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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-12

Asked Reddy. they were alone.
When people
passed by during the daytime they
did not say anything at all, they
made a funny noise, which was sup
posed to sound quite mysterious and
wonderful, and then they did their
work.
But they understood each other
quite easily.
81 suppose it's business" said
Reddy.
"Sure," said Reddy again.
81 always like a good day-a day
when there's plenty of business, for
the masters sake, but I do think it's
all a joke"
"Just the way I feel about it," said
Bluey.
Now Bluey and Reddy stood all day
on top of a stand. They had little
dishes of grain and seeds and water,
and when business was dull they had
their meals.
Their master carried this stand
from place to place and Bluey and
Reddy always went along. They were
very handsome, with the most exquis-
lite of plumage, but, oh, what voices
they had!
1t was their pride that they could
be heard a mile off, but they did not
try too much of this in the daytime.
They thought they might brighten peo-
pie, but they certainly made enough
noise to attract people to them, and
to encourage them to help along the
business.
Now, the business consisted of for
tune-telling. There were many pieces
of paper in a little box, and written
on these bits of paper were fortunes
Of many kinds. These fortunes told
folks that they'd become very wealthy
or very poor. Some said they would
have hard times ahead, but that bet
ter times would come soon Others
said they would have a great deal OF
luck in the next year, and again a
fortune said that the lucky one who
received this fortune would take a
long and wonderful journey and meet
a rich man at the end, and that they
would live happily ever after, as the
old-fashioned story used to say.
These macaws would poke their
beaks down into the little box and pick
out a fortune Of a piece of paper with
the printing upon it.
They were supposed to tell by the
looks of the person what sort OF a
fortune he should have. They did
nothing else but hand out fortunes
all day long, and the master would
say:
"Come and have your fortune told
by either Reddy or Bluey. Only costs
ten cents"
Many people would come up and
Reddy or Bluey would pick out a for
tune, and the people would go away,
! reading the piece of paper in a very
interested fashion.
"I think" said Reddy, "it's a good
Joke, and it's all right if folks take 1t
that way. But when they believe
these fortunes-that makes me mad.
It makes me think so little of people.
Why, the other day, a little girl came
ND to have her fortune told, n l
picked out a piece of paper for her.
sI never know which paper I'm pick
;,r o,t 7 nretend TO look at the per-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-12

Blue M ca ,
called Reddy for
short.
"Fine," said the
Blue and Yellow
NIacaw , called
Bluey for short.
TIL voices
were very loud
and piercing as
they shrieked at
each other as
they alkeQ
isn't it a joker"
asked Reddy.
"Sure !" said
Bluey. h e Y
talked quite like
their master when
they were alone.
nv IN q N n q q
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-12
4 DADLYS Gy(NNG|
4 [AIRY Tale
a 81 MACY GeAAAN B lN?!HNsR
FORTUNE TELLERS.

"What sort of luck did you bring
the master today?" asked the Red-and-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-12

son and h e n
think about it,
but I don't at all.
I fuss a little, bit
and then take the
piece 1 hit upon
last.
"Well, the for
tune this little
girl had said that
she was going to
take a long jour-
ney and marry q
prince. Imagine
:. little girl leav-
ing school at this
time of the year
and imagine q
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1918-06-12

= he War
Savings
p Ian !:
Is a plan by which you invest
your small savings with the
United States Government.
You do it by buying War Sav-
ings Stamps and Thrift Stamps.
A War Savings Stamp cost
$4.12 in january, and to this
price is added one cent for each
month since january. The one
cent Advance each month is to al
lou for interest the stamp earns.
These stamps as bought are pasted in
a Wal Savings Certificate, which is a
folder with 20 spaces for the Stamps.
When these 20 spaces are filled put the
Certificate away; it is worth 500, pay
able Ian. |, 1923. Then start another.
AUnited States Thrift Stamp is for in
vestors who want to save but ind the
War Savings Stamp more than they can
spare at one time. The u. S. Thrift
Stamp costs Is cents; you get a Thrift
Gard from the postofhce or bank, or
other authorized agency; no charge
for the card. There are 10 spaces on
this Gard; a place tor each ascent
Thrift Stamp you buy. Sixteen OF
them make 81. When the card is full,
take it to the postofflce, or bank, or
other agency and get a War Savings
Stamp; you'll pay the difference, II
cents for January and one cent more
each month during 1913. Paste the
War Savings Stamp on the Certificate
Card you get with it, and start a new
ascent Thrift Card. The U.S.. Thrift
Stamps do not bear interest; the War
Savings Stamps do-4 per cent, COM
pounded every three months. The in
terest is in the convenient form Of a
monthly increase in the face value Of
the Stamps. The Stamps are redeem
able at their full value, S., on January
1st, 1928.
If you need to draw out the money you
have saved don't do it if you don't
have to- 60 to the postoHce and they
will tell you what to do, and what the
exact value of your investment is on
that date, and give you the money.
"A H@aasa A.oaa WZaaeAh
The Prescott daily news., 1918-05-28

