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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-13

school friend of the actress, four years
ago.
Florenz Ziegfeld is one of the lead
ing figures in the theatrical producing
field. He is the producer of the Zieg-
field Follies and controls many road
companies.
His first wife. Anna Held, obtained a
divorce from him several years ago,
but returned her company to his con-
troll this season and is still under his
management
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-13
Mothers Of This Country

have through all ages past and will
through all years TO come. take care
of the ordinary simple ailments incl
dent to every family with their own
favorite remedy.
In almost every home in the land,
Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is the recognized standard
household remedy for female ills;
thouands OF American women owe
their good health TO IT, Made from the
roots and herbs OF the fields, IL is a
simple remedy in which suffering wo-
men may place perfect confidence. II
contains no narcotics or harmful
drugs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-04-13
Licensed to Wed-Henry Blocker o
Dixon and Dora Dietz of Walcott.

First Walcott Mayor is Dead-Louis
Bennewita, first mayor of Walcott
town councilman for several years,
we'll known business man, died at 5
O'Clock Saturday afternoon at his
home, As hours after he had suffered
stroke of paralysis. He was found
lying in an unconscious condition in
his yard Thursday Afternoon by his
wife on her return from town. AT
first believing that he had met with
foul play she cried for help. Neigh
bors assisted in carrying the uncon'
scious man into the house. Despite
efforts of physicians to save his life,
Bennewitz passed away Saturday af-
ternoon without regaining conscious
ness. When Walcott was first incor-
porated as a town. Mr.. Bennewitz was
the first ole chosen to guide the at
fairs of the little town. Since that
time he has served several terms as
council. He was 6S years old. The de
ceased mayor was prominent in fra
ternal circles. He was a member of
Walcott lodge No. 312, X. of p; Hia-
watha camp of the Modern Woodmen
of America. and of the Modern Broth
erhood of America. He was married
in 1876 to Miss Mary Flick, who sur
wives. There also survive son, Rob
ert Bennewits, of Walcott, and a
daughter. Mrs. Tillie Mack, also of
Walcott, and sister in Germany
Peter Ehlers. formerly a we'll known
Davenport man, died at his home in
Minden. Ia, Friday afternoon, accord
ing to advices received by relatives
here. The body will arrive in Daven-
port at 1922 O'Clock Tuesday morning,
and will be taken to the Nissen &
Hartwig funeral parlors. from where
services Will take place at O'Clock
the same afternoon. with interment in
the City cemetery. Mr. Ehlers. who
was over az years old, was born April
4. 1887. in Germany. Coming TO Amer.
lea when a young man, he was one of
the first pioneers of Davenport. Thirty
years ago he left Davenport for Min
den, Iowa. and has been a resident
there ever since. Surviving are the
following children. his wife having
died several years previous: William.
George. Louis and Miss Minnie Ehlers
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-04-08
DEMAND FOR FURs ENORMOUS
That the Worlds Supply VIII In Time
Be Exhausted May Be Consid-
cred Certain.

The fur trade in the far north IS
still on very much the same basis as
when Cartier and Champlain first
traded beads and knickknacks with
the wondering chiefs of Quebec. A
million and half dollars worth Of
merchandise goes north from Edmon-
ton, Canada, every spring to be ex-
changed for the two and half mil
lions of fur that come back In mid
summer and autumn. So far as the
fur trade in America Is concerned,
the traders claim that there Is no
perceptible falling of as yet; that, IN
fact, more fur is being brought to
market each year. But in Russia, Ger
many, Japan and Australia there is
a general decrease in the supply. In
the past 20 years the worlds catch OF
the IL most important furs has fall
en- off from five per cent. to 700 per
cent, while the demand for the more
expensive varieties has multiplied
enormously. The ceaseless effort to
satisfy this demand can have but one
end, and it Is only logical to expect
that even the great game preserves OF
the Canadian north and Alaska Will
in time be hunted bare.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-04-08
ORGANIZATION of Transportation.


