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The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-04-12

qu-ckly ana saving every American
life possible, The cost was not
counted. The money that flowed from
the peoples purse was spent unstint.
eddy. Millions were spent to equip
the grandest army the sun ever shone
on. Other millions were spent for
ships to convey them across the Allan
tic. Factories were kept at work
night and day turning out munitions
and supplies.
America surpassed even herself.
She arose even above the glorious
traditions OF the worlds greatest coun.
try, that has never tasted defeat. She
accomplished the impossible. AT the
very moment when the German war
machine seemed invincible, when that
which was intended as the final drive
that was to wipe France of the map,
then Pershing's lads were thrown
against that terrible army In gray.
The onslaught was al that Germany
had planned. But the stolid German
mind had not adequately valued the
lighting ability OF the boys In khaki.
The gray clad hosts attacked with all
the confidence OF their training. But
the Americans did not yield. Their
depleted ranks were filed as II by
magic and that which German mill
tarists contemptuously termed an un
trained mob, displayed soIdierly quail.
ties and persistent lighting qualities
that has elected the warmest admira-
ton Of the whole world.
Finish the Job.
Every day the war was shortened
thousands of American lives were
saved For every day it was short.
ened your boy or your neighbours boy
will be returned to the family fireside
just that much sooner, and this fact
that he will return sound in body and
mind is due to the splendid prepare.
tions his government made for his vel.
fare and the prosecution Of the war.
Now more money is needed to pay
the bills-the debt that was incurred
that the life OF your boy and your
neighbours boy might not be offered up
on the sacrifeial altar of war, must
be paid. Money is needed to bring
him back to the land that gave birth
to the Stars and Stripes. Money is
needed to complete the reconstruction
and to "Finish the Job"
Just how much will be asked, just
how much interest will be paid, just
what form the securities offered will
take. and just when they will mature
have not been announced. They are
mere details. The nations honor has
been pledged. and the American PEG
pie viii redeem it with the Victor!
Liberty Loan.
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-04-12

Plymouth Rock cOckerel for sale.
Phone "a or 449.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-11

niZance has not been taken of the fact
that many of these small native ami
mails destroy numerous injurious ro-
dents and are thus an asset to the
country. An occasional skunk, mink
or fox does commit depredatiOnS in the
poultry yard, but that is merely a case
of an individual gone wrong, and punt
tive measures should be directed
against the individual and not against
the species. They are also in many
places very destructive to game and
are then destroyed as vermin.
Natural Enemies That Help.
The natural enemies Of the rodents
may do q great deal toward protecting
the farmer, but they cannot always, of
course, do enough. The skunks, minkS,
weasels and foxes will get a good
many Of the rats and mice in the fields
and ever around the barn, but they
cannot be expected to make q cleanup
eve there and, of course, they can
accomplish nothing against rats and
mice in the house, mill or store. There
artificial means have to be employed.
GuilIotine Trap Is Best.
The United States department of az
%riculture, through the bureau Of bio
logical survey, has devoted a great
deal Of study to methods of rodent
control. Poison has been found the
most potent weapon against such ro-
dents as live in the open, but as a rule
it cannot be employed in houses where
people live or work. In such places
the trap is the safest and most GER
tain method OF eradication and the
"guillOtine" type of trap is recon-
mended as the best. 1t may be set al
most anywhere-behind furniture, be-
bind boards, against the wall OF at the
entrance of rat holes. Rolled oats is
recommended as usually the best bait,
though if conditions are such that the
rodents are likely to have a surfeit of
grain, the best bait may sometimes be
meat, fish, or cheese, or even pastry.
The bureau of biological survey of
the department Of agriculture coop
crates with the public in carrying out
systematic campaigns against animal
pests, including rodents, and invites
correspondence on the subject.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-11
APPEARANCE COUNTS
IN SELLING PRODUCE
Anything but High Grade Mate
rial Should Be Avoided.
1t Should Be Uniform in Size, Color
and Quality and Packed SO That
Contents and Container Will
Garry Well.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
1t has been shown that the consumer
cannot expect to receive produce by
parcel post at a price much lower than
the local retail price. The producers
appeal to customers, therefore, is
largely through the quality and ap-
pearance of his produce. The con-
m has come to expect a uniform
product and will not be satisfied with
q shipment Of miscellaneous ungraded
produce. AS the sending of anything
but high-grade material will result in
failure to retain trade, and as many
persons have discontinued ordering
produce by parcel post because they
received one shipment that was un-
satisfactory in quality, it is better for
a producer to reject an order than to
send such goods. The produce should
be uniform in size, color, and quality,
and should be- packed so that the con-
tents and c~ontainer will carry prop
erly and arrive In good condition.
Quality is very important, but prob
ably more produce is judged by APP
pearance than by quality. Some farm
ers are prone to think Of the likes and
dislikes Of the purchaser as whims and
%fancies, whereas, as a business prin-
ciple, he should endeavor to cater to
the desires of his customers. 1t is
known that white eggs sell better in
New York, while brown eggs bring a
premium in Boston. The average
farmer cares littls whether eggs are
white or brown, but this indifference
nhould not govern what he sends to
customers.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-11
W. N. u, SIOUX CITY, NO. t3-1e19.
DID SMILE ON OCCASIONS
InSian Could Relax, but Only Wher
He Felt He Had Earned the
Right, as It Were.

