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Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1915-12-03
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tao uno oie beipen !0duier beg preuBis
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uno QusfIbrli6tsit gu rOeden," Dap
cine Stun0e nah S6fuB Der Seros
tunaen in Berlin oos erIte Wlorgens
blott Der n80lnii9en 3eitung" UNI
neun llbr Ibsnbs 9erihte bis gu
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qeprdgte Streben Repens. imlner Den
4uoenblid an Der Stirnlode gu fdi1en,
fiibrte ibn au9 gu Der piermaligen
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ser Ipfort einen Sesoienit einrittete
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r~iiltete Grpeoitionen aus, oeren beoets
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9plitiitben uno Nntbropos@ eogropbie,
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Sersen oboensiat. uuo oas mar nds,
mas mar oos Imeritaniferen elmer
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1915-12-03

nit Der belen GIut uno Dem Ihpor5en
Gauh boten Elm impofantes, gruu1igs
Ih0nes Bib! 8orpGrts! 3um
Sturm, Nein Regiment eritiirmte Die
Stabt, 70 glOrrsid. ipie ib es Dir gar
nift beinreiben fam. Oas &eqiment
X. fam uns in Der 5lanfe gu !Silfe!
Die 3uFen hielten sGbe itnno! l1no
ploblid mar ID ieGber i'm Rampfgez
Mill! llno i9 mare 9efuuen, bdtte
iid niht elmer Dor mid 9eporfen uno
Sen Sooesbieb nbgepebrt - preug@
fhdt, Sein 9fleaIiuq. BEN Oh geIuno
gepflegt. Sm ndfften Womsnt traf
Jpn Die &uqel. 0obl bat elm 3aI6ens
BUD Die &ugel aif9eblter. aber sr
itarb - an anberen gaqe - an Or
fh0pfurq. sd mar BEL meinem See
bensretter, als er itarb. Gr CAB mir
nIs IeBten GruB on did iein 3a'hsn-
bld5" ,
5brGnen perountelten Der 2eTerin
Bid. Damn l5Ite fie Ole ltmIdnijrunq.
Gin giloben fiel ibr entgeqen.
-. Sein gifo. Qus friiberer 3eit
nod Der aparte. feline 9opf nit
Dem eigenTnria frauIen 6uar Iab fie
nit oroben, 9lidiuhenOsn Qugen an.
Gin S6msr5, Elm u%nnennba-er, ourhs
i5itterte Iie -. Sic ipanhte elm 8latt.
Oa lag ipelt = uno oo6 roth,
ieltIam - ber3blutrot - cine RoIens
fnofpe.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1915-12-03
Stalicnlifc llrteile.

Mo35ini (9ortdmpfer fir oie Ginigs
ung Staliens) 1867: SD bo1e bic
9erri9aft uno Die geiitige Supremat
tie, ole li4 6rdntrsi9 iiber europa
dnmaBt. llno iA glnube, Dap Elm ita'
Iienii9efron3DIi4es, gegen 4reuBen
eerihtetes 8iinonis. gegen jenes Preu.
BEN, oefen Sie9en mir 9enetien perz
0onten, Elm 8erbre6en r9are, bas eipiee
S9ma9 On unlere iunee Sabine beften
nirOe.
GtiTpi (italienifder Miniiterprd.
iioent) 1872: Wenn SeIterrei9zllnz
garn nod nidt beiteben piroe, 10
miiBte es gei9affen peroen.
GriIpi 1890: Set Ginger 3eit 1T
i'm 2unoe cine febr gefdbrlide 8eneee
ung entltanben, bic gum ,3iel bat. itas
lieniIde @ebiete, Die niemals nit Stas
lien pereinist maren. als italieniiden
8eiib gu fproern. S9einbar auf 90,
te~rlanosliebe bseriinoet, lift Der Srres
oeniismus in Wirtli9teit Der sefdbr=
li9ite Srrtum in Stalien.
@ariboloi C8esriinosr uno Sibrsr
Der beriibmten italieniiden 5reif6as
ren) 1875: Man muB ~aufpaFen; iebt
unb in 3utunft lam uns leoiglid BON
Seiten 6ranfreihs Gefnhr orohen.
Iuoini (itolienifder Minifterprdii>
bert) 1891: Stalien muB einen Sell
beg G~eibunoes biloen. Seine gepz
~arapbiihe Gage bepirtt, oaB es i6paA
1T. Menn mir uns Gn9lano oni6lies
Ben, Damn tperoen mir gu QonOe 9ss
f6lagen, uno perbinoen mir uns 9e>
gen Gnglanb, hann miro oieies uniere
5lptte uno unfere 6dFen pernidten.
Ruoini 1906: Stalieu unb DETER
reid t0nnen aqein our6 Sel6ItIuht
BON Menfden eefdieOen tpcroen. Die
nus einem 8rie9e nit oieiem 2onos
8orteil aieben molten.
@ioIitti (italieniider Wtiniiterprdii'
oen) 1904: SrreoentiIten iino 6einoe
Reg 0nterlanoes.
DeutfAe Trouen, beutfte Srsue
0euti9er Wein uno neuiiher Sang,
Soften in Der Melt bebdlten
SbreH alten id0nen &lana.
q. 8. 6pffmonn b. So~Iersleben.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1915-12-03

