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The Keota news., 1912-08-09
greater acreage and more favorable
conditions to start the winter crops
should bring far greater yield.
EpwOrth League Social

A very enjoyable evening was spent
by all who attended the entertainment
and ice cream social given by Keota Ep-
worth League last week. Following is
the program:
Song, America.
Chorus, THE Old. Old Home" by
Misses Quackenbush. Bowles. Stanley.
and Alta Jobbins, and Mesdamss Fred
Trumbo and Grant Davis.
Solo. absent" Lee Patty.
Recitation. ASLEEP at the Switch, "
Ruth Besaw.
Solo. Fiddle and l." Fac Stanley.
Recitation, "Whistling in Heaven, Z"
Mrs. Wise.
Solo, Face to Face" Helen Ernst.
Recitation, "Aunt Keziah at the
Ball." Mrs. Wood.
The Keota news., 1912-08-09

Mrs. John Walker Of Boulder came
last week to spend several weeks with
her husband at Wyndmoor.
Harry Frink returned to Denver Mon
day after few days visit with his fam
lily living near Keota.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hobbs returned
Tuesday from four days visit with
friends in Greeley.
Miss Helen Ernst returned last Fri
day from weeks visit in Greeley. Den
yer and Cheyenne.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. w. Schoonovor took
supper with the ]. A. Rumsey family
Sunday evening.
The Keota news., 1912-08-09

Ruth Besaw.
Solo. Fiddle and l." Fac Stanley.
Recitation, "Whistling in Heaven, -
Mrs. Wise.
Solo, Face to Face" Helen Ernst.
Recitation. "Aunt Keziah at the
Ball." Mrs. Wood.
Mrs. B. F. Grubbs of Chicago, Mrs.
J. @. Williams and daughter Frances,
Mrs. Hugh Irwin and daughter Bertha,
and Mrs. C. w. Murphy of Keota, were
dinner guests Of Mrs. Earl Markham
at her-country home Wednesday.
l. N. Wood has sold his we'll drilling
outfit to Walter Patterson Of Grover.
Mr.. Wood will work with Walter Over
camp during the threshing season, and
afterward will probably 60 to Windsor
to work in the sugar factory.
Have stationery printed with your
name or the name of your home. The
cost u no greater than for plain paper
and envelopes bought little at time.
See samples Of News quality printing.
Mrs B. F. Grubbs, Of Chicago, ar
rived Monday morning for visit with
her sister, Mrs. ]. Q. Williams at Skoo-
KUN Ranch, and with Mr.. and Mrs. C.
w. Murphy in Keota.
The News has an extra copy of an
nual report of the Department of Agri-
culture for 1911, which will be given to
the first farmer who il enough inter-
ested to call for it.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Simms enter
tanned 8. w. Fox and little son Gerald
at dinner, and George Besaw and
daughter Ruth ut supper, Sunday.
Misses Mary Corbett and Mary Nc
Kee came from Buckingham Tuesday
for visit with Miss McKee's sister.
Mrs. Walter Longworth.
Mrs. Roy Payne and three little
daughters Of Barnsville, spent Tuesday
and Wednesday with her mother, Mrs.
N. E. Trumbo. in Keota.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Trumbo, Mrs.
Grant Davis, and George Schoonover
were the guests Of Bernard Songer and
wife Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Filler entertained
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Murphy, and Mrs.
J. @. Williams and daughter Frances.
Sunday.
Mrs. Hugh Irwin and daughter. Miss
Bertha, came from Greeley Tuesday to
spend few weeks on their homestead.
Earl Quackenbush and Clarence Moon
started work Monday at the Miller
ranch about ten miles west Of town.
For sale on easy terms Reeves double
cylindar Engine and two tanks. D. r.
Jenkins. Briggsdale. Colo.
Sample copies Of Campbelps Scientific
Farmer free at the News office.
Carbon impression paper for fancy
work designs. News Office.
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The COUNTRY BUrrEE WAGON

