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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-08
1T ak O. the Times :.

Greetings, has your wife made
you plant nastursiums and sweet
pea seeds yet?
A good way to meet a rail-
road president is to get on
his track.
We notice that the border cen
sor let through all the news as
to what hampers the u. s. forces.
Eddie Peters says his
wife's pet question is, Are
You going to play some golf,
or split wood" What does
your wife ask you?
According to DR.. Frederick
Starr more than one thousand
have been made in
Japan since the war began, the
whole nation is rolling in wealth
and wave of extravaganza is
sweeping the country. And some
of us insist on excluding those
Japs! We ought to be sending
them free transportation to
America.
A wounded French soldier has
been provided with a new jaw
made from the bone OF his leg.
Wonder IL some of our candidates
weren't equipped that way, too.
A Wheeler-0sgood en-
ploye who observed n gang of
street department employees
at work ON the nth street
bridge wrote today's article
in our great immature Sc
rfes. Said he:
Here is a very rare photo of the
toe-nail sloth.
A strictly sober animal, al
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-08
Sunday

Practice game; Tacoma Tigers
VS.. Monograms; Athletic park;
J D. m.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-08
YOU'VE NOTICED
our SmELTER2
WHY IT'S BUSY
Silver? Gold? Platinum? BAH!
Why bother about the baser metals?
IRONS the thing!

Why bother about the baser metals?
IRONS the hing
ZINC is king.
worlds clouds COPPER Innings silver, and
the feverhy counting ADEN the golden
mining profitable today gold
mining?
WHY smelter adding hafmiondolar improve
after halfmllion- dollar improvement?
WHY are Tacoma Junk men waxing rich and hang,y?
WHY selling its highest recorded price?
WHY little zinc mine in
head paid THE RCHEST DIVIDEND IN WORLD HISTORY?
WHY a who nothing the world
a of foundry
Broadway
make this In New York annals
The of wounded No Mans Land Nerdun
WHY -Four million sheIsA Ill NDiED MILLION POT NDs
METAIS-bloup existence before figh
for had really begun!
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-08
Reporter Put
to Death at
Minaca On
March 27.
MACGREGOR'S LAST
MESSAGE

. This is my third attempt
!. to get some stuff out of 4
. Mexico and God only knows Z
!. If this Will get out of the Z
i. country.
/. 1T is strictly against the Z
:, law down here TO send out {
. articles uncensored.
/. I'D az soon lose my right 4
!. arm as allow these fellows
|. to censor my stuff.
Il BELIEVE | AM SPOT d
. TED ANYWAY.
. "Thepenalty if caught is
/. deportation at the nearest
. port of entry--or the firing q
$ squad.
I. II HAVE NO FIRING .
I. SQUAD AMBITIONS"
I. This is the last message
Z. that came out of Mexico
+. from Don MacGregor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-08

We notice that the border cen
sor let through all the news as
to what hampers the u. s. forces.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-08
PUGET
SOUND
STATE
BANK

furnishes pass books and
check books free.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-08
THE REASON

Somebody asks us why The Times car
toons are SO far ahead of any other cartoons
printed In Southwest Washington. Simply
because they are drawn by some of the best
cartoonists In the country. You can't beat
Satterfield, Altman and Minor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-08

A good way to meet a rail-
road president is to get on
his track.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1916-04-08

Greetings, has your wife made
YOU plant nastursiums and sweet
pea seeds yet?
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-05-05

Friday, April 81 was the closing
day d the Lincoln school, and both
teacher and pupils were agreeably
patrons coming in with weil.flled
baskets. Miss Lelah Meadows Is one
of our most efficient teachers, this
fact being fully appreciated by the
Lincoln board, as they have employed
her FOR the last three, consecutive
years. That Miss Meadows won the
hearts Of her pupils was fully mani
Tested when the time came to say
goodbye. as they parted with tecrfil
eyes. Miss Meadows has been en-
ISyedp d to teach sSs the advanced at
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-05-05
BENTON and blair.
delayed Letter. April PSI

