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M HENRY PLAINDEALER, M'HENRY, ILL. •^.W u»- * •• •'-•-iigSF mw&m TAKING 'N' FROM DAMN Children Cry for Fletcher's DOES NOT TAKE THE CURSE OPF BY ANY MEANS w •/<• Whtn One Doesn't Care a-- Well, Even "Tinker's Dam" It Bad Language to Say the Best About It y/#r i- and has been mad© under his per* , eonal supervision since its Infancy, - Allow no one to deceivn von It» ttiia- OEETCSn.3 or 2mr£n&LJ7V££fU&f 1 p/ewc? £722%, f&U&WCH AT 7y2p+ZPCU?rJK$7S5 AUGHT in Hampton Roads, forced to submit to internment at Norfolk, re­ quired to live aboard their ships, the officers and men of the German converted cruisers Prinz E'tel Fried- rich and Kronprinz Wilhelm have transformed their vessels into com­ fortable homes. On the ships more than 600 men are living contentedly. Their contentment is a tribute to the efficiency of German methods and to the gene­ rosity with which they are treated by the United States navy department and naval officers. As few restrictions as possible have been placed upon the interned crews, and reasonable requests have been promptly granted. Prom the moment the visitor steps upon the gangway of the Prinz Eitel Friedrich, which also leads to the Kronprinz Wilhelm, he sees evi­ dences of preparations for a long stay and com­ fortable living. The cruisers, formerly trans­ atlantic liners, with commodious cabins and ex­ pansive decks, have been cleared of all evidence which usually marks the warship. Awnings have been stretched to protect from the rain or sun. Everything not needed by a ship out of commis­ sion is out of sight. About two hundred men are daily granted shore leave. In the case of the enlisted men and noncommissioned officers the leaves of absence can be granted by (he commanding officer of either cruiser. These leaves nev&r exceed 12 hours. The majority are for six. In the case of _ the officers all leavert of absence must receive the sanction of the yard commandant or officer of the day--United Sttftes naval officials, in other words. All leaves specify that *the men thus quitting the ships must not leave the jurisdiction of the Norfolk yard. This includes the ports of Nor­ folk, Portsmouth, Newport News and Hampton, as well as Old Point Comfort and the seaside re­ sorts. Where leaves are desired to go beyond this yard jurisdiction, -ipecial permission, with the approval of the yafl commandant, must be secured from the navy department. These must specify the places to be \isited, the object of the visit, and the duration ot absence. As yet they have been granted only to officers. It is no uncommon sight to see German sailors on the streets of Norfolk. They are also often at the seaside resorts They have received the nickname of "Sissy," because of the peculiar caps they wear, with ribbon streamers falling almost to their shoulders. The peculiar baggy manner in which the blouse is worn, with the protruding large white collar, a relic of pinafore days, and the numerous* rows of brass buttons adorning the uniform, make them easily recognizable. They are usually founfi in groups of from three to six-- seldom in larger numbers. They are remarkably orderly, and although frequent patrons at the bat's and the beer and music gardens, are never seen intoxicated. It is the local belief that this is due to practice making perfect--that they are well trained for "carrying a load." When on shore leave the principal amusements of the German sailor are sight seeing, Social drinking, and, as a negro would say, "orating" with German-Americans, of whom there are a considerable number in Norfolk. In the beau­ tiful residential sections of the city they are repeatedly observed on sight-seeing trips. They Invariably walk, and show lively interest in the buildings and water front. In the evening the German sailors are to be found at the rathskellers of the various hotels or the beer saloons. Some of them are always there, enjoying themselves in a quiet manner. Usually they are accompanied by Germans in civilian clothes who know the town. The well-known German neatness characterizes these sailors, whether aboard ship or cm shore leave. They pride themselves on personal clean­ liness, neatness of appearance, and military bearing. They are seemingly always on dress parade and yet it is not ostentAtiousness. The majority are clean shaven, and appear to hare just jumped from the barber's chair. A number wear the kaiser mustache; some have a patch of hair, a bunny s tail," on their chins. Some of the men ashore make their headquar­ ters at places of business kept by local Germans. One the most popular because convenient in coming and going to the interned cruisers--is a jeweler's shop. Americans are welcomed by the Bailors and treated cordially. They talk freely of their life on shipboard, and of their hopes of German victory. However, under Instructions from their commanding officers, they immediate­ ly become silent in the presence of newspaper men. They have been well drilled in thiB re­ spect. Two kinds of currency