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Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-30
Villas Army is Nearing the Strong
hold of Federal
.... Troops.
EXECUTIONS ARE ORDERED.
No Clemency Will be Shown Huer-
ta's Officers in Case of
Capture.

Juarez, Mich, Dec. 26.-Almost all
interest in the movements of Gen.
Francisco Villas rebel army yester-
day centered in the expedition sent
by him from Chihuahua to attack
the federal forces at Ojinga, on the
border
Within the frontier village, oppo-
site Preside, Tex, the federals have
fortified themselves behind trenches
prepared for siege The import
ance of the rebel movement toward
that point lies in the question as to
what the federals will do if defeat
ed-whether they will break up into
small bands or retreat across the
border into the United States. Gen
eral Villa gave orders to execute all
the officers and federal volunteers
should they be captured and to show
clemency toward only such of the
regulars who were forced into the
service of the Huerta army.
General Villa, who remained at
Chihuahua, said he believed the fed
erals as last resort would seek
safety across the border
Among the federals are eight or
nine generals, including Gen. Fran
cisco Castro, the commander, and
Gen. Pascual Orozco, commander of
With their 1000 soldiers
they represent the remnant of the
federal government, which fed from
Chihuahua more than three weeks
ago. Their flight to the border was
a retreat. Three days more of
over the desert confront
the 1900 advancing rebels COM
manded by General Ortega. Rebel
leaders were of the opinion that any
actual fighting at Ojinaga would be
delayed by a necessity for first be-
sieging the village, for the high po-
sition Of Ojinaga would give the fed
erals a natural defense. A long per-
iod Of waiting might ensue.
General Villa sent word from Chi
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-30
LATEST REBEL MOVE
ATTRACTS INTEREST

huahua yesterday that he had no in
tention to order all Japanese to leave
the country. Reports had been cur
rent that General Huerta had plac-
ed orders in Japan for arms and am
munition and that because of this
the rebels intended to expel the few
Japanese who engage in agricultural
pursuits in chihuahua state. Japan
csc merchants in the United States
sent inquiries as to Villas attitude
toward their countrymen.
eve intend to modest no foreign
ers who do not actually mix up in
our domestic AFFAIRS said General
Villa.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-30
.LAb0RER FINDS
VALUABLE Coin
Silver Dollar of 1904 Found in Jar
Laborer Working on College Ice
Rink Site Digs up Treasure.

New Haven, Conn, Dec. 27.-The
1904 dollar, cleaned up, showed on
one side a womans head with Lib
erty" and thirteen stars above it and
is an eagle with &c Pluribus Unum'
as the motto. A shield and arrows
and United States of America COM
plete the design. The words on the
edge are Zone hundred cents"
The Northampton canal was close
by in the old days and excavation
showed a ledge of rocks on which
the boulder rested, giving the i'm
preston that water formerly covered
the spot. The snuff box was taken
to jewelers. for examination. They
found the contents as follows:
Silver dollar, dated 1904, with let
tiers around the edge in place of mil
ling; silver dollar, 1898, three Con-
necticut copper coins, 1887; Con-
necticut state bank note for 10 shil-
lings, 177S: Continental note of
1875 for three dollars; watch
made in Strassburg in 1881; deed
of property written in old English,
not yet deciphered, of date of 1897;
a document dated 1928, with six i'm
prints on it, which appear to be i'm
posts by the British government. The
date mark on the snuff box is of
1740.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-30
Fireman KILLED
IN train WRECK

Boonville, Mo-, Dec. 26.--One man
was killed and several persons were
injured when a westbound passen-
ger train on the Missouri Pacific
railroad collided with freight train
near here yesterday. Dan Johnston
of Jefferson City, fireman on the pas
senger engine, met death by being
caught between the engine and ten
der. Engineer Gossett was serious
ly injured. None of the passengers
was badly hurt, it was said.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-30

If instead of gem, or even
flower. we could cast the gift of a
lovely thought into the heart of a
friend, that would be giving as the
angels must give.-George McDon-
aid.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-30

We require higher tasks because
we do not recognize the height Of
those we have. Trying to be kind
and honest seems an affair too
simple and too inconsequential for
gentlemen of our heroic mould
Stevenson.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-30

The Brown skate company remem-
bered their employees Christmas day
by giving them each a nice fat duck.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-12-30

F. A. Boysen, Dentist. Second 81.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-30
WASTE OF TIME TO BATHE7
Scientists Declare That Use OF SOAP
and Water Tends to Increase
Bacterial Growth.

