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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-27
eo6AAER CLEAR LAKE GIRL
browns SELF IN RIVER At
MINNEAPOLIS.
NO REASON KNOWN FOR
ACT OF RACHEL CAMERON
Relative Of Duncan Rule, Of Mason
City, Found in Ice in Mississippi
Rivsr-PIanned to Visit Brother on
Christmas Day and Had Purchased
Gifts For Children.

Mason City, Dec. ~. - Minneapolis
dispatches carry reports CT the death
By drowning Of Miss Rachel A.
Cameron, who is a second cousin OF
Duncan Rule, Of this city, and who was
the daughter Of Francis Cameron, now
deceased, Of Lincoln township. Miss
Cameron was well known here and at
Clear Lake, coming each year TO visit
friends and relatives, since she LEFT
here a number Of years ago. The
Minneapolis report follows:
The body Of the woman who was
found half immersed in the thin ice
under the steel arch bridge Tuesday
morning was identified last night as
that of Rache, a. Cameron. sister OF
Donald Cameron. Of Little Falls, coun-
ty attorney for Morrison county.
The Identification was made by
John waIso. attorney, a friend Of The
dead woman for the past ten years.
and Mr. and Mrs George Taylor, dis
tant relatives. Word vas sent to her
two brothers. Donald, at Little Falls,
and Frank Cameron, Of Dubuque, Can
ada, last night.
The Identification followed the
alarm felt by the Taylor family. at
whose home Miss Cameron was a fire.
quent visitor. when they had not seen
or heard OF her since last Saturday.
Mr. walso saw her last Monday after
noon.
Miss Cameron .~es 40 years old. and
had lived in :Minneapoli for about
twenty-five years She was former
student of the state university. For
the Last ten wears she had been en-
ploved in the office of the Penn
Mutual Life Insurance Company as a
stenographe She had not been work
ing there since November.
Miss Cameron was planning to go
70 Little Falls TO spend Chris tnlas with
her brother. In her rooms here there
are still a number Of presents which
she had purchased Tor her little
nephewS and nteces.
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The Fairfield Ledger. which rep
resents the extreme Of reaction in
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-12-27

as practicable the
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-09-09
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Grapevine Root.5orers.

pose its life-cycle. So inconspicuous
IS the insect itself. and its manner OF
working that a vineyard may be suf-
fering greatly from its attacks and
yet those who have the care of the
vines remain entirely ignorant of the
cause OF the trouble. The eggs are
small. or n dull color, and the female
scatters them about in the vicinity OF
the vines. The borers feed beneath
the ground on the roots OF old vines,
usually some distance out from the
base of the roots. No chips or cast
ings are thrown to the surface to
direct attention to the injury which is
being done. The roots of one-year
and twoyear old vines are rarely at
tackled so that in the work Of planting
out vineyards the borer is not likely
to be seen. The transformation from
larva to adult takes place within an
earth-covered cocoon that is hidden in
the ground, often six inches or more
from the root where the borers feed.
The adult moth flies by day. but in
size. color and manner Of flight IL so
closely resembles some OF the COM
mon wasps that q close scrutiny is
necessary in order to make sure that
the insect under observation is a
moth and not wasp. AS a result of
these peculiarlties the insect may be
abundant in a locality and yet remain
unnoticed by grape growers.
Vines when attacked by the borers
do not often die as a direct result OF
the injury sustained, but may become
so enfeebled that the annual growth
of bearing wood is meager and the
yield of fruit very small
The peculiar habits OF this borer
make control difficult. II is by the
thorough cultivation of vineyards that
the greatest good is likely to be &C
complished in the way OF reducing the
ravages OF the insect From the
middle of June to the last OF July the
insects are Transforming from the
borer to the adult stage within
cocoons, which are located just be-
meath the surface Of the ground near
the grapevines. If during this period
the ground about the vines is thor
oughly cultivated, most of these
cocoons Will be destroyed. The
SOCOOAS are usually IOunu lOOt OF
more away from the vines, fact that
enables the cultivator to reach most
Of them without working up entirely
TO the vine, which is sometimes diff
cult to do AS a matter, OF course
cultivation will give the vines in
creased vigor enabling them the more
readily to withstand and overcome
the attacks of the rootborers and
other insects.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-09-09
SEA GULL STOLE HIS TEETH

