The Tescott Press from Tescott, Kansas • 1

mm HE msco rl OTTAWA COUNTY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, MAR. 15, 1917. Volume VII No. 51. $1.00 Per Year Corporal R.

L. Taylor of Halina was in town Wednesday looking up ,1 1 TTI I Subsidizing the Poet. We seem to be as much at sea In Miss Christie Miller of Beloit spent Sunday with her aunt, Mrs. U. Heckert and family.

Howard Scott and family visited Sunday with C. E. Scott and family. B. L.

Armsbury moved last week to the residence he purchased south this mutter as they were about 120 A. when the critic cursed the town for keeping alive so, many poets and cursed It again, for starving so many increase 1,240,000 in ten years. California 000,000, Texas 804,000, and Illinois 832,000. California has already about as many people as declared their independence in 177G. The Emperor Claudius took a census of 6,945,000 Romans men only.

That may have meant in all 20,000,000 clti-, zens. Gibbon thought slaves and prov-j incials might have made an empire to-1 tal of 120,000,000, but It was a gener-j ous guess. The British, Chinese and; Itussiun empires now surpass the Unit-; ed States in total numbers; none; equals it in the number of educated; and energetic whites unless we count ns a single power the vast Germanic; system which reaches from Antwerp! to Bagdad under the rule of Berlin. of them; wanted to know how a man could behold the horses of the chariot of the sun If he had to grub for a living, and wanted to drive Most poets back to grubbing for a living as soon as. he observed their manner of beholding the horses of the chariot of the sun said you ought to fatten poets to make them slngv and became violently nngry the moment a fat poet began singing blamed a rich man for feeding a pet lion Instead of dlzlng some author at much le: expense, and was all for feeding the author to the lion on reading what he Mrs.

McGavran Dies Mrs. Carrie McGavran, wife of S. R. McGavran, died at the home on Mt Olive Saturday Mch. 3, at 6:30 o'clock aged 70 years and 10 months.

The funeral was held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the home, conducted by Rev. C. Purlee, and the body will be taken to Tescott, Kas. tonight for burial. Mr.

and Mrs. McGavran moved to Siloam Springs five years ago from Tescott, Kas. where they lived for some years. Mrs. McGavran was born in Wisconsin.

Besides her husband, there were present at the time of her death her brother, Jf VW Waughtel and his wife. The other surviving bi others and sisters ar D. H. "Waughtel in California, Mrs. Martha Hancock at Monon H.

-C. Waughtel in Cuba, M. M. and A. H.

Waughtel, Mrs. Catherine Hancock and Mrs. M. E. Harris, Smithfield, 111.

also a niece, Mrs. Alice Cameron, at Smith-field. A daughter by a previous marriage, Nellie Brubaber. died Jan 8, 1887. The many friends extend sympathy to the bereaved husband and other relatives in their hour of sadness.

Siloam Springs Daily Register COUNT TUNNELS BY MILES! nvrote. He wanted authors protected, of Mrs. Sue Tozier. This part of the state received a fine rain and snow Monday andTues day, If there is any show for the wheat now is the time to show it. Next regular visit of Hayes Eye Glass Specialist will be' Tuesday, March 20th.

at Tescott Hotel. E. C. Woods Vnday in'Cul-ver visiting his daughter, Mrs. Apple family.

The last number of the H. K. lecture course was givn Saturdayeven ing by the Otterbein Male Quartette. This was conceeded by most all present to be by Lav the best number on the course. A few settings of Rose Comb Rhode Island Red eggs after April 1st at $1.00 per setting.

C. C. Hess. Underground Workings of Anthracite; Coal Mines a Constant Source of Expense to Owners. but the literary choices made by the protector almost drove him mud.

New Republic. Anthracite coal mines In this, have over 7,000 miles of tunnels, For Invalids. A raw. egg Is one of the most nutritious of foods, and may be taken easily If the yolk is not broken. A little nutmeg grated upon the egg, a few drops of lemon juice added, some chopped parsley sprinkled over it, or some salt and a dush of cayenne pepper will vary the flavor and make it more palatable when taken as a medicine.

In case of intestinal troubles, a partly beaten raw egg, taken at one swallow, Is recommended. It is healing to the inflamed stomach and intestines and relieves the feeling of distress. Doctors say that four eggs taken in this manner In 24 hours will furnish tho Noncombustible Linoleum. Noncombustible linoleum, invented in Germany, includes in its composi-. tion a chemical whicli gives off a flame-quenching gas should it be ignited.

WRESTLING MATCH Of these, 2,000 are in the Schuylkill region, which ships about 28 per cent of the total anthracite production. In the Lehigh and Wyoming regions, which furnish the remaning 72. per of output, there must be over miles of tunnels. These underground roads are a great expense. All the coal that can be recovered from them is constantly increasing, and this adds greatly to the cost of the mines.

Water that runs into these underground passages must be steadily pumped out to protect adjacent workings, and air must be forced in to prevent the formation of dangerous gases. To protect the surface and make possible the recovery of a little more coal, large sums of money are annually spent for pumping refuse back into the workings by hydraulic process. A further problem of large cost is timbering of the mines. Pennsylvania timber has long been stripped from the lulls and yellow pine from the South must be brought in. Mine timbers and lumber cost the operators $5,000,000 annually.

