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The Keota news., 1918-04-26

ten cows. to use bulls of high quality
because Of the great expense. BY join.
ing bull association any dairy farmer
may own a share In an excellent pure
bred bull at cost far below that ordi-
narily paid for scrub. The initial cost
is smaller and the maintainance cost
is very much less.
Scrub Bull Worth More 40 Beef.
Dairy bulls are Judged by their abil.
ity to increase the production Of their
daughters over the dams. Scrub bulls
can only decrease production-thus
lowering the efficiency Of the herd.
Their harm Is not ended in one gen.
Grafton. but continues indefinitely.
With beef at exceptionally high prices,
sell the scrub bull, for his meat value
far outweighs his dairy worth. A
common practice for the farmer with
q few cows is to- breed to the nearest
bull. regardless Of breed, breeding. or
conformation. and as a result dairy
herd Improvement Is slow.
The cost of bull service also falls
heavily on the commercial dairyman
with q small herd. az bulls must be
changed every two or three years to
avoid inbreedlng. As rule. therefore.
he buys bull calf from the nearest
farmer who keeps the breed In which
he 10 Interested. Too often cost 10
the flrst consideration. Too seldom Is
the bull purebred. and even then au-
thentic production records Of his an
The Keota news., 1918-04-26
SETTING OUT. FRUIT TREES
II Planted In Straight Rows Horse cul
tlvatlon May 0s Given 70 the
Small Plants.

Apple trees should be set 30 to 70
feet each way: pears. 20 to 30 feet {;
cherries, 20 to 25 feet; peaches. %
feet. and ounces, II to Is feet. Plant
in straight rows, 80 horse cultivation
can be given when the trees are small.
Vegetables and small fruits. such a.
Strawberries. may be grown In be'
tween the rows.
The Keota news., 1918-04-26
Knife pIaltlnos oeod.

Knife plaitings are q very popular
trimming. for sheer summer frocks.
They are especially adapted to organ.
dies or any striped materials that re.
Quire little other trimming. These
plaitings are also good when used to
edge the surplice fronts Of Q dress
that tie In the back In Q big bow.
The Keota news., 1918-04-26
WAR FUEL SLOGANS

prepared by the United States DE-
partment Of Agricultural
Keep up with the war program
burn wood.
Cut a cord and help win the war.
Save coal for munition indus
tries by burning war fuel.
Now Is the time to cut wood.
Coal In scarce wood to
burn"
Wood Il wartime 1uel-cue ie
and burn Il.
The Keota news., 1918-04-26
SOME SOBER GOWNS

space between IL displayed a frilled
front with a turnover collar and dot
ted foulard cravat. This little front
10 basted into the coat. and thereby
saves one from using q whole shirt
waist, with its accompanying laundry
bill.
The Keota news., 1918-04-26
Sensible and Economical Fabrics
Not Oisreqarded.
0laea oatin. Blue esros. Gray Jsreey
Cloth and Shades ef oabsrdine
Ruling street ces4vmsFy.

There u no disposition shown BY the
French designers, ~ they have ex'
pressed their genius In the new clothes.
to omit all the fabrics that are sensible
and economical. Black satin. blue
ssrge. gray Jersey cloth and several
shades Of gaberdine are ruling street
costumery.
Metal tissues and laces are lavishIy
used for the afternoon and the eve
ming. but they are sobered BY miles
Of chiffon. Sturdy crepe do chine.
which looks fragile and II not. II Of
fefed In the Smartest gowns for the
street.
There are one-piece frocks ~ well
- suits. and capes have superseded
top coats. Elaborate and expenhve
embroidery has given way to ornamen.
tation BY means Of wool or twine. ana
intricate machine stitching II ADAM
doned IN favor Of bits Of applied ma.
terial. straight rows Of military braid
or folds Of corded satin.
Lace u used - though Belgium had
been reinstated and every one OF the
lace weavers working overtime.
Flounces, capes, sleeves and panels OF
lace are dropped On narrow. slim un'
derslips Of satin.
Satin and serge are combined Tor
those who want to wear q frock Tor
the naxt six months without feeling
uncomfortably warm o. cold.
Waistcoats. the styles Of which were
drawn from Ill the spochs preceding
this oos, are used In coats, which gives
the economical woman q chance to re-
furbish her last years suit and feel
herself quite In the picture. The
French designers knew that they were
Offering q cop to the economists In
promoting this accessory.
Sturdy pique has been revived for
those who do not care TO invest In
handkerchief linen, perishable batiste
or expensive lowered voile. These
suits and frocks Of pique are trimmed
with velvet, % In older days. and all
the dyes that France has manufac.
tured for her own use have been
brought 70 bear upon white and cream
lace In order to make harmonious COS
TUNES and this trick again gives the
woman Of slender means q chance to
look exceedingly smart through the
medium Of dipping yellow lace In .
small quantity Of reliable dye.
Paris has sent over Q multiple num-
bsr Of short. straight jackets. with
fronts that do not meet, and In the
The Keota news., 1918-04-26

