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The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-01-24
LETTER FROM l.. e. BRUN.
DAGE RECEIVED HERE

The following is a letter from l.. Z
Brundage, recently received by his
sister, Miss Mary Brundage, Of this
city. Mr.. Brundage is located at
Camp Kearney, Calf, doing his bit
for Uncle Sam:
Camp Kearney, Calf, Dec. Both
1917.
My. dear sister,
received the paper you sent me,
many thanks.
notice in the Julesburg Grit-Advo-
cate several letters from soldiers in
different camps. but none so far from
Camp Kearney.
If you care to have this published
it will let folks know we have one Of
the finest camps in the whole U. s.
from what others say who have been
in other camps.
The weather is fine, every day just
like springtime in Colorado. Today
is almost hot as July one.
The troops stationed here are all
from Colorado. Arizona, N. Mexico,
Nevada, Utah and California. About
1000 in number and it is good sized
crowd when they are all together.
Camp Kearney is located IA miles
northeast of San Diego and 8 miles
east of Linda Vista and can be reach
ed by auto or the Santa Fe railroad.
Here we have everything a soldier
could wish for, there being Y. NJ. c.
A. buildings and one Knights of Co.
lumbus building. Every evening they
pull off something there such as
games, shows. boxing matches and
moving pictures. Any thing for
amusement and every one is invited
to take hand if they wish. Besides
all of this they have plenty Of books,
magazines and papers, all free to the
soldiers.
Everything about camp is strictly
sanitary, good buildings and good
tents to live in. The tents are board
ed up aboud three feet with boards to
keep out the cold and to help keep it
clean. Then we have the hot and
cold shower baths, which are fine to
get under after long days hike.
Camp kearney is four miles wide
and 6 miles long, the rifle range being
located at the north end where we
shoot away many thousands rounds of
ammunition. The past few days every
one has been making good score.
All of our Colorado boys are located
here. enlisted in Troop H LIST Colo
RADIO Cavalry and was stationed out at
Camp Baldwin, which is south of Den
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will be made this Friday. They will

will be made this Friday. They will
be listed next week.
The number of knitted articles fur
nished by the Sedgwick County chap
ter so far are: Sweaters, IA; wrist
lets. G pair: scarfs, 8; Helmets, 10;
socks, II pair.
A new supply of Red Cross yarn has
been received. All those who can knit
are urged to do so, during their leisure
minutes. Call on Mrs. Clayton for
material and instructions.
Some new members enrolled this
week as follow: Ed Launckret, maya
zine membership; Pauline Shivelbern,
Ellen Lorenson, Mrs. Jno Avery, A.
w. Kinds, Mrs. Jennie White. Ola
Pyle, Nellie Dye. Dorothy Dye, A. E.
Eeckhout, Mrs. A. E. Eeckhout, John
Eeckhout, Margaret Eeckhout. Renee
Eeckhout, Katie Eeckhout.
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SC DER AND SAILOR
INSURANCE

To the man who has gone to the
colors the United States Government
offers the safest, the most liberal, and
the cheapest insurance on the face of
the earth. Approximately 100000 men
have already accepted the Govern
ment's offer, applying for insurance of
about two and three-quarters billions
of dollars. The average amount ap-
piled for per man is more than $500,
which is very close to the $4,000 max
imum provided for by law.
This insurance total, great as it is,
should be only a beginning. Every
person in the military and naval forces
of the Nation owes to himself and to
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-01-24

At SOUTH OMAHA
Dosk,bIe Bet Stoofs To
uIllsr; Light ositIs SIsv
uoes SELL A DINE LOWER
Liberal Supplies Of sheep and Lsnbs
and 4 Slow, Steady Market fer Both
Fat Lambs and Aged Stsek-0usi.
nsss in Feeders Quiet With Prices
UNCHANGED,