Paris.-To take a bath only leaves
ones skin In dirtier condition than
before. from the medical point of
view. This is the melancholy opinion
expressed by the leading microbiolo-
gists of the world. whose views are
collected by LIE Matin.
According to these experts, who
have been making number Of tests.
the ordinary bath only multiplies the
growth Of microbes. which always
flourish on even the healthiest skin.
DR.. Tsidaka. the famous Japanese
bacteriologist, for example. recently
had three men battle in clean water,
one after the other. the bathers each
time being thoroughly scrubbed with
fresh water. All afterward were
found to have three to four times al
many microbe colonies on their backs
AZ previously.
Other scientists agree with the Japa-
nese professor. One says that the
idea Of cleansing the skin from mi
crobes by the application Of soap and
water is a pathetic delusion, as tho
bacterial growth is only stimulated
and increased by these means.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-30
One Method Of Cure.

A man out in California. approach
ng middle age. was becoming recon
died to the fate OF consumptive. Tho
toctor said that he had tuberculosis of
he lungs. though he could not prove
!. He had q cough and blood flowed
rom his lungs.
It was the cough that cured him
nd showed him and the doctors that
. did not have consumption. He cough
dsohard one day that out came rusty
crew. Within day or so the cough
ng was all over with, and his "tu-
erculosis" was gone. The man did
sot remember swallowing the screw
10 supposed that 1t must have got
ITO his lung when he was a child. It
, to avoid trouble like this that elder
rothers and sisters are told not to
It the baby put things In his mouth
hat should not be put there
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-30
LIVE BABY IN PARCEL POST
Rural Carrier Accepts Package and
Delivers It to the Grandmother.

Batavia, Ohio.-Vernon o. Lyttle,.
mail carrier on a rural route out of
this place, is the first man to accept
and deliver under parcel post condi--
lions live baby. The baby, a boy
weighing 10A pounds, just within the
11-pound limit, is the child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jessie Beagle of near Glen Este.
The package" was well wrapped
and ready for mailing" when the car
rier got it Saturday. Its measurements.
reached II inches, also just within the,
law, which makes 70 inches the limit
Mr.. Lyttle delivered the parcel"
safely to the address on the card at
tached, that of its grandmother, Mrs
Louis Beagle, who lives about a mile,
from its home. The post was Is cents.
and the parcel was insured for $50.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-30
EXCELLENT AS A Fertilizer
Hen Manure 10 Very Rich II Properly
Prepared-variss According 70
Character Of Feed.

Hen manure and poultry manure
are very rich in fertilizing constitu-
ents, especially nitrogen, due to the
facts that In addition to the undi-
gested residue Of the food 1t contains,
the urinary secretions in which are
large amounts Of nitrogen a. well a.
potash. in ready available form, are
voided with the solid excrement In
this class of animals. The analyses
which have been made show that hen
manure Is very variable in compost
ton. depending upon the stage Of
growth Of tho fowl, the character Of
the feed and the care taken Of the
manure. The nitrogen has been found
to vary from about OF to Z per cent,
the phosphoric acid from 06 to 2 per
cent. and the potash from 0.25 to o.
Der cent. This shows that such ma
nure, II properly cared for. 10 much
richer than that Of other farm AMI
mails. It. however. quickly loses its
nitrogen by fermentation and deterior-
ates in value II not properly mixed
with absorbents and preservatives. Va.
rious methods Of preventing this loss
have been proposed.
The New York station adviser:
when tho manure II not used when
fresh It is better to mix with earth.
muck or plaster" The Massachusetts,
state station says: "Ths value Of hen
manure depends not less on the caro-
which Is bestowed on its keeping than
ON the kind Of food tho fowls con.
sumo A liberal use of plaster kies-
ente or Of good loan 10 highly recon-
mendable for the absorption Of am.
monia. A sandy soil is OF little use a.
an absorbent"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-30
TRACE ORIGIN OF ALPHABET
according to Prof. Flinders Pstrss u
Existed 1000 Years 3. c.
Attacks an Old Theory,

