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The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE
Compiled by a Substitute While the
Regular Man Was Away From
His Desk.

A good way to save money on your
gas and electric light bills is to spend
your evenings at theaters and restaur-
ants where the management pays for
the lights.
If your husbands hair shows signs
Of falling out, try pulling his ears in
stead. They very seldom come loose.
Installment collectors and other un-
desirable callers can be made to keep
their distance by means of ripe toma-
toes served at long range.
A society matron whose position de-
mands that she entertain a great deal
more than she can really afford has
discovered that by serving few bird
shot with each portion of guinea hen
the guests can be made to think they
are eating game.
A young wife of our acquaintance
tried for years to break her husband
of the habit Of bringing home unex-
pected guests. to dinner. At last she
took the advice of friend and fiirted
desperately with the very next man
her husband invited to the house. After
that there was no more trouble.-New
York World.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
Wronq DIAGNOSIS.

One of the prominent clubs OF this
city gave contract for the decoration
of their building in honor of the visit
of the feet, and the decorator con-
ceived the idea that the word vel
come" spelled out in signal flags would.
be an appropriate and beautiful design
for the front wall, over the entrance.
He asked a naval officer for directions,
and. following the code which said
officer wrote out for him, very inter-
esting result was obtained. Judge of
the surprise of the contractor when an
army officer, happening by, asked: DO
you know what you have written?"
why, welcome" stammered. the
decorator.
Not by long shot,' said the army
officer. You have got up there. ITO
h with the army."-Life.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
SOME ADVANTAGES
OF SHEEP RAISING
Animal Produces Both Wool and
Mutton = Rapid Monetary
Returns Are Received.

A few sheep should be kept on
every farm as they will return good
profits with very little care or ex.
pense Some of the advantages in
keeping them are:
First-The sheep is a dual purpose
animal. producing both wool and NUT.
ton
Second-The initial expenditure is
small. Every farmer can well afford
the investment of the necessary cap
ital in few sheep.
Third-Rapid monetary returns are
received, the wool clip and the lamb
crop being salable annually. o..
Fourth-Expensive buildings are by
no means necessary. A warm lambing
pen is required. but for the aged sheep
a shelter shed to protect them from
the winter winds is alone sufficient.
Fifth-Weed destruction represents
another asset. Sheep will eat and rel.
ish almost every class of weed.
Sixth-Sheep admittedly improve
soil fertility. Their manure is rich
and uniformly distributed.
Seventh-Except at certain seasons
of the year. less time and attention
need be bestowed upon the care OF
sheep than In the case of almost any
other animal without thereby endan.
gering successful results.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
FRUIT GROWING AND
POULTRY COMBINED
Trees Offer Great Advantage in
Providing Shade and Insect
Food for Fowls.

The most important problem for the
digestion of our orchard people is to
get more money out OF their places.
For years we have urged the advisable
ity of these people taking up poultry
culture as an adjunct to their business
and we desire to again insist upon the
necessity of considering this matter
seriously, says Denver Field and
Farm. The paid experts have fig
ured out that nice young hen prop
erly chaperoned and provisioned
ought to return net profit of 50 a
year although in all our travels we
have never been able to discover such
remarkable performer in the hen
family. 1t costs at least dollar a
year to run hen and when such a
layer can return a gross income of SO
she must perfunctorily be a cracker.
jack such as the. most of us do not
possess.
Whether or not we can bring our
laying hens up to a yield of $50 eggs
year is not. the question however
The thing is to use the orchard tract
for the running of fowls of one kind
or another that will bring in a steady
income so as to make the place more
profitable at the expenditure of but
little more time and money in the
overhead charges
1t seems easy enough to run 10(
hens on each acre without materially
interfering with the regular orchard
work so that the one essentially Is
to get at it and do it.
One man is carrying an annual fiocl
of 600 birds to the acre where there
are no trees and we do not see how
the simple matter of trees has any
thing to do in curtailing the PROPOSE
ton when as matter of fact they of
fer a great advantage through the
shade and the insect food they are al
the time propagating.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
COTT0NSEED MEAL
GOOD FOR HORSES
Satisfactory Results Secured by
Feeding at Rate of One Pound
Per Head Daily.

