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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-15
Roast Armadillo.

The distress Of war has caused US to
eat many strange things. We are cast
ing hungry looks at many an animal
that we have heretofore regarded with
merely geological interest. For in
stance, the armadillo. According to
the San Antonio Light, the first wagon
load of armadillos arrived on last Sat
urday Mt the Texan city and was imme-
diately sold to ultimate consumers who
found the meat Of the armadillo which
suggeAs food about as much as does
n British tank, to be greatly like pork
and entirely edible.
This consumption or armadiIlo on
the half-shell by San Antonians sug-
gests thought. Will a ZOO eventual
ly become a place where animals are
kept In cages, not because the animals
are wild. but to preserve them from
the covetous tooth of man?-CinNnnat
Times Star.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-15
SCOUTS ARE CIVIC woRkERs.

Two boy scout troops In Birming-
ham, Ala. are connected with the
Chamber of Commerce and the Civic
association. each constituting a Junior
membership In the organization to
which 1t Is attached.
These troops are specializing In
civic matters and are destined to be
very keen rivals. One will receive no
boy under sixteen years Of age and
the other will receive no large boy at
all. and when it comes to a question Of
pep" the little fellows are right there.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-15
DEVICE ON BUTTER SCALES
Resilient Support Absorbs Most Of
Shock When Tub 10 Thrown Has
tily on Platform.

The Scientific American in illustrat-
Ing and describing an attachment for
scales. invented by F. D. Shea, 164
Chambers street New York, says:
This device is adapted particularly
for the weighing of butter. 1t con-
sists of resilient support secured to
the platform of the scales, which will
absorb most of the shock when a tub
Of butter Is thrown hastily thereon,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-15
scoUTINo AcTIvirlEs.

Scouting activities during the year
1917 set a new high-water mark In the
history Of scouting.
There were 27,O41 merit badges is
sued as compared with l0,O47 in 1915.
Two hundred and nineteen boys quail
fed as eagle scouts as compared with
30 In the year before.
Five hundred and twenty-nine life
scout badges and sos star scout badges
were also issued,
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-15
REAL SUCCESS IN DAIRYING
End Can Bs Brought About BY Part
nsrshIp Between Good Cow and
Intelligent Feeder.

Real success in dairying comes from
partnership between the good COW
and the good feeder. Many a good
COW fails because never given a chance
to prove her ability. II one would be
a successful dairyman he must study
the business, learn how to know cows
and how to feed them.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-15
BEST GRASSES FOR PASTURE
when Sowing Make Up Mixture Sc
That Some Of Plants viii Be
Growing At All Times.

It is possible for pasture to be SO
scant that the COW uses up all her
energy in securing enough nutrients
from it to maintain her body. When
sowing for pasture make up mix
ture of grasses such that some one of
the grasses will be green and palata-
BILE at all times of the growing sea-
son.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-15
Building Up Dairy Herd.

A good dairy herd Is built up only
after years Of constructive breeding
and selection. To sell these herds for
beef would be to undo much Of the
effective work which has been done.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-15

in the city three hours and for prices
which would compare favorable with
those Of today.
This was the real start Of Christmas
trees In New York.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-15
Attachment for Scales.

making 1t possible to ascertain the
weight Of tub of butter more quickly.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-15
Keep All Milk c

Keep All Milk Cows.
Don't dry up the milk cows. They
are going to be scarce and high priced
oext year.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1918-03-15

~ HE saga OF the deeds by
q Stefannson newly done
n may yet reveal that the
81 Arctic mirage dream IL
Ii true.
His lay of discovery
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-08-24
Good Type of Sugar Beet.

stand singly at intervals of s to IL
inches in row, the rows being 20
inches apart. Careless blocking and
thinning is responsible in part for low
yields. This is readily preventable.
Likewise, careless cultivation re-
duces the number of plants and there
by cuts down the tonnage. This is
harvested there is frequently unneces-
sary loss due to the breaking of the
roots when the beets are lifted, and
by improper topping. If the beets
are not delivered Immediately after
they are removed from the ground.
further loss can be prevented by COW
ering them to prevent drying. If the
weather is cold they should be sutl-
GENTLY protected so that the roots viii
not be frosted.
Labor is one of the principal fac
tors influencing acreage, as more Ia
Dor is required in the growing of sugar
heets than most other farm crops.
From all reports labor conditions are
more favorable for sugar beets than
they we're a year ago. The depart
ment of agriculture is endeavoring to
meet the labor situation not only by
encouraging the shifting of labor to
the centers where needed, but also by
encouraging the development and pro-
duction of labor-saving machinery
This year there will be several beet
hQ ysY-n Ina "a rlrgf
some Of which have been thoroughly
tried out and are capable of doing sat
isfactory work These implements,
which likely will be in general use in
the near future, will do much to re
lieve the labor situation and thereby
lend encouragement to the beet-sugar
industry.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-08-24
THEN WILLIE" LEFT HASTILY
Learning Just Who the Fresh
Old Guy" Was.