Union Stock Yards, Omaha, Neb.,
Jan. 2.-The week opens out with u
liberal run Of cattle. 10000 head, and
an active, higher market for desirable
steers. Good heavy cutie ruled 1Oc
higher than last week, with sales at
$12W0l3OO. Light and medium
weight cattle MS well AS cows and
heifers are rather slow sale at barely
steady prices. In StOckers and feed
ers, desirable grades ruled about
steady. but it was slow and lower
deal on everything else.
Quotations on cattle: Good to
choice beeves. $1..Ug 1900: fair to
good beeves, S1l.Ou1 ll.S5; common
to fair beeveS. SS.714 1919; good to
choice ycarlings.. Sl1.I0d 1230: fair
to good yearlings Sio.75a ll25: COM
mon to fair yearin-s. $50 q 1880 !;
good t" choice grass brev-s. S1O.5O@
11.n; fair I" good grass steers.
SS759 1898: stock calves. S6.5O9 $50 ;
good to choice hrif"rS. S9m0 1000 !;
good to choice cows. *e.10@9.U: FUR
cutters, sG.25 G7.25; veal calves. SS.75
912.25; beef bulls. 81 5U0 1000: boz
logna bulls s6.75d S.2!5 good to choice
feeders. S10.Ou0f1O.7a: fair to good
feeders, SS.5O@ 1900: good to choice
stockers, $S.754H.10: fair to coed
stockcrs s7.5O0S.5o; common to fair
grades. $G.25Gf725: stock heifers,
S7.001S.I0: stock COWS, s62547.75;
stock calves. S6.OOda.ON.
1oc Decline in Hogs.
Receipts We're of moderate proper
tons for Monday $500 head. and
quality was very good. Trade opened
slow. with hoth packers and shippers
bidding and paying Zoe under Satur-
WAS don. on this basis. Tops brought
$16l0 ana the bulk of the sales was
at $l5.714 1908.
Sheep and Lambs Steady.
A liberal run of sheep and lambs
showed up. 5000 head. and there was
u good demand for fat stock of all
kinds ut right around steady prices.
Demand for feeders was slack. and
trade slow at about last weeks fig
ureS
Quotations on sheep and lambs !:
Lambs, heavyweight. Sl6.lOG 17.10;
lambs. heavyweight. Sl5.15Q 1913
lambs. feeders. $l5.O0 1850: lambs,
shorn. S1l.J0Dl3.5O: lambs. culis,
S1nwI 400; yearIingS, fair 10
choice, $1l.5o4 1900: yeurlings. feed
erS. Sl2.O0GL l4.25; wctherS fair to
choice. SiI.ouI 1900: ewes. fair to
choice. SIT Goa 1928: ewes. breeders,
all ages. $lo.5oG 1910; ewes. feeders
SI..OQ 1910: ewes. cuils and can.
pers. s5.OOQ7.25.
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those he loves to avail himself of the
time in which he can do SO is limited.
Prompt action is imperative.
Those who Joined the service before
October Is, 1917, must apply for the
insurance on or before February IL.
1918. After that, it will be too late.
vided until February ~, 1918, is only
partial protection.
Parents, brothers, and sisters, who
have representative of their family
in the Army or Navy should, for their
own sake, and for his, write to him at
one eurging him, if he has not elready
done so, to buy the Government insur-
ance.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-01-24

Bear in mind that your Uncle Sam
will get you if you do not fill ont and
file that income tax report before
March lst. And no excuses go. If
you are single and have attached I'M
to yourself thousand bones in the
past year, or married and have man
aged to get your fingers on two thou
sand, you must report or pay formal
visit to the U. S. pen. Corporations
must report whether they have earned
or lost
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-01-24

The name Garfield-the man whose
astounding order so disturbed the
American Industrial world Thursday
is destined to go down in history as
that of man who either made CO.
lossal blunder, or who in the storm of
denunciation and criticism which broke
over his head. couraseously made :,
master stroke that brought his coun-
try back from the verge of internal
disaster.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-01-24

Registration of yornC men who
have become twenty-one years of age
since June, 1917, doubtless will be en-
acted at this session Of congress. A
bill providing for such registration
has been introduced and has the back
ing OF the administration.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-01-24

Bran at WINTERBOTHAMs.
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ute stunts day and It helped me.
First l got my things all in order, al
though l had to sit up nights and
work Sundays to do it. Then l kept
them so. Fifteen minutes every day
l spent Strengthening things out. That's
all. Try 1t and see how it will help
you
"I WILL I said. And did.
my work had accumulated, but I
fell to with vigor. 1t was hard at frst,
It seemed so much easier to let things
clutter up than to 60 through this
meaningless attempt at system. As
fast as I Strengthened here l made
disorder there. But at last I got
things in some kind o. shape.
1.-THE fifteen minute stunts were ap-
piled to my business more and more.
ut wasn't easy to overcome a habit
of years. No one ever fought the
drink habit harder tLan I fought the
disorder habit. give fifteen minutes
a day to clearing my desk. l give If
teen minutes a day to my private cor
respondence, which never used to get
its share Of attention.
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Erasing Father Times Marks

