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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-08-15
Mis-. Ham erlnned,

SaSaass---e q I34aaE1 easx.Ss@s5ESS
then, and I've Just been digging for .
little exercise. Maybe I'll find some.
thing worth eating in the mud"
Its only the middle Of the after
noon now" said Mrs. Duck. MYou
haven't much else to do, have you?"
She was grinning and thinking what
fun 1t would be to tell the other ducks
| In the pond how busy Miss Ham had
been all day!, ...,,s4.s. ...s.. I'd u.
l "Oh, yes, / have great deal more
to d." said Miss Ham. II must think
about afternoon tea-or afternoon
weeds and seeds and other good things
! to eat. And then comes supper-a
most important meal"
'But why are you so busy doing all
this?" asked Mrs. Duck. 1.-THE farmer
gives you plenty to eat You don't
have to 60 a-hunting."
Il am kept busy eating it ALL" said
Miss Ham,, That's enough Stoa keep
| ne well occupied, which means the
same thing as being kept busy"
..They all mean just one thing to
Lyon; Miss Ham," said Mrs. Duck.
\ "What7" asked Miss Ham, granting
little, for she felt she knew quite
we'll, only she did not want to pretend
she knew too much. Otherwise she
would be asked to enter too many
talks when she would SO much rather
be eating.
"You only care for eating" said
Mrs. Duck, "and everything means eat
k<> = y, to- ~ nj
Miss Ham grinned and squealed a
little, for she thought Mrs. Duck was
very funny.
"Can't you stop to think Of the day
aow?" asked Mrs. Duck. ut is really
so extremely beautiful. It's almost as
! warm as summer"
"NIaybe it is summer" said Miss
Ham.
Nonsense" said Mrs. Duck. 'It's
the fall Of the year, and when warm
time comes like today people call it
indian Summer"
ibid ever" grunted Miss Ham.
SWELL, what lot of fuss to go to
Rbout days and weather. And why do
they say Indian Summer? Why don't
they say American Summer or Duck
Summer or Pig Summer? It would
mean just as much to me-"
ooh dear, oh dear" sighed Mrs
Duck. ",There is no use in trying to
get you interested in anything at all
except your meals. suppose must
be walking on, for would like to
pay a call on some creature who would
listen to me and who would talk
something besides food"
'I'm the wrong creature" said Miss
Ham, "for I was just about to say
couldn't stop any longer as ! must
see about my afternoon repast. Good
day Good Indian-Day."
ITO think" quacked Mrs. Duck, al
she wabbled away, "that when these
lovely warm days come that are called
Indian Summer, Miss Ham still only
thinks of her meals!"
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-08-15
Big bin4 Jones
1880
Dir, club
: lQotes

If we want robins and other
birds to frequent our door yards,
gardens and orchards it is neces-
sary to have water where they can
get at it at all times. A shallow
dish will do and it should be kept
full Of fresh water. Change the
water often as it is used for bath
ing as well as drinking.
Birds need especial protection
during the winter months. Many
of our summer visitors would stay
with us the year round if we would
tgive them food and protection from
the cold winds and from cats. Birds
will not stay in a neighborhood,
where there are many cats.
| If every farmer would save a few
sheaves\of wheat and oats for the
birds in winter they would repay
him many times over next summer
by consuming the pests, which de-
stroy his crops.
Grasshoppers are so numerous
this year that much damage has
been done by them. One of the
best methods of conserving food
for ourselves and the allies another
year will be to encourage and pro.
tect the birds. Almost all birds eat
grasshoppers greedily.
Miss Esther Heath returned last
Thursday from Massena, where she
visited a few days at the home Of
her uncle, Bud Kline and family.
4 Chris Christensen and family, Of
the Bakery sautoed to Manning
laet Thursday to visit for the day.
Harold Hansen, son Of Mr.. ane
Mrs. Laurids Hansen, is again re
ported to be very sick.
Sour stomach, clogged up bow.
els, headaches, foul breath, ar,
evils of constipation. HOLSTER
Rocky Mountain Tea puri6es th,
stomach and relieves constipation
a medicine the whole family should
take. 35 cts at Kearney's Phar
macy.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-08-15

Chris Christensen and family, of
the Bakery sautoed to Manning
laet Thursday to visit for the day.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-08-15

Miss Esther Heath returned last
Thursday from Massena, where she
visited few days at the home Of
her uncle, Bud Kline and family.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-08-15

Harold Hansen, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Laurids Hansen, is again re-
ported to be very sick.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-01-17
DRAMA OF The Midi .uEo
Miracle Plays Were Popular Among
the Great Guilds Of England in
Fifteenth Century.

