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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-08
The Calickadee.


Were it not for me-
Said a chickadee, a
Not a single flower on earth would
be,
For under the ground they soundly
sleep
And never venture an upward peep
Till they hear from me-,
Chickade
Il tell Jack Frost when tbs time
And carry away his ice and snow
And then | hint to the jolly old
A little spring work, sir, should
be done
And he smiles around
On the frozen ground
And | keep up my merry, cherry
Till soho declares in glee, in
glee;
'Tis he; tbs he;
The chicl1adee-dee.
And then / waken the birds of
spring
'Ho no, tbs time to be on the wing
They trill and twitter and soar a.
loft,
And | send the winds to whisper
Is SOFT
Down by the little flower beds,
Saying: Come show your pretty
heads;
The spring is coming you see. you
see, ....... !.
That is what he sings to ME,
The jolly ohickadee-dee-dee.
Sydney Dayre.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-08

the year, and he is always CHEEKY
and happy. Winter and summer he
aings chickadee- dee dee-dee, as he
searches for the eggs of the canker
worm moth, which he eats greedily.
A well-known bug specialist states
that pair OF chickadees will de-
lstroy ten thousand of the little
eggs of the canker worm moth in a
single day.
Until the earth warns up and
ougs, worms and insects appear.
food for the birds will be scarce,
and we must not neglect putting
out crumbs aud other food for
them if we would have them stay
with u.s.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-08

In making extra dressing nice
way to fix it is to scrape out the
inside of two half loawes of bread
leaving the crust thin. Rinse out
the inside with cold water and fill
with the dressing, invert on pie tin
and bake This will be found very
nice.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-08
Robbtty.BobbitY.

oh, Robbity-Robbity looks so wise
From the deep, dark pool of his
sunlit eyes
AS he asks the wherefore of every
thing:
why grass is greene" why SPAR
rows sing?"
why do the squirrels climb the
tree?r'
"W7hat was There there before tile
sea?"
why does food make little boys
strong?''
He puzzles and puzzles the whole
day long.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-08
Cut Here.

Woodpeckers, nuthatches and
chickadees are daily visitors at
our feeding shelf Bluejays also
help themselves to the food. Judg
ing from the thrilling, singing and
happy noises generally, the birds
are waking up to the fact that
spring will soon be here.
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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-08

most every day, but as yet we
have failed to see him, as he
keeps out OF our range of Vision.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-08

Me, cross? Why | hope I'm not |
cross. If you thought that I'm
glad you were fooled
just then the sun broke through
the clouds and flooded the kitchen /
with light
Halle jumped up. 'Oh, l must
hurry; Mother won't know where 1 |
am, she said. But she'll be glad
when get home all nice and
dry. Thank you very much"
AS the little old lady opened
the door for Halle she said:
you'll come again, won't YOU?
And bring the other little girls
want to play an April Fool joke
on them, too. E. F Garfield
The Little Boys.
Two little boys had two little toys,
Each was a wooden horse;
Gayly they'd play the long summer
day,
Warriors both, of course.
One little chap had sad mishapl
He broke off his horses head;
He wept for the toy, then cried
, with joy
When his little companion said:
SDid you think / could see you
crying,
When there's room on my horse
for you?
Climb up and don't be signing;
He can go just as fast with two.
Weighing Kitty.
She saw them weigh the baby,
And nothing then would do,
But she must knot a handkerchief
And weigh her kitty, too.
'..Oh, mama come and look" she
cried.
You mustn't speak or laugh;
My darling little kitty weighs
A dollar and a halt
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-08

Our birds show more, of fear
than they did Last year. We Won
der if any ONE has been shooting
and has frightened them. Birds
quickly take the alarm when hunt
ers shoot in their vicinity !
SIT
we hope all of the members of
our Club will do all they can to
keep the birds from being fright
ened. We must prove to them by
kindness that we are their friends
if we wish them to stay with us,
The chickadee stays with us all
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-08
English Beef Steak Pudding.

