The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 10, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 17, 1917 Page: 2 of 8
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THE PADUCAH POST
Paducah,
1917
FOUR SUBS SUNK BY U. S.
WARSHIPS
LONDON, July 16.—Four of
the largest and most modern Ger
man submarines were destroyed
by American warships which
recently were convoying the
first installment of American
troops to France, acording to a
report from (ionium sources as
contained in a Bume dispatch to
a Rome news agency and for-
warded from Rome by he Central
News.
TWO JOHNS GET BIG GAME
Talk about your young Buffalo
Bills, but we have a pair right
here in Paducah—two Johns, John
Heim and John Chenault. In
fact they are not only huntsmen,
but they are sportsmen as well
and face danger like a pair of old
troopers when they go after their
game.
Tuesday Mr. Chenault took
the two Johns—one nine and the
other ten—to his ranch with him.
He promised them while at din-
ner that as soon as the meal
hour was over with they would
go to the creek and go in bath-
ing. But. like all boys, the two
up-to-date Buffalo Bills finished
eating before any of the rest,
took a twenty-two target as their
modus of war and hied themselves
away to where the big game
grows, taking with them old Bul-
ger as their only companion. Ere
they had gone many leagues on
the creek old Bulger, who was
taking the lead, came tearing back
to the boys with his bristles all
raised at about an angle of nine-
ty degrees and tried to pur-
suade the boys to turn toward
home. But nothing doing. They
were out for big game—and that’s
what they got,
Before they had gone far on
the retreating trail of old Bul-
ger the two Johns spied a ''pos-
sum” sitting on the branch of a
tree. They both thought of '‘pos-
sum” and "taters" right away,
and John Heim proceeded to give
said ‘‘possum” a couple of shots
with his target in the head. The
first one stunned the gentleman,
while the second one did the
work in good shape.
The two Johns—wanting to
show their trophy to someone-^-
took it to some men who were in
a field some distance away—
and lo and behold they had one
of the biggest bob-eats that has
ever been seen in this county.
After this the two Johns con-
tinued their hunt and got four
rabbits and a big rattlesnake. The
reason they went home at all that
afternoon was for the reason they
only had twelve shells with them,
but they both declare that they
are going to take a ‘‘full bos ’ of
shells when they go back after
the mate to the bob-cat they
killed Tuesday.
Mr. Chenault went in search of
the boys after he missed them and
found’ them on their way home
with their bob-cat, Bulger and
only one cartridge. They saved
one shell fearing that they might
come in contact with a Rocky
Mountain lion before reaching
home and would want to kill it.
on account of our friend’s feelings
We thought it would be better
to just gradually starve the crit-
ter to death and make him be-
lieve that he passed away from
a broken heart because of having
been separated from his compan-
ions. The door was locked and
we forgot all about the precious
pet until about midnight when
we heard the most unearthly yells
that ever stabbed the peace and
dignity of night. Getting a big
club we went out there and land-
ed one hard blow across his head
and went away leaving him for
the undertaker. But he wasn t
dead not by a jug-full, for by
morning he had scratched tmder
the coop and made a raid in the
community that cost us four dol-
lars and sixty cents for dead and
mutilated poultry. We settled
up feeling that while the price
was a little heavy that it was
reallv worth it to be rid of our
coyote. We was sure that he had
made good his escape to the coun-
try and that t ho call of the wild
had done its part towards helpins
us unload a Jonah.
An hour or two later we were
seated at our desk writing a
beautiful article on the thought-
fulness of true friends, when the
phone rang. The voice that now
greeted us was that of a woman;
she was angry, and we knew
verv well that something serious
had happened. "Gome up here
it once and get your wolf out
of the schoolhouse. He has scared
the children home and I am afraid
to >ro about him. 1 think that it
is very little of a man to keep a
pet like that in town where white
folks live. If you want to live
with the wolves why don't you
go out West and dwell in a
cave?"