1t was at dance ut the Waldorf
Astoria in New York. when some can
dies dripped and made quite a puddle
of grease on the floor. A gentleman
standing at the door Immediately took
out his knife and his handkerchief and
began Scraplng up the Congcoled
grease, when very fresh young gen
tlcman In our set" tapped the gentle
man ON The shoulder and said SAY,
old gentleman, you're interfering with
our Paul Jones Suppose you cut that
out"
Il was afraid some Of the young Ia
dies might slip" courteou>ly az wered
the cold gentleman"
Well they won't" answered
"rreshie.' Besides. you're not run
ming tho hotel" The "old gentleman
had gathered up all the grease by this
time mud, giving no answer to thepast
remark, left the room.
"Frc-h old guy continued willie
after the daucc-"that old man"
mot exactly fresh, bat careful Of his
guests; that's all" answered friend
"IUs guests| repeated While"
yes" answered the man; that hap.
pened to be Mr. Boldt. the owner OF
the hotel"
And then didn't willie" fade away
Young Ladies' journal.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-08-24
PIT SiLO NOW A
FEED CONSERVER
In Great Plains States Under
ground Type Is Quickly Con-
StruCted and Permanent.
SILAGE IS WELL PRESERVED
Receptacle Should Last indefinitely
Little Material Not on Average
Farm Is Required-Filing
Not Expensive.
From the United States Department of
Agricultural

CFrom the United States Department of
Agriculture.)
The pit silo, not a makeshift Il prop
erly built, has become a permanent
feed conserver on farms of the Great
Plains region. 1t is inexpensive and
quickly constructed by unskilled labor
during the lull in farm work just before
fall harvesting. A farmer using his
OWL labor, obtaining sand and gravel
at a small cost, and employing home
made hosting apparatus for lifting the
silage, can build a pit silo of $50 to $50
tons capacity at a cash outlay of about
SO, cement being the chief item of ex-
penditure. AS a guide TO those who
wish to build such silos, a publication
of the United States Department of Ag-
riculture, Farmers Bulletin S25, Pit
Silos" gives the details of construction
and drawings illustrating the process
and methods of making hOists.
Many Benefits of Silo,
Properly constructed pit silos, requir-
ing little material not already on the
average farm, should last Indefinitely,
and the upkeep is Shall The cost of
masonry silo is often prohibitive in
the Great Plains region because the
materials must be hauled from distant
railroad points. Wooden silos often
weaken rapidly under the climatic con-
ditions peculiar to this region. Pit 81
| los cannot be blown down; silage is
preserved fully as well or better than
In oh Gil 10
never frozen filling is a much less ex-
! pensive operation; and the labor of get
| ting silage out of the pit, which comes
during the period when farm work is
not pressing, is reduced by home made
windlasses or pulley lifts.
AS it is impTacticable and even dan
gerOus to make a pit silo in certain
! types of soil, farmer should know the
character of his soil before attempting
to build one, department specialists
say.
Locate the silO near the feed lot if
possible. If feeding is to be done in a
barn, 3 or 6 feet, at least, should be
left between the edge of the pit and the
barn. Farmers Bulletins 461, 1.-THE Use
of Concrete on the Farm" and $50,
Homemade Silos." give valuable in
formation and detailed instructions
concerning the mixing, handling ard re-
inforcing of concrete, the construction
Of walls. and so on.
Simple Type of Hoist.
The illustration shows one of the
simple types Of homemade hoists in
use. This device consists of a swing
Ing crane, windlass, pulleys and rope,
and a box of some sort for the silage.
A strong 4 by 6-inch piece may be
used for the upright or mast . by
or 2 by 8-inch pieces for the arm, and
a by 4-inch piece for the boom. Only
sound timbers should be used. The
| wiudlass and the plates of iron on
which the crane turns can be pur-
chased at small cost. The upright
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-08-24