In answer to the inquiry, rs cotton
seed meal good feed for horses?" Pro-
fessor Foster of the New Mexico ex-
pertinent station states that 1t is. when
fed in small quantities In combination
with other concentrates. A number
of southern experiment stations and
horse owners report satisfactory re-
suits from feeding 1t to mares, colts,
and driving horses at the rate of one
pound per head daily, mixed with
ground corn or other grain; and to
work horses at the rate OF two pounds
per head daily. fed in the same man
ner.
The Iowa station found that when
fed in connection with corn and oats,
IL pound of cottonseed meal was
equal to IA pound of linseed oil meal
In maintaining the weight of the
horses and enabling them to do work;
and that on account of being less lax
Ative than the oil meal, 1t is better
adapted to the needs of horses at hard
work. Because of its high protein
content and its peculiar flavor, it gives
most satisfactory results and is eaten
with greater relish when fed in mix
ture with some of the grains. such as
corn, oats, milo or barley.
In localities where alfalfa is the
principal roughage, cottonseed meal
is not needed to properly balance the
ration for farm horses. Any of the
grains mentioned are sufficient. Its
value is more apparent where farmers
must rely mainly on timothy or prairie
hay OF some of the coarse folders for
roughage.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02

the most profitable way of raising
good horse flesh.
If farmer visits n reputable breed
ing establishment in this country or
Europe. he will find that every effort
is made to breed along pure lines of
the breed that is to be first developed
and then perpetuated. So in this way
we get the best specimens of any
kind whatsoever.
Sore shoulders and consequently
balky teams are the consequence of
hard work during the spring months
If the harness does not fit properly.
Watch the collar. and unless it is
fitting tight, either use an excess pad
or smaller collar. The latter is al
ways preferable.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02

II you want heavy drafts-and they
are big sellers these days-stick to a
draft breed and never mix the breeds
Il possible to avoid 1t.
II you want just harness-horses.
sreed the trotters. If you want sad.
lie horses or park hacks, breed for
mem. II you want speed under the
iaddle, breed thoroughbreds.
The various breeds have been high
N developed. their best profits accent
aated and fostered by scientific breed
,rs, both in America and abroad.
What is more reasonable to suppose
han that these men who have given
rears of labor and who have spent
much money in developing the var
pus breeds, should have arrived at
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
CRUDE petroleum
AS NANCE REMEDY
Hogs Afflicted Should Be Given
Thorough Treatment at In
tervals of Eight Days.

(By NJ. II. REYNOLDS, Minnesota Ex-
pertinent Station.)
Treatment of hogs for mango should
begin with vigorous scrubbing with
brush. soap and soft water so as to
remove the crust. A veriety of coal
tar dips are on the market. Most of
these are quite satisfactory If of sufh-
cient strength and warm enough
The hog should be given a good
thorough soaking in the dip, not less
than two minutes. The hog must go
under head and all at least once.
Treatment must usually be repeated
one or more times at intervals of
eight days. Treat the whole herd and
do 1t thoroughly
An effective dip can be made from
crude petroleum as follows: Four gal.
Ions crude oil. 16 gallons of water and
one pound of soap. The soap should
be dissolved in the water by heating
An emulsion is then made by adding
the oil and thoroughly churning the
mixture. Water in different sections
differs very greatly in the way 1t will
combine with soap. If this amount of
soap does not give good emulsion
simply add more soap. Avoid oily
dips in cold weather. While the hogs
are taking the dip, thoroughly clean
and then disinfect the pens In case
Of true mango the fence posts, trees
and everything against which the hogs
rub must also be disinfected. Use a
strong disinfectant and plenty of it.
After treatment dc not put the hogs
back into lousy or NANCY pens.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
A Candy Shower

What's the noise in the next
room?'
"The girls are giving one of their
number a candy shower
"Ah, yes. Now / seem to distinguish
the pattering of the chocolate drops"
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
BIissfuI Ideal.

81 hope" said the applicant for sum
mer board, that you have no mosqui-
toes, and that there will be chicken
and fresh vegetables always on the
table, and that the nights are invari-
ably cool?"
Great Scott, mister!" exclaimed
Farmer Corntossel. what place are
you lookin' fur? Heaven?'
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
AIono That Main Line

Employment Agentess-You want a
cook who will appreciate good home
and good treatment and
Employer-But in the meantime
send me a cook.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
Boston Exports.

