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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-10-10
AMERICAN WOMEN CALLED
INTO COUNTRY'S SERVICE
Must Conserve Every Resource, Save
Labor and Money to Make Fourth
Liberty Loan Success.
BY MRS. ANTOINETTE FUNK,
Vice Chairman Woman's National Lib
erty Loan Committee.

vice Chairman Woman'S National Lib
erty Loan Committee.
This is a war that belongs to women.
nor for glory, nor for any empty rite,
nor for material gain. 1t is war for
humanity, and wherever men, women
and children are concerned it is wom-
ans business.
In this great world crisis that is
now upon us the president of the
United States has called American
women into the service of the world.
Our allies remain unconquered be-
cause of the devotion, herOiSm and
sacrifice Of their women. We, too,
shall prove invincible with the com
plete conservation of our womanhoOd.
When Secretary McAdOo called the
women of America to do their part in
financing the world, he reminded them
that while battles were won by men,
wars were won by money, and that
money could only be raised with the
aid Of the nations women.
Women do not often handle large
sums Of money! but q giant army Of
them hold large per cent of the
fifties and the hundreds of the last
Liberty loan. Those with small saw
ings, too small to invest in high class
securities are purchasing the finest Sc
curities under the sun in the market
of the world.
Money alone will not win the war.
For, if all the gold in the world were
placed in a shining heap, it would be
useless unless converted into terms Of
labor.
Labor means everything that we
must use in the. war-food, clothing
munitions, ships, houses, railroads, all
the vital elements that make up the
everyday life of individuals and Of the
nation.
Woman must conserve labor as she
conserves food. No woman has right
to anything to wear or to eat, to look
at or to listen to, that she can pos
sibly do without. All Of these take
labor to produce and detract from the
necessities Of war.
When the government has reached
out it's hand and laid it on the lives
of it's men nothing else matters. When
our men have been asked to give all
life itself if need be-nothing that we
can do or suffer really matters.
What do the graces of life matter
when our plowshares are beaten into
swords? What does the quality of
food or the kind of clothing matter
when men and women must ask them
selves, els my boy hungry" SIS he
frozen?" We can give nothing that
has not already been given by the
youth that has marched out Of our
homes.
Liberty bonds are as good as coin Of
the realm, but if they were not and
America needed the money, the women
of the nation would frame those bonds
and hand them down to their chill
dren's children as certificates Of 10y
atty.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-10-10
HOUSTON ASKS WISCONSIN
FOR MORE WHEAT AND RYE


.SCONSIN farm
ers are asked to
undertake anoth-
er OffenSlv
go tower the
top" this fall for
a great harvest
Of wheat in 1919.
David F. Hous-
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-10-10

"When we entered the great
war, the nation had a high state
Of preparedness in it's agriculture
al organization, whose founda-
tons were laid in another great
crisis, resting on two laws sign
ed by Abraham Lincoln, the one
creating the department of ag-
riculture, the other the land
grant colleges. 1t is not extrav-
agant to say that this nation had
agencies working for the better
ment Of rural life and agricul-
ture, which in point of personnel
and effectiveness exceeded those
Of any other three nations. in the
world combined"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-10-10
Help Buy More Tanks.

Tanks are big factor now In roll
ing back the German lines. They are
saving the lives of thousands Of men
by crushing the vicious machine gun
nests which are the worst obstacle to
infantry advance. Invest in Liberty
bonds and Uncle Sam will be able to
protect our storm troops with a. life
saving screen Of tanks.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-10-10

~ !
W.