For centuries all over the world
GOLD MEDAL Harlem Oil has af-
forded relief in thousands upon thou
sands of cases of lame back, lumbago,
sciatica, rheumatism, gallstOnes, gray
ell and all other affections of the kid
neys, liver, stomach, bladder and al
lied organs. 1t acts quickly. 1t does
the work. It cleanses your kidneys
and purifes the blood. 1t makes a
new man, a new woman, Of you. 1t
frequently wards off attacks of the
dread and fatal diseases of the kid
news. 1t often completely cures the
distressing diseases of the organs of
the body allied with the bladder and
kidneys. Bloody or cloudy urine, sed-
iment, or 'brickdust" indicate an I'M
healthy condition.
Do not delay a minute if your back
acheS or you are sore across the loins
or have difficulty when urinating. Go
to your druggist at once and get a
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-08-24
TO INCREASE YIELD
or SUGAR BEET CROP
Good Care During Growing Sea-
"'n win Add to Sugar
Supply.
Careless Blocking and Thinning Is
Responsible for Low Yields
Poor Cultivation Also Re-
duces Number of Plants.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Growers of sugar beets are urged to
give special care to this crop during
the present growing season in or
der that the yields may be increased.
and in this way add to the nations
supply of sugar. There is every indi-
cation that a normal crop has been
planted this year in nearly all sugar.
beet states. In the past the average
yield of beets per acre in the United
States has been approximately ten
tons, yet yields of Is to 20 tons are
not uncommon. If the 100000 acres
Of beets which were planted last year
all had been carried to maturity and
an increase of but one ton per acre
had been produced by more careful
methods, we would have had 100000
tons of beets in excess of the normal
crop, which would have added 100000
tons to our supply of sugar.
AS soon as the beets have from
four to six leaves they should be block
ed and thinned, so that the plants
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-08-24
GOODBYE BACKACHE, KIDNEY
AND BLADDER TROUBLES

box of imported COED MEDAL Haar-
lem Oil Capsules. They are pleasant
and easy to take. Each capsule con-
tains about one dose of five drops.
Take them just like you would any
pill. Take a small swallow of water
if you want to. They dissolve in the
stomach, and the kidneys soak up the
oil like a sponge does water. They
thoroughly cleanse and wash out the
bladder and kidneys and throw off the
Inflammation which is the cause of
the trouble. They will quickly relieve
those stiffened joints, that backaChe,
rheumatism, lumbago, sciatica, gall
stones, gravel. "bIfckdust," etc. They
are an effective remedy for all dis
eases of the bladder, kidney, liver,
stomach and allied organs. Your
druggist will cheerfully refund your
money if you are not satisfied after a
few days use. Accept only the pure,
original GOLD MEDAL Harlem Oil
Capsules. None other genuine.-Adv.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-08-24
Why Bald So Youno7

Dandruff and dry scalp usually the
cause and Cutlcura the remedy. Rub
the Ointment into scalp. Follow with
hot shampoo Of Cuucura Soap. For
free sample address, "Cutlcura, Dept.
x. Boston. At druggists and by mail.
Soap Is, Ointment % and 50.--Adv.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-08-24
Heard on RastIIIe Day.

Eve--JpalouS?
Adam-Nes, nobody makes our faA
holiday.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-08-24

One Of the Simplest Types of Home
made HOSTS in Use-It Consists of
a Swinging Crane, a Windlass, Pui-
Ieys and Rope, and Box Of Some
Sort for the SiIage-lf Desired the
Windlass May Be Replaced by Pull
ley and Horse or Team Used TO
Lift the Silage.
should be braced from the top with
heavy guy wires securely anchored. If
desired tbewindlass maybe replaced by
q pulley. and 81 horse or a team used
to lift the silage. This is the common
practice whore large numbers Of cat
tie are fed. Tie silage box after being
filled and hoisted can be swung over "a
wagon or attached to "a trolley GA On
overhead track, or placed upon truck.
Such a hosting device may he placed
SO that IT, cam De used 10 empty two or
ever three siios. Whatever Kind o.
carrier for the si'aee is 5UEIt n pa.-
chased. IT shoHla Hse Trip bottom.
end. or SIDE. so rhar ltr@y aa aai.t
easily. Other forms ~ uo.s
mead tra E- described and -
cd To .he Tuo''aatlol eat.saal. I'..l.l-
ers' Buliet3 50
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-08-24
Personal Reports of Real Cases
A MICHIGAN CASE.