In q lecture At the Royal Institute
Prof. Flinders Petrie has attacked the
ong accepted theory that the origin
the alphabet Is to be found In
Phoenicia, whence 1t came from
Egyptian hieroglyphics, says . New
York Sun London dispatch.
According to Prof. Petrie, the r.
searches OF the last twenty years
Aave shown that signs were earlier
man pictures and that 1t was the sign
NAT survived to become the alpha
Ind beta Of one civilization and the
B G of another.
Just a. the philologist had disoov-
lred ono entire system of languages,
70 the alphabetarian has discovered
n the diversity Of alphabets an orig
nal prototype Of all. In Prot. Petrie's
words. The Phoenicians are people
yesterday compared with those who
wrote the signs that are the origin
4 all alphabets."
It was to pottery. said the profess
Of. that Egyptologists and others
Fsrs indebted for these signs, and
heir development was worked out
n these lines. E1atnose made . pot
md put = mark on 1t to show that It
sas his. In time. because It was his
mark. the sign stood for 11atnose
himself. and then the sign became At
aohed to q sound irrespective Of the
hing itself. Gradually the wearing
Town went on until the sign stood.
lot for = sound, but . syllable. and
hen for . letter.
The signs, Of course, were not IN
nphabst: that did not arrive until
psrhaps 1000 B. O., whereas signs
we're found in early prehistoric Egypt,
probably 1000 B. G. Proofs Of this
common origin were plentiful. for the
ugns spread by trade far north and
,outh and appeared similarly in
kunic. Ibsrian and Harlan, and yet
1ere unknown In Phoenician.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-30
roP SPINNING BY JAPANESE
Toys Are Of Great Variety, Both In
Size and Construction and Are
Cieveriy Handled.

Those def and clever people, the
Japanese. do almost everything thsy
attempt well, and some things ths2
10 better than any other people In The
world. or the latter sort top spinning
ID one. The tops are Of great variety.
both In size and construction. The
largest 10 more than a foot in diam
ster and proportionately heavy. Some
ire solid; others contain = hock OF
httle Ones that ny out when tho top
u lifted. and spin away by themselves.
others pull in spiral or ladder o( sue
cessive tops. One draws up into .
lantern. and spins cheerily In that
torm
Ine methods Of spinning arc almost
beyond description. Even very
large top II sometimes thrown ~ the
Australian casts the boomerang. %
That while 1t appears to be going
straight toward the head Of the spso-
tAtor 1t returns to the thrower and II
caught on his palm. When It arrives
mus the performer takes it b. the
SPINDLE. apparently stops It. sets It
down and 1t recommsncss. Turn It
upside down and It proceeds just ~
merHly on it, iron-splksd head. The
spaunsrs balance It on any kind Of
surface. round or nat. on the edge Of
fan. the sharpest japanese sword.
along . thin cord, and after some mo
msnts Of unconcerned spinning there
n - tossed on the table. with apparent
oarsaessness. when It goes on working.
unsxhausted and insxhaustible
One Of the most delicate perfor-
mancss consists in spinning = top In
fhe left hand. up tho left arm. round
the edge Of the lobe at the back Of the
neck and down the other arm Into
the palm Of the right hand. Another
u to toss It spinning into the air and
eaton 1t on the hem of the sleeve.
whsncs It runs down into the hand.
4 third IL to ding 1t up and catch 1t
% tho bowl Of pipe. pass 1t behind
Ihs back, toss 1t to the front and there
catch 1t again.
4 large. heavy top - sometimes ss<
q motion BY rolling the peg in the blight
1t . cord. ono end being held In each
hand. then flung ten or twenty fest In
afr and caught with the Same cord.
'pinning always. This can BE- done ten
times In succession. But the most
wonderful display consists In sending
top spinning up . rope to the head Of
, mast. and then recalling It.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-30
RICH POULTRY BY-PRoDUcT
Chicken Runs, When Planted 70 Guilt
waited Crop, Will Give Large Crop
OF Anything Planted.

