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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-12-30

is nearly. 20 feet, which is sufficient
for binder in field condition or for
a two-horse spring tooth horse rake.
One end of the building Is intended
for machine shop. to be partitioned
off by enclosing the first bent. This
gives shop 16 feet square for black
smith shop and general repair work.
The machine shop part Of the build
ing will be arranged according to TIE
mechanical inclination of the farmer
A real, genuine, sure-cnough farm re-
pair shop is a rather elaborate me-
chanical proposition. There is a good
brick chimney to carry of the smoke
and gases from the blacksmith fire.
and the chimney should have a sepa
rate hue for heating stove. Farm
repair work is done mostly during the
winter months, when a fire in the
shop is necessary for comfort and eff
cheney. A person cannot work to ad-
vantage with cold fingers. Paint re-
quires moderate heat to work to ad-
vantage. Painting farm Implements
is very important part of repair
work.
A good shop arrangement is to have
an iron work bench across the end,
lighted by a wide window, built in
shop fashion. In the far corner
against the back wall is good place
for woodworking bench. It is too
mussv to have the blacksmith work
and the carpenter work mixed up.
Also different styles Of vises are
needed. A high. heavy iron wise for
blacksmith work and a ow-down wise
that is Hush with the top of the bench
for carpenter work. Besides the forge
and anvil, the farmer needs a good
drill press. The upright pattern that
bolts to post is most satisfactory.
Room Is needed in the front and at
the right and left-hand sides of the
drill, with the post at the back. 1t
often happens that farmer wants to
drill holes through lorg piece of
iron. and this arrangement permits
passing it through from end to end.
Quite a number of hand blacksmith
tools are needed. A partial list would
include about four pairs of tongs of
different shapes and sizes. black
smith han mer. one lighter riveting
hammer with a fiat peen, a sledge
hammer, al anvil hardy. one pair of
horseshoe nippers, and a small assort-
nent each OF drills, cold chisels,
punches md files. This outfit would
not be expensive and it is sufficient
to do q great many Jobs Of repair
work. 1t may be added to at any time
when ether tools are really needed.
The farm carpenter tool outfit may
be less expensive. because fewer tools
are needed. A good crosscut hand
saw, having nine teeth to the inch,
will be found useful for farm work.
A good hand rip saw is more neces.
sary on a farm than in town, because
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KRND,l11S
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WHY DRINKERS ARE FAT.

WHY DRINKERS ARE FAT.
The labor leaders are beginning to
teach through the pages of their jour
nails the nature and effects OF alcohol
upon the physical organism. The fol
lowing is from the United Mine Work
ers' Journal
Not all hard drinkers are fat. but
the tendency of alcoholics to obesity
is too marked to escape notice. A
well-known doctor says it is because
the alcohol usurps the function of the
fat, which accumulates. This is how
he explains it:
1t is noticeable that those addicted
to the use of alcoholic beverages often
reveal tendency to corpulence which
is proportionate to their use Of the
drug. The fatness is not sign Of
health. 1t is not even An indication
that alcohol is harmless. 1t is merely
the result of the complete oxidation
OF the substance OF alcohol by the
human body. The body will oxidize q
two-ounce quantity Of alcohol in -
hours. and will do 1t SO completely
that no trace Of alcohol can be found
in any excretory substance This sim
ply means that the unnatural heat pro
duced in the body by the presence Of
the stimulant answers, for the time
being at least, for what would other
wise be produced by the expenditure
Of fats and carbohydrates. These lat
ter are the fupl stored IN hy tho hod
and normally burned up in the pro
duction of necessary bodily heat
though not natural heat-and this
expenditure is avoided. The fat ie
therefore stored up in the body un
used. and corpulence is the necessary
result. This, OF course, is not nor.
NAL condition nor a proper process.
It becomes more unnatural with in.
creasing use Of alcohol"
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-12-30
Nations Wealth,