delayed Letter, April Isl
--p. II. Fit2mauricc shipped cattle
and hogs to ST. Joseph. Monday.
w. W. Murray delivered corn to
Forest City. the first of the week.
MIR. and Mrs. Earl Rock visited
with Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Davis, Sun
day.
MIR. and Mrs. win Pinney spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Smith
Dcrr.
MIR. and Mrs. Win Bumpus, of
Richvillc, visited Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. Art Titus.
MIR. and Mrs. Mace Refer, Of
o"oec. listed Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Murray.
Miss Myra uiliilan, of Mound
City. was visitor at the Peters home,
the first Of the week.
Mrs. John Carder. of the Blair
district, visited Sunday with her
daughter, Mrs. Oryille Norris.
MIR. and Mrs. Elmer Minshall
were called to Preston, Ncbr., Mon
day. by the serious illness of their
daughter, Mrs. Chas. Ballinger.
Mrs. Elmer Mitchell, Of near
Mound City, spent Sunday with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Watson.
-Mr, Gus BuntZ ana 'Iugntef,
Miss Emma, Of Mound CITY, spent
Sunday with their daughter and sis
ter, Miss Will Kinney.
MIR. and Mrs. Ora Mullen, Mr. and
Mrs, Win Fitzmaurice and Misses
Mary and Pauline Fitzmaurice, of
Forest City, spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. viii Corby.
Earl Rock closed very success
full term Of school at Benton, Friday.
The patrons of the district planned
and carried out a surprise on Mr..
the school house at the noon hour
with well-filled baskets. Miss Izeyl
Swope also closed term Of school In
the Blair district, Friday. The patrons
Of that district showed their appre-
citation by giving her and her pupils
. dinner. All present reported Q fine
time. o. X.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-05-05
Miss Jesta Kunkel was in st. Jo-

--hlS. tulu h.dn, " 'NHibNI'it, IL
visiting here with relatives.
Corn planting is now in full op-
Grafton all over our county.
Harry Alkirc is now c.crking for
the iicnningcr Drug company.
Mrs. j. NJ. Manring was a st. Jo-
seph visitor. Friday of ast week.
DR.. Roy Gclyin, wife and little |
child, we're m oregon, Friday last.
May -, 1916, will be- q big day in
Oregon. Watch the paper Tor par
ticuars.
--iiiss Nina Wi.hrow, of Tarkio, |
vas the guest of Miss lcona Markt, |
a,t week.
Mrs. James Morris and Miss Ly-
liza Smith we're in 1T. Joseph, Friday |
If last week.
ID. +. Romine. of Fortescuc, was |
cooking after business interests In |
oregon, one day last week.
Mrs. Carrie Steinmetz, of st. Jo- |
'eph. is visiting here with her daugh |
ter, Mrs. h. r.. Weary and family.
The Bluff City school closed Tues |
lay OF last week, alter very success
,uI tenn, taught by Miss E,a Hogan
tod blue grass pasture for horses
and COWS, with RAINING water. Gail on
~ address A. ". Carton, New Point,
40.
--Gcrald King is the owner of
.Sc-passcnger Dodge iros. motor car,
purchased from Cook d Foster, dis.
ributcrs for this section.
For Salc-A top buggy. almost
rev. This IL good onc.-lnc price h.
Ight. sec Don u. Martin, ut the
ostoiiicc. Martin i'hUnC.
Fired Cook, bob Rulcy, Frank
!'ostcr aud Dr. J. l.. Hogan were IN
81 Joseph, Thursday of last week, AM
."cy hau time. you can bet.
| Mrs. Minnie Cell was the gucs,
d h,r sun, ruOipI, ana utu,r iria.
| ives, ~ Duaha. Tor several days. las,
N"cN, returning home SUNDAY evening,
Tom Bunker one Of the slb.,a,.
tial citizens Of near FOrtcscuc, wa.
't'rh"nnH county court, atuuuay, an,
cooking after other buNnos, interest =,
| -Encst Stith and wife are rcloic.
ing over the arrival ut "a -, pound
| d1 that came tU their home, SUNDAY
n"'ning,. April 30. d. T.. y. kcamcy
IN attendance.
"A. V. Raiser. who has been laid
~ With rheumatism Tor three months.
ias returned to The Oregon lntcrur.
Jan Railway, where he IL employed
N the train service.
Misses Ina and May Bo,kin. OF
New Point, have returned from Nan.
aS cry, where they Were the gucSi, ,
II th"ir former school chan, MrH.
sherman u. liibbarl.
The Craig high school will have
live graduates this ycar-Aiiss MARI
rhaumcr. Edgar Rumble, Henry o..
burn. Emery belong and George
wickiscr, How lovely, Miss Mary
must feel.
| Curt kennedy, who was recently
operated upon for appendicitis in ST.
Joseph. has returned home. and SAYS
he u feeling fine. tie certainly looks
and acts like different man than
when he left.
Nj. u. Thomas. Of Mound CITY,
was IN Oregon, Monday of this week.
and, of course. was over attending
county court, and talking good roads.
Matt never lets an opportunity pass,
without boosting for good roads.
White l.cghom tsinglc comb
eggs for salc-3Oc per setting Of H.
eggs. mediator lots NJ same rate. ~
arm, one and 0nc-h half miles south uf
Craig, Mo. Phone 1916. ~ write Nj.
Geo. ". Green. Craig, Mo-. Route |.
| Peter f'aiil.y. who has bccp
working in the Robert Hatch harhrr
shop, has removed ,o Agency, thi.
state, where he has leased barber
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-05-05