The reason for the popularity OF
eapes for the coming season 10 readily
explained by the existence OF this
model Of pearl.oray velour with its
deep scarf collar edged with heavy elk
fringe.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-06-28
First Fiction knwon.

The oldest work of fiction extant is
thought to be the tale of Two Broth
ers," written $500 years ago by the
Theban scribe Ennana. librarian of the
palace Of King Menepthah, the sup
posed Pharaoh Of the Exodus. The
tale, 1t appears, was written for the
entertainment of the crown prince,
who subsequently reigned as Seti II.
His name appears in two places in the
manuscript, probably theonly surviv-
ing autograph signature Of an Egypt
ian king. This piece of antique fiction,
written or nineteen sheets of papyrus
in 4 bold hierattc hand, was purchased
In Italy by Mime. d'Orbiney, who sold
1t In 1857 to the authorities of the
British museum where it Is now
known as the D'Orbiiley papyrus.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-06-28
The Shoe Ma Used.

A lady saw a little boy go into a
shoemaker's shop with "a small parcel.
She asked him what was in it. His
reply was:
'Oh, it's Just mammals shoe, which
has a nail sticking out Of the bottom of
the sole, so I've come to have it taken
out"
"YOu are q good little boy to have
SO much thought for your mother"
remarked the lady.
ooh, ii is not so much for that.
madam was his reply, 'but this is
the shoe ma spanks me with."-pear-
sons Weekly.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-06-28
MEXICAN MATCH A CURIOSITY
Is Made Of Short Pieces Of Cotton
String, With Head at
Each End.

The Mexican friction match, from
our point of view, is a curiosity. For
one thing, it IS not made of wood, but
is q short piece Of cotton string. Sec
ondly, it has two heads.
There is an undeniable advantage
about a match with two heads. If one
fails to light there is another in re-
serve. But the Mexican matches. to
do them justice, rarely 90 out. One
can strike them successfully in a fair
breeze.
This is because the cotton string is
coated with wax. In Mexico there are
factories in which such matches are
turned out by ingenious machines, but
billions Of them are made by hand in
laborious fashion. the strings being
TIPPED with phosphorus composition by
girls and boys whose wages are a few
cents Il day.
one match in Mexico is really two
matches. Thus, when the native starts
a fire or lights a cigarette with a fresh
one. he tucks the string back into his
pocket for use hex time.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-06-28
Alfalfa in New Zealand.

The raising Of ~lucerne or alfalfa in
New Zealand Is receiving much atten-
ton Of late, and the different varie-
ties are being tested. with the result
that there was cut during 1917 three
crops of. Turke-tan lucerne with a
total Of 6 Is long tons per acre of the
green mcefne, weighing shortly after
cutting III tons of Peruvian per acre,
1914 tons OF Potion, l4A tons Of Rus
sian, II tons of Spanish, II 1-3 tons
of Hungarian. IA tons of ~Patagonian,
and14h tons of Marlborough lucerne.
1t is estimated that the Patagonian and
Marlborough lucerne, when converted
into hay. would give an approximate
yield Of 81 tons each, which at S19.46
per ton gives q total value Of S6S,13
per acre.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-06-28
ATTACK ON TICK
Begun IN SOUTH
Miles Of Concrete Dipping Trench
es Opposed to This Army
Of Parasites.
vA1S m ACTIVE OPERATION
Real Results Achieved Through Patri-
otto Action Of Owners, Who Are
Willingly Driving Cattle
Through Di~sinfectants.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
The first action in this years effort
to free 100000 more square miles Of
Southern territory from cattle tick and
costly fever tick began with the first
warm days Of spring when 1,25O,OOO
cattle in 275 counties In the South be-
gan their f~ortnightly march to the
dipping watts
T~wenty-three thousand dipping watts
are actively in operation, and these
watts If placed end to end would
ure 100 miles Of concrete trenches
erected to oppose the costly army Of
the cattle tick. In charge Of the watts
are 2S5 inspectors of the United States
department Of agriculture, $50 state in
spectors and 1000 county inspectors,
all working in cooperation.
Achieve Real Results.
The real results, however. are
termination Of thousands upon thou
sands Of cattle owners who willingly
are driving their cattle through the
dipping watts each fortnight. They
have come to realize how great is the
toll they have been made to pay to
the tick and are particularly anxious to
get rid Of this meat-wasting parasite
this year when meat is Sc important
a war food.
With warm weather the tiny tick
eggs laid last fall in the grass hatch
out and the baby ticks get on the cat
tie to suck blood and to give them
deadly tick fever. These ticks If left
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-06-28