The nations wealth in 1912 (the
latest year considered in the report, !,
was $lS7.739. .07l 200. OF this amount
$2,oss,613.l22 is invested in privately
owned central electric lighting and
power plants, $4.596, ,563,252 in street
railways. $223.252,516 in telegraph
systems. and $1,OS1,4S3,227 in tele-
phone systems, making a total of ST.
999.sS3,157 in electric utility proper
ties.
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Name was very clear. A venerable
bearded priest stood beside the lamp.
His discourse was earnest and solemn
Both man and woman hearers were
very attentive
The ceremonies Of worship are quite
simple. but the mysteries OF the faith
may be less SO. The Parsees who
have been educated in England and
many Of those whose English educa-
tion has been obtained in Bombay
resent the designation OF fire worship
ers.
One OF them gave me a monograph,
written by Parsee barrister in Lon
don, which explained the creed of the
followers Of Zoroaster as one OF good
thoughts, good words and good deeds,
with the sacred flame as a symbol of
the effulgence Of the deity. 1t is not
denied, however, that contact with
Hindus and Mohammedans has caused
corruptions to creep into the creed.
The Hindus and Moslems regard the
Parsees as fire worshipers
1t was on New Year day that
drove out to Malabar hill. where are
located the Towers Of Silence, or the
Parsee cemetery. Every traveller takes
this drive. 1t is past the other GENE.
teries, Christian and Mohammedan
burial grounds and the Hindu burning
CHAT. The cemetery of the Christians
is no longer used. but on almost any
day there will be Mohammedan fu.
nerals and Hindu cremations.
On this day there were two Moham-
medan funerals and three parties Of
Hindu mourners, with their respective
burdens at the burning CHAT.
Malabar hill is the choice spot over.
looking the Arabian sea. Within the
cemetery grounds are lagstone steps.
shaded walks and arbors and bowers.
A luxuriant vegetation covers the
rocks, and there is everything that
goes to make beautiful garden of
flowers.
The towers OF Silence, of which
there are five. are hardly towers at
all. They are about 275 feet in cir
conference and perhaps % feet high.
The material is whitewashed stone
and cement or mortar. A near ap.
proach to the towers is not allowed
to strangers to the Parsee creed, nor
is entrance permitted to the fire tenn
pie, where the sacred fire is kept alive
and seven kinds of incense are burned
A model Of the towers is shown in
the registry room and an attendant ex-
plains them to visitors. The attend
ant explained to me the circular rows
in which the bodies were placed-one
for the children, one for the women
and one for the men. When the bodies
have been stripped OF their fleshly
covering by the vultures. which takes
perhaps half an hour. the bones re-
main for a while, and are then |
dropped into we'll in the center,
which is provided with drains and
water fushes. Charcoal Is the chief
purifier.
On this New Year day there was a
Parsee funeral. which could be OBJ
served only at respectful distance.
There were the four professional body
bearers, with the bier on their shoul.
lers. and a procession of perhaps fifty
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mourners in their white robes walking
two abreast. each pair holding hand
kerchief. The Parsee accounts say
that the body Is received by two beard
ed attendants at the entrance to the
towers. and that by them the shroud
is removed and then vultures do the
rest. This is probably what happened
that day.
= All could note on this occasion was
a sudden movement of the vultures
in the palm trees. There seemed to
be hundreds Of them. They paused
for minute on the outer edge Of one
OF the towers and then disappeared
within. In a few minutes they re-
appeared.
The Parsee method of disposing OF
the dead is. perhaps, as the Parsees
say, more sanitary than the Christian
burial in the earth. or even than the
Hindu cremation. 1t meets the tenet
OF their faith that fire, water and earth
are too sacred to be polluted. But
the western mind cannot become &C.
customed to it.
In conclusion. 1t may be said that
there are other New Year observ.
ances in India besides the New Year
of the Christians, Mohammedans. Hin
dus and Parsees. There is Chinese
colony in Bentinck street. Calcutta, and
the Chinese there observe the New
Year as they do In the United States.
or in any other section OF the world
In which they are found.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-12-30
Cost Of Seed In Kansas.

]. c. Mohler. secretary Of the Kan
sas state board CT agriculture, has
estimated the cost OF Kansan seed for
field crops at more than $4,000, 600
a year, wheat leading with $9,45S,432
followed by forage sorghum at $1,205,.
s14. and oats slightly less. Corn is
fourth.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-12-30
TO THE VOTER.