Dressmaking.-All who want
Rrst-class dress-msking and tailoring,
call on N. p. Caudell, on second floor
In the Peacher building.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-05-05

Terms aud Conditions; The abov,
horses and Jack will make the season
" 1916 on my farm. 5'a miles east oi
Oregon. On the State road, and pa
miles west of the Iron Bridge. an I
close To the Mayilowcr school house;
Sl2.iO will he charged to insure living
col, from ARMOUR. and $1,000 from
GONDEllf.R and TAN COLLECTOR
JR. When mare is parted with or r..
moved from original locality, money
for service becomes due NJ once. =,
lien an the mare and foal will be- held
for insurance money. Care taken .
proven, accidents. hut will not be- ~.
sponsiblc should any occur.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-05-05

For Sale-Good five room house,
with pantry. two closets, two porches
and good cistern, electric lights, brick
cellar, good barn; In lots 20 and 81.
block II, Forest City, Mo.
e. NJ. FlTZMAURICE, Admir-,
Forest City, Missouri.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-05-05

For Sale-Wood. Call on or address,
Fred Weis, Oregon, No., Route 8,
Farmers Phone.
The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1916-05-05

John Greinsr went over to Ne.
braska City, Nsb., for . few days
visit, the past week, with his sisters
and other relatives.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-06

Beautifying the home place is one
Of he/pleasures and duties Of every
home lover. Homes that do not re-
fleet in some way. the better natures
Of their owners are not what they
should be. Home Is the place where
we spend the mos. important part OF
our lives. Homes that are not COM
forting to the tired home-maker have
lost all their charm and usefulness.
Homes should be made beautiful to
the eyes as we'll as comforting to the
body and nerves. If you will look
about you the homes that are the best
in appearance are homes that harbor
gentle people. Homes that are al
lowed TO run to ruin are owned by
people who are careless and often
shiftless in their personal habits.
1t Is not hard to beautify your home.
1t does not-require q lot Of money r
valuable labor. Il remember seeing
a little dooryard in st. Louis once In
which a few seeds had been planted"
says a writer in Farmers Guide. POS
sibly the place was not more than 10
feet square but there was such an
abundance of flowers and grass on
that little dooryard that it gladdened
thousands Of passersby every day.
That little place was tended by q
crippled girl And 1t reflected more
than anything else the spirit of gem
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-06

The cookroom ceiling has large
opening which permits the heat and
cooking odors to escape through a
ventilator in the gable. Near the
stove. to give light and air, is double
easement window. A grated opening
near the floor, in the wall between the
cookroom and the kitchen closet,
draws air from below the floor and
promotes circulation from the floor
upward and helps to keep the lower
part Of the room cool. In winter, If
1t is desired to keep the heat in the
house, the door between the cook
room and kitchen can be kept open
and the ventilator and grating closed
when not needed to carry off odors.
The separate and well-ventilated cook
room will insure dining-room which
Is cool and free from odors.
The fuel room, filled from outside,
is right at hand, obviating the neces-
sity of carrying in fuel every day.
The bathroom is readily accessible
from all parts of the house and c \
be used for washing up by the, men of
the family coming from barn or fields
without going through other rooms.
The closet on the rear gallery IN a.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-06
Home-A Would Make Great
-,
Change Here.