We hastened to the schoolhouse
as we had been bidden and when
we got there it was hard for us
to decide which occupant of the
building presented the most for-
midable appearance. The wolf was
over in one corner growling and
snapping his teeth and that lit-
tle school inarm of thirty some
summers was in the other holding
to some clothes pegs on the wall
and kicking her little scrawny
pedals in every direction, at the
same time telling us iu rapid fire
order a few things about ourself
that we had been led to believe
were not so bad.
We finally conquered the wolf
and put an end to his career, but
we never did stop that woman
from talking.—Temple Mirror.
Penalties For Meat Eating.
A most remarkable regulation affect-1
lug the food supply was one which nt J
tallied Its full vigor during Shake j
s pea re's youth and which, in view «>t i
bis early familiarity with the slaugh j---
ter bouse-there are seventeen refer ( $cm; From Wat Zon» li B» El-
emv» to the butcher's trade in the hi- |
tortcal plays—must have been brought hlbitld to fisnors.
particularly to bis notice. This was j —
the law. first enacted In 1 .“tit and ex | With a keynote of patriotism pre-
dominating in every effort of the
PATRIOTISM DAY FOR j _EflN THE SILVER' ENGLAND’S QUEEN
STATE FAIR PLAN ^ QUjcl( Tha( Wso $pare. consort of King George Visits
Your Elbow. London’s Poor.
IT A SATINY FINISH CHATS WITH A PARALYTIC.
tended In 1563. enforcing abstinent , aomlnaMng ln eVer, o.™. -
from flesh for political and ecouonth ] g pajr oj -pexaSi President R E. L
t onlv in I-ont and on Em ■ s., c„„ nnt nlans for uti-
reasous, not only in I.etit and ott Em
her days. Vigils and Friday*, but uU<
on Saturdays and even on VVedues
days. The object aimed at in this leg
lslntion was the strengthening of the
Itritish navy through tho entourage
ment of the fisheries, the North sea
nsherles being regarded as a gold mice
which the Dutch- were exploiting. In
15U3 four women whs had a meal ot
meat in a Loudon tavern during Lent
wore set In the stocks all night, and
the woman who supplied them was set
in the pillory.
Wild Cotton.
A common plant which grows in (
score of shapes and sizes is the milk-
weed. It Is called milkweed from the
milky juice coutaiued in the stems.
Some bear white blossoms, others pur-
ple, while the stems and leaves have a
variety of sizes and shapes. After the
blossoms disappear the plants beai
seed pods, which are the “hangars" fot
the air scouts.
Each seed has a set of wings of airy
lint. As the pods ripen and break
open the wind lifts the light seeds and
scatters them broadcast
Nature came very near making a
substitute for cotton when sho pro
duced milkweed. In fact, the plant is
known sometimes as “wild cotton."
But the lint in the seed pods has not
the twist of cotton fiber and therefore
cannot be used for spinning. Never
thcless It provides n satisfactory down
for stulflng pillows, a use to which fre-
quently it is applied.—Boston Journal
USELESS GIFTS
It ha> alv.ays been our ni
fortune to receive gfi 11 — that were
of very little value to us. Of
course we appreciate tin spirit
but we just couldn't smoke th
cigars. A good friend once felt
that he owed us something real
nice because of an article \\
wrote about hint and lie said
‘‘You will certainly be remem-
bered for this.” Well, we were
a month later he was out in the
Plains country on a visit and
some of the boys on the ranch
caught a young coyote. Out-
friend bought that mangy animal
and sent it to us.
Of course we wanted to he nice
and Rhow our appreciation, so
we paid the express amounting
to two dollars and seventy cents,
and carried our present home.
The only place we could find for
the newly acquired live stock was
in the chicken coop, so young Mr.
Wolf was comfortably domiciled
there. The dominackers seemed
to object to this, but our friend
assured us in a letter that the
coyote was as “harmless as a
cat” so we did not feel that there
was any danger whatever. To
our surprise, however, the sole
occupant of the coop next morn-
ing was the gentleman from the
plain* He had dispensed with
the domesticated enemy and all
that remained was a few feathers.
