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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-09-30
SQUIRREL AND KITTEN PLAY
Game Of Hunting and Being Hunted
Watched on Lawn in MeIrose
Billie Saves His Dinner,

In some sections of Melrose the gray
squirrels have been petted and fed to
such an extent that they do not hest
tate to enter houses in search of nuts
and dainties. 1t is common to see as
many as half dozen of these SOUR.
rels playing about the lawns at one
time, and they seem almost to have
lost their fear of mankind.
The other day an odd incident was
witnessed in which one OF these SOUR.
rels figured. His squirrelship, locally
known as Billie" was engaged in for
aging for some Of the nuts he had
cached in the grass on a lawn near a
huge oak. He was seen by a playful
maltese kitten about three months ola.
When it noted the squirrel, the be-
ribboned kitten became all attention.
Then, nature asserting itself, the kitten
crouched and began to stalk it's quarry.
Billie" was perfectly aware of the
Kittens proximity, and with one eye
watched its attempt at a stealthy ap-
proach, while with the other and his
nose he proceeded with his search.
The kitten appeared puzzled at the
boldness OF the squirrel and it's curl
osity became aroused to such an ex-
tent that it neglected its crouch and
arose to its full kitten height better
to see what the squirrel was doing In
the grass.
Then as the squirrel paid no atten-
ton to it, the kitten slowly walked
over to within two feet of the squirrel.
Billie had secured his nut and calmly
sat upright to open it.
Without a preliminary crouch the
kitten jumped for the squirrel Billie
leaped at the same instant, but went
clear over the back of the kitten When
the squirrel came to the ground two
feet away, it at once resumed its Ell
fort to open the nut.
That was play the maltese could ap-
preciate. 1t crouched, wiggled its
slick length, leaped and sailed grace
fully over the squirrel. The latter
dropped his nut, but otherwise did not
move until the kitten again came to.
ward him, when in his turn ne jumped
over it. AS he landed the little NAL
tese ran for him, and he ran round
and round the kitten, purely in play
and without apparent fear.
For nearly three minutes the pair
kept up their antics Then suddenly
there was a black streak from the
flower bed as an older kitten rushed
for the squirrel. But Billie knew his
ground and his rush carried him six
feet up the trunk Of the friendly oak
by the time the older kitten was at its
base.
Then Billie hung, head down, tail
flirting, and in his squirrel way gave
that black kitten piece of his mind.
After five minutes of vain waiting for
him to come down, the two kittens de-
cided they must delay their attack and
adjourned for a romp of their own.
They were scarcely Is feet from the
tree when Billie leaped down, secured
his nut and scampered back up to
sheltering limb of the oak to enjoy it
in peace.-Boston Globe.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-09-30
(By w. M. KELLY)

(By w. M. KELLY
In order to grow successful crops for
less cost than they will sell for in the
market, we must feed them out on the
farm, so that we shall realize more
than the market price for them, and
thus make two profits. Could we mar
ket what we raise for an increased
much to meet expenses. And II we
could realize a profit above the mar.
ket price for our feeding crops, we
should in many instances double our
incomes, and without adding to the
cost of production and so have less
cause to complain of low prices and
Overproduction.
The first step towards more profit
able feeding is improved sGock. There
are very few farms that are not sup
porting animals at a loss on account of
their inferior quality.
We should keep not only more good
stock, but we should keep those that
are adapted to our needs.
Diversified farming is the safest.
Different soils require different crops;
and upon all, farm rotation is essential
to profitable production. But the feed
ing of live stock is a separate and
distinct branch of the business; and
the narrower the limits to which we
conffne ourselves the better the re-
suits.
Study the adaptation of your farm;
its location to good markets, your own
likes and dislikes and then specialize
upon the kind Of stock husbandry that
judgment teaches is best for your
farm.
The beef producer will not find it
profitable to keep Jerseys, nor the
dairyman Herefords.
1t is feeding special-purpose animals
that has enabled feeders to realize
profits on the amount of feed that is
consumed and it is the feeding of dairy
animals that has enabled dairymen to
make their business profitable.
The better the animals the large
bhS plOhIpy anu JlC lulnldlD lluI dIG
bred for special purposes are more
certain of giving good results.
While it is my opinion that dairy
farming is the most profitable manner
of realizing good profits on home
grown feeds, yet it is out of the ques.
ton for all of us to become dairy farm
ers. Some will do better with sheep
and some with horses.
1t is not profitable for a man to
handle animals that he does not like
and that he can take no pride and in
terest in keeping in a good condition.
The most important requisite for feed
ing any kind of stock is pure water
and plenty of it; other things may be
neglected to a certain extent, but the
water is indispensable.
More than one-half of the live
weight Of all our domestic animals is
water, and water is the universal SOL
vent, the medium by which all sub
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-09-30