In England, during the middle ages,
though no theuters were built, some
forms of dramatic entertainment were
extremely popular, and were carried
on with much splendor Of dresses and
other properties. In the fifteenth cen
fury almost every one of the great
guilds or secret fraternltles acted
some sort OF miracle play, usually
chosen with reference TO the patron
saint of the guild.
Inventories Of the theatrical proper
ties of some of these guilds still ex-
list, and in some cases the list includes
the most gorgeous silk and gold dam
asks and magnificent damascened
armOr, altogether worth in modern
money some thousands of dollars. The
story of ST. George reScung the prin-
cess from the dragon was very favor
lite subject, the princess being clad IN
the richest dress, adorned with real
iewelry of high value, and st. George
wearing very costly and elaborate ar
NOR. The dragon was an immense
monster made OF leather, large enough
to contain seven or eight men, who
worked the various parts Of It's body.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-01-17
RECORD OF THE PAST.
No Stronger Evidence Can Be Had In
Mineral Point.

Look well TO their record What
they have done many times in years
gone by is the best guarantee of future
results. Anyone with bad back; any
reader suffering from urinary troubles,
from kidney ills, should find comforting
words in the following statement.
P. Whalen, State and Front SITS,
Mineral Point, says: 81 suffered from
kidney trouble and rheumatic pains for
eight or ten years. had dull, heavy
sort of pain in the small of my back.
The kidney secretions were unnatural
and sometimes had too frequent de-
sire to pass them. | had to get up
often during the night. Doan's Kidney
Pills, procured at Ivey's Drug Store,
gave me great relief
Over FIVE years later Mr.. Whalen
said: 81 wouldn't want to be where !
couldn't get Doan's Kidney Pills, for
love or money. They always benefit
me"
Price 60 cents. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mr.. Whalen had. Foster Milburn Co.,
Mfgrs., Buffalo. N Y.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-01-17
How Columbus Was Mlsled.

Every schoolboy knows that when
Columbus discovered the island Of
Cuba and the rest OF the western
world that he did not know ne had
discovered a new world, but thought
he had circumnavigated the globe and
had found a new way to cross the
ocean to Asia. 1t is a curious fact
that the Indians of the island Of Cuba
unconsciously confirmed this belief. He
asked them the name Of one of the
villages, and they said, "Cubanaca,'
and Columbus thought that they We're
saying "Kubl@kahan," the name of
the Tartar village mentioned by Marco
Polo, whose record Columbus had
read.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-01-17
Chinese "Five Kings"

"rhe Five Kings" Is thc name OF
the sacred book in which is incorpor-
aled the religion OF the Chinese as
well as great number Of other peo-
pies of the Orient.
The doctrine is complex system OF
moral social, political and religious
teaching built up by Confuciss on the
ancient Chinese traditions, and, al
though its author lived more than i've
centuries before the birth Of Christ, 1t
is still perpetuated as the state re-
ligion of the Chinese down to the pres
ent day.
,ConfucaniSm il religion without
positive revelation, says an exchange,
with minimum OF dogmatic teaching,
whose popular worship is conferred in
offerings to the dead, in which the no
ton Of duty Is extended beyond the
sphere OF morals proper so as to EN-
brace slmost every detail Of daily life.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-01-17
rC r AL

House and several lots for sale IN north
part OF city. A good residence section. House
has eight rooms. Will be sold all together for
So 900, or the lots may be bought separate. Is
known as the John Roberts property.
Comparatively new Ave room house with
summer kitchen. Two lots liz you are look i.
for a bargain you had better investigate this.
A large two story. nine room dwelling con-
venientiy located 20 school business and
church. This property can be purchased at
reasonable price for such property.
A seven room house on Front street. This
is a very desirable property on account OF
location so near business section school etc,
Electric lighted Has barn, wood shed and
chicken house, also cistern,
A good seven room house on Hoard street.
Has been built only a few years. Electric
lights, large shop building.
Six room dwelling on Spruce street with
about one half acre Of land.
For terms and particulars call at Tribune
Office or at the Office Of J. B. Reynolds over
Hweifels store.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-01-17
Notice of Final Account and to Deter
mine inheritanccsTax.

