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Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-26
HOW SOAP WORKS.
Il Cleans Because II Er,ulsifss ire o.,
Thi, Holds the Dirt.

nav f1otos INC Offf.
Why doc saap take oni The dirt
Tie answer 10 his question 1aS been
argued many times hy chemists, ani
n cleanliness = ueers-ary ami eaar
NOUS quantities. Of soap dave 10 IL
nscd il Is wei that We shotlld kHsn
how soap Does IL work
II i FAT or oil that especially makes
things dirty. II only we. can melt OF
ret lid III tho OIL on hands or clothes
We ~oop can make them slran. ara lie
real nse Of soap Is that II. dlsposes az
oil. II does this In At least two ways
Most soaps have m them great deal
Of alkaiL This aikaii dissplvcs thc oil.
But soap takes the dirt from things
ia another WAY. as we know when We
use soaps that have no alkaIi IN them
at all. II has the power II breaking mp
oil Into a number II tiny little DROPS.
with ail the dirt that the oil hns toi.
lected
A collection Of tiny drops OF oil held
in some other fiud IL called an emnl-
sion. Water alone viii not form an
emulsion OF any oil. because OH and
water viii not mix. That is the reason
why we cannot get clean with water
alone but when. water has soap dis
solved In Il IL Is able. To make an cmuI-
sion Of the oil on anything We are
washing and so make II cfcan. Ex-
change.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-26
To Prevent Draft.

To keep windows open and yet feel
no draft while sleeping take an old
sheet or piece OF cloth as long as the
bed and about a yard and half wide.
Fastpn a loop Of tape or elastic to the
corners Of one lengthwise edge. loop
over the posts AT the head and foot of
bed on side next 10 the window and
you have a Screen that. Will keep off all
draft. bur still give plenty of fresh air.
st Louis Post. Dispatch. I.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-26
oovernment Crop &c

Nearly 100000 .sched yaa-
died EACH year in The J. If crop
estimates OF the United u.rs deparf.
ment of agriculture in making up.ths
government monthly crop reports. nc.
cording to the HlnuaI report ~ the
Chief Of the bureau " crop estimates.
Nearly 10000 names are on the vol
un.ary crop reporting lists; forty -four
paid agents are constantly making per.
sonal Investigations. one agent cover
ing state. aud n force Of 105 clerks
is employed In Washington o handle
the large number OF reppsts from the
voluntary crsp feputers and 10. Eeen
records OF crop information OF this and
foreigH countries. The work Of crop
rcpoiiin. has been So improved AMI
systcmatizcd that estimates Of produe.
fion Of mportant-products can be ma le
with close degree OF accuracy. Tie
most complete record In existence Is
kept In the bureau OF the estimates
and statistics relating to the worlds
crops and live stocs.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-26

Ny coat and I live comfortably to-
gether. IL has assumed all my wrin-
kles. does not hurt me anywhere, has
nodded itself on my deformities and is
compliment to all my movements, and
| only feel its presence because it .ecps
m warm. Old coats and old friends
are the same thing. Hugo.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-26

y view of statements by packers
produce dealers and grocers that
the high prices for foodstuffs are
due to the marked increase this
year insexports, the latest figures com
piled hare been obtained from Oscar
L. Austin, statistician of the foreign
trade department of the National City
bank, New York.
Mr. Austin, who has made a study of
exports, denied there is ground for
the extortionate prices because of ship
mems. from this country. In the fol
lowing statement lie shows the situa-
ton clearly: f
So far as | can judge from the latest
ofhcial figures of exports of foodstuffs
the sudden ihcrease. in prices which we
have noted within the past few weeks
can scarcely be due to an increase in
exports, (which, as | understand. Is the
chief argument made to sustain the
syery recent increase in prices.
The Iatests official figures which we
have Of the exports Of the United
States as Whole cover the month of
September, 1916, and the nine months
e 19l6Eending with September.
A.a fiery large proportion of the
food articles exported the movements
out Of tie country in September ana
In tho nine months ending with Sep
tembcr are Tess than those of the cor
responding periods of 1913. so far as
relates to quantity. As. / understand
the situation, the sudden advance which
has been made within the past few
mouths in many articles is based upon
the assertion that there is now a very
large increase of exports over the cor
responding period of last year and
hence the necessity for the sudden in
crease of prices at the present moment.
Far Less Fresh Beef Sent.
The present export situation can be
illustrated by the figures of a few OF
the principal food articles. Take fresh
beef. for example. The quantity ex-
ported In the month of September 1916.
was but 100000 pounds. against 49,
46S.O0O in September OF 1915. and
Tor the entire nine months ending with
September only 13S,243.0o0 pounds.
naainst os,0G4, 900 in the correspond
Ing months Of 1913.
Ficlled beef exports IN September,
fhe latest month for which we have
complete figures. amounted to only
4s1 900 pounds. against I.O22,000 in
Scptembcr Of 1915, and for The nine
months ending with September z2.9Ss.-
eco pounds, against 34.Sp7 ESQ III the
corresponding months Of 1915.
or cleo. oil which IS largely used in
certain Of the foreign countries in the
manufacture of butter, he exports OF
September, 1916. were but 1o.495 600
mounds. against f2.o19o00 III septem-
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-26
sehupp a. Real Pitcher.