S~~~~-~---~- DAVID +. HOuS-
ton, secretary Of
agriculture, submits these few figures
and facts to impress US with the in
creasing and urgent need Of our people,
our armies, the allied peoples and their
armies for large supplies of American
wheat
"Our reserve supply or carry-over
from the 1917 crop" he says, "is prac-
tically exhausted and is the smallest
on record, and the need Of building up
reserves Of wheat Is evident.
Although this country produced a
small crop Of grain in 1917, the total
exports Of wheat in excess of imports
Including flour in terms Of wheat,
amounted to approximately 100,000,000
bushels for the year ending June 80,
1918. This is in comparison with 49,
100000 bushels exported in 1917, $780,
100000 bushels in 1916, and 331, 00O,-
900 bushels in 1915. 1t was possible
for the United States to export wheat
in large quantities in 1915 and 1916
only because of the large wheat crops
Of 1912-13-14-15, which gave this coun-
try an accumulation Of stocks of this
grain. Both the 1916 and 1917 crops
were smaller than any crops since 1911,
and besides this there was a greater
demand for seed wheat and an increas-
ed population TO be fed.
Moreover, it must be borne in mind
that the carry-over in all the ten i'm
porting countries in Europe was prac-
tcally exhausted this year before the
new harvest; that the normal require
ntents of the exporting countries are
increasing instead of diminishing;
that some losses in storage and transit
may be expected to continue; and that
1t is highly desirable that surplus
should be accumulated as insurance
against partial crop failure next year.
american farmers have been asked
to sow to winter wheatsthis fall not
less than 100000 acres-an increase
Of per cent over last years sowing
and the department has suggested chat
an even greater area, 47,5O0,000 acres,
is desirable. The increased planting
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-10-10
No Cure for Rliuht.

There is no cure for potato blight,
but proper spraying early In the sea-
son is a preventive.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-10-10

crops; and many tracts, because of
soil conditions, available labor supply,
and markets, are also we'll adapted to
special crops such as potatoes. onions,
sugar beets, cabbage, celery, pepper
mint, carrots, etc, and the immediate
Improvement of such marshes will
greatly aid in the much-needed in
crease in food production.
All marshes are not alike in soil
and subsoil conditions, and herein is
found an explanation for the varying
degree of success in marsh land i'm
provement. Where the soil is deep
peat. or peat with q sand bottom, the
Improvement Of such soil presents spe-
cial problems of tillage and CONNER
cial fertilizers. Where the peat is
raw this is also factor to be consid-
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-24
Mans Creative Force.

Mans highest virtue is always as
much as possible to rule external cir
cumstances, and as little as possible
20 let himself be ruled by them. Life
lies before us, as a huge quarry be-
fore the architect; he deserves not
the name of architect except, out of
this fortuitous mass, he can combine,
with the greatest economy, suitable
ness, and durability, some form, the
pattern of which originated in his
own soul. All things without us -
nay, 1 may add, all things witnir
us are mere elements; but deep in
the inmost shrine of our nature lies
the creative force, which out of these
can produce what they were meant
to be. and which leaves us neither
sleep nor rest, till In one way or an
other, without us or within us, this
product has taken shape.-Goethe.
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-24
Historic ST. Maraaret,s.

st. Margaret's, Westminster, where
the British house of commons att
tended service on the anniversary Of
the declaration of the war, has the mis-
fortune of being reduced to relative
Insignificance as building by its
mighty neighbors. st. Stephens and
Westminster abbey. says Christian Sci
ence Monitor. 1t would look immense
in n country town and something APP
preaching a cathedral in a village. st.
Margaret's in the days when Crom-
well ruled at Whitehall was patron
lied by a number of devout men,
bers of the Long parliament, who used
regularly to attend service at six
o'clock i'm the morning to hear the
seven preachers who officiated in rota-
ton for salaries of f300 each. The
west window was presented by num-
Der of Americans in memory of Ra-
leigh.
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-24
OLD PRESCRIPTION
FOR WEAK KIDNEYS

Have you ever stopped to reason why
II is that so many products that are eX
tensively advertised, all at once drop out
of sight and are soon forgotten? Th5
reason is plain--the article did not fulfil
the promises of the manufacturer This
applies more particularly TO a medicine
A medicinal preparation that has real
curative value almost sells itself, as like
an endless chain system the remedy il
recommended by those who have been
benefited, to those who are in need of il
A prominent druggist says, "Take for
example DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root, Q
preparation ] have sold for many years
and never hesitate 70 recommend, for in
almost every case it shows excellent re.
suits, az many of my customers testify
No other kidney remedy that l know OF
has so large a sale"
According TO sworn statements and
verified testimony of thousands who have
used the preparation, the success of DR..
Kilmers' Swamp-Root is due to the fact
that so many people claim, it fulfills al.
most every wish in overcoming kidney,
liver and bladder ailments, corrects ur-
mary troubles and neutralizes the uric
acid which causes rheumatism.
You may receive a sample bottle Of
Swamp Root by Parcel Post. Address
DR.. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, and
enclose ten cents; also mention this paper
Large and medium size bottles for SAID
at all drug stores.--Adv.
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-24
Gas Gets the Rats.

