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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-04-11
LEGAL NOTICES
STATE Of Wisconsin, County Court, low
~ County-In Probate.
Fielder & Fielder, Attorneys.
NOTICE TO PROVE WILL AND NOTICE TO
CREDITORS

STATE of Wisconsin, County Court, Iowa
~ County-In Probate.
In re estate of Margaret Johnston. deceased.
Notice is hereby given. That at the special
term Of said court to be held on the third
Tuesday of April, A. D. 1918, at the court
house in the city of Dodgeville, county of Iowa
and State of Wisconsin, there will be heard and
considered, the application of Edward Johnston
and Herman Johnston to admit to probate the
last Will and Testament of Margaret John ton,
late Of the town OF Mitfinin said county deceased
Notice is hereby further given, That at the
regular term of said court to be held at said
court house, on the first Tuesday of August
A. D. 1918, there will be heard, considered and
adjusted, all claims against said Margaret
Johnston deceased.
And notice is hereby further given. That all
such claims for examination and allowance
must be presented to said county court at the
court house in the city of Dodgevile in said
county and state, on or before the 10Th day of
July, A. D. 1918 or be barred.
Dated March l9th 1918.
By the court,
ALDRo jerks, Judge.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-04-11

I OST-,An auto veil in city of NJ P. Finder
IL please leave at this Office.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-04-11
Worth / Fighting For

CHALL this little girl grow up in the sort
= of American home we know healthy and
~ happy? Shall she have the advantage of
living and learning in a free land under free in
stitutions? Shall such children develop into the
Liberty-loving citizens that free America may
be proud of?
For over two hundred years Americans have
fought valianty, and died gallanty, to win for
themselves and hand down to their posterity the
blessings of liberty, justice, self-government and
equal opportunity. This precious heritage bought
at so great price, is now threatened.
The question which today confronts America
a nation and you an individual, is
whether or not free America
is worth fighting for
Are American children in this and all future
generations to receive unimpared the legacy of
freedom of which we are now the custodlans or
shall their country be turned bodily to the
brutal, rapaclous, power mad enemy which has
forced us into this war?
This question cannot be answered by word of
mouth. but by deeds alone.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-04-11
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

W.. G Bond, Pastor.
SUNDAY SERVICES.
1880 a. M Public Worship
Has a. M Sunday School.
Friday Junior Endeavor.
Weekly prayer meeting Thursday at
Z 80 p m. Strangers always welcome.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-23

Offered During This ThankSgiN
OVERCOATS - Supreme Values
Warm stylish overcoats in Chesterfelds, box coats,
double breasted models beed styles and ulsters in a
great variety of dependable fabrics substantially lined
and we'll tailored give the best of service and to
keep their All colors and sizes in styles
suit every figure and taste.
Stein Block overcoats-$so, sa5, $40, s45 and s4a
Levin Special Hand Tailored overeoats-S15,
s1e's5, $50, s25 and $2s'
EARL & WILSON SHIRTS
In which look your best Thanksgiving Day, and
you will we'll made shirt after eating of
turkeys-E. G. w. shirts cut full SIZE
shirts in smart stripes-percale, madras, crepe
and silk shirts
s1.65, $3.50, $3.50 to $500
Others grades in excellent shirts at $S5 to $1.25.
MACKINAWS
Anticipate the coming weather-and get in on a
turkey dinner. Select line of mems all wool macki
naws, heavy and Variety Of striking patterns
and plads. small, medium and large figures.
$3.50, $3.50, $1,000 and $3.50
SILK NECKWEAR
Rich heavy silk neckties in bright colorng and
more conservative shades-75e to $780,
Other grades in silk t!e.-25c to Soc.
Mems pajanlas, hosiery collars, garters, handker-
chiefs, etc. all included in purchasing SIS turkey
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-01-11
URGE USE OF WILD FOOD"