The athletic association here has Liucs From an Unclaimed Rib. Oh, Unknown man whose rib I am, Why don't you come'for me? A lonely, homesick rio 1 am That would with ot hers be. I want to wed- There, now, it's aid! (I don't deny, and fib) I want my man to come at once, matched a wrestling match -that should dvaw a large crowd. During the Homecoming Chas. Fromme.

and A. A. Bntt wrestled one hour and forty-seven minutes to adraw. The association here has matched these two men to a finished match on Friday evening March 23 at the opera house. For Sealing Envelopes.

An electrical machine for sealing envelopes Is capable of handling 30.00C pieces of mail an hour. This machine has been developed by a government employee, with the understanding thai it may be used by the government oi by individuals without paying royalty The Wild Turkey. When white men first came to America they found Indians, corn, tobacco and Turkeys all wild. The" turkeys lived in the forests of Maine and westward as far as Nebraska and southward to the lower parts of Mexico. Gonzalo Fernandez de Ovledo, the Spanish historian, who wrote many books about the West Indies, printed a description of the wild turkey at To recrcuts ior tne army ana navy, vve have a number of young men here who could not do better than to join the array.

They would be sure of their pay, clothing, board, medical attendance and have the advantages of schools, libraries and gymnasiums and a chance to Wrn a trade 'which will make them self-supporting after their term of enlistment is over. The man who inlists now will not see war much sooner than the fellows who stays at home and wait to be called. The following article was clipped from an Iowa paper. "In the beginning God created the heavens and and the earth, then the editors and the advertisers, which was all good. The next day it snowed and he created the man who does not- believe in advertising and the man who does not take his home paper.

Then the devil got into the room and created the man who takes sthe paper for several years and failsfco, pay for it. After he had completed this sorry job and having a few lumps left he created the excuse of a man who settles his subscription by instructing the postmaster to mark his paper Mrs. R. F. Larson's birthday was last Thursday, in the evening a few of her friends anl relatives met at her home and spent the evening with her and her family.

-Thdse present were Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Simpson, Mr.

and Mrs. B. A. Belt and daughter Clara, Mr. and Mrs.

John Hor-ting and babvtmd daughter Marie, Misses Emma "and Tune Wulber. A fine lunch was served and a dandy time was had. T. Wilson was the victim of a surprise last Sunday'morning when a number-of his relatives motored over from Lincoln to help him celebrate his birthday. He would not tell how old he was but there were sixty-two candles on the birthday cake baked by Mrs.

Edna Baker. The guests wen' Mrs. B. M. Baker, Mr.

and Mrs. E. Adamson and son, Mr. and Mrs. E.

Baker and two children, Mr. Harry Baker and daughter Irene, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Mason'and son, Mr. and Mrs.

Tom Baker, Martin, Wilson, Grace, Lane, Louis Baker. They left as a reminder of the occasion a signet ring for Mr. Wilson. Rev. C.

Stevens, Dist. Supt. of this district held the last quarterly conference of this charge in. tne M. E.

Church Monday afternoon. Rev. Stevens said he never saw the church in such a fine condition spiritually and financially. While herelie was the guest of Mr. and Mrs.

F. F. Scidmore. John Hapes loaded his household goods Monday to move to Oakley. The family left Monday for Shady Bend to visit Fred Weis and family.

M. P. Street has purchased the John Hapes property and will move soon. J. Merritt will occupy the property vacated by Mr.

Street. Mr. andMrs. John Roy left Tuesday for their home in Enid, Okla. Mrs.

Chas. Pruett spent several days visiting her sister, Mrs. Bellvil in Jewel City. Mrs. W.r T.

Vaughn and little daughter Catherine left Sunday to meet Mr. Vaughn at Solomon from which they went to Topeka for a short visit with relatives before going on to their new home at Lenape. Mr. and Mrs. John Roy and Mr.

and Mrs. U. E. Heckert motored to Lincoln Friday and spent the day with' W. B.

Miller and family. and claim His rib! Some men have thought that I' was theirs, But only for a bit; We found out soon it wouldn't do; We didn't seem to fit. 'ijitre's just on? place, Tlie only space I'll fil-(I will fiot fib) I want that man to come at once and claim His rib! Oh, don't you sometimes feel a lack, A new rib needed there? It's Do come and get me soon Before I have gray hair! Come get me dear! I'm homesick here; I want (and I'll not fib) I want my man to come at once unci c.aim His "rib! Ex. Names of Flowers. It is Interesting to know how certain flowers got their names.

Many were named after individuals. For instance, Fuchsias were so called because they were discovered by Leonard Fuehs. Dahlias were named for Andre Dahl, who brought them from Peru. The Camelia was so called for a missionary named Kamel, who brought some magnificent specimens of the flower to France from Japan. He called it the Rose of Japan, but his friends changed It to Lee Pedersen A quiet wedding took place last Sunday afternoon at fot o'clock when Mr.