The proposed. imposition OF a tax
on the Importation Of bananas has
served to draw attention to the re-
markable organization Of the business
of transporting bananas. The fruit Is
packed while green and rushed thou
sands of miles in a few days before
It ripens. So carefully is this busi-
ness of transportation organized that
millions Of bananas are brought from
the tropics and sold 30 cheaply as to
be within reach Of all. AS precan-
ton against loss due to the ripening
of the fruit because of a delay In
transportation, every fruit vessel is
equipped with a wireless plant. II a
fruit vessel be delayed, wireless call
is quickly sent out for help, and as
sistance is rushed to the disabled YES
sci, so that the shipment Is expedited
In every way.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-04-08
National Pride

The belief that all foreigners are
inferior to ones own people is not pc
culiar to the so-called civilized ma
tions. Professor Sumner Of Yale
used to call this national egotism
"ethnocentris1n," and cited an instance
of it from a message sent south by a
native Greenlander, extolling his Land
and it's inhabitants as greatly su-
perior to the countries and races OF
white men. In the Journal OF Re-
ligious Psychology the anthropologist
Crantz is quoted as saying:
1.-THE Greenlanders consider them
selves as the only civilized nation In
the world. They are far superior in
their own estimation to the Euro
peans, who supply an inexhausdble
subject os raillery for their social par,
ties. They do not appreciate the at
titude of arrogant superiority adopted
by many white men in their inter.
course with so-called savages."
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-04-08
SHOWED INSTINCT OF SWANS
sirss Had Learned the Trick of Ring
inc Bell to Get Their Supply
of Food.

Darfng q recent visit to the cathed-
fal City of Wells, in Somersetshire, q
Scotsman correspondent was witness
nf curious incident. The Episcopal
palace is surrounded, just as in olden
times, by wall and moat, the haunt
OF swans, ducks, and other aquatic
birds. The moat is crossed at the en-
trance to the palace grounds by a
drawbridge with battlemented gate
~ay with towers, in one Of which is
the gatekeeper's lodge. From
bracket fixed in the wall of one OF
these towers overlooking the moat a
bell is suspended, with a cord at
tached.
One afternoon about five o'clock,
while watching the movements of the
various birds in the water, the CORE
spondent heard the ringing of bell,
and, on looking to see whence the
sound came, he observed that one OF
the swans was vigorously pulling the
cord evidently to attract attention. AS
no immediate notice was taken OF It's
efforts, the impatient bird continued
to ring the bell violently until there
appeared at the window Of the tower
the wife of the gatekeeper. who threw
out a quantity Of food to the eIpectant
waterfowl.
On making inquiries as to the origin
of this interesting episode, the CORE
ppondent was told that number OF
years ago a daughter of the bishop of
Wells, being much interested in the
birds inhabtting the moat, taught the
swans to ring the bell at feeding-time.
at five o'clock in the afternoon. This
practice has been continued by success
sive families Of swans down to the
present day, and it would seem, there
fore, as if the birds transmitted to
their offspring the knowledge that
when the cord was pulled the bell
would ring and that food would follow.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-04-08

CLOSET is OF NO ADVANTAGE
Actual Test Demonstrates Poultry Dc
Better Without Cu-tain-Found 20
Be Unnecessary.