woman f1ud ezps1ts have started a
codmtSV1wfdD campaign 10 teach British
Housewives NAAs food economy means
and I'M - - the neglected resources
In BA1eanes wild food" The women
have stastsd campaign after the
faa6sn Of % asetioneering tour In the
OMITTED StassA They are making
ypeesAss IN tAsatsN, public halls and
from seapbo10 on street corners.
The possibilities Of wild food" are
declared by oos expert to be so great
mat country people and the Inhabitants
Of small towns can supply two-thirds
Of their needs for at least three-Quar-
tiers Of the year from fields, woods and
streams Of their immediate neighbor-
hood. This expert declares that there
are more than 26O kinds Of food in the
British Isles which nature produces IN
assisted. They include birds and their
eggs, edible frogs, fishes, mo.lusksy
some insects and insect products
such AZ honey Of hiatt dozen species
of Wild bees-various crustaceanS,
more than thirty vegetables, salad
plants and herbs, the same number of
flowers and fruits, seven species of sea-
weeds and nearly fifty esculent fungi.
The campaign Is under the direction
of Mrs. G. B. Peel and Mrs. Pember
Reeves, directors Of the Women's Serv-
ice in the Ministry of Food. The speak
srs are picked volunteers and receive
special instructions before starting On
tour.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-01-11
AUSTRALIANS GREAT HUNTERS
knowledge of the Habits Of Animate
Makes Up for Crude Weapons
and Lack of Endurance.

In endurance and speed the Aus
tralian aborigine is not the equal Of the
American Indian, and his weapons Of
wood and poorly fashioned stones are
effective only at short range, says the
National Geographic Magazine. But
as hunter the native Australian is
marvelously adapted to his environ
ment. His success lies in an intimate
knowledge of the habits of the animals
on land, in the ground, in trees and
under water. and his wonderfully de-
veloped power of observation.
He decoys pelicans by initiating
their crys, catches ducks by diving be-
low them, locates an opossum in a
tree by marks on the bark or by the
flight of mosquitoes, finds sharks by
observing the action of birds and fol-
lows bee to its store of honey.
Any animal which leaves a track
however dim in sand, on rock or in
grass falls an easy prey to the native.
Children are taught to track lizards
and snakes over bare rocks and to find
their absent mothers by following
tracks too indistinct to serve as q
guide for any European. When white
man Is lost in the desert or child
strays from home the final resort Is to
secure "black tracker."
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-01-11
WHY FRED" is NOT SURNAME
Not Used Like Black, White and
Brown, Because II Is ModifieA-
tion Of the Original Word.

Black, white and brown are common
surnames in English, but there Is no
English family called Red The for.
mer names were given originally be-
cause of the complexion of the persons
who received them. 1t seems strange
that in a people among whom red
heads were common none should have
acquired the name Red" especially
as this is frequently bestowed as .
nickname.
The Century Dictionary explains this
as follows:
"Red, like lead Qed), with which IL
is phonetically parallel, had in Middle
English a long vowel, which has be.
come shortened. The long vowel re-
mains. however, in the surnames Read,
Reade. Reed, Reid, which represent
old forms of the adjective, and the e1.
istence of which as surnames explains
the almost total absence of the expect
I'd surname, Red, parallel to Black.
Brown, White, etc"
The equivalent of fred" in foreign
languages is just as common a sur
lame as are the equivalents of "black,"
white" and Drown" for the reason
hat in them there has been no modi-
ication of the original word. In French
we find 'Lenoir, Leblanc, Lebrun and
Leroux: in German, Schwartz, Weiss,
Braun and Roth; in Italian, Neri, Bian-
c,i, Bruni and Rossi; in Spanish, Ne
gro, Blanco, Moreno and Rojo as the
corresponding SurnameS.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-01-11
EGGS ARE RICH IN PROTEIN


he principal food element fur.
ntshed By eggs il protein. the nitro.
genous ttssus-building element whose
presence In considerable proportion
Also gives meats, dsh, milk, cheese,
etc, their special food value. Eggs
can, therefore, be substituted In the
diet for the latter foods without ma
teriaIly altering the protein con-
stunned,
In addition, eggs also furnish fat
, and number Of valuable mineral ele-
ments, including sulphur, phosphorus,
iron, calcium and magnesium, In an
easily assimilabls form. and are be-
heved also TO Be rich In certain essen
tial vitaliEing elements called Htam-
tnA
Like min and unlike meats, eggs
Do not contain eertain substances con-
vetdDas 10 tie body into uric acid.
Their shells constitute the only waste
materials Ninety-seven per cent Of
the portion eaten-a high proportion
compared to other foods-is digested.
No extended cooking Is necessary
for eggH and there H. therefore, a
saving Of time, labor and fuel In their
preparation when they are compared
With many other foods.
For all these reasons eggs deserve
m important place tn the diet for use
Ut times Ia place Of other foods rich
h protein, provided egg prices are
not 70 high - b outweigh the other
considrafom
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-01-11
IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW
knowledge Of How to Keep Alive and
Well, Placed First In the List by
Herbert Spencer.