are used by the Ger­ man sailors. On shipboard German coins are used exclusively. Men granted shore leave use American money. On each ship there is an officer whose duty it is to exchange American for German and German for American colli; as desired. The sailors have been instructed not to attempt to spend the German coin on shore. Visitors to the ships, desiring to purchase any­ thing, must pay for it in German ooin. >The American money is promptly exchanged for the German by the exchange officer. Thousands of people in the Norfolk region now have German coin luck pieces for the pocket. Many persons visit the ships for the purpose of securing a German coin for this use. Each of the interned ships Is ^equipped with a commissary department. Practically everything wanted by a sailor is for sale. The Germans are urged to buy on the ships, as they secure what is wanted at only a fraction above cost. Out­ siders with German money can purchase any­ thing desired, except uniforms and equipment. Portions of the ships have been set aside for beer drinking and smoking. The quarters are commodious. Here German sailors and their friends can be found, smoking, sipping their beer, eating light lunches, and gossiping volubly in German and broken English. At first these ship beer gardens were open to all. But a local clergyman and an ex-chaplain of the navy, with several friends, one Sunday went aboard one of the ships, enjoyed the hospitality of the Germans, and drank beer. Then the clergyman fired a bombshell at his congregation. It was the story of how the law was being vio­ lated each Sunday on the German cruisers by the sale of intoxicants. It was the sensation of a day, but local police officials found themselves helpless, inasmuch as the alleged violations were committed on a federal reservation and on a foreign warship. The navy department ruled1 that it had no jurisdiction, further than a request to the German commanders not to permit the indiscriminate sale of intoxicants on Sur.day. Such a request was made, and as a result $he sale of beer and other drinks to Americans was discontinued.. But this does not mean that a visitor on the ship cannot get something to drink and pay for it himself. The way to obtain a stein of beer when on one of the German cruisers is to treat a German sailer by getting him to "treat" you. They are always ready to accommodate you, al­ though treating is not a German politeness, as it is- in America. All one has to do is to furnish American money. The sailor will exchange it for German coin. He also orders the drinks. Sailors act as waiters. But there is no effort to entice you to buy. The cost of a stein of beer is about two and'one-half cents. The light lunches served are also, reasonable in price. One gives his order and it is filled with remarkable quickness. On Bhipboard, while the rules have been re­ laxed sufficiently to relieve monotony, there is no lack of discipline. The men are divided into watches, and during their serrice hours are em­ ployed at the occupations necessary to make life comfortable aboard ship. Card playing is allowed, reading rooms are provided, and on deck games, such as quoit throw­ ing, take place. Like American sailors the Ger­ mans have their ship mascots--monkeys, parrots, dogs. cats. Except when on duty the officers of the cruis­ ers are rarely seen. They have their quarters separate from the men, keep to them, and sel­ dom take part in the pastime. Yet there is a marked want of aloofnes from the men, when they are thrown together. Those informed de­ clare that the officers are close students and spend much time reading. Nearly all speak Eng­ lish fluently and read it readily. In conversa­ tion they are reticent and noncommittal. Rumors have been repeatedly circulated in Norfolk that the German officers have been spy­ ing and gathering information for the German military machine. It is even whispered that they have detailed information as to navy yards, forts, warships and harbors. Navy officers of the yard " who have kept these men constantly under watch laugh at such charges. Besides their activities on shipboard some of the Germans give time to farming. The com- A contributor to the Sun grieves over the ignorance of those who a»- sume that "tinker's dam" is a "pro­ fane expression." A tinker's dam, says he, was a chunk of dough or bar­ ter used before the days of muriatic acid to keep the solder from spread­ ing; and as the solder commonly did spread nevertheless, the tinker's dam was as nearly worthless as the com­ mon expression of disesteem for it implies. He differentiates it from the common or garden damn and say*: "There is no profanity about it." But not to care a tinker's dam is juot as profane as not to care a maver­ ick damn, unbranded with ownership by tinkers or others. Taking the "n" out of damn does not take the curse off. If it is profane not to care a damn, it is just as profane not to care a whiffer, a jabberwock, a goop, or any other illegitimate and unsanctioned word. When one stentoriously