,Ferdie schup. Of the s;iafts!. who
finished the season in cyclonie fashion.
not oAly.showed fine Mechanical edhip-
ment, but GOODNESS and a shafe.of base
bali brains.
Schupp pitched 40 and a fraction
Innings in 1916, and only twenty-five
runs were scored OF his pitching. Still
fewer runs were earned OF him,
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-26

Der of the year before. and for the nine
months ending with September. 1916
they were 65Di2 900 pounds, against
7T0l1 600 in the corresponding months
of 1915. OF oleomargarine the exports
| of the nine months ending with Sep
TENDER were 4.291,o0O pounds, against
$3.50, 900 in the same months of 1918.
Canned beef exported in the nine
months ending with September, 1916,
was but 3969l ,0O0 pounds against 60
$4,000 in the corresponding months of
the year before, though in the single
month of September the exports were
larger than in September 1915.
Hams About a Standoff.
OF hams and shoulders the exports
of September. 1916, were 17,424.O0o
pounds against II 1852 900 in September
of the previous year, though for the
nine months ending with September
there was very small increase.
Lard exports in the nine months end
ing with September were below those
of the corresponding. months of 1915.
having been IN the nine ponths of
1916 327. $4,000 pounds against 3d.
$4,000 in the corresponding months of
1915. -,
Canned pork exports in September.
1916, were 100000 pounds against 402.-
600 il September 1918. and fresh pork
G22.OG0 pounds against 1.435.00O.
though for the nine months ending
with September there was a large in
crease in the exports.
Picked pork exports during Septem-
Der OF last year were but 3.715.O00
pounds against G,5S9c00 In tho same
month Of 1915 while for the fml
nine months the figures are practical
~ identical with those Of tie same
months Of 1915.
Canned sausage exported Ia Septem-
her. 1916 WAS but 2320D0 pounds
AGAINST $4,000 IN the same month OF
1915 and for the nine mouths end
ing with September 3.229W0 against
423l.009 pounds in tie nine months of
the preceding year.
Less Butter In Nine Months
OF butter the exports of September
Of last year are much above those of
September Of the year before. but
for the nine months ending with Sep
tember are below those Of the CORE
spending period Or 1913. while cheese
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-26
DECREASE IN SHIPMENTS
OF FooDSTuFFS THIS YEAR

The following figures Of exports
are from the foreign trade depart
ment OF the National city bank.
for September, 1916, and the corre-
spending month of 1916
Staple. 1916. 1915.
Fresh beef Qbs.).. $4,000 s.46s. 900
Picked beef dbs). 2.4S1 900 4.o22. 900
Hams and shout
ders nbsD mills f,o00 17.769, 900
Picked pork 0bs.) 5,7i5.e0O G.5S9,O0)
Potatoes (bushels1 $4,000 20, 900
Dried apples dbsJlo.14s.coO q, $4,000
Green apples Oar
rels) ............ G04,000 .2S6. 900
Wheat (bushels). .1s, 10000 p. 526. 900
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-26

IntramuraI Athletic Director Floyd
4. Rove of Michigan university will
endcayor 10 interest all the students In
sporting activities and has number
of assistants 10 instruct the 80 stu
dents in football baseball. soccer.
hockey, track and indoor baseball
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-26
Lewis Is After steeher.