Mrs. John Mcdonald. 11i9
Fourth St. Escanaba, Mich.
saws; About sixteen years ago
kidney trouble made my life mis-
cradle and l shall never forget
the agony I endured, My back
was so sore that I couldn't
straighten UP TO save my life and
my whole body was a mass OF
pain. My kidneys were weak and
irregular in action and caused an
noyance. Ny hands and feet
were swollen and if l pressed my
finger into the flesh, a dent re-
NAMED for quite some time. Six
boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills soon
cured the annoyance"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-08-24

Haddonfield. n. j.. recently killed a
pack Of ten Wild dogs.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-08-24
A WISCONSIN CASE.

Emery Newkirk, retired farm
er, State St, Mansion. Wis, says:
Il know Deans Kidney pills are
. good. My kidneys were weak
and I had bad pains through my
loins. The kidney secretions were
filled with brtckdust-liIe sedi-
ment l have been better In sv-
cry way since l got Doan's Kid
ney Pills and used them. The
sharp pains across my loine have
left me and my kidneys are per-
fectly normal" (Stakernant given
August /, 1900.
On November -. 1917. Mr.. New
kirk said: 81 am only TOO glad to
say noan's Kidney Pills gave me
n complete and lasting cure.
am pleased to confirm the other
statements / gave recommending
them"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-08-24

BIG LOSS PREVENTABLE

. prepared by the United States De
. partmeEt Of Agrlculture.1
. II would doubtless be safe to
: say that we are paying out an
nualiy as a price for what
: amounts 70 national negligence
grain enough to III an elevator
of 90.0O0000 bushels capacity.
This vast and really inexcusa-
: Bile toll is oxacted bv preyep'a-
BILE srauts. It is a waste Of suf-
. ficient wheat to supply our al
. lies with 100000 barrels Of
flour. and oats enough TO feed
: 100000 horses for "a year. The
simple and Inexpensive for
: maidchyde treatment Of seed
J viii save most of this loss.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-08-24

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultural
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-08-24

W. u. u, 1II-HAuHEG, ~. --T3 I
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-24
SITUATION IN THE WEST.

The longer Foch delays to strike, the
more ]confidsnce may pc. felt. IN the
present situation and in the character
of the impending blow. If Foch
thought that Haig could not hold his
line we should hear something of the
movements of the interallied reserves.
AS a cotemporary says, the command
-er-in-chief certainly knows whether
there is danger Of the Germans break
ing through. If he does not act, there
is 10 occasion why anybody outside
of Germany should feel uneasy.
He is quoted as saying that some-
thing more will be done than merely
to drive the Germans back.
What is needed is the infection Of
a military disaster upon the Germans.
Such a reverse would bring the end
Or the war within sight. 1t would
have an enormous effect upon the Ger
man people, whose faith in their in
vincible army has been shaken, but
rot destroyed. The conditions in Ger
many are very serious. If Won Hin
denburg is making such a fight that
his dead far outnumber his wounded,
and if the officers are being sacrificed
by heading the charges, instead of be-
ing carefully preserved for future use,
then the desperate state of Germany
is certain, and no further evidence is
needed that the war lord knows that
he is making his last frantic effort
because he cannot hope to win unless
he ian destroy the allies now.
The perfect equanimity with which
Foch waits shows that he believes he
has the means of inficting just such
a disaster upon the Germans.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-24
PROCLAMATION BY GOVERNOR

To the People of Virginia: All
that Christianity holds sacred is
! desecrated and destroyed wherever
! the Hunnish German hosts force
their way. In the wake of the Ger
man armies, ravished womanhood
lies stark in CHASTITY mutilation,
amid the ruin and devastation that
has cast it's blight over the whole
earth, and under which civilization
itself is fast whitening. German
in its despotic might, Is
attempting to crush American de-
mocracy and destroy our institutions
of national and individual freedom.
Unless we defeat its barbarous
legions, it will enslave all the free
peoples of the world. On the blood
soaked fields Of France the flower
of American manhood is fighting
shoulder to shoulder with the gallant
sons of France and Britain, that
right, and not the might OF autoc-
racy, shall rule the world. IT our
cause is to triumph, America must
give of her treasure, as our sons who
are fighting in France have given OF
themselves.
Those of as who are denied the
privilege Of fighting must save and
give of oar means. The man or
woman who does not save nor give
in this hour of national peril is ma
terially aiding the enemy. !. there
fore, call upon the people Of Vir-
GINA to show their patriotism and
raasster the aintensity Of u desire
to win this war by oversubscrib!ng
our states allotment of the third
Liberty Loan. And to this end |
most earnestly urge every loyal
man and woman in Virginia to buy,
now a Liberty bond.
WESTMORELAND DAVIS,
Il Governor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-24
OFFICIAL.
Board OF Aldermen.