+, Sift three cups flour with two
teaspoons baking powder and one
teaspoon salt. Chop one-half cup OF
suet flint, mix with flour add e.
ynough cold water to make a stiff
dough. Roll out and line bowl
with it. Cut up one pound OF
round steak in one inch pieces,
season with pepper and salt and
roll in little flour. When the
bowl is half full of meat pour in
one-half cup OF water, add the
rest OF the meat Trim off crust
,and roll out a lid to tit on top.
pinch the edges together, dip a
cloth into boiling water, then in
flour SO it won't stick, and cover
over pudding, tie down and boil
or steam for two and one-hal1
hours. Turn out to serve.
Potato Scenes.
Stiff together one and one-hal1
cups flour, ONE teaspoon salt ano
two teaspoons baking powder. Rut
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1917-03-08

We hear the song of pewee al
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-23
OUR BOYS IN FRANCE AND
HOME PROTECTION

The men on the firing line represent
the pick of our American youth. One in
four of our boys at home was sick, re-
jected because of physical deficiency.
Many times the kidneys were to blame.
If we wish to prevent old age coming
on too soon or if we want to increase
our chances for long life, DR.. Pierce of
the Surgical Institute, Buffalo, N. z, says
that you should drink plenty of water
daily between meals. Then procure at
your nearest drug store Anuric double
strength). This An-u-ric drives the uric
acid out and cures backache and rheuma-
tiSm.
If we wish to keep our kidneys in the
best condition diet of milk and vege-
tables, with only little meat once day,
is the most suitable. Drink plenty Of
pure water, take Anuric three times day
for a month
Step into the drug store and ask for
Anuric $50 cents a package) or send DR..
Pierce Zoe for trial pkg. Anuric, many
times more potent than lithia, often elm
mates uric acid as hot water melts SUI
gar. A short trial will convince you.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-23
Chinese Like Automobiles.

American automobiles are rapid
ly growing popular in China. Their
use is limited not by the desire of the
wealthy natives to possess them, but
by the total lack of roads outside of
a few city districts. Many Of the
wealthy Chinese own several motors,
and in Shanghai it is said to be diff
cult to maintain taxicab business be-
cause the natives charter all the cars.
The Chinese have also established sew
eral motor driven bus lines. Chinese
chauffeurs are said to be the coolest
and steadiest drivers in the world, but
poor mechanics.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-23
DvlNsK AS A PIVOTAL POINT
Thriving Russian City That Controls
River DvIna Valley, One Of the
Strongest Fortified.

Dvinsk, one of Rassia's strongest for
titled cities, is described in a bulletin
issued by the National Geographic So
ciety, which says:
with a population of 10000, in
Guiding 10000 Jews, Dvinsk is a city
Of prime Importance to Russia, for 1T
virtually controls the whole valley OF
the River Dvina, upon whose right
bank it is situated, no miles (135
miles by river) southeast of Riga.
y "Not only is Dvinsk important as a
strategic river point, but as a thriving
railway center. 1t is the junction
point for the great arteries of COM
merce running from Riga to Smolensk,
and from Petrograd to Wilma. There
is also an important railroad to Libau.
Dvinsk is 332 miles by rail southwest
of Petrograd.
"Dvinsk is an important agricultural
center, enjoying an extensive trade in
flax, hemp and grain. 1t is also big
timber market, and its flourishing in
dustries before the war included flour
mills, breWeries match and tobacco
factories, tanneries, brick and tile
works.
"In most encyclopedias and gazeteers
the city is listed under it's old name
of Dnaburg, but in 1893 the Russian
authorities officially declared it to be
DvinSk.
During Napoleon's Russian CAM
paign in 1872 Marshal Oudinot tried
in vain to capture the bridgehead at
Dvinsk, but the honor of taking the
city was reserved for Macdonald few
weeks later
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-23
War Behind the Lines.

