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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-04-19
NOTICE.

IL To All Whom 1t May Concern:
You are hereby notified that there is
now on file in the Office of the clerk of
the District Court of Iowa, in and for
Mahaska County, an instrument in
writing, purporting to be the last will
and testament of A. C. Vanalst, late
of said county, deceased, and that the
3rd day of May, 1917. has been fixed
for the probate of said will, at which
time you can appear at the court house
in said county and show cause, if any
there be, why said will should not be
admitted to probate. ras
In Witness Whereof, have hereun-
TO set my hand and affixed the seal of
said Court at Oskaloosa, Iowa, this
l4th day of April, 1917.
49,. w. T. Martin,
40wl Clerk District Court.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-04-19

to save five, ten, fifteen dollars or
more on glasses and get more skill,
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find elsewhere in Iowa?
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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-04-19
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Is the place. Al true. No esageration..
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-06-23
WOULD COLORADO HAVE BEEN
IN THE UNITED STATES

In his address at the Commence
ment Exercises at the Colorado
School of Mines, Mr.. T. A. Richard
of San Francisco gave the following
bit of intimate history relating to
the discovery of gold in California,
which also strangely enough has an
interest for Colorado, because part
of the latter state was in the terri
tory ceded by Mexico to the United
States: THE date of the discovery
lin California; was January "a,
Hidalgo, ending the first Mexican
war, was signed on February 2; in
other words, California was Ceded to
the United States nine days after the
fateful discovery, no whisper of
which had reached either OF the sig
natory governments. SutteT and
Marshall kept the news from spread
ing as long as they could. What
would have happened if Marshall's
ma nau DeCH haue o4c y'ai ''i'
ier? Would Mexico have yielded so
rich a mineral domain, which in
cludcd Nevada and part of Colorado
also, for $8,25O,OO0, even at the
point of the sword? Would Russia
and England have acquiesced in the
cession so unconcernedly? 1t was a
wonderful cOincidence-as remark
able as the fog that prevented Drake
from discovering the Bay of San
Francisco in 1873. We may well be
grateful for the fac chat the dis
covery of gold did not come % raise
bone of bitter contention but to
stimulate the founding of great
commonwealth"
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-06-23
[MERlCAN PEOPLE MUST Be PROTECTED
|GAINST GRAFT OF THE FOOD PIRATES
Cutting the Prices of Stonles

'''S 'iie l'rlCeS of Staples
Under this bill the administration
hopes to cut the price of the nrinci.
pal necessities of life from thirty to
lorty per cent. No attempt will be
made to deal with every article Of
,ood. Only about fifteen of tbe
prime staples will be administered
The spectators, for the time being
may do as they see fit with the Ink
uries and semi-luXuries.
We are all interested in the nrica
Of bread. Only a few are concerned
with the price of grapefruit.
Every worker must have sufficient
good beef. A small minority is in
terested in canvas-back duck.
The food pirates are making an
adroit campaign. They are attempt-
ing to hide behind the farmers.
IF you control food prices vou
Will reduce the farmers profits "
What they are worried about is the
spectators "rake-off."
Will Not Iniure the Farmer.
The Lever bill will increase not
decrease the farmers profits. The
only ones who will be injured will be
the men who have been exploiting
the farmer and robbing the consum-
err
rake wheat as an example: Last
year the farmers of this country re-
celved an average of from $1.45 to
Sl.55 per bushel for their wheat,
Some got more: many less: but
those figures represented the aver
age, according to official estimates.
Now, when the farmer is getting
$l.5O a bushel for his wheat, flour
should sell in New York for about
$500 barrel. All the experts
agree on that proposition.
AS a matter of fact. during tbe
last year flour has been selling at an
average price of $14.OO barrel; or
lOO per cent more than it should
have brought.
Who pocketed the extra $500 a
barrel?
The consumer paid the money,
but the farmer didn't get it, for it
went into the pocket of the food pi-
rate.
Under the Lever bill the govern
ment would guarantee the farmer a
minimum price for his wheat-say
$500 bushel. The miller would be
allowed a reasonable profit, the job
Der and the grocer would be compen-
sated and the consumer would get
his flour for about forty per cent
less than he now pays.
AS might have been expected, the
effort of the food pirates to deceive
the farmers has failed. The most in
fluential farmers organizations in the
country have indorsed the Lever
bill and it is receiving the earnest
support of the great labor unions.
The business community has also
manifested its approval in no uncer-
tain way.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-06-23
~, EDWARD HEATING
rongressmnn from the Third Colo
RADIO District.