enun elates his refusal to appraise the . ar­ ticle under discussion at th^value of a damn, he Is not swearing^ or curb­ ing; he is literally using bad language, for, in the sense he means, there is no such n«un as damn. We know what a tinker's dam is, but what is a damn? When one sayB he does not care a whoop, he is far more definite, for there is such a thing as a whoop. Whence arose the idea that not caring a damn was being profane, and why do persons who do not care one plume themselves on their devillshneBS? It is not profane, but it has tile sound of being profane, and that is all that is needed. An individual who would not for the world have used mander of the navy yard received a request from blasphemous language used to relieve the commander of the Prinz Eitel Friedrich that the nllen be allowed to cultivate a small strip of land near the interned ships. It is a part of a tract acquired several years ago by the navy de­ partment for the enlargement of the navy yard, and on which a new mammoth drydock is to be built. The request was granted. A couple of acres or more were turned over to the Germans. Among the crew are farmers, who understand intensified farming. The soil of the tract is of the richest variety. Using spades in­ stead of plows and industriously wielding hoes, these men quickly worked a transformation. Cab­ bage, spinach, tomatoes, potatoes, beets and turnips were planted. In another thirty days It is declared that the crop of vegetables will be sufficient to provide for all of the wants of the Germans for the rest of the summer and far into next fall. When the Kronprinz Wilhellh interned there was an epidemic of berl beri to check. . More than seventy men had the disease. Today the epidemic is practically over. Early after the internment, according to re­ ports received from the navy yard, and upon the request of the commandant of thte yard, the sail­ ors of both cruisers were lined up by their offi­ cers and given instructions that in conversa­ tion off the ship strict neutrality must be ob­ served. They were urged not to talk of German aspirations, of German successes, and above all warned to avoid bragging. They were warned that such conduct would probably lead to diffi­ culties with those who favor the allies, and would mean punishment and withdrawal of shore lib­ erty. These instructions have been rigidly ad­ hered to by the German sailors. his feelings by pronouncing the name of one of Wagner's operas in a tone that caused neighboring windows to fall in, and "Gotterdammerung" gave him as much satisfaction as if he had violated a commandment. And who was the man who always swore by Charles G. D. Roberts and Josephine Dodge Daskam because they sounded so profane? There is an excellent Methodist in this town who severely reprehends profanity whenever he hears it, but who produces all the ef­ fect of shocking blaspheipy by the im- bittered emphasis he lays on the ex­ clamation, "For government's sake!" Colonel Roosevelt plumes himself on his abstinence from profanity, but none of the unregenerate ever got such satisfaction out of a real cuss word as he does out of "By Godfrey!" No, tinker's dam belongs in the com­ fort-giving galaxy of profane refuges for tbe emotions; and that is the worst you can say of the damn. --New York Times. • HELP WAR BABIES' MOTHERS Mrs. Lloyd-George Is Aiding In Care of English Unfortunates. A scheme for t'le training In remunerative work of unmarried mothers was inaugurated recently at a meeting of Evangelical church women In the Welsh chapel. Charing Cross road. A house has been taken in a small country town, at the foot of the Wiltshire downs, where 14 young women will shortly be received. It is Mysterious Zones b? Stfence. A meteorologist of Zurish, Dr. A. de Quervan, directs attention to a new theory which he calls a zone of si­ lence. He says that strong noises like explosions or the sound of cannons, while heard in a normal way in their Immediate neighborhood, are not heard In a distant zone even When most in­ tense. It is now known as a historical fact that Frederick the Great on August 17, 1760, won tbe battle of Liegnitz be­ cause the Austrian generals Daun and Lasen asserted that they had not heard the sound of cannons. It waB sup­ posed at that time that the statement of the Austrian commanders was an untruth, but it is now believed that a zone of silence existed. Similar phenomena have been observed recent-* ly. In 1908, when the Jungfrau rail­ road waB being built in Switzerland, a The Kind You Hare Always Bought, and which has been la use for over 80 years, has born© the signature of .. 1 deceive yon in this* All Counterfeits, Imitations and "Just-as-good3* are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of •""ants and Children--Experience against Exnerlmeat, What Is CASTOR IA Castorla Is a harmless substitute for Castor OIlt Pom* fcoric. Drops and Soothing Syrups* It Is pleasant. Jtt contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its aga is its guarantee. It destroys Worm* and allays Feverishness. For more than thirty years itr > has been in constant use for the relief of Constipation,, Flatulency, Wind Colic, all Teething- Troubles aB& i 1«iaLa° .." regulates the Stomecfa and Bowels, £?mf .