All farm animals yield an annual
pront beyond their other earning
capacity in their manure or Aroppings
II their droppings are saved and used
right, they will amount to about rs
per cent. of the feed consumed.
Did you ever notice how fertile the
SOIL becomes around the poultry house
and grounds after the poultry have
run on the grounds for a year or two?
such poultry runs. when planted to a
cultivated crop, will yield very large
crops OF almost anything that may be
planted. The reason is that the drop
pings from the poultry, including
feathers shed, have supplied the soil
with variety of the richest fertilizers
that contain variety OF both mineral
and organic compounds.
Poultry droppings are the richest OF
all animal excreta. from the fact that
Dlros consume a large quantity Of
mineral matter for the production OF
egg shells, and also that their food Is
ground up almost as fine as powder in
the gizzard. hence the residue is high,
ly soluble. Manure of poultry con
tains nitrogen, the most useful OF all
the elements in plant growth, in two
forms-ammonia and mineral nitrates
1t also contains lime, phosphorus. pot
ash and number of other fertilizing
elements. Pigeon manure Is the rich.
est OF all poultry fertilizers, being
worth commercially about $75 a ton
or 3% cents a pound; more valuable.
bulk for bulk. than the feed they eat
Chicken manure is worth from $25 to
$4O per ton, or as much as the highest
grade commercial fertilizers. With a
good sized flock Of chickens and tho
right methods OF handling the drop
pings, the average farmer could save
large share OF his commercial fer
tllixer bill.
Not all. by any means. Of the
poultry droppings are saved and used
on the average farm. Much OF them
fall upon the ground Of the run and
dissolve away where they are not
needed. II these grounds are ever put
in cultivation some OF the richness IL
saved and will be represented in the
extra growth Of the crop. However,
these grounds are seldom used for Gull
tivated crops, and the good IL never
realized from this rich by-product OF
the poultry yard. The writer knows
of a very large poultry yard on a farm
where the top soil is probably four
inches deep with this rich fertilizer,
80 rich that II the sDace were planted
to corn 1t would yield more than 100
bushels to the acre. On the same
farm land Is annually cultivated that
scarcely pays for the labor and seed
used. The people running this farm
do not fully realize the value OF the
poultry manure, or they are too
apathetic to remove 1t to the fields
and gardens where 1t would do much
good.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-30
Carpenters Saw.


, . little notch and then = dip In the
lado.
Il often happens whom saving .
aece Of board that tho saw cut will
Ut choked. When It does the car
sntsr Just takes the saw out, turns
! over and uses this little notch 40 .
ort Of thin hook. which will pass tree
2 through the saw cut. and yanks the
Obstruction out
On the better class OF wooden planes,
Near the front Of the top. there II
uacsd = small button Of hard wood or
sathsr. This II for the carpenter to
Ap on with his hammer whom he II
djusting the blade. On the modern
Names that adjust the blade with q
crew at the back this tapping IL not
eoessAry.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-30
GENERAL TRADE CONDITIONS
Summary of Reports from Brad
streets, Dun's and The
Einancier


Bradstreet's review of trade says:
Business is up to the mark, but more
or less conservatism is engendered by
the disposition of some interests to
discuss tariff revision. In the face OF
this is the fact that trade continues
to move at a steady pace.
1t is true that new business with
the steel mills is not SO large as it
was, but it is probable that the in
take of orders equals shipments.
A negative side to industrial mat
cers is furnished by the continued.
strike Of garment workers in New
York.
FUNDS are more plentiful for mer-
camille purposes and there is a good
iemand aRtes are easier and the
withdrawal of gold for export is,
Jiewed with equanimity. The stock
market, weak early because Of pres
sure to sell, later turned firmer on
supporting orders.
Business failures for the week end
I'd January 16 were 343, which COM
oares with 361 in the like week OF
1912.
Wheat, including flour, exports for
he week aggregated 6,12S,4 bushels.
against 1861 ,044 bushels last week
Ind 2,941,579 this week last year.
Dun's review says: Trade in most
important branches continues to show
IN Improvement over last years in
volume of transportation. Business
sentiment, however, while confident,
s conservative. A notable develop
ment is the marked increase OF rail-
road activity. While track construc-
zion is at low ebb, the railroads are
adding to their rolling stock and ex-
tending their terminal facilities.
, Railroad earnings for the first week
of January show a gain of 11.6 per
cent-the largest increase in over a.
year. The copper trade is the only
great industry which does not report
current improvement. The dry goods.
market is more active than last year
and the shoe trade also improves.
The wheat and cotton markets dis
played considerable irregularity. For
eign commerce statistics continue to.
make a remarkable exhibit of expan-
sion in our trade with other countries.
The Financier says: The remark
able flow Of cash into the New York
clearing house banks, which has,
since the opening of the,
new year to more than $51,OOO,OOO,
this exclusive Of the $7.OOO,OOO of gold
which has been exported to Europe,
continues in undated volume, the
gain for the current week having
to $15,51S,OOO. This access
sion of cash is reflected in the ex-
banding volume of loans and a corre-
spending increase In other items.
Loans for the week, taking the,
statement of actual conditions as q,
basis, increased $32, DOS, 900. This was
the result of new bond financing and.
In part was due also to the fact that
the banks are taking over commit
ments placed with other institutions
while reserve conditions were low.
The expansion In loans in the last
three weeks has amounted approx
mately to $50, 100000. In consequence.
Of the heavy loan expansion deposits
rose 900 for the week. The,
expansion in the deposit item since
January 4, last, has been $131, 100000
The result of the weeks changes was,
to increase cash reserves $5,965 ,OOO,.
the present excess above the Is per-
cent standing at $21 .1O4,3OO.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-30
larne Cash Family.