Notice Is hereby given that at the regular
term OF the County Court to be held in and
for said county. at the court house in the city
of Dndgeville. in said county on the first
Tuesday (heing the 5th day of February. A.
d. 1918. at the opening of court on that day
sidered;
The application of James ". Hutchinson,
executor of the will OF George Alton de
ceased. late of Mineral Point. in said county
for the examination aud allowance of his final
account. and for the assignmen Mt of the residue
of the estate of said deceased to such persons
as are by law entitled thereto: and for the
determination and adjudication of the inher-
itance tax if any payable in said estate; and
for the construction of the will of said de-
ceased.
Dated January S. 1918.
BY the Court.
ALDRO jerks. County Judge.
Fielder Is Fielder. Attorneys. 2w3
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-01-17
Legal Notices.
Notice of Final Account and to Deter
mine inheritance Tax.

In the matter of the Will of William II,
Whitford. deceased.
Notice Is hereby given that at a regular term
OF the Iowa County Court, to be held in and
for said county at the court house. in the city
Tuesday being the 5th day. of March A. ID.
1918, at the opening of court on that day. the
following matter will be heard and con-
sidered:
The application of Annie L. Whitford. ex-
ecutrix Of the will of William II. WhitfOrd,
deceased late of Mineral Point in said county,
for the examination and allowance of her
final account and for the assignment of the
residue of the estate of said deceased to such
persons as are by law entitled thereto: and
for the determination and adjudication of
the inheritance tax, If any, payable in said
estate.
Dated January Is. 1918.
BY the Court.
ALDRO jerks, County Judge.
i y. REYNOLDS Attorney 3w3
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-01-17
Notice of Final Account and to Deter
mine Inheritance Tax.

CTATE OF WlSCONSIN-IOW COUNTY
- COURT-IN PROBATE.
In the matter of the estate of Charles
Gruber, deceased,
Notice is hereby given that at a special term
II the Iowa County Court, to be held in and for
said county, at the court house, in the city of
Dodgeville in said county, on the 5th Tuesday
(beiug the 10Th day OF January. A. u. 1918
at the opening OF court on that day. the fol
lowing matter will he heard aud considered
The application of T. NJ. Prestley. admins
deceased. late OF the town Of Miflin
In said county FOR the examination and
allowance of his final account. and for
the assignment of the residue of the
estate OF said deceased to such persons as are
10y law entitled thereto; and for the determin
alton and adjudication of the inheritance tax,
IL any. payable in said estate,
Dated December 81. 1917.
By the Court:
ALDRO JENKS. County Judge.
H. d. Priestley, Attorney. 1w3
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-01-17

| will be at the Iowa County Bank
January 18th and January 26th to col
lect taxes for the town of Willow
Springs. JOHN SMITH, JR.
2Wt Treasurer.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-01-17
EspecialIy in Dishabllle.

Mrs. Meekton-Henry are you
afraid TO go downstairs and face that
burglar?
Meekton - Afraid? Certainly not;
hut you know, my dear, how l hate
10 meet perfect strangers.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-01-17
DAILY STAGE
BETWEEN
MINERAL POINT gD0DGEVILLE
Morris Proctor, Proprietor.

MUIIIS IIUCTUI, ITUpIItlUI
Stage runs daily. except Sunday. Leaving
Mineral Point at 7:45 a. m :. and Dodgeville bs
ween and p. m
Connects ar Dodgeville with train on G. d N
w. R'v. for Madison. Milwaukee. etc. and al
Mineral Point with 80 D. m. train on G. Me-
St p. R'y. for Platteville. Darlington. Skulls
burg. Monroe and Evansville.
Calls left at the Hotels. Minersl Potn
will receive prompt attentions s~ FAREyi
Phone 1856
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-01-17
BIG FARM SALE
Thursday, Jan. "a, 1918

Sc head of Short Horn Cattle
8 Horses
10 head of Sheep
"a head of Hogs
and full line of Farm Machinery.
Also Farm of POT acres, all in good
condition. This land is known as
the best ore bearing land in this
vicinity.
Conner +. WILLIAMS
Two miles east of Dodgeville.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1918-01-17
TRIBUNE
Real Estate Agency

Property will be listed and advertised in
this column free OF charge, unless sale -
made. II sale Is made. a commissio will be
charged. IS per agreement. whether sold by
this agency or the owner. or any other person.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-14
INK MUST HAVE PROMPTED
Doughboy Chose Poor Time to Impress
Companions With His knowledge
of French.