eefaFen. Dieter freute fi6 nun I'm
Stinen iiber BIZ. Wut, bic bic 0itsrreis
hifhen Sffisiere beim 2eien Der Bot
T6oft empfinosn mubten. War bod
erit tiirsli6 in elmer beutiden 3eitune
miteetsilt pprbsn. DAP Der .beriibmts
9rigont" = pis Die 9eutfhen ihn
uannten - an Ser ruFii6en Sront IN
Gsfanaenfhnft eeraten tpdre."
@nbrlia. elm erhebenbes S4au'
Ipiel, Ser feiQe Weudslm6roer, Der
unIogbares Web iiber ieiu ei9enes
0anb qehrodt fat, an einem Slid NIT
BEN bieberen S0bnen Slb Gnglanos,
Sen 2anosleutsn Mtr. Sinlaps aus
Ghriittonia.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-09-02

2lz degrees Fahrenheit. Unless the
food is subjected TO this temperature
for q longer or shorter period, de-
pending on the kind OF food. there
can be no certainty that the bacteria
is killed
In various sections OF the country
il Is the practice to use preserving
powders sold with the purpose OF
making canning successful. These
powders are unnecessary. and worse
still. dangerous. as many cases OF
poisoning have resulted where they
have been used II the idea OF steril-
ization is understood and carefully
followed there will be no need for
pr-serFztives. Heat is the best pre-
sentative
One OF the most common ways OF
canning is 10 I'LL the jars and place
OF wooden strips in the bottom OF a
~ashboiler. The objection to this
method is the mussiness and general
uncieanness- The washboiler can be
replaced by steam cooker, which
gives the same results with far less
effort and watching. which holds
from to "a jars. They are made
with a copper bottom, to hold the
water and a rack, on which TO set
the jars. The jars are filed as usual
With the fruit or vegetables and cold
water, the cap is adjusted firmly.
and the jar is then set on the rack in
the cooker. The lower compartment
is kept full OF boiling water and.
without any further effort or atten-
ton. the jars can be sterilized in the
cooker for as long as is necessary
There is no unpleasant lifting OF wa
ter or boiler. but convenient. clean
and simple handling
The time cans will take to sterilize
in cooker depends on the kind OF
food. whether fresh or old, etc Can
nings on successive days can be fol-
lowed in the cooker. and is necessary
with corn, beans and other starchy
vegetables particularly. Last sum
mer the writer canned dozens of to-
matoes and peaches by this method
without the loss OF single can.
The fireless cooker is another help
to easier canning. Foods are pre-
pared as usual. jars filled with cold
water. and the sterilized tops placed
on them. A perforated rack should
then be placed in the bottom of the
largest utensil of the cooker, and as
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-09-02
Have liz Handy.

II you are going hunting or fishing
better not leave your license at home
or you may get into trouble The
fact that you have z license is only
evidenced By having il in your peck
ct So says the game warden. as he
states to the HALEY News-Miner:
Deputy Game Warden John Deya-
ney. who has been in this region for
some time, has been in the city for
the past day or two.
He states that there are very few
violations of the game laws OF late
He found man hunting on Green
horn Monday without a license. but
the hunter claimed TO have one. The
game warden investigated but could
find no license. He arrested the hunt
er. who afterward found his license
and was released.
Game Warden Deyaney states that
the habit OF hunters and fishermen
OF not having their licenses in their
possession when out in the hills has
become source of great annoyance
to him. and hereafter anyone found
hunting or fishing without license
in his possession will be arrested then
and there. The warden feels that
there is no excuse for anyone being
out hunting or fishing without a H.
cense in his possession.
The game warden has many times
been compelled to ride or drive six
or seven miles to ascertain if people
&c found without license really had
one.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-09-02