tritive value of this product is but > per
cent below that of butter and that il is
therefore. we'll that it should be widely
used, particularly by people who cannot
afford butter and who are undernourish-
ed because there is no cheaper product
to take its place.
Now these animal and vegetable oils
when pure. are white. like lard. The law
prohibits the use of any artificial color
ing matter without payment of the tax.
If the manufacturers could find vege-
table oil from which to make cleo the
natural color, they would be able to
make it SO that it looked like butter. and
which would still not be artiticiaily col
ored and would not be taxed under the
law.
There was a certain manufacturer who
gave the internal revenue people a great
deal of trouble by putting out product
which had the ,acolor of butter. but in
which there seemed to be no artificial
coloring matter. This dealer claimed
that his product got its yellow color from
the oils that went into it, and therefore
could not be classed as artificially col
ored, and could only be taxed one-fourth
of 1 per cent, instead of 10 cents a pound
The agents knew that the oieo was be.
ing colored, but they were stumped to
know how.
For weeks they examined all the ma
terial that went into the factory and
could find no coloring matter. Likewise
did their chemists analyZe the yellow out
put without being able to find any arti-
fetal cOloring. One Of the most success
full agents in the service was assigned to
the task of determining how the product
got it's color and whether or not the law
was being violated.
This agent found place of vantage
on the roof of building that adjoined
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might have withstood an artillery attack.
This dealer bought great quantities of
oleomargarine and sold great quantities
of alleged butter. This butter was re-
tailed through the owners stores and
wholesaled to other dealers. The business
in it was enormous The revenue agents
grew suspicious, and many attempts were
made to get into the fourth story. but to
no avail. In the end a raid was executed
which called for the scaling ladders of a
fire company and for it's graphing irons
in tearing the bars off the windows.
When entrance was finally gained
most complete plant was found. In this
plant the cleo was rechurned with certain
amounts of cream and properly colored.
A most excellent imitation of butter re-
suited. and it had deceived the people so
long that a fortune had resulted to the
operator of the scheme. Much of this
money was seized by the government in
lieu of the Oleo that had been sold with
out paying the tax. What was left is
doing the operator little good in his
present place of residence. There are
many others of his kind in similar homes
for the erring.
OleOmarsarine is an entirely whole
some and legitimate product and there
are great factories engaged in its pro-
ductiOn. Animal fats and vegetable oils.
such as cottonseed oil. are it's chief con-
stituents. and it is usually a by-product
of the packing business in such centers
as Chicago. 1t is consequently made
under the supervision of the government
in its meat inspection work, and is pretty
sure to be entirely clean and wholesome,
which is more than can be said of much
butter. One of the amusing features in
one of these establishments is the pres
ence of a manicurst, who takes care of
the finger nails of all the employees whose
hands come in contact with the OleO. The
government likewise holds that the nu-
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government has hand. Because col
Ored cleo is subject to a tax of 10
cents a pound and the uncolOred is sub
ject to a tax of one-fourth of l cent a
it's manufacture and sale. 1t wants to
prevent an avoidance of sale without
payment of the tax. and 1t wants to pre-
vent it's sale under the false pretense
of being butter.
There are about thousand men in
the internal revenue service. under
Commissioner Royal E. Cabell. their
chief duty being to collect the tax on
liquors and tobacco. Any and all these
men NAV, however be put on the trail
has happened in the past two years
that a considerable force has been
working along this line. and that mat
tiers have been quite merrily stirred up
in many communities.