The height OF ill.fortune, in the
opinion of Tony Anisd. skipper OF a
Boston power fishing boat, IS to be
victimized by sea gull rs all know
the majority of gulls are kleptomar
iacs. Therefore it wouldn't have Sur
priscd Tony had one made OF with "a
me az fish OF portions from the skin.
per'B table
But to have on swoop down ana
make away with a perfectly good seq
OF false teeth was moro than enough
to excite Tony II happened off GOV.
ernor's Island while Tony was return.
ing from a fishing trip of Boston
Light Millions of gulls were follow
ing the craft, intent upon meal
from scraps thrown overheard from
the daily mess
Skipper Tony was engaged in bait
ing travis and laid his false teeth on
the deckhouse. He turned for a mo.
mont and behold @ gull making on
with his molar. in his claws
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Hampshire, or rbIn.Rlnd Hogs.

best animal for him TO raise would be
one or other Of the lard types. This
is a matter which the farmer will have
to decide for himself.
After the farmer has decided upon
the breed which he believes TO be the
most profitable for him TO raise, how
ever. he should then stick to that
breed and endeavor TO develop it TO rs
most perfect condition. The most
famous individual hogs and the most
famous herds of animals have been
built up. developed and perfected. only
by sticking to the breed and getting
the most out of it.
Take the ''razorback," for instance.
Some writer has said that this breed
OF hogs has no place In modern agri-
culture" If we consider the razor
back from the standpoint OF a breed
only, we fully agree with the writer
just quoted, but even this hog is sus-
ceptble to much Improvement
through an intelligent system of grad
ing by the use of males Of improved
breeding and especially of the larger
kinds, on the best Of the native fe-
males.
In some parts OF the extreme south
the woods are full" Of razorbacks.
and the problem there is how to get
rid of them and at the same time
make the most out OF them. The first
step should be the conversion Of all
native male pigs into barrows The
second should be the selection of the
best of the young native sows for
breeding purposes. The third should
be the purchase and use OF pure-bred
males OF whichever breed and type
the owner prefers. In few genera
tons OF judicious selection and grad
ing, these hogs would be brought up
to class that would be profitable
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FAMED APES OF GIBRALTAR

Travellers to Gibraltar are always
on the lookout for the famous apes OF
the rock, the only wild monkeys In
Europe. and will be interested to
learn that their threatened extinction
has been averted.
Until about twouty-fve years ago
these monkeys held undisputed pos
session OF the upper part of the rock
and were seldom seen: but when the
fortihcatioA on the summit was be.
gun the animals spread TO the lower
levels and were one of the sights OF
the place one locality. Bruce's Farm.
they avoided for years. The story Is
that long ago they became very trou.
blesome to the owner by raii.ng his
fruit garden. After various oSr, dients
to get rid OF them had failed. some
one caught young monkey ana tying
IL TO tree left il TO starve Go death
Ihls cruelty was resented b. the
band. which It is said. carried away
the dead body and never aftorward
approached the place.
Ten years ago there were ATTY or
sixty apes on the rock. but many were
shot or trapped. and three years ago
only three old females were left to
rop'f-:Nt tEe stock. When this came
g. hrcNicdge of the commandant
10 issued orders for their protection.
~Ad importCc frcm Morocco a male
and fo2T lg0clts; but the three old
lomal, .;,acked and soon killed the
newco as 4 second experiment was
equallE Unsuccessful. but in 1911 a
third male was obtained. who fought
his way into the good gracos of the
old females and became the sire Of
several young monkeys that will now
It is expected. replenish the stock.
Unfortunately this sire became SO
dangerous vlciously attacking the
people Who would befriend him. that
he was lately condemned to be shot
he sentence. however. was com
nuted TO imprisonment for life in the
ondon Zoo. whittier he was trans
ported en- a battleship and where he
now d"Cils in an admired captivity in
Regen Tar6.
The !hrai,ar ape, which is not a
true a hrt a macaque, is especially
interes b. 10 zoologoists because Of
the isolation OF its species In the
northwest corner OF Africa, for 1t is
restricted q Tho mountain Businesses
OF the Barb rs States All the other
members O. the genus Macacus are
Nsiatic, its rcarCst ally being the
;hesus or ,d monkey of India.
he monkey 'so Japanese depict so
onstantly f. drawings and carvings
. another near relative.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-09-09
Small Yields