The surgical dressing work room at the court house will be open at 2:30 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Friday, and at 8:30 on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Mondays. Please take notice of these rules.
 John Waters of Elkhart, Texas, who has been here for a few days visiting home folks, left today for his home. John tells us that he has "laid by" his corn and that all crops in his vi- cinity are excellent.
 c. Nj. Morgan of Rosston, was among the business visitors here yes terday. Mir. Morgan came in and re- newed his subscription to The Nevada News, the county's all home print paper.
 STRAYED-Dark brown mare mule about l5 hands high, needs shearing real bad. Small wire cut on left fore leg Will pay reward for informa- tion leading to recovery C. B. But cher, Rosston route 3, Ark. 2Sd3w1
The Prescott daily news., 1918-05-28
Prescott Ice Company
 TeIeph0ne 56

A Thermos Bottle is an important part of your automobile equipment. See the assortment at Guthrie's.
 STRAYED-Dark bay mare, blaze face, scar on fore ankle, about 2 years old, weighs about 95O Left my place last Friday morning, May IT. Re- ward for information leading to re- covery. c. c. Jarvis, Prescott route 3, Ark. 2Sd3w1
 News was received here the first of the week of the death of Uncle Reu- ben and Aunt Mary Moss, which oc- cured in Los Angeles, Cal. These two old darkies were citizens of Pres colt for a number of years and their deaths which occurred within a few waaks apart, will be regretted by many of Prescott's older families.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-05-28
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

Read this weeks Saturday Evening | Post
 Flashlights, bulbs and batteries at ! Guthrie's.
 Dr. J. E. Cox of Emmet, was a vis- itor to the city this morning.
 Read "A Prairie Fire" in this weeks Country Gentleman. Wm. Johnson.
 The banks of the city will be closed Thursday, May 30, which is Decora- tion Day.
 Joe F. Haynie, Prescott number two, was among the business visitors here today.
 Be sure to read "The Desert of Wheat" by Zane Grey, in the Country Gentleman.
 MT. and Mrs. Floyd Hawkins of Ur- bana, are in the city spending visit with relatives and friends.
 A number of Prescott's young ladies did not vote today because they were not yet quite twenty-one"
 Harry Lloyd of St. Louis, repre- senting Anheuser-B Busch Association, the big Bevo manufacturers, is in the , city today.
 l LOST-One big black SOW, weight | about 25O pounds. Got out of my lot in Prescott on the 9th. Information leading to recovery will be fully paid for. L. J. Griffith, Prescott, Ark. Mrs. L. P. Beidelman, Mrs. Emmett Pratt and Misses Mary and Martha Beidelman went to Texarkana this morning on a visit to relatives. J. C. Marsh, who is now living in | Memphis and is connected with the United States secret service, is spend ing few days here visiting friends and relatives. J. R. Waters of Idabel, Oklahoma, who is visiting friends and relatives in Prescott and Nevada county, came in yesterday and renewed his sub scription to The Nevada News, the county's ail-home print paper.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-05-28
w. C. T. U.

Invites all women's societies and everybody else who is interested m observing the day of prayer set apart by President Wilson, to meet with them Thursday afternoon at o'clock at the Methodist church.
 Let some one from each aid society or church or club come prepared to tell what their respective societies are doing to win the war, and bring peace that will unite all races and all tongues under the banner of the brotherhood of man and the Father hood of God.-Sec.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-05-28
GOT GOOD RESULTS

This honest, straight forward letter from woman woh has suffered should be needed by all afflicted with backache, rheumatic pains, sore mus cles, awful tired feeling and other symptoms of kidney and bladder trouble; q have got such good re- suits from Foley Kidney Pills that I can sleep much better and the pain in my back and sides is a good lot bet
 ter. l am going to keep on taking them. Mrs. Chas. Gray, 27O 9th St., Detroit, Mich" 3
The Prescott daily news., 1918-05-28
Thermos Bottles at Guthrie's.