In the curtain-front type of poultry
house used at the Maine experiment
station a feature of the original plan
on which considerable stress was laid
was the canvas curtain in front Of the
roosts.
This curtain, together with the back
wall of the house and the droppings
board under the roosts formed a closet
in which the birds were shut up at
night during cold weather. When the
curtain front house was first devised 1t
was thought essential to provide such
a closet to conserve the body heat of
the birds during the cold nights when
the temperature might go we'll below
zero. Experience has shown. how
ever, that this was mistake. Act
ual test shows that the roosting clos
ct is Of no advantage, even In such a
severe climate as that Of Orono. On
the contrary, the birds certainly thrive
better without the roost curtain than
with it. 1t has been general OBJ
servation among users OF the curtain
front type of house that when the
roost curtains are used the birds are
particularly susceptible to colds. 1t Is
not hard to understand why this
should be so. The air In a roosting
closet when it is opened in the morn
ing Is plainly bad. The fact that it is
warm in no way Offsets physiologically
the evils of its lack Of oxygen and ex-
cess of carbon dioxid, ammoniacal va
pors and other exhalations from the
bodies Of the birds.
For some time past it has been felt
that the roosting closet was at least
unnecessary, if not in fact positive
evil, says a writer in the Baltimore
American. Consequently the time Of
beginning to close the roost curtain in
the fall has been each year longer de-
layed. Finally, in the fall of 1910, it
was decided not to use these curtains
at all during the winter. Consequent
ly they were taken out Of the house,
or spiked to the roof, as the case
might be- The winter of 1901 was
a severe one. On several occasions the
temperature dropped to 80 degrees oe-
low zero Yet during this winter the
mortality was exceptionally low and
the egg production exceptionally high.
In view of this experience the sta
ton has decided to discontinue the
use Of the roost curtain. 1t would
g. I'm to be generally understood or at
least unnecessary.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-04-08
Singers Little Ways-

Caruso tells us that he knows a
prima donna who occupies herself
in trimming hats on the days when
she sings. 5olieving that this provides
a distractiun and rests her nerves.
Another crosses herself repeatedly be-
fore taking her cue, and one famous
singer known throughout Europe is In
the habit of kissing her mother good
bye and receiving her blessing be-
fore going on to slug.
A well-known pianist used to carry
a black cat about with her wherever
she played. Doubtless there are
many who are similarly superstitious'
though they may not readily own to
it--Manohester Evening News.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-04-08
Citation.
The State of South Carolina,
County of Edgefeld.

BY w. T. kinnaird, Probate Judge.
Whereas. L. NJ. Johnson. made
suit to me, to grant him Letters of
Administration of the Estate of and
fleets of G. CHI ohnson.
These Are Therefore to cite and
.dmonish all and singular the kin
lred and creditors of the said 6. G.
Johnson deceased, that they be and
appear before me, in the Court of
Probate, to be held at Edgefeld S.
O., on April 9th, 1914, next, after
publication thereof, at II o'cloeklin
he forenoon, to show cause, if any
they have, why the said Admins,
tratiou should not be granted.
Given under my Hand this 23rd
day of March A. D., 1914.
w. T. Kinnaird,
P J. E. G. S. G.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-04-08
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It takes 20 days for duck egg to
hatch.
Do not disregard breeds and keep
anything that is fowl.
The merits Of the scratching shed
ARE shown during bad weather.
No one farm is large enough for
more than one variety Of fowls.
Pay we'll for well-bred male, but
do not accept scrub as a gift.
Have a clean, warm, dry place with
straw or litter for the roostins quar-
tiers.
The average farmer who grows
large crops Of grain on his farm Is
the poorest feeder.
Coarse sand and gravel will reduce
the amount Of grit needed by the
fowls, but cannot take its place.
The ducklings will grow so large In
ten days that the chicken hen cannot
hover a dozen-then you may as well
il you can put two or three brocds
with one hen.
Keep plenty Of water before the
ducks. Sudden death among the
ducks can often be attributed to o
lack Of water
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-04-08
Notice OF Final Dis.
charge.
To All Whom These Presents May

To All Whom These Presents May
Concern:
Whereas, R. n. Johnson has
made application unto this Court
for Final Discharge as Executor in
re the Estate of Geo. w. Johnson
deceased, on this the 18th day of
March 1914.
These Are Therefore, to cite any
and all kindred, creditors, or par
ties interested, to show cause be-
fore me at my Office at Edgefeld
Court House, South Carolina, on
the 18th day of April 1914 at II
o'clock a. m., why said order of Dis
charge should not be granted.
w. T. Kipnaird,
J. P. c., E. c., S. G.
March l3, l9l4-5t.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-04-08
Reward Offered.