As harmless as a cat—yes, a wild
It would hare been the part of
wisdom to have had a shooting
scrape with that wolf right then
and there, but we hated to do it
An Arti»t’» Joke.
Holman Hunt, who began life as a
clerk to an auctioneer and estate
agent, was constantly drawing por
traits when lit? should have been draw-
ing up leases, and In his chosen pro
fesslou ho was never slow to seize the
flying moment. The windows ln his
room were made of ground glass, and
as he had little to do lie spent much
of his time ln drawing flies upou Its
roughened surface. A blot of Ink suf
fleed for the body and some delicate
pencil strokes for the wings, and at a
distance the deception was perfect
Day by day the number Increased, and
one morning Ills employer came in.
stopped before the window and ex
claimed: "1 can't make out how lb is.
Every day that I come Into this room
there seem to be more and more flies."
And, taking out bis handkerchief, bf
attempted to brush them away
NOTICE
All persons are warned not to
hunt or fish in any of our lands
in Foard County, so do not ask
for permisison to do so. Any per-
sons convicted of trespassing will
he punished to the fullest extenl
of the law. BOODIE McADAMS
10-1 vr. LESLIE M ADAMS
Lost—A 17-jewel open-face
silver watch and chain between
Paducah and Dumont, if2.n0 re
ward. Return to L. II. Criswell,
Dumont, Texas.
If the attempt succeeds another
of the amusements of the plain
people will have been proscribed.
"Cocdii," says the telegraph,
v::; -ig *<. pay the penalty
for his crime, hut has a horror
af the electric chair.” We know
what is the matter with Cocchi.
He is chieken-livered. Otherwise
little tiling like the electric
hair would not disturb him.
Some think Topeka women
should In armed with automobiles
and sent to the front, the theory
being that the only way to beat
the Gentians is kill them off.
We note, incidentally, that an-
other blow at liberty has been
struck. An attempt is under way
to restrict the attendance on sex
cases to those who have legiti
mate business in court.
The explanation of the East St.
Louis affair is that it is that kind
of a town. The ragtag and bob-
tail of creation must cluster some-
where, and it> preference is the
evirons of a great city.
It was 141 years ago that the
forefathers adopted the Declara-
tion of Independence and it looks
as though we ought to get our
freedom pretty soon.
Among the other horrors of
war is the Illinois . Legislature,
which still is in session,
a long time.
Taking the situation all the
way round, Cottle County is in
splendid condition this year, and
much better than many places in
the West and Southern part of
the state.
GIVES
New Zealand’* Glacier*.
The great size of the glaciers around
Mount Cook, ln New Zealand, has been
often remarked. The Tasman Is eight
een miles long, the Murchison ten
miles, the Godley eight miles, the Mue!
ler eight miles and the Hooker seven
miles. Most of these glaciers have
moraines of exceeding roughness, but
tho approaches to them are not steep,
as Is usually the case with European
glaciers. The southern Alpine snow
line is only a little over 7,000 feet.
Glacially polished rocks are rare, and
ln many ways the mountains are sin
gularly different from those of central
Europe.
His Practice.
'-The footpad fired at you four timer-
from a distance of twenty feet and yet
missed you?”
“Oil, no!” replied the hero of the ad-
venture. “I missed him. I have dodged
so many automobiles and motorcycles
that I had no difficulty In dodging tbc
builets."—Kansas City Star.
Knight has worked out p.ans for utt
lizing the immense educational \ atm
of this exposition to increase and em-
phasize love of country and desire tot
service » »
Realizing that many hundreds of
thousands of people will assemble at
the State Fair this fall, President
Knight believes that no other occasion
during the year will give so great an
opportunity to remind the people oi
their patriotic duties.