AS near as I can remember, it was
little after one o'clock when the
cannonading suddenly became much
heavier, and l stepped out into the
orchard, from which there is a wide
view of the plain. l gave one look;
then l heard myself say: "Amelie"-
as if she could help-and | retreated.
Amelie rushed by me. l heard her
say: Mon Dieu!" | waited, but she
did not come back. After bit pulled
myself together, went out again, and
followed down to the hedge where she
was standing, looking off to the plain.
The battle had advanced right over
the crest of the hill. The sun was
shining brilliantly on silent Mareuil
and Chauconin, but Montyon and
Penchard were enveloped in smoke.
From the eastern and western ex-
temities of the plain we could see
the artillery fire, but owing to the
smoke hanging over the crest Of the
hill on the horizon, 1t was impossible
to get an idea of the positions of the
armies.
! tried to remember what the Eng
fish soldiers had said-that the Ger
mans were, if possible, to be. pushed
east, in which case the artillery at
the west must be either the French
or English. The hard thing to bear
was, that it was all conjecture.
So often, when first took this place
on the hill, l had looked off at the
plain and thought, What a battle
field" forgetting how often the Seine
et-Marne had been that from the days
when the kings lived at Chelles down
to the days when it saw the worst of
the invasion of 1870. But when l
thought that, l had visions very differ
ent from what l was seeing. l had
imagined long lines of marching SOL
diers, attachments of flying cavalry,
like the war pictures at Versailles and
Fontainebleau. Now, l was actually
seeing battle, and it was nothing
like that. There was only noise,
belching smoke, and long drifts Of
white clouds concealing the hill
A dozen times during the afternoon
went into the study and tried to
read. Little groups Of old men, wom-
en- and children were in the road,
mounted on the barricade which the
English had left. l could hear the
murmur Of their voices. In vain
tried to stay indoors. The thing was
stronger than l, and in spite of N.Y.
self, l would go out on the lawn and,
field glass in hand, watch the smoke.
Between me and the terrible thing
stretched a beautiful country, so calm
in the sunshine as If horrors were
not. In the neld below me the wheat
was being cut.
l remembered vividly afterward
that white horse was drawing the
reaper, and women and children were
stocking and cleaning. Now and then
the horse would stop, and a woman,
with red handkerchief on her head,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-09-30
WATCHING A BATTLE.
American Woman Describes Her
Experience.
From Her House She Could Hear and
Note the Effects of the Fearful Can
nonading During the Fighting
on the Marine.

From an authentic letter written by
an American woman, Mildred Aldrich,
living alone near Huiry-sur Marine, to
a friend in America. The letter. from
which the following is an extract, was
written on September s, 1914. Preced-
ing it were other letters telling of the
coming of the English soldiers and the
tense excitement of distant cannonad-
ing. They are published in the Allan
tic Monthly.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-09-30

Compound mas done
more for me than
anything else, and 1
had the best physi-
clan here. l was so
weak and nervous
that l could not do
my work and suf-
fered with pains low
down in m y right
side for a year or
more. l took Lydia
+. Pinkham's Vepe-
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-09-30
Mutual Benefit.

why do you send your wife and
daughters to the seashore while you
stay at homer"
Were all more comfortable" re-
piled Mr.. Cumrox. Mother and the
girls hate to see me in a wilted col
lar, and I'm very much annoyed by
their bathing SUITS
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-09-30
In Peace Also.