u,,,,ington, D. C.-If we are to
.his war we must solve he pro-
of furnishing tie American
crla with enough TO eat at reas-
oh1o nrice. Since the European
hagan on August 1,1914, the
,f the necessaries of life in this
,,n,rv has increased about 100 per
The average increase in wages
haen somewhere between 16 and
nor cent. If that sor. of thing
r.inues VIC will be facing a nasty
,,ation when the STOW flies next
ILL.,
over in Europe our allies are dan
erouslv near starvation. We must
elp feed them, but, at the same
mo we must see to it that our own
loonle are not neglected. Milk-and
ater measures will not do. LeSis-
btion with teeth in it must be en-
cted and enacted at once.
Food Control Legislation
President Wilson and his advisers
ave pointed the way and at their
,ggestion the House of Represent
hives is now considering the Lever
pod-contrOl bill. In order to be ef-
rctiye it should be on the statute
looks soon after July 1St. We will
Int it through the House within the
|eyt few days, but only the Lord
nows when the Senate will vote on
Powerful and selfish interests
(il fight the bill and encourage leg
slators to talk and talk and talk
Every day gained will mean millions
b the food pirates.
Unfortunately the people are not
rOused to the necessity for haste.
/ they were in possession of all the
bets, they would thunder at the
oors of Congress and their repre-
entatives would labor night and
Jay until the president had an op-
ortunity to attach his signature to
be bill.
Food Pirates Active
At this moment, the food pirates
re busy. They are contracting for
rops which will not be harvested
or months and they are preparing
b squeeze the public to the extreme
Init.
Telegraphic advices from eight of
he principal potato producing
tates reveal the activities of the
peculator. Down in Louisiana for
per cent of the rice crop has al
eady been contracted for and
greedy hands are reaching out for
fheat and corn and oats and barley.
he output of every cannery in the
nlted States has already been sold.
Ihe pirates are determined to
beat Uncle Sam to it,"
PRESIDENT Wilson has. done what
y could to protect the peoples in
ferests. He has set all the machin-
Fly Oh government in motion and he
pas called Herbert Hoover from Bel
lum TO take the position of food ad-
sn'Nistrator. But existing law will
so' meet the situation. Hoover can
Fo' meet the situation. Hoover can
~ little or nothing until the Lever
pin has passed.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-06-23

Mrs. Mable Singles went to Alamo
50 Friday night for few days
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-06-23
BRIDGE CONTRACT COMPLETED

Wednesday of this week the Pueb-
10 Bridge company completed the
construction of the new Seven Mile
bridge above Creede. The bridge
is constructed with cement piers and
abutments with wooden top. 1t is a
good servicable bridge and should
last many years. The contract call
ed for completion of the bridge on
the tenth day of June and the com
pany was only three days over the
specified time, which is remarkable
owing to high water.-Creede Cam
die.
The Monte Vista journal., 1917-06-23

Don't let anyone tell you Its just
as good" If you do you're stung.
If its IA kodak get an Eastman.
FULLER DRUG co,
Cheyenne record., 1917-08-16
FAVORs LITMUs PAPER TEST
Professor Huddeison Of Missouri Col
Iege Makes Suggestions for Lo-
eating Sour Soils.

With q little practice, any careful
and close observing person can test
a soil to see II it Is sour. All the ma
terials necessary are some strips Of
blue ntmus paper that can be pur-
chased at almost any up-to-date drug
store and, If the soil is dry, some pure
water free from lime. Distilled water
or rain water Is best. If the test is
made when the soil Is wet enough to
make mud ball, no water Is needed.
r. R. Huddelson of the University of
Missouri College Of Agriculture offers
the following suggestions for making
the test. Work the sample Of soil into
stiff mud ball about the size Of an
egg. Break this into halves and put
one or two strips Of blue litmus paper
between. Put the mud ball back to-
gether, pressing it firmly against the
paper, and let it stay for five minutes.
Then examine to see If there has been
any change in the color of the paper.
If the soil Is sour the paper, where it
was in contact with the mud, should
be distinctly pink in color. If 1t Is
spotted pink and blue or purplish IN
color, either the soil Is not very sour
or there was poor contact between the
paper and mud. If the paper remained
blue the soil Is not sour enough to be
very detrimental to crops.
The soil Of field Is seldom alike all
over, and when making soil test. care
should be taken to get soil from sew.
eral places and mix them together, or
| enough tests should be made over the
field to determine whether any Of it
Is sour. ~ ...
Cheyenne record., 1917-08-16
VEAL CALF NOT PROFITABLE
Consume More Food In Milk Than
They Produce In Meat-Raise
Purebreds for Breeding.