* Pood, giving- healthy and natural eleenw S he C-jilcLceu'a Panacea-The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTOR!A ALWAYS I Bears the i i k -M In Use For Over 30 Years Tha Kind You Havo Always Bought TWt CCFtT*UH COMPANY. New YORK CITY. Art at best turns out a poor coun­ terfeit of nature. It's all right to save time, but some people lose a lot figuring how they can save a little. Drink Denison's Coffee, For your health's sake. If you wish to interest an audience tell it a story atibut a bully being whipped by a pale, studious and retir­ ing young man. The government of Hawaii has set aside 690,000 acres of forest reserves and will experiment with planting eu* calyptus for firewood. intended that each girl shall learn domestic j fearful detonation took place, caused by crafts, gardening, or poultry rearing. The in­ struction will be given in the course of the ordi­ nary work of tbe house, commencing before and continuing after the child is born. Doctor Saleeby Said that it was a sign of progress that In a Calvinistlc cl apel people should consider the claims of the unmarried mother, and he characterized the work that was about to be undertaken co*. only as religious, but as hygienic in the highest sense of the word. "In so far as you save a single young mother from the life of the streets." he said, "you are protecting the future generation from indescrlble evils." Mrs. Llovd-George, who is deeply interested in the experiment of caring for unmarried moth­ ers on constructive lines, was unable to attend the meeting, having been called into the country to see her little girl, who is ill. With many others Interested in social welfare, she feels that more could be dobe--to reclaim young mothers if a course of training could be given to them on broader and more interesting lines than those of the past. The home, which is picturesquely called "The Retreat." will have these ideals before it in all its various activities.--London Chronicle. the explosion of" 25,000 kilograms of dynamite. The noise was heard, at a distance of 30 kilometers, but not at 140 kilometers. Strange to say, how­ ever, the noise was heard 60 kilometers from the last named zone. ONLY ONE CROP OF LAND Good corn land is very scarce. See ad of Himmelberger-Harrison Co. in another part of this paper, and writ* them for full particulars.--Adv. He Hadn't Been There. "Mr. Daubyn said be would keep house whjle Mrs. Daubyn was away." "Yes." "He wrote globing letters to her about his experiments in the- kitchen and the fun he was having washing dishes." "Fine!" "When Mrs. Daubyn returned at the end of two weeks Mr. Daubyn, of course, met her at the station and es­ corted her home." And the sequel?' "At the door he discovered that she took his latch key away with her the day she left." The Army of Constipation I* Growing Smaller Every Day* CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS are responsible -- they not only give relief --- they perma­ nently cure Con-^ (tipation. Mil: lions use them for Biliotuoesgp Indigeition, Sick Headache, SaQoir Skin. SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE, SMALL PRIOL Genuine most bear Signature 1 ITTLE PILLS. in Off His Guard. A detective in a Y. M. C. A. lecture in Duluth on crime detection said: "The criminal can't be always OK hiB guard, of course. Well, when hell off his guard, thep he gives himself away, like the bank clerk, you know. "A bank clerk was having his for­ tune told at a church fair. The pretty fortune teller, holding the yoimff man's hand in hers, said: " 'Beware of a dark woman!' " 'Black Maria!' gasped the bank clerk, and he turned pale as death." > • •;& DISTRESSING PIMPLES POCKETED. "Isn't this the third time I've seen you on this particular stretch of highway?" "Yes," replied Plodding Pete. "I ain't got no place to travel. There's a gang of men fixing the road a mile ahead and another a mile back. Either one of em is sure to offer, me work if I come near enough." The Bible in Russia. The holy synod at Petrograd has been busily engaged in the work of producing popular editions of the Bible. These are being widely dis­ tributed by the Orthodox church among soldiers on the battle field as well as to the sick and wounded. Various Russian Red Cross aid asso­ ciations are including Bibles and Testaments in their parcels of "com­ forts" for troops at the front, and as the available stock of the British and Foreign Bible society has be­ came exhausted, the holy synod is undertaking tbe work of printing fresh editions. Should this wave of ^enthusiasm for the propagation of the Holy Scriptures prove more than a passing phase we may look for ward to a revival of intelligent re­ ligious instruction in Russia. Faded Sentiment. That beautiful sentiment eventually dies a sad death would seem to be demonstrated by a story