Prof. Irving Fisher of Yale says the
cost of the war in money and lives is
small compared with its cost in sthe.
emptied cradles of this and future
generations. We desire to remind the
professor that peace hath its emptied
cradles as well as war has.-HOuston
Post.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-09-30
Tho Last Straw.

What do you suppose killed that
old miser?"
Il suppose he found he was spend,
ing his breath"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-09-30
Nothing to Feed.

Donald-Tm tryin' feesh, Sandy. It's
an elegant brain food, ye ken.
Sandy-Fine! But, man, in your
case it seems pity to waste the
feesh
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-09-30

Skirts should be held high enough
to escape the mud and low enough to
escape criticism.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-09-30
Select Seed Corn Early.

Select seed corn early and thus
avoid getting the late maturing ears.
These ears are not safe for seed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-09-30
FARMERS WIFE
TOO ILLTO WORK
A Weak, Nervous Sufferer
Restored to Health by Ly-
dia E. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound.

Kasota, MINI. -"I am glad to say
that Lydia E. ,Pinkham's Vegetable
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-09-30
Crape-Nuts

is delicious food scientifically prepared from
wheat and barley.
In the making, the starch Of the grains
is partially pre-digested for quick and easy
assimilation-and furnishes the nourishment
Nature requires for the daily rebuilding of
body and brain.
1t pays to keep oneself in the highest
condition of physical and mental vigor.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-09-30
The Best Mill

Cannot grind good -four from wheat the human body good
health homfo odanddn is to individual
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-09-30

Right food-the kind the system re-
quires. goes long way toward putting one
on The Road to MELVILLE.
This road leads to comfort happiness
and long life.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1915-09-30

Sold by Grocers everywhere.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-11
The YOUNG Mans Capital.

Leslie's Weekly: Young man, don't
lament because you were not born III
to this world with silver spoon in
your mouth. Don't worry because you
do not have rich father. Don't
grieve over the thought that poverty
is your worst handicap. The most
successful captains Of industry in
this country came into the world as
poor as you are. some Of them much
poorer, but they had plenty OF capt
tai of the best kind. II you haven't
it. it is probably your own fault. Bet
ter than money and inheritance, a
settled income or bank account, for
the young man who wishes to sue
coed in business, is his health. That
is the foundation Of all things sub
stantial and real in life SO far as hap
piness is concerned. If, together
with health, you have character, in
telligence. industry and politeness,
you have the things that constitute
the most valuable capital with which
to start upon your business career.
Every moment you spend repining
over your condition and envying the
success of others, or in anxiety be.
cause you do not move as fast as
someone else who had better start.
is a wasted moment.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-11
GERMANY RAISES FOOD.

Germany is one immense truck gar
den and farm this spring. Not in the
entire history of the empire has there
been such a wholesale reversion to
agriculture. Recently. says the Quincy
Journal. representative of the AS
ISOLATED Press had the opportunity
of crossing Germany from the most
remote northeastern Prussian from
tier at Nimmersatt to the Swiss boun-
Diary in the southwest at Leopold.
shoehe, and of travelling through al
most every section of the country ex-
cept the southwest.
The story without exception was
the same. In unprecedented numbers
Germans have turned out, in the cities
as we'll as the country, and have pillow.
ed and planted every available acre
almost every square yard of land, in
anticipation of crop that shall put
an end to the rumors that the coun.
try can be starved out.
The casual visitor to Germany
leaves invariably with the impression
that there are unusual numbers OF
young men still in civil life who have
not been called to the colors. This
impression fades once one gets into
the country, however, and it is the
exception to see men of military age
working in the fields.
In their places are quantities OF
women, boys ranging from 6 to 16
years old. and old men, all industri
ously blowing, planting or sowing.
In place of the horses that have
been requisitioned for military pur.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-11
MOVIES AND ELECTRICITY.