That the greatest number may he
reached with this message of patrio-
tism, a special day will be set aside
during the Fair for a mammoth patri-
otic rally and special programs will he
held each day, when the principal
theme will be love of country and duty
to our Government.
As a member of the Texas State
Council of National Defence President
Knight has taken up his plans with
tho Bureau of Patriotism Through
Education of the National Security
League and the fair will have the ac-
tive co-operation of these »rgan./.a-
tions throughout the entire fifteen
days of the exposition Speakers of
national and international reputation
will be present on the special Patrio-
tism Dav and on numerous other days
during tTie fair. „ t ,
Supplementing the big rally to be
held on Patriotism Day, these speak-
ers will be heard each afternoon and
night in the Colisuem, where, as a
part of the regular program, ten-
minute talks on patriotism will be
made by some national character.
During these periods Thaviu’s Band
will render programs of music appro-
priate to the occasion, and war scenes
will be projected on the curtain of the
stage. Special arrangements are be-
ing perfected to procure authentic pic-
tures direct from the battle fronts in
Europe, and with the landing of
United States troops in the war zone
these views are expected to prove of
exceptional interest Discussing the
plans for the patriotism program?
President Knight said:
“The whole purpose of the plans of
the State Fair of Texas along these
particular lines is to put before the
people not simply patriotism and pub-
lic duty and backing up the Govern-
ment, but also a clear statement of
the sufficient reasons for going to
war and sticking to the war until vic-
tory is reached, as it is absolutely sure
to be reached. It is vital to make
clear what can be done by the individ-
ual man, woman or child, the church,
the lodge, the community, the society,
for the common good.
"Addresses will be made during the
State Fair by leaders of thought in
every branch of activity related to the
war. The relation of the war to agri-
culture, labor, business, finance, medi-
cine, military and naval needs and
every phase of endeavor will be ex-
plained
“Every individual citizen of the
United States must be aroused to a
relization of the meaning of the war
and the importance of personal serv
ice.
“The people of no country are im
bued with more patriotic spirit that:
the people of Texas While this is
true, it is yet a fact that even we
sometimes, need to be reminded that
patriotism means more than mere
demonstration of this enthusiasm
“In my opinion no agency in Texas
or elsewhere could more comprehen-
sively direct this patriotism into real
service than the great State Fair of
Texas. While these people are gath
ered together in multiplied thousands
we want to bring home to them clear
ly and forcibly a complete realization
of the meaning of this war and a clear
understanding of the great economic,
industrial and international problems
that are confronting and will confront
this country during and after the
war.”
Th* Electrolytic Method Removes Tar
nish, th* Effect of Sulphur or Rub
ber, and at th# Sam* Time It Doe.
Not Wear Away the Substance.
Tho Roll of Honor, With Which Ton*-
m*nt District* Pay Tribute to Their
War M*n, Got* Froah Garland* From
th« Queen’s Bouquet.
Missing Then.
Father-Don't know the French for
cat, and you had a French nurse for
FAIR WILL ENTERTAIN 750 BOYS
AND GIRLS.
Five hundred hoys from farms of
---------i— — . , , Texas and 250 farm girls of this State
years! Hopeful,—But, dad, wejiaun wjj | guests of the State Fair of
got u cat when Adele was with us.-
I.ondon Punch.
There Were Others.
Redd—You say lie ran Into debt
when he got his car? Greene—Yes:
that was the first thing he run tnto.-
Yonkers Statesman.
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PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT. 4
_ 4
Diet For Diabetes. 4
T A Kansas City doctor advises 4
+ a diet of raw starch for diabetic 4
4 patients. He places them on raw 4
4 starch and water only for from 4
one to four days, until they have 4
burned all the sugar out of tbelr 4
systems.