Stranger Lewis Is again hot on
he trail Of Joe stecher the Omaha
wrestling wonder. The men have al
ready met twice. aud each time II re-
suited in draw. Lewis says he IS
more than anxious TO wresile Siecher
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-26
SPORTS IN GENERAL
BY LETT AB
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before any club in any city that the
bout would draw we'll in a finish con-
test.
According to close friends. Stecher
Is more than willing TO take on Lewis.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-26

II such IS the case II looks - II the
mat fans can look forward 10 the vim
ner Of the bout as the champion catch
as-caich.can wrestler " the world
now that Frank Goteh Il ont OF H.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-26

shows similar increase in Septem-
Der over 1915. bur n decrease for the
nine months of 1916 compared with
the corresponding months of 1915.
OF potatoes the exports for Septem-
her, 1916. are but $4,000 bushels
against 10000 in September of the pre-.
Yious year. and the nine mouths ending
with September show no material in.
crease over the corresponding period Of
1919, having been In the nine months
ending with September, 1916, 2.T61 600
bushels against 2,755.0O0 in the same
months of 1919.
Dried apples exported in the nine
months ending with September. 1916.
are but 10.143O00 pounds against u
100000 In the corresponding months OF
, the year before. OF green apples the
exports of nine mouths In 1916 are but
6of000 barrels against 1,2sGo00 In the
same months of the year before Dried
apricots in the nine months ending
with September, 1916. were 10.1S3,oo0
pouipIs against lss60.000 in fhe CORE
spending months. OF 1915, ami canned
or preserved fruits were but S2.565.oO
value against. $4.1if21o, the Quantities
not being stated in the official hgures
of exports.
Great Drop In Wheat outeo.
OF whesit the exports of September
are but .13. 10000 bushels against III
$4,000. and for the nine months end
ing with September 1l3,312.000 bush
els against 1Gl.761.00Q in the. CORE
spending months of the year 1915. The
quantity of -four shows practically no
change. the increased prices of wheat
and consequently flour being doubtless
due TO the much shorter crop in the
United States in 1916 than In the pre-
vious year, also to the fact that the,
wheat crop of the world in 1916 Is ma
terially below that of 1915
OF course IL is not improper to as
sumo that the demands of the war.
which have now covered twenty-eight
months. would naturally increase the
prices of those articles for which it
is creating such great demands, but
with reference to theNyery recent and
very great increase. that Of the past
few months, the latest official export
figures above quoted do not seem. of
themselves, when compared with cor
responding conditions. one year ago,
to justify the large and very recent
advances in price.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-26
The Sunday School Lesson

Text OF The lesson. John ii. 1922
Memory verses. -. IL. Golden Text,
Matt. xxi, Is.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-26
Less Butter In Nine Months.

OF hutter the exports of September
Of last year are much above those .of
September Of the year before. but
for the nine months ending with Sep
temher are below those Of the CORE
spending period Or 1915. while cheese
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1917-01-26
Foreign Trade Expert Says No.
lump In Prices In America Is
Not Due to Great Demand From
Europe For Our Prophets, He
Points Out.
photos by American Press Association

Il y view of statements by packers,
! produce dealers and grocers that
the high prices for foodstums are
fdf4a 70 tho married.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17

bumper yield that will be gathered in
a few months in Iowa and other states
of the corn belt.
Iowa Is king among corn states, and
corn is climbing rapidly to place of
Importance in the king row OF grams.
And every corn grower knows that he
excellence of his crop depends on The
quality of the seed corn he plants in
the spring as much as on the care with
which he prepared the ground and tills
the fields till the time comes for lay
ing by the crop.
A little more than a decade ago, seed
corn gospel was preached in an expert
mental way and received with superior
smiles by many farmers. Today 1t is
accepted as part Of the gospel Of the
farm, and Iowa's yield has increased
so remarkably since proper care has
been given seed corn selection that the
most skeptical farmer Of few years
ago has become a devoted follower OF
the gospel which Ames professors car
ried through the state about the time
the new century dawned.
This year more than ever before, the
selection of seed corn is Of vital I'M
poftance in Iowa. 1t is good time
now for corn raisers to be watching
their fields closely SO the wisdom Of
their selections from the present crop
shall be reflected in an increased yield
next year.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17