alive long enough to mature and lay
eggs multiply prodigiously. The Dip
ping in the vat each fortnight catches
these newly Matched ticks before they
have got to the e~gg-laying stage.
No More Ticks
After a few months of dipping there
are no more live ticks to lay eggs and
no more eggs left to hatch out In the
grass. Cows and steers instead Of turn
ing a large part of the feed they eat
into ticks, turn all Of it into milk and
meat.
By December 1 It is hoped that 125
additional counties Of the South will
be freed from this pest. At the rate
tick eradication is now going, officials
Of the department believe that in 1921
the South will be practically free Of
cattle ticks and will have come into
its W as q cattle-raislng section.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-06-28
Annual Value Of Hay Crop In United
States 10 Over One Billion Dollars.

the weather to be reckoned with, a
factor that has a very important bear
ing upon quality and one over which
the farmer has no control.
Hay has been quite steadily %increas-
ing in acreage for a number of years.
until at the present time it occupies
about one-sixth Of the titled area or
farms in the United States, and has
an annual value on the farm, INHALED,
Of over $1,000, 200. 1000. There are no
statistics on the actual cost Of produc-
ing the total annual crop, but it has
been roughly estimated that 1t costs
$125,OO0,OO0 or more to harvest this
enormous tonnage.
A reduction of even a small per cent
in this cost would add millions to the
profits of the hay growers of this
try. Such a reduction can be brought
about only by the use Of modern hay
ing machinery and Of methods of max
ing hay best suited to conditions.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-06-28
Athletics in the Navy.

All forms of athletics are cOu
aged in the navy. All Of the larger
ships and all stations have complete
athletic equipment. as well as a regu-
larry appointed athletic officer and in
structor. The navy is a service of
high ideals and requires the highest
standard Of physical fitness. To de-
fine the social status Of the navy man
today is unnecessary. A mar in navy
uniform is welcome everywhere. The
navy's blue shirt is a badge Of cour
age and Observation-Disclosures Globe.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-06-28
% Not Read Casualty Lists.

An Englishwoman, writing in the
Atlantic Monthly, says: I'VE do not
read u casualty lists any more.
Many Of us dare not. When we meet,
we do not even speak of those who
have gone away. A very touching
thing vas told me by n of my
n%eighbors. He vas the last of "a of
ficers in one Of the Gordon regiments.
He said that the places We're just
filled up as o o us they were emptied,
and they never spoke of those who
had fallen. That brings the reality
Of the thing to YOU"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-06-28
REDUCTION OF FIRE LOSSES
Lightning Does Damage in United
States to Extent Of About
100000 Yearly.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of ~Agriculture.)
Lightning, especially in rural dis
tricts, is a source of great danger and
is responsible for the loss of valuable
property. The annual fire loss due to
lightning in the United States ver
ages about SS,O0O,OOO, and by far the
greatest part of this loss Is in rural
districts. The only protection against
it is the lightning rod. Many people
hold the opinion that lightning rods do
not protect a building at all, and that
they actually increase the danger If
they are not properly installed. But 1t
is nov definitely known that they at
ford sonN protection in almost every
case, and # they are installed properly
and intelligently they reduce the risk
Of loss from lightning to an almost
negligible quantity. From such Stats.
tics as are available regarding damage
from lightning in parts Of the United
States and Canada where thunder
storms are frequent, it has been found
that properly installed rods reduce the
probability Of q barn being destroyed
by lightning by something like 80 per
cent, and of a house by as much as SO
OF 80 per cent.
Farmers mutual fire insurance com
panies In some instances take cogniz-
ance Of the protection afforded by
lightning rods and make substantial
reductions on the premiums charged
on rodded buildings, while others only
insure buildings which are rodded in
q name satisfactory to them. Such
reductions will DOR pay for the cost
Of installation Of the proper rods. In
view Of the fact that lightning is one
of the greatest causes OF fires in the
rural districts. all companies which
insure farm property against fire
should make q considerable reduction
Of premiums in favor Of buildings
which are protected by a satisfactory
system Of lightning rods, and the own.
ers of such buildings should be careful
to select a company which grants such
reductions.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-06-28
HAY MAKING COSTS REDUCED
System and Efficiency In This impor
tant Operation Increase Quality
and Quantity.