Herbert Spencer analysed the differs
emit kinds Of absolutely necessary
knowledge after the following manners
given In order Of their importance:
1. knowledge Of how to keep alive
and well.
2. knowledge Of work which gives
you means to live.
8. knowledge Of how to rear chil>
dren.
4. knowledge Of your proper social
and political position.
5. knowledge Of art and music and
amusements, etc.
It is feared there is a reverse often
and a disposition, for instance, to
put amusements and fashion ahead
Of the knowledge Of how to keep well.
1t Is not entirely so, but there is IN
fact a great deal Of morality In keep
Ing we'll. II, for instance, young
lady goes thinly clad to midnight
dance and lunch, she has no right to-
complain Of the weather or the food,
but of her own lack Of knowledge
and resolution. But all the knowledge
recorded in the above list doesn't
amount to scum II there is no spirit
behind it to utilize it.-Co1umbus CO.,
Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-01-11
"Stump-Jump" PIows.

The fact that practically the entire
surface Of the areas susceptible to
cultivation in western Australia Is
heavily wooded and that the dearth
and cost of labor preclude the clearing
of the land of stumps and roots, has
led to the invention Of special type
Of pillow known as the "stump-jump."
This is so constructed that it will roll
over stumps and other Instructions ~
ing on the ground. The pillow was
invented by an Australian and, so far,
has been manufactured only In that
country. In breaking up new lands
preference is given to the stump-jump
disk pillow, as 1t will cut many roots
that a moldboard pillow would leave un-
touched. As the land becomes clean
er of roots after two or three years
application Of this treatment, the
stump-jump moldboard is preferred be-
cause of its better soil turning quail
tics.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-01-11
Uniformity Of 1houdht.

No one who has traced the current
Of human thought from the earliest
sources revealed to US down to the
present time can fail to be struck
with Its uniformity, writes John Adams
DIX. Indeed, the writer's in succeeding
ages seem, at first glance, to be but a
succession Of plagiarists; and yet they
are evidently, on closer view, uncon-
scious mitators-constrained to be so
because the current Of thought in all
that relates to the abstract runs for
ever in the same channels. Thus the
utterances Of the present are little
else than echoes Of the voices Of the
past. There are passages in Cicero
almost word for word like others in
the Psalms of David, and in St. Paul's
epistles word for word like others In
the words Of Cicero.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-01-11
NEW WEAPONS REALLY OLD
Asphyxiatins Bomb and IneendIary
Shell outsrew1th Of Missiles EN-
pIeysd Long Ago by Chinese.

Many Of the new" weapons pro-
duced by the world war are really very
old. Thus the asphyxiating bomb is
an outgrowth Of q missile employed
long ago by the Chinese. Instead Of
deadly chemicals, 1t contained some
substance that emitted a nauseous
odor, accompanied by sitting smoke.
Later this device appeared in Europe
and was known by the inelegant but
expressive name Of "stink-pot."
Another Chinese war method paved
the way for incendiary shells. They
invented rocket, later adopted and
widely used by the Saracens, which
fred kind Of ball having claws or
hooks that would catch hold to the
side of building and set fire to it.
These balls were made Of petroleum
and inter, which became famous in
the later ages as Greek fire.
The German device Of throwing pc
troll upon an enemy by means of
pump was used long ago, when an at
lacking ship often spouted flames at
the object Of its assault. This plan
was reserved for close quarters. and
frequently resulted in the destruction
Of the vessel 20 attacked.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-01-11
A Clever Durro.

4 friend tells us the following about
Rowdy, q burro he bought as a foal
In Colorado and brought home to Mas
sachusetts for his children: "Rowdy Is
now an aged pensioner, but he has
been as clever 4 little pet and servant
as one could wish. His friendship for
the family COW has been one Of the
distinguishing features Of his career.
They used to stand side by side in
the stable, and in the pasture would
actually play tag. The cow began
years ago with her rough tongue to
tick Rowdy's face. When he attempted
to reciprocate the courtesy, his smooth
tongue made NO impression. This then
is what we have seen him do hun
bred times: He would find small
stick, take it in his teeth, and scratch
the cow all about the eyes, and ears
and horns" Can anyone call this in
stinctf Was such an idea tucked away
In Rowdy's brain when he was born,
q part Of his Inheritance from genera
lions of ancestral burros7 That
would seem out Of the question. We
are inclined to think that Rowdy
thought out the stick idea for himself.
Our Dumb Animals.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-01-11
Orjoin Of Man in the Noon.