Here is q story told at a dinner party
by Il Red, Cross official who has just
returned from France:
The grandson Of Sitting Bull, the
famous Indian chief, was an interesting
conyalesccnt in Base HOSPITAL No. 4G
He had enlisted in the early days OF
the war, had gone over the top and
worked havoc among the Germans be.
fore he was wounded.
Nurses and doctors caring for him
tried in vain TO get more than a grunt
out of him in response to questions
while the other men in the ward called
him Gloomy Gus because he never
cracked a smile.
The Red Cross representative in the
hospital becoming interested, tried his
hand at cheering up" the Indian,
Gifts of cigarettes and chocolate were
received, but without n change of eX.
preston.
Don't you ever Smile?" he demanded
OF the Indian one day, and for the first
time Sitting Bulls grandson grinned
"Sure," he replied. "When l kill a
Boche!"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-11
prepared by the United States Depart.
ment of Agriculture.)

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
-Four alien enemies have caused the
people of this country two-thirdS as
much loss as more than $50 native
rogues. The damage by the former is
estimated ut 5000, 1000, 900 annually and
by the latter at $500, 100000 annually.
The chief alien enemies are the
house mouse and three kinds of rats.
The introduced European hare is also
proving injurious in some localities.
The natives are the more than $50
kinds of rodents that inhabit this con-
tinent north of Mexico.
Now, all Of the $50 are, or may be-
come, depredators, though many of
them are only mildly and occasionally
so, as is shown by the fact that to-
gether they accomplish only n and
One-half times the damage caused by
the four alien rodent pests. For the
aliens are in practically every house,
every barn, every mill, every elevator,
every .StorehOuse, over most of the
country, while the natives run largely
in the fields, ranges and woods.
Native Rodent Bad, Too.
Some of our native rodents are very
bad citiZenS-such as the prairie dog,
the pocket gopher, the ground squirrel.
Even that ancient rival of the weather
bureau, the grounding, sometimes
cause great damage, crunching corr
like q litter Of ShOteS or moving down
alfalfa or soy beans like a herd of
steers. Against all these, unremitting
warfare should be waged-unremitting
or at least such occasional warfare as
is necessary to hold them in check.
But the case is quite different as to
certain other animals usually regarded
as destructive-the skunk, the weasel,
the mink, the fox, and the badger.
These are among the most potent nat
ural agents, says the United States de-
partment of agriculture, in preventing
an undue increase in mice, rats,
ground squirrels, pocket gophers, and
the like. Some of these have been
hunted, of course, for their valuable
pelts, but they are hunted also be-
cause they are considered the enemies
of domestic animals and game. Cog
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-11