At first the sleuths were not familiar
with the country butter dodge. 1t had
developed in almost all of the big cit
les before it was finally detected. In
the end it was discovered by tracing
the cleo to the consumer. When 1T was
found that given dealer was handling
large quantities of O1eo. the sleuths
grew SUSPICIOUS of the form in which
it reached the consumer. When the
country wagons were found leaving the
followed and their vending of alleged
country butter was investigated.
i: X
The revenue agent. suspecting a given
country wagon. would shadow it. AT
household where the product was sold
call would Immediately follow and
inquiry would be made as to whether
or not the purchaser thought she was
getting butter. The agent would tell
of the suspected imposition and pur-
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chase the package from the housewife.
1t would be sealed with it's record and
sent to government laboratory. where
it would be tested and found to be cleo.
wagon until he had secured score of
samples His case would be thus made
absolute. Arrests would be made, and
recently many convictions have been
secured.
In a certain western community the
political leader of the district made
fortune in the country butter business.
In tn" city of WASHINGTON itself two
dealers were sent to jail for the same
sort of operation. 1t has been done in
nearly every city in the country. 1t is now
becoming almost as well known as the
old gOld-brick game. and consequently
dangerous. but it has ranked among the
most lucrative of CRAFTS in it's time.
A revenue agent was recently in Leav-
enworth. Kan. where one of the biggest
of the federal prisons is located. He re-
membered that certain butter moon
sinner from a certain very busy city was
there incarcerated for the sins of the
past. When he had previously known this
individual he had ridden in limousine
and given dinners to chorus girls. He
went to see his old acquaintance. whom
he found mixing mortar. He prayed most
abjectly for assistance in getting parole.
The story of this man is spectacular.
He began as the operator of a string of
grocery stores in the given town. He evil
IDENTIFY saw the light of the possibilities of
moonshine butter. One of the stores grew
into a four-stOry building. To the fourth
story of that building there were no
stairs. There was a lift and when it
reached the floor in question it locked
into it. The windows We're barred with
Steel and every possible entrance was
metal plated. 1t was a fortress that
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dozen blotters of the ordinary desk
sze. on each one Of which is pasted
eaf of a calendar. so that there Is
,lotter for each month. and the little
calendar in the corner makes even the
urning of the head to consult the wall
.alendar unnecessary. Tie the bIotters
yogether with a pretty ribbon and they
make an acceptable as well as a dainty
gift.
To make an initial dresser scarf. select
:wo large initial handkerchiefs and place
,ne on each end of the dresser. Cut
engths of swiss and lace to fill in the
space between the two handkerchiefs by
placing them in alternate rows. Sew the
swiss and lace insertion together and
Join to the handkerchiefs. Place a Dor
Ter of lace insertion and edging around
he entire piece. Gentlemen's handker-
.hiefs. with large initials, are best for
he purpose.
handsome centerpiece is one which
= braided in rickrack braid instead OF
he much-used coronation and SOutache
oraids. Get a centerpiece which is not
200 close in pattern. as the lines must
be far enough apart to conveniently lay
he rickrack braid upon them without
overlapping. When sewing the braid on
20 the centerpiece use the running stitch
through the middle of the braid taking
.are that only very short stitches show
on the right side. Embroider French
Knots on each point of the braid using
a medium weight embroidery cotton. This
. very effective with the French knots in
left blue or a pretty green. If the pat
:ern has extra lines, like Veins to a
eaf. or dots, embroider these in the same
,OlOr as that used for the French knots.
The edge may be buttonholed in white
With an outline Of the color on the in
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Learning Table Manners.