There is a quaint tradition about
how the belief In the man in the
moon originated. Like many Of these
beliefs, 1t began In Bible times. By
many nations the old man is supposed
to be the one who first made his ap-
pearance in the book Of Numbers (15S
S2). 1t Is there stated that he was
found by the children Of Israel gath
ering sticks ON the Sabbath day. He
was taken before Moses and con-
demned and was stoned until he died.
One would have thought that that
was punishment enough even for SO
awful a crime, but superstition took
him In hand and consigned him to the
moon, where, with bunch of sticks
ON his tired old back, he was des-
tined to climb forever up the shining
hill and never reach the top. The
story goes that his faithful dogs were
permitted to share his fate and. II
you look carefully when the night ID
clear, you will see them toiling awal
upon their endless chain.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-01-11
WOMAN LOVED HER CANARY
Matron Charged Brother With Theft OF
Bird and He Narrowly Escaped
Being Sent to Prison.

Mrs. James Farmer was the com
plainant against her brother, Georgc
Clark, In special sessions recently
writes New York correspondent. ShC
lives at 202 West Fifty-ninth street, IL
excellent style, and on the witness
stand was fashionably dressed and cul
tured.
"My brother called with a friend,
she said, "and stole my pet canary
the best one of the thirteen keep, and
the sweetest singer you ever heard"
DO you want me to send your own
brother to the penitentiary7" asked
Justice Bixby.
swell, he Is in bad health" she re
piled hesitatingiy; "he's had chills and
fever for long time; but"
But you think more of the bird
than you do Of your brother?" sug,
gested the justice.
"Well, your honor" said the lady
INDEPENDENTLY, this canary was q
special pet"
The brother escaped, however
through technical error in the COM
plant.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-01-11
Hiah-Gnade Naval Gunnery.

No one can foreteli the future, but
we are disclosing no secret when we
say that, If cur battleship line should
ever range up against the enemy, he
will be treated at'the longest ranges to
. storm Of fire which, in rapidity, ac-
curacy and the uncanny way In which
It clings to its ever-shifting objective,
will be a most uncomfortable surprise
to the enemy, asserts the Scientific
American. For 1t Is fact that the
methods Of mounting, fire control, etc,
which have been adopted and perfect
ed in our navy, have raised our target
practice to a point of accuracy, even
at the longest ranges, which has never
been reached in our own, or, prob
ably, in any other navy.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-01-11
Iotus Eaters,

It is the habit Of writers, speakers
and even Of plain conversatonalists
to refer to certain classes Of mankind
rs 'lotus eaters" meaning, Of course,
that they are idle. indolent persons OF
luxurious and frivolous tastes. There
were in the ancient world real and
true lotus eaters and it may be that
they were As Industrious and hard
working as the persons who did not
eat the lotus.
Among the old Egyptians the lotus
which is An important member Of the
water lily family. was an article o.
food with the common people and u
was 30 extensively used that it may
properly be said to have been staple
article Of food
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-01-11
NEW SET OF COMMANDMENTS
Thou Shalt Give Every Man Square
Deal" Declared the Greatest
bv the Author

Thou shalt not wait for something ia
turn up, but thou shalt pull off thy
coat and go to work that thou mayest
prosper in thy affairs and make the
word "failuree spell success"
Thou shalt hot be content to 60
about thy business looking like a
loafer, for thou shouldst know thy
personal appearance is better than q
letter Of recommendation.
Thou shalt not try to make excuses,
nor shalt thou say to those who chide
thee, II didn't think"
Thou shalt not wait to be told what
thou shalt do, nor in what manner thou
shalt do it, for thus may thy days
be long on the Job which fortune hath
given thee.
Thou shalt not fail to maintain thine
own integrity, nor shalt thou be guilty
of anything that will lessen thy good
report for myself.
Thou shalt not covet the other fell
lows job, nor his salary, nor the pos
sition that he hath gained by his own
hard labor.
Thou shalt not fail to live within
thy income, nor shalt thou contract
any debts when thou canst not see thy
way clear to pay them.
Thou shalt not be afraid to blow thy
own horn, for he who faileth to blow
his own horn at the proper occasion
f1ndeth nobody standing ready to blow
1t for him.
Thou shalt not hesitate to say mo-
when thou meanest NO" nor shalt
thou fail to remember that there are
times when 1t is unsafe to bind myself
by hasty judgment.
Thou shalt give every man square
deal. This Is the last and great COM
mandment, and there is no other like
unto it. Upon this commandment
hang all the laws and profits Of the
business world.-Yeoman Battle Ak.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-01-11
Poisonous Constituent Of Iyy.