/ will p ss5 in cashafor the ap-
prhension and eviden :e to convict
the party or parties2who abou,
he 18th Of December took q
pair of shafts from buggy in my
hop yard and who on the night OF
January 81 took a wheel from a
buggy in my yard. am determined
20 apprehend and punish the guilty
parties if possible.
w. H. Powell.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-04-08
ADAMS BIG BOIL
DROUGHT RESISTING
COTTON.
COTTON.

Two years ago | purchased some
improved cotton seed from Geor-
gia farmer who had bred it up, pay
Ag sl.Is cents per pound for the
seed. 1t is large, deeprooted, re-
sisting drought storm and rust.
Have made 664 pounds per acre of
lint on thin land by using only 200
pounds of standard guano. On same
grade of land with my next best
variety only made 800 pounds of
lint. Seed cotton from 80 we'll de-
veloped bolls weighs pound. Will
stand drought three weeks longer
than other varieties.
I have limited quantity of seed
that l will sell for $500 per bushel.
Send in your orders at once.
r. F. ADAMS,
R. F. D. No. 2, Batesburg, S. G..
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-04-08
MAKING BOOSTS MITE-PRooF
,upriohts Set in Quart Cans Of Water
With Kerosene on Top Prevents
Progress of Parasites.

By L. H. COBB, in the Farm and Fire
side)
Anyone who has tried to clean out
the mites from roosts that are built
IN to the hen-house will appreciate the
simple plan given below. I make my
sets of roosts six feet high, with three
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-04-08
Mite-Proof Roosts.

two-by-two-inch roosts. The uprights
are set in quart cans Of water with a
half inch of kerosene on top. Mites
cannot get on this roost unless car
l. lried there by the hens, and 1t can pc
easily taken through any door and
; cleaned.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1914-04-08
Stock Raisers.

My Jack will stand the season at
my farm. Fee Sl2.50 to insure foal.
This is due as soon as mare proves
with foal.
J. R. sTRoTHER,
Edgeield, S. G.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-11-13

total enrolment Of the room A..
On account Of the large number
of pupils in the East first glade it
was necessary to divide it into two
/ classes,
GLADYS Wardell entered the Sth
grade Monday from the Aberdeen
schools.
Grammar grade drawing classes
are working on book cover designs
and wall paper.
The seventh grade geography
class are studying countries OF
Europe, paying especial attention
to rulers and present conditions.
Reva Merrick entered the fourth
grade of the East Ward school this
week.
The third and fourth grades of
the East Ward school are studying
The First Thanksgiving" and the
Story Of the Pilgrims in the
language classes.
Mrs. j X. Stephens, Mrs. Emil
Rhode and Ms. J. w. Nichols
visited the third and fourth grades
of the East Ward school Tuesday
afternoon.
Mr~ Bugbee offered II half holi-
day to the room that had the
best attendance for the month.
Mis- Smiths primary room re.
ceived the honor this month and
will take their holiday some time
soon.
Pupils of the West Ward third
and fourth grades neither absent
nor rardy last month were: Va
norman Griffith, Glen Henry,
Henrietta kusch, Amelia Linder-
man, Genevive Thornton, Samuel
Wright, Edwin Carlson, Elmer
Carlson, Dorothy Carpenter, Doris
Carpenter, Edward Wrinkle, Helen
Conger, Theodore Feichtner. Leslie
Howe, Evelyn johnson. Dorothy
Sohulel, Bessie SVanton, Bernice
Taylor, Fremont Thornton, Guy
Thornton anu Envy Truyens.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-11-13

In its issue OF tie 1th inst the
Selby Record Historically endeav-
Ors to shield the states attorney
from the just criticism Of this
paper Of such recent date and case
that there is no use in reviewing
the question again in print as our
readers thoroughly understand.
The Record chal ges the writer
with malice: that charge is aS un.
just and unfair as his criticism of
the report of the jury was trans
parent. His efforts to lull the
people into thinking the states
attorney delivered the goods by
administering that dose Of editor
ial bunk, was truly pathetic. If
the editor Of the Record wants to
paw up little more ground. bite
Il lew more holes IN the sidewalks
or pull some more trees up 10y the
roots, because one of the Record 5
main financial supporters-note,
legals--is justly criticised, he is at
liberty TO do so. We never took
the Record into consideration and
do not do SO now. The states at
torney was the only one criticised
and If he has been unjustly Y treated
there Is remedy and he ought to
be able to apply it without the
moral support of the Record We
believe we are in the right and
all the people in the county who
do not like to see justice thwarted
think 50 also they are not TO bt
blinded by any labld charges the
editor of the Record chooses [,
make; the people know and know
we know that justice can be gotten
If any harmful or libelous article
against public official or other
citizen is published
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-11-13
Official Paper for the City of Arobridge

