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The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-07-17
Farm For Sale!

100 acres, one mile from igood r.
r. town, on the Santa Fe; two sets Of
buildings, fruit, four wells, two springs
Of water that have never been dry.
About 90 acres pillow land, 40 acres
NOV land, 80 In pasture; woven wire
fence for hog pasture. Easily divided
into two farms. An ideal hog and
dairy farm. Plenty of shade and
water. s25 per acre-big bargain.
Old and no family, do not want To
bother by renting. Write me.
T. N. DAVIS,
Glencoe, Oklahoma.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-07-17
Second Brood Coming.

II Is nearly time OforWthe second
brood OF the army worm to appear.
Millions Of the first brood escaped de-.
struction and when full fed, entered
the ground and changed TO the chrysa.
lis stage from which Ithe moths are
now emerging In countless numbers,
The army worm moth is light
brown In color and nearly an inch
long. When It rests, :it folds its
wings so as TO extend ;::lengthwise Of
the body, During. the day these
moths collect under leaves. in wheat
shocks, and other.:protected places
away from the bright sunlight. AT
shutdown they begin TO fly about, AZ.
ter dark they are attracted.to lights
In great numbers, Theselmoths will
lay their eggs on grassesi and other
green crops and as soon as gthe eggs
hatch the young caterpillars OF the
second swarm Of armyworms will be.
gin TO feed on and destroy the crops.
The Missouri College Of Agriculture
does not regard the situation as espe.
cially serious because, while there are
immense swarms Of moths now laying
their eggs, there are also equally
great numbers Of insects which are
parasitic on caterpillsrs Of the army
worm type waiting to destroy the
young worms when they hatch
These insects In former years have
successfully controlled the second and
third broods Of army worms by killing
them OF In enormous numbers. Us
uslly, however, the second brood has
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-07-17

The Chrysanthemum society have
ordered . large number OF imported
bulbs from Holland-the genuine
Dutch kind, and the society asks oil
who desire any to put In their order
at once; otherwise they will be sold
to "hrst come, first served"
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-07-17
Oregon Chautauqua, August | to 9, 1914

The patrons Of Union school dis.
trict, will have ON sale at Dawson.
Campbell Clothing Co.'S, store, Sat.
urday, July Is, pies, cakes and dressed
chickens. Proceeds to be applied for
purchss!Hg z fulpacs TO b. used In
the UAto1 b066l kouse. -
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1914-07-17

RULES GOVERNING AMOUNT or REBATE PAID.
FOR lar.n." " ''ol w. Owe, ur - 5000 isrr paid
within iiuf "i = wls one wy.
rHr IH.., II {.g ol over, up a. $1,000 fi" pitI
within - limit of ~ miles oy" Wy, u - miles both
Waa
Tpt Ilrhas. " 60 ~ o. Nycr. w go o. PAID
\, limit Min. asa, !. -, min.
ways
For q purchase ~ go ~ or more. fare rlil whln
limit 81 100 miles yn. way, of - miles both NAYS.
No than one far" viii h. paid nu ans one book
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-29
All the Facts.

One of the first tasks set the
new curate, who was handicapped by
youth and inexperience, was to inves-
woman" who had applied to the
church for help.
He departed nervously on his er-
rand, and knocked, as Ill luck would
have it, at the wrong door.
How long has your poor husband
been dead, my good woman? What
number of children have you? Are
any of them working? If SO, what
amount Of money are. they earning to.
gether?" we're the questions he fired,
like shots from revolver, at the slat-
ternly woman who answered his sum.
mons. II presume I am addressing
Mrs. Harriet Phillips?" he added. no.
ticing with alarm that she looked an.
cry.
No, you ANTI" answered the wom-
an snappishly. "My name Is Selma
Jackson, my BARNS go to school, and
my 'usband's doin' what Is necessary
to q plateful of rump steak and onions
at this very moment. Would you like
to know anything else? Where was
1 born? When was christeped? At
what age I started courtin'? Perhaps"
she. concluded sarcastically, rolling her
tattered sleeves up above her elbows
you'd like to see my vaccination
marks before you go?" Put The bash
full curate, redder, in fact, tlfan g
beet-root, was already in full flight
--Pearson's Weekly.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-29
EULoGY ON DOG WINS PRAISE
marks in Record Is Compliment
ed on His Own.