EARM1NOTES

Sweetening the soil with lime is
very Important TO the onion crop. Z
Fairly deep blowing opens up the
soil SO rain car soak in more readily,
Proper drainage is the basis Of any
rational method Of soil Improvement
A much neglected source of lime
potash, and phosphoric acid is wood
ashes.
Weeds use up a lot of moisture aud
the weeds grow all the time; they must
be kept out.
Tho more humus (decayed plant
natter there Is in q sol, the more
water 1t will hold
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-11
1--WE Have Had Our Picture Taken"

VIC tt@SC TAU WI 'Nh6iS anvil
usually written about clouds and the
sky. We are simple boots, quite sat
isfied to walk our humble way along
the earth or the floors
"We walk where Eric has us walk"
said the left boot.
That's true enough" agreed the
right boot.
"How did it all come about?" asked
the left boot.
"What are you talking about?"
asked the right boot.
"The photographs, OF course said
the left boot. "YOu were listening
then better than l was, for 1 was
standing on my toe and trying not to
fall over. / wasn't paying much at
tention to anything else for a minute"
"You mean," said the right boot,
shat Eric was standing on n toe,
and as YOU were new you were hoping
he wouldn't fall over and get you all
dusty"
you're right" said the left boot.
$50 tell me all about it. l like to hear
even what l know for it makes me SO
proud"
"Tm glad to tell it to you" said the
right boot, 'fOr it makes me proud
too.
"Eric's daddy had just bought him a
new pair Of boots-ourselves, in fact.
Eric was delighted, as any boy should
have been. In fact he was so pleased
that he wanted to 60 and have his
photograph taken, 81 he could send
It to his Aunt Edie, who was away.
"He said that he wanted to have a
photograph taken of his new boots be-
fore they all wore out and he was
sure his Aunt Eide would be glad to
see what they looked like.
"Now that was the kind of modesty
which it Is nice to see in a boy. He
didn't say he wanted to have a pho
tograph taken Of his face like so many
people would,
"No, he wanted to have a photo
graph taken OF bis boots-of US. That
was enough to make us proud, and
proud we should be.
"To be sure a photograph was not
taken Of us ut the photographers
shop, but they did take a picture Of
us with a camera and it's going to
Eric's Aunt Edie.
"Yes, we have been paid a great
compliment. We have had our picture
taken and there is a boy who thinks
more of having photographs taken Of
nice boots than he does Of having his
eyes and his nose and his mouth and
his hair photographed, which Is so
usual a way to take a photograph!
We're honored boots, we are 7"
"We are indeed" said t., other
boot.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-11
GOODBYE KIDNEY
AND BLADDER TROUBLES

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, grav-
ell and all other affections Of the kid
neys, liver, stomach, bladder and al-
lied organs. It acts quickly. 1t does
the work. 1t ~cleanses your kidneys
and purifies 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
neys. 1t often completely cures the
distressing diseases Of the organs Of
the body allied with the bladder and
kidneys. Bloody OF cloudy urine, sed-
iment, or 'brickdust" indicate an un-
healthy condition.
Do not delay a minute If your back
aches OF you are sore GRO the loins
or have difficulty when u~rinating. Go
to your druggist at once and get q
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-11