An enemy whose activities do not
figure in the official reports but against
which allied soldiers wage daily war
care is the rat. Tens of thousands of
rats, huge, sharp-fanged fighters have
dug themselves in among the billets
and trenches in France and Flanders
and they are constant torment.
Thanks to modern medical science
there has been little or no disease
communicated by the rodents. Rats
multiply rapidly in the trenches and
thrive well. They steal the soldiers
rations, disturb his rest and spitefully
bite him when he offers resistance. The
pest is hunted with ferrets, terriers,
poison and traps and when particu-
larry numerous given a gas attack.
After the trenches are drenched with
gas they are generally clear OF rats
for long period.
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-24
USED ELECTRICIANS
cIeopatra's Court Physician Known to
Have Prescribed Them for Med
ical Purposes.

The electric ray is species of fish
found on the Pacific coast II is
known from central California south
ward to the Santa Barbara channel
and is very common in Monterey
bay.
This fish is provided with an electric
organ composed of hexagonal cells
reaching from the skin of the upper
surface to that of the lower, and stu
ated at each side of the head and gill
chambers. The electricity discharged
from this ray has the properties OF
other electricity, such as rendering an
iron bar magnetic. decompOsing chem
icals and producing a spark.
Stories vary as to the volume OF
the discharge. but even n small ray
is capable Of inficting considerable
pain. After n few discharges the fish
becomes exhausted and must rest be-
fore its electric organs are again func-
tional.
II is OF interest TO note that the first
record we have of the application of
electricity is of the time of Antony
and Cleopatra. whose court physician
recommended the electricity of an cleo
trio ray for medical purposes, especial
~ for pains in the head. Later IL was
prescribed for the cure Of gout.-Amer-
lean Angler.
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-24

tinued. The county commissioners of
Teller and Fremont counties were
equal to the occasion; with the coop
Grafton of the state highway commits
sion they secured the right Of way,
and then they set about to convert it
into real highway.
Built on Old Railroad Line.
Probably S1,O0O,000 was the original
cost of building this roadbed, miles of
which were cut and blasted from solid
granite. At an expense of $4,000, the
road builders have made of it first
class motor highway, rebuilt and re-
paired bridges, widened the roadbed
where necessary, and generally put
the 81 miles in excellent condition.
While the road is almost n continuous
curve, mile after mile, it is wide
enough at most places for cars to pass,
and ordinarily careful driving is all
that is necessary. 1t is bullion a AZ
per cent grade.
1t is a wonderful ride from the
world-famOus Cripple Creek mining
district through Phantom Canon TO
Canon City and Florence. For the
first few miles out of Victor the road
stays on the top of the ridge, with
Iong-distance views of Pixies Peak, the
Sangre de Christie and other snow
capped mountain ranges. Then il
loops its way down into the canyon.
Granite Walls and Deep Cuts.
Rugged granite walls stand like tow.
ers of many ancient ruins. The road
winds along the base of these mighty
cliffs, often through great cuts be
tween high granite piles, occasionally
crossing the ravine on a solid steel
bridge, and even piercing the noun
tGin sides through tunnels blackened
in bygone days by the smoke of thu
locomotive that no longer sounds is
shrill whistle TO the echo Of the mar
row walls from which the canyon
took its name. After a serpentine de
scent Of 20 miles the road comes out
onto the broad plains and soon Il
making its way past great apple or
chards and fertile fields to the twir
cities Of Florence and Canon City.
Completion Of this highway makes
accessible from Colorado Springs, and
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-24

headaches disappeared. / gained in
weight and feel fine, so I can honestly
recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound to any woman who is
suffering as was. - Mrs. ADELINE B.
LYNCH, 100 Plain St, Providence, R. /.
Backache and nervousness are symp-
toms or natures warnings, which in
dicate functional disturbance or an
unhealthy condition which often devel-
ops into a more serious ailment.
Women in this condition should not
continue to drag along without help, but
profit by Mrs. Lynch's experience, and
try this famous root and herb remedy,
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound-and for special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Med. Co., Lynn, Mass.
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-24
Saved by Collar Stud.