Representative Barnhart of Indiana
demanded the other day that the
house Congressional Record be pruned
OF random articles OIL subjects outside
proceedings. Representative Langley
called attention to the fact that in the
last congress he obtained unanimous
conse9tthat Mr.: Barnhart's eulogy on
a dog inserted in the Congressional
Record
Langley wanted to know II the In
diana member regarded that as ex-
traneous matter.
Il do" retorted Mr.. Barnhart, but
inasmuch as was new on my job
then and it was my dog and he was
dead, I didn't have the heart to OBJ
ject."
Il had forgotten whether 1t was
your dog" replied Mr.. Langley, cor
whether the dog was dead; but re-
garded 1t as splendid piece of Eng
lish, and thought it would improve
the record"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-29
STRANGE BIRD OF DESERT
chaPparaI coe<>safd by cattlemen to
Build Spike Fence Around
Rattlesnake

DOCS the road runner or Chapparai
cock snare the rattlesnake by build
ing fence of cholla spikes around
him and then dispatch the reptile at
leisure? The story, received with
skepticism, has often been told about
this bird OF. the southwest. Mr.. John
Feeney of Elmira recently went to
Arizona TO learn the truth. He learned
from some of the pioneers that they
were ready to make afIidavits that
they had witnessed the capture anu
death OF rattlesnS Skes In the aforesaid
fashion. Mr.. Sidney de Long of Bis
bee affirmed that he had seen : pair
OF road runners, evidently mates, do
the trick Cattlemen were prolific in
experiences of the kind, but the Ari-
zona Historical society had no data.
The road runner is such q strange
bird that anything told about it is
believed. DR.. William T. Hornaday, in
his American Natural History" is
credulous himself. The bird, he says,
lis remarkably odd in form and also
in its habits" He thus describes it:
1T Is about the size of a small
crow, with a tail as long as its entire
body and head, and legs that are so
long and strong they seem like those
Of grouse, save that the toes are
longer. The body is slender, but the
neck and head are large and the head
has conspicuous crest. The beak
is large. Although the bird has wings
1t seldom uses them, and they must
constantly be growing smaller through
disuse."
Mice, lizards, snakes, centipedes,
and insects are provender. The doctor
testifies that it is the most nervous of
birds, abnormally suspicious and phe-
nomenally quick in its movements. 1t
flies little, but leaps far and high with
closed wings. He estimates that if
the road runner "goes on 10000 years
in its present habits" it will cease to
fly at all and will be able to leap 20
feet in the air. This remarkable de-
soription Of the uneasy and elusive
bird of the Arizona desert prepares
one for "the many strange yarns" that
have been told about 1t, including the
story Of how it traps the somnolent
rattler. In the interests of veracious
natural history Mr.. Frank NJ Chap
man should visit Arizona and write
monograph about Geococcyx cali
fornianus.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-29
Black Ca. Costs rralnman HI, Job.

Black Cat Costs Tralnman His Job.
Peter Houseman has lost his Job as
engineer on the Illinois Terminal rail-
road because black cat sped across
the track In front of the train. There
was no chance OF the cat being hit,
but Houseman reversed, put on the
airbrake and made sudden stop.
When the surprised train crew and
passengers looked from the windows
to find out the trouble they saw the
engineer throwing snowballs at an
Usage hedge tree, wherein was perched
the black cat
What are you doing?" inquired the
conductor.
"This blamed cat ran across the
track and I've got to chase 1t back
across again to break the spell, re-
torted Houseman, as he gathered fresh
ammunition.
Soon he dlslodged the cat. which
fled back across the track. A com.
pany official was on the train. House.
man promptly got pink envelope"
stating bis services were no longer
needed.--New York World.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-29
FOR The HIGH SCHOOL GIRL
modistes Have Paid Especial Atten-
ton to Designs Suitable to Some.
what Trying Age.