Louis E. Lee was united in marriage to Miss Olga N. Pedersen by Rev. Wood of Tescott. A dainty two course supper served im mediately after to near relatives.

The remainder of the evening was spent with music and song and a good time was enjoyed by all. Many beautiful and useful presents were received The happy couple left Monday morning for an extended journey in the east after which they will return and make their future home near Tescott. xxx ledo In the year 1527. He had seen- Magnolias were named 'in Prof. Magnol de Montpelier, who first brought the beautiful trees to France from America and Asia.

Because they tremble with the wind is the meaning of Anemones. The Latin word to wash Is lavare, and Lavender received Its name because the Itoniansuput the flowers into the they washed, to perfume their' fends-. the males in the mating season and supposed they were peacocks. Frenzied Fiction. "Take this dictation," ordered the great stock broker as the stenographer entered his office.

She did. "If I tell all that I know," he began, "inside of two weeks there will not be one member left in either the senate or the house of representatives. I am in possession of information "I beg your pardon," interrupted the stenographer, "but aren't you overstating the facts?" "What of it?" returned the great stock booker. "I wrote a series of articles that brought me notoriety once upon a time. this will help me repeat the proposition." For, being a successful business man, he realized that advertising pays.

We are trying to make service our We have installed an electric hair dryer, using hot and cold air, which leaves your hair perfectly dry after shampooing and no danger of catching cold. Have also an electric vibrating massage machine to clean the pores, of the skin and scalp. It makes vour face feel like new and leaves the scalp in a clean and healthy condition. A trial will convince Palace Barber Shop-Clyde Chambers Pat's Wish. When 'Patrick McG innagan, became a member of the police force a delegation of his friends burst in upon him while he was at dinner, and presented him with a handsome truncheon in hinor of his popularity and their esteem.

C6mpletely bewildered by thLsUTi expected token, the new nevertheless, struggled to his feet and stammered his appreciation. "Frinds, ye have 'upset me wid y'r kindness," he said, the truncheon. "Oi'll try an' do my1 duty wld this little shillaly, an' I hope an' trust that ivry mon here'll live t' feel its infloolnce." Rochester Evening Times. Showers for Miss Pedersen A very pleasant surprise was given to Miss Olga Pedefsen Tuesday evening by the married folks of the neighboring community. They presented her with many beautiful presents.

The evening was spent in a social way after which the guests served a dainty lunch. On Wednesday evening Miss Olga was agairrsurprised when a large crowd of jolly young folks gathered at her home to spend the evening. They presented her with a beautiful set of community silverware. The evening was spent In games, music and song. At a late hour dainty refreshments were served by the crowd after which all departed wish- ing the bride-to-be a long and happy wedded xxx NOW A NATION OF 102,826,309 United States Has Made Great Gains in Population Despite European War.

Looking' for Virtues. When you have a mind to divert your fancy, consider the good qualities of your acquaintances; as the enterprising vigor of this man, the modesty of another, the liberality of a third, and so on. For there is nothing so entertaining as a lively image of the virtues exhibited in the character of those we converse with, occurring as numerously as possible. Let this, therefore, be always at hand. Marcul Aurelius Mistletoe Was Ancient Panacea.

Numerous curious and ridiculous superstitions as to methods of preventing disease were believed in years ago, and are n'ot altogether extinct even today, it is said. Much ancient faith clustered about the mandrake root, which was carved in the form of a doll, dressed In fine clothes, and kept in a box or coffin concealed in some corner of the house. Each month it was washed in wine and water and freshly garbed. Another universal cure was to carry a piece of mistletoe which had been cut from a tree by a golden sickle and caught in a white vessel as it fell. Metal scraped from a.schurch bell or a piece of the rope was supposed to have a similar "protective influence against disease, as also a cloth stained in the blood of a murderer, or the rope with which he was hanged.

1 The wars are costing the United States in this decade 3,000,000 in immigrants, yet we are gaining in numbers somewhat faster than in the last or so the census bureau estimate of population for January 1, 1917, would Indicate. It is 102,826,309, Including the islands, 113,309,285. The end of the year completes two-thirds of the decade and -shows a gain of not quite 11,000,000, observes the New York World. A total of or more may be expected in 1920. If peace had continued, a gain of nearly 20,000,000 would not have been impossible.

To New York the census bureau assigns for six and two-thirds years more' than twice the gain the state census allowed for five years; it is doubtless nearer the truth. By 1920 the empire state should reach 11,000,000. At the Dresent rate Pennsylvania should Elmer Ahlquist and Walter Hort-ing attended a sale near Assarie last week and purchased five head of belted hogs. Elmer got one and Walter four. Mrs.

Ida Ahlquist was up from Lindsborg last week visiting a few days with relatives and friends. John Sherrill and family spent Sunday in Salina visiting relatives. Mrs. J. Merritt returned Friday evening from Salina.

Sufficiency. Sneering Cyaic "I suppose she Is all the world to you." "Satisfied" Lover "Not exactly; but she has all I want of it twenty acres and a mansion at Evening Transcript..