crosby and gentleness which was her
.predominating characteristic. Money
alone will never make a home beau
tiful."
Many farmers plant fruit trees
about the house, but shade trees
would be better for the front yard.
A shade tree to be satisfactory must
be tall, thick and cover 4 large space.
Unless It is pruned high the grass will
not grow we'll under 1t. The most
satisfactory fruit tree Is almost oppo-
site this in general characteristics. 1t
must be headed low in order to have
the fruit within reach at harvest time.
If it grows tail and thick there will
be very little fruit and 1t will be OF
poor quality. An open top or crown Is
necessary for the production of good
fruit and with this condition the
shade Is not good. '....-
As general thing 1t is much better
to use native forest trees Of good
quality, such as the maple (the hard
slow growing species), elm tulip, ash,
etc. The fruit trees can be grown In
the backyard or poultry yard, and or
chard, where fruit IL the first and
only consideration. If every avatlab Die
foot Of ground must be used. certain
amount Of shade and comfort can be
sacrificed for what may be Of more
value. Some good fruit and little
shade is better than much shade and
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-06
SOUTHERN FARMHOUSE FOR A SMALL FAMILY

Southern farmhouse for small
IA mily has been prepared in the once
Of Public Roads and Rural Engineer
ing of the Department of Agriculture
The plan was developed after extern
sive surveys in the South to determine
the household needs Of families with
reference to local agriculture, climate
and domestic help. The aim primarily
is to provide: (a) A cool and con-
venient kitchen and dining room for
the housewife; CD bedrooms and Nv
ing room with the best exposure: (c)
facilities for outdoor sleeping; and
(d) an easily heated house. cool IN
summer and yet with sunny rooms IN
winter. The materials selected are
hose commonly used In the Soutn.
Local builders should have no din
Guilty In carrying out the plans.
With the house facing south. the
living room and bedrooms will have
the advantage Of the prevailing sum-
yner winds, which, generally through
out the South, are from the south or
southwest Where the prevailing
winds vary from the usual direction
the plan can be reversed II desired,
,r the house so placed that 1t will
have the proper relation to the sum-
11er breezes.
The arrangement Of dining room
and kitchen constitutes the chief fea-
ture Of the plan. The china closet
opening into both rooms, saves
great many steps between the kitchen
and the dining room. The clearing up
after meals can be accomplished with
very few steps. dishes being passed
through on the wide counter shelf,
washed at the sink, drained. and re-
turned to the china closet, where they
are available from either side.
The kitchen is small, well lighted, con-
veniently arranged, and cool, by rea-
son of the facts that the range is in
separate room and the windows on
opposite sides permit cross draft
The distance from the range to the
other fixtures is no greater than In
most farm Kitchens; and, II 1t were
the extra step or 'wo would not offset
the marked advantage Of GOODNESS Of
the workroom here the greater part
Of the kitchen work Is done. This is
matter of considerable moment,
since so many farm wives in the South
are now doing their own kousework.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-06
Control Of Injurious
Plant Insects

Watch carefully for the Matching Of
plant-lice eggs. The ideal time to
spray for these Is jus. after Matching,
and before the young lice become hid
den in the bud scales or in the curl
Of the leaves. The spraying material
to use at this time is a sulphate Of
nicotine.
Plow the plum orchard as soon as
possible to turn under mummied' plums
which are responsible for much Of the
primary Infection of brown rot.
Flowing the apple orchard early to
turn under the old leaves Is essential
In preventing scab spreading to the
floweD stalks.
Cultivate the vineyard to turn under
the mummies. Practise clean cultiva-
ton from the very beginning to help
control black rot and downy mildew.
If the rot or mildew was very bad In
former years. early spraying with the
Bordeaux mixture, 4-4-50, is very
important.
Keep the radishes. cauliflowers and
cabbages covered with poison spray
from April 80 to May 20 to prevent
the ravages of the cabbage maggot.
This should be applied once a week in
fair weather. and twice a week in
rainy weather. The spray Is made Of:
Lead arsenate ...........A ounces
New Orleans molasses. -. n pint
Water ........ gallon
Look over the Seeding cabbages
carefully and destroy all which show
any sign Of whiting or rotting.
the buffalo tree hopper and burn them
Immediately.
Watch for plant lice on .ttuce in
cold frames. To combat the insects
the plants should be sprayed with
nicofume liquid, one teaspoonful to a
gallon Of water.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-06