The Boise papers last ~eek ehron-
icled the death OF Ms. James 4
Hawley which occurred on Friday
last after quite al extended illness
The deceased was 50 years Of age and
has been z resident OF Idaho Ion z
before it became 4 state She AS
married TO Mr.. Ha ~ley in 1875. and
has made her home in Boise for :
number OF years. Speaking OF her
demise. the Statesman says:
Up to few years ago. when her
health prevented her from taking an
active part in social Affairs. Mrs.
Hawley was an ardent worker in all
work in which women took an inter
est She was the first viee-preSideni
OF the Columbian Club. Was : men
Der for number OF years OF the char
ity organization which handled -.
the city's charities in the sos. she
was president OF the Woman's D~m-
ocratic Club for several year. and
president OF the Altar society OF $
Johns cathedral"
Friends OF Ex-Goy. HaEley In this
section extend 10 him their symps-
thies in his bereavement
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-09-02

many tzrS arranged = he -zck A. l.
II hold without to-chi,E szcA o.e-
- Water should thea - pc.-et
into this ute1sli - 70 TIE n=ck C
he szr- cover the -ss-sil z1t o--s
is entire co1tsats % TIE boiling
point and continue boiling for zoc-t
20 minutes Al TIE ed o. this the
the utensils Jars ard all can - 1T
81 into the ~eli o. he 1rs,eSS. xAs
heat retaining cover elzzpet dow
and the Ehole left to- several ho--s
This K pzrric1lzrly good EiIh p-seA-
=. pears and Other fruits. 2lSo
tomatoes and ~zterx vegetables b-t
Is not satisfactory for CON- Or be41s-
After removing the Jars iron The
freless, scre~ the covers o. tightly
In canning one must lot overlook
the details Of steriliring ao- Only re
Jars but the spoons. measures. etc
used. \ dirty spoon nay oo1-z1i-
nate Al entire hatch OF food R1b-
Der rings. tops o. Jars. and the .s-s
themselves must b thoroughly said
accumulated bacteria While standing
I'd and sterili1ed IS they may have
empty in cellar or pantry
There are various excellent Leaflets
and books OF canning and preserving
which the houenzker should rad
before she begins Good ones may
be obtained b. writing 10 the ce-
partment OF agriculture 81 Washing
ton.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-09-02
CANNING Is MADE
SIMPLE AND EASY
No such Thing a. Luck in Preserving
Foods.

The good housekeeper, says Mrs
Christine Frederick. writing in the
Statesman. looks ahead 10 the Kin
ter, and in summer lays up her store
OF canned goods. when green things
no longer are growing Canning Is
by far the easiest and most-used
method OF preparing and keeping
foods for an extended time. Both
vegetables and fruits can be canned.
Several methods are in use Some
women still cling 10 the old-fashion-
ed way OF using an open kettle and
canning the fruit when hot. which i
called the "hot-pack method" But
there is much TO say against this and
in favor OF the new ''cold-pack''
method This means that the food
or vegetable is prepared. cut into
sections II necessary, placed In jars
with cold liquid. and sterilized in
the jars.
The success OF all canning depends
on these facts:
l. The food must not be either
over or under ripe
2. 1t must be perfectly clean and
cut into suitable parts.
?. The jars and tops should be In
perfect condition.
4. The. theory OF sterilization or
the complete killing OF germs and
spores must be understood.
This last point is where many a
housekeeper needs more education.
Sometimes she may wonder why the
tomatoes didn't keep" or why she
didn't have any luck with corn. She
must know that both vegetables and
fruits are subject to attack from
germs or microscopic plants like
mold. These germs or bacteria must
be killed entirely In order that the
food does not become affected by
their continued growth Such bac-
terra can flourish only when they
have air and certain condition. OF
moisture and heat High tempera-
ture kills these bacteria This high
temperature and exclusion from Air
are two facts which need to be
watched in all canning.
Such temperature is from $50 tc
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-09-02
ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING
AND ELECTION
Independent District No. 33.