The daily bath does much to keep the
feet comfortable and the wearing OF
proper-litting stockings and shoes
does more. If the feet are inclined to
burn, battle them in luke-warm salt
water; in fact, never put them in ex-
tremely warm water. This makes
them too tender. Always be sure to
dry them thoroughly. Failure to do
this sometimes causes the skin to
break between the toes. If this should
happen apply vaseline to the abrasions
and sprinkle talcum or foot powder
between the toes.
II women would realize the impor-
lance Of exercise in keeping the body
young and agile, there would be more
older women ON tennis courts, in
swimming pools, on horseback, in row.
boats and on long hikes. Without reg
ular exercise the joints become stiff,
the blood does not circulate freely,
thereby keeping the skin well nour-
ished and, consequently, one acquires
the tired, languid feeling that is any
thing but an expression Of youth. The
exercise demonstrated Is a splendid
one for maintaining balance and poise.
It also reduces the hips and abdomen
and relieves any tendency to constipa-
ton.
Unless one is very careful the
shoulders are sure to slope as one
goes down the shady side of the hill OF
life. or course, the exercises before
mentioned will do much to prevent
this. Another thing that will check
the tendency is to place the body
against wall. SO that the heels and
shoulders are forced to be straight. 1t
sounds like a simple procedure. but
there is much to be gained from It
Along with this adopt lines that will
conceal any tendency to roundness
and will emphasize straight shoulders
Having an interest in current
events and in young persons will do
great deal to keep one young. Keep
active, do something for others and
put your mind in the right running
and you cannot fail to impress your
intimate friends with the successful
way you keep your age"
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Suggestions on Pie and Pic Crust
MAKING.

To prevent juice or filling from run
ming out, trim the undercrust even
with edge Of plate, allow top crust to
hang over half an inch. after wetttng
the rim Of pie. Press closely together,
then turn the overhanEing crust UNI
ther the bottom part, lifting the dough
from the plate little BY little and
tucking it under all the way around.
Press down to the plate once moro
This is little more work than simply
pressing the wet edges together. but
your filling won't run out II you do Il
When I was nrst married and get
ting all the information I could about
cooking, a friend told mo to put tie
water into pie crust when mixing Il,
as though it cost dollar drop. Too
much water will make pie crust
tough, no matter how much lard you
have in it
Another friend told me that shor ID
use a tablespoon Of lard to cup Of
-four, but IL l went by guess I could
tell when I had enough lard IN By
making a small ball OF the lard and
flour, and II could toss It lightly from
one hand to the other without break.
ing Il, It would b Just right
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System" said :