Smile when you pay your income tax. It means a tear for the kaiser.
 Mrs. A. c. Evered, who is in Gree son Sanitarium for treatment, is do- ing nicely. Mrs. Evered was brought from her home at Blevins Monday.
 0. B. Gordon of Camden, formerly one of our best "booster" citizens, and one who still retains his citizenship, came over last night and cast his vote in the primary election.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-05-28
<22 E= /I1
TUESDAYS William A. Brady presents ALICE BRADY

THE SPURS OF SYBIL"
 Story by Louise Winter, directed by Travers Vale. The excitingly up. usual story of a society butterfly who is turned cut into the cold, cold world to earn her own living. Alice Brady in different, delightful role. Phone 101 and have any amount of cream you want delivered just at the time you want to serve it. Guthrie's.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-05-28

WANTED 1000 cords Hickory Handle bolts cut 40 inches long, de- livered on railroad. inspected and paid for at point of loading for prices. Address Smithton Handle Works, Smithton, Ark. 5-17m2
 Jonteel, the new odor creation, at Guthrie's.
The Prescott daily news., 1918-05-28

The increase in cost of all and iabor ha.
 increase the price cents per 1oo M May 1st to all classes of trade. does not take mn n increased cost Of manufacture and delivery still ~ to the minimum by cutting all cries and saving wherever possible Patrons
 regular routes must get their ice from the wagons and not special deliveries Orders received after m will not b cred until the following morning W OeNV-
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-11-18
ANOTHER FINE REPORT
ON SQUIRREL POISONING

81 am happy to report 100 per
cent result in poisoning squirrels this
year." writes P. H. Miller of Council,
Secretary Treasurer Of the Cuddy
Mountain Cattle and Horse Growers
Association. This letter comes to Mr..
w. E. Crouch of the Bureau of BIZ
illogical Survey, who has been coop
Grating with the Extension Division
through the various Farm Bureaus IN
the Idaho rodent determination cam
paign of 1918.
"The thorough team work accomp-
lished while you were here on May
last" continues Mr.. Miller, HpractI-
cally cleaned them up, but we kept
putting out poisoned grain according
to your formula with 100 per cent
results. l lost not one spear of grain
or anything else this season, while
other years my loss was as heavy as
25 per cent and closely approximated
this several years. 1t was like mort
gage on our farms. 1t is hard to esti-
mate the good accomplished by your
the special poison methods
last spring. More than 300 ounces
of poison were used in the locality of
Council, and it is a safe estimate that
each ounce of poison saved rs bushels
Of grain; in my case, twice that
much"
II trust your Bureau will be sue
cessful in securing the much needed
both national and in the
state, so that more ground can be
covered in detail. I should also like
it very much if this section could
get aid in controlling grasshoppers
next year"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-11-18
CRICKET CAMPAIGN
HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL
County Agent Murray Tells of Madi-
son County Work.

81 began my work." writes County
Agent Murray, "early in the spring,
while the crickets were from Ia to
1-2 inch in length. In the fore part
of the campaign l used the poisoned
bran mash as outlined for use with
grasshoppers. This did not bring the
results desired, SO planned a formula
that would make the bait more palat-
able. While studying the question,
I noticed that the crickets were real
fond of wild onion and dandeiion. I
at once decided that the garden onion
would give the bait the desired odor.
81 mixed twenty-five pounds of
bran, using one pound of white ar
senic and three quarts of sugar fac
tory syrup and six finely ground lem
ons with enough water to make wet
mash. At the same time | mixed
twenty-five pounds of bran with three
quarts of sugar factory syrup, ten
finely ground onions, and one pound
of arsenic.
"Both of these bats were put out
the same day and at the same time.
In checking up the results two days
later / found much more satisfactory
results with the bait where the onion
had been used. During the remainder
of the campaign l used ten to twelve
onions in place of IL dozen lemons
and obtained good results. Mr.. Han
sen and l counted several squares,
10 inches on side, and found an av-
erage of 35 to 40 dead crickets on each
square. They were this thick over
areas of Ia to IL acre. | obtained
the best results where the bran was
scattered on cool cloudy days and
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-11-18
TACOMA CAPTAIN
IN FIERCE BATTLE
PALMER BAKEN, OF MOSCOW,
SENDS REPORT OF HIS FOR
MER CAPTAINS FIGHT