The United States, which for more
than half century has plumed itself
as the granary of the world, has a soil
and climate that cannot be surpassed
for fertility or salubritly by any other
country on the globe Notwithstanding
the natural advantages our farms pro-
duce an annual yield OF about II bush
els OF wheat an acre, while Germany
produces 2S and the United Kingdom
30. OF oats, the yield is 81 bushels an
acre, while the United Kingdom av-
erages 40 bushels to the acre. Germany
40 and the Netherlands So. France,
with a population to the square mile
vastly I'm excess OF that of the United
States, produces almost enough food
products 20 supply her own people.
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APPEAL mADE az TIE a--
Seductive Subtle, .AGd chara % gc-.a
Fountain end 10 Cthsr
cgilSs.

Few things appeal to us aal ~.
tmc our fancy Ike "a buhluc ~. ?.
As il comes sparkling ou v g.. 4
depths Of the Garth. !, aU.s i>..
us in the rricadlicst vsy. l..t
shy, living creature iny..a
come and Stake oar thirst. BIB. o. .e
s."ht of spring usually mask, U.s.
thirsty at o",c, no matter au0 l1-
Gently We mayAay, filled up on tap
W. er or well water.
no little of the charm of the soda
fountain is due to the rush and bulb
bic and sparkle of its stream, as it
pours kissing and swirling and foam
ing into the glass. And who can tell
how much of The fatal scductiveness
of equally efrerycscent but less inno-
cent beverages, with their crimson
sparkle. or creamy foam, or purple
bubbles winking on the brim." may
be due to their hypnotic appeal to
our fascinated eye, as we took upon
the wine when it is red, when it
moveth itself Alright ?"
Certain it is that the most popu~
lar and irresistible liquors, from low
ly lager to lordly champagne, are
those that sparkle and foam and bite,
with the keen fresh tang of carbonio
acid gas. Even whisky has to be
mixed with something sparkling,
soda" or polly" in order to make
it attractive to the eye or even to the
palate, except of the educated or
jaded minority.
No small amount of the charm Of
"fzzy" drinks, whether innocent or
hurtful, lies in the ''fizz." The motto :
All fizz abandon, We who enter
here" over the door of every saloon
and bar, if enforced, would well nigh
sound the death knell of drunken
ness.--Dr. Woods Hutchinson, in
Eyerybody's Magazine.
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The Heaviest American Brain.

DR.. Edward A. spitzka, the brain
specialist credits the late Edward IL.
Knight with having the heaviest Amer
lean brain on record. Mr.. Knight was
well known in Washington and was a
patent attorney Of note. At the time
OF his death his brain weighed 1914
grams. General Benjamin Il. Butler
had a brain which weighed 1,7bS
grams, the next heaviest recorded, ac-
cordtng to DR.. Spitzka. The heaviest
brain on record anywhere in the world
Is given as that of the Russian poet
and novelist, Turgenev. which tipped
the scales at 2,012 grams.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-09-09
We To N0RGUE TO DIE

To i'c mcreue to die went an old
bay -e III New York the other
night The animal ambled down Mis-
cry &C. &c ~ night. stopped at
me door Of the morgue and whin.
mic! ITO uieht superintendent
2hc g. ,he police station that
omcthioS unusual was going on and
sked Investigators be sent. Two
pa'tf'- ,cond the old horse. his
eo' t+t the morgue door Their
IL ally relieved the morgue-
-e' h1 vas beginning 20 believe
"a; -, had come to keep him
COZ BE acrsc was found suf.
ics!cs :'1 ISLANDERS and was dis
ratclc. bullet
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MUMMY TRAINS OF BAeDAD.
Bearing tho Dried and Sailed Dead TO
Sacred Soil For Burial.