In the house of commons the state
ment was made some time ago that 1T
needs a man and half behind the
line to keep one man in the trenches !;
and that is only at the front. How
many men, women and children at
home are needed to keep going the
man with the rifle and hand grenade
we can only conjecture, but if we say
ten civilians to every fighting man
we shall not exaggerate. Simon
Strunsky in the Yale Review.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-23
500 Reward. 500

Catarrh is a local disease greatly inf1u.
enced by constitutional conditions. II
ment. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
Is taken internally and acts through the
Blood on the Mucous Surfaces Of the Syg,
tenn HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE
destroys the foundation Of the disease,
gives the patient strength by improving
the general health and assists nature IN
doing it's work. $4,000 for any case OF
Catarrh that HALLS CATARksk1
MEDICINE fails to cure.
Druggists 75c. Testimonials free.
r. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-23
Easy to Rid Home
of Rats and Mice

There is no need of suffering from the
depredations of rats and mice now that
Stearns' Paste is readily obtainable at
nearly every store A small box of this
effective exterminator costs only IS
cents and is usually sufficient to COM
pletely rid the house, store or barn of rats
and mice The u. S. Government has
bought thousands of pounds of Stearns
Paste for use in cities where rats and
mice are plentiful. The Paste is also
efficient in destroying cockroaches and
waterbugs. Adv.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-23
Too L.adyIike.

Mother was making Sonny coat out
of an old plush coat belonging to one
of his older sisters. While trying it
on she told him how nice and warm it
would be to play in, and asked him if
he didn't think it would be a nice coat.
Bob answered, '"Oh, gee, now every
time lady comes by I'll have to duck"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-23
WHAT NEIGHBORS SAY

Lavalle, Wis.-"After having severe
attack of grip last winter was trou-
bled with backache across my kidneys
and had such aching pains in every
joint in my body I thought it must
be "Reminiscences had anything
like it before. am GA years old. One
day read an article in our paper that
described plainly just how felt, so /
sent to DR.. Pierce for trial package
of the Anuric Tablets. After taking
them the rheumatic pains left me, and
I was greatly benefited by the use of
them. Whenever I think am in need
of kidney medicine shall surely send
for Anuric. MRS. EMMETT OAR
ROW, P. o. Box III.
Marshfeld, VISIT have used DR..
Pierce's medicines in my family for
many years and found them very ben
eficial. I have taken Golden Medical
Discovery We have also used Pleas
ant Pellets MRS. J. ST. THOMAS,
81 w. ga" Street.-Adv.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-23
Gasoline Money Now.

We can remember the time when
a man used to have to run back to
the house to borrow car fare from his
wife now and then. Nowadays ne
touches her for gasoline money.-Ex-
change.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-23

DO You Blame Her?

"Great gracious, man!' exclaimed
Boggs' friend. do find you reduced
to playing cornet at the street cor
ner to make a living?"
"I'm not doing this to make liv-
ing. My wife won't let me practice in
the house." Boggs replied.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-23

Pure water, according to Lord Ray
leigh, is greenish blue, while pare air
is blue, because, according to New
toms dictum, the molecules OF the air
are sufficiently large to reflect blue
rays.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-23
Human Riohts.

"What we want is freedom of
speechv' shouted the man on a soap
box.
was leaning out of the window. ''But
haven't we members of the Anti-Noise
association any rights at ALP
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-23
Boom in African Trade.

"The wrist watch has done much
for our trade"
sWhere is your trader"
1T is mainly in Africa. Formerly
we couldn't sell native watch be-
cause he wore no pockets to carry.
it in.'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-23

According to a Paris physician pre-
mature badness is due to some trou-
BILE with the teeth.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-23
Speed.

Heard any news from the boy at
the training Campo"
Eyes. He writes us that he's the
fastest potato peeler in his company"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-23
TYPICAL optimist.

A real optimist is one who keeps
plugging as though the war was go
ing to last indefinitely.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-23
Cumulative, Expense:

ut costs three cents to send let
ter"
eyes," replied the man who has been
sued for breach of promise; "and ii
you are not careful that three cents
a day may be only the starter"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-23
She Had a Kind Face.

Agnes-No, would never marry a
man to reform him.
Ethel-Well, / don't think myself
that harsh measures are the best.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-23
With the Pacifists.