FAIRY TALE Fl
n PROUD 0
BY Nary Graham Bonner
~ - AUTHOR

Hello, right boot"
Hello, left boot"
Hello, hello, hello"
So the boots squeaked and creaked
while Eric slept so soundly in bed.
They had been put side by side, quite
carefully, at the foot of Eric's bed,
on the floor.
Wasn't that the best compliment
you ever received?' asked the first
boot.
1T most certainly was" said the
second boot. "And wasn't 1t the best
compliment you ever received too?"
Indeed it was" said the first boot.
1--WE both got exactly the same com
pliment," said the right boot, which
had been the speaker called the sec
ond boot, while the left boot had been
the speaker called the first boot.
"We did, said the left boot. mel
ther Of us can be enviOuS or jealous Of
the other. We were spoken Of to-
gether."
"In the very same breath" said the
right boot.
"In the very same word" said the
left boot.
eve didn't have big photographs
taken" said the right boot.
well, we're not big boots" said
the left boot. 1--WE belong to Eric, and
Eric is a boy, not q big man. Some
day, of course, If all goes well, he will
be q big man."
"Why do you say, If all goes wellF'"
asked the right boot.
ut makes my conversation sound
30 much finer" said the left boot.
81 must be very careful where l
walk-that is, ] must be very careful
how | talk. The words rhyme, you
| know"
II know now you tell me-" said the
right boot, "but boots don't as a rule
know much about poetry. We're not
high up enough for poetry. Poetry Is
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-11

box Of imported GOLD 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, "brickdust." 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 IL you are not satisfied after a
few days use. Accept only the pure,
original GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil
Capsules. None other genuine.-Adv.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-11
Not Us.

An old man, rich in this worlds
goods, who had accumulated ninety
six years Of age to his credit, went tc
a fortune teller to see what the future
held for him.
Sir" said the soothseyer, as she
grasped his palm and looked into its
wrinkled mysteries, 81 predict for you
q long life" Then she added ,as he in
his exuberance Of joy handed her 9
yellowback of large denomination,
with plenty of money" Now who
would gainsay that each had received
the worth of the old mans money?
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-11
GET RID OF RODENTS!

: prepared by the United States De-
partment of Agriculture.)
: The annual losses from rodent
: pests in the United States have
/. been estimated at fully $780,
100000.
: About two-fifths Of this dam
: age is inflicted by house rats and
! mice, both introduced from the
old world, and the remainder by
: native species.
: This enormous waste of re-
I sources may be greatly reduced
!. through systematic and organ
lied campaigns against the in
: furious species.
I The bounty system effects no
] permanent relief and is far more
i costly than the S of poisons
7 and traps.
I The United States department
of agriculture has developed and
" perfected practical methods Of
7 determination which have been
I successfully applied over wide
territory.
The bureau of biological survey
: Of the department co-operates
I with the public in organizing and
carrying out systematic cam
paigns against animal pests and
I invites correspondence ON the
, subject.
, Protection of their natural ene-
mics Is urged as an important
: aid in controlling rodent pests.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-11

my health SO J can do all my work and
! am so grateful that ! am recommend
ing it to my friends. - Mrs. D. Nj.
ALTERS, r. r. 4, Oregon, Ill.
Onlywomenw hohave suffered the tor
lures Of such troubles and have dragged
along from day 80 day can realize The
relief which this famous root and herb
remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, brought to Mrs. Alters.
Women everywhere in Mrs. Alters
condition should profit by her recon-
incubation, and if there r any COM
plications write Lydia E. Pinkham's
Medicine Co, Lynn, Mass, for advice.
The result of their 40 years experience
is at your service.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-11
True Genius.

How grateful we are to the man of
the world who obeys the morale, as
in humility, and in the obligation to
serve mankind. True genius always
has these Observation-Disclosures.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-11
PREPARE LAND FOR GARDENS
As Soon as Conditions Will Permit
Soil Should Be Thoroughly PIowed
for Seed Bed.

AS soon as soil conditions will per-
init, the land for the garden should
be thoroughly plowed and SUBSIDIZED
to a depth of IL inches, and narrowed
vrtii q perfect seed bed Is formed.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-11

game trouble which
pulled me down I'M
til | could not put nv
foot to the floor and
could scarcely do my
work, and as l live
on a small farm and
six hundred
chickens every year
it made it very hard
for me.
81 saw the Com
pound advertised N
our paper, and tried
~ IL h~- .nnAA-AI
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-11
NauuhtY Joseph.

Mamma "You have been very
naughty today, Joseph"
Little Joseph-"Shucks! could
have been twice as naughty II ] had
wanted to-"
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-11

There's plenty of luck for the fellow
who spends fifteen or sixteen hours a
day looking for it.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-11
Cute Is the Word.