An American artillery officer was
trying his new gun on the Hun. when
a large. spent shell-splinter caught him
in the back OF the neck.
He coolly extracted his collar stud
from his shirt and gazed on IL re-
flectively.
II guess that shell was one of
Krupps," he muttered. Gee, but it's
good thing you we're made in Con
necticut, you beauti !"
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-24
Patriotic Honey Bees.

the honey bee is this season doing
more than its usual share in provid-
ing a substitute for sugar. An East
side resident of Rochester, N. Y, who
has succeeded measurably I'm keeping
bees without undue annoyance to his
neighbors, reports that none of his
colonies have swarmed thus far this
season, and that they are producing
honey In great abundance. This is
cheerful news in view Of the fact that
the English ration of two pounds of
sugar per month for each person is
now to be enforced In this country.
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-24
Twin Cuts, Phantom Canon Highway.

equally as well from Canon City, Grip
pie Creek, Pueblo, Florence or Mani
tou. circle trip of 1875 miles. unri-
vailed either in ruggedness of scenery
or in variety of Interest," This trip
completely enclrcles Pixies Peak, snow
capped "Sentinel of the ROckies;" it
traverses historic Ute pass; winds
through the worlds greatest gold-min-
ing camp, and passes the dumps of the
greatest producing mines at Cripple
Creek, Victor and GOldfield; unfOlds
the grandeur and rugged majesty Of
Phantom Canon, unquestionably one
Cf Colorado's finest gorges; connects
with the far-famed Skyline drive and
the road TO the top of the Royal gorge
ut Canyon City; passes through the
great orchard section, the oil fields
and the cement districts, and winds
back to Colorado Springs through pine
forests and picturesque foothills
country. Or the wider circle may
well take in Pueblo. the pittsburgh
of the West" with its immense steel
mills, and up the fertile Fountain val
ley to Colorado Springs.
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-24
TOO WEAK
TO FIGHT

The Comeback" man was really never
iown-and-out. Ills weakened condition
because Of overwork, hack OF exercise, i'm
proper eating and living demands stinula-
ION TO satisfy the cry for health-giving
appetite and the refreshing sleep essential
10 strength GOLD MEDAL Haarlcm Oil
CAPSULES. the National Remedy of Holland,
will do the work. They are wonderful.
Three of these capsules each day will put
man ON his feet before he knows it.;
whether his trouble comes from uric acid
poisoning, the kidneys, gravel or stone in
the bladder. stomach arrangement or other
ailments that befall the over-zealous Amer
lean. The best known, most reliable rem
cdy for these troubles is GOLD MEDAL
HARLEM Oil Capsules This remedy has
,tood the test for more than 200 years
since its discovery in the ancient labora-
.ories in Holland. 1t acts directly and
gives relief at once Don't wait until you
IRE entirely down-and-out, but take them
today Your druggist will gladly refund
your money il they 10 not help you. Ac-
ept no substitutes. Look for the name
GOLD MEDAL on every box. three sizes.
They are the pure. original, imported
.haarlem Oil Capsliles.-Adv.
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-24

Ii is illegal ia Saskatchewan, this
year, to destroy straw stacks in ac-
cordance with general farm custom
in the Canadian as we'll as in the
United States West. In the past, farm
ers, after setting aside sufficient straw
for their own use, burned the appar,
emily useless remainder. The war is
dispelling the belief, III country aS well
as, in town, that there are such things
as useless remainderS. Straw has be.
come necessary raw material. w.
the order prohibiting it's destruction
may be followed by another forhiddine
the Wholesale burning of autumn
leaves, instead of using them for fer.
tilizing purposes.
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-24