Veal calves from dairy cows gener.
ally lose money for their owners, and
when these calves are kept until a
year old the loss is even greater, is the
information brought by cost-account
record Of the Ohio agricultural ex-
pertinent station for 20 herds. The
milk used to grow these calves is often
Of more value as human food than the
veal produced. "
In the 20 dairy herds 1S owners lost
money on raising calves for veal. The
average loss on 1923 veals was about
$1.95 a head. The average loss of
raising 361 calves in. 80 herds studied
was $3.50 for the first year. Only five
dalrymen among the 30 raised calves
at profit. ..-.,.'. -rl,7 p
When .dairymen get high price for
milk. they would be ahead, by selling
calves rather than raising Hsuch ami
mails for veal or beef. The milk would
bring. a, higher price for; human food
than the veal produced from it. Pure
bred calves usually bring higher prices
for breeding purposes. and in such
cases 1t Is profitable to raise them.
Cheyenne record., 1917-08-16

his selections in this manner and
should be familiar with its limitations.
In order to Judge the animal with
much accuracy she should be In milk
and at the best stage of her lactation
period. A cow that is dry offers very
little upon which to base opinion, as
she has a tendency to take on flesh.
Cows that have been underfed are in
no condition to be Judged. 1t is hard
to tell what heifers will do from ap-
pearance before ,calying. Sometimes
the COW that has all Of the external
appearances does not have the stimu-
lation to produce milk. Until records
are kept of more animals or some
other means devised for selection, the
selection by type should be used, and
It is up to everyone interested In dairy
cattle to become familiar with 1t.
Cheyenne record., 1917-08-16
Squelched.

A family. tree is ENTHUSIASTICALLY of
equal. value TO some persons as Is real
estate Of a more material nature. But
It all, Depends upon whether OF not the
branches. Of the tree are cleaasllmbeh.
This was the. decision reached by the
two. notwithstanding ancestry and he
.redity ani such philosophy.
- II had my own family pedigree
traced by genealogical authority last
week" said the taller of the two men.
~ Indeed! What did it cost you?"
Fifty dollars hush money"
Cheyenne record., 1917-08-16
SELECTING DAIRY COW.
Essential Functions Are Milk Pro-
duction and Reproduction.
Only Small Proportion Of Animals
Used for Dairy Purposes on Which
Records Are kept-charae-
teristics Of Conformation.

The essential functions Of the dairy
cow are milk production and repro
duction. The most accurate methods
Of determining these are: (1) Milk
production by means Of the milk
scales and the Babcock test; (2) re-
production by breeding records.
There is only a small proportion Of
the cows used for dairy purposes on
which such records are kept. This
necessitates the employment Of some
other method of selection. In the
breeding of high producing animals,
through several generations, it has
been observed that there are certain
characteristics Of the conformation
which are correlated with large pro-
duction. These characteristics are,
namely: ~ Extreme angular form,
carrying no surplus flesh, but in good
physical condition. (2) Prominent de-
velopment of the udder and veins. (3)
The symmetrical development of the
barrel with large capacity. After one
characteristics it is possible to select
cows producing 800 pounds Of fat per
year from those producing $50 pounds.
The difficulty comes in picking the AMI
NAL that will produce 500 pounds Of
fat per year as compared to the one
producing 400 pounds. -... .-.
The selection of animals by this
method is rather uncertain. The
farmer makes the largest majority of
Cheyenne record., 1917-08-16
Whence Khaki Came.

1t appears that khaki has been In
use in the British army for more than
forty years. 1t was in use at the time
Of the JOwalki expedition in 1877. ALI
troops. British and native. engaged in
the Afghanistan war of 1S7S-1SSO wore
khaki. Even the shoes were tan-col-
ored leather, sword belts and saber
scabbards were tan-colored leather.
helmets were covered with khaki COW
ers and pugrees. Buttons and buckles
we're not polished. Khaki Is q Hin
lustani word meaning crusty. earthly.
Cheyenne record., 1917-08-16
TO ERADICATE WILD CARROT
Short Rotation, Including lntertilled
Crop, 10 Simplest and Most
Effective Remedy.