Church, see it stated that Bos-
tons exports in 1918 were valued at
$70.933,4S1.
Gotham-Could she spare as many
beans as that?
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
Opposite Views.

Nell-Papa says it's Come easy, go
easy" with money. Do you find it so,
Jack?
Jack-Not on your life! always
found that 1t came hard-and 1t Ger.
tainly seems hard to see 1t go!-Judge.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02

Politician see that you men
toned my name as that of a possible
candidate.
Statesman-Yes; l wanted to give
them quiet hint as to how much
worse they might do if they don't take
me-
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
comparatlve Proportlons.

This crime wave they talk Of"
began the stranger in a metropolis.
That isn't wave" protested the
policeman. It's only a ripple of in
terest."
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
No Rush to join.

Mrs. Wombat can't get the WON.
en- to join her crusade"
What is she trying to promoter
"A society for the closing of street
car doors"
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
The Hero.
tell George

Stern Mother-Did you tell George
to see me after he had proposed?
Flippant Daughter-Yes, and he
said he loved me, even after seeing
you.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
LOCATING the panoer.

Debt has been the ruination OF
many man."
YES" replied Mr.. Cassius Chex
ITS likely to be especially ruinous
to the man who lends the money"
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
Not to Be Envled.

He goes to the theater every
night, but always wears a panied ex-
preston"
Don't you know who that is,"
Certainly not
He's the husband of the star. His
panied expression comes from watch
ing the leading man make love to
her"
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
The Difficulty.

How can an artist paint marine
view in oils?'
"Why can't he?"
But how does he get the oil and
water to mix?"
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
First of the Season.

Flossie-He was an early love OF
mine.
Aunt Jane-Earlyl You must be al.
most eighteen, dear!
Flossie-Early last summer, mean.
-Browning's Magazine
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
Mot Strictly I'm.

PA, mother told Mrs. Gablet today
that she never raked you over the
Goals. What did she mean by that.
pa?" 'a1
"She meant by that to fool Mrs. Cab
let. CON-
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
Professional Secrets.

Lawyers are men who work with Will
AZ least. so the doctors say:
But the lawyers work don't begin until
The doctor has opened the way.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
Sure.

silvery moon?" asked the Boob
"On account of its quarters and
halves. l suppose" replied the Cheer
full idiot.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
The Morning Raid

THE maids of the neighborhood
seem to be mobilizing with their
brooms."
Yes, judge they are going to the
front for sweeping charge"
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
Eemlnine Nlewpolnj

Him-Don't you think Miss Pink.
leigh is rather handsome7
Her-Well, she isn't bad-looking-
when she has her complexion on.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
Accounted For,

81 hear SO many society women
find themselves in deep water"
'Why?"
Because they fall down onstheir
bridge work"
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
Difficult Situation.

THAT man says ours is the wicked
est town on EARTH
Yes. But he has said the same of
nearly every town on the map. Where
are we going to move tor"
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
Tobacco.

Tobacco Injuries many man.
Its Use is surely not a Joke.
And yet it's rather better than
The substitutes we sometimes smoke
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02

There may be lot of credit due
mans wife, but she usually demands
cash.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
Too Familiar.

81 suppose you are familiar with
the works of Bobby Burns?"
Certainly. and also with the works
of Billy Shakespeare. George Byron
and Jack Milton
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
A Fighter.

Flatbush-My wife wants to go to
Europe this summer.
What, with all the
trouble over there?
Sure thing; she loves fight"
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
RECIPROCITY.

Ever see one of these wild west
exhibitions they send around the
country" asked Broncho Bob.
Yes"
DO you suppose you could go to a
big town and round up bunch of gun
men and frame-up experts and load
'em up in joy ride automobiles?
What's the idea?"
us Crimson Gulchers want TO re-
ciprocate an get out on the road with
a wild east show"
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
Seeking Information.

Bacon-I understand Manchester.
England last year imported 44,64S.SO0
gallons of OIL
Egbert-Does that mean hair. salad
or automobile oil2
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
One on His Dad.