John T. Baken, of Moscow, is. in
receipt of letter from his son, Palm
err, who is in Camp Lewis, where he
went with the first five per cent from
Colfax, Wash, Is months ago. He IS
in the headquarters at Camp Lewis
and has missed several chances to go
across the ocean, much to his dlsap-
pointment. He sent his father
clipping from a Tacoma newspaper,
telling of four days fight that his
former captain had gone through in
France. Captain Williams, mentioned
in the following story, was Palmer's
young man had his wish he would
have gone through the fighting of
which Captain Williams tells. The
story from the Tacoma paper follows:
Telling how men of the 91st division
went through hell and then kept on
going" in the great drive in which
they participated late in September
and early in October, letter from
Capt. c. l.. Williams of Co. F, 361st
infantry, was received this week by
Tacoma friends. He wrote from a
hospital in which he lay suffering
from wounds and gave the names of
a number of his fellow fighters who
had either fallen in battle or been
wounded.
81 am lying here in a hospital writ
ing this" he said in his letter. eve
went through four days of battle be-
fore I had to come to the rear. My
company followed me through hell
Gas they said they would), and then
they kept on going. have seen men
shot at my side, the rifle l held
splintered in my hands, and was
wounded on the evening of the fourth
day after we had charged through
the worst barrage Of enemy shell fire
that / ever expect to see, when it
seemed that no man could come
through living. After Major Farwell
and Major Miller had been killed and
Captain Worsham and st. Leon Mar
tin fell at their guns | went down,
after many more that you know had
been wounded: Lieut.. Page, Lieut..
Wright, Capt. Goodspar and Lieut..
Bloomquist and Lieut.. Woods
Capt. Williams, Familiarity known
as "Red," was well known in Tacoma
and was one of the most popular Of
ficers of the 91st. His letter did not
state how serious his wounds are, but
an inkling of his condition was con-
veyed in a line of his letter in which
he said he was praying that he
would get WE'LL
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-11-18
F|CKE
IN FLYING CORPS
GRADUATE OF AGRICULTURAL
COLLEGE WRITES INTEREST
INGLY OF HIS WORK

Dean E. ]. Iddings, Of the University
of Idaho Agriculture college, is i'll re
ceipt of the following very interesting
letter from Charles Ficke, graduate
of the college class of 1916. Since leav-
ing the university Mr. Ficke taught one
year in the Lapwai high school and
taught a judging team that now has
three members in the University Agri-
cultural college. He is in the flying
corps near Sacramento, California, and
his letter which is full of interest, is
| here given:
Sacramento, Cal, Nov TO- 1918.
Dear Dean: Many are the times I've
thought of good old Idaho, and especially
of the 'Ag.' department. | felt the old
spirit rise up especially strong upon reg
istration day at the U. of c.; also often
visited the 'Ag.' department there to
keep in touch, if possible, with the agri-
cultural progress of the times.
"Since leaving Colfax time has flown
as if on wings. Much hard work, keen
interest and beautiful weather make it
seem as if summer was just coming. l
graduated from the ground school at
Berkeley in due time-Sept. 28-received
a Today furlough and upon reporting
for duty was thrown in quarantine, re-
manning there until Oct. 20, and at last
am flying. One yeax of waiting and
working increases ones appreciation tor
the wonderful training. Am enjoying 1t
to the utmost.
Mother Field. located II miles from
Sacramento, is one of the newest, and
I believe best, fields in the United States.
They have 100 Curtiss training planes
and a corps of excellent instructors. The
system and organization is remarkable
Instruction is classified in stages as fol
lows: First dual stage, first solo, second
dual, second solo, formation and night
flying, acrobatics, aerial gunnery and SO
on In first dual one becomes ac-
quainted with the! handling OF the con-
trolls and learns how to take off,, lily
about certain course and land again at
the taking-off place. First solo affords
practice in flying this course alone. The
remaining stages are step by step ad-
vancements To complete the course re-
quires about Is to 100 hours in the air.
I now have 10 and many to go. Though
this is outstandingly the longest and
hardest road to commission, 1t IS by
far the best when one once gets there.
"Wish YOU could stand OH the edge OF
the field any morning at o:30 a. m. and
see plane after plane take to the. air.
They are as thick as bees and furnish
wonderfully impressive sight against the
eastern sky just as day is breaking. Early
hours are the best flying hours; hence,
all novices fly in the morning.
Dean, | wish ia express deep graft
tude for your kindly thoughtfulness IN
calling on mother She appreciated that
very, very much and | do even more.
Time DEGREES that | must return to camp.
Hoping this finds you in excellent health
- "CHAS. FICKE.'
"P. S.-Please give Hickman and
Canaan my. highest regards also. Will
yov7 Met Lou Denning several weeks
ago. I recently learned that at least
three of my Lapmai boys are at thu,
U. of l. Hope they registered 'Ag.
again. My best regards"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-11-18