Notice is hereby given that on
Tuesday, the Seventh day OF Septem-
Der. 1915, the annual school meeting
and election in and for School Dis
trict No. 33, OF Jerome, Lincoln
County, Idaho, will be held at the
school house in said district.
At 8 O'Clock A. NJ. of said day at
said school house. meeting will be
held to select two judges and clerk
OF election. and to transact such other
business pertaining to the school in
terests as may come before the meet
ing.
The polls will open one hour later,
to wit, at 9 o'colck A. NJ. and remain
open until o'colck p NJ. of said day
Two school trustees will be elected
for three years in place OF Mr.. K. B.
White and Mr.. w. H. Sturges, whose
terms of office will then expire.
JOS. T. KRIVANEK,
Clerk OF Independent School District
No. 33.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-09-02
YOUR COUGH CAN BE STOPPED

Using care to avoid draughts, ex-
posure. sudden changes. and taking a
treatment OF DR.. Kings New Discoy-
cry will positively relieve. and in time
will surely rid you. OF your cough.
which stops in a short time. DR.
Kings New Discovery has been used
successfully for IS years and is guar
anteed TO cure you. Money back II
it fails. Get bottle from your drug
gist; 1t costs only little and will
help you so much. 1S-1-4-7
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1915-09-02
Constipation Causes Most Ills.

Accumulated waste in your 80 feet
OF bowels causes absorption of poi
sons. tends to produce fevers. upsets
digestion. You belch gas. feel stuffy.
irritable, almost cranky. 1t isn't you
its your condition. Eliminate this
poisonous waste by taking one or two
DR.. Kings New Life Pills tonight.
Enjoy full. free bowel movement In
the morning-you feel so grateful.
Get an original bottle containing
80 pills. from your druggist today
Tor zoe. 18-1-4-7
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-23
AGRICULTURE IN THE SOUTH
King Cotton to Share His Throne With
King Corn-value Of Oiversifi-
cation 10 Taught.

The planters of the South are to
become farmers, and King Cotton Is
to share his throne with King Corn
and other representatives of the royal
line of the agricultural realm. The
president of the cotton congress, speak
ing to the Southern Commercial con-
gress, gave thanks that the war has
taught the South the value of the
diversification Of crops, says Omaha
Bee. This knowledge has been in pos
session of the southern planter for gen.
erations. but the wisdom of applying
it is just dawning. The war has mere
ly served to emphasize the point so
that 1t will be more fully appreciated.
Other sections of the country had to
learn the lesson long ago. and pros
perity has followed where it has been
put into practice.
No reason exists for the South to
abandon cotton as its leading crop,
nor will the uses for this staple be
materially lessened by reason of the
war, but the southern farmer will be
benefited If he learns from his north
ern brother the lesson of diversity,
which is generally taught by adversely.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-23
DOG VALUABLE IN WARFARE
Intelligent Animal Brings soreiy
Needed Aid to Wounded During q
lulI In the Fighting.

A war correspondent speaks OF
French soldier who, in writing to his
family, told how his life was saved by
the pet dog Of his regiment. Struck
by a fragment of shell In the arm
and with a saber cut over the head,
the wounded man was lying half-cov-
cred by the dead bodies of his COM
rades, when he felt light touch ON
his forehead. 1t was Tom, the regi-
ment's dog.
In spite of his pain the soldier tried
to raise himself up little. He knew
that the animal was trained to carry
to the camp a wounded mans cap.
but he had lost his own. The dog hesi-
tated, and the soldier said to him:
Run quickly, Tom; go and find my
comrades. Go on-f1nd them!"
Then Tom understood. He dashed
away to the camp. ran about among
the men, pulling their coats and bark
ing, and at last succeeded in drawing
two ambulance men to the spot where
the wounded soldier lay. He was
taken up quickly. cared for by the
surgeons, and today he is fast recover
ing.
Tom goes toward the firing line as
soon as the bullets begin to fly. He
scratches a hole in the ground and
crouches there. During the lulls In
the firing he does duty with the am
bulance men, and helps to save the
wounded
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-23
METHOD FOR COOLING CREAM
Task Should BE Performed at Once
After Separation-Good Plan to
Place Can In Cold Water.
(Ry PROF. C. LARSEN.l

CBy PROF. c. LARSEN)
Cool the cream at once after separa-
ton. This can be done by placing the
cream can in a tank of fresh, cold
water. A good plan is to have the
water used for stock run through this
milk cooler before it reaches the gen.
eral stock water tank. This method
cools the cream during all seasons,
and in addition 1t prevents freezing
during the winter. Do not put the
can cover on tightly. A loose cover
allows the animal odor to pass on,
and at the same time prevents the
dust from getting into the cream.
Never allow freshly SKINNED warm
cream to be mixed with the previous
ly skinned cold cream until the for
mer has been well cooled. The warm
cream causes the germs to develop.
and they sour and spoil the cream.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-23
FUN'S FABLES UP TO DATE
This Is About the Literary Man Who
Insisted on Writing Just What
He Wanted to Write.