Sacred Soil FOR Burial.
Finding myself not long ago at Bag
dad (old home OF Slndbad the Sailor, I
decided to see for myself Just what
Eden looks ,A&e today, notes writer
in the Christian Herald. and TO get ao-
Quainted with the people who now In
habit the old traditional homestead OF
Adam and Eve. | wanted TO see Baby
Ion, too, aud the excavated palace
OF King Ncbuchadnezzar-w the
handwriting appeared on the wall-and
1 wanted to get picture OF the tower
of Babel, which still lifts its battered
head above the nat. empty plain of
Mesopotamia.
SO crossed the odd pontoon bridge
that SPINS the yellow Tigris at Bag
dad, slipped through the massive west
gate, passed the supposed tomb OF 10
bedia and mingled with the pilgrim
horde on the great Shia caravan trail
that stretches down from Turkestan
and Persia, crosses ChRldea and en-
tiers the golden domed mosques at Ker-
bella and Nedjef Millions have pass
ed this way I'm the centuries, bringing
with them the sailed and dried bodies
of their dead for burial in the sacred
soil outside the walls Of their holy
Shia cities. Two hundred thousand
mummiied human bodies have passed
through Bagdad I'm n single year, borne
by these Shia devotees.
For miles along this strange highway
our "arabanah," drawn by four gal
Looping mules, passed these weird death
caravans. silent and mysterious The
bodies of departed relatives were car
ried In oblong bundles. dashed to the
backs of pack animals. Yelled women
rode in queer, cagelike boxes. slung
one on each side Of mule or camel.
The men, clad In the round. hard caps
and padded clothes peculiar to Per-
slams, marched behind prodding any
tagging donkey or camel
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Razorbaek Hoo.

This seems to be the most intelligent
and rational way of getting rid of the
hog which is said to have no place
IN modern agriculture"
A hog which is gaining in popularity
is the Hampshire, or thin-rlnd hog.
This breed is sometimes classcd as
medidm between the lard hog and the
bacon hog, although It is generally
considered as belonging to the former.
1t is a good grazer and the quality of
the meat is very superior. Originally
this hog came from Hampshire Eng
land, but in It's present state of de-
vclopment 1t may be said to be an
American breed
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-09-09
WGOR AT SEVENTY.
Great Works Performed by Mon Even
Beyond That Ripe Age.

Who talks of fifty years as the cul-
minating point in mans career? Were
all the great work performed by men
even beyond seventy erased from his
tory the human race would be bereft
Of some very proud achievements.
Jefferson founded university by his
own activity after he had passed three
score years and ten. John Quincy Adj
ans, although he had been president
of the United States and five times q
foreign minister, wrought as con-
gresham by far his greatest deeds
after he was sixty-fve. His robust
father sat in constitutional conven-
ton when he was almost n nonage-
marian. Franklin did valiant service
In helping to frame the constitution
of the United States after he had turn
ed a serene and contented eighty.
Seventy saw Gladstone so vigorous
that he was still good for the greatest
battle Of his political life and pre-
miership.
Germany's first emperor, the veneer
able William, saw Waterloo as a SOL
der, but fifty-five years later was d.
recting armies at Sedan and welding
an empire after the fall Of Paris.
John Bigelow at fourscore was mental
ly as virile as a boy, and his powers
MS an author were not dimmed.
Frederick Fraley was an active bust
ness man, president Of a bank and the
national board of trade since the Span
lsh-American war, and yet he was
prominent enough in 1914 to serve on
committee that welcomed to Phila-
delphia Daniel Webster.
Science is making lives longer than
they We're in the days OF our grand
fathers and also far more comfortable
The same agency that prolongs bodily
yigor will surely lengthen the age of
mans most virile mental labor.-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
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ENEMY OF THE GRAPE
Root Borer Is Widely Distributed
About Country.
Insects Belong to Family Of Clear
Winged Moths, Greatly Resem-
bling Bees or Waspo-capsble
Of Doing Much Harm,
(By +. L. BnooKs.)


Tho grapevine root.borer has been
recognized as an enemy of the grape
In the United States for more than
fifty years. 1t is quite widely dis
tributed, having been observed as far
north and west as Minnesota and
Missouri. and south and east through
Ohio. Kentucky. West Virginia and
North Carolina.
Several writer's upon economic ento-
mology have given brief accounts Of
this insect. but it has not often at
tracted special attention, and has
scarcely been accorded notice In sew
eral of the papers published relating
TO tho insect enemies OF the grape I'm
tho eastern states. 1t is capable. how
ever. of doing serious damage TO
grapevines and the slight attention
which il has received in the past is
10 doubt due In a measure 10 obscure
appearance and habits Of the insect
throughout the four stages that com
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-09-09
Hoo Cholera SeriInn-

Good clean hog cholera serum usual
~ retains it's potency for at least
year after sealing, II kept cold and In
dim light. Farmers frequently order
more serum than they need and then
wish TO know whether It can be safely
put away for future use. When a
serum bottle has been opened and the
serum exposed to the air, except in the
hands of very careful and expert
operator, 1t IS very likely to be con.
tamlnated and spoiled for future uso.
M. II. Reynolds. Veterinarian.
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Sand cure For Eatinna.