on4N.
when l first started in business for
myself I was much hampered by habits
Of long standing-the habits Of disor-
der. A spoiled childhood had not IN
culcated in me either industry or Or
derliness.
1.-THE first I did not find hard to
acquire. Being naturally vigorous ana
temperamental, / could work eighteen
hours a day and not feel it. Yet l
seemed to accomplish less than many
men who apparently worked only half
as hard.
II never seemed to catch up. My
desk was never clear, my correspond
ence was always lapsing, one days
work was constantly treading on the
heels Of the other.
AT last this continual strain OF
trying to hurry began to tell on me,
While I was making money I was
steadily losing vitality and nerve
force.
Going into my office one morning
at Z o'clock in order to clear leftover
work out Of the way. ! was struck
with the disorder of my desk and the
upset condition of the room.
II stepped to the door to speak to
my stenographer. l was struck with
her neatness and the order Of hel
desk. Yet she was busy person
too; indeed, she was much buster
person than I, when It came to real
work.
What was her secret?
"'Mias JONES' said impulsively
how do you keep yourself so neat and
your Office so straight all the time!
ri be hanged If l ever ind anything
| where I want it or when want it.
1.-THE girl started and colored and
then she faced me sQuarely.
"'Mr. Smith, she said, it Is because
you never put anything in order. YOU
can't keep things straight unless you
put them straight occasionally.
but do try said. I spent hours
last week
Her laugh interrupted me.
ayes, you spend hours occasionally
getting things in order. but when vol
do start, there is such q congestion
that by the time you reach the las
in order you have forgotten what 20,
did with the first
""That is true,' I acknowledged
But what am to do? How do people
keep things straight, anyhow.
"'IIl tell you how I did, she said. :
used to be almost as disorderly al you
are. found it didn't pay. was al
ways trying to catch step with mysel
and never could.
Zone day began to realize that /
was getting on my nerves, to straight
en- out tangles all the time. decides
never to let yesterday catch up viii
tomorrow. began to do fifteen min
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YAVIr CoulSe every "Ouldu Will nv
admit it, it is true, neverthe-
less, that all women have
feeling of regret when they
realize that they are getting away
from youth. This feeling is natural,
but it need not be nurtured. There is
much woman can do to keep up
with youth. There are many women
who have realized this fact, and who
are making successful effort to keep
young in mind, spirit and body, but
you will also find a number of women
who accept each birthday as neces-
sary thing and live up to the pace
Father Time sets for them. But one
must use commonsense in ones effort.
There is nothing more ridiculous than
the woman of doubtful years who
wears her skirts nine inches from the
ground, who adopts bright colors, af-
fects youthful style Of hair-dressing
and who tries to cover up wrinkles
with heavy application Of rouge and
powder.
The sensible way to keep up with
youth is to give the body the best
kind of care. This means sufficient
sleep, plenty OF fresh air, exercise,
wholesome food and generous use
Of water. externally and internally.
A womans hands are often an in
dex to her age, especially if they show
lack of care. AS one advances in
years, the skin is apt to become
wrinkled unless it is sufficiently nour-
ished with cold cream. or course,
wrinkles are apt to come in time, but
there is no use encouraging premature
ones. Every night the hands should
be encased in cosmetic gloves in
which a paste is spread. The paste
being made Of ground barley, the
white of an egg, teaspoonful OF
glycerin and one ounce OF honey. Use
soft gloves for the purpose. three or
four sizes too large. Rip them open
and spread the inside with the prep
aration. Then sew the ripped seam
up.
Do not neglect the nails. This adj
vice applies to old and young. I'm
slightly nails are disgusting and in
excusable. The use of nailbrush,
soap, water, a nailfile, an orange stick
and a buffer will keep the nails in a
presentable condition. Once the habit
of caring for the nails is established
it will be second nature to attend to
the nails just as you attend to your
face and hands. II there are any
points in manicuring about which you
are in doubt do not hesitate to write
for help. From hygienic as well as
an estheic standpoint, clean. we'll
cared for nails are necessary.
Equally as important is the care OF
the feet. The minute one is troubled
with corns, callous spots. aching feet
ETC., one is forced to walk Incorrect
" and one is extremely unhappy. con-
! seQuently the face takes on weary
expression and one looks years Older
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Bread Griddlecakes.

One and one-half cups stale bread
crumbs, two eggs, half cup scaldeo
milk. two tablespoon. melted butter,
half cup -four, half teaspoon salt
three teaspoons baking powder, one
tablespoon sugar. Pour milk over
bread crumbs, add butter and soak 10
minutes; add eggs well beaten, sugar,
salt and baking powder. Mix and drop
by spoonfuls on a hot creased griddle !;
cook on one side. When puffed fuli OF
bubbles and cooked on edges, turn and
cook on other side. Serve with butter
and maple strip.
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Chocolate Pie.

One quart pastry nour. two tea
spoonfuls baking powder, one-Quarter
teaspoonful salt sifted together dve
times. Cream half a cup butter, ono
cup sugar; add two eggs beaten light,
two squares melted chocolate and ono
teaspoonful vanilla. To this mixture
add sifted flour mixture and beat i've
minutes. Bake in three layers, round
pans, well creased and Toured.
Filling-To white Of unbeaten egg
add confectioner's sugar, two squares
melted chocolate. two tablespoons
creme marshmallow and beat together,
using sugar enough to make the right
consistency to spread between layers
on top Of pie. Cut English walnut
meats into bits and sprinkle on top OF
frosting.
This makes delicious cake pie and
favorite with all.
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Coffee Mousse.

One quart thin cream, one cup boil
ed coffee, one cup sugar, one-fourth
box gelatin (scant, or one and a
fourth tablespoons graduated gelatin,
two tablespoons cold water, three ia
blespoops hot water. Add gelatin
soaked in cold and dissolved In boiling
water to the coffee. Set in pan OF
ice water and stir until 1t begins to
thicken; then fold in whip from
cream, put in mold. cover. pack in salt
and ice. and let stand four hours.
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BPHt k|1cH@N6

Spread half inch thick in shallow pan.
Pare and core the apples and cut into
one-eighth parts. Press into the
dough sharp edges down in rows and
sprinkle the sugar over them. Bake ~
or 80 minutes. Sauce: Melt one tea
spoon butter, stir in one even tea
spoon -four. add one cup hot milk. Beat
one egg, add half cup sugar, stir into
milk and cook one minute. Flavor
with lemon.
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Dutch Apple Cake.