"Terrible about the Smith de Puy-
sters, isn't it,"
whats the matter now?"
ooh! they are constantly fighting
about which one is the more peaceably
Inclined
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-23

When all is lost save honor some
men get on their dignity.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-23
Lake Ii for Granted

If you expect those big, red apples
to taste as good as they look, better
not look when purchasing.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-23

DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
original little liver pills put up 40 years
ago. They regulate liver and bowels. AID.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-23

st. Paul has an oak tree which 1OC
years ago was used as a gibbet.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-23
The Retort Cruel.

Marie-That's beautiful gown you
have on.
Molly-Do you know that lace is
forty years old?
Marie-That so? Make it yourself?
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-23

"Woman, lovely woman seems to
be proper, but "Man, lovely man."
doesn't sound good to us.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-23

Trouble likes to avoid man who
is able to keep his mouth shut.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-23
Liberal Givers.

The trouble with advice is that
those who have done the least have
the most to give.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-23

Over 5000 Breton (France) women
earn their living as sailors!
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1917-11-23

Australia has 80 hat factories.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-10

Germany's U-boat warfare seems
destined to become a boomerang. 1t
has caused a lessening of the worlds
food supplies. scarcity of which will
affect the Teutons along with other
peoples 1t would have made neces-
sary a curtailment of exports to neu-
trail countries, even if there We're no
stronger reason for Withholding ship
ments. Sweden says sne hasnot been
supplying Germany with American
products. This may or may not be
true. but it is safe to say that in the
future she will not be afforded the
opportunity to do so.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-10
REPLY TO SENATE
Trade Commission Explains
Continuance of Paper Prices.
Fears Hating Them Would
Embarrass Prosecution.

Washington, July 10.-Fear of en-
barrassing the justice departments
prosecution of certain paper manu-
facturers, was the federal trade COM
missions answer today to the senate
resolution of June %, asking why the
commission had not moved to COM
pei the manufacturers ito desist from
illegal and unfair practices
In it's reply to the Reed resolution,
the commission reviewed the entire
history of it's news print paper in
vestigation in the midst of which
down in New York against a number
of manufacturers.
Dual Prosecution.
The commission on April 5, 1917,
had ordered its legal department to
bring proceedings for the relief of
publishers, it was disclosed today. The
justice department having acted be-
fore the complaint could be drawn
up this at once raised the question.
as yet undetermined, whether pro-
ceedings by the commission might re-
suit in embarrassment in the criminal
prose cution of the indicted manufac-
turers."
The reply continued:
Hearings before the commission on
it's complaint would proceed largely
on the same evidence. The proceed
ings might so be employed by the de-
PENDANTS for the purpose of delay as
a basis for a claim of immunity in the
criminal prosecution"
The commission today qualified its
previous report as to alleged violations
of the Clayton act, by price discrimi-
nations.
Urges Govt Control.
There are disparities in prices
which are not illegal Determinations, u
said today's reply to the senate. Dis
PARTIES in prices paid by publishers
were due mainly to the fact that they
were buying from different manufac-
turers, sales agents or jobbers, or to
the fact that some publishers bought
large. quantities of paper on long
term contracts made at some prior
date, while others were buying smaller
quantities in the open market from
manufacturers or jobbers who, in
some cases, were selling at a great
advance on the cost"
The reply again earnestly invited
the senate to the serious condition
confronting the public and the news
news print paper.
The commission renewed its recon-
mendation to the senate in a previous
report that government control OF
print paper distributing systems and a
cooperative arrangement with Can
ada would speedily and effectively
remedy the whole situation and bring
practical and imme diate relief
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-10
The British public has been urging

The British public has been urging
the government to make reprisals in
kind for the air raids made in Eng
land by the Germans. So far the au-
thorities have refused and their stand
is commendable The murder of Ger
man women and children by British
airmen would not bring back the lives
of those slain in London and adjacent
cities. Let Germany bear the stigma
of her acts alone. She should rot be
permitted to say: You did il. too
one horror cannot be mitigated CT eff
faced by perpetrating a similar one.
Retaliation would not even have de-
terrent effect on the Huns. The
kaiser stands ready to sacrifice the
women and children of his own coun-
try as willingly as he would those of
an enemy country. if it but serve his
ambition. Let it never be said that
our allies made war on innocent nom
eombatants and helpless babes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-10
DRAFT DAY NEXT WEEK
Washington Drawings May Be Made
Tuesday or Wednesday.