told the other night by a southern congress­ man. Smith, who lives In the suburbs, was about to hustle for the commutation train some time since, when bts wife followed him to the door as usual to make sure that his shoes were tied and that he hadn't forgotten his neck tie. "Say, John," reflectively remarked the good woman as they reached the veranda, "do you know that this is the fifteenth anniversary of our wedding?" "Why, so it is." returned John, do­ ing some hasty mental arithmetic. "1 will bring you home a nice bunch of roses." "Roses are' very sweet." was the practical response of mother, "but you had better make it some oysters to fry for supper" NCWE TO LEAVE. For some reason best known to the female of the species, the engagement wns off. "Leave my presence!" she exclaimed in a tone redolent with indignation. W-why, stammered the young man in jhe parlor scene, "you n-never gave me any p-pres- ents." Accepted Idea of Twenty-Four Hours fey No Means Uniform Vj • ;'v Recognition. Not everywhere and always does the natural day include 24 hours. If meas­ ured from sunrise to sunrise. A day is not a fixed number of hours, but the length of time during which the light of the sun illumines any part of the earth. In some, parts of Norway ,the day lasts from itfay 21 to July 22 without Interruption. In Spitzbergen the longest day is three and a half months, and the shortest two and a half hours of actual light at midnight, a custom adopted by the United States and by most of the Eu­ ropean countries. It is a matter of common knowledge At Petrograd the longest day is that the longest day of the year is nineteen hours and the shortest five. At Hamburg the longest is seventeen and the shortest seven, and in London me longest is sixteen and a half and the shortest eight hour|. The ancient Jews fixed the begin­ ning of the day at sunrise; with the Imbrians it began at noon, and the Egyptians and Ramanis flaed the time June 21 and the shortest December 21 (sometimes the 22dl. This latter is the time when the sun is farthest south on its annual slant over the Tropic of Capricorn, making the maxi­ mum declination to the axis of the earth. All over the world thiB date marks a turning polht in duration of tbe day, although in every case it is not the shortest day. In places south of the Equator they are enjoying the longest day. At the South pole on this date It is high noon of the six months' day, and at the North pole It is midnight of the "great night." Novel Porch Light. A porch lamp of a new type, just placed on the market, is made to be installed inside the building so that it is not only protected from the weather, but Berves to illuminate the hall or front room as well as the porch. The lamp is mounted inside the wall ad­ jacent to the porch. Part of the light is diffused through the room, while a part of the horizontal rays are trans­ mitted through a 1*4-inch tube to a globe mounted on the outside of the wall, where, with the aid of a reflector, it is uniformly ^distributed over the porch.--Popular Mechanics. Poser. Foreigner--Is this what yon a popular government? American (proudly)--Yes, sir. Foreigner--Then why is it that your high officials are always so unpopularf Enchanted Valparaiso. Tbe night view of Valparaiso from the balconies of the cliff dwellers is one of the great sights of the world The vast sickle of the shore lit for nearly two hundred thousand people, the scores of ocean vessels lying at anchor, the harbor lights, the glowing avenues below from which rises mel­ lowed the roar of nocturnal traffic, the rippling water under the moonlight and the far horizon of the illimitable Pacific produce an effect of encnant ment.--Edward Elsworth Ross' "Soutb of Panama." Daily Building To be continually well, calls for food that contains elements that surely build up the whole system-- body, nerves and brain. Grape-Nuts .--made from whole wheat and malted barley--con­ tains the full nutriment of the grain, including the mineral salts, so essential to balanced re-building. Grape-Nuts, partially predigested, agrees splend­ idly with child or adult. Requires little work from the digestive organs and is quickly absorbed by the system, generally in about one hour. Thousands have found a helping hand in Grape- Nuts food-- "There's a Reason** Sold by Growers. Removed by Cuticura Soap and OtM> ment. Trial Free. M Smear them with the Ointmaafc Wash off in five minutes with Cuti­ cura Soap and hot water and continne bathing for some minutes. Repeat on rising and retiring. These fragrant supercreamy emollients do much for the skin, and do it quickly. Sample each free by mail with Book. Address postcard, Cuticura, DepL XY» Boston. Sold everywhere.--Adv. Sacrifice for Art. - One cold, wet and windy night to came upon a negro shivering in tlM doorway of an Atlanta store. Wonder­ ing what the darky could be doing standing on a cold, wet night in such a place, the proprietor of the shop said: "Jim", what are you doing here?" 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