Which of your boys do you intend
Shall stand in the footprints of ruined
men?
VIII you help them to enter life of woe
Because of your votes? Oh. no! Oh, no!
II you vote for saloons. I verify fear
fou'll have to support them; so now look
here
Which of your boys are you going to give
To ruin and death, that saloons may live?
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-12-30

AAE cause of the large number OF
races and religions.
When a traveller who expects to
spend some time in the country goes
to the bank with his letter of credit.
usually card is handed him on which
is printed the various holidays. This
II for his convenience. so that he
will not let himself get out Of funds
and go to the bank in hurry. only
to find 1t closed on account OF some
holiday. The holiday may be Chris.
tian, Mohammedan or that Of any one
Of the numerous Hindu sects.
When the usual card was given me
in Bombay. says a writer. I noted the
number Of these holidays which were
ascribed to New Year. They did not
exactly bear out the humorous de.
scription of every day in the year as
New Year day. but there seemed
hardly month of the Christian calen-
dar which did not have at least one
New Year designated, and in some
months there were more.
Kaleidoscope Bombay observes all
these New Year days because the
stream of Asiatic life which circulates
through it includes all the civilization
and all the races and religions OF the
Orient, with some additions from the
Occident. The spirit is one Of cath
olicity.
All the races and all the religious
sects observe the New Year OF the
Christian calendar. because British
rule of India Is reflected in this day;
but they also observe the New Year Of
the different races and religions
among themselves. at least to the ex-
tent of knocking off work.
Whether in Bombay or Benares, the
monkey temple has its throng OF Hin
du worshipers, and the Mohamme-
dams often are not unwilling to share
in the observance to the extent of
foregoing their business activities.
The Hindus on their part are apt to
think 1t shame to work on Moham-
medan New Year day when the Mos
lem population may be thronging the
Jumma Musquid mosque. So 1t goes
all round the circle of New Year holi-
days.
There is simple arithmetical meth
cd Of calculating the time from tho
Hegira in the terms of the Christian
era, but the easier way is to accept
without question the fact that such
and such day is the New Year Of
the Mohammedan era. Similarly. the
New Year of the Buddhists and the
Brahmins and the Jains and the Skhs
may be accepted without bothering
about the calendar.
The British New Year In Bombay.
or Calcutta. or Delhi is much the
same as in England.
While the Christian New Year is
formal and stately on account Of Brit
ish authority, 1t has less standing than
the New Year OF the Parsees, because
It is a single days observance. while
the Parsees take two days. The year
l happened to be in Bombay was the
Year days came on September l3 and
II.
On this day l was afforded the op.
portunity of witnessing thu Parsee re-
ligious observances, or Zcroastrian
services. 1t was in the Allbless Bagh,
on the Charm road. Their churches
or temples OF worship are free from
pretensions without and
within. They are more like an ordi-
nary hall.
In this temple the women were gath
cred at one end of the room and the |
men at the other end. In the space
between was a stand holding lamp
with the eternal fire under glass The
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-12-30
DRINKERS BARRED,

We do not employ habitual drink.
crs. and never have, because they are
not good workmen.-Presiden White
Automobile Company.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-12-30
THE eRAvEsr FLOWERS.


The
nsenbty And Christmas
goangly
rouptrys
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-12-30
TO BUZZARDS.

NDlA beats the world for the
number and variety of its New
Year days and this is SO be-
cause of the large number OF
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-07
The Presidents Message


Few of thr prossHt generation have
lived in days IS sinister rs those
which are now passing III great
est crime in all q as9 i bong en-
acted IN Europe and rs burden reach
IS the u'termost par II fhe earth,
Even America does ao' holly cs-
cape although prosideaen aas aecreed
that The tinted sue. fhas far.
should he least suffer amsa2 fae ua-
lions
As this paper goes - or readers
distinguished audience. assem6fed ia
The House Of Representative at
Washington is lis9nine to President
wilson message on National De
feHse. Representatives. which We Of
the Kennebec valley have voted for
are there. together with legislators
from other states With them are
ministers and diplomats from South
America and the Old World countries,
Supreme Court Judges. and other
high officials, very august assembly.
/ The audience II not materially diff
ferent from what it has been before
on similar occasions but the times
makes the egent unusually impress
sive This message TO tAe 64th Con
gress will be listened % more intent
ly and be more widely read than any
presidential ufteraHce since Lncolns
second Inaugural the closing words Of
which even now. after s. years. sin
gularlY appropriate To the present
emergency are as follows:
with malice toward none.
with charity for all. with frm-
ness TO the right as God gives
Us To see the right. iet Us strive
on to finish tho work We are in.-
to do all which MAY achieve a
Just and lasting pence among
ourselves ard with al nations
Tie special imp2rfauoI Of the mes
sag is the reason for fhis extra edi-
tion ri Tie pendent Reporter
"a ib'ttA' ~ present u I4oA tA4F
full text but synopsis. prepared ~
advance and intended TO Civ less
youminous form. the essential in
formation which the President has
sought 70 convey W would sug-
gest that in its reading par,isanship
be laid wholly aside II expresses
the honest convictions of a sincere
man Mr. Wilson Is. Of course. the
spokesman of great party. but We
should be very uugenerous at this time
if We thought of him ~only in that
capacity Remembering The burden
he has To bear and the perpleAities
which meet him At every turn We
should become attentive. listening as
loyal citizens 10 the words of our
chief executive spoken in very Try
ing hour.
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Sk0WHEGAN'S NEW POSTGFFICE
TO GET INITIAL ALLOTMENT
OF FUNDS
S5tHW Will he Available lnr Tom.
mencing Work Next July