II the soil is thoroughly infested
with wild carrot, short rotation Of
crops, including an intertilled crop,
as corn, potatoes or beans, Is the SIM
plest and most effective remedy. The
lntertilled crop should be given a
little extra attention, particularly late
In the season after "laying BY" to
make sure that none Of the weed sur
wives. Before seeding to grass a spe-
cial effort should be. made to build
up the fertility of the soil by plowing
under barnyard manure or: other or
ganic fertilizer. .....
Cheyenne record., 1917-08-16
kilauea's Lava Lake.

Early reports Indicate that the
alarms of war will not prevent many
Americans from visiting their new
national park in Hawaii. Three cele-
brated volcanoes. Kilauea,' Mauna
Loa and Haleakala are in the new
reservation. The lava lake at
KiTauea. spectacle which has drawn
thousands of visitors in past years
from. every part Of the world. will
be. 1t is predicted, unusually spectacu-
lar this season because of the recent
Increased volcanic activity in the re.
gion.
Cheyenne record., 1917-08-16

A newly cut
lemon lay in the
soap dish over
the kitchen sink.
One-half cleaned
fire hly u n
touched, but the
o t h e r W a 8
s que ez e d and
darkened. as
With a resent
full flush Helen
turned from the
sink. Repeated
ly she had asked
Dora nOt tn nSp
Cheyenne record., 1917-08-16
HOG NEEDS, ASHES AND SALT
Articles Should, Be, KEPT, Handy, for
Animals at All 'Times-Avoid
Giving Coal Ashes.

Wood ashes mixed with salt should
be kept in the hog lot all the year
around. The greater the amount Of
charcoal in the ashes the better. Coal
ashes should not. b. given, as they
are constfpating. About the, proper
mixture of ashes and salt for the lot
Is four quarts of salt to bushel VI
ashes. Keep 1t in. a trough or .self-
feeder, so If !~,ll not be trampled, into
the groun'.
Cheyenne record., 1917-08-16
DO NOT, DISPOSE OF LAYERS
Practice Of Selling Large PuIIets In
Fall, Retaining Small Ones,
o. Should Be Discouraged.

The common practice of selling the
largest pullets in the fall and keeping
the small ones should be discouraged.
It is the mature bird that will lay
during the early fall and winter.
Farmers should plan now to winter
over large fiocks. The sacrifice of the
pullets last fall Is being shown already
by the egg shortage. That mistake
should not be repeated a second year.
Cheyenne record., 1917-08-16
TREES TREATED FOR cANKER
Combination Of WhaleoIi Soap, siaked
Lime and Water 10 Recon-
.nended ~ Effective.

Treatment recommended for canker
Of apple trees by one Of the expert
ment stations is to paint the affected
trunk with a combination Of one pint
whaleoil soap. three pints slaked lime
and four gallons Of water: thlcken to
the right consistency with wood
ashes, or with bordeaux mixture
thickened with lime until like white
wash.
Cheyenne record., 1917-08-16
FEED CALVES IN STANcHI0Ns
Young Animals Should Be Fed Sep
arateIy After MIX Ration-Give
Grain and Rouphaoe.

When feeding time comes feed the
calves separately after the milk ra-
ton. Let them have grain and rough
age-no ear sucking will follow and
wind on the stomach and indigestion
will not result. Try this plan. Stan
chions with box for grain and rack
for hay is a good plan.
Cheyenne record., 1917-08-16
No Promotion.

"what business did you say the bos,
was in?" asked the clerk. As. 4 49,
"Why, he's a promoter" replied the
superintendent. .r, IA
"Well, there must be some mistake,
He's never promoted me. I've held
the same insignificant job ever since
I've been here" Z
Cheyenne record., 1917-08-16
MUCH MILK SP0ILs QUICKLY
Wise to Observe Doctrine, "Keep Per.
ishabIe Food Cool, Clean
and Covered

Much milk spoils quickly because
It Is kept uncovered in warm kitchens.
Close observance Of the doctrine
keep perishable food. especially milk.
cool. clean and covered continuously"
may make striking dlffereace In the
food bills Of many families.
Cheyenne record., 1917-08-16
CONVENIENT GATE FOR FARM
TurnstIIe Arrangement Is Handy
Where Four Lots Come Together
How It 10 Built.