The moving picture industry would
hardly be the success it is today With
out the aid OF electricity Electric
arc lamps are used to project the
picture from the film to the screen.
Electricity is also used in the manu-
facture of the films.
One of the greatest handicaps In
the industry was the delay in convert
ing exposed films into finished pic
lures, caused by inadequate facilities
for drying the negatives. The films.
as soon as they are developed, fixed
and washed, are wound on huge
drums which are rotated rapidly in
electrically heated air Each drum,
which is about 20 #. in circumfer-
ance, is driven by q 1 h. p. motor so
that the air i'll contact with the wet
emulsion is constantly changed. One
3.CO0-watt air heater is set back OF
each drum. Before the heaters We're
employed it usually required from
seven to ten hours to dry reel OF
film, and never k3ss than four hours,
depending on the humidity OF the at
mosphere. Now films can be dried
in about one-auarter of the time for
merIy required Another advantage
which has been obtained from rapid
drying is that the films, by not being
allowed to become soggy with mois-
ture. are turned out tough and dur.
BILE.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-11
Ameriea,s Great Task.

Belgian Relief Bulletin: Upon
America has been impressed the
greatest task a country has ever been
called to face, that Of keeping an en-
tire nation upon the face Of the
earth Some of the men will come
back from the war. They will es-
tablish homes, begin life again.
Thousands upon thousands will never
return. The sturdy little Belgian IA
ton will dwindle to a handful unless
America keeps the spark of life
alight. Every Belgian baby must be
kept alive if the nation is to be saved.
It can be done in only one way. We
must feed Belgium. We must feed
those able to work, until conditions
are adjusted and work created for
them. We must feed those unable to
work-the old and the sick men and
women. We must feed the children.
We must feed the mothers, the mo-
theirs with the little babies in their
arms.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-11

poses one sees quantities of oxen and
even mich cows, attached to plows
harrows and wagons.
So keen has the agricultural con.
test become that plots of ground that
formerly went to waste are now be
ing prepared for gardens. For miles
and miles the blowing extends right
up to- the railroad tracks, and in
places, especially in the central and
southern parts of Germany, miniature
truck gardens lie in between the
rails-the gardens of crossing watch
men and minor railroad officials.
The approach to every city of any
size in the land is heralded by acres
OF tiny gardens. planted and cared
for by city residents, who in every
spare moment make for the suburbs
and spend their time In working
To maintain at least small plot OF
ground has become almost a patriotic
duty.
Greater Berlin, in common with
dozens of other cities. today presents
an unprecedented appearance. Ten
mis- courts by the dozen have been
ripped up and transformed into gar.
dens. A trip through the suburbs on
any afternoon reveals hundreds OF
persons bent over their agricultural
work.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-11
GRADUATES RETURN 70 FARM.

The Iowa State college graduated.
on June 8. class of 26S in the four
year and two-year courses in agricul-
ture and home economics There
were 152 from the four-year courses
in agriculture; 73 from the four.year
courses in home economics: 40 from
the two-year courses in agriculture,
and five from the two-year course IN
home economies.
OF the 1872 graduating from the
four-year course in agriculture, GO, or
As per cent. are returning to practical
farm work; as. or so per cent. are
taking up educational work. such as
agricultural high school and college
teaching, farm demonstration, etc;
six will take forestry work, six dairy
manufacturing. one salesman Oh
creamery supplies.
OF those returning to the farms, NJ
ty or thirty-three per cent, Will re-
turn to home farms; eight, or hve
per cent. will start farming for them
selves; eleven or seven per cent Win
start as farm managers.
OF the 152 graduates, 1O2, or Sixty
seven per cent. came from cities ana
towns. All OF the men graduating
are planning to make use OF their col
lege training in the work which they
are taking up.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-11

A new type of Mazda lamp has the
,filament concentrated into a small
spiral which gives greater vertical
distribution of light. In other types
'of these lamps the small wire-like
.tlament of tungsten metal, finer than
"a hair, is Topped several times up and
down inside the glass bulb. These
lamps give their greatest distribution
of light in a horizontal direction.
There are many places where great
err volume of vertical light is desired
and to meet these conditions the new
concentrated fIament lamps have been
perfected. The new lamps will, there
fore, be employed where natural
downward distribution of light is re-
CURED. They can be used in existing
sockets and fixtures. These lamps
Will be made in the same sized bulbs
as the corresponding regular Mazda
lamps, will have the same spherical
watts per candle power efficiency and
will have a rated average Of G00O
hours.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-11
SURPLUS ENERGY.