WASHINGTON. p Z. December
Especial 10 the IndepeHdenf-Re Report
er) Secretary of the treasury asks
Congress for $5ooo. available July
LIST. next for beginning work on
Skowhegan Public Building Walker
The above is definite step toward
the government building which is 70
provide Skowhegan with new Postof-
nee quarters. al the Corner of Water
street ard North Avenue This tai
leys very we'll with previously known
facts With regard 70 the matter. It
IS understood that the present occu-
pants Of the land have been given to
understand that they would not be
disturbed until July ]. 1916.
The lot was bought in January.
1913 aud $l4.ona paid therefor About
one month later Congress passed
public building measure carrying
$2Loooooo for construction and in
his $65eoo Vas appropriated for the
Skowhegan poslotfce.i There is
every reason lo suppose that work
will be actively entered upon in July
of next year
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STRIKING POINTS IN PRESIDENT WILSON'S MESSAGE

department
force of the regular officers
suppementng disciplined
1t will country
comprehensive putting final footing
strength efficiency.
uttered within
for weishty of national efficiency
development should marine
II clear dictate craftsmanship frank
We should following
the whole
need from the income
We have Mexico
Of the states of South America
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1915-12-07

The program which will be laid be
fore you by the secretary OF the navy
10 similarly conceived. Il involves
only = shortening of the time within
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-23

services will be held, the first at 8
O'Clock In the chapel and the second
at 10 o'clock In the church. AT the
First Swedish Lutheran church a
Thanksgiving festival will be observed
with sermon at s o'clock by the pas
tor. Rev Karl Nilsson, followed by
supper at O'Clock in the church din
ing room At the German TmmanueI's
Lutheran church, Rev. Phi. Wilhelm.
pastor. services will be conducted al
1880. and at the German Evangelical,
Rev. F. ]. Rolf, pastor, will return
thanks at 10 O'Clock Thursday morn
ing.
Collections for Charity.
In number of the churches special
collections will be taken for the bene-
fit OF the Associated Charities in their
relief work of the city's needy.
The public schools will collect
Thanksgiving supplies Wednesday.
these 10 be distributed either in the
district where is located the school,
to Bethany home, the West End Set
Element, the Associated Charities or
the visiting nurses.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-23
LOCAL PLUMBING
ORDINANCE COCO
Inspector j. j. Joers Receives Many
Communications Asking for
Copies OF Measure.

That the city of Rock Island has
an exceptionally good numbering ordi-
nance is evidenced by numerous quer-
les being received by Plumbing In
spector j. J. Joers asking for copies
of the local measure, and also his ad-
vice on particular clauses which are
often embodied in bills regulating in
stallation Of plumbing fixtures.
Recently the Plumbers National
Journal commented on the ordinance
in force in Rock Island The story in
the publication attracted considerable
attention, the result being the inquir-
les made Of Mr.. Joers. Among the
more recent letters the local inspector
received was one from the plumbing
inspector in Omaha, Neb., and an
other from the aldermanic committee
on plumbing of the city council Of
kokomo, Ind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-23
UNION SERVICE TO
|. Be HELD AT NIGHT
Protestant Congregations TO Join In
Thanksgiving Program at
Christian Church.
DR.. REED TO GIVE THE SERMON
other Pastors OF City Arrange for Re.
iigious Observance at the
Different Hours.