An excellent gate for use where
four lots come together is turnstile
gate. This will enable one gate to
answer instead Of four. The end posts
are 2h feet from the center post on
Cheyenne record., 1917-08-16
Work. Like Lightning.

"As a borrower he's wise guy"
"Whataya mean"
He never asks man the second
time for a loan"
. That's what a fellow meant when
he said he worked like lightning. He
never strikes In the same place twice
Cheyenne record., 1917-08-16

which the gate. turns: An inch iron
pin IS inches long and II inches in
the post that the. gate Is framed on
and six inches in the post in the
ground, does the work. This should
fit the holes very tight so that the
gate may turn solidly.H
Cheyenne record., 1917-08-16
Abundance.

America has no art and no poetry :"
Evidently" said the business man.
severely, "you are negleeung to read
our advertisements"
Cheyenne record., 1917-08-16

Makes the laundress happy-that's Red
Cross Bag Blue. Makes beautiful, clear
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
Water Pressure.

As early as 1913 a Frenchman or
science named Pascal experimental
with pressures applied to liquids ana
discovered the following law: A pres
sure applied to any part Of the sur
face Of liquid is transmitted un-
changed in amount In every direction
through the liquid.
Perhaps the most familiar appncE
ton of PascaIs law is the hydrauHe
press. In that machine pump HAVING
a small piston drives water into large
cylinder and thereby forces upwaru
large piston. which congresses "nAt
ever is placed between the PLATFORM y.
the piston and the fixed croSSOean -
the top Of the press. II the area y,
the larger piston IS 100 times tnA'
the smaller a downward force Oh VnS
pound exerted on the smaller plS, ,oo
will create an upward force Oh ~
pounds upon the larger piston
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
Teaching Birds Tricks.

A professor of natural history 10
flutes the statement so frequently made
that teaching q bird tc draw water
needs apparatus and that the learning
Ii cruelty to the bird.
'The following experience of mine"
he says, proves that 1t is not so BY
any means. We bought young bird
last January, so wild that on our ap-
proach It few madly round the cage.
We hung the cage low and by patience,
after the bird got used to our proxim-
fty, induced 1t to take groundsel, first
held at STEMS length, then between the
fingers, finally from the lips. We used
to let him out freely, and he would
perch on the loaf next me at break.
fast. His perch projected through the
wires, and here was his favorite seat
when at liberty. Then l tried hanging
bit Of groundsel by a short string to
the projecting stick. After inspection
he pulled it up with his beak. On
frightening the string with a fresh
bit Of his preferred weed l had the
pleasure and interest of seeing him
pull up the string with his beak I'LL
the flower head was within reach,
catching the slack after each pull with
one foot and then transferring 1t to
the other, so that the coils were quite
neat."-London Globe.
The broad ax., 1917-02-03

The Famous "Green Man Of Brighton"
In October, 1905, an individual was
to be observed at Brighton, England,
who walked out every day dressed In
green from head to foot-green shoes,
green gloves, green handkerchief and
other articles to match. This eccen-
trio person lived alone, knew nobody,
and in his house the curtains, the wall
paper, the furniture, even the plates
and dishes and the smallest toilet ar
ticles, offered an uninterrupted Sc
Quence Of green. Having started on
his career, there was obviously no rea-
son to stop, and with full consistency
he carried his scruples 30 far as to eat
nothing but fruit and vegetables Of the
same green color. The consequences
were extremely disastrous. One fine
day the green man Jumped from his
window into the street, rushed forward
and performed a second somersault
from the top Of the nearest cliff.
The broad ax., 1917-02-03
Some Trees.

In the angle between the Kings and
Kern canyons lies a woodland empire
beside which the HarZ and Black for
est Of Germany would appear almost
diminutive. Within the borders Of the
Sequoia National park and the General
Grant National park near by there are
no fewer than 100000 sequoia trees,
and of these 1900 are more than ten
feet In diameter. In the Sequoia Ma
tional park stands the largest tree In
the world-not the tallest, but the larg-
est-the General Sherman tree, with q
diameter of 36.5 feet and a height Of
279.9 feet. Its massive trunk and
branches contain about 100000 feet
Of lumber, board measure. This Is
equal to the amount of lumber that Is
cut from forty acres Of average Mime
sofa OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.