AY. NJ. C. A. secretary with the ex-
peditionary force in Paris (nOt Abin-
ira and not Sacca Donna, but another
one who prefers to remain nameless)
tells us this one:
Some Yanks attended a theatrical
performance the other evening. j
speak French pretty well myself, and
went along with one of the boys as
an interpreter After the curtain had
gone down on the first act, the prin-
cipal comedian came out and adj
dressed the audience. When he had
finished, my companion broke out in
vociferous applause.
''Why did you applaud that curtain
speech?' l whispered.
81 wanted TO make some o. these
other doughboys think l understood
French" he whispered. "What did the
guy say?'
He announced to the audience" l
answered. sadly. "that his part must
be taken by an understudy for the rest
of the performance, as he had just re-
ceived word that his mother was
dying. "-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-14

With the French Army in France,
Aug. 9.-The slopes of the valley of
the Avre have been carried and the
yond. They are making further prog
ress and overcoming every obstacle
along the line everywhere.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-14
US. REGULARS TO
FIGHT IN SIBERIA
Troops From Philippines Ordered
to RuSSia-Eai. Cen. CT ayes
in Command
SAILING DATE KEPT SECRET
Nucleus of American Army viii Be
the Twenty-Seventh and Thirty
First Regiments-Gen. March
Tells of Plan.

Washington, Aug. 9.-Maj. Gen. VIII
liam S. Graves, commanding the
Eighth division at Camp Fremont, Cal,
has been assigned to command Amer
lean troops ordered to Siberia. General
March, chief Of staff, announced on
Wednesday
The nucleus Of the American forces
sent to Siberia, he said, would be the
Twenty-seventh and Thirty-frst regu-
lar regiments on duty in the Philip
pines, which would be supplemented
by troops from the United States.
No commander for the joint allied
forces in Siberia has yet been select
ed, General March said, nor the neces-
sary agreement for the appointment OF
such commander formulated.
The object of the expedition is con
fined strictly to the announcement
made recently by President Wilson
through the state department, the gen
eral added, and is not for the pur-
pose Of establishing an eastern front
No announcement as to the sailing
of the expedition or of General Graves
will be made, but news of the arrival
of the forces will be made puDhc
promptly when received.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-14
TO HELP SAVE RUSS
UNITED STATES AND JAPAN COME
TO AGREEMENT.
Assist czecho- Slovaks Against Armed
Austrian and German
Prisoners.

Washington, Aug. 6.-Official state
ments by the American and japanese
governments made here on Saturday
announce that the plans for extending
military aid to Russia in Siberia will
be undertaken by the United States
and Japan alone, with the other allied
co-belligerents asserting in principle.
The statement as to the Washington
governments purposes and aims iu
extending military and economic aid to
Russia. issued in the form of state
ment to the press on the American
japanese action In Siberia" from the
acting secretary of state, is as fol-
lows:
In the judgment Of the government
Of the United States-a judgment ar
rived at after repeated and very
searching considerations of the whole
situation military Intervention In
Russia would be more likely to add to
the present sad confusion there than
to cure 1t and would injure Russia
rather than help her out Of her dis
tresses.
"As the government of the United
States sees the present circumstance,
therefore, military action is admissible
In Russia now only to render such pro-
lection and help as is possible to the
Czecho-Slovaks against the armed Aus
trian and German prisoners who are
attacking them and to steady any eff
forts at self government or self-de-
Tense In which the Russians them
selves may be willing to accept as
sistance.
With such objects in view the gov
ernment Of the United States is now
cooperating with the governments of
France and Great Britain In the neigh
borhood of Murmansk and Archangel.
The United States and Japan are the
only powers which are just now In a
position to accomplish even such mod
est objects as those that have been out
! lined.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-14
BOLSHEVIKI TO
WAR ON JAPAN
Moscow Dispatch Says Lenine
Is Considering Declaration
Against Tokyo.
FORCED FRANCIS TO LEAVE
State Department at Washington Told
Russians Barred Cable to Allies
DipIomats-Jap Troops
Land.