Large Cash Family.
Those who have "shopped" In the
large retail stores viii appreciate the
following:
Minnie. aged fve. who was accom-
pany1ng her mamma on . shopping
expedition, remarked: 1T seems to me
that Mr.. Cash has an awful big family
Of little girls"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-30

Train Kills Two In North Dakota
Martin, N. D.-Jacob Eelm and his.
two sons were killed near here today
and Mrs. Helm and their daughter
were badly injured when Minneapo-
lis, st. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie passen-.
ger train struck wagon in which the,
Helm family were ridinr
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-30
Irrigation Lands Deteriorate.

Deterioration of irrigated lands In
the west has resulted in efforts by the
government to overcome what threat
ems to be serious danger to all of the
lands embraced in the governments
immense irrigation projects.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-30
HOW TO LIFT SMALL PLATE
:lsvsr Lille Trick May Be Psrformed
BY the Uss Of Heavy Pisoe
~ Dlottlne Paper.

ELL = glass full to ovsrnowing OF
water. Place over 1t . piece OF heavy
blotting paper. and then . small plate
" . saucer about the size Of the p
~. Carefully invert the whole, hold.
lAg plato and glass firmly together, 70
10 air u admitted. In q few nnomnmtn.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-30
Rule Worked Both Ways.

Small Edgar was playing with some
loys in the street when his mother
allied him and said: Edgar. don't
ou know those are bad boys for you
. play WITH"
Eyes mamma he replied. but
IN . GOOD bov for them to play with"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-30
A. Per Custom.

Little James had been imparting to
the minister the important and cheer.
ful Information that his father had got
new set Of false teeth. Indeed"
James," replied the minister. indul.
gUntly. And what viii he do with
ne old sst!" "Oh. s'poss." replisG
little James. they'll cut EN- down
ond make me wear en-"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-30
How Fire eIIuht Attack.

Fire blight is caused by bacterial
cankers on tho tree. The tree IN
bruised by picking apples, injured BY
borers or in some other way. Through
the bruised portions the bacteria on
ter.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-30
Cat and q Comra.

John-Say, James, what u the dif
ference between q cat and . oommaY
Jamss-l give It up.
John-A cat has claws 1t the end
Of it, paws. and . comma has the
pause at the end Of the clausel Sect
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-30
Poor Land.

Land which IL too poor to raise 4
good crop Of grain IL too poor to pro-
duce abundant pasture, no matter
whether 1t be sown to rape, cane. or
any other crop.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-30
Not Hard up.

mo. thank you; I've got some
money Of my own" said Little Tom
my, politely, ~ tho contribution plate
passed in front of him on the ooon
sion Of his first visit to church.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-30
hood POINTS ABOUT TOOLS
Aany Little Things That Boys Do Not
Always Understand-Uss for
Notch on Saw.

Boys that use tools do not always
NOW what all the smaller parts of
10 tools are for. For instance. on the
ack edge Of every good saw there
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-30
Tommy Was Satisfied.

TOSUUIy WIZ 01OtBu00.
Mamma" said small Tommy, when
10 had eaten about half his second
lish Of pudding. I'm afraid l can't
vt any more after I've eaten this"
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-30

United States cattle have decreased
20 per cent in five years.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-01-30

wAsa the blottins paper has become
damp, you can lift the glass and the
plate win hang tightly to It.