prepared by the United States Depart.
ment of Agriculture.)
The hay crop nus nor worry,
anxiety, and disappointment than any
other crop. It Is the most widely
grown crop on farms devoted to gen.
eral agriculture; the time for harvest
ing is comparatively short and hay
making cannot be postponed without a
consequent loss Of quality and guam
tity. In many sections there are other
crops that require attention about the
time that the hay should be made, and
often there is small grain to be cut,
corn to be cultivated, and hay to be
made, all at once Labor is not only
scarce but expensive. And there Is
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-06-28
PROPAGATE WEEDS BY SEEDS
Roadsides, Fence Rows, Ditch
Banks and Waste Places

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of AgTiculture)
Many weeds r propagated only by
seeds. Weed seeds are produced In
large numbers along roadsides, fence
rows, and ditch banks. In vacant fields,
md in waste places. and the seeds are
scattered by wind, water, birds, and
other agents. By cutting the weeds
before the seeds are sufficiently ma
ture TO terminate. an enormous
amount of trouble and labor and loss
could be avoided; but only the most
progressive farmers do this.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-06-28
Unnecessary Fears.

OF course the clipping couples roll
er-skate of a car had no chance
roadster. He Don came up with
them.
"Do not take her back" pleaded the
young mar with tears in his eyes.
Take her back?' echoed the stern
parent. "Nhy, l have come to bring
her knitting outfit and chewing gum
so she would have an excuse to
come back"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-06-28
APPEARANCE OF NEW WEEDS
Report Should BE Made to Take Nee.
2 essary Precautions to Prevent
Their Dissemination.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
II the first appearance In this .
try Of weeds, such as Russian thistle.
field hawk-weed. and Canada thistles,
had been reported, much Of the loss
and trouble which they II causing
might have been avoided. It Is Inn
portant to report the appearance Of
new weeds. and to take precautions to
prevent their dissemination.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-06-28
cuticura for Sore Hands.

Soak hands on retiring in the hot suds
OF Cuticura Soap, dry and rub in Gu
ticura Ointment. Remove surplus
Ointment with soft tissue paper. For
free samples address, "Cuticura, Dept.
x, Boston" At druggists and by mail.
Soap 25, Ointment % and 5O.-Adv.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-06-28
MAINTAIN FOOD SUPPLY

It will not be too much to ask
able-bodied men with farm ex-
perience to mid the farmers In
the necessary task OF maintain
ing the food supply.-Secretary
Of Agriculture.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-06-28

Can the cockerels when It no longer
pays to feed them, II the advice the
United States department Of agricui-
ture u giving to the boys and girls OF
poultry clubA
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-06-28
Easy for Some.

Hokus-How did he acquire his rep
utation for such great wisdom?
Pokus-That's easy. There amt a
subject under the sun about which he
can't remain silent and look wise
Judge.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-06-28

The Exact Locality.

Magistrate-Otficer, did you catch
this man In fiagrante delictu?
Policeman-No, your honor; l caught
him in the back alley.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-06-28
Must Have Bone.

Just AZ bone In a horse Is essential
to power, so Is bone In the chicken e4
sential to good body development
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-06-28

Life is worth living a great deal bet
ter than most of us live it.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-06-28
Common Gait plsease.

Diarrhea. or scours, probably II tn
most common disease of calves,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-06-28
Has a Big Mouth.

Maybe they call the kaiser a big gun
because he has a 16-inch mouth.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-06-28

Laugh About Il.
Did you ever try q laugh when you
felt least like 1t?
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-06-28
Valuable Good Will.