Earlie-Why is free show like a
counterfeit coin. pa?
His Pa-Give 1t up.
Earlie-'Cause you can't pass it.
Hee-hee!
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02

But you can never measure man'A
achievements by his own tongue.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
Business and Pleasure

Said He-Courtship is great pleas
ure, isn't it?
Said She-Yes. If the man in the
case means business.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
pearance,

AS the twig is bent the small boy
Is inclined to make a quick disap-
pearance
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
Jones has a dry wit. don't you
Think"
We'll. something gives him an un-
quenchable thirst, anyhow
A Tlmorous campaianer.

Though politics l much admire.
never learned the trick:
If l an opening gun should fire.
I'll bet that 1t would kicki
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
China Eaas.

Mr.. Bacon-I see Cleveland has re-
ceived shipments of eggs from China.
Mrs. Bacon-I think setting hens on
china eggs is a mean trick
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
Lives by His Pen.

lives by HIS Pen.
What are you doing now, Gus?"
"Oh, ! write for a living
Newspapers or magazines?"
Neither. / write to father twice a
month for it."-Merchant Traveller.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02
Sure ThlnQ.

sure ming.
Bacon-l see a steel rail lasts, with
average wear, about eighteen years.
Egbert-If my little boy had any
thing to do with it, I'll bet it wouldn't.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02

FIee-heei
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-07-02

car doors.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-02
WILSON DEMANDS MEXICO
LEADERS GET TOGETHER

Washington, June 2.-Demand that
the present Mexican leaders act to-
gether and act promptly ''for the re-
lief and redemption of their PROSTATE
country was made by Pres. Wilson
today.
In an open review of Mexican con-
ditions the president said they can
no longer be tolerated. Unless the
Mexican leaders act the president
warns them this government will be
constrained to decide what means
should be employed by the United
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-06-02
TWO YEARS IN PEN FOR MAN !
WHO OPENED U. S. MAIL

WHO OPENED U. S. MAIL
An uncomfortable mania to open
letters was given by Frank Charvat,
postofice clerk, as the reason for his
stealing $1,395 from foreign letters.
There is no such thing" said
federal Judge Lands as he sentenced
Charvat to years in Leavenworth
prison.
Charvat was for II years a trusted
clerk in the Chicago main postoff1ce.
He stole by lifting foreign-bound let
tiers from the mail, extracting the
money and destroying the letters.
Marked bills proved his downfall.
81 did not use the money. l stole
$1,395 and have every cent of it at
home said Charvat An investiga-
ton proved that he had $1,395 at
home. Government inspectors say
$4,000 more than this is missing from
Charvat's department since last No
vember.
eff you stole the rest say so and
do not cast suspicion upon 25 limo
cent fellow workers of yours" said
Judge Lands. 81 have found that
there are higher standards of honesty
among postoffice clerks than in any
other such workers. Postal clerks
are outrageously poorly paid, so poor
ly paid that they sometimes suffer,
but the ystay honest"
The judge instructed government
agents to endeavor to recover the
$1,395 TO rthe government. Charvat
has a family.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-17
Rules

The voting contest be conducted by this association
shall be under the following rules:
(A) Contest Feb 18th and close Saturday.
July 3rd Final prizes to be awarded Tuesday, July 9th
OBJ Votes be issued by Merchants receipt of cash.
either for cash business moneys paid
(D) Any white child resident of Polk
county, will be eligible a candidate.
(E) Members of Association cannot be candidate
) No votes to be issued by members of the Association
their employees.
N Capital prize shall be passenger Sudebaker
ord touring
CD Second prize shall be Ford touring
candidate the second Satur-t
Cd There shall be monthly prize of $1,000 the highest
candidate the second Saturday in month
didate shall be entitled than monthly prize In
of the leading candidate having monthly
prize the prize shall be awarded person having
greatest number of votes who will be eligible
further monthly cash prize.
(K The candidate turning in the greatest number
each week shall receive cash prize of $oo No candidate
shall be entitled than four weekly prizes In the
of the candidate turning the number of
week. having already recevevd four weekly cash prizes the
prize shall be awarded the turning in the second
number of The first weekly prize to be given
for the week ending Saturday Feb 27h and week there
after.
Any unfair practice the part of member OF the Asso
citation will be sufficient toexpe him from the Assoca
Any unfair practice in favor of any candidate will render
that candidate ineligible receive prizes in this contest
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
Y. M. c. A. ITEMS