Departing from the usual custom
Of holding union services of the
churches in the morning of Thanks
giving day, the meeting will this year
be held at O'Clock in the evening of
that day in the Memorial Christian
church. Rev. NJ. E. Chatley, pastor
This arrangement viii not interiors
with the Thanksgiving dinner and
more people will be able to avail them
selves of the opportunity of gathering
10 return thanks for the years bless
ings.
The sermon will be preached by DR.
H. ". Reed of the First Baptist
church and he has selected as the
theme for his remarks THE Crowned
Year" The program of services is an
nouneed as follows, with special must
cal numbers by the choir of the Memo
rial Christian church.
Scripture reading-Dr. o. r. Owl
nell, First Methodist.
Prayer-Rev. James Edgar Wilson
Broadway Presbyterian.
Sermon THE Crowned Year"-Dr
Fl. w Reed.
Offering for Associated Charities
Rev ], L. Vance, United Presbyterian
Prayer and benediction-Rsv d. A
Johnson. Central Presbyterian.
The churches situated in the hill
district will unite in service at Oak
Grove United Presbyterian church
Nineteenth avenue and Twenty-fourtt
street. Thursday morning at 10: 80
o'clock. Rev. d. A. Johnson to preach
the Thanksgiving sermon. At Spen-
Ger Memorial Methodist, Rev. W. H
Tope, pastor. services will be held
Thursday evening at 7:30; at Grace
Lutheran. Rev |. 0. Nothstein. pas
tor. the services will be held at II
o'clock Thursday morning. and al
Zion Lutheran. Rev. n J. Forsberg
pastor. the hour OF worship is set fol
1890 At Trinity Episcopal, Rev
Granville H. Sherwood, rector, twC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-23
800 PRESENT At
ELKS' FESTIVAL
Country Store Disposcs OF Many
Turkey Day Deiicaeies and Dane
ing is Enjoyed.

Three hundred were present at the
Elks' froiic last night 1t was in from
of feather party" or Thanksgiving
festival. and the members Of the ant
Tered tribe, their wives. children and
friends enjoyed the event to its full
est extent.
Both floors Of the club rooms were
decorated and at various booths
Thanksgiving deIicacies were sold
Many turkeys were disposed OF, while
baskets containing chickens, apples.
celery and other good things which go
to make Turkey day menu were dis
posed of in rapid fashion
The country store feature was in
progress from till $50 o'clock.
Luncheon was served al this time. It
consisted Of coffee. sandwiches, salad
and ice cream. From 10 till IL o'clock
there was dancing,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-23

his pocket and gave 1t to her. He had
two watches on him besides the brace
let. After looking at the bracelet she
gave 1t back to him He insisted that
she keep IT, But she refused.
Then Wilson notified the manager
that he had been robbed by the wo-
man. He said that she had stolen the
bracelet from him He insisted that
she be searched. The manager re-
fused and Wilson then demanded that
the manager give him s25 for the
bracelet. This also was refused him.
Carries Out Threat.
Wilson declared if the money was
not paid over TO him he would call the
police. The management still refused
TO pay over any sum to him and ac-
cordingly he followed up his threat
and notified the police station. | was
still here and | sent Detective Sch
merit out on the case. l told him to
bring them here, both the man and the
woman. He did.
When we got them here | heard
wilson's story. | told the police TO
search him. They found the bracelet
on him and we locked him up. It's a
new game to us, but it didn't work.
Wilson is a carpenter about 10 years
old"
A charge Of disorderly conduct had
been preferred against Wilson and he
was assessed s25 and costs. which he
paid. The woman was not held.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-23
POLICE FOIL new
CROOK CAME HERE
wsumouth Man, Alleged to Have
aFrame.Up" I'm Woman and
Local Hotel, Caught.
TRIES TO RAISE sss TO HUSH
aald Girl Stole Bracelet in tafe, But
He is Taken TO Station and jew
eiry Found On Him.

The story OF an alleged "fFame-upp
IN the Rock Island house, new kind
# crook game as lar as local auth
critics are concerned, was unfolded in
notice court late yesterday. Chief Mil
ier told the tale as follows:
sKed Wilson Of Monmouth met a
woman on Second avenue Saturday
night. He introduced himself to her
and suggested that they go to cafe.
She was willing They went to the
Rock Island house.
They sat in the cafe for some time.
finally be took gold bracelet from