Washington, July 10.-Draft day
will be next week, probably Tuesday
or Wednesday. This is the present
plan of the war department. These
other things also became known:
First-Probably 100000 men will
be drawn.
Second-Of these $4,000 will be
called to the colors Immediately. The
others will be subject to call when
needed. The war department believes
that by this plan much future work
can be avoided.
Third-Sixteen states and the Dis
trict of Columbia had completed their
numbering of registration cards, had
sent duplicate cards to the war de-
partment and were ready for the
draft The states are Arizona, Con-
necticut, Delaware, Idaho, Louisiana,
Maine, Montana, Nebraska, New Mex
leo, Oregon, Rhode Island, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West
Virginia and Wisconsin
Fourth-Provost Marshal General
Crowder announced that appeals from
the decisions of local boards in exemp-
ton cases must be made in writing,
accompanied by affidavits. Men argu-
ing for exemption will not be allowed
to appear in person before the ap
pellate boards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-10
GUARDS KILLED BLACKS
Secret Testimony on Race Riot Pro-
duceS Story.

East. st. Louis, Ill, July 10.-Two
negroes were shot and killed by Illi-
nois guardsmen during the rioting
here on July 2, it was testified OF the
secret session of the coroner's jury
yesterday, according to information
obtained today.
This testimony was reported to have
been given by Col. E. P. Clayton, who
was in command of the troops at
time and now is in immediate COM
mand.
The two negros. according to the
report of the testimony, were hiding
in a shed when they were killed. They
were killed on order of a police ser
geant, who said the negroes had fired
at policemen and soldiers.
United States Senator Lewis of
Illinois, in a telegram today said he
favored a federal investigation of the
riots and was urging it on the depart
ment of justice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-10

List of "don'ts" from the Los An
geles Times: Don't work yourself sick
imagining that money and a vacation
will compensate you for lost health,
for they won't. Don't live three days
and nights in succession without any
sleep thinking you can catch up by
sleeping the next three days and
nights. You can't! Don't drink TO ex-
cess, especially these warm days not
even of light liquors, and think you
can be as efficient and happy as the
man who doesn't drink. You can't.
Because you have a stomach like an
ostrich and good cook to cater to
Your appetite don't think that you car
eat until you have acquired chronic
Indigestion and then find some magic
medicine that will restore you to per
feet health. The thing is impossible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-10

Science and Learning in France"
is the title of a new book for which
A. C. ,dcClurg & Co., of Chicago. are
the sole agents; cloth, $3.50; paper,
s1.OO. The book had it's entire incep-
ton and preparation with American
scholars, independently of any CO.
operation or stimulus from France.
No such aggregation of eminent Amer
.can scholars and scientists has prob
ably ever before come together with
such unanimity, from all fields of
learning. for a single purpose. The
list of authors makes the book an en-
phatic message to the America peo-
pie. The book was planned and be-
gun a year and a half ago. while the
United States was a neutral country
and seemed destined to remain So. 1t
is in no sense a pro-ally document, but
rather a judicial and impartial pro-
nouncement, designed 10 do justice to
French science by acquainting the
American people with the facts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-10
LOAN RUMOR UNTRUE
No Date Yet Set for Second liberty
Issue, Says McAdoo.

Washington, July 1O.-Published
reports setting September Is as the
date of the next liberty loan and the
amount at $4,000, 100000 drew a for
NAL denial today from Secretary Nc
Adoo. He said:
my attention has Just been called
to a report circulated in New York
City that the next offering of the lib
erty loan would be made on the fiji
teenth of September, next, and that
the amount would be $4,000, 900. 900.
This report is wholly unauthorized.
I have not yet determined when the
next offering shall be made nor what
the amount shall be-"