The body contains surplus
amount of energy with which to
meet extraordinary demands. The
surplus energy is what may proper
ly be called the body's factor of safe
ty." 1t is a surplus for emergencies.
and is not designed for use in fortify-
ing Us against the evident effects OF
bad habits. And yet we use our re-
serve vitality in just this way, says J.
H. Kellogg. NJ. D., in Good Health
We saturate our body tissues with
poisons contained in tea, coffee, al.
cohoIic liquors and other injurious
substances. At first, we notice no
harmful results, but just the same,
the body is being slowly poisoned As
result the body's reserve force is
drawn upon until this also is ex-
hausted. and the result is premature
death.
The extent of this safety margin
may be seen in the fact that an indi
vidual possesses ten times as much
lung power as he ordinarily needs
/ likewise ones liver capacity is ter
times as much as one normally re
quires, while the MISUNDERSTANDING
and eliminating power of the kidneys
and skin is vastly greater than is de
manded by our ordinary activities
| Also, the heart has a tremendous re
serve of energy that is never called
upon except in case of emergency
| Likewise the blood vessels are so re
sistant that they can withstand {
pressure fifty times greater thar
/ they are normally exposed to.
! This reserve of vital energy is no.
| given to US to consume in dissipa
| ton, in harmful habits Of eating ant
drinking. Many people live as if the
one thing TO 10 is to get as much
pleasure out of their bodies as pos
sible. The body, treated in this way
! soon wears out.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-11

The Santa Ana (Calif0 Blade re-
Gently issued home-seekers edition
which presents in convincing, at
tractive and entertaining manner,
the resources and beauties of Santa
Ana and Orange county. The Blade
is owned by frank P. Clarkson. well
known in Iowa newspaper circles.
The edition is splendid one and will
be valuable to the city and county.
knowing something about California,
we can say this-if we were going to
locate in that state, Orange county
would be our choice because OF the
diversity of it's products and it's free
dom from tourist dependency. That's
why we like the Blades homeseekers
edition. It's truthful
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-11
NOTICE oF lN1ENrIoN.

Notice Of intention to pave and curb
Sixteenth street from south line of
High to north line of Franklin street.
Notice is hereby given that at meet
ing of the city council Of the city Of
Keokuk, held on the 7th day OF June.
1915, there was introduced the reso-
luton hereinafter set forth, and that
by resolution of the city council duly
passed on the said date, the said reso-
luton hereinafter set forth will be
considered by the city council for
passage, at meeting to be held In
the council chamber in said city at 8
o'clock a. M, on the Goth day OF June.
1915, at which time the owners Of
property subject to assessment for the
cost OF the improvement contemplated
by the said resolution, may appear
before the said council and make OBJ
lection to the contemplated improve
ment and the passage Of the said pro-
posed resolution, if any they have.
said resolution being as follows:
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-06-11
June II, 1915
WAR;.


War is hell, no matter what
The fire within that makes it hot!
Masters, by their devious ways,
Light the red, destructive blaze!
Talk of God and righteousness;
What are they in this distress?
Talk about the soldiers fame;
Talk about the glory game;
Tell us it is good to die
That flag may float on high;
Tell US lofty sentiments
Grow from blood and pestilence;
Tell us corpses, strewn around,
Change the soil to hallowed ground;
Tell us burning houses light
Straying patriots towards the right ;
Tell us there is cause for cheers
In the women's bitter tears;
Tell US starving children wall
Only when their armies fail;
Tell us how great victories bless
The widows and the fatherless;
Tell us that the men who died
Are their country's JOY and pride;
Tell US
What you please to tell
The simple truth is
War is hell!
w. J. Hampton in the Christian
Herald.