Heretofore there has been a lack
or properly fitting clothes for pirls
from eleven to fifteen years of ape
Giris OF such ages are too young for
misses clothes and too old for chill.
dren's sizes. There are now sizes to
suit these ages. The waists and hips
OF these dresses are cut larger than
tor misses. The bodices are usually
OF simple style, many having the low
neck and three-quarter sleeve, or the
sleeve that turns at the. elbow.
Serviceable two-piece dresses have
the modified MILDLY blouse, with a
skirt of contrasting material. The
hounce skirt Is also we'll liked. For
school wear serges. gabardines and
olack and white checks are used. as
are also the smaller Scotch plaids.
Coats for these misses are made
with odd yoke effects, raglan sleeves,
kimono collars and belts placed at the
low waist line. Some coats have the
mare, which is so fashionable in wo-
mems coats, produced by the use of
two tiounces 'edging the coat, or by
cutting the coat in two sections, the
lower Of which has considerable full.
ness. The materials for these coats
include serges, gabardines, novelty
worsteds and silks, smart checks,
FANCY mixtures, porlins, worsteds in
crepe effects and ratires.
Collars and cuffs are of lace, batiste
embroidery or crepe embroidered in
white or colors. Fancy silk collars
are used-on some OF the cloth coats.
novelty buttons are prominent trim.
ming, being in matching or contrast.
Ing colors. In addition to navy blue
the popular colors are tango, sage
green, copenhagen, rust and mahog.
any.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-29
CLING TO LOW WAIST LINE
Noticeable in Al the Seasons Child.
lsh Models-Sfrart Sleeves Re-
tain Their Popularity.

The majority OF the styles for chill
dren which have been displayed thus
far have the low waist line, which Is
marked by a sash plated into folds.
Sleeves are short, stopping at the ell
bow in order to display the rounded
dimple which generally turks there.
One unusually pretty model, which
would do very nicely for party dress,
Is made Of very sheer white batiste.
The neck Of the garment is cut square
and at the shoulder, on each side,
there is a series Of small pin tucks,
which provides the necessary fullness.
The waist line is very low, and deep
rufile, Joined to the upper portion of
the dress by valenciennes lace insert
ed after the manner Of Greek fret
work, forms the lower part of the gar
ment. Small clusters Of pin tucks
around this skirt ruffie at equal dis.
tances furnish the fullness, and a
dainty sash of pink ribbon, which goes
behind the tucks and over the plain
surface OF the skirt. Tiny rosettes of
the same pink ribbon adorn the little
elbow-length sleeves and IL desired
one may also be placed on the waist.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-29
TOMB OF FEMALE STRANGER
Pathetic inscription Over Grave of
Woman Whose Identity RemaIns
Mystery 100 Years.

Only a few strangers in Alexandria
| Inhd their way to "The Female
Strangers Tomb" This grave holds a
pathetic mystery.
IN September, 1876. there arrived in
Alexandria a man and woman OF evil
dent culture and distinction. They put
up at the City hotel and there the
woman, falling Ill, died. The husband
would give no information OF his name,
his home or any facts relating to the
woman. With drafts on England he
bought a lot In St Paul's Episcopal
cemetery and caused a handsome mar
BILE tomb to be reared there. One may
stand beside this tomb today and read
thereon the, following inscriptions:
ITO the Memory of Female Stran-
ger, Whose Mortal Sufferings Termi-
mated on the 11th Day of October,
1916; Aged Twenty-three Years and
Eight Months. This Stone Is Placed
Here by Her Disconsolate Husband, in
Whose Arms She Sighed Out Her La
test Breath, and Who, Under God, Did
His Utmost Even to Sooth the Cold,
Dull Ear Of Death.
"How lov'd. how valued once ayails thee
To whom related. or by whom beEot
4 heap Of dust alone remains of thee;
ITO Him Gave All the Prophets Wit
ness that Through His Name Whose
ever Believeth in Him Shall Receive
Rnnission of Sins-Acts, 10 chap, 43
verse"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-29
Varying Postures During sleep.

. LonNSlegged birds, Ike storks and
. .s1Ris, lep while resting only on one
leg. Ducks generally sleep on open
water. And to avoid drifting shore
wards, and therefore into the danger
zone, they keep constantly padding
with one foot, so that the body is al
ways circling round the chosen sleep.
ing area. The>sloths sleep suspended
by their feet, and the head tucked In.
between the forelegs. The no less re.
markable African pottos, or slowle.
murs, assume similar pose, but they
attach themselves to vertical, in:
stead OF horizontal bough, SO that
.he body rests with tho head upward.
Wafflss With Boiled Cider.
Allow twice an much cider an sugar,
and lot boil until OF q sirup oonais-
tency.
vrupcote and Decay.
Il is estimated by the Canadian au.
thorities that every year some 100000
telegraph and telephone poles have to
be replaced because of their decay.
II is estimated that creosote treat
rnent would save upward Of 100000
nN1sa per y0ar.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-29