a LFRED GWYNNE VANDERBILT.
dressed after the best English man.
ner in a black. tight long-taiIed morn
ing coat dark trousers. i;ray-topped
boots and a sill. hat worn at rakish
backward angie. discussed ~ the horse
show his project OF living part o. the
time abroad.
Why shouldn't one i've loi abroad"
he said. They are not 50 bad over
there. In dress. in books. in paws. IN
mGsic-realiy you know. IN nearly every
thing they are not SO bad.
II fear we upderrate them fear we
are ali too prone to regard the foreigner
as he is regarded in the story of Count
Sans Terre.
Why. count cried friend. look at
your face. Such rapier cuts Don't Nou.
know that dueling is going out of FASH
ion?'
~ have not been duel:ng crowded
the count. It's my American Wife Sne
makes me eat with fork -
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The Green Hand.

T HE speaker was Boston raiIroader.
1 He said:
Il mace Il pretty bad mistake last
week, but the President OF the road amid
all his business worries. took my fault
good-naturedly. He just said | reminded
him of a new brakeman on the Suna pee
line.
This brakeman. the first day out. had
his duties explained by the conductor
You see the conductor said, when
l call stations name-COncord. or Bos-
ton, or what-not-you must call the same
at your end. Understand
- sure said the brakeman. sure.
Mike, 1 understand.
$50 they started off, and the first stop
was Sunapee.
Sunapee.' roared the conductor. as
the train slowed down.
An instant later, polling his head i'm az
the rear door of the car. the brakeman
reared:
same at this end"
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HAVE THEIR Nails nAN1cURED

pound. Yet he had bought colored oleO-
margarine for - cents. A tub of this
had been placed under his
counter. His butter had cost him 30
cents a pound and tub of butter was
beside the oleOnargarine. Presently he
got in the habit of dipping into the oleo
tub when customer asked for butter.
The customer rarely complained and he
eventually sold cOlored OleO quite regu-
larly as butter.
This oleo had been colored in the manu-
facture and tax of 10 cents pound
had been paid on It, On OleO that was
uncOlored there was a tax of but one
fourth of 1 ger cent. This uncolored oleO
could be bought for i cents a pound and
a little package of coloring matter would
be thrown in.
Soon the dealer saw the possibilities of
coloring his own product and saving the
tax Of 10 cents. He bought one tub of
on it. When the oleo in this tub was all
sold he mixed color into a tub of the
white and placed it in the tub that had
contained the yellow. Thus he had, at
cost of Is cents. a product that he could
sell for 35 or 40. Then he cav the vision
of big money
The corner grocery was given over. He
operated his butter business from his own
home in the suburbs or from a loft in the
wholesale district. He bought large
quantities of the uncolored oleo mixed it
with bit OF cream or butter and with
the requisite amount of coloring matter
and sent forth his country butter wagons.
He might have dozen of them selling
to only the best trade. He did an enOr-
nous business and profits were SO large
that he waXed wealthy.
The sale Of OleOmargarine is, how
ever, matter in which the federal
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side edge, or it may be in solid color.
About No. II in the braid is pretty size.
This makes a handsome centerpiece.
Handsome collar and cuff sets for
rae braid, the braid being put to-
gether by means of pretty crochet
design between the scallops. forming
stars diamonds. waves or any design
you wish. Finish the outer edges with
a neat crochet design.
Chiffon collar and cuff sets are very
pretty and easily made with hem
stitched border or a narrow silk braid
used to hold the hem in place. Plain
null collar and cuff sets may be trim
med with hemstitching. More ex
pensive sets Of fine linen could have
insets and edges of Irish crochet. Many
of the collars are following the style Of
the revers and lapels on the new suits.
extending to the waist line and below 1t.
Two handkerchiefs. either plain hem
stitched or embroidered make a beauti-
full corset cover. with the addition of
lace insertion, edging and ribbon. Take
one handkerchief and. cut in two pieces
other handkerchief and cut in two pieces
the same way; then take one of these
pieces and cut in halves again. There
are now three large triangles and two
small ones Take two of the large pieces
to form the bottom of the corset cover,
with the other large piece fitting at the
top. Place a small piece at each side.
Cut a paper pattern first and put to-
gether and one will instantly see how 1t
goes.
together by a double row OF insertion.
the whole forming a straight oDions
piece when finished. Edge the top and
bottom with beading to run ribbon
riH at ha M =
tom than at the top. Put double row
of insertion down each side at the front.
the side. which buttons over. having also
a ruffie of lace Edge the neck with a
rufiie Of lace also srom h %an Sfa Of beadine
or embroidery edged with lace. This cor
set cover may be increased In size simply
by adding extra rows OF insertion ana
beading. ,.
shirt waist holder on which monogram
is stitched or embroidered. Made with
eyelets at the top to hold the drawstring
a very nice Christmas gift can be made
\ Very handsome opera bag may be
made of satin and chamois. Cut the
chamois in any design and applique 1t
with gold thread to the satin. Yellow on
black satin is very pretty. and II a lat
ticework pattern Is used as a base, sew
small imitation topaz between the open
ings made with crossed strips. Leaves,
medallions and various designs may be
used and stitched with very coarse gold
thread.
A small wicker basket may be coated
with gilt and prettily decorated with cot
ton ribbon. First wind the upper strand
of wicker with ribbon and make two
large rosettes at each side. Fill the bas-
ket with candy and nuts. placing all
sticky articles in little receptacles. This
makes nice present for a child to give
a neighbor or relative. When empty the
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OLEOMARGAR-INE IS
PEPARED UNDIR
FEDERAL INSPECTION