quickly as do the law abiding
people of any other country. But
the Germans in the empire cannot
know the truth about these things
now; the reports that reach them are
of German heroism. chivalry and,
above all, loyalty to the kaiser. Dis
semination of misinformation is one OF
the commonest instances Of the extent
to which absolutism goes in Germany.
But the world outside Of Germany
knows, and this fact is what makes it
impossible for the average American
to understand how anyone claiming
American citizenship and owing ALE
glance to any government but the
kaiser's can propose the peace with
out victory" of which the pacif1sts talk.
Any peace short of that to which de-
feat must force the kaiser to agree
would be German victory and
triumph for that brand of savagery
and barbarity which civilized peoples
thought had been banished from
Christendom long ago.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17
ALBA.

Miss Ruth Bloomfield has gone for a
visit with her sister Mrs. A. l. Godfrey
and family at Dunbar, Nebr.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. T. Craig and son
Hubert left Sunday for Galesburg. Ill.
for visit with the formers sister MIS-
Bert Potter and family
Miss Emma Ireland has returned
from visit at the home OF her sister
Mrs. Ella Miller of Ottumwa. Her
nephew expects soon to so to the war.
Thos. Evans is taking his vacation
from his duties at the post office.
Elizabeth Anderson has returned
from visit with her brother in Tarkio
Missouri.
Miss Winnifred Jamison who is in
chautauqua work this summer spent a
few hours in Abba recently with
trends.
Mrs. Iarina Neil has gone to make
her home with her daughter Mrs
Viola Harbinson. north of Abba.
Miss Myrta Harlow has gone TO Des
Moines to serve on the board of re-
view.
]. d. Brock of Bushnell, Ill, is Wis
ting his daughter Mrs. D. d. Johnson
stephen A. Robinson while at work
on the tipple at Buxton No. 10 We'd
nesday fell from the structure and
met instant death. He was In the frs
call for military service and was ex'
amined by physicians Tuesday. He hat
worked only three days at the mine
The deceased was a son of Mr.. apt
Mrs. w. /. Robinson.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17
POLICE POWER.

Quietly but with extreme effective
ness, the Ottumwa police force under
Acting Chief Levi Noah has been con-
Quoting cleanup campaign during the
mast few weeks which has resulted IN
Kidding the city of some of its most
undesirable citizens and resorts.
The number of arrests does not In
dictate the number of instances OF law
violation which have felt the weight OF
the new chiefs authority. There have
been numerous quiet visits to shady
resorts and brief interviews between
the law breakers and the chief follow
ed within a few hours by quiet depar-
ture from Ottumwa by the retired
propzietors.
Gamblers have learned that they
cannot "get away with it," Bootleg.
gers have found that if a single raid
failed to reveal evidence of convict
ing sort. other raids followed and their
lawless business ceased to prosper:
Disorderly houses have been closed
when their inmates have learned that
they could not buy immunity from
prosecution by paying an occasional
fine
The work is continuing; it Is by no
means finished but it has progressed
far enough to carry conviction that Mr..
Noah means business. He Is support
ed in his activities by Commissioner
Phillips, his superior and together they
are proving that it is possible to make
police department power for law
enforcement merely by living up to
oaths Of office.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17
Children's Evening Story
Copyright, by a..
,yright, 1918. by A. S. Bailey.