Wash net 10 much made use of by
the makers OF lingerie. This combina.
tlon underbodice and petticoat in the
illustration, made of batiste, is edged.
with a net ruffle, and narrow plated
frill of~net heads the tucked fiounce.
Blue shoulder straps, q blue band OF
satin ribbon, TO hold the bodice frll
OF lace in place, and a band of blue
ribbon, ending in a bow under the net
frill, complete this slip. The under
bodice OF flesh-pink chiffon, is much
beribboned In pale blue and is
strengthened by band of wide ma
lines lace about the top.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-29
COMMON SPICES
The nutmeg tree is native of tn,
Moluccas.

The nutmeg tree is a native OF the
Molucca's.
A preserve is made from young roots
Of ginger
The ginger plant grows from two to
three feet high.
cardemom seeds OF excellent quality
are grown in Germany.
Ten varieties OF plants are known
to produce black pepper.
The ordinary red pepper has long
been used as medicine.
The red pepper plant belongs to thi
deadly uightshade family
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-29
Patience with the faults OF those
we dislike soon ceases to be a virtue.
Baoa for VeaetabIes.

Keep several bags made OF choose
cloth or mosquito netting 30 that they
viii be at hand for holding lettuce,
celery or other green's that are TO be
kept In the refrigerators
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1914-04-29

II the world owes every man a liy-
Ing, the millionaires must be pre-
ferred creditors.--Cl!cago News.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-27
Wind and the Faces
of Messrs. Mccormick
and Pinchot Start Panic

The faces of Messrs. Mccormick and
Pinchot caused a little pyrotechnical
display. a near-panic and a brief tie-up
of traffic in Market street, near Third,
about 9 o'clock last evening. 1t happen
ed thus:
The faces figured prominently on the
Washington party banner that swung
across Market street from headquar-
ters at No 225. The streamer was
harmless enough until the brisk winds
started something. Suddenly a support
gave way and the banner-with MesSrS
Mccormick and Pinchot hilariously
standing upon their heads, as it were
slipped across the trolley wires.
Nearby moving picture theaters were
just emptying their hundreds into the
street. Overhead the sliding banner
was dangling on the wires and sending
skyward shooting, splitting flashes and
sparks. The crowds yelled and hustled
to cover; some women screamed; a few
rude men cursed; trolley cars and autos
stopped; the wind thrashed and tapped
the banner about with careless aban-
don. Finally some volunteers and a
few regular workmen pulled the sign
free of the wires. The spark splitting
ceased, the crowds breathed easier. cars
and autos resumed the even tenor of
their ways-and then the wind died
away.
THUS ended another little, furry in
political circles.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-27
Slanderous Abuse
Sharply Criticised

Philadelphia, oct. %. The Rev.
DR.. ]. Gray Bolton, pastor of Hope
Presbyterian Church, spoke of the po-
litical campaign in Pennsylvania in his
sermon on Sunday and attracted wide
attention. He did not mention par
ties, officeholders or candidates, but
made an earnest plea for a cessation
of the tired OF Misrepresentation and
slanderous abuse" to which officehold-
ers and candidates for office were be-
ing subjected.
''It is not my purpose to enter into
a discussion of the political situation, a"
said Doctor Bolton. 1T is rather my
desire to commend a different method
of campaigning. 1t is not true, and
will not be believed. that there is only
one good man running for office and
one good party seeking preferment be-
yond another. We are drifting into a
dangerous condition. which will make
II difficult in future to find men willing
to submit themselves TO such a TRADE
of Misrepresentation and slanderous
abuse.
I'VE must cease to tear down and
begin to build up. 1t is the crying ne
cessity Of the day. There are thou
sands now in office. from the Presi-
dent down. and millions out of office,
who have not bowed their knee to
Baal. and are as anxious for this land
to continue a Christian land as the
loud proclaimers of their own
righteousness and condemners of other
mems character"
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-27
NaUal Fight Reported
OFF Virginia Capes