the factory. For days he noted every
man who entered the factory and every
package that was delivered there. Other
agents Swallowed these people and these
packages. Still nothing was found that
might result in the colored cleo.
While the agent lay on the housetoD
day after day he noted that the vice
president of the company called regu-
larry every morning in his automobile.
The weather was pleasantly cool, and the
vice president Wore his overcoat. Then
the weather turned warm and the vice
president still Wore his oVercoat when
he entered the factory. That overcoat ON
Il warm day aroused suspicion. Noticing
it the special agent thought that IL
seemed TO be worn bit stiiliy.
:.
Now there is certain vegetable oil.
palm OIL which is very intensely yellow.
\ small amount Of il will suffice TO give
the yellow tint to a great vat of oleo.
Being a vegetable oil like the others that
go into the oleo. ii is almost Impossible
for the chemists 10 detect il. 1t is. how
ever. classified as cooring matter under
the law and it's use is prohibited.
The agent decided that the vice presi-
dent was smuggling palm oil into the
factory under his overcoat and that the
oleo was being colored with this palm
oil. Next morning the internal revenue
man met the arriving automobile of the
Official. placed that gentleman under ar
rest and found a large can. built to the
body and containing palm OIL. under
each arm The vice president is now in
prison.
OF course, the greater number of vio-
la tors sell oleo for butter only as an
incident to their business. The internal
revenue men able to track all pur-
chases of cleo to the various dealers
and when those purchases are OF any
great size it is their duty 10 determine
whether or not it is being properly sold.
With record of the purchasers of
quantities of cleo in hand. two agents
may go into given city. They dress as
mechanics and enter a suspected place.
One makes d purchase while the other
looks on, and then the second man
makes a purchase with the first as a wit
ness. They both ask for butter. When
given its price they protest and ask if
there is not cheaper butter. This is the
merchants opportunity to sell oleo. Al
any rate he will probably sell a checker
product. These products are scientif-
cally examined and may be found to be
oleo. The case is pretty good. but TO
make il sure some of the people in the
neighborhood are induced to make SINH
lar purchases. So is the evidence made
conclusive. and then case is brought
against the dealer
y great deal Of this Illicit sale of oieo
has, however. gone on for great many
years There is about one-tenth as
much oleo as butter used. In the cities.
however. the percentage is much greater.
and most of this moonshine is sold as
butter Many people have eaten it for
years without knowing the deception.
One reformed dealer told revenue agent
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A Neat Knock.

LOBBY BAKER, the foot ball star,
was lunching in his native Phila-
delphia.
A young girl, over her queer alligator
pear salad. mentioned the name OF a
Princeton sophomore who had played
rather badly on his class team.
HE is an awfully nice boy" she said.
What was it he played on the eleven.
Mr.. Baker-halfback. quarterback, full
back?''
The handsome and herculean "Hobey"
smiled.
II think he played drawback" he said.