The stureh Is given In the form 4-
of cornstarch, a rounding tea- ,4
spoonful stirred Into a glass of 4
water three or four time* * d*y- 4
Or he lets them eat raw potatoes 4
with a little salt A dally aponge 4
bath and ruhdown I* the only 4
other treatment +
A* soon as no more sugar can 4
be detected he allow* the patient 4
to eat lettuce or celery with • 4
little salt and a soft boiled egg. 4
After awhile meat and other veg- 4
etaldes are added to the diet All 4
sugar and cooked starch are bar- 4
red until the patient lias been 4
sugar free for several months. 4
when * little tSast or bread ia at- 4
lowed. If the sugar returns the 4
patient la put back on the raw 4
starch and water for a day or 4
two. +
+ 4.44 + 444 4 4 44-44 + + + +
(Prepared by United States department 01
agriculture.1
In the cleaning method recommend
rd the necessary materials are a gran
iteware cooking utensil deep enougl
to allow tho silverware to be covered
by tho solution, a clean piece of nlu
mlnum or zinc, preferably tbc former
and baking or washing soda. The so
lutlon, consisting of a teaspoonful ot
baking or washing soda and a Ilk.
.■'.mount of table salt to each quart 0!
water, is brought to a boil In n gran
iteware or enameled utensli. A slice;
of aluminum or clean zinc Is droppo.
In. The tarnished silverware Is thee
immersed in tho solution so that it b
in contact with tlie shoot of alumtnun
or zinc. The tarnish should disappem
in a few seconds. The silver object |
should then be removed from the so
lutlon. rinsed and dried with a sofi
cloth.
Aluminum Is much more satisfactory
than zinc for use In this cleaning proe
oss since It does not become coated
with a layer of carbonates, wbteli
interfere with the chemical reaction
Zinc does form carbonates and If used
must lie cleaned frequently In dibit,
hydrochloric ncld. A small sheet n(
aluminum may be purchased especial
|y for sliver cleaning purposes, or a
piece of an old aluminum utensil well
cleaned may he used. Utensils which
would later be used in cooking opera
tlon should never be employed In clean
ing silverware by the electrolytic metli
ud. If very large pieces of silver an
to be cleaned and a container Is rc
qulred larger than can be placed con
venlently on the stove the hot solution
may be jKiured Into such a vessel and
the silver object then Immersed. Tin
method is most effective, however,
when the solution bolls during the
cleaning process, and efficiency Is rap
idly lowered ns the temperature of the
solution falls below the boiling point.
The electrolytic method gives the
cleaned silver a satiny finish after sev
eral cleanings. If a burnished surface
Is desired the silver must from time
to time lie polished lightly with some
abrasive polishing material, such as
powdered whiting.
The poor people living In some !>f the
districts of London have Invented a
atmple way of honoring their men folk
who have gone to the war. In each
district they hang a roll of honor on a
convenient wall, and each roll is kept
freshly garlanded with flowers by the
women and children. The roll of honor
Is a scroll, framed and glazed, showing
the names of men who have left their
homes in each street to join the fight-
ing forces of the crown.
Queen Mary heard of this custom a
few days ago and was so delighted
with It that she arranged to make a
tour through South Hnckney. the dis-
THAT VEST POCKET.
What Sonnyboy Will Wear to Holiday
Fates and For “Bost.”
Trousers and jacket of navy blue
velvet make distinguished garb fm
small boys at dancing class or parties
quxa.s makx.
Texas during the encampment to be
held in connection with the 1917 Stat.
Fair The encampment for boys will
be held Ort 15-'.'0, inclusive, and the
encampment for girls will be held
Oct. 22-27, inclusive.
Scholarships for the encampment
will be awarded on a competitive basis
to members of hoys and girl’s county
clubs, those making the highest scores
in their respective counties being
awarded scholarships These contests
will be under the direction of the ex-
tension service of the Agricultural
and Mechanical College of Texas, in
co-operation with the United States
Department of Agriculture. H. H.
Williamson of A. & M. College will
be superintendene in charge of the
boy’s encampment and Miss Jessie
Harris, State agent in charge of home
demonstration work, will be superin-
tendent of the girl’* encampment.