Every fruit grower in Idaho interested
in the future of the industry should at
tend the Fruit Gorwers' Conference, to
be held in Spokane, Wash, December
1913, inclusive.
At this Conference the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture will make public the
proposed federal grades for box apples
Mr.. S. S. clearinghouse of the Depart
ment has sent out carefully prepared
QUESTIONABLE to over 1000 fruit growers
and shipping organizations of the North
west, for their ideas on proper grades
for box apples This information wilt
be tabulated for the Spokane meeting,
and at that time the whole subject will
be presented and finally settled
AS this subject is of such vital i'm
portance, it behooves every one inter
ested in the fruit business to make a
special effort to attend this conference
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-11-18
Hotel Moscow Arrivals.
Saturday, November TO, 1918.

Saturday, November ~, lSlo.
L. NJ. Thornton, Spokane; ]. L. Mont
gomery, Minneapolis; E. R. Brinkley,
Seattle; Robert Lines, Minneapolis; J. J.
Sta1ey, Pullman; A. S. Jacobs, Spokane
v. ]. Franco, Helena w. c. Cooper,
Lewiston; May Buhle, Greer, Idaho; T.
B. Senior, Portland; Rarlyn Berry, Col
fax Margueret Blackman, Colfax; Mrs.
L. V. Smith, Priest River, Idaho; J. A.
Harsh, Deary; P. E. Alnquist, Moscow ;
John Weber, Genesee; H. Brat, Occur
d'Alene; B. NJ Emmett, Kendrick;
Agnes Gray, Walla Walla; Jas. McGill-
worry, Spokane; J. H. Hill, Spokane; IL.
w. Young, Poneroy; J. 0. Smith, Pone-
roy; D. E. Nichols, Moscow.
Sunday November II, 1918.
Mrs. A. T. Mcdonald, Wallace; Marie
A. Corwin, Spokane; R. E. Collins, j.,
San Francisco; Geo. Swesay and wife,
Seattle; John Weber, Genesee; Lola
Johnston, Nez Perez; H. Vaughan, St.
Paul.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-11-18
Latah County Records.

Nov. 16.-W. D.-John w. Shreve
to Alfred D. Murray, $4,000; NE1-4
28-41-5 w.
R. M.-Alfred C. Murray to j. w.
Shreve, $1740; above.
-Marginal-R. R. Reeder to j.
w. Hoptonstall, C-m 7-16-18.
Writ.-The Farmers Bank, Ken
drick, VS.. C. L. Guy, 1854; NE1-4 26-
1873 w, exrept So "a A.
C. M.-Donald Ross to William A..
Gamble, $100; crop on 10 A. Sec. s.
1915 W.; 1 team horses.
w. D.-Dorothy P. Horne to Mamie
Hampton, $1340; und. IL int. in tract
beg. Lot 11-6 Juliaetta; also Lots Z
s 8 10 II 1876 Juliaetta.
R. M-Mamie Hampton to Dorothy
P. Horne, $1,000; above.
Certificate of sale and foreclosure
J. j. Campbell to Mary Prunty; Mary
Prunty VS.. James Dutton, ct al, $3.50
Lot 4-22 Genesee.
M. L.-Erick Anderson, Deary, to
Cassie Baker, Deary.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-11-18

days following light showers. The
Icrickets do not travel on such days,
and are therefore on the bran a longer
time. Gu such days the bran does
not dry so quickly.
II obtained satisfactory results with
the factory syrup.
"Mr Alfred Kicks, chairman of the
county commissioners, spent part of
day going over some of the ground
where poison had been distributed,
and these are his words: why you
have killed wagon loads of crickets.'
We counted IS dead crickets under one
small sage brush.''
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-11-18

made of a plan for a two weeks
tractor short course at the University,
to be held late in January and early
February.
Numerous requests for information
are coming to Professor John c.
Wooley, of the Department of Agri-
cultural Engineering. In answering
a recent letter from an interested
party in Boise, Professor. Wooley
briefly outlined the plans for the
tractor course as follows:
I'm this course we expect to tear
down a number of tractors complete
ly, install new parts, and put them
back in running condition. Also, we
expect to have a number of new
tractors on hand to use for operation.
This, l think, will make as practical
a course as is possible. So far as
we can, we will give man the choice
of machine to work on, so that he can
get information that will be directly
useful to him.