountains,
dining cars and other places
where refreshing beverages are'
sold.
Guard against substitutes.
Have the bottle opened .in;
front of you, first seeing
that the seal is unbroken
and that the crown top
bears the Fox.
Millie Johnson, aged SO, waa
burned to death at Campbells
ville when her cabin took fire and
was destroyed
' The British army iajsvithin two
miles of Jerusalem and the cap
ture of that city from the Turks
seems certain.
Is the pooling system f ail3 the
Government, will takeover and
operate the railroads of the
country during the war.
If Russia enters into" a separ
ate peace the Allies will require
that all their Ambassadors shall
demand their passports.
The new Republican adminis-tration-of
Louisville has- abolish
ed 76 . unnecessary jobs' with a
saving to the city of $71,000 per
annum.
The L. & N. has let a' contract
for the construction of a branch
line near 'whitesburg running
into very rich . and undeveloped
coal fields.
The French on Sunday in an
advance attack on German line3
in the .Verdah sector4" captured
first and second line trenches and
800 prisoners.
The peril to Italy is now jaw
ed as large English and" French
reinforcements b&ve'mched ths
battle line with mtnybttteriei
of big guns.
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seized lisf&OO tonsof'augar'which.
waaWd'in'vNew York
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