Good will appears to be Il valuable
property in Bangkok. The Bangkok
Daily Mail, Il newspaper published in
English and Siamese. and which has
been under American ownership, has
been sold 20 q Siamese nobleman. The
purchase price was $159,00O, Of which
$111,O0O was for good will. This pa
per has a circulation Of about 600 a
day for the English edition, and $500
for the Siamese edition.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1918-06-28

Women Form Life Guard.
Ocean Beach. a seaside resort in
southern California, has a life-saving
guard of five women.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-17
High SCHOOL
commandments
HAVE CLOSING EXER-
CISES NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

Tonight in the auditorium of the
high school the juniors have their
closing exercises of the school year.
The program consists of music, grad
uating address, Testing Democracy"
by Supt. A. C. Tibbetts, of Pipestone,
a presentation of the class by Miss
June Emry and the granting of the
diplomas by President of the Board
Geo. II. Farmer. The public is in
vited to attend these really interest
ing features, and the parents and
friends of the pupils are urged to be
present.
The senior class sermon will be de-
livered in the auditorium on Sunday
night by Father IT. A. Flynn. This
will be attended with an outlined ar
rangement of music. Send Out Thy
Light" will be sung by the girls glee
club, followed by the invocation by
Rev. c. McKibbin. Columbia, Our
Motherland," by the girls glee club,
after which the main discourse of the
evening will be delivered. Then
there will be music by the glee club,
and the benediction by Rev. o. l..
Reigstad.
On Monday night the commence
ment program proper for the senior
class will be held. The program is
for music by the girls glee club. COM
mencement address, South Amer
ica," by Prof. M. M. Mahoney, of the
State college, followed by another
rendition by the glee club. The class
will be presented by Supt. s. T. May
and the diplomas will be conferred
by President Geo. r. Farmer.
The class membership and organic
alton are as follows:
Glass Officers-President, Ben d.
Stoltzman; vice president. John v.
Mcleod; secretary-treasurer, Marian
Mcleod. Glass Colors-Purple and
gold. Glass Motto-"Over the Top
Glass Roll-Irma Lyall Adkins
Nellie Arms, Charles Samuel Brink.
err, Eva Augusta Brorby, Nellie Ne.
vada Buck, Orville Blackman Cress
Mary Alice Davis, Beulah Beryl De
Good. George Harris Dirksen, Heller
Elizabeth Fitzgerald. Maurice Elmer
Dooley. Ernest Benjamin Floe, Jane1
Marguerite Bernice F1oe, Helene Clara
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1918-05-17
STATE NEWS.

Huron-Recent organization OF
the police force of the city has been
followed by raids ~uncovering liquor
cached in various places, and the ar
rest of parties who, by their own con-
f~ession, have been selling 1t. Arrests
for Drunkenness have occurred in suf-
ficient numbers to cause those who
thought the battle for a dry" state
was over TO wake up.
Mitchall-Officers of the state
training school at Plankinton arrived
today and took charge OF an 18-year-
old boy. an inmate, who escaped from
the institution last Saturday. The
boy attempted to break into a resi-
dence Sunday night to secure some
thing to eat and was found later by
the police, hiding in a barn. He was
attempting to subsist OF raw eggs.
Aberdeen-Theodore Nuke and
Pankratz Pfaller, German alien en-
emies. arrested by Deputy United
States Marshal A. w. Closson on tel
egraphic orders from Attorney Cen
eral Gregory. are being held in the
city Jail, pending the arrival OF pres
idential warrants. Nuke, who reg
istered as an alien at Pine Creek,
Idaho, was arrested at Selby and
Pfaller was arrested at Herreid.
They will probably be informed for
the remainder oft he war.
Pierre-Definite steps toward out
lining the policy OF the state council
OF defense Is expected at a general
meeting of the council which has
been called at this city for Friday
morning, May "a. Besides the MEM
bers OF the state council. the county
chairmen of each county OF the state
is requested to be at the meeting, and
this will be such a representative
gathering as will give a general idea
Of the needs of every section of the
state along the lines of the powers
granted to the state council.
Pierre-Ole Flow is a candidate
for county judge of Lawrence county.
There are others, but Flow is in a
class by himself. Blinded in early
youth, he determined to take up the
practice of law, and memorized as it
was read to him until he was able to
successfully pass the bar examination
before the supreme court. having the
questions read to him and writing out
the answers himself on his typewrit-
or. Since that time he has been prac-
ticing law in the Black Hills, and
now, though totally blind he asks to
be selected to the position of county
Judge of Lawrence county.