one OF the most efficacious cures for
atigue from overwork consists in
walking barefoot in sand. The nerves
&; the sole and heel are slightly irri-
lated by coming I'm contact with the
e;ains and accelerate the circulation
Ut the blood in all parts of the body.
IAe effect produced is highly invigor-
ating Besides this, the monotony of
an ample extent of yellow sand exer-
cises a soporihc effect on the brain
which induces sleep.-Exchange.
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Some orchardists have been sue
cessful In protecting their trees by
smearing the trunks near the ground
with mixtures which are distasteful to
rabbits. For this purpose whitewash,
a mixture Of glue and copperas. de-
coctoon II quassia chips and blood or
grease have been used. Mechanical
protection by means OF some wrap
ping Is more permanent and effective
than any form Of wash.
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BEST BREED OF HOGS
That Which Is Adapted to Meat
Market Demands.
After Making Selection Farmer Should
Stick TO II and Eadeavor to De-
veloP II 10 It's Most Per-
feet Condition.
CBy w. II. DALRYAPLE1

The question is often asked. What
10 the best breed of hogs?" In answer
Ing this 1t may be said there is no one
breed Of hogs that is best" for every
farmer. That which is best for one
may not be best for another. In a
general way the best" hog is the one
he farmer likes. provided 1t is what
his market demands. Should his mar
kot want hog OF the bacon type, then
one or other of the breeds of that
type would be best in his case On the
other hand, should the most market
able be a fat. or lard hog, then the
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-09-09
LOSING FAITH IN EDITORS.

Old LADY, don't believe this
sure-cure tonic is a-goin' to do me
any good.
Friend-It's highly spoken of in
the papers.
Old Lady-Yes; but Fve taken
forty-seven bottles, and ] don't feel
bit better. ] tell you what it is,
Sarah, Pm beginning to think these
newspaper editors don't know every
thing.
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The fruit trees will need spraying
with whale-oil soap or kerosene
emulsion to hold the aphis in check.
They get on the snder side OF the
leaves and suck the juice The injury
done the leaf causes II to curl up SO
that II spraying is not done In time
the leaves viii have curled up so
tightly that it will be necessary to cut
OF the growth and burn It in order
to destroy the plant lice.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-09-09
The Sponsor.

Say, you told me Balleigh was mar
ried and had a large family, and I
ind him to be confirmed bachelor"
He Is, In a manner Of speaking. bub
he IS welded to his art, and he has a
large family of unpaid bills Why,
man, I stood for most Of them."-New
York Times.
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Ethel who was Ten years old. was
studying her geographical reader and
learning that fish are placed ln brine
before they are dried and prepared
for sale After explaining that brine
IS very strong salt water. tho teacher
asked Why The Ash were placed in it,
Eiheis face was illuminated with sud
den understanding and She promptly
replied Because they are used to
salt water Youths Companion.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-09-09
HIS WAY

Visitor Ito facetious farmer)
I'd like 10 know why on earth you
call that white pig ink?"
Facetious Farmer Because he's
always running from the pen 49,
Town Topics.
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Purple patobes

Ifs always o pity when a man
doesnt set ilorricd He can't help
slipping into queer ways with nobody
to ten him how silly ne is. There Is
no one whom you SO really learn to
oisiike as person you have Injured
4no Browns BY j. ~ Buchroso.
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NO OTHER KIND.

LARRY, have you any fresh eggs
this morning?"
Yes, sir; all my eggs are fresh"
Glow do you sell them ?"
Depends on the grade. Which
will you have-fresh, strictly fresh,
or guaranteed ?"
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In one neighborhood I'm California it
seems to be an accepted thing To trust
any rancher who has milk ON his
pants. Translated. this seems 10 mean
that the fellows credit is good who is
engaged in the dairy business.
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There is no truth in the statement
that the acids in silage will cause de
cay of the teeth of the animn. that
eats it. 1t is merely some ones sup
position that has been given circuu.
ton
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WELL MATED PAIR.

Manager am looking for a man
i can trust.
Appicant-And Pm looking for a
man who will trust me. We ought
to get along iine.-Boston Evening
Transcript.