his hammock and open up ms ditty
bag and, spreading all his dress pos
sessions out on deck, submit to a scru-
tinizng inspection. Jack gets his
clothes from the navy storekeeper,
whether i'm port or at sea. The serv-
ice maintains factories where are
made the blue and white uniforms and
the clOse-fitting and warm peajacket
overcoat which he wears I'm winter.
At this season of the year he also
wears u jersey or sweater, which is
sometimes gotten from the storekeeper
and just as often is gift from some
organization or the handiwork of
some dear girl.
More Clothes Were Provided.
War has made necessary additions
TO the dress of the sailor. Duty in the
open ocean or the icy waters of the
North sea or in the storm surfs of the
coast patrol has called for additional
and heavier protection. All of this
has been supplied to every man in ac-
tive service, and what is more, the
garments were ready and had been is
sued to the men before they were
needed. Recently on very cold day
every station, training camp and every
ship was asked Ii their men were
clothed to meet the severe weather,
and the answer brought back the
cheering word that all were supplied.
All Of the men of the navy operat-
ing during the war under conditions
where there will be more than ordl-
nary exposure have been supplied
with specially designed winter clothing
in addition to that which every man
is required to have. The additional
articles in this special outfit are two
heavy wooden undershirts, two extra
heavy wooden underdrawers, two pairs
of heavy wooden socks, one blanket
overshirt with hood, one pair wooden
mittens, one pair of heavy arctics, one
pair of heavy leather sea boots.
These outfits have been supplied to
the entire deck forces of battleships
and large cruisers, Golfers and other
vessels Of train and to transports and
to the entire crews Of destroyers, mine
sweepers, patrol boats, and submarine
chasers. 1t is interesting to note that
these outfits, complete and ready for
use, were on hand for issue long be-
fore needed.
The blanket overshlrt is n remark
able piece OF protective wearing APP
parel. Made of heavy wool, it COM
pletely covers the body and is worn
over the other clothing. while an at
tached hood of the same material goes
over the head. These suits are made
especially for the men on submarines.
Over all of this is worn a weatherproof
suit which also has hood. The heavy
arctics are issued to men on all ships
other than destroyers, and these are
worn over ordinary shoes. For men
on destroyers heavy sea boots are is
sued. The clothing is inspected at
least once each quarter.
The men of the navy, it will be seen,
have every protection against the cold
and the ice of the sea and land. AS
Admiral Samuel MCGOWAN, chief of
the bureau of supplies and accounts.
remarked, in regard to the winter out
| fit worn by deck crews on exposed
| duty:
"If a sailor had on any more clothes
than he is now wearing he couldn't
walk"
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-24
CHE Phantom Canyon highway
between Cripple Creek and
Canon City, Colo, Is now


open to travel, and as re-
suit Colorado offers to the motorist
pnOther great circle trip through some
Cf Americas finest scenery. The
highway was formally dedicated on
August 30, when more than 500 motor
lists from Teller. Fremont, El Paso
and other Colorado counties gathered
at Glenbrook, a point midway between
Cripple Greek and Canon City, and
participated in the ceremonies incl
dent to the opening of this road.
Phantom Canon highway is unique
among the scenic roads of the Rocky
mountains, and its story is one of the
most interesting chapters in the his
tory of road building in Colorado. In
the early days Of Cripple Creek, there
was built the Florence and Cripple
Creek railroad, narrow-gauge' line,
to carry the rich ores TO the smelters
and to bring the fruit, hay and other
products of the fertile valleys to the
mining camps high in the hills. AS
time went on the need for this road
grew less and less, until finally ii was
abandoned and dismantled. But the
need for communication between min
Ing camp and agricultural valley con-
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nv World

A by-product of the world war 10
England has been an enormous de.
mand for baseball paraphernalla. Lon.
don and other English cities have
been unable to supply the balls, bats
gloves, masks, ETC., urgently called for
by the American and Canadian troops
stationed in the British isles and near
by France.
The Yale expositor., 1918-10-24

&c mes, m y Duck
ached all the time.
l was tired and had
no ambition for any
thing i had taken
a number of medi-
cines which did me
no good. One day
/ read about Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compoundand
what it had done for
women, so l tried
it. My nervousness
81 81
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Vigilance,

MANY man would be proud TO
stand i'm your shoes"
II don't doubt II" replied Senator
Sorghum. Politics out my way got
so expensive that n man might expect
to lose his shoes almost as easily az
his reputation"