At q regular meeting of the Board
Of Aldermen held April %, 1918. there
were present f. T. Marbury, Esq,
president. and Messrs. Anderson. Rob-
inscn, Harrison, B~atcheller, Wilkins
and Ballenger. The president appoint
ed Mr.. Batcheller on the following
committees: Light and school in place
of Mr.. Fitzgerald.
An ordinance to amend an ordinance
''entitled to provide for the appoint
ment" of special policemen in the city
of Alexandria, Ma, was passed by the
following vote: Ayes, Anderson, Rob-
inson, Harrison, Wilkins, Batcheller,
Ballenger and Mr.. President. Ayes, Z;
noes. 0.
Resolution appropriating $500 for
two public comfort stations passed by
she following vote: Ayes. Z; noes, 0.
Resolutions from the %ianitor of West
End School asking for increase in sal
a-y was referred to Committee on
School and Finance.
Resolution and preamble regarding
the station at Spring Park was re-
ferred to corporation attorney.
Resolution from the corporation at
regarding the,opening of Refine
ker lanafwas referred to Committee
on$ Streets. ST. 4
Resolution appropriating S1,S00Tfor
1S1inch$wide vitrified brick gutter and
construct a bituminous macedam road
way from the north gutter to within
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-24

fax street from Franklin to etferson
streets.
Resolution 81, 400-roadway on so.
Fairfax street from Wilkes to FRANK
Resolution $500 = roadway, on
Wythe street, Washington to Colum-
bus streets.
Resolution S900--sewer on franNlii
street, Royal to Fairfax streets. ~,
Resolution ~$2O0-sewer,> east sioe
Of Fairfax street, between Wilkes and
Gibbon streets.
Resolution SGOO-sewer, South Far
fax street from Gibbon to Franklin
streets.
Resolution S40O-roadway, South Lee
street from Jefferson street to the
entrance to the Virginia Shipbulldlng
Corporation.
Resolution S365-sewcr on G!bbon
street eastward to Fairfax street TO
allcv opening with side of Gibbon
street, northward in alley to the alley
running from Lee to Fairfax street.
The Board then adjourned.
Teste.
DAME! r. Stansbury, Clerk {. {.
HOWARD w. SMITH,
President.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-04-24
:. M
EXPENSES OF COLLECTORS.

IA &. Z, s--
sI~ntetssting "details of dinners and
NInches enjoyed BY the. collectors for
the American Convalescent Home As
sociation-at the expense of the fund
were given to Assistant District At
.torney Bohan in New York Monday by
Miss Helen Adams, founder OF the
association, who Necently returned
from Palm Beach. q
She said the association had collect
ed S~1,401.65 toward its project GOT
founding a chateau in France for the
entertainment of American soldiers on
leave and that all had gone for Eek
penses."
"There is nothing at all left MISS
Adams said, "as,it vas all used up H.
Besides, the association
owes me the expenses L incurred for
my trip to Palm Beach and my trip
to Washington. My trip to Palm
Beach and return cost me $500. When
| went to Palm Beach ] took with me
500 of the associations money. vi
course, l have to have a chaperon and
/ took Miss Ruby Rose, who is o at
Tampa.
"Of course, her expenses and mine
should be paid by the association. We
STAYED at the Hotel Ponce de Leon and
it cost us $40 a day for the two OF
us. We stayed there a month.
really needed d rest and did not eX-
pect to do much more than bring the
association before the public.
81 always charged taxi bills to the
association because we all went in d
crowd together to places like restau-
rants, and we were charged for
lunches there"
In the early part of the seventies a
meeting of the Virginia Bible Society
was held in Alexandria. One of the
reports submitted showed that it had
cost $3.50 to place Bibles IN houses
the books having been purchased at
the Bible House in New York at %
cents each. The late Rev. D. +. Sprigg,
rector of Grace Episcopal Church at
that time, who was also editor of the
Southern C~hurchman, printed an ar
tile critical of the business methods
of the society. The members of the
latter used in their defense substan-
tally what Miss Adams urges: the ex-
pense account was exhibited. The
Gazette published statements made by
Mr.. Sprigg and those he had attacked.
The incident chused considerable COM
ment in church circles at the time.