London, Aug. Sit is reported from
Moscow by way of Berlin that the boil
shevik government In Russia is consid-
ering a declaration of war against
Japan, says an Exchange Telegraph
dispatch from Copenhagen.
Premier Lenine, the message adds
has up to this time been opposed to
such action, but it is believed that
Russia will be compelled to declare
war, Notwithstanding the fact that inc
people are opposed to any new war"
Washington, Aug. S.-OfIicial adj
vices to the state department disclosed
that Ambassador Francis and the al
lied diplomatic corps were forced to
leave Russia for the Thurman coast by
the aggressive action of the bolshevik
government.
The department was informed that
six weeks ago Leon Trotzky, the boil
shevik minister of war, ordered the
officials In charge of the cables to stop
all kilograms addressed 10 the allied
ministers, thus cutting these diplomats
off from communication with their gov
ernments.
II would cause no surprise here If
the bolshevik leaders attempted to
marshal their forces against the
American, Japanese and allied expe-
dictionary forces at Vladivostok and
Archangel. but confidence is felt that
the bolsheviki will not be able to swing
enough support to defeat the allied
plans.
limitations we're given in official
quarters that japanese troops might
now be landing at Vla6ivostok, preced-
ing the arrival of the American con-
tingents. 1t is already known that
French troops are Or their way TO
Siberia from Cochin China and that
British troops have arrived from
HongkOng. A Chinese cruiser also has
arrived at Vladivostok.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-14
700 IN U. S. CASUALTY LIST
Men From. Forty-Six States Named in
Report From Pershing-Few
Of Wounded Die.

Washington, Aug. Z. - Casualties
among the American troops in the Sc
we're fighting in which they have been
engaged since July Is, when the Ger
man offensive was launched and halt
ed at the Marine. are now being re-
ported In the daily lists from General
PershIng. though no estimate of the
total has yet been received.
Mondays army list contained 407
names, the largest number reported in
a single day. OF the men named 203
were killed In action, 81 died of
wounds and 14s were wounded. AS
seriously and 100 degree undetermined.
An additional list of nearly 300
names, bringing the total for the day
to alb ,ut 100, was checked at the war
department in preparation for publ
cation.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-14
ALLIES DESTROY $50 "SUBS"
Lloyd George Tells Commons OF De-
struction of U-Boats-5ritain Has
Raised Army Of s,5oo,000.

London. Aug. 9.-Slnce August, 1914,
including those already with the col
Ors, Great Britain alone has raised
for the army and navy 6.250,000 men
for the most part voluntarily, declared
Premier Lloyd George. The dominions
have contributed 100000 men and
India 1.25O,000 men, he said.
one hundred and fifty German sub
marines have been destroyed. Mr..
Lloyd George announced, more than
half of them In the last year.
General FOch by his commensurate
has driven the enemy back. and al
though the danger is not over, he would
be sanguine man on the German
general staff who would now predict
that Germany could obtain a military
victory, continued the premier. He
characterized General Foch's counter
offensive as "the most brilliant In the
annals of war"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-14
ALLIES BEAT RUSS REBELS
BoIsheviki Driven From Positions on
the Dvina River-Entente Forces
Advance Toward Vologda.

London. Aug. 9.-After the occupa-
ton of Archangel by the allies, the boil
sheviki withdrew across the River
Dvina and on August 4 were again
driven out of their positions there,
chiefly by sheilfire. according to news
received here. The allies have since
nushed rapidly southwark along the
railway toward Vologda.
The hostile forces so easily over
come at Archangel numbered about s.
600 men, comprising 1900 armed Max
imalists. 400 Laps, some 800 Germans
and 5000 workmen. Large quantities
of rolling stock and stores We're cap
tured nv the allies, as well as two
heavy batteries.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-08-14
PLANS U. S. ARMY OF 5,0oo,0 900
General March Makes Statement to
Senate Committee While Urging
Enactment Of Draft Bill.

Washington, Aug. 9.-In urging
enactment of the administration man
power bill extending draft ages from
eighteen to forty-five years, General
March on Wednesday told the senate
military committee that the war de-
parhaent plans an army of approx
mately 100000 men TO be raised as
soon as possible.
While realizing the Importance Of
the measure, General hiarch said be
did not believe 1t necessary to recall
congress before the present recess
plan expires on August "a.
Upon the suggestion of Senator
Wadsworth that the draft system be
extended TO the navy, Senator Cham
berlain announced that either Secre-
tary Daniels or Admiral Benson would
be asked to appear before the com
mittee to discuss the ACCESSIBILITY Of
the subject.