Whether the poisonous constituent
Of poison ivy Is chemical or bacterial
is discussed In the Medical Record.
Doctor Frost insists that Il Is bac-
terial, because Of the incubation Pc
Rod, the complete natural immunity
Of certain individuals, and that expo
sure may be strictly limited to proxim-
ity Of the liant and for other rea-
sons, and assau&s that he has found q
form Of bacteria constant ca all laAvss
examined.
J.. r. McNair insists that actual eon-
tact with the resincus sap must occur,
and that neither mixing with mercury
nor heating destroys the poisonous
quality of the sap. He therefore be-
ueves the action Is chemical.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-01-11
Declares Fish Sunburnt.

A patient angler was fishing from s
jetty at seaside resort, and two visi-
tors were watching him. Most of the
fish caught were fiat fish, and the two
watchers began to argue why the fish
were brown on one side and white OF
the other. One suggested that the
fish were originally all white, but that
sleeping on their backs in the mud
they had become so soiled that il
wouldn't wash off.
This was so ridiculed by the other
man that, angrily, he bet any amount
that his theory was correct.
Upon the case being put to the
angler, he remarked: you are entire
ly wrong. The real cause Of one side
being brown is that the fish have beer
swimming so long with their backs
uppermost that they have got sun
burnt!'
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-01-11
COMPREHEND If THEY WISH
Foreigners Reluctant to Admit knowl-
edge Of English, but Understand
When 1t Is Advisable.

Many Of the foreigners are extreme
ly bashful about admitting their abil-
1ty to speak and understand English,
when there is work to be done, accord
ing to the officers, observes the Bos-
ton Herald. On the other hand, If they
desire a pass or any similar official
boon, their comprehension becomes ex-
ceedingly acute. On one occasion, q
captain announced:
"Kabibble, you are on fatigue duty
you will sweep the mess hall and the
Office"
mo spik Engleesh," murmured the
conscript, with a blank look at his
superior.
"Hm-wait minute"
The officer whispered to one Of the
sergeants.
Sure he understands all right" the
latter affirmed.
The captain returned to the still IN
compromising Kabibble.
Look here, if you don't sweep this
mess hall quickly, you'll lose your pass
for the next month. Do you under
stand that?"
"All right; where the broom?" the
private replied with astonishing facr-
ity.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-01-11
:ChurCh Directory.
METHODIsT Ep,scop.I CO,

METHODIST EPISCOPAL SoUTH.
Every Sunday at l. A. M. and 500
T. M REV. j. K. JACOBS.
fAstog
PRESBYTERIAN,
WoodstocA-Every sunday Ii A
M. and 1880 P M. except End Sunda
MT. Jactson-Secona- Sunday II 4
Nj. and 500 2. "
-4- REV. J.. MCMURRAY.
Paste
LUTHERAN.
Every Sunday ii A. M and 7.3l
T. Nj. REV S. W. KUHNS, Pastor
kCHRISTIAN.
Second Sunday, ii a. Nj. and 7.3t
+ NJ. REV. j. d. RAMAKER
BECKFOkD PARISH
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL
Emmanuel Church, Woodstock
First, Third ana Fifth Sundays al II
a. N. Sunday school every Sunday
at 8 80 a. IN.
ST. Andrews Church, MI. Jaskso1
Second and Fourth Sundays nj
1919 q. IN.
MALCOLM s. TAYLOR, Rector
sREFORMED
st. PauPs W oodstock-2nd and 4tL
Sundays A. M. Every Sunday nigh,
Calvary-1st AMI 3rd Sundays A N
REV. w. h. CAUsEY, Pastor.
Services will beheld at the follwinp
places:
WHITE CHAPEL
Preaching every lst. Sunday 1876
a. N. Bird sunday 7:45 p m.
Sunday school, every Sunday o:3C
Il. M Epworth League, every Wee
nesday 7:45 p. m.
OAK LEVEL
Preaching I'd Sunday 1880 a. m.
4lh Sunday 1870 p. m. Sunday schoo
every Sunday $50 a. m.
SLATE HILL
Preaching Bird Sunday 1890 a. m.
ELMER P. SLOANE, PC.