Ever watch a young thing trying to
be dignifed while wearing a new
spring skirt? Awfully cute the way
she has to swing one little tootsie
around and get it directly In front of
the other n In order to advance
eight inches.-Florida Times Union.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-11

The great trouble is that the people
who resolve to do or die don't do
either.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-11

Dare q man to do a thing, and II
he's a fool he will attempt Ii.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-11

Isn't it queer how many idle friends
an industrious man has.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-11
NOW RAISES
500 Chickens
After Being Relieved of Or.
ganic Trouble by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound.

Oregon, I'LL took Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound for an or
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-11

The budding mustache Of youth fire.
quently gets twisted.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1919-04-11

Being in society is a good deal like
being in jail; it isn't SO bad after you
get used to 1t.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-01
THIRD CLASS CITY
BILL NOW READY
Contains Numerous Sugges-
tions and a Hearing Will Be
Asked Without DELAYS

Representatives of third class
cities are getting ready to ask
hearing from the house municipal
affairs committee on their bills max
ing changes in the Clark act. The
constitutional amendments are re-
garded as of such Importance that
they will SO through this session
withour trouble with a possibility
that they will end up in the consti-
tutional convention. If such n gath
ering should not be held the amend
ments will be submitted in 1921.
They must pass two sessions.
The hearing will be asked on the
Wallace bill which carries about
twenty amendments to the act of
1913, known as the third-clas city
, code. 1t has been the object of
amending efforts ever since 1t was
| adopted and last session furnished
the cause for some pitched battles.
The bill provides for local taxation
for police and fire departments, Gre
alton of a purchasing department,
| optional civil service. taxes trading
stamp companies and storage
| houses: allows serial bonds redeem
! able IN one year: enlarges police
powers over Suspicious persons"
which have been much discussed in
courts; authorizes smoke control
| enlarges authority of the city con-
troller; clarifies the referendum fea-
ture; requires viewers reports in
three months; gives Mayors power to
name special policemen in time OF
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-01
Moose Minstrels Will
Present Show Thursday

Harrisburg always seemed to
greet a minstrel show with more
than the ordinary appreciattve recep-
tion. and next Thursday local talent
will present bits OF minstrelsy at the
Orpheum. The entire program will
be given by the Moose Minstrels for
L. Q. Q. NJ. No. 107. Amos Shultz al d
Grant Moore are the promoters. while
Harry Beck. Steve Cupples, Tom
Lynch. Tommy Burns. Ed. Rruhaker,
Charlie Grier and "Ducky" Cha mbe RS
will organize the laugh division.
Ballads will be sung by Robert Adj
ans. James Collins, Charlie Cohen
and Carlton Dunmoyer. and another
singing feature will oe i chorus of
twenty, directed by GwIllym Wat
kins. Jack Searfuass will be the in
terlocutor.
Specialties will be presea'ci by
Pete Pendergast. The program also
includes the Elastic Marvel, Grant
Moore; mysteries in black and white,
Steve Cupples. eccentric dancer;
Moose quartet, Grier. Shuster. Bru-
baker and Boob; Huber, Flurrie and
Huber, in their laughable trek
house. and Amos Shultz. profess
sionally known as Harry Dare. will
offer his comedy musical act that he
has presented in the leading thea
ters. A big street parade will be
held at noon on the lay of the show.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-02-01
DR.. Francis H. Green to
Speak at ~ Tomorrow;
Zion Choir to Sing

DR.. Francis H. Green, dean OF the
department of English OF the west
Chester State Normal School. will ad-
dress the mems mass meeting to be
held in Fahnestock Hall to-morrcw
afternoon at $50 o'clock. His sub
ie,r will be "Our Choices"
An organ recital by William i.
Bretz, organist at the Zion Lutheran
Church, will preeede the meeting.
opening at S.15 o'clock. The qrartet
of the same church will sing, led by
Mrs. Edwin ]. Decevee, chorister.