Now, it happened that Mrs. Kinglei
heard Mr.. and Mrs. Hawk talking t.
each other. as they tried to capture
Frisky Squirrel, and she heard the 9th
er forest people shouting too. So she
called to MIR. Kinglet that somebody
seemed to be in trouble; and he came
hurrying up at once.
When the little frightened wrer
screamed, Mr. Kinglet made up his
mind that 1t was time for him to &c
something. And he pushed his red
crown up on the top Of his head where
it would show better and he few
straight toward Mr.. Hawk.
Mr. Knglet flew up over Mr.. Hawks
head, and then he darted down and
lighted right in the middle OF Mr..
Hawks broad back, and began pecking
him as hard as he could with his sharp
little bill.
Mr.. Hawk stopped trying to catch
Frisky. He had all he wanted to do to
shake that bold little fellow of his
back. And though Mrs. Hawk still
swooped down at Frisky Squirrel,
brave Mr.. Kinslet's brave little wife
began to fly at her so f1ercely that Mrs.
Hawk couldn't keep Frisky from reach
ing the tree where he lived.
He was very glad to get home. you
may be sure. And he dived in through
the door and was out Of sight in no
time. But pretty soon he stuck his
head out again to see what was hap
pening. Mr.. and Mrs. Hawk had van
ished. And all the forest people were
thanking Mr. and Mrs. King1et for dr1w
ing them away Frisky Squirrel thank
ed them too. And when he remember
ed how he had sometimes teased Mrs
Kinglet by visiting her nest he felt
very much ashamed and he promised
himself that he would never trouble
her again.
(To be Continued)
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17

and the world conflict which has drawn
us into its vortex no longer wears the
impersonal aspect that distance lends.
It is our war now as never before
yours and mine-and as we watch our
departure we will fall short of loyalty
if we do not consecrate ourselves
anew in the same spirit that moves
them to offer their lives in defense Of
their government and it's institutions,
in defense Of their homes, their fam
lilies, their children, and the future
happiness of their children and ours.
And when they march away we will
bid them Godspeed, you and 1; and un-
til they return our prayers will go up
for their safety; and while they are
there at the front, fighting for you and
me, they will know that back at home
each of us is doing his bit to weld
America into loyal entity. They will
know, over there more keenly than
they realize it here, that only the
united, patriotic effort of all Americans
can hasten the end of the titanic strug-
gle and their return home to enjoy the
fruits of their labors.
So we will send them away with
cheer, and our "Hurrahs" will mean
just this:
Every minute while you are away
from us, know that we are keeping the
faith; that we are seeking ways in
which we may do our part to tighten
the burden you are bearing; that we
are making sacrifices here at home to
the end that your sacrifices over there
may be diminished; that we too stand
united and ready to make the supreme
sacrifice for that flag which you win
carry through the fire Of battle and
bring back home unsullied."
Let the pacifist forget his senseless
plant; let him waken to the fact that
he is in the war. with duty and re-
sponsibility for its successful issue
a duty and responsibility to his coun-
try and no less to his neighbors who
are going over there to fight SO he
may continue to enjoy the privileges
and security accorded him as citi-
zen in the worlds greatest nation.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-08-17
A sRAvEL,rTLE BIRD.

It was not long before Frisky SPUR
rel began to see that he had got him
self into something very like fix. 1t
had been fairly easy to dodge Mr..
Hawk alone But things were quite
different now. Mr.. Hawk would come
hurting down upon him from one
direction; and Mrs. Hawk would
swoop down upon him from another
1t was all very confusing because
Frisky could not watch both OF them
at once
He called to his mother. because he
began to be frightened. But Mrs. SOUR
rel was not at home Frisky didn't know
what to do. He tried to reach his home
in the big hickory tree nearby; but
Mr.. and Mrs. Hawk wouldn't let him
go near it. And when he felt one OF
Mr.. Hawks sharp talons dig into his
back Frisky thought that his end had
come. But he escaped that time,
though Mrs. Hawk nearly caught him
just two seconds later.
I am afraid The Tale Of Frisky
Squirrel would have ended right here,
if somebody had not come to FIisky's
help. Fortunately there was small,
olive-green bird who lived with his
wife not far from F'risky Squirrels
home. Mr.. Kinslet was his name. And
though he was tiny fellow he had a
heart like lions. suppose that IN
all the country around Blue Mountain
there was no Drawer fellow than ne.
And his wife was brave too. Although
they both wore very dull colored
clothes, if you took good look at Mr.
Kinglet. you could see that he always
wore bright red crown. He was very
modest about this crown, and generally
wore it so that only little Of 1t show
ed. But whenever he went out to
fight. as the forest people are often
Obliged to, that beautiful red crown
might be seen as plain as could be.