A double quartette of student sing.
ers, from the great Tuskegee normal
and industrial institute, of which Book.
er T. Washington is principal, are en-.
route to the University of Wisconsin,
from which point they are to go on
the road with the chautauqua lecturers
They are giving concerts in the var
ious cities, in the interest of Tuskegee,
while on their way to Wisconsin. They
will be in KeokuK, at the Y. M. G. A.
on Sunday, June 10, at 800 p. m.
The program will consist Of the real
negro folk songs, and the plantation
melodies, also dialect readings from
Paul Lawrence Dunbar. and other
negro poets. A brief address, by one
of the members, telling of Tuskegee.
and it's work This is the best group
of negro singers now on the road.
While out on the chautauqua lecture
course last summer under Swarth-
more college, they were invited to the
Victor Talking Machine company,
where they made several records for
the company. They have been invited
to return this year, for the purpose u
making other records. Admission
free. Don't forget the hour. 8 p. m,
at the Y. Nj. c. A.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
CITY NEWS.

Read Gaston's ad in this issue.
-Keokuk lodge No, 10, I. O. 0. F..
meets every Monday night, at 7:oJ
O'Clock. Visiting brothers invited to
attend. Work in the second degree.
Miss Mildred Erhart, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Erhart of this
city.\w will take her associate degree at
the University of Chicago next Tues
day at the convocation exercises.
Go to the closing out sale Monday
morning from 9 o'clock, twenty room
size sample rugs at mill prices. Al
johnson. F. A. Wedler.
Marriage licenses were issued
Yesterday to Miss Olive ST. Clair and
John R. Dimond Of Keokuk; Fred
Kelley, %, and Lydia Lee Land, II,
Keokuk; and Claud l.. Davis and
Matilda Perriva of kahoka.
1t will pay you to buy your room
size rugs at the closing out sale at
mill PRICES. 421 Johnson. F. A. We'd
Ter.
Fred Kelley and Miss Lydia Lee
] and, both of Keokuk, were united in
marriage yesterday by John Leindeck-
er. Justice of the peace.
Harriet E. Mccormack and E. A..
Mccormack have conveyed to Clar-
ence H. Wedertz, the rear so feet of
lot / in block 81, Leighton's addition.
You can buy for few days only,
the Wedler home, SIT Grand avenue.
with large building site and a new
The finest river view in
the city. Red-1757. F. A. Wedler.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-13
Snake With One Rattle is Discovered
in Clothes Closet After 1t
Had Bitten One
Person.
PRESENCE rs MYSTERY
calls Similar Incident Which
Happened Number of
Years Ago.

rattlesnake with one rattle, was
found in a clothes closet in house
which is situated practically in the
heart of the city. The snake is now
in the heaven designed for rattlers.
It's presence was not discovered until
1t had bitten woman in the house,
and now this circumstance has brought
to light something which happened
two or three years ago, and which has
been more or less Of mystery up
until now, but which may prove to be
Ia parallel case.
The woman who was bitten by the
snake, did not know what it was. 1t
was early in the morning and darS
In the closet when she went in to get
some coverings or clothing. She felt
something sting her on the hand but
paid little attention until her arm be-
gan to swell A physician was called,
and noticed a white welt. He cauter-
lied the wound and endeavored to al
lay the swelling. An investigation was
then made and the snake was found
in the clothes closet, and was killed.
How it got there no one seems to
be able to find out This matte
brought to mind something which hap.
pened few years ago in the same
ioW VI HOUSES anu WHICH WAS Hot "a
planned. woman developed severe
swelling in her arm. The physicians
ATTENDING were unable to locate the
cause and X-ray pictures failed to re-
veal any cause. The swelling WAS
reduced by using certain cauteriziog
agencies and solutions.
In the light of the recent happening
lit is believed that snake hidden in
the walls may have been the cause Of
the occurrence.