Free quarters, good, wholesome
meals and numerous other special in-
ducements will be offered those boys
and girls who attend the encamp-
ments. Special amusement features,
athletic meets and other form of en-
tertainment will h* arranged for each
encampment and personally conducted
tours for educational purpose* will b*
mapped out so as to include every de-
partment of the fair.
Liberal prizes will be awarded win-
ners in a number of departments es-
pecially scheduled for these boys and
girl*.
FIREWORKS AT THE FAIR.
Dallas. Texas.—Fireworks display
on a scale never before attempted in
Texas will be a feature of the State
Fair of Texas, Oct. 13-28 Secretary
W. H. Stratton recently signed ap a
contract for the most elaborate dismay
•f pyrotechnics available.
BO MANLT.
triet where the custom originated, lu
order to show tier approval of what the
poor people were doing. Recently she
drove her motorcar, filled with posies,
across front Buckingham palace, with
no escort save a mounted policeman,
who rode ahead to show the way. It
was intended that the visit should be
perfectly informal, but word of It got
out. and the queen found tho streets
which she proposed to visit so thronged
with women and children that she
stopped her car, got out and talked
and abonk hands with scores of the
poor people who crowded about her
To each roll of honor she visited she
pinned one of the posies she hud
brought along.
One resident visited was an old wo-
man crippled by paralysis, whom the
queen found sitting near one of the
rolls of honor. Her majesty walked to
the old woman and took her hand ten-
derly. Then the following conversation
took place:
“I need not ask what Is the matte.-
with you,” said the queen. "It s pnral-
| ysls, isn't it?"
“Y'es. your majesty,” replied the old
woman, nnd she told the queen all
, about It; all about her husband, hale
and hearty still at eighty-one and an
* old soldier, and all about her five
grandsons, who were fighting for tbelr
country. The queen bent over and lis-
tened gravely to all this. Then she
smiled and patted the woman on the
shoulder. "I hope you will get better.”
she said.
”1 feel better now, your majesty,"
replied the crippled old woman, with
the tears running down her faded
cheeks. “I saw Queen Victoria when I
was younger and could get about; I
saw King Edward and 1 saw Queen
Alexandra, but I never expected to
have the honor of seeing you ulso.
mum!”
“But you have, after all,” replied the
Queen, laughing and again patting the
old woman's shoulder.
Tills suit has the added felicity of a
pique vest buttoned like daddy's and
fitted with two (lockets. The collar Ls
also pique, with a cord and tassel.
For Boys’ Blousas.
Take a piece of half Inch tape three
Inches longer than tbe boy's waist
measure. Run ln casing of blouse and
fasten both ends with Just enough
stitches to bold them. About tbe mid-
dle of back of blouse rip three or four
stltcbes ln casing and pull tape through.
But blouse on the boy, button and pull
tape through place you ripped until
blouse fits nicely around tbe waist,
then tie ln a knot After taking blouse
off fasten tbe ends of tbe tape by
stitching on the machine.
Frills Are Displaced.
The frill on the blouse, which was so
popular last season, has now been
wholly dlaplaced by the smooth finish,
with touche* of hand ambroidary et
beading.
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Pooksts Like Monk’* Cowl*.
There are always a few things
which either are or seem to be new In
the way of little furnishings and fin-
ishings for elothes. Just at present
there are the cowl pocket and tbe
suede trimmings to all things sports-
manlike. and certain Innovations in
the way of collars. Tbe cowl pocket is
detachable and shaped like a monk a
cowl, with coKls and tassel* running
through silk rings stitched to the skirt
to hold the pockets in position. The
lining of bright contrasting color should
by all mean* be visible. The new col-
lars all center around the general idea
»f lowness, largeness and Quakerish
IflM. __
In Or* TroutMMU.
In tbe trousseau of the bride
ia an evening dress composedofate
nate flounces of block wMte lacf
s-sksmssms.
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