tended for boots, rubber, coats. etc.
AS this house was designed to meet
conditions prevailing In the South, no
provision was made for the washing
up of the farm hands. who, as rule,
have their own quarters.
Instead Of open nreplaces for heat
ing purposes, the drawings for this
house provide for hot-air furnace
installed in a pit beneath the bath
room. The cost Of installation would
not greatly exceed that of the two
chimneys, with two open fireplaces
each, which would be necessary to
heat all the rooms. The upkeep would
be less and the efficiency and comfort
far in excess Of that afforded by open
fireplaces. If the situation Is low.
with water near the surface, the house
can be raised higher from the ground
and the pit carried down but 8 feet
or so. It should be built of concrete
and made waterproof. Space for fuel
storage Is provided under the rear gal
lery, and there is a vegetable cellar
under the kitchen.
There is less front gallery to this
house than in most southern farm
houses. The reason for this Is that.
while galleries add to the GOODNESS Of
a house in summer, they keep the
winter sun out. making the house
damp, cold. and cherries. Extensive
galleries add to the housekeeper's
work If house has wide caves and
good roof ventilation and is placed so
that it Is partly shaded by trees, the
same beneficial effect afforded by gall
leries is had in the summertime. while
in winter the sun will penetrate each
room at some time Of the day. The
summer temperature within house is
largely Influenced by the presence Of
nearby trees. which, even If they do
not shade the building, prevent or
lessen radiation from the ground. The
plan, however does provide a COM
Portable front gallery, and the sleeping
porch can also be used as an outside
sitting room. Two sleeping compart-
ments can be provided on this porch
by using a movable partition or screen.
Complete working drawings for this
house may be obtained by those con-
temp1ating building, on application to
the Office of Public Roads and Rural
Engineering, United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture. Washington, D. c.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-06-06
THE PROBLEM OF FENCING THE FARM
BY N. H. HUMPHREY.

The question OF fencing was not
considered a problem by the pioneer
farmer. Timber was abundant and
cheap, al was also the necessary labor
required to work II up In the form
of fences. Land was relatively plenti-
full and cheap, and it did not matter
so much II rail fences and hedgerows
did occupy considerable Of 1t. Since
pioneer days, however, farming condi-
,, tons have undergone a radical change
At the same time the mode Of fencing
farms has undergone an evolution.
this evolution at all times keeping
+ pace with the changing farming con-
ditions and adapting itself to them as
best as 1t could. Thus has come tho
transition from early agricultural con-
ditions, with its cheap land. plentiful
timber supply, and rail fences, to the
farming Of the present day, with high
land values and q scarce and ever
decreasing supply Of timber. The
present-day farmer does not have at
his disposal an almost unlimited sup
ply, Of high-grade timber and labor
with which to build fences, and he
must incur big outlay OF money In
securing the necessary materials and
labor. To him the matter Of fencing
his farm suitably and economically
has become a problem.
The relation Of farm fences to the
economics Of farming has received
very little attention in this country
far less than its importance would
seem to justify. Therefore 4 careful
study has been conducted in twelve
Of the north central states-Mich IAN,
Ohio. Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin.
Missouri. Iowa, Minnesota, oklahoma,
Kansas, Nebraska, and North Dakota
an area where fences are indispensi-
BILE, and the following information
gained:
The large farm requires proper
tionately less fence than he small
one, and the ratio of fence required
the increase in size of farm up to q
/ certain limit.
Stone, hedge, and the different types
of wooden fences were desirable at
the time they were first built. but
changing economic conditions make
them impracticable at the present
time, and they are being replaced with
wire fencing.
The best kind of wire fencing to
erect depends on the purpose for
which the fence is used. On farm
where mixed types Of live stock are
kept. general-purpose woven-wire
fabric is needed. II only cattle and
horses are to be pastured, coarser
and less expensive woven fence can be
used. When fencing Is needed to in
close extensive pastures where only
| cattle or horses are to be kept the
excessive cost Of a woven-wire fence
| would not make its use desirable, for
losses to stock by injury on barbed
wire would not be large enough to
counterbalance the difference in the
cost Of maintaining the two different
kinds Of fences. This applies to the
extensive farming areas Of the West.
It is economy to use heavy grade
of woven-wire fabric. The cost OF
woven wire Is based upon its weight,
and a reduction in cost may be OBJ
tanned by using a style Of fencing that
has the wires spaced only as close to-
gether as Is needed to meet the re-
ouirements. 1t Is false economy to