Once there was literary man who
decided to write for posterity. He re-
fused to be guided by what the editors
said the public wanted. but wrote what
he thought they ought to want.
according to all the rules of the
game he should have starved to death
in very short order, but for once, the
rules didn't work.
Did the public suddenly wake up to
the fact that a genius was in their
midst? And did the editors camp at
his door clamoring for the product of
his pen?
Oh, no, dear reader. nothing like that
at all.
A rich aunt died and left him half a
million dollars, and he kept right on
writing stuff that nobody wanted to
read.
Whether posterity will read it re-
mains to be seen
AS for the moral. well. you've got us
Observation-Disclosures of Fun.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-23
FINDS A CURE
FOR PELLAGRA

Harvey, La.-Mrs. s. w. Spruiell, of
this place, writes: 81 suppose il will be
= great pleasure to you to know that you
cured my child. She had pellara very
bad and the doctor said she never would
get well. She is well of pellagra and
looks fine.
you may use this letter as testimon-
ial if you wish. Great benefit have you
done my daughter, Mindie Abrams"
There is no longer any doubt that pei
lagra can be cured. Don't delay until it
is too late. 1t is your duty to consult the
resourceful Baughn.
The symptoms-hands red like sunburn,
skin peeling off, sore mouth, the lips,
throat and tongue a flaming red, with
much mucus and choking; indigestion and
nausea, either diarrhoea or constipation.
There is hope; get Baughn's big Free
book on Pellagra and learn about the
remedy for Pellagra that has at last been
found. Address American Compromising
Co., box POST, Jasper, Ala, remembering
money is refunded in any case where the
remedy fails to cure.-Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-23

walk the floor. could not lie down or
sit still sometimes for q day and night
at q time. / was nervous, and had very
little appetite, no ambition, melancholy,
and often felt as though l had not .
friend in the world. After / had tried
most every female remedy without sue
cess, my mother-in-law advised me 10
take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. I did 20 and gained IN
strength every day. / have now nd tpou-
BILE in any way and highly praise your
medicine. It advertises itself. Mrs.
s. T. HURLEY, Eldon, Missouri.
Remember, the remedy which did
this was Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. For sale everywhere.
It has helped thousands Of women
who have been troubled with displacs-
ments, inflammation, liberation, tumors,
irregularities, periodic pains, backache.
that bearing down feeling, indigestion,
and nervous prostration, after ell other
means have failed. Why don't you Try
It? Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine Co,
Lynn, Mass.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1915-07-23
LESSON FOR TEXAS FARMERS
One Community, on Verge Of starva-
ton, Turns Attention to Other
Crops Than King Cotton.

The farmers of Runnels county. Tex,
were on the verge Of starvation. They
had been depending almost wholly up
on cotton. and three out of every four
crops had failed. Scores of families
wanted to leave the county, but we're
too poor to move.
Conditions got to be so desperate
that the planters met at Ballinger, the
county seat, to devise a plan for keep
ing the wolf shooed away till another
cotton crop could be grown. Yet they
still held fast to the one-crop idea
They did not see King Cotton as a
tyrant-they blamed the droughts and
chung to the forlorn hope that their
next crop would be a big one. But
something happened to them at that
meeting. A farmer from the northern
edge of the county got up and told
the crowd that, though he had not CIV
en- up cotton entirely, he was making
as much money out of wheat and poul-
try as he had ever made out of cotton.
He was also raising cattle and hogs
enough for his own meat, and a good
vegetable garden was keeping down
his grocery bill.
Diversification of crops, he urged,
was the only salvation for the aver
age cotton grower. His story was re-
ceived with enthusiasm, and every
man in the audience went home and
told it to all the neighbors.
That was two years ago. Last year
the farmers of Runnels county made
money. The cotton crisis did not hurt
them seriously. They grew 10000
acres of grain as compared with 100
acres in 1907. Before the awakening
their poultry amounted to almost moth
ing; this year it is valued at $500. 900.
or one-fifth as much as they got for
last years cotton.
OF course conditions vary in differ
ent localities, but what these Texans
have done for themselves through d.
versification can be done to a large
extent by fully onffthird of the farm
ers in Americas hers Weekly.