Two cups nour. half teaspoon salt,
half teaspoon soda, one teaspoon
cream Of tartar. one-Quarter cup but
ter one, egg, one scant cup milk, four
apples, two tablespoons sugar. Mix as
follows: Rub butter in -four, beat egg.
mix with milk and stir together.
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USE SYSTEM
BY MRS. McCUNE.

CERTAIN man who had achiev-
ed success in the financial
world, in speaking recently OF
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!. 00QS; fNQy J

I'm HEN winding skein Of wool,
put two flat-irons on the table
a sufficient distance apart to
allow of wool being stretched
tightly over them; they will answer
as well as anyone holding the skein.
F one cannot copy the old-time
women with their aromatic
baths, there are many things
which can be used in the wa
ter to soften it and make it more re-
freshing. Among these is lemon
cut in slices and placed in the bath
ten minutes before using. "A little bo-
rax will also soften the water, or a bag
about five inches square filled with
half bran and half oatmeal.
E7 UNFORTUNATELY the common
method Of preparing vegeta-
~ bles is a very wasteful one
The most valuable part of a
potato is close to the skin, yet this is
usually peeled off, and, Of course,
thrown away. Spinach is similarly
abused. It is often plunged into a
quantity of water, which releases the
Valuable salts, which finally find
their way down the sink pipe. Spinach
needs no water in cooking. 1t will
simmer perfectly in its own juice, with
very little loss of valuable substance
- NOVELTY of the moment is the
scarf, thing to wind round
the throat and let fly over one
shoulder, while the other end is
held down in front by fold. 1t may
be In satin or silk, in velvet or in
knitted silk or wool. 1t looks very
well on q tabernacle and is both use
full and attractive. 1t can be in color
or in black and white or else gray.
but occasionally one sees vivid emer-
aid green, royal blue and cherry color.
IF the blood comes from the
wound in jets or spurts it
means that an artery has been
severed. If prompt measures
ara not taken the person will bleed to
death In few minutes. Knot hand
kerchief loosely around, near the part
between the wound and the heart. Put
. stick, q pencil or anything of the
mt between the skin and the hand
kerchief, twist it around and tighten
the handkerchief until the blood ceases
to now. It must be held thus, without
leosening the pressure for moment,
until physician arrives.
- OR stains on the hands Of near
" all kinds, as well as for
many other sorts of household
emergencies, says the Com
saAte Beauty Book. every woman
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ueI HuSS5t PfCSS0 o1 111
letter is first marked in the usual way
on the material, and then a square OF
net completely undermining i: is tackled
on the reverse side.
Outlines Of the letter are carefully
followed with strong lacking thread.
and then the principal spaces are cut
out with a sharp scissors. leaving the
net showing through the strokes OF
the letter. Then the edge Of the liner
is buttonholed to the net very tightly
with 6ne mercerized cotton
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0URE, there is a great deal the
j American woman can learn
from her French sister. who is

f" URE, there is great deal the
H American woman can learn
S from her French sister. who is
now turning odd pieces of ma
terial into the most fascinating novel;
ties. In this way she is not forfeiting
those dear feminine accessories which
add so much to a woman's charm. For
instance, one French girl converted
the ruffle on a pink silk pe:ticoat into
the loveliest boudoir cap. The lace
trimmed accordion plated ruff1e was
cleaned, then scanned together and I'm
ished on top by lace rosette. Dainty
beading was sewed about an inch from
the edge of the cap and run through
with delicate ribbon. A ribbon bow
and few silk buds completed this
very fetching boudoir cap.
Who would dream of using mans
white silk handkerchief for a dainty
plated collar? One handkerchief
which had hemstitched border was
laid in several plaits through the CEN
ter and basted. The collar was then
shaped by cutting deep U from it and
the raw edge was bound with the re-
naming material. This makes re-
markably smart collar for a serge or
satin frock-
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should have bottle Of peroxide of hy-
drogen, which is invaluable for the
cleansing of cuts or other wounds, and
for the removal of discolorations from
the fingers and nails. Add few drops
of ammonia to SO per cent solution
of peroxide when you use it for re-
moving stains. Lemon juice and salt
are also effective for this. Some
housekeepers never throw away the
rind of squeezed lemon, but keep all
such rubbing on their hands to whiten
them.