New York, Oct. 27.-Wireless sta
tions were on the alert to-day to catch
messages which ships at sea might
send regarding a reported naval en-
gagement last night off the Virginia
capes. 240 miles south of Scotland
lightship or approximately forty
miles south of Cape Henry.
The first news of heavy firing of
the capes was received here from the
Ward liner Saratoga, northbound
from Havana. which last night said
by wireless that the heavy guns were
in action, with frequent flashes OF
powder and searchlight in the direc-
ton where the firing was heard. The
wireless operator at Sandy Hook
picked up a fragment of the Sara
toga's massage.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-27
CARRA|VzA SUPPORTER
PAYS AGENT To END
REBEL LEADERS LIFE
Would-be Assassin Executed After
Making Confession Before
American Consul
BY Associated Press

EI Paso, Texas, Oct. 81. - An at
tempt has been made to assnssinate
General Francisco villa by an agent
said to have been commissioned and
paid by General Pablo Gonzales, Cen
cral Carranza's staunch supporter,
said message sent the Associated
Press to-day by Luis Aguirre Bena-
vides, General Villas first secretary.
The would-be assassin, Francisco 1.
Mugia, was executed after making IN
confession before George G. Carothers,
the American consular agent.
The accusation caused much excite
ment. The telegram from Villas sec
retary said the wouldbe assassin was
apprehended mt Guadalupe, where Villa
with his troops has been awaiting the
outcome of the conference The official
report stated that the prisoner just
prior to his execution told the Villa
officials in the presence of Carothers
that he had been paid a large sum of
money by General Gonzales, of Mexico
City. In his possession was found in
eliminating evidence and loaded
pistol.
'Mr. Consul: Please advise your
traitor Mueia was quoted as hav-
ing said.
The accused was an Argentine sub
ject. Ii was Mugia who assassinated
German consular official In Mexico
City some years ago.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-10-27
November Common ...
Pleas List Ready

Half dozen or more tresDass suits
in which the city and the Harrisburg
Railways Company figure as defend
ants are included in the trial list for
the special term of common pleas
court to be held during the week of
November 16. The list as completed
to-day by Prothonotary Harry F. Hol-
Ter follows:
Isaac d. West vs. Alfred F. Hanna,
ejectment; Mabel and Harry F. Lerch
VS.. Hummelstown and Campbellstown
Street Railway Company, trespass:
Pennsylvania Railroad Company VS..
Anna Rehrer. ejectment; Como Com
pany VS.. Sides & Sides, assum psit:
Agnes Leidy VS.. Central PENNSYLVANIA
Traction Company. trespass; Martin
]. Riley VS.. Sarah Rashinskey. as
sumpsit; Margaret Denk VS.. Jacob
Snyder and David Challenger. tres
pass: Mary Patrick VS.. Paul Law
ranitch, trespass; Benedict Schlitzer
VS.. City of Harrisburg. issue: Barbara
Koenig VS.. City of Harrisburg, issue;
Mary Miller VS.. City. issue; Sarah and
Benjamin IT. Prowell VS.. Harrisburg
Railways Company. trespass; Robert
Stewart VS.. State. assumpsit William
c. Shaull est Joseph L. Shearer. Jr.,
trespass; State for the use of Sadie
Horner VS.. John A. and w. II. Hor-
ner, assumpsit; John II. Palm VS.. Ma
tional Ben Franklin Fire Insurance
Company. assumpsit; Nye & frederick
Co. VS.. j. c. Ewing Underwear Com
pany; ]. s. Famous vs. J. II. Troup.
assumpsit; Capital Fire Insurance
Company VS.. Page & Orr, assumpsit;
Graham Spooner VS.. Samuel Spungin,
assumpsit; Harrisburg Light and Power
Company VS.. r. G.. Cox assumpsit;
Mary S. Boova VS.. Central Guaranty
Trust and Safe Deposit Company, as
sumpsit; Esther Hickernell VS.. E. C.
Garman. trespass; G.. Frank Milleisen
VS.. G. w. McIlhenny. assumpsit; Gately
& Fitzgerald VS.. Moses Yoffee. assump-
sit: ]. c. and II. Hoover VS.. Harris
burg Light and Power Company. tres
pass: II. T. Stevens VS.. L. NJ Bricker
trespass; John Wade VS.. Oliver o.
Waltz. trespass; Annie Nagle vs.. Oil
yer o. Waltz. trespassj Birdsong & Co.
vs. Nick Lingerin. assumpsit.