The popcorn wagon was placed
IN active service again Tuesday
night for the first time in many
months; that little fact does not
amount to much but, in the reviv-
ing OF the business there is a story,
in which the European war plays
big part The present vender,
Albert Boekhout, came to America
about 30 months ago from The
Hague, Holland, to make home
in the land Of opportunity for his
wife and baby girl; coming as an
emigrant, he found the going hard,
what with idle time and poor
wages it seemed as though he never
could get enough money together
to get the wife aud baby here;
everything looked pretty dismal
until he had the opportunity to
again become established at his
trade as shoe maker in Mobridge,
when every little thing took on a
roster hue and the prospects be
came more cheerful; then the
fell thing sprung into being in
Europe and his hopes became
shattered again. 1t will be a
miracle if Holland keeps ont of the
war. coupling that not remote
possibility with the present fact,
the high price OF food stuff, is it
any wonder he became desperate
and wants to do everything in his
power 10 get his wife aud toul
year old daughter here with him
rs quickly as possibly Boekhout
tried to work longer hours i'm his
shop but found that, that was too
hard and enters in on his new
venture with a cheerful heart as he
believes he can use his spare time
in the evening in the wagon with
greater results than constantly
pounding, pounding in the shop;
with hope springing anew in his
heart that he can accumulate
enough. quick enough, to beat the
game before things became un-
bearable for his loved ones in
Europe.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-11-13

Sap Head" you must not think
that it is no good. A Locke At
traction is always good Opera
House. Tuesday. Nov. II. ADV
The best of groceries and dried
fruits at Merrick Store. ADV
Rev. and Mrs j. ii. Renner OF
Mound City autoed to this city
Monday and spent few days visit
ing Rev and Mrs. b. J Berg.
Mayor Smith bad Il magnificent
clock sign erected IN front CT his
new quarters the early part Of the
week, The base Of the clock is
surrounded with four cluster lights
and makes a very attractive ad-
dition to Main street.
Mrs. Dell NJ. Wright, former
editor Of The News, was transact
ing busines in the clty the early
part of the week. While in the
city she made the Office a couple Of
pleasant calls.
Robert y. Soike, Of this city,
brother to our congenial freight
agent, Carl Solke, was united in
marriage to Miss Christy McPhcr-
sou last week Monday at the
bride 5 home in Lennon.
Constipation, Indigestion, drive
away appetite and make you weak
and sick. HOLSTERS Rocky Noun,
tam Tea restores the appetite,
drives away disease, builds up the
system. % cents, Tea or Tablets
ADV C. \. SMITH.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-11-13

inst. reprints the article we had in
the last issue about the local teach
ers spending last Thursday visiting
the Aberdeen schools and credits
the article to this paper. We APP
preciate getting credit for news
items which are original with The
News and are reprinted by the
city daiIies, and wish the News
was not the only Aberdeen paper
imbued with this courteous habit.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-11-13
Want s For Sale

A BARGAIN: - An Oakland
80" Runabout. in good running
order. inquire NJ Trail Garage,
or Box IA, Monnd City, > p ady
The Sap Head" is coming 70
town next Tuesday. adv
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-11-13

Lawrence and John Andrews
re-entered the East primary room
Monday, after an absence of two
weeks while visiting in Wisconsin
Montague Merlick, from Eagle
Butte, entered the East second
grade Monday. This makes the
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-